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List of universities and colleges in Hungary Universities in Hungary have generally been instituted by Act of Parliament under the Higher Education Act. For new public universities and private universities, approval is required from the Ministry of responsible for the education and later from the Hungarian National Assembly. The Hungarian public higher education system includes universities and other higher education institutes, that provide both education curricula and related degrees up to doctoral degree and also contribute to research activities. In general, public Hungarian universities don't charge tuition fees. The following is a list of universities and colleges of higher education in Hungary (listed alphabetically and grouped by location and funding), followed by a list of defunct institutions. Universities In Budapest Public institutions of higher education Ecclesiastical institutions of higher education Private or foundation institutions of higher education In the rest of the country Public institutions of higher education Privately or church funded universities Debrecen Reformed Theological University Milton Friedman University Other Hungarian-language universities Former universities Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University (merged with others to form University of Szeged in 2000) Attila József University (merged with others to form University of Szeged in 2000) Debrecen University of Agricultural Sciences (merged with others to form University of Debrecen) Franz Joseph University (ceased operation in 1945) Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences (merged with others to form Szent István University in 2000) Hungarian University of Applied Arts (renamed to Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in 2006) Hungarian University of Physical Education (merged with Semmelweis University) Imre Haynal University of Health Sciences Budapest (merged with Semmelweis University) Janus Pannonius University (merged with others to form University of Pécs in 2000) Lajos Kossuth University (merged with others to form University of Debrecen) Miklós Zrínyi University of National Defence (merged with others to form National University of Public Service in 2012) University Medical School of Debrecen (merged with others to form University of Debrecen) University Medical School of Pécs (merged with others to form University of Pécs in 2000) University of Horticulture and Food Industry (merged with others to form Szent István University in 2000) University of Sopron (merged with others to form University of Western Hungary in 2000) University of Veterinary Science (merged with others to form Szent István University in 2000) Colleges of higher education In Budapest State funded Hungarian Dance Academy Privately or church funded Avicenna International College Baptist Theological Academy Bhaktivedanta Theological College Budapest College of Management Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy CBS Central European International College Gábor Dénes College The Gate of the Teaching Buddhist College Harsányi János College International Business School, Budapest International Pető András Institute of Conductive Education for the Motor Disabled and Conductor-Teacher Training College John Wesley Theological College Pentacostal Theological College Sapientia School of Theology Milton Friedman University Sola Scriptura Theological College Szent Pál Academy Wekerle Business School In the rest of the country State funded College of Szolnok, Szolnok Eötvös József College, Baja Kecskemét College, Kecskemét Privately or church funded Adventist Theological College, Pécel Apor Vilmos Catholic College, Vác Archiepiscopal Theological College of Veszprém, Veszprém College of Modern Business Studies, Tatabánya Gál Ferenc Theological College, Szeged Győri Theological College, Győr Kodolányi János University, Budapest,Székesfehérvár,Orosháza Pápa Theological Academy of the Reformed Church, Pápa Sárospatak Theological Academy of the Reformed Church, Sárospatak Szent Atanáz Greek Catholic Theological Institute, Nyíregyháza Szent Bernát Theological College, Zirc Theological College of Eger, Eger Theological College of Esztergom, Esztergom Theological College of Pécs, Pécs Tomori Pál College, Kalocsa Former colleges of higher education Berzsenyi Dániel College (merged with University of West Hungary) Kölcsey Ferenc Reformed Teacher's Training College (merged with Debrecen Reformed Theological University) Police College (merged with others to form National University of Public Service in 2012) Vitéz János Roman Catholic Teacher's Training College (merged with Pázmány Péter Catholic University) See also Open access in Hungary References External links http://www.okm.gov.hu/felsooktatas/felsooktatasi-intezmenyek - List of institutions of higher education on the website of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture List of approved institutions of higher education by the state of Hungarian Republic, appendix 1. for article CXXXIX. of 2005 - Oh.gov.hu - Office of Education http://mek.oszk.hu/03700/03797/03797.htm#8 - Péter, Tibor Nagy. 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China’s economic slowdown threatens African progress Africa’s prosperity increasingly depends on China. Given recent signs of a slowdown in the world’s largest economy, Africa’s short- and long-term outlooks seem precarious. The latest sign arrived on October 23 when China cut two benchmark interest rates to spur growth. It was the sixth time since November that China’s central bank has lowered rates and came after a report revealed that its economy grew at the slowest pace in six years. That’s very bad news for Africa, which has been growing ever more dependent on China, not only to buy its natural resources but also to upgrade its decaying roads, bridges and dams. In the first half of the year, Chinese investment in Africa plunged 84%. China is the continent’s single biggest trading partner. That means that a slowing China translates into less demand for Africa’s vast resources and less investment in infrastructure, which will cause the continent’s ability to grow – and to produce better lives for its one billion people – to falter. Africa is China’s source for fuel Markets have been fretting about a slowdown in China for many months. Its economy grew just 6.9% in the third quarter, down from 7.4% in 2014 and the double-digit gains experienced for the much of the past two decades. And to some, even that figure is optimistic, masking much weaker growth, such as the 4% drop in exports and 21% slump in imports in September. Weaker growth means China won’t need nearly as much oil, gas, copper, iron ore and other resources that it has been gobbling up to fuel its breathtaking economic expansion. Africa has become the main source of that fuel, creating a symbiotic relationship that has benefited both parties. Africa has all the resources – from coltan and cobalt to diamonds and gold – that China desperately needs to feed its industries and to satisfy domestic consumption and exports to profitable European and North American markets. Whenever we purchase computers, cellphones, blankets and flip-flops, we help Africa prosper. China in turn sends cheap consumer goods back to Africa, poultry, some manufactured items, tourists and a variety of technologically advanced items. But the balance of trade tips relentlessly in Africa’s favor. Overall total trade both ways between Africa and China amounted last year to more than $US200 billion, dwarfing the totals for Europe ($137 billion) and the US ($85 billion). All that trade between China and Africa has made many countries and individuals richer, but it also has a flip side. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a one percentage point decline in China’s domestic investment growth correlates to a 0.6 percentage point drop in export growth of sub-Saharan Africa countries – with even larger effects on the resource-rich places such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and South Africa. So any slowdown in China has strong, even disturbing, repercussions. China’s slowdown means it won’t need quite as much copper from mines like this one in Zambia. Reuters Planes, trains and automobiles China’s importance to Africa is as much about what it builds as what it buys. Back before the 1960s, sub-Saharan Africa’s colonial rulers provided a basic infrastructure before they left (or were pushed out), from roads and railways to sanitation systems and hospitals – often on the backs of African taxes and exploited African labor. After independence, a few sub-Saharan African countries built new dams, a few roads, many schools and better airports. But, as commodity prices slumped, good governance collapsed, corruption escalated, and foreign exchange reserves vanished, most of Africa failed to reinvest in infrastructure. This erosion left water pipes leaky and corroded, railroads weak and unstable, and hospitals and clinics decrepit. Enter China. About eight years ago, when its drive to acquire African resources – especially oil – became obsessive, China began to help Africans refurbish and upgrade what had by then become an infrastructure much too limited and too unreliable to serve its growing more assertive new middle class populations. China has built it all, from the new ring road around Nairobi to the reconstructed Tazara railway between Tanzania and Zambia, and ports, hospitals research centers, skyscrapers and power plants. To give a sense of the magnitude, the Chinese have helped build about 300 massive dams in Africa. And in no sector have the Chinese been more critical to sub-Saharan Africa than in the construction of dams to provide hydropower for local industry, local consumption and potential export. China is busily building the dams that the World Bank and other Western donors have disdained on account of serious environmental concerns or disagreements with host governments about economic viability. China has gone ahead and constructed them regardless. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with South Africa’s Jacob Zuma last month in Beijing.Reuters The price Africa pays Africans pay for all of these infrastructural improvements by pledging oil and gas shipments, copper or iron ore exports and other commodities. Sometimes China writes off the loans that undergird these endeavors; sometimes it provides soft loans and extends long lines of credit. Whatever the precise mix of loans, cash or bartered commodities that Africa returns to China, its countries do receive the new roads and everything else that their expanding populations require, but the ruling elites tend to profit from rents, kickbacks and tangible largesse. What China rarely does, however, is transfer technology to locals. Nor does it routinely employ African middle managers or even foremen. Sometimes it even imports masses of pick and shovel laborers direct from China to work on the roads or down the mines. Africans have complained, but their leaders have largely been content to cut deals with China and overlook China’s failures on the employment front despite most sub-Saharan African countries having unemployment rates of 50% or more. There have been a few failures, too: a hospital in Angola had to be torn down, a road in Zambia collapsed, a coal-fired plant in Botswana never worked well, a refinery in Cameroon polluted the atmosphere more than anticipated and a mine in Gabon produced poorly, among others. But China’s biggest failings have been of omission. Professing never to interfere in the politics or foreign policies of African nations, and preferring routinely to deal with the ruling classes in one African country after another, China has professed to ignore dictatorships, human rights violators and violations, corrupt practices, and vast fields of injustice. It even awarded the 2015 Confucius Peace Prize to President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, a certified dictator and criminal. In that manner, China supplied the aircraft, guns and ammunition that Sudanese government forces used to kill civilians in Darfur, Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains. China supports the wildly corrupt coterie that controls Angola, backs similarly distasteful regimes in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, consorts with unsavory politicians in places such as Malawi and Sao Tome, and everywhere is seemingly content to let African ruling classes use Chinese largesse for themselves instead of for their countrymen. China often overlooks issues of human rights and corruption, such as with its pick of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe for its 2015 Confucius Peace Prize.Reuters China’s bilateralism isn’t modern colonialism China is bigger, wealthier and has more leverage in negotiations than any single African country – hence the ease with which China has developed secure relations with nearly every state in sub-Saharan Africa. China also has embassies and military attaches in many more capitals than does the United States. In terms of soft power, it supplies Confucius Institutes to several African countries, teaches Mandarin in many African cities, seeds Kenyan and other television news with official Chinese propaganda and covers Africa on its overseas news service. The relationships are all effectively bilateral arrangements. Africa has not yet managed to negotiate with China multilaterally, on behalf of all of Africa, or even through one of the continent’s subregional entities like the Economic Community of West African States. Both options would give Africa much more leverage to influence the scope and quality of the Sino-African interaction, and at least to gain more jobs for its own citizens. The Chinese are not 21st-century colonialists. They have not come to Africa to uplift the locals, to evangelize, to end the slave trade or to find themselves. Africa is not an existential endeavor for the Chinese, although more than one million have already decided to settle permanently in Africa as farmers, fishermen, plantation owners, bankers, educators and serial entrepreneurs. For China, it is all about profits and engines of growth. As Africa’s population soars in this century almost to equal China’s and India’s combined, only China can supply the income stream essential to support the enhanced social services and demographic dividend required if Africa, over the next few decades, is going to emerge from poverty to takes its rightful, strong position in a troubled world. In order to keep Africa as a fit contributor to the global economy and to China’s own growth, China should transfer technology to as well as boost employment in Africa. It should also cease propping up dictators and feeding the corruption that is de-developing so many of Africa’s commodity exporters. Most of all, China must continue to grow economically if Africa is to sustain its own prosperity and improving standards of living. Nothing matters more to the future of Africa. | Mid | [
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Traditionally, battery-based energy storage systems have been used to shave peak consumption and to function as back-up power supplies. Technical challenges abound, however. Conventional battery-based energy storage devices often address only specific power consumption demands and are thus not well-adapted to handle consumption demands that vary from time to time. Risk may result from an energy system being unable to handle greater demands; on the flip side, waste may result from an energy system with a large number of under-producing units. Also, energy storage systems that are convenient for replacement, maintenance, expansion, and transportation are desired. | Mid | [
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Welcome to the Hcg Diet Info Forums: Motivation, Inspiration and Free Hcg Diet Coaching! To post in the forums, please register first, then pull up a seat and make yourself at home! Join one of the Hcg Diet support groups and introduce yourself! Please note: The promotion of illegal and unsafe overseas pharmacies is strictly prohibited in these forums. It's not even a stall yet if it's only 3 days. It's just normal. Carry on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks Janeen, I needed that! You know I have done so many rounds, it is coming off much more slowly this time.... trying so hard to get down for a wedding that's coming up in October. I do feel like my clothes are looser so I know there something going on underneath the skin. When I am on hCG I have amazing energy and all my menopausal symptoms go away like magic. Power finally came back on after Irma's ragged corpse dragged over Georgia on Monday. It was so nice to be on P2 and not worry about having a bunch of stuff going bad in the fridge. Thumbs up to Whirlpool for making a rock solid appliance; I still had ice this morning! This chum bucket of a round is almost over and I'll be delighted to see it go. My first P3 was solid as a rock, no corrections, no cheats, stabilized two pounds below LIW - like a BOSS! Cheese was the first thing I added back along with homemade mayo which I then used for ranch and blue cheese dressing. I'll be ready for a repeat next Thursday. Friends! Just wanted to post here...so i removed eggs and milk from my intake and started 2 shakes a day (jay robbs and quest for dinner) with one vegetable each time (cucumber, lettuce, cauliflower, any that i want). Drinking more than 2 liters of water and coffee, tea etc etc. Did this for past 2 days and i lost like 5 pounds. Unbelievable! But funny thing is that today i was up 2 pounds. To those who have unexpected fluctuations on P2 or have no weight change at all for 3 or 4 days, I use my 100% non-scientific but close enough visual of how your fat cells get rid of fat, fill up with WATER to survive (because your body does what it can to always keep those cells FULL) and then finally releases. Now that you have that in your head, multiply it by a minimum of 30 million. The average healthy human body has about 30 million fat cells. (However, if you were obese as a child . . . and I was . . . you could have nearly twice as many as that . . . but let's stay with 30 million). Now that you have that visual in your head, multiply it by 8% (how many fat cells you replace in a year) divided by 352 days in a year. I get about 6500 cells totally getting replaced A DAY normally. So you have all that going on + you are challenging your body to BURN, BURN, BURN the fat right outta those little boogers, which your body does NOT want to do, WHILE convincing your body that you are NOT starving. Here is another visual that I love to show as well - the body weight fluctuations you go through in a normal day. (Thanks to Randi for providing this one! I love it) Obviously science continues to argue incessantly about the best ways to lose weight, but in 59 years, I have never found anything that works as well and as consistently as the HCG protocol . . . and I say "protocol" because this is a way to change your eating habits to foods that love your body for the rest of your life, not just a typical "diet." Believe the protocol works if you follow it. I have to stop now. Doing math makes me dizzy and gives me a headache. Most of the Vets here will know about Jim’s heart issues, but in a nutshell, his entire family has heart problems; mother and oldest brother died of heart issues; 3 more brothers have had open heart surgery and/or heart attacks. His Grandfather and several uncles all died of heart attacks. 5 years ago we had his first heart scan done, and his calcification score (shows calcium deposits in the wall of arteries due to chronic inflammation) was nearly 270, which is very bad. There is no known cure for this problem, and some medications (like statins) actually can make it worse. Eventually an artery will get so "clogged" that a bypass surgery has to be done. The one visit to a cardiologist resulted in a perfect stress test score, and me nearly (verbally) beating the doctor into the ground, when he suggested Jim go on a statin! (BTW, Jim's cholesterol score is 130, with his HDL in the 60's, so ZERO problems with cholesterol!) Yesterday he had a follow-up scan – the scan shows a 30% DECREASE in total calcification, which is a score below 190. His left main artery is totally clear now - according to the Doc, that is the main artery where 80% of blockages cause the most problems. The doctors are (quite frankly) baffled and do NOT want to give credit where this is due. I firmly believe this is a result to our lifestyle following the phases of HCG and incorporating PALEO eating into the P3 phase (and never EVER going to a “P4”). We do not eat any sugar or wheat ever, with the not so horrific grains (like Quinoa) being on the table occasionally, about once a month. We eat lots of healthy fats, high quality meats, cook or saute everything in Kerrygold butter or coconut oil, salad dressings made with avocado oil and eat very nutrient dense foods. We don't eat much of anything pre-processed. Yeh, it is a total buzzkill to have to start from scratch every stinkin' day for every meal (and I do buy Green Giant riced cauli in a bag now - Thank you, Pearly for this fabulous food GEM!) but you see the proof above. It is a very small price to pay to keep my Hubby off the operating table for heart bypass surgery. We still struggle with keeping the pounds off - Hey! We love food!! But even the really good for you food can cause weight gain if you eat too much of it Thank the Good Lord above, we have hcg! HCG works. I struggle with it a little now – I’ve completely lost count of the rounds I’ve done since 2010; but of course Jim (being a MAN!) can do a 30 pound loss about once a year and keep most of it off. Thus our yearly “Couples Round” in October to prep us for the upcoming holidays. Obviously, this is not scientific. Everyone is different and everyone responds to different protocols. But this is working really well for us. Thanks for letting me share the good news! There is some happy dancing going on at our house. PS – More thoughtful ramblings - doing a round in October keeps me far, far away from any Halloween candy. I just don’t want it anymore – ANY of it. There are so many other foods that keep me satisfied and – after 7 years of no sugar – anything with sugar tastes kinda weird to me with a sour aftertaste. Anything with high fructose corn syrup tastes downright nasty. And I can now taste if something has been cooked in vegetable oil - matter of fact, I can SMELL it now. Christy It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop. I am a Moderator of the Hcg Diet Info Forums. My statements are not intended to treat, diagnose or cure any medical condition.Medical Disclaimer | Mid | [
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Proton-pump inhibitors elevate infection rate in cardiothoracic surgery patients by influencing PMN function in vitro and in vivo. Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) as pantoprazole are highly effective acid suppressive agents that belong to the world's most sold medication. However, they are pronounced to have immunosuppressive aspects. In our study, a negative influence of PPI on functions of polymorphonuclear cells in vitro like phagocytosis, oxidative burst, chemotaxis, and killing activity was shown, whereas formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NET)osis remained unaffected. Pantoprazole stimulation additionally reduced the production of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β in whole blood assay as well as the production of IL-2 and IFN-γ after whole blood stimulation with phytohaemagglutinin. Moreover, IFN-γ feedback mechanisms and signaling by STAT-1 was impaired by PPI. Cardiac surgery is accompanied by developing systemic inflammatory response syndrome with immunosuppressive aspects. We exhibited reduced oxidative burst analyzing cardiac surgery patients' samples receiving or not receiving PPI. Furthermore, a higher rate of infections in patients receiving permanent PPI medication in retrospective analysis was uncovered. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and regular PPI medication developed significant more infections retrospectively indicating a clinical impact of the immunosuppressive influence of PPI. | High | [
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[The empowerment of nurses in health services--a conceptual framework]. In a study of the empowerment of nurses in health services the conceptual framework served as departure in a survey of empowerment in health services in Gauteng. The aim with this part of the research methodology and the development of the conceptual framework was mainly to determine if theorists in the literature agree about the interpretation of the concept empowerment and the concepts underlined in the descriptions and definitions of the term "empowerment". | High | [
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/** * * Copyright 2008 - 2011 * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless req(uired by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. * * @project loonframework * @author chenpeng * @email：[email protected] * @version 0.1 */ package loon.srpg.effect; import loon.LSystem; import loon.canvas.LColor; import loon.opengl.GLEx; import loon.utils.MathUtils; public class SRPGUpperEffect extends SRPGEffect { private int t_x; private int t_y; private TriangleEffect[] force; private LColor color; public SRPGUpperEffect(int x, int y, LColor color) { this.t_x = x; this.t_y = y; this.color = color; float[][] res = { { 8f, 0.0f }, { -4f, 6f }, { -4f, -6f } }; this.force = new TriangleEffect[16]; for (int k = 0; k < force.length; k++) { float d = MathUtils.random.nextInt(256) + 10; d /= 50f; force[k] = new TriangleEffect(res, 0.0f, d, 36f); force[k].setPosX(MathUtils.random.nextInt(32) - 15); } this.setExist(true); } @Override public void draw(GLEx g, int x, int y) { next(); LColor c = g.getColor(); g.setColor(color); if (super.frame < 20) { for (int i = 0; i < force.length; i++) { force[i] .draw(g, t_x - x, LSystem.viewSize.height - (t_y - y)); } } else { setExist(false); } g.setColor(c); } } | Mid | [
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Q: Triangle with largest perimeter in a convex region What is the largest value of $r$ such that the following statement is always true? "Let $C$ be a convex region with area $1$. There must exist a triangle contained in $C$ whose perimeter is at least $r$." I don't need the actual largest value of $r$, but a lower bound would be nice. Using the fact that any convex region with unit area must contain a line segment of length $2/\sqrt{\pi}$, it is clear, for example, that $r\geq4/\sqrt{\pi}$ . A: $\bullet$ Every convex region of area $1$ contains a triangle of area at least as large as the area of the equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle of area $1$. Moreover, if the region does not contain a triangle of larger area, then it is an ellipse. [E. Sas, Über eine Extremaleigenschaft der Ellipsen, Compositio Math. 6 (1939), 468–470]. (Actually, Sas proves a more general statement, for $n$-gons with $n\ge3$.) $\bullet$ Among all triangles of a given area the equilateral one, and no other, is of minimum perimeter. $\bullet$ If the maximum area triangle inscribed in an ellipse is equilateral, then the ellipse is a circle. Putting it all together: Theorem. If $C$ is a convex region with area $1$, then there exists a triangle contained in $C$ whose perimeter is at least as large as the maximum perimeter of a triangle inscribed in the circle of area $1$, and if $C$ does not contain a triangle of perimeter larger than that, then $C$ must be a circle. | Mid | [
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It is easily conceivable that BBC would run a special feature titled “Dhaka: The City That Once Was” in 2071 as it celebrates 100 years of Bangladesh's independence. Dhaka's liveability, or lack thereof, is already a subject of much interest. But how do we avoid that near-certain predicament 50 years down the road? What can we do today? | Mid | [
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Go to TOC for this film ( (which has also a statement on purpose and manner of analysis and a disclaimer as to caveat emptor and my knowing anything authoritatively, which I do not, but I do try to not know earnestly, with some discretion, and considerable thought). SUBHEADERS FOR THIS SECTION: WORD PLAY AND GEMATRIA IN KUBRICK'S FILMS THE DART BOARD AND A REVEALING OF ROOM 237 REMEMBRANCE, ZKR, ANAMNESIS AND 237 ShNH AS SHINING WORD PLAY AND GEMATRIA IN KUBRICK'S FILMS My belief for a while has been there's a possibility that some key words and concepts in Kubrick's work hold meanings that can only be understood through an acquaintance with Hebrew. For instance, CRM-114. Much is made of and speculated on Kubrick's using CRM-114 or a version thereof somewhere in most of his films. CRM-114 is a major plot point in Dr. Strangelove. CRM-114 homophonically appears in Clockwork Orange in the drug Alex is given to make him ill upon reviewing films, Serum 114, conditioning him so that he becomes what is later stated as the perfect Christian. ChRM, in Hebrew, means "chosen" as in secluded, devoted to religious purposes, especially destruction, and so I think it's significant that the shot of the vial of Serum-114, in A Clockwork Orange, occurs at the same time that Alex is being told he's quite lucky to have been chosen. Of course it could be perhaps coincidental that Alex is being told he was "chosen" at the same time Serum 114 (CRM 114) is shown on the screen, but it is interesting that as "chosen" is said we have a quick zoom in to a close up of the vial and its label, Serum 114. In Dr. Strangelove the use of CRM is in conjunction with seclusion, meaning the lone, damaged jet which could not be contacted and turned back from delivering its bomb. I state in my writings on Clockwork Orange: As the Kubrick fan knows, there's a history behind Kubrick and 114. Turning to Dr. Strangelove and Peter Bryant's book "Red Alert": "To ensure the enemy cannot plant false transmissions and fake orders, once the attack orders have been passed and acknowledged the CRM 114 is to be switched into the receiver circuit. The three code letters of the period are to be set on the alphabet dials of the CRM 114, which will then block any transmissions other than those preceded by the set letters from being fed into the receiver." Or, as it is put in Wikipedia: "The C.R.M. 114 Discriminator is a fictional piece of critical radio equipment,the destruction of which prevents the crew of a B-52 from hearing the recall code that would stop them from dropping their atomic bombs on the U.S.S.R." How this separating out and seclusion works in relation to Alex is with Kubrick setting him up as a kind of Antichrist figure (in the meaning of a substitute), this hinted at in the film but deliberately inferred when Alex stands between his two droogs as policemen, one bearing the number 665 on his uniform and the other 667. Hence, Alex becomes 666. He is Christ and Antichrist. He is a substitute for Christ as the perfect Christian who can perform no ill, who must turn the other cheek, only as this "666" he has no choice but to be the perfect Christian by being unable to defend himself, and is destined for destruction, outcast, tortured to the extent that he attempts suicide. Another perhaps instance of a similar kind of word play is in Eyes Wide Shut when Bill is at Somerton's gate, looking for answers at to what happened night before, and a car drives to the gate and a person approaches and gives him a message. The license plate on the car is BQR 213. BQR is "to inquire, to make search" in Hebrew and the message Bill has received is "Give up your inquiries..." Again, perhaps this is coincidence, and perhaps it is not. My belief is, however, that CRM is actually ChRM, as I've described. But I should move on to the topic of "remembrance and repetition" in The Shining. THE DART BOARD AND A REVEALING OF ROOM 237 John Fell Ryan recently posted The Games Room, which has some interesting ideas for consideration. Among other things, he discusses the dart board in the Games Room. I didn't know anything about darts, hadn't thought about them before, and examining the image he put up of a dart board I noticed for the first time something of interest. With the kind of exhaustive examination this movie has undergone, this has probably been observed before, but I'd not noticed it nor had I read of it. Looking at the dart board the numbers arranged at the bottom popped out at me. 7 19 3 17 2. So you have 237 separated by 19 and 17. Danny is looking at this when he senses the appearance of the twin girls behind him, he's looking at this reversed 237. Yes, the 237 is reversed as he faces it so it's 732, and is separated by the 19 and 17, but that doesn't bother me for much of what happens in The Shining concerns doublings and mirrorings. And I'm going to kind of flick the 19 and 17 off to the side as being irrelevant. The fact is, when Danny has his first vision of the two girls in blue, he is standing before his bathroom mirror speaking into it--thus we have a doubling, a mirroring. When he next sees the two girls in blue, he senses their presence when he is facing the 7 19 3 17 2, which is in effect 237 reversed, and turns to see them standing in the doorway. When he has his third vision of the girls is the first time he advances toward the double doors of Suite 237, tries the doorknob, finds it locked, looks up at the number 237 on the door and sees the two girls in his mind before him. He returns to his Big Wheel and cycles away. The dart board contains within it a bull's eye. Of course when I think of the bull's eye, I'm going to think of the minotaur, and when Danny turns from the dart board to see the girls is also when we see the "skier" poster that I believe is intended to bring to mind the minotaur. The very nature of the game of darts is in itself interesting, considering all the mirrorings/doublings of which Kubrick is fond and his possible mirroring of 237 here. On the game of darts, I find online: "The numbers were originally arranged so that two players, one starting at the 20 and the other the 19, could form various number combinations to play point games. Today we just use the triple twenty or bull until an out is reached. Most likely this idea of using combinations for scoring originated from the card game of cribbage, a favorite card game of the time. What made the games fun and challenging was that each player had to form those combinations using only the numbers on the side of the board they started on! How it is possible that two player using different numbers and opposite sides of the board can play the same exact point games is what the numbering system is all about! To achieve this, the HIGH NUMBERS are cleverly arranged so that two halves of the board MIRROR each other in POINT VALUE." I had no idea previously about the two halves of the board mirroring each other in point value. This may have interested Kubrick considering his use of doubles throughout his films. REMEMBRANCE, ZKR, ANAMNESIS AND 237 So, why the dart board with its 237 (732) when Danny could be playing a different game? Why 237 at all? And never mind the story of how the Timberline asked Kubrick to change the room number from 217, thus 237. Consider how the "shining" is described by Dick: "Some places are like people. Some shine, and some don't. I guess you could say the Overlook Hotel has something about it that's like shining...when something happens it can leave a trace of itself behind, say like when someone burns toast. Well, maybe things that happen leave other kind of traces behind. Not things that anyone can notice, but things that people who shine can see, just like they can see things that haven't happened yet, maybe they can see things that happened a long time ago." And then how Tony describes it to Danny: "Remember what Mr. Hallorann said, it's just like pictures in a book, Danny. It isn't real." The key idea is remembrance. It isn't real, like how pictures in a book aren't real, like how memories aren't "real" when one is remembering them. Hallorann has assured Danny of this. In the Opening section, I have already discussed Kubrick's use of "Dies Irae" for the music and its relationship to Rosh Hashannah. ...the magnificent U-netanah tokef (we shall ascribe holiness to this day) is chanted prior to the Kedushah. The concepts on which it is based come from Jewish apocalyptic literature and parallel Christian writings based on similar sources, the most famous of which is the "Dies Irae"(day of wrath), found in the requiem mass, which offers a vivid description of the day of judgment for all humankind. In U-netanah tokef, however, the subject is not the final judgment but the much more immediate, yearly day of judgment, Rosh Hashannah. Source: Entering the High Holy Days: A Guide to Origins, Themes and Prayers, page 87. I note in that section how the holiday of yearly judgment is also known as Yom Ha-Zikkaron, a day of remembrance, ZKR. I normally stay away from the gematria aspect but will go ahead and make a stab at at here, concerning Room 237. Zakar or zeker (ZKR, ZKRI) means, in Hebrew, remembrance, but it is an interesting kind of remembrance, not just any type but an especial type of remembrance. The gematria of ZKRI, a form of ZKR, is 237. Kemper Crabb, in "The Implications of the Eucharist for the Arts" describes ZKR in this way: Zakar has a very specific meaning within the given context. The context of the covenant, remember, is more than just thinking of whatever is brought to mind again. It's a dynamic concept. It's an active concept as opposed to a passive one. It's not you just have this idea come into your head. It's not that you just bring this idea. It's more than that. In Israel's worship, in what are called the complaint psalms, Jaweh is invoked to remember (zakar, anamnesis) his covenant mercies from the past as a motive for him to act now to intervene on behalf of his covenanted people on the grounds of what he remembers he has covenanted to do...Anamnesis denotes not just calling to mind, not simply going back and remembering now something that was done in the past. It's not a repetition of a past act in the present, doing it over and over again. Anamnesis is a ritual act celebrated now, in the present time, that makes an act an action, a reality, a mystery present in God's time, now. It's an invocation. In anamnesis, the past, the present, and the future are all involved at the same time. The past, because it is remembered, becomes a present reality. Kevin Irwin's "Models of the Eucharist" describes the concepts of zakar and anamnesis in this way: What biblical and liturgical commentators try to unpack when they discuss the Hebrew family of terms for making memory (zakar) and the Greek terms derived from them (anamnesis) is that essentially to engage in a memorial concerns a particular way of understanding history and of telling time...The Passover of Israel and the paschal mystery of Christ are both events that occurred once and for all and yet they are also events that by their very nature occur still, here and now, in the unique moment of liturgical commemoration. The Judaeo-Christian understanding of "making memory" in and through the liturgy means that the saving events that occurred once and for all can be and are experienced still, in the here and now...At the heart of biblical religion and liturgical commemoration are the rabbinic phrases 'To remember is to give life--to forget is to let die' and 'Remembering is in the doing'. I find it noted elsewhere that the Mishnah affirms that "in each generation, man ought to consider himself as having personally come out of Egypt", that all must consider the Passover as being a thing that happens through themselves, and that they themselves have experienced being delivered from bondage, in keeping with this concept of zakar, to remember. Room 237 and the two girls are all about zakar and remembrance, about experiencing for oneself in the present not just "as if" but an actual happening. The remembrances become so real that they deny Dick's assurance that the experiences are but traces of things past, and Danny's tenuous confidence that they can't harm him. He is, in fact, injured by something in that room of remembrance, 237. As per zakar and the Passover, I elsewhere explore the relationship of Passover, pasach, to The Shining, through the music, dialogue, and other symbolism. To quote myself on Jack's referring to "the white man's burden" in the Gold Room: White man's burden is a direct referral to Manifest Destiny and the supposed weight of the civilized white man in lifting the remainder of the world out of the dark, into the light. From Rudyard Kipling's poem: Take up the White Man's burden, And reap his old reward; The blame of those ye better The hate of those ye guard; The cry of hosts ye humour (Ah, slowly!) toward the light: Why brought ye us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian night? The biblical reference is to the Passover and the emergence of the Hebrews out of bondage in Egypt. The idea of the Passover will return again later. Jack's line on the white man's burden is in King's book, but Jack says many things in the book, whereas this movie is pretty light on dialogue, so what made it into the movie is choice. Again, to quote myself: As Jack axes the door, Pendereck's "Kanon Paschy" plays, which is concerned with the entombment and resurrection of Christ and is the Passover Canon, Christ serving as the Passover lamb whose blood marked on doors prevented the Destroyer from entering those homes consecrated with the blood, the Destroyer going on to take the lives of the firstborn of the Egyptians and any with unmarked doors. Jack's blood marks the inside of the bathroom door. On the other side of the door, in this area, is where Danny had written "redrum" in red lipstick. When Dick had taken Wendy and Danny into freezer C4, he had listed off all the meat contained therein then had asked Danny if he liked lamb, whereupon they exited out of freezer C3 in one of the film's more overt displays of doubling, overlaying. If one wonders about this, With Jack's seeming mysterious release from the virtual prison of the "story" room and then his axing through a door while the Passover Canon plays, it might do well to consider the idea of entombment and resurrection as signified by the music... And: In the maze, Jack continues to follow Danny's tracks. But we see the boy now carefully backtracking in his footsteps, then covering his tracks as he steps to the side and hides. Danny covering his tracks, in the lodge Wendy now comes down a red hall and looks--astonished, confused, disbelieving--right into the hall of Danny's bloody elevator vision, and witnesses herself the blood pouring through the elevator's doors, filling the hall, as if the blood of how many Passovers, the Passover being an observance to be repeated in perpetuity, forever...In the maze, Danny hidden to the side, is passed over by his father who follows Danny's tracks to where they suddenly stop, as if he has simply disappeared. Thus again does the Overlook recall the Passover. I have read that pesach (passover) is also as a combination of pe, "mouth", and such being something like "converse", this combination meaning that the right to self expression and rule over one's destiny is restored, the individual released from the cage of pre-ordained fate. The concern of being released from this cage of preordained fate is a primary theme in The Shining as well as A Clockwork Orange, and I think is in much of Kubrick's work, and how fate and choice relate to judgment. ShNH AS SHINING "Shining" as a word also ties in with this, and not only through zakar, remembrance. I've considered that Kubrick may have intended a conflation of "shining" with the Hebrew shanah (we see it in Rosh Hashnnah), which at its root can mean not only shanah as in double, duplicate, fold, do a second time, transmute, disguise, but also to change. A similar shanah means to sleep. Page 30 of the "The Judicial Procedure of the Jews", a translation of the Talmud Tracate Sanhedrin, dealing with judicial procedure "particularly relating to capital punishment" has, "And he shall write a copy (mishneh) of this law, i.e. a law which was at a future time to be changed" and is footnoted that here is found a play on the double meaning of the root shanah, with to repeat and to change, the word mishnah, repetition, coming from shanah, which also means to study and review. I know that most think of "shining" in the sense of light, but because of the use of doubles throughout the film, and Wendy entreating Danny to wake up, I have thought of "shining" as instead being shanah, that we begin with shanah as "doubling", and that we end with it as a path to "change", as with the escape of Wendy and Danny. An interesting thing to me is that in Clockwork Orange one of the books on the shelves of the writer (one of the few books I can make out and is prominent) happens to be Elie Wiesel's The Jews of Silence. This has to do with the holocaust and with eventually speaking out (and stands as evidence perhaps to ideas had by Geoffrey Cocks that Kubrick included in his work subtext on the holocaust). We see the book in the scene where the writer, Alexander, is listening to Alex sing and realizes who Alex is, he remembers who Alex is as Alex sings what he had sung when originally torturing Alexander and his wife. As this happens we have a shot from below of Alexander of gagging, his facial expression recalling when he was bound and gagged at the beginning of the film and unable to speak because of the gag. David Patterson, writing on Weisel in Hebrew Language and Jewish Thought describes different types of silences: "...while sheket means silence, hush, quiet, or calm and implies a certain peacefulness, shatkan is more like an imposed silence. The latter's cognate shitek, for instance, means to silence, as well as to paralyze." And he goes on to give an instance of this in one of Wiesel's novels. The Shining, with the exception of music and sound textures, is a very silent film when one considers the amount of really critical dialogue. The film could be stripped almost entirely of dialogue and there would be enough information remaining to well know what was going on. Kubrick designed it as a silent film, Wendy, Danny and Jack trapped in silence, and Wendy and Danny finally released from silence and the cage of pre-ordained fate. A companion post to this one is Stanley Kubrick, Anamnesis, and his Use of Railroad Imagery. October 2012. Approx 2760 words or 6 single-spaced pages. A 21 minute read at 130 wpm. Return to the top of the page NEXT: TUESDAY Return to Table of Contents for "The Shining" analysis Link to the main Kubrick page for all the analyses | Mid | [
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Critique of "Will You" by Kelsey The more times I listened to "Will You," the more I enjoyed it. I was a little frustrated in not being able to make out all of the words, so forgive me if I respond to a lyric that is not quite what you wrote, Kelsey! Including lyrics is such a useful addition to a track submission! I am not sure the title should be as stated because it simply was not repeated enough. The hook of the song is currently more in the layered vocals of the chorus. I would try to establish a more noticeable and definite hook if it were my song, and long before the bridge. Form The eight-bar intro set a bluesy, sultry mood nicely, and the vocal entered at just the right time. The first four-line verse was followed by another B section verse and then launched into the chorus. This whole form repeated again and was then followed by a bridge section that never returned to a verse or chorus to finish. I think that either would have been more satisfying and I would have preferred one or the other over the repeating bridge. To me, the final section was two to three times longer than it needed to be, and my ear really wanted a return to one of the earlier sections.The melody of the bridge is very static and while it was interesting, I felt like some melodic movement was eventually overdue. The overall feel didn't have finality. Melody I really liked the melody all the way down. If I had one criticism other than the overlong bridge, it would be that the song sounded a little mellow for the subject matter. Suspicion of betrayal is a painful emotion, yet the verse melody sounded light and almost playfully flirtatious. I like the use of a B section as opposed to another identical verse. It gave the song added tension and dynamic. There is plenty of musical and rhythmic contrast between sections which I believe in strongly. Lyric My main issues with this song are in the lyric. The chorus was simple, but worked well. The lyric preceding the first chorus is not direct enough. Here is an excerpt: "Giving things to consider And making choices that were different From decisions that I think you should make." The wording was more complicated than it needed to be. I would go for a more conversational tone. The lyric goes on: Like one in particular circumstance that I prefer and then a line ending in the word "eliminate". The fairly vague language accomplishes little, because it is difficult for the listener to follow the intended meaning. The word "eliminate" is out of the language of the rest of the song and comes out of nowhere, adding to the confusion. Continuing into the section before the second chorus, the language continues to be vaguely complicated, and a reference is made to "emanating" from her ears. Again the word is out of place and non-conversational. The most unexpected couplet of all was: Some old crow is stealing my show. I also had issues with: It reeks of my most hidden fear. Again, both are too much of a departure from the tone of the song, which is not the least bit angry or fearful. A song generally works better when the language has a consistency to it. I would advise writers to write freshly but conversationally.The bridge expresses the singer's disappointment which is a very civilized emotion as compared to the emotions in the crow line. The line might have worked in a playfully angry uptempo with lots of attitude but not in this song. Commerciality With some work I think this song has commercial potential. The emotional slant needs to be streamlined and not so varying and replaced with a simpler more interesting way of driving the point home. The R and B flavor is effective and provocative. From a non-singer's perspective, it sounds like a fun song to sing with lots of room for improvisation. Most of all, it needs a strong repetitive hook for its title. In closing, I have a few thoughts about a common lyrical misconception. To put it plainly, some lyrics sound like the writer "tried too hard" to sound creative. At the expense of clarity, thoughts are rendered in a convoluted and unnatural way. Apart from the rhyme, if you wouldn't speak a line to another person is conversation, it probably won't work in a song either. Sounding too casually is preferable to the alternative. Just be sure to keep it interesting! Need constructive criticism on your own tracks? Submit them for a workshop using this form. Most but not all submissions are published. There may be a wait of up to two months. | Low | [
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Q: Can't dynamically set array initializer length I am using C# to hook into the FedEx API and I'm a bit stumped on how to modify some existing code to meet my needs. The snippet included is part of their canned code where they sample how to work with 1 commodity. However, when my code runs I will have n commodities...and I'm unsure how to dynamically address this. As an example, if I have 3 commodities, and I manually add 3 new Commodity() statements it will work fine. However this needs to be dynamic. request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = new Commodity[3] { new Commodity(), new Commodity(), new Commodity() }; Here is the start of the method, where the first line is what I need help with. After that I think putting everything else in a loop based on array size should be fine. request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = new Commodity[1] { new Commodity() }; request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities[0].NumberOfPieces = "1"; request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities[0].Description = "Books"; request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities[0].CountryOfManufacture = "US"; // request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities[0].Weight = new Weight(); request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities[0].Weight.Value = 1.0M; request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities[0].Weight.Units = WeightUnits.LB; If I simply do this, I get an error: request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = new Commodity[3] { new Commodity() }; "An array initializer of length 3 is expected" A: First, you don't have to mention 1 or 3 at all; put [] and let system compute the required length for you: // Commodity[3] will be created request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = new Commodity[] { new Commodity(), new Commodity(), new Commodity() }; Or // Commodity[1] will be created request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = new Commodity[] { new Commodity() }; If you want to create an array of size n, you can try Linq: using System.Linq; ... int n = 3; request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = Enumerable .Range(0, n) .Select(index => new Commodity()) .ToArray(); Or even int n = 3; // 3 equivalent commodities request.RequestedShipment.CustomsClearanceDetail.Commodities = Enumerable .Range(0, n) .Select(index => new Commodity() { NumberOfPieces = "1", Description = "Books", CountryOfManufacture = "US", Weight = new Weight() { Value = 1.0M, Units = WeightUnits.LB } }) .ToArray(); | Mid | [
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package com.earth2me.essentials.signs; import com.earth2me.essentials.ChargeException; import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n.tl; import com.earth2me.essentials.Trade; import com.earth2me.essentials.User; import net.ess3.api.IEssentials; public class SignTime extends EssentialsSign { public SignTime() { super("Time"); } @Override protected boolean onSignCreate(final ISign sign, final User player, final String username, final IEssentials ess) throws SignException { validateTrade(sign, 2, ess); final String timeString = sign.getLine(1); if ("Day".equalsIgnoreCase(timeString)) { sign.setLine(1, "§2Day"); return true; } if ("Night".equalsIgnoreCase(timeString)) { sign.setLine(1, "§2Night"); return true; } throw new SignException(tl("onlyDayNight")); } @Override protected boolean onSignInteract(final ISign sign, final User player, final String username, final IEssentials ess) throws SignException, ChargeException { final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 2, ess); charge.isAffordableFor(player); final String timeString = sign.getLine(1); long time = player.getWorld().getTime(); time -= time % 24000; if ("§2Day".equalsIgnoreCase(timeString)) { player.getWorld().setTime(time + 24000); charge.charge(player); Trade.log("Sign", "TimeDay", "Interact", username, null, username, charge, sign.getBlock().getLocation(), ess); return true; } if ("§2Night".equalsIgnoreCase(timeString)) { player.getWorld().setTime(time + 37700); charge.charge(player); Trade.log("Sign", "TimeNight", "Interact", username, null, username, charge, sign.getBlock().getLocation(), ess); return true; } throw new SignException(tl("onlyDayNight")); } } | Mid | [
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Video Description I've seen so many Draw My Lifes on Youtube, I thought it was time for a Princess to step in…you know, before I'm kidnapped for the bajillionth time. Drawn by – Ivan Sayon Written and voiced by – Haley Mancini - ----------------------------------------- Sign up to receive updates, offers, and information from Machinima. | Low | [
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410 B.R. 439 (2009) In re Ronnie MOORE, Debtor. No. 08-12691-SSM. United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division. March 24, 2009. Ronnie Moore, Sterling, VA, pro se. MEMORANDUM OPINION STEPHEN S. MITCHELL, Bankruptcy Judge. Before the court is the motion (Doc. # 59) of the debtor, Ronnie Moore, against First Data Global Leasing ("First Data") for turnover of property and sanctions for *440 violation of the automatic stay. An evidentiary hearing was held on March 17, 2009. First Data did not file a response to the motion and did not appear at the hearing. After receiving testimony from the debtor, the court took the motion under advisement. For the reasons stated, the court cannot find that the debiting of a bank account titled in the name of a separate entity violated the automatic stay even though the debtor was the signatory on the account. Accordingly, the motion will be denied. This opinion constitutes the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law under Rule 7052, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and Rule 52(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Background Ronnie Moore ("the debtor") filed a voluntary petition in this court on May 14, 2008, for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, listing a total of $252,637 in priority and unsecured debt. He subsequently filed amended schedules that ultimately increased this amount to $415,128. Among the listed creditors was First Data Global Leasing ("First Data"), which was initially reported as being owed $0.00 but on the amended schedules is shown as being owed $6,100.00. On his schedule of assets, the debtor responded "None" to the question asking for any interest in checking, savings, or other financial accounts. He also replied "None" to the question on the statement of financial affairs asking for the names and addresses of any businesses in which he was an officer, director, partner, or managing executive or was self-employed in a trade, profession, or other activity, full or part-time, within six years preceding the filing of the petition. However, he subsequently filed amended schedules of assets and an amended statement of financial affairs reporting a one-third interest, valued at $100, in Choosing Hope Ministries, Inc., which is described in the statement of financial affairs as "Nonprofit Corporation Foundation Status 509(a)(1) original Incroporator [sic ]/on the board of Directors and acting as CEO and President." The debtor ultimately received a discharge on January 23, 2009. The trustee had initially filed a report of no distribution but subsequently withdrew it, and the administration of the case continues. The present motion was initially filed on January 26, 2009, and asserts (contrary to the debtor's schedules) that the debtor "had an account no. * * * * * * 1892 with Chevy Chase Bank" and that First Data, after having been given notice of the bankruptcy filing, "continued to debtit Debtor's account every month for the cost of [sic]."[1] The motion requests that First Data be ordered "to surrender the property of the estate to the Debtor" and that damages be awarded under § 362(k), Bankruptcy Code. No response was filed to the motion, but the first time the matter came up for hearing, the court continued it because service on First Data did not comply with Rule 7004. The debtor then refiled the motion on February 27, 2009, and served First Data through its registered agent in Maryland. First Data did not respond to the refiled motion and did not appear at the hearing. The debtor testified that First Data provided a merchant account for Choosing Hope Ministries and would debit the organization's bank account at Chevy Chase Bank for charges connected with that service. Although the testimony was far from clear, it appears that the debtor was liable in some capacity (presumably as guarantor) for the service charges. Although the debtor testified he was the signatory on the Chevy Chase account and *441 was "responsible for everything on the account," it appears that the account was titled in the name of Choosing Hope Ministry, Inc., doing business as Christian Counseling and Training Center. According to the debtor's testimony, the account had a balance of approximately $100 when he filed his bankruptcy petition. The debtor testified that he went to the bank and attempted to stop the post-petition debits by having the account number changed. According to the debtor, this worked for a couple of months, but then First Data started debiting the new account number until the account was closed altogether in December 2008. The total amount debited, according to the testimony, was $75. The debtor had no direct communication with First Data concerning the matter until after the account had been closed, at which time the person he spoke with at First Data was "very nonchalant" when he asked that the funds be returned. Discussion The filing of a bankruptcy petition operates as a broad stay of most types of creditor activity, including "any act to obtain possession of property of the estate or of property from the estate or to exercise control over property of the estate" and "any act to collect, assess, or recover a claim against the debtor that arose before the commencement of the case." § 362(a)(3) and (5), Bankruptcy Code. As has been many times observed, the automatic stay is one of the fundamental debtor protections provided by the Bankruptcy Code. It gives the debtor a breathing spell from his creditors; it stops all collection efforts, all harassment, and all foreclosure actions; and it permits the debtor to attempt a repayment or reorganization plan, or simply to be relieved of the financial pressures that drove him into bankruptcy. S.Rep. No. 95-989, at 54-55 (1978), U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 1978, p. 5787. The automatic stay, moreover, is not solely for the benefit of the debtor. It also protects the debtor's creditors and promotes the goal of equality of distribution by ensuring that individual creditors do not seize assets that would otherwise be available to pay allowed claims in the case or take other actions that would interfere with administration of the case. Id. at 49. A violation of the automatic stay may be redressed by the bankruptcy court under its civil contempt powers. Burd v. Walters (In re Walters), 868 F.2d 665, 669 (4th Cir.1989). Additionally, the Bankruptcy Code gives an individual debtor a right of action for damages, including punitive damages and attorney's fees, resulting from a willful violation of the stay. 11 U.S.C. § 362(k); Budget Serv. Co. v. Better Homes of Va., Inc., 804 F.2d 289, 292 (4th Cir.1986). The fundamental problem here, however, is that the automatic stay protects only the debtor, property of the debtor, and property of the estate. Except in chapter 12 and 13 cases, in which a limited co-debtor stay exists, see § 1201 and 1301, Bankruptcy Code, the automatic stay does not stay collection actions against other parties who may be liable with the debtor nor does it stay actions against property that is not property of the bankruptcy estate. Credit Alliance Corp. v. Williams (In re Penn Hook Coal Co.), 851 F.2d 119 (4th Cir.1988) (holding that automatic stay does not prohibit suits against non-debtor guarantors); Williford v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 715 F.2d 124, 126 (4th Cir.1983) (automatic stay does not apply to codefendant joint tortfeasors); In re Geris, 973 F.2d 318 (4th Cir.1992) (automatic stay does not bar foreclosure against property not owned by debtor simply because debtor is liable on the note). The debtor's schedules in this casefiled under penalty of perjuryplainly state that did not have any bank accounts. The fact that he is a signatory on the Choosing Hope Ministries account does not, in and *442 of itself, make him the owner of the account. A corporation is a legal entity distinct from its shareholders, and although the debtor's interest in a corporation becomes property of the estate when a bankruptcy petition is filed, the corporation's property does not thereby become property of the shareholder's estate. Kreisler v. Goldberg, 478 F.3d 209 (4th Cir.2007) (automatic stay did not bar ejectment action against debtor's subsidiary merely because the eviction affected the value of the subsidiary). Taking the debtor's schedules at face value, as the court really must,[2] the court cannot find that the Choosing Hope Ministries account at Chevy Chase Bank was property of the estate. Thus, the debiting of the account was not a violation of the automatic stay in the debtor's case even if the debtor was liable for the debt. Accordingly, the motion, to the extent it seeks damages under § 362(k), Bankruptcy Code, for willful violation of the automatic stay, must be denied. With respect to the request for turnover, not only is the court unable to find that the Choosing Hope Ministries bank account was property of the estate, there is no authority for the turnover of property of the estate to the debtor, as the motion requests. Rather, even assuming the $75 taken from the account was property of the estate, any turnover would properly be directed to the trustee. § 542(a), Bankruptcy Code. A separate order will be entered consistent with this opinion denying the motion for turnover and for damages. NOTES [1] The sentence in the motion is incomplete. [2] Although the schedules are not binding on, or admissible against, the trustee, they are clearly binding on the debtor. Nothing in this opinion should be read as restricting the trustee's ability to argue that the Chevy Chase account or other property titled in the name of Choosing Hope is actually property of the estate. | Low | [
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Thursday, 3 September 2015 When you go to bed tonight - think about this. Think about the Daily Mail hate filled headlines. Remember that migrants and refugees are just like you and me - people wanting the best for those they love - children, mum and dads, grandparents. If the above image does not change the world. I'm really not sure what will. History is going to judge us very harshly, and rightly so.He symbolises the desperation of many, he should be lying safe in bed tonight, cosy and warm, but Europe would not let him pass.So heartbreaking, so harrowing. Only 216 Syrian refugees have been allowed into the uk so far. Are they really such a burden. We should put our common humanity first and not blame those feeing war and perecution, but those that instigate and facilitate it. The bodies of the wealthy elite, propped up and prioritised and privileged, over human beings not lucky enough to be born in the right place at the right time.My voice,gets swept away in this torrent of tears, I do not blame the sea, I blame humanity. The British Government needs to do much more for the refugess fleeing Syria and elsewhere. I would encourage everyone to sign the e petition to the UK Government which last night had 27,000 signatures and now has over 112,000, making it eligible for a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing. Refugess are humans in distress. They need santcuary. They should be welcomed here.No one is illegal.https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105991 2 comments: I was moved by this sight, moved to tears. I get so angry when the world looks on and ignore, surely a dead child washed up on a beach alone and cold should move the hardest hearts. The world needs to look on and not look away...Eli Wiesel spoke of those who look away, today, we should look and feel and make a stand for humanity...the time is NOW! Total Pageviews About Me Just an individual based in West Wales, I follow freedoms breath and international solidarity. This blog just random stuff, some borrowed some new. Write a bit of poetry which I sometimes share here. My brain socialist, my head anarchist, my eyes pacifist, my blood revolutionary, laughter is the best medicine, but there are other ways. I try to keep dancing. Translate "The invisible is only another unexplained country, a brave new world." - Angela Carter "No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our governments, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful. " - Kurt Vonnegut “Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. ” - William S.Burroughs “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.” ―Ursula K. Le Guin "I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light." - Mahmoud Darwish "In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues. " - George Orwell" | Mid | [
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Just two months into the tenure of new CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft feels like an entirely different company. It's finally letting go of the past and looking towards the future. That's nothing less than a wonderful thing, but it comes with a caveat: You have to wonder if it came too late. On Tuesday, at its annual developer conference in San Francisco, the software giant unveiled a free version of its Windows operating system – a seismic shift in strategy that never would have happened under ex-boss Steve Ballmer – and a day later, the company made an even more remarkable move in open sourcing many of its software development tools and programming languages, freely sharing the underlying code with the world at large. That may seem like a small thing, but in Microsoft's world, it's absolutely enormous. For the past two decades, Microsoft – more than any other major tech company – has kept its distance from the increasingly powerful open source movement, and for years, it actively worked to squash it. When you also consider that the company recently released a version of its Office software suite for the Apple iPad – something Ballmer was loath to do because it might hurt sales of tablets running Windows – you know that Microsoft is finally ready to compete for the future. Nadella has taken the company by the throat and immediately pulled it forward. He realizes that in today's world, Microsoft must operate more like Google. You don't succeed by trying to force an expensive operating system onto the market. You expand your tech empire by offering free operating systems and free developer tools. You can then make your money by selling other stuff, like web services and online ads and maybe even Microsoft Office. The question is whether, after so much water under the bridge, Microsoft can actually make this work. Inside the company, voices have been calling for big moves like this for years, and while it dithered under Ballmer, rivals like Google took control of so many new markets, from smartphones to cloud services. Ex-Microsoftie Sam Ramji was one of those voices, and though he applauds the New Microsoft, he's not sure the future can be won. "Times are changing," he told us after Microsoft revealed its free OS and free developer tools. "But is the change coming soon enough?" Mark Russinovich. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED What's undeniable – though Steve Ballmer denied it for years – is that Microsoft had to make these moves to at least have a fighting chance in the new tech world. And Mark Russinovich – a Microsoft Fellow and one of the lead architects of the company's Windows Azure cloud service, another step into the future – believes that the company is now prepared to succeed. This starts with that free version of Windows, which is aimed not only at smartphones but at the next big thing: wearables. Since the OS is free, Microsoft can more easily get the thing onto phones, digital eyewear, and other devices, and once it's there, Nadella and company can use it to sell apps and online services. "If you look at the way business models are going, it's not about the bottom-most piece of the system," Russinovich told us on Wednesday, at the Microsoft developer conference where it unveiled the new OS. "The device itself – the OS that runs on top of that – is not where the value is. The value is in what you put on top of that." Indeed it is. The trouble is that Google and Apple have all but won the smartphone and tablets wars, and some rivals, including Google, already have a head start on wearables. If Microsoft has offered a free version of Windows even a few years ago, the challenge ahead wouldn't be nearly as daunting. In similar fashion, by open sourcing its developer tools – including the .NET programming framework and Visual Basic and C# programming languages – Microsoft can get them into the hands of more coders, and that means these coders will build more stuff for Windows and other Microsoft platforms – at least in theory. As open source software, these tools are more attractive to coders not only because they're free but because it's easier to understand how they work. If you're building an application atop a programming framework like .NET and run into a bug, Russinovich says, there are cases where you need to understand the inner-workings of the framework in order to find that bug. "When its open source," he explains, "you can go and look at it and say: 'Oh, it's because of this.'" Ramji agrees that free .NET is the way forward – as would any other seasoned developer. But as with the free version of Windows, he thinks the change may have come too late. Because programming tools like Java have been open source for so long, they're already blanketing the programming world, and things like .NET have an awful lot of catching up to do. "The majority market share technology...is hard to unseat because there are so many external subsidies – community projects, word of mouth, commercial products." In other words, an open source .NET is now free to spread across the tech landscape, but it will have a hard time replacing Java, which is hooked into so many parts of that landscape. Or, if you like, you can think this in even simpler terms: Nadella is the right man for Microsoft, but he should have arrived years ago. | Mid | [
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Ain't No Time Of Year To Be Alone Lyrics Saint Nick fell down the chimney right on cue With a big ole' bag of gifts for me and you I was crying by the Christmas tree with a bottle of Petrone This ain't no time of year to be alone He said you look like hell, boy where's your better half?? I said she's gone and I don't think she's coming back Did she have some last minute shopping that just couldn't be postponed?? This ain't no time of year to be alone I got just one wish On my Christmas list Oh baby how I wish you were here I want chestnuts roastin', good friends toastin' Health and happiness But it won't mean a thing without you dear He said Christmas without love and tenderness That's just a hollow holiday at best Son, it takes two to tango underneath that mistletoe? This ain't no time of year to be alone I got just one wish On my Christmas list I'd give anything to have you here with me I want yule logs, reindeer, egg nogg, good cheer Five golden rings Not Kris Kringle's singles therapy So me and old Saint Nick kicked back a few And we both agreed he ain't no substitute for you And I heard him say as he pulled his sleigh back out into the cold This ain't no time of year to be alone | Low | [
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#!/usr/bin/env bash # Global variables # * TEMPLATE_REV: git revision of the latest homework template # * TESTS: array of test names # * RUNNERS: array of "cargo[_asan | _tsan] [--release]" rustup toolchain update stable nightly echo_err() { echo -e "\033[0;31m\033[1m$@\033[0m" 1>&2 } export -f echo_err # check_diff FILE TEST_LINES_FROM_TAIL # Abort if tests are modified. # Uses global variable TEMPLATE_REV. check_diff() { local FILE=$1 local TAIL_N=$2 diff <(tail -n $TAIL_N <(git show $TEMPLATE_REV:$FILE)) <(tail -n $TAIL_N $FILE) \ || (echo_err "You modified tests for ${FILE}!" && exit 1) } export -f check_diff # example: cargo_tsan test --release TEST_NAME cargo_asan() { local CMD=$1; shift RUSTFLAGS="-Z sanitizer=address" \ cargo +nightly $CMD --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu $@ } export -f cargo_asan cargo_tsan() { local CMD=$1; shift RUSTFLAGS="-Z sanitizer=thread" \ TSAN_OPTIONS="suppressions=suppress_tsan.txt" \ RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 \ cargo +nightly $CMD --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu $@ } export -f cargo_tsan # example: run_tests_with cargo_tsan --release # echos number of failed tests # Uses global variable TESTS run_tests_with() { local CARGO=$1; shift $CARGO test --no-run $@ 2>/dev/null local FAILED=0 for TEST in "${TESTS[@]}"; do local TEST_CMD="$CARGO test $TEST $@" timeout 10s bash -c "$TEST_CMD &>/dev/null" case $? in 0) ;; 124) echo_err "Test timed out: $TEST_CMD"; FAILED=$((FAILED + 1));; *) echo_err "Test failed: $TEST_CMD"; FAILED=$((FAILED + 1));; esac done echo $FAILED } export -f run_tests_with # example: run_tests # Uses global variable RUNNER run_tests() { local FAILED=0 # "cargo --relase" should be split into "cargo" and "--release" local IFS=' ' echo $(run_tests_with $RUNNER) } | Mid | [
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Glycine Protects the Liver from Reperfusion Injury following Pneumoperitoneum. Experimental pneumoperitoneum induces ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) in the liver, most likely via Kupffer cell (KC)-dependent mechanisms. Glycine has been shown to ameliorate IRI in various animal models. Thus, this study was performed to assess the effects of glycine on the liver after pneumoperitoneum. Sprague-Dawley rats (220-250 g in weight) underwent CO2 pneumoperitoneum (12 mm Hg) for 90 min. Some rats received i.v. glycine (1.5 mL, 300 mM) 10 min before pneumoperitoneum. Controls were given the same volume of Ringer's solution. Transaminases, hepatic microcirculation, and phagocytosis of latex beads indexing both liver injury and KC activation were examined following pneumoperitoneum. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), plus a subsequent t test or χ2 test (or Fisher's exact test) were carried out as appropriate. Results are presented as mean ± SEM. Glycine significantly decreased lactate dehydrogenase at 1 h and both aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase at 2 h after pneumoperitoneum from 477 ± 43, 154 ± 17, and 60 ± 6 U/L in controls to 348 ± 25, 101 ± 11, and 34 ± 3 U/L, respectively (p < 0.05). In parallel, glycine significantly decreased both the rate of permanent adherence of leukocytes to the endothelium by up to 35% and the rate of phagocytosis by > 50% compared to the control group. Glycine decreased IRI after pneumoperitoneum, most likely via KC-dependent mechanisms. | High | [
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What up FAMILY !!!! All I can say is WTF did I get myself involved with SMDH had an all out AWESOME day of ballin reminds me alot of the gold ole days with Fierce (Ryder,BPate,Justin,Branden) Ryder old school but new school hippy knows about Pink Floyd really ?!?!?! BPhate how the phuck do you keep a straight face with this dude, Brandon chilled lax hell've a baller, Justin I can't keep a straight face with his southern twang simply thanks again boys enjoyed it all didn't regret my choice to come down...... o it's true theres a colored guy on the TEAM LMFAO ! You played great. Hope to see you down here some more! Quote: Originally Posted by bgoldinger Mako! It was good to have you ball with us this weekend. It was a long time coming! We have, in my opinion one of the best group of guys and you only got a small glimpse into the characters and ability we have on Breakout. Awesome day, great balling and look forward to having you ball with us some more in the near future. What up FAMILY !!!! All I can say is WTF did I get myself involved with SMDH had an all out AWESOME day of ballin reminds me alot of the gold ole days with Fierce (Ryder,BPate,Justin,Branden) Ryder old school but new school hippy knows about Pink Floyd really ?!?!?! BPhate how the phuck do you keep a straight face with this dude, Brandon chilled lax hell've a baller, Justin I can't keep a straight face with his southern twang simply thanks again boys enjoyed it all didn't regret my choice to come down...... o it's true theres a colored guy on the TEAM LMFAO ! Are you talking about me or you? Haha. And where was you when I was about to get lynched! Lol I have 19 white people walking towards me lol It is time to get the Breakout Family together this weekend in Rock Hill, PBC on Saturday and Sunday March 3-4. We will be scrimmaging D2 Carolina Collision and D1 Mayhem. Come prepared to buy atleast 2 cases of paint for the 2 day practice. Looking forward to seeing my Georgia ballers again! It is time to get the Breakout Family together this weekend in Rock Hill, PBC on Saturday and Sunday March 3-4. We will be scrimmaging D2 Carolina Collision and D1 Mayhem. Come prepared to buy atleast 2 cases of paint for the 2 day practice. Looking forward to seeing my Georgia ballers again! What up FAMILY !!!! All I can say is WTF did I get myself involved with SMDH had an all out AWESOME day of ballin reminds me alot of the gold ole days with Fierce (Ryder,BPate,Justin,Branden) Ryder old school but new school hippy knows about Pink Floyd really ?!?!?! BPhate how the phuck do you keep a straight face with this dude, Brandon chilled lax hell've a baller, Justin I can't keep a straight face with his southern twang simply thanks again boys enjoyed it all didn't regret my choice to come down...... o it's true theres a colored guy on the TEAM LMFAO ! Mako - carlos what do you think about breakout. Carlos - They go H.A.M. Mako - enough said im going down to practice with them. Carlos - watch out for bruce's son he likes to do keg stands. Mako - my type of dude. Mako - carlos what do you think about breakout. Carlos - They go H.A.M. Mako - enough said im going down to practice with them. Carlos - watch out for bruce's son he likes to do keg stands. Mako - my type of dude. | Low | [
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Antimicrobial activity of commonly used antibiotics and DNA fingerprint analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa obtained from clinical isolates and unchlorinated drinking water in Korea, 2010. Pseudomonas aeruginosa exists in various environments, and can cause mild or serious infections resulting in a wide range of symptoms. In this study, we collected bacterial isolates from hospitalized patients and unchlorinated drinking water, in Korea, 2010. The water-borne and clinical isolates were compared using colony morphology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis. We first compared morphological features of the water-borne and clinical isolates. The clearest difference in colony morphology was colony shape; five water-borne isolate colonies (83%) had a smooth, circular morphology, while nine (75%) clinical isolate colonies had a rough, irregular morphology. Minimum inhibitory concentrations analyses were performed to determine antimicrobial resistant patterns; using ceftazidime, gentamicin, tigecycline, chloramphenicol, meropenem, and tobramycin according to Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI, 2009) methodology. All waterborne isolates were not resistant to gentamicin, tobramycin, and meropenem. The clinical isolates were resistant to every antibiotic except chloramphenicol. Genotyping was performed using the repetitive extragenic palindromic polymerase-chain-reaction. The DNA fingerprinting patterns did not reveal genetic similarity between the water-borne and clinical P. aeruginosa isolates. On the contrary, they showed that genetically distinct populations have been established in each of these environments. We have revealed significant morphological, clinical and genetic differences between water-borne and clinical isolates of the same bacterial species. | High | [
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- - Mr. Joseph C. Ternus Opinion No. WW 553 County Attorney San patricio county Re: Date a conviction becomes Sinton, Texas final under Article 6687b, Section 24, V.C.S., relating to automatic suspension of driver's license. Dear Mr. Ternus: You have requested from this office an opinion to determine at what time a conviction becomes final under Article 6687b, Section 24, V.C.S. The pertinent part of that Article provides: "Sec. 24. Automatic suspension of license. "(a) The license of any person shall be auto- matically suspended upon final conviction of any of the following offenses. "1. Negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle; "2. Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic mm; “3 . Any offense punishable as a felony un- der the motor vehicle laws of this State; "4. A conviction of a driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident or collision, upon a charge of failure to stop, render aid, and disclose his identity at the scene of said accident or collision; “5. A conviction upon a charge of aggravated assault upon the person by means of motor vehicle, as provided by law. "(b) The suspension above provided shall in the first instance be for a period of six (6) months. In event any license shall be suspended - - Mr. Joseph C. TernuS, Page 2, (WW 553) under the provision of this Section for a second time, said second suspension shall be for a period of one (1) year." The question you presented is similar to the situation posed in Hayes vs. Department of Public Safety, 301 S.W.2d 276 (Tex.Civ.App. 1957, m-it dismissed). In that opinion the Court discussed the following legal questions: (1) When is an operator's license suspended under the Article now under question? (2) Is it at the time beginning with the actual physical surrender or is (it) at the time when a judgment of conviction carrying automatic suspension becomes final? The Court in that opinion said that the statute had been in- terpreted to mean exactly what it says, that is, upon the final conviction of any person of the offense of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated his license is automatically suspended. The Court further said that the suspension is not conditioned upon the surrender of license as directed by Section 25 of the statute nor upon the date Defendant began serving a jail sentence as provided by judgaent, and that the automatic suspension begins when the judgment of conviction becomes final. The Court, in discussing the reasoning stated in Powell vs State, 124 Tex.Cr1m.R. 513, 63 S.W. 2d 713 (1933), where, in that opinion, the Court held: "When an appeal is taken, the sentence begins from the date of the mandate of the appellate court whether the judgment was affirmed or whether the appeal was dismissed at the re- auest of the aouellant. See also Ex Parte <arey (Tex.Crim:App.) 64 S.W. 241." Therefore, the Court, in the Hayes case, held that for the purposes involved in their situation, the judgment in question became final when it was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals and the time for filing a motion for rehearing had expired. Therefore, it is the opinion of this office that Hayes vs De- partment of Public Safety, 301 S.W. 2d 276 (Tex.Civ.App., 1957, writ dismissed), answers the question you presented and that the date of final conviction is the date which the judgment becomes final in the trial court and no appeal can be taken or in the event the case is appealed, the date the Court of Criminal Appeals issues its mandate. Mr. Joseph C. Terrius,Page 3, (W 553) SUMMARY A conviction becomes final under Article 6687b, Section 24, Vernon's Civil Statutes after time has elapsed from which no appeal can be made from the trial court, or in the event the case has been appealed, the date the Court of CriminalAp- peals issues its mandate. Respectfully submitted, WILL WILSON Attorney General of Texas _ Assistant LS:aw APPROVED: OPINION COMMPFl!E: Geo. P. Blackburn, Chairman Riley Eugene Fletcher Marvin H. Brown, Jr. Leonard Passmore Gordon C. Cass RWINWEDFORTHEATTORNNY GENERAL BY W. V. Geppert . | Mid | [
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Analysis of cocaine and three of its metabolites in hair by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using ion-trap detection for CI/MS/MS. A sensitive GC/CI/MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous determination of cocaine (COC), anhydroecgonine methylester (cocaine pyrolysis product, AEME), ecgonine methylester (cocaine enzymatic hydrolysis product, EME) and cocaethylene (cocaine with ethanol trans-esterification product, COET) in human hair samples. After acid hydrolysis, hair samples were extracted with an automated solid phase extraction (SPE). The analysis of cocaine and its three metabolites was performed using an ion-trap spectrometer in positive chemical ionization with isobutane as gas reagent. The procedure was validated. Weighted linear regression was found appropriate in a concentration range of 0.10-5.00 ng/mg for AEME, 0.05-5.00 ng/mg for COC, EME and COET. The limit of detection was estimated at 0.005 ng/mg for COC and COET, at 0.025 ng/mg for EME, and at 0.050 ng/mg for AEME. Method performance was evaluated in terms of trueness and precision using quality control (QC) samples over the investigated ranges. Method selectivity and robustness were also demonstrated. | Mid | [
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Stability of vortex solitons in thermal nonlinear media with cylindrical symmetry. We analyze the salient features of vortex-ring solitons supported by cylindrically symmetric media with nonlocal thermal nonlinearity. We discover the existence of a maximum allowed topological charge for such vortex solitons to be stable on propagation: Only vortex-ring solitons with topological charge m </= 2 are found to be stable. This remarkable result holds independently of the radius of the sample. | High | [
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Ron took a lot of risks and made some major decisions to be at this conference, but I think he would tell you that it was all worth it. You see, up until two months ago, Ron was working as a psychiatrist, seeing patients. After some deep reflection and soul searching, he gave up his day job to pursue his passion: helping LGBTQ youth understand that they are beautiful and perfect just as they are. I'm so proud of him for following his dreams. I couldn't think of anyone better to do this job. That's because Dr. Holt isn't just any psychiatrist. He understands what GLBTQ youth are experiencing because he is a proud, openly gay man who struggled with his own sexual orientation as a kid. Growing up, he was taught that being gay meant being weak and that the world didn't tolerate or have room for anything outside of heterosexualism. As a result, he struggled with anxiety, depression, social isolation and thoughts of suicide. He never had an LGBTQ role model in his life, and now he's working to be a role model to any young person struggling with his or her sexual orientation or gender identity who might need one. To achieve this goal, Ron combined his personal story with his expertise as a mental health professional into two books. The first demonstrates that it is okay to be part of the LGBTQ community and shows what happens when people try to or are forced to suppress who they really are, and the second is a companion coloring book full of positive affirmation of self love and self acceptance. You might be wondering how I know Dr. Holt and that's where this story -- at least I think -- gets really cool. Dr. Holt and I went to the same small college in Nebraska called Wayne State. Each year, as part of his mission to help LGBTQ youth, Ron comes back to the college to speak. A few years before I met Ron, my best friend came out as lesbian. As crazy as it may sound, her coming out was actually a defining moment in my own life as well. I saw the struggles Molly faced as a queer teen in Nebraska and felt compelled to help in whatever small way I could. So when I heard Ron speak, his words hit me on a very deep, personal level. We had an instant connection and never lost contact. Ten years later, Ron asked if I could assist him at this conference and I jumped at the opportunity. But it gets even better. He and I were not the only graduates from our college to attend! Ron also enlisted the help of two other alumni, Max and Eric. Max graduated from WSC in 2012 and now leads a LGBTQ center at a community college in Minnesota, and Eric lives right here in D.C.! Being able to connect with other WSC alumni who I hadn't previously met was awesome! Being able to share with them this incredibly important experience is something I will never forget. I know from everything I see around me that being an LGBTQ youth in America is not easy. But I am confident that, because of organizations like HRC and people like my friend Dr. Ron Holt, it will get better. Aren't these guys so handsome?! On the left is Dr. Ron Holt. On the right is Max. | High | [
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The Past Comes Alive for NHD Participants AHA Staff |Sep 1, 2001 In the most recent National History Day program, 700,000 students and 40,000 teachers participated. The 2001 NHD competition theme, "Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas," led many students to new discoveries about their own communities and the world. The national-level competitions were held over four exciting and fun-filled days in June on the campus of the University of Maryland at College Park. Many students went back home triumphantly with their prizes, but truly, all the students who participated in the program were winners because they gained valuable insights and skills that will be beneficial throughout their lives. The national competition judges also immensely enjoyed their work because they were evaluating projects and performances produced by dedicated students who took fascinatingly innovative looks at the past, often ferreting out obscure information buried in archival documents or in people's memories. For example, by analyzing correspondence from David Kalakaua, the last Hawaiian King, and from Thomas Edison, students from Hawaii argued that volcanoes might be the answer to America's electricity crises. Others examined the "frontier" in such topics as race relations, atomic bombs, women's work, Recombinant DNA, and cloning. Anxious as the competitors inevitably were, they demonstrated an enormous enthusiasm for history. National History Day is a yearlong nonprofit program in which children in grades 6–12 research and create historical projects related to a broad annual theme, culminating in an annual national contest. This academic adventure provides teachers with an innovative teaching tool and fosters students' enthusiasm for learning. Through participation in the NHD program, students not only develop an appreciation of their heritage, but essential life skills that will help them succeed in school, college, and the workplace. This coming school year, more than half a million students in grades 6 through 12 across the nation will again embark on a historical adventure to examine topics related to the 2001–2002 National History Day competition theme, "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History." University and college history departments are encouraged to become involved in this exciting program. "More than ever before, academic historians and departments of history in colleges and universities have a growing stake in promoting a broader understanding of the value of historical research and study of the past. In my experience as a department chair, I discovered there is no better form of public outreach than participation in National History Day," said Sara M. Evans, former department chair at the University of Minnesota. Professors and graduate students are needed to serve as judges at National History Day contests across the country. For details about the National History Day visit its web site at http://www.nationalhistoryday.org. | High | [
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Hydrogen sulfide One of the most foul-smelling substances is hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), which has a characteristic rotten-egg odor. This gas is produced by the anaerobic (oxygen-free) breakdown of organic matter by bacteria; it is a common component of “sewer gas.” But this gas does not cause disease; rather, when molecules of this substance enter your nose, they can attack the central nervous system. Exposure to even small amounts can be fatal. The health effects of hydrogen sulfide depend on the amount inhaled and for how long. Exposure to low concentrations (less than 50 parts per million (ppm)) can produce irritation of the nose and throat and lead to loss of appetite and headache. Higher concentrations (50–150 ppm) can cause eye irritation, coughing, and loss of smell. If the amount of inhaled hydrogen sulfide is larger than 200 ppm, damage to the eyes can occur, along with accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Beyond 700 ppm, most people lose consciousness, and some die. The bottom line… Your sense of smell often alerts you to potential danger. Bad smells can serve as a warning that something is amiss. If it smells bad, it is probably bad for you. More often than not, the nose knows. What’s that smell? Thinking of a recent or past experience with a bad smell, what chemicals do you think caused that bad smell? Do you think they were harmful? How would you find out? | Mid | [
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Some functionality on this page requires JavaScript to be enabled in your Web browser. JavaScript settings can usually be found in your browser's Tools or Preferences menu. Once you have enabled JavaScript, please refresh (or "reload") this page. The newest innovation in fly line technology. A patterned texture consisting of small round divots like those found on a golf ball lowers friction, meaning less casting effort is required. It also creates a line that casts farther, has little memory and lasts longer. Reduced drag on the water means easier pickup, mending and roll casting. Also features SA's Dry Tip Technology that keeps tip extra buoyant. Impregnated with AST for a slick finish that shoots farther and tangles less. Proven taper allows booming casts to distant targets. Braided mono core with high stiffness. Best for cold to temperate water. USA. The newest innovation in fly line technology. A patterned texture consisting of small round divots like those found on a golf ball lowers friction, meaning less casting effort is required. It also creates a line that casts farther, has little memory and lasts longer. Reduced drag on the water means easier pickup, mending and roll casting. Also features SA's Dry Tip Technology that keeps tip extra buoyant. Impregnated with AST for a slick finish that shoots farther and tangles less. Proven taper allows booming casts to distant targets. Braided mono core with high stiffness. Best for cold to temperate water. USA. | Mid | [
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Verizon said that its new pricing plans, introduced last week, are more popular among new and existing customers than either the "Verizon Plan" it introduced in 2015 or the "Share Everything" plan Verizon introduced in 2012. Specifically, the carrier said that nearly 95 percent more customers signed up to be on the new Verizon plans during the past week than during the first week of availability of Share Everything in 2012. Verizon added that customers during the past week brought more than double the amount of lines than they did on Share Everything during that plan's first week of availability. "They love the value of the plans," explained Lou Ambio, Verizon's executive director of consumer pricing, in an interview with FierceWireless. "I think the value prop has resonated better than ever before." Verizon disclosed its first-week sales figures for its new pricing plans to FierceWireless to highlight how successful the plans are compared with Verizon's previous price plan launches. However, the carrier could only provide general percentages and not specific customer numbers; Verizon is scheduled to report its second-quarter results July 26 and is therefore in its financial "quiet period." However, the figures Verizon provided show that Verizon's new pricing plans appear to be the most popular pricing plans the carrier has released in the past several years, outpacing the popularity of both Verizon's Share Everything plans released in 2012 and the "Verizon Plan" released in 2015. Verizon introduced its Share Everything plans June 28, 2012, when roughly 47 percent of the carrier's 88.8 million postpaid customers owned smartphones. Ambio described the plans as "revolutionary" because they introduced the concept of shared data and unlimited talking and texting to Verizon's customer base. Then, on August 13, 2015, Verizon replaced Share Everything with the "Verizon Plan," which offered S to XXL buckets of data. At the time the carrier counted 103.7 million retail postpaid customers and 70.6 smartphones. Verizon said just 65 percent of the number of customers who migrated to Share Everything on day one moved to the new "Verizon Plan" on the first day of that new plan's availability. In the first seven days of that plan's availability, the number of customers signing up for the "Verizon Plan" was 93 percent of the amount of customers who signed up for Share Everything in the first week of that plan's availability. However, Verizon said its latest pricing plans, introduced last week, have proven far more popular than its "Verizon Plan" in 2015. The carrier said 30 percent more customers migrated to the new Verizon plans on the first day than did on the first day of our introduction of Share Everything. And the carrier said nearly 95 percent more customers signed up to be on the new Verizon plans than did during the first week of Share Everything. Ambio explained that the new plans offer customers 30 percent more data on average, though the plans cost slightly more per month than Verizon's previous pricing options. The plans also offer "Carryover Data" and "Safety Mode" that allow customers to roll over their unused data for one month, and to avoid data overage charges by having their download speeds throttled to 128 Kbps, respectively. Ambio also noted that Verizon now counts far more smartphone customers among its customer base than in 2012 – roughly 85 percent of Verizon's 107 million retail postpaid customers owned smartphones at the end of the first quarter – which likely aided interest in Verizon's new data plans. "It's just a lower cost per gigabyte," he said. "It's more appealing to more people." Ambio also said that activations of Verizon's new plans are "skewing to the higher plans." He attributed this to the fact that more customers are now signed up to family plans and enterprise plans than before, and therefore want larger buckets of data. "We're very happy with the mix of customers on the plans," he said. "We're meeting expectations." Ambio declined to comment on whether Verizon would bring its Carryover Data and Safety Mode options to its prepaid pricing plans; Droid Life reported the carrier would offer throttled data to its prepaid customers starting next week. Interestingly, Ambio also said Verizon has never forced customers off their existing plans, so customers don't have to move onto the carrier's new plans. He said that Verizon likely still has customers on the pricing plans it acquired from Alltel. "We have not done forced migration," he said. "We have customers on plans that are years and years old." Related articles: T-Mobile hammers Verizon's new plans, proclaims U.S. wireless market competitive T-Mobile, Sprint quick to pounce on Verizon's price hikes As expected, Verizon increases prices, raises data allotments, intros data carryover and throttling | Mid | [
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Tag Archives: Abuse The Dietrich, Idaho locker room assault victim needs to matter to organizations in disability rights advocacy and mental health advocacy. He needs to matter to human rights advocacy groups. He needs to matter to civil rights groups, and groups advocating against hate crimes. He needs to matter to advocacy organizations that fight to help survivors of torture. The silence from national disability advocacy organizations makes it clear that when it comes to crimes against disabled victims, Black lives don’t matter. This silence is complete and familiar. This silence is a further indignity on this 18-year-old African American disabled victim. What happened to this innocent Black victim screaming in a cold storage closet of locker room at a public high school didn’t matter to the prosecutor. It didn’t matter to the town’s football team. The victim’s lifelong trauma didn’t matter to the judge, who shouted insulting accusations at the victim’s parents in open … Continue Reading ›› | Mid | [
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58 Hospitals with Innovation Programs (2017) Becker's Healthcare is pleased to recognize the following 58 hospitals with innovation programs. The hospitals and health systems on this list have committed to keeping up with — or getting ahead of — the pace of change in healthcare. These hospitals formed dedicated centers and institutes for innovation, research and development. The products coming out of these programs range from technological, including medical devices, diagnostics and mobile health platforms, to clinical workflows, simulation and process improvements. Several hospitals featured on this list have established commercialization arms and technology transfer offices addressing some of the biggest challenges facing patient care and care delivery. | High | [
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Running – Womens Adidas Distancestar Running Spikes White/Black £ 149.76£ 60.06 0 out of 5 Product Details Adidas Distancestar Running Spikes Ideal for any long distance running event, these shoes will propel you forward and help you smash personal bests and go for gold. Designed with a breathable, light… Product Description Product Details Adidas Distancestar Running Spikes Ideal for any long distance running event, these shoes will propel you forward and help you smash personal bests and go for gold. Designed with a breathable, lightweight, mesh upper to ventilate your feet, and a TPU Outsole plate with spikes, the Adidas Distancestar Running Spikes are build for the long haul. Air Mesh Upper Made with an air mesh upper, these shoes are extremely lightweight and breathable. The air mesh material allows air to circulate freely between your feet, keeping them cool and yourself focused on the run ahead. A seamless toe cap features for durability, and to prevent injuries such as bruising in the toe area. The synthetic heel also holds your foot firmly in place whilst running. Finished off with eye-catching colours and an Adidas logo on the heel, you’ll show the competition you’re the real deal. EVA Midsole An EVA midsole features to provide lightweight, responsive, cushioning and support, making these shoes ideal for either training or competing. It also helps to reduce the impact on your feet during your run, and cushions your feet for maximum energy return. TPU Outsole Plate The outsole, made with TPU is extremely durable and ideal for any condition, making these shoes perfect for wet or dry weather. Featuring five spikes on the forefoot, these shoes allow you to fully dig into the track surface to propel you forward towards the finishing line. Adiwear rubber also features on the outsole, which reduces wear and tear on the heel and off-toe areas. It also offers excellent traction and flexibility allowing you to gain maximum speed around corners while ensuring your stability. SHOW ME MORE colour: White , colour: Black , Gender: Womens , Features: Breathable , Sport: Running , Product Type: Shoes , Type: Spikes , Product class: Shoe , Terrain: Track And Field , Shoe width: B , brand: Adidas products | High | [
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Bill to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned for exploring that tract of the country to the north of the river and gulf of St. Lawrence commonly called the King's Posts, and the lands adjacent thereto = Bill pour affecter une certaine somme d'argent y mentionnée à la visite et examen de l'étendue de terre au nord du fleuve et du golfe St. Laurent communément appellée Postes du roi, et les terres adjacentes | Mid | [
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Technical Disclosure The present disclosure relates to a light regulating apparatus and a light regulating method thereof. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a light regulating apparatus and a light regulating method thereof for regulating a load current. Description of Related Art In recent years, since a manufacture technology of light emitting diode (LED) has been developed, a luminance and an efficiency of LED have increased greatly. Therefore, LED has replaced incandescent lamp as a new light component and has been applied in various devices, e.g., household lighting device, handheld lighting device, automotive lighting device, backlight source of liquid crystal panel, traffic light, etc. However, since the characteristic of LED is different from the characteristic of incandescent lamp, the light regulating circuit applied for LED is different from the light regulating circuit applied for incandescent lamp. In conventional technology, in order to drive a load circuit with several LED series, it is usually to couple a voltage regulator or a current regulator to the load circuit so as to stabilize an operating current of LED series by the characteristic of constant current of the voltage regulator or the current regulator. For example, a converter is utilized to convert a direct voltage or an alternating voltage into a constant direct voltage and an operating voltage applied to the load circuit is generated by providing the constant direct voltage to the voltage regulator or the current regulator. FIG. 1 depicts a conventional light-regulating apparatus. As shown in FIG. 1, in order to rapidly regulate a current magnitude or a voltage magnitude outputted from the current regulator or the voltage regulator, the conventional approach is to couple capacitors C1-Cn to an output terminal of the current regulator or the voltage regulator in parallel, in which capacitors C1-Cn are coupled to the output terminal of the current regulator or the voltage regulator through switch components T1-Tn, respectively. First, capacitors C1-Cn are charged to a pre-determined voltage through an output voltage Vo of the current regulator or the voltage regulator. Next, capacitors C1-Cn are selected by controlling each switch component to be turned on or turn off so as to output a rated operating voltage to the load circuit (e.g., LED). Accordingly, rapidly regulating the current magnitude of LED is implemented. However, the disadvantage of the aforementioned approach is that regulating the current magnitude is inflexible. By coupling one capacitor to the current regulator or the voltage regulator to get one current magnitude, the current magnitude applied to LED is difficult to be regulated continuously. Moreover, another conventional approach for regulating the current magnitude of LED is to couple a linear regulator to LED series in series and regulate the current through LED series by regulating the linear regulator. However, in this approach, the conversion efficiency of the converter is bad. | Low | [
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448 N.W.2d 163 (1989) 233 Neb. 818 JOHN DEERE COMPANY, Appellee, v. BOELUS STATE BANK, Appellant. No. 88-083. Supreme Court of Nebraska. November 22, 1989. *164 Galen E. Stehlik, Grand Island, for appellant. *165 Lynn A. Mitchell, of Gross, Welch, Vinardi, Kauffman & Day, P.C., Omaha, for appellee. HASTINGS, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, GRANT, and FAHRNBRUCH, JJ. BOSLAUGH, Justice. This is a suit by the plaintiff, John Deere Company, against the Boelus State Bank on a cashier's check issued by the defendant bank and payable to the plaintiff. The trial court found that the plaintiff was a holder in due course and entitled to recover $8,455.85. The defendant has appealed and contends that the trial court erred in finding for the plaintiff because there was evidence of an affirmative defense under Neb.U.C.C. § 3-305(2) (Reissue 1980), and in finding that the plaintiff was a holder in due course because the instrument in question was never "issued" within the meaning of the Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code. Since a suit on a cashier's check is an action at law, the factual findings by the trial court have the effect of a jury verdict and will not be set aside unless they are clearly wrong. Heese Produce Co. v. Lueders, 233 Neb. 12, 443 N.W.2d 278 (1989). In reviewing the judgment, we do not reweigh the evidence but, instead, consider the judgment in the light most favorable to the successful party, who is entitled to the benefit of every inference which can reasonably be deduced from the evidence. Corman v. Musselman, 232 Neb. 159, 439 N.W.2d 781 (1989). Taking the view of the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff, the record shows that on October 8, 1982, Walter Duester entered into a "variable rate loan contract security agreement" in connection with the purchase of a John Deere combine and grain platform from St. Paul Equipment, Inc. (St. Paul). John Deere was the lender and secured party under the agreement, and the combine was pledged as collateral. When Duester failed to pay the balance of his contract ($8,455.84) by January 1986, the manager of St. Paul was instructed to repossess the combine. On January 14, 1986, Randy Hansen, an employee of St. Paul, went to Duester's farm to repossess the combine. Duester told Hansen that he had received some payments for custom combining and would purchase a cashier's check and pay the debt to John Deere. Hansen followed Duester to the defendant bank at about 11 a.m. and waited outside for Duester to return. Five or ten minutes later, Duester came out of the bank and gave Hansen a cashier's check in the amount of $8,455.84. The check was drawn on defendant Boelus State Bank, payable to the order of John Deere Company, and was signed by an authorized bank employee, Judy Jensen. Hansen returned to St. Paul without repossessing the combine and delivered the cashier's check to the comptroller for St. Paul. About 1 hour later, Russell Jensen, the bank president, telephoned St. Paul and stated that the bank might not honor the check. On or about January 22, 1986, John Deere presented the cashier's check for payment, but payment was refused. A cashier's check is a draft drawn by a bank upon itself. Pulaski Chase v. Kellogg-Citizens Bank, 130 Wis.2d 200, 386 N.W.2d 510 (App.1986). Neb.U.C.C. § 3-118(a) (Reissue 1980) provides that a draft drawn on the drawer is effective as a note. See, also, Thompson Poultry, Inc. v. First Nat. Bank of York, 199 Neb. 8, 255 N.W.2d 856 (1977) (a bank money order is essentially the same as a cashier's check and is equivalent to a negotiable promissory note of the bank); TPO Incorporated v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., 487 F.2d 131 (3d Cir.1973). As the court in Banco Ganadero y Agricola, Etc. v. Soc. Nat. Bk., Cleve., 418 F.Supp. 520, 524 (N.D.Ohio 1976), observed: Treating a cashier's check as the bank's promissory note, the question becomes not whether the bank may stop payment thereonfor stopping payment only makes sense as a concept where a *166 drawer wishes to prevent the drawee, another party, from paying the instrumentbut rather whether the bank, as maker of the instrument, is liable thereon. Therefore, it is concluded that a cashier's check drawn by a bank on itself is more accurately treated as a note than as an "accepted" check. See, also, Pulaski Chase v. Kellogg-Citizens Bank, supra; 1 J. White & R. Summers, Uniform Commercial Code § 14-10 at 736 (3d ed. 1988). Neb.U.C.C. § 3-413(1) (Reissue 1980) provides that the maker of a note "engages that he will pay the instrument according to its tenor at the time of his engagement...." See, also, Grand Island Prod. Credit Assn. v. Humphrey, 223 Neb. 135, 388 N.W.2d 807 (1986). Neb.U.C.C. § 3-307 (Reissue 1980) provides: (1) Unless specifically denied in the pleadings each signature on an instrument is admitted.... .... (2) When signatures are admitted or established, production of the instrument entitles a holder to recover on it unless the defendant establishes a defense. (3) After it is shown that a defense exists a person claiming the rights of a holder in due course has the burden of establishing that he or some person under whom he claims is in all respects a holder in due course. In Center Bank v. Mid-Continent Meats, Inc., 194 Neb. 665, 666-67, 234 N.W.2d 902, 903 (1975), this court stated: The answer does not specifically deny the signatures. Under such circumstances the signatures are admitted and the holder of the notes is entitled to recover on them unless the defendants establish a defense. [Citations omitted.] The burden is upon the defendants to plead and prove such defense. See, also, Blaha GMC-Jeep, Inc. v. Frerichs, 211 Neb. 103, 317 N.W.2d 894 (1982); Newman Grove Creamery Co. v. Deaver, 208 Neb. 178, 302 N.W.2d 697 (1981). In its answer, the bank generally denied the allegations of the petition and made the following allegations concerning affirmative defenses: 4. That on or about December 30, 1985, the Directors of the Boelus State Bank resolved that two signatures would be required on all Cashier's Checks issued by the Boelus State Bank.... 5. That on or about January 14, 1986, the Boelus State Bank was requested to issue a Cashier's Check payable to the order of John Deere Company in the amount of $8,455.85 [sic] by Melvin [sic] Deuster [sic]. 6. That the teller who was waiting on Mr. Deuster [sic] stated that she would need a second signature on the check and excused herself to request a loan officer to come to the front counter to sign the check. 7. That when the teller returned with the loan officer, the check as well as Mr. Deuster [sic] had left the bank. 8. That immediately the loan officers, Russell Jensen and Andrew Jensen, personally contacted Mr. Deuster [sic] to inform him that the Cashier's Check was invalid because it did not have two signatures. Mr. Deuster [sic] stated he had already given the check to John Deere Company. 9. Loan officer, Russell Jensen, immediately thereafter contacted John Deere Company informing them that the check was invalid because it did not have two signatures. 10. That the above stated Cashier's Check was never officially issued, and therefore it could not be honored upon presentation by John Deere Company. Since the bank did not specifically deny that the signature on the check was valid, see § 3-307, comment 1, the signature was admitted, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover unless the bank established a defense. If the bank established a defense, then the plaintiff had the burden of proving that it was a holder in due course. See Bank of Valley v. Mattson, 215 Neb. 596, 339 N.W.2d 923 (1983). Neb.U.C.C. § 3-306 (Reissue 1980) provides: *167 Unless he has the rights of a holder in due course any person takes the instrument subject to .... (c) the defenses of want or failure of consideration, nonperformance of any condition precedent, nondelivery, or delivery for a special purpose ... and (d) the defense that he or a person through whom he holds the instrument acquired it by theft.... Section 3-305 provides: To the extent that a holder is a holder in due course he takes the instrument free from .... (2) all defenses of any party to the instrument with whom the holder has not dealt except .... (b) such other incapacity, or duress, or illegality of the transaction, as renders the obligation of the party a nullity .... Although the bank alleged that Duester had acquired the cashier's check by theft and that the check had not been delivered, if the plaintiff was a holder in due course it is unnecessary to consider the defenses alleged by the bank. "A holder in due course is a holder who takes the instrument (a) for value; and (b) in good faith; and (c) without notice that it is overdue or has been dishonored or of any defense against or claim to it on the part of any person." Neb.U.C.C. § 3-302(1) (Reissue 1980). In this case the check had been drawn payable to the order of the plaintiff, John Deere. A holder is defined as a "person who is in possession of ... an instrument ... drawn, issued or indorsed to him or to his order or to bearer or in blank." (Emphasis supplied.) Neb.U. C.C. § 1-201(20) (Reissue 1980). The payee of an instrument may be a holder in due course if he meets the requirements of § 3-302. Section 3-302 and comment 2 thereto. A holder takes an instrument for value when he takes the instrument in payment of an antecedent claim against any person. Neb.U.C.C. § 3-303(b) (Reissue 1980). The record shows that John Deere was in possession of the cashier's check drawn on the defendant bank and which was payable to the order of John Deere. In obtaining the cashier's check, John Deere did not deal with the bank, and took the instrument in payment of the debt due it from Duester. There was no defect apparent on the face of the instrument. Duester did not tell Hansen what had happened while he was in the bank, did not tell Hansen that there might be a problem with the cashier's check, and did not discuss the subject of his bank loan with anyone from St. Paul. The record supports the trial court's conclusion that John Deere's agent, Hansen, had no knowledge of any defense against the instrument when he received the cashier's check in payment of Duester's debt to St. Paul. Although John Deere subsequently was informed that the bank intended to dishonor the check, subsequent knowledge of an alleged infirmity does not impair its holder in due course status. Schranz v. I.L. Grossman, Inc., 90 Ill. App.3d 507, 45 Ill.Dec. 654, 412 N.E.2d 1378 (1980); Lynnwood Sand & Gravel v. Bank of Everett, 29 Wash.App. 686, 630 P.2d 489 (1981). The trial court's finding that John Deere was a holder in due course was not clearly wrong. Since the plaintiff was a holder in due course, it is unnecessary to discuss the evidence relating to the bank's claim that the check had been stolen by Duester. Under § 3-306, a holder in due course takes the instrument not subject to "the defense that he or a person through whom he holds the instrument acquired it by theft...." In § 3-306, comment 5, it is stated: "The exception made in the case of theft is based on the policy which refuses to aid a proved thief to recover, and refuses to aid him indirectly by permitting his transferee to recover unless the transferee is a holder in due course." (Emphasis supplied.) See, also, O.P. Ganjo, Inc. v. Tri-Urban Realty Co., Inc., 108 N.J.Super. 517, 261 A.2d 722 (1969). *168 The judgment is affirmed. AFFIRMED. | Mid | [
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Trump faces backlash from withdrawing troops from northern Syria as impeachment inquiry intensifies Donald Trump is facing a new round of bipartisan backlash over his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from northern Syria. Lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation this week to address the crisis. Additionally, new revelations in the impeachment inquiry could put the president on the defensive. Nikole Killion reports. | Low | [
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A panel of leading commentators give their verdict on the merits of the plan to lift compulsory superannuation to 12% The great superannuation debate: raise it, freeze it or do away with it altogether The federal government is conducting a major review of retirement income, which will among other things look at the role of superannuation. The compulsory superannuation guarantee is set to rise from 9.5% to 12% in five annual increases starting from July 2021. However, with some Liberal backbenchers lobbying to freeze the guarantee at 9.5%, or even to make superannuation voluntary, we ask economists, unions and thinktanks whether the existing system is working as intended. Also, we ask whether the increase from 9.5% to 12% should go ahead as planned, and whether super should remain compulsory for low income earners. Scott Connolly, ACTU In 1985 John Howard said that a superannuation deal struck by the ACTU “represents all that is rotten with industrial relations in Australia”. That was 34 years ago and now Australians have over $2.7 trillion invested in their retirements. This reckless government and its business and media mates are determined to damage superannuation | Paul Keating Read more But as the recent commentary around the already legislated 12% superannuation increase has shown, the federal government, the big business lobby and right wing thinktanks remain as determined to undermine superannuation today as Howard was in 1985. Superannuation is once again under attack, now with the confected argument that the increase will leave workers short-changed in an era of low wage growth. Coming from the federal government and big business, this new-found concern for workers’ wages will strike many Australians as astonishingly hypocritical. Scott Morrison has repeatedly supported cuts to penalty rates. In the face of a national wage theft epidemic, the Morrison government’s response has been impotent. The Liberals oppose any significant increase to the minimum wage, while big business opposes any significant increase past the rate of inflation. This has occurred against a background of historically low wages growth, and soaring company profits. To help low-income earners, we should increase the generosity of the pension, rather than stripping money from them when young. Gigi Foster With this appalling track record, it’s hard to believe the Liberals and business community when they say their opposition to super increases is in the best interests of workers. Superannuation is derived from both workers’ wages and payments from employers. An Australia Institute report this week demonstrated that historically, increasing superannuation contributions have in fact correlated with increasing wages. As super is an additional payment from employers, more investment capital is generated from each dollar spent. The problem with super is not that it is too high – it’s that Australians do not have enough. The average Australian will run out of super 10 years before they die and 70% of women have balances under $150,000. If the government was serious about retirement incomes, it would close the cracks in the system and proceed with the legislated 12% superannuation increase, which will provide millions of Australians with the dignified retirement they deserve. In 1985, the Liberals and the business community were wrong about superannuation. They’re still wrong now. • Scott Connolly is an assistant secretary at the Australian Council of Trade Unions and spent 16 years with the Transport Workers Union Gigi Foster, economist The classic argument in favour of making super contributions compulsory for low-income earners is that it is just such workers who are most likely to need funding in their retirement. In the absence of a legislated compulsion to save, such workers would be more likely than higher earners to spend their money now and have nothing left to build a nest egg. (In economics, we say such workers have a lower “propensity to save” than higher income earners.) The problem with this argument is that the reason such workers don’t save much is that they need most, if not all, of every dollar they earn to support themselves and their dependents today. Without compulsory super, low-income earners could use more of their already thin wages to spend on food, healthcare, and other necessities. As a bonus, extra spending power in the hands of people predisposed to spend will boost aggregate demand – always useful when the economy is looking shaky. Make no mistake: the business plan is to do away with universal superannuation altogether. Jim Stanford Why does extra spending by low-income earners today not necessarily imperil their futures? Because low-income earners are targeted by our flagship income-support program for the elderly, the aged pension. To help low-income earners in retirement, we should increase the generosity of the pension, rather than stripping money from them when young with the misguided goal of increasing the fraction of their retirements that they will be able to self-fund. By contrast, who should we expect to be able to self-fund their retirements? The rich. Hence, compulsory super contributions for higher earners should remain, since it’s exactly those workers whom we want to encourage to be self-reliant in their sunset years. Moving to the question of whether the super guarantee should be raised to 12%, it depends. Lower income earners could use this extra help. Higher earners don’t need it: they’ve got enough of their own money already. So instead of setting a blanket rate for everyone, a more palatable super guarantee policy would vary the rate depending on income level or marginal tax rate of the worker. One might worry about a depressive effect of this variation in the costs of employment on employers’ demand for low-skilled workers. To mitigate this, the difference in rates should not be too great; 10% (for high earners) versus 12% (for low earners) seems reasonable given current policy settings. • Gigi Foster is a professor in the School of Economics at the University of NSW, and co-host with Peter Martin of the Economists on ABC RN. Emma Dawson, Per Capita Making superannuation optional for any workers, including low-income earners, effectively destroys universal super. The argument against compulsory super for low income earners rests on the idea that it comes directly and automatically from wages. This was effectively debunked by research from Jim Stanford this week. Wage growth in Australia has been stagnant for years. As Stanford notes, wages are determined by power and regulation, not by market clearing. Evidence abounds that low and middle-income workers do not save without compulsion, leaving them worse off in retirement. The US has a retirement savings crisis, and some commentators are suggesting compulsory savings is the way to address it. Our universal super system means Australia has avoided such a predicament. Even if regulation to make super optional ensured that an equivalent amount of money went into the pay-packets of workers, they would then have to pay more income tax at a higher effective marginal tax rate, leaving many with lower lifetime incomes and the loss of the compound interest that makes superannuation such an effective savings tool. Research by Per Capita has found that the age pension fails to provide a decent standard of living for approximately 1.5 million older Australians who rely on it as their main source of income. Given the treasurer’s comments that our ageing population is an “economic time bomb” that people will need to worker longer into their old age, any meaningful increase to the age pension seems highly unlikely. Other arguments against universal super cite the high fees charged (primarily by retail funds) and the cost to the federal budget of the excessive tax concessions that overwhelmingly favour high income earners and those with lots of capital wealth. These are arguments that support effective reform of the superannuation system to return it to its original purpose: that of augmenting or replacing the age pension and increasing workers’ standards of living in retirement, rather than serving as an estate planning tool for the wealthy. They are not cause for the abolition of universal super. Compulsory super allows workers to pool their retirement savings and obtain the kinds of returns on investment previously only available to the capital class. To address the problems of fee gouging and the cost of tax concessions by cutting the lowest paid workers loose from the system while leaving the egregious fees for fund managers and tax concessions high income earners in place would be the worst possible outcome of the Retirement Income Review. It would drastically increase inequality in our society. Increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% will be of most benefit to workers on award wages who receive it. Many higher income earners in professional fields already receive employer super contributions of more than the guarantee – for example, workers in the tertiary education sector typically receive 15% under their Enterprise Bargaining Agreements, as do many public service employees and government staff. Upcoming research from Per Capita will show that a worker on the median wage has lost over $7,000 in super since the SG was frozen at 9.5% by the current government, compared to what they would have received had the SG increased in line with the previous Labor government’s legislated timetable. Over the same period, that worker’s annual salary has actually gone down by over $100, when adjusted for inflation. • Emma Dawson is the Executive Director of Per Capita Jim Stanford, Centre for Future Work There weren’t many things the two major parties agreed on in the 2019 election campaign; one was a bipartisan plan to increase superannuation contributions by employers. Even the Coalition reaffirmed the long-standing plan to raise the rate from 9.5% to 12%, starting in 2021. Suddenly, all bets are off. Backbench Liberals are floating trial balloons about cancelling the scheduled increases, and even making superannuation voluntary for some workers (like young people or low-wage earners). Business lobbyists and some thinktanks are jumping on the bandwagon. It’s just like the Coalition’s approach to industrial relations. They didn’t breathe a word about IR during the election – as thousands of workers marched to “Change the Rules”. But after the election, they’ve launched a no-holds-barred attack on what’s left of union power and labour standards. If governments want to boost retirement incomes, increasing compulsory super appears the worst way to get there. Brendan Coates New debates about superannuation must be considered in that context: as just one dimension of a broader, forceful attack on progressive labour regulation. Employers have always resisted compulsory superannuation. For them, employers’ obligation to their workers starts and ends with each hour of active productive work. Labour is simply a productive input: best purchased on a just-in-time basis, no strings attached. The argument that super should be voluntary – perhaps initially for low-income workers, but soon for everyone – is the thin edge of the wedge. Make no mistake: the business plan is to do away with universal superannuation altogether. International evidence is overwhelming that voluntary pension systems do not work. Bribing desperate workers to trade off retirement security for a bit of desperately needed cash right now is hardly an adequate response to the wages crisis gripping Australia’s labour market. And the claim that workers don’t actually “need” any more pension income is rose-coloured and elitist. The plan to raise super contributions to 12% of earnings was based on analysis about what would be required to underpin decent retirement income. Persistent low interest rates, flat wages, and growing life expectancy make that argument even stronger. The party in power promised this plan; they have no legitimate right to change it now. There are many flaws in Australia’s retirement system. A universal public pension funded from current revenues (rather than accumulated financial accounts) would be best. And the existing inequities of super must be fixed, and fast: rolling back super tax benefits for high-income earners, preventing super evasion by employers, supporting low-income workers with tax offsets, and banning wasteful retail funds altogether. None of those problems will be fixed by abandoning the principle of an adequate, compulsory, universal system. Labour compensation has lagged behind productivity for a generation; Australian employers can well afford to both raise wages and boost super contributions. They shouldn’t be let off the hook for either. • Jim Stanford is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, and the author of a new report, The Relationship Between Superannuation Contributions and Wages in Australia. Brendan Coates, Grattan Institute At the heart of the debate over compulsory superannuation sit big trade-offs. Boosting retirement incomes inevitably comes at a cost: either people have lower living standards while they’re working, or governments give up more revenue for super tax breaks, or taxpayers pay more for pensions. Grattan Institute research has shown that compulsory super set at 9.5%, together with the age pension, is already doing its job. Most retirees today feel more comfortable financially than younger Australians who are still working. And they typically have enough money to sustain the same, or a higher, living standard in retirement than when they were working. The retirees of tomorrow are likely to be even better off. The average worker today can expect a retirement income of at least 89% of their pre-retirement income – well above the 70% benchmark endorsed by the OECD. Siphoning more money into the hands of the financial sector is always going to be bad news for the economy. Cameron Murray But you can have too much of a good thing. Compulsory super shouldn’t rise, because that would force Australians to save for a higher living standard in retirement than they have while working. If governments want to boost retirement incomes, the planned increase in compulsory super appears the worst way to get there. Our work shows that raising compulsory super to 12% would reduce wages today and do little to boost the retirement incomes of many low and middle-income workers tomorrow. Higher super contributions will not improve their retirement income: the extra superannuation income will be largely offset by lower part-pension payments. What’s more, the age pension is indexed to wages. If wages grow by less, pensions do too. Instead, the big winners from higher compulsory super would be the wealthiest 20% of Australian earners, who would benefit from extra super tax breaks and would be unlikely to receive the age pension anyway. Higher compulsory super would cost the federal budget about $2bn a year now, and in the long term. It is true compulsory super today has lowered pension spending. The trouble is that the extra tax breaks from higher compulsory super cost the budget even more. Most importantly, higher super wouldn’t tackle the biggest challenge facing our retirement incomes system: retirees who rent. They are at severe risk of poverty because rent assistance is inadequate. Our research shows more retirees will rent in future because home ownership is falling fast. Grattan recommends boosting commonwealth rent assistance by 40% – roughly $1,400 a year for singles. This would lift out of poverty many retirees who rent, at a cost of $1.3bn a year. Higher compulsory super doesn’t confront this challenge – and its budgetary costs would make it harder for governments to adopt other policies that would. • Brendan Coates is the household finances program director at the Grattan Institute. Cameron Murray, economist The superannuation system is not a retirement income system. It has none of the insurance functions to share risks and ensure low-income earners are supported in retirement. It is, in fact, a massive drain on economic activity. It siphons money out of the real economy to the financial industry. Instead of people using their wages to buy new goods and services, stimulating economic activity, more than $100bn (6% of GDP) is redirected into asset markets to buy bonds, equities and property from people who already own them — all for a $37bn per year fee. This is madness. We get our military – the army, navy and airforce – for a lower cost each year. The whole federal welfare system costs less per year to run, and that includes all types of income and disability support. It is laughable to pay more to run a system that is a part tax break for the wealthy, part drain on economic activity, and zero parts retirement policy. One afternoon a year: how to manage your superannuation in very little time Read more Super was not designed for retirement. It was designed to reduce economic growth and limit wage increases, and that is what it does. As Peter Martin explains: “Concerned about a wages breakout in 1985, then treasurer Paul Keating and ACTU president Bill Kelty struck a deal to defer wage rises in exchange for super contributions.” Even the OECD notes that private individual account savings systems such as super increase the need for state intervention in the pension system rather than decreasing it, because they amplify inequalities into retirement. For the bottom quarter of households, the age pension is a pay rise. It makes no sense to make these households poorer when they are working and poor, so they can be slightly richer when they are retired and rich. That is the opposite of what a pension system should do. In terms of raising the rate from 9.5% to 12%, siphoning more money into the hands of the financial sector is always going to be bad news for the economy. You can see this in the corrupting influence super has had on the Labor party, which now lobbies to have its members’ wages given to the world’s most expensive fund managers rather to their members. Imagine being a union member trying to support a family and having your political representatives tell you that you are too stupid to spend your own money: you don’t deserve your wages. Instead, a fund manager downtown should look after the money you sweated for … and you have a one-in-six chance of dying before getting your hands on it. Unwind the system and give people their money back. • Dr Cameron Murray is a post-doctoral research fellow, Henry Halloran Trust, at the University of Sydney and the author of Game of Mates: How Favours Bleed the Nation. | Mid | [
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Clinton explains it all Monday Jun 17, 2013 at 11:15 AMJun 17, 2013 at 4:14 PM The “explainer-in-chief” came to Worcester Saturday to fire up the Ed Markey campaign. As was the case when he spoke to the Democratic National Convention last year, Bill Clinton did a better job of making his candidate’s case than the candidate himself. Among the points he made that I thought worth writing down: - During his presidency, the earnings of the bottom 20 percent rose as much as for the top 20 percent. but he said he’s even more proud that 100 times as many people moved from poverty into the middle class in his presidency than under Reagan. - In 2000, Jim McGovern came to me with a program to tie foreign food aid to school attendance, just like we do in our own school lunch program, Clinton said. “I found $300 million of your money to fund that program. Jim McGovern is personally responsible for sending 6 million poor kids to school.” - 300,000 jobs were created because Ed Markey brought competition to the internet and telecommunications industry through the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act, which he was proud to sign. But it wouldn’t have happened without Ed Markey. - “I didn’t know we were importing assault weapons from China until Ed Markey told me, and we stopped it.” - Affordable Care Act: “Massachusetts proves we can make it work,” Clinton said. “And we don’t need another member of Congress praying for America to fail.” - The largest health care organization in greater DC has been switching away from fee-for-service. It saved $36 million in 2011 and $98 million in 2012. This matters. Americans spend 17.8 percent of GDP on health care, the most among developed countries. The number two country spends 11.8 percent of its GDP on health care. The difference each year adds up to $1 trillion. - “You have as qualified a candidate for U.S. Senate as I’ve seen in a month of Sundays.” Rick Holmes The “explainer-in-chief” came to Worcester Saturday to fire up the Ed Markey campaign. As was the case when he spoke to the Democratic National Convention last year, Bill Clinton did a better job of making his candidate’s case than the candidate himself. Among the points he made that I thought worth writing down: - During his presidency, the earnings of the bottom 20 percent rose as much as for the top 20 percent. but he said he’s even more proud that 100 times as many people moved from poverty into the middle class in his presidency than under Reagan. - In 2000, Jim McGovern came to me with a program to tie foreign food aid to school attendance, just like we do in our own school lunch program, Clinton said. “I found $300 million of your money to fund that program. Jim McGovern is personally responsible for sending 6 million poor kids to school.” - 300,000 jobs were created because Ed Markey brought competition to the internet and telecommunications industry through the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act, which he was proud to sign. But it wouldn’t have happened without Ed Markey. - “I didn’t know we were importing assault weapons from China until Ed Markey told me, and we stopped it.” - Affordable Care Act: “Massachusetts proves we can make it work,” Clinton said. “And we don’t need another member of Congress praying for America to fail.” - The largest health care organization in greater DC has been switching away from fee-for-service. It saved $36 million in 2011 and $98 million in 2012. This matters. Americans spend 17.8 percent of GDP on health care, the most among developed countries. The number two country spends 11.8 percent of its GDP on health care. The difference each year adds up to $1 trillion. - “You have as qualified a candidate for U.S. Senate as I’ve seen in a month of Sundays.” | Mid | [
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Q: not able to set owner Name in account.ownerId in apex class I am not able to set Account.Owner = xyz using apex class can anybody help me out for this problem ? Thanks in advance A: I'm reasonably sure the OP is trying to set the ownerId in the Account prior to a DML operation. However, as a side note, sometimes one is faced with modeling the relationship in Apex. Hence, you can do the following: Account a = new Account(owner = new User(firstname = 'foo', lastname = 'bar')); You can't save the Account a unless you first null out a.owner. But there can be times where this coding trick can be useful, like in defaulting values on a VF page that shows multiple objects or in mocking arguments passed to methods under test. | High | [
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WARREN, Mich. – A senior at Warren Mott High School was suspended Thursday morning after flying the Confederate flag on the back of his truck and parking on school property. Ryan Delcato, 17, was sent home for the day. The superintendent said this is the third time Delicato brought the flag to school. On Wednesday, Delicato was warned he would be suspended if he did it again. “They said I was harming other kid’s education and everything because it’s a distraction,” Delicato said. Delicato said the Confederate flag is not racist, but a symbol of his family’s history. “It’s for our southern heritage,” Delicato said. “Not for race. Nothing like that.” Many others disagree. The superintendent said numerous students complained about the flag and staged a protest. At one point, someone even cut down Delicato’s confederate flag. Ryan Delicato’s father Gary Delicato disagrees with his son’s suspension. “A child who takes one thing the wrong way and now it’s blown up into this,” Gary Delicato said. “I understand that people have some issues with the flag, I understand that, but we can’t all stop doing things just because somebody doesn’t like something.” The superintendent said while they respect the first amendment, their policy prohibits them from allowing anyone to bring materials to school that could be disruptive and that includes the Confederate flag. She said that if Ryan Delicato brings the flag to school again he will be suspended again followed by a more progressive discipline. | Mid | [
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Q: Understanding the properties on ajax event object in callback context I am using the Aquantum jQuery plugin to upload files to a LAMP site. Works fine.. but I also need to do a success callback to put the uploaded filename and file URL in a form field. The upload plugin is here: http://aquantum-demo.appspot.com/file-upload (very clean, cool file upload widget, IMO) Here's the callback code: ( the file name part works well.. but how do I grab the file URL too?) jQuery('#fileupload').bind('fileuploaddone', function (e,data) { jQuery('textarea').val( "<p><a href='" + NEED_FILE_URL_HERE + "' target='_blank'>" + data.files[0].name + "</a>" ); }); A: I heard from the author of the jQuery UpLoad plugin. His suggestion works great now that I know the result properties the callback can see.. This should alert the first file url (based on the assumption that you're using the example package): $('#fileupload').bind('fileuploaddone', function (e, data) { alert(data.result[0].url); }); Note that browsers with support for multiple file selection but no XHR File upload (Opera, Firefox 3.6) might return multiple objects as part of the result array. | High | [
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus which measures various characteristics of an optical fiber by emitting an optical pulse to the optical fiber and performing an optical heterodyne detection involving the combination of returned light from the optical fiber with local oscillation light. 2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of an optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus according to the related art. The operation of this optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus will be described below. When a light source 31 emits coherent light 31a of a frequency f0 to an optical directional coupler 32, the coherent light 31a passes through the optical directional coupler 32 and enters an optical pulse generator 33 as coherent light 32a. The optical pulse generator 33 converts this coherent light 32a into pulse light 33a. It is to be noted that the coherent light 32a and the pulse light 33a have the same frequency as the frequency f0 of the coherent light 31a. Next, an optical frequency converter 34 performs frequency conversion by shifting the frequency of the pulse light 33a by a predetermined frequency xcex94f and sends out coherent light 34a having a frequency xe2x80x9cf0+xcex94fxe2x80x9d. This pulse light 34a travels through an optical amplifier 35, an optical switch 36 and an optical connector 37 and is emitted as pulse light 37a toward an optical fiber 38 to be measured. When this pulse light 37a enters the to-be-measured optical fiber 38, reflection or scattering respectively produces reflected light or scattered light in accordance with the state in the to-be-measured optical fiber 38. Part of the reflected light or scattered light travels as returned light 38a through the optical connector 37 and the optical switch 36. Then, returned light 36b is emitted toward the balanced-light reception circuit 40. The balanced-light reception circuit 40 converts the returned light 36b into an electric signal through balanced-light reception with the coherent light 32b of the frequency f0 emitted from the optical directional coupler 32. Specifically, an optical directional coupler 41 combines the coherent light 32b and the returned light 36b, and a photoelectric converter 42 converts the combined optical signal into an electric signal which is in turn amplified by an electric signal 43a by an amplifier section 43. This electric signal 43a is input to a signal processing section 46 through a low-pass filter 44 and an amplifier section 45. The signal processing section 46 acquires various characteristics of the to-be-measured optical fiber 38 based on the input electric signal and processes this electric signal on the time axis to prepare the distribution on the distance axis of the to-be-measured optical fiber 38. According to the conventional optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus, as apparent from the above, the optical scheme using the optical frequency converter 34 shifts the frequency of the pulse light 37a to be input to the to-be-measured optical fiber 38 by the predetermined frequency xcex94f with respect to the frequency of the coherent light 31a. Then, the local oscillation light (coherent light 32b) and the returned light 36b are combined, yielding a beat signal. The frequency xcex94f is set in accordance with the frequency of the returned light 36b in such a way that the frequency of the beat signal (i.e., the difference between the frequencies of the local oscillation light and the returned light) lies in an electrically processable range. Accordingly, backward scattered light, such as the Rayleigh scattered light and Brillouin scattered light, and reflected light, which is produced in the to-be-measured optical fiber 38, can be detected as returned light. The use of such an optical frequency conversion scheme requires that the optical frequency converter 34 should be constituted by an optical frequency shifter or by an optical ring comprising several optical components. This complicates the structure of the optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus. When an optical ring system is used, for example, while pulse light is travels along the optical ring, new pulse light cannot be input to the optical ring. This restricts the cycle period of the pulse light that is emitted from the optical ring, thus disabling fast measuring of the characteristics of the to-be-measured optical fiber. In addition, the frequency conversion increases the frequency of the pulse light, thereby restricting the pulse width of the pulse light. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus that has a simple structure which does not require frequency conversion of pulse light to be input an optical fiber to be measured and does not restrict the cycle period of the pulse light, thereby ensuring fast measuring of the characteristics of the optical fiber using a fast optical output. To achieve the above object, according to one aspect of this invention, there is provided an optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus for converting coherent light into pulse light, emitting the pulse light to an optical fiber, converting an optical signal acquired by balanced-light reception of returned light from the optical fiber and the coherent light into a first electric signal, and obtaining characteristics of the optical fiber from a frequency component of the returned light included in the first electric signal, which apparatus comprises signal generation means for generating a second electric signal having a frequency approximately coincident with a frequency of an optical signal to be detected in those optical signals included in the returned light; and mixing means for mixing the first electric signal and the second electric signal to thereby detect a frequency component of the optical signal to be detected. According to this invention, as specifically described above, the frequency component of the desired optical signal is detected by producing a first electric signal by conversion of the optical signal that is acquired by the balanced-light reception of returned light and coherent light, producing a second electric signal whose frequency approximately matches with the frequency of the optical signal to be detected of optical signals included in returned light, and then mixing the first and second electric signals together. In the case of detecting the returned light by using a beat signal obtained by combining the returned light and local oscillation light (coherent light), therefore, the frequency component of the optical signal included in the returned light can be detected even if the frequency band of the signal processor for acquiring the characteristics of an optical fiber is not matched with the frequency component of the beat signal. This can ensure excellent coherent detection according to the frequency component of reflected light or any of various kinds of scattered lights contained in the returned light. Further, it is unnecessary to shift the frequency of the pulse light to be sent to an optical fiber, thus eliminating the need for a circuit, such as an optical frequency shifter or an optical ring system. This can help make the structure of the optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus simpler. Furthermore, there is no restriction on the cycle period of pulse light, so that the pulse light can be emitted in a shorter period, thereby ensuring fast measuring of the characteristics of the optical fiber. In this optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus, the signal generation means may detect a spectrum of the optical signal to be detected by changing the frequency of the second electric signal over a spectrum width of the optical signal to be detected. In this case, the spectrum of the optical signal to be detected is detected by changing the frequency of the second electric signal over the spectrum width of the to-be-detected optical signal. Therefore, even if the spectrum width of an optical signal contained in the returned light is wider than the spectrum width of the second electric signal as in the case of scattered light, therefore, the spectrum of every optical signal contained in the returned light can be detected. Furthermore, in this case or in the optical-fiber characteristics measuring apparatus of the above aspect, the signal generation means may set the frequency of the second electric signal in accordance with a type of the optical signal to be detected. | Mid | [
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Quebec Route 202 Route 202 is an east/west 140-kilometer highway in the Monteregie region of the province of Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Sainte-Barbe and its eastern terminus is in southern Cowansville at the junctions of Route 104 and Route 139. The highway runs a few kilometers north of the United States-Canada border for most of its length. Municipalities along Route 202 Sainte-Barbe Huntingdon Hinchinbrooke Franklin Havelock Hemmingford (township) Hemmingford (village) Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Lacolle Noyan Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville Venise-en-Québec Pike River (formerly Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River) Stanbridge Station Bedford (township) Bedford (city) Stanbridge East Dunham Cowansville Major intersections See also List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) Route 202 in Google Maps 202 | Mid | [
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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Kansas City, KS (KCTV) — A 10-year-old girl gathered with her family to watch the Kansas City Royals take on the San Francisco Giants in Game 5 of the World Series. As a hail of bullets pierced her grandmother’s home, she bolted rather than jumping to the floor as other family members did. She died as she ran for a back room. Police and family members believe the bullets were intended for the child’s 19-year-old brother. Numerous KCTV5 viewers have reported that the gunman’s girlfriend stood up for her boyfriend in posts on Facebook and she and others discussed the motivation behind the shooting. Detectives are aware of the postings, but no arrests have been made as of Monday night. Machole Stewart, who was known as Coco, and her family had gathered inside the home in the 1400 block of New Jersey. Just as Giants ace Madison Bumgarner was throwing out the first pitch, someone sprayed bullets over a two-block area, striking vehicles and Machole’s home. Machole was snuggled on the couch with her mother, who ordered her children to get down. The woman, her 19-year-old son and a 16-year-old child jumped to the floor as the girl jumped up and ran for a back room. She was hit and died inside her own house before her horrified family members. “She didn’t get to live her life and she was just 10 years old,” the girl’s aunt, Martika Stewart, said. “All I ask is for someone to give her justice.” Machole was a student at Rosedale Elementary School. She was on the drill team at her school and loved to dance. “Anyone who knows Machole knows you are going to laugh when she comes around,” Stewart said. “This baby didn’t deserve this. She didn’t get to live life at all.” The girl’s great-grandmother says the teen who was targeted is 17 years old, not 19 years old. KCK Mayor Mark Holland said he and other city leaders have Machole’s family in their thoughts and prayers. “This is a great loss for our schools and city. I know the Kansas City, Kansas Police is utilizing all resources to bring those responsible to justice,” he said in a statement. “Even with crime at a 30-year low in our community, a tragedy such as this reminds us that any tragedy is one too many.” KCK Police Chief Ellen Hanson pledged that officers would track down the killer, and spoke against vigilante justice. She said the murder of a child is heartbreaking and impacts the entire community. “The police department is pulling out every stop to solve this crime as quickly as possible. We want to make sure those people responsible are brought to justice and we are not plugging in another part of the cycle of violence,” Hanson said. “The police department will take care of this and bring justice to the family of Machole.” Community members spoke out Monday, calling for an end of gun violence that is taking the lives of children. Machole’s death follows the death on Oct. 17 of Angel Hooper. The 6-year-old was shot as she was unwrapping candy while leaving a Kansas City convenience store where she had gone with her father. The drive-by shooter has not been caught. A radio station opened its phone lines to get tips that would lead to the arrest of the drive-by shooters who took the lives of two little girls. “We’ve buried too many of our babies,” said Alvin Brooks, founder of Adhoc Group Against Crime, a former police officer and former Kansas City mayor pro tem. “We’ve buried too many in our community. That’s the African-American community it has to be said. We in the African-American community we’ve got to do better about how we raise our children and their role models.” Others called for people to speak up and be forthcoming about the truth. Desmond Lamb, pastor of Forest Grove Baptist Church where Machole attended, said she was a special light. “She was a very gifted kid,” Lamb said. “A very gifted angel that the Lord sent to earth.” He said the events of Sunday night have shocked and devastated the Kansas City area. “I believe this is a shock wave throughout our entire community,” he said. “There is no doubt about it. A young lady at such a young age. That’s not supposed to happen.” Nina Oliver, a community leader who is trying to get tips that will lead to an arrest, said the violence must end. “The fact that our children are being murdered that should rattle your soul,” Oliver said. If you have any information, call the KCK Police Department or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. | Low | [
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See ‘Family Guy’s’ Peter Griffin in Real Life [PHOTO] Peter Griffin from 'Family Guy' is one of America's most-liked dads on TV, rivaling Homer Simpson himself. It crushes fans to know that the man who's willing to chug ipecac to claim the last slice of pie and trip Meg down a flight of stairs is not a real guy. Well, they're wrong. FOX/via Troodi.com This evidence suggests that a man actually named Peter Griffin is somewhere out there in the world, hopefully looking for golden tickets at the bottom of beer bottles (if he's anything like the TV character). | Mid | [
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a magnetic random access memory (abbreviated as xe2x80x98MRAMxe2x80x99) and, in particular, to an improved MRAM having a higher speed than a SRAM, integration as high as a DRAM, and a property of a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, and connecting a plurality of resistance transfer devices to one diode. 2. Description of the Related Art Most of the semiconductor memory manufacturing companies have developed MRAM""s using a ferromagnetic material as the next generation of memory devices. The MRAM is a memory device for reading and writing information by forming multi-layer ferromagnetic thin films and sensing current variations according to a magnetization direction of the respective thin films. The MRAM has a high speed, low power consumption and high integration density due to the special properties of the magnetic thin film, and performs a nonvolatile memory operation such as a flash memory. The MRAM utilizes either a giant magneto resistive (abbreviated as xe2x80x98GMRxe2x80x99) phenomenon or a spin-polarized magneto-transmission (SPMT) phenomenon generated due to influence of the spin on electron transmission to effect memory function. An MRAM using the GMR phenomenon utilizes the property that resistance is remarkably varied when spin directions are different in two magnetic layers having a non-magnetic layer therebetween in order to implement a GMR magnetic memory device. The MRAM using the SPMT phenomenon utilizes the property that larger current transmission is generated when spin directions are identical in two magnetic layers having an insulating layer therebetween in order to implement a magneto-transmission junction memory device. MRAM research, however, is still in its early stages, and is mostly concentrated on the formation of multi-layer magnetic thin films, with less research on unit cell structure and peripheral sensing circuits. FIGS. 1 and 2 are a cross-sectional diagram and a plan diagram, respectively illustrating a conventional MRAM disclosed under U.S. Pat. No. 5,640,343. FIG. 2, being a schematic plan diagram, illustrates the operation principles of an MRAM array. Referring to FIG. 1, the conventional MRAM includes a word line 13 formed on a semiconductor substrate 11, a diode 19 being formed on the word line 11 and having N/P type impurity layers 15 and 17, a connection layer 21 formed on the diode 19 and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) cell 25 formed on the connection layer 21. A conventional method for fabricating the MRAM illustrated in FIG. 1 will now be described. First, the word line 13 is formed on the semiconductor substrate 11 and the diode 19 is formed thereon. Here, the diode 19 includes the N/P type impurity layers 15 and 17. The diode 19 is formed by an ion implant process after depositing a polysilicon layer, or by depositing a doped polysilicon layer. In the case where the diode 19 is formed by an ion implant process, a subsequent high temperature thermal process is required. When the diode 19 is formed using the doped polysilicon layer, the diode 19 is deteriorated at a temperature higher than a predetermined temperature, which destroys thermal reliability of the MTJ cell. Therefore, a succeeding process is performed after forming a connection layer. As a result, the structure of the device is complicated, and high integration of the device is difficult to achieve. A first interlayer insulating film 23 is formed to planarize the top surface of the diode 19, and a contact hole (not shown) exposing the diode 19 is formed by removing the first interlayer insulating film 23 on the diode 19. Connection layer 21 is then formed to contact the diode 19 through the contact hole. Here, the connection layer 21 is formed by forming a tungsten layer filling up the contact hole on the resultant structure, and evenly etching the tungsten layer. Thereafter, the MTJ cell 25 is formed to contact the connection layer 21. A second interlayer insulating film 27 is then formed to planarize the entire top surface of the resultant structure, and the MRAM is fabricated according to a succeeding process. The operation of the MRAM will now be described. A write operation of the MRAM is performed by applying current IB and current IW to generate a magnetic field and by selecting a cell in which the current IB and the current IW cross each other. A read operation of the MRAM is carried out by applying a voltage to a bit line of a selected cell so that a current can flow in a word line through the MTJ cell and a resistance of the PN junction diode and by sensing the current. FIG. 2 illustrates a word line control circuit 31 to which both end portions of a first word line 33, a second word line 35 and a third word line 37 are connected, and a bit line control circuit 41 to which both end portions of a first bit line 43, a second bit line 45 and a third bit line 47 crossing the first to third word lines 33, 35 and 37 are connected. In particular, a unit cell having the MTJ cell xe2x80x9cbxe2x80x9d and the PN junction diode xe2x80x9ccxe2x80x9d is formed at an intersecting area of the word line and the bit line. A magnetic field xe2x80x9caxe2x80x9d is generated due to the flow of the current IB flowing through the first to third bit lines 43, 45 and 47 and the current IW flowing through the first to third word lines 33, 35 and 37. The write operation is performed by selecting the cell in which the current IB and the current IW cross each other. In addition, the current generated due to difference between the voltage applied to the bit line of the selected cell and a reference voltage flows in the word line through the MTJ cell and the resistance of the diode. The read operation is executed by sensing the current. As described above, since the conventional MRAM is formed by using one PN junction diode and one MTJ cell, which is a resistance-varying device, only two bits are stored in one cell, making it difficult to achieve high integration of the device. Moreover, the connection layer must be formed to prevent the properties of the device from being deteriorated due to the high temperature thermal process, thereby complicating the structure of the device and deteriorating the properties of the device. In addition, high integration of the device is difficult to achieve. Presently, a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) using a Schottky diode is disclosed that allows high integration of the device by constructing the memory device with a plurality of diodes and a plurality of resistance-varying devices. In particular, an MRAM having a semiconductor layer between an MTJ cell and a bit line is utilized. According to an aspect of the disclosed device, a magnetic random access memory is provided that utilizes a Schottky diode having a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) cell, a bit line and a semiconductor layer disposed between the MTJ cell and the bit line wherein either a metal layer for the bit line or a metal layer on a top portion of the MTJ cell forms a Schottky barrier of the Schottky diode. According to another aspect of the disclosure, a magnetic random access memory utilizing a Schottky diode includes a stacked structure. The stacked structure, in turn, is comprising a word line, a MTJ cell, a semiconductor layer and a bit line. Additionally, the stacked structure is repeatedly formed on a semiconductor substrate an n number of times, wherein n is a natural number as used hereinafter. According to another aspect of the disclosure, a magnetic random access memory utilizing a Schottky diode is disclosed that includes a stacked structure comprising a word line, a first semiconductor layer, a MTJ cell, a second semiconductor layer and a bit line. The stacked structure is repeatedly formed on a semiconductor substrate an n number of times. According to yet another aspect of the disclosure, a magnetic random access memory utilizing the Schottky diode is provided that includes a stacked structure comprised of a word line, a MTJ cell, a doped polysilicon layer and a bit line. The stacked structure is repeatedly formed on a semiconductor substrate an n number of times. | Mid | [
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April 06, 2010 — Accuracy in Media covered a March 20 anti-war demonstration in Lafayette Square Park, across the street from the White House. AIM went there to see what sort of activity was occurring, and as we show in this video, which was all shot at the scene of the demonstration, it was a mix of 9/11 Truthers, Code Pinkers, socialists, anarchists, and a large contingency of pro-Hamas, anti-Israel zealots. The Washington Post covered it, but never mentioned the name Obama, though he was clearly a target of the protesters. The group that organized the protest, International ANSWER, claims there were 10,000 people there. Our estimate: 2 – 3 thousand tops, at least prior to the marching part of the demonstration. We didn’t stick around for that part. One thing for sure, no one burned an American flag at any Tea Party gatherings, but they sure did here. Did you see any reporting about the hate-speech and flag burning? I guess MSNBC was too busy that day. 2 responses to ““This Ain’t No Tea Party”” Hi Miss Denice, I heard through a friend that Pat Marifik died. Tom sent a message to my friend that she had had another stroke and dies. I don’t know anything except Tom said there will be a service in Annapolis on Tuesday. I thought you would want to hear jut for old times sake. I don’t have the Campbel’s e-mail address but thought I would ask you to call or e-mail them if you know how. I am so happy to learn of KT’s Bike Shop! Wow!! I don'[t do Facebook very well so email me. Hugs or Greg and Mr. Marty. One day I will end up in Va Bch on a trip and will get to see all of my palls again. Until then Party ON!!! mISS bECKY | Mid | [
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ORAL CANCER EXAMINATION ORAL CANCER EXAMINATION According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, in 2018 an estimated 51,550 new cases of oral cancers will be diagnosed in the United States. It is imperative to schedule regular oral cancer examinations with your periodontist to catch any suspicious changes and ensure early detection at a stage where cancer is easier to treat. An oral cancer screening is a completely painless procedure, performed by Dr. Aalam and Dr. Krivitsky at the CENTER for Advanced Periodontal & Implant Therapy. During the visual examination, your experienced Brentwood periodontists will check for abnormalities by evaluating the oral cavity and surrounding areas and tissues for unusual bumps. Malignant types of cancer can spread to other places in the oral and maxillofacial regions, posing additional secondary threats. During bi-annual check-ups, your periodontist should thoroughly check for changes and lesions within your oral cavity. This dedicated and comprehensive oral cancer screening should be performed at least once each year with an experienced dental care provider like Los Angeles periodontists, Dr. Aalam and Dr. Krivitsky. Oral Cancer Biopsy Techniques If any suspicious lesions are discovered during the routine oral cancer exam, a biopsy will be performed. For the biopsy, a small piece of the lesion is removed and then sent to a laboratory for microscopic analysis. Once the biopsy report comes back, our periodontal surgery specialists will develop a specific treatment plan for the patient based on the findings. Causes It is important to note that around 75% of oral cancers are linked to modifiable behaviors such as tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption. Other factors include poor oral hygiene, poor nutrition, and some chronic infections caused by bacteria or viruses. If the disease is diagnosed in its earliest stages, treatment is generally very effective. Possible Symptoms of Oral Cancer Can Include: Red Patches and Sores Red patches on the floor of the mouth, the front and sides of the tongue, white or pink patches which fail to heal, and slow-healing sores that bleed easily can be indicative of pathologic (cancerous) changes. Lumps Lumps or the general thickening of tissue anywhere in the throat or mouth can signal pathological problems. Lesions Not all lesions are cancerous. The lesion may be a cyst, irritated tissue, overgrowth of tissue or the result of trauma. A biopsy will determine whether the lesion is a sign of oral cancer or not. | High | [
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In the prior art, a data delivery system exists for delivering, by way of a communication network, the detection data of, for example, a position sensor or temperature sensor to data-using terminals that are managed by users of the detection data. In a data delivery system, detection data by sensors are accumulated in a server that has a data delivery function, and these detection data are then delivered by the server to data-using terminals. As the data delivery technique in the above-described data delivery system, JP-A-2002-335268 discloses a configuration in which, when there are a large number of data-using terminals, the data delivery process is carried out by distributing the process among a plurality of servers to thereby reduce the processing load placed upon each of servers that has the data delivery function. Alternatively, JP-A-2003-256310 discloses a configuration in which servers that deliver data are differentiated according to the characteristics of the data that are to be delivered to thereby deliver data by means of servers appropriate to the data that are delivered. Patent Document 1: JP-A-2002-335268 Patent Document 2: JP-A-2003-256310 | Mid | [
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Smooth Vinyl flooring adds a touch of elegance and style to any home or business. Advanced technology has increased the depth and richness of colours and with it vinyl flooring’s strength of character and beauty. Although a common choice for kitchen or bathroom, vinyl flooring is incredibly adaptable and is a great option for many other rooms as well. Its resilience and wear resistance teamed with easy care and maintenance makes it a perfect choice for heavy usage areas in homes and businesses alike. We supply vinyl flooring from a range of manufacturers with hundreds of styles and colours to choose from. Vinyl tiles If you’re looking for a resilient durable, water resistant flooring option for your home that can be installed virtually anywhere, you could consider Luxury Vinyl Tiles. Vinyl tiles are hard wearing and come in a huge variety of colours, patterns and sizes. Luxury vinyl tile styles range from the look of natural Ceramics, Stone, Marble to more creative and artistic patterns. The extensive ranges of vinyl tiles allow you to really have any look you require for your home. Vinyl tiles are especially convenient when considering a checkerboard pattern or can be fitted with contrasting borders or feature strips to create whatever look you desire Rubber Traditionally, rubber came from the milky sap of rubber trees and natural rubber is still harvested in this way. However, the majority of rubber flooring is now often made of synthetic materials. Rubber has always been popular in industrial settings because it is one of the most hard-wearing and resilient floor coverings available and yet still offers a remarkable level of cushioning underfoot and impact absorbency. Rubber floors have gained in popularity with modern designers as it gives a room a unique ‘high-tech’ look and feel, as well as being versatile enough to match a variety of design schemes. Modern rubber flooring comes in solid sheet or tile form and is available in primary and pastel colours and with embedded textures, such as studs or ribbing, for potentially wet areas to prevent slipping and accidents. | Mid | [
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TNW Sites It’s official: Apple confirms its Beats acquisition is complete Apple has confirmed to us that it has received US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Beats. The news comes as the company posted a page on its website to “officially welcome Beats Music and Beats Electronics to the Apple family.” The $3 billion deal was first announced in May. The page says “Beats cofounders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have created beautiful products that have helped millions of people deepen their connection to music. We’re delighted to be working with the team to elevate that experience even further.” Martin Bryant was Editor-at-Large at The Next Web. He left the company in April 2016 for pastures new. You can find him on Twitter, on Snapchat as Martinsfp, subscribe to him on Facebook and visit his personal site. He's based in Manchester, UK and has a thing for quirky American music and Japanese video games. | Mid | [
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B arry Moore gives about 100 tours a year at the Osborne Athletic Complex. One of his favorite stops is the Lettermen's Wall under the North Stadium where he points to a name on an 1892-inscripted brick before walking about 15 yards and showing a full-scale replica of that player on one of six metal-sculptured doors that "usher" players to the field via the Huskers' Traditional Tunnel Walk. Because those doors open and more than 85,000 fans roar their approval every football Saturday, Moore finds it interesting to ask how many have heard of the Nebraska Hall-of-Fame players honored on those six doors: 1) George Flippin (1891-94) 2) Guy Chamberlin (1913-15) 3) George Sauer (1931-33) 4) Sam Francis (1934-36) 5) Bobby Reynolds (1950-52) 6) Bob Brown (1961-63) . Brown and Reynolds ring a bell with most fans, while Sauer, Chamberlin and Francis are recognizable to many. Rarely, however, is anyone bold enough to answer Moore when the retired Lincoln school administrator asks his most unanswered tour question: Does anyone know who George Flippin is? Moore says that question is greeted with universal silence with one notable exception. A few years ago, while leading a tour of Nebraska alums from Las Vegas, Gary Mouden stepped forward when Moore asked the question. "George Flippin was the first African-American athlete in Nebraska athletic history. And not only do I know who he is, I grew up in Stromsburg, and he delivered my dad when he was a baby." Mouden didn't stop there. He had an anecdote to go with his answer. "I remember my dad telling me a funny story about George Flippin," Mouden said. "After George went to Chicago to earn his medical degree, he returned to Nebraska, set up his practice and established the first hospital in Stromsburg." A Creative Answer to an Important Question Years later, a young man in Stromsburg heard that Flippin played football when the Huskers were called the "Bugeaters". "Did you play football at Nebraska?" the kid asked. "Yes I did," Flippin answered. "Were you any good?" the kid asked. "Was I any good?" Flippin repeated. "Why, yes. In fact, one time, I was so good I beat the University of Missouri all by myself." Flippin didn't explain how that happened, but Mike Babcock, author of The Nebraska Football Vault: The History of the Cornhuskers, knows why it happened. "In 1892, because of Flippin, Missouri refused to play Nebraska in a game scheduled in Omaha, and instead forfeited," Babcock wrote. In his 145-page Vault book, a treasure chest of historical photos, crisp writing and creative surprises on almost every spread, Babcock calls Flippin "Nebraska's first football star" and explains how he was the son of a freed slave who brought his family west from Ohio before eventually settling in Nebraska. Both of Flippin's parents were physicians, and he would follow in their footsteps by earning a medical degree at the University of Illinois' College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago. Babcock wrote that Flippin owned land, served on the town's board of education, sold sporting goods, raised and showed Plymouth Rock chickens, and even represented himself in court, claiming a café in nearby York had violated his civil rights by refusing service. Moore uses Babcock as the historical source for many of the "gems" he includes in his athletic tours, but he felt Mouden deserved some on-the-spot recognition. So when the visitor from Vegas regaled his fellow tour-mates, Moore took off his "tour guide" lanyard, put it around Mouden's neck and said: "That was great - one of the best stories I've ever heard. Why don't you just lead the rest of the tour?" Anthony Blue a Part of The Flippin Project Sadly, Barry Moore doesn't just wonder whether Nebraska fans know about George Flippin. He wonders whether Husker players - past, present or future - will recognize his name or understand what a trailblazer he was. Fortunately, we know of at least one player who is well aware of George Flippin because he inspired Anthony Blue, one of 12 talented student artists who participated in The Flippin Project, a public unveiling of a four-by-six-foot mural-style portrait of the iconic Flippin standing proudly in his Nebraska football uniform. Flippin is wearing a white sweater emblazoned with a red 'N'. The art was the culmination of a dozen student volunteer workers and the brainchild of Jon Humiston, the creative director for University Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For the past five months, Humiston coordinated the project, giving each student - from Nebraska, California, Oregon and Texas - the opportunity to create art for a permanent collection and to gain exposure for their talents. A scholarship recruit from Cedar Hill, Texas, Blue is no longer on Nebraska's official roster, but he remains in good standing with coaches and teammates. The one-time president of Your Degree First, a student-athlete organization, Blue had ACL surgery on both knees and was forced to concentrate exclusively on succeeding in academics and in life. "George Flippin inspires me because he was able to achieve in such hard times," Blue said. "That just goes to show that there is opportunity and there is a chance for you to do something great in life and make a difference." Blue, an art major, also has painted a portrait of Husker teammate Jermarcus "Yoshi" Hardrick. "He's had his ups and downs," Blue said of Yoshi, "but his future's bright, and he's someone I really look up to." Blue, of course, has someone else now to look up to ... the George Flippin portrait that now hangs in the Gaughan Multi-Cultural Center adjacent to NU's Student Union. "George Flippin was a man with determination and fortitude," Humiston said at the public unveiling. "During his four short years at the university, it was his drive that not only won football games, but also won the respect of his teammates and the community. This bond with his peers and the public could be identified as the genesis of Husker pride: a piece of Nebraska DNA that unites us all, undefined by color and gender." Standing in front of Flippin's life-sized portrait, Humiston believes visitors can easily identify that the painting is a man. But, like any piece of art, at first glance the observer makes a judgment call on whether they like the piece or not. It wasn't until they took a few moments to study each individual canvas, and examine the complexity of the body of work, that they began to truly identify with the subject. "Each person found that one canvas that would draw them in, and their perceptions about the piece as a whole began to change," Humiston said. "I believe if we had the privilege of meeting George Flippin, we, too, would marvel at his complexity. But I don't believe George saw himself as a complicated person. From his time playing football, studying to become a doctor, opening a hospital and traveling to Europe to learn more, he had one core value. It was simply to DO THE RIGHT THING." 12 Artists, 12 Descendents Deserve 12 Emails Humiston believes Nebraska alumni, fans and friends can thank Flippin and his Bugeater teammates for teaching all of us that beyond prejudice is pride ...Husker Pride. It's interesting that 12 student artists would bring Flippin's legacy to life and that 12 of his descendents would honor his contributions at last weekend's public unveiling. In honor of those 12 artists and those 12 descendents, maybe we all should send the The Flippin Project to 12 friends, so the next wave of those touring Memorial Stadium will know the answer to a Nebraska football question that no true fan should ever miss. After all, George Flippin ... the football player, the trailblazer, the doctor, the man ... is one of the greatest legends for a school that's now in the Legends Division of the oldest conference in intercollegiate athletics. Doesn't that make this the perfect time to bring his history to life? Send a comment to [email protected] (Include city, state) Follow Randy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RandyYorkNsider Randy's N-Sider Blog Archive | Mid | [
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Ribe Castle (Ribe Slot), which is not really a castle, as much as a ruin with almost no ruins left. Surrounded by moats connected to the river, however, it presents a worthy site of defense and historical power.The beloved Queen Dagmar, who was married to King Valdemar Sejr, and who according to legend, became ill and then died at Riberhus Castle, but awoke from the dead to speak for the last time with her beloved husband and king. http://www.danhostel-ribe.dk/stories-from-the-past/queen-dagmar.html Ribe’s Night Watchman. Every evening from 1st of May until 15th of September you may accompany the night watchman in Ribe on his route through the old, winding streets, while he is singing to alert citizens about bedtime approaching. Along the way he will tell you tales about witches, floods and fires. http://www.danhostel-ribe.dk/stories-from-the-past/the-watchman-of-ribe.html Ribe VikingeCenter – a visit to Ribe Viking Centre will provide you with a unique experience and new knowledge about the Viking Age. You can wander round the reconstructed life-size Viking estate, peopled with Vikings with whom you can work and talk http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/ Do The Night Watchman in Ribe. Every evening from 1st of May until 15th of September you may accompany the night watchman in Ribe on his route through the old, winding streets, while he is singing to alert citizens about bedtime approaching. Along the way he will tell you tales about witches, floods and fires. http://www.danhostel-ribe.dk/index.php?id=68 "Black Sun." Visit Ribe in Spring and Autumn - huge numbers of starlings land in the marshes at the Wadden Sea. They are looking for daddy long legs and garden chafer grubs in the wet meadows. At such time you can observe a fascinating panorama called “Black Sun”. http://www.danhostel-ribe.dk/index.php?id=85 | Mid | [
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Posted:9th Aug 2003i was watching a talk show the other day discussing human cloning, and i was just wondering what your views on teh issue are?me personally, im against it i feel that mother nature is not something you tamper with.sophiexheres a website i found that was quite informative human cloning then type 'human cloning' into the search box Posted:9th Aug 2003I agree with Pre. At this point, mother nature really has nothing to do with the world anymore. Humans no longer abide by the rules of nature (survival of the fittest, natural selection, etc). We will no longer evolve in any meaningful manner due to this so now, we must evolve in technology. Human cloning could be a huge help to the human race if used the right way. Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.We'll blaze a new trail,and torch the rough patches. Posted:9th Aug 2003we could have world peace!! simply by cloning me millions of times and exterminating the rest of the population - i get on with myself quite happily so there would never be any fights! but seriously, i have no objection with it on the grounds of 'tampering with Gods work.'[ but i think that spirited discussion is best left in the 'new homophibia' thread for the moment] even if we got to the stage where we could clone ourselves, why bother? most of my personality has been developed and shaped by my experiences, not my genes, so its not as if there'd be another personality identical to mine floating about. the two areas of concern i have - potential expliotation, and the suffering of the first human clones before scientists get it right. off the top of my head, i think there was 200 odd failures before dolly the sheep successfully reached adulthood. even then, she had to be but down for severe health reasons. are we going put the human 'trials' through that. the exploitation concern - i have some vague thoughts floating about my head about some hilteresque aryan breeding scheme, but cant get it out in any form of rational arguement at present so ill try later. there is potential for major advances in medicine - this includes the stem cell debate as well. what do any doctors feel about this? mike, are you there? what's your view? Posted:10th Aug 2003point taken about the computer..oops! but dentrassi explained all quirys/worries better that i could. what kind of reprocussions are we gonna have?take GM food and nuclear power/bombs.. some things just shouldn't be tampered with!! Posted:10th Aug 2003First off... Thank you very much Dentrassi, for sending more people at me! J/K Anyhoo I am against the cloneing of a whole human. Now, if you can create arms legs... etc without the destruction of an embryo (I feel that once an egg is fertalised then it becomes a living human) then go for it. Posted:10th Aug 2003so what no cloning why stop there what about robotics eventually we will end up with intelligent computers that will be smarter than us, its predicted that by the year 2019 the average computer package u buy will have the processing speed of the human brain, and it will continue to double every 18 months how long is it going to take for computers to treat u the same way we treat species that we see as below us, take for example the battery hens. and what about nanotechnology we are making tiny robots that will self replicate and they will eventually replace our own immune systems but what if something goes wrong??? so we should cut out cloning, computing, robotics maybe we should just go back to nature? unfortunately we cant do that anymore as there just isnt enought nature left to go around with our massive populations and diminished untapped natural reserves. unfortunately there is a problem with stopping cloning, computing or robotics, that being the way our society is structured and driving by money. so we are already past the point of no return. the only way to survive is to evolve with the technology and embrace the changes of the upcoming decades. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be? Posted:10th Aug 2003quote: its predicted that by the year 2019 the average computer package u buy will have the processing speed of the human brain Well... back when most of our parents were young scientists were saying that we would be living on the moon and have flying cars by 1990! Hehe pridictions arnt always right Umm I dont think that computers will be a problem, the whole terminater idea just doesnt hold any water. Man will always be curious about what they can achieve. Do we always do this with malace in our hearts? No. What if these super computers and cloning saves lives? Dont damn the technology when its the use of that technology that is the problem. Posted:10th Aug 2003cloning is just the next step in human evolution, if you read the new scientist article about the male DNA its faling appart anddestroying itself,so it could be pos that males will no longer be men, more or less somthing diff! lets just wiat and be nice to teh clones as they will be feared and hated if they are created! Posted:11th Aug 2003but how do you measure 'as powerful as a human brain' - can it understand jokes, and irony, can it create and imagine? or is merely the program created by some guy in a small darkened room all pasty white darth vadar like after too little time in the sun? Posted:11th Aug 2003quote: Well... back when most of our parents were young scientists were saying that we would be living on the moon and have flying cars by 1990! Hehe pridictions arnt always right Umm I dont think that computers will be a problem, the whole terminater idea just doesnt hold any water. moores law has held true for the last 40 odd years (and longer than that if you look at none transistor based computing) so if it continues to hold true and there is no reason to suggest it wont we will have computers with the processing power of the human brain. as far as the terminator concept goes that really depends on how the robots are programmed really, as there is currently research being done to non destructively scan the human brain, now put that scanned brain into a superfast computer that is capable of reading all human literature and running many magnitudes faster than our own neuron based brains and well it poses an interesting lot of possibilities especially if you get some one like hilter or osama scanned in ........ quote: but how do you measure 'as powerful as a human brain' - can it understand jokes, and irony, can it create and imagine? or is merely the program created by some guy in a small darkened room all pasty white darth vadar like after too little time in the sun? part powerful as just means able to do the same number of computations per second, the understanding is the tricky bit (thats my own area of research) Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. 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Various species of sea turtles, with tropical fish, are featured in the new TurtleTrek habitat, which opens to guests at SeaWorld Orlando, Friday, April 20, 2012. Guests will view the sea turtles, along with manatees, in two massive saltwater and freshwater habitats, before watching a first-of-its-kind, 34-projector movie in 3-D, in a domed theater. TurtleTrek's animated film documents the challenging journey of the sea turtle, in a unique 360-degree, super high-definition virtual environment. | High | [
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#!/bin/sh # Linux Deploy Component # (c) Anton Skshidlevsky <[email protected]>, GPLv3 DISTRIB="${DISTRIB##*/}" do_help() { cat <<EOF --distrib="${DISTRIB}" The code name of Linux distribution, which will be installed. EOF } | Low | [
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Assumed Exchange Rates 3 Reasons For Has a Brush Tool Unlike most of the other vacuums that have been on the market for around the same time as the C1703900 which do not have a brush tool, the C1703900 has a brush tool. ChartEdit Hoover Has Good Reviews for Its Vacuums Hoover has good average ratings for its vacuums as well as across its entire vacuum range compared to other brands. Quite Long Cord Length The average cord length of vacuum cleaners of this type and age is 7.1m, and the cord lengths range from 0.6m to 16m. With a cord length of 10 meters, the C1703900 has one of the longer cord lengths amongst vacuums of this age. ChartEdit 2 Reasons Against Heavy The lightest vacuum that is a comparable age to the C1703900 is 900g heavy, the heaviest is 12kg, and the average weight is 5kg. At 6.9 kilograms, the Hoover C1703900 is quite heavy compared to most of the other vacuums that have been available for a comparable time to the C1703900. ChartEdit Not Cordless Most vacuums that were launched around the same time as the C1703900 are not cordless. The C1703900 is no exception to this as it too is not cordless. ChartEdit 2 Other reasons to consider the Hoover C1703900 Dry Cleaning Type The cleaning type of this vacuum cleaner is Dry, which is the most commonly supported cleaning type on vacuums that are a comparable age to it. | Mid | [
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What do leadership, governance and management have in common? According to a recently released study by the Association of African Universities (AAU) commissioned by the U.S. Agency for International Development through the Higher Education for Development (HED) program they are three main obstacles to growth and sustainability in African Higher Education Institutions. The Sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education Leadership Development (SAHEL) Study maps a strategy for institutional capacity building in senior- and middle-level management and leadership. The study identified the following challenges: Lack of policies and/or commitment to implementing gender policies that support the advancement of women in leadership roles Students in the Tabia Debre Abay community at an Alternative Basic Education Center in Tigray, Ethiopia. The community is now actively involved in the education of their youngsters. Photo by Nena Terrell, USAID “Leadership and administration capacity are the most critical challenges in the effort to make higher education in sub-Saharan Africa more effective and responsive to development, while ensuring its quality and relevance,” stated Teshome Alemneh, Africa program officer at HED. “Access to higher education in sub-Saharan Africa is expanding. This study has reaffirmed the importance of leadership and administration capacity and proposes several mechanisms of developing such capacities in Africa.” The SAHEL study offers an analysis of AAU’s Leadership and Management Development programs and recommends strategies to build upon achievements by designing new elements that draw from the experiences of regional and international leadership training organizations. AAU and HED presented the findings during AAU’s 13th General Conference held in Libreville, Gabon in May 2013. USAID and HED commissioned the study in an effort to gain a better understanding of the causes and current climate of leadership and management inefficiencies in tertiary education. | High | [
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Depression and excess mortality in the elderly living in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. To investigate the association between depression and mortality in the elderly living in low- and middle-income countries. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed. We searched in five electronic databases for observational studies investigating the association between mortality and depression. Two reviewers worked independently to select articles, extract data, and assess study quality. A total of 10 studies including 13 828 participants (2402 depressed and 11 426 nondepressed) from six countries (Brazil, four articles; China, two articles; Botswana, India, South Africa, and South Korea, one article) were included. The overall unadjusted relative risk (RR) of mortality in depressed relative to nondepressed participants was 1.62 (95% CI, 1.39-1.88; P < 0.001), with high heterogeneity (I2 = 66%; 95% CI, 33-83; P < 0.005). After adjustment for publication bias, the overall RR decreased to 1.60 (95% CI, 1.37-1.86; P < 0.001). No significant differences were observed between subgroups except those defined by study quality. The high-quality studies had a pooled RR of 1.48 (95% CI, 1.32-1.67; P < 0.001), while the low-quality studies resulted had a pooled RR of 1.82 (95% CI, 1.25-2.65; P < 0.005). Depression is associated with excess mortality in the elderly living in low- and middle-income countries. In addition, this excess mortality does not differ substantially from that found in high-income countries. This suggests environmental factors occurring in low- and middle-income countries might not have a direct association with the excess mortality in the depressed elderly. | High | [
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Watch a guy rappel down a cliff in order to snowboard Get our posts delivered to your inbox! It's the best thing you'll do all day. We have a lot more on the way! Email Address Xavier de la Rue is both awesome and insane. He got to the top of this mountain via helicopter, rappeled down the side of the mountain to a certain part of a cliff, then snowboarded down the rest of the way. Xavier De Le Rue rappels a rocky cliff to access an awesome pow run. What in Gods name would anyone ever want to do that for? Just jump out of the helicopter to a spot where you can start your boarding. Sheesh, everyone has to make things tougher now-a-days. | Low | [
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to shielding and enclosures for electronic modules generally and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a novel protective enclosure for an electronic module which enclosure also serves as an EMI/RFI shield and an effective heat transfer component. 2. Background Art While the present invention is described with reference to an Enhanced Manpack Unified Terminal (EMUT), the invention is applicable, as well, to any electronic device in which the features thereof are advantageous. Shielding of components from electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) is especially critical in a EMUT, due to the fact that the device has a high power output transmitter, a very sensitive receiver, and very precise digital circuits in a common chassis. A typical shield for an electronic component of such a device, a printed circuit card assembly (CCA), for example, comprises top and bottom metal plates that are attached to rails along the edges of the CCA by soldering. Such an arrangement makes servicing of the CCA difficult. A particular problem with EMUTs is that heat removal is a concern throughout the devices, not just a localized concern as is the case in many electronic devices. It is, of course, desirable that electronic components be thoroughly protected from physical damage while in use as well as during replacement. Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a protective shield for an electronic component, such as a CCA, that thoroughly protects the CCA from physical damage. It if a further object of the invention to provide such a shield that affords shielding from EMI/RFI. It is an additional object of the invention to provide such a shield that is easily removable for servicing of the electronic component. It is another object of the invention to provide such a shield that enhances grounding of the component and promotes heat transfer from the component. It is yet a further object of the invention to provide such a shield that improves the dynamic response of the CCA, thus reducing harmful stresses on the CCA. Other objects of the present invention, as well as particular features, elements, and advantages thereof, will be elucidated in, or be apparent from, the following description and the accompanying drawing figures. | High | [
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Isolation of alpha-glucan and lipopolysaccharide fractions from Acetobacter xylinum. A cellular phenol-water extract of Acetobacter xylinum NRC 17007 was fractionated on Sepharose 4 B. The fraction eluting with the void volume consisted to about 95% of glycogen-like material. The lipopolysaccharide fraction was of lower molecular weight and had the following composition (%, w/w): Mannose, 42; glucose, 7; galactose, 3.8; heptose, 2; 2-keto-3-deoxy-octonate, 1.2; glucosamine, 3.3; phosphate, 4.5; total fatty acids, 3.9. Among the fatty acids, 3-hydroxy-tetradecanoic acid was present, and 2-hydroxy-hexadecanoic acid predominated. | Mid | [
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A bibliophile's look at life. Main menu Post navigation Write in the Dark I have been struggling with the dark. I can’t seem to get this cloud of darkness that is lurking around following me to dissipate. It is depressing and contagious. I caught it from someone else. It has fear and worry at its core. It is sucking the life out of people I love and is spreading like a plague. It has taken my will to write and I have to force myself to sit down. Sit and write. It has taken my want to do anything other than feel sorry for myself. It is a curse and I want it gone. Then it occurred to me that I could write from within the darkness. That light is more brilliant against the shadow of dark things. I am writing from that place and I am beginning to see a speck of light. It is far off now, out in the distance but it is there. It is warm and welcoming. It will come closer and it will absorb the darkness. I will pray and write it so. Love and peace are in the light. Love and peace will overcome the darkness. I will call the light into this place. I will invite it to envelop me to drive out the depression, sadness, hate, despair and shadow. Maybe, just maybe that light will spread from me to someone else, the someone who needs it most, the someone who gives of darkness. | Mid | [
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With the aid of modern machinery and tools, we have been able to manufacture, export and supply Acne Treatment Neem Tablet that is very effective in acne. Keeping in mind the quality standard, the offered product is processed using high quality natural ingredients & excellent processing unit to ensure effectiveness, accurate composition and longer shelf life. This is tested by quality experts on different parameters to ensure the delivery of defect free range in the market for the clients. Being the reckoned names in the industry, we offer an extensive range of Acne Herbal Treatment. These eliminate the dark and are very effective for pimples and acne. Offered products helps in removing internal toxins and are safe to use. Apart from this, these are made using excellent quality herbs and are free from the harmful chemicals. As per the international industry standards, we offer a wide assortment of Pimple Herbal Treatment. Our product is highly demanded in the market for their effectiveness. We offer Pimple Herbal Treatment to make skin healthy and free from pimples. Customers prefer us for providing easy to sue Pimple Herbal Treatment. Having years of experience in domain, we are engaged in offering a large range of Anti Acne Treatment. The offered product has no side effects and provided as per the customer’s requirements. Customers appreciate us for offering accurate results providing Anti Acne Treatment. Besides these, we provide Anti Acne Treatment at industry leading prices. Keeping in mind the diverse requirements of our customers, we offer an extensive range of Natural Skin Treatment. This Natural Skin Treatment is highly recommended amongst the customers for their effectiveness. The offered Natural Skin Treatment is available as per the international industry standards. Moreover, our product is natural and free from chemicals. Specialized as a manufacturer, exporter and supplier, we are engaged in offering Roop Nikhar Cream. Our offered cream is processed using high quality natural ingredients and advance technology keeping in mind the diverse requirements of our clients. Owing to its purity and long shelf life, it is highly demanded by our clients. Apart from this, clients can also avail this cream at an economical price. We have built an indispensable place in the market by offering premium quality Herbal Face Pack. Our offered face packs make the skin smooth soft and improve the complexion of skin. This face pack is are highly acknowledged among our clients due to its remarkable attributes such as long shelf life, superior quality and purity. Moreover, this face pack also reduces the black scars and is very effective also. | Mid | [
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Injectable bulking treatment of persistent fecal incontinence in adult patients after anorectal malformations. Injectable bulking therapy has emerged as a treatment for fecal incontinence (FI), however there are no studies including adult patients with anorectal malformations (ARM). This study aimed to evaluate non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid with dextranomer (NASHA/Dx) for the treatment of adult ARM patients with persistent FI. Seven adults with ARM and incontinence to loose stool at least once weekly and without rectal or mucosal prolapse were treated with anal NASHA/Dx injection. They were evaluated preoperatively, at 6 and 18 months with a bowel function questionnaire and a 2-week bowel diary as well as FIQL and SF-36 quality of life questionnaires. Before treatment, the mean number of incontinence episodes over 2 weeks was 20.7 (median 16, range 8-52). At 6 months, the corresponding figures were 5.3 (median 4, range 0-19, p = 0.018), and at 18 months the figures were 4.3 (median 2, range 1-20, p = 0.018). An improved physical function in SF-36 from 74.3 at baseline to 86.4 at 6 months was noted (p = 0.04). No serious adverse events occurred. NASHA/Dx is a promising treatment option for selected adult patients with persistent FI after ARM. Longer follow up of larger patient series and studies on patients in adolescence is needed. Treatment Study. Level IV. | High | [
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Introduction ============ Bacterial meningitis is a severe complication of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary tumors^[@B1]--[@B3]^ with an incidence ranging from 0.4% to 9%.^[@B3]^ For instance, Van Aken et al. mentioned an incidence of 3.1% after TSS (7 of 228 cases)^[@B3]^ and described five gram-positive bacteria including two species of *Staphylococcus aureus*, and one species each of *Streptococcus (Str.) sanguis*, *Str. intermedius*, and *Enterococcus* species^[@B3]^. In contrast, only two of 316 consecutive patients who underwent TSS or extended TSS between January 2006 and July 2007 (0.63%) at our institution were diagnosed with postoperative meningitis, demonstrating a lower incidence of postoperative meningitis in our department compared with others.^[@B2],[@B3]^ However, meningoencephalitis due to *Str. pneumoniae* is considered extremely rare, and to our knowledge only one patient has been reported in the English literature with this disease.^[@B1]^ Therefore, the clinical characteristics of *Streptococcus pneumoniae* meningoencephalitis (SPM) associated with TSS remain to be elucidated. We have experienced three cases of SPM after TSS between 2004 and 2010, which accounts for 0.15% of the 1,965 cases of TSS performed for the treatment of various types of pituitary diseases at Toranomon Hospital, including pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, and Rathke\'s cleft cysts. Here, we report these three cases of SPM to clarify the clinical characteristics of postoperative SPM after TSS. Case Report =========== I.. Case 1: Large cystic craniopharyngioma, 4-year-old male ([Fig. 1A, B](#F1){ref-type="fig"}) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The patient complained of visual disturbance with impaired eye movements. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a large, cystic, dumbbell-shaped craniopharyngioma. He underwent complete tumor excision via extended TSS in October 2009. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage was unavoidable during surgery due to the extended approach, and a large dural defect was reconstructed with a dural fascia graft followed by subcutaneous adipose tissue and fibrin glue to prevent postoperative CSF leakage.^[@B4]^ The patient received prophylactic antibiotics \[cefazoline sodium (CEZ)\] for 7 days. The patient was necessary refilled hydrocortisone, levothyroxine, and desmopressin after surgery. The postoperative course was unremarkable, there was no CSF leakage, and the patient was discharged 1 month after surgery with hormonal replacement for panhypopituitarism with diabetes insipidus. No laboratory data suggested inflammation at the time of discharge. However, 1 month after discharge (i.e., 2 months after surgery) the patient demonstrated high fever (up to 39°C) and generalized convulsions. He was diagnosed with SPM due to his clinical symptoms (e.g., high fever, neck stiffness) and CSF examination (cell counts: 2,530 μL, protein: 134 mg/dl, glucose: 12 mg/dl), which included a bacterial culture. On the following day the patient was in critical condition with a severe disturbance of consciousness and convulsions. The patient recovered after intensive treatment with appropriate antibiotics, but he suffered cortical blindness secondary to an occipital infarction due to arterial vasculitis after SPM. II.. Case 2: Non-functioning adenoma, 40-year-old man ([Fig. 1C](#F1){ref-type="fig"}) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The patient had a past history of repeat TSS at another hospital for the treatment of a non-functioning pituitary adenoma. During the second surgery severe intraoperative bleeding from the cavernous sinus occurred which resulted in severe postoperative anemia \[hemoglobin (Hb) was reduced to 6.8 g/dl\]. A repeat TSS was performed in July 2004 at Toranomon Hospital, and the tumor was completed removed without any intraoperative CSF leakage. He received prophylactic antibiotics (CEZ) for 3 days, and his postoperative course was uneventful. For this patient, postoperative hormonal replacement was not required. He was then discharged 10 days after surgery with slight anemia (Hb: 11 g/dl). The patient suddenly complained of severe headache 2 weeks after discharge (1 month after TSS) with a high fever followed by generalized convulsions. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance 2 days after the onset of high fever. He was comatose, and although a computed tomography (CT) scan did not show pneumocephalus, it did demonstrate diffuse brain swelling with multiple infarctions. Subsequent bacterial culture of the CSF revealed SPM (additional data from the CSF are not available). The patient died 2 weeks later despite intensive treatment for SPM. Neither CSF leakage nor pneumocephalus were found during the course of his meningoencephalitis. Bacterial cultures of the sphenoidal sinus mucous membrane (BCSM) performed at Toranomon Hospital confirmed no *Str. pneumoniae*, although both *Staphylococcus* species and *Klebsiella pneumonia* were detected in the membranes. III.. Case 3: Acromegaly, 55-year-old man ([Fig. 1D, E](#F1){ref-type="fig"}) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This patient, a blue-collar worker, was diagnosed with acromegaly based on clinical and endocrinological findings. TSS was performed to remove the entire pituitary adenoma and to achieve an endocrinological cure at Toranomon Hospital in May 2004. (For this patient, postoperative hormonal replacement was not required.) He received prophylactic antibiotics \[sultamicillin tosilate hydrate (SBTPC)\], was discharged 2 weeks after surgery without any evidence of infection, and immediately returned to his job. However, 2 weeks later (4 weeks after TSS) he was transported to the nearest emergency hospital with consciousness disturbances, neck stiffness, and a high fever. He was diagnosed with SPM due to his clinical symptoms, CSF examination (cell counts: 28,864 μL, protein: 612 mg/dl, glucose: 2 mg/dl), and CSF culture. He was treated intensively with appropriate antibiotics, but he suffered a temporal lobe infarction due to associated encephalitis. At present, this patient is partially disabled and requires assistance with his daily activities. In this case, anaerobic Gram-positive rods and Gram-positive cocci had been found but *Str. pneumoniae* was not detected via intraoperative BCSM. The clinical characteristics of these three cases are summarized in [Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}. Discussion ========== I.. Clinical characteristics and pathogenesis of SPM ---------------------------------------------------- *Streptococcus* species is known to cause meningoencephalitis in both children and adults, especially after sinusitis, middle ear infections, and/or pneumonia by local extension or hematologic dissemination.^[@B5],[@B6]^ Reported intracranial or systemic complications of SPM include local complications, such as seizure, arterial occlusion, venous thrombosis, arterial vasculitis, arterial spasm, diffuse brain swelling, hydrocephalus, encephalitis, cranial nerve palsies, hearing loss, as well as systemic complications like septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, acute renal failure, and adult respiratory distress syndrome.^[@B1],[@B5]--[@B7]^ SPM has a rather high mortality rate (20% to 30%) despite recent developments of highly effective antibiotics.^[@B1]^ As in other reports,^[@B1],[@B5],[@B7]^ SPM complications in our series were associated with very severe symptoms and a poor prognosis.^[@B1],[@B5]^ Neurological deficits due to arterial vasculitis or encephalitis remained in all three cases, one patient (Case 2) died due to severe associated brain edema. Similarly, cerebral infarctions in various areas found in our three cases suggest intracranial arterial occlusion due to arterial vasculitis associated with SPM. To our knowledge, few SPM cases after surgery have been reported in other conditions, including a healthy immunocompetent man 3 months after a cochlear implant,^[@B8]^ a 9-month-old girl with an underlying frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele who received facial surgery,^[@B9]^ and a 5-year-old boy with obstructive sleep apnea who had undergone adenotonsillectomy.^[@B9]^ Notably SPM after TSS has been reported in only one case in the literature.^[@B1]^ In this report Bakar and Hakki Tekkok^[@B1]^ described a 56-year-old man with SPM after TSS who became hyperpyrexic and progressed to confusion and lethargy 2 days after an uneventful surgery. Unlike our cases, these symptoms occurred early after surgery and the patient made an uneventful recovery, although CSF leakage was not observed throughout the course of meningitis as in our other cases. Indeed, postoperative meningitis after TSS is usually associated with postoperative CSF leakage early after surgery,^[@B2],[@B3]^ suggesting direct infection from the operative field to the intracranial region. II.. Inoculation routes of *Str. pneumoniae* -------------------------------------------- There have been no reports of similar types of SPM with a delayed onset in the absence of CSF rhinorrhea after any other intracranial surgery. However, there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of SPM in patients undergoing cochlear implants.^[@B10]^ Like our cases, meningitis occurred more than 30 days after surgery in 20 of 29 children with SPM after cochlear implantation. Moreover, the inoculation routes of *Str. pneumoniae* in these cases were considered to occur via three different routes: hematogenously or directly through the middle or inner ear after cochlear implantation. Through experiments in rats, Wei et al.^[@B11]^ demonstrated that greater numbers of *Str. pneumoniae* were localized to postoperatively regenerated bony and fibrous tissue, and that persistence of the pathogens in these areas can reach the central nervous system via perineural and perivascular spaces that develop SPM after cochlear implantation. This finding is consistent with other studies showing a higher risk of late-onset pneumococcal meningitis after temporal bone fracture.^[@B12]^ Therefore, it is plausible that the mechanism of late-onset SPM after TSS is similar to that of patients with cochlear implants or temporal bone fracture.^[@B11],[@B12]^ *Str. pneumoniae* might localize to postoperatively regenerated bony and fibrous tissue around the sellar floor after TSS, and late-onset meningoencephalitis may have occurred without CSF leakage by *Str. pneumoniae* infection, which then spread either hematogenously or directly to the central nervous system. Moreover, it is conceivable that reduced resistance to infection plays a role in the development of meningoencephalitis, and this might have been an associated factor in our three patients. III.. Clinical meaning of bacterial cultures of sphenoidal sinus ---------------------------------------------------------------- Small segments of sphenoid sinus mucous membranes obtained during surgery were cultured in 316 consecutive patients undergoing TSS or extended TSS for pituitary tumors at Toranomon Hospital between January 2006 and July 2007. From these cultures, 31 various types of bacteria were detected. Moreover, bacterial cultures were positive in 276 (87.3%) patients and *Str. pneumoniae* was not found in any of the patients in this series. Postoperative meningitis occurred in only 2/316 patients (0.63%). In these two patients, nasal bacteria were not found in the culture of the sphenoidal sinus mucous membrane obtained during surgery. Similarly, *Str. pneumoniae* was not found in the culture of the sphenoidal sinus membrane in the two SPM patients that we examined, indicating that BCSM performed during surgery is useless for predicting postoperative meningitis after TSS or for the identification of responsible microorganisms. IV.. Prevention of postoperative SPM ------------------------------------ Currently, our three cases with late-onset SPM after TSS confirmed that (1) SPM occurs suddenly in 1 or 2 months after an uneventful postoperative course without any preexisting signs or symptoms and (2) SPM is not associated with CSF leakage. CEZ or SBTPC were administered as postoperative prophylaxis in our three SPM patients. Both CEZ and SBTPC are sensitive for *Str. pneumoniae* and have a wide spectrum. The first and second generations of cephem and beta-lactam antibiotics are recommended for the prevention of postoperative infections.^[@B13]^ CEZ is the first generation of cephem and SBTPC is a beta-lactam antibiotic, and both are involved in these groups. Therefore, there appears to be no effective prophylaxis against delayed SPM after TSS. The most important lesson to be learned here is that every neurosurgeon dealing with pituitary lesions should know that this type of postoperative meningitis might occur, although it is extremely rare. In addition, we speculate that our three SPM patients had reduced resistance to infection, as the first case was a child, the second case was a man with moderate anemia because of two TSSs within a short span, and the third was a blue-collar worker who returned to his job immediately after discharge. A *Str. pneumoniae* vaccine has recently been proven effective in preventing severe pneumonia and meningitis due to this organism.^[@B14],[@B15]^ Therefore, the preoperative use of a vaccine should be recommended for patients who will require TSS, especially in pediatric patients younger than 5 years, in patients older than 65 years, and in immune-compromised patients. Although there is no definitive evidence that this vaccine can prevent SPM following surgery, this should be taken into account give the seriousness of this condition and the poor prognosis of postoperative SPM. {#F1} ###### Summary of our three cases of post-TSS SPM Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------- CSF leakage Age/gender 4, M 40, M 55, M DM (−) (−) (−) Surgical approach Sublabial TSS Transnasal TSS Transnasal TSS Pathology of tumor Craniopharyngioma non-functioning adenoma GH adenoma During surgery (+) (−) (−) After surgery (−) (−) (−) BCSM Not exam *Staphylococcus* species, *Klebshiella pneumonia* Gram-positive rods, anaerobic Gram-positive rods Perioperative antibiotics used CEZ CEZ SBTPC Postoperative hormonal replacement Hydrocortisone, levothyloxine sodium hydrate, DDAVP (−) (−) SPM Onset after surgery (week) 8 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks Initial symptoms High fever, headache and unconsciousness with generalized convulsion High fever, severe headache with unconsciousness Unconsciousness CSF data Cell counts 2530/μL Not available 28864/μL Protein 134 mg/dl 612 mg/dl Glucose 12 mg/dl 2 mg/dl Outcome SD D SD BCSM: bacterial culture of sphenoidal sinus mucous membrane, CEZ: cefazoline sodium, CSF: cerebrospinal fluid, D: dead, DM: diabetes mellitus, GH: growth hormone, M: male, SBTPC: sultamicillintonsilate hydrate, SD: severely disabled, SPM: *Streptococcus pneumoniae* meningoencephalitis, TSS: transsphenoidal surgery. [^1]: **Conflicts of Interest Disclosure** The authors have no personal, financial, or institutional interest in any of the drugs, or devices in the article. All authors who are members of The Japan Neurosurgical Society (JNS) have registered online Self-reported COI Disclosure Statement Forms through the website for JNS members. | Mid | [
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[Magnesium, cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis]. Magnesium plays essential roles in fundamental cellular reaction and physiological regulation of vascularture, nervous system, and organs. Accumulating findings have revealed that magnesium deficiency relates cardiovascular risk factors including elevated blood pressure, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, platelet aggregation, and inflammatory reaction, and leads to atherosclerosis. | High | [
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Q: Only first media query is working which is above 851px but other media queries not working I am using this code to format my products page, but my media queries are not working. Only the first query is working (which is above 851px) My code: .my-prods-container{ display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-evenly; } .my-prods{ margin-bottom: 30px; box-sizing: border-box; } @media screen and (min-width:851px){ .my-prods{ flex-basis: 21%; } } @media screen and (min-width:601px)and(max-width:850px){ .my-prods{ flex-basis: 30%; } } @media screen and (min-width:401px)and(max-width:600px){ .my-prods{ flex-basis: 45%; } } @media screen and (max-width:400px){ .my-prods{ flex-basis: 90%; } } A: I believe your media queries are well crafted, but you need to add spaces between the and. Like so: @media screen and (min-width:601px) and (max-width:850px) | Low | [
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Trends in management and outcomes of vascular emergencies in the nationwide inpatient sample. Background: To evaluate trends in frequency, mortality and treatment for non-traumatic vascular emergencies (VE) in the US. Methods: VE in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2005-2014) were identified. ICD-9 CM diagnosis and procedures codes captured six common VE. Results: 228,210,504 emergency admissions with 317,396 procedures for VE were estimated. Mean age was 67.8 years and were primarily men (56.1 %; p < 0.0001). The commonest VE was Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI) (82.4 %) followed by ruptured AAA (10.8 %) and Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (4.71 %). VE increased from 132.8 per 100,000 admissions in 2005 to 153.6 in 2014 (p < 0.001), with mortality decrease for all VE (13.8 % vs. 9.1 %; p < 0.0001). Length of stay decreased (median 8 vs. 7 days; p < 0.0001) but cost of care increased (median $ 25,443 vs. $ 29,353; p < 0.0001). Endovascular treatment increased overall for VE from 23.7 % in 2005 to 37.2 % in 2014 (p < 0.0001). Hospital mortality for VE decreased overall, except ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with mortality decrease with endovascular treatment (34.3 vs. 11.1; p = 0.04) and mortality increase with open treatment (44.7 vs. 47.6; p = 0.06). ALI overall mortality decreased from 8.1 % to 5.7 % (p < 0.0001) due to reduced open surgical mortality from 9.6 % to 7.4 % (p < 0.0001); endovascular mortality did not improve over time (4.0 % vs. 3.4 %; p = 0.45). Hospital mortality also increased for endovascular treatment of ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (rTAA) from 14.9 % to 27.4 % (p = 0.0003) during this period. Conclusions: VE frequency increased with a decrease in overall mortality over time. Overall hospital stay has decreased but with an increase in the cost of care. Open surgical mortality for VE has also decreased overall, suggesting perioperative care improvements, with the exception of ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Endovascular utilization for VE has significantly increased; associated with lower mortality for most VE, although an increase in hospital mortality after endovascular repair of rTAA was seen. This may be due to an increased implementation of endovascular repair for patients not previously eligible for surgery due to high risk. We recommend careful selection of patients for rTAA treatment as mortality has increased despite endovascular therapy and at an increased cost of care. | High | [
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Help with toppings My dough is proofing in the fridge and I want to make some pies tomorrow. On one I would like to use the 1/2 ounce of dried porcini mushrooms leftover from tonight's dinner. What one other topping would go best with the porcini? | Low | [
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Q: How to retrieve the xml which has been created using the minidom? from xml.dom.minidom import Document def generateXML(): # Create the minidom document doc = Document() # Create the <discover> base element discover = doc.createElement("discover") doc.appendChild(discover) # Create the main <host> element host = doc.createElement("host") host.appendChild(discover) # Create the main <ip> element ip = doc.createElement("ip") ip.appendChild(host) # Assign <ip> element with IP address ipaddrr = doc.createTextNode('10.193.184.72') ip.appendChild(ipaddrr) # Create the main <hostname> element hostname = doc.createElement("hostname") hostname.appendChild(host) # Assign <hostname> element with hostname hostname_value = doc.createTextNode('darknight') hostname.appendChild(hostname_value) # Create the main <ostype> element ostype = doc.createElement("ostype") ostype.appendChild(host) # Assign <ostype> element with ostype ostype_value = doc.createTextNode('mac') ostype.appendChild(ostype_value) return doc.toprettyxml() print generateXML() Now when i print it -- Its just returning <?xml version="1.0" ?> , I actually want the whole xml which i created. Please help A: You are appending the elements the wrong way. It's parentnode.appendChild(childnode), you've written it as childnode.appendChild(parentnode) | Mid | [
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Online control of the direction of rapid reaching movements. Online visual control of the direction of rapid reaching movements was assessed by evaluating how human subjects reacted to shifts in seen hand position near movement onsets. Participants ( N=10) produced saccadic eye and rapid arm movements (mean duration = 328 ms) towards a peripheral visual target in complete darkness. During the saccade, visual feedback of hand position could be shifted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 cm perpendicularly to the main movement direction. The resulting discrepancies between visual and proprioceptive information about hand position were never consciously perceived by the subjects. Following the shifts, hand trajectories deviated from those produced in a control condition (without shift) in order to bring seen hand position closer to the target. Globally, the deviations corresponded to 45% of the shifts, regardless of their magnitude or movement duration. This finding highlights not only the efficiency of visual feedback processing in online motor control but also underlines the significant contribution of limb proprioception. | High | [
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We’d like to introduce to you The Great Plains Foundation, our brand-new 501 (c) 3 non-profit foundation associated with our commercial entity Great Plains Conservation. Our collective goal is to protect the Great Plains of Africa. The Great Plains Conservation Concept Great Plains Conservation, our commercial arm, strives to secure African landscapes of a scale large enough to also protect its resident and seasonal wildlife populations. In that effort, we identify and select key areas that are under threat, often next to national parks and reserves, and acquire the rights to convert that land to protected areas with economic benefits. For example, we convert hunting land or agricultural land to wildlife conservation supported by photographic tourism. The overarching theory is that without large protected landscapes where migration routes are maintained, then wildlife will not stand a chance of survival. Small islands of conservation are simply not adequate for sustaining viable breeding populations of most species. Our collection of very light footprint safari camps operate on most tracts of these lands; however, not every piece of land needs to or can pay for itself, and some pieces with camps support other pieces without. This model only works if it is self-sustaining. We presently lease and operate safaris on approximately 1,000,000 acres and hope to expand to 5,000,000 in the next five to ten years. Tourism at this level has the benefit of not only generating much needed revenue to acquire and steward the land, but also creating global ambassadors for wildlife and its conservation. Great Plains Conservation is also quite unique in that our shareholders have all agreed to never take a dividend from the Company but to recycle any profits into the business or into the Great Plains Foundation. The Great Plains Foundation Great Plains Foundation is a licensed (US) non-profit entity. The Foundation takes on a parallel but distinct role from the Company. Here, we are more project and species focused, and funded by donations as opposed to investments. If Great Plains Conservation acquires the land, then the Foundation finds projects that will rehabilitate, enhance and save its wildlife. Statement by the Chairman, Dereck Joubert “Let there be no mistake, we are in the midst of the Battle for Africa right now. Every nine hours another rhino is killed in South Africa alone. We lose five elephants an hour across Africa. In the last 50 years we have managed to lose 95% of our lions and leopards. At this rate, we can expect extinctions of lions in the next 10 to 15 years. As Hilary Clinton so carefully pointed out in a speech last year, the bushmeat and illegal animal trade now rivals the drug trade in its scale, garnering $27 billion in trade a year. And yet, if we take the initiative right now and urgently, we can stop this from being a global disaster. We founded the Big Cats Initiative with National Geographic specifically to focus attention, funding and action on lions, cheetah and leopards in Africa, and that is progressing well. There are a lot of dedicated and smart people with whom we are engaging to tackle a range of action points with 43 projects in 18 countries. Arguably, the most pressing issue for African wildlife is poaching. It goes to follow that if we are strategically acquiring large pieces of land to conserve then we also need to secure that land and its wildlife against poaching. The greatest need now, is what I call “The Battle for Africa,” and it will ultimately involve three species: lions, rhinos, and elephants. If we save those we have a hope. And if we don’t, everything else will go. We’re not going to let that happen on our watch. | High | [
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Tagged Questions PGP is short for "Pretty Good Privacy". It is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to ... I've created a new GPG key to sign a software package in a source repository with an expiration date three years from now. It seemed like a good security measure because if the key is compromised or ... Looking into the details of Pretty Good Privacy, I'm confused as to the reasoning behind encrypting the message with a session key and the key with the recipient's public key via RSA. I fail to see ... I'm trying to a cascading cipher encryption algorithm to encrypt a textfile via mcrypt. I'm essentially trying to emulate the behavior of TrueCrypt, where it can cascade two or three different cipher ... I've just started to use GPG and created a public key. It is kind of pointless if no-one knows about it. How should I distribute it? Should I post it on my profile on Facebook and LinkedIn? How about ... Do GPG/PGP keyservers "garbage collect" old keys which have expired, been revoked, or simply haven't been updated in a decade? Or does the server (theoretically) keep every key it has ever seen from ... Axolotl Ratchet is used by Textsecure and is an enhanced version of OTR in a way to make it suitable for mobile applications, which has the probability to encrypt messages without both parties to have ... Someone mentioned here that asymmetric encryption might not be appropriate for bulk data and gave an example of RSA with 100 bytes. Of course, I understand that it was a rough example. But it made me ... I was wondering how PGP works with a CC. In my understanding, if I send an e-mail to [email protected] and use [email protected] in the CC, Enigmail would have to encrypt the e-mail once for every user ... Let's say hypothetically I am writing a web application targeting technically inclined, security-conscious users who have no problems generating and using GPG or SSH keys. Is it possible to use said ... Let's say I have daily files that need to be encrypted using PGP (and then emailed) and I want to automate this task. I would be using Windows PowerShell to manipulate the files (examine date/times ... Can a .sh file be a virus or something harmful? Is it like .exe files on Windows? If yes can someone read this script and tell me if it safe and is it effect any how on gpg security. It gives me an ... Does an encrypted message contain any information about whom it is encrypted to, or at least to how many recipients? And if so, is it at least only obtainable for other recipients or for just anybody? ... If I want to have some privacy and avoid the attention of publishing my email address to the public key server web of trust, yet have a secure two-way email conversation with one recipient, what are ... I want to know technical details about how public PGP keyservers synchronize the keys. If I send my key to one keyserver, how exactly does it "travel" to all the other ones? Who sends it to who and ... One thing that I found out when starting using PGP: When I uploaded my keys to the SKS keyserver, the keyserver did not take any action to verify that I am who I claim to be. Since a PGP key contains ... I would like to create a new GPG key. Going through a couple of thread it seems like the most popular scheme for maximum security is to have an offsite master (sign-only) key which provides a shell ... Is anyone storing the PGP encryption key in a Hardware Security Module (HSM)? Company policy mandates this, so I need to store the private key to decrypt pgp file in HSM. But as much i know PGP uses ... When you retrieve someone's information from a keyserver to add him to your pgp keyring, that is made through unencrypted keyservers, unless the user uploaded it to https://keyserver.pgp.com/. Even ... | Mid | [
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Q: Django | twilio to send SMS I'm using twilio as for a mobile verification mechanism, I have no prior experience in using twilio but looking at the sample PHP code I used this one in my code but apparently it's giving me an 400 Bad request HTTP error. Here's the code: d = { 'TO' : '*** *** ****', 'FROM' : '415-555-1212', 'BODY' : 'Hello user, please verify your device using this code %s' % verNumber } try: print account.request('/%s/Accounts/%s/SMS/Messages' % \ (API_VERSION, ACCOUNT_SID), 'POST', d) except Exception, e: return HttpResponse('Error %s' % e) verNumber is randomly generated and the receiver's number is validated in twilio. I follow the exception and found this error Error 400 The source 'From' phone number is required to send an SMS What does this mean.? Thanks. A: Looking at some of the twilio examples from the python libraries I notice that the dictionaries containing the payload are typed in MixedCase whereas you've used UPPERCASE. The error might be quite straight forward rather than d = { 'TO' : '*** *** ****', 'FROM' : '415-555-1212', 'BODY' : 'Hello user, please verify your device using this code %s' % verNumber } try d = { 'To' : '*** *** ****', 'From' : '415-555-1212', 'Body' : 'Hello user, please verify your device using this code %s' % verNumber } The SMS Quickstart ( in the documentation) supports this idea. Hope this helps. | Mid | [
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DIY–SUBWAY TILE BACKSPLASH Well, if you follow me on instagram @prvbsthirtyonegirl, many of you have noticed something a bit different in my kitchen. And have asked about it. Well, I’m FINALLY getting to put a blog up about the DIY subway tile backsplash I did on a whim a couple of weeks ago:) I knew I wanted the classic subway tile ever since we moved here. Honestly I wanted it in our last house as well, but that was a bit before my full fledge DIY days. I wasn’t quite as ambitious back then, therefore it never got done. I don’t know about you and your household, but the “extras” or “textural details” aren’t listed on the top of the priorities of the hubby’s list. Quite honestly, I don’t think they ever make the cut is we had to have it hired out. Hence the reason I took on the DIY attitude. If I wasn’t going to do it, it wasn’t going to happen. So, back to the beginning. I knew I wanted subway tile ever since we moved in this house. It’s classic, goes great with farmhouse style, and in my opinion will never go out of style. Oh and it’s cheap. Yep, that might have been priority number 1!. As in any good home demo/reno project there are phases. Phase 1: Be able to live in the house and move out of the camper parked in your driveway. Phase 2: Get all of the bare walls covered up flooring on the ground. Oh and a kitchen, get a kitchen of some sort in. (yes, this all happened AFTER we moved in:) Most people may only have 2 phases. But if you are a true DIY’er, I’m sure you can relate to ours. Currently, we are in phase 4. (insert applause here.) Oh how I have waited for this day. It means that the visions I had from the house from the beginning can actually start to take shape. As the finances allow that is. There is that. So, my quest to DIY my own backsplash began. I knew I always loved subway tile, and as the time came closer the question was what color grout did I want? I love the classic white on white…. Seeing as though I had wanted to do this for quite some time, I had been doing my research. I found out that using tile setting mat was the easiest way to go about it. It wasn’t the cheapest, (rarely do I do more expensive options) but this time I felt like it was worth it. Especially since I would be doing it by myself. Easy won. On top of that I realized that I would need to use a tile saw to cut around outlets. I figured out that after renting it, it was actually cheaper to buy one. I found this one at Home Depot for $54.00 plus free shipping. The last thing I got was my grout. I picked warm gray unsanded grout from Lowes. You want unsanded if you are having very small grout lines. It’s nice and smooth then. If you are going with bigger lines, you are going to want the sanded so that it holds. Now to get started, first I cleaned my backsplash and cleared the area. Then, I applied my tile setting mat to all of the areas that I wanted tiled. You peel off the back and just stick it on. You leave the front plastic on til you are ready to tile. Super easy, it just gunks up your scissors pretty good, so you’ll want to use an old one, or I found a utility knife works really well. Then it was time to put the first tile up. I got these for the edge, they are a bit skinnier. This is the only place I needed edge tiles. Most places that I researched said to start in the middle of your counter and work your way out, but the middle of mine was my oven, so I just opted to start at the end. And this is where Allie ran into a problem. Seeing as though our house is 100 years old, and although we did or best to try to level everything….it still wasn’t level. I tried this first row of tiles about 5 times before I realized that from one counter to the next it was 1/4″ off. doesn’t seem like much, but it stinks when you are working with straight rows. So, I saw on another blog that they cut a 1×4 to put behind the stove to keep your straight line. I ran out and cut one and screwed it up temporarily to have a line to go off of. It helped, even if my tile still wasn’t 100 % level. Shh… Here you can see a little bit of the wave to it…but I did the best I could. Good thing I’m no perfectionist! Just a side note with the tile setting mat, once you place the tile you can pull it off, but if you do it too much it starts to loose it’s stickyness. And it’s hard on the fingers! This side was so good to me because it only had 1 outlet to work around. Gotta love that. I decided to place my tiles close together, and they actually have a bit of a spacer built into them. I do recommend still buying spacers though, because sometimes with the tile setting mat they can sag a bit and the spacers just help to hold them in place until you are read to grout. Also, before grout always looks worse than after. So don’t beat yourself up too much about it! You can’t see in this picture, but on the far right I can a couple of tiles pieces that were about a 1/2′ wide. Really small pieces that didn’t stick to the mat, so I just put a little bit of caulk on the back and stuck them on. I had to do that to a couple of tiles actually that didn’t want to stick the best. It seemed to work great and I haven’t had any fall off yet! On to the other side! Oh how I wish it went that fast! As you can tell it is now dark! Another thing I do not recommend. I started this project at 11:00 a.m. and finished with grout at about 10:30 p.m. They say that you are supposed to grout within 8 hours of putting the tile on the mat, which is nice in the fact that you have to get it done, but stinks when it’s 9:30 and you are tired and sore and just want to shower and go to bed! I missed quite a few pictures, but I bought the unmixed grout. To mix I just added 2 bottles of water and about half of the pack of grout. I use my hand to mix it til it is smooth. The consistency should be like frosting or toothpaste, just a little bit of stiffness. It’s actually super easy to do, I’d just recommend only mixing up half so you have some to work with. We had a grout float from doing our bathroom floor that I used to grout with, and then sponged the grout off about 5 minutes after it set. Once that was done I went to bed and woke up and caulked it in the morning. Caulk is amazing to finish off all the rough edges. It hides a multitude of sins:) So, onto the finished product… It went from dark black to bright white, so it took me a few days to decide if I really loved it. But after living with it for a couple of weeks now, I love how bright it makes the room! I just put the stick em stuff on the back of the metal EAT letters and they’ve been staying great! I still haven’t gotten my IKEA rail hung back up under the cabinet yet. We did buy the diamond bit to drill into tile, I’m just a bit nervous and am going to make the hubby do that one! And I may still have a few nail holes to fill:) If you look closely you’ll find a couple of spots where you can tell it was a DIY job… Whoops. But it only cost me $38 in tile, $14 in grout, $40 in tile setting mat and $54 in a saw. But….I did do 2 other tile projects since that will cover the cost of my saw:) So, for that price I”m okay with a little blub here and there. And I could say I did it myself:) The light switch took a beating too, gotta get another one of those! When you live in a smaller home and you make an improvement like this it’s so fun because you can see it from almost anywhere in the house:) Always looking for the positive! So, just because it’s so much fun I’m going to take on a journey through our phases. Hello! love your kitchen what an amazing job! we moved into our house in September and are updating it project by project! we just did our floors in a dark hard wood and i love it. However now this moves us onto the backsplash, i love the look of the white subway tiles very clean.. Where did you purchase your tiles and supplies from, after the huge expense of the floors im trying to minimize how much we spend on the back splash! I would love to hear back from you! Shannon DIYer of Michigan! Hi Shannon, Thanks so much for the sweet comment. Yay on renovating, such a fun/crazy process:) We got our subway tile from Menards, it’s just their basic subway tile, and we originally used a warm grey grout from lowes, but ended up going a little darker to a dark grey. I believe you could find something very similiar at menards as well. We used the powder grout and not the pre-mix, which also saves money:) I think we did our whole backsplash for around $75…so definitely an inexpensive option! Hope that helps!:) I am confused. Could you please help me? I see in one pic that you have a curtain under your sink. In another pic you have the cabinet. I want a farm sink badly but every time I go to purchase one I am told that I need a special cabinet. In your picture it looks like you used an existing cabinet. How did you use an existing cabinet? Please help. Thank you. Susan, we did use our preexisting cabinet. With that being said, I originally wanted the double sink from IKEA and purchased that one to go there, but when we went to put it in, it was too big, which means I had to settle for the single sink. I still love it and was glad it worked with our space. I have cabinet doors for under the sink as it is just a regular cabinet, but switched it out for the curtain because I like the more “farmhouse” feel it gave:) I hope that helps! I’m thinking if you do an undermount farmhouse sink then you may need a special cabinet, but not with the IKEA one since it rests on your countertops! I just came across your blog, You have a beautiful home!! I am deciding between the small white subway tiles attached to a mat or the larger 3 x 6 for my kitchen. I love the look of the gray grout. You mentioned you used soft gray from Lowes, but I can’t seem to find that color. They have Dove gray, Standard, Delorean, Silverado and Mist. The gray you used looks perfect, I am in search of that soft gray look. Hi! Your kitchen looks beautiful! I’m wanting to do the same look jn my kitchen but trying to do it as cheap as possible, the cheapest I’ve found the tiles is $3.48 at lowes. Just wanted to make sure the blogging world didn’t hAve a secret place to get tile super cheap :) I used the single subway tiles you can purchase that are about 2″x4 1/2″. I’ve also done a kitchen with the smaller subway tiles that are attached to a mat and I really like the looks of those as well. Best of luck! I enjoyed your blog, and want to thank you for the info on the tile saw. I wouldn’t have guessed it was so cheap. I bought the exact same one and it worked beautifully. My husband was able to cut tiles shapes for some very difficult areas. I used the old fashioned regular mortar and found it very easy as well. Anyways we will keep the saw and use it for our next job in the laundry room! Thanks again! Hello! I just found your blog and I LOVE the transformation. The white tile looks amazing. We are getting ready to do subway tile as a backsplash in our kitchen and I’m just curious where you bought your tile from? I found some cheap from lowes, but it’s so hard to tell against my white cabinets if it’s totally the wrong shade of white. Are all white subway tiles created equal? Haha. I know it’s a weird question. If by some chance you see this, and have a second to respond, I would love that!! Thank you! I love it…and I’m not sure about if they are all created equal?? :) I know there lots of different types of subway tile but we just wanted classic white, so I got it from Menards. 19 cents a tile, super high end:):) I’m sure it’s the same as lowes and I’m sure you’ll love it…I do:) Best of luck!! Well that’s a great point:) I haven’t sealed it yet, but plan too. Our bathroom tile we just sealed with a sealer that you paint on with a brush, not sure what it was called but it seemed to do the trick! Thanks for reminding me….. :) Thanks Michael:) The mat worked pretty well. It stuck to the wall great, but sometimes the sticky part that stuck to the tile would get some dust on from the tiles and not hold well. I had to use caulk on a few of them. I was a bit nervous that I’d come down in the morning and tiles would have fallen off, but a few weeks later and nothing has moved yet! I’m just hoping it holds up to the test of time! It was super easy to work with, which was huge for me since I was doing it by myself, and not messy at all, huge plus! I’m pretty sure I’d use it again:) I am blown away by your talents. It looks beautiful. I am glad I have a kindred spirit in you bc I long to have the moxie to JUST DO IT. I know you will continue to inspire me and maybe help nudge me along. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Hello! I'm Allie. Lover of power tools, Chipotle, all things DIY, and a thrifty budget! But most importantly I am in love with my husband, my four beautiful children, and living a life set apart for the one who created me. | Mid | [
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Trial date set for 'Auschwitz bookkeeper' Groening Published duration 2 February 2015 Related Topics The Holocaust image copyright Wiener Library/PA image caption Prosecutors say Oskar Groening knew that prisoners were murdered directly after their arrival at Auschwitz A former Nazi death camp guard will go on trial in Germany in April charged with at least 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. Oskar Groening, 93, who was known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", was allegedly responsible for counting banknotes confiscated from prisoners. He faces charges over 425,000 people sent to Auschwitz in occupied Poland between May and July 1944. About 1.1 million people were murdered at the camp, most of them Jews. The trial will take place in the north German city of Lueneburg. Fifty-five survivors and victims' relatives are plaintiffs in the case, and many are likely to attend the trial. Prosecutors in Lueneburg allege that as well as counting money, Groening also hid victims' luggage away from new arrivals, to disguise the victims' fate. A statement from the prosecutors' office said that the former guard was aware that those deemed unfit to work at the camp "were murdered directly after their arrival". 'I saw the gas chambers' Groening, who began work at Auschwitz aged 21, does not deny witnessing the mass killing at Auschwitz. In 2005 he told the BBC : "I saw the gas chambers. I saw the crematoria. I saw the open fires. I was on the ramp when the selections [for the gas chambers] took place. "I would like you to believe these atrocities happened - because I was there." image caption The notorious Auschwitz camp gate, with the inscription "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("work makes you free") Last week the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Red Army. Prosecutors in Hamburg are also investigating a 93-year-old woman suspected of having served as a Nazi SS guard at the Bergen-Belsen camp. Hilde Michnia (born Liesewicz), a resident of Hamburg, allegedly helped evacuate the Gross-Rosen camp as Allied forces approached, forcing prisoners on a march which killed around 1,400 of them. The investigation into Michnia's alleged involvement began after a private citizen filed a complaint against her, a spokesperson for the prosecution said. She denies the allegations. She told Germany's Die Welt newspaper on Sunday that she was not involved in any atrocities and only worked in the camps' kitchens. There have been renewed efforts to bring concentration camp guards to justice after a 2011 court ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge people with complicity in the Holocaust - not only those accused of mass murder. The ruling saw John Demjanjuk sentenced to five years in prison for involvement in the killing of Jews at the Sobibor camp, where he had served as a guard. | Mid | [
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Re: Financially UNstable Fiancee I think I am more attracted to someone who financially "gets it" then anything at this point in my life. I am attracted to Mila Kunis but someone that cannot handle their money makes me feel like I am dating a child and I cannot stand it! I date women my son's age (18-25), but women are supposed to be more mature than men!!! **stomps feet** psychoinhell wrote: jetsfan2012 wrote: I think I am more attracted to someone who financially "gets it" then anything at this point in my life. I am attracted to Mila Kunis but someone that cannot handle their money makes me feel like I am dating a child and I cannot stand it! I date women my son's age (18-25), but women are supposed to be more mature than men!!! **stomps feet** They may be more mature in general, but unfortunately bad personal finance habits is not age specific. Ive seen many men and women, who on surface appear to have it all together, but are broke on payday and maxed out on all their credit cards. If you see those type of signs when you are just dating, and the person isnt seeking help, run! lol Re: Financially UNstable Fiancee My credit sucks, and I am actively trying to rebuild it. I pay off old collections, GW stuff, and pay my curent bills on time, like I'm supposed to. My wife, on the other hand, well, doesn't. She has collections, late payments, judgments, and has basically just mimed my desire for fixing our credit, but still does nothing to help rebuild. She's an AU on my Capital One secured card, and her basic thought is that if the charge is approved, then I must be paying the bill. If it's declined, break out the check card. I think a lot of the reason is that she's young, and doesn't quite understand the repercussions like I've figured out. I don't know where to being. As it is, I've been concentrating more on rebuilding my credit, and paying of old collections, while still devoting a small portion to taking care of some of hers, too. I have tried to talk with her, get her to join me when I pay bills, but she has absolutely zero interest. It doesn't result in a fight like in some relationships, but she just gets bored, and obviously isn't interested. Forums posts are not provided or commissioned by FICO. Forums posts have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by FICO. It is not FICO's responsibility to ensure all posts and/or questions are answered. Advertiser Disclosure: The listings that appear on myFICO are from companies from which myFICO receives compensation, which may impact how and where products appear on myFICO (including, for example, the order in which they appear). myFICO does not review or include all companies or all available products. † Credit cards for FICO Score ranges: The score ranges are guidelines based on internal myFICO analysis of actual applicant approvals, and having a FICO Score in a particular range does not guarantee you will be approved for credit cards recommended in that range. These ranges were not provided by any card issuer. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All FICO® Score products made available on myFICO.com include a FICO® Score 8, along with additional FICO® Score versions. Your lender or insurer may use a different FICO® Score than the versions you receive from myFICO, or another type of credit score altogether. Learn more FICO, myFICO, Score Watch, The score lenders use, and The Score That Matters are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation. Equifax Credit Report is a trademark of Equifax, Inc. and its affiliated companies. Many factors affect your FICO Score and the interest rates you may receive. Fair Isaac is not a credit repair organization as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act. Fair Isaac does not provide "credit repair" services or advice or assistance regarding "rebuilding" or "improving" your credit record, credit history or credit rating. FTC's website on credit. | Mid | [
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A typical prior art optical scanner is disclosed in German patent publication DE-OS 32 33 232. It consists essentially of a console-like housing having an elastic support surface for the document to be scanned, a transparent plate holding down the document, and an optical scanning head which can be moved across the plate. The scanning head is guided via parallel lateral supports on rails in the housing and is moved in the scan direction via a motorized rope mechanism rope. Such a prior art apparatus must be installed at a fixed location. The size of the documents is limited by the size of the attached support surface. Thus, it is not readily possible to scan and display parts of large-size documents. The entire surface of a document is scanned in a single scanning operation. | Low | [
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Pages Thursday, July 10, 2014 BOTD–Loreal Color Riche Moist Lipstick Hello everybody! I would like to take this opportunity of my free time to blog about one of the current lipstick that I am in love with which is the Loreal Color Riche Moist Lipstick. I purchased this lipstick a while ago and have been using it for quite some time. First of all, I would like to say that if you are currently boycotting Loreal because it is one of those Israeli’s brand, please do not jot down any nasty comments onto my blog or Facebook. It’s your choice and I respect that, from the bottom of my heart. I also do hope that you could somehow respect my decision to have this brand in my blog for the sake of reviewing it. It is up to you, if you would want to purchase this or not. Thank you. :) Okay, back to the story / review of this lipstick. I have been eyeing on this lipstick for a while but since I am not a lipstick wearer, I tend to delay the purchase of it until one fine day, I manage to grab one for myself. It has several shades which I think all are lovable but I choose this specifically shade cause it really does catches my eyes a lot. Dewy Beige. As the name goes, so does the lipstick color. It is so beige until it looks like a peach color! Not too bright, not too pinky. I love the packaging on this lipstick. To me, the best lipstick packaging has always been drug store brands. Even MAC or other high end brands could not surpass the packaging. This is a very nice and sleek one! With the color indicator on the side of the packaging, easier for us to see what’s the color looks like and we don’t have to open each lipstick to see the shade. Brilliant idea! I actually took this picture at night, but I do have a sample of the lipstick in true color down below. As you can see, the shade is very subtle and soft. That’s why I love this shade so much. It’s very moisturizing and I have not had any of my lips chapped because of this lipstick. The downside of it is that since it’s quite moisturizing, it does not tend to last long. The shade can be see as a light coral color as well. I don’t really have that much to say about this lipstick. It is have that shiny effect and I like it as well. It is very pigmented and even with one application, you could actually see the color straight away! Well, I forgot about the pricing for this but I believe it’s not more than RM40. | Mid | [
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Indie Mega Week at Humble features Frostpunk, House Flipper, Dead Cells and more It's Indie Mega Week at the Humble Store right now, which - as you may have gleaned from the name - is a big celebration of some of the best indie games around, with the range seeing discounts of up to 90 per cent for the time being. There are pages of stuff on offer in the Indie Mega Week sale range, ranging from smaller and more obscure titles to some of the biggest indie games released in recent years, and some soundtracks and DLC packs are even thrown in for good measure. Also found in the ranks of the sale is Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice which, on the eve of the game getting a VR-enabling update, will cost you £14.99 / $17.99 currently. For good measure, here are some of the other highlights found in the Indie Mega Week sale: Kerbal Space Program for £14.99 / $19.99 Rocket League for £8.99 / $11.99 Wizard of Legend for £11.24 / $14.39 Moonlighter for £13.16 / $16.99 Cuphead for £11.99 / $15.99 The Witness for £12.39 / $15.99 Undertale for £3.99 / $4.99 American Truck Simulator for £3.74 / $4.99 Inside for £6.74 / $8.99 Soma for £4.59 / $5.99 If all of that wasn't quite enough to quench your thirst for digital PC games, feel free to head over to Jelly Deals and check out the latest roundup of today's best deals, which includes a deal for three months of Xbox Game Pass for £8, among others. If you'd like to try something a little different, you can take a look at the brand new guide to the best role-playing games around right now - you know, the kind where you have to tell stories with your mind rather than with a computer. | Mid | [
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Q: Javascript - Get "Monday" from "mon" or "Tuesday" from "tue", etc Is there a correct way to go about grabbing the name of a day, when you have the short version, such as the following: mon tue wed thu fri sat sun I don't need an actualy "date" or time or anything, I just need the string for the full date name. A: A simple associative array (read object) dictionary would suffice: var days = { 'mon': 'Monday', 'tue': 'Tuesday', 'wed': 'Wednesday', 'thu': 'Thursday', 'fri': 'Friday', 'sat': 'Saturday', 'sun': 'Sunday' } Now, you can access them as follows: var day = 'mon', full = days[day]; // full === 'Monday'; | Mid | [
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/* * Copyright 2017 Spotify AB. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, * software distributed under the License is distributed on an * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the * specific language governing permissions and limitations * under the License. */ package com.spotify.featran.transformers import com.spotify.featran.{FeatureBuilder, FlatReader, FlatWriter} import com.twitter.algebird.{Aggregator, Moments} /** * Transform features by normalizing each feature to have unit standard deviation and/or zero * mean. When `withStd` is true, it scales the data to unit standard deviation. When `withMean` is * true, it centers the data with mean before scaling. * * Missing values are transformed to 0.0 if `withMean` is true or population mean otherwise. */ object StandardScaler extends SettingsBuilder { /** * Create a new [[StandardScaler]] instance. * @param withStd whether to scale the data to unit standard deviation * @param withMean whether to center the data with mean before scaling */ def apply( name: String, withStd: Boolean = true, withMean: Boolean = false ): Transformer[Double, Moments, (Double, Double)] = new StandardScaler(name, withStd, withMean) /** * Create a new [[StandardScaler]] from a settings object * @param setting Settings object */ def fromSettings(setting: Settings): Transformer[Double, Moments, (Double, Double)] = { val withStd = setting.params("withStd").toBoolean val withMean = setting.params("withMean").toBoolean StandardScaler(setting.name, withStd, withMean) } } private[featran] class StandardScaler(name: String, val withStd: Boolean, val withMean: Boolean) extends OneDimensional[Double, Moments, (Double, Double)](name) { override val aggregator: Aggregator[Double, Moments, (Double, Double)] = Aggregators.from[Double](Moments(_)).to(r => (r.mean, r.stddev)) override def buildFeatures(a: Option[Double], c: (Double, Double), fb: FeatureBuilder[_]): Unit = a match { case Some(x) => val r = (withStd, withMean) match { case (true, true) => (x - c._1) / c._2 case (true, false) => (x - c._1) / c._2 + c._1 case (false, true) => x - c._1 case (false, false) => x } fb.add(name, r) case None => fb.add(name, if (withMean) 0.0 else c._1) } override def encodeAggregator(c: (Double, Double)): String = s"${c._1},${c._2}" override def decodeAggregator(s: String): (Double, Double) = { val t = s.split(",") (t(0).toDouble, t(1).toDouble) } override def params: Map[String, String] = Map("withStd" -> withStd.toString, "withMean" -> withMean.toString) override def flatRead[T: FlatReader]: T => Option[Any] = FlatReader[T].readDouble(name) override def flatWriter[T](implicit fw: FlatWriter[T]): Option[Double] => fw.IF = fw.writeDouble(name) } | Mid | [
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A little while ago, I posted on the Oblates of Saint Benedict and I wrote a little about what it meant to be an Oblate. Here I would like to republish some of the Rule, starting with the Prologue and going through all of the chapters. I may also post some of the reflections with my abbot's blessing.Listen carefully, my son, to the master's instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart. This is advice from a father who loves you; welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice.The labor of obedience will bring you back to him from whom you has drifted through the sloth of disobedience.This message is for you, then, if you are ready to give up your own will, once and for all, and armed with the strong noble weapons of obedience to do battle for the true King, Christ the Lord.First of all, every time you begin a good work, you must pray to him most earnestly to bring it to perfection.In his goodness, he has already counted us as his sons, and therefore we should never grieve him by our evil actions.With his good gifts which are in us, we must obey him at all times that he may never become the angry father who disinherits his sons,nor the dread lord, enraged by our sins, who punishes us forever as worthless servants for refusing to follow him to glory.Let us up then, at long last, for the Scriptures rouse us when the say:(Rom 13:11).Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God, and our ears to the voice from heaven that every day calls out this charge:(Ps 94 [95]:8).And again:(Rev 2:7).And what does he say?(Ps 33 [34]:12).of death(John 12:35).Seeking his workman in a multitude of people, the Lord calls out to him and lifts his voice again:(Ps 33 [34]:13)If you hear this and your answer is, "I do," God them directs these words to you: If you desire true and eternal life,(Ps 33 [34]:14-15).Once you have done this, my you my for yourto you:(Isa 58:9).What dear brothers, is more delightful than this voice of the Lord calling to us?See how the Lord in his love shows us the way of life.Clothed then worth faith and the performance of good works, let us set out on this way, with the Gospel for our guide, that we may deserve to see him (1Thess 2:12).If we wish to dwell in the tent of this kingdom, we will never arrive unless we run there by doing good deeds.But let us ask the Lord with the Prophet:(Ps 14 [15]:1)After this question, brothers, let us listen well to what the Lord days in reply, for he shows us the way to his tent.he says,(Ps 14 [15]:2-3).He hasthe, the devil, at every turn, flinging both him abs his promptings farof his heart. While these temptations were stillChrist (Ps 14 [15]"4; 136 [137]:9).These people, and do not become elated over their good deeds; that brings about the food in them.(Ps 14 [15]:4) the Lord working in them, and say with the Prophet:(Ps 113 [115:1]:9).In just this way Paul the Apostle refused to take credit for the power of his preaching. He declared:(1 Cor 15:10).And again he said:(2Cor 10:17).That is why the Lord says in the Gospel:(Matt 7:24-25).With this conclusion, the Lord waits for us daily to translate into action, as we should, his holy teachings.Therefore our life span had been lengthened by way of a truce, that we may amend our misdeeds.As the Apostle says:(Rom 2:4)?And indeed the Lord assures us in his love:(Ezek 33:11).Brothers, now that we have asked the Lord who will dwell in his tent, we have heard the instruction for dwelling in it, but only if we fulfill the obligations of those who live there.We must, then, prepare our hearts and bodies for the battle of holy obedience to his instructions.What is not possible to us by nature, let us ask the Lord to supply by the help of his grace.If we wish to reach the eternal life, even as we avoid the torments of hell,then - while there is still time, while we are in this body and have time to accomplish all of these things the light of life -we must run and do now what will profit us forever.Therefore we intend to establish a school for the Lord's service.In drawing up its regulations, we hope to set down nothing harsh, nothing burdensome.The good of all concerned, however, may prompt us to a little strictness in order to amend faults and to safeguard love.Do not be daunted immediately by far and run away from the road that leads to salvation. It is bound to be narrow at the outset.But as we progress in this way of life and in faith, we shall run on the path of God's commandments, our hearts overflowing with the inexpressible delight of love.Never swerving from his instructions, then, but faithfully observing his teachings in the monastery until death, we shall through patience share in the sufferings of Christ that we may deserve also to share in his kingdom. Amen.The Prophet being referred to is King David. | Mid | [
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One of Donald Trump’s most auspicious campaign pledges was to renegotiate bad trade deals inherited from his predecessors. Trump was true to his word at the recent G-7 summit. He lambasted the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom for what he called their “ridiculous and unacceptable” tariffs, ad valorem taxes, on American goods. The U.S. is “like the piggy bank that everybody is robbing,” he told them. “And that ends.” He announced plans to proceed with tariffs on aluminum and steel products from Canada, the European Union (EU), and Mexico. Last April, he unveiled similar plans for increased tariffs on some 1,300 Chinese imported goods, including aluminum and steel. These levies will raise the price of imported products in the U.S. market. Some of Trump’s grievances are justified. Canada insulates its dairy industry from foreign competition with a 270% tariff on imported milk. The EU imposes protectionist tariffs on U.S. auto imports. But his critics worry that the president’s bombastic unilateralism will backfire, costing U.S. consumers more money, and American workers their jobs. After all, America’s trade partners can act unilaterally, too. Both China and our western allies have threatened or already responded with higher tariffs on a wide range of American goods. As Nick Giordano, a pork industry spokesman, told the Register, “There’s blood on the floor, make no mistake about that.” U.S. pork producers face some $2.2 billion in losses this year from Chinese and Mexican tariffs. Giordano concluded, “We’re being patient. We’re being patriots. But ultimately, we got to be able to trade.” Cynics warn that Trump is deliberately undermining the global rules-based trade system. The U.S. was the progenitor of that system, which was put in place after World War II and is currently administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO), based in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.S. has been the system’s primary beneficiary, evolving over the decades into the world’s dominant economic power. As Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson sees it, “Trump has embarked on a giant marketing campaign to convince us that foreigners — their exports — are to blame for our economic problems. It’s a seductive appeal to nationalism whose main defect is that it’s mostly untrue.” New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, a Nobel economics laureate, agrees. According to Krugman, “the fight Trump is picking with our allies isn’t about any real conflict of interest — because they are not, in fact, doing the things he accuses them of doing.” Krugman goes on, “No, Canada and Europe aren’t imposing ‘massive tariffs’ on U.S. goods: A vast majority of U.S. exports enter Canada tariff-free, and the average European tariff is only 3 percent. These are simple facts, not disputable issues.” Trump’s tariffs are, in effect, countervailing duties that violate global trade law. Under the WTO Charter, member states negotiate their WTO “bindings,” meaning the maximum ad valorem duties they can impose on imported goods. These negotiations emphasize sensitivity to each nation’s domestic political pressures. Governments can be constrained by influential industries that lobby for protection from foreign products. In the U.S., for example, 25% tariffs on sugar and foreign trucks, and a 163% levy on imported peanuts, set high barriers to imports. The WTO Charter establishes a dispute settlement body (DSB) and procedures for aggrieved nations to follow in prosecuting complaints against other member states for unfair trade practices. In each case, a panel of independent experts hears and makes an objective assessment of the facts presented by the opposing sides. If consultations fail, the panel’s ruling binds the offending nation to cease its misconduct, or face sanctions in the form of proportional, countervailing duties which only then is the aggrieved nation authorized to impose. The losing party may appeal the panel’s ruling to an appellate body. Trump has offered no long-term trade strategy. A better approach would be to work cooperatively with our trading partners to reform the existing system. | Low | [
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Q: How do I see more of the command line with the KDE System Guard Process Table I often have several java programs running and I can't tell which one needs to be killed. The command section of the process table only shows java, but doesn't tell me which jar or class files it is running. Edit: Is there a way to see more of the command call from withing KSysGuard? A: ps aux | grep java You look for the Process ID(PID) of the process you want and then you use kill command (for how to use kill read my post here) Also read: here and here and here An alternative: ps -fp $(pgrep -d, -x java) or you might use htop or top and search for java | Mid | [
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