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c-Fos degradation by the proteasome. An early, Bcl-2-regulated step in apoptosis.
c-Fos is a transcription factor that promotes cell growth, differentiation, and transformation. We found that c-Fos was degraded when WEHI7.2 mouse lymphoma cells were induced to undergo apoptosis with the calcium ATPase inhibitor, thapsigargin, or the glucocorticoid hormone, dexamethasone. The degradation of c-Fos preceded caspase-3 activation and apoptotic nuclear chromatin condensation and was inhibited by the proteasome inhibitors MG132, N-acetyl-leucyl-leucyl-norleucinal, and lactacystin. Stable transfection of WEHI7.2 cells with a mutant form of c-Fos that was not degraded by the proteasome inhibited apoptosis. Also, overexpression of Bcl-2 in WEHI7.2 cells blocked c-Fos degradation and inhibited apoptosis. The results indicate that proteasome-mediated degradation of c-Fos is an early, Bcl-2-regulated step in apoptosis induction by thapsigargin and dexamethasone. These findings suggest that c-Fos may have a protective action that is eliminated by proteasome-mediated degradation and preserved by Bcl-2.
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Q:
Mysql with Python can't insert record with autoincrement id, why?
I create a table 'test' with two column:(age int, name TEXT) in mysql database.
Then I insert a record using the following codes(with a list):
record = [12, 'Tom']
cursor.execute("insert into test values(%s,%s)", record)
The above codes work in mysql(I use python 2.7 for programming).
I then delete the old table and want to add an AUTO_INCREMENT P_id field for the new table, by adding the following code to the CREATE TABLE sql:
P_id int(11) PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
And the new table works and I find it in mysql.
However, when I try to insert a new record using the same codes:
record = [12, 'Tom']
cursor.execute("insert into test values(%s,%s)", record)
But it doesn't work and reports:
OperationalError: (1136, "Column count doesn't match value count at row 1")
It looks like I should add the value of P_id by myself?
But should it increase automatically and I can omit that?
I'm quite a newbie in mysql and please help with details.
This is my first time question in StackOverflow and thanks for any help.
A:
Use this query:
insert into test (age,name) values(%s,%s)
Your code will look like:
record = [12, 'Tom']
cursor.execute("insert into test (age,name) values(%s,%s)", record)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in a month and producer prices unexpectedly rose in June, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on course for a third interest rate increase this year.
FILE PHOTO - A sign marks the entrance to a job fair in New York October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Thursday’s data from the Labor Department underscored labor market buoyancy and suggested that there was enough momentum in the economy to generate some inflation, even though price pressures still remain moderate.
“It remains hard for companies to hire skilled workers. Inflation isn’t slip-sliding away from the Fed’s goal,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at MUFG in New York. “We expect they are on track to announce the start of the balance sheet unwind in September and go for the last of three rate hikes planned for this year in December.”
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 for the week ended July 8, the Labor Department said. It was the 123rd straight week that claims remained below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market.
That is the longest such stretch since 1970, when the labor market was smaller. The labor market is near full employment, with the jobless rate at 4.4 percent.
The drop in first-time applications for jobless benefits followed data last week showing the economy created 222,000 jobs last month, the second biggest payrolls increase this year.
A Fed survey of the economy published on Wednesday showed “labor markets tightened further for both low- and high-skilled positions, particularly in the construction and IT sectors.”
Prices for U.S. Treasuries fell, with the yield on the 30-year government bond hitting a session high. Stocks on Wall Street were trading slightly higher, while the dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies.
PRODUCER PRICES NUDGE UP
In another report, the Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand edged up 0.1 percent last month amid sustained increases in the cost of services that offset declining energy prices.
That followed an unchanged reading in May. The year-on-year increase in the PPI, however, slowed to 2.0 percent from 2.4 percent in May as last year’s energy-driven rise dropped out of the calculation. Economists had forecast the PPI being unchanged last month and rising 1.9 percent from a year ago.
A key gauge of underlying producer price pressures that
excludes food, energy and trade services increased 0.2 percent last month. The so-called core PPI fell 0.1 percent in May.
The core PPI increased 2.0 percent in the 12 months through
June after climbing 2.1 percent in May.
Fed officials are closely watching inflation, which has remained below the U.S. central bank’s 2 percent target for five years. They have largely viewed the recent retreat in price pressures as transitory.
“We expect inflation pressures to firm in the second half of the year, but any realized gains are likely to be limited,” said Sam Bullard, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Fed increased borrowing costs in June for a second time this year. Another rate hike is forecast in December and economists also expect the U.S. central bank to announce in September a plan to start reducing its $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen told lawmakers on Wednesday that the economy was healthy enough for the central bank to raise rates and begin winding down its massive bond portfolio.
Last month, prices for services gained 0.2 percent, accounting for almost 80 percent of the increase in the PPI.
Services were lifted by a 0.3 percent rise in the index for final demand trade services, excluding transportation and warehousing. It was the fourth straight monthly increase in services and followed a 0.3 percent gain in May.
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Hi, just finished a new AR-15 build and I'm looking to add either a scope or holographic/red dot sight.
I will mainly just be target shooting at 50-100yds, maybe 200 in the future.
My question, does a 1x magnification really allow you to see a 4" bulls-eye at 100yds? At 50 yds, the 4" bulls-eye takes up the entire 'pin hole' on a standard rear MI flip-up sight, so it was difficult to zero in on the 'exact' center (yes, let's assume 20/20 vision). Since I've never peered thru anything else before, I'm wondering if the popular EOTechs with 1x magnification will have enough magnification to see at 100yds (without a magnifier), or if I should consider scopes (looking at the Bushnell Banner series) that are 3x9x40.
Just trying to get an idea the difference between 1x holographic/red dot devices vs. 3x9x40 scopes and what that really translates to on the range in terms of being able to see 'pin-point' targets at 50 yds..100yds. Much appreciate your feedback and experience.
Jicko
03-13-2008, 3:43 PM
1x is.
If you REALLY want mag, then maybe 3x or 4x.... but for < 200yds, 1x EOTech is FAST and accurate. Especially with the 1MOA dot and 65MOA ring.
aplinker
03-13-2008, 3:48 PM
1X means no magnification.
For 0-200yds like that, I like the EOTech. 2-3X is nice for the 100-200yds shots. You can add a magnifier
Knight
03-13-2008, 3:56 PM
If it's just for target shooting and nothing else, then I would say go with something higher power than 1-4x. My .223 bolt rifle with a 6-24x works wonderfully anywhere from 50 to 400 yards.
The higher-powered scopes can also be cool in that you get instant gratification from those medium-distance shots, as you can usually immediately see where your shot landed.
brando
03-13-2008, 3:59 PM
Yup, an EOTech or Aimpoint is fine for that distance. If you really need magnification for identification at that range, a Trijicon TR-21 is better (in my opinion) than an ACOG. From my experience the ACOG is only good for fixed defensive conditions like being stuck on tower duty.
ViPER395
03-13-2008, 4:01 PM
I've never gone wrong with a 3-9.
My next scope is going to be something more powerful, tho.
pgatour
03-13-2008, 4:03 PM
Thanks guys..
since 1x is no magnification, is that realistically enuf to pinpoint a 4" bulls-eye target 100 yds away? At 50 yds, the 4" bulls-eye already filled the entire pin hole on a rear flip-up sight (since I'm only using flip up sight, I'm equating that with 1x magnification, aka 'no magnification') so it was impossible to zero in on the _exact_ center. And, at 100 yds it was impossible to see to the exact center. So, I'm wondering since most of the holographics are 1x if that's really enough (without a magnifier) to shoot 100yrd targets.
pgatour
03-13-2008, 4:10 PM
wow.. I was just typing my response when another 3 people responded. That's why I like this forum!! thanks everyone..
Does anyone have thoughts on this? I know there's better out there, but for the price, seems pretty decent. And, I don't think Bushnell is a bad brand either??
What types of targets do you plan on shooting? If its a 4" bullseye and you're shooting for groups, 1x ain't gonna cut it. What type of shooting do you plan on doing with the rifle?
pgatour
03-13-2008, 4:22 PM
What types of targets do you plan on shooting? If its a 4" bullseye and you're shooting for groups, 1x ain't gonna cut it. What type of shooting do you plan on doing with the rifle?
Mostly paper target shooting at the gun range... maybe occasional 'open area' shooting eventually (sorry, I just picked up this hobby, haven't researched/learned yet what is legal in CA to shoot, i.e. open land, forest areas, etc.), and hopefully NEVER for home defense but if the situation calls for it...
rksimple
03-13-2008, 4:43 PM
Mostly paper target shooting at the gun range... maybe occasional 'open area' shooting eventually (sorry, I just picked up this hobby, haven't researched/learned yet what is legal in CA to shoot, i.e. open land, forest areas, etc.), and hopefully NEVER for home defense but if the situation calls for it...
For your intended use, I'd go with a small variable scope. On the lower end, theres something like the millet DMS 1-4x. It'll work pretty well. Something like a trijicon accupoint is a little higher end, better glass, more reliable but it comes at a price. Then you have something like the S&B short dot at the top of the list. Whats your budget? And what type of upper do you have?
.223/5.56 recoil isn't powerful enough to break one of these lower cost scopes. Just don't expect them to last on 6.8mm SPC or .308 rifles.
If you're just starting out, go with the lower priced scopes, spend your money on ammo and work on your technique.
Then go out and buy a good scope and mounts once you've reached the limitations of the cheap set up.
I have used the Tasco 2.5 - 10X 42 mildot Varmint on an AR with great success. It has the advantage of having an Adjustable Objective lens, costs about $65.00. 10X will be the most you need at the ranges specified. Don't drag it around, slam it, or drop it, because it won't handle that, but it will work. Mil dot reticle is accurate for hold overs to and past 600 yards (at 10X).
viras
03-13-2008, 5:40 PM
Mostly paper target shooting at the gun range... maybe occasional 'open area' shooting eventually (sorry, I just picked up this hobby, haven't researched/learned yet what is legal in CA to shoot, i.e. open land, forest areas, etc.), and hopefully NEVER for home defense but if the situation calls for it...
You must first figure out what is more important to you - is this scope primarily for plinking targets and getting good groups, or is this primarily for home defense?
If you can afford only one scope, (like me) go for the most important reason - to save your own arse (or your loved ones) in a HD situation, with plinking as a secondary.
In that case, I would recommend an Eotech. If you build your skills up and get lots of practice in, you can get pretty decent groups.
When I'm doing load development for my long range guns 16X to 24X is "enough" at 200 yards.
aplinker
03-13-2008, 6:01 PM
When they make a super-crisp, ultralight & compact, indestructible, FFP, illuminated, modifiable reticle (bright center chevron dot can be shut off from milling reticle) that's 1-25X, with external knobs, side-focus and infinite eye relief @1X, then that will be "enough" scope for me.
IMHO you'll be best served by the classic 3-9X... Get something with a milling reticle and made by a good company (Nikon or Leupold)
Prc329
03-13-2008, 6:27 PM
At those distances you really don't need an optic. As everyone has said an Aimpoint and EOtech will do fine. I used my aimpoint on my M14 (before I changed its setup) to 400 yards.
Paratus et Vigilans
03-13-2008, 6:56 PM
Get good with the irons first, which are more than up to the task out to 200 yards, THEN move on to optics. ;)
Before I started shooting High Power service rifle with irons out to 600 yards, I'd have said, "Iron sights at 600 yards?? NFW!!" Now I'm a believer! :D
The MOA on 1x red dots and holosights is going to be a challenge at and beyond 100 yards on a bullseye target. Those are designed to put lead on humans, not drill little holes in paper. The windage and elevation adjustments available on them will make it hard to zero in on the X ring, because they're not that precise, IMHO. For your taget shooting, you'll want some kind of variable 3x to whatever.
CSACANNONEER
03-13-2008, 7:02 PM
Get good with the irons first, which are more than up to the task out to 200 yards, THEN move on to optics. ;)
Before I started shooting High Power service rifle with irons out to 600 yards, I'd have said, "Iron sights at 600 yards?? NFW!!" Now I'm a believer! :D
The MOA on 1x red dots and holosights is going to be a challenge at and beyond 100 yards on a bullseye target. Those are designed to put lead on humans, not drill little holes in paper. The windage and elevation adjustments available on them will make it hard to zero in on the X ring, because they're not that precise, IMHO. For your taget shooting, you'll want some kind of variable 3x to whatever.
+1
After you can repeatably shoot <2moa (I'm assuming that you don't have a sub moa rifle) with irons, you can try optics. Just don't expect to shoot <2moa with a holo type sight.
Sgt Raven
03-13-2008, 7:11 PM
Get good with the irons first, which are more than up to the task out to 200 yards, THEN move on to optics. ;)
Learn the basics with irons then move on. ;)
grywlfbg
03-13-2008, 7:47 PM
An A2 front sight is 4 MOA while an EOTech is 1 MOA so it's definitely possible to hit a 4" bullseye w/ an EOTech. However, my eyes are tired so I've added the EOTech 3X magnifier on a flip-to-side mount behind my EOTech 557.
3X is plenty out to 200 yds but if you want more they make a 4X as well.
http://www.one-ring.net/pics/mmgrip.jpg
onley11
03-13-2008, 7:47 PM
As I understand he wants an optic and his irons are buis. I got a 4x bsa (start laughing, it's ok) 5 years ago from wal mart for 25 bucks (they're 30 now) and it's just about perfect for AR distance shooting. You can mount the rifle while keeping your eye on the target from about 5 yards out and the target just gets bigger. No fooling around with settings etc, and I can shoot 2 moa prone unsupported with a sling and under 1 on sandbags. I had a eotech rev f on the gun for a while, but my favorite targets are clay pigeons, and they disappear when using an eotech at 80 yards out. The color of the reticle is just too close to the birds. Clays are great at open land ranges as they are legal targets, just the right size, and once set up, there is no reason to go downrange. When your're done shooting you just police your brass and leave.
There is an often overlooked advantage of having some modest magnifacation on a tactical rifle. As close as 40 yards it can be hard to tell a head from a rock and a boot from a stump (when the person... err... target you are shooting at is hiding from you, sometimes they do that. Airsoft may be for kiddies but you learn things...) And at 100 yards it is hard as hell to tell whats behind a pane of glass. 4x is low enough to take fast shots, and high enough to tell if that bush at 200 yards has a threat in it. Fixed power scopes are cheaper tougher and brighter as they have fewer moving parts and fewer lenses. They also weigh less and are a good size for a flattop.
YMMV Etc. and so on. And hey, if you don't like it you are out less cash money.
ETA:
And that's a nice Jp up there too. I agree with that set up but I still like the KISS deal with one optic and BUIS. But I grew up with rifles that were wood free and cheap scopes that rarely die, so I'm partial to my current set up. It wins NRA sporting rifle matches, so I'm happy. :) Mine works pretty much like the jp, I just took a different route to get there.:)
Scarecrow Repair
03-13-2008, 7:50 PM
I know someone who shoots Garands and can get a 1" group at 100 yards, prone, iron sights. He claims his rifle maker and coach can get a 1" group at 200 yards, offhand with a sling.
Me, not a chance. I am not 20/20. I experimented. At 100 feet with iron sights, I got a 6" group. With an Aimpoint and 3x, I got a 1" group, same AR15.
Just get whatever you want to get the groups you want. There is no set rule.
pgatour
03-13-2008, 8:24 PM
Thank you everyone for your feedback, excellent points and advice for me to think about. Much, MUCH appreciated!
I just started this hobby, so primarily it will be range shooting to work on my technique. I would like to perfect my shooting with iron sights, but my vision must be going bad because I can't see the bulls eye clearly through the rear pin hole at 75 and 100yrds. Thats why I was leaning towards sights with magnification. Once I learn more about AR15's, I would like to take her out to open land areas and try hitting little moving targets.
It's a CMMG lower from Irvington Arms, and Stag everything else (sold as a bundle for only $633 including shipping!!) at AR15sales.com. It came with a rear MI flip up rear sight. I just finished her last weekend, but will post pics once I dig my camera out.
If I get a scope, I'm leaning towards: http://www.tactical-store.com/ts-bu-rs-713949i.html
and if I get a 'red dot' device I'm leaning towards: http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-trophy-1x32-riflescope-730132p.html
as you can tell, budget is a concern since this is my first gun.
aplinker
03-13-2008, 8:57 PM
I can't type well because my keyboard is in an awkward position, but let me say this...
You're not supposed to see the target clearly. It doesn't even matter. what matters is CONSISTENCY of your sight picture.
Can someone else with the ability to type long posts explain fundamentals or direct him to where to get them?
Thank you everyone for your feedback, excellent points and advice for me to think about. Much, MUCH appreciated!
I just started this hobby, so primarily it will be range shooting to work on my technique. I would like to perfect my shooting with iron sights, but my vision must be going bad because I can't see the bulls eye clearly through the rear pin hole at 75 and 100yrds. Thats why I was leaning towards sights with magnification. Once I learn more about AR15's, I would like to take her out to open land areas and try hitting little moving targets.
It's a CMMG lower from Irvington Arms, and Stag everything else (sold as a bundle for only $633 including shipping!!) at AR15sales.com. It came with a rear MI flip up rear sight. I just finished her last weekend, but will post pics once I dig my camera out.
If I get a scope, I'm leaning towards: http://www.tactical-store.com/ts-bu-rs-713949i.html
and if I get a 'red dot' device I'm leaning towards: http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-trophy-1x32-riflescope-730132p.html
as you can tell, budget is a concern since this is my first gun.
1lostinspace
03-13-2008, 8:59 PM
eotech hands down
1lostinspace
03-13-2008, 9:02 PM
I know someone who shoots Garands and can get a 1" group at 100 yards, prone, iron sights. He claims his rifle maker and coach can get a 1" group at 200 yards, offhand with a sling.
Me, not a chance. I am not 20/20. I experimented. At 100 feet with iron sights, I got a 6" group. With an Aimpoint and 3x, I got a 1" group, same AR15.
Just get whatever you want to get the groups you want. There is no set rule.
I call bull on 1" at 200 yards if your talking 5 rounds.
We call those guys Robocop where I come from
aplinker
03-13-2008, 9:02 PM
Just reading these four sample chapters will help him improve
http://www.jarheadtop.com/chapters.htm
Thanks, Ted! Those are good links and info. They'll help him tons. I think I'll now refer to you as TascoTed after your posts. :p
ar15barrels
03-13-2008, 11:02 PM
I think I'll now refer to you as TascoTed after your posts. :p
They've both been replaced by Leupolds ;)
Too late.
The new nickname is staying.
sb_pete
03-13-2008, 11:52 PM
Optics are great and for 50-200 yds, any magnification will work. Less than 50 and you don't want magnification though. Anything you buy (red-dot, holo, low variable 1-4x, low fixed 4x, std long range fixed 10x, etc.) will teach you alot and give you a much better understanding of what different kinds of optics are good for and not so good for. I personally have had bad experiences with cheap optics and would say that if you are going to do it, then spend $100 give or take on a decent entry level scope, then another $50 on good rings and bases and have a gunsmith put em on. There is nothing more annoying than a constantly shifting zero from poor mounting.
That said, I think you would be better served by investing in some contact lenses and going out to an informal NRA service rifle match. Look, learn and ask questions. You will learn alot about how people manage to nail those tight groups using irons at 200-600 yds. You will also probably have a great time.
Hope that helps,
-Pete
PS. I know you said it wasn't your primary concern but I wouldn't plan on using that thing for home defense until you get some training though. Get a pump 12ga or risk putting rounds into your neighbors kids rooms. If you don't know what you're doing, you could cause more harm than good.
caldude
03-14-2008, 7:33 AM
Funny, whenever the subject of optics comes up, everybody assumes the OP has perfect eyesight. I know that without optics, I can't even see a target at 100 yds, and 4x is probably the minimum I would use if I want to hit the target accurately.
ocabj
03-14-2008, 7:43 AM
To the OP: I posted in your original thread in the Optics forum last night, but saw no response from you. Summarized: I think your head is too far away from your rear sight when you are using your iron sight.
pgatour
03-14-2008, 10:07 AM
To the OP: I posted in your original thread in the Optics forum last night, but saw no response from you. Summarized: I think your head is too far away from your rear sight when you are using your iron sight.
Sorry, I wasn't getting much feedback in that forum initially so I tried this one instead. I went back late last night and read your post... and you were absolutely right. I was playing around at home looking down a long hallway and varying the eye relief distance. Found out I had the tactical stock too far back for one thing, and that caused the eye-relief to be to0 great. Once I moved the stock a few clicks forward, I understood what you meant. Thank you VERY much!
(As a new shooter, my habit was to extend the stock all the way back because in the collapsed position is sure feels like my face is awfully close to that chamber!!)
pgatour
03-14-2008, 10:10 AM
Just reading these four sample chapters will help him improve
http://www.jarheadtop.com/chapters.htm
Thanks Technical Ted/Tasco Ted/Leupold Ted!! That was great read, can't say I understood everything he described, but I will go back and read that several times and try it on the range. Excellent article to understand the basics of aiming...
pgatour
03-14-2008, 10:18 AM
That said, I think you would be better served by investing in some contact lenses and going out to an informal NRA service rifle match. Look, learn and ask questions. You will learn alot about how people manage to nail those tight groups using irons at 200-600 yds. You will also probably have a great time.
Hope that helps,
-Pete
PS. I know you said it wasn't your primary concern but I wouldn't plan on using that thing for home defense until you get some training though. Get a pump 12ga or risk putting rounds into your neighbors kids rooms. If you don't know what you're doing, you could cause more harm than good.
Good tip.. I do plan on getting a Glock and shotgun eventually. It isn't my primary concern because I live smack in between LEOs on a small court, so neighborhoods pretty safe (I know I know... false sense of security!) I'll look into local NRA matches and attend a few, that's a great idea. As far as mounts, how important is brand? i.e. I know to stay away from Leaper's scopes, but can their mounts also be that bad??
ar15barrels
03-14-2008, 11:16 AM
I know to stay away from Leaper's scopes, but can their mounts also be that bad??
Yes.
xrMike
03-14-2008, 12:13 PM
I call bull on 1" at 200 yards if your talking 5 rounds.I'm glad someone said this, because I was thinking it. :D
Summarized: I think your head is too far away from your rear sight when you are using your iron sight.Where's your nose, Jon? Touching the charging handle, slightly back, what?
I've been experimenting, not sure I've found the ideal cheek weld yet. I'm using the smallest of the 3 rear apertures that WOA sends you. I think it's marked "38". Not sure which one of those I should be using either.
ar15barrels
03-14-2008, 12:23 PM
He claims his rifle maker and coach can get a 1" group at 200 yards, offhand with a sling.
David Tubb is his rifle maker and coach. ;)
RobG
03-14-2008, 1:18 PM
I was in the same boat as you with my first AR. I went with a cheapie red dot and a scope (3-9 power). I found that while the red dot would work at 100 yds I wanted to see the target and hits better. Pick up a cheaper/used version of both and see what you like. You live in San Ramon, so you can afford it ;)
maxicon
03-14-2008, 1:56 PM
To the OP: I posted in your original thread in the Optics forum last night, but saw no response from you. Summarized: I think your head is too far away from your rear sight when you are using your iron sight.
I also posted in that thread, including how to calculate how many MOA your aperture is by measuring the distance from your eye.
I like 9x-12x to shoot groups to measure the capability of my rifle and ammo at 100 yards. 4x is OK, but not really good enough for my aging eyes.
pgatour
03-14-2008, 5:02 PM
I was in the same boat as you with my first AR. I went with a cheapie red dot and a scope (3-9 power). I found that while the red dot would work at 100 yds I wanted to see the target and hits better. Pick up a cheaper/used version of both and see what you like. You live in San Ramon, so you can afford it ;)
haha.. it's BECAUSE i live in San Ramon that I can't afford it.. mortgage and property taxes through the roof!! sounds like you know this area well..
I'm starting with a small red dot (call me shallow - I think it looks better), but I'm sure in 1 month I'll probably get a cheapie scope. After some of the suggestions from this thread and good reads, I do need to work on my technique first so hopefully the learning curve will be fast. I think you summed it up best... 1x will work, but I would like to see how close grouping I can get eventually.
CSACANNONEER
03-14-2008, 5:19 PM
I call bull on 1" at 200 yards if your talking 5 rounds.
We call those guys Robocop where I come from
That's only .5 moa and I know many people who have guns that are capable of that. Why do I know their guns are capable of .5 moa? Because, they have shot the groups in offical compititions. Personally, I've only been able to shoot .6 moa, 5 shot groups at 1000 yards. But, I'm hoping to break the .5 moa mark soon.
I've been experimenting, not sure I've found the ideal cheek weld yet. I'm using the smallest of the 3 rear apertures that WOA sends you. I think it's marked "38". Not sure which one of those I should be using either.
I'm nose to the handle in prone and sitting. In standing, I'm maybe an inch rearward than in prone and sitting. I also use a .038".
You should use the smallest aperture that your eyes allow such that the image is still bright and in focus. Many people will use a larger aperture because the image is too dim. But some choose a larger aperture because the image isn't sharp in focus, when in actuality, a smaller aperture may give a better image for their eyes. It's a good idea to try different ones to find the best size for you.
Pthfndr
03-14-2008, 7:48 PM
I call bull on 1" at 200 yards if your talking 5 rounds.
We call those guys Robocop where I come from
Ok, how about 28 rounds out of 30 into 2" at 200 yards, sitting, using a sling, and match sights. It's the record (not by me, by retired CWO3 Dennis Demille)
http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/dennis_demille_cover_560a.jpg
ar15barrels
03-14-2008, 8:10 PM
That's only .5 moa and I know many people who have guns that are capable of that. Why do I know their guns are capable of .5 moa? Because, they have shot the groups in offical compititions. Personally, I've only been able to shoot .6 moa, 5 shot groups at 1000 yards. But, I'm hoping to break the .5 moa mark soon.
Offhand with iron sights?
maxicon
03-15-2008, 10:51 AM
Ok, how about 28 rounds out of 30 into 2" at 200 yards, sitting, using a sling, and match sights. It's the record (not by me, by retired CWO3 Dennis Demille)
There's no doubt that people are able to shoot that well, but it's a pretty durn small percentage of shooters, compared to how many claim the ability.
This is a perfect example. This is a 1 MOA group, and it's a record! How many people claim their off the shelf name brand upper shoots sub MOA, and often they're using off the shelf ammo, too.
This guy's shooting a super-custom bolt action race gun, and with carefully crafted handloads, no doubt, and his shooting ability is far above the average.
Now, many of those "sub MOA" claims are based on 3 shot groups, which are worthless for determining the accuracy of anything - rifle, shooter, or ammo.
5 round groups are the absolute minimum, and I shoot 10 round groups and throw away one round when I want to accurately measure something.
Then there's the ammo spec. Getting sub MOA rounds out of military spec ammo is statistically extremely unlikely, as it's only spec'ed for 2 MOA. Sure, it's possible, but to read teh internets, you'd think that every RRA upper out there will shoot sub MOA with XM193.
I believe it when I see the groups on the paper. Show me multiple 5 or 10 round groups on the same target that are MOA or smaller, and I'll shake your hand and call you a fine shooter. Heck, I consider 2 MOA groups in casual shooting very good results, but I don't shoot $1 a round ammo much.
OK, enough of that rant.
aplinker
03-15-2008, 11:00 AM
There isn't a quality AR out there that can't shoot <MOA with match ammo, magnified optic and rested/bipod (assuming the shooter is capable, but the above takes a lot out of the equation) - and that's with 10shot groups.
What's impressive there was 200yds, no optic, not rested. That's all about shooter.
There's no doubt that people are able to shoot that well, but it's a pretty durn small percentage of shooters, compared to how many claim the ability.
This is a perfect example. This is a 1 MOA group, and it's a record! How many people claim their off the shelf name brand upper shoots sub MOA, and often they're using off the shelf ammo, too.
This guy's shooting a super-custom bolt action race gun, and with carefully crafted handloads, no doubt, and his shooting ability is far above the average.
Now, many of those "sub MOA" claims are based on 3 shot groups, which are worthless for determining the accuracy of anything - rifle, shooter, or ammo.
5 round groups are the absolute minimum, and I shoot 10 round groups and throw away one round when I want to accurately measure something.
Then there's the ammo spec. Getting sub MOA rounds out of military spec ammo is statistically extremely unlikely, as it's only spec'ed for 2 MOA. Sure, it's possible, but to read teh internets, you'd think that every RRA upper out there will shoot sub MOA with XM193.
I believe it when I see the groups on the paper. Show me multiple 5 or 10 round groups on the same target that are MOA or smaller, and I'll shake your hand and call you a fine shooter. Heck, I consider 2 MOA groups in casual shooting very good results, but I don't shoot $1 a round ammo much.
OK, enough of that rant.
Scarecrow Repair
03-15-2008, 3:07 PM
I posted the original comment about a friend who shot 1 MOA at 100 yards prone, and who told me his coach and rifle builder shot .5 MOA at 200 yards offhand with a sling.
Obviously I can't vouch for anything about his coach. But my friend is himself as honest as they come and takes shooting and learning about shooting very seriously, and is himself coaching other friends of mine. I believe that he thinks his coach shot that group, and he has said previously that his coach is (or was) a state match champion. I don't know when or where and I'm not going to waste time asking. My friend thinks it is a legitimate claim, so I take that as a limit on how well I could do with perfect vision. For all I know it was a fluke 5 shot group and he usually only shoots half that. I don't care. I know something about statistics, and if someone shoots a lot, they are going to have good days and bad days.
My intent in posting it was not to brag on a third hand claim, but to make the point that some people can shoot iron sights as well as their rifle can handle. Others, like myself, simply can't see targets well enough past some distance. There is no blanket answer to the original question.
tankerman
03-15-2008, 3:22 PM
That's only .5 moa and I know many people who have guns that are capable of that. Why do I know their guns are capable of .5 moa? Because, they have shot the groups in offical compititions. Personally, I've only been able to shoot .6 moa, 5 shot groups at 1000 yards. But, I'm hoping to break the .5 moa mark soon.
The original post claimed these groups were shot with a Garand. I have never shot a Garand Match, I was unaware that Garands were capable of .6MOA at 1000yds.
I've only shot my CMP Garands and with only that experience I was surprised to hear sub MOA was possible at 100yds with those rifles. Even accurized I wasn't sure Garands had that potential, well learn something new everyday
ocabj
03-15-2008, 4:24 PM
In order to get a Garand shooting sub-MOA, you'll need someone who really knows what he/she is doing to build/accurize the gun. It's not going to be easy to get a Garand shooting sub-MOA with quality ammunition. It takes a lot of skill, knowledge, attention to detail, and a decent chunk of change.
The AR on the other hand is very simple to get shooting sub-MOA and is less expensive to attain that accuracy, as well as maintain it during between each lifecycle of the barrel.
That is partly the reason why the AR is so dominant among High Power service rifle competitors.
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Q:
Are there any mods available to prevent the pause menu from appearing when tabbing out of the game?
I'm wanting to keep windows open of Minecraft for some live streaming, and have considered using multiple copies of Minecraft for multiple camera angles. However, if I alt-tab out of the game, the pause menu appears.
Are there any mods out there to prevent this from occurring?
This question is similar to this one, with the exception that I simply want nothing to be obstructing the view of the game during SMP.
Edit: The point is I want to stream the screen without having to be active in-game, so opening the crafting screen is out of the question.
A:
If you open a crafting/inventory/smelting window it will not pause the game when you ALT-TAB out of the game.
Try opening Chat window instead. (press T) The chat window is transperant, and the game is essentially "paused" (you can't move and use items) while it waits for you to type something. Obviously don't type anything and when you are done you can press T again to make it go away.
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= 7 for l.
5
Let v(c) = -c + 2. Let k be v(-6). Let n be -4*(1 + (-18)/k). Solve p = 2*p + n for p.
-5
Let h = 19 - 16. Solve -3*p = -6 - h for p.
3
Let h = 3 - -2. Suppose -z = -h*z + 12. Suppose 8*c - z*c = 20. Solve -3*y + y = c for y.
-2
Let j(l) be the first derivative of l**2 - 8*l - 2. Let s be j(6). Suppose 2*t - 18 = 2*v, -t + 18 = t - 4*v. Solve o + t = s*o for o.
3
Let r = 4 - 0. Let w be 5/(2/(2/1)). Suppose 4*c - 28 = -2*k, 2*c = -w*k - 0*c + 70. Solve -r*x = 6 + k for x.
-5
Suppose 5*c = 4 + 6. Suppose 4*b - 3*o - 1 = 0, 3*b + 2*o = 17 + 5. Suppose 2*t = 4*s - 6, -3*s + 0 = -b*t + 3. Solve -r + c = -s*r for r.
-1
Suppose 5*u = 2*u. Let z be (-2)/(-8) - 11/(-4). Solve g = -u + z for g.
3
Suppose 2 - 29 = -9*x. Suppose l + 2 = 3. Solve -c = -l - x for c.
4
Suppose 3*m = -p - 0 + 5, 0 = -3*m - 4*p + 2. Solve -a + m = 3 for a.
-1
Let x be 22/(-6) + 2/(-6). Let h = x - 4. Let b(d) = -d**2 - 9*d - 5. Let t be b(h). Solve 1 = r + t for r.
-2
Suppose 4*j + 5*d = 10, j - d = d + 9. Solve 4*l = j*l for l.
0
Let a(p) = 2 - 5 - 4 + p - 3*p. Let j be a(-6). Solve 2*s - j = s for s.
5
Let n(z) = -2*z - 1. Let w be n(-3). Solve -3*u + 2 = w for u.
-1
Let o(x) = 2*x**2 + 4*x + 2. Let k be o(-2). Suppose -k*v + 12 = v. Suppose -v*b = 1 - 25. Solve -5*a + b = -3*a for a.
3
Suppose 4*d - 3 = 9. Solve d = 5*k + 13 for k.
-2
Suppose -20 = -5*x + 5*g, -2 = -2*x - g - 0. Solve -4*m + x*m = -8 for m.
4
Let b = 6 - 3. Let u be 27/(-9) + (b - 0). Solve u = -4*c + 5 - 25 for c.
-5
Let a(r) = -r**3 + 14*r**2 - 20*r - 27. Let x be a(12). Solve -5*k + x = 1 for k.
4
Suppose -3*v - 5*t = -35, 7*v - 2*v = -4*t + 67. Suppose 3*y - 2*s = -17, -5*s + 2*s - 6 = -y. Let k = v + y. Solve k = 5*l - 4 for l.
2
Suppose 8*i = 3*i + 10. Let z = i - -1. Solve z*t - 6 = t for t.
3
Let m(i) be the third derivative of i**6/8 + i**5/60 - i**4/24 - 2*i**2. Let b be m(1). Solve -b = 3*o - 8*o for o.
3
Suppose 2*y + 48 = -2*y. Let d = y - -16. Solve -n - 2 = -d for n.
2
Let c(h) = -h + 3. Let n be c(5). Let o be n/2*5*-1. Suppose 2*x + x = 0. Solve x = -v + o*v - 4 for v.
1
Let j be 2/8 - 30/(-8). Suppose 13*y - 4*y - 27 = 0. Solve y*v + v = -j for v.
-1
Suppose -2*t = -7*t + 85. Let p(m) = m**3 + 8*m**2 + 7*m + 2. Let u be p(-7). Let w be 3/u*48/9. Solve -5*a + t = -w for a.
5
Suppose -3*v + 2*b - 10 = 0, -8*b = v - 4*b - 20. Solve -6*u + 10*u + 4 = v for u.
-1
Let u(n) = 7*n + 1. Let s be u(4). Let x = -9 - -18. Solve 4*k - x = -s for k.
-5
Let d = -5 - -12. Let o = 12 - d. Solve -f - o + 3 = 0 for f.
-2
Suppose -2*k + 21 = 3*x, -3*x + 21 = 4*k - 6. Solve -8 = -k*c - 23 for c.
-5
Let f be 0 + 0/(-3) - -4. Solve 0 = -c - f*c for c.
0
Suppose 3*z - 8 - 4 = 0. Let a = 21 - -4. Solve y + a = -z*y for y.
-5
Let o = 12 - 10. Suppose o*j - 37 = -3*p, -p - 3*j - 1 = -5*j. Solve -k = 2*k + p for k.
-3
Let r(z) = 3*z**2 - 19*z - 12. Let y be r(7). Solve -9 = -y*j - 17 for j.
-4
Let i(c) be the third derivative of -c**6/120 - 3*c**5/20 + 5*c**4/12 + c**3/2 - 7*c**2. Let l be i(-10). Solve 0 = -0*n - l*n - 9 for n.
-3
Let m(h) = -3*h + 32. Let k be m(9). Solve 0 = -5*o + 25 - k for o.
4
Suppose 2*a - 2*j + 5 = -1, j - 5 = 0. Let d(k) = k + 9. Let f be d(-5). Suppose 3*c = f*g + 29, 5*g = -c + a*g - 12. Solve 0 = 4*w - c + 19 for w.
-4
Suppose g = -2*d - 5, 0*g - 4*g + 16 = -d. Solve -2*i - 3 = g for i.
-3
Let t = 77 + -54. Suppose -2*a + 2*d = -0*a + 10, t = -4*a + d. Let w be a/((-2 - 0)*1). Solve -4*p + w = -p for p.
1
Let f be (4/3)/(4/6). Let x(d) = -1 - 3*d**f - d**3 + 4 + 3*d + d. Let h be x(-4). Solve -h*l - 10 = 2*l for l.
-2
Suppose -5 = -3*p + h, 2*p - 3*h - 10 = 5. Solve p = q - 3*q - 6 for q.
-3
Let h = 742 + -732. Let j(n) = n**3 - n**2 - n - 3. Let x be j(3). Suppose -1 = -2*b - 4*r + 1, -2*b + x = -r. Solve -h = b*v + 5 for v.
-3
Suppose -5*y + y + 20 = 0. Suppose -2*t = 2*b + 6 - 2, -2*t + y = 5*b. Solve -p - 1 = b for p.
-4
Suppose 0 = -5*w + 2*v + 26, w + 2*v = -w + 2. Solve -w*b + 9 = 1 for b.
2
Let k(b) = 4 - 1 + b**2 + b - 5*b. Let g be k(2). Let w = 2 - g. Solve j - w = 2*j for j.
-3
Let v(m) = -m**2 - 3*m. Let q be v(-2). Solve -1 + q = -d for d.
-1
Let n(p) = -p**2 + 4*p + 2. Let i be n(2). Solve -t + 15 = -i*t for t.
-3
Suppose 12 = 3*c, 2*r + 7*c = 2*c + 28. Let n = -4 + r. Solve n*l = -3*l + 6 for l.
2
Suppose -4*y - 5*u + 8 = 0, -5*y = -4*y - 5*u - 27. Solve -2*a + y*a = 0 for a.
0
Let a(w) = -w**3 - 14*w**2 - 14*w - 10. Let s be a(-13). Let t be 2*(s + 1/2). Suppose 0 = -q + 4*q - 27. Solve 4*z + q + t = 0 for z.
-4
Suppose 0 = -2*o - 0*o + 15*o. Solve 4*m + 12 + o = 0 for m.
-3
Let l = 4 + -5. Let v be ((-2)/4)/(l/36). Suppose 0 = -c + 4*c - v. Solve 5*i - c*i = 3 for i.
-3
Suppose 4*a + a = -25. Let c(v) = v**2 + 4*v - 5. Let m be c(a). Solve -2*b + 7*b = m for b.
0
Suppose -11*c + 8*c + 60 = 0. Solve -5*j = -10*j + c for j.
4
Let v(k) = 17*k - 5. Let m be v(1). Solve -2*a + 6*a - m = 0 for a.
3
Let z(r) be the third derivative of -r**6/120 + r**5/20 + 5*r**4/24 - 2*r**3/3 - r**2. Let m be z(4). Solve -3*x + m*x = 0 for x.
0
Let d be (-480)/27 + 8/(-36). Let x = d + 7. Let k(u) = -u**3 - 10*u**2 + 10*u - 11. Let r be k(x). Solve 4*b + b = r for b.
0
Let u(g) = -20*g. Let h be u(-1). Suppose -2*q = 3*q - h. Solve -1 = -3*m - q for m.
-1
Let p be (-113)/(-7) + (-11)/77. Suppose -5*l = -4 - p. Solve 6 = l*a - 10 for a.
4
Let q(b) = -b - 9. Let z be q(-1). Let n be (-13)/(-2)*(3 + -1). Let u = z + n. Solve -3*f + u = 2*f for f.
1
Suppose -8*b = -13*b + 5. Solve -3 - b = t for t.
-4
Suppose -c = m + 4*c - 27, -4*c = 5*m - 30. Solve -8 = m*q + 2*q for q.
-2
Let v be (1 + 1 - 8)/(-2). Let c = 5 + -1. Solve f = -v*f + c for f.
1
Let r = 16 + -5. Let f = r + -7. Solve 14 + 2 = -f*a for a.
-4
Let x(l) = l**2 + 1. Let u be x(-1). Solve -u = -3*b + b for b.
1
Suppose -7*i + 5 = -2*i. Let n(v) = -v**3 - 3*v**2 + 4*v + 3. Let q be n(-4). Let u = 11 + -4. Solve -q*f = i - u for f.
2
Suppose 4*g + 4*x = 2*g - 6, -2*g + 4 = -x. Let q be (4 - -7)*(2 - g). Solve -1 + q = -2*h for h.
-5
Let p(k) = k - 3. Let d be p(4). Let j = 10 - 4. Suppose 6*u - 4*u = j. Solve -u*h = -d + 13 for h.
-4
Let r(l) = 2*l - 7. Let c be r(5). Suppose -2*g = p - 5, -2*g + 2*p = -2*p. Let u be (-1)/2*g/(-1). Solve -c*i - u = -13 for i.
4
Let r(c) = 2*c + 12. Let z be r(-6). Solve -3*i + 0*i - 3 = z for i.
-1
Let h = -24 - -38. Suppose r - 2*i = 4*r - h, r - 3 = i. Suppose 0 = -0*q - 3*q, 2*o + 5*q = r. Solve m = o - 3 for m.
-1
Suppose -64 = -2*c - 2*c. Suppose -6*u = -2*u - c. Let b = 2 - 2. Solve -u = a - b*a for a.
-4
Let u be 3 + (-2 - 1)/(-3). Suppose -2 - 6 = -u*d. Suppose 0 = -2*l + d. Solve -2 + l = -x for x.
1
Let m(j) = j**2 + 2*j + 3. Let o be m(-5). Suppose 0 = 2*u - 3*u + o. Let f be 4 + (u/(-3))/(-2). Solve -3*v = -f*v for v.
0
Suppose 14 - 2 = 4*i, 3*i - 34 = -5*u. Suppose -u*b + d + 14 = -0*b, -24 = -4*b + 4*d. Solve p = b*p - 4 for p.
4
Let x(i) = i**3 - 6*i**2 + 2*i - 7. Let p be x(6). Suppose 7*v = p*v + 6. Solve 3*c + v = -0 for c.
-1
Let z(x) = 2*x - 15. Let s be z(10). Solve 0*r - s*r + 15 = 0 for r.
3
Suppose 4*s - 3 = -2*o + 5, 2*s = 4. Solve x + o*x = 0 for x.
0
Let i(p) = -9*p - 9. Let b(a) = 5*a + 5. Let c(m) = 7*b(m) + 4*i(m). Let s be c(-8). Solve 5*x + s = -18 for x.
-5
Suppose -5*s = 4*i, -2*s - 7 = -3*i + 6*i. Solve -s*m + 7*m = -6 for m.
-2
Let c be 18/(-15)*10/(-4). Let r = 6 - 4. Solve 5 = r*a - c*a for a.
-5
Suppose -4*o = -3*h + 7 - 21, -3*h - 3*o = -21. Solve -h*j + 5 = -3 for j.
4
Suppose -5*n + 4*r + 11 = 3*r, 16 = 4*r. Suppose -n*f - 5 = -4*f. Solve d + 3 = f for d.
2
Let l(g) be the second derivative of -g**4/12 + 4*g**3/3 - 3*g**2/2 - g. Let k be l(5). Solve -4*u + 0*u = k for u.
-3
Let c(v) = -v - 7. Let s be c(-7). Solve s = -4*x - x for x.
0
Suppose 0 = -y - 2*y. Suppose 5*h - 11 = 2*j, -2*h - 1 = -0*j + j. Let b be ((-3)/h)/(6/(-10)). Solve -t + y*t = b for t.
-5
Suppose 2*q - 2 = 2*v + 2*v, -3*q = -2*v - 3. Solve 5*y - 3*y = v for y.
0
Let g = 3 + 0. Suppose 0 = 2*z - f - 1, z + g*f = -2*f + 28. Solve 4*b - 1 - z = 0 for b.
1
Let h(m) = -10*m - 2*m**2 + 5*m**2 + 4 + 2*m**2 - 4*m**2. Let l be h(10). Solve l = -3*s - 8 for s.
-4
Let j(y) = -y**2 - 14*y + 19. Let h be j(-15). Solve -h*l + 2 = -2*l for l.
1
Let x be (9 - 5) + -4 + 1. Solve -3*c + 4 - x
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Fleet hold on for sweep of Bobcats
Mar 28, 2012
BANNER ELK, N.C. --- The Erskine College
softball team took advantage of timely hitting and strong pitching
en route to a doubleheader sweep of Lees-McRae College in
Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday afternoon at the Bobcat
Softball Field.
Erskine (13-15, 11-5 CC) edged Lees-McRae (12-23, 3-5 CC) by a
3-1 margin in eight innings in game one, before taking the nightcap
by a score of 5-2. The Flying Fleet pounded out 13 hits, including
seven for extra bases, as the Bobcats recorded 12 base knocks of
their own.
Kierstie Moon (Oxford, Ga.) and Kristen Oakes (Lenoir, N.C.)
each collected three base hits to pace the Bobcats, as Lori Fulmer
(Prosperity, S.C.) added a pair of one-baggers. Moon drove in two
runs, while Oakes tallied a double.
Laurel Gregg (Mars Hill, N.C.) got the nod in game one, allowing
one earned run in eight innings of work while strikeout out five.
Holli Crickenberger (Boydton, Va.) took the ball in the nightcap,
allowing two earned runs in three frames. Oakes tossed the final
four innings in game two, surrendering one earned run.
Lees-McRae got on the board first in the opener, plating a run
when Fulmer beat out the throw at home in the third inning to give
the Bobcats an early 1-0 lead. Erskine would answer in the sixth,
evening the tally at 1-1 on a sacrifice fly to send the game into
extra innings.
The Flying Fleet opened the eighth by sacrificing the
international tiebreak runner to third, before taking a 2-1
advantage on a Bobcat miscue at the plate. Larissa Shannon then
stroked an RBI triple to the gap in right center, scoring Lindsay
Waters to give Erskine a 3-1 lead.
Lees-McRae began to rally in the bottom of the inning, putting
runners on first and second on an Oakes single with no outs. The
Bobcats would push the runners to second and third with two outs,
before Erskine forced a groundout to shortstop to end the game.
Erskine plated a run in each of the first four innings, taking a
4-0 lead on a solo homer by Shannon in the third and a Bobcat
miscue in the fourth. After the Bobcats countered with a run in the
bottom of the fifth to trim the margin to 4-1 on an RBI single by
Moon, Erskine answered with a tally in the sixth to push the lead
to 5-1.
The Bobcats would respond once again with a run in the sixth,
cutting the advantage to 5-2 on an RBI double by Oakes before
Erskine shut the door in the seventh, retiring three of four
batters to clinch the twin-bill sweep.
Lees-McRae returns to the diamond on Monday when the Bobcats
travel to Gaffney, S.C. to take on Limestone College in conference
play at 2 p.m.
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'Sorting' => 'sorting',
'Show_url' => 'Xem URL',
'Extract' => 'Giải nén tại đây',
'File_info' => 'Thông tin file',
'Edit_image' => 'Sửa image',
'Duplicate' => 'Nhân bản',
'Folders' => 'Thư mục',
'Copy' => 'Copy',
'Cut' => 'Cut',
'Paste' => 'Paste',
'CB' => 'CB', // clipboard
'Paste_Here' => 'Paste vào thư mục này',
'Paste_Confirm' => 'Bạn có chắc chắn muốn Paste vào thư mục này? Việc này sẽ ghe đè lên cáo file/folder cũ nếu có.',
'Paste_Failed' => 'Lỗi khi paste file',
'Clear_Clipboard' => 'Xóa clipboard',
'Clear_Clipboard_Confirm' => 'Bạn có chắc chắn muốn xóa clipboard?',
'Files_ON_Clipboard' => 'Danh sách file trong clipboard.',
'Copy_Cut_Size_Limit' => 'File/folder được chọn quá lớn để %s. Giới hạn: %d MB/thao tác', // %s = cut or copy
'Copy_Cut_Count_Limit' => 'Bạn đã chọn quá nhiều file/folder để %s. Giới hạn: %d files/thao tác', // %s = cut or copy
'Copy_Cut_Not_Allowed' => 'Bạn không được phép để %s file.', // %s(1) = cut or copy, %s(2) = files or folders
'Aviary_No_Save' => 'Không thể lưu image',
'Zip_No_Extract' => 'Không thể giải nén. File có thể bị lỗi.',
'Zip_Invalid' => 'Định dạng này không được hỗ trợ. Chấp nhận: zip, gz, tar.',
'Dir_No_Write' => 'Thư mục bạn chọn không cho phép ghi dữ liệu vào.',
'Function_Disabled' => 'Chức năng %s đã bị Tắt bơi server.', // %s = cut or copy
'File_Permission' => 'File permission',
'File_Permission_Not_Allowed' => 'Đổi permissions của %s không được chấp nhận.', // %s = files or folders
'File_Permission_Recursive' => 'Apply recursively?',
'File_Permission_Wrong_Mode' => "Các permission bạn chọn không chính xác.",
'User' => 'User',
'Group' => 'Group',
'Yes' => 'Yes',
'No' => 'No',
'Lang_Not_Found' => 'Không tìm thấy ngôn ngữ.',
'Lang_Change' => 'Đổi ngôn ngữ',
'File_Not_Found' => 'Không tìm thấy file.',
'File_Open_Edit_Not_Allowed' => 'Bạn không được phép để %s file này.', // %s = open or edit
'Edit' => 'Sửa',
'Edit_File' => "Sửa nội dung file",
'File_Save_OK' => "File được lưu thành công.",
'File_Save_Error' => "Đã có lỗi khi lưu file.",
'New_File' => 'Tạo File mới',
'No_Extension' => 'You have to add a file extension.',
'Valid_Extensions' => 'Extension được chấp nhận: %s', // %s = txt,log etc.
'Upload_message' => "Drop file here to upload",
'SERVER ERROR' => "SERVER ERROR",
'forbiden' => "Forbiden",
'wrong path' => "Wrong path",
'wrong name' => "Wrong name",
'wrong extension' => "Wrong extension",
'wrong option' => "Wrong option",
'wrong data' => "Wrong data",
'wrong action' => "Wrong action",
'wrong sub-action' => "Wrong sub-actio",
'no action passed' => "No action passed",
'no path' => "No path",
'no file' => "No file",
'view type number missing' => "View type number missing",
'Not enought Memory' => "Not enought Memory",
'max_size_reached' => "Your image folder has reach its maximale size of %d MB.", //%d = max overall size
'B' => "B",
'KB' => "KB",
'MB' => "MB",
'GB' => "GB",
'TB' => "TB",
'total size' => "Total size",
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[Flunitrazepam-fentanyl for the intracavitary placement of pacemakers].
Eight hundred pacemaker have been placed under general anaesthesia associating flunitrazepam-fentanyl, with a good comfort and safety for those patients old and often weak.
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Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were among the top managers who attended the UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum in Nyon today (Monday).
The Manchester City and Liverpool managers and several other high-profile bosses were all in attendance at the conference in Switzerland.
The pair met just a day after tempers flared at Anfield in Man City's 3-1 defeat — a result that saw City slip nine points behind their rivals in the race for the Premier League title.
Other big names who attended included Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, Juventus head honcho Maurizio Sarri and Arsenal's Unai Emery.
The annual event, first held in 1999 — and regularly chaired by legendary former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson — gives UEFA the chance to listen to top coaches' views on the game's big issues.
Full list of pictured attendees: Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool FC), Maurizio Sarri (Juventus Football Club), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid CF), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City FC), Carlo Ancelotti (SSC Napoli), Thomas Tuchel (Paris Saint Germain), Erik ten Hag (AFC Ajax), Unai Emery (Arsenal FC), Sergio Conceicao (FC Porto), Paulo Fonseca (AS Roma), Rudi Garcia (Olympique Lyonnais), Massimiliano Allegri and Mircea Lucescu.
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Susan Hacker Stang
Susan Hacker Stang (born Susan Hacker, October 19, 1949) is an American photographer, author, and educator.
Stang served on the faculty of communications at Webster University in St. Louis from 1974 through 2015 and now holds the title Professor Emeritus. She helped found and build the respected photography program there, heading it for most of her tenure at the university. Her work has been collected by more than 25 major museums and libraries around the world and appears in half a dozen books and numerous magazines.
Much of her photography involves the innovative use of alternative cameras, formats, techniques, and media, as evidenced by her two books Encountering Florence (featuring subtly surreal black and white prints of the Italian city using 8 x 10 Polaroid emulsion transfers) and Kodachrome – End of the Run: Photographs from the Final Batches (which chronicles a six-month university photography project in which students and staff would shoot more than 100 roles of rare Kodachrome film for processing on the last day of operations by the world's last remaining Kodachrome processing lab.) In 2016, she published a book of photographs, reAPPEARANCES, which is a sequence of fifty-two photographs made with a digital toy camera (the JOCO VX5). The volume purports to take the viewer on a visual journey through the uncanny coherence of the look of the world, according to Stang's introductory essay.
Professional and academic career
Stang majored in photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she earned both a BFA (1971) and MFA (1974), and studied under photographers Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind.
In 1971 she moved to London where she worked as a photographer for the British fashion magazine NOVA (published 1965–1975). She joined the faculty of Webster University in St. Louis in 1974, where she helped found and build the photographic studies program in the School of Communications. In Jerusalem in 1979 she was Artist-In-Residence at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. In recent years, in addition to her work as head of the Webster University photography program and professor of communications, she has taught summer photography workshops in Florence, Italy, both at the Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA) and The Darkroom. She taught at Webster for 41 years and earned the Kemper Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Accomplishments as a photographer and educator
Images of Florence
Stang's photography characteristically employs alternative cameras (such as the Olympus Pen-FT half-frame camera, the Kodak Brownie, and the Holga), or alternative formats (such as Polaroid emulsion transfers) and techniques. Her book of Polaroid emulsion transfers, Encountering Florence was published simultaneously in the U.S. and in Italy (under the title Firenze un Incontro) in 2007. Stang's use of the emulsion transfer process involves transferring the fragile, fabric-like emulsion layer of the photograph (bearing the image) to another surface, subtly transforming the original image in a variety of ways. The results were described in Photo Review as giving Stang's portraits of Florence's buildings, streets, statuary, and gardens "a delicate, draping quality ... reminiscent of the fabrics draped on the ancient statues within the images". An Italian reviewer observed that the photographic process presents "a city not previously seen and perhaps a little disquieting". The book's bi-lingual text in English and Italian was selected and edited by Stang and by Andrea Burzi and Susanna Sarti, both of Florence, to present accompanying word-portraits from authors in their own encounters with the city. A portfolio of Stang's work for the book is held by the Rare Books Collection of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze.
On Kodachrome's Last Day
In 2010–11, Stang led the Webster University photography program in a six-month-long focus on the color reproduction qualities of Kodachrome film (long revered by professional and amateur photographer for its true, lush color rendition qualities) to mark the permanent discontinuing of the film's production by Kodak. The project ultimately turned into a book documenting the final demise of the medium, and the last day of Kodachrome production anywhere in the world (at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas, on January 18, 2011). The last days of processing were covered by The New York Times, National Geographic, and network television.
Edited by Stang and fellow photographer Bill Barrett, Kodachrome: End of the Run presents a selection of four-score Kodachrome images shot on more than 100 roles of the film by Webster University students, faculty, and staff over a five-month period and processed by Dwayne's in the final hours as the last processing chemicals ran out. The book includes essays by Stang, Time Magazine worldwide pictures editor Arnold Drapkin, and Dwayne's Photo vice president Grant Steinle.
Other work
Stang's work is also found in museums and library collections, including the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; the California Museum of Photography, Riverside; the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Southeast Museum of Photography; and the Portland Museum of Art.
Her photographs have been published in a number of books and magazines, including Exploring Color Photography, second edition (1993), Jerusalem As She Is (1991), The Visionary Pinhole (1985), Between Twelve and Twenty (1982), Creative Camera International Yearbook (1977), and Women See Woman (1976), Hatzilum Magazine, Israel (July 1979), the British Journal of Photography, London (April 1972), and NOVA (1971–1972 issues).
Books
Stang, Susan Hacker. Encountering Florence (St. Louis, Webster University Press, 2007).
Stang, Susan Hacker. Firenze un Incontro (Rome: Palombi Editori, 2007).
Stang, Susan Hacker and Bill Barrett (editors). Kodachrome – End of the Run: Photographs from the Final Batches (St. Louis: Webster University Press, 2011).
Stang, Susan Hacker. reAPPEARANCES. (St. Louis, 2016).
Personal life
Stang grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Morris Hacker and Hannah Wruble Hacker. Her sister, Paula Hacker Boutemy, lives in Paris, France. Stang currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri, in the home she had shared since 1992 with her husband of almost 20 years Richard Stang, who died on December 14, 2011.
References
External links
Webster University
Encountering Florence/Firenze un incontro(Publisher's website)
clandestinoweb.com (On-line interview in Italian)
NOVA magazine
Category:1949 births
Category:Living people
Category:American photographers
Category:American women photographers
Category:Florence
Category:Writers from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Migrantų vaikų švietimas (trumpas pristatymas)
Pirmininkas
Kitas klausimas - trumpas Hannu Takkulos pranešimo Kultūros ir švietimo komiteto vardu dėl migrantų vaikų švietimo pristatymas.
Hannu Takkula
pranešėjas. - (FI) Pone pirmininke, tai yra etinEuropos Sąjungos pareiga užtikrinti, kad kiekvienas, įskaitant migrantų vaikus, turėtų teisę į gerą švietimą. Kiekvienas vaikas turi turėti teisę gauti išsimokslinimą, kuris turi būti laisvas ir privalomas, bent jau pagrindiniu lygiu. Vaikai turi turėti galimybę gauti bendrą išsilavinimą, kuris puoselėja lygias galimybes ugdant jų gebėjimus, - jų individualius įžvalgos pajėgumus ir moralinės bei socialinės atsakomybės jausmą, - kad jie galėtų užaugti stabilūs, atsakingi visuomenės nariai.
Asmenys, atsakingi už švietimą ir vaikų priežiūrą, turi vadovautis principu, kas geriausia vaikui. Tai, žinoma, prasideda namuose nuo tėvų, bet mokykla ir visuomentaip pat turi prisidėti prie vaikų auklėjimo, taip garantuojant kuo visapusiškesnę jų raidą.
Mane sudomino neseniai paskelbti tyrimai dėl migrantų vaikų. Juose teigiama, kad kai kur mokiniams buvo labai sudėtinga lankyti mokyklą ir kad kai kuriose visuomenėse buvo siekiama įsteigti tik migrantų vaikams skirtas mokyklas. Žinoma, rezultatas buvo toks, kad šeimos perkėlsavo vaikus iš vietinės mokyklos, kad jiems nereikėtų būti toje pačioje mokykloje su migrantų vaikais. Tai yra apgailėtina padėtis, kuri lėmlabai prastus švietimo standartus ir mokyklų rezultatus. Kitas rezultatas - labai greita mokymo darbuotojų kaita tose mokyklose, kur yra dideli migrantų vaikų centrai.
Tai ne toks vystymasis, kurio tikėjomės, todėl turime nustatyti sąlygas, kurių pagrindu migrantų vaikai galėtų geriausiu būdu integruotis į visuomenę. Taip pat mokykloms turime užtikrinti reikiamus išteklius, turiu omenyje kiekybinius išteklius mokymo darbuotojų ir taip pat finansinių išteklių prasme, ir turime prisiimti atsakomybę už mokytojų mokymo tobulinimą ir, be to, pedagogų profesinę raidą. Kad sugebėtume rūpintis migrantų vaikais integruotu, tvariu būdu, mums reikia išsamaus metodo. Mums taip pat reikia ypatingų investicijų ir papildomų išteklių mokytojų mokymui ir visai švietimo sistemai.
Žinau, kad tai yra klausimas, priskiriamas kiekvienos valstybės narės kompetencijai, bet skaidriu koordinavimu iš Europos Parlamento ir Europos Sąjungos pusės taip pat turime skatinti valstybes nares veikti, nes manau, kad visi norime, kad migrantų vaikai turėtų gerą švietimą ir sugebėtų integruotis į visuomenę. Šitaip galime išvengti apgailėtinos socialinės atskirties, kurią šiandien matome daugelio migrantų vaikų atveju. Tai dažnai lemia nedarbą ir, be to, nusikalstamumą, taip pat daugybę kitų nepageidaujamų pasekmių.
Kitas nerimą keliantis klausimas laisvo darbuotojų judėjimo Europos Sąjungoje prasme yra tai, kad žmonės, gyvenantys ES valstybėse narėse, nenorės persikelti į kitą šalį arba dirbti užsienyje, nes neįmanoma gauti gero, geros kokybės mokymo jų vaikams. Todėl turime sutelkti dėmesį į šį klausimą ir užtikrinti, kad būtų atitinkama aukšto lygio, geros kokybės vaikų ir jaunimo švietimo sistema kiekvienoje Europos Sąjungos valstybėje narėje.
Vaikai ir jaunimas yra mūsų ateitis - vertingiausias turtas, kurį turime. Jų vardas yra "šiandien", ne "rytoj", tad tikiuosi, kad mes Europos Sąjungoje sugebėsime dalytis bendru principu, pagal kurį kiekvienas vaikas turi teisę į integruotą, saugaus rytojaus ir gerą švietimą.
Günter Verheugen
Komisijos Pirmininko pavaduotojas. - (DE) Pone pirmininke, ponai ir ponios, sveikinu šį pranešimą savo iniciatyva ir svarbiausia savo ir savo kolegos Komisijos nario Jano Figelio vardu noriu padėkoti Hannu Takkulai, pranešėjui, ir Kultūros ir švietimo komitetui už jų įdėtą darbą.
Europos Komisija pritaria gerbiamų narių įsitikinimui, kad didėjantis migrantų vaikų skaičius sukelia daugybę problemų mūsų valstybių narių švietimo sistemoje ir kelia didelių iššūkių.
Švietimas yra pagrindinis integracijos proceso klausimas. Kvalifikacija būtina, jeigu norime užtikrinti savo piliečių ateitį žiniomis pagrįstoje, vis konkurencingesnėje visuomenėje. Vienodai svarbu, kad kaip socialinis eksperimentas mokyklos teiktų abipusiškų žinių ir abipusiško supratimo pagrindą, kuris yra svarbus mūsų sambūvio gerinimui.
Tačiau šiuo metu migrantų kilmės mokiniai susiduria su didelėmis problemomis Europoje. Migrantų vaikai dažnai susiduria su dvigubais iššūkiais: viena vertus, nepakankamos priimančiosios šalies kalbos žinios ir, kita vertus, žemas socialinis ekonominis statusas. Palyginti su vietiniais mokiniais daug migrantų vaikų prastai mokosi mokykloje, jie dažniau išmetami iš aukštesniųjų mokyklų, rečiau įstoja į aukštąsias mokyklas.
Todėl pranešime teisingai pabrėžiama, kaip svarbu migrantų vaikams suteikti tinkamą pagalbą studijuojant priimančiosios šalies kalbą, taip pat skatinant jų gimtąją kalbą ir kultūrą. Dalyvavimas ikimokykliniame ugdyme taip pat yra svarbus, siekiant sėkmingos integracijos į švietimo sistemas ankstyvame etape, jis galėtų pašalinti socialinius ekonominius ir kalbinius trūkumus. Mokytojai visada turi turėti būtiną kvalifikaciją, kuri yra tokia svarbi daugiakultūrei aplinkai. Judumas taip pat turi būti mokytojo mokymo ir profesinio tobulinimosi pagrindindalis.
Esu sužavėtas, kad šiems klausimams didžioji dauguma pritaria. Manau, kad pritariame, jog dabar turime įgyvendinti savo gerus ketinimus ir iš tikrųjų pagerinti migrantų vaikų švietimo galimybes. Turime palaikyti valstybes nares, kad užtikrintume aukštą švietimo kokybę visiems ir kartu aktyviai draustume išskirti mokinius socialine ekonomine prasme. Turime padėti valstybėms narėms sudaryti galimybes mokykloms įsisavinti skirtingus reikalavimus, kad pradinį daugiakultūrės visuomenės ir daugiakalbystės iššūkį pakeistume šių mokyklų pranašumu.
Žinoma, mokyklų sistemų pagrindas ir organizacija priklauso tik nacionalinei kompetencijai, ir Komisija jokiu būdu neketina kėsintis į tai. Nors, turiu pasakyti, kad sėkminga migrantų vaikų integracija yra dalykas, apskritai keliantis nerimą Europoje. Turime ir galime daug pasimokyti iš vieni kitų. Esame įsitikinę, kad jūsų pranešimas yra svarbus žingsnis rodant, kokių specialių veiksmų galima imtis, kad padėtume valstybėms narėms šioje srityje.
Pirmininkas
Klausimas baigtas.
Balsavimas vyks rytoj.
Raštiški pareiškimai (Darbo tvarkos taisyklių 142 straipsnis)
Nicodim Bulzesc
raštu. - Švietimo ir imigracijos temos yra glaudžiai susijusios, nes migracija Europos Sąjungoje ir imigracija į ES pastaraisiais metais gerokai padidėjo, daug klausimų turime nagrinėti atidžiau ateityje.
Taip pat palaikau idėją, kad Direktyva 77/486/EB yra pasenusi. Prisiminkime, kad ši Direktyva buvo priimta 1977 m., Europos Sąjunga nuo tada pasikeitė. Pvz., mano šalis (Rumunija) prisijungprie ES daugiau kaip po dvidešimt metų ir manau, kad šioje direktyvoje nėra sprendžiamos mūsų problemos. Su migracija susijusių pastaraisiais metais klausimai dramatiškai padaugėjo, tad palaikau Hannu Takkulos mintį iš dalies pakeisti šią direktyvą. Net imčiausi tolesnių veiksmų ir pasiūlyčiau priimti naują direktyvą, apimančią migrantų vaikų švietimą.
Corina Creţu
Augantys migracijos rodikliai ES, įskaitant viduje, apima svarbius atgarsius kultūros, ekonominės ir socialinės perspektyvos atžvilgiu. Šiuo atžvilgiu gyvybiškai svarbu užtikrinti migrantams lygias galimybes ir sutelkti didesnį dėmesį kovai su diskriminacijai prieš juos. Šia prasme romų padėties klausimai yra ypatingi ir ypač sudėtingi.
Taip pat noriu atkreipti dėmesį į atgarsius apie darbuotojų judumą dėl užsienyje dirbančių tėvų vaikų patiriamų sunkumų integruojantis į užsienio švietimo aplinką.
Dėl šios priežasties vaikų greičiausios integracijos palaikymas gali atlikti svarbų vaidmenį užkertant kelią, kad migrantai nebūtų suvaromi į getus, tuo labiau, kaip buvo pastebėta, kad švietimo lygis ir socialinbei ekonominmigrantų vaikų padėtis yra blogesni negu kitų vaikų, tad reikalingas impulsas šioje srityje. Kuo geresnės sąlygos jiems greičiau integruotis į užsienio švietimo aplinką bus teikiamos, tuo didesnės jų sėkmės galimybės švietimo ir darbo rinkos aspektais.
Tačiau tuo pačiu metu priimančiosios šalies kalbos mokymasis ir vietinasimiliacija neturi reikšti savo kultūrinio paveldo atsisakymo.
Gabriela Creţu
Vienas iš pagrindinių Europos Sąjungos principų yra judėjimo laisvė, kuri leidžia piliečiams dirbti, mokytis ir keliauti į kitą šalį. Svarbu vidaus migrantų socialinę integraciją laikyti visos visuomenės atsakomybe. Migrantų vaikų švietimas yra žingsnis šia kryptimi.
Į migrantų vaikų švietimą turi būti žvelgiama iš Europos visuomenės kasdienio veikimo gerinimo ir iš kultūrinio praturtinimo perspektyvos. Turėdama tai omenyje manau, kad priimančioji šalis ir kilmės šalis turi bendradarbiauti, kai kilmės šalis aktyviai dalyvauja išsaugant savo kalbą ir kultūrą.
Palaikome imigrantų gimtosios kalbos, kaip antrosios užsienio kalbos, diegimą priimančiosios šalies mokyklų, kuriose yra didelės imigrantų bendruomenės, mokymo programoje. Mokymo darbuotojų iš atitinkamų bendruomenių įdarbinimas yra būdas užtikrinti, kad šie vaikai turėtų kontaktą su savo kilmės šalies kultūra ir kad imigracijos patirtimi būtų dalijamasi.
Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan
Komisijos žaliojoje knygoje keliama daug klausimų apie vieną iš svarbiausių klausimų, su kuriuo valstybės narės susiduria šiuo metu - migrantų vaikų švietimo klausimą. Yra daug rumunų vaikų, kurie gyvena su savo šeimomis kitose valstybėse narėse, ir jiems svarbu išsaugoti savo tapatybę ir suteikti galimybę mokytis šalies, kurioje gyvena, kalbos ir savo gimtosios kalbos. Turime palaikyti toleranciją ir supratimą ir kartu rasti sprendimus, kad užtikrintume, jog švietimas yra teikiamas migrantų gimtąja kalba. Šie vaikai turi turėti vienodas teises kaip ir kiti vaikai. Žinoma, jų abejotina ekonominpadėtis gali lemti izoliaciją, išmetimą iš mokyklos ir smurtą. Todėl turime palaikyti valstybes nares ieškant sprendimų. Vaikai yra brangiausias turtas, kurį turime. Jie atstovauja mūsų visuomenės ateičiai, nesvarbu, kokios kilmės jie yra.
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Q:
jQuery / Ajax to get html and save with php
I am trying to get a jQuery script to run behind the scenes with php. It basically will get the contents of a div with jQuery (works) then calls a script with ajax (works) but I need the ajax script that called the php to send the vars to php so I can save the conents.
Here is the code:
<script>
$( document ).ready(function() {
$( ".tweets" ).click(function() {
var htmlString = $( this ).html();
tweetUpdate(htmlString);
});
});
</script>
<script>
function tweetUpdate(htmlString)
{
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: 'saveTweets.php',
data: htmlString,
success: function (data) {
// this is executed when ajax call finished well
alert('content of the executed page: ' + data);
},
error: function (xhr, status, error) {
// executed if something went wrong during call
if (xhr.status > 0) alert('got error: ' + status); // status 0 - when load is interrupted
}
});
}
</script>
and my code for saveTweets.php
<?
// SUPPOSED TO receive html conents called htmlString taken from a div
// and then I will write this code to a file with php and save it.
echo $_POST[htmlString];
?>
A:
You have to give a name to the parameter, so that PHP can retrieve it. Change the $.ajax call to do:
data: { htmlString: htmlString },
Then in your PHP, you can reference $_POST['htmlString'] to get the parameter.
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Look your slimmest in our refined ponté knit leggings with a wide shapewear band at the tummy and inner panel down the leg's outer seam. Soft and smooth, these mid-weight leggings smooth out all concerns about their body-skimming fit. Sleek under tunics, long sweaters—and tucked into boots.
Pull-on styling with a wide banded waist covers narrow elastic.
Smooth, abutted seams on sides and centered at back of leg.
Inner shapewear panel at side of legs tapers from 6" at the top to 3" at the ankle.
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Development of a FPGA based fuzzy neural network system for early diagnosis of critical health condition of a patient.
The paper describes the design and training of a fuzzy neural network used for early diagnosis of a patient through an FPGA based implementation of a smart instrument. The system employs a fuzzy interface cascaded with a feed-forward neural network. In order to obtain an optimum decision regarding the future pathophysiological state of a patient, the optimal weights of the synapses between the neurons have been determined by using inverse delayed function model of neurons. The neurons that are considered in the proposed network are devoid of self connections instead of commonly used self connected neurons. The current work also find out the optimal number of neurons in the hidden layer for accurate diagnosis as against the available number of CLB in the FPGA. The system has been trained and tested with renal data of patients taken at 10 days interval of time. Applying the methodology, the chance of attainment of critical renal condition of a patient has been predicted with an accuracy of 95.2%, 30 days ahead of actually attaining the critical condition. The system has also been tested for pathophysiological state prediction of patients at multiple time steps ahead and the prediction at the next instant of time stands out to be the most accurate.
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This circa 1980 photograph shows an example of levee erosion along the north bank of the American River, near the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers. A series of dislodged trees and protruding roots hang angled over the River. Long...
Shown above is an issue of The Home Designer. Established by architect Walter W. Dixon (1884-1953) and German-born builder R.C. Hillen (1883-1955) in June 1921, the Oakland-based, monthly publication sought to increase the “interest of the average...
Shown above is a Sacramento-focused issue of The Home Designer. Established by architect Walter W. Dixon (1884-1953) and German-born builder R.C. Hillen (1883-1955) in June 1921, the Oakland-based, monthly publication sought to increase the...
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#!/bin/bash -ve
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../../Trinity --seqType fq --JM 2G --left reads.left.fq.gz --right reads.right.fq.gz --SS_lib_type RF --CPU 4 --grid_conf_file ../../htc_conf/BroadInst_LSF.test.conf
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Dominating win for the Corsairs
As the ball was stolen from him, a Pasadena City College defender attempted to intercept a Santa Monica College pass. However, it was too late as the Corsairs sailed to a two-on-one fast break leading to an alley-oop that had the crowd on their feet.
This play summed up the way the SMC men’s basketball team played for most of the night, cruising to an 87-70 win over Pasadena City College on Friday.
The team is currently riding a two game winning streak, bringing their overall record to 3-2. In their other two wins, the Corsairs won by a single point each, making the game against the Lancers more definitive.
“We wanted to really win a game tonight, and that’s what they went out and did,” head coach Jerome Jenkins said. “They keep listening and I keep giving them a hard time. I keep pushing them, and they keep growing, so I am proud of their victory tonight.”
Freshman guard/forward David Nwaba played his first game since suffering a concussion earlier this year. His play was huge for the Corsairs, as he hit all eight of his shot attempts and finished the game with a team-high 19 points. He had some spectacular defensive plays as well.
“David’s performance was huge because with him on the floor, our guys were a lot more confident,” Jenkins said.
Freshman guard Keilan Horton applauded Nwaba’s performance as well.
“David played well; he played the way he’s supposed to,” said Horton. “He didn’t play timid. He came ready.”
Horton, who has been remarkable recently, has cooled off of late. However, he still scored 16 points in the victory. He started off slowly, missing his first five shots, but soon regained composure after getting a rebound, and making a 15-foot jump shot in the first half. He became more aggressive from that point on.
Horton started off the second half by scoring the first basket while getting fouled and converting on his free throw. He explained that those points helped the team with their confidence going forward as they knew they had to be the aggressor and keep driving to the basket.
SMC hopes to continue their winning streak at home Friday, Dec. 7 against Rio Hondo College at 7 p.m.
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Potential of human gammadelta T lymphocytes for immunotherapy of cancer.
T lymphocytes are classified into 2 subsets based on their T-cell receptor (TCR) expression. The vast majority of T cells expresses an alphabeta TCR heterodimer. These alphabeta T cells recognize antigenic peptides presented by MHC class I (for CD8(+) T cells) or MHC class II molecules (for CD4(+) T cells). Concepts of cancer immunotherapy are mostly concerned with activation of these MHC-restricted alphabeta T cells. Until recently, a numerically small subset of T cells, which expresses an alternative TCR composed of a CD3-associated gammadelta heterodimer, has received far less attention as a potential agent in cancer therapy. These gammadelta T cells share with alphabeta T cells certain effector functions such as cytokine production and potent cytotoxic activity but recognize different sets of antigens, usually in a non-MHC-restricted fashion. Different subsets of human gammadelta T cells recognize stress-inducible MHC class I-related molecules frequently expressed on epithelial tumor cells or phosphorylated metabolites which can be generated by tumor cells. In line with this, many tumor cells are highly susceptible to gammadelta T-cell mediated lysis. In our article, we summarize the available evidence for a contribution of human gammadelta T cells in tumor defense and discuss potential strategies for the immunotherapy of tumors based on the endogenous activation and/or adoptive transfer of tumor-reactive gammadelta T lymphocytes.
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Q:
Accessing Parent Properties in Nested Components
In anticipation of Routable Components coming soon, I'm attempting to use Components wherever possible in my Ember 2.0 application. I'm running into a confusing issue where I cannot access the parent component's properties from the template when provided in block form. It may be very well that this isn't possible, but wanted to be sure. Here's an example:
Template:
// templates/approvals.hbs
{{#x-secure/schedule/approvals}}
{{#x-secure/layout/full sectionTitle=sectionTitle sectionDescription=sectionDescription}}
...
{{/x-secure/layout/full}}
{{/x-secure/schedule/approvals}}
Component Template:
// templates/components/schedule/approvals.hbs
{{yield}}
Component:
// components/schedule/approvals.js
import Ember from 'ember';
export default Ember.Component.extend({
/////////////////////////////////////
// PROPERTIES
/////////////////////////////////////
sectionTitle: 'Scheduling: Approvals',
sectionDescription: 'Lots of magical , fanstastic stuff.'
});
The issue I'm having is that I'm unable to access sectionTitle and sectionDescription from the parent component (approvals) and pass it into the layout/full component. However, if I remove code from the block of the component and move it to the templates/components/schedule/approvals.hbs template, it works as expected. Is it just not possible to access a parent component's properties from the block form of a component?
Thanks!
A:
It is not possible indeed. The component's properties are available in the component's template, but not in the template that instantiates the component.
If you need the component to make things available, it should yield them explicitly:
// templates/components/schedule/approvals.hbs
{{yield sectionTitle sectionDescription}}
And using the component:
// templates/approvals.hbs
{{#x-secure/schedule/approvals as |title description|}}
{{#x-secure/layout/full sectionTitle=title sectionDescription=description}}
...
{{/x-secure/layout/full}}
{{/x-secure/schedule/approvals}}
Notice the as |x y ...| notation to assign names to yielded values.
Anything may be yielded this way, including this (be careful with that though, that breaks encapsulation) and actions.
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Entire communities targeted
In all cases, the expulsion orders targeted entire communities. These collective expulsion orders had until relatively recently not been used against Palestinian communities. Rather, Israel issued orders to individual households.
Israel originally intended the collective orders for the removal of settlers from unauthorized outposts, though they were rarely used for that purpose, according to Tawfique Jabareen, an attorney representing Ein al-Hilweh and Umm Jamal residents.
“This is the beginning of an old policy, but with new methods and tools,” he said.
Repeated displacement
The Jahalin were originally displaced from the southern Naqab region (known in Hebrew as the Negev) during the Nakba – the ethnic cleansing of more than 750,000 Palestinians by Zionist militias – in 1948.
The community’s presence in that area is a thorn in Israel’s plan to colonize the land, expand Maaleh Adumim and connect it to Jerusalem.
This would effectively complete the severing of the West Bank into isolated northern and southern cantons.
“Our parents and grandparents lived through it and now I am supposed to live through it again,” said Atallah Jahalin, a resident of Jabal al-Baba.
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title: Study Says DNA’s Power to Predict Illness Is Limited
date: 2012-04-05T14:10:43+00:00
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[Study Says DNA’s Power to Predict Illness Is Limited](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/health/research/dnas-power-to-predict-is-limited-study-finds.html)
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CSV loader and dumper
This library parses and dumps documents that are formatted according to RFC 4180, "The common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files". This format is used, among many other things, as a lingua franca for spreadsheets, and for certain web services.
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Q:
Set size to icon in NavigationButton on Android
In a Nativescript/Angular app I have the avatar of the user on the left in the header. For Android, I have to use NavigationButton:
<NavigationButton #navigationButton *ngIf="isAndroid" [loaded]="navigationButtonLoaded()" [icon]="customImage" (tap)="toggleSideDrawer()">
</NavigationButton>
The customImage is a https resource; NavigationButton wants a local resource, so when the user signin I download the image, using the local resource. It works, but the image is big so it fills the whole header. I tried to simply ad a class con NavigationButton setting width and height but it doesn't work. So I added the loaded function, where I tried to set it manually, it doesn't give any error but it doesn't work:
....
@ViewChild('navigationButton') navigationButton: NavigationButton;
....
navigationButtonLoaded() {
if (this.navigationButton) {
this.navigationButton.effectiveWidth = 45;
this.navigationButton.effectiveMinWidth = 45;
this.navigationButton.effectiveHeight = 45;
this.navigationButton.effectiveMinHeight = 45;
}
}
A:
I don't think it's possible to adjust the size of NavigationButton alone. You must use a Custom Title View, place an Image and align it on the left side to mimic the NavigationButton.
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Interesting Facts about Shawn Koch
Koch family name, ancestry, and history
Wikipedia info
Koch (pronounced in German, although it is often pronounced differently in other countries) is a German surname meaning cook and may refer to: * Bill Koch (skier), cross-country skier * Billy Koch, Major league baseball relief pitcher * Bobby Koch, CEO of the Wine Institute * Carl Koch, (1892–1963)
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Stimulation of endothelial nitric oxide production by homocyst(e)ine.
Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia, characterized by accelerated atherosclerosis, is believed to induce endothelial cell injury and promote atherothrombosis by supporting the generation of hydrogen peroxide. Earlier observations in our laboratory demonstrated that in vitro nitrosation of homocyst(e)ine (HCY) prevents the generation of hydrogen peroxide. We, therefore, hypothesized that stimulating the production of nitric oxide (NO) by endothelial cells would detoxify HCY by forming the corresponding S-nitrosothiol, S-nitroso-homocysteine. In an attempt to prove this hypothesis, media containing 1 mM L-arginine, 1 microM bradykinin, a known NO agonist, and one of the biologically relevant thiols (HCY, cysteine, or glutathione) at concentrations of 0, 0.05, 0.5 and 5.0 mM were incubated with bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) for 0.5, 1 and 4 h. S-nitrosothiol (RSNO) concentrations were measured by photolysis-chemiluminescence. Nitric oxide synthase (eNOS or isoform 3) activity and Nos 3 steady-state mRNA levels were determined by the conversion of [3H]L-arginine to [3H]L-citrulline and Northern analysis, respectively. Results demonstrate that increasing concentrations of HCY, and not cysteine or glutathione, in the presence of bradykinin at 0.5, 1, and 4 h led to significant (P < 0.05 by ANOVA) time- and dose-dependent increases in RSNO produced by BAEC. Cells exposed to 1 microM calcium ionophore A23187 in the presence of 5.0 mM HCY also produced a time-dependent increase in RSNO compared to control (P < 0.05 by ANOVA). In an attempt to determine if de novo synthesis was occurring, BAEC were treated with bradykinin following a 4 h pretreatment with HCY. Pretreatment with HCY followed by stimulation also led to a time- and dose-dependent increase in RSNO production (P < 0.05 by ANOVA). Using high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection, S-nitroso-homocysteine was identified following treatment of BAEC with HCY and bradykinin. The increase in RSNO production in the presence of bradykinin and HCY at 4 h occurred concomitantly with a 78% increase in eNOS activity and a 58% increase in steady-state Nos 3 mRNA, with no change in Nos 3 mRNA half-life, compared to control. A partial explanation for HCY's unique ability to support an increase in NO production was demonstrated by showing that the t1/2 of HCY in media was greater than that of cysteine or glutathione. These data show that, in the presence of an NO agonist, HCY increases RSNO production in a time- and dose-dependent fashion that is reflected by an increase in eNOS activity and Nos 3 transcription. These results suggest that stimulation of endogenous NO, or provision of an exogenous NO donor, may ameliorate endothelial cell injury and thereby decrease the atherothrombotic risk of hyperhomocyst(e)inemic states.
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The gender pay gap requires urgent attention, writes Dr Petra Bueskens. But there is a strong case to be made for the reality that mothers and single mothers should be at the front of the queue.*
Universal basic income – or #UBI – has been gaining traction in recent years as a utopian alternative to the punitive, stigmatising and declining welfare state in neo-liberal societies. The confluence of increased automation, declining wages and under-employment has been seized by the Left as a powerful reason for the establishment of a basic income (although interestingly, the UBI has always had supporters on the Right who want to do away with big government).
For women as mothers, however, the UBI opens up the possibility of a hitherto unseen equality that includes freedom from dependence on a male wage.
What is a basic income?
A basic income is a sum of money sufficient to live on, paid to all citizens unconditionally by the government. Basic income scholar Phillipe Van Parijs defines it as “an income paid by a political community to all its members on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement”.
There are other definitions, including a basic income that operates as a supplement but is insufficient to live on, also called a ‘non-liveable basic income’; a negative income tax whereby all those who earn below a minimum threshold are reimbursed by the government (up to a minimum standard); and basic capital, sometimes referred to as stakeholding, which is a lump sum paid at the onset of adulthood.
I am concerned here with the first definition – that is a regular income paid to all citizens without conditions at a frugal but functional standard. This is also referred to as a Basic Income Guarantee or BIG.
Why a basic income?
UBI research and commentary has gained momentum over the last decade with an increasing focus on the social problems associated with declining employment resulting from automation and digitisation (think tram conductors and bank tellers); the declining welfare state resulting from neoliberal austerity policies – the so-called ‘welfare to workfare’ regimes; and as a result of increasing income disparity in late capitalism.
For example, in Australia over the past 15 years, incomes of the top 10 per cent have grown 13 per cent higher than the bottom 90 per cent, while incomes of the top 1 per cent have grown 42 per cent higher.
Former Greek finance minister and economics professor, Yanis Varoufakis argues, somewhat polemically, that ‘capitalism died in 2008’ and was replaced with what he calls ‘bankruptocracy’– a system in which financialisation trumps labour deflating wages and undermines extant systems of social welfare (or, in other words, the conventional forms of redistributing income).
He notes that the original bargain struck between capital and labour altered after the financial crisis of 2008 and that the working class – a broad term that ultimately includes anyone who works for wages – no longer has the capacity to insure itself, producing a situation of deep economic precarity.
Wage-labourers have, increasingly, to accept the parsimonious terms of capitalism, generating the well-known situation of falling wages (relative to profits), less job-security and a widening income gap. As political theorist Kathi Weeks says, “Today’s ‘jobless recovery’ is perhaps the most obvious sign that the wage system is not working.” While profits are increasing, jobs and wages are not keeping apace and are indeed falling.
This divergence, also referred to as the ‘productivity wedge’, shows the growing gap between productivity and wages (or GDP and wages) and, in turn, the monopolisation of profits by the 10 per cent and, more still, by the 1 per cent. Indeed, one of the defining characteristics of the neo-liberal era has been the divergence between real wages growth and productivity growth.
Automation and digitisation will greatly exacerbate this process in the coming decades leading to further massive job losses.
Australia is no exception to this pattern. According to the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA)’s 2015 research report, Australia’s Future Workforce – somewhat ominously titled with a question mark – we are on the cusp of a ‘very different industrial revolution’.
Indeed, according to CEDA’s Chief Executive Professor Stephen Martin, “More than five million jobs, almost 40 per cent of jobs that exist today, have a moderate to high likelihood of disappearing in the next 10 to 15 years”. While “…in some parts of rural and regional Australia there is a high likelihood of job losses being over 60 per cent”.
UBI is proposed as a utopian alternative to this confluence of technological, economic and social change because it offers a viable alternative for the redistribution of wealth; something the nexus of capitalism, waged labour and the (declining) welfare state is no longer achieving.
Basic income has become a very hot topic over the last year with a number of pilot programs being developed in Finland, the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, and California, a referendum in Switzerland, a lengthy parliamentary debate on the topic in France (resulting in this recent report), a parliamentary report in Australia as well as a discussion paper by Australian think-tank the Greens Institute. In a 2016 report titled The Australian productivity commission stated that,
While Australia’s tax and transfer system will continue to play a role in redistributing income, in the longer term, governments may need to evaluate the merits of more radical policies, including policies such as a universal basic income.
What I find interesting immersing myself in the basic income literature – including academic and journalistic articles alike – is the assumption that this precarious access to employment is something new.
Certainly, on a mass scale it is for most (though not all) men and the spectre of middle class professionals losing their jobs – something already happening in fields like journalism and academia and likely in the health sector next – a very significant social and economic change; but for all but the most privileged women this economic precarity is the historical and contemporaneous norm.
While a full-time, well-paid job over a lifetime is the route to economic security, notwithstanding the rhetoric of gender equality, very few women have ever had such jobs.
So, my argument isn’t just that basic income is the only viable macro-economic answer to increasing economic inequality – specifically, the decline of full-time, secure jobs – but that it is a crucial answer to the as yet unresolved issue of gender justice under capitalism.
Basic income and mothers
While I support a UBI for everyone – that is, I support the ‘U’ in ‘UBI’ – why, you may ask, am I singling out mothers in particular?
I think it is important to identify the specificity of mothers in this debate, given both the tendency to ignore the centrality of gender justice and, the extent to which when gender is centred motherhood is glossed over. My view is we need to make the socio-economic impact of becoming a mother and of mothering work explicit.
But first, a word on the ‘standard female biography’: one of the reasons a ‘matricentric feminism’ – to use Andrea O’Reilly’s excellent term – is required is that we can no longer conflate the categories of mother and woman given delayed and declining fertility, and the increasing numbers of childless women.
Women who are not mothers, not-yet mothers, or long past actively mothering dependent children are all in quite different socio-economic positions (although of course the structural effects of mothering last a lifetime). It’s not that gender doesn’t matter; it’s just that motherhood matters more.
Gender Pay Gap slide
We can look at this more demographically variegated landscape by looking at the gender pay gap, and then looking at how motherhood impacts this.
In Australia, women’s full-time wages were 82.8 per cent of men’s, with a wage gap of 17.2 per cent. The gender pay gap has grown over the last decade from 14.9 per cent in 2004, to a record high of 18.8 per cent in February 2015 before falling slightly again in 2016.
As a result women are earning less on average compared to men than they were 20 years ago!
However, this figure is calculated without including overtime and bonuses, which substantially increase men’s wages, or part-time, which substantially decreases women’s wages. In other words, ‘83 cents in the dollar’ substantially overstates wage parity.
When this difference is factored in, the pay gap widens to just over 30 per cent. And in the ‘prime childrearing years’ between ages 35-44, this gap widens to nearly 40 per cent.
A more realistic figure is gained by looking at full-time versus part-time earnings, as well as average male and female earnings directly. Here we see the pay gap more clearly.
For example, in 2016, average weekly earnings were $1,727.40 for male employees and $1,010.20 for female employees (a difference of close to $720 per week). However, most mothers work part-time which exacerbates this pay gap yet again.
If we consider full-time and part-time work, the wage disparity widens further: average weekly full-time earnings were $1,727.40 for full-time male employees and $633.60 for part-time female employees; now we have a gap of over $1100 per week!
Close to half of all Australian women work part-time in 2015-16 – 44 per cent (double the OECD average). However, this figure rises to 62 per cent for mothers with a child under 5, and almost 84 per cent for those with a child under 2.
Close to 40 per cent of all mothers work part-time regardless of the age of the child, while only 25 per cent worked full-time.
The remainder, it needs to be remembered, were out of the workforce altogether. As the ABS put it, “Reflecting the age when women are likely to be having children (and taking a major role in child care), women aged 25-44 years are more than two and a half times as likely as men their age to be out of the labour force.”
Age of youngest child is a key predictor of women’s labour force participation, although it has almost no bearing on men’s labour force participation and when it does it is in the opposite direction: fathers of younger children typically undertake more paid work.
Moreover, a quarter of all female employees work casually and their average weekly earnings were just $471.40.
Think about that – a quarter of all working women earn less than $500 a week! These days that barely covers the rent, let alone food, bills, educational and commuting costs.
Occupational segregation and motherhood wage penalties also kick in to this mix. If we look at labour force participation we see that coupled mothers have higher rates of participation than single mothers given the additional support they receive with childcare and income.
As the government report, ‘Parenting, Work and the Gender Pay Gap’ points out,
Economists have reported that raising children accounts for a 17 per cent loss in lifetime wages for women. Many women move into ‘mother-friendly’ occupations when they have children. These occupations may be lower-paid than the work a mother may have done prior to having a child, and often do not reflect the woman’s abilities, education level or work experience (‘human capital’).
Given the average full-time male wage is significantly higher than the average female wage and, moreover, that women carry the overwhelming share of unpaid care and domestic work and thus typically work part-time in their key childrearing years – and, we should add, fully a quarter do not work at all! – this is not simply a matter of two incomes being better than one (which is of course true), it is that access to a share of male monopolised wealth – that is, to put in in stark terms, access to a husband – is essential for mothers to avoid poverty.
I’m not talking about the small number of high-earning, professional mothers, but the great majority of women. In broad terms, the closer we are to mothering dependent children, including especially infants and pre-schoolers, and the further we are from access to a male wage, the poorer we are as women.
Never married single mothers with dependent children are the worst off and it moves progressively from there with young, educated, urban, never-married, childless women in fact outstripping average male wages. This contrast gives us a sense of the variegated nature of women’s socio-economic position and again highlights that mothers are a distinct group and, more fundamentally, that the life course transitions of marriage and motherhood continue to negatively affect women’s (independent) socio-economic status.
As a recent government report, Parenting, Work and the Gender Pay Gap put it,
Women’s disjointed career trajectories are mirrored in the way the gender pay gap changes over the life course.
The gender pay gap exists from first entry to the workforce and increases substantially during the years of childbirth and childrearing, a time when many women have reduced their engagement with paid employment to take on family care work.
The gap then stabilises and narrows slightly from mid-life, when many women increase their paid work and sometimes develop new careers after their children have grown up. The pay gap narrows further in the years leading up to retirement with a substantial drop during retirement when men’s income is usually reduced.
So, often when we’re talking about women’s lower labour force participation and lower earnings, we’re actually talking about mothers’ lower labour force participation and lower earnings and, more specifically again, we’re talking about mothers with dependent children; although the lasting effects of caring labour means women across the spectrum have reduced earnings, assets and retirement savings if they have mothered.
To highlight this point, Australian sociologist and time use scholar Professor Lyn Craig has shown that many of the socio-economic disadvantages affecting women are, in fact, specific to mothers. As she says,
An implication of this is that the marker of the most extreme difference in life opportunities between men and women may not be gender itself, but gender combined with parenthood. That is, childless women may experience less inequity than women who become mothers.
Another important reason we need to differentiate mothers from women is that over the last 40 years, the standard female biography has changed significantly. Whereas once adulthood was by and large synonymous with marriage and motherhood for women, on average women now have a long stretch of adulthood – from the late teens to around age 30 – before they have a first child.
For educated and/or unpartnered women the birth of a first child is often later again into the 30s, and sometimes up to age 40. Moreover, while only around 10 per cent of women did not become mothers in the mid and later twentieth century, this has now risen to 24 per cent. So, not all women are mothers, and many women experience a large chunk of adulthood before they become mothers and after they are actively mothering dependent children.
So, to clarify my point, there are structural and individual injustices that are specific to mothering dependent children including an unequal division of domestic labour, unequal access to jobs given the unpaid work load at home, employment built on an implicit breadwinner model that is incompatible with parenting (including school hours, school holidays, sick kids and the like), discrimination in the workplace and, in the event of unemployment and/or divorce, an increasingly punitive welfare state and a high risk of poverty.
Single mothers and their children make up the bulk of those under the poverty line in the western world. In Australia, of all family groups, single parents constitute the largest single group of those living in poverty (proportionally).
Marriage is no longer the safety net (or gilded cage) it once was, with just over 30 per cent of marriages ending in divorce in Australia and predicted to rise to 45 per cent in the coming decades.
Additionally fewer people are entering into marriages and cohabiting relationships have even higher rate of relational breakdown than marriages.
This means a large and growing number of women who are mothering children – the next generation no less – are caught in this literal economic no-man’s land without adequate access to waged employment, a breadwinner husband or welfare. I am not suggesting that access to a husband is a right; I am suggesting that the liberal dissolution of the institution of marriage has not been followed with any viable economic alternatives.
Mothers undertake the bulk of unpaid care work, without which our society would cease to function. To turn this around: is it acceptable that as a society we free-load on this care?
Mothers’ economic autonomy – that is the very foundation of their citizenship and their liberty – is undermined by the extant intersection of the institutions of marriage, employment and welfare. It is on this basis that I am identifying mothers, and more still single mothers, as a specific socio-economic and political group in urgent need of basic income. This is a human rights crisis given that lone parent families are one of the fastest growing family forms in western societies and, moreover, that women head 80-90 per cent of these families.
Unlike the contemporary issues put forward for basic income – namely, mass unemployment from automation and digitisation – the issues facing mothers are not new.
Indeed they have been with us since the very inception of capitalism and the waged-labour system. Moreover, they are among the most compelling given that women and their dependents comprise the majority of the poor.
With the liberalisation of markets and marriage, a large and growing body of women and children are being left out of the social contract. Basic income is the critical policy answer to this problem.
* An edited version of this article was presented at the recent People, Place and Privilege conference 2017.
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First Night (2010)
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Adam is a rich industrialist, who aspires to a more cultured world. Spurred on by playful jibes that he is little more than a city suit living the capitalist's dream, this frustrated amateur opera singer decides to throw an opera in his lavish country retreat. Once his friends see him belting out the notes, he feels sure it will spell the end to their shallow taunts. In fact, it might even help him win the hand of a female conductor he has been pursuing whom - it just so happens - is the first to be recruited for his showpiece.
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A case of a FilmArray® ME false negative in meningococcal meningitis.
The FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel detects the 14 most frequent pathogens causing meningitis and/or encephalitis. The cases of FilmArray´s false negative in bacterial meningitis are rarely described in the literature. We are reporting a case of a false negative FilmArray® result for N. meningitidis and how we managed to overcome this situation.
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A biomarker is a measurable characteristic that reflects the severity or presence of or is associated with some disease state and that can be used as an indicator of a particular disease state or some other physiological state of an organism. Biomarkers can be specific cells, molecules, genes, gene products, enzymes, receptors, mutated versions of any of these cellular elements or hormones that can be used to identify and/or measure the presence or progress of disease state, such as a particular cancer or tumor. Further, it is well known that tumors and cancers can express a set of tumor biomarkers that can be used to identify the presence of or measure the progress of or the effects of treatment on the tumor or cancer.
Despite the abundant use of biomarkers for diagnosing disease and monitoring progression of the same, there remains a need for developing therapeutic approaches that make use of this information to specifically target biomarkers expressed by the disease that are directly associated with the proliferation or existence of the diseased state and subsequent deterioration of a subject's overall health
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is an intracellular pathogen that primarily infects antigen presenting cells and has adapted for life in the cytoplasm of these cells. Listeria monocytogenes and a protein it produces named listeriolysin O (LLO) have strong adjuvant properties that unlike the majority of adjuvants used for cellular based immunotherapies, can be administered after providing an antigen specific treatment or can be used to itself provide antigen-specific treatment when fusing an antigen of interest to an adjuvant protein expressed by the Listeria, such as LLO or an ActA protein.
The present invention addresses this need by providing a combinatorial, multi-target immunotherapeutic approach wherein individual compositions each comprising a recombinant Listeria-strain expressing a different disease-associated antigen than a counterpart Listeria present in a separate composition, are administered separately to a subject having a disease, or the compositions are administered in combination as single bolus administration. The present invention further addresses this need by providing a predetermined number disease-associated antigens or fragments thereof by using a recombinant Listeria expressing at least one fusion protein comprising the antigen fused to an immunogenic Listeria peptide such as an N-terminal LLO, truncated LLO, an ActA protein fragment, or a PEST peptide. Use of such compositions will allow diseases, including tumors, cancers, or others having sub-populations of diseased cells expressing more than one biomarker to be successfully treated.
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Stadt plant eine neue Eishalle für Nürnberg
Flächen in der Arena am Stadion reichen nicht mehr aus - 03.08.2018 05:31 Uhr
NÜRNBERG - Im Nürnberger Süden soll eine neue Eisarena mit drei Flächen entstehen. Gespräche zwischen der Stadt und der Arena Nürnberger Versicherung laufen bereits. Der Arena-Chef aber bremst die Erwartungen noch.
Volle Zuschauerränge haben die Ice Tigers vergangene Saison öfter erlebt. Aber auch das Eis selber ist gut besucht, so gut, dass die Arena den Bedarf an Eiszeit in der Stadt nicht mehr stemmen kann. © Foto: Sportfoto Wolfgang Zink / ThHa
Volle Zuschauerränge haben die Ice Tigers vergangene Saison öfter erlebt. Aber auch das Eis selber ist gut besucht, so gut, dass die Arena den Bedarf an Eiszeit in der Stadt nicht mehr stemmen kann. Foto: Foto: Sportfoto Wolfgang Zink / ThHa
Jürgen Fottner rechnet. Beziehungsweise lässt der Geschäftsführer der Arena Nürnberger Versicherung rechnen. Aktuell sind seine Mitarbeiter beziehungsweise die des Neumarkter Bauunternehmens Bögl, zu dem die Arena gehört, am Kalkulieren. Es geht um eine neue Amateur-Eishalle und um eine Multifunktionsarena. Beides war vor Jahren schon Thema, direkt neben dem Stadion, als "Arena neben der Arena". Damals die Überlegung: eine Eishalle im ersten Stock, darunter eine kleinere Halle für Konzerte, aber auch für Ballsport.
Schon damals sagte Jürgen Fottner gegenüber den Nürnberger Nachrichten: "Max Bögl kann das bauen. Die Frage aber ist: Rechnet es sich?" Das Ergebnis zeigt sich auch durch die drei Jahre, die seitdem vergangen sind: Es rechnet sich nicht, "der Aufwand wäre zu groß".
Die Nachfrage aber ist da: Die Arena platzt aus allen Nähten, wenn es um Eiszeit geht, weiß Fottner. Die Stadt, mit der man beim Arena-Bau eine feste Anzahl an Stunden für Schulen und öffentlichen Eislauf ausgemacht hat, benötigt inzwischen viel mehr, auch die Vereine fragen immer wieder nach. "Wir können aber nicht mehr Eis zur Verfügung stellen."
Zuzug aus dem Osten
Tatsächlich hat sich der Eisbedarf für Vereine, Schulen und öffentlichen Eislauf in den vergangenen 17 Jahren verdoppelt, "der Zuzug von Menschen aus östlichen Ländern macht sich hier bemerkbar", sagt Sportbürgermeister Klemens Gsell. Seit Jahren beobachtet er, dass es vor allem in den in diesen Ländern beliebten Sportarten Eiskunstlauf und Eishockey "deutlich mehr Talente" gibt. Das spürt auch der EHC 80, der Stammverein der Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. Vor ein paar Monaten ist die U19, die sich "Young Ice Tigers" nennt, erstmals in die DNL, die Nachwuchs-Bundesliga aufgestiegen. Es war der vorläufige Höhepunkt eines Konzeptes, das André Dietzsch maßgeblich entwickelt hat.
Tagsüber kümmert er sich als Torwarttrainer um Niklas Treutle und Andreas Jenike, nachmittags als sportlicher Leiter um die Zukunft des Nachwuchses. Doch der stößt in Nürnberg seit Jahren an seine Grenzen, "es gibt einfach zu wenig Eis", sagt Dietzsch – und denkt da an die Konkurrenz aus Mannheim oder Berlin, die seit vielen Jahren erfolgreiche Jugendarbeit machen. "Es ist in unserem Interesse, dass sich etwas tut", sagt Dietzsch, schließlich wollen die Ice Tigers irgendwann einmal zu den anderen großen Klubs in Deutschland aufschließen. Zudem ist die Arena derzeit eben auch bei Hobbysportlern und Privatmannschaften beliebt – zu beliebt, um allen gerecht zu werden.
Eine Amateureishalle für Nürnberg
Darum denkt die Stadt laut darüber nach, eine Amateureishalle zu bauen. Als Standort soll laut Informationen der Nürnberger Nachrichten eine bisherige Brachfläche in der Nähe des Bundesamts für Migration und Flüchtlinge im Gespräch sein, in den nächsten Monaten sollen "städtebauliche Rahmendaten erarbeitet" werden. Sportbürgermeister Klemens Gsell will nicht ins Detail gehen, sagt aber immerhin: "Ja, die Halle ist im Bereich Nürnberg-Süd mit Nähe zum Ring vorgesehen."
Drei Eisflächen sind derzeit im Gespräch, eine Zahl, die auch den erfahrenen Eishockey-Funktionär André Dietzsch zufriedenstellen würde. "Das wäre ein riesiger Schritt", sagt er, derzeit müssen sich ja auch die Profis der Ice Tigers noch die große Arena und die Nebenhalle mit Veranstaltern teilen. "Wenn Apassionata ist, können wir eine Woche nicht aufs Eis", so Dietzsch.
Bislang sieht man Patrick Reimer und seine Kollegen dann in der kleinen Eishalle trainieren, das soll mit der neuen Halle aber endgültig der Vergangenheit angehören. Laut Dietzsch wollen auch die Ice Tigers einmal in der neuen Eishalle in der Nähe des Rings trainieren.
Was ist auf dem Grundstück machbar?
Einen Verlust des Heimvorteils sieht er deshalb nicht. "Die Eisbären Berlin trainieren auch im Wellblechpalast, ihrem alten Stadion, und spielen dann in ihrer Arena." Und was passiert dann mit der Nebenhalle der Nürnberger Arena? Die könnte, findet Sportbürgermeister Gsell, "für Multifunktionen inklusive Ballsportarten verwendet werden".
Deshalb ist die Arena beziehungsweise Bögl nun in die Vorplanung des Projekts eingestiegen. Es wird wieder gerechnet, schließlich "gibt es auch für so eine Eishalle, wo auch Wettkämpfe stattfinden, eine eigene DIN-Norm". Also müssen die Kabinen die richtige Größe haben, auch Schiedsrichter-Kabinen in entsprechender Anzahl vorhanden sein.
Außerdem will die Arena schauen: Was ist auf dem Grundstück machbar, welche Kosten fallen an und: "Wer zahlt?", fragt Arena-Chef Fottner. Fest steht für ihn nur, "dass wenn dann wir eine solche Halle bauen und betreiben". Mit einem Ergebnis in Sachen Vorplanung rechnet Jürgen Fottner bis Ende des Jahres.
Timo Schickler und Michael Fischer
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A young woman shares her experience of being harassed by an Uber driver on her way to an abortion clinic. (Photo: Getty Images)
A 20-year-old college student’s Reddit post about “the worst, most backwards day” of her life is gaining traction online after she recounted how she was dropped on the side of the road by an Uber driver who disagreed with her decision to get an abortion.
Claire Montgomery, a pseudonym, was faced with a difficult decision after finding out that she was pregnant in March. The college sophomore at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, tells Yahoo Lifestyle that she was talking to her boyfriend, who attends school in North Carolina, about how her period had been about a week late. And although she had put aside the anxiety of possibly being pregnant because she had previously taken Plan B, an emergency contraception pill, she took a pregnancy test and realized that what she feared had come true.
“The minute I saw that the test was positive I called my boyfriend, hysterical, and told him the news,” Montgomery says. “I cried for the rest of the weekend and stayed in bed. I didn’t go outside unless I absolutely had to. I shut down.”
The student explains that she felt that she couldn’t confide in anybody at school about the pregnancy or her decision to get an abortion because it wasn’t “an appropriate or proportional response to innocent small talk” taking place on campus or in class. Montgomery also felt uncomfortable about unnecessarily burdening other people with her “personal problems.”
Montgomery faced more discomfort, however, when she turned to Uber for a ride to a doctor’s appointment on March 21, where she was going for a non-surgical medical abortion by herself.
“The minute I got into the car, there was inexplicable tension. My driver didn’t greet me or confirm my name or the destination; he was just silent. After a few minutes, he asked if we were going to a Planned Parenthood,” she says. “I was confused about why he would ask me this, considering there was nothing in the address I put in that would suggest it was a Planned Parenthood or even near one. I said, ‘No, I’m just going to a doctor’s appointment.’ A few more minutes of uncomfortable silence passed. Then he asked, ‘Are... are we going to an abortion clinic?’ I was dumbfounded.”
Montgomery admits that tears immediately came to her eyes, and she felt like her heart had stopped beating.
“All the embarrassment and shame I had been feeling the last week or so rose to the surface,” she says. “I looked at him pleadingly, silently begging him to stop.”
The driver, identified only by Montgomery as Scott, continued to press her for information before describing the procedure to her in detail.
“I know it’s none of my business, but you’re going to regret this for the rest of your life,” he allegedly told her. “There’s so much they don’t tell you. You’re making a mistake.”
Montgomery checked the map on her phone in the moments that she had service, as they were driving through a rural area just outside of Ithaca. The ride would still be another 35 minutes when the driver suddenly pulled over near a small gas station and antiques shop on Route 38 and told Montgomery that he couldn’t take her any farther.
The young woman says that despite the sudden end to her ride, she thanked him as she got out of the car on the side of a road in Upstate New York.
“I was scared and I felt more alone than I had ever felt,” she says.
But she was still set on finding a way to her appointment.
“I took refuge on the porch of the antiques shop and called my parents, each three times. No answer. I called my boyfriend, who I had been texting throughout this whole ordeal, and he picked up on the first ring. Through my heaves and sobs I managed to tell him the situation,” she recalls. “As I called the three cab companies closest to me, my Uber driver waited 10 feet away, probably expecting me to go back to Ithaca with him. After about 15 minutes, he asked me once more if I wanted him to drive me back. Firmly, I said no thank you. He drove away, and about 15 minutes later a cab came.”
Montgomery paid $120 for a cab that took her the remaining half-hour of the drive. When she got to the clinic an hour after her appointment time, she felt “incredible relief” to be in the company of doctors who treated her with dignity and respect. She admits that her ride home was also uncomfortable, but she didn’t feel unsafe as she had during the Uber ride prior.
“I debated sticking up for myself, justifying my choice to get an abortion with my young age or my inability to provide for this child financially had I brought it to term, but I knew I shouldn't have to justify my choices to anyone, least of all my Uber driver,” she says. “Was responding to this man’s harassment potentially worth my life? Would my responding actually change anything, or deescalate the situation? Maybe, but to me, it wasn’t worth the risk.”
For a split second, Montgomery says she even considered exiting the vehicle while it was in motion, thinking that even a life-threatening injury was preferable to being in the car.
But Montgomery opted to not take action in that moment, which she notes “is a decision I’ll always regret.” Once she was home though, she reported Scott to Uber and filed a police report with the Ithaca Police Department.
“The officer I met with who filed the report was very sympathetic, but he insisted that nothing criminal had actually occurred,” she explains. “Uber comped my ride, and after telling them I filed a police report against the driver, a representative immediately got in touch with me and apologized for my experience on Uber’s behalf. He said they would launch an investigation, during which Scott’s account would be suspended, so he’d be unable to pick up riders. Within a few days, the representative said Scott was permanently banned from the app.”
Uber confirmed to Yahoo Lifestyle that the driver was removed from the service as his actions violated the company’s community guidelines. Montgomery says it was a small price for Scott to pay.
“Sometimes I think of Scott going home to his family and feeling like a hero for what he did. A job driving for Uber is a small price to pay for a misguided attempt at saving a life, right? I imagine his colleagues at his main job (if he has one) patting him on the back, congratulating him for his courageous decision to leave a 20-year-old pregnant girl on the side of the road, alone, in March, with no way back home except with him, in the back of the car he just expelled her from,” she says. “He’ll never understand the ramifications of his actions. He’ll never know the pain he caused. He’ll never pay for what he did in the way that I’ve paid for it, emotionally and psychologically.”
To help with the emotional pain, Montgomery turned to Reddit, where she shared her story and received more than 3,500 responses — most of which she says were positive. Now, nearly a month after that fateful day, she said that Reddit played a part in her healing.
“Writing about it felt akin to writing in a diary; I was rushing to get it all on the page, and writing it down helped me to process it,” Montgomery says. “Reddit was an unbelievable comfort and resource, and I’m not sure what I would have done without it.”
Montgomery has since taken to the legal advice subreddit, where she’s looking for guidance on how to pursue further legal action.
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[Fetal plasma erythropoietin concentration during intrauterine transfusion therapy in isoimmunohemolytic anemia due to rhesus incompatibility].
Prenatal plasma concentrations of erythropoietin in fetuses with Rh disease should contribute information to the clinical course and therapeutic control of this disease. Fetal plasma erythropoietin (Epo) and haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations were measured in 145 umbilical venous blood samples of 30 fetuses with Rh disease at 20 to 38 weeks' gestation. Both Epo and Hb concentrations were independent of the gestational age in red blood cell-isoimmunised pregnancies. The Hb concentration correlated significantly with Epo concentration without intrauterine transfusion (IUT) (r = -0.519, p = 0.005) and after IUT (i = -0.212, p = 0.01). A haemoglobin deficit of 3 g/dl at 20 weeks' gestation increased to 6 g/dl at 38 weeks' gestation in spite of IUT (p = -0.354, p < 0.001). Even with IUT, Epo concentrations increase with gestational age during these pregnancies. This is due to increasing Hb deficits indicating fetal hypoxia which might be prevented by increasing volumes of transfusion.
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McPherson Opera House
McPherson Opera House is an historic opera building at 221 South Main Street in McPherson, Kansas.
The house was built in 1888, opened in 1889 and added to the National Historic Register in 1972.
References
External links
McPherson Opera House website
Category:Buildings and structures in McPherson County, Kansas
Category:Theatres in Kansas
Category:Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
Category:Music venues completed in 1889
Category:Opera houses in Kansas
Category:Theatres completed in 1889
Category:National Register of Historic Places in McPherson County, Kansas
Category:Opera houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
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Q:
How to change the order of Jquery in the footer of my theme?
At the top of my functions.php is this code:
function load_theme_scripts() {
// Load stylesheets.
wp_enqueue_style('bootstrap', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css', array(), '3.3.5');
// Load our main stylesheet.
wp_enqueue_style('infosec conferences', get_stylesheet_uri(), array(), '1.0');
//Load scripts
wp_enqueue_script('jquery-2', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery-2.1.1.min.js', array(), '2.1.1', false); // was set to false
wp_enqueue_script('bootstrap', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/bootstrap.min.js', array(), '20160101', true);
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_theme_scripts');
So - if you look at the code jquery is loaded in the theme and, if I change the variable to 'true' then the script is loaded to the footer. The problem is that if I do set it to ''true' WordPress places the jquery script to the absolute bottom of the folder (i.e. the last script to be loaded).
I need it to be above the rest of my Javascript...
The other Javascript is loaded like this:
function Javascript123() {
if ( is_page_template( array('template-name.php'))){
?>
<script type="text/javascript"> XXX </script>
<?php
}
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'Javascript123' );
My question is - how do I make either the above Script be at the absolute bottom (next to < /body> or how do I make the Jquery order to my preference? Thanks for all direction.
A:
Understand wp_enqueue's dependencies parameter
You need to ensure the other script depends on jQuery being ready before it loads. Checking the wp_enqueue usage example:
<?php wp_enqueue_script( $handle, $src, $deps, $ver, $in_footer ); ?>
It is $deps (dependencies) that we can utilise for this purpose.
Properly enqueue the second script, and leverage that parameter
Secondly you should use the enqueue function to conditionally load the second script:
if ( is_page_template( array('template-name.php'))){
wp_register_script('xxx', '/path/to/script/xxx.js', array('jquery'),'1.0',true);
wp_enqueue_script('xxx');
}
Notice the array('jquery') which stops this script loading before jQuery is ready.
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自民党の山東昭子元参院副議長が7月28日、国会内で記者団に「（犯罪者を監視するために）全地球測位システム（GPS）を利用するなど、きちんとした法律を作っておくべきではないか」と述べたことが報じられ、波紋を広げている。
発言は、相模原市の障害者施設での刺殺事件を受けてのものだ。犯罪を予告した人物や、再犯率が高い性犯罪の前科がある者に対応できる法整備の必要性を説いた。
「犯罪者をGPSで監視せよ」というテーマは、奇しくも今年の司法試験の論文式試験で、憲法の問題として出題されている。犯罪の前科がある人物などをGPSによって監視する仕組みを実現しようとした場合、憲法上の問題になるということだろうか。秋山直人弁護士に聞いた。
●「プライバシー権」の侵害にあたるのか？
「犯罪を予告した人物」や、「性犯罪の前科を有する者」の行動をGPSで監視するための法整備の議論が出ているとのことですが、まず、犯罪を予告した場合、例えば、「●月●日、●●施設で大量殺人を敢行する」などと予告すれば、それ自体が威力業務妨害罪等の犯罪に該当することが多いです。一方、犯罪を予告した人物に、それだけでただちにGPSを付けて監視するというのは、想定し難い議論です。
むしろ、相模原市の障害者施設での刺殺事件が、被疑者の措置入院が終了して約4か月後に起きた事件であることから、今回の事件のように、措置入院後に社会に戻った精神障害者に対して、GPSの装着を義務付け、その行動を監視できないかといった提案が想定されているのではないかと思います。
また、性犯罪の前科を有する者の服役後に、再犯防止のために、GPSを装着させてその行動を警察等が監視し、例えば対象者が学校、公園の周辺にいるような場合に警察官がその行動を警戒するといったことも想定されているのだろうと思います。
そのような議論において法的に最も問題になるのは、憲法13条で保障されている「プライバシー権」の侵害です。憲法13条は、国民の私生活上の自由が公権力の行使に対しても保護されるべきことを規定しており、個人の私生活上の自由の一つとして、何人も、個人に関する情報をみだりに第三者に開示又は公表されない自由を有するものとされています（最高裁平成20年3月6日判決／住基ネット事件）。
憲法で保障されている人権を、法律等をもって制約することが許されるかどうか（違憲とならないか）は、立法目的と規制手段の両面から検討することが必要と考えられています。
●「犯罪の再発防止」という目的自体は重要だが…
GPS装着の立法目的については、今回のような痛ましい事件を防止し、社会の安全を確保する、性犯罪の再発を防止するといったものであり、重要と考えられます。
しかし、規制手段として、いきなり「GPSでの監視」というのは、短絡的であるように思います。
GPSの装着が義務付けられるとなると、対象者は、日常生活・社会生活の中で、いつ、どこにいるか、その所在を常時公権力に把握され、監視されることになります。四六時中動向を見張られているというのは、極めて大きな精神的ストレスとなるでしょうし、その行動の自由にも大きな萎縮的効果をもたらすでしょう。「こんなところにいったら警察に疑われるかもしれない」と考えて、自由に行動することができなくなるでしょう。
こうしたGPSによる所在の常時監視は、プライバシー権の侵害の度合いが大きく、実質的にみて新たな刑罰を課すことにも近いように思います。
憲法上の人権の重要性から、立法目的が重要であっても、より人権の制約の程度が低い、他の手段はないかを検討する必要があると考えられます。
今回のケースでは、措置入院終了後のフォローアップ体制が何もなかったことが問題となっています。現行の精神保健・精神障害者福祉法では、「措置入院を継続しなくても、精神障害のために自身を傷つけ又は他人に害を及ぼすおそれがない」と認められた場合には、ただちに退院させなければならないとされていますが、退院後も一定期間の通院を義務付けたり、退院後も公的機関が連携して、対象者の援助体制をつくる制度改正が考えられ、その方が対象者の人権を制約する程度は低いように思われます。
性犯罪についても、服役後に、医療機関・自助グループ等によるカウンセリングプログラムの受講を義務付け、再犯防止のために、対象者自らに考え方・行動パターンの方向修正を促すといったやり方の方が、再発防止の実効性もあり、人権を制約する程度も低いのではないでしょうか。
このように、立法目的が重要であっても、より人権の制約の程度が低い手段が他に存在すると言えるので、GPS装着という規制手段は、必要な限度を超えたプライバシー権の侵害であり、違憲と考えられます。
（弁護士ドットコムニュース）
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I Don't Believe You
"I Don't Believe You" is a song by American recording artist Pink. It was released as the sixth single from her fifth studio album, Funhouse.
Background
"I Don't Believe You" is set in common time and played in the key of A-flat major. The guitar and piano are used for the background music, while Pink's voice follows the A♭ —Fm7—Cm—D♭—A♭ chord progression. Pink explained on her website that, lyrically, the song is about pleading for reconciliation, and is her favourite song from Funhouse "because it's just so naked. It's like taking a deep breathe and saying, 'Here I am. Take me. Take your best shot'." She went on to explain that:"The first thing that comes to my mind with I Don't Believe You is me standing in the vocal booth listening... Actually in the control room listening to this song, tears running down my face, just like 'fuck, really?' It's the vulnerable weak side of me that I don't let out very often. And it's [sighs], yeah it's that song. And I love it, I love it. I just love it, it's very near and dear to me."
Reception
Critical reception
Jonathan Keefe from Slant Magazine praised the song, notably its sparse electric guitar riff and Pink's "phenomenal vocal turn that is both vulnerable and accusatory", while New York Times reporter Jon Caramanica claimed "I Don't Believe You" swells like a classic soul ballad, as Pink pleads for a lover to reconsider walking away. On another side, Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine gave a negative review, claiming the song is a "goopy ballad", which makes the singer sound like "just another big-voiced chart-buster", and that she has shown more personality on previous singles.
Chart performance
"I Don't Believe You" is Pink's single with the lowest peak in the United Kingdom. It failed to reach the top forty due to physical single was cancelled. In the U.S. & Canada, the track has sold around 115,000+ in digital downloads, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, making I Don't Believe You her only single from Funhouse not to have higher charting. In Australia, the song reached number twenty-three on the sales chart and was the number-one most added track to the radio on its debut week of release. In the Europe, "I Don't Believe You" reached top forty in most countries with its highest peak in Portugal, where the song reached number one.
Music video
The music video for "I Don't Believe You", directed by Sophie Muller, was shot in September 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The music video premiered on October 2009. The video is in black and white, it features Pink in the wedding dress she wore to her actual wedding to Carey Hart in 2006, and a diamond encrusted wedding gown as she searches for her lover, to no avail. Scenes include her lying down in the dress, rollerblading around what appears to be the inside of a church (The Los Angeles Theater), singing to an empty wedding dining room, crying over an empty wedding album and singing to herself in front of the mirror.
Live performances
On September 16, 2009 Pink performed "I Don't Believe You" along with "Funhouse" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! She also performed the song on February 5, 2010 on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The song was also performed on the Funhouse Tour.
Track listing
CD single
"I Don't Believe You" (Main) — 4:35
"I Don't Believe You" — 4:23
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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Heros and Heroines
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Jim Wright - C4I - Call 4 Investigation - BEACON 37 !!
In Congress, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to (1) dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to (2) assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should (3) declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
(It is BECAUSE)We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. . . . (Continued at https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript.)
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Entire 16 Months of UNREBUTTED AFFIDAVITS and TREASON EVIDENCE against state and federal "actors" is SUMMARILY DISMISSED under color of law
Howdy Ya'll:
Again I say, "When given any opportunity to do the wrong thing, these
members of the State BAR of Michigan, will commit treason each time."
This recent dismissal of my entire case - as well as the 14 "joinder"
cases filed against the $100 BILLION insurance
policy that Wayne County had with AIG insurance conglomerate - was
dismissed in its entirety....summarily, and without "litigation of the
merits" of my filings or UNREBUTTED AFFIDAVITS.
Note that this was done in trickery, in that I have evidence that my
CRIME REPORTS arrived to the federal "court" PRIOR TO the "court order",
which was digitally signed by the 92-year old "judge" Avern Cohn last
Monday 9/12/16....and that my "official CRIME
REPORTS" were held off on time-stamping until Tuesday.
The links to these documents for download are below; while the attachment contains both also for your reference and forwarding:
In any event, the proof is in the pudding that the domestic terrorists
running the "United States District Court" in Detroit have received my
eleven (11) "Criminal Complaints" and that it is a judge's DUTY to
investigate these reports (and sign the bottom line
of these criminal reports rather than to dismiss the case summarily
without the jury that was demanded of an Article III Court of Record).
Monday, June 1, 2015
Court Watcher David Schied's Update
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please click on the link below for the latest, and most important to date, of my RICO Busters videos. It is the best I've done by way of production quality and conciseness of content, given the breadth of time being referenced. It shows the "smoking guns" against both local (Wayne County) corruption, and corruption at the State level, demonstrating how crimes at the local government level are being covered up, aided-and-abetted by the office of the Michigan Attorney General(s) Bill Schuette (and Mike Cox).
The video begins with my recent (May 2015) request for 5 minutes before a Judicial Committee of the Michigan Legislature on my statements against a bill proposed by the senate for people convicted of "contempt of court" to be also required to pay for their own prosecution and incarceration. My position was that the bill took no consideration for the "conduct" of the judge or the conditions under which "convictions" are levied (or in the recent case of a "chief" judge's son, a state senator, being arrested AGAIN for a felony offense the likelihood of a "conviction", might never be "convicted").
The video addresses the legislative committee "chair's" open impatience and contempt for me as I attempted to deliver unrehearsed testimony about a tyrannical personal experience in my life leading summarily to a "conviction," for which the senate bill before the House would cause me to also be liable for the "conduct" of the judge leading to my being kidnapped and subject to a 30-day false imprisonment in 2012 without bond or any form of due process.
The video then supposes what might have been said - and indeed WILL make up for what was denied to me for being said by that committee chair - in providing much more insight about the character of the judge and those under employ of the Michigan attorney general, that not only provides confidence to local government that they can continue to get away with racketeering and corruption, but provides We The People with the "smoking gun" of the Michigan Attorney General's and the Michigan Supreme Court's "pattern and practice" that clearly shows that the "first shot" was shot long ago, giving reason for "reactionaries" like me to consider myself to already be in a war with a "foreign government" on American soil.
Please watch the video in its entirety (and access my 2015-05-21 District Court filing Prima Facea Filing). Just when you think you've seen enough, I present even more damning evidence against the criminal perpetrators. This is not circumstantial evidence, but direct evidence of assault in the form of racketeering and treason against not only me but others as well. I am sure you will agree and want to help me to make this video go viral. Your feedback to me will also be appreciated. Thank you. I'll hope to see you all on the battlefield.
Why Would the FBI be Calling on Me to Ask if I Know Anyone Who is Organizing Independent Common Law Grand Juries?
This
past Thursday, February 16 (2014), the FBI came calling to my doorstep. This is
a home that I have been leasing for less than two years, where I have few
visitors and never answer to unexpected knocks at the door, and at where I get
no important mail since I have used a post office box for numerous years. When
I looked out of the window, I caught an angle on two huge guys at my front
door. Just five minutes earlier I had just finished a phone confirmation that I
would be leaving soon for a meeting with someone for further media planning on
exposing government corruption throughout Michigan. Since my son was home from
school with a head cold, I asked him to talk through the door to find out who
the men were and what they wanted. It was FBI Agent John Brand, and he asked
that I call him back at his Detroit area office phone number.
About 10 minutes after these FBI agents left my
driveway, I left for my meeting with a prospective media sponsor from the
northern section of the state, who is a man with resources and a commitment
using them to support a newly organizing media network of alternative Internet
print, podcast radio, and digital television designed to expose Michigan
government corruption.He lives not far
from former Michigan Supreme Court “Chief” Justice – turned-whistle-blower – Elizabeth
Weaver.She had resigned from the
Michigan Supreme Court in 2010 with a press conference announcing an
exceedingly level of corruption at Michigan’s highest levels of judicial
administration.
I
have had many hours of phone conferencing with Justice Weaver, and she is truly engaged in advocacy for judicial
reforms. Last year in 2013, she published her memoirs – including notes on
secretly recorded closed meetings and behind-the-scenes actions of the Michigan
Supreme Court covering a couple of decades of political maneuvering and high-profile
decision-making between judicial and executive branches – exposing extraordinary
levels of government corruption and what amounts to treason against the People
of Michigan by judges of the Michigan Supreme Court, and by those employed as
the State Court Administrator, by the Michigan Attorney General and his staff,
and by the Michigan Governor. The 2-inch thick book with 765 pages is being
sold by Justice Weaver at no profit for less than $20 in a mere attempt to
expose the corruption to the public. Her book is titled, Judicial Deceit: Tyranny and
Unnecessary Secrecy at the Michigan Supreme Court.
So what did FBI Agent John Brand want to talk
with me about? I telephoned Agent Brand upon my return home from a very
productive media planning meeting. In short time, he revealed his awareness of
the suicide six months ago of my dear friend and one of Michigan’s most
dedicated activists, Trish
Kraus, who he claimed had networked connections to others that had caught
the attention of the FBI that might be associated with the formation of grand juries that were “unauthorized by the courts.” Agent Brand
also admitted that it was Trish Kraus’ estranged former husband who, in
retaliation for her announcing her separation and divorce from him, had
(falsely) report to the FBI that Trish and I were somehow involved in a “domestic terrorist” organization called Lawless
America.
Lawless
America Michigan got started by Trish’s and my participatory assistance to
a man named Bill Windsor,
who uncovered criminal government corruption in the federal judiciary of the
Atlanta, Georgia district and properly reported his findings to other
government authorities, who then did nothing about his reports of “crimes committed from the bench” by
judges. Frustrated by that repeated occurrence, Mr. Windsor found legitimate
access to his local grand jury and had received the grand jury’s invitation to
come back after he had taken the opportunity to briefly report to them the
surmounting evidence he had of these judicial crimes occurring in their greater
community. When he returned however, he was barred by threat of assault and
arrest by building security, prosecutors and others of the executive branch
feloniously interfering with these grand jury proceedings. About that same
time, judges were responding to his repeated petitions for redress by also
barring him from filing any further grievances
against his government adversaries, under threat of heavy sanctioning.
Bill
Windsor’s solution was to turn to the “court of public opinion.” He thus sought
to establish an interactive Internet talk-show, and later to produce a movie
documentary by the same name of “Lawless
America” by which he would travel around the nation gathering testimonies
from each state demonstrating that judicial and other government corruption is
institutionalized and systemically abundant in every state. My and Trish
Kraus’ involvement occurred by our use of a local Public Access television
studio to host two solid days of capturing individual testimonials from
people who had experienced judicial and other corruption. These were
individuals who had trustingly turned to government officials for intervention
and with the expectation that they would honor their solemn Oaths and execute
their Duties of offices, only to find instead the dereliction of those duties
and the cover-up of the government crimes about which these individuals were
reporting. (See the “Lawless
America Channel” on YouTube.)
In clarifying the types of people he was seeking, FBI
Agent said he is disregarding Bill Windsor. What he wanted to talk about were “sovereigns,”
and most particularly the ones he believed were residing in greater Detroit. Specifically,
he associated them with “Republic of
Michigan” and the “Wayne County
Assembly.” These were people supposedly consisting of “Moors,” as people of color, who claim an indigenous status that
exempts them from having to conform with or be subject to the jurisdiction of
state or federal laws. Mr. Brand elaborated further to characterize these types
of people as those who see no problem in using unauthorized papers as substitutions for driver’s licenses, who
defraud the U.S. Treasury with unauthorized
bonds, promissory notes, or whatever; and who are engaged in get-out-of-mortgage schemes by taking money from others so to teach them how to do
the same. His ultimate concern was that these so-called sovereigns are also willing to financially harm the de facto government and otherwise causing
innocent “sheep”, “slaves”, “citizens”
to lose their homes to lawyers and their corporations when taking part in these
types of illegal schemes. He was looking for people who believed so strongly in
their so-called “sovereignty” that
they would physically harm those in government who are merely doing their jobs,
such as by fighting back against or shooting police officers making traffic
stops of these types of individuals. Brand’s concern was that grand jury
members may also seek to enforce
their indictments on government officials through other private means.
I
pardoned myself early in this hour-and-a-quarter conversation so to question if
Agent Brand or the FBI had taken consideration of the number of innocent drivers
who have been needlessly stopped, harassed, or victimized by police brutality in
comparison to the number of those who have actually fought back or killed
police officers making such types of traffic stops. He declined to reflect upon
my statement any further than to reply that it would be an interesting
comparison if we had the statistics.
I doubt
that Agent Brand was taking notes, though he was likely recording our
conversation as he further elaborated upon his characterization of the classic sovereign by his definition. He
described the person as one who locates a single code or statute and uses it to
justify one’s own exemption from being subjugated to the chain of other written laws. This is the person who propagates
wrongful information while relying upon just that one statute and a limited
interpretation of the law, even though such an interpretation might be entirely correct. His concern was the disregarding
of the greater context of other laws, either leading up to or encompassing the
one being referenced by the sovereign;
and that they were encouraging others to join in on relying upon such a limited
interpretation of the law while breaking other laws. In regard to those who are
undermining and circumventing the laws to form their own grand juries, Agent
Brand insinuated that some of those involved in this movement appear to be people
who might have fought numerous court battles and emerged as “disgruntled litigants” (like Bill
Windsor) who simply did not like the results of the judicial rulings against
them.
I
began my reply by stating that I was indeed familiar with the words he
referenced with such interest and concern, such as republic, sovereign, and grand juries. The Pledge of Allegiance still refers to the Republic for which the flag is supposed to symbolize. I told
him that my past year and a half of doctoral research into American History has
included changes in state and federal sovereignty
relationships, common law constitutionalism, judicial and other
government corruption, private prosecutions, and the history of common law grand juries. I asked Agent Brand
if he had ever heard of the U.S. v. Williams
ruling by the United States Supreme Court, as delivered by Justice Antonin
Scalia. He replied that he had not.
So I referred him to the website of the National Liberty Alliance in
New York as having a site chock full of educational material for people like
him that are not well-informed about the functional independence of grand
juries being free to operate as a “fourth
branch of government” outside of the control or influence of any of the
other legislative, judicial and executive branches. (This is in contrast to the
systematic institutionalization of the “silent partnership
of the traditional (mainstream) media,” or the “administrative
state,” or the communist/socialist
undercurrent of the government of China as the alternative choices of de
facto corporations in defining the “fourth
branch.”)
I chuckled
at Agent Brand talking about people being disgruntled
by their experiences in the courts. When I told him that I had been repeatedly
and publicly mischaracterized by my government defendants, and by state and federal judges issuing rulings that I
was a “vexatious litigant” merely
because I had met each criminalobstruction
of justice by government with the exercise of my First Amendment right to a
civilredress of grievances,
FBI agent Brand confessed that he had researched some of my court cases and had
already found that out about me prior to calling on me.
Thus,
I told Agent Brand that his characterization of sovereigns appeared prejudicially
stereotypical, with a view of otherwise very patriotic people as being
similarly rendered through a very limited interpretation and outside of the
greater context of the actual facts. I added that, even if what he were stating
about sovereigns were true, these
people might not be behaving any differently than from others in government,
that I had witnessed for years by firsthand experience in the state and federal
courts, who seek to fraudulently “litigate,”
to publicly publish their judicial rulings with gross omissions, misapplication
of the laws, or misstatements of facts, and who refuse to see the larger “chain” of actions that demonstrate the “meeting of the minds” of a true “conspiracy” by government.
I
told Agent Brand that what I have found – and have discussed with the full
admission of a Michigan lawyer who has watched me when not representing me in
many of these court battles against government – is that judges repeatedly
ignore common sense, relevant laws, the state and federal constitutions that
are designed to restrict and guide their actions, and the evidence to focus
upon color of law and their interpretation of whatever case law they
select – so to “litigate” just a
minutia of the actual facts and disregard the so many other more relevant laws.
I could not count for this FBI agent the number of times I had presented a
mountain of facts along with a plethora of supporting evidence that was entirely
ignored by judges, just so they could determine “no government wrongdoing;” or so to deliver the award of immunity in the event there is any
remote possibility of an inadvertent wrongdoing on government’s part.
Put simply, I told the FBI agent that there is a “revolving door” between the
judicial and executive branches of state and federal government operating in
Michigan, with both branches committing an overabundance of crimes and nobody
in command holding their peer group of cronies
accountable for their criminal actions. I also cited two key examples such corrupt government
officials: The first being Michigan Court of Appeals judge Richard Bandstra
moving from the judiciary to become the “lead
counsel” for the Michigan Attorney General, whose DUTY it is to investigate
and remove corrupt judges from office; and second, being U.S. Attorney Stephen
Murphy who denied investigating my complaint into judicial corruption and
declined to allow me access to a grand jury just prior to his slipping through
the revolving door to become a U.S. District Court judge. I asked, how can “checks and balances” ever be properly
applied with this type of thing going on at the state AND at the federal level
within the very same regional district? The “sovereignty” is neither at the state level NOR at the federal level
in such cases when ALL of the individuals being referenced here are members of
the very SAME State BAR of Michigan?It
rests at the individual level with both the executive and judicial branches
awarding “governmental immunity” to
one another for their criminal enterprise!
In
addressing Agent Brand’s concern about independent grand juries springing up in
Michigan without the authorization of these very same (corrupt) judges (and
their counterparts in the executive branch), I reasoned that I and others
across Michigan and the United States have enough evidence to show that We
The People have no other means of accessing any other state or federal
grand juries for reporting these government crimes. As case-in-point, I referred
to my own numerous case demands to both the judicial and executive
branches of both state and federal government for access to the real government of “the People,” by way of either petit or grand juries, and as both a
civil “plaintiff” and as a bona fide
“crime victim.” I also described how
I have thereafter been repeatedly denied such access to anyone outside of
government (i.e., “the People” of a
petit or grand jury) by both the courts and the prosecutors. I pointed out that
I have had so many denials of grand juries by the judicial branch that the
latest responses to my demands, at both the state and federal levels, have been
to threaten me with sanctions if I file such a court action again clarifying
and redressing my demand of this all-important recognition that government
crimes are being committed…in spades.
I
told FBI Agent John Brand that similar
obstructions of the rights of others have long been generated by
both state and federal prosecutors as the “gatekeepers”
to accessing grand juries. I stated that I had personally collected complaints
from numerous proclaimed government crime
victims, as submitted by these victims directly to the U.S. Attorneys
operating in districts at both sides of Michigan. I told Agent Brand that these
victims had all deliberately cited 18 U.S.C. § 3332 in demand that their
reports of crimes be related to the federal special grand jury; and I told him that
I have also collected the written responses returned to these government crime
victims by these same U.S. Attorneys, all DENYING those requests. I suggested
that this particular evidence was extremely significant given the purposeful
wording of 18
U.S.C. § 3332.
When
I asked Agent Brand if he knew anything about 18 U.S.C. § 3332, he
confessed that he did not. He was compelled to look it up for himself while I
continued with my discussion about the significance of my evidence reflecting a
“pattern of corruption” by multiple
district offices of the U.S. Attorney in Michigan.I suggested that the range of criminal
complaints against government is too broad for such a pattern of denial to be a
pattern characterizing the complainants. Except for the likelihood that a
common complaint exists about a particular judge or about the Michigan Attorney
General (or in the case of University of Michigan, the university president Sue
Coleman and the governing Board of Regents), the only thing these diversified cases
have in common are their purposeful reference to 18 U.S.C. § 3332 as a
statutory requirement for the U.S. Attorney to perform their duty to present
these reports of crimes to the special grand juries which, as an antecedent,
have the DUTY to “inquire about”
crimes being reported within their respective federal districts. Agent Brand read back to me over the phone from 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (“Powers and Duties” of the Special
Grand Jury) as follows:
The cover letters of
Camille McMillan, Sally Borghese, Teresa Goin, and Karen Stephens, as well as
their corresponding answers from the U.S. Attorneys speak for themselves, as
does my cover letter to the U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade for the Eastern District
of Michigan where I live, and her “agent’s”
answer. I told Agent
Brand that the First Amendment of the Constitution’s Bill of Rights
maintains that “We (the People)” not
only have the right to assemble and to discuss or investigate a “redress” of government corruption based
upon our own incriminating testimonies and evidence, “We (the People)” also have the right to freely publish our findings
in the form of a presentment or indictment. In fact, as found in both Michigan
legislation (of MCL 750.10) and in the federal jury
handbook (i.e., see p.8 of 24), an
indictment is merely a formal
proclamation of a criminal charge, whether issued by an individual or a group
of individuals. [The caveat is that the
government will simply not act on it unless someone deemed as being one of
their own, such as a government prosecutor,
signs off on it; however, the research into challenges
to prosecutorial inaction and private
prosecutions at the state level by those not employed in government is a
significant consideration for Private
Attorney(s) General(s).] In regard to his concern about people taking
private measures to enforce grand jury findings, I am sure that Agent Brand is
already aware that common people have always had the right, if not also the
duty, to conduct private citizen’s
arrests under state laws.
Many know that the constitutional
battle is dauntingly overwhelming. Simply put, the government believes itself
too big to fail. If you can believe it, FBI Agent Brand suggested that despite
the surmounting number of constitutional violations by government officials not
actually constituting crimes of “treason” against the People, that in light of what
we could agree on as being an overwhelming number of crimes taking place
against individuals and against families in the American populace, it would
appear that even more government is
needed to remedy the problem.
I was adamant that more government
was not the solution. Instead,
I said that more of “We (the People)”
like those stepping up to the plate from the grassroots, willing to volunteer
and donate their time to the construction of common law grand juries are what
we need. I suggested that Agent Brand imagine the possibility that, police and prosecutors
might not have to be so overwhelmed by surmounting crimes, leading them to necessarily ignore many others (i.e.,
those committed by governments against the People as their sovereign Creators having the right to abolish government that does
not actually work for them constitutionally by guaranteeing at MINIMUM all
rights covered by the Constitution’s Bill
of Rights). I stated that any perceived animosity of the People toward
government is the likely result of the people seeing police and prosecutors
dealing mostly with those cases being simply perceived as against government and for which there is actually no harmed party, such as with traffic and
property ordinance citations (or by Agent Brand’s own time spent researching me
and driving from Detroit with another agent from Detroit all the way to my home
in the suburbs unannounced), instead of helping to mediate between disagreeing
parties of people (i.e., rather than
between people and corporations with both being treated as “persons” under definition of the 14th
Amendment, and with the administration
of weighted “justice” issued
accordingly in favor of “what is in the
best interest of the majority,” which is always viewed in EQUITY COURTS
rather than COMMON LAW courts under the limited scope as the larger corporation rather than the American
populace).
I asked Agent Brand to imagine
prosecutors working with grand jury volunteers to ease their investigative workloads.
How nice it would be if prosecutors would then stand up for the People against
tyrannical government instead of being a part of it. If they did the People
would certainly have their backs.
As it pertains to the assertions of
private individuals that judges are committing crimes from the bench, the FBI
knows very well how to investigate these types of matters by the agency’s federal
probe of court corruption in the early 1980’s of Chicago, with Operation
Greylord resulting in the indictments of 17 judges, 48 lawyers, 8 policemen, 10 deputy sheriffs, 8
court officials, and one state legislator. So again I ask again, “Why would the FBI be calling me to ask if I know anyone that is
organizing independent common law grand juries?” It is evident that the FBI
should otherwise have its hands full in looking into these other matters of
helping the federal administration of the United States government to at least distinguish
between those judges who are in it for politics, the power and the greed, such
as those spotlighted by former Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Weaver has
written about, and those who are simply struggling to put a square peg in a
round hole by not properly adjudicating constitutional violations of the rights
of individuals by administrative forms of government. Must “We (the People)” do everything ourselves
to get it right? I say a resounding, “yes”
and we need more of us to be involved, because in all of the cases above
the judges are acting as an unconstitutional form of government; and that is
TREASON against (the) US.
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Please direct all correspondence to the host for this article.
David Schied is
a former Hollywood stuntman, victims’ rights activist, and professional
educator. A partial list of his film and television stunt, acting, and crew
credits is listed with the Internet
Movie Database. His credits also include a season on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, various
nonunion stunt contracts, co-producing an independent national commercial,
numerous university internships as production crew, and innumerable independent
roles in film, television, and live stunt performances. He also studied and taught
briefly as a substitute teacher at the UCLA Theatre Department under Tom Orth.
From the
mid-to-late 1980’s David served as a founding advisory board member alongside
Doris Tate, mother of the Manson-murdered actress Sharon Tate. Her Coalition On Victims’ Equal Rights
(C.O.V.E.R.) petitioned nationally for the victims’ rights legislation that is now
found in many state constitutions. From near that time until the present, Mr.
Schied also taught self-defense, protections against dating violence, rape
avoidance, and children’s safety and fitness. After spending a year of study of
university study in Nagoya, Japan where he also competed in Judo, Mr. Schied
went on to graduate USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He authored two self-published
books on home and personal protection, and developed an interactive learning
DVD for women and adolescents. For the past decade, Mr. Schied has been a
court-watcher and plaintiff activist,
submitting a multitude of cases chock full of evidence and naming numerous
government officials at all levels of power for their high crimes and
misdemeanors. In 2009, David was one of three elected Michigan delegates at the
Continental Congress 2009, which drafted the Articles
of Freedom. His last nearly two years has been spent in doctoral
research on American History (i.e. that which is not typically taught in public
schools), common law constitutionalism, private prosecutions, judicial
corruption, and common law grand juries.
As a
professional educator, Mr. Schied holds a Master’s in Education and currently
holds four (4) Michigan special education teaching endorsements (CI, LD, EI,
and OHI) and one Educational Technology teaching endorsement. In 2010, Mr.
Schied co-founded The (Roger)
Sherman Institute, a private association of instructors seeking to provide
a broad, liberal arts curriculum based on the classical standard, and a
theology program centered on scripture.
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write perverseness; to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your glory?
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SEATTLE — A select group of minors will go into Washington state’s new legal pot stores on a covert mission: to try to buy weed for the state.
To curtail youth access to legal marijuana, state officials want to use minors in pot-buying stings next year when stores are expected to open.
Charged with implementing the new law that allows adults to possess an ounce of pot, the state Liquor Control Board already uses minors in “controlled buys” of alcohol at retail stores.
Justin Nordhorn, the board’s enforcement chief, said it makes sense to apply the same practice to pot, particularly with the federal Department of Justice watchdogging the state’s newest legal intoxicant. “Of course the feds are looking at a tightly regulated market around youth access, and I think this shows we’re being responsible,” he said.
The agency also will ask the legislature to set penalties for minors who attempt to purchase legal pot and those who use or manufacture fake ID cards for that purpose.
Alison Holcomb, chief author of the new law, said using minors in pot-buying stings would support the state and federal emphasis on limiting youth access. But as criminal-justice director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Holcomb said she does not think adding criminal laws for pot possession is a good idea. She said she would prefer a focus on other prevention strategies.
The head of a statewide substance-abuse prevention group also supports the stings, as long as minors are not put in danger. Because pot shops might open as cash-only businesses, “it seems the potential for crime is higher, so protection for minors in sting operations must be seamless,” said Derek Franklin, president of the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention.
Stings appear to be warranted in alcohol enforcement. Data for the past 17 months show that alcohol retailers had an 85 percent compliance rate in youth stings. In other words, for every seven times minors working for the state tried to buy alcohol in stores, bars or restaurants, they succeeded once.
While Washington has licensed more than 20,000 locations to sell alcohol, the state plans to allow just 334 marijuana stores, making it easier, in theory, to enforce the law at them.
The state now hires 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds across the state to use in alcohol stings, Nordhorn said. About 30 minors, both men and women, work for the liquor board. They get paid about $10 an hour, Nordhorn said, and they tend to be students interested in law enforcement and substance-abuse prevention.
Nordhorn plans to send minors into pot stores to try to purchase products. It’s the store clerks’ responsibility to make sure customers are 21. The law does not allow minors even in stores.
If there is a pot sale, the minor would go outside, where an enforcement officer would be waiting, Nordhorn said. The officer would go in and cite the store for a violation.
The penalty for a first offense is a 10-day suspension of a store’s license or a $2,500 fine. A second violation in three years would bring a 30-day license suspension. A third violation in three years would cost a business its license.
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"When I run, I feel like nothing else matters. You just feel free." - - -
'We Are Powerful' tells the story of the Salam School (WI) girl cross country team, a group of young Muslim student-athletes chasing personal records while also shattering stereotypes and misconceptions about women of the Islamic faith.
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Clinical Assessment of 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin, Nab-Paclitaxel, and Irinotecan (FOLFIRABRAX) in Untreated Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer Using UGT1A1 Genotype-Guided Dosing.
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)/leucovorin, irinotecan, and nab-paclitaxel are all active agents in gastrointestinal cancers; the combination, FOLFIRABRAX, has not been previously evaluated. UDP Glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) clears SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan. UGT1A1*28 polymorphism reduces UGT1A1 enzymatic activity and predisposes to toxicity. We performed a trial to assess the safety and tolerability of FOLFIRABRAX with UGT1A1 genotype-guided dosing of irinotecan. Patients with previously untreated, advanced gastrointestinal cancers received FOLFIRABRAX with prophylactic pegfilgrastim every 14 days. UGT1A1 *1/*1, *1/*28, and *28/*28 patients received initial irinotecan doses of 180, 135, and 90 mg/m2, respectively. 5-FU 2,400 mg/m2 over 46 hours, leucovorin 400 mg/m2, and nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 were administered. Doses were deemed tolerable if the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) rate during cycle 1 was ≤35% in each genotype group. DLTs were monitored using a sequential procedure. Fifty patients enrolled, 30 pancreatic, 9 biliary tract, 6 gastroesophageal, and 5 others. DLTs occurred in 5 of 23 (22%) *1/*1 patients, 1 of 19 (5%) *1/*28 patients, and 0 of 7 *28/*28 patients. DLTs were all grade 3: diarrhea (3 patients), nausea (2 patients), and febrile neutropenia (1 patient). The overall response rate was 31%. Response rates in pancreatic, gastroesophageal, and biliary tract cancers were 34%, 50%, and 11%, respectively. Eighteen patients (36%) received therapy for at least 24 weeks. FOLFIRABRAX with genotype-guided dosing of irinotecan is tolerable in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer and UGT1A1*1*1 or UGT1A1*1*28 genotypes. Too few *28/*28 patients were enrolled to provide conclusive results. Responses occurred across multiple tumor types.
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Joe Biden Joe BidenJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Trump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report MORE is voicing regret for suggesting he wanted to have a schoolyard fight with President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE, stark words that provoked the president and stoked the idea that the former vice president wants to challenge Trump in 2020.
“I shouldn’t have said what I said,” Biden told the "Pod Save America" podcast on Friday. “I shouldn’t have brought it up again because I don’t want to get down in the mosh pit with this guy.”
Trump responded in kind on Twitter Thursday, writing, “Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he is weak, both mentally and physically, and yet he threatens me, for the second time, with physical assault."
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“He doesn’t know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way,” Trump continued in the tweet. “Don’t threaten people Joe!”
A White House spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on the president’s tweet.
Biden allies say that Trump’s response is a political gift of sorts, and shows that Biden “unnerves the President,” as one Biden World source put it.
It’s only heightened speculation that Biden, 75, is serious about challenging Trump.
The former vice president sat out the 2016 presidential race, and has heard supporters say he would have defeated Trump if he’d been in the running. Trump triumphed over Democrat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE by winning the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — states Biden sees as practically his political base.
Biden is still mulling a Trump challenge.
He’s touring the country to promote his book “Promise Me, Dad.” He has also been campaigning for candidates including Conor Lamb, the Pennsylvania Democrat who won a special election for the House earlier this month. The Hill reported earlier this month that Biden is expected to do another 30 to 40 events for Democratic House candidates, as he is a significant draw across the country.
Sources close to the vice president say there was no strategy behind Biden’s initial comments and that he wasn't trying to provoke the president.
Instead, they suggested Biden just can’t help himself.
“He’s still pretty disgusted by the 'Access Hollywood' comments,” said one source close to the former vice president, adding that his comments simply underscore an issue “he cares about and is passionate about.”
Biden noted that he’s made similar comments about a high school fight with Trump when he had been asked about Trump’s comments on the “Access Hollywood” tape. In both cases, he emphasized that he was speculating about a fight in high school and was not actually suggesting the two men, both in their 70s, physically fight.
“Now the idea that I would actually physically get in a contest with the president of the United States or anyone else is not what I said and it's not what this is about,” Biden said on the podcast before calling Trump's behavior “vulgar.”
Biden is just the latest potential 2020 Democratic candidate to have publicly feuded with Trump, following both Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (N.Y.) and Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenJudd Gregg: The Kamala threat — the Californiaization of America GOP set to release controversial Biden report Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? MORE (Mass.).
In each case, a Trump insult or taunt was turned into a fundraiser pitch to Democrats eager to resist the president.
“The fundraising email practically writes itself,” the Biden World source said.
Even Republicans saw the comments as a positive for Biden.
“He's the Democrats' best hope right now and he's showing he's not afraid to take on President Trump,” said Shermichael Singleton, a GOP strategist.
Allies say the comments hint that Biden is anxious to jump into a race with Trump.
“He still feels like he’s the one who can take him down,” one former aide said. “He thinks he’s the guy who could have done that in 2016 so we wouldn’t be in this mess.”
Brad Bannon, a Democratic strategist, said the squabble “works well” for Biden and elevates him over 2020 contenders.
“It reinforces his reputation for being outspoken, even though it gets him into trouble sometimes,” Bannon said. “Voters like politicians like Biden who say what they think without being politically correct. It worked for Trump in 2016. [Hillary Clinton] always sounded programmed so people didn't see her as authentic. That won’t be a problem for Joe.”
Democratic strategist Eric Jotkoff, who worked for former President Obama’s campaign in 2012 and Clinton’s campaign in 2008, said Biden is doing what Democrats want to see their party leaders do: go on the offensive with Trump.
“He knows the way to take on a schoolyard bully is to call his bluff, which is exactly what he is doing here,” Jotkoff said.
At the same time, one strategist warned that Biden is dangerously close to going over the line. “If he’s going to run, he needs to watch these kinds of moments closely,” the strategist said.
The war of words also evoked a similar response from those in the media who cover politics. CNN anchor Jake Tapper pointed to the spat on Thursday and said neither man was setting a good example for his children.
“This is not how leaders are supposed to talk,” he said.
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Q:
C# passing data between forms without "Form1 frm=new Form1();"
I have an Order_Form with a button that takes you to Client_form to choose there a client name. I wanted to pass the client name back to the Order_Form (by clicking a button) but without using
Order_Form frm1 = New Order_Form();
cause I will be lost all the data in the Order_Form.
How can I do that?
A:
You just need to pass the instance of the Order_Form to your Client_Form:
public class Order_Form : Form
{
public Order_Form()
{
// ...
}
public string clientName = String.Empty;
public void GetClientName()
{
// Pass the instance of the Order_Form
Client_form cform = new Client_form(this);
cform.Show();
}
}
public class Client_form
{
public Client_form(Order_Form instance)
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// Use the passed instance to access your clientName
instance.clientName = "your string back";
}
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My Top Used Furniture Refinishing Products
You may know by now that I like to garbage pick. I’m an avid garbage picker, junk collector, drop your crap off on my porch and I’ll do something with it kinda girl. And I seem to have a knack for taking something no one wanted and turning into something that people want to ask, ‘how in the world did you do that!?’ So today I’m gonna share with you how in the world I do that by diving into my top used furniture refinishing products.
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Now, these are certainly not all the products I use when refinishing a piece. Instead, these products are the ones I use most often. As in, 70-80% of my projects, and some are there 100% of the time. So they obviously work for me and I want you to try them out too. I’m breaking the products down into different refinishing segments, since not all of my projects include all of these segments, but more of a mix of each depending on the project. You’ll see what I mean as you scroll through.
(This post contains affiliate links. This means I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.)
My Top Furniture Refinishing Products
Stripping Old Finishes
I rarely ever strip an entire piece. For me, it’s just too time consuming and rarely ever worth the effort. I do, however, really like the look of a solid wood top, so I keep some supplies handy in case I get the itch the uncover a pretty wood top!
Photo: Miss Mustard Seed
I have these items on hand when stripping furniture:
Citristrip – This stuff is the best in the biz, in my opinion. I absolutely love using it on my projects. You can use it indoors, it doesn’t give off any harsh fumes, and it works great! I would highly recommend using a stripping agentbefore doing any sanding. Sanding get super messy and just takes a ton of time and effort. You’re so much better of stripping a finish rather than sanding it off.
Wire Brush – These come in handy when you’re working in the grooves of edges or spindles. I use it mainly to scrub off the finish after the stripper has been applied.
Prepping for Paint
Some projects require more prep than others. So bare in mind that all prep is not created equal.
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But when I do prep, I almost always use these items:
Deglosser – Sometimes called a liquid sander. Typically I don’t sand before applying a new finish, unless the piece has a lot of flaking or paint drips from a bad paint job or something like that. I usually use a deglosser before I paint. It’s basically a really strong cleaning agent that’s going to take off any gloss and help the paint adhere to the previous finish.
old jersey tshirts– Have some old white shirts you never wear? Or maybe you have a few that need to be replaced? I use these for deglossing and also for staining.
Painting Furniture
This is what I do most often. I paint things. Like I said before, I don’t do much stripping and restaining and all that yet. I would say most, if not all, of my projects are honestly not work the time it would take to do it. I rarely work with antiques, so I don’t feel bad painting. And if you’re going to do this as income, you really have to weigh the time it will take you to refinish a piece vs how much you can realistically make selling that piece.
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Anyway, here are my go to products for painting:
Oops paints – yea, you heard that right! Most of my furniture pieces are painted with oops paints that I pick up. I find mine at my local hardware store for 50 cents or so, and that little pint is enough to finish a decent sized piece of furniture!
Minwax Stains – I love using minwax stains for my projects. I tend to stick to a few colors: English chestnut, dark walnut, and weathered oak. I use these to give my projects a little dimension and age as well as staining whole pieces. It works sorta like a dark wax.
Paintbrush – I use brushes most of the time. I really like the ones with the smaller handles,like this one.I find it puts less pressure on my wrists. I also like to get the ones in the bulk packages, like with 8 in a pack because I tend to somehow need a million paint brushes. Not because of the quality, but because I forget to wash them out and they dry with paint on them. I’m terrible with that. I have a graveyard of dried up paint brushes.
Roller– I use small foam rollersfor furniture that has a large surface area. It goes on a lot faster than using a brush. If I’m working on a finishing technique, I’ll go back to a brush for the final coat.
Sander– Please listen when I tell you, never never never attempt to sand without a sander! ugh. I’ve wasted hours of my life thinking hand sanding would be just fine. But trust me when I say, a sander will save you so so so much time. However, there is always a time and place for hand sanding of course. I like using the sheet sanders. I found orbital sandersto show more in my finish, but a friend says it may have been that I was using too rough a sand paper. So that it for what it is.
Sandpaper – For taking off a lot of stuff, use lower grit. For final finishes, use higher grit. I usually tend to go between 60 and 220, 220 being my finishing sand. But like I said, a sander will do a better job, and actually works harder, so try out what is going to work for your project. I would suggest hand sanding any detail like trim, sanders can tend to cause you to lose that pretty detail if you’re not careful!
Drop Cloth – I bought one drop cloth a few years ago and it has been so good to me. It has saved me from a ton of big oopsies. Gotta have one if you’re painting!
For the Hardcore Painter
All of the above information still holds true, but if you’re someone who is looking to either begin painting a ton of furniture, or you want to take your painting to the next step, I would very highly recommend these items. They will save you so much time and energy
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Paint Sprayer– There are many sprayers on the market right now. Some are electric, which means you can just plug it in, pour your paint, and go. Others require a compressor in order to use them. I have heard a ton of great things aboutHome Right’s Paint Sprayer,and I plan to try it out soon. Home Right’s paint sprayerdoes not require any additional products in order to use it.I have a little paint sprayer that requires an air compressor in order to work. I think it does a fabulous job and only cost me less than $20. Since I already had an air compressor, it was a no brainer for me.
Air Compressor – I cannot say enough great things about my pancake compressor.I use it for practically every project. For painting specifically, you would use a compressor to hook up to anair paint sprayer. It’s gonna make your paint go on like butta’. Though mine is a tiny one and not every paint sprayer is compatible, I have found one that seems to do just fine for my little air compressor. They are very happy together.
Sealing Your Masterpiece
I have tried so many different ways to finish and seal my projects, but I have narrowed it down to my number one favorite item.
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Minwax Polycrylic – This is my go to sealer. It won’t yellow your paint, it’s easy to apply, and it has no smell. I also love the fact that it’s waterbased, which makes clean up so easy! Fantastic product. I always get mine in satin because I like the way it adds that little bit of shine, like you’ll find in a nicely finished piece.
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And my single most used tool when refinishing any kind of furniture is
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A William S. Burroughs Community
Abstract (Lip 1969)
A Text by William S. Burroughs
With an Introduction by Dave Teeuwen
In 1969 William Burroughs published seven short pieces titled “Abstract” and sent them out to various small-press literary magazines and underground newspapers. Throughout the 1960s Burroughs was extremely active with the alternative press. Bibliographies of his work show that he was published hundreds of times in that decade. The less formal and more daring nature of the underground press allowed Burroughs to perform verbal and visual experiments that larger publications would never stand still for. It appears there was little editing of his work by these publications, who were happy just to have a submission from the renowned writer. In essence, the small press and underground newspapers served as a public laboratory for Burroughs’ experiments. This seems fitting given the lack of payment for his work (in most cases).
Burroughs’ style of experimentation is exacting and detailed, while not ignoring the utility of the random happening. He attempts to uncover all angles of a new form or method, seeing just how far the possibilities can be extended. The “Abstract” experiments use old tropes to explore new ideas. Characters familiar from other texts return and are placed in new situations, where they take on different or added significance. For instance, Audrey outside of the context of The Wild Boys comes across differently in the disparate nature of the “Abstracts” than when you read about that character in a continuous series of montages. By mixing and cutting up old ideas, putting them in new frames of reference to see what emerges, Burroughs shows that the writing process itself is often as important as the content.
The “Abstracts” are easily recognizable as being in the same format as the Penny Arcade Peep Show pieces interspersed throughout the novel The Wild Boys. As with all of Burroughs’ novels up to this point, he appears to have used the small press as his makeshift laboratory. He typically wrote many versions of an experiment and then sent out the pieces he didn’t intend to use in the novel, presumably to acclimatize his fans to the coming novel. (This is true, of course for five of the “Abstract” pieces. The “Abstract” that appears in Intrepid 14 was also used as one of the Peep Shows in The Wild Boys. The “Abstract” from Klacto/23 International appears in a truncated form in that book as well. Though it came much later, the Fruit Cup “Abstract” was also reprinted The Burroughs File in the mid-1980s.) It was an effective tool, at the time, and Burroughs especially used it for the books he published in the early 1970s.
By the time the “Abstracts” were written, Burroughs had already experimented with publishing continuous and connected ideas in multiple small press publications. It is unlikely that the journals receiving the pieces knew of the other similar material being sent out for publication, probably at about the same time as the piece they were receiving. A number of texts about Dutch Schultz were published in this same manner, connected mostly by content, though the actual words of Dutch Schultz are always present as an anchor in terms of form. Scientology also gets a thorough treatment at this time, usually in the form of an indicting essay.
The seven “Abstracts” of 1969 share elements of form and content. They are visual pieces, hinting at Burroughs’ experiments with the film script (language describing an always visual end product) and the way a film script is a kind of cut-up by its very nature. More importantly for Burroughs, however, film allowed an immediacy and directness that writing lacked. As he said in a review of Brion Gysin’s book The Process, “Unless writing can bring to the page the immediate impact of film, it may well cease to exist as a genre.” The “Abstracts” are immediate writing, writing about the present.
They lightly touch on a variety of subjects familiar to readers of Burroughs’ 1960s work, using a more mature, controlled version of the cut-up than is seen in material of the early 1960s. The majority of the “Abstracts” draw on the pre-Wild Boys material coming out of that book’s preparation. Audrey, Burroughs’ alter-ego in The Wild Boys, Port of Saints and Exterminator, appears numerous times. The familiar scenes of cold, fact-hardened scientists and doctors with no apparent human feeling also appear, as do continuous South and Central American narrative scenes.
Lip, a one-off small-press journal published out of Palo Alto by artist Jerry Youdelman (with editing help from underground comic artist George DiCaprio and Noe Goldwasser), was the only small-press publication to publish two “Abstracts” at the same time. All other publications were given a single “Abstract” (though, in the early 1970s, a few more original pieces were published and some of the 1969 ones were reprinted in different journals and underground newspapers). It is interesting, but not unusual, that Burroughs would willingly publish in a journal that disappeared so quickly. This earned him a reputation for being generous with his work among the small-press journals of the time.
The two Lip “Abstracts” bring out some consistent Burroughsian themes of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The structure of each is essentially that of a covert Engram audit, a process Burroughs knew well by 1969. In 1968 he had undergone a full audit with the London Scientologists, and though he didn’t trust their adoration for L. Ron Hubbard, he did find the audit process useful (he famously owned his own E-meter), recommending it to friends.
The first of the two “Abstracts” attempts to rid the reactive mind of all negativity, anger and disgust by bombarding it with images of war, fear, embarrassment and disappointment. With Dianetics, Hubbard postulated that constant repetition of negative or frightening words and phrases would render a person’s thoughts harmless, causing the fear or negative reactions in the mind to be negated. The reactive mind is the mind that has not been conditioned to ignore or clear these thoughts from the psyche. It is the subconscious, reactionary part of the brain that you cannot control. As Burroughs says in The Job, “The Reactive Mind consists of goals so repulsive or frightening to the subject that he completely reacts against them and it is precisely this reaction that keeps these goals in operation.”
One after another, the images are presented, tied together by a common theme of horror by naming the “Abstract” itself as the reactive mind. Burroughs then ties it to the Word Virus, one of his more famous concepts. The stated purpose of the “Abstract” is itself to “Destroy all minds,” perhaps through the repetition of horror imagery, clearing and destroying at the same time. It ends with an odd scene of the marriage of two Gods, one male, one female. The female God causes the universe to fade into blackness.
The second “Abstract” is reminiscent of the method employed by Burroughs and Antony Balch in the film Bill and Tony. He creates a scene and then immediately juxtaposes it to another, opposite scene. In most cases these are scenes of social embarrassment or public disgust against an outcast figure in society (the Beatnik, the junky, the faggot — all the familiar Burroughsian stock characters), similar to the first “Abstract.” In his usual fashion, Burroughs does not spare the reader by using the more polite term or image; he embraces the hated image, following Hubbard’s directions carefully, clearing / destroying the mind. For instance, the efficient Swedish workers do everything “right now,” but Burroughs equally accepts the stereotyped image of the lazy, singing Mexican with a guitar who does no work at all. As with the first “Abstract,” the piece ends with an image of exaggerated colour fading to black, this time the red stop-light face of hate that disintegrates into darkness.
The Lip “Abstracts” stand out among the rest of the “Abstract” collection as they are more instructional and more spare, despite presenting images that realize both grand and small scales. Only the shorter, even more terse “Abstract” sent to the Wichita, Kansas journal Mikrokosmos compares (it is most similar to the second of the Lip “Abstracts” in its style, presenting one idea and then the opposite of it in quick succession). The other “Abstracts” leave more room for narrative and even, to some degree, character development.
The Lip “Abstracts” are examples of the power of clearing the reactive mind. The language encourages the reader to embrace both sides of every situation, to see with two minds at once. This is reminiscent of his rejection of the the polarizing effects of Aristotelian, either / or approaches to language as described by Korzybski in Science and Sanity, a book Burroughs recommended as mandatory reading for all college students even late into his life. With their instructional tone, the Lip “Abstracts” are dramatic demonstrations to be used for escaping this polar way of thinking, as well as providing a kind of back-bone to the randomness of The Wild Boys. They show that, as always, Burroughs creates art that is meant to be used for confrontation and exploration.
6 thoughts on “Abstract (Lip 1969)”
As far as I can tell – and there is no guarantee that some that some random piece is out there in some journal somewhere – these are all of the published pieces.
However, I wouldn’t be surprised if there are unpublished pieces in existence, either under the name of Abstract or Penny Arcade Peep Show. In fact, I doubt Burroughs only did these published pieces. I’ll bet at least a few are around somewhere, since he was a fairly consistent self-editor, in terms of content (typing, not so much).
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A new generation of doctor writers is investigating the mysteries of the medical profession, exploring the vital intersection between science and art.
The language gap frustrates your visit to your doctor. He seems not to understand the problem because you can’t describe it lucidly enough. You don’t understand the proposed treatment because he can’t explain it. I’ve sometimes foresworn medical help because the complexity of voicirng what is wrong has felt heavier than the sickness itself. This is especially true for psychiatric illnesses such as the depression I have experienced, but it is true of physical problems, too. It has been entirely manifest to me when I’ve tried to explain the problem with my left ear, in which I am partially deaf. I’ve said what it feels like, to which my consultant has repeatedly replied with various options. I’ve said it doesn’t feel like any of the things in his multiple-choice list and theorised about what is actually wrong. He has resisted my inexpert opinions, and I have battled with his inability to grasp the subtlety of my experience. We are both articulate and we are both exasperated by this sticky communication.
Language is integral to medicine. It is hard to cure a condition you cannot describe, and few treatments for those conditions go without names of their own. Even veterinarians, trained to diagnose animals who cannot put their complaints into words, begin by labelling the illness and proceed by specifying the treatment. The emerging field of narrative medicine proposes that patients can be treated correctly only when they can tell the story of their illness, often in the context of a more extensive autobiography. A doctor usually begins by getting the patient to describe their pain, and often arrives at diagnosis as much through that interaction as through anything he can observe. Illness is temporal, and language helps to chart its course, even when x-rays, MRIs, CAT scans and other images can represent its current state. A picture is not always worth a thousand words; sometimes, it is the words that tag the problem. You tell the doctor how you felt yesterday and how you feel today; the doctor tells you how you should feel tomorrow. That interaction is part of the cure; it is why a physician’s bedside manner can have such an enormous impact on his efficacy. We are embodied, but our minds order the brokenness around us by imposing vocabulary on it. In fact, there is some evidence that people who can speak more fluently receive better medical care; patients deprived of language are often subject to abuse.
Many of the great doctors have been writers, and those who have not have required writers to set down their insights. Hippocrates, Galen, Maimonides, Paracelsus and Vesalius all left behind chronicles of their work and methods and of the principles driving them. So did historic female doctors such as Trota of Salerno and Hildegard von Bingen, both of whom wrote of their medical work in the 12th century. Medical knowledge is particularly cumulative, and it cannot accrue without words. These doctors’ greatness lay not only in their discernments, but also in their recording of them. Indeed, Galen titled one of his volumes That the Best Physician Is also a Philosopher. The division between humanism and science is recent, an Enlightenment idea, a Cartesian duality, and like many such ideas, it served at first to advance a discourse it may now impede. The two modes of thought are now too often posed as opposites rather than as twin vocabularies for the same reality.
Any serious illness is a medical event, but it is lived in narrative terms. As religion has lost ground to secularism and the split between body and soul has come to feel metaphoric rather than literal, some people have rooted themselves in scientific explanations of the world, while others seek truth in art, literature or even political idealism. Students bifurcate early, pursuing a medical track or a literary/humanist one. It is as though we belong to different races. William Osler, writing in the late 19th century, observed: “It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has.” We have not much heeded his call.
We mustn’t go back to the kind of medicine in which the benign smile of the doctor provides comfort because the cures are somewhere between hypothesis and quackery.
In the heyday of modernism, doctors lionised specialisation, but patients have now turned to holistic approaches that combine oncology, psychiatry, cardiology, neurology and a variety of alternative treatments. After a long period when we focused primarily on depth of knowledge, we have returned to the importance of breadth of knowledge. In telling the stories of illness, we need to tell the stories of the lives within which illness is embedded. Neither humanism nor medicine can explain much without the other, and so many people ricochet between two ways of describing their very being. This is in part because medicine has become so much harder to understand, with its designer molecules, bewildering toxins and digital cameras inserted into parts of ourselves we have never seen, nor wanted to see.
On a recent visit to the Wellcome Medical Library in London, I was struck by the diversity of materials in the collection: the notebooks from Victorian asylums with photos of the patients and descriptions of their care; the leaflets distributed by worthy organisations to encourage the sick to avail themselves of medical services; the manuscripts written by medieval physicians; the poetic reflections on health and wholeness that set out to negotiate medicine’s philosophical and moral conundrums. These collections indicate how much writing about science there has always been beyond scientific writing.
But medical writing of today has its own complexion. As medical information has become increasingly technical, patients are asked to trust what they cannot comprehend. Recondite information complicates their already anguished experience of poor health. In a bid for control, such patients seek the logic behind their ailments and the proposed cures. More than that, they seek to use available knowledge to make basic decisions about the value of their own lives and those of the people they love. They need this information in order to resolve dialectical thoughts about mortality and intervention, pleasure and pain, quality and length of life.
A rising literature attempts to reconcile these modes of thought. Voltaire complained, “Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing.” But a new run of books attempts to address the last clause of Voltaire’s challenge. Such writings may not be remarkable as either medical information or writing, but they rightly insist that coherence sits at the intersection of science and art. The territory was laid out by a generation of older doctors, including Oliver Sacks, Lewis Thomas and Sherwin Nuland. Echoing Osler, Sacks wrote: “In examining disease, we gain wisdom about anatomy and physiology and biology. In examining the person with disease, we gain wisdom about life.” Sacks’s mission was to describe human beings and all their mucky complexity, not just the defects that had brought them to his notice. His oeuvre has bred a healthy awe of word. “Language, that most human invention,” he wrote, “can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.”
In the last decade or two, a new generation of doctor writers – including Atul Gawande, Abraham Verghese, Henry Marsh, Danielle Ofri, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Paul Kalanithi and Gavin Francis – have undertaken the mission of seeing in this fashion. For them, the ability to string together twin narratives, that of the doctor and that of the patient, is the only path to truth. The first ingredient in their formula is humility. In Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science, Gawande writes: “We look for medicine to be an orderly field of knowledge and procedure. But it is not. It is an imperfect science, an enterprise of constantly changing knowledge, uncertain information, fallible individuals and, at the same time, lives on the line. There is science in what we do, yes, but also habit, intuition and sometimes plain old guessing. The gap between what we know and what we aim for persists. And this gap complicates everything we do.” Gawande is a man of science, but he refuses to let science rule either his writing or his practice as a physician. Echoing Sacks, he insists that seeing the arc of a patient’s history is crucial to doctoring. In Being Mortal, he writes: “In the end, people don’t view their life as merely the average of all its moments – which, after all, is mostly nothing much plus some sleep. For human beings, life is meaningful because it is a story. A story has a sense of a whole, and its arc is determined by the significant moments, the ones where something happens. Measurements of people’s minute-by-minute levels of pleasure and pain miss this fundamental aspect of human existence … We have purposes larger than ourselves.” Writing in the New Yorker, he explains: “We yearn for frictionless, technological solutions. But people talking to people is still the way norms and standards change.”
Yet the answer to that problem is not to throw away the specialised language, to go back to some kind of gentle, intimate, ignorant medicine, in which the benign smile of the doctor provides comfort because the cures are somewhere between hypothesis and quackery. Verghese, too, writes of the importance of fallibility, of how imperfect thinking is not only inevitable, but also the engine of medicine’s advancement. “I think we learn from medicine everywhere that it is, at its heart, a human endeavour,” he writes in an interview in the San Francisco Chronicle, “requiring good science but also a limitless curiosity and interest in your fellow human being.” That sounds antithetical to the encounters many of us have had with consultants and specialists, but in Verghese’s view, clinical abstraction is a manufactured problem, the consequence of our false presumption that there is such a thing as scientific neutrality. “What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it,” he writes in the Atlantic. “The process of learning huge volumes of information about disease, of learning a specialised language, can ironically make one lose sight of the patient one came to serve; empathy can be replaced by cynicism.”
Marsh, British neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery (2014), addresses this gap, summoned into it by confronting his own dying mother. “In neuroscience it is called ‘the binding problem’ – the extraordinary fact, which nobody can even begin to explain, that mere brute matter can give rise to consciousness and sensation. I had such a strong sensation, as she lay dying, that some deeper, ‘real’ person was still there behind the death mask.” He observes the intense emotional complexity of surgery that “involved the brain, the mysterious substrate of all thought and feeling … The operation was elegant, delicate, dangerous and full of profound meaning. What could be finer, I thought, than to be a neurosurgeon?” Yet like all surgeons, Marsh is guilty of errors, and it is the human failure more than the scientific one that pains him; he quails at the sight of patients he feels he could and should have served better. He describes one patient to whom he has to deliver the news that there was no longer anything to be done for his brain tumours. “I felt shame, not at my failure to save his life – his treatment had been as good as it could be – but at my loss of professional detachment and what felt like the vulgarity of my distress compared to his composure and his family’s suffering, to which I could only bear impotent witness.” These feelings do not abate with experience, but rather expand. Marsh writes: “I became hardened in the way that doctors have to become hardened [but] now that I am reaching the end of my career this detachment has started to fade.”
There have been relatively few female doctors writing about medicine in this philosophical way since Our Bodies, Our Selves: A Book By and For Women was first published in 1973, but Ofri, a doctor at Bellevue hospital in New York, has produced four impressive books and numerous articles, all striking for their reversion to empathy, their willingness to sense not only the physical life of a patient, but also the emotional. She sets out deliberately to keep her own engagement vital. In What Doctors Feel, she explains: “Fear is a primal emotion in medicine … a thread of sorrow weaves through the daily life of medicine.” That is to say that one’s heart breaks for the patients one cannot save. In Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue, she describes a patient who was pulled back from the brink of death: “There was no sweeter music than that silvery Parisian accent floating into my ears … The arc of her words shimmered in the air and her history settled softly into mine.” Ofri’s focus is on empathy: empathy for the patient, for the patient’s family, for the medical professionals involved in a patient’s care. It is also on happiness, the medical urgency of which is evident throughout her work. “We in the healthcare professions need to notice and inquire about happiness the same way we do other aspects of our patients’ lives,” she wrote in the New York Times. “Lately I’ve started asking about it, and besides getting a much more nuanced understanding of who they are as people, I learn what their priorities are (often quite different from mine as their physician). I also inquire about obstacles to their happiness, and brainstorm with them on ways to ease some of these. I don’t presume that these challenges are facile to solve, but hopefully our conversation helps let patients know that their happiness matters as much as their cholesterol.”
It would seem to make sense that doctors start off with youthful emotion and then graduate to a self-protective distancing, but in his award-winning The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, New York-based oncologist Mukherjee likewise speaks of being propelled willy-nilly into humanism: “I had never expected medicine to be such a lawless, uncertain world. I wondered if the compulsive naming of parts, diseases and chemical reactions – frenulum, otitis, glycolysis – was a mechanism invented by doctors to defend themselves against a largely unknowable sphere of knowledge.” Writing is a means to fight back against that defence. A doctor needs defences – but not too many. “It is an old complaint about the practice of medicine that it inures you to the idea of death,” Mukherjee writes. “But when medicine inures you to the idea of life, to survival, then it has failed utterly.” And elsewhere he observes: “Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonise and self-doubt over patients.” He adds: “An efficient, thrumming, technically accomplished laboratory is like a robot orchestra that produces perfectly pitched tunes but no music.” Mukherjee chronicles his gradual revelation that while benevolence without discipline is an ineffective cure, precision without empathy is tone-deaf; his books, including the forthcoming The Gene: An Intimate History, can feel like overcompensation for the efficiency of his life as a physician.
How to bridge this gap? Part of it had to come from a study of what had gone before, but Mukherjee “had a novice’s hunger for history, but also a novice’s inability to envision it”. His books chronicle the emergence of that envisioning as he learned to reveal the vulnerability he shares with his patients. “Medicine … begins with storytelling,” he concludes. “Patients tell stories to describe illness; doctors tell stories to understand it. Science tells its own story to explain diseases.” In other words, explaining what is going on is part of the treatment itself.
Nowhere is that drama played out more explicitly than in the writing of a doctor who was himself a patient. Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon, wrote what will sadly be his only book, one about his reckoning with his own untimely mortality; he died at 37, and the final chapter of his bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air is by his widow. He describes how he resisted the human stories of his patients, acting “not … as death’s enemy, but as its ambassador”. Then came his own diagnosis. “My relationship with statistics changed as soon as I became one,” he explains. And that was a humanist revolution. “Science may provide the most useful way to organise empirical, reproducible data,” he writes, “but its power to do so is predicated on its inability to grasp the most central aspects of human life: hope, fear, love, hate, beauty, envy, honour, weakness, striving, suffering, virtue.” Kalanithi recognises how remarkable science is – and how limited. He defends its limitation, which is the necessary armour that allows a surgeon to go about his daily work. When objectivity breaks down, medicine ceases to function. And yet when objectivity reigns, human beings cease to function, because we are subjective in every breath we take.
If Kalanithi writes from the standpoint of an accelerated wisdom, Francis is still a fresh-faced novice, to borrow Mukherjee’s phrase. Francis writes of “a journey though the most intimate landscape of all: our own bodies”. But his journey through bodies has turned out to be a journey through souls as well. “What I didn’t bargain for were the stories,” Francis writes in Adventures in Human Being. Like the others, he seeks an escape from dualism. “Since Descartes we’ve had a tendency to believe that from the chin down we are just meat and plumbing … there is more to us than that … in some way we become aware when a valve is no longer working.” He describes his own work as “an exploration of life’s possibilities: an adventure in human being” in which we “charge our bodies with meaning, whether funny or solemn”. He describes “imagining the body as a mirror of the world that sustains us”. The body is our world, nothing less than that.
The exploration of the philosophical complexity that lies between sickness and health is perhaps the most urgent matter facing medicine and literature, because scientific definitions of illness often run up against humanist definitions of identity. I know whereof I speak: I have an identity that was long deemed an illness. The literature on homosexuality as a disease is amply represented in medical libraries, and it is my own history, even though I disbelieve it. The process through which gay identity was rescued from medical textbooks launched humanism’s upstaging of medicine. It reflects the common clinical presumption that variation from the norm constitutes pathology. When we define an illness, we have a grave effect on those who are subject to it. Alan Turing, Oscar Wilde and a panoply of less prominent gay people were brought up to know themselves as diseased to the very core, and so we lost much of their brilliance and their joy.
We face these questions about the boundaries of illness and health on a daily basis. What does it mean when we are exhorted to treat and so pathologise grief? What does it mean when my children get assessed by their schools and we are told that they have a little bit of ADD? Is it helpful to secure treatment, or is it better to bring them up thinking that they are whole just as they are? These issues are amply explored in Steve Silberman’s recent NeuroTribes, which makes the argument that autism is, like homosexuality, part of the variety in humanity that constitutes a rich world. But it surfaces repeatedly, because medicine’s inexactitude is a problem not only of primitive science, but also of a sometimes crude view of human beings. Literature about medicine may be all that can save us.
Most hospitals now provide translation services for people who are unable to speak in English. Those are a meaningful social service, important for the fair treatment of immigrants, deaf people and others who would be imprisoned in Babel without this access to unfettered communication. But translation is a crucial part of every doctor’s job. How to ensure that knowledge does not fall short of kindness? Hippocrates averred that mental illnesses in particular were problems of the brain best treated with oral remedies. Plato maintained that they were philosophical problems best resolved through dialogue. That opposition between biological and psychosocial models of consciousness is fought out by psychologists and psychiatrists around the globe. But it is not merely a question of mental illness; physical illness, too, is remedied in part by medication or surgery and in part by discourse. Marcel Proust, that infamous neurasthenic, wrote: “Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people comes from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness.” It is not simply that intelligence awakens the imagination to somaticised psychic distress in physical symptoms, but that illness has to be understood as both metaphor and reality. Verghese speaks of the aspects of cure that are achieved not with the hands but with the ear.
It seems winningly ambitious for a doctor to write; the role of an open spirit in a primarily technical discipline is subject to debate. In psychology, however, communication is the practice, and words are the medicine itself. Adam Phillips, our greatest writer on psychology, points out that the ambition of medicine is to know other people; the disappointing revelation of psychology is that this is impossible. In an article in the Threepenny Review, he explains that psychoanalysis “weans people from their compulsion to understand and be understood; it is an ‘after-education’ in not getting it”. In Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life, he expands the idea, writing: “There is nothing we could know about ourselves or another that can solve the problem that other people actually exist, and we are utterly dependent on them … There is nothing to know apart from this, and everything else we know, or claim to know, or are supposed to know, or not know, follows on from this.” If we expect to be understood fully, he adds, we will be constantly disappointed – and then, “how could we ever be anything other than permanently enraged?” If Phillips’s message of accommodating incomprehension is pertinent to Eros, family and friends, it is likewise central to our interaction with the doctors who heal our bodies, or fail to do so. We want our doctors to understand us, and, in many ways, they never will, and accepting that frustration requires the literary language at which all the physicians mentioned in this article succeed.
Chekhov famously quipped: “Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.” What is most striking among these writers is that they seem not to fluctuate between two practices, but to experience them as components of a coherent whole. Language itself is a physical act; it comes of neurons, of activation of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area in the brain, of lips and tongues and throats that speak, hands that write or type. To treat it as a distracting adjunct to corporeality is to deny its nature.
The Bible reverts to metaphors of medicine because they are metaphors of identity: from the missing balm in Gilead to the raising of Lazarus to the ministrations of the Good Samaritan. The healing of the body is perhaps the greatest of the proven miracles; in Psalm 103, it is the Lord “who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases”. Medicine can contribute to literature; narrative practice can strengthen medicine. It behoves writers and doctors to learn each other’s fluencies, because their disparate approaches can add up to singular truths.
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Elisabeth Gambino
To increase her leadership skills and learn methods of cross-curricular instruction in problem solving, Ms. Gambino will attend the National Art Education Association National Convention. While there, Ms. Gambino will focus on methodology for cross curricular project-based learning and building 21st Century Skills. The knowledge gained through the convention will be used to construct a global education resource site. Additionally, Ms. Gambino will develop unit plans and activity modules for her mentee teachers and district curriculum to support arts integration.
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Magtarrogance: Hver gang jeg skriver om DR, hører jeg straks folk sige, du får jo også mediestøtte.
Så hermed en disclaimer, som det hedder på nydansk, når man kommer med en oplysning om sig selv:
Ekstra Bladet får 17 mill. kr i mediestøtte hvert år. Det udgør mindre end fem procent af vores samlede omsætning. Vi skal altså selv tjene langt det meste, og derfor rager det ikke andre end vores ejere, hvordan vi bruger vores penge, eller hvad jeg får i løn. DR får hver en krone fra skatteyderne, rigtig mange endda. Nemlig hele 3,7 milliarder kr. Vi ejer alle DR. Derfor rager det i allerhøjeste grad offentligheden, hvordan DR bruger deres penge og aflønner chefer.
Problemet med DR er, at topledelsens selvforståelse er kørt af sporet. DR’s ledelse med bestyrelsesformand Michael Christiansen som arrogant lokomotiv tror fejlagtigt, at de er uundværlige. Michael Christiansen gider ikke engang forklare, hvorfor DR giver tidligere chefer millionfratrædelser, selv om de selv har sagt op.
Men DR er ikke uundværlige. Det er kun DR selv, der tror, at det er nødvendigt for danskerne, at DR bevarer sin størrelse.
Michael Christiansens arrogance kommer nu til at koste DR rundt regnet en milliard, måske lidt mindre. For hvem gider forsvare nogen, der er så højrøvede?
Jeg gider godt forsvare medarbejderne i DR, Danmarks ubetinget største medie-talentfabrik. Det er herfra, nye sjove, skæve og vanvittige tv- og radio-formater er udtænkt.
Vi havde ikke fået ’Casper & Mandrilaftalen’, ’Bamses billedbog’, ’Taxa’, ’Borgen’, ’Broen’, ’Rytteriet’, ’Uha-uha’, ’Tværs’, Jørgen de Mylius og mange, mange flere uden DR.
I 50 år har DR systematisk udviklet talenter på trods af Radiorådet, politisk indblanding og håbløse, magtliderlige chefer.
Så fyr Michael Christiansen, halvér derefter antallet af chefer – ingen seere vil opdage det – og flyt meget mere af DR til provinsen.
Hvorfor ikke bruge DR til at genoprette balancen mellem hovedstaden og resten af Danmark?
Det betød noget for selvforståelsen og måden at se Danmark på, at TV2 blev lagt i Odense. Jeg var selv med fra starten i 1988 som ung, grøn journalist. Dengang syntes jeg, at det var pisseirriterende at skulle bo i Odense. Men det flyttede nyhederne væk fra København og lærte mig, at det betyder noget, hvorfra man ser Danmark.
Skatteydernes penge skal gå til ting, der er vigtige. Derfor skal pengene til DR også bruges til det, vi ellers ville mangle: drama, børneprogrammer, dokumentarer, talentudvikling og mangfoldighed. Jeg ved, at det er et misbrugt ord, men i en positiv betydning betyder det vel bare, at DR rummer hele Danmark og er til stede for alle danskere, ligegyldigt om vi bor i København, Skjern eller Nakskov.
Flyt DR’s hovedkontor til Jylland, og stop med at lade skatteydernes penge gå til at opretholde en bureaukratisk mastodont, der har mistet jordforbindelsen.
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Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law - Volume 16, issue 1,2
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Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law, appears with the aim of studying and evaluating the
legal status of medicinal products in the European Union, and its implications in other markets such as the USA and Japan, without neglecting the specific problems of developing countries.
Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law intends to participate in the process of world convergence of pharmaceutical legislation helped by a network of academic centers specializing in pharmaceutical law, without omitting a scientific, economic and social approach to medicinal products.
The specificity of medicinal products conditions their legal status. Legislation regulating other goods cannot be applied to them. To begin with, they are the result of scientific and technical innovation. Research policies determine their progress. The pharmaceutical industry is, by nature, multinational. But, next to these global trends, different traditions still remain at a national level. Within the EU, barriers to free trade in medicinal products still remain despite more than thirty years of harmonisation. The social dimension of medicinal products is complex and very significant in the preoccupations of our societies. Patenting is essential but not sufficient. The life-cycle of medicinal products is protected by professional responsibility, required in the general concept of health safety. It is important to remember their ethical dimension, including research and innovation in new fields such as genetic manipulation and biotechnology, which requires social consent to preserve human dignity and fundamental rights.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to set out and discuss the recent jurisdictional developments in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) with respect to supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) including paediatric extensions. During the past five years the ECJ has been particularly active and has clarified a number of highly controversial legal ambiguities, such as the availability of negative term SPCs.
Abstract: Supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products for human use (SPC) and data exclusivity are legal instruments that provide protection for pharmaceuticals. They differ, however, with respect to the rationale, requirements and scope of their protection. An SPC does not prolong the basic patent, but extends protection conferred by the basic patent, within the limits prescribed by the marketing authorization for a given medicinal product, which is usually different from the scope of protection granted…by the basic patent. The aim is to provide an additional period of protection in the case where a pharmaceutical marketing authorization process was particularly long. This is to allow a pharmaceutical company that holds the basic patent to recoup the investment made in research and development of the pharmaceutical. An SPC rewards a product – a patented active ingredient or a combination of active ingredients, as opposed to the first submitted regulatory data as in the case of data exclusivity. Data exclusivity is a "quasi" – intellectual property right which prevents health authorities responsible for granting marketing authorizations from relying on the original data submitted by the first market entrant as well as preventing subsequent applicants from cross-referring to the original data. Data exclusivity should be distinguished from market exclusivity. Market exclusivity means that a subsequent market entrant may not market a particular product on which a marketing authorization has been issued, irrespective of the fact whether he refers to data submitted by the first market entrant or he has generated the data himself. Data exclusivity should neither be confused with data protection, as there are other legal instruments, such as trade secrets, which serve to protect undisclosed, confidential know-how. Complex relationships between SPCs, data exclusivity and market exclusivity may occur i.e. the scope and period of protection conferred by them may overlap or complement each other. In the latter case they enhance the overall protection for a given medicinal product. They are even more important during the period when no other type of protection is available, and there is only data exclusivity or SPC protection. Due to the interesting interrelations between SPCs and data exclusivity they are both worth a profound analysis. The paper aims to touch upon the importance of data exclusivity in the light of other legal protection instruments available, such as an SPC.
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Abstract: The priority review voucher scheme is a strong market-driven incentive which complements existing incentives for pharmaceutical research on neglected diseases. Contrary to other market based incentives, the PRV reconciles the need for innovation with generic manufacturers' business plans – since the PRV scheme does not delay generic competition while extending effective patent life.
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[00:01:40] Twenty five minutes or so and I will introduce you are my favorite feature of the new design and give you five tips on how to build a brilliant age for your company. So we'll start with a quick intro a new product for those of you who haven't seen it yet. They will go through our kit revealing a growing page and then finally wrap up with plenty of time for humor at the end. So with that let's jump into the new product.
The next generation of LinkedIn Career Pages has arrived
So about a year ago we first to think that there might be even more that we can do with for ages to help you attract and ultimately to hire great talent. We've been like that often in our interview of hours like you understand what we just focus on the redesign from that research forming thing emerged that you'll see reflected in the new design buyers brings to the right. We heard you wanted it easy for the right talent to find and give their content. Today you might think that the creative career unique and easy to miss out on. So you guys with your friends that are the people in town were looking to reach. We heard that you wanted to be able to share stories about what makes your company a great place or better last year. We wanted to bring this story alive. The new group is not only allowed to do that it keeps you in full control of the brand messaging that your deliverance your audience serve. We know that ultimately you set about hiring great innovators. We've learned that sharing fraternized job additions was a big benefit of cricket but it's more about more than Galaxian about getting qualified applicant. They're a good fit for your company. There's a new piece of your front and center for the right people.
[00:03:30] You need to do to really easily track the value that you're getting from your age. Don't fully revamp our analytic measurements all at your fingertips so that you know exactly where her investment that you're getting from your page. Overall the new creative thing well you across all four of these dimensions and the network know we believe that users are going to get tons of valuable information about you at the company and you will get even more ideas about it with your company.
[00:03:59] First seen a 50 per cent increase in PE use for over there compared to the previous version of data. So they know that members are very engaged with the content on the page and sent out of it safely. We've always been a 125 percent rate in your views on job age. This means that Evered are far more likely to find interviews with job that or phrase than ever before. How is it that you are not able to do that now these should be them on your screen right down.
New features allow you to bring your company to life and appeal to candidates who match your needs
So perfect is to show he's an authentic voice by leveraging your employees and you know better than e-mail your employees are your greatest brand ambassadors.
[00:04:38] The tool allows you to leverage their respective experiences to tell a really authentic story about what it's like for your company.
[00:04:46] The scientific advantage of rich media design there are Hohn we believe that to share images videos and content that will really run your company like the 30th insecure on that and make it more governable with you with ease you have utilities over our population to enable you to specific engineer these big to fail. And with the new design for the very first time you actually need the public for that matter. Areas within your company advised the right that your dollars you used maturity you are talent knows that you at the company are hiring people like that in an effort to redesign his job at your company. Easier to find and more relevant.
[00:05:39] Another and finally deficit is something your thoughts on the new functionality makes it easier than ever before edit a manager for Age really has shown that a little bit. First let's take a closer look at the first step which is how you showcase your opposite way through.
[00:06:00] A little stand by 514 found that employees are three times more attractive to provide credible information about what is left to work for a company compared to a company than personal work for a public relations team and that means simply that because your employees know your being that they are the most significant and the best ambassadors for your brand.
[00:06:23] So our offer is really small when delivering papers meet your employees front and center.
The first thing you can do that is by featuring your company leaders in important areas are key mind. Leaders are one of the first thing job seekers look for. So as a result this new company year model is featured prominently at the top of the page and allows you to figure out a for company leader in this example as you can see from is uncourteous. We are looking for leaders marketing and communications team for them who want to. So there link to her LinkedIn profile where they can learn more about her theory working at or outside London. Secondly you can do that through a complete model of the entire feature. Many of you and was also part of the alternative design model allows you to highlight authentic testimonials from one or two employees from your company allowing your colleagues to share their stories directly with back of course at the can't even go with the model that they allow you to tell them your company stories through this or that no child is trapped in your enclave. So eating your plate so you can all the news tonight. The bigger concern is that you're only one before you can do that through the new company photo model. This allows you to feature in real life either something your employer your office. Then you name it. You can be out little as 4 or as many as 20 photos on your page.
[00:07:54] The example you demonstrate here is for an underdog who is in your big marketing company here using these features of other contemplate how at best and I lack insight and an insurgent near the back of liberty and you're on the right side with never quit and one of the thugging also if you're even harder on her green nearly broke through all although they are sharing all of the images get back to a challenge.
[00:08:19] I'll look into what life is really like for me on one of the most important thing that we want any sort of come out of this feature is that you are in complete control.
[00:08:30] For now the lady would softly tease why do you believe was photo directly from her computer but in the future it will allow LinkedIn to actually press goes directly to the advent of buzz with life in their video library and Vernier as it happens. You would be able to choose to include absolutely certain things that would allow you to present that authentic voice even if you are a complete controller.
Showcasing employee-generated content is an easy way to humanize your brand
The way that I wanted to show you you're able to feature generated content is through the new employees the fact is model. I think a lot of that this does not give you the ability to share one forum post written by employees drool at Linden publishing popcorn. Some here even highlights two different pieces of content that you're pleased to read whether it's about your company your values that include specific role or vision team culture etc. The role that we're hearing on the screen from Dalia who is a proper debate and how we don't care how far it's used to feature content from their engineering sales and diversity teams you can see for example that the middle photo was written by senior director of engineering about what life is like by his team. Yeah it is a really great way for a candidate to hear from a trusted source about what the dominant culture is like would say same people that he or she would get to work with if they were for our committee accounting administrator. I would take a comment on your page. It's really really easy. You can do one or two then you can have link or search for a very specific code that you're aware of or you can select from experience that will provide for you. There will be some residual bits of content that was read by the police tugboat recently and operability making it really easy for you to be sure that your phrase actually read now.
[00:10:20] At this point you may be thinking well this is great but my companies simply aren't or maybe not really with 5 million voters or your employees but always refer to her is that this is not deniable and many of them originally thought maybe in fact they describing how he feels threatened by their employees were already out there. That said if you are even thinking about it it's very early. Here are a few pieces of advice. Well first let me know that you hear from them and letting them know that simply you're up to your career. Looking further ahead and vote to share this incredibly attractive and really easy to leverage a larger to explain why you're doing that in the first place and why you need our help. And it's even easier for you in our health center. We share enough that you can use. It was Hopkins's as the years his feelings again as we share with you afterwards. Well then you leave those needy healthy for the past month if you haven't already done so elaborate and make it really clear what the key share and what not getting affected by them cheerfully lock them your comfortable actively promoting your uppity third nominating complete champion to help get people out of the program. You know people are already really active on social media sharing photos that are happening. It's a really great freedom. You can meet business leaders in Argentina. Get those employees and golfer and you find them only get irritated as well next to a company that only does this really really well.
[00:12:00] You want to check out their house and it will be like any other family didn't like it and other folks either. Really great ways to encourage employees to focus on social media and also make it really easy for you as an administrator. Then find those photos and then with the complete promise then share you onstage. And finally games. Now we know it might not work anymore but it is all of the things we do. The very idea you can get an up for voting photo or sharing content. And I'm concerned that I think in some ways for you celebrate their dating.
Share rich media to make your page stand out and bring your company voice to life
[00:12:34] All right. Now happened there. Did I get hurt visa for our concept what is taking advantage of new jersey our need to bring your company. Thank you.
[00:12:45] This part of the page redesign we've added many more places where you can share rich media. First a new cover image will allow you to fully customize the look and feel of your page. Take a look at these three examples from World Vision Unilever and Starbucks. Each of these images immediately draws the viewer in and speaks to the unique culture of each company.
[00:13:08] This new cover image will appear in the background when members are viewing your company page and any of the three tabs overview. Jobs and life which is also called What We Do For customers.
[00:13:19] You can have this image from the overview tab admin panel. One thing to note if you don't have the time to create a new image for your page you can easily use an image that you already have. Third example you can repurpose an image from your corporate website your Internet or use other social media visuals that you already have in play. Consider leveraging your marketing team for help accessing the content. Now let's talk about another opportunity to add rich media to your page. The hero module is the most prominent visual on your career page. It is meant to immediately catch the eye of prospective employees. Now we've made it bigger and better than ever before. As you can see in these examples from two of our charter customers. What is exciting is now you have the ability to add video into this module as Voltaggio and Shangri-La have chosen to do video content will play right within your page without the visitor ever having to leave LinkedIn. If you notice the image of both these videos is also populated right in the light tab itself. That video on Shangri-La page featuring colleagues months also appears of a thumbnail and the like Tab image. This is by design. Let's take a closer look at how this works. Now you'll be able to customize and add a new tab images to immediately engage your viewers. Here's another example from Uber where you can see that the image of the driver in the hero module also appears as an image in the light type itself in a prominent placement at the very top of the page. The image in the light tab is automatically populated from the hero video where the static image for the overview tab. You can actually add in a different image via the admin panel. Any company page admin will be able to add this. You can see Uber chose to use a different image showcasing one of their office locations. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of these new opportunities to bring your brand to life through rich media through both static photos as well as videos. This is a fantastic way for you to showcase your brand to prospective candidates.
Now, viewers will see the content that’s most relevant to them—driving engagement and attracting qualified talent to your company
Now it turns where a third recommendation for building a brilliant Twitter page content to different audiences. Within two pages you have the ability to customize content to different types of audiences. We know that relevancy drives engagement and the things that matter to one type of audience will not necessarily resonate with another. As a result we designed the page to allow you to show viewers content that is most relevant for them. Please note the features only available with specific career page packages. Third with Apple. If I am an engineer looking at the career page for track bicycle a bike manufacturing and design company in Wisconsin I'm going to be much more interested in learning about engineering attractive than I would be in say sales or operations. You can see that track has chosen to feature specific company leaders images and content that tell the story of what it's like to be an engineer.
[00:16:18] Attract from them. A viewer can virtually step inside the door of track and get a sense of the team culture the people they might work with and for the project they could work on if they join the engineering team. Now the story that resonates with an I.T. professional however may be quite different. You can see here that Shrek chose to feature a different set of leaders content and images to speak directly to an I.T. audience. When a member visits your page they will automatically see the content that is most relevant to them. We do that through an algorithm that matches your content to the information that lives on member profiles. For example if my profile says I'm an engineer or that I have engineering skills I will automatically see the engineering content Entourage page. If my friend is an I.T. she will see the I.T. content in this case to build content tailored to different job functions. But there are a number of ways that you can tailor content to different target audiences. For example Unilever a consumer products company headquartered in the UK chose to tailor their content based on the location and the language of the viewer. In these examples you can see the types of content Unilever shares with viewers in the United States and the types of content that Unilever shares with users in Brazil. You can see that both the company photos and perhaps most importantly the employee perspectives are different for each region on the right. For the Brazil view of the page you can see employee perspectives are written in Portuguese by employees in Brazil work for you. The U.S. page on the left you can see these perspectives are in English and they're written by U.S. based employees. Now some of you might be thinking this is not a new feature. In fact the old pages also have the ability for you to tailor content to different types of viewers. What is new in the redesign is that for the first time we are making these different views discoverable. But take a look at what I mean. On the old design members were only able to see the content most relevant for them. For example only the engineering content contract pager only the Portuguese content on Unilever's on the new design. We have made all of this content discoverable for all members through a new drop down menu located at the very top of the page. Take a look at this example from World Vision a non-profit organization based in California. World Vision has built five different audience views one default more general view showcasing a broad look at their culture and careers and then force specific views designed for unique types of talent.
Give talent the ability to discover multiple career views with your next-generation LinkedIn career page
[00:19:00] One of these features microfinance careers look at how this content differs from the default view shown at the last. You can see a different hero image and a different group of leaders. Now take a look at one of the other views. World Vision built to promote their humanitarian and relief careers. Again they chose to customize the heroic image and promote a set of leaders tailored to this specific audience.
[00:19:25] The idea behind building these different views is to populate images and content that speaks to these different audiences. But World Vision also chose to make the content discoverable to all viewers via that dropdown menu.
[00:19:38] So if I'm interested in a world vision but I'm not sure if I want to learn about microfinance or if I want to learn about humanitarian relief I can use the drop down menu to learn more about both.
[00:19:49] Please note that this feature is completely optional. Admins can easily turn the drop down menu on or off or they can choose to make only certain audience use public to all viewers. As mentioned earlier the audience you feature and drop down menu are available only to companies with specific career page packages. If you're interested in learning more about how you can get this for your page contact your relationship manager or send us a message through the chat.
Show the right candidates you’re hiring with the fully automated jobs tab
Now let's shift gears a bit and talk about our fourth tip. Ensure that talent knows you're hiring. You might have noticed that there is a prominent tab for jobs featured on the new page in designing the new experience. We wanted to make sure that talent could not only learn about what it's like to work at your company but also make it really easy for them to view and apply to your job.
[00:20:41] The great thing about the job is that it is fully automated. No set up work is required by the admin to populate this page in order to maximize engagement with your job. The best candidates you will want to ensure that your company's open opportunities are posted to LinkedIn. Then we automatically serve as relevant job to the right candidates using our proprietary job matching algorithm. In the example shown here Liz has the marketing and operations background someone with looks at lists page. She immediately sees marketing and operations jobs that match her skills. Now these jobs will be very different if I look at another page because my background is different than Levis background and I would be a fit for a different type of role left.
[00:21:24] We serve service jobs in this way by design. We want to encourage people to apply for a job for which they are a good fit in addition in the case that Liz wants to see all open opportunities at least she can click the blue link on the top right to quote see all jobs you can also scroll down to see the most recently posted jobs. Or you can search for a specific opportunity right within the jobs tab. So far we've spoken about leveraging your employees to promote your company using rich media to tell a compelling storytelling all of your content of yours and utilizing the new jobs tab. Now this might seem like a lot of work or at least a lot to think about.
Customizing your page is easy, thanks to updated admin tools
Let's talk about the last tip for a brilliant career page using the new tools to easily populate and manage your content. The great news is that our new admin tools have been completely overhauled. In fact we found from our charter customer program that on average admin for these companies updated their page in less than 10 minutes. We have specifically designed the new portal to make it very easy for you to edit and customize your page. Let's touch on the key features first the edit note is finally here. We've given you the ability to preview or save your page prior to publishing. So let's say that you're in the middle of adding company photos that you need to go back and find that great one from your holiday party.
[00:22:50] Simply choose to save your seconds. The portal offers a much more intuitive line editing experience so you can make changes in the same way out they will be published of yours. We also make content creation really easy and some of our new modules like employee perspective by suggesting content that you might want to highlight on your page. And finally we make it really easy for you to top about specific modules on or off. If for example you prefer to hide employee testimonials on your page. You can choose to do so and easily turn it back on at any time. Of course we encourage you to leverage all modules on the page to ensure that you're engaging members with all of your rich content.
[00:23:33] Overall the admin experience is designed to make it easy and intuitive for you to update the page once you've gathered all of the content a copy of these slides will be shared with you following the webinar. You can also find additional resources to help you succeed with your new page listed on the screen at this time. We will open it up for Q and A reminder if you have a question please enter it in the Q and A box on your screen. On the line with us we also have Eric Koski our product manager responsible for the career page.
[00:24:04] Will be available to any answer any questions that you might have. Prorate we have quite a few questions coming in today.
[00:24:15] My company has a really big global company out of contact to make sure all employees across different roles and regions are affected.
[00:24:24] Sure I can take this one. That's a really great question actually Shangri-La one of our charter customers you guys saw a visual from them a little bit earlier in the webinar. They have a very interesting approach to gather images and stories from all of their hotels and offices around the world because their employee experience is different across all the different countries that they're in. They need a way to gather all of this rich media and all these interesting stories. To do that they've actually appointed social media champions in every region in every hotel. And what these champions do is they run quarterly campaigns around the globe to uncover stories from their employees. For example one of the champions in one country uncovered and recommended a story about a pastry chef at one of their hotels who grew up as a carpenter. And then he won Best ice sculptor in the world pastry competition which is a really cool unique story that they then featured at headquarters and incorporated into the modules on the page. The employer brand leaders at headquarters consolidate all of these examples from the local social media champions and they incorporate it into a content plan that they manage.
[00:25:29] So just one example of a company that's done as well create and you explain a little bit more about what type of content will live on.
[00:25:46] So much of this is going to be the same content as the content that's lived on the old overview tab or the old company page a couple of key things to call out the look and feel is going to be very similar to the redesign of the courier pages. There's also an ability to add Virgin Media into the overview tags and there's actually two more spots search media and it can be different than the images that you're adding onto the like Tab and then how many different audiences can create custom pages for break often.
Showcase many aspects of your company and directly reach a range of target audiences
[00:26:21] It really depends on the package. But you will really have the ability to critique and limited audiences.
[00:26:30] I would encourage you to think about what your priority segments are.
[00:26:36] How many regions or function and language are standing firm. Daniel you're in a country where languages gambol French and English speaking in Canada. When you consider having two versions of the correct age so many things to think about and then also think about where the messaging is really different that you don't necessarily have then it's a page for every month that think about those radio audiences are how you show it the messaging to the different segments and then you come in this little bit say could you be ready for the lead for British Yeah. I believe the word will stand and lead to a document which will give you specific vision on those will be and you want to find it right now with the available clutter to give you an idea of the different places that you can have on the page. But the holiday world our hero is a video that you share. There are also three cups involved here too which were an old page and you can imagine the video there. And there is also that coverage which appears in the background. And finally the tablet images and again the one on the left call up here automatically with your hero. And any order you have is something that you'll be able to share from the overview tab separately. Again all of us back will be sharing afterward.
[00:28:09] And one thing to note too is that we typically recommend and we've seen a lot of successful companies are actually targeting and using both static as well as videos. So we talked about that a little bit but I would definitely encourage all of you who are Adams on a career page to think about places where you can incorporate video into the content. It's performed very well and that really interesting way to kind of create a different experience for the audience especially because it doesn't take anybody offline CNN live directly on the site.
Add videos to your company page to capture candidates’ attention and effectively tell your brand story
[00:28:40] That's great. Yeah kind of along the same lines. Do you have any recommendations on that training video and the length of the video?
[00:28:53] Yeah I think generally speaking the range of length in that courtroom as opposed to the event's success is between 60 seconds in two minutes. So we would advise anything much longer than that.
[00:29:04] Yes. Keep in mind that it plays Redmond in the teens which is really cool. We often see a pretty big drop off and you send them out of the paper back home. Keep in mind that many people are asking the wrong guy and he's happy Ion's is not. So they're exploring your company and you want to be able to catch their attention pretty quickly. So I agree with that man Curtis would be there to keep it both. I then again it really effectively tells your story. That will to what that is that they like the fortitude that they're conciliators video by a viewer. That is again you have access to thatU.N. something really affects to turn them into a region or language to that.
[00:29:54] And then are there any differences in the page restrictions that we've had on this.
[00:30:00] Not very clearly that just to reinforce though if you are a surgeon faffing clapped her in the late typing like it will be called what do you wear that marker your businesses. We're also considering other than other observations that have to the more you others battling hot summer in the future. But for now that is the difference that you'll be seeing.
[00:30:29] And I'm currently and I can do I update my company career page to my own Lynda Page or how I got on the Ellen Page Yeah.
[00:30:36] Would you search for your company in the search bar on LinkedIn any land that your company is from there you if you are and haven't already that's where you'll be able to choose at that age.
[00:30:50] And then right we'll check back in his here says Jim. We need an employer to have in permission to have other things something age or heritage.
[00:31:01] You clearly don't need permission. We look at it as an individual company policy issue. So if you have a company policy that requires you to acquire inplay permission before your portfolio then you should do that. There is no mechanism in the product where you can check with employees before publishing photos.
[00:31:24] And then I currently don't have a career page what will accompany to work for me.
[00:31:31] Great question. So actually you just quit leave that quickly and sure like you can see with this goodbye.
[00:31:40] So you can see that it has redesigned. Thirty have been reviews have jobs and like it you're not a really hot summer job in L.A. House not here for you at all anymore. On this shirt today basically last year I gave you a job have you really don't know how long you just had it or were you free which as Peter noted it effectively the same figure that you would share on your own on top of the hour.
[00:32:11] Today we're with Namor and we had offices in different states just to make sure for our interviews.
[00:32:26] We have become a sort of a picture from different house something fun from vacation.
[00:32:31] Sure as long as you have access to a service that allows you to create multiple reviews you can certainly target the cover photo as well as all the other content on the piece to be tailored to audiences location and exactly the forefront of our profile.
[00:32:48] So I'm based in California and Asia than you are. We could actually see the building Bridge and the empire building in the background. What are you doing there thinking about that for a year?
[00:33:02] These are two really high hiring markets and I believe that in these markets or where your kids are different and agrees of the age that event that you have in your effectively catered to those two ideas.
[00:33:17] Agree and then similar to what talk about marketing added a couple of questions here. How do we target? The thing filters before.
[00:33:27] Yeah. So yeah it will be the thing before and I will also pushes back to Slide quickly to show you an example though. You walk you through two examples and Unilever track to this is a primarily about job function which again is based on an ever profile Unilever Daniel was based on location and language. You can see English version quirky review atrophies Brazil or whatever region may be. So those are two of the leaves you can often do based on industry or a combination thereof if you like. Again those 30 doctors will stay the same way you were in June if you had this version of the today okay.
New analytics allow you to export data and track performance on social media engagement
[00:34:12] There's so many more questions but we only really have time for one more. And if he doesn't mention what we'll do with their online but he briefly mentioned some more information analytics that you mentioned at the beginning but can you tell us more about that.
[00:34:30] Yeah.
[00:34:30] Right right. So the cool thing is we have not a single company that you at the lower end that will actually orchestrate a new analytics area and then how absolutely often it's going to be that you need the money to factor that.
[00:34:46] Yeah.
[00:34:47] So there will be a few components of analytics and the entire analytics experience will be different. I was just a few things. The first is for the first time you'll be able to export your data and you'll be able to export data and update performance your follower activity. And also your page traffic. Second you'll be able to track your performance on social engagement against a set of companies that you use for the first time. So I'm really excited about that and it will also give you more in-depth data on the performance of your career pages including things like. For those of you who have multiple versions of the page Tyger traffic is distributed across pages. And then finally it will show you how your ultimate career of age is impacting the rest of your recruiting pipeline. So you'll be able to see how many people for example visited your page prior to accepting new job of your company.
[00:35:32] So we're offended about the entire analytics experience and were working for the web and are coming up short.
[00:35:40] Great question. Thank you so much for joining us this morning afternoon evening our candidate. I really appreciate that you're confident that we're out there online. We'll be following up with you over e-mail. Make sure that it ends there. You can also always reach out to your in relationship manager account under a better idea of the answers. And we will again be sending a recording. Following at the end of the session as well. And they began letting marketing all over the next few.
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920 N.E.2d 1082 (2009)
234 Ill.2d 554
VETERANS MESSENGER SERVICE, INC.
v.
JORDAN.
No. 109066.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
November 1, 2009.
Disposition of Petition for Leave to Appeal[*] Denied.
NOTES
[*] For Cumulative Leave to Appeal Tables see preliminary pages of advance sheets and Annual Illinois Cumulative Leave to Appeal Table.
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He was born and raised in Thailand, and graduated from Thammasat University Bangkok. Ekawit Tangtrakarn, a 24-year-old Thai national whose mother is Singaporean and whose father is Thai, even served three years in the Royal Thai Army.
But on Tuesday (28 August), Ekawit, who was also a Singapore citizen until he was 22, pleaded guilty to one count of remaining outside the Republic without a valid exit permit between 17 April 2010 and 16 October 2015 in the Singapore State Courts. Ekawit’s actions are a breach of the Enlistment Act.
Another charge under the same section, but relating to the period between 17 October 2006 and 16 April 2010, was taken into consideration for his sentencing.
This is the first case of its kind where a National Service defaulter coming back to face charges was not liable for NS at the time of the charges for the sole reason that by then, he was no longer a Singapore citizen or permanent resident, according to the prosecution.
The charge comes about because Ekawit did not fulfil his National Service obligations, even though he ceased to be a Singapore citizen in 2015. Ekawit was registered as a Singaporean citizen by his mother when he was one even though the family had moved to Thailand before he was born.
Ekawit was no longer a Singapore citizen as from 17 October 2015, when he didn’t take the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty (Oral) within 12 months from the age of 21.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Mansoor Amir asked the court for a sentence of nine weeks for Ekawit, as a key sentencing consideration is general deterrence for this and all NS defaulter cases.
The accused only returned to Singapore when he was no longer liable to serve since he is no longer a Singapore citizen, said the DPP. After being classified as an NS defaulter, he was advised on two occasions to return, but chose to pursue his university studies instead.
DPP Mansoor noted that while the usual sentence should have been 14 weeks, the prosecution was willing to give Ekawit a five week “discount” as he had voluntarily surrendered himself.
View photos Ekawit Tangtrakarn, 24, leaving the State Courts after pleading guilty. (PHOTO: Wan Ting Koh/Yahoo News Singapore) More
In Ekawit’s defence
Ekawit’s lawyer, S Radakrishnan, said that his client had no reason to believe that he would still be liable to serve in the armed forces of a country that he did not really understand or had links to.
“For all intents and purposes, (Ekawit) was born, lived, studied, served national service and found a job in Thailand, and identifies as a Thai national. He has spent his entire life to date residing in Thailand,” said Radakrishnan.
“He has never received any benefits from any social, economic, or educational services rendered by the Singapore government or its statutory boards.”
Apart from short visits to his grandmother who lives here, Ekawit never lived in Singapore long enough to comprehend the gravity of the charges he is facing now, added the lawyer.
Ekawit’s mother Genevieve Lim was the only one who kept in touch with the Central Manpower Base (CMPB), a unit under the Ministry of Defence that oversees National Service enlistees.
When Ekawit was seven years old, she flew to Singapore and informed CMPB that her son wished to renounce his Singapore citizenship. However, she was told that he could only do so at the age of 21.
According to Radakrishnan, Lim also flew to Singapore when Ekawit was 14, to apply for an exit permit for him. However, she was unable to afford the S$75,000 bond that was required to secure the exit permit.
Ekawit’s father, the sole breadwinner of the family, only earned a monthly salary of 25,000 Baht (S$1048.03), the lawyer told the court. The family could not find anyone else to execute the bond on their behalf.
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A Macabre Legacy
A Macabre Legacy () is a 1940 Mexican horror film directed by José Bohr and starring Miguel Arenas, Consuelo Frank, and Ramón Armengod.
References
External links
Category:1940 films
Category:Mexican films
Category:Mexican horror films
Category:1940 horror films
Category:Mexican black-and-white films
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Q:
Save .xls file using Microsoft Office 12.0 Object Library
How do you specify the file format as .xls and not .xlsx when saving an excel file in C# programatically?
I've tried using Excel.XlFileFormat.xlXMLSpreadsheet
Which enumeration type will save the spreadsheet as a 2000-2003 formatted excel spreadsheet?
A:
From 2007/2010 automation you wantExcel.XlFileFormat.xlExcel8 for a 2000-2003 .xls.
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The 2019 Florida Statutes
(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature that a mechanism be provided for obtaining detailed, uniform reporting of government financial information to enable citizens to view compatible information on the use of public funds by governmental entities. The Legislature intends that uniform reporting requirements be developed specifically to promote accountability and transparency in the use of public funds. In order to accommodate the different financial management systems currently in use, separate charts of account may be used as long as the financial information is captured and reported consistently and is compatible with any reporting entity.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Charts of account” means a compilation of uniform data codes that are to be used for reporting governmental assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenditures to the Chief Financial Officer. Uniform data codes shall capture specific details of the assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenditures that are of interest to the public.
(b) “State agency” means an official, officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or department of the executive branch; a state attorney, public defender, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, or capital collateral regional counsel; the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation; the Justice Administrative Commission; the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; the Florida Public Service Commission; the State Board of Administration; the Supreme Court or a district court of appeal, circuit court, or county court; or the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
(c) “Local government” means a municipality, county, water management district, special district, or any other entity created by a local government.
(d) “Educational entity” means a school district or an entity created by a school district.
(e) “Entity of higher education” means a state university, a state or Florida College System institution, or an entity created by a state university or state or Florida College System institution.
(f) “State and local government financial information” means the assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenditure information that is recorded in financial management systems of state agencies, local governments, educational entities, and entities of higher education.
(3) REPORTING STRUCTURE.—
(a) The Chief Financial Officer shall accept comments from state agencies, local governments, educational entities, entities of higher education, and other interested parties regarding the proposed charts of account until November 1, 2013.
(b) By January 15, 2014, the Chief Financial Officer, after consultation with affected state agencies, local governments, educational entities, entities of higher education, and the Auditor General, shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report recommending a uniform charts of account which requires specific enterprise-wide information related to revenues and expenditures of state agencies, local governments, educational entities, and entities of higher education. The report must include the estimated cost of adopting and implementing a uniform enterprise-wide charts of account.
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[Torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia caused by terodiline (Mictrol)?].
We report a 84 year old man taking terodiline who had torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia with prolongation of the QT-interval. The QT-interval became normal after withdrawal of terodiline. Worldwide, the manufacturers have received a total of 37 reports of ventricular tachyarrhythmia during the past months, 28 of which were torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia and have decided to recall the product temporarily.
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Diners at a Shawano restaurant got quite a shock when a wayward deer came crashing through the front window.
Waitress Amanda Peppler says she heard the glass shatter and thought it was a gunshot, then saw the deer appear out of nowhere. Surveillance video shows two deer running through the parking lot of the Perkins restaurant Monday night and one smashing through the glass.
No one was hurt by the shattering glass or unwelcome intruder. WAOW-TV (http://bit.ly/1fOX0Bt ) reports the deer was gone just as fast as it rushed into the restaurant.
Managers say it appeared to be injured, but hasn’t been seen since.
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Q:
Could the Marauder's map show two sets of Harry and Hermione?
Prof. Lupin explains to Harry in the Shrieking Shack that he was looking at the map when they went to meet Hagrid before the execution of Buckbeak. Three people went in, but four came out. Why didn't he see Pettigrew's dot (as Scabbers) inside Hagrid's cabin? I do not think Hagrid's hut was unplottable, because even the insides of the castle aren't. Even the Professors' personal study rooms are visible (Harry was relieved to see Prof. Snape back in his study, I don't remember which book, though; maybe Prisoner of Azkaban).
But my main question is, when the Harry/Ron/Hermione come out of Hagrid's hut with Pettigrew, the Harry/Hermione pair from the future were hiding nearby, close enough to be able to see themselves (their past versions) coming out of the cabin. Given the size of Hogwarts and the scale of the map, shouldn't both the past and future versions appear relatively close to each other? Shouldn't someone watching the versions come out of the cabin see the ones hiding near the forest as well?
Incidentally, would the map show Buckbeak too?
A:
I think the map would show two sets of Harry/Hemione, because in the Harry Potter universe, time travel means that you end up having two versions of yourself at the same time. Which is why Harry and Hermione are warned not to be seen by anyone. The main point is that the map always shows the truth so it would show two versions of them moving about.
I doubt that the map shows animals because when you think about it lots of people have pets in Hogwarts but they don't show on the map. So Buckbeak, maybe not but only because she's an animal and not to do with the time travel.
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Is your credit card safe in a jet at cruising altitude?
Maybe it was the Bloody Mary that got Jean Shanley into trouble on a recent flight from Louisville to Las Vegas.
She paid for the $5 beverage with her American Express card and then slipped the card back into her pocketbook, where it stayed for the rest of her vacation. When she returned home, Shanley, a sales associate for a department store in Burlington, Ky., found $1,300 in fraudulent charges on the card – and she suspects that Southwest Airlines is responsible for the security breach.
Travelers are easy prey for “carders,” who take illegal credit card impressions in a crime called cloning or skimming. Airline passengers such as Shanley may feel extra vulnerable because on a plane, plastic often is the only payment option for beverages, meals or duty-free items. (Airlines euphemistically call it a “cashless environment.”)
Apart from the timing of the charges, several other clues point to Southwest as the responsible party. First, Shanley says, the flight attendant took 15 minutes to return her card; and second, she’d never had a fraudulent credit card charge until she made the in-flight purchase.
“I think it’s strange that the charges showed up two days after that flight, and I have never had a problem before,” she says.
Southwest says it isn’t responsible.
“Cardholders tend to focus on the last known legitimate charge as being the point of compromise,” airline spokeswoman Linda Rutherford says. “However, our security folks advise us that it could be any number of merchants where the card was used prior to the Southwest flight.” She says Southwest has “no reason” to suspect the crew on Shanley’s flight but agreed to forward her complaint to management “for their review.”
Shanley’s credit card company reversed the bogus charges.
But Shanley’s problem raises two bigger questions for air travelers who want to buy something onboard: Is it safe? And is there a way to protect your card?
Here’s the bottom line: Fraud can take place anywhere, even at cruising altitude, and no protection measures are airtight.
Could a flight attendant moonlight as a carder? You bet, says John Sileo, an expert in digital privacy. The gadgets used to perpetrate these crimes are small enough to be concealed in a pocket.
“There are skimming devices that are only slightly larger than a matchbox,” Sileo says. “I’ve seen waiters hold the check folio in such a way that they hide a skimmer and are able to skim the credit card while standing at the table.”
An accomplished carder can clone a credit card right in front of you without your knowing it, he says.
“They make it look like they’re sliding the card into the check folio,” he says, “but they’re actually swiping the card.”
The credit card security experts I spoke with say that Southwest isn’t necessarily to blame because a card can be skimmed anywhere, and the bad charges don’t always appear immediately after the theft. Any time you hand over your credit card, you’re exposed because you’re giving a potentially dishonest clerk an opportunity to make an illicit copy of your card information from the magnetic strip.
“Once the thief has the credit or debit card data, he or she can place orders over the phone or online,” says data-security expert Robert Siciliano. But thieves also can copy that data onto blank cards, which are called “white” cards. The plastic even can be dressed up to look like a legitimate card, he said.
Such data theft creates a massive money drain. The most frequently cited statistic is a 2010 U.S. Secret Service estimate that skimming is an $8-billion-a-year problem. (It includes ATM skimming, which, as the name implies, happens when you use your credit or debit card at an automatic teller machine.)
I know it’s a problem because my own card has been cloned, and I’m not entirely sure how it happened. The last place I’d used the card before the fraudulent charges popped up was in a sandwich shop in British Columbia. But that means nothing. Carders can wait weeks before running fraudulent charges, and I’d like to think that the deli was as honest as the tuna sandwich they made to order.
How do you avoid being skimmed? Identity-theft expert Rob Douglas says that using cash whenever possible is the only way to be safe. He recommends forking over greenbacks for minor purchases typically associated with this kind of fraud.
“That includes cab rides, coffee and newspaper kiosks, meals in restaurants located in high-tourism locales, airport vendors and similar operations where a carder can obtain a large amount of card data with little risk of any single stolen transaction being tracked,” Douglas says.
Experts say that the only long-term fix is to tighten security on credit cards by requiring PINs and using security chips that are far more difficult to copy. But American credit card companies have been slow to embrace such changes, citing higher costs and downplaying the security risks.
The next time they do that, maybe they should talk to Shanley or Southwest Airlines – or me.
Christopher Elliott is the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. Email him at celliott@ngs.org, or troubleshoot your trip through his website, www.elliott.org. Distributed by Tribune Media Services.
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Tag: tea
Name of doodle: 358th Anniversary of Tea in the UKThis doodle was shown: 23.09.2016Countries, in which doodle was shown: United KingdomKeyword for this doodle: History of tea in the UKLink to doodle image: http://www.google.com/logos/doodles/2016/358th-anniversary-of-tea-in-england-5656808799600640-hp.gif
Name of doodle: To Be’Ab 2016This doodle was shown: 19.08.2016Countries, in which doodle was shown: IsraelKeyword for this doodle: عيد الحب والتسامح, ט״ו באבLink to doodle image: http://www.google.com/logos/doodles/2016/to-beab-2016-5716084842823680-hp.gif
Name of doodle: Dia dos Namorados 2016This doodle was shown: 12.06.2016Countries, in which doodle was shown: BrazilLink to doodle image: http://www.google.com/logos/doodles/2016/dia-dos-namorados-2016-5725942405136384-hp.gif
Name of doodle: Argentina Independence Day 2014This doodle was shown: 09.07.2014Countries, in which doodle was shown: ArgentinaLink to doodle image: http://www.google.com/logos/doodles/2014/argentina-independence-day-2014-5107328919535616-hp.jpg
Name of doodle: Emma Gad’s 161th BirthdayThis doodle was shown: 21.01.2013Countries, in which doodle was shown: DenmarkLink to doodle image: http://www.google.com/logos/2013/emma_gads_161th_birthday-1018005-hp.jpg
Name of doodle: Jordan National Day 2009This doodle was shown: 25.05.2009Countries, in which doodle was shown: JordanKeyword for this doodle: Jordan Independence DayLink to doodle image: http://www.google.com/logos/2009/jordannational09.gif
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SPARK SPiN 2017
Finding your way around
Each SPARK Spin route has been mapped using Strava, a free on-line and mobile route tracking tool. You can print the maps, or access on them on your mobile with the free Strava app. A printable PDF has also been provided for each route with detailed information about each SPARK Photo Festival location along the route. Just click on the links below each description.
Make it a day or weekend trip
There are so many yummy options for a quick coffee, ice cream, or lunch stop along each route. Other art galleries, museums, and other local landmarks will likely catch your attention, too. So, use our routes to tack on a couple additional stops. If you are visiting from away, find a place to stay using TripAdvisor.ca
Join a guided tour
GreenUP and B!KE are offering guided tours for Route 1 and Route 2a during the month of April. To register for these tours, visit peterboroughmoves.com
Route 66a: Northumberland Bound Lite
Start/Stop: Campbellford or WarkworthTravel Through: Campbellford or WarkworthDistance: 21 km one-way, 42 round-tripTerrain: Ride on roads through countryside and towns. Gently rolling hills with some steeper slopes (but with beautiful views from the top).Special Route Notes:– Much of Campbellford is closed on Sundays.
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Screening Assessment For Gifted Elementary Students
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Towels & See-Saws
Towels are great for keeping your hands dry and also for removing excess oil from your bowling ball. At Buddies Pro Shop you will find a wide selection of bowling towels from the standard bowling towel to microfiber towels to bowling ball see-saws.
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In the weeks leading to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearing on broadcasting licences, Canadians were inundated with splashy advertising campaigns claiming that new fees for local signals were either a TV tax or would save local television. With all of the major broadcasters and cable companies appearing before the commission, the fee-for-carriage (or value-for-signal) issue unsurprisingly took centre stage at last week's hearing.
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Yet those convinced that the broadcaster plan was limited to a new fee were in for a rude awakening. Fee-for-carriage is only part of the story, as broadcasters are also seeking to block U.S. signals, leave some Canadian communities without over-the-air television, and delay the transition to digital television transmission until 2013.
The prospect of blocking U.S. television signals will come as a shock to many, but both CTV and Canwest, Canada's two largest private broadcasters, have asked the CRTC to establish a new program deletion policy.
For many years, Canadian broadcasters have benefited from simultaneous substitution, which allows them to air U.S. programs at the same time as U.S. broadcasters but to substitute their broadcast (complete with advertisements) on both channels. That policy is the reason programs such as House or Desperate Housewives air simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada, creating an important commercial advantage for Canadian broadcasters.
The broadcasters now wish to expand the simultaneous substitution policy with program deletion. It would provide that when a Canadian broadcaster purchases the rights to a U.S. program, they would have the right to air it whenever they choose within a seven-day window. The hook is cable and satellite companies would be required to block the U.S. broadcast of the same program if it did not air simultaneously.
Mom, why is the screen blank?
The proposal, which would lead to millions of Canadians regularly encountering blank screens instead of expected programs, would perversely increase the attractiveness of U.S. programming. Moreover, given the increasing expectation of on-demand program viewing, it seemingly would send more Canadians away from broadcast television to the Internet where there are no blackout messages and most programs are readily available in both legal and illegal forms.
The broadcasters also confirmed some Canadian communities will lose their over-the-air signal as part of the transition from analog to digital. For decades, Canadian broadcasters have used spectrum to transmit over-the-air analog broadcast signals; estimates indicate ten per cent of Canadians still rely on over-the-air TV signals.
The shift to digital transmission brings several advantages including better image and sound quality and more efficient use of spectrum that will open the door to new telecom services. Yet the broadcasters are not willing to invest in digital transmitters for all communities, leaving residents of Kingston, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Kelowna (among others) without over-the-air signals.
Moreover, the broadcasters admit they will not be able to complete the transition by the Aug. 31, 2001 deadline. Instead, they now target 2013, four years later than their U.S. counterparts.
A spectrum yearning to be free
A delay necessarily will hold up the availability of new spectrum to be freed-up as part of the transition. This spectrum -- known as the 700 MHz spectrum -- opens up a host of possibilities for new innovation, competitors, and open Internet access. For Canadians anxious for new entrants into the wireless sector, delayed availability of the spectrum will mean more delays in spectrum auctions, keeping the market at a stand-still and costing taxpayers billions of dollars in lost spectrum revenue.
If the plan is fully adopted, Canadians would be left with blacked out broadcasts, lost spectrum revenue, and delayed telecom competition. After a week of hearing from broadcasters and cable companies, it is clear that the hearing is about far more than TV taxes and saving local television.
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/**
* @file src/llvmir2hll/optimizer/optimizers/remove_all_casts_optimizer.cpp
* @brief Implementation of RemoveAllCastsOptimizer.
* @copyright (c) 2017 Avast Software, licensed under the MIT license
*/
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/bit_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/ext_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/fp_to_int_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/int_to_fp_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/int_to_ptr_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/module.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/ptr_to_int_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/ir/trunc_cast_expr.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/optimizer/optimizers/remove_all_casts_optimizer.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/support/debug.h"
#include "retdec/llvmir2hll/utils/ir.h"
namespace retdec {
namespace llvmir2hll {
/**
* @brief Constructs a new optimizer.
*
* @param[in] module Module to be optimized.
*
* @par Preconditions
* - @a module is non-null
*/
RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::RemoveAllCastsOptimizer(ShPtr<Module> module):
FuncOptimizer(module) {
PRECONDITION_NON_NULL(module);
}
/**
* @brief Destructs the optimizer.
*/
RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::~RemoveAllCastsOptimizer() {}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<BitCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<ExtCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<TruncCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<FPToIntCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<IntToFPCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<IntToPtrCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::visit(ShPtr<PtrToIntCastExpr> expr) {
FuncOptimizer::visit(expr);
removeCast(expr);
}
/**
* @brief Removes the given cast.
*/
void RemoveAllCastsOptimizer::removeCast(ShPtr<CastExpr> castExpr) {
ShPtr<Expression> nonCastExpr(skipCasts(castExpr));
Expression::replaceExpression(castExpr, nonCastExpr);
}
} // namespace llvmir2hll
} // namespace retdec
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Q:
List button doesn't see Visualforce page
I have the parent object Contract__c and the child object Risk__c. I have created a visualforce page for Risk__c and now I want to create a list button, which shows up on the related list on Contract__c, that opens this visualforce page. The Visualforce page shows up when I select Detail button, but when I try to create a list button, it doesn't show up.
So, to explain in more detail. The Visualforce page called testpage has Risk__c as the standard controller.
I want to create a List Button, but I don't have the option to select a visualforce page:
When I select Detail Button though, I have the option to select that visualforce page:
I am confused, and I have no idea how I can invoke that visualforce page from the related list on Contract__c otherwise.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong...
Tia.
A:
I ran into the same issue and here's the answer:
A visualforce page can be available for either a page view (that gets passed one ID) or a list view (that gets passed a list of 0 or more records).
Here's what you have, and it works for the page view, and the ID of the individual record is passed as the page's id parameter. This doesn't make sense on the list view, because you'd have a list of many different IDs, so they can't all be the id parameter:
<apex:page standardController="Risk__c">
Here's what you can add to change it to be available on a list, :
<apex:page standardController="Risk__c" recordSetVar="risks">
From Salesforce:
The component also has a recordSetVar attribute. We use this attribute
to change the standardcontroller so that it accommodates a set of
records rather than a single record.
In other words, it will pass a list of records, that's why you can select "Display Checkboxes (for Multi-Record Selection)" when you're configuring the button.
So if you want to use the visualforce page exclusively for the page view button/link or exclusively for the list view button, that's your solution.
Another solution is to use a button with URL as the type, and link to your page, but then you won't get the list of IDs, but you could pass the ID (or another value) from your parent object, Contract__c.
Here's an example of building out a page for a list button from Salesforce
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Q:
Git post-receive hook error on server
I am trying to have a git 'post-receive' on my server. I am using the following code on the hook file:
#!/bin/bash
#CONFIG
LIVE="/home/ubuntu/public_html/testing"
read oldrev newrev refname
if [ $refname = "refs/heads/master" ]; then
echo "===== DEPLOYING TO LIVE SITE ====="
unset GIT_DIR
cd $LIVE
# ssh-agent $BASH
# ssh-add /home/ubuntu/.ssh/ubuntu
git pull --verbose origin master || echo "git-pull: returned error code"
echo "===== DONE ====="
fi
It is showing the following error mesasge whenever I am trying to push something from my local pc to server:
===== DEPLOYING TO LIVE SITE =====
remote: error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied
remote:
remote: git-pull: returned error code
remote: ===== DONE =====
Can anyone please help what can be the issue?
Just to confirm, I have tried with the same user credential to run the command via ssh terminal and it worked fine.
Thanks in advance.
A:
At last, I did able to solve it by changing the ownership of the directory(/home/ubuntu/public_html/testing) to the user who is commiting/running hook.
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[Socioeconomic status and health insurance expenditures for children and adolescents with conduct disorder : An analysis of statutory health insurance data].
For various psychiatric and somatic disorders, there is evidence of an association between patients' socioeconomic status (SES), healthcare utilisation, and the resulting costs. In the field of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, studies on this topic are lacking. To exploratively analyse the association of healthcare expenditures for children and adolescents with conduct disorder (including oppositional-defiant disorder) - one of the most prevalent child and adolescent psychiatric disorders - and SES. The analysis is based on routine data from the German statutory health insurance company AOK Nordost for the calendar year 2011, covering 6461 children and adolescents (age 5-18 years) with an ICD-10 diagnosis of conduct disorder. The insureds' SES was estimated indirectly, based on the social structure of the postcode area, using the German Index of Multiple Deprivation (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg), and the Berliner Sozialindex I (Berlin), respectively. From the two indices, quintiles were derived. Based on these quintiles, average costs per case for the following cost types were analysed: inpatient healthcare, outpatient healthcare (general practitioners, paediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, child and adolescent psychotherapists), and prescribed medication. There was no significant functional association between SES and healthcare costs for any of the analysed cost types. In contrast to findings in adults, this study on children and adolescents with conduct disorders did not reveal an association between SES and healthcare costs. Within this group of patients, social inequality does not seem to have a significant influence on healthcare utilisation in Germany.
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2008, Florian Koeberle <florianskarten@web.de>
* Copyright (C) 2008, Florian Köberle <florianskarten@web.de>
* and other copyright owners as documented in the project's IP log.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are made available
* under the terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v1.0 which
* accompanies this distribution, is reproduced below, and is
* available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
*
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
* without modification, are permitted provided that the following
* conditions are met:
*
* - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
*
* - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
* copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
* disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
* with the distribution.
*
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* products derived from this software without specific prior
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* SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
* NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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* STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
* ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
* ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
package floobits.common.jgit.fnmatch;
import java.util.List;
final class LastHead implements Head {
static final Head INSTANCE = new LastHead();
/**
* Don't call this constructor, use {@link #INSTANCE}
*/
private LastHead() {
// defined because of javadoc and visibility modifier.
}
public List<Head> getNextHeads(char c) {
return FileNameMatcher.EMPTY_HEAD_LIST;
}
}
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"pile_set_name": "Github"
}
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<?php
/**
* Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
* See COPYING.txt for license details.
*/
/**
* Config form fieldset renderer
*/
namespace Magento\Config\Block\System\Config\Form;
use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
use Magento\Framework\Data\Form\Element\AbstractElement;
use Magento\Framework\View\Helper\SecureHtmlRenderer;
/**
* @api
* @since 100.0.2
*/
class Fieldset extends \Magento\Backend\Block\AbstractBlock implements
\Magento\Framework\Data\Form\Element\Renderer\RendererInterface
{
/**
* @var \Magento\Backend\Model\Auth\Session
*/
protected $_authSession;
/**
* @var \Magento\Framework\View\Helper\Js
*/
protected $_jsHelper;
/**
* Whether is collapsed by default
*
* @var bool
*/
protected $isCollapsedDefault = false;
/**
* @var SecureHtmlRenderer
*/
private $secureRenderer;
/**
* @param \Magento\Backend\Block\Context $context
* @param \Magento\Backend\Model\Auth\Session $authSession
* @param \Magento\Framework\View\Helper\Js $jsHelper
* @param array $data
* @param SecureHtmlRenderer|null $secureRenderer
*/
public function __construct(
\Magento\Backend\Block\Context $context,
\Magento\Backend\Model\Auth\Session $authSession,
\Magento\Framework\View\Helper\Js $jsHelper,
array $data = [],
?SecureHtmlRenderer $secureRenderer = null
) {
$this->_jsHelper = $jsHelper;
$this->_authSession = $authSession;
parent::__construct($context, $data);
$this->secureRenderer = $secureRenderer ?? ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(SecureHtmlRenderer::class);
}
/**
* Render fieldset html
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
public function render(AbstractElement $element)
{
$this->setElement($element);
$header = $this->_getHeaderHtml($element);
$elements = $this->_getChildrenElementsHtml($element);
$footer = $this->_getFooterHtml($element);
return $header . $elements . $footer;
}
/**
* Return children elements html.
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
* @since 100.1.0
*/
protected function _getChildrenElementsHtml(AbstractElement $element)
{
$elements = '';
foreach ($element->getElements() as $field) {
if ($field instanceof \Magento\Framework\Data\Form\Element\Fieldset) {
$elements .= '<tr id="row_' . $field->getHtmlId() . '">'
. '<td colspan="4">' . $field->toHtml() . '</td></tr>';
} else {
$elements .= $field->toHtml();
$styleTag = $this->addVisibilityTag($field);
$elements .= $styleTag;
}
}
return $elements;
}
/**
* Return header html for fieldset
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
protected function _getHeaderHtml($element)
{
if ($element->getIsNested()) {
$html = '<tr class="nested"><td colspan="4"><div class="' . $this->_getFrontendClass($element) . '">';
} else {
$html = '<div class="' . $this->_getFrontendClass($element) . '">';
}
$html .= '<div class="entry-edit-head admin__collapsible-block">' .
'<span id="' .
$element->getHtmlId() .
'-link" class="entry-edit-head-link"></span>';
$html .= $this->_getHeaderTitleHtml($element);
$html .= '</div>';
$html .= '<input id="' .
$element->getHtmlId() .
'-state" name="config_state[' .
$element->getId() .
']" type="hidden" value="' .
(int)$this->_isCollapseState(
$element
) . '" />';
$html .= '<fieldset class="' . $this->_getFieldsetCss() . '" id="' . $element->getHtmlId() . '">';
$html .= '<legend>' . $element->getLegend() . '</legend>';
$html .= $this->_getHeaderCommentHtml($element);
// field label column
$html .= '<table cellspacing="0" class="form-list"><colgroup class="label" /><colgroup class="value" />';
if ($this->getRequest()->getParam('website') || $this->getRequest()->getParam('store')) {
$html .= '<colgroup class="use-default" />';
}
$html .= '<colgroup class="scope-label" /><colgroup class="" /><tbody>';
return $html;
}
/**
* Get frontend class
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
protected function _getFrontendClass($element)
{
$group = $element->getGroup();
$cssClass = isset($group['fieldset_css']) ? $group['fieldset_css'] : '';
return 'section-config' . (empty($cssClass) ? '' : ' ' . $cssClass);
}
/**
* Return header title part of html for fieldset
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
protected function _getHeaderTitleHtml($element)
{
$styleTag = $this->addVisibilityTag($element);
return '<a id="' .
$element->getHtmlId() .
'-head" href="#' .
$element->getHtmlId() .
'-link">' . $element->getLegend() . '</a>' .
$styleTag .
/* @noEscape */ $this->secureRenderer->renderEventListenerAsTag(
'onclick',
'event.preventDefault();' .
"Fieldset.toggleCollapse('" . $element->getHtmlId() . "', '" .
$this->_urlBuilder->getUrl('*/*/state') . "'); return false;",
'a#' . $element->getHtmlId() . '-head'
);
}
/**
* Return header comment part of html for fieldset
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
protected function _getHeaderCommentHtml($element)
{
return $element->getComment() ? '<div class="comment">' . $element->getComment() . '</div>' : '';
}
/**
* Return full css class name for form fieldset
*
* @return string
*/
protected function _getFieldsetCss()
{
/** @var \Magento\Config\Model\Config\Structure\Element\Group $group */
$group = $this->getGroup();
$configCss = $group->getFieldsetCss();
return 'config admin__collapsible-block' . ($configCss ? ' ' . $configCss : '');
}
/**
* Return footer html for fieldset
*
* Add extra tooltip comments to elements
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
protected function _getFooterHtml($element)
{
$html = '</tbody></table>';
foreach ($element->getElements() as $field) {
if ($field->getTooltip()) {
$html .= sprintf(
'<div id="row_%s_comment" class="system-tooltip-box">%s</div>',
$field->getId(),
$field->getTooltip()
);
$html .= $this->secureRenderer->renderStyleAsTag(
'display:none;',
'#row_' . $field->getId() . '_comment'
);
}
}
$html .= '</fieldset>' . $this->_getExtraJs($element);
if ($element->getIsNested()) {
$html .= '</td></tr>';
} else {
$html .= '</div>';
}
return $html;
}
/**
* Return js code for fieldset:
* - observe fieldset rows;
* - apply collapse;
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return string
*/
protected function _getExtraJs($element)
{
$htmlId = $element->getHtmlId();
$output = "require(['prototype'], function(){Fieldset.applyCollapse('{$htmlId}');});";
return $this->_jsHelper->getScript($output);
}
/**
* Collapsed or expanded fieldset when page loaded?
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return bool
*/
protected function _isCollapseState($element)
{
if ($element->getExpanded() ||
($element->getForm() && $element->getForm()->getElements()->count() === 1)
) {
return true;
}
if ($this->isCollapseStateByDependentField($element)) {
return false;
}
$extra = $this->_authSession->getUser()->getExtra();
if (isset($extra['configState'][$element->getId()])) {
return $extra['configState'][$element->getId()];
}
return $this->isCollapsedDefault;
}
/**
* Check if element should be collapsed by dependent field value.
*
* @param AbstractElement $element
* @return bool
*/
private function isCollapseStateByDependentField(AbstractElement $element): bool
{
if (!empty($element->getGroup()['depends']['fields'])) {
foreach ($element->getGroup()['depends']['fields'] as $dependFieldData) {
if (is_array($dependFieldData) && isset($dependFieldData['value'], $dependFieldData['id'])) {
$fieldSetForm = $this->getForm();
$dependentFieldConfigValue = $this->_scopeConfig->getValue(
$dependFieldData['id'],
$fieldSetForm->getScope(),
$fieldSetForm->getScopeCode()
);
if ($dependFieldData['value'] !== $dependentFieldConfigValue) {
return true;
}
}
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* If element or it's parent depends on other element we hide it during page load.
*
* @param AbstractElement $field
* @return string
*/
private function addVisibilityTag(AbstractElement $field): string
{
$elementId = '';
$styleTag = '';
if (!empty($field->getFieldConfig()['depends']['fields'])) {
$elementId = '#row_' . $field->getHtmlId();
} elseif (!empty($field->getGroup()['depends']['fields'])) {
$elementId = '#' . $field->getHtmlId() . '-head';
}
if (!empty($elementId)) {
$styleTag .= $this->secureRenderer->renderStyleAsTag(
'display: none;',
$elementId
);
}
return $styleTag;
}
}
|
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"pile_set_name": "Github"
}
|
IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-16-00165-CR
ALBERT DAWSON, JR.,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 77th District Court
Limestone County, Texas
Trial Court No. 13561-A
_____________
No. 10-16-00172-CR
ALBERT DAWSON, JR.,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 2nd 25th District Court
Colorado County, Texas
Trial Court No. CR15-067
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Albert Dawson Jr. seeks to appeal the trial court’s denial of his pro se post-
conviction motion to reduce his illegal sentences in these two cases. Dawson’s letter,
which is being treated as a notice of appeal,1 states that the trial court denied Dawson’s
motion to reduce his illegal sentence in both cases.
Cause No. 13561-A: This case is from the 77th District Court in Limestone County.
We do not have jurisdiction of a direct appeal of the trial court’s denial of a post-
conviction motion to reduce an illegal sentence. See Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2008) (stating that standard for determining jurisdiction is not whether appeal
is precluded by law, but whether appeal is authorized by law); Everett v. State, 91 S.W.3d
386, 386 (Tex. App.—Waco 2002, no pet.) (stating that court has jurisdiction over criminal
appeals only when expressly granted by law). No law authorizes such a direct appeal.
Cf. Ex parte Rich, 194 S.W.3d 508, 512-13 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) (defendant may raise
challenge to illegal sentence for first time on habeas corpus review). Accordingly, the
appeal of the trial court’s denial of Dawson’s motion to reduce his illegal sentence in
Cause No. 13561-A is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Cause No. CR-15-067: This case is from the 2nd 25th District Court in Colorado
County. We do not have territorial jurisdiction of an appeal from Colorado County,
which is within the territorial jurisdiction of the First Court of Appeals. See TEX. GOV’T.
1
A defendant’s letter that demonstrates a desire to appeal is sufficient to serve as a notice of appeal. See
Palma v. State, 76 S.W.3d 638, 641-42 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002, pet. ref’d); see also Pharris v. State,
196 S.W.3d 369, 372 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, no pet.).
Dawson v. State Page 2
CODE ANN. §§ 22.220(a), 22.201(b, k) (West Supp. 2015). Accordingly, the appeal of the
trial court’s denial of Dawson’s motion to reduce his illegal sentence in Cause No. CR-15-
067 is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
REX D. DAVIS
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed June 2, 2016
Do not publish
[CR25]
Dawson v. State Page 3
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}
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● !public post: Any post that is not marked as "private" will be public.
● !media post: Audio, video, sticky notes, papers slipped under doors... things like that should get a "media" tag. Yes, even telepathy is a media, okay. It's a media of the mind.
● !chat post: The Network has a built-in Instant Messaging/chat system, and works exactly as you'd expect. You can invent a time stamp and a character screen name and go from there. An example of this can be found here.
● !private post: Sometimes you just want to make a message directed to only certain individual(s). That's fine! Use this tag. Please use cuts or [bold brackets] or some other way to distinguish what's a private message and what's not, and most importantly who it's to. Note: private messages can be fair game to "hacking". Please indicate in some way how easy is it or isn't to hack if you'd like these sorts of shenanigans. When in doubt, just think in-character and be sure to ask the player who's character you intend to hack! OOC communication is key.
● !action post: Any post that has your character running physically around the Mansion or Islands. Prose logs should be saved for the log community, but [action tags] can be used for this situation. These will be essential until the Network is up and running!
● And don't forget to tag your characters in your posts AND in network posts to which you reply! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TAG YOUR POSTS.
That's it! PLEASE CONTACT A MOD IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR TAG. Or! If you think there's a strong need for a new type of tag, or notice a duplicate or make a misspelling, just let a mod know and we'll fix it.
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"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
}
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Tottenham entertain Arsenal in the North-London Derby on Saturday in what is the pick of this weekend’s Premier League action. Before things get started with that clash at Wembley, BetVictor brand ambassador Michael Owen makes his predictions ...
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"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
}
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EPUB
EPUB is an e-book file format that uses the ".epub" file extension. The term is short for electronic publication and is sometimes styled ePub. EPUB is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers. EPUB is a technical standard published by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). It became an official standard of the IDPF in September 2007, superseding the older Open eBook standard.
The Book Industry Study Group endorses EPUB 3 as the format of choice for packaging content and has stated that the global book publishing industry should rally around a single standard. The EPUB format is implemented as an archive file consisting of HTML files carrying the content, along with images and other supporting files. EPUB is the most widely supported vendor-independent XML-based (as opposed to PDF) e-book format; that is, it is supported by almost all hardware readers, except for Kindle.
History
A successor to the Open eBook Publication Structure, EPUB 2.0 was approved in October 2007, with a maintenance update (2.0.1) approved in September 2010.
The EPUB 3.0 specification became effective in October 2011, superseded by a minor maintenance update (3.0.1) in June 2014. New major features include support for precise layout or specialized formatting (Fixed Layout Documents), such as for comic books, and MathML support. The current version of EPUB is 3.1, effective January 5, 2017. The (text of) format specification underwent reorganization and clean-up; format supports remotely-hosted resources and new font formats (WOFF 2.0 and SFNT) and uses more pure HTML and CSS.
In May 2016 IDPF Members approved World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) merger, "to fully align the publishing industry and core Web technology".
Version 2.0.1
EPUB 2.0 was approved in October 2007, with a maintenance update (2.0.1) intended to clarify and correct errata in the specifications being approved in September 2010. EPUB version 2.0.1 consists of three specifications:
Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0.1, contains the formatting of its content.
Open Packaging Format (OPF) 2.0.1, describes the structure of the .epub file in XML.
Open Container Format (OCF) 2.0.1, collects all files as a ZIP archive.
EPUB internally uses XHTML or DTBook (an XML standard provided by the DAISY Consortium) to represent the text and structure of the content document, and a subset of CSS to provide layout and formatting. XML is used to create the document manifest, table of contents, and EPUB metadata. Finally, the files are bundled in a zip file as a packaging format.
Open Publication Structure 2.0.1
An EPUB file uses XHTML 1.1 (or DTBook) to construct the content of a book as of version 2.0.1. This is different from previous versions (OEBPS 1.2 and earlier), which used a subset of XHTML. There are, however, a few restrictions on certain elements. The mimetype for XHTML documents in EPUB is application/xhtml+xml.
Styling and layout are performed using a subset of CSS 2.0, referred to as OPS Style Sheets. This specialized syntax requires that reading systems support for only a portion of CSS properties and adds a few custom properties. Custom properties include oeb-page-head, oeb-page-foot, and oeb-column-number. Font-embedding can be accomplished using the @font-face property, as well as including the font file in the OPF's manifest (see below). The mimetype for CSS documents in EPUB is text/css.
EPUB also requires that PNG, JPEG, GIF, and SVG images be supported using the mimetypes image/png, image/jpeg, image/gif, image/svg+xml. Other media types are allowed, but creators must include alternative renditions using supported types. For a table of all required mimetypes, see Section 1.3.7 of the specification.
Unicode is required, and content producers must use either UTF-8 or UTF-16 encoding. This is to support international and multilingual books. However, reading systems are not required to provide the fonts necessary to display every unicode character, though they are required to display at least a placeholder for characters that cannot be displayed fully.
An example skeleton of an XHTML file for EPUB looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Pride and Prejudice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
</html>
Open Packaging Format 2.0.1
The OPF specification's purpose is to "...[define] the mechanism by which the various components of an OPS publication are tied together and provides additional structure and semantics to the electronic publication." This is accomplished by two XML files with the extensions .opf and .ncx.
.opf file
The OPF file, traditionally named content.opf, houses the EPUB book's metadata, file manifest, and linear reading order. This file has a root element package and four child elements: metadata, manifest, spine, and guide. Furthermore, the package node must have the unique-identifier attribute. The .opf file's mimetype is application/oebps-package+xml.
The metadata element contains all the metadata information for a particular EPUB file. Three metadata tags are required (though many more are available): title, language, and identifier. title contains the title of the book, language contains the language of the book's contents in RFC 3066 format or its successors, such as the newer RFC 4646 and identifier contains a unique identifier for the book, such as its ISBN or a URL. The identifier's id attribute should equal the unique-identifier attribute from the package element.
The manifest element lists all the files contained in the package. Each file is represented by an item element, and has the attributes id, href, media-type. All XHTML (content documents), stylesheets, images or other media, embedded fonts, and the NCX file should be listed here. Only the .opf file itself, the container.xml, and the mimetype files should not be included. Note that in the example below, an arbitrary media-type is given to the included font file, even though no mimetype exists for fonts.
The spine element lists all the XHTML content documents in their linear reading order. Also, any content document that can be reached through linking or the table of contents must be listed as well. The toc attribute of spine must contain the id of the NCX file listed in the manifest. Each itemref element's idref is set to the id of its respective content document.
The guide element is an optional element for the purpose of identifying fundamental structural components of the book. Each reference element has the attributes type, title, href. Files referenced in href must be listed in the manifest, and are allowed to have an element identifier (e.g. #figures in the example).
An example OPF file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package version="2.0" xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" unique-identifier="BookId">
<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:opf="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf">
<dc:title>Pride and Prejudice</dc:title>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<dc:identifier id="BookId" opf:scheme="ISBN">123456789X</dc:identifier>
<dc:creator opf:file-as="Austen, Jane" opf:role="aut">Jane Austen</dc:creator>
</metadata>
<manifest>
<item id="chapter1" href="chapter1.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"/>
<item id="appendix" href="appendix.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"/>
<item id="stylesheet" href="style.css" media-type="text/css"/>
<item id="ch1-pic" href="ch1-pic.png" media-type="image/png"/>
<item id="myfont" href="css/myfont.otf" media-type="application/x-font-opentype"/>
<item id="ncx" href="toc.ncx" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml"/>
</manifest>
<spine toc="ncx">
<itemref idref="chapter1" />
<itemref idref="appendix" />
</spine>
<guide>
<reference type="loi" title="List Of Illustrations" href="appendix.xhtml#figures" />
</guide>
</package>
.ncx file
The NCX file (Navigation Control file for XML), traditionally named toc.ncx, contains the hierarchical table of contents for the EPUB file. The specification for NCX was developed for Digital Talking Book (DTB), is maintained by the DAISY Consortium, and is not a part of the EPUB specification. The NCX file has a mimetype of application/x-dtbncx+xml.
Of note here is that the values for the docTitle, docAuthor, and meta name="dtb:uid" elements should match their analogs in the OPF file. Also, the meta name="dtb:depth" element is set equal to the depth of the navMap element. navPoint elements can be nested to create a hierarchical table of contents. navLabel's content is the text that appears in the table of contents generated by reading systems that use the .ncx. navPoint's content element points to a content document listed in the manifest and can also include an element identifier (e.g. #section1).
A description of certain exceptions to the NCX specification as used in EPUB is in Section 2.4.1 of the specification. The complete specification for NCX can be found in Section 8 of the Specifications for the Digital Talking Book.
An example .ncx file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE ncx PUBLIC "-//NISO//DTD ncx 2005-1//EN"
"http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/ncx-2005-1.dtd">
<ncx version="2005-1" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/ncx/">
<head>
<!-- The following four metadata items are required for all NCX documents,
including those that conform to the relaxed constraints of OPS 2.0 -->
<meta name="dtb:uid" content="123456789X"/> <!-- same as in .opf -->
<meta name="dtb:depth" content="1"/> <!-- 1 or higher -->
<meta name="dtb:totalPageCount" content="0"/> <!-- must be 0 -->
<meta name="dtb:maxPageNumber" content="0"/> <!-- must be 0 -->
</head>
<docTitle>
<text>Pride and Prejudice</text>
</docTitle>
<docAuthor>
<text>Austen, Jane</text>
</docAuthor>
<navMap>
<navPoint class="chapter" id="chapter1" playOrder="1">
<navLabel><text>Chapter 1</text></navLabel>
<content src="chapter1.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>
</navMap>
</ncx>
Open Container Format 2.0.1
An EPUB file is a group of files that conform to the OPS/OPF standards and are wrapped in a ZIP file. The OCF specifies how to organize these files in the ZIP, and defines two additional files that must be included.
The mimetype file must be a text document in ASCII that contains the string application/epub+zip. It must also be uncompressed, unencrypted, and the first file in the ZIP archive. This file provides a more reliable way for applications to identify the mimetype of the file than just the .epub extension.
Also, there must be a folder named META-INF, which contains the required file container.xml. This XML file points to the file defining the contents of the book. This is the OPF file, though additional alternative rootfile elements are allowed.
Apart from mimetype and META-INF/container.xml, the other files (OPF, NCX, XHTML, CSS and images files) are traditionally put in a directory named OEBPS.
An example file structure:
--ZIP Container--
mimetype
META-INF/
container.xml
OEBPS/
content.opf
chapter1.xhtml
ch1-pic.png
css/
style.css
myfont.otf
An example container.xml, given the above file structure:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
<rootfiles>
<rootfile full-path="OEBPS/content.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
</rootfiles>
</container>
Version 3.0.1
The EPUB 3.0 Recommended Specification was approved on 11 October 2011. On June 26, 2014 EPUB 3.0.1 was approved as a minor maintenance update to EPUB 3.0. EPUB 3.0 supersedes the previous release 2.0.1.
EPUB 3 consists of a set of four specifications:
EPUB Publications 3.0, which defines publication-level semantics and overarching conformance requirements for EPUB Publications
EPUB Content Documents 3.0, which defines profiles of XHTML, SVG and CSS for use in the context of EPUB Publications
EPUB Open Container Format (OCF) 3.0, which defines a file format and processing model for encapsulating a set of related resources into a single-file (ZIP) EPUB Container.
EPUB Media Overlays 3.0, which defines a format and a processing model for synchronization of text and audio
The EPUB 3.0 format was intended to address the following criticisms:
While good for text-centric books, EPUB was rather unsuitable for publications that require precise layout or specialized formatting, such as comic books.
A major issue hindering the use of EPUB for most technical publications was the lack of support for equations formatted as MathML. They were included as bitmap or SVG images, precluding proper handling by screen readers and interaction with computer algebra systems. Support for MathML is included in the EPUB 3.0 specification.
Other criticisms of EPUB were the specification's lack of detail on linking within or between EPUB books, and its lack of a specification for annotation. Such linking is hindered by the use of a ZIP file as the container for EPUB. Furthermore, it was unclear if it would be better to link by using EPUB's internal structural markup (the OPF specification mentioned above) or directly to files through the ZIP's file structure. The lack of a standardized way to annotate EPUB books led to difficulty in sharing and transferring annotations and therefore limited the use scenarios of EPUB, particularly in educational settings, because it cannot provide a level of interactivity comparable to the web.
On June 26, 2014, the IDPF published EPUB 3.0.1 as a final Recommended Specification.
In November 2014, EPUB 3.0 was published by the International Standards Organization as ISO/IEC TS 30135 (parts 1-7).
Features
The format and many readers support the following:
Reflowable document: optimize text for a particular display
Fixed-layout content: pre-paginated content can be useful for certain kinds of highly designed content, such as illustrated books intended only for larger screens, such as tablets.
Like an HTML web site, the format supports inline raster and vector images, metadata, and CSS styling.
Page bookmarking
Passage highlighting and notes
A library that stores books and can be searched
Re-sizable fonts, and changeable text and background colors
Support for a subset of MathML
Digital rights management—can contain digital rights management (DRM) as an optional layer
Digital rights management
An EPUB file can optionally contain DRM as an additional layer, but it is not required by the specifications. In addition, the specification does not name any particular DRM system to use, so publishers can choose a DRM scheme to their liking. However, future versions of EPUB (specifically OCF) may specify a format for DRM.
The EPUB specification does not enforce or suggest a particular DRM scheme. This could affect the level of support for various DRM systems on devices and the portability of purchased e-books. Consequently, such DRM incompatibility may segment the EPUB format along the lines of DRM systems, undermining the advantages of a single standard format and confusing the consumer.
DRMed EPUB files must contain a file called rights.xml within the META-INF directory at the root level of the ZIP container.
Adoption
EPUB is widely used on software readers such as Google Play Books on Android and Apple Books on iOS and macOS, but not by Amazon Kindle e-readers. iBooks also supports the proprietary iBook format, which is based on the EPUB format but depends upon code from the iBooks app to function.
Data interchange EPUB is a popular format for ebook creation because it can be an open format and is based on HTML, as opposed to Amazon's proprietary format for Kindle readers. Popular EPUB producers of public domain and open licensed content, include Project Gutenberg, PubMed Central, SciELO and others.
Implementation
An EPUB file is an archive that contains, in effect, a website. It includes HTML files, images, CSS style sheets, and other assets. It also contains metadata. EPUB 3 is the latest version. By using HTML5, publications can contain video, audio, and interactivity, just like websites in web browsers.
Container
An ePub publication is delivered as a single file. This file is an unencrypted zipped archive containing a set of interrelated resources.
An OCF (Open Container Format) Abstract Container defines a file system model for the contents of the container. The file system model uses a single common root directory for all contents in the container. All (non-remote) resources for publications are in the directory tree headed by the container's root directory, though EPUB mandates no specific file system structure for this. The file system model includes a mandatory directory named META-INF that is a direct child of the container's root directory. META-INF stores container.xml.
The first file in the archive must be the mimetype file. It must be unencrypted and uncompressed so that non-ZIP utilities can read the mimetype. The mimetype file must be an ASCII file that contains the string "application/epub+zip". This file provides a more reliable way for applications to identify the mimetype of the file than just the .epub extension.
An example file structure:
--ZIP Container--
mimetype
META-INF/
container.xml
OEBPS/
content.opf
chapter1.xhtml
ch1-pic.png
css/
style.css
myfont.otf
toc.ncx
There must be a META-INF directory containing container.xml. This file points to the file defining the contents of the book, the OPF file, though additional alternative rootfile elements are allowed. Apart from mimetype and META-INF/container.xml, the other files (OPF, NCX, XHTML, CSS and images files) are traditionally put in a directory named OEBPS. An example container.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
<rootfiles>
<rootfile full-path="OEBPS/content.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
</rootfiles>
</container>
Publication
The ePUB container must contain:
At least one content document.
One navigation document.
One package document listing all publication resources. This file should use the file extension .opf. It contains metadata, a manifest, fallback chains, bindings, and a spine. This is an ordered sequence of ID references defining the default reading order.
The ePUB container may contain:
style sheets.
PLS Documents.
media overlay documents.
Contents
Content documents include: HTML 5 content, navigation documents, SVG documents, scripted content documents, and fixed layout documents.
Contents also include CSS and PLS documents. Navigation documents supersedes the NCX grammar used in EPUB 2.
Media overlays
Books with synchronized audio narration are created in EPUB 3 by using media overlay documents to describe the timing for the pre-recorded audio narration and how it relates to the EPUB Content Document markup. The file format for Media Overlays is defined as a subset of SMIL.
Software
Many editors exist including calibre and Sigil, both of which are open source. Another open source tool, called epubcheck, can be used for validating and detecting errors in the structural markup (OCF, OPF, OPS), image, and XHTML files.
Readers exist for all major hardware platforms with the exception of Amazon Kindle, such as Adobe Digital Editions and calibre on desktop platforms, Google Play Books and Aldiko on Android and iOS, and Apple Books on macOS and iOS.
Reading software
The following software can read and display EPUB files:
See also the Wikipedia category for articles about EPUB readers.
Editing software
Notes
References
External links
ISO/IEC TS 30135-1:2014 - EPUB3 — Part 1: EPUB3 Overview
EPUB Validator (beta)
https://github.com/idpf/epubcheck
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Category:Document-centric XML-based standards
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Category:Electronic paper technology
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Last updated on .From the section European Football
What else could you buy for Neymar's £200m?
Paris St-Germain have signed Brazil forward Neymar for a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m) from Barcelona.
The deal for the 25-year-old smashes the previous record set when Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United from Juventus for £89m in August 2016.
He will earn 45m euros (£40.7m) a year - 865,000 euros (£782,000) a week - before tax from the initial five-year deal, a total outlay of £400m.
Neymar said he has joined "one of the most ambitious clubs in Europe".
"Paris St-Germain's ambition attracted me to the club, along with the passion and the energy this brings," he added.
"I feel ready to take the challenge. From today, I will do everything I can to help my new team-mates."
The French side have arranged a news conference for 12:30 BST on Friday. Neymar will then be introduced to fans on Saturday at PSG's first game of the season against Amiens at Parc des Princes.
PSG reached the last eight of the Champions League last season - knocked out by a Neymar-inspired Barcelona - and were beaten to the French title by Monaco.
A late snag?
After weeks of speculation, Neymar arrived for training with Barcelona on Wednesday with his father and representative, and told the Spanish club he wanted to leave.
He was then given permission by Barca manager Ernesto Valverde to leave to "sort out his future".
In Spain, a release clause can only be activated by a player buying himself out of his contract.
But when Neymar's lawyers attempted to make the deposit on Thursday, La Liga officials rejected the payment. Further statements followed from all sides as the negotiations continued.
La Liga believes French club PSG are violating Uefa's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules and Barcelona previously said they would report PSG to European football's governing body Uefa for a FFP breach.
PSG believes La Liga was acting unlawfully, while the French league (LFP) said it was "surprised" and urged its Spanish counterpart to "abide by the Fifa rules".
Unable to get La Liga to take the payment, Neymar's representatives paid the 222m euros (£200m) fee at Barca's offices instead.
So FFP... who is right?
FFP rules, first implemented during the 2011-12 season, stipulate that European clubs cannot outspend what they earn by more than 30m euros.
PSG is backed by money from Gulf state Qatar and La Liga president Javier Tebas has accused the French club of "financial doping".
It is the first time PSG - ranked the 11th most valuable club in the world by Forbes - have broken the global transfer record, with Real Madrid paying five of the past six highest fees. The deal dwarfs the £89m Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba last summer - the previous world record.
Stepping out of Messi's shadow?
Neymar's departure from Barcelona breaks up the feted attacking trident he formed with Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez.
On Wednesday, Messi posted on Instagram: external-link "It was a great pleasure to have shared all these years with you my friend Neymar. I wish you good luck in this new stage of your life." Neymar replied: "Thank you brother. I will miss you."
Then, after completing the move, the Brazilian posted his own message, external-link calling the Argentine "the best athlete I've ever seen in my life".
"Lionel Messi became my team-mate, and my friend on and off the pitch," he wrote. "I am proud to have played with you. We formed an attack with Luis Suarez that will endure forever.
"I achieved everything a sportsperson can achieve. I played with these guys in video games. I lived unforgettable moments in a city that is more than a city - it's a homeland.
"Barcelona and Catalonia will always be in my heart but I need a new challenge. PSG offered a bold new way forward and I'm ready. Right now I feel in my heart that it's time to go."
Since joining Barca in 2013, Neymar scored 68 goals in four full seasons - behind Cristiano Ronaldo (139), Messi (134), Luis Suarez (85), Antoine Griezmann (76) and Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz (70)
In that same period, he had the fifth most direct assists with 38 - again behind Messi (54), Atletico Madrid's Koke (45), Suarez (43) and Ronaldo (42)
In chances created in that time (287), he was second only to team-mate Messi (326)
He had the highest number of chances created last season (91) - more than any other PSG player (Angel di Maria had 78)
Edinson Cavani scored almost three times as many league goals (35) than Neymar (13) last season
Neymar in profile
Born in Mogi das Cruzes, a suburb of Sao Paulo, on 5 February 1992
Started his career at Santos after signing a professional contract in January 2009
Remains Santos' leading goalscorer in the post-Pele era with 138 goals in 229 matches
Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United were all linked before he eventually signed for Barcelona in June 2013 at the age of 21
He made his Barca debut against Levante in August 2013 and went on to score 105 goals and provide 80 assists in 186 games for the Catalan club
He won two La Liga titles and one Champions League
Made his international debut aged 18 and he has scored 52 goals in 77 games for Brazil
Neymar at Barcelona last season Games Minutes played Goals Minutes per goal Assists 45 3,972 20 199 27
Neymar scored the fastest goal in Olympic history after just 14 seconds against Honduras in the Rio 2016 men's semi-final
What happened the last time Neymar was signed
When Neymar joined Barcelona in June 2013, the club said they paid a total of £48.6m.
But after Barca refused to offer more details, an investigation was started by the Spanish prosecutor into whether the club had defrauded the treasury of unpaid tax.
The president Sandro Rosell, who personally oversaw the pursuit of Neymar, eventually resigned - though he said it was for personal reasons - and his successor, Josep Maria Bartomeu, revealed the true cost of the deal was actually £71.5m.
Neymar's father got £33m fee, plus £2m in "agent fees"
Santos got £14m, plus £6m by giving Barca an option on future Santos players
The player got an £8m signing-on fee, plus £9m a year in wages over five years
Neymar's charitable foundation in Brazil also received £2m
History of the world transfer record
In 1975, Italian Giuseppe Savoldi became football's first £1m player with his move from Bologna to Napoli. And Britain followed suit four years later, when Nottingham Forest paid Birmingham City £1.2m for England forward Trevor Francis.
Only two players have broken the transfer record twice: Argentina legend Diego Maradona and Brazil great Ronaldo.
Maradona moved from Boca Juniors to Barcelona for £3m in 1982, before joining Napoli two years later for £5m. Ronaldo joined Barcelona for £13.2m in 1996, but left after just one season to join Inter for £19.5m.
Brazil winger Denilson (£21.5m), Italy striker Christian Vieri (£32m), Argentina forward Hernan Crespo (£35.5m), Portugal winger Luis Figo (£37m) and France playmaker Zinedine Zidane (£46m) all raised the bar over the next three years.
Brazil midfielder Kaka (£56m) breached the £50m barrier in 2009 before his new club Real Madrid broke the record again by signing Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for £80m three weeks later.
The Bernabeu club beat their own record again with their £85m deal with Tottenham for Wales forward Gareth Bale in 2013 - before Manchester United paid £89m for France midfielder Pogba last summer.
The top 10 most expensive deals (fees as reported in sterling at the time) before Neymar
Reaction & #NeymarMaths
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho: "Expensive are the ones who get into a certain level without a certain quality. For £200m, I don't think [Neymar] is expensive.
"I think he's expensive in the fact that now you are going to have more players at £100m, you are going have more players at £80m and more players at £60m. And I think that's the problem.
"So I think the problem is not Neymar, I think the problem is the consequences of Neymar."
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "I thought Fair Play was made so that situations like that can't happen. That's more of a suggestion than a real rule."
Lille director general Marc Ingla, a former Barcelona vice president: "It's a blow for Barcelona. Neymar is an accelerator to this bright future of Ligue 1. The young talent pool we have here is the best in Europe. For sure we can still compete with PSG. Once you get on the pitch it's 11 v 11 and all the transfer fees and salaries narrow a bit."
Barcelona's Arda Turan: external-link "It was a great pleasure to have lived all those unforgettable moments with you my brother. Wish you the best. Always..."
How much is Neymar worth? A lot of spaghetti...
What would 222m euros buy you?
Five Huddersfield Towns - the Premier League new boys are valued at £44m
Effectively, it would buy you Monaco, the 19th most valuable club in the world based on figures from Transfermarkt external-link
You could pay Premier League champions Chelsea's prize money and broadcast fees for last season and still have change
Or how about buying 1.5 million men's PSG shirts - the club's official store are selling the 2017-18 home jersey for 140 euros
In fact, why not splash out on 2 Kensington Palace Gardens. Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal bought the London property in 2004 for £57m (76m euros in today's market)
Or invest in 1,032 trips to space with Virgin Galactic. A ticket for Sir Richard Branson's commercial space-line currently costs $250,000
Analysis
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent Richard Conway
Rêvons Plus Grand!", PSG's motto, is hard to avoid at their stadium, Parc de Princes.
Translated? "Dream Bigger!".
Signing Neymar, and obliterating the transfer world record, is certainly living up to that self-imposed ideal.
The club's owners, Qatari Sports Investment (QSI), are the upstarts within the European game and are determined to disrupt the old order.
QSI is an arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund - so PSG's ambitions are backed by the enormous natural gas wealth of the Gulf state.
Qatar is locked in a bitter dispute with its Arab neighbours right now - so this transfer has a distinct political overtone as it seeks to show it will not be diminished or cowed by an on-going trade blockade and a diplomatic war of words.
Having secured the World Cup in 2022, PSG is seen in Doha as one of the ways through which the state can achieve its ambitions.
And in Neymar they now have a player it hopes can bridge the gap between Champions League wannabes and serial winners.
Progress towards that target has not been easy so far. Millions spent in transfer fees has delivered plenty of domestic silverware. It is not the success the club truly craves.
A spate of recent quarter-final defeats and last season's second-leg capitulation to Barcelona in the round of 16 does not reflect the high ambitions of those in charge.
The talk in Paris is of building a dynasty, not merely creating fleeting moments of hope and glory.
As for Uefa's financial fair play? The regulations have certainly tempered PSG's elaborate spending in recent seasons but Neymar's arrival represents a serious challenge to the club in this respect alongside Uefa's credibility.
The value of this deal - fee and wages - must pass the necessary tests. There's confidence within PSG's boardroom that it will not be a significant issue but their accountants will perhaps be as busy as the first team squad in coming months.
In the end, this is an era-defining transfer on a par - in terms of its significance - with Maradona to Napoli, Shearer to Newcastle, Zidane, Ronaldo and Bale to Real Madrid or Pogba to Manchester United.
Those moves all had sporting ambition at their heart. This transfer, for now, is perceived more as a triumph of political and financial considerations.
But this is football. And ultimately this deal will not be judged in the governmental salons of Doha nor on a spreadsheet. Instead, success must be delivered through PSG capturing the club game's greatest trophy.
Brazilian journalist Fernando Duarte: "This is simply the biggest ever deal in football history.
"We're talking about a player who has the potential to be one of the best in the world. He has the marketing potential, he's a natural, unlike Lionel Messi for example who always looks awkward on camera.
"Why should Brad Pitt get $20m for a movie and a football player, who is not going to be playing in his 40s like many sporting stars, shouldn't?
"One year before the World Cup, he's going to a club where everything will be resting on his shoulders. If PSG win the Champions League, it will be Neymar's plaudits. If PSG fail, it will be Neymar's fault."
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Q:
Problem in getting time
HI i need to increment 15 minutes in time intrval which i get in the webservice .
The code is as follows
NSString *dateString =obj.String_date_start; // start time is 2011-07-01
dateString = [dateString stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@" %@ +0000",obj.String_time_start]]; //After this statement the date is 2011-07-01 03:00:00 +0000
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z"];
NSDate *dateFromString = [[NSDate alloc] init];
dateFromString = [dateFormatter dateFromString:dateString];
NSDate *scheduledForYellow = [dateFromString dateByAddingTimeInterval:900];
[dateFormatter release];
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter1 = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter1 setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z"];
NSString *strTime = [dateFormatter1 stringFromDate:scheduledForYellow];
[dateFormatter1 release];
NSArray *aryy = [strTime componentsSeparatedByString:@" "];
NSLog(@"end time ======>>>%@",[aryy objectAtIndex:1]);
obj.String_StaticEndTime = [aryy objectAtIndex:1];
Here to add 15 minutes to my start time i have written the above code , but in end time that is [aryy objectAtIndex:1] does not give me the correct time.What i wanted to do is increment 15 minutes for whatever date i get in start date .Dont know whats the issue is.
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A:
It must be because of the default timezone (local timezone) that the date formatter uses to generate the string. I have modified your code a bit to reuse the date formatter and fixed a leak with dateFromString.
NSString *dateString = obj.String_date_start; // start time is 2011-07-01
dateString = [dateString stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@" %@ +0000",obj.String_time_start]]; //After this statement the date is 2011-07-01 03:00:00 +0000
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[[NSDateFormatter alloc] init] autorelease];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z"];
NSDate * dateFromString = [dateFormatter dateFromString:dateString];
NSDate * scheduledForYellow = [dateFromString dateByAddingTimeInterval:900];
[dateFormatter setTimeZone:[NSTimeZone timeZoneWithName:@"GMT"]];
NSString * strTime = [dateFormatter dateFromString:scheduledForYellow];
NSArray * aryy = [strTime componentsSeparatedByString:@" "];
NSLog(@"end time ======>>>%@",[aryy objectAtIndex:1]);
obj.String_StaticEndTime = [aryy objectAtIndex:1];
This should fix the issue. Let me know if you face any issues.
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require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/options'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/manifest'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/generated_attribute'
module Rails
# Rails::Generator is a code generation platform tailored for the Rails
# web application framework. Generators are easily invoked within Rails
# applications to add and remove components such as models and controllers.
# New generators are easy to create and may be distributed as RubyGems,
# tarballs, or Rails plugins for inclusion system-wide, per-user,
# or per-application.
#
# For actual examples see the rails_generator/generators directory in the
# Rails source (or the +railties+ directory if you have frozen the Rails
# source in your application).
#
# Generators may subclass other generators to provide variations that
# require little or no new logic but replace the template files.
#
# For a RubyGem, put your generator class and templates in the +lib+
# directory. For a Rails plugin, make a +generators+ directory at the
# root of your plugin.
#
# The layout of generator files can be seen in the built-in
# +controller+ generator:
#
# generators/
# components/
# controller/
# controller_generator.rb
# templates/
# controller.rb
# functional_test.rb
# helper.rb
# view.html.erb
#
# The directory name (+controller+) matches the name of the generator file
# (controller_generator.rb) and class (ControllerGenerator). The files
# that will be copied or used as templates are stored in the +templates+
# directory.
#
# The filenames of the templates don't matter, but choose something that
# will be self-explanatory since you will be referencing these in the
# +manifest+ method inside your generator subclass.
#
#
module Generator
class GeneratorError < StandardError; end
class UsageError < GeneratorError; end
# The base code generator is bare-bones. It sets up the source and
# destination paths and tells the logger whether to keep its trap shut.
#
# It's useful for copying files such as stylesheets, images, or
# javascripts.
#
# For more comprehensive template-based passive code generation with
# arguments, you'll want Rails::Generator::NamedBase.
#
# Generators create a manifest of the actions they perform then hand
# the manifest to a command which replays the actions to do the heavy
# lifting (such as checking for existing files or creating directories
# if needed). Create, destroy, and list commands are included. Since a
# single manifest may be used by any command, creating new generators is
# as simple as writing some code templates and declaring what you'd like
# to do with them.
#
# The manifest method must be implemented by subclasses, returning a
# Rails::Generator::Manifest. The +record+ method is provided as a
# convenience for manifest creation. Example:
#
# class StylesheetGenerator < Rails::Generator::Base
# def manifest
# record do |m|
# m.directory('public/stylesheets')
# m.file('application.css', 'public/stylesheets/application.css')
# end
# end
# end
#
# See Rails::Generator::Commands::Create for a list of methods available
# to the manifest.
class Base
include Options
# Declare default options for the generator. These options
# are inherited to subclasses.
default_options :collision => :ask, :quiet => false
# A logger instance available everywhere in the generator.
cattr_accessor :logger
# Every generator that is dynamically looked up is tagged with a
# Spec describing where it was found.
class_inheritable_accessor :spec
attr_reader :source_root, :destination_root, :args
def initialize(runtime_args, runtime_options = {})
@args = runtime_args
parse!(@args, runtime_options)
# Derive source and destination paths.
@source_root = options[:source] || File.join(spec.path, 'templates')
if options[:destination]
@destination_root = options[:destination]
elsif defined? ::RAILS_ROOT
@destination_root = ::RAILS_ROOT
end
# Silence the logger if requested.
logger.quiet = options[:quiet]
# Raise usage error if help is requested.
usage if options[:help]
end
# Generators must provide a manifest. Use the +record+ method to create
# a new manifest and record your generator's actions.
def manifest
raise NotImplementedError, "No manifest for '#{spec.name}' generator."
end
# Return the full path from the source root for the given path.
# Example for source_root = '/source':
# source_path('some/path.rb') == '/source/some/path.rb'
#
# The given path may include a colon ':' character to indicate that
# the file belongs to another generator. This notation allows any
# generator to borrow files from another. Example:
# source_path('model:fixture.yml') = '/model/source/path/fixture.yml'
def source_path(relative_source)
# Check whether we're referring to another generator's file.
name, path = relative_source.split(':', 2)
# If not, return the full path to our source file.
if path.nil?
File.join(source_root, name)
# Otherwise, ask our referral for the file.
else
# FIXME: this is broken, though almost always true. Others'
# source_root are not necessarily the templates dir.
File.join(self.class.lookup(name).path, 'templates', path)
end
end
# Return the full path from the destination root for the given path.
# Example for destination_root = '/dest':
# destination_path('some/path.rb') == '/dest/some/path.rb'
def destination_path(relative_destination)
File.join(destination_root, relative_destination)
end
protected
# Convenience method for generator subclasses to record a manifest.
def record
Rails::Generator::Manifest.new(self) { |m| yield m }
end
# Override with your own usage banner.
def banner
"Usage: #{$0} #{spec.name} [options]"
end
# Read USAGE from file in generator base path.
def usage_message
File.read(File.join(spec.path, 'USAGE')) rescue ''
end
end
# The base generator for named components: models, controllers, mailers,
# etc. The target name is taken as the first argument and inflected to
# singular, plural, class, file, and table forms for your convenience.
# The remaining arguments are aliased to +actions+ as an array for
# controller and mailer convenience.
#
# Several useful local variables and methods are populated in the
# +initialize+ method. See below for a list of Attributes and
# External Aliases available to both the manifest and to all templates.
#
# If no name is provided, the generator raises a usage error with content
# optionally read from the USAGE file in the generator's base path.
#
# For example, the +controller+ generator takes the first argument as
# the name of the class and subsequent arguments as the names of
# actions to be generated:
#
# ./script/generate controller Article index new create
#
# See Rails::Generator::Base for a discussion of manifests,
# Rails::Generator::Commands::Create for methods available to the manifest,
# and Rails::Generator for a general discussion of generators.
class NamedBase < Base
attr_reader :name, :class_name, :singular_name, :plural_name, :table_name
attr_reader :class_path, :file_path, :class_nesting, :class_nesting_depth
alias_method :file_name, :singular_name
alias_method :actions, :args
def initialize(runtime_args, runtime_options = {})
super
# Name argument is required.
usage if runtime_args.empty?
@args = runtime_args.dup
base_name = @args.shift
assign_names!(base_name)
end
protected
# Override with your own usage banner.
def banner
"Usage: #{$0} #{spec.name} #{spec.name.camelize}Name [options]"
end
def attributes
@attributes ||= @args.collect do |attribute|
Rails::Generator::GeneratedAttribute.new(*attribute.split(":"))
end
end
private
def assign_names!(name)
@name = name
base_name, @class_path, @file_path, @class_nesting, @class_nesting_depth = extract_modules(@name)
@class_name_without_nesting, @singular_name, @plural_name = inflect_names(base_name)
@table_name = (!defined?(ActiveRecord::Base) || ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names) ? plural_name : singular_name
@table_name.gsub! '/', '_'
if @class_nesting.empty?
@class_name = @class_name_without_nesting
else
@table_name = @class_nesting.underscore << "_" << @table_name
@class_name = "#{@class_nesting}::#{@class_name_without_nesting}"
end
end
# Extract modules from filesystem-style or ruby-style path:
# good/fun/stuff
# Good::Fun::Stuff
# produce the same results.
def extract_modules(name)
modules = name.include?('/') ? name.split('/') : name.split('::')
name = modules.pop
path = modules.map { |m| m.underscore }
file_path = (path + [name.underscore]).join('/')
nesting = modules.map { |m| m.camelize }.join('::')
[name, path, file_path, nesting, modules.size]
end
def inflect_names(name)
camel = name.camelize
under = camel.underscore
plural = under.pluralize
[camel, under, plural]
end
end
end
end
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473 N.W.2d 333 (1991)
James STINSON, Appellant,
v.
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, defendant and third-party plaintiff, Respondent.
LANO EQUIPMENT, INC., et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs,
v.
MIDWEST BRASS & ALUMINUM, INC., Third-Party Defendant, and
Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance, Intervenor.
No. C4-90-2626.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota.
July 23, 1991.
Review Denied September 13, 1991.
*334 Steve Gaskins and Bradley J. Ayers, Cosgrove, Flynn, Gaskins & Haskell, Minneapolis, for appellant.
David G. Martin and Michael R. Doherty, Doherty, Rumble & Butler, P.A., St. Paul, for respondent.
Considered and decided by FOLEY, P.J., and HUSPENI and AMUNDSON, JJ.
OPINION
FOLEY, Judge.
Appellant James Stinson challenges the district court's determination that a Rule 68 offer of judgment, plus costs and disbursements does not include prejudgment interest. Respondent Clark Equipment Company maintains the district court's award of costs and disbursements should be remanded or denied because the district court's findings were insufficient. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.
FACTS
Stinson commenced this products liability action against Clark and others not party to this appeal on January 14, 1987. He alleges he was caught between the left arm and rollover protective structure of a Bobcat Skid-Steer Loader on September 5, 1986. Stinson allegedly suffered severe abdominal injuries and was hospitalized for over two months. The Bobcat was manufactured by Melroe, a business unit of Clark.
A two-week trial was scheduled to begin December 13, 1989. On November 22, 1989, Clark served Stinson with a Rule 68 offer of judgment that provided for a $240,000 judgment to be entered against Clark plus costs and disbursements. Stinson accepted the offer in writing on December 1, 1989. The trial court entered judgment on January 18, 1990, incorporating the offer of judgment and reserving the issue of prejudgment interest and taxation of costs.
Stinson petitioned the district court for costs and disbursements of $55,262 in prejudgment interest, $31,593.14 in expert fees, $8,773.92 in deposition costs and $5,347.32 in miscellaneous costs and disbursements. By a November 12, 1990 order, the district court awarded Stinson $31,813.35 *335 in expert witness fees, $8,798.37 in deposition costs and disbursements and $4,594.16 in miscellaneous costs, and also denied prejudgment interest. Stinson appeals and Clark has filed a notice of review.
ISSUES
1. Did the Rule 68 offer of judgment, plus costs and disbursements include prejudgment interest as a cost?
2. Did the district court abuse its discretion in its award of costs and disbursements?
ANALYSIS
1. The determination of reasonableness of costs is within the district court's discretion and will not be reversed unless there has been an abuse of that discretion. Kletschka v. Abbott-Northwestern Hosp., Inc., 417 N.W.2d 752, 755 (Minn.App.1988), pet. for rev. denied (Minn. Mar. 30, 1988). A finding of fact may not be set aside unless it is clearly erroneous. Minn. R.Civ.P. 52.01. A district court's decision, however, is not binding on this court when the question is one of law. Dahlheimer v. City of Dayton, 441 N.W.2d 534, 536 (Minn.App.1989), pet for rev. denied (Minn. Aug. 15, 1989).
Stinson argues that, because the Rule 68 offer of judgment agreement is an enforceable money judgment, he is entitled to prejudgment interest. Minn.R.Civ.P. 68 provides in part:
At any time prior to ten days before the trial begins, any party may serve upon an adverse party an offer to allow judgment to be entered to the effect specified in the offer or to pay or accept a specified sum of money, with costs and disbursements then accrued, either as to the claim of the offering party against the adverse party or as to the claim of the adverse party against the offering party. Acceptance of the offer shall be made by service of written notice of acceptance within ten days after service of the offer. If the offer is not accepted within the ten-day period, it is deemed withdrawn. During the ten-day period the offer is irrevocable. If the offer is accepted, either party may file the offer and the notice of acceptance, together with the proof of service thereof, and thereupon the court administrator shall enter judgment.
A purpose of prejudgment interest is to "promote settlements when liability and damage amounts are fairly certain and deter attempts to benefit unfairly from delays inherent in litigation." Solid Gold Realty, Inc. v. Mondry, 399 N.W.2d 681, 683 (Minn.App.1987). A valid Rule 68 offer of judgment, when accepted, is a contract. Lange v. Johnson, 295 Minn. 320, 326, 204 N.W.2d 205, 209 (1973). Where the intention of the contracting parties can be determined wholly from the writing, the contract construction is a question of law. Empire State Bank v. Devereaux, 402 N.W.2d 584, 588 (Minn.App.1987).
Here, a valid offer of judgment was accepted. Therefore, it is a contract. The offer of judgment agreement states:
James Stinson accepts the offer of defendant Melroe Company, a business unit of Clark Equipment Company, dated November 22, 1989, allowing plaintiff to take judgment in this action for $240,000, plus costs and disbursements accrued to the date of the offer. This offer of judgment is accepted on a Naig-Pierringer basis and solely against the defendant Melroe Company, a business unit of Clark Equipment Company.
Prejudgment interest was never raised, discussed or agreed upon.
The district court determined the Rule 68 offer of judgment agreement did not refer to prejudgment interest. The district court concluded prejudgment interest was not contemplated by the parties and, absent evidence to the contrary, it could not add a missing contract term. Thus, Stinson was not entitled to prejudgment interest.
Stinson maintains prejudgment interest is not a missing term. He argues "costs" include prejudgment interest and the offer of judgment agreement includes the word "costs." Stinson points to 2A Herr and Haydock, Minnesota Practice, § 54.18 (1985) as authority for the proposition that *336 prejudgment interest is a cost. The authors, however, note: "This cost should be distinguished from the awarding of interest on a judgment based on a contractual agreement." Id.
Stinson also argues that Minnesota statutes allow for prejudgment interest. Minn.Stat. § 549.09, subd. 1(b) (1990) provides:
Except as otherwise provided by contract or allowed by law, preverdict or prereport interest on pecuniary damages shall be computed * * * from the time of the commencement of the action * * *. The prevailing party shall receive interest on any judgment from the time the action was commenced or * * * until the time of verdict or report only if the amount of its offer is closer to the judgment than the amount of the opposing party's offer. * * * Except as otherwise provided by contract or allowed by law, preverdict or prereport interest shall not be awarded on the following:
* * * * * *
(3) judgments for future damages;
Minn.Stat. § 549.09 contemplates situations where a settlement offer is made and later, after the case has been tried, a judgment is entered that is more or less than the offer. In that situation two figures are needed, the settlement offer and the judgment. Here, the offer and the judgment are the same.
Stinson points to Higgins v. J.C. Penney Casualty Ins. Co., 413 N.W.2d 189 (Minn. App.1987), where this court awarded prejudgment interest on a lump sum judgment. Id. at 191. The case at hand, however, is distinguishable. In Higgins, the damages were readily ascertainable as a breach of contract award. Here, the parties agreed to damages for personal injury in the amount of $240,000 without differentiating between types of damages. We do not know if there are pecuniary damages, nor do we know the amount of future damages on which the statute explicitly disallows prejudgment interest. See Minn.Stat. § 549.09, subd. 1(b)(3). Because the types of damages are unascertainable, the amount of prejudgment interest is indeterminable. We find Minn.Stat. § 549.09 inapplicable here.
2. Clark maintains that the district court's award of costs and disbursements should be denied or remanded for more detailed findings because the award was (1) related to some claims against other clients, and (2) included excessive deposition and expert witness costs. Clark further argues that the trial court did not make specific findings. We agree.
The award of costs and disbursements is within the district court's discretion and will not be reversed on appeal unless there is an abuse of discretion. Striebel v. Minnesota State High School League, 321 N.W.2d 400, 403 (Minn.1982). The key in determining whether an abuse of discretion has occurred is whether the costs are "reasonable and necessary." Id.
Ordinarily the district court has the opportunity to hear testimony. This was not the case here. The offer of judgment agreement was made prior to trial. There is no transcript to review. While Stinson submitted exhibits showing costs, this case initially involved several other defendants. It is not clear from the district court's findings if it considered the other parties in its award or whether the costs were reasonable and necessary.
Minn.R.Civ.P. 54.04 provides:
Costs and disbursements shall be allowed as provided by statute. Costs and disbursements may be taxed by the court administrator on two days' notice, and inserted in the judgment. The disbursements shall be stated in detail and verified by affidavit, which shall be filed, and a copy of such statement and affidavit shall be served with the notice. The party objecting to any item shall specify in writing the ground thereof; a party aggrieved by the action of the court administrator may file a notice of appeal with the court administrator who shall forthwith certify the matter to the court. The appeal shall be heard upon eight days' notice and determined upon the objections so certified.
*337 (Emphasis added.) Here, the district court awarded $31,813.35 in expert witness fees, $8,798.37 in deposition transcript costs and $5,347.32 in miscellaneous costs and disbursements. The district court deleted the duplication of deposition preparation of McDowell Crane by subtracting $1,683.93 from the total claimed adjusted the amount for deposition transcripts for an error in addition. The court also
adjusted downward the miscellaneous costs and disbursements * * * by deleting unsupported claims for courier, delivery and fax services, unspecified photo copies, meals, office supplies, unspecified long distance phone calls, mileage and parking fees, and two unspecified medical exams.
The district court, however, did not make findings with respect to all these matters
A. Expert Witness Fees
A discretionary award of expert fees will only be disturbed if there has been an abuse of discretion. Carpenter v. Mattison, 300 Minn. 273, 280, 219 N.W.2d 625, 631 (1974). Rule 11 of the District Court Code of Rules provides in part:
The amount allowed shall be in such amount as is deemed reasonable for such services in the community where the trial occurred and in the field of endeavor in which the witness has qualified as an expert. No allowance shall be made for preparation or in conducting of experiments outside the courtroom by the expert. The judge in setting the fee on appeal is governed by the provisions of M.S.A. Sec. 357.25.
Minn.Stat. § 357.25 (1990) provides:
The judge of any court of record, before whom any witness is summoned or sworn and examined as an expert in any profession or calling, may allow such fees or compensation as may be just and reasonable.
Here, Rule 11 has a narrow application because we are dealing with an agreement prior to trial. Rule 11 disallows outside preparation fees which are merely for convenience, but allows fees that are necessary for testimony. Mohwinkel v. City of North St. Paul, 357 N.W.2d 174, 177 (Minn.App.1984), pet. for rev. denied (Minn. Feb. 19, 1985). The district court has discretionary authority to award expert witness fees, including compensation for testimony preparation. Id.
Minn.Stat. § 357.22 (1990) allows an expert witness's travel expenses. To determine if the district court abused its discretion, however, the costs and disbursements must be in detail and verified by affidavit. Illustrative is Spinett, Inc. v. Peoples Natural Gas Co., 385 N.W.2d 834 (Minn.App. 1986). In Spinett, this court looked at the documentation provided to the district court. The case was remanded for further findings because the evidence was inadequate for a determination on expert witness fees.
There was no evidence of the normal hourly charges of * * * experts or of the hours they actually spent at trial or preparing for trial. The record does not make clear whether the trial court followed the directives of Rule 11.
Id. at 840.
Similarly in the instant case, the record does not evidence the expert witness hourly charges or the number of hours spent on trial preparation. There was a slight modification of expert witness fees claims and some minor deduction of expenses claimed, but absent findings, we are unable to determine what is reasonable and necessary.
We are at a loss as to the proper result in this matter, unless we are to grant carte blanche authority to the district court and allow Stinson whatever he asks in the way of costs and disbursements. Neither the evidence nor the district court's findings are sufficiently detailed for us to make a determination of whether there has been an abuse of discretion. Therefore, we remand to the district court for detailed and verifiable findings.
B. Depositions
The costs of taking depositions are allowable within the district court's discretion. Reichert v. Union Fidelity Life Ins. Co., 360 N.W.2d 664, 668 (Minn.App.1985). Even if the depositions are not used, the *338 expenses of procurring depositions are taxable. Larson v. Hill's Heating & Refrig., 400 N.W.2d 777, 783 (Minn.App.1987), pet. for rev. denied (Minn. Feb. 7, 1987). If the depositions, however, are cumulative or duplicative, the costs are not allowed. Green-Glo Turf Farms, Inc. v. State, 347 N.W.2d 491, 495 (Minn.1984). Minnesota law also provides:
The legal fees paid for certified copies of the depositions of witnesses filed in any court administrator's office, or any documents or papers filed or recorded in any public office, necessarily used on trial of a cause or on the assessment of damages, shall be allowed in the taxation of costs. Any officer receiving fees shall, on demand, furnish an itemized list and receipt the same on payment. On refusal to do so, the officer shall be liable to the party paying the same for three times the amount paid. Every officer shall be entitled to the same fees for performing the same service.
Minn.Stat. § 357.31 (1990) (emphasis added).
The record lacks the requisite details to make clear if the deposition costs listed are legitimate. It is clear that an undisputed $8,000 in deposition fees has already been paid by Clark. The district court should consider this payment when determining the reasonable and necessary fees. We remand for more detailed findings.
C. Miscellaneous Costs and Disbursements
Miscellaneous costs and disbursements consist of photocopying, long distance phone calls, FAX charges, parking and courier services. While the district court has the discretion to award these costs, there is nothing here supporting its determination. Neither the district court's memorandum nor the record gives the requisite detail. There is no basis to review its accuracy. As the supreme court has noted:
The trial judge should * * * take a hard look at costs claimed. The judge is familiar with the needs of the case, its importance and the strategies involved. Romain v. Pebble Creek Partners, 310 N.W.2d 118, 124 (Minn.1981).
The district court must take a harder look at the costs here to determine through findings what is reasonable and necessary. In our view, the exacting task of reviewing and recording with particularity the items claimed is the role of the district court, not the appellate court. In order to make proper findings in this case, the district court is directed to take oral testimony of all costs and disbursements with full opportunity for both direct and cross-examination so a full record is available for review if further appeal is taken.
Finally, in Garrick v. Northland Ins. Co., 469 N.W.2d 709 (Minn.1991), the supreme court said that
"it is against the analogies of the law to allow expenses of litigation beyond the costs allowed by statute, which, * * * however inadequate, are the measure of indemnity which the law provides."
Id. at 714 (quoting Frost v. Jordan, 37 Minn. 544, 546, 36 N.W. 713, 714 (1887). In the final analysis, costs and disbursements allowed must be both reasonable and necessary.
DECISION
The district court correctly ruled that the Rule 68 offer of judgment agreement did not include prejudgment interest costs. The district court, however, did not make sufficient findings for review of reasonable and necessary costs and disbursements. In order to make proper findings in this case, the district court is directed to take oral testimony of all costs and disbursements with full opportunity for both direct and cross-examination so a full record is available for review if further appeal is taken. The trial court is not to review the matter of prejudgment interest.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.
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package com.nivelle.spring.configbean;
import com.nivelle.spring.pojo.ErrorStatus;
import org.apache.shiro.authz.UnauthorizedException;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.TypeMismatchException;
import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
import org.springframework.web.bind.MissingServletRequestParameterException;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
import javax.validation.ConstraintViolation;
import javax.validation.ConstraintViolationException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* 全局异常拦截器
*
* @author nivelle
*/
@ControllerAdvice
public class ControllerExceptionAdvice {
private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ControllerExceptionAdvice.class);
@ExceptionHandler(value = {MissingServletRequestParameterException.class,
ConstraintViolationException.class, TypeMismatchException.class, Throwable.class})
@ResponseBody
Object handleControllerException(Exception ex) throws IOException {
int code = 1;
String message = "";
if (ex != null) {
message = ex.getMessage();
}
int errorCode = ErrorStatus.BADREQUEST.getErrorCode();
// 如果请求参数为必填但没有传则抛异常
if (ex instanceof MissingServletRequestParameterException) {
MissingServletRequestParameterException e =
(MissingServletRequestParameterException) ex;
String parameterName = e.getParameterName();
message = parameterName + " is required";
code = ErrorStatus.PARAMSMISS.getErrorCode();
logger.error("code={},message={}", code, message, ex);
System.out.println(code + message + ex);
} else if (ex instanceof ConstraintViolationException) {
ConstraintViolationException e = (ConstraintViolationException) ex;
Set<ConstraintViolation<?>> violations = e.getConstraintViolations();
Optional<ConstraintViolation<?>> constrain = violations.stream().findFirst();
if (constrain.isPresent()) {
message = constrain.get().getMessage();
code = errorCode;
}
logger.error("code={},message={}", code, message, ex);
System.out.println(code + message + ex);
} else if (ex instanceof TypeMismatchException) {
TypeMismatchException e = (TypeMismatchException) ex;
message = "parameter value " + e.getValue() + " is typeMismatch";
code = errorCode;
logger.error("code={},message={}", code, message, ex);
System.out.println(code + message + ex);
} else if (ex instanceof BindException) {
BindException e = (BindException) ex;
message = e.getAllErrors().get(0).getDefaultMessage();
code = errorCode;
logger.error("code={},message={}", code, message, ex);
System.out.println(code + message + ex);
} else if (ex instanceof UnauthorizedException) {
ModelAndView modelAndView = new ModelAndView();
modelAndView.setViewName("403");
return modelAndView;
} else {
message = "未知异常";
System.err.println(message);
System.err.println(ex.getCause());
System.err.println(ex.getMessage());
System.err.println(ex.getStackTrace());
System.err.println(ex.getLocalizedMessage());
}
return message;
}
}
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F I L E D
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
MAR 13 2000
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
CHRISTY D. MYERS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. No. 98-6380
(D.C. No. CV-95-456-T)
YASH CHOPRA, M.D., (W.D. Okla.)
Defendant-Appellee.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before TACHA , ANDERSON , and LUCERO , Circuit Judges.
Plaintiff-appellant Christy Myers appeals from the damage award portion of
a judgment entered in her favor in a suit for assault and battery and intentional
infliction of emotional distress against defendant-appellee Yash Chopra, M.D 1
.
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
1
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of
this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is
therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Appellant contends that the jury’s awards of $1.00 in nominal damages and
$2.00 in punitive damages were inadequate to compensate her for emotional and
mental injuries she sustained when appellee repeatedly fondled and squeezed her
breasts while administering epidural anesthesia during her labor and delivery.
Unfortunately, whether appellant’s contentions are considered to be a challenge to
the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s award, an assertion that the
damages were so inadequate as to require a new trial, or a claim that the jury
reached an impermissible compromise verdict, see Shugart v. Central Rural Elec.
Co-op. , 110 F.3d 1501, 1505 (10th Cir. 1997) (defining compromise verdict as
one in which the jury is unable to agree on liability and compromises the
disagreement by entering a low award of damages), the record before us indicates
that appellant failed to preserve error by raising those issues before the district
court after the jury reached its verdict.
It is a fundamental tenet that an appellate court reviews only those claims
of legal error on which the trial court has first had an opportunity to rule. See
Neu v. Grant , 548 F.2d 281, 286-87 (10th Cir. 1977).
The purpose for timely objection or motion as a precedent to review
on appeal is two-fold. It provides the trial court with the opportunity
to know the specific contentions and to take corrective action, if
required. And--more importantly for appellate review--it does not
permit a party to sit idly by, watching error being committed, and
then take a “first” shot at the claimed error without having accorded
the trial court the opportunity to correct its action.
-2-
Id. at 287. A claim that damages awarded by the jury were so inadequate as to
require a new trial must first be brought to the trial court’s attention in the form
of a motion for new trial. We then review the court’s ruling for abuse of
discretion. See Mason v. Oklahoma Turnpike Auth. , 115 F.3d 1442, 1457 (10th
Cir. 1997). Appellant’s failure to preserve error in this manner precludes our
review. See Morrison Knudsen Corp. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. , 175 F.3d 1221,
1256 n.45 (10th Cir. 1999) (stating that plaintiff’s argument that jury reached a
compromise verdict was waived by failing to move for a new trial on that
ground); Martin H. Redish, N EW T RIALS ; A MENDMENT OF J UDGMENTS , 12
Moore’s Federal Practice 3d § 59.55, at 59-136 (1999) (“Grounds for new trial
that arise solely in the context of post trial proceedings must be presented to the
trial court for consideration by a motion for new trial, and the failure to do so
deprives the appellate court [of] any record that is reviewable for error.”).
The judgment is AFFIRMED.
Entered for the Court
Carlos F. Lucero
Circuit Judge
-3-
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Hamilton Hype
Between the announcement of the Broadway mounting and tickets going on sale, Hamilton has been getting extra attention. Watch this CBS Sunday Morning interview in which Hamilton writer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about being inspired to write the musical, and why the hip-hop vernacular is the perfect fit for the story. In this bonus clip, Miranda talks about performing a song from Hamilton at the White House. Miranda also spoke to MSNBC's Chris Hayes, with whom he went to high school. (For more, watch the extended, 20-minute conversation between the old friends.) Hamilton tickets are now on sale, including at the pop-up box office at the Marquis Theatre. The musical continues its Public run through the beginning of May. Broadway previews (at the Richard Rodgers Theatre) begin July 13, with opening night set for August 6. Visit hamiltonbroadway.com for more.
Josh Groban Stages
Josh Groban has been working, simultaneously, on two albums. One is a typical Josh Groban album, and the other, Stages, is an album of musical theatre (or movie musical) covers. The musician announced this week that Stages will be released on April 28. The albums includes favorites like, "Finishing the Hat," form Sunday in the Park with George; "Over the Rainbow," from The Wizard of Oz; and "Old Devil Moon," from Finian's Rainbow, plus duets, like "If I Loved You," from Carousel, featuring six-time Tony Award winnerAudra McDonald. (McDonald, by the way, won the first of her six Tonys for her performance in the 1994 revival of Carousel. She played Carrie Pipperidge, who does not sing "If I Loved You.") The album is now available for pre-order. (Learn about the different versions of the album on Groban's website.)
Audra McDonald Announces Broadway Return
Speaking of Audra McDonald (Porgy and Bess, Lady Day...), the six-time Tony Award winner will return to Broadway in spring 2016 in a new show called, Shuffle Along, or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All that Follows. Collaborating with director George C. Wolfe (The Normal Heart) and choreographer Savion Glover, the behind-the-scenes show will tell the story of bringing the groundbreaking Shuffle Along to life. The 1921 musical is notable for launching the Broadway careers of many black actors, including Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson. The 2016 Shuffle Along will use pre-existing music and feature a book by Wolfe. Previews at the Music Box Theatre will begin March 14, 2016, with opening night set for April 21. Theater Mania has more.
Allegiance Casting
Additional casting has been announced for the Broadway bow of Allegiance, the new musical coming to Broadway this fall. Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) and Telly Leung (Godspell) join the previously announced George Takei. The three previously appeared in the 2012 world premiere production, which ran is San Diego. Allegiance features a book by Marc Acito and a score by Jay Kuo. Directed by Stafford Arima, the musical begins previews at the Longacre Theatre October 6. Opening night is set for November 8. Broadway.com has more.
There's another article about playwrights writing for TV series. (Some such article circulates about once a season.) This one is in the Wall Street Journal, and focuses on playwrights Melissa James Gibson (House of Cards, the upcoming Placebo); Bess Wohl (American Hero); and Tanya Barfield (a Pulitzer finalist).
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Alex Chan (Michelle Heera Kim), born in America, is a 15-year-old high school student. She excels academically, plays multiple instruments, and speaks even more languages. On paper, she's somebody's perfect Asian daughter. Her mother is Millie (Vanessa Kai). Millie and her husband, Richard (David Shih) immigrated to the United States shortly after they married. Their dynamic is such that Richard is responsible for working and providing for the family; Millie is responsible for raising the family. (The family, at th…
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order.
u, 0.5, v
Suppose 3*o + 100 = 2*p, -2*o - 52 = -p + 15. Let j = -65 - -78. Let q(w) = 2*w - 24. Let a be q(j). Sort 5, -1, o, a in ascending order.
o, -1, a, 5
Let j be 1/(-2*4/24). Suppose w + 11 = 28. Let x = w + -22. Put x, 3, j, 1 in ascending order.
x, j, 1, 3
Let c = 37.08 - 40. Let a = c - 0.08. Let y be (-10)/18 + 2/6. Sort y, a, 4 in decreasing order.
4, y, a
Let q = 152/75 + -92/75. Sort 2/5, q, -2, 11 in increasing order.
-2, 2/5, q, 11
Let w be (-32 - (4 + -20)) + (0 - -1) + 6. Sort 3, 54, w in descending order.
54, 3, w
Let b(t) = t**2 + 11. Let v be b(-4). Suppose -3*h + v = 4*i, 0 = 2*h - i - 14 - 4. Let r be 3 - -1 - ((2 - 2) + h). Put 5, 2, r, 3 in ascending order.
r, 2, 3, 5
Suppose 0 = -2*v + 3*u - 17, -4*u - 132 = -3*v - 157. Sort v, 3, -6 in descending order.
3, -6, v
Let r = 151/6 - 51/2. Let c(l) = l + 4. Let n be c(-6). Let k = -0.0409 - 0.4591. Put n, k, r, 0.1 in descending order.
0.1, r, k, n
Let n = 157 - 153. Suppose 8*z - 13*z = 2*k - 21, 4*k - 24 = -n*z. Sort 13, 4, -4, z.
-4, z, 4, 13
Let d = 3602 - 3605. Put d, 0, -4, 23 in increasing order.
-4, d, 0, 23
Suppose -23*i + 35*i = 408. Suppose i = -6*h + 16. Sort h, -5, 3, 5 in ascending order.
-5, h, 3, 5
Let d be ((-3)/(-2))/(207/(-4416)). Sort 2, 1, d, -2 in increasing order.
d, -2, 1, 2
Let w = 0.6 - 4.6. Let l = 36 + -33. Let z = -183 + 192. Sort w, l, z in descending order.
z, l, w
Let f(d) = d**2 - 21*d + 23. Let s be f(20). Suppose 0 = 7*j + s*j + j. Let l = 16 - 11. Sort j, -2, -4, l.
-4, -2, j, l
Suppose -4*t = 3*p - 144, -5*t = -55*p + 51*p - 211. Put -5, 46, t, 0, 2 in increasing order.
-5, 0, 2, t, 46
Suppose -13396*x = -13422*x + 104. Sort 2, 26, x, 3 in decreasing order.
26, x, 3, 2
Let d be (-6)/(-20)*(-3)/(90/(-20)). Let t = 6 - 6.1. Put d, 0.1, t, -0.3 in descending order.
d, 0.1, t, -0.3
Let g(h) = h**3 + 13*h**2 - 30*h + 1. Let q be g(-15). Let a(k) = k + 15. Let d be a(-15). Sort d, 10, q in descending order.
10, q, d
Suppose 3*n = 3*r + 24, 14 = -2*n - 5*r + r. Put n, 19, 4 in decreasing order.
19, 4, n
Let d = 10807 - 11297. Put 2, 11, d in increasing order.
d, 2, 11
Let b be (20/(-6))/(24/36). Let w be b/1*(0 + 1). Let c(s) = -2*s**2 - 10*s - 5. Let l be c(w). Put -3, 7, l in ascending order.
l, -3, 7
Let v be (-4)/10 - (-630)/75. Suppose -v*i - 7 - 1 = 0. Let h = -1 + 0.9. Sort h, i, 1.7 in decreasing order.
1.7, h, i
Let t(h) = h - 10. Let i be t(9). Let y be (1/((-6)/(-15)))/(25/10). Sort -5, 5, i, y.
-5, i, y, 5
Suppose 22*u = 11*u + 44*u + 276*u. Put -131, u, -51, 2 in descending order.
2, u, -51, -131
Let s = 7 + -11/2. Let i = -99.91 + 99. Let k = 4.09 - i. Sort k, -4, s.
-4, s, k
Let n(d) = -d**3 + 15*d**2 - 3*d + 49. Let o be n(15). Sort -3, o, 0, 46.
-3, 0, o, 46
Let n = 21 - 26. Let s = 2278/7 - 325. Let d = 31/60 + 3/20. Sort -0.2, n, d, s in ascending order.
n, -0.2, s, d
Let b = 6 - 11. Suppose 0 = 15*v - 28*v - 39. Suppose -2*o = -0*o. Put v, b, o in increasing order.
b, v, o
Suppose 5208 = 82*s + 370. Sort 0.1, -1, 1, s.
-1, 0.1, 1, s
Suppose -3*n - 26 = 4. Let t(p) be the first derivative of -p**3/3 - 6*p**2 - 10*p + 165. Let q be t(n). Put 1, -0.5, q, -0.3 in decreasing order.
q, 1, -0.3, -0.5
Suppose -4*d + 18 - 122 = -4*s, -s = -2*d - 55. Sort d, 3, 1 in decreasing order.
3, 1, d
Let o = -2634 - -2657. Sort 3, 10, o.
3, 10, o
Let a = -34.28 - 0.72. Let s = -589 - -623.7. Let f = s + a. Put f, -0.2, 5, -4 in descending order.
5, -0.2, f, -4
Let z = 0.02677 + 2.97323. Sort -2, 0.2, z, -0.4, -1/10 in increasing order.
-2, -0.4, -1/10, 0.2, z
Let w = -67 - -67.4. Let t = 11 + -7. Let v be t + 81/(-12) + 3. Sort w, 0.5, -0.2, v.
-0.2, v, w, 0.5
Suppose -36*n + 162 = -9*n. Suppose -n = -186*y + 184*y. Sort y, -30, -2.
-30, -2, y
Let p = 102 - -602. Let d = -703.7 + p. Put 0.02, -5, 1.3, d in increasing order.
-5, 0.02, d, 1.3
Let n = 813 + 1719. Sort n, -2, 5.
-2, 5, n
Suppose -4*b + s = -8*b - 2, -3*b + s = -2. Suppose -r - 5*r + 24 = b. Suppose -5*i = -r*i + 5. Sort -5/3, -1/2, -1, i in descending order.
-1/2, -1, -5/3, i
Let t = 13577/85 - -7828/17. Let w = t + -55433/90. Let y = w + -52/9. Sort -3, 0.1, y, 45 in descending order.
45, 0.1, y, -3
Let i = -345 - -344.861. Let p = -0.14 - i. Let h = -0.021 - p. Sort 0.4, h, -1/2 in descending order.
0.4, h, -1/2
Suppose 23*b - 50*b + 918 = 0. Let j be 13/(-130) + b/(-60). Sort -3, 11, 1, j in ascending order.
-3, j, 1, 11
Suppose -4*x = -x. Let o = -94 - -94. Suppose 0 = -3*s + 3, o*a - 2*a - 4*s = 4. Sort 3, x, 5, a.
a, x, 3, 5
Let k be 21352/(-48) - 3/6. Let i = 442 + k. Sort -0.1, -2/17, -2, i in decreasing order.
-0.1, -2/17, -2, i
Let r = 4 + -7. Let x be -134*(90/(-36) - (-1 - 1)). Suppose -5*t - 2*i + 4*i = -x, -5*i = -5*t + 55. Put r, t, 1, -2 in decreasing order.
t, 1, -2, r
Let c = -3.08 - -0.08. Let x = -1.4 + 1.4. Let q = 2088 + -2088.2. Put c, 1/2, x, q in ascending order.
c, q, x, 1/2
Let o be (-1)/1*(-8)/48*-18. Let n(c) be the first derivative of -c**2/2 + 5. Let y be n(5). Sort o, 1, y, 6.
y, o, 1, 6
Let r = 852 - 847. Let o(p) = p**3 + 11*p**2 + 9*p + 8. Let f be o(-10). Let u = f - 17. Put -4, u, r, -3 in descending order.
r, u, -3, -4
Suppose 3*q - 1 + 7 = 0. Suppose 0 = -5*z + 23 - 3. Suppose -z*y - 29 = -3*g, y - 3*g - g + 17 = 0. Sort 2, y, q, 4.
y, q, 2, 4
Let m = -17.253 + -209.647. Sort m, -0.1, -0.4, -1/3 in descending order.
-0.1, -1/3, -0.4, m
Let m(d) = -d**2 - 5*d - 1. Let n be m(-4). Suppose -o - 2*j + 7 = -0*o, -2*j + 9 = n*o. Suppose 6*v = 4*v - 6. Sort v, 4, -2/15, o in decreasing order.
4, o, -2/15, v
Let i = -0.6076 + 0.9076. Put i, 2/7, 0.2, -77/3, -2/5 in decreasing order.
i, 2/7, 0.2, -2/5, -77/3
Let m be 3/((-18)/(-12)) + -7. Let s be (-3*1)/((-3)/(-4)). Let g be 2*(0 + s + 6). Put g, m, -2 in descending order.
g, -2, m
Let k(c) = 16*c**2 - 1345*c + 80. Let a be k(84). Put 104, a, 10 in increasing order.
a, 10, 104
Suppose 5*b = 2*n - 880, b - 4*n + 176 = n. Let c = b + 699/4. Let j be (-368)/(-138) + 14/6 + -1. Sort -4, 3/4, c, j in ascending order.
-4, c, 3/4, j
Let z = 2284 + -2289. Sort 9, z, 12, -2.
z, -2, 9, 12
Suppose 4594*i - 60 = 4624*i. Let r(f) = -f**2 - 1. Let y be r(2). Sort i, 39, -4, y.
y, -4, i, 39
Let z = 2 + 1. Let w(y) = -66*y + 918. Let p be w(14). Put -3, p, -1, z in descending order.
z, -1, -3, p
Let i = -0.0086 + 436.0086. Let f = i - 436.2. Sort -2/15, f, -0.02, 2/3 in increasing order.
f, -2/15, -0.02, 2/3
Let u = 158.779 + 0.221. Let m = -155 + u. Sort -0.2, -1/3, m, -2/5.
-2/5, -1/3, -0.2, m
Let f be (-14)/(-4)*1/(-1) + 2. Put 1/5, 2/11, f, 4/3 in descending order.
4/3, 1/5, 2/11, f
Let q = -285 - -284.7. Let n be -2 - (-2 - (0 + 4)). Let b = -4.05 - 0.95. Sort -1/8, b, n, q in descending order.
n, -1/8, q, b
Let g be (-2)/6*(1 + -16). Let t = 1367 + -1367. Let c = -28 - -25. Sort c, g, 2, t.
c, t, 2, g
Let j(m) = -m**2 - 53*m + 158. Let d be j(3). Put -1, 0, d in ascending order.
d, -1, 0
Suppose 12*w = 59 + 1. Suppose 5*i = 0, 4*i = w*b + 8 + 97. Sort b, 5, 2, -2 in decreasing order.
5, 2, -2, b
Let p = 0.71 + 10.29. Let j(g) = g**3 + 10*g**2 - 10*g + 13. Let d be j(-11). Sort p, -0.06, d in decreasing order.
p, d, -0.06
Suppose -5*z = -z + 8. Let n = -3313 - -3315. Sort n, -5, z, 4 in descending order.
4, n, z, -5
Let t be (-3)/252*-22301*(-12)/(-9). Let u = t + -5558/9. Let h = 263 + u. Put 1, 4, h in descending order.
4, 1, h
Let z = 0.1296 + 0.0404. Sort z, 43, 2/7 in descending order.
43, 2/7, z
Let f = -3393.2 + 3393. Put -12.1, -1/2, f, 5/4 in descending order.
5/4, f, -1/2, -12.1
Let z = 1.9 + -2. Let t = -2863.2 + 2612. Let x = t - -253. Sort z, 0, x.
z, 0, x
Suppose 5*h + 3*d = 67, 14 = h + 3*d - 9. Suppose 0 = c + 3*z - 5, 0 = -5*c - 0*c + 3*z - h. Sort 3, c, 1.
c, 1, 3
Let v(w) = w**2 + 6*w - 4. Let q be v(-6). Suppose 5*u - 46 = -2*s, -2*s + 34 = -0*s - u. Suppose -41*m + 47*m = s. Sort q, 4, m, 5 in increasing order.
q, m, 4, 5
Let d be 3/6*(-45)/(-10) - (-35)/(-140). Sort -123, 0, -3, d, -5 in decreasing order.
d, 0, -3, -5, -123
Let x(z) = -z**3 - 16*z**2 - 2*z - 28. Let p be x(-16). Let i be (5 + -3)/((-4)/(-18)). Suppose -4*f + 1 = i. Sort f, p, 3, -3 in descending order.
p, 3, f, -3
Let h(r) = 2*r**2 - 92*r + 900. Let o be h(14). Put -920, 0, o in decreasing order.
o, 0, -920
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Niphecyra
Niphecyra is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Niphecyra interpres Kolbe, 1894
Niphecyra papyri Lepesme, 1949
Niphecyra rufolineata (Quedenfeldt, 1888)
Niphecyra uniformis Breuning, 1936
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730 F.2d 768
Orange Belt District Council of Painters, No. 48v.K.R. Sims Co., Inc.
NO. 83-5828
United States Court of Appeals,ninth Circuit.
JAN 04, 1984
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Physicochemical and catalytic properties of acylase I from aspergillus melleus immobilized on amino- and carbonyl-grafted stöber silica.
Acylase I from Aspergillus melleus was immobilized on supports consisting of unmodified and modified silica. Modification was performed using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and glutaraldehyde (GA). The effectiveness of immobilization was investigated using the standard Bradford method in addition to a number of physicochemical techniques, including spectroscopic methods (FTIR, 29 Si and 13 C CP MAS NMR), porous structure and elemental analysis, and zeta potential measurement. A determination of catalytic activity was made based on the deacetylation reaction of N-acetyl-l-methionine. Furthermore, the effect of pH and temperature on the catalytic activity of the free and immobilized enzyme, as well as the reusability of the silica-bound aminoacylase, were determined. The immobilized systems demonstrated a high degree of catalytic activity. The best catalytic parameters were those of aminoacylase immobilized on silica modified with APTES (apparent activity 3937 U/g, relative activity 61.6%). © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 34:767-777, 2018.
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Anatomical methods for voxelation of the mammalian brain.
Voxelation allows high-throughput acquisition of three-dimensional gene expression patterns in the brain through analysis of spatially registered voxels (cubes). The method results in multiple volumetric maps of gene expression analogous to the images reconstructed in biomedical imaging techniques. An important issue for voxelation is the development of approaches to anchor correctly harvested voxels to the underlying anatomy. Here, we describe experiments to identify fixation and cryopreservation protocols for improved registration of harvested voxels with neuroanatomical structures. Paraformaldehyde fixation greatly reduced RNA recovery as judged by ribosomal RNA abundance. However, gene expression signals from paraformaldehyde-fixed samples were not appreciably diminished as judged by average signal-noise ratios from microarrays, highlighting the difficulties of accurate quantitation of cross-linked RNA. Additional use of cryoprotection helped to improve further RNA recovery and signal from fixed tissue. It appears that the best protocol to provide the necessary resolution of neuroanatomical information in voxelation entails a controlled dose of fixation and thorough cryoprotection, complemented by histological staining.
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Belle Wong: writer, reader, creativity junkie
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I hate to say this, but Death at Breakfastjust didn’t work for me. When TLC Book Tours sent me their list of upcoming books going on tour, I read the synopsis for this book and loved the sound of the two main protagonists:
Indulging their pleasure in travel and new experiences, recently retired private school head Maggie Detweiler and her old friend, socialite Hope Babbin, are heading to Maine. The trip—to attend a weeklong master cooking class at the picturesque Victorian-era Oquossoc Mountain Inn—is an experiment to test their compatibility for future expeditions.
Hope and Maggie have barely finished their first aperitifs when the inn’s tranquility is shattered by the arrival of Alexander and Lisa Antippas and Lisa’s actress sister, Glory. Imperious and rude, these Hollywood one-percenters quickly turn the inn upside-down with their demanding behavior, igniting a flurry of speculation and gossip among staff and guests alike.
But the disruption soon turns deadly. After a suspicious late-night fire is brought under control, Alex’s charred body is found in the ashes. Enter the town’s deputy sheriff, Buster Babbin, Hope’s long-estranged son and Maggie’s former student. A man who’s finally found his footing in life, Buster needs a win. But he’s quickly pushed aside by the “big boys,” senior law enforcement and high-powered state’s attorneys who swoop in to make a quick arrest.
Maggie knows that Buster has his deficits and his strengths. She also knows that justice does not always prevail—and that the difference between conviction and exoneration too often depends on lazy police work and the ambitions of prosecutors. She knows too, after a lifetime of observing human nature, that you have a great advantage in doing the right thing if you don’t care who gets the credit or whom you annoy.
Feeling that justice could use a helping hand–as could the deputy sheriff—Maggie and Hope decide that two women of experience equipped with healthy curiosity, plenty of common sense, and a cheerfully cynical sense of humor have a useful role to play in uncovering the truth.
Don’t Maggie and Hope sound just lovely? I think the mystery world is really really ready for a pair of middle aged sleuths like them. So as I settled in to read, I was all set to cheer for Maggie and Hope, and ride along as they set out on their first mysterious adventure. Only … it didn’t turn out that way, because I didn’t really get a chance to get a sense of who Maggie and Hope are.
Unfortunately, it takes a good long while before the murder in this murder mystery actually happens, and in the scenes leading up to it, we get into Maggie’s or Hope’s POV just a few times. Now, the murder itself doesn’t have to happen quickly in order for a murder mystery to be good; Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley mysteries come to mind as an example of long build-ups to the murders themselves that work well. But George is also a master of characterization, and good characterization is something I found Death at Breakfast lacked.
A lot of the scenes in the book are scattered among an astonishing number of secondary characters. At first I’d start reading a new scene, be confused about who this particular character was, flip back to find out, then start back on the scene again. After a while, though, I got tired of doing that, so I just kept plodding on, on the assumption that sooner or later it would dawn on me who this person was. But having to do that just doesn’t add up to very enjoyable reading for me.
The writing itself is fine, with a nice turn of phrase here and there. But without solidly fleshed out characters and a better developed plot, I wasn’t really drawn into the story itself. It’s a little bizarre, but I found the character I liked best, in that I was intrigued by her and actually wanted to learn more about her, was Artemis, a celebrity pop star who never physically shows up in the book.
When I finished reading, I headed over to Amazon and Goodreads to see some of its reviews; I like to do this when a book doesn’t work for me because there’s always the chance I missed something that could have made a difference. But after reading through the reviews, it occurred to me that Death at Breakfast would probably be enjoyed by the reader of general fiction, but perhaps not so much by mystery aficionados.
And on a side note, it was interesting to see one reviewer had actually counted the number of secondary characters who make an appearance in the book: there were twenty-three of them! That’s a lot of secondary characters, and with several of them getting their own scenes in the book, it was all too confusing and unwieldy for me.
Depending on your reading tastes, your mileage with this one may be different, though.
The villagers in the sleepy hamlet of Lychford are divided. A supermarket wants to build a major branch on their border. Some welcome the employment opportunities, while some object to the modernization of the local environment.
Judith Mawson (local crank) knows the truth — that Lychford lies on the boundary between two worlds, and that the destruction of the border will open wide the gateways to malevolent beings beyond imagination.
But if she is to have her voice heard, she’s going to need the assistance of some unlikely allies…
Then the ebook was released and sent to my Kindle … and like lots of other ebooks on my Kindle (and my Kobo), it ended up sitting on my Kindle for a while. But then I remembered it, and decided to pick up where I’d left off.
And I’m really glad I did. Even though this is a short book (it’s novella-length), Cornell has no problems building a believable world where magic is worked within the nicks and corners of the normal, magic-less every day.
Set in a small English village, the story pulls in the workings of local politics and is quite epic in scope. The rest of the story turned out to be just as good as the excerpt that had pulled me in, and when I finished, I found myself hoping Cornell would continue to set more stories in this world he’s created.
I had read Cornell’s London Falling a while back and enjoyed it, so reading the Witches of Lychford has reminded me how much I wanted to read his The Severed Streets, too.
So … I figured out “whodunnit”. Not until close to the end, but definitely before the big reveal.
Sigh.
It’s never nice when that happens. Still, this was an okay read. I particularly liked the parts of the narrative that took place in Botswana, and I enjoyed the mystery of how those parts fit in with the rest of the story. Unfortunately, once I found out exactly how those bits fit in, the rest of the puzzle pieces slipped into place–just a little bit too early.
Botswana? you say. But I thoughtDie Again was a Rizzoli and Isles mystery … And so it is. Here’s the synopsis:
When Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are summoned to a crime scene, they find a killing worthy of the most ferocious beast—right down to the claw marks on the corpse. But only the most sinister human hands could have left renowned big-game hunter and taxidermist Leon Gott gruesomely displayed like the once-proud animals whose heads adorn his walls. Did Gott unwittingly awaken a predator more dangerous than any he’s ever hunted?
Maura fears that this isn’t the killer’s first slaughter, and that it won’t be the last. After linking the crime to a series of unsolved homicides in wilderness areas across the country, she wonders if the answers might actually be found in a remote corner of Africa.
Six years earlier, a group of tourists on safari fell prey to a killer in their midst. Marooned deep in the bush of Botswana, with no means of communication and nothing but a rifle-toting guide for protection, the terrified tourists desperately hoped for rescue before their worst instincts—or the wild animals prowling in the shadows—could tear them apart. But the deadliest predator was already among them, and within a week, he walked away with the blood of all but one of them on his hands.
Now this killer has chosen Boston as his new hunting ground, and Rizzoli and Isles must find a way to lure him out of the shadows and into a cage. Even if it means dangling the bait no hunter can resist: the one victim who got away.
So yes, the Botswana parts were good. Figuring it out early? Not so good. Still, it was nice to meet with Rizzoli and Isles again.
But I have to say, I’ve not been all that interested in the story arcs of a number of continuing series characters for a while now, this one included. I don’t mind the conflict going on at Rizzoli’s parents’ house (although someone really really needs to sit Angela down and talk some sense into her) but the whole thing with Isles and her sociopathic mother? It’s like, the priest thing didn’t work out (both literally and also as the continuing story arc) so we have to have something just as dramatic going on. We share DNA so we have a bond … I mean, really. Isles is supposed to be a scientist.
And while I’m not one to rip covers apart, and I love the woman’s eyes in the cover of the hardcover version (which is the version I read), I really don’t get the connection between that cover and the story. I think the paperback cover provides a much better connection to the story:
I’ve been feeling rather self-congratulatory lately, because YES! I’ve started reading again! And by reading, I don’t mean my comfort listens of Agatha Christie mysteries. I mean new-to-me novels.
Yes, I’m back in my reading seat. Which alternates right now between my sofa and my bed. Neither feels ideal, so I have a feeling I’ll be spending a bit of time rearranging things furniture-wise.
But still—I’m reading!
Here’s what I recently finished:
The House on Cold Hill by Peter James. Peter James writes mostly mysteries, none of which I’d read before (I rectified that after I finished The House on Cold Hill by putting a hold on some of his previous books). The House on Cold Hill is a standalone, and as you might be able to tell from the cover, it’s a haunted house book.
I like a good haunted house book, although I haven’t read that many in this genre. I definitely enjoyed this one. I read the occasional horror, and one thing I find is that often, what’s labelled as “horror” is really all about the gore. I prefer horror stories that scare the crap out of me without diving into too much gore. The House on Cold Hill is that kind of book. It has a slow, almost soothing build-up and of course I ended up finishing it late at night, which increased the scary quotient quite a bit.
Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry. Yes, I’ve actually managed to read a fairly new book for once! Not only that, but it’s apparently already been optioned by Reese Witherspoon …
But really, how could I resist? It’s not that often I get to read a book where the protagonist bears my name (well, okay, so she’s “Isabelle” but people often call her Belle, which works for me). Plus there were certain things about her life that really resonated with me (not, however, her salary—to that, I can only say “if only!”)
It was a thoroughly enjoyable read. I particularly liked learning about women on Wall Street—and it’s amazing how caveman-like the environment continues to be. I think this will make a good movie, although there were a couple of things about the ending that didn’t particularly thrill me. I won’t say anymore, though, because they’re definitely on the spoiler side.
I’m looking forward to settling back into reading again. Here’s what I might (or might not, because I’m persnickety that way) be reading in the next few days/weeks:
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald. I was at the library a few weeks ago picking up some holds so I decided to browse the New Books section. I came across the trade paperback copy of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. I’m not sure what prompted me to pick it up—it’s not in my usual genres of mystery, horror, fantasy or science fiction. But the cover was so obviously of a bookish nature. And then there’s the “Readers” in the title.
So I flipped it open and began reading, and I liked what I read. Such a quirky bookish book! Hopefully I’ll get to it before I have to return it (I’ve already renewed it once).
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen King. I’m looking forward to dipping into this one, especially since I’ve started a re-listen of King’s On Writing in the hopes of getting myself back on the writing track, so dear Uncle Stevie has been on my mind a fair bit. (I love listening to On Writing, partly for the inspiration and partly because King narrates it himself, and he does some great voices). And maybe the best part of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams will be the forward King’s written for each of the stories that are included in the collection, which details why he came to write that particular story. I love stuff like that—it’s like getting a lovely peak straight into an author’s “writing mind”.
The Virgin of the Wind Rose by Glen Craney. This was sent to me by the author; I don’t normally accept a lot of review books that come my way, but the storyline for this one was very intriguing:
While investigating the murder of an American missionary in Ethiopia, rookie State Department lawyer Jaqueline Quartermane stumbles upon a Latin palindrome embedded with a cryptographic time bomb. Separated by half a millennium, two global conspiracies dovetail to expose the world’s most explosive secret: The real identity of Christopher Columbus.
Glen Craney also sent me a link to an instant preview of the book, which was great, as I always like to read the first chapter or two before saying yes to a review book. I took a look, and liked what I read. And while I’m not big on historical fiction, things change when you throw in a modern-day component, plus mystery and a great deal of suspense.
So this is what’s (tentatively) on my reading agenda right now. But no matter what, I know I’m back on the reading track, and that’s definitely something this particular writer is celebrating!
I am finally—FINALLY!—feeling settled in. I moved into my new place at the end of January, and since then it’s been a madhouse of unpacking and keeping on top of my work deadlines, which have not slowed down at all. They’ve actually expanded, because on top of everything else I’ve been branching out and diversifying my services.
The first few days after the move were more on the depressing side—lack of sleep, coupled with the mess of tons of boxes. My new place is much smaller compared to my past homes, and with the clutter of so many boxes (because … books, right?) it was tough to even find a pathway from the living room to the kitchen!
But I persevered, and unpacked. And unpacked some more. And then some more.
The end result? I’ve decided a minimalist lifestyle is very much to my liking. I ended up giving away boxes and boxes of books, and I’ve also come up with a couple of new rules for myself:
For every print book I buy, I must giveaway TWO from my shelves.
Every month I will go through my bookshelves and pick books to donate or give away.
I ended up getting my living/dining room (it’s all one and the same, rather small, space) cleaned up, and I love it! But I will need to keep my eye on clutter, because I’ve noticed the moment I start heaping books and papers on my coffee table or the dining room table, the place doesn’t feel quite so cozy any more.
On top of that, I managed the feat of clearing/unpacking the living room by lugging all unpacked boxes up to my bedroom/office. These are the “difficult” boxes, filled with papers and miscellaneous things for which I have absolutely no room, so the plan is to slowly go through them one by one, while at the same time brainstorming and implementing some sort of filing system that will accommodate what I need it to accommodate. Plus there will be a whole lot of shredding going on …
And what I am I looking forward to?
The implementation of new habits and routines
Getting back to reading
Getting back to writing
Getting back to blogging
Most of all, I’m eager to start blogging about my reading again. And to kick things off, here’s what’s on my currently reading list right now:
Elegance, by Kathleen Tessaro. This is a reread for me, one of the books on my comfort reading list. This may seem like a strange choice for those of you who know me and my reading tastes, as it’s neither mystery, sci-fi or fantasy, but aside from these genres, I also adore transformation/Cinderella stories. Since there is, unfortunately, no readily available genre of “transformation/Cinderella stories”, when I do find one I love, it usually ends up in my comfort reading list.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. According to my Kobo, I’ve read about 60% of this book. It’s been helping me a lot. Not that I’ve actually been holding things in my hands and asking myself, “Does this spark joy?” (I find this doesn’t work very well with books, because I tend to say, “Yes!” to each one, read or unread). But somehow, just reading this book has made it easier for me to declutter. Things don’t feel as precious anymore, and I’m finding there’s nothing like that feeling of “letting one more thing go”.
Have any of you read Kondo’s latest, Spark Joy? I’m on hold for this one at the library, and I’m expecting great things from it.
The Miracle Morning, by Hal Elrod. I haven’t started this one yet, but I’ve heard so many good things about it. And I’m definitely in need of a new morning routine, one that will help me build fun, happy and productive days.
I couldn’t title this post “A Room of One’s Own” because I’d already written a previous post with that same title. That post had been about getting an actual room of my own, but this post? It’s all about a place of my own – because the apartment hunt has ended and I will truly have a “room of one’s own” soon!
This week has been one dramatic ride, that’s for sure. The week began with my real estate agent calling me to let me know that the unit my ex- had lost out on just before the new year was now back on the market because the deal they’d signed with the competing bidder had fallen through, and the other agent had actually called Jay, my agent, to see if my ex was still interested.
Yes, he still was.
So the race to find a place for me was on, since Ward couldn’t sign the lease unless I was also getting a unit in the same building–we’d decided that, since living “together but separate” wasn’t working for us, the next best thing for coparenting would be to have units in the same building, so Dylan could go back and forth without going outside. Ward was getting a really good deal on his new place, so everyone knew it would be ideal if I could land a unit in the same building.
I’d already put in two offers just prior to the new year, and had them both defeated by competing offers (I tell you, the rental market in Toronto is HOT, that’s for sure). But Jay had another unit to show me. The next day I met with him, saw the unit, and put in my offer.
And then …
NOTHING.
We didn’t hear a peep out of the other agent. Since the unit was up for lease and also for sale, we figured either the owner or the agent was holding out for a sale and reluctant to lease, despite having listed it as being available to lease. And the time was ticking on Ward’s offer–his potential landlord really wanted to rent out the place, and if Ward didn’t get his deposit in soon, he might lose it.
The next day, I was scheduled to see another potential unit in the same complex. But Jay had a surprise up his sleeve. Another unit in the complex, a really gorgeous unit, had just come on the market. It was priced a tiny bit above my maximum, but even then, it was a real steal. He’d made arrangements for me to take a look at it. He was so quick to make the appointment, we were the first ones to view it.
(He’s an absolutely fabulous real estate agent, by the way. One of the rare ones who are as committed to closing rental deals for their clients as they are to closing sales (real estate agents make far more on sales than they do on rentals–something like ten to 20 times more) so I really lucked out when I found him.)
I honestly did not think I had a chance at this place. I walked through it without really comprehending all the details–I didn’t want to start really liking it, because I just knew I wouldn’t get it. I actually pointed out all the flaws to myself (there isn’t enough closet space; the master bedroom is a loft so there’s no privacy, etc etc) so I wouldn’t be disappointed when I didn’t get it. I just knew there would be competing offers by the zillion, and I wasn’t willing to get into a bidding war Also, it wasn’t a good day for me. I’d had less than five hours of sleep and I was feeling like a zombie.
But we put the offer in anyway. Jay said it wouldn’t hurt to try, and if I didn’t get it, there was the backup unit, which I’d also viewed while in my zombie-like state.
And … I got it!
So Ward and I both get the keys to our separate units the end of next week. Neither of us are ready to move, so we’ll probably each be moving closer to the end of the month. After I gave my deposit to Jay, he took me through my place again (it feels so weird to be saying my place!) so I could take proper measurements. This time around, I was fully awake and alert and aware. And I had to keep pinching myself. Because the place was even better than I remembered!
You mean this place is mine?!
I still can’t believe it. But it must be true. I have a call in to the movers we used the last time (who are absolutely fabulous–if you live in Toronto and you need movers, they’re called Wild West and they’ve moved my stuff three times now, and hopefully if I can book them again, it will be four times–tell them Belle sent you. They are extraordinary people and do an amazing job), I have Internet service installation booked, and I have tenant insurance in place to start on the day I pick up my keys.
I had the most interesting mini-epiphany this morning. Life has been super hectic for me lately: the usual clamour of winter deadlines coupled with the energy-draining thrills of apartment hunting. It’s been so busy I haven’t even taken the time to do the kind of contemplative thinking about the new year which usually occupies me at this time of the year.
This morning, it really hit me: I have been spending so much time focusing on work and on dealing with the uncertainty of not knowing where I’ll be living next month or the month after that, I’ve totally lost track of my Now.
So much of my life lately has been about the future: Where will I be living? What will it be like? How will Dylan adjust? And I’ve been putting off everything I want to do, postponing it into the future. When I’m more settled, I’ve been telling myself. That’s when I’ll do all these things. When I’m more settled.
I’m talking about all the things that are important to me. Like writing. And going out for walks. And adding more art into my life. By focusing so much on the future, I’ve been willingly postponing all of these things.
No wonder I’ve been feeling so tired. So de-energized. So anxious and on edge. I’ve removed the fun from my life and placed it all within the near future, where it’s only vaguely accessible to me.
And you know what? I don’t want to do this anymore. I don’t want to wait until I’m “more settled”. I have this Now, this moment—it is mine, all mine, and there is no reason why I cannot be here now, truly be here. And all the reasons in the world why I should be here now.
We put in two offers last night. My ex’s offer is more or less a sure thing, as the owners of the unit he’s put in an offer for are very motivated to sign a lease. The unit I’ve put in an offer for has a competing offer on the table already. I was filled with angst last night about this, but this morning, I’ve found peace. Because it would be wonderful if we got the units, but it’s not a disaster if we don’t. If it doesn’t work out, there are many, many condo developments in this city, and there are many, many apartWments going up for rent every single day.
I will find the right apartment for me. My ex will find the right apartment for him. And together they will both be the right apartments for our son.
So I’ve found my Now. For this moment only, and I know I will get all tangled up in the knots of uncertainty again, sooner or later, but that really doesn’t matter, not right now, when I’ve found my Now.
Update: I’ve just started reading again from Practicing the Power of Now, which is basically composed of excerpts from Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, picking up from where I’d left it back in the fall. And this is from today’s reading:
When the compulsive striving away from the Now ceases, the joy of Being flows into everything you do. The moment your attention turns to the Now, you feel a presence, a stillness, a peace. You no longer depend on the future for fulfillment and satisfaction-you don’t look to it for salvation. Therefore, you are not attached to the results. Neither failure nor success has the power to change your inner state of Being. You have found the life underneath your life situation.
I am feeling quite awed at how accurately these words reflect what I just wrote about minutes ago in this post!
Happy new year, everyone! I hope your holiday celebrations were wonderful and everything you wanted them to be. Mine were crammed full of deadlines, as seems to be the norm for me at this time of the year, and when I add that on top of everything else that’s been going on in my life, it’s been quite a busy two weeks or so.
I’ve been so busy, in fact, I haven’t had any time at all to think about the new year. Normally at this time of the year I have all these fabulous ideas about new habits I want to incorporate or fun-sounding challenges I want to undertake. That hasn’t happened yet because I’ve been so busy, so I’m kind of postponing my end of the year thinking to somewhere around the third week of January, which is when my work deadlines start slowing down to a more gentle, manageable pace.
On top of the deadlines, and all the Christmas things one has to fit in at this time of the year, I’ve also been apartment hunting! My ex- and I have decided things would work out far, far better if we found our own individual places, but within the same apartment building.
At first, the plan was to find two units on the same floor. And while we did actually find two such units—and lovely units they were, too, as well as being only two doors apart—unfortunately we put in our offers too late. In the time between us deciding we wanted to put in our offers and our actually putting in the offers (between which basically fell Christmas Day and Boxing Day) a set of earlier, competing offers had come in. So we lost out on the units. Very unfortunate.
After this, it dawned on us how difficult it would be if we continued to confine ourselves only to units that were on the same floor. Not only would we have to actually find such units, but then we’d have to have both our offers accepted, and the fact that one offer would be conditional on the other would make things even more challenging.
So after some thinking things over, and further discussions with our son Dylan—after all, he’s the one who will be going back and forth between the units—the joint consensus is that two units in the same building would work just as well. A quick elevator ride between floors takes mere minutes, and the plan is for Dylan to be comfortable going back and forth whenever he likes.
Anyway, all this means there will be more packing in my near future! The rental market is fast-paced here in Toronto, with lots of units coming up for lease but also lots of units being leased every day, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed we’ll find new places soon. I’m looking forward to truly having my own space, and in many ways I feel like life is on hold until I move.
With all of this going on, you probably won’t be surprised I haven’t done much reading lately. Mostly I’ve been listening to BBC dramatizations of Agatha Christie mysteries while I’m working. They’re great in the background, and since I’ve read each of the novels being dramatized a zillion times or so, it’s like “comfort noise”, and really helps me get through my deadlines more quickly (or at least, that’s what it feels like!).
And then, in the hour or so between work and sleep, I’ve been finding myself watching episodes of Poirot on Netflix. It’s been interesting to see the novels transformed onto the small screen (truly small, as I watch them on my iPad). And while there’s the familiar comfort of plots and characters I know well, I am actually even more in love with the series sets. Poirot is set in the 20s, and to my surprise I am really enjoying all the architectural and design details, as well as the clothes and accessories.
So that’s my new year’s update. How did your new years go? What resolutions or new habits are you looking to incorporate into this bright and shiny new year?
Well, it’s that time of the year again. Everyone’s coming out with their “Best _____ Books of 2015″ and I spend most of the time saying to myself, “I want to read ALL THE BOOKS”, and then I look at all my TBR titles and try not to get too depressed that it’s not that likely to happen. Not that likely to happen? More like an impossibility.
Especially not when I’m madly adding even more titles to my various lists.
On the other hand, it’s fun. Not only that, it’s free fun. Free fun is always a great thing, if you ask me. I can pleasurably while away a couple of hours here and there browsing Best Of … lists, with my library‘s website open in a separate tab. Not that I put everything I find on hold, because we all know what happens when you go down that road:
They all come in at once. It never fails. You don’t hear from the library for ages, and then suddenly one day you get umpteen emails. Your holds have come in! Argh!
So what I do is send the books I want to read but not frantically so to a special Trello list I’ve got set up. There’s a handy little bookmarklet that lets me quickly add the link to the book on my library’s site to my list—so easy!
And now, here’s today’s Snapshot:
Feeling: Well rested – because I slept in today! For the first time in quite a while. My body is feeling very thankful. I definitely needed those extra hours.
Reading: Yesterday Dylan and I started reading Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I’d come across a blog post somewhere where the blogger had said it was a fabulous book to read with your kids—and she is so right! But it’s also a fabulous book to read on your own, and the only thing that’s stopped me from plowing ahead with it on my own (without Dylan knowing, of course) is my workload. If you love novels that are made up of memos, texts, messages, interviews etc., and you like science fiction, this is definitely a novel you should check out.
So much fun!
Listening: November was really busy for me work-wise, and December has shaped up to be the same, so I’ve been doing re-listens to help wind down in the evenings. I finished a re-listen of Reginald Hill’s The Price of Butcher’s Meat, one of my absolute favourite audiobooks. My copy is called A Cure for All Diseases, which is what the book was released as in Canada and the UK (and it makes more sense to me than The Price of Butcher’s Meat—one day I’ll have to look into why the publisher felt it needed a different title in the States).
I am now doing a re-listen of Relic, the first Agent Pendergast book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and my favourite of all the Pendergast books.
Writing: Nothing. {insert big sigh here} I’m hoping things will change in January. But I’m just so busy with work right now.
Working: November to January are traditionally the busiest indexing months of the year for me, and this year has proven to be no different. So yes, I am STILL NOT FULLY UNPACKED. I would take a picture of all the boxes I have left but it’s too depressing to even think about.
To add insult to injury, I somehow agreed to work on two chemistry textbooks this month. One is bad enough, but two?! I don’t know how it happened. (Well, okay, actually, I do—I hate to turn down work. It’s been my downfall many a time.)
I had, however, turned down a third chemistry book a few months ago, which would probably have been due this month as well. Thank goodness. The reason I turned that one down is because I actually remembered working on it about three years ago. I might have blogged about it: it was the project that gave me hives. I literally broke out in hives all over my lower jaw!
Creating: {Insert another big sigh here.} I’m hoping I’ll do better in the new year.
So that’s my snapshot for today. How have you all been doing? Do you have any “Best of 2015″ book lists you’d recommend?
One thing about moving – it’s given me the chance to get reacquainted with my TBR stacks.
While I was unpacking my books, I found myself creating three piles from my rather massive TBR stash. The first pile contained the books I really really really wanted to read. I decided to dedicate two book shelves to these books.
The second pile was made up of the books I wanted to read, but didn’t feel like they belonged on the “really really really” bookshelf. These books I stacked in the “someday” pile on the walk-in closet shelf (which is really now just a shelf, as it’s no longer a walk-in closet but my “bedroom”, although I’m still sleeping on a twin mattress on the floor, as I’m waiting until I get all unpacked before I buy my new bed).
The third pile? My reluctant giveaways. These were all ones it would be nice to get around to, but I didn’t have enough commitment to put on my “someday” shelf AND my library has them available in ebook format. So they got put on the ebook wishlist there. Here’s what this pile looks like:
It’s hiding out under my desk at the moment. To the far right, where you can’t see them in the picture, are two stacks of art technique books which I’m hoping to resell at one of the bookstores in the city that buys used books that are in good condition. I also belong to a local Facebook books buy/sell group, so I will post my old TBRs on there first. Whatever doesn’t sell, I’ll donate to the library.
So, having now gone through my TBR with much thought, I’ve been finding myself getting reacquainted with my TBR. There are lots of books on my “really really really” shelf that look like fun:
I’ve even grabbed a book from my “really really really” shelf and started reading it—The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. It’s good, but I had to put it down because the latest Gamache book, The Nature of the Beast, came in from the library so of course I have to get that read before it has to go back.
But it’s been fun getting to know all my TBR books again—there are some treasures in there I had long forgotten!
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The purpose of being a serious writer is not to express oneself, and it is not to make something beautiful, though one might do those things anyway. Those things are beside the point. The purpose of being a serious writer is to keep people from despair. If you keep that in mind always, the wish to make something beautiful or smart looks slight and vain in comparison. If people read your work and, as a result, choose life, then you are doing your job.
“I didn’t write my books for posterity (not that posterity would have cared): I wrote them for myself. Which doesn’t mean I didn’t hunger for readers and fame. I never could have endured so much hard, solitary labor without the prospect of an audience. But this graveyard of dead books doesn’t unnerve me. It reminds me that I had a deeper motive, one that only the approach of old age and death has unlocked. I wrote to answer questions I had — the motive of all art, whatever its ostensible subject. There were things I urgently needed to know. ” James Atlas
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Invasive aspergillosis: epidemiology and environmental study in haematology patients (Sfax, Tunisia).
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major opportunistic infection in haematology patients. Preventive measures are important to control IA because diagnosis is difficult and the outcome of treatment is poor. We prospectively examined the environmental contamination by Aspergillus and other fungal species and evaluated the prevalence of invasive aspergillosis in the protect unit of haematology. A three-year prospective study (December 2004-September 2007) was carried out in the department of haematology of Hedi Chaker Hospital. Suspected invasive aspergillosis cases were reviewed and classified as proven, probable and possible invasive aspergillosis using the EORTC criteria. During the study period, we collected weekly environmental samples (patient's rooms, tables and acclimatisers) and clinical samples from each patient (nasal, expectoration and auricular). Among 105 neutropenic patients, 16 had probable and 13 had possible IA. A total of 1680 clinical samples were collected and A. flavus was most frequently isolated (79.2%). Analysis of 690 environmental samples revealed that Penicillium (44%) was the most frequent followed by Cladosporium (20%), Aspergillus spp. (18%) and Alternaria (13%). The PCR-sequencing of 30 A. flavus isolates detected from clinical and environmental samples confirmed the mycological identification. Our findings underline the importance of environmental surveillance and strict application of preventive measures.
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Shine On (2005)
This gospel collection makes a great addition to Stanley’s vast discography. Dr. Stanley has chosen a variety of songs that range from the lined-out hymn “Why Should We Start and Fear to Die” to Dolly Parton’s “Shine On.”. There are traditional classics like "Palms of Victory" and "I'll Fly Away" and songs by local stand out groups like the Mullins Family. This is a powerfully moving album, an excellent release by one of the most distinctive artists ever to perform mountain gospel.
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Okazuje się, że australijski ozdobnik rajski z Victorii
potrafi zrobić użytek z kikuta drzewa.
Elegancki ptak wydobywa z siebie uwodzicielski skrzek.
To przyprawia samicę o szybsze bicie serca.
On kroczy dumnie.
Dama nie jest pewna, czy to na pewno ten jedyny,
który zmiecie ją gałęzi.
Na pewno potrafi tańczyć,
ale czy będzie dobrym ojcem?
On daje z siebie wszystko.
Ale ona po prostu nie jest zbyt zainteresowana.
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Memory problems come in all shapes and sizes. Some people tend to forget where they put their cell phone, or cannot easily recall names. Or they can't recall taking their medication or remember the birthday or anniversary of a loved one. Whether they admit to themselves that their forgetfulness seems to happen with greater frequency or they worry about losing their memory as they age, they are right to be concerned. Because our aging population is on the rise, Alzheimer's disease (AD)---an irreversible, progressive form of dementia that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills as people age and is ultimately fatal---has steadily risen from about 4 million in the late 1990s to 5.4 million today.[@b1-cer-03-17]
The disease is currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the US, but estimates by the National Institute on Aging indicate that it may rank third, just behind heart disease and cancer, as a cause of death for older people.[@b2-cer-03-17] But here is some good news: Whether you want to reverse cognitive deficits now or avoid them later, more and more studies are suggesting that there is much you can do to keep your mind sharp.
While a pharmaceutical approach to preventing AD has proved elusive, practical lifestyle choices to reduce AD are based on good science and good sense. The secret may lie in *epigenetics*, the effect one's lifestyle has on one's genes, and thus on the risk for disease. Of course, the wisdom that lifestyle has an impact on health is not new; we have been reciting adages such as "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" for ages. Research in a variety of areas has confirmed that sensible everyday choices can significantly reduce the risk of AD. According to the National Institutes of Health, \$991 million was dedicated to AD research in 2016, but how much of that went towards lifestyle-modification and prevention is unclear.[@b3-cer-03-17]
Funding uncertainty notwithstanding, the positive effects of a healthier lifestyle on cognition were recently documented for the first time in a longitudinal study. The two-year, 1,200 participant *Finnish Interventional Geriatric Study for the Prevention of Cognitive Disability (FINGER)* showed that a healthy diet, exercise, socialization, and mental stimulation can dramatically reduce the development of AD in people at risk for cognitive decline.[@b4-cer-03-17] The French *MAPT Study: A Multidomain Approach for Preventing Alzheimer's Disease* also suggested that lifestyle modification has an effect in reducing risk factors.[@b5-cer-03-17] This multi-domain approach is consistent with the four-pillar strategy recommended by a number of reputable sources, including the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation (ARPF), the Dana Alliance, the American Association of Retired Persons, and the Alzheimer's Association.
The aforementioned studies add substantially to mounting scientific evidence that suggests lifestyle and psychological well-being play a critically important role in Alzheimer's prevention. We have taken them into account, along with our own findings, in fine-tuning our longstanding recommendations for staving off and even helping to reverse AD to the following four strategies. The secret to AD prevention is tied to maintaining connections: between your brain cells, other people, and your well-being.
Pillar 1: Diet and Supplements
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Diet is one of the most important targets for lifestyle modification to prevent AD. Many people still blindly follow the Standard American Diet, or SAD. According to the US Government, about 75 percent of all Americans do not consume an adequate amount of vegetables and fruits, while most exceed the recommended amount of sugars, saturated fats, sodium, and calories. Studies show that rejecting SAD may be critical in the fight against AD.[@b6-cer-03-17]
The science reveals that those who eschew processed foods and choose whole, real-food options have the least decline in mental faculty. Research published in the Alzheimer's Association's journal *Alzheimer's & Dementia*, for example, confirms that making the switch from a fat- and meat-heavy way of eating to a primarily plant-based diet---no matter how old a person is when doing so--- can slow and possibly reverse memory loss. The components of a healthy diet may enhance cognitive performance by one or more of several actions: affecting synaptic plasticity, synaptic membrane fluidity, glucose utilization, mitochondrial function, or reducing oxidative stress.[@b7-cer-03-17]
Many studies highlight the Mediterranean diet that is rich in vegetables, fruit, nuts, olive oil, and fish or seafood. Researchers at UCLA discovered that study participants who followed this eating plan, which is modeled on the traditional diet of certain Mediterranean peoples, had lower levels of AD's hallmark amyloid-beta plaques in the spaces between their brain nerve cells, along with fewer telltale tangles of tau protein---meaning those important cell connections were firing properly.[@b8-cer-03-17] And at the Mayo Clinic, through MRI scans, researchers found that participants who followed the Mediterranean diet for a year had greater thickness in parts of their brain's cortex that play a role in memory. Those on the SAD diet, on the other hand, lost cortex. These findings have implications for maintaining cognitive function: positive associations of the Mediterranean Diet scores were observed with average cortical thickness in parietal and frontal lobes, and in regions of the brain that mediate or support elements such as memory, executive function, and language.[@b9-cer-03-17] Americanized versions of the Mediterranean diet, as well as the MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets, have also shown promising results. Research from Rush University, where the MIND diet was developed by nutritional epidemiologist Martha Clare Morris, revealed that the MIND diet could turn back your mental aging clock the equivalent of up to 7.5 years. Although this is now widely accepted by researchers, further confirmative studies are ongoing.[@b10-cer-03-17]
The ARPF nutrition plan has much in common with both the Mediterranean and MIND diets. Some of the organization's main tenets are:
- *Vegetarian foods:* A vegetarian diet---full of fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, legumes and soy---improves focus and begets higher productivity. Wild-caught salmon is the only animal protein the Alzheimer's Research & Prevention Foundation's diet recommends for its brain-friendly omega-3 fats, advising eating it only two to three times a week.
- *Juicing:* Fresh juices are alive with the vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and phytonutrients needed to strengthen the brain.
- *Supplements*: Take a high-potency multivitamin and multi-mineral supplement that includes folic acid. Memory specific supplements of omega-3 oils, phosphatidyl-serine, coenzyme Q10, alpha lipoic acid, huperzine-A, and resveratrol are also recommended.
As previously noted, we suspect that certain genes can influence risk of developing AD. But well-chosen foods and their nutrients may move gene expression toward a sharp brain. "Genetics are not our destiny," says Victor S. Sierpina, M.D., professor of family and integrative medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. "How we eat can have a major impact in reducing our risk of developing this feared condition." By moving away from the SAD diet to a more Mediterranean-type diet, it is possible to eat for optimal brain health.
Pillar 2: Physical and Mental Exercise
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The evidence is convincing: Both physical and mental exercise are absolutely essential in preventing AD. Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, augments crucial brain compounds such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and, perhaps most significantly, causes neurogenesis, or the growth of new brain cells. In a study at Columbia University, researchers showed that older men who exercised on a treadmill four times a week for 30 minutes grew new cells in their dentate gyrus, an important area of the brain related to memory and cognition such as executive function.[@b11-cer-03-17] And guess what? One can experience these brain-boosting effects of exercise regardless of one's age or existing level of fitness or cognitive decline.
Current wisdom recommends 150 minutes a week of cardio (aka aerobic) exercise, plus several sessions of strength training. But the benefits of even mild exercise begin to accrue right away. Just getting out and taking a 20 to 30- minute brisk walk three times a week will improve brain and memory function. Like diet, exercise also creates a healthy epigenetic response. Those who are already in good physical condition should add more variety and intensity to their workouts. Get a trainer, join a gym, play tennis, swim, or take a boot camp, Zumba, or cycling class. Find enjoyable activities and make them part of your routine.
Additionally, keeping one's mind active is an important aspect of AD prevention. There are a variety of ways to do this. One of them, reading, is one of the best ways to stay sharp---not only does learning take place, but the mind is forced to think and engage outside of everyday tasks. Other simple strategies---or what are sometimes called brain-aerobic activities---include playing and listening to music, creating and viewing art, or completing crossword puzzles. All stimulate and challenge the brain, giving it a nice "workout." Remember, it's not just about physical fitness, it's about mental conditioning as well.
Pillar 3: Yoga/Meditation
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Chronic stress is a major risk factor for AD.[@b12-cer-03-17] It may be useful to experience stress if one is running for his or her life, but not when just trying to live one's life. Stress has a detrimental effect on genes, causing them to express themselves in unhealthy ways, such as by producing inflammation, a trademark of AD. The frenzied pace of life that people experience in today's world is only accelerating, so it is helpful to find a regular activity to soothe the harmful force of stress on the brain.
Published research over the past 13 years reveals that a simple, 12-minute yoga/meditation technique called Kirtan Kriya (KK) has significant brain boosting benefits. KK has been examined at leading medical schools, with the impressive, perhaps surprising, results published in more than one medical journal, including the *Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.*[@b13-cer-03-17]
The actual age of KK is unknown. It was passed down from master to student for generations in the East until Yogi Bhajan (1929--2004) brought it to the West in about 1970. *Kirtan* means "singing" and *Kriya* means "an action with specific effects." KK involves singing the sounds *Saa Taa Naa Maa* (a mantra) while repeating sequential movements (mudras) with the fingertips.
Ancient yogis did not have imaging or blood tests to unravel the biochemical changes created by KK and other yoga exercises, but modern science has shown that practicing KK reduces stress levels and increases blood flow to parts of the brain that are central to memory and brain function.[@b14-cer-03-17] For example, KK activates the anterior cingulate gyrus (ACG), an important brain region for stress balance and emotional and cognitive control. A robust ACG is essential to memory: Research in the elderly who've maintained sharp minds shows they have preserved their ACGs and other significant brain areas as they have aged.[@b15-cer-03-17]
The prefrontal cortex (PFC), the chief executive officer of your brain, essential for planning and organization, is also activated by meditation. So is the posterior cingulate gyrus (PC), one of the first areas to decline in function when memory loss strikes. Such findings have led Andrew Newberg, M.D., of Thomas Jefferson Medical School, to say, "There is a true anti-aging effect in long-term practitioners of KK; they have bigger brains."
A study at the University of Pennsylvania, which followed people with early cognitive decline for eight weeks, demonstrated that practicing the yoga/meditation technique started reversing memory loss and reduced anxiety, two hallmarks of early AD.[@b16-cer-03-17] A UCLA study of family dementia caregivers revealed that KK not only lowered their stress and improved their memory, but also reduced inflammatory genes and increased the enzyme telomerase by 43 percent, the largest increase ever recorded. Increasing this enzyme elongates the DNA protective cap, the telomere, which is crucial for a long life and a sharp mind.[@b17-cer-03-17]
Additionally, at West Virginia University, subjects with the earliest form of memory loss, subjective cognitive decline (SCD), showed an improvement in cognitive function with KK.[@b18-cer-03-17] And a landmark study at UCLA found that subjects with an advanced form of early memory loss called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had better memory outcomes with KK than those who practiced a standard memory-improvement approach.[@b19-cer-03-17] KK apparently enhanced brain cell connectivity as well. Importantly, the positive benefits lasted through the six-month follow up period of the study.[@b20-cer-03-17]
KK has practical advantages. It only takes 12 minutes a day and requires no equipment or lengthy or expensive training sessions. One can practice KK at home with an easy-to-follow CD, for example, and it is completely safe, with no side effects reported. Its lack of time requirements makes the practice perfect for caregivers, and it's easy for seniors with decreased mobility and activity levels.
Pillar 4: Psychological Well-Being
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Meditation also enhances psychological well-being (PWB) by promoting acceptance of self and others, increasing self-confidence, reducing negativity, and providing a foundation for independent living, sustained personal growth, socializing with like-minded people, service to others, and aging with purpose. These PWB factors lower the risk for cognitive decline and help reduce cholesterol and inflammation.[@b21-cer-03-17] In fact, Purpose in Life is a new movement in neuroscience that links the belief that one's life has meaning and purpose to a robust and persistently improved physiological health outcome---not only to treat AD, but also to treat spinal cord injuries, stroke, and immunological and cardiovascular issues that include but extend beyond the brain.[@b22-cer-03-17]
Positive emotions---love, compassion, and appreciation---counteract the physiology of the stress response and support a healthy brain throughout life. Beyond that, PWB may create an enhanced sense of spirituality, which preliminary studies suggest slows the progression of AD.[@b23-cer-03-17] Moreover, per Helen Lavretsky, M.D., a geriatric psychiatrist at UCLA, spirituality is a way to develop personalized, patient-centered healthcare. There is evidence of a close relationship between spirituality, cognitive health, and successful aging.[@b24-cer-03-17] Finally, in a very recent, and as of yet, unpublished three-year study, spirituality was associated with lowered atrophy rates in brain regions related to memory, visuospatial attention, and behavioral deficits in subjects at risk for AD.[@b25-cer-03-17]
As it currently stands, or until the pharmaceutical world can meet the enormous challenge of discovering the magic anecdote that can make amyloid disappear, living a healthy life offers the best chance for aging AD-free and nourishing a sharp mind. Small, easily achieved shifts in one's daily routine can make all the difference in brain health. If everyone made such shifts, it is likely that the widespread prediction of a continuing Alzheimer's epidemic would shift, too, with fewer reported cases.
**Dharma Singh Khalsa**, M.D., is the president/medical director of the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation (AARPF) and the author of *Brain Longevity* (Warner Books, 1997). He is also a clinical associate professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Integrative Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, and an associate editor of *The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease*. Born in Ohio and raised in Florida, Khalsa graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1975 and received his postgraduate training in anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management and a diplomat of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
**George Perry**, Ph.D., is dean of the College of Sciences and holds the Semmes Foundation Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He obtained his Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1979 and received a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Cell Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. Perry is editor-in-chief for *the Journal of Alzheimer\'s Disease* and is a foreign correspondent member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Science Lisbon, and a foreign member of the Mexican National Academy of Sciences. He is a recipient of the National Plaque of Honor from the Republic of Panama Ministry of Science and Technology. Perry's research is primarily focused on how Alzheimer's disease develops and the physiological consequences of the disease at a cellular level.
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[Depression and apathy in Parkinson disease].
Although Parkinson disease (PD) is primarily a condition of motor symptoms, an increasing amount of research has indicated that non-motor symptoms including cognitive and emotional deficits are observed even in the earliest stage of the disease. Individuals with PD may display various psychiatric and/or behavioural problems, among which depression and apathy are the most prominent symptoms. Prevalence of comorbid depression in PD has reportedly been estimated to be 7-76%. Such marked differences in the prevalence is partially attributable to different diagnostic criteria. It is useful to make a diagnosis according to standardized semi-structured diagnostic interview following DSM-IV or ICD-10. Based on such diagnostic criteria, prevalence of depression may approximate 20-40%. A half of such individuals fulfill the criteria of major depressive disorder while remaining half may be diagnosed as having dysthymia, minor depression or apathy. The second reason contributing to diversity of prevalence of depression in PD is a sampling procedure. Prevalence of depression in PD is much lower in the community-based surveys than those examined recruited patients. The third reason which makes the diagnosis of depression in PD difficult is an approach how to treat ambiguous symptoms. Caution should be paid whether the researcher is taking an inclusive or exclusive approach while they diagnose depression in PD. Concerning apathy in PD, one should be aware that typical apathy syndrome is quite different from depressive mood state. Rather, apathy syndrome is on the opposite side of depression in the sense that the former lacks serious self reproach or feeling of guilty. Neural substrate of apathy is known to include the dorsolateral, medial and orbital frontal cortices, and subcortical structures such as the basal ganglia, thalamus and internal capsule. Future researches are warranted that discriminate neural correlates and/or chemical neurotransmitters between depression and apathy.
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