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The Math Support Center (MSC) is a drop-in tutoring center, staffed with undergraduate tutors that have a broad range of mathematical experience and knowledge. Students taking undergraduate Mathematics courses are welcome to drop-in with questions; priority will be given to students in 1000 and 2000 level classes. Stop by and see us!
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Arcelor Mittal, sounds a good buy.
One of my personal tips. We are currently on nice price and we could see price around 32 - 36 soon again. It is going to take some time, but I am already slowly buying these stocks. This is technical analysis. Check for fundamental news for MT before investing.
Bullish Gap and Go today. Good volume. I expect it to open around 8.02 tomorrow and if it breaks the high of today, it should continue higher.
MT did not pull back as far as I hoped. But, still a great bullish gap the other day to try and take advantage of. I've updated the entry from 7.68 to 7.85 and moved the stop up to 7.53. I want this to trigger by EOD Wednesday 12/14/16. If it does not trigger by then, I will cancel. 3:1 Risk to Reward if it works out.
Not sure that it will pull back this far. Good retest gap today though. Long term support above stop. really good short term support level. May have missed this move, but if it can pull back to the entry, should bounce nicely.
The Price of this stock is less than the book value, and commodity prices are increasing.
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Ariana Grande has released a new song from her highly anticipated upcoming album Sweetener.
The track, titled The Light Is Coming, features hip-hop star Nicki Minaj and is the second single from the new LP, following on from April's No Tears Left To Cry.
Grande, 24, announced the song's release on Twitter along with a teaser while also telling fans the album, due to be released on August 17, is now available for pre-order.
Sweetener is Grande's fourth studio album and her first since a terrorist attacked one of her concerts in Manchester in May 2017.
Earlier this week the singer revealed the LP's artwork, which features an upside-down colour headshot of the star on a beige background with the word Sweetener underneath.
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TRON's First dApp Hits 1 Billion TRX-Large Payout
Home » Crypto News » TRON's First dApp Hits 1 Billion TRX-Large Payout
Author: Ali Raza Updated Oct 31, 2018 @ 12:21
TRON's creator, Justin Sun, has recently announced that TRON blockchain's first dApp has seen a payout of over 1 billion TRX in less than two weeks.
TRONbet currently has around 180,000 transactions per day, which is 20% of TRONs total transactions.
Despite the fact that its MainNet is recently launched, TRON already has around 7 high-quality dApps, with more of them expected to come soon.
The first dApp created on TRON's (TRX) blockchain has just hit a major milestone, according to the recent announcement posted by the coin's creator, Justin Sun. The dApp is called TRONbet, and it has just seen more than 1 billion TRX coins won through user interaction.
Already over 1 BILLION #TRX won on @TRONbet!! https://t.co/edFobh8OPj pic.twitter.com/xd9o8RvFnt
— Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) October 31, 2018
The dApp was officially launched around two weeks ago, in mid-October. Since then, it has seen a 200 million TRX-large payout within a week. Now, around two weeks since the app's launch, that amount has exceeded 1 billion.
According to recent statistics, the app runs about 180,000 transactions per day, which represents around 20% of TRON's total transactions on a daily basis. However, the dApp's contribution allowed TRX to surpass Ethereum's own daily trading volume.
TRON Ecosystem Continues to Grow
While TRONbet is TRON blockchain's first dApp, it is not the only one. The coin's team and community have been focusing on dApp development with great dedication recently. Despite the fact that TRON's MainNet was only launched several months ago, there are already seven dApps on this cryptocurrency's platform.
Not only that, but they cover different things, such as tipping, payment solutions, music content, e-sports, a communication app, and even a wallet.
Following this achievement, TRONbet team decided to issue an open letter to Justin Sun and TRON Foundation, thanking them for their backing and support.
This is an open letter to @justinsuntron @Tronfoundation without the vast capabilities of #TRON https://t.co/42Akm2sncN would not have happened. We are very grateful. For everyone to grow with #TRON we believe changes need to be made. @sesameseed_SR @BitGuildPLAT @GoSeedit pic.twitter.com/pKAtUo1u1N
— TRONbet (@TRONbet) October 30, 2018
In addition, the letter addresses two key points — the token used, and energy consumption. Energy consumption is as large as 10 trillion due to the large daily transaction volume. However, the team behind the dApp is already working on reducing it in the near future. As for the token that the dApp is using, it is called ANTE and is one of TRX20 tokens.
Also, the letter provided support and belief in TRON's final goal, which is decentralizing the internet and revolutionizing entertainment industry.
At the time of writing, TRON's trading volume is at $56.6 million, and its current price is $0.022008 per coin. TRON has had a lot of successful projects in 2018, arguably more than any other altcoin. While it remains one of the coins that the crypto community talks the most about, its price has yet to reach its full potential.
However, while the coin has achieved much, it still shows no signs of stopping, and even its latest successes are only the first step in a larger plan. Until then, the coin continues to enter various partnerships, develop projects, and grow in popularity and usage. Because of this, TRONbet is only the first successful dApp to roll out of TRON's blockchain, with many more expected to follow soon.
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Experienced in web journalism and marketing, Ali holds a master degree in finance and enjoys writing about cryptocurrencies and fintech. Ali's work has been published on a number of valuable publications. Contact Ali: LinkedIn
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Q: Assistance with MySQL query & timestamps I am trying to create a query which returns offers for all rows that belong to a club_id that are within a start_date & end_date, however the query should also return results for any that match the club_id AND the end_date is 0 - any ideas of how to do this?
My current query is below...
SELECT
* ,
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( start_date ) AS start_dateStamp,
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( end_date ) AS end_dateStamp
FROM
(`offers`)
WHERE
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( `start_date` ) <1329308797
AND
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( `end_date` ) >1329308797
AND
`club_id` =23
A: SELECT
`offers`.* ,
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( start_date ) AS start_dateStamp,
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( end_date ) AS end_dateStamp
FROM `offers`
WHERE `club_id` =23
AND (
(
`start_date`<FROM_UNIXTIME(1329308797)
AND `end_date`>FROM_UNIXTIME(1329308797)
)
OR `end_date`=FROM_UNIXTIME(0)
)
Please note, that I moved the convertion from unix-timestamp to MySQL-date from the field to the constant - this way it has to be converted only once, and not for all rows. Additionally this way an index can be used.
Edit
With "date zero" not being Unix-Zero but MySQL-Zeor the last line should be
OR `end_date`='0000-00-00'
additionally, if the data type of start_date and end_date is not DATETIME but DATE you need
DATE(FROM_UNIXTIME(...))
instead of
FROM_UNIXTIME(...)
A: you didn't specify if end_date = 0 also reqires start_date > $timestamp, so I assumed start_date still has to meet its criteria.
SELECT
please_name,
the_columns,
you_want_to_select_seperately,
for_reasons,
UNIX_TIMESTAMP(start_date) AS start_dateStamp,
UNIX_TIMESTAMP(end_date) AS end_dateStamp
FROM `offers`
WHERE `club_id` = 23
AND `start_date`) < UNIX_TIMESTAMP(1329308797)
AND (`end_date` > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(1329308797) OR `end_date` = "0000-00-00")
Some notes on your SQL:
*
*don't use * unless you have reasons. which, judging from your original question, you really really don't
*try to format your code so it's readable
*sort your conditions so the condition selecting the fewest records (read: has the highest specificity) comes first. This has become more a mental thing than hinting the MySQL optimizer, it's still a convention I'd stick to
*if you compare (date) ranges, consider using col BETWEEN min_val and max_val (boundaries are inclusive)
*don't use functions in the WHERE and GROUP BY clause. MySQL cannot cache/index these and must thus run the value of every row through that function. UNIX_TIMESTAMP() has a friend named FROM_UNIXTIME() - doing pretty much the exact opposite. This is nothing you can't do yourself in PHP with date(), though.
*consider setting fields to NULL if they have an unknown value. You either have a date (2012-02-15) or you don't (NULL). That would allow your query to simply check OR end_date IS NULL
A: Is this what you want?
SELECT *
, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(start_date) AS start_dateStamp
, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(end_date) AS end_dateStamp
FROM
`offers`
WHERE
(UNIX_TIMESTAMP(`start_date`) < 1329308797 AND UNIX_TIMESTAMP(`end_date`) > 1329308797)
OR
(`club_id` = 23 AND `end_date` = '0000-00-00 00:00:00')
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Posted October 12th, 2015 by Simon & filed under Blog.
Some children talk; I mean a lot. You ask them not to interrupt, or to give you a moment and almost as soon as those words have left your mouth they start up again! Its frustrating and can be a real annoyance. Often the child doesn't even realise they are doing it much less that it's not appropriate. What can you do without ending up chastising or downright shouting at the child??
Out of a spontaneous moment came a fabulous technique for breaking the cycle of chatter which was both hilarious and effective.
In a moment of inspiration I puffed up my cheeks and exploded in a POW! Arms flying up. He burst out laughing , I burst out laughing. I said you're like this and the words just explode out of you. We didn't have nagging, we didn't have cross words there was not fight – just laughter. Importantly it broke him out of the cycle of keeping talking, and he realised he was doing it. Since then there are times when he has been a chatterbox and I've said "hey you're like POW! (doing the actions) we laugh he realises what he's doing and calms down for a bit.
Sometimes I just say his name, he realises and makes the POW back to me. We laugh again and his behaviour changes direction.
It may not work for everyone but it's a great way to defuse and redirect rather than confront and face down. As I said children often don't even realise how much noise they are making so finding a fun way to bring it to their attention without condemning it is great. Carol Tuttle's The Child Whisperer is a great book giving insights into behaviour and how to work with a child's nature rather than against it.
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The opening up of Shannon Airport for pre-clearance for U.S. bound private aircraft is a hugely significant move for the mid-west region and a proud day for the Shannon Airport Authority as it is now home to the world's first facility of this kind. It follows on from the introduction last August of the facility for commercial passengers which has been operating very successfully at the airport.
Crucially this facility is vital in terms of attracting inward investment into the region. I have been informed that already the interest shown by international influential business people in the pre-clearance private jet facility is phenomenal. This provides exciting business opportunities for the mid-west region which the Government and Shannon Airport Authority are actively promoting internationally. The next element will be on trying to secure pre-clearance for air freight cargo. I have raised this issue with the US Ambassador personally and I will meet with him shortly to advance negotiations.
I first met then US Secretary of State for Homeland Security Michael Chertoff in Dublin in 2007 to try to secure the pre-clearance deal. I met him again soon afterwards at Shannon airport to impress upon him the attraction of the airport and the mid-west region. I remained in regular contact with US officials to keep this deal progressing.
The potential for job creation and long-term economic and tourism benefits for Shannon and Ireland cannot be overstated. It took over a decade for the USA and Canada to open the CBP facilities in Canada – Ireland took barely 18 months to agree and open the commercial facility. The private and commercial pre-clearance facility combined with the abundance of space at Shannon, make it well placed to become a major international cargo hub and this is the next goal.
Pre-clearance is the process whereby all inspection and clearance requirements under U.S. laws for travellers arriving into the U.S. are carried out at the departing airport (Shannon Airport). Passengers arriving at U.S. airports are then processed without any further official contact. On arrival at the U.S. airport they will have a status similar to that of passengers arriving from another U.S. airport. Passengers will be able to travel onward to other U.S. destinations, whilst remaining airside, thereby removing the need for further security and baggage checks.
This business jet facility is unique to Shannon Airport and will provide a significant stimulus towards attracting inward investment from major international companies and job creators to the region and to the country as a whole at a time when it's needed most," concluded Minister O'Dea.
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Q: Android AlarmManager Alarm Not Working I'm trying to make a simple alarm trigger. When alarm goes off there should a a simple sound alarm. But the alarm doesn't go off, nothing happens. Now I'm not sure where am I mistaken - is it the times? Intents? Receivers?
Class in which I'm using AlarmManager
package com.example.prva;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.TimePicker;
public class Meni_Splash extends Activity{
Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
private int hour = c.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
private int minute = c.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
int milivreme;
int milipicker;
long sveskupa;
int hoursad;
int minutesad;
protected boolean timeactive = true;
Handler h=new Handler();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
h.post(new Runnable(){
@Override
public void run() {
String currentDateTimeString = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(new Date());
TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textDate);
text.setText(currentDateTimeString);
h.postDelayed(this, 1000);
}
});
final TimePicker picker = (TimePicker) findViewById(R.id.timePicker);
final TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.texttime);
picker.setIs24HourView(true);
picker.setCurrentHour(hour);
picker.setCurrentMinute(minute);
Button btnt = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttontime);
btnt.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
hoursad = picker.getCurrentHour();
minutesad = picker.getCurrentMinute();
milipicker = (((hoursad) * 60 * 60 * 1000) + ((minutesad) * 60 * 1000));
text.setText(new StringBuilder().append(hoursad).append(":").append(minutesad).append( "Trenutno vrijeme u milisekundama : ").append(System.currentTimeMillis()).append(" vrijeme izabrano u milisekundama sve skupa ").append(milipicker));
}
});
Button btnalarm = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnalarm);
btnalarm.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
hoursad = picker.getCurrentHour();
minutesad = picker.getCurrentMinute();
milivreme = (((hour)* 60 * 60 * 1000)+ ((minute) * 60 * 1000));
milipicker = (((hoursad) * 60 * 60 * 1000) + ((minutesad) * 60 * 1000));
sveskupa = milipicker - milivreme;
Intent intent = new Intent(Meni_Splash.this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingintent = PendingIntent.getActivity(Meni_Splash.this, 2, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
am.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis() + sveskupa, pendingintent);
}
});
Button btnv = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonv);
btnv.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
startActivity(new Intent(Meni_Splash.this, button.class));
}
});
}
}
AlarmReceiver class :
package com.example.prva;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class AlarmReceiver extends Activity {
protected MediaPlayer MPAlarm;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
MPAlarm = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.splash);
MPAlarm.start();
}
};
A: You should register your AlarmReceiver on the Manifest with this:
<receiver android:process=":remote" android:name="com.yourpackage.AlarmReceiver" android:enabled="true" ></receiver>
Don't forget to put the android:process=":remote" in order to make it work.
A: Look like there problem in AlarmManager set() function.
AlarmManager Set() =>
public void set (int type, long triggerAtMillis, PendingIntent operation)
Parameters
type One of ELAPSED_REALTIME, ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, RTC or RTC_WAKEUP.
triggerAtMillis time in milliseconds that the alarm should go off, using the appropriate clock (depending on the alarm type).
operation Action to perform when the alarm goes off; typically comes from IntentSender.getBroadcast().
Please note that operation (PendingIntent), will get the action from IntentSender.getBroadcast().
Hope it's helps.
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MSU Film Collective: SALT FOR SVANETIA
Nov 1 @ 7:00 pm
Salt for Svanetia (Mikhail Kalatozov, 1930) Presented by Michael Kunichika As one of the earliest ethnographic films, it documents the life of the Svan people in the isolated mountain village of Ushguli in Svanetia.
MSU Film Collective: MOSCOW DOESN'T BELIEVE IN TEARS
Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears (Vladimir Menshov, 1980) Presented by Yelena Kalinsky Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina (Vera Alentova) and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman[...]
MSU Film Collective: THE FORGOTTEN SPACE
The Forgotten Space (Allan Sekula, 2010) Presented by Lily Woodruff The Forgotten Space follows container cargo aboard ships, barges, trains and trucks, listening to workers, engineers, planners, politicians, and those alienated by the global transport system. We[...]
MSU Film Collective: A HEART IN WINTER
Un Coeur en Hiver (Claude Sautet, 1993) Presented by Bill Vincent Violin player Camille (Emmanuelle Béart) begins an affair with Maxime (André Dussollier), who is prepared to leave his wife. But then Camille goes to Maxime's[...]
MSU Film Collective: THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
Dec 6 @ 7:00 pm
The Hudsucker Proxy (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1994) Presented by Dan Smith New York City, December 1958. Newly arrived from Indiana, Norville Barnes walks into the Hudsucker Building just as the company president leaps to his death from[...]
Broad Underground || Sondra Perry Works || Technology and Identity
Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Technology and Identity || Sondra Perry Works 7:00pm • Friday, December 7, 2018 • The Robin Theatre, REO Town, Lansing Sondra Perry mixes 3D digital animation with found footage from video games, YouTube, and other popular[...]
The Robin Theatre
MSU Film Collective: RUSHMORE
1/10 Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998) Presented by Justus Nieland and Joshua Yumibe Shot on the grounds of the elite private school once attended by Rushmore's now-famous director, Wes Anderson's charming second film is a comic coming-of-age story[...]
Broad Underground Film Series: LISTEN/HEAR
LISTEN / HEAR 7:00pm • Friday, January 11, 2019 • The Robin Theatre, REO Town 1105 S. Washington Ave., Lansing, MI 48910 Take a moment to step back, take a breath, and listen. Listen/Hear is[...]
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We will look this week at some final remnants from Daniel's Big God. I guess you can tell that I like to close. This is my second week with closing remarks and the way it looks now there are two more 'and finally' coming. We have been looking at this Big God and the fact of 'He Is The God Of Rest'. I want us to see 'He Found Rest From The Head Of Horrors'. The 'he' speaks here of Daniel and the heads of horror were the other presidents that had the lion's den decree drafted.
I want us to see in verses 3-5 'Daniel Rested In Their Exception'. The key to the president's exception is found in verse 3. There was an excellent spirit found in Daniel. This phrase can be written; 'a spirit of excellence' was in him. When God dwells in us it will be displayed on our outward man and the world will not be excited by this display of Christ likeness.
Let us see in verse 4 that these presidents examined Daniel and could find no error or fault in him except that he was always faithful. My friend, does this world find our lives to be without fault and but a display of God's faithfulness. The exception clause was that they couldn't find anything in Daniel's life except with the law of his God. They probably said 'who wants a God that demands we pray three times a day'. While they examined and made exception Daniel rested in his Big God.
I see in our study of 6:7 that 'Daniel Rested In Their Edict'. All of the leaders came together and established a royal statute and a firm decree. The decree stated that if you prayed to anyone but the king you would be thrown in the lion's den. We cannot ever look to man to take care of us or supply our needs. Peter said, 'We must obey God rather than man.' The world can develop its laws that will cause us to be forced to decide between obeying God or man but we can always rest in the edicts of man, no matter what they develop, that God will take care of us.
In 6:4 'Daniel Rested In Their End'. Once Daniel spent the night with the lions and was safe the king commanded that they were to bring the men who had accused Daniel. Their wives along with their children were to be brought also. How I am reminded that our sinful decisions don't just affect us but those we care for most. The king commanded that they be thrown in the lion's den. Daniel didn't try to stop them but rested in their end. His Big God knows best. The text tells us the same lions that never touched Daniel had the master over his enemies. The word indicates that they had their way with them. The text tells us they broke all their bones in pieces before they ever hit the ground. Oh, what a horrible death. How I am remind of a couple of lessons. One is 'greater is He that is in us than he that is in the lion's den'. The second lesson is to be 'careful in touching God's man'. The lion's den may be your fearful end.
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Sixteen-time Guinean Champions Horoya AC departed Conakry for their crucial Total African Champions League tie against Esperance de Tunis on Friday.
Both sides played to a 1-1 draw in their first leg match in Guinea but, this time in a bid to reach the quarter-final phase, the match has been dubbed a cracker.
Espérance Sportive de Tunis defeats South African side Orlando Pirates 2-0 in their last group matchday 4 to maintain their lead on the table.
After settling for a goalless draw at the Orlando Stadium, the Tunisian game plan was spot on with goals from Anice Badri and Haythem Jouini were enough for the host.
The Guineans on the other hand deservedly secured a home and away victories against Zimbabwean side FC Platinum.
As a result, the Zimbabwean champions are out of the CAF Champions League as they remain bottom on the standings with only a point.
Horoya going into the contest against Esperance highly confident standing second in their Group B with seven points, a point behind their hosts.
Soccer pundits have described this Friday's contest between the sides as the groups' curtain razor.
Horoya must avoid defeat in Tunisia because a win for Orlando at home against FC Platinum will move then to eight points ahead of Pirates visit at the Stade du 28 Septembre on March 16.
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Girl Suspended from School after being raped
Started by Dion , Nov 24 2012 09:45 PM
Yep. They suspended the victim and kicked the two buys that assaulted her from the drama club. No further form of punishment. The question that rises, of course, is why the fuck is shit like this still ongoing? Isn't it about time the federal government takes the reigns in these matters and defines rape indefinitely? Shit like this has got to stop and until it does, we're not going anywhere as a country. How can we open the eyes of these illiterate pigs to what's really going on?
#2 Crimson Jazz
Crimson Jazz
Let that have been someone related to me. That school would no longer exist, either through a civil suit that left them bankrupt or an unexplained fire. And those boys would be lying dead in a ditch somewhere.
I really hope the girl's parents sue the fuck out of the school and the parents of the boys. This is just sickening.
Holy crap! I just looked out my window and saw a huge ball of fire in the sky!!!
Oh wait.....
[Today 09:55 PM] *Ralor cries*
[Today 09:55 PM] Ralor: ;-; I am an abomination to evolution
[Today 03:03 PM] Dion: i was addicted to the point where i couldnt function without some coke in my system
[Today 03:03 PM] Dion: i used to be addicted coke
It's okay, Dion...it's okay.
I would sue the living fuck out of them. Also the two boys would be found in a ditch with their parts ripped apart. I don't play that bullshit, especially with having a sister.
#4 Secret Igshar
Secret Igshar
Pwner of Noobs
your worst nightmare
The definition of rape in the federal government was recently changed to a much more comprehensive definition due to efforts of the USA's current administration.
Why do things like this still happen? Because rape culture. Because feminism is still demonized by ignorant, privileged white men who think that feminism means anti-man. That it's designed to empower women while putting men down. Anti-feminists complain about the new definition of rape because it still doesn't include men.
The definition, for reference:
"The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim."
Regardless, changing the definition doesn't magically make rape stop. It doesn't magically make people start properly persecuting rape cases and properly punishing the criminals while supporting the victims. Victim blaming (you were asking for it because _______) is still alive and well, and changing the definition isn't going to eradicate what generations of people in this country have grown up believing. It's not an issue that can be fixed overnight.
It's also important to note that some rape cases reported ARE fraudulent and the victim is lying. The problem is that many people assume this to be the default case (which is completely stupid and wrong, but that's just how rape culture works, sorry) while assuming the case of the woman actually... OMFG BEING RIGHT!? is the strange case. The one that needs to be proven.
It's not a shock. Hundreds of years of culture and growth stand behind these sorts of attitudes and the federal government passing a mandate to change a definition is not going to suddenly fix anything.
Kingroy: ( 4:40 PM - 02/10/14) u can't own black people
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#5 Xanius
Xanius
The Omega
Cases like this come and go all the time. Same thing each time. Girl gets raped, school does nothing, government does nothing. It's sick, it's twisted and a poor girl is now dreadfully changed and will never be the same.
But how do we help it? We really can't sadly. Onlything we can do is just try and teach not to rape. What rape does to a family, etc. Maybe somepeople will stop and think. I'm probablyy just hopefull but at least it's doing something. Kids should always stay in packs too. Keep with friends. Hard to rape a girl thats with 3-4 friends of hers you know what I mean?
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Yesterdays 1921: Peeping Tom at work on Fourth Street, Stroudsburg
A week in Pocono history
• "Plunging full into a maple tree, a horse carrying Randall Price, of Mountainhome, killed itself instantly on Friday. The animal belonged to a boy staying at Brewer Cottage.
"While galloping along with Mr. Price, for some unknown reason, the animal struck the tree head foremost. It died shortly afterward. Mr. Price was slightly bruised but not seriously hurt," according to The Morning Press.
• "A coin (penny) of the government issue of 1800 which had doubtless been ploughed under and turned up again year after year in the soil of a garden was finally discovered ... by Mrs. George Hoffman, of Kellersville, who was hoeing vegetables in her garden at that place."
• Published in the "Breezy Briefs" column to The Morning Press:
- "Frank Turn, of East Stroudsburg, is building a fine new bungalow on the north side of Analomink Street, in East Stroudsburg. Mr. Turn's new home will be built after the latest model and will have all the new improvements."
- "Charles Greiner, of East Stroudsburg, is afflicted with an abscess of the hand caused from a blister." The blister was believed to have been infected.
- "Kober's Pep Orchestra has returned from Greeley, where they held one of the most successful dances of the season."
• A man on Fourth Street in Stroudsburg grappled with a peeping Tom, attempting to capture the individual; however, the good samaritan was unsuccessful. The peeper escaped.
• "A surprise was created in East Stroudsburg on Monday when it became known that Miss Mabel Irene Snyder, of Scranton, a junior in the East Stroudsburg State Normal School, had been wedded Sunday to George M. Walton of East Stroudsburg."
The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Romaine Snyder, was well-known and popular both in Scranton and East Stroudsburg, according to the daily newspaper. The groom was employed by the State Highway Department and a member of the Roamers' Orchestra.
• Showing at the Stroud Theater in Stroudsburg was the film "The Triple Clue" staring Glenn White.
• John Faulstick, while working at the construction site of the new East Stroudsburg reservoir, was hit by a falling plank. Two nail protruding from the plank gashed his arm. "The injuries were very painful," according to The Morning Press.
• The rebuilt trolley car of the Stroudsburg Traction Co. was in service. Painted a decidedly bright yellow, it was in contrast with the dull battleship grey of the other cars.
"It is claimed the others were painted grey during the war to protect them from the submarines when crossing the state bridge (Veterans Memorial Bridge) over Brodheads Creek," according to The Morning Press.
Janis Dahlman
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Unfortunatly, your browser is not able to read Atmospere-of-Privacy-Concerns-24f.mp3. The HTML5 <audio> tag is not supported.
A nice clean little episode – As the world burns and as the nation of the United States begins to wobble on its axis and different things hit the news and privacy and minimum wages and human rights are taking up more and more of the air time they deserve, online privacy is becoming more transparent, more of an issue and more tested than ever before. One aspect of privacy we don't talk about in this episode is the Dark Web.
The internet 2.0 and learning how to circumvent nation internet blocking; learning how to maintain your privacy and keep your information yours and learning how to exploit the new secrecy of the dark web may put you out front far enough to put some of your techxieties at ease. You can look back and tell the rest of us things we need to know and things we need to keep in mind to maintain our dignity and independence online in this shrinking world rather than waiting for large companies to heed the rally calls of their customer bases and do it for us.
You want to be a pioneer? I encourage that. You want to learn more than you know now? I encourage that too!
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At a distance of 5.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Sukhna Lake is a beautiful manmade lake situated at the foothills of Shivalik range in the city of Chandigarh. This is one of the most picturesque man-made lakes in India and also one of the top tourist places in Chandigarh.
Sukhna Lake is created by Le Corbusier in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream flowing down from the Shivalik hills. It had a depth of 18 feet originally and was spread across 3 sq. km. The name Sukhna means a wish - fulfilled, the lake is a perfect destination for solitude seekers. At the entrance, there is a Corbusier proclamation 'The creator of this beautiful city of Chandigarh has also created this eye-catching man made Sukhna Lake and also a dam that makes this city even more beautiful. The area around this lake is very calm and peaceful'.
At a distance of 3 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Rose Garden or Zakir Hussain Rose Garden is a prominent garden situated in Sector 16 of Chandigarh. Chandigarh Rose Garden is the largest of its kind in Asia and also one of the most popular tourist attractions in Chandigarh.
Named after India's former President, Zakir Hussain, this beautiful garden was set up in 1967 with the support of Chandigarh's first Chief Commissioner, late Dr. M S Randhawa. Spread over an area of 30 acres, the park exhibits some of the rarest and exquisite varieties of roses and is said to be home to 1600 varieties of flowers. The rose plants have been planted in carved-out lawns and flower beds. The place is a sight to behold when the flowers are in full bloom.
At a distance of 3 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Government Museum & Art Gallery is a popular museum situated at Sector 10 of Chandigarh. This is one of the prominent museums of India that speaks well of the history and partition of India. It is one of the top places to visit in Chandigarh. The museum has also been declared a Grade-I heritage building by the Chandigarh Administration within the ambit of the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031.
At a distance of 3 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Topiary Park is located in Sector 35 of Chandigarh. This is one of the most famous parks in Chandigarh and also one of the best places to visit in Chandigarh.
The Topiary Park was established in the year 1987. This park is mainly designed for making fun and enjoyment for the children. The plants belong to the bush and creeper family has been curiously shaped in the form of various animals like elephants, bears and other animals that makes the children really happy. The exotic collection of ornamental and other decorative plants add the charm of the park. The vast expansion of the park with its lush greenery presents an awesome appearance to all the visitors.
Topiary Park is the most popular park among the children since it provides better playing facilities to them. In the evenings the park would be crowded with children accompanied by their parents and the entire surroundings would be filled with a pleasant feeling.
At a distance of 2 km from Sukhna Lake and 5.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary located at the foothills of Shivalik range in Chandigarh. It is one of the popular wildlife sanctuaries in Chandigarh and also one of the best places to experience Chandigarh Tourism.
Spreading over an area of 2600 hectares, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1998. It forms the part of Sukhna lake catchment area falling in Shivalik hills. Apart from the Sukhna Lake there are around 150 small and large water bodies in the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary that forms its catchment area. These water bodies also attract migratory birds and have a rich population of resident bird species.
At a distance of 20 km from Chandigarh, Chhatbir Zoo, initially called as Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, is a zoological park situated on Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route close to Zirakpur, India. Chhatbir Zoo is one of the largest zoological parks in North India and also one of the must visit places in Chandigarh.
The zoo was inaugurated in 1977 by the then governor of Punjab Mahendra Mohan Chaudhary, and it was christened as Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park. Initially the zoo was populated by a small number of animals brought from Guwahati Zoo, Assam. Sprawling over an area of 505 acres, the Chhatbir Zoo is the largest zoological garden in North India now. It is located on the right bank of river Ghaggar with Shivalik hills in the background. The open countryside all around the zoo provides vast opportunity to the naturalists to take a close look at nature and natural resources in original form.
At a distance of 4.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Capitol Complex is located in Sector 1 of Chandigarh city in India. It is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 and is also one of the best heritage places in Chandigarh.
The Capitol Complex is Le Corbusier's most spectacular work, which makes Chandigarh unique from other places of India. He conceived the master plan of Chandigarh as analogous to human body. He proposed the state to have a head (the Capitol Complex, Sector-1), heart (the City Centre, Sector-17), lungs (the gardens and the leisure valley), mind (cultural and educational institutions), the circulatory system (road network), and the viscera (the Industrial Area). The concept of the city is based on four major functions of living, working, taking care of the body and spirit and circulation.
At a distance of 11 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Mata Mansa Devi Temple is a Hindu temple situated at Bilaspur village in Panchkula district of Haryana. It is a famous shrine in Panchkula and also one of the top places of pilgrimage in Chandigarh.
The temple is dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti. According to the Hindu mythology, the head of Devi Sati had fallen over here. It is one of the prominent Shakti temples of North India. Spread over an area of 100 acres, Mansa Devi Temple basically houses two temples. The temple that is located near the parking lot is said to be the main temple. It was established in the year 1815 AD by Maharaja Gopal Singh of Manimajra. At a distance of 200 m from the main temple is the Patiala temple which was got constructed by Karam Singh, the then Maharaja Patiala in 1840. This temple had the patronage of Manimajra Princely State.
At a distance of 2 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, International Dolls Museum is a museum located at Bal Bhavan in Sector 23, Chandigarh. This is one of the best dolls museums in India and also one of the major places of sightseeing in Chandigarh.
International Dolls Museum was established in the year 1985 by Chandigarh administration in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Chandigarh. The museum is functioning under the guidance of the Indian Council of Child Welfare, Chandigarh. It was set up for the purpose of entertaining the kids. It consists of 250 different kinds of dolls and puppets gathered from different countries like Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Russia and Korea etc.
At a distance of 5.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Japanese Garden is a latest park located in Sector 31 in union territory of Chandigarh. This is the first ever garden in Chandigarh with Japanese touch.
Japanese Garden has been developed at a cost of Rs. 6 crore by Indian Government. The garden is designed using Japanese architecture and each of the elements in the garden is given a unique Japanese touch. Spread over an area of 13 acres, the park consists of two phases. The Phase-1 of the park was inaugurated in 2014 and Phase-2 of the park was opened to public in 2016. Both the phases of the park are connected by an underground tunnel decorated by beautiful Japanese paintings on both sides.
At a distance of 4.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Butterfly Park is a famous park situated in front of the main entrance of Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology in sector 26 of Chandigarh. It is one of the best places to visit in Chandigarh.
Butterfly Park is spread over an area of 7 acres, with beautiful landscaping. Special care has been taken to create a good habitat for butterflies. The park is well maintained and is home to around 35 species of butterflies, which add color to the place. A few prominent among these are Angled Castor, Ape fly, Blue Mormon, Common Grass Yellow, Common Blue Bottle, Chocolate pansy and Commander, etc. There are silence zones which are created for beautiful tiny creatures such that they do not get disturbed when they walk on trails of nature.
At a distance of 4 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Garden of Fragrance is one of the prominent gardens located in Sector 36 of Chandigarh. The garden is one of the best picnic spots in Chandigarh and also one of the popular Chandigarh tourist places.
The Garden of Fragrance was built in 1998. The garden is known for its pleasant smelling assortment of flowering plants, and hence the name, 'Garden Of Fragrance'. Some of the fragrant plants that can be found here is Raat ki rani, damask rose, motia, champa, haar shingar, mehndi and varieties of jasmine. The park also serves as a fabulous picnic spot.
At a distance of 4 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Sri Radha Madhav Temple, popularly known as ISKCON Temple, is situated in Sector 36B of Chandigarh. It is one of the famous temples of ISKCON and also one of the top places of pilgrimage in Chandigarh.
ISKCON Temple in Chandigarh was developed in 1978 by Srila Prabhupada. Dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radharani, Sri Radha Madhav Temple is a place of worship for the followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Spreads over 3 acres of prime land, this grand temple is known worldwide as part of the ISKCON movement and offers seminars and distributes booklets on the teachings of Lord Krishna.
Sri Radha Madhav Temple has a stunning architecture with large number of rooms for the temple priests, a garden and guest house. The temple has a large hall for the devotees to pray which is presumed to be the largest in any North Indian temple. Special dance performances held during the aartis.
At a distance of 4 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Bougainvillea Park is located in Sector 3 of Chandigarh. It is one of the beautiful parks in Chandigarh.
Bougainvillea Park was set up in the year 1976, covering a total area of 20 acres. This garden exhibits 65 distinctive varieties of Bougainvillea shrubs planted over here. These bougainvilleas are shaped in to different forms like an arch, pavilions, a cluster of bowers, and arcades. These thorny shrubs are just right for bonsai type planting. A few flowering trees have also been planted to give colourful effect during the intervening period of bougainvillea flowering time.
At a distance of 4 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Hibiscus Garden is a famous garden situated at Sector 36 adjoining Dakshin Marg in Chandigarh. It is one of the first gardens to have helped in transforming Chandigarh into the 'City of Gardens'.
Hibiscus Garden was opened in 1974 and covers an area of 8 acres. The garden features over 40 varieties of Hibiscus shrubs. Bamboo plants of various types are also planted here the special things about these plants are they change their color throughout the year. This is a perfect place for kids to enjoy the charm of picnic in the laps of nature with cleans surroundings.
At a distance of 3.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Le Corbusier Centre is an old building located in Sector 19 of Chandigarh. It is one of the important heritage places to visit in Chandigarh.
Le Corbusier Centre has been set up by the Chandigarh Administration, at the old Sector 19 office of the city's architect, Le Corbusier. The Swiss-French architect used the office while conceptualizing the city almost six decades ago. The Centre displays and exhibits the life and works of Le Corbusier, so that tourists and future generations may be able to acquaint themselves with the rich cultural heritage of the city. The main aim of the Centre would be preservation, interpretation, research, display of the works and legacy of Le Corbusier.
At a distance of 3.5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Leisure Valley is the most beautiful and popular tourist attraction in Chandigarh. Also known as lungs of Chandigarh city, Leisure Valley is one of the most significant and renowned places to visit in Chandigarh.
Leisure Valley is a series of parks and gardens that starts from Rajendra Park in Sector 1 and ends at the southernmost edge of Chandigarh in Sector 53. The 8 km long linear stretch was designed by Le Corbusier with an aim to convert Chandigarh into the City of Gardens. It was Le Corbusier's endeavor to create such a place where people can enjoy a clean environment and breathe in fresh air.
At a distance of 7 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Garden of Silence is a meditative place located at the end of the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. It offers serene view of Shivalik Range and is one of the must visit places in Chandigarh.
The garden features a seated Buddha amidst concentric circular stairs. The garden is financed by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and developed by Chandigarh Administration. This is the latest tourist attraction in Chandigarh. Chandigarh is known as the city of gardens that are lush green and have some amazing features but this garden of silence is a bit different. This garden has been specially built for meditating purposes, as surrounding areas are very peaceful and full of greenery which makes it a perfect place for meditation.
At a distance of 10 km from Chandigarh Bus Station, Cactus Garden is a garden situated at Panchkula area of Chandigarh. This is the largest succulent botanical garden of Asia and also one of the top places to visit in Chandigarh.
Founded in 1987, the Cactus Garden is located at Sector 5 in the satellite city of Chandigarh and it covers an area of 7 acres. Officially known as National Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden and Research Centre, the garden was established with the aim to preserve and conserve this endangered species. Genus Caralluma of Indian origin are seen here with some of the endangered species.
At a distance of 5 km from Chandigarh Bus Station & 6 km from Sukhna Lake, Terraced Garden is another beautiful garden situated in Sector 33 of Chandigarh.
Covering an area of 10 acres, Terrace garden in Chandigarh was set up in the year 1979. The main attraction factor of terraced flower garden is its lighted musical fountain, where popular folk as well as film songs are played. Chandigarh terraced flower garden contains exquisite varieties of flowering plants. The atmosphere over here is very tranquil and people frequently visit this garden in the evenings to enjoy the cool breeze and to feast their eyes with the surrounding beauty.
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The author and her sister in the 1970s, when all parents received a payment to support their children
SocietyMarch 2, 2017
Pennies from Heaven: Why we need to give all parents cash
By Jess Berentson-Shaw
The amazing truth about reducing child poverty is that we already know what works: regular, no strings attached cash payments. Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw explains the research backing up her call for the government to reinstate the Family Benefit.
It was 1985; New Zealand was riding high in the waves of economic deregulation. I was seven and rode a blue Raleigh bike (not the cool type). I wore a lot of navy corduroy and scratchy turtleneck jerseys. I was free to explore the wilds of the Hutt Valley and the Heretaunga River banks with little parental oversight. The curse of the stack hat bike helmet had yet to befall me. My mother also received a weekly unconditional cash payment from the government and had done so since my birth.
The universal family benefit introduced in 1948 was a weekly payment for each child under 16 in recognition of the financial burden of raising a child and the role government had in supporting the next generation. In 1991 sweeping welfare reforms implemented by Ruth Richardson abolished the Family Benefit alongside huge cuts to welfare payments. This experiment, we were told, would ignite a brand new economic reality for all New Zealanders, and the trickle down would benefit us all.
Twenty-one years later, in 2012, analysis of the New Zealand Survey of Family Income and Employment (SoFIE) showed that over half of New Zealand families experienced at least a year of income poverty after the arrival of a child. Many experienced more.
In 2016, the Child and Youth Epidemiology Service at Otago University reported, yet again, that children from poorer communities in New Zealand are at a much greater risk of dying as babies, being injured and ending up in hospital with illnesses of developing countries. They don't do as well at school, have more serious mental health issues, leave school earlier, are more likely to face unemployment and to be involved in crime.
While the children in New Zealand who tend to do well in life are the children of the well off.
SOURCE: CHILD POVERTY MONITOR / CHILDPOVERTY.CO.NZ
Money is not everything but not enough sure does bugger it up for kids
For the past two years my colleagues and I at the Morgan Foundation have been researching "what works" to ensure children from lower income families get the chance to thrive – a chance they are clearly not getting now. We wanted to know which programmes have the power to improve children's lives. The result of that research is Pennies from heaven. In it we argue it is time to wind it all back and give parents the cash they need to support their families.
Cash with no strings attached is a very powerful tool
We researched the effectiveness of intensive in-home pre-schooling, parental training, housing interventions, food in schools and nurses in schools, additional cash for families with children, compulsory employment programmes for parents and more.
Nothing was as powerful in improving lives and preventing negative outcomes for children, as unconditional cash.
Of the many quality studies we reviewed one in particular tells the story of the power of cash support.
In the Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth in western North Carolina, profits from a casino built on an Eastern Cherokee reservation were distributed to some but not all families in the local community (tribe members received about US$4000 per adult per year). Almost overnight, the receipt of the casino profits moved some of these children (who coincidentally had been researched since birth) out of poverty.
The families who received the money underwent a remarkable change. The children became less anxious and depressed, stayed in school longer and committed less crime; parents had better mental health, and improved parenting behaviours. These changes were greatest for the poorest families. No such changes were noted in those families who did not receive the payments.
Where does the money go? Analysis from the UK shows that when additional cash was given to low-income families, as part of their child poverty package, parents spent it on their children. Parents also reduced their spending on alcohol and tobacco.
How do we explain the power of cash?
At the heart of the experience of raising children with insufficient resources is the toxic effect of stress. It is just bloody stressful not having enough and inevitably that stress starts to have serious impacts.
Researchers have found that for adults under financial pressures, the effect on their "cognitive bandwidth" is the same as losing an entire night's sleep. Cognitive bandwidth is the idea that we have finite mental resources to commit to complex and everyday tasks. Worry and stress reduces this bandwidth and removes precious mental resources from parents. You thought the sleep deprivation was affecting your thinking? Try adding on constant worry about the next rent payment.
Parental stress can also affect children's physical development. Brain imaging studies show us that the brain development of children from resource-poor families differs from children in other families. In the first years of a child's life all the neural connections they need are built by their interactions with those who care for them. If their primary caregiver is under pressure, they have less energy, time, and bandwidth to dedicate to those vital interactions and hence fewer neural connections have the opportunity to be made.
Children who are exposed to poverty also experience stress themselves, affecting their immune system development. Our own world famous Dunedin Multidisciplinary study shows children who grow up poor are more likely to experience heart related illnesses as adults even if they have moved out of poverty. The childhood poverty has had a long-term effect on their cardiovascular and immune system.
Unconditional cash lifts the stress – other interventions may not
Cash without strings allows parents to alleviate their family's particular source of stress – no family has exactly the same sources of stress or the same set of support needs. Cash does not proscribe or prescribe solutions.
Conditional or in-kind assistance (e.g. food in schools, welfare to work programmes) assume to know the source of all struggling families' needs, or else place conditions on parents in return for that support (like low-paid casual work attendance). These assumptions and conditions can simply increase stress.
Without reference to the real problem in low-income families, we are likely to do what our prime minister has rightly expressed great concern about: enact policies on many families that do not work.
The reality is this is not a problem with poor families at all. It is about all families and what happens to us when we find ourselves poor.
Read more about unconditional cash and family wellbeing in Pennies from heaven.
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Are we ready to scrap the role of Children's Commissioner?
And is the government hoping no one will notice?
By Luke Fitzmaurice
However the Tova O'Brien case plays out, Three has already lost
A media breakup has turned very ugly – with stakes that could impact all of us.
By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
The Single Object: The brutal beauty of Christchurch Town Hall's concrete
Concrete is a slurry of cement, water, air, gravel, stones and sand. In Christchurch it's also an essential part of the city's history.
By Jessica Halliday
How Covid vaccines upend our assumptions about protecting kids
Children shouldn't be asked to protect the adults in their lives, goes the common argument. But why not?
By Julie Spray
Why were thousands of native plants mowed down in an Auckland park?
Brace yourself for a series of unfortunate events.
Meet Aotearoa's cyborg kids
There are cyborg children among us, and they shouldn't have to pay so much just to live.
By Susan Wardell
For those with families in Tonga, it's the not knowing that's hard to bear
Right now, the silence is deafening.
By Sela Jane Hopgood
Pacific communities editor | Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ on Air
Scared of needles? This will help
Tips for kids nervous about getting their Covid vaccine, from a kid who knows.
By Emily Writes
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The falling value of the dollar as compared to commodities is cited as an additional factor making oil prices soar. Many other commodities are experiencing the same type of price inflation such as copper, gold and some food staples, especially imported items. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the Fed will not raise interest rates after last weeks Reserve Board meeting, causing stock market prices to go down and the dollar's value against international currencies to decrease. This means that each of our dollars will buy less of imported items such as oil and gas, food, coffee beans, gold, copper (think household wiring and many electrical devices), etc. Wide spread generalized inflation of US goods and wages would likely cause the Fed to raise interest rates. In today's weak economic environment the Fed's low interest rate policy is seen as attempting to encourage economic and job growth by making money affordable for businesses to borrow. Let's hope for growth and not more generalized inflation!
Hey, you might be running out of oil! This is no April Fool's joke; I just about ran out of oil myself, yesterday. I went out to measure my oil in tank and I was down to 1-1/2″! I was running on fumes! Well fortunately as the oilman myself I had an oil truck here and was able to fill my tank on the spot. But it's been a cold Spring so far – March was one of the coldest on record! So check your tank now. Call before you run out. Call Mike or Jani Priestley at 503-774-2205! We'll normally be out to deliver your oil the very next day!
4/26/2011 Oil & Gas Prices Art Too HIGH!!
Virtually everyone in the USA is complaining about high gasoline, natural gas and heating oil prices. These price escalations also affect practically every other energy and commodity price in America, most notably food and electricity which all American households need to survive. Most all of these price spikes are due to Wall Street investment speculators manipulating the price for the profit of already superwealthy fat cats. There is literally nothing we average citizens can do but write and call our Senators and Congresspersons to try to enforce speculation regulation. Obama has recently introduced this idea (see Oregonian news of 4/25/2011). American citizens need to make sure Congress doesn't kill it. Write and call your congressmen and women today to pass regulation restricting oil and gas price manipulation.
Priestley Oil & Sons announces the launch of their new website. "We wanted to provide a higher level of service to our clients and provide relevant information on the value of oil heating" says Jani Priestley, co-owner of Priestley & Sons Oil.
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"Time around and back again."
Andromeda T'Leia continued her work in sickbay, she was preparing some trails for the next phase in her research work for patients who lose a limb. The research both dna genetic sequencing and also trans-multi-phasing electrons driven transpasing bionic limbs. She placed the new bio samples into the trials vault and then, picked up her sample bionic limb and continued to re-build the elements that her new research had developed into working upgrades.
As she worked, she recorded the progress with holo imager and recording logs. Testing the last neural implant nodes using padd electrons to her upper arm she began to move the limb with more humanoid natural movements. She calibrated the research limb with the new parameters and then locked it into the case and put it back with her things that would be transferred to ANUBIS as she boarded.
She worked on and also mentally prepared for the Senior briefing with her new shipmates. She could only hope as the humans would say that she was what the ship needed in a Medical officer. She raised an eyebrow as she thought over what Wilton and Serron had said to her. Pondering all things and keeping them close in thought and heart. She touched the ring on the platinum chain around her neck, and she could see Serron's face, handsome and curious, and then she saw Wilton. Her mind flashed back to Esperanza's funeral, he had been so lost in grief that she herself had to begin the medicine cleansing smoke and eagle feather. It had been a good thing that the Tribal Shaman had taught her the ritual because Wilton had been in no condition to perform it. And she was Esperanza's friend and family so it fell to her to perform the funeral rite.
Looking up as she heard footsteps, it was a nurse entering, she nodded politely and continued her work.
Serron knocked on the door and waited for Wilton to call out. "Enter!" stepping inside, he said. "Greetings friend, I have the updates on your next mission and also a private communique from T'Moya."
Wilton looked at his friend and nodded. "Indeed, I shall look it over and tend to it before I depart."
Serron nodded and ask. "Care for a game of shuffle board on the antaria deck?"
"Lead the way." Wilton said. The two men exited the suite and made their way to the shuffle board antaria deck.
They both played two games, Wilton won both. Serron had his thoughts on classified things and T'Leia.
Wilton had his winnings and said. "Let us go and get a drink, I could use a good 20 year aged bourbon."
Wilton looked at his friend and said. "Allright some Elijah Craig Top shelf it is."
They sat down at a private table, a Risan female in scantily clad uniform appeared with their top shelf bourban, she had received Cloudt Eagle's PaDD order and had the drinks ready for the two men. "Enjoy Gentlemen and remember, What is our's is Your's on Risa and our cruise liners we are here to please." She prissed off to assist other customers.
Serron looked up as Wilton said. "Hummm, are you going to take her up on that?"
Serron raised a blonde eyebrow and said. with a touch of humor. "Ah, I thought I would let you have a go at Buffy!" and he winked at his friend.
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Q: How to change NCLOB to NVARCHAR2(150 CHAR) via DevArt using code first? Googling 2-nd day and figure out that can't find how to convert NCLOB to NVARCHAR2(150 CHAR) using DevArt and Code First approach in .NET & Oracle.
Can anybody help me?
A: If the column already exists in database, refer to https://forums.devart.com/viewtopic.php?t=32547 .
In case of the newly created columns, you can either specify MaxLength for each string property or set config.CodeFirstOptions.UseNonLobStrings=true.
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It began with a phone call from an anxious mother one Dublin evening. Then a young woman's body is found. Anonymous phone calls follow and a suspect is trailed across the city. Then an arrest, and for Margaret the realization that this is not - can never be allowed to be - the end.
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A TAD can be cleaned the same way you clean your braces: by brushing your teeth at least three times a day. If you have questions about TADs, please contact our practice. We will be able to answer any of your questions and provide you with detailed information about your orthodontic treatment.
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*Capture HDMI Video into computer via software.
*UVC operation, no need drivers.
*Capture the video and upload to the Youtube directly.
*Support live streaming video recording.
*Windows OS and Mac OS X compatible.
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Demolition of existing pool/pool house, greenhouse, and office. Creation of walled garden, including garage, glasshouse, gardeners accommodation and indoor pool building.
Removal of existing pool/pool house, greenhouse, and office. Creation of walled garden, including garage, glasshouse, gardeners accommodation and indoor pool building.
Refurbishment of cottage with changes to internal layout including installation of new staircases and conversion of attic rooms to create additional habitable space. Alterations to fenestration including insertion of additional rooflights and replacement of existing cat slide window in front roof slope with new dormer window.
Alterations to front boundary wall to create new vehicular access and off street parking. Insertion of boiler flue to West elevation.
Alterations to front boundary wall to create new vehicular access and off street parking and internal alterations to existing dwelling. Insertion of boiler flue to West elevation.
Demolition of existing rear extension, new 2 storey rear extension and single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
Removal of existing barn and erection of new outbuilding to form exercise/spa pool, sauna, steam rooms, changing , games room and gymnasium.
Erection of single storey side extension to form Orangery.
Conversion of two barns to ancillary accommodation.
Alterations to replace windows to North, South and West elevations and replace some of the the roof with Cardinal Stone Slates.
Alterations to roof to create addition second floor living space.
Erection of single storey extension to the rear of the property.
Two Storey side and rear extension and a porch to front elevation.
Conversion of existing loft space to include insertion of two roof lights.
Conversion and re-roofing of barn to provide ancillary accommodation.
Mounting a defibrillator on side wall of hall.
Erection of a detached dwelling with associated parking.
Alterations to existing cottage including removal of existing and erection of new single storey rear extensions. Installation of new first floor window to front elevation. Refurbishment of annexe including provision of first floor accommodation to create self contained unit and erection of single storey extension to house wood pellet boiler, storage and associated plant. Construction of outdoor swimming pool.
Alterations to existing cottage including removal of existing and erection of new single storey rear extensions, changes to internal layout and installation of new first floor window to front elevation. Refurbishment of annexe to include provision of first floor accommodation to create self contained unit and erection of single storey extension to house wood pellet boiler, storage and associated plant.
Conversion of The Old Bakery and The Old Forge to create two dwellings.
Change of use of extant commercial units to form one residential dwelling and one nursery.
Replace kitchen window with external door and replace two existing rooflights. Changes to internal layout.
Remove barn and erection of building to house swimming pool and gymnasium.
To reduce the whole tree down to the building height and to chemically treat the stump by spraying, the effect of this treatment will be to kill it, this will also kill the roots thus preventing any further swelling from the annular ring development and growth pressure being exerted on the wall from either the tree bole or its roots.
Removal of natural stone slates to existing south-east (street frontage) roof slopes, installation of TLX Gold roofing membrane and reinstatement of reclaimed natural stone slates in diminishing courses. Removal of natural stone slates to existing north-west (rear) roof slopes, installation of TLX Gold roofing membrane and installation of reconstituted stone slates in diminishing courses.
T.40 - Ash - Cut back from TV mast on garage and remove deadwood over road; T.41 - Ash - Raise to 5m over road and remove deadwood over road; T.42 - Mixed roadside trees - raise to 5m over road and cut back from garage; T.43 - Ash - Crown clean removing deadwood and any diseased or crossing / rubbing branches. The trees were surveyed in April and these works brought up as being of priority for safety.
Remove existing garage and store. Construct new single storey extension to accommodate 4no. letting bedrooms and alterations to existing first floor to create 2no. letting bedrooms.
Horse Chestnut: Rear Garden: Reduce the crown by 3m and remove deadwood. Leylandii: Rear Garden: Reduce the height by 50%.Yew: Front Garden: Top off to the gutter line and trim. Pyracantha: Front Garden: Cut back hard to 1.5m. Holly: Front Garden: In the Beech Hedge adjacent to the out building: Fell and treat the stump.
Proposed Alterations and Rear Extension.
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 14/0175/P/FP to allow design changes also discharge of conditions 3,6 and 7.
Erection of attached double garage and first floor above with access through to existing cottage accommodation.
Works to prunus and poplars.
Resubmission of applications 11/1670/P/FP and 11/1671/P/LB to rotate the approved garage and further define the design.
Retrospective Conversion of garage to provide a disabled toilet in association with the cafe use and ancillary residential accommodation in association with the residential use; Erection of extenson to bathroom; Removal of modern plaster and re-pointing of natural stone wall with lime mortar.
Erection of single storey oak-framed kitchen extension and entrance porch. Construction of detached timber-framed garage/workshop/gym with guest bedroom and en suite above.
Alterations to include re-roofing, single and two storey rear extensions.
Removal of condition 3 of W84/0486 to allow unrestricted residential occupation.
Conversion of existing stone barn to holiday lets.
Demolition of a lean-to and replace with a two storey extension. Erection of a Cotswold stone faced single garage to replace an existing timber garage. Reinstate window in an existing opening on the South elevation.
Erection of steel frame barn.
Erection of single storey extension to existing village hall.
Construction of detached 4 bedroom dwelling.
Reduce canopy of apple tree. Fell contorted willow. Fell spruce. Fell varigated holly.
Construction of tennis court and erection of cricket nets.
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BioCity, the UK's largest life science incubator has been appointed by Newcastle City Council to run a life science accelerator and business support programme from The Biosphere, which is based on Newcastle Helix.
The programme is being delivered by BioCity from The Biosphere, a brand new purpose-built 90,000 sq. ft commercial lab and office facility located on Newcastle Helix.
Wickham Laboratories Ltd is delighted to announce our most recent technical article on, "Microbiological Considerations in Cleanroom Validation", which has been featured in European Pharmaceutical Review's December 2018 issue.
Microbiological contamination is a major safety concern within the manufacturing and development of all pharmaceutical & medical devices. This article discusses how and why a cleanroom environment plays an important role during these processes.
Boyds, a leading consultancy business supporting the development of pharmaceutical and biotech products for patient benefit, has set up a Clinical and Medical Affairs Group to provide pharmaceutical medicine and medical monitoring support to its clients and their programmes.
Dr Lalitha Mahadavan has been appointed as Director of Clinical and Medical Affairs and will head up the Cambridge-based Group, which will provide a multi-speciality consulting service to Boyds' client portfolio.
The RSA Group, a leading Life Sciences executive search firm, announced today that Mark Johnson has joined the company as a Partner. Mark is a respected life sciences search professional with particular expertise in the cell and gene therapy sector.
Cambridge, UK, 04 February 2019: Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that ModernaTX, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) has exercised its option to enter into an exclusive licensing agreement with respect to certain Affimers against a potential therapeutic target that has been part of an ongoing research collaboration between the two companies.
Tokyo, Japan and London, UK, 4 February 2019 – Sosei Group Corporation ("the Company"; TSE: 4565), announces it has entered into a structured financing agreement1 with Medicxi, a venture fund dedicated to financing asset-centric companies, to form two independent companies, Orexia Limited ("Orexia") and Inexia Limited ("Inexia"), that aim to develop novel therapies based on positive modulators of the G protein-coupled receptors Orexin OX1 and OX2 for neurological diseases.
PRINCETON, NJ – Jan. 29, 2019 – Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, real-world evidence and market access services, today announced the launch of version 18 of its Simcyp® Population-based Simulator.
"I am delighted to introduce Simcyp Simulator v18, which includes several major modeling and simulation advances to help improve the safety and efficacy of new drugs – both small molecules and biologics – under development," said Certara's Simcyp President and Managing Director Steve Toon, PhD.
Cambridge and London, UK, 29 January 2019: Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, and LifeArc, a leading UK medical research charity, today announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement for an ion channel drug discovery project in the field of neuroscience. The project aims to identify novel selective small molecule modulators of a specific ion channel target, which human patient gene association studies have identified as likely to be involved in neurological pathogenesis.
Cambridge, UK, 28 January 2019: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) ("Horizon" or "the Group"), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces that it has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US), to develop and commercialise a novel gene editing technology, known as base editing. The technology potentially has applications in the development of new cell therapies and will augment Horizon's research tools and services.
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Use this service for general correspondence to the City of Tampa Marketing & Communications Office. This office is responsible for disseminating information to the media and the public as it relates to the City of Tampa's administration initiatives, events and programs. The Director of Marketing & Communications also serves in an advisory capacity to the Mayor. The division includes Design & Publications, the city's in-house graphics team, and the Office of Digital and Media Services.
The Online NewsCenter is a central repository for news and information about the City of Tampa.
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Those Seahawks were so lackluster, so utterly absent of a personality, they weren't assigned to reappear on Monday Night Football until 1999. It would be almost 10 years, on Oct. 14, 2002, before Seattle served as host of another prime-time telecast of a football game.
Whatever other challenges the Seahawks figure to face in 2015, introducing themselves to a national audience won't be one of them. Carroll's team has been slotted for five prime-time dates — three on Sunday night, one each on Thursday and Monday — and it's possible NBC could flex them into a sixth prime-time date.
Such exposure is a remarkable development for a sports franchise anchored in the Pacific Northwest. Despite the high-profile acquisitions of Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz, the Mariners still wrestle with the perception they are teetering on the fringe of baseball's radar screen.
That a 10-year, $240 million contract was needed to lure Cano from New York City underscored the sense there's only one way to bring a baseball player with Cano's talent to Seattle: Overpaying him to the point the final four or five years on his contract eventually will represent a sunk cost.
Pro football players, by contrast, regard Seattle as an ideal destination. Between a shoreline practice facility that resembles a five-star resort, a stadium where fans famously produced the Richter scale event known as "The Beast Quake" and a coach whose upbeat mannerisms are more akin to a drill major than a drill sergeant, the Seahawks are not teetering on the fringe of football's radar screen.
They are in the middle of it, which is quite preferable to the alternative — a decade between prime-time home games — but also poses a question: When does the national exposure accompanying consecutive NFC championships cross the line to, well, overexposure?
Take Wilson. As a rookie in 2012, he drew comparisons to the late Jack Kemp, the former quarterback who became an influential U.S. congressman and presidential aspirant. Wilson's ability to take charge on the field, and his charitable endeavors off it, suggested a superstar on the way to places unimagined by his peers.
Wilson didn't make cringe-worthy headlines during the offseason, but his name was a ubiquitous piece of the 24/7 news cycle.
There was the renegotiated contract that transformed the third-round draft choice from the league's best bargain to somebody guaranteed $60 million. The payoff is deserved, but it's difficult for a 26-year-old to profess selfless humility while demanding a contract figure that starts at 60 and contains six zeros thereafter.
The degree of intimacy Wilson shares with his girlfriend is none of our business, but he assured it was our business by recalling details of a conversation he had with God. And then there was the public-relations fiasco about how the miracle water he drank, manufactured by a company he invests in, likely prevented a blow to the head from resulting in a concussion.
Throughout his first three seasons in the NFL, Wilson revealed himself to be a cooperative but guarded interview subject who divulged nothing remotely provocative. And then, before his fourth season, he's telling the world about the most personal of matters while touting the unsubstantiated medical marvels of a product that stands to benefit him if it's sold off the shelves.
For better or worse, Wilson no longer is The Little Engine That Could. He's an A-List celebrity who has realized Dr. Hook's ambition of occupying the cover of the Rolling Stone.
A Seattle quarterback's whirlwind dalliance with fame must astound Stan Gelbaugh, Dan McGwire and Kelly Stouffer, the star-crossed trio that combined to throw nine touchdown passes and 23 interceptions in 1992.
We never learned if they preferred one kind of water over another. Whatever the quarterbacks drank, miracles didn't ensue.
Is too much on their plate?
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Q: How to deploy React on IIS? When working on localhost, the app is assumed to be on root of the local dev server
localhost:50001/index.html
But when deploying to a remote IIS server, there are other web apps running there, and each individual app must be created as an "Application" (IIS terminology)
So for example, the 'Default Web Site' is on port 80; other apps (also on port 80) have their own AppName.
MYSERVERNAME/App1/
MYSERVERNAME/App2/
MYSERVERNAME/MyReactApp/
So now to get to my React App i have an additional path
http://MYSERVERNAME/MyReactApp/index.html
The index.html produced by 'npm run build' contains absolute paths;
To make my deployment work, I manually edited the index.html to contain relative paths
So for example, instead of:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/main.d17bed58.js"></script>
I added a .(dot) in front of all paths to get:
<script type="text/javascript" src="./static/js/main.d17bed58.js"></script>
This works mostly, and all scripts load initially. BUT I am not happy with the result, because any links and client-side routes (i.e from react-router) that I click within the app, will revert to assume the app is hosted on the root of the webserver. i.e.
http://MYSERVERNAME/
http://MYSERVERNAME/Home
http://MYSERVERNAME/MyWorkOrder/
http://MYSERVERNAME/MyWorkOrder/123456
Furthermore, if I type any of the links directly on the browser (or refresh the page), it will fail obviously.
To recap. the question is I need to maintain the "true" path http://MYSERVERNAME/myReactApp at all times, when deploying to IIS. How to do that?
A: From the docs:
Building for Relative Paths
By default, Create React App produces a build assuming your app is hosted at the server root.
To override this, specify the homepage in your package.json, for example:
"homepage": "http://mywebsite.com/relativepath",
This will let Create React App correctly infer the root path to use in the generated HTML file.
For example:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/main.xyz.js"></script>
will become:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/relativepath/static/js/main.xyz.js"></script>
If you are using react-router@^4, you can root <Link>s using the basename prop on any <Router>.
More information here.
For example:
<BrowserRouter basename="/calendar"/>
<Link to="/today"/> // renders <a href="/calendar/today">
A: What i ended up doing
1) After npm run build, change absolute paths to relative paths within index.html (example href="./etc..." and src="./etc...")
2) use basename in <BrowserRouter basename="/MyReactApp"/> (as per the answer by @mehamasum)
3) And finally, when doing page refresh on a non-existent SERVER route, you need to redirect what would otherwise be a 404, to the index.html, and let the client-side react-router library do its job. How? In IIS Manager, go to the IIS section\Error Pages\double-click\Edit 404 Status code, and in the 'Edit Custom Error Page' dialog, choose 'Execute a URL on this site', and enter the absolute path /MyReactApp/index.html
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HavEther is a decentralized and fully transparent Charity Donation platform built on Ethereum Smart Contract, through which fundraisings of our token "HET" are organized, the majority of which is donated to charities, Homeless, orphanages, hospitals and other needies.
You will use the HET token as the main currency for transactions, thus allowing increased growth and scalability with instant transfers compared to traditional currency.
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St. John's Wort (hypericum perforaturm) is an herb and natural supplement commonly used in the treatment of depression due to lower cost compared to prescription medication and it has fewer side effects. Recommended dosage varies and there is a chance of negative drug interactions. Scientific research on this herb has been unpredictable, and there is a possibility that benefits are overestimated. In people with major depression only some benefits have been shown, while in chronically depressed patients the improvement on symptoms is null or minimal. In folk medicine this herb is typically used for treatment of anxiety, melancholy, recurrent nightmares, spasms, diarrheas, hemorrhoids, menopause, and abdominal pain.
The antidepressant effect works because of hypericin, which inhibits the action of the monoamine oxidase (MAOI) a sedative. Essential oil of hypericin produces an antiseptic, astringent effect. The flavonoids are responsible for the anti-spasm affect. In cases of mild depression hypericin acts by making more available serotonin in the post-synaptic neuron. In countries like Germany and Greece it is widely used in an essential oil through maceration of the leaves in olive oil.
As a nervous tonic its prolonged use (between 4 – 6 months) has a reinvigorating effect on the nervous system. Most sedatives have side effects because of the residual toxicity on the liver, which is not the case for this herb. The digestive effects of St. John's Wort can help in the treatment of acid burns, diarrhea, and nausea. It can be effective in healing scars, burns, or ulcers on the skin.
Do not take St. John's if you are taking any other medications for depression, anxiety, or other condition, it can interact with barbituates, antidepressants, narcotics, birth control pills, blood thinners, or acid inhibitors. Consult your doctor before using this herb. Topical use of hypericin requires caution in direct sunlight. Do not use during pregnancy.
This herb has many benefits. Extracts, oils, or pills can work, always consult your doctor and be aware of the effects on your health. For mild depression its worth giving it a try, however be realistic and don't expect a miraculous cure, its most effective for mild to moderate depression.
• 25.- NICE. Depression: management of depression in primary and secondary care: National Clinical Practice Guideline number 23; 2004 December 2004.
• 155. Leo RJ, Ligot J. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture in the treatment of depression. J Affect Disord 2007;97(13): 13-22.
• 157.- Nahrstedt A, Butterweck V. Biologically active and other chemical constituents of the herb of Hypericum perforatum L. Pharmacopsychiatry 1997;30 Suppl 2:129-34.
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You knew starting a business would be hard – but you never thought it would be this hard.
You're posting on social media, blogging, struggling to do all the things you think you should be doing to get clients…but nada… no clients in sight!
Maybe you've been getting clients but you're struggling to get enough to make the sums add up – you'd like to create some kind of online course or programme but you have absolutely no idea where to start!
You know there must be a way to get this online business thing to make sense – but so far all you feel is confused and frustrated.
You need a space where you can talk about your business (not just to your partner and friends who don't really get it!), some support from others (who do get it!) and a way to figure out a solid strategy that's going to get you actual results.
Welcome to the Wholehearted Business Club!
When I started running my online health coaching business I felt like I was going round in circles. I couldn't pin point my 'niche', I struggled to make sense of all the different moving parts that makes a business successful and most of all I felt lonely and alone.
It took me years to figure out strategies and systems that actually worked for me, my own zone of genius and my energy levels.
Now I run a very successful business from home around my role as a Mum that enables me to help women and have an impact on the world, but also live a life that feels good.
What is the wholehearted business club?
The Wholehearted Business Club is a small online community designed to offer you affordable hands on support for growing your coaching business. Unlike huge online membership groups that lack more personal accountability and support, the club has been designed to stay cosy with a limited number of participants to ensure you get the support you need.
Coaches who are serious about growing their businesses and who know they can't do it alone. You're ready to get your first client, or increase how many clients you work with – or maybe you're interested in leveraging your time by creating a digital course or product.
You're pretty self motivated but you enjoy the structure and accountability of being part of a group with other women who support you and have your back. You like to have someone you can ask for feedback, direction or to just 'talk it out' when you feel stuck.
You have a big vision for your business and you're excited to make it a reality. You value the role of a mentor and biz buddies to help you reach your goals.
Getting more clients, creating a marketing strategy that works, planning for your business, creating and selling an online course, designing an opt in and writing a welcome sequence for your email list, mindset for business, using Facebook ads, using Pinterest to get more website traffic and more.
My aim with the club is to get you results – getting your first clients or more clients, increasing your income, figuring out what actually works – while also giving you lots of simple and straightforward training on a wide range of tools and strategies that make sense for you. Plus we'll be including lots of support on how to balance your life and your wellbeing with running your business too.
Enough of going round in circles not getting anywhere, time to start seeing the results!
Before the Mastermind there wasn't a business! I'd ended up in a position where I knew I wanted to keep doing something in the online space but had no idea where to begin or how to manage to do it alongside my health and other commitments. I was feeling lost.
Laura provided me the right combination of support, training and accountability. It was lovely to connect to others who's businesses were in a similar position as mine. The training on Pinterest and business foundations really helped me. The one to ones with Laura were incredible for helping me shape the business into something I was both super excited about and felt sustainable.
Now I have a business I feel I can actually sustain!
Laura is an incredibly supportive and generous coach. I'm so pleased I had the opportunity to work with her. She knows what she's talking about and is very supportive.
Before starting the group pivoting my business felt like it was a huge task and I wasn't sure where to start. It felt overwhelming and I was worried that I would have to make lots of mistakes along the way.
It is massively helpful to be part of a community and have a group to ask questions, share ideas, check in and get feedback. Group calls and the accountability kept me focused and ensured I was ticking along and growing as opposed to feeling stuck.
Being part of the group I felt focused on my business and the organisation of my business. Making a transition from one business to another didn't feel easy and I have left feeling as though I have a real plan in place and that the process feels achievable. There is no longer a sense of overwhelm. On a day to day basis, I was able to get my ticking over tasks back in place, organise my working week so that it was more productive, feel clear about my opt in's and how they would work and the process of going from idea to actively putting it in place.
Laura kept me focused and I felt a level of accountability that was individual to my pace and my current lifestyle and demands. As a result, I always moved forward, even if the steps were tiny, which some weeks they were but other weeks they were huge. What I found the most useful, is that often the ideas were inside of me but Laura guided and coached me to make them a reality and offered real practical steps of how they could work in business.
Before I joined the group I felt so frustrated! I knew what I wanted to do but didn't know how to get there. I was procrastinating about the things I knew I should be doing to start my online business. Then when I was doing the things I should, I felt like I was getting nowhere.
Joining the mastermind helped me develop a plan. I now know what I need to do to get where I want to be. It has also helped me get out of my own way. My procrastination had been holding me back. Seeing all the amazing things my fellow Mastermind attendees are doing is inspiration and has spurred me on to get started with my business.
Now I have built my website, started my Instagram account and I am blogging regularly. I have have these tools and a plan to help build my business. I also have all of Laura's amazing Mastermind tutorials to help me out when I get stuck.
Want to have a chat before you sign up? Pop me a message here and we can arrange a call.
I've been working with Laura for just under 2 years now and it's the best thing I ever did for my business and wellbeing.
I'd never had a coach before and at first it seemed like a big commitment, especially when I didn't really know what to expect or what I was going to gain from the experience, in all honesty without Laura, I don't think I would even have a business right now.
Over this past 2 years, I've done things I never thought possible, written two books, an online course, hosted webinars, started and grown an email list, started a blog and created a website that I'm proud of.
I've also got confidence in my abilities and am well on the way to earning more in my business than in any previous jobs. Considering I've got a 3 year old and a 1 year old that I look after full time, I've made incredible progress.
I'm so grateful that I found Laura, she really does walk the walk. She is incredibly honest, caring and kind and she is living what she teaches, running a successful business in wellbeing whilst genuinely supporting women for better health. Most importantly she is not afraid to be herself, showing up like that is the best inspiration I could ever ask for.
Working with Laura as a business coach has been invaluable for me and my business.
Laura provided me with amazing practical and emotional support during the first few months of setting up my business. It was great to work with someone who have 'been there and done that' and learnt a lot along the way! She helped me understand how to use social media to build my business, focus my activities on things which achieved results and held me accountable – which for someone who so often does more for others but not myself was invaluable! She also helped me find my confidence when I was doubting my abilities to make my business a success and it has been so comforting to just have someone to support me on this first chapter of my entrepreneurial journey.
The resources and skills she was able to share with me have helped me grow my nutrition business and I'm now not only am I following my dreams and doing something I'm passionate about, but it's also starting to pay the bills!
Thank you as always for being such a great sounding board and wealth of advice. You always put me on the right path. And your Pinterest advice is genius – I got over 1000 views on one of my blog posts, this stuff works!
Working with Laura has hands down been the most helpful thing I could have done for getting my business off the ground. Laura is such an enthusiastic coach and so understanding of new business owner struggles. I had been feeling lost and lacking direction on my business journey but speaking with Laura has made me feel positive and focused again. I couldn't recommend her highly enough, she was an absolute pleasure to speak to. If you are feeling stuck with your business, 100% get in touch with Laura!
I'm just starting my business, is this right for me?
Yes! This is ideally for any coach in the first couple of years of their business, or anyone who is looking to start their first 'leveraged' programme – i.e. an ebook, group coaching programme, membership group or online course.
When will the group calls and office hours take place?
The group calls will take place on Tuesdays at 12pm or 1pm UK time. You don't need to be able to make every single call to get the most from the programme but ideally you'll be able to make one call a month. A full schedule of the call dates for the first couple of months is available – just pop me a message here.
This programme would be suitable for anyone running an online based business such as health coaches, life coaches or any other service based business. This programme probably isn't going to be the right fit for someone who's business is mostly offline, i.e. only working with clients in person from your local area for example.
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U.S. seeks to seize $90 million plane owned by Russian oligarch
FILE PHOTO: The skyline is seen in Manhattan, New York City
Luc Cohen
August 8, 2022, 2:04 PM ·2 min read
By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A judge has authorized U.S. prosecutors to seize a $90 million Airbus plane owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday.
Skoch, a member of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, was initially sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2018 for alleged ties to Russian organized criminal groups. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued further sanctions against Skoch in the wake of Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Washington has sought to pressure President Vladimir Putin to stop the military campaign by freezing and seizing assets belonging to wealthy Russians.
"U.S. law enforcement has demonstrated that international shell games will not suffice to hide the fruits of corruption and money laundering," Andrew Adams, the federal prosecutor leading the Justice Department's KleptoCapture task force targeting oligarchs' assets, said in a statement.
Skoch - a billionaire and member of the pro-Putin United Russia party - owns the plane through shell companies and trusts tied to his romantic partner, prosecutors said. Reuters could not immediately reach Skoch for comment.
U.S. dollar payments for the registration and insurance of the plane continued to be made between 2018 and 2021, despite the sanctions, prosecutors said.
Moscow calls its activities in Ukraine a "special military operation."
The plane is now in Kazakhstan, court papers show. Kazakhstan's Embassy in the United States did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A 324-foot (98.76-m) yacht that belongs to Skoch in June anchored in Dubai, which has emerged as a refuge for Russian wealth as Western countries ramped up sanctions against Putin allies.
Also in June, a U.S. court issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. The KleptoCapture task force has also brought the seized Amadea, a $300-million yacht owned by sanctioned oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, to the United States.
(Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien and Leslie Adler)
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Get all 17 Silent Stereo Records releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Holiday Spider, Marble Mountain Arm of Gold/Ebb Tide Silver Tern, In the End, Anglesea, Superpower, Silent Stereo Records Vol. 1, He Knew, Actor/Actress, and 9 more. , and , .
Thanks to all of the performers and musicians who we've had the pleasure of working with -- Tom Merrigan, Jaime Kozyra, Leah Fishman, Joe Babic, Justin Angelo Morey, Jon Gonnelli, Herb Wiley, Nick Ferrante, Stephanie Cupo, Carolyn Sills, Gerard Egan, Eric Reed, Sable Yong, Greg Remillard, and John Feuerbach.
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Here is an image at the DeConcini Gate in Nogales where 20-30 children & their mothers have been stranded each day trying to get through the backlog of requests for asylum.
Not pretty… except when you see that the fire has not yet been extinguished in the eyes of these brave little souls.
From July 18th on, Kristy & I will be offering you our reflections from the field each day.
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ALMONT — Almont made visiting Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest absorb a 48-43 loss in a non-conference varsity boys' basketball game on Tuesday, December 7.
With the decision, Almont improves to 1-0 overall.
In Tuesday's game, Almont spotted Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest a 14-13 edge after one quarter was complete.
The middle two quarters saw Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest amass 23 total points, while holding Almont to 19.
That made it 37-32, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest with 24 minutes into the record books.
Almont then outscored Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 16-6 the rest of the way, good enough for a 48-43 win when the final buzzer sounded.
For Almont, Cody Gelinski led the way with 13 points. He was given assistance in the scoring department by John Finn (seven points), Paul Boughner (six, featuring a pair of treys), Andrew McNally (six), Aaron May and Lucas Voss (five each), Nick Grundner (four) along with Brent Gibbs (two).
Almont also received 10 rebounds courtesy of Gelinski.
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Ashley Tisdale Shares Photo Of Her "Suite" Reunion
Amanda Crum
Ashley Tisdale shared a photo on Instagram over the weekend of her recent reunion with her Suite Life Of Zack And Cody costars, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, and fans have been sharing the pic like wildfire.
The Sprouse twins graduated from New York University last month, and their former onscreen big sis says she is so proud of them. The actress captioned the photo, "I love seeing these boys. My little brothers have grown into such smart, talented, and genuinely great people."
The Disney Channel show was a huge hit for the child actors, but has now been off the air for seven years. Tisdale has moved on to a new TBS show called Clipped, about a group of people who went to high school together but were never in the same crowd who all find themselves working in the same barbershop. Dylan and Cole, meanwhile, made headlines recently when they spoke out about their experiences as child actors. Dylan told Salon.com that when he and Cole pitched an idea for a spinoff show to Disney, they were rejected…only to have the company pitch the same idea to them later under the pretense that it was their idea.
"When we had pitched our idea, it was kind of this situation where they had almost laughed in our faces," Dylan said. A year later, "They're like, 'Well, we said no to your idea, let us pitch you our idea that we came up with for the next season … Zack goes to work in Miami with Cody, they go to this hotel, and there's this kid who has a single dad and you guys raise him up like he's this prodigy of yours. Cole and I turned to each other and we basically laughed in their faces and walked out. And that was the last meeting we had with Disney."
I love seeing these boys. My little brothers have grown into such smart, talented, and genuinely great people. @olekingcolesprouse @dylan_spr
A photo posted by Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) on Jun 14, 2015 at 4:09pm PDT
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A perfect journey with elite travel girls.
Devising an ideal journey for a successful man with elite travel girls, who accompanied on a trip can professionally guide him through the world of joy and romance.
What is necessary to make a perfect journey?
Primarily, the right choice of travel girl is important. Then we develop the program of your trip, consult and instruct you, providing you with all kinds of particular recommendations. The travel girls are interviewed before the trip. Your requests are of utmost importance. Everything on the planned trip is going to be performed in accordance with your wishes. Do you want to develop the dream journey on your own? We are ready to realize your every wish.
Girls for travel will eagerly accompany you on your trip. This kind of adventurous activity is always welcome and even eagerly anticipated by the model as this is the most exciting direction of her work. That means that the charming model, who is going to join you on your trip, is full of positive thoughts and expectations even before the personal meeting with you, and this is important for a creation of future emotional closeness.
The professionalism of our elite travel girls is also revealed through the ability to get the utmost pleasure and share it with a worthy intelligent man, create emotional compatibility and comfortable romantic relationship from the first day of acquaintance, keeping it on the highest level of the last day of the joint trip.
The interests in this delightful cooperation are mutual. In case all your wishes come true during the trip, you'll be glad to repeat the experience and invite the chosen model to join you again.
The Elite International club "BankModels" offers elite travel girls for your trips abroad. Any concept of the trip and all travel directions are accepted and you may not worry about the documents as the most models always have European, the UK, and USA visas. We urge you to create your own plan and make a detailed set of requests for your comfort. Your rider (wish list) will be handed over to the model who will care about everything to meet your highest expectations.
BankModels guarantees only positive emotions as you deal with us and experience your dream vacation or a successful business trip.
Thank you for attention. We wish you success and amazing trips.
Our agency can help you find travel girls to relieve your loneliness and stress. We can match you with a companion who senses and responds to your needs.
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Apres 48 heures de mouvement de greve les chauffeurs reunis au sein de l'ACCO axe Beni Butembo trouvent gain de cause a leur revendi sur le dossier de rehabilitation de la route . Ils reprennent le trafic ce mercredi apres echange avec le maire de Beni.
After 48 hours of strike action, the drivers gathered in the ACCO on the Beni-Butembo highway find their claim about the bad road rehabilitation. They began traffic on Wednesday August 16th, 2017, after exchange with the Mayor of Beni town.
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Retailers today are in a poor position to compete against a vertically integrated and fully digitized online giants like Amazon. They need to integrate and digitize their supply network, and optimize their multi-party processes, from demand forecasting all the way to store deliveries.
Structurally, that is just not possible with batch enterprise-centric processes and systems, and connecting them point-to-point, many times over.
A consumer-driven supply network connects retailers to their entire supply network, it increases their on-shelf availability, helps their suppliers improve their service levels and inbound logistics, reduces their landed costs to the shelf, and it cuts inventory throughout the supply chain.
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Nucleotide sequence and DNaseI sensitivity are predictive of 3D chromatin architecture
Jacob Schreiber, Maxwell Libbrecht, Jeffrey Bilmes, William Stafford Noble
Jacob Schreiber
1Department of Computer Science, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Maxwell Libbrecht
2Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Jeffrey Bilmes
3Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
William Stafford Noble
Motivation Recently, Hi-C has been used to probe the 3D chromatin architecture of multiple organisms and cell types. The resulting collections of pairwise contacts across the genome have connected chromatin architecture to many cellular phenomena, including replication timing and gene regulation. However, high resolution (10 kb or finer) contact maps remain scarce due to the expense and time required for collection. A computational method for predicting pairwise contacts without the need to run a Hi-C experiment would be invaluable in understanding the role that 3D chromatin architecture plays in genome biology.
Results We describe Rambutan, a deep convolutional neural network that predicts Hi-C contacts at 1 kb resolution using nucleotide sequence and DNaseI assay signal as inputs. Specifically, Rambutan identifies locus pairs that engage in high confidence contacts according to Fit-Hi-C, a previously described method for assigning statistical confidence estimates to Hi-C contacts. We first demonstrate Rambutan's performance across chromosomes at 1 kb resolution in the GM12878 cell line. Subsequently, we measure Rambutan's performance across six cell types. In this setting, the model achieves an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve between 0.7662 and 0.8246 and an area under the precision-recall curve between 0.3737 and 0.9008. We further demonstrate that the predicted contacts exhibit expected trends relative to histone modification ChIP-seq data, replication timing measurements, and annotations of functional elements such as promoters and enhancers. Finally, we predict Hi-C contacts for 53 human cell types and show that the predictions cluster by cellular function.
Availability Tutorials and source code for Rambutan are publicly available at https://github.com/jmschrei/rambutan.
Contact william-noble{at}uw.edu or jmschr{at}cs.washington.edu
The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 International license.
Posted January 27, 2017.
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This dataset includes 3700 health facilities that are currently in the Health Facilities Information System (HFIS) of New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), featured with search maps. Each facility is registered with facility ID, facility name, operator name, location, certificate number, phone, etc.
This dataset includes 500 adult care facilities that are currently licensed in New York State, through the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). Each facility is registered with facility ID, facility name, operator name, locatioin, certificate number, number of beds, etc.
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Radical Machines: Chinese Computing and the Future of Writing
On September 11, 2017 By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English, Visiting Writer
Join Studio Chi, the Department of History, and the Chinese Studies Program for "Radical Machines: Chinese Computing and the Future of Writing," a lecture by Stanford professor and award-winning writer Dr. Thomas Mullaney, on
Wednesday, September 20 @ 5PM
DePaul McGowan South 108
1110 W Belden Ave
John Shanahan says of Mullaney's work: "It is about writing, reading, and changing interfaces. His book is getting a lot of attention because he has shown how much the history of the mobile phone interface had little-known global roots. Mullaney's path-breaking scholarship has excavated an untold history of, for instance, how Chinese computer engineers in the 1950s and 1960s pioneered 'predictive text input' – i.e. the interface we use on our phones every day, and – we thought – only a decade or so old. (Briefly: without an alphabet, the Chinese system had to find a way to get to the roman alphabetic symbols in order to use keys and developed rules and short-cuts to do so … I could go on. A fascinating topic.)"
Chinese Studies ProgramDepartment of HistoryDepartment of Modern LanguagesStudio Chi
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[Protest of Army Solicitation for Management Services]
B-285451.3,B-285451.4: Oct 25, 2000
A firm protested an Army task order for management support services, contending that the Army violated the Economy Act by having the General Services Administration (GSA) acquire the services without the proper authority and that the task order was beyond the scope of the contract. GAO held that: (1) GSA was authorized to procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal services for the use of executive agencies in the proper discharge of their responsibilities; and (2) the task order went beyond the scope of the contract. Accordingly, the protest was sustained, and GAO recommended that GSA: (1) terminate the task order issued and procure the services in accordance with the statutory and regulatory competition requirements; and (2) reimburse the protester for its protest costs.
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Matter of: Floro & Associates File: B-285451.3; B-285451.4 Date: October 25, 2000
Floro & Associates protests task order No. T0600BN2014 for management services for the Department of the Army, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) to SMF Systems Corporation under SMF's section 8(a), multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (MAIDIQ) contract No. GS00K97AFD2187 with GSA and the Small Business Administration (SBA). /1/ Floro contends that the Army violated the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 1535 (1994), by having GSA acquire the services without proper authority and that the task order was beyond the scope of SMF's MAIDIQ contract.
Since February 1997, the Pacific e-Health Innovation Center (P-EIC), Tripler Army Medical Center, has obtained information technology resources pursuant to an interagency agreement with GSA, which authorizes GSA to procure information technology for the Army from third parties. /2/ GSA Agency Report, exh. 23, Service Agreement. In early March 2000, the Army enlisted the services of GSA, based on this agreement, to procure a "new government requirement" for "collaboration and distance learning/mentorship management" services for P-EIC. See Army Agency Report, Program Manager's Memorandum for Record, Aug. 14, 2000, at Para. 2.
The statement of work (SOW) for this requirement stated the scope as follows:
The Contractor shall provide management services in support of the P-EIC's Collaboration and Distance Learning and Mentorship product lines. P-EIC's projects represent both prototyping and research projects and emerging technology projects which have a concentration in technology development and demonstration/validation, and maturation. GSA Agency Report, exh. 3, SOW Para. 2.3. The two major specific tasks of the SOW were:
Task 2: E-health New Initiatives and Collaboration Product Line Management. The Contractor shall provide one half of a full-time equivalent (FTE) of a senior level project manager to support the P-EIC Program Manager in planning and executing the E-health New Initiatives and Collaboration Product Line. This shall include identification of potential collaboration and partnership opportunities for the P-EIC, coordinating and effecting discussions and agreements with collaborative/partner organizations, including federal, state and private organizations, and developing project plans for resulting projects. The Contractor shall define plan of approach, process, and established criteria for engaging in new business opportunities and collaborations.
Task 3: Distance Learning and Mentorship Product Line Management. The Contractor shall provide one half of a FTE of a senior level project manager to support the P-EIC Program Manager in planning and executing the Distance Learning and Mentorship Product Line. The contractor shall develop and demonstrate programs to provide for evolving technology-based learning programs and leveraging of existing programs related to healthcare technology learning/mentorship. The predominant outcome of activities within this pillar shall be education and training. These programs shall include federal, state and other Hawaii-based organizations. The focus of the efforts will be evolving technology-based learning programs and leveraging of existing programs. Id., Paras. 3.2, 3.3. Each of these tasks had numerous subtasks. /3/
To fulfill the Army's requirements, GSA, by letter dated March 3, 2000, solicited proposals from Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) vendors and non-FSS vendors. The letter explained that the evaluation of proposals would be based on the vendor's capacity, technical proposal, past performance, and price, with award to be based on the best value. Floro, which was under contract with the Army for similar services, and SMF were among vendors who submitted quotes by the March 17 due date. /4/ Protest (May 22, 2000), encl. at 17. After evaluating the quotes, on April 3, GSA issued a task order to SMF at a price of $141,600 on the basis that SMF's proposal represented the best value of the proposals received. GSA Agency Report, exh. 4, Purchase Order.
Following an agency debriefing, Floro filed a protest at this Office challenging the order. Floro contended that the procurement was an illegal interagency contract, was conducted under the FSS program to obtain a non-FSS item, and that GSA had improperly evaluated Floro's proposal. Protest (May 22, 2000) at 3-6. On June 7, GSA notified this Office that the competition was inadvertently conducted between FSS and non-FSS contract holders, and that GSA would cancel the award to SMF and "review the needs of the Department of the Army for support services to determine the most appropriate procurement method to be utilized." GSA Letter (June 7, 2000). We therefore dismissed the protest on June 8.
On June 13, Floro requested reinstatement of its earlier protest because SMF had continued work under the order, notwithstanding GSA's promised corrective action. On June 20, GSA explained that because "[t]he contracting officer responsible for the procurement was absent from the office for several days following" the June 7 letter, the promised corrective action had not been implemented, and provided evidence that it terminated SMF's order effective June 20. Consequently, our Office dismissed Floro's request for reinstatement. On June 23, Floro submitted a request that we recommend that Floro be reimbursed its costs of pursuing these protests.
On June 28, GSA again issued a task order to SMF for the Army's requirement, in the amount of $119,760, this time under SMF's 8(a) MAIDIQ contract with GSA. /5/ GSA Agency Report, exh. 12. In 1997, GSA had entered into the competitively awarded MAIDIQ contract with SMF under the SBA's section 8(a) program under the Federal Acquisition Services for Technology (FAST) program. The scope of the SMF MAIDIQ contract states:
The Contractor shall provide non-complex systems integration services under SIC 7373 for GSA client agencies. /6/
GSA Agency Report, exh. 26, Sec. C.3. The SOW for SMF's MAIDIQ contract provides
The Contractor shall integrate commercially available off-the-shelf hardware and software resulting in a turnkey system for the GSA client agency. Tasks that may be required of the Contractor include but are not limited to the following:
Documentation preparation
Evaluation of alternative implementations
Develop integration plans
Acquire hardware/software
Component integration
Test components and systems
Installation of non-complex systems
Maintenance and repair of non-complex systems
Training on installed non-complex systems
Id. Sec. C.4.1.
Floro first contends that the procurement conducted by GSA on behalf of the Army constituted an "illegal off-load" by the Army that violated the Economy Act because the Army neglected to prepare a determination and finding documenting that the requirement could not be obtained as conveniently or economically by contracting directly with a private source, as required by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Sec. 17.503(a)(2). Protest at 5-6.
Under the Economy Act, an agency may enter into an inter-agency agreement to fulfill its requirements under another agency's contract, provided the requirements of the Act are met. 31 U.S.C. Sec. 1535; N&N Travel Tours et al., B-285164.2, B-285164.3, Aug. 31, 2000, 2000 CPD Para.___ at 5. The Economy Act applies to inter-agency acquisitions unless there is more specific authority for such transactions. See FAR Sec. 17.500(b).
GSA argues that the Economy Act did not apply to the transaction because GSA had specific authority to conduct the procurement under the Clinger-Cohen Act, pursuant to which OMB has authorized GSA to purchase information technology on behalf of agencies such as the Army. GSA Agency Report at 3-6. Floro responds that the Clinger-Cohen Act does not provide GSA with specific authority to avoid the applicability of the Economy Act because the Clinger-Cohen Act is only applicable where GSA is acquiring "information technology," as defined in the Clinger-Cohen Act, and this requirement does not fall under that definition. /7/ Protester's Comments at 7-10.
We need not resolve whether the Army's requirement constitutes information technology, as defined by the Clinger-Cohen Act, or whether the authority contained in that Act is otherwise applicable to this transaction, because GSA has the authority to conduct this procurement to fulfill the Army's requirements under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, under which GSA is authorized to "procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal services for the use of executive agencies in the proper discharge of their responsibilities." See 40 U.S.C. Sec. 481(a)(3) (1994). We think this broad authority encompasses the requirement being procured here, so that the Economy Act is not applicable to this transaction. See N&N Travel & Tours, Inc. et al., supra.
Floro also protests that the recent task order issued by GSA exceeds the scope of SMF's 8(a) MAIDIQ contract. /8/ We agree.
While 41 U.S.C. Sec. 253j(d) (1994) generally precludes protests in connection with issuance or proposed issuance of a task order placed against an indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract, protests, such as Floro's, on the ground that the order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract under which the order is issued are authorized. In determining whether a task order is beyond the scope of the original contract, this Office considers whether there is a material difference between the task order and that contract. Evidence of such a material difference is found by reviewing the circumstances attending the procurement that was conducted; examining any changes in the type of work, performance period, and costs between the contract as awarded and as modified by the task order; and considering whether the original contract solicitation adequately advised offerors of the potential for the type of task order issued. The overall inquiry is "whether the modification is of a nature which potential offerors would reasonably have anticipated." Makro Janitorial Servs., Inc., B-282690, Aug. 18, 1999, 99-2 CPD 39 at 3; Ervin and Assocs., Inc., B-278850, Mar. 23, 1998, 98-1 CPD Para. 89 at 7.
We find the task order went beyond the scope of SMF's MAIDIQ contract for "noncomplex integration services" of commercially available off-the-shelf hardware and software resulting in turnkey systems for GSA's client agencies. This task order, on its face, does not call for or apparently include hardware/software integration services. /9/ Instead, under this task order, the contractor is required to provide management services to assist P-EIC in support of the P-EIC's Collaboration and Distance Learning Mentorship product lines. There is no indication that this task order entails integrating hardware and software, but by its terms it includes such activities as assisting in publicity; identifying federal, state and private opportunities for potential collaboration/partnership with the P-EIC; and monitoring, tracking, and overseeing the execution of new initiatives involving e-health. See GSA Agency Report, exh. 3, Task Order, at 2-4. While it may be that the P-EIC's projects involve the use/application of information technology to improve healthcare or access to healthcare, as posited by GSA, and that the management support under the task order relates to information technology because the project involves web-based tools, from our review we find no tasks or subtasks included in the SOW for this order that are susceptible of being classified as non-complex integration services. In sum, we conclude that the work delineated under the task order is materially different from the work contemplated under SMF's MAIDIQ contract and therefore exceeds that contract's scope.
The protest is sustained.
We recommend that GSA terminate the task order issued to SMF and that this requirement be procured in accordance with the statutory and regulatory competition requirements. We also recommend that the protester be reimbursed the reasonable cost of filing and pursuing its protests, including attorneys' fees. /10/ 4 C.F.R. Sec. 21.8(d)(1). The protester should submit its certified claim for such costs, detailing the time expended and the costs incurred, directly to the contracting agency within 60 days of receiving this decision.
Anthony H. Gamboa Acting General Counsel
1. Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act authorizes the SBA to contract with government agencies and arrange for the performance of such contracts by awarding subcontracts to socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. 15 U.S.C. Sec. 637(a) (1994).
2. The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (originally called the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996), 40 U.S.C. Sec. 1412 (e) (Supp. IV 1998), authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate "one or more heads of executive agencies as executive agent for Government-wide acquisitions of information technology." GSA cites OMB's letters dated August 2, 1996 and September 23, 1998, which designated GSA as such an agent, as the authority for the agreement. GSA Agency Report, exhs. 19a, 19b.
3. Task 1 of the SOW was for task order management that included work apparently ancillary to the performance of the other SOW tasks. GSA Agency Report, exh. 3, SOW Para. 3.1.
4. The record does not show whether SMF or Floro held an FSS contract against which this specific requirement could be ordered. The record shows that GSA considered SMF to be an FSS contractor, although the record does not indicate whether the solicited services could be obtained under an FSS contract. GSA Letter (June 7, 2000).
5. The Army states that following Floro's earlier protests and prior to the termination of SMF's task order, GSA asked the Army: "was [the Army] requirement still required; was [the Army] pleased with SMF's performance to date; and would [the Army] desire SMF to continue the work." The Army responded "yes" to these questions and that it could "absorb no more than a 1-week break in service." Army Agency Report, Memorandum for Record Para. 4.
6. SIC Code 7373 is entitled Computer Integrated Systems Design. 13 C.F.R Sec. 121.201 (2000).
7. The Act provides that the term "information technology" "means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information," including "computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources." 40 U.S.C. Sec. 1401(3) (Supp. IV 1998).
8. While GSA argues that this protest contention is untimely, it was based upon documents first obtained in the agency report and raised in Floro's comments filed within 10 days of its receipt of the report, Protester's Comments at 10; thus, we consider Floro's protest to be timely filed. 4 C.F.R. Sec. 21.2(a)(2) (2000). GSA also argues that Floro is not an interested party because it is not an 8(a) concern and the order was placed under a 8(a) contract; this contention is meritless because Floro's argument is that the order was beyond the scope of the 8(a) contract.
9. Systems integration generally involves combining diverse elements of hardware and software often acquired from different vendors into a unified system. See Computer Dictionary 195 (3rd ed. 1992); Dictionary of Computers, Information Processing & Telecommunications 629 (2nd ed. 1987); Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms 211 (4th ed. 1992).
10. In addition to Floro's costs of pursuing the present protest, we recommend that Floro be reimbursed the costs of pursuing its earlier protests of GSA's actions in procuring these services from SMF. We make this recommendation because the agency's purported corrective action in response to those protests was to improperly add the work to SMF's contract and because nothing in the record suggests that the work could have been ordered from SMF's FSS contract as GSA originally did. See Louisiana Clearwater, Inc.-Reconsideration and Costs, B-283081.4, B-283081.5, Apr. 14, 2000, 2000 CPD Para. __ at 5-6 (protester entitled to initial protest costs where corrective action in response to that protest fails to address a meritorious issue that prompted the corrective action); Commercial Energies, Inc.-Recon. and Declaration of Entitlement to Costs, B-243718.2, Dec. 3, 1991, 91-2 CPD Para. 499 at 5-6 (protester entitled to protest costs where agency does not take reasonable corrective action as it promised).
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Here is an easy experiment for any fusorite wannabe who is not yet convinced of the ease with which neutrons can be generated with even modest equipment. It is not a fusor, of course, but it may lead the clever experimentalist (who needs only a neutron source) to some interesting results.
The key to minimizing expenses is find a deuterium-filled short arc lamp. I found mine on ebay last month for less than $15 (but it is the only one I have ever seen there on auction). These lamps are used for illumination purposes in certain microscopes and other test equipment (because of their wavelength properties). I understand that there are several suppliers including Spectra-Physics and Varian and I believe the new price is around $500. Mine is not marked clearly as to manufacturer but it is likely to be Perkin-Elmer.
These are intended to be used at several amps of current and modest voltage (~150 watts total power), but will tolerate high voltage and low current (at least it has remained intact so far). Since neutron output is largely a function of current, once the voltage threshold has been reached, you will not get a super high flux - but I am getting an impressive several hundred times background levels (measured with a BF detector).
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Home > Textbooks > THE FAMILY IN GREEK HISTORY
THE FAMILY IN GREEK HISTORY
by Patterson, Cynthia B
Ancient World Books
Toronto,Ontario
Harvard University Press. Very Good+. 1998. Softcover. 0674005686 . Light pencilling to last 2 pages. Else very minor shelfwear. ; 286 pages; The family, Cynthia Patterson demonstrates, played a key role in the political changes that mark the history of ancient Greece. From the archaic society portrayed in Homer and Hesiod to the Hellenistic age, the private world of the family and household was integral with and essential to the civic realm. Early Greek society was rooted not in clans but in individual households, and a man's or woman's place in the larger community was determined by relationships within those households. The development of the city-state did not result in loss of the family's power and authority, Patterson argues; rather, the protection of household relationships was an important element of early public law. The interaction of civic and family concerns in classical Athens is neatly articulated by the examples of marriage and adultery laws. In law courts and in theater performances, violation of marital relationships was presented as a public danger, the adulterer as a sexual thief. This is an understanding that fits the Athenian concept of the city as the highest form of family. The suppression of the cities with the ascendancy of Alexander's empire led to a new resolution of the relationship between public and private authority: the concept of a community of households, which is clearly exemplified in Menander's plays. Undercutting common interpretations of Greek experience as evolving from clan to patriarchal state, Patterson's insightful analysis sheds new light on the role of men and women in Greek culture. .
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Title: THE FAMILY IN GREEK HISTORY
Author: Patterson, Cynthia B
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Keywords: 0674005686, Social & Cultural, Greek History, Women's Studies
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There you have it - by Grace Back
Princess Eugenie wed longtime partner Jack Brooksbank in October of 2018, and since then rumours have been swirling the royal was set to announce her pregnancy any day. Sarah Ferguson has taken those rumours head-on, telling a gathered crowd her youngest daughter is not with child.
The Duchess of York set the record straight during an event in London where she was filmed by a guest while giving a toast to host Ernie Boch's philanthropic work. The Duchess talked about Eugenie's battle with scoliosis for which she had surgery as a child, before turning the topic to her son-in-law.
The update was filmed and shared on the Twitter account of journalist Kelly Lynch, Managing Editor of Dailybreak.
"Jack sells tequila for Casamigos which we love," she says, referring to the company founded by George Clooney and Rande Gerber, husband of Cindy Crawford. "It makes me even more of a yummy mummy because I just drink the tequila when I go and sell it," she continues.
"What else can I tell you," she says before saying candidly, "No, she's not pregnant!"
Fergie also opened up about her unusual living situation with ex-husband Prince Andrew, saying, "Yes I do live in Royal Lodge with my handsome prince, who is the best-looking prince of the whole darn lot, you know, there you go," as the crowd cheered and whooped.
Speculation the former royal couple were back together was only fueled by Princess Eugenie's latest Instagram celebrating the pair's wedding anniversary.
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😱 who else has ever forgotten to congratulate their parents on their wedding anniversary! I'm a day late but I wanted to celebrate my parents getting married 33 years ago... Thank you for always being the best of friends and bringing us up together. @hrhthedukeofyork @sarahferguson15 #weddinganniversary
On Wednesday, she posted a photo from Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew's 1986 wedding, writing, "who else has ever forgotten to congratulate their parents on their wedding anniversary! I'm a day late but I wanted to celebrate my parents getting married 33 years ago...Thank you for always being the best of friends and bringing us up together."
Eugenie has once called her parents "the best-divorced couple I know," adding that they always went out of their way to make her and her sister Princess Beatrice "feel secure."
But when asked by the Daily Mail in 2010 if he and Fergie would ever get married again, Prince Andrew said, "No. We are both in a better place. It's because we are in a better place which is probably why we are able to remain such close friends. We have two great kids. We do things together as a family."
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By Lieutenant BRADLEY A. FISKE, U. S. N.
WITH most men who have not had time to follow the progress made of late in applying electricity to the practical work of the world, this form of energy is chiefly associated with certain experiments at school, by which the tedium of book-studying was enlivened with exhibitions of sparks and shocks and other curious and interesting phenomena, though it may be also connected in their minds with electric hair-brushes, electric corsets, magnetic clothing, etc. They regard it also as convenient for sending dispatches by telegraph, and in general for doing work where delicacy but not much force is requisite; but the idea seldom occurs to them that this versatile power is capable of swiftly moving the mightiest masses, as well as of operating the tiniest apparatus; of turning the wheels of ponderous machinery, as well as of vibrating thousands of times per second the little diaphragm of the telephone; of conveying to far-distant points the waste power of cataracts, as well as the minute forces liberated by the telegraphic key, and of illuminating, with the purest artificial light known, the most extensive and thickly populated cities.
Doubtless, one great cause of the skepticism with which many regard any project for using electricity upon a large scale is the fact that exhaustive experiments in this direction were made in the early part of the century, and the conclusion reached was that, though power and light could both be distributed by electricity, yet the expense would be so enormous as to render impracticable any extended electrical system.
It should not be forgotten, however, that the only great trouble found was the expense, and also that the principal source of this expense has been removed. In those days, the only way of generating an electric current was by the use of the voltaic battery, in which the electrical energy of the current was procured from the heat of the chemical combination going on in the battery; but in 1831 Faraday discovered a much cheaper way of generating electricity, when he found that it could be produced by simply moving magnets in the vicinity of coils of wire, or coils of wire in the vicinity of magnets. The significance of his discovery was so apparent that inventors began at once to devise means for generating currents upon an extended scale, by moving large magnets in the vicinity of large coils of wire by means of machinery; and this mechanical system has now been brought to such perfection that the cost of producing a horse-power of electrical energy can be as easily and almost as accurately calculated as the cost of producing a horse-power in a steam-engine or any other familiar apparatus.
In order to arrive at a clear comprehension of the present state of the art, it will be necessary to remember that any work which we perform must be performed by the expenditure of a certain and absolute amount of energy, and that we can not create this energy, but can only obtain it by changing the form of some other kind of energy. In the voltaic battery, as we have said, the electrical energy is obtained by transforming the heat of the chemical action going on in the cell into electrical energy, so that the amount of the latter that can be got out of any voltaic battery is limited by the amount of energy of the chemical combination. Now, the metal ordinarily used for furnishing chemical energy in a voltaic battery is zinc, and the heat of combination of zinc with oxygen is only about one sixth of that of coal, while its cost is more than twenty times as great; so that, to get the same amount of energy from zinc as from coal, would cost about one hundred and twenty times as much. Now, in the mechanical method of generating electricity, the electrical energy is produced by the mechanical means of moving large magnets near coils of wire; but the mechanical energy necessary to do this is obtained by the combustion of coal (i.e., the chemical combination of coal with oxygen).
It would be incorrect, however, to say that we can in this way produce electricity one hundred and twenty times as cheaply as by a battery, because there is an enormous loss in converting the heat of combustion of the coal into electricity, whereas the voltaic battery produces the electricity directly. The losses in converting the energy of the combustion of coal into mechanical energy are so prodigious that even a theoretically perfect engine could not get hold of more than from twenty to twenty-five per cent of the total energy in the coal, on account of the loss of the heat; so that, if an engine (a good one) has an efficiency of eighty per cent, it can not actually convert into work as much as twenty per cent of the total energy in the coal. The loss now in converting this mechanical energy into the electrical energy in the circuit where it is desired may be taken as about fifteen per cent, so that only about from fifteen to seventeen per cent of the total energy of the burning coal may be looked for in the electrical circuit. But, as the original cost of the coal is only 1120 of that of the zinc furnishing an equal amount of energy, we see that the mechanical method of producing electricity is, roughly speaking, about twenty times as cheap as that of generating it by batteries.
The present way of generating large quantities of electricity requires, then, an engine and boiler for converting the chemical energy of burning coal into mechanical energy, and a device whereby this mechanical energy is made to move magnets in the vicinity of coils of wire or coils of wire in the vicinity of magnets, so as to convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. Such a device is called an electric machine, or, ordinarily, a dynamo-electric machine; and this term is usually abbreviated into "dynamo."
the rear. The approach to and recession from the poles of the different coils of wire of the armature generate a succession of currents which are collected by "brushes," and sent out into the circuit as a constant current.
But a most beautiful example of the truth of the theory of the conservation of energy is afforded by the fact that a dynamo will not only generate an electric current if it be revolved by mechanical means, but that it will itself revolve, if an electric current be sent through it from an exterior source; so that it not only can transform mechanical energy into electrical energy, but can also transform electrical into mechanical energy. "When used for this purpose it is called an "electro-motor," and sometimes an "electric engine."
Not only, however, is it necessary for an engine to be capable of doing a certain kind of work; it is also necessary for it to be capable of doing it economically, and it is for this reason that such a great future is prophesied for electric engines. For, while an excellent and elaborately constructed stationary steam-engine can produce but a small fraction of the energy it absorbs, a good electric engine (or electro-motor) will return seventy-five per cent of the electric energy given it by the generating dynamo. For the reason, however, that no economical means of generating large currents are yet discovered, except the method described of first burning coal, the use of electric machinery is at present restricted to certain industries. Now, one of these industries is believed to be railroading.
The opinion is generally held that railroad companies desire to obtain as large a return as possible upon their investment, and therefore to run their trains as cheaply as possible. If this be true, the value of an electric railway will become obvious, when one remembers that, of necessity, the present locomotive is wasteful in the extreme, and that in an electric railway a large and economical stationary engine renders its mechanical energy to a large and economical dynamo which sends an electric current to an economical motor on an electric locomotive. This motor is connected with the driving-wheels by gearing, belting, or other suitable devices, so that its revolution produces a revolution of the driving-wheels and a consequent progressive motion of the electric locomotive, in the same way that the engine of a steam-locomotive produces a rotary motion of the driving-wheels, and a consequent progressive motion of the steam-locomotive. There is a certain loss of electricity in passing from the dynamo to the motor on the locomotive, both from leakage and from overcoming the resistance of the conductors; but, for distances not too great, this loss, added to the losses in converting the mechanical energy of the stationary engine into electrical energy, and in reconverting this electrical energy back into mechanical energy by the motor, is not equal to the loss inseparable from even the best steam-locomotives.
It will be, of course, noticed that it is necessary constantly to maintain an electrical connection between the electro-motor on the locomotive and the stationary dynamo, in all positions of the locomotive. To accomplish this effectively, a number of systems have been invented. By one system the rails themselves act as conductors, the current going to the locomotive by one rail and returning by the other; while, in other systems, a third or auxiliary conductor is used. To collect the current and pass it through the motor, two strips of copper or brass in the circuit of the motor extend from the locomotive and press upon the conductors; so that, as the car advances, these keep up a scraping contact. Two wheels in circuit with the motor are also sometimes used as collectors.
The distinction of being the first to conceive and suggest the idea of an electric railway seems to belong to Dr. Werner Siemens, of the celebrated firm of Siemens & Halske, which has been more identified with the practical development of electrical science than any other firm in the world. In pursuance of his idea, Dr. Siemens constructed the first electrical railway at Berlin in 1879.
In this railway, whose length was about three hundred and fifty yards, and whose gauge was about three feet and three inches, a third or auxiliary conductor was used to convey the current from the dynamo to the motor. This conductor lay between and parallel to the other two rails, and the current was taken from it by a metal brush connected with the motor, which extended from the car and pressed upon the conductor. After going through the motor, the current went to both rails and by them back to the dynamo, the rails acting as the "return." The motor was placed upon a car, attached to which were three other cars, the first thus acting as the locomotive. Such was the interest excited by this novel system of transportation, and such its success, that it continued in operation for several months, and carried thousands of people, the money received for fares being contributed, it is said, to charitable institutions in the city.
The success of this experimental railway led the Messrs. Siemens to plan another upon a more extended scale; and they applied to the authorities for permission to build an elevated road in Berlin, six miles long, on which single cars, each fitted with an electro-motor, were to be run by means of electricity. Permission to do this was refused, on account of the inconvenience to the inhabitants which would result from the structure; but, ultimately, leave was given the same firm to build a surface electric railway from Lichterfelde, one of the suburbs, to the military academy. This railway is still running, and its operation has throughout, for more than two years, been of the most satisfactory character. No auxiliary conductor is used, the current going from the dynamo along one rail, through one of the wheels, through the motor, through a wheel on the opposite side of the car, and thence to the other rail, which acts as the "return." No trains are made up, but each car is fitted with an electro-motor, which lies beneath the flooring. As the authorities declare these cars to fall under the same heading as tram-cars, the speed at which they may be run is limited by law to twelve miles per hour. This speed is realized with ease, but a much greater rate could be attained, if it were allowed.
It can hardly be hoped, however, that such a simple system as this could be adopted for running cars in the streets of a city, for other difficulties would be introduced. The fact that the rails in the streets must, of necessity, be close to the surface of the ground, and that they are to be stepped upon by men and horses, shows at once the necessity of having the conductor out of the way, and the danger of having the current traverse the rails. At the Electrical Exposition held at Paris in 1881, Messrs. Siemens & Halske had an electric rail-way in operation, in which a third or auxiliary conductor was used; but this ran along on posts like a telegraph-wire, the current being conveyed from this conductor to the motor by means of a flexible conductor, which was connected at one end with the motor on the car, and at the other with a contact-carriage, or trolly, which was drawn along the conductor by the car as it advanced.
in the mines at Zankerode, where a Siemens electric railway is now running, a steam-locomotive would be not only undesirable but impossible.
In the Zankerode-mine railway, the current is sent from the dynamo along the roof of the tunnel through one of the inverted T-rails shown in Fig. 2, which thus acts as a conductor, and upon which slides a contact-carriage connected with the motor on the car by one of the flexible conductors, also shown. The return current coming from the motor goes to the other inverted T-iron by the other flexible conductor, and thence back to the dynamo.
The most extensive electric railway now in use is that constructed by Messrs. Siemens in Ireland, which runs from Portrush to Bushmills, a distance of about six miles. As at present operated, a dynamo revolved by a stationary steam-engine supplies the necessary current; but it is intended to utilize the waste power of a waterfall situated about three quarters of a mile from the end of the line, as soon as the necessary works can be constructed. The cost of running the electric locomotives is found to be less than that of running steam-locomotives over the same track, and it will be much reduced as soon as the utilization of the power of the waterfall (twenty-four feet) is made possible.
By another system of electric propulsion, it has been attempted to carry batteries of electric accumulators in the car, instead of conveying the current to the car by conductors. By this system, as yet undeveloped, a large stationary engine is to be used to turn a dynamo which will generate a current that will charge the accumulators or "storage-batteries," as they are sometimes called; these accumulators to lie under the seats or in some other convenient place, and render the current to the motor direct.
As accumulators may play an important part in electric railroading, and as much that is incorrect has appeared in print concerning them, a few words of description may not be out of place.
Probably the most prevalent conception of an accumulator is a box or other receptacle in which electricity is put and from which it can be drawn when desired; and for practical purposes this idea is sufficiently correct. From a scientific point of view, however, it is more satisfactory to regard an accumulator as a battery in which the electrical energy of the current which it renders arises from a chemical action due primarily to another current which was sent through it. To speak more in detail, the ordinary accumulator (Fig. 3) consists of two lead plates standing in acidulated water and capable of behaving like an ordinary voltaic battery, after they have been acted upon by a strong current. This current, called the charging current, when it goes through the liquid, decomposes it, the oxygen, separated, going to one lead plate and the hydrogen to the other lead plate. The oxygen attacks the lead plate to which it goes, thus forming peroxide of lead, and the hydrogen reduces any oxide that may be on the other lead Fig. 3.plate, thus producing pure lead, some of the surplus hydrogen forming as a film upon the surface. The charging current is then reversed, so that the latter plate is now attacked, and is then reversed again; the effect of these operations being to render the surfaces of both lead plates porous so that they present a large surface, and can therefore hold a great deal of peroxide of lead. When the charging current is broken, the oxygen, which has been forcibly separated from the liquid, seeks to recombine in the same way that a stone which has been forcibly separated from the earth seeks the earth when liberated. If now the two lead plates be joined with a wire, the effect of the oxygen in the peroxide of lead trying to recombine is to generate an electrical current in the opposite direction to the original one; and this is the current which is utilized. The value of accumulators would be much increased if this return current could be made greater, and if the weight and cost of the accumulators themselves could be made less. At present, however, their use is restricted by reason of their great cost and weight, and by the small ratio (about fifty per cent in practice) of the electrical energy returned to that expended in charging them. Nevertheless, the fact that the accumulator system of electric railroading obviates the necessity for any conductors, which sometimes are inconvenient and expensive, and which themselves occasion great loss of electrical energy, leads many to believe that for short routes, as upon street-car lines of cities, accumulators will be very efficient.
At the Chicago Exposition of Railway Appliances, which has just closed, the system of Messrs. T. A. Edison and S. D. Field, of New York, was tried, and with undeniable success. By this system a third conductor is used; but it is not placed upon poles, as in the Siemens system (for this would not be practicable in the streets of a city), but lies in a long sunken trough which runs between and parallel to the rails. The trough is covered, and a long and very narrow slit runs the whole length of the cover. Through this slit extends a strong metallic rod which is connected mechanically with a contact-carriage lying upon the conductor, and which is mechanically and electrically connected with the car.
It is claimed that by means of a scraper, carried by the contact-carriage, there will be no trouble occasioned by any accumulation on the conductor of ice, snow, or mud, but that the car can be satisfactorily run in all kinds of weather.
Chicago Exposition. It will be noticed that one pole of the generator (dynamo) is connected with the auxiliary middle rail, and the other with one of the two side-rails which are metallically connected together, as shown. The current goes to the motor on the car by the middle conductor, and is returned to the generator by the side-rails.
The advantages of the electric railway, should it be made practicable in all respects, are obvious, and there is good reason for believing that in time it will be made available and economical even for lines of considerable length.
In the streets of a city, electric cars would be advantageous upon the surface roads for the reason that they could be run more quietly and swiftly than horse-cars, and, as an electric car can be stopped in less than its own length, just as safely; in crowded parts of the city, they could thread their way more rapidly through the crowds of carts and other vehicles, because they can be stopped and started more quickly and require less room. But it would be upon elevated roads that their advantages would be pronounced, for we should then escape much of the noise and all of the smoke and smell that now attend the passing of elevated trains.
By reason of our ability to make every electrical car its own locomotive, it is clear that we can secure greater safety in traveling, and greater frequency in the times of arrival and departure, so that to reach the depot half a minute too late would not be so serious a thing as it now is. As each car is very light, it can be stopped in a much shorter distance than is now possible with a heavy train; and, even if a collision should occur, it would not be such a horrible thing as a collision between two ponderous trains, not only because of the lightness of the electric cars, but also because they do not carry steam and fire as locomotives do. Another advantage of the lightness of the cars lies in the fact that they will exert less "wear and tear" upon the tracks, and therefore occasion less outlay for repairs.
When the present mode of traveling in Pullman cars is compared with the mode in use not very long ago, by which people were cramped for hours and even days in a coach without springs worth calling by that name, and were jolted and tossed about over uneven roads, we conclude that traveling at the present time is a very luxurious thing. But what will it be when we can sit at an open window, and glide along at the rate of sixty miles an hour, without the fear of smoke or cinders; when electric bells are at hand leading to the inaccessible retreats where porters now secrete themselves safe from discovery; when we can start from our homes to take a car for Boston, as we now start to take an elevated train, knowing that, if we miss one car, another will be soon at hand; when electric incandescent lamps, which can not, in case of accident, scatter burning oil in all directions, shall fill the car with a mild and steady light; when dispatches can be received on board a train in motion as well as at an office; when the cars shall be heated and meals prepared by electric stoves which can not, in case of accident, set fire to the car—all the electricity needed for these and numberless other purposes being derived from the same convenient source—the conductor carrying the current which furnishes the propelling power?
That any such ideas as to what electricity can accomplish are visionary and impracticable may seem to be the case to some; that they are so in reality is not believed by many who have given the subject impartial study. Some of these believe that, in the very near future electric cars will supplant horse-cars; and upon short lines like elevated roads, steam-locomotives; but that it will not be practicable for many years to run electrical cars upon long lines. Such may be the case. But it should be remembered that, in most instances in the history of industrial progress, the practical developments of meritorious systems have surpassed in rapidity and extent the expectations of even impartial men. A very high scientific authority in England once spoke very favorably of the idea of using steam-vessels for accomplishing short distances, and for river navigation, but laughed heartily over the suggestion of their ever going to sea, and offered publicly to eat the boilers and engines of the first one that should cross the Atlantic. Probably there are not many men who, in the light of what has recently been accomplished, would promise to eat the motor of the first electric car that should run from New York to Chicago.
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 28, 2018–Spain won the Under-25 Nations Cup at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival Wednesday, with the United States taking silver and Canada bronze.
Juan Matute, Jr., the Florida-based 20-year-old who flew back from the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Sports Forum in Switzerland overnight to the ride on Spain's team, was the top placed individual on Don Diego Ymas scored 72.294 per cent, the only score above 70 per cent.
Juan was partnered with Rodrigo Encinas Fuentes of Madrid on Van the Man that placed second individually with a score of 68.294 per cent.
Spain did not compete in the inaugural Under-25 Nations Cup in 2017.
The U.S., that won both gold and silver last year, placed second with a team of three combinations.
Molly Paris of Charlotte, North Carolina on Countess scored 66.706 per cent; Kerrigan Gluch, based in Wellington, on Bolero CXLVIII, was awarded 65.706 per cent and Natalie Pai of Wellington and Unlimited scored 65.441 per cent. Two scores for medals.
Canada competed with two teams, with the bronze medal going to Naima Moreira Laliberte, of Outremont, New Brunswick, and I Do Kiss on 67.882 per cent and Laurence Blais Tetreault, of Montreal, Quebec on Utah with 63.765 per cent.
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Q: Unable to start Activity Componentinfo (Adapter Constructor) I tried to create a simple listview. I've done it many times & this is the first time i face such errors. Tried this in both Eclipse Luna & indigo. Both have the same error.
Here is where i create an instant of the adapter :
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ListView;
public class ActivityMain extends Activity {
public ArrayList<StructRemedy> remedies = new ArrayList<StructRemedy>();
private ListView lstContent;
public AdapterRemedy adapter;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
lstContent = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lstContent);
adapter = new AdapterRemedy(remedies);
randomPopulation();
lstContent.setAdapter(adapter);
}
private void randomPopulation() {
for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
StructRemedy remedy = new StructRemedy();
remedy.title = "Remedy" + i;
remedy.description = "Desc" + i;
remedy.rateValue = (float) (Math.random() * 5);
remedy.type = "tisane";
remedy.use = "Headaches";
remedies.add(remedy);
}
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
}
Now the error log (The error referes to the line where i create the constructor , u know the "super" line) :
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{ahmad.azimi.app.herbal_remedies/test.test1.app.herbal_remedies.ActivityMain}: java.lang.NullPointerException
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2180)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2230)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:141)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1234)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5041)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.widget.ArrayAdapter.init(ArrayAdapter.java:310)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.widget.ArrayAdapter.<init>(ArrayAdapter.java:153)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at test.test1.app.herbal_remedies.AdapterRemedy.<init>(AdapterRemedy.java:22)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at test.test1.app.herbal_remedies.ActivityMain.onCreate(ActivityMain.java:22)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5104)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1080)
06-08 10:03:27.875: E/AndroidRuntime(2715): at
android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2144)
This is the adapter :
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.RatingBar;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class AdapterRemedy extends ArrayAdapter<StructRemedy> {
public AdapterRemedy(ArrayList<StructRemedy> remedies) {
super(G.context, R.layout.adapter_notes, remedies);
}
private static class ViewHolder {
public TextView txtTitle;
public TextView txtType;
public TextView txtFor;
public RatingBar rating;
public ViewGroup layoutRoot;
public ImageView imgLogo;
public ViewHolder(View view) {
layoutRoot = (ViewGroup) view.findViewById(R.id.layoutRoot);
txtTitle = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.txtTitle);
txtType = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.txtType);
txtFor = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.txtFor);
rating = (RatingBar) view.findViewById(R.id.rate);
imgLogo = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.imgLogo);
}
public void fill(final ArrayAdapter<StructRemedy> adapter, final StructRemedy item, final int position) {
txtTitle.setText(item.title);
txtType.setText(item.type);
txtFor.setText(item.use);
rating.setRating(item.rateValue);
//imgLogo.setImageBitmap(bm);
layoutRoot.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(G.currentActivity, ActivitySelect.class);
intent.putExtra("POSITION", position);
G.currentActivity.startActivity(intent);
}
});
}
}
@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
ViewHolder holder;
StructRemedy item = getItem(position);
if (convertView == null) {
convertView = G.inflater.inflate(R.layout.adapter_notes, parent, false);
holder = new ViewHolder(convertView);
convertView.setTag(holder);
} else {
holder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();
}
holder.fill(this, item, position);
return convertView;
}
}
A: Try this :
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
lstContent = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lstContent);
randomPopulation();
}
Put adapter = new AdapterRemedy (remedies ) ; after randomPopulation. Or set adapter in randomPopulation method.
And remove adapter.notifyDataSetchanged() from randomPopulation.
Do some changes in your adapter code :
public AdapterRemedy(ArrayList<StructRemedy> remedies) {
super(G.context, R.layout.adapter_notes, remedies);
}
Change it to this :
public AdapterRemedy(context,ArrayList<StructRemedy> remedies) {
super(context, R.layout.adapter_notes, remedies);
}
And in randomPopulation :
adapter = new AdapterRemedy(this,remedies);
lstContent.setAdapter(adapter);
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
A: Change your onCreate() like ,
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
lstContent = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lstContent);
randomPopulation();
adapter = new AdapterRemedy(remedies);
lstContent.setAdapter(adapter);
}
Call randomPopulation() before the adater Initialization. remove
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
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~-**Avoid mod_rewrite bugs** --- The most common installation issues occur because of a misconfiguration of ##base_url## and ##rewrite_mode##. Before setting up URL rewriting through ##.htaccess## files, the new installer checks whether (1) the server runs under Apache (2) PHP is compiled with the ##mod_rewrite## module (3) ##mod_rewrite## is actually enabled in the Wikka root directory. (3) is done through an actual rewriting check, because (2) alone is not reliable. Also, to avoid the frequent issues with the configuration of ##base_url##, the new installer doesn't allow the admin to change the ##rewrite_mode## settings during the install procedure and it assumes that ##base_url## refers to the Wikka root level (i.e. a URI terminated by a //trailing slash//). The decision whether to append or not the ##wikka.php?wakka=## part is moved to the link creation methods.
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"My clients love me so much. They even bring Christmas cookies for my children during the holiday season. A couple of them are like family friends, and we take our kids together to the park," said a woman who asked to remain anonymous for fear of her safety. The woman runs a nail salon in Indianapolis with her cousins and siblings. She has a small room in the back of her salon where her kids hang out after school. Kids watch TV, play games, finish the homework and sometimes come upfront to hug their mom. She works very long hours, so her mom brings dinner for the family at the salon. All was going well till last year.
Due to COVID, her salon was closed for more than three months, and the business was slow for a few months, but it recovered well in the last few months. However, she is very scared of her safety after the Atlanta massacre that killed six Asian women. She says, "My children and the entire family are at the salon all the time. Although I felt very safe here for years, it is a bit risky to run a retail business as an Asian woman."
On March 16, Robert Aaron Long killed eight people, including six Asian women in Georgia, at three massage parlors. Long told police that the attacks were not racially motivated. He claimed to have a "sex addiction," and authorities said he lashed out at what he saw as sources of temptation. The horrific incident has shaken the Asian- American community nationally as this is yet another violent incident targeting Asians-Americans.
During this past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have suffered from a spike in hate incidents directed at them. The acts of hostility ranged from verbal bullying and microaggressions to physical assaults and lethal violence. The novel coronavirus was loosely referred to as the "China virus," "Kung flu," or "Wuhan virus," on political forums and social media that is assumed to have increased anti-Asian sentiments across the nation. Anti-Asian hate crime in 16 of America's largest cities increased 149% in 2020, according to an analysis of official preliminary police data by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, with the first spike occurring in March and April amid a rise in COVID cases and negative stereotyping of Asians relating to the pandemic.
According to a survey, 40% of Asian Americans reported experiencing at least one of several acts, like being coughed or spit on, verbally or even physically attacked. Businesses are the primary site of discrimination, where 35.4% of hate incidents were logged; 25.3% of reported incidents took place in public streets, followed by 9.8% that occurred in public parks. In Indiana, several cases of violence and discrimination are reported by Asian businesses and individuals. In response to recent events, Gov. Eric Holcomb said, "Anyone that seeks to terrorize or cause fear needs to be held accountable for that. Racism is counter to Hoosier values. It's not what we stand for. I championed and signed a historic bias crimes law in 2019 to protect those who are the target of these crimes and to take a strong stand against targeted violence. There is no higher priority than the safety and security of Hoosiers." Many corporate and community leaders expressed their support for Asian Americans and condemned racism.
President of the Korean American Association of Indiana Hai Soo Woo said, "The entire Korean community of Indiana is deeply saddened by the mass shooting in the Atlanta area. We urge not only Asian American communities but everyone out there to join us to raise the voice to stop these hate crimes."
Racism and hate are deep-rooted diseases that need to be eliminated. It needs education and advocacy by all of us. Asians are not a virus. Hispanics are not illegals. Blacks are not a threat. LGBTQs are not sinners. Muslims are not terrorists. Women are not sex objects and whites are not racist. We are all humans.
To report a hate crime, call the Indiana Civil Rights Commission at 317-232-2600, Toll-Free 1-800-628-2909, via email at drichmond@crc.in.gov.
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Toxoplasma at the wheel: Study reveals how a dangerous parasite controls its host cell to spread around the body
Christina Griffiths Jul 13, 2020
Leonardo Augusto, PhD
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered new information about how a dangerous parasite takes control of a patient's cells as it spreads throughout their body, an important finding that could help in the development of new drugs to treat this infection.
"The parasite essentially hijacks these cells, using them as vehicles to get to various organ systems, including the brain," said Leonardo Augusto, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and lead author on the National Institutes of Health-funded study, which was recently published in mBio. "It's like the parasite is taking the wheel of its host cell and using it to spread around the body."
Toxoplasma gondii infects up to one-third of the world's population. People typically become infected with it through exposure to cat feces, which is where it goes through its reproductive phases, or consumption of contaminated food and water. The parasite causes life-threatening issues in some patients because of its ability to disseminate to the brain. In the brain and other tissues, the parasite persists as a latent cyst, waiting to reactivate if immunity should wane, such as what happens in HIV/AIDS patients.
"One of the key problems in battling an infection like Toxoplasma is controlling its spread to other parts of the body," Augusto said. "Upon ingestion of the parasite, it makes its way into immune cells and causes them to move—a behavior called hypermigratory activity. How these parasites cause their infected cells to start migrating is largely unknown."
This image shows two different Toxoplasma host cells changing their shape to migrate.
The team's new research is shedding light on this important clinical question, discovering that the parasite trips an alarm system in its host cell that leads to the activation of a protein called IRE1. IRE1 helps the cell cope with stress, which can involve getting it to move to a different location. In cells infected with Toxoplasma, IRE1 connects to the cytoskeleton, a network of structural proteins that gives the cell its shape and coordinates movement. By engaging this network through IRE1, Toxoplasma takes the wheel and causes hypermigration.
"When we infected host cells that were depleted of IRE1, they could no longer move," Augusto said. "These cells were greatly impaired at disseminating Toxoplasma to the brains of infected mice."
These findings reveal a new mechanism underlying host-pathogen interactions, demonstrating how host cells are co-opted to spread a persistent infection. A better understanding of this pathogen dissemination is helpful in the development of new drugs to curtail the spread of a Toxoplasma gondii infection throughout the body.
The work is part of a longstanding collaboration between Bill Sullivan, PhD, Showalter professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Ronald Wek, PhD, Showalter professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Read the full study in mBio, a journal affiliated with the American Society for Microbiology.
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How the 2021 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special Performs on the Road
by Jeremy WebbPublished 27 July 2021 at 08:06
Harley-Davidson has produced a genuinely premium Tourer with the 2021 Street Glide Special. On a gruelling 1500 mile tour of Great Britain, I got to know the bike intimately, and it proved the perfect steed for the trip.
If you are a child of the eighties, one TV show you would have always watched on a Saturday would be CHIPs. A series about the California Highway Patrol officers and, in particular, two motorcycle riders. As I loved motorcycles, I would imagine myself riding along Californian roads adorned with a glowing gold helmet.
I never did manage to get on a Harley-Davidson like they rode but jump forward some forty years, and I am on a Street Glide Special like Ponch, and Jon Baker would have ridden on the show.
Sadly, I wasn't in the Californian sunshine when I reviewed the 2021 Street Glide Special but taking part in the Great Malle Rally.
The rally is a true road test of both machine and rider endurance being a 1500 mile road adventure from the southern tip of England to the northern end of Scotland.
It is an incredible experience, but, those taking part need to prepare themselves for long hours of riding in all weathers and on all types of roads.
I believe that the key component to enjoying the rally experience to its fullest is to have the right bike and fortunately for me, the 2021 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special was, and proved itself to be more than up to the task.
I will be covering the Great Malle Rally in a future article, so I won't say much now, besides the fact that if a motorcycle can handle what I faced on the Road Trip, then it gets huge credit from me.
The Street Glide Special has a Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine which is 1800 cc in size, so plenty of power to push me along. The six-gallon tank offers a good range for a Tourer with fuel economy in the region of 43 mpg. I did achieve 240 miles per tank when ridden at motorway speeds which is impressive.
Generally, you only ever ride for about two and a half hours before you feel the need to stop, but on the Rally, I did have to stay in the saddle sometimes for three hours at a time. Adventures such as the Great Malle Rally need a motorcycle that performs in all departments.
Comfort is paramount when undertaking long trips, and I found the Harley superbly comfortable. The seat on the Street Glide Special is like a Sedan chair, and it envelops your posterior. You sit properly in the saddle, and immediately it feels right; even after ten hours of riding, this is maintained.
The handlebars and controls are ideal for allowing an upright riding stance preventing any strain on wrists, back or neck. The small windshield connected to the fairing does an outstanding job of diverting the elements away from the rider, so you are not buffeted even at speed.
The Street Glide Special can be identified as a Bagger, coming from the reference to carrying saddlebags like the horsemen of the Wild West would have. In the 21st Century, the bags have become shaped colour matching Panniers which sit perfectly by the Pillon seat. I found them adequate for spare gloves, flask and bits and pieces but not large enough for a long road trip.
Harley-Davidson can supply you with various Top Boxes to match the Street Glide Special style. If I owned the bike, I would undoubtedly purchase a large Top Box to store kit in, including putting my helmet when not riding.
If there has been one motorcycle that I have ridden that has truly surprised and impressed me, it would have to be the Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special. Its looks make you think it is a heavy Tourer, sluggish and hard to ride at slow speed; quite the reverse was my experience. The more time in the saddle I had, the more familiar I got with the bike and found its capabilities.
The low centre of gravity and low saddle height combined with an upright riding position means the bike's weight goes as soon as you pull away. You can achieve excellent performance from it if you want to push the speed and lean angles, and the Street Glide Special feels safe to do this. Equally, if you're going to plod along and cruise all day, the bike will happily cope.
After sitting on the superbly comfy saddle for up to ten hours a day and not feeling a numb bum or aching back, I can't think of a better Tourer. I hope my next grand tour will be in a warmer, drier Country.
Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special – Where and How?
Harley-Davidson offers eleven colour options for the Street Glide Special motorcycle. They also manufacture many optional parts allowing owners to customise their bikes fully. Prices start from £24,495.
For more information on Street Guide Special, options and other models in the Harley-Davidson range, visit www.harley-davidson.com.
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How Google turned 1.5 billion Android phones into 2FA keys
Google product manager Christiaan Brand discusses the journey to making 1.5 billion Android devices work as 2FA security keys and the plan for the future.
Michael Heller, Senior Reporter
The evolution of two-factor authentication, or 2FA, has seen a move away from methods susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks, like one-time passcodes or SMS verification, and toward physical security keys. Christiaan Brand, product manager at Google, discusses the journey to the latest step in which 1.5 billion Android devices can be used as 2FA keys.
Brand works in the identity and security product areas at Google and is specifically responsible for developing strong authentication via security keys using the WebAuthn or FIDO protocols. Brand has been part of the FIDO community since its inception in 2013 and helped develop the Titan security keys, which were credited for stopping all successful phishing attacks internally at Google. A pairing vulnerability was recently discovered in early versions of the Bluetooth Titan key, and Google has offered free replacements to all those affected.
But Brand and the team at Google didn't want to only stop phishing internally at Google and for the select customers who purchased the Titan keys. The aim was to help stop phishing attacks for everyone through championing the new WebAuthn FIDO protocol and making security key capabilities available through Android devices.
At the Google I/O 2019 developer conference, Google released the feature, which allows 1.5 billion Android devices to be used as 2FA keys when signing into Google accounts. But the plans don't end there.
How did the idea of making Android devices into 2FA keys come to be?
Christiaan Brand: We came in with a very specific goal: How can we stop phishing of account credentials? And then, how do we not only do that for internal Google accounts, but how cool would it be if we could actually take that antiphishing technology and deploy it for all of our customers? But not only that, for all of the world?
For a long time, the technology manifested itself as a physical key. It makes sure that the right user is in front of the machine when they're trying to sign in. But, secondly, it also makes sure that the user is interacting with the correct websites. That's basically the crutch of this technology. It's making sure that I'm interacting with the legitimate Google.com or the legitimate Twitter or whatever other service it may be and not interacting with some spoofed website in order to steal my credentials.
However, it's the protocol that makes these keys work. It's not to say that this key is the thing that I have to have in my hand. The key was an easy way for us to get those protocols implemented as a low-cost consumer device, but the idea was always, 'Can we turn the thing that the user already has in their pocket into this security key, giving the user the exact same guarantees that a security key gives you?'
Essentially, what we've done is we've implemented the exact same FIDO protocols that we put in the security key. We've implemented those protocols directly into the mobile phone.
What separates this Android 2FA implementation from others?
Brand: One of the key differentiators from other technologies is that connectivity in the FIDO mindset has to be local. In other words, when I'm trying to sign in on my laptop and I use my security key, I'm plugging it into my USB port, or this Bluetooth key has to be within physical range of the machine I'm trying to log in on. That's very critical to the value proposition of this protocol. Having that physical proximity means that we can tell when a user is interacting with a legitimate website versus a fake website, because both of these two things need to be in the same physical location. And that's what we've done with the phone, as well.
The mobile phone has Bluetooth radios. Most consumer laptops and desktops these days have Bluetooth, as well. So, with this announcement, we've enabled the Bluetooth capabilities on these two devices in a new and novel way. These two devices just need to be close enough to one another, within 30 feet -- Bluetooth range. And when you try and sign in on your laptop, a message will be sent via Bluetooth to your mobile phone, which is hopefully in the vicinity. You get a prompt, you approve the prompt, it sends the message back via Bluetooth to the laptop you're trying to sign in on. And, at that point, your login is granted. But, at the same time, we're using the phishing resistance of the FIDO protocol, because we still have this physical proximity, which other protocols to date can't give you.
We've had similar multifactor authentication technologies out in the world. We have push authentication, and we have [one-time passcode] type stuff and SMS and all of these. All great technologies, but at the end of the day, because you're not sure which website you're authenticating against, they're all technically susceptible to man-in-the-middle or relay attacks. That's really the one thing that we try to do differently with FIDO and WebAuthn is making sure that these relay attacks can't happen, because the protocol is validating that the user is actually interacting with the correct website.
That's the novelty. That's the thing that FIDO adds. And if there's some way for us to kind of impart that message to the general reader, I think that would be, from my perspective at least, a job well done.
Pixel phones have a specific chip inside them -- the Titan M -- that helps with this. What is the functional difference between having a phone, like a Pixel, that has that and having other Android devices that can also be used as 2FA keys?
Brand: Functionally, there's no difference. It's analogous to the Titan security key versus a security key from any other vendor. The security key is an open standard, and any vendor can build security keys to that standard.
The value proposition last year when we announced Titan was, 'Hey, Google has a cryptography chip inside the Titan security key where we wrote the firmware.' We were responsible to work with that manufacturer for sealing all of the firmware together inside that chip, shipping it over and getting it encased in plastic. But the cryptography, which we call the Root of Trust, all sits with Google. And that's kind of the same analogy if you look at the Pixel phone security key option versus another Android phone security option. They both work equally well, they both prevent phishing in the sense that they have to be local, and if the user is on the wrong website, the key just wouldn't work.
But we have to remember FIDO and security keys are trying to solve remote phishing. That's by far the largest-scale, lowest-hanging fruit attack that attackers are perpetrating. It's so easy for them to do it. It's so low-cost. Phishing software is available everywhere. That's the thing that we're trying to protect against. And if you look at just that particular attack, then whether you're putting your cryptographic keys in a generic Android phone versus the specific Titan M, then it really makes no difference at that level.
It's when you go one level deeper, when it's about, 'What if a hacker or somebody gets a hold of my physical phone and they're able to try and grab keys off that device?' That's where you have additional assurances with something like the Pixel 3. But, as I said, that's not the primary attack vector here.
Are you working with other device makers to help them with Android 2FA either by making their own chips like the Titan M or licensing the Titan M itself?
Brand: We've made the FIDO security technology on Android available all the way back to Android N [version 7.x]. If an OEM wants to produce an Android phone, and they want to run Google applications on that phone, they have to meet certain criteria, which we normally call out in the Android CDD -- the compatibility definitions document. That document is open; anyone can go read it on Android's website.
One of the things that we started specifically spelling out since Android N was that the devices that OEMs produce have to have the capability of running what we call a trusted execution environment. In other words, when dealing with cryptographic key material and other things, you have to switch the process over to a mode where it's hardened against external attacks. Although we have [this as] a minimum bar, there is no bar right now for OEMs to have to put something like a Titan M in their phone. But, of course, it definitely is possible. Something like Titan M is definitely something that we don't want to keep only for Google, and we would be interested if other OEMs would partake in the program.
Would it have been possible add Android 2FA functionality to versions earlier than Android 7?
Brand: There's always this tradeoff that you have to make. Either you don't go back far enough in Android versions and you don't get the penetration that you want, or, if you go back too far, some of the newer security features that came with later mobile phone releases aren't available to you. For us, Android 7 was that tipping point.
If you look at Android 7 right now, there are more than 50% [57.9%] of active Android devices that run Android 7 and above, so we're able to cover more than half of the Android population. That's certainly a good number for us. Android 7 is also the release, if you look at the compatibility definition document, where Android started mandating things like trusted execution environments and other things for security storage.
Right now, using Android devices as 2FA keys, does that work just for Google account logins in Chrome, or is it WebAuthn-compatible across browsers and services?
Brand: The message that's sent from the browser, from your laptop, to your phone over this Bluetooth channel is a standard WebAuthn message. The one piece that's not yet fully standardized is the ability to make these two devices communicate to one another without having to pair them. There is a little additional novel piece in there that makes these two devices communicate securely without pairing.
Early on, user studies showed that if we subject users to varying processes, then that's not going work. So, we looked at what else we can do in order to still have a secure channel, but not require this pairing. We actually took those ideas to the FIDO organization. WebAuthn allows the capability for extending the protocol. So, we took the standardized extension mechanism, and we added this little piece, which handles this Bluetooth communication.
This is already in the FIDO organization; we've submitted this as an extension. The organization right now is kind of looking at it and asking questions and tweaking it a little bit, but we fully expect this extension to also be standardized at some point in the future and hopefully not too far in the distant future. Once that is standardized, then we'll see other websites and other browsers can implement this same thing and also allow that for their website.
Right now, I'd say Google is almost like an early adopter of this technology that we've brought into the FIDO alliance, but we certainly expect and hope that this would be standardized pretty soon so that other websites can make use of the technology, as well.
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David Dodick, MD, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic who's been involved with multiple trials of headache medicines, provided further insight into the medication class.
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Despite the game-changing approval of erenumab (Aimovig, Amgen/Novartis) in May 2018, and the potential addition of 2 more agents in the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) class, there remains much caution regarding the excitement building in the migraine space.
David Dodick, MD, MS, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic who's been involved with multiple trials of headache medicines, shares this caution. However, he admits that this is still one of the most exciting times to work in migraine medicine, and the future of the disease's treatment shines very brightly.
To provide further insight into the safety profile of the class and what makes it truly exciting for him, Dodick spoke with NeurologyLive in an exclusive interview.
NeurologyLive: There's a lot of cautious optimism among headache specialists regarding the safety of the CGRP class. Do you feel there's enough safety information for long-term use?
David Dodick, MD, MS: The cautious optimism is the appropriate term here. Look, we've all had the experience that drugs become approved based on a limited patient exposure. That's true of any drug, and for rare adverse events that occur, there simply hasn't been adequate patient exposure to uncover those. We've all had the experience that drugs become available, we start using them in clinical practice, and lo and behold, unexpected and unanticipated adverse events come to life. Sometimes drugs are taken off the market, and sometimes the prescribing guideline becomes very restricted based on adverse events that materialize the more patients who are exposed. Cautious optimism is the appropriate phraseology because as I said, there have been over 400 patients who have been on erenumab, for example—they presented this long-term open-label data over a 3-year period of time, and the safety and tolerability appeared to be very good. But that's not a lot of patients, No. 1, and No. 2, these are patients who got into the clinical trial because they were otherwise healthy patients, and so we're following healthy patients—generally young healthy patients—over a period of 3 years. What happens when we follow patients who are over 60, over 65, and we follow thousands of them? We follow thousands who have co-existing medical illnesses, is the safety profile going to look the same? We don't know. Is there a reason to be concerned? No. But is there a reason to exercise caution to be at least cognizant of the potential that unanticipated adverse events might occur? Of course, like with any new drug.
Was there anything between these 3 agents that stood out for you that really makes the CGRP class exciting?
Glass half-empty people might look and say, "Well, the efficacy of the responder rates don't look that much different than what we see with other treatments we've been using for years," and that's true. On the other hand, we know that at least with the oral treatments in use for migraine prevention, the tolerability is not very good. Studies have been published showing that over 80% of people who are started on an oral preventive drug for migraine prevention are no longer taking that drug after 1 year. And these are patients who have chronic migraine and have a very large unmet treatment need, who are the most disabled. If the most disabled patients in this group—8 out of every 10—can't tolerate or don't respond to these drugs and are not on them after 1 year, that's a problem.
Now, what excites me about this particular class, and what I think is different, is the fact that it has, by and large, placebo-like tolerability, at least thus far in the clinical trials. Patients are able to adhere to the medication long-term. What excites me about this class is that, for those who do respond, it's very likely that the tolerability profile is such that they're able to stay on the medication and they're able to tolerate it and they might not have any adverse effects. The longer they stay on it, if you look at the 1-year, open-label data for those that are staying on it, efficacy rates climb over time. So, while in 2 months, let's say, you may have a reduction by 50%. At 6 months, you may be at 75%, and at 12 months you might have had an 80% or 90% reduction. The longer you're able to adhere to a treatment that's working for you, the better the patient outcome is over time. That's the real difference here. We finally have a class that the adverse effect profile looks very good, so if patients are responding they are able to adhere. I wouldn't expect that 80% of patients, after being started on an antibody, would have discounted at 1 year, which is what we're seeing with the current class. That's the real difference. And the fact that for those who GGRP appears to be a very important mechanism, we may see these super-responders. We may see these people for whom there's just been a dramatic change in the expression of this disease because of the pivotal role that CGRP plays in the biology of their illness.
That being said, what is still left to learn for migraine prevention?
Now, it's 1 peptide, it's 1 receptor. We know that there are other peptides and neurotransmitters involved. The disease is not that simple and it's not going to work in everybody. It's exciting to see that there are other new targets for which biologics and treatments are becoming at least studied and may become available someday. Hopefully, someday, we'll have multiple treatments that go after multiple different targets and hopefully one day we'll be able to work out which target is relevant for which patient—truly individualized medicine and precision medicine—so we can know exactly what treatment to use based on the target that's relevant in any particular patient. It may be that it's not even that simple. It may be that multiple targets are involved, and we'll need treatments that are specific for multiple targets. But, it's an exciting time. This is truly a breakthrough period for patients with migraine because, for the first time, we have mechanism-based and disease-specific therapies. When I tell a patient that we know enough about the biology of the disease to be able to deliver a treatment that targets 1 protein that's involved in treating migraine or it's receptor, that's a very exciting thing for patients and it's a very exciting time for providers who look after those patients.
Transcript edited for clarity.
Mayo Clinic | Clinical | News | Headache and Migraine | SAP Partners
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092: * causing overflow when computing 1/sfmin.
133: * Univ. of Tennessee, Univ. of California Berkeley and NAG Ltd..
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154: * The number of ( BETA ) digits in the mantissa.
164: * 'round to nearest' style.
173: * floating-point arithmetic. Comms. of the ACM, 15, 949-951.
176: * that reveal properties of floating point arithmetic units.
177: * Comms. of the ACM, 17, 276-277.
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376: * W. Kahan of the University of California at Berkeley.
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Comic Cinema: 30 Best Superhero Movies Of All Time
With the 10 year anniversary of Marvel's Cinematic Universe at our backs, it seems like there have never been more superhero films worth watching than there are right now. And while some people might be feeling a bit of super-fatigue, we're still loving how much the world has embraced what was once relegated strictly to "geek" culture.
Seeing our comic book heroes represented on the big screen by A-list talent is a dream come true for a lot of people. But there's also a lot to choose from in regards to what's available for viewing, and that can make picking a movie worth watching a bit more grueling than some people want. To cut through the fat and get down to the nitty gritty, we've rounded up the 30 best superhero movies of all time on the following list. For reference, we've added both the audience and critics' Rotten Tomatoes scores to each pick and, while they're not definitive as to the quality of the movies from a personal standpoint, they certainly help bolster the argument in some cases.
Written by a combination of Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead), Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), Adam McKay (Step Brothers), and the star of the film himself, Paul Rudd – Ant-Man was as unexpected in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it was fun and clever. While there are characters that have appeared in the comics of the same name, this film marked a fairly large departure from the source materials, while still remaining true to its finer points – both making for an excellent execution of what was admittedly a risky adaptation.
Critics Score: 82%
Audience Score: 86%
Also billed as Marvel's The Avengers and Marvel's Avengers Assemble, this was the first time the main gallery of heroes in the MCU all met up on screen together. And that came with huge expectations. Luckily, director Joss Whedon managed to create a story that was just as high-stakes and otherworldly as it was balanced and relatable – no easy feat when dealing with superheroes. This flick also changed the face of superhero cinema as we knew it – raising expectations even higher than they already were.
It took ten years for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to reach this point. And while there were certainly pitfalls along the way, Infinity War is proof that all of that world building has paid off in a major way. Definitely the newest release on its list, this flick has nonetheless earned its spot – thanks largely to the impressive, sprawling and dramatic storyline and performance by Josh Brolin as The Mad Titan, Thanos. There's been wild speculation as to where the MCU will head after this flick, but one thing is for certain: there's plenty of reason to get back in the theater when the sequel drops.
For a long time, the only on-screen representation of Batman we had was Adam West's comically absurd TV version. And while there's definitely something to be said for that classic campy show, it took the work of Tim Burton to first show us what the Dark Knight could really be. Michael Keaton, alongside Jack Nicholson as The Joker, will always hold a special place in the hearts of comic book fans that grew up with the grittier version of the caped crusader. For the record, Batman Returns – this movie's follow-up – perhaps shows a more realized version of Burton's Gotham, but it doesn't beat out the original, in our opinion.
Disney-Pixar had already had major success with their first superhero flick, The Incredibles, back in 2004. But it took them until 2014 to revisit a comic-inspired story. The wait was worth it, however, as Big Hero 6 was as beautiful and heartwarming as it was unique and enthralling. The angle is certainly different from that of The Incredibles, but the story is still touchingly human, all the same. Having parlayed the universe into a TV series, it's unlikely we'll get a sequel anytime soon, but there's definitely still a chance we'll get to see Baymax on the big screen again – as the studio has apparently been talking about the potential of a follow-up.
There are so many reasons to consider Black Panther one of the most important films of the last decade – the biggest of which, of course, being its inclusiveness. And that alone is enough to earn it a spot on this list. But it helps, too, that it offered one of the greatest and most fun tales in all of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. And while there's certainly something to be said for the heroes of this particular superhero movie, our biggest highlight was seeing Michal B. Jordan redeem himself in a new Marvel property as the begrudgingly relatable Killmonger – especially when so many other MCU villains have been so one-dimensional by comparison.
One of the more divisive films on our list – just look at the Rotten Tomatoes scores – we'd be remiss in our duties if we didn't recognize the Blade Franchise – especially because Wesley Snipes' character technically qualifies as the first black Marvel movie hero. Sure, there's an argument to be made that the first or second movie might be better from a cinematic standpoint, but the third flick offers the highest stakes (hunting down Dracula, himself), the most fully-realized style, and the best supporting cast – Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Patton Oswalt, and our first look at Ryan Reynolds as a fast-talking, weapon-wielding vigilante – like a glimpse into the future.
Admittedly, we were worried about how the Civil War comic book storyline was going to fit into the MCU, as the comics had a lot more time and material dedicated to building up to it. But we're happy to say that this particular sub-franchise flick more than delivered on its promise. For the first time, we got to see our favorite heroes go toe-to-toe with one another – making for some epic fight scenes and a moral quandary as to who we wanted to see win. For a non-Avengers movie, this picture had an incredibly deep cast and kudos to the Russo brothers for paring that into an easily digested, yet still deep movie.
Probably the film most surrounded by real-life mystery on this list, The Crow is a cult classic for its dark atmosphere, anti-heroic main character, and the creative choice to leave one of the film's pivotal scenes in the movie after an on-set accident. That last bit is notable because, while filming, Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) was actually shot and killed. So the story goes, it was a defective blank that mortally wounded him – though there is fan speculation of a more sinister motive. Whatever the case, The Crow is both dark and brooding, as well as surprisingly human. And, while it hasn't aged as well as some other flicks, it's still an enjoyable watch.
For anyone who has seen it, there will be no doubts as to why this movie is on our list. In fact, it would be seated squarely near the top, if we were ranking them. A big part of that is because of Christopher Nolan's vision of the Batman-versus-Joker storyline, but we'd be doing the late actor a disservice if we didn't recognize the performance of Heath Ledger as probably the biggest highlight of this particular picture. The perfect foil to Christian Bale's Batman, Ledger's Joker is undoubtedly the best on-screen version of this character of all time – sorry Jack Nicholson, Cesar Romero, and Mark Hamill.
While Infinity War is impressive for its decade-long buildup, Deadpool has a similarly long story, though not on-screen so much as in development. You see, the film also took a decade to be made, due to a whopping number of pit falls – not the least of which being fan backlash against Ryan Reynolds and the character's portrayal in the critically-panned Wolverine: Origins movie. Thankfully, Reynolds never gave up his dream of doing the Rob Liefeld-created character justice and we ended up with one of the most unexpected, violent, and fun superhero movies ever made. Fun fact: Deadpool holds the record for the best financially-performing rated-R movie ever made – followed closely by its sequel.
Up until the release of Doctor Strange, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hinged almost entirely on science-fiction and stayed fairly far away from anything mystical or fantasy-related. And while that meant a bit of a more grounded world, it also meant we were missing out on some of the biggest potential. Thankfully, however, Marvel tapped into that with this Benedict Cumberbatch-starring flick. With the kind of mind-bendingly intricate action only seen in the likes of Inception and anime-flick Paprika, this particular movie is a visual masterpiece, to say the least.
When Chris Pratt was cast as Peter Quill (AKA Star-Lord), he was still only really known as the chubby guy from Parks & Recreation. That paired with the fact that he was to star alongside a talking raccoon and a living tree made a lot of non-comic book savvy folks scratch their heads. Even the studio wasn't sure the film would be a success. Then, it came out and it shattered all expectations of what a superhero movie could be. It was laugh-out-loud funny, tear-jerking, and packed full of action. And the second movie was more of the same – which is a very good thing. There's a third entry in the works, too, which is exciting.
When it comes to the mysterious and fantastical, few directors have the same expert eye and grasp as Guillermo Del Toro. And that's abundantly apparent in his adaptation of Hellboy. Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt, and more – this movie is a swirling tale of the supernatural on a grand scale, yet it still has the little human bits to keep it relatable, witty, and funny. It's worth noting that this series is set to see a darker reboot in the next year or two, but we'll be the first to tell you that it's got a lot to live up to if it's going to compete with the original film.
Bruce Banner is kind of like Marvel's version of Superman, in that he's seen a depressing number of sub-par onscreen adaptations. And that makes the appeal of the character hard to see for many folks, which is what we think happened with this movie. Made just a couple of years after Ang Lee's disaster of a Hulk movie, The Incredible Hulk was a far superior adaptation and Ed Norton is great as Bruce Banner. Not to mention Tim Roth as the villain, Abomination. If you, like many others, didn't give this flick a fair shake when it came out, we definitely suggest giving it another try, as it's the best non-ensemble Hulk movie we may ever get.
You might think that Disney took a gamble when they tried to make a family-friendly superhero movie, but – based on the movie's performance and reception – we're pretty sure they had all their ducks in a row. And while it definitely earns a spot on this list, it will definitely go down as one of the best Pixar movies of all time – perhaps second only to Toy Story. Gorgeously rendered and with a story that people of all ages can enjoy, this animated family film is a stunning achievement.
Ten years ago, Iron Man was released as the first film in what would become Marvel's Cinematic Universe. And while nobody knew back then that it would catapult the MCU into what it has become today, we're all certainly glad it did. One of the most human and relatable characters in the entirety of Marvel's lineup, the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark is undeniably perfect – both for his acting chops and his own personal phoenix-from-the-ashes story. Jeff Bridges as Iron Monger/Obadiah Stane was also an excellent casting choice – and the villain plays a perfect foil and counterpoint to RDJ's Tony Stark.
When it emerged into the comic book world, Kick-Ass did an excellent job of lampooning the superhero genre whilst still conveying a meaningful message regarding the violence of our world. The first film adaptation of that series did an excellent job of remaining true to that original message – in spite of worries that it might be too heavy handed or not receive its due diligence in regards to message. It was also the film that helped Chloe Grace Moretz break into the acting world. And her character's relationship with Nicholas Cage's is definitely a highlight of this ultra-violent movie.
It has been a wild ride to watch Hugh Jackman play everyone's favorite X-Man. And while not all the movies were very good, Jackman has always been great as Logan. And that all culminated in this film. Equal parts superhero movie and western, this movie wraps up Jackman's tenure as the claw-swinging Canadian very nicely and was a welcome surprise in Fox's mutant-themed offerings. We have to give some of the credit to Deadpool, as it showed the studio that rated-R comic book movies can succeed, but kudos are certainly owed to everyone that worked on this movie.
Superman has had a rough go of things cinematically. Back in the 80s, the character saw success in Christopher Reeve, but the movies just don't hold up. And the reboot, Superman Returns (starring Brandon Routh and Kevin Spacey), was far too long for its own good and lacked much in the way of panache. Man of Steel, on the other hand, gave us our first look at Henry Cavill as the caped hero – who is arguably the best actor to play him, perhaps ever (yes, even when compared to Reeve). Following the classic Zod storyline, this is definitely a darker Superman, but it was a pleasure to watch – even if its follow-up was embarrassingly dismal.
Mystery Men is a divisive film in that it lampooned traditional superhero movies at a time when they were already so few and far between – and that maybe didn't appeal to an audience that didn't have the benefit of being exposed to comic book characters on the same level as today. Shoot the same script in the present day and you'd probably see more success. But that's no reason to dog this side-splitting comedy – which stars the likes of Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Reubens, Greg Kinnear, and more.
The Rocketeer
Though some might think that The Incredibles was Disney's first real foray into the world of superheroes, that mantle actually belongs to this much older film. Based on a graphic novel of the same name, this movie follows the exploits of a WWII-era pilot after he stumbles upon a jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying hero. The film stars Billy Campbell alongside Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, and Timothy Dalton – and while it certainly has camp in spades, it has also held up surprisingly well – probably thanks to the fact that it was already a period piece when it was first filmed.
As far as anti-heroes go, Spawn is one of the absolute all-time best. After all, it doesn't get much more anti-hero than a deceased man with the powers of Hell who, instead, decides to use his newfound abilities for good. Of course, his methods are questionable at best, but the character still gets major points for style – what with his devilish cape and Venom-esque visage. Even grittier than The Crow, this is a hard movie for some to stomach, as it's extremely brooding and the effects haven't aged well, but Michael Jai White as the title character was an inspired choice, as was the unexpected portrayal of Clown – a diminutive and overweight painted-face demon – by none other than John Leguizamo.
Tobey Maguire was great as both Peter Parker and Spider-Man (and we can excuse that third entry, even with Topher Grace's Eddie Brock). Andrew Garfield, however, not so much. But both pale as relatable representations of the character when compared to Tom Holland's youthful and naive portrayal. It helps, too, that this movie benefits from the near decade's worth of MCU movies up until this point. Plus, a fresh take on a classic villain, as played by Michael Keaton, and the surprise inclusion of Miles Morales make this a flick worth returning to – and rewatch-ability definitely scores big points.
Superman II
For those of us born in the 1980s (or fans of the time period), Christopher Reeve is our Superman. No, his appearances as the Kryptonian superhero maybe haven't held up that well as technology has advanced, but they're still classics for what they managed to accomplish at the time. If you've seen Man of Steel, then you should know that the film's villan, General Zod, and his cronies actually first appeared onscreen in Superman II. Yes, this movie is campy, but it's also a lot more fun than later DC superhero movies.
While the first Thor movie was pretty good, the second one was largely regarded as middling, at best. This third installment, however, was a revelation – thanks in large part to the direction of Taika Waititi (who also voices Korg, arguably the best new character of the franchise). That, plus the lighter treatment of the universe, psychedelic imagery (especially in that Valkyrie scene), and the fact that this is about the closest thing to an on-screen adaptation of the Planet Hulk storyline make this one of the most refreshing Marvel movies to date.
M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable is unique in that it is a superhero film that didn't present itself as one. In fact, moviegoers didn't really know what they were in for until they were already watching it. It was a novel take on the genre, to say the least, and did a great job of showing the writer/director's range outside of the horror genre as a follow-up to The Sixth Sense. Yes, it still features his signature "twist," if in perhaps a slightly different form, but that's hardly a valid complaint considering the overall value of the film as a whole. This is a superhero movie for people who might not think they like superhero movies.
Alan Moore – creator of V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Watchmen – is an institution of comic book greatness. And Zak Snyder's adaptation of this particular work is one of the best we've ever seen. Originally intended to include actual DC superheroes, this story shows a darker side of comic characters – both in regards to their actions and deeper intents. It's a deep world to dive into and that translates to a film that's over two hours in length (three and a half if you watch the director's cut), but the payoff is worth it for superhero fans and film buffs. And while the alteration of the ending has been called controversial, we believe it works to the film's benefit as a means to distinguish it as a unique work.
With the exception of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, DC's superhero movies have been widely panned by both critics and fans, alike. From their lackluster storylines to their drab and dark cinematography, people just haven't responded well to them. That is, with one shining exception: Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman. A prime example of everything that the DC universe could be, this movie was moving, beautifully presented, and perfectly balanced the human experience with the otherworldly powers of its title heroine. Needless to say, we're excited to see what Jenkins can do with the upcoming sequel.
X-Men: First Class
The first Fox-produced X-Men movie was a valiant attempt at bringing Marvel's mutants to the big screen, but the second, third, and Wolverine: Origins kind of fell off the rails, much to the chagrin of fans. Luckily, that ship was mostly righted in X-Men: First Class. This look back at the beginning of Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters was a shot of life compared to the previous installments and nicely set up the film's excellent sequel, as well. Plus, the performances of James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and the rest were all superb.
20 Best Graphic Novels
If you enjoy superhero movies, there's a pretty good chance you'll like their source material, as well. You can find some of the greatest on our list of the 20 best graphic novels of all time.
The 20 Most-Anticipated TV Shows of 2022
The small screen has some big offerings this year.
Nostalgia-Inducing Footage of Kanye Arises in Trailer for Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs'
The revered, self-proclaimed genius is getting his own docuseries.
The 30 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2022
The new year is chock-full of new choices for each console owner.
Movies are back, and 2022 is shaping up to be a big year at the cinema.
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According to The State of Raising Minimum Wage for Restaurants report, most restaurants (80%) have or are considering raising menu prices to help offset the increase in labor costs.
It's easy to see why. On January 1, 2018, a whopping 18 states and 20 cities in the U.S. – plus many provinces in Canada – saw a significant rise in minimum wage. So, chances are good that you're part of that 80% looking to make up the cost with price hikes.
While raising prices is an understandable approach (you've got to recover those costs somehow, right?), it may not be the best one for your business. Raising your prices across the board is not only a short-term solution to a long-term problem, but you also risk losing customers.
Luckily there are better ways to deal with rising minimum wage – one of which is to improve your restaurant menu design.
But Why Is Restaurant Menu Design the Answer?
Your menu is more than just a vehicle to show customers what dishes you have on offer. A menu can improve their entire dining experience, boost the perceived value of your brand, strategically drive customer buying decisions, and increase your profits.
In fact, menu engineering is proven to increase profits by 10-15%. If you don't want to leave those profits on the table, you'll need to create an effective menu design.
This article shares nine restaurant menu design tips you can start implementing today to drastically improve your bottom line.
Four distinct categories should drive your menu design. And no, we're not talking about typical categories such as appetizers, entrées, desserts, and beverages.
Menu engineering is guided by four categories, which include stars, plough-horses, puzzles, and dogs.
Stars: Very popular and highly profitable dishes.
Plow-horses: Also popular but have low profitability.
Puzzles: Highly profitable but not very popular.
Dogs: Not very popular or profitable.
Classify all your dishes based on these quadrants by doing a cost and sales data analysis. Access your POS data to perform this analysis.
Stars: You'll want to draw your customers' attention to these menu items through smart placement and make these items stand out on your menu.
Plow-horses: Because these items are popular, you'll want to keep them. They might be what's drawing in customers, getting them through the door. Consider making more profitable versions of these dishes.
Puzzles: While not very popular, you'll want to keep these profitable dishes and find ways to highlight them and turn them into stars. Once again, smart placement can help.
Dogs: You may want to '86 these menu items. If certain dishes appeal to a specific customer segment, consider keeping them but limit their promotion.
By getting your menu classifications straight, you can be more strategic about your menu design instead of taking a hit-and-miss approach. Sure, it may require some effort up front, but this is a small price to pay for massive gains down the line.
Your instinct may be to provide customers with as many dishes as possible. The problem? More choice isn't always better.
Too much choice can actually lead customers to not choose at all. Research shows that too much choice can actually hinder the decision-making process altogether.
For example, in early 2000, psychologists Sheena Iyengar and Mark Lepper published a study that showed shoppers who saw 24 choices of jam were one-tenth less likely to purchase than those who had only six.
Just think about the last time you went to a restaurant that had an extensive menu. Chances are you struggled to make a choice, right? So much so, in fact, that you likely reverted to something tried and true. Burger, anyone?
Your customers are no different. Limiting their choices frees them up to try your star dishes, helping you be see more profit on every check.
But How Many Is Too Many Menu Items?
The magic number is 7.
The Golden Triangle is the area of your menu that customers read first. You'll want to display high-margin items (such as your stars and puzzles) in your Golden Triangle.
But where exactly is the Golden Triangle on your menu?
Putting high-margin menu items within your Golden Triangle isn't enough. By "calling-out" specific menu items in this area, you can help guide a customer's decision-making process even further.
Bold text, place menu items in italics, and add ribbons and boxes to menu items you want people to notice. While you don't want to detract from the dining experience with a cluttered menu, you'll want to add enough cues to guide your customer to make the "right" choice for your restaurant.
But make sure not to overdo the number of items you highlight. If you "call-out" too many items, you'll end up calling out none. A good guideline to follow is to highlight only one item per category on your menu, e.g. one main or one dessert.
"A photograph can increase sales of an item by as much as 30% when there is just one photograph on the page," according to research done by restaurant menu design expert Gregg Rapp.
"Just one." That's the key. Having a bunch of photos on each page of your menu only causes clutter and confuses diners.
The quality of the photos also matters. Poor quality images can create a negative perception of the food and the brand as a whole. Think about the last time you went to a restaurant and saw low-quality images of the food. It wasn't very appetizing, was it?
Bonus tip: Include images on your mobile POS menu so that your servers can show diners a visual of the food before they buy it. There's nothing more enticing than seeing a beautiful photo of what they're about to eat. It may just give the diner the push they need to place an order – without adding clutter to their printed menu.
You're likely already using menu modifiers on your menus and POS to upsell and drive sales. Classic examples of modifiers include offering an extra side to a main or an extra topping to a dessert.
But have you thought about how unconventional modifiers can increase profits? What about coffee with dessert? Or offering a burger by the ounce? You could even give customers the option to include a liqueur with their dessert.
There are many options available so be careful about using every modifier under the sun. If you do, you once again run the risk of creating a "busy" menu that makes it harder for diners to choose.
Think back to when you purchased something through an online retailer. While making a purchase, how often have you seen the line that reads "Frequently bought together"? Pretty often, right?
That's cross-selling: a way to get customers to purchase complementary products to increase a company's revenue.
While cross-selling is popular and effective with online retailers (Amazon credits up to 35% of their revenue to cross-selling), it can also work for restaurant owners.
1. Analyze your current menu for pairings.
Review the POS data of your menu to see what items are frequently purchased together. For example, customers may buy specific wines when they have certain dishes.
Group those pairings in a spreadsheet for easy reference. Because not all items will be suitable for cross-selling purposes (some may have low margins), take note only of items that will add a good boost for you.
3. Highlight chosen items on the menu.
One of our earlier restaurant menu design tips was to "highlight high-margin items on your menu." You'll want to follow a similar approach with these complementary dishes, except the goal here is to cross-sell.
For example, right below a main dish, you could feature a suitable wine just below the menu description. This approach helps your customer choose while increasing your bottom line. It's a win-win.
Different colors trigger different associations and can impact what we buy. So a smart use of color in menus can improve your sales. But what colors should you focus on?
Bonus tip: If you're looking for some ideas on how restaurants use color in their menus, check out some inspirational Pinterest boards.
Finally, there are decoy dishes. Decoy dishes – as the name suggests – are a way to lure people away from an intended course (pun intended).
In this case, you can place expensive dishes at the top of the menu to create the perception that the other items are better value. By getting people to think they've found a bargain, chances are they'll spend more.
Think about it: How often do you end up spending more than you planned while shopping because you couldn't resist a good bargain?
While your first instinct may be to increase all prices in response to rising labor costs, thoughtful revisions to your restaurant menu design will bring you better results.
A new menu can have a huge impact on your bottom line, if you design it mindfully. These nine restaurant menu design tips will go a long way to helping you achieve just that.
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Will Missouri's politicians attempt to bust the public employees' unions in this state?
Howard Wright's new blog Missouri Public Policy and Law explores the Missouri law that underlies this hot issue.
For years, I've read and learned to rely on Howard's summaries of state and federal case law and legislation affecting Missouri's local governments, which he has compiled for the Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association and the Missouri Municipal League.
I've added Missouri Public Policy and Law to my Directory of Missouri Law Blogs, where it helps to fill a large gap for readers interested in expert analysis of important governmental issues.
For example, I'm hoping that Howard will write about the interaction between the voice of the people and the legislature. We've seen the Missouri General Assembly overturn a jury verdict from Boone County a couple of years ago. Currently, the General Assembly seems to be repudiating the so-called "puppy mill amendment," approved by a majority of Missouri's voters in November 2010.
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Beyond the Developmental State: Industrial Policy into the Twenty-first Century
Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, Beyond the Developmental State analyses the economic, political and ideological interests which underpin current socio-economic processes.
Through this approach, the contributors show the close interrelation between states and markets in both national and international contexts. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and themes, the book exposes the theoretical and empirical limitations of the developmental state paradigm, offering alternatives as well as discussing the policy implications and challenges they raise.
For scholars, students and practitioners of development, Beyond the Developmental State presents a decisive break with the old dogmas of both neoliberal orthodoxy and theories of 'market-imperfection', and outlines theoretically and empirically grounded alternatives.
Ben Fine is Professor of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and Senior Research Fellow attached to the South African Research Chair in Social Change, University of Johannesburg. He is the author ofTheories of Social Capital (Pluto, 2010) and co-authored the award-winning books From Economics Imperialism to Freakonomics (2009) and From Political Economy to Economics(2008).
Jyoti Saraswati teaches on the Business and Political Economy Program at the Stern School of Business, New York University (NYU). He is the author of Dot.compradors: Power and Policy in the Development of the Indian Software Industry(Pluto, 2012).
Daniela Tavasci holds a PhD in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She studied at Bologna University and at Flacso in Buenos Aires. Daniela worked in the financial sector for seven years. Currently, she lectures at the School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London.
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Good day to my dear readers and visitors, it's been a raining Wednesday. Everyone has got a busy lifestyle, but I am sure most of us having a smart phone in hand. Sharing is caring TP-Link revealed two smartphones under the upstart Neffos mobile brand. The new Neffos C9 and Neffos C9A, combining bright and advanced Softlight Camera systems with Full-View Displays for excellent viewing and gaming experiences on the go, along with attractive everyday features.
Now, more than two decades after its founding in 1996, TP-Link has become the undisputed global leader in wireless-network solutions, operating in more than 170 territories worldwide. The company continues to offer capable, reliable, and reasonably priced networking devices and peripherals to customers around the world, and it aims to extend the same commitment toward product excellence in the smartphone space through the Neffos brand.
Above video is unboxing Neffos C9A, click on the video to see my unboxing.
It has been found that around 60 percent of the market would lean toward smartphones that are both high-quality and inexpensive. These are the same attributes that customers can expect from the Neffos product line. The latest C9 and C9A phones draw on the Neffos heritage while ushering in a new era of cameras that perform well in both day and night situations, and taller displays that deliver a truly immersive experience.
With the Neffos C9 and C9A's advanced front and rear cameras, taking beautiful pictures or stylish selfies anytime, anywhere has never been easier. The C9 features an 8-megapixel Softlight Camera on the front that captures your face in the best way possible, while the C9A has been outfitted with a 5-megapixel Softlight Camera for better pictures at night or in a dimly lit environment.
The lenses behind the cameras offer an 84-degree wider field of view, giving you the best option to capture the world around you. Both phones also come with a 10-level Real-Time Beautify function to conceal imperfections while highlighting all your natural features just the way you want it.
And with the 13-megapixel rear camera's lower-aperture lens and phase-detection auto-focus system, the Neffos C9 and C9A can capture sharp and detailed photos from day to night, without sacrificing image quality. For even more accurate color reproduction, the camera arrives with a blue-glass filter that cuts off infrared light.
The C9 and C9A aim to set the standard for ultimate and uninterrupted viewing and gaming experiences in the category with Neffos' Full-View Displays that go beyond ultra-thin bezels, featuring an impressive 18:9 aspect ratio and HD+ resolutions. They come in generous sizes, with the C9 and C9A sporting 5.99- and 5.45-inch screens, respectively.
Both are manufactured using in-cell technology, and they're engineered to provide a clearer and more vibrant picture. Other highlights include a contrast ratio of 1,000:1 and 400 nits of brightness, which should be enough to let you enjoy watching videos outdoors or indoors without having to close the curtains.
Built with practicality and convenience in mind, the Neffos C9 and C9A incorporate water- and oil-resistant fingerprint readers into their designs, as well as face unlock using their selfie cameras. Powered by the latest artificial intelligence or AI technology, the cameras scan over 100 different facial details to pixel-level accuracy for a quick and effortless way of unlocking the devices.
Elsewhere, up-to-date and well-optimized Android 8.1 Oreo has been preinstalled on the C9 and C9A. The latest version of the operating system introduces several fresh features, including the latest security patches to keep the devices secure.
To ensure uninterrupted use away from a socket, Neffos has equipped the C9 and C9A with high-capacity batteries that, paired with efficient 64-bit quad-core processors, should result in best-in-class battery life without compromising on speed. The batteries are designed to provide many hours of constant use and should retain up to 80 percent of their original capacities through 500 complete charge cycles.
I like the Neffos C9A, I also have shared a video I have uploaded on my Facebook you can click on the link to view the video. The photo is taken outdoor at Sunway Lagoon. The phone is simple to use and user friendly.
Both the C9 and C9A will be available in two colours – Cloudy Grey and Moonlight Silver.
The Neffos C9A is now available in stores nationwide at an affordable price of RM429 while the Neffos C9 priced at RM479.
Now if you like to know more of the Neffos brand, you can find further information on www.neffos.com.my.
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We explain what you need to know about getting a new car with a credit car and explain what you should consider about this method.
What you should know about using a credit car to get a car?
A credit card lets you spend money on credit (borrow it from the bank). You can spend up to your credit limit, which might be a few hundred or thousands of pounds, depending on how confident the bank is that you can pay it back.
The annual percentage rate (APR) is the easiest way to compare loans, and essential in working out how much a loan will cost you over its lifetime. If the APR isn't clearly mentioned, then ask for it. The headline rate isn't necessarily what you'll get; it can vary, depending on your credit-worthiness.
It is usually advisable to pay off the bill every month. If you do, you won't pay interest on what you borrow. If you don't pay the bill off in full, the interest can be very high.
It's usually backdated too, so if you bought something at the start of the month you'll be charged a whole month's interest, if you don't pay it off in full.
· High interest. If you don't clear your balance at the end of each month, you'll have to pay generally high interest and charges.
· Beware the debt spiral. Miss just one payment and the interest will start to add up. Unless you pay off what's owed each month, you can quickly spiral into debt.
· Most retailers will charge an additional fee for a high balance purchase using a credit card.
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I think that if they were as dedicated to their client and to follow up as they are to collecting research the outcomes of the service would be much better.
We are glad that you had such a positive experience of the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy intervention. It really helps us to hear that you made such progress.
You have identified a frustration with follow up. As you may be aware, clients of DBT receive 4 follow up appointments to be used within two months of completing the 12 months of DBT. We agree that this follow up is relatively short and it may be of benefit to offer more follow up. However, the therapists who provide DBT have a limit to the amount of time they have available. If we were to follow clients up for a long period of time, that would mean that we have less time to offer DBT to new people.
With regard to the research. We do the research at different points in people's DBT journey to find out if DBT is working and what the best way of doing DBT is. At the moment, our research and other international research tells us that the best way to do DBT is to use our resources on preparing people for DBT and then 12 months of group and individual appointments. As part of listening to your feedback we will discuss as a team adding an assessment of client satisfaction as part of the research.
It is a difficult balance (a dialect!) but we really welcome your feedback and we will use it to help improve the service.
Finally, if anybody is having trouble with emotional well being we suggest linking in with their GP or the Multidisciplinary Adult Mental Health Team.
Thanks again – the DBT team.
Have you experienced something like Anon user did, here or elsewhere?
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Il Campeonato Sudamericano de Football 1967 fu la ventinovesima edizione della Copa América. Fu l'ultima volta che il torneo andò in scena in forma di campionato e la prima (e finora ultima) in cui si giocarono delle partite di qualificazione alla fase finale (che si sarebbe tenuta in Uruguay). Tale decisione fu presa in seguito all'ingresso nella CONMEBOL da parte del Venezuela, che allargava così a 10 il novero delle selezioni partecipanti e, nel caso in cui si fosse mantenuta la formula del "tutti contro tutti", avrebbe comportato un'eccessiva mole di partite.
La fase finale si tenne dal 13 gennaio al 2 febbraio 1967 in Uruguay e tutte le partite furono disputate allo stadio del Centenario di Montevideo.
Nazionali partecipanti
Formula
Nonostante Brasile e Perù avessero annunciato la loro non partecipazione alla rassegna continentale, l'esigenza di accorciare il calendario era ormai avvertita da tutti e gare di qualificazione si tennero ugualmente. Vennero ammesse direttamente alla fase finale:
, in quanto Paese organizzatore;
, in quanto campione in carica;
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Dovettero disputare invece gare di qualificazione:
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Nelle gare di qualificazione Cile e Paraguay ebbero la meglio rispettivamente su Colombia ed Ecuador.
La formula prevedeva che le sei squadre partecipanti alla fase finale si affrontassero in un unico girone all'italiana, la cui prima classificata avrebbe vinto il torneo. Per ogni vittoria si attribuivano 2 punti, 1 per ogni pareggio e 0 per ogni sconfitta.
Il novero delle partecipanti alla fase finale pertanto comprendeva:
Qualificazioni
Andata
Ritorno
Fase finale
Risultati
Classifica finale
Classifica marcatori
5 gol
Artime.
4 gol
Oyarbide.
3 gol
Gallardo e Marcos;
Rocha e Urruzmendi;
Santana.
2 gol
Bernao;
Araya;
Mora e J. C. Rojas;
Ravelo e Scovino.
1 gol
Albrecht, Carone, Marzolini, Mas e Sarnari;
Apocada, Del Puerto, R. Colmán e Riveros;
Montero Castillo e Pérez;
Mendoza.
autoreti
Troncoso (pro Uruguay).
Arbitri
Roberto Goicochea
Eunápio de Queiroz
Mario Gasc
Enrique Marino
Isidro Ramírez
Note
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The Plight of the Florida Panther
One of the most endangered mammals on earth, The Sunshine State's state animal - the beautiful Florida Panther - once roamed North America in much larger numbers. Currently, wildlife experts believe that only 70-80 of these cats live in southern part of the state and the plight of this animal continues to cause controversy between animal activists, politicians, and the builders who develop land that was once home to myriad cats.
Shrinking Habitat
Historically, the this majestic animal was not confined to this region but also roamed throughout a large portion of the southeastern United States including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. Today, one finds the animals only on the southern tip of the state below the Caloosahatchee River though the occasional sightings have been spotted in the northeastern part of the state.
Organizations like the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission try to educate interested citizens as to why the cat has now become peculiar to southwestern area and why it's essential for the state to preserve the open space where the animals roam.
A population density map of the United States shows that the southwestern part of the state is the largest unpopulated block of land east of the Mississippi River, with the exception of certain spots in northern New England. This is no doubt why it has left other parts of the southwest and settled in here. In addition, the climate is ideal for the animals and the variety of plants and other wildlife found here are an important part of the habitat as well.
Yet, as ideal as the our landscape appears to be for the panther, man and beast continue to be at odds as both prefer to live at higher, drier ground. However, much of the protected land where they are forced to roam - are wetlands where the animals can't find what they need to survive. Uplands are needed to ensure survival of the dwindling species. But between 1935 and 1990, experts point out, our state population increased by an average of about 2,000 people per week and the uplands were quickly gobbled up.
In the uplands of south Florida - not the wetlands - these mammals can find what they need to eat, such as hogs and white-tail deer. South of Interstate 75, where most of the panther population is now centered, studies show that hog and deer populations are low, especially in the Everglades where water levels can be particularly high.
Furthermore, the Florida Game and Water Fish Commission estimates that 53 percent of the animals currently range on private land - land that is being lost to intensive agricultural and residential development. Experts say there isn't enough undeveloped public land to accommodate the current population, small as it might be. David Maehr, former Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission biologist, estimates that today's public lands are only capable of supporting from 9 to 22 adult panthers.
In addition, their habitat has been degraded with the introduction of non-native plants, which reduces the amount of food available to the deer that the panther's normally hunt and eat. That means deer are scarcer in their current range. Fire suppression poses a similar problem.
Panthers have also been exposed to a variety of chemicals and pollutants, including mercury. The animals are also likely to consume pesticides through the food chain, which have a negative affect on their health and reproduction. Collisions with vehicles have also taken their toll over the years.
Helping to Solve the Problem
The Florida Panther was listed as an endangered species in 1958. By 1960, the state's population had increased to 5 million and the panthers continued to be threatened. Concerned wildlife experts and citizens of the state brainstormed to figure out ways to address the problem.
In 1974, Big Cypress National Preserve was established "to ensure the preservation, conservation, and protection of the national scenic, floral and faunal, and recreational values of the Big Cypress watershed," providing more public lands for the panther.
Soon afterwards, the legislature made it a felony to kill a panther and the first Florida Panther Recovery Plan was established in 1981. Through the 80s, the plan continued to be updated, and in 1989, the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (24,000 acres) was established and additional acreage was added to Big Cypress.
In the 90s, a captive breeding program was put into place and a habitat preservation plan established. Eight female Texas cougars were introduced into southern area to restore the genetic diversity of the panther. So far, that effort has been deemed successful.
Many ask, "Can panthers survive in a population of 15 million?" Conservationists say "yes", if residents and visitors strive to respect the animal and vote to maintain open public space for reintroduction of the animal, specifically in places where they can better survive.
Contributions to organizations like Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge help these groups educate residents about panther safety and promote a better understanding and appreciation of the plight of endangered wildlife.
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In this series, we've avoided Fuentes, Garcia Márquez, Vargas Llosa, and the other usual suspects that your group has probably already read and instead selected books by four great Latin American writers that deserve to be much better known. Scroll down to see our list!
Winner of the 2002 Neustadt Prize for World Literature, these seven novellas follow Maqroll's adventures and love affairs from Amazon jungles to Andean peaks. In a world threatened by violence and given over to dirty deals, Maqroll strives at all costs to preserve his honor and maintain his independence. Gabriel Garcia Marquez calls Mutis "One of the greatest writers of our time."
As Susan Sontag sets out in her foreword, "Pedro Paramo is a classic in the truest sense....It is a book that has profoundly influenced the making of literature and continues to resonate in other books."
The Kingdom of This World is an account of the slave uprising and first revolution of the early nineteenth century in Haiti. Carpentier used magical realism, long before it became fashionable, to depict the contradictions between political reality and religious or mythical beliefs.
Though not well known in the United States, Clarice Lispector was lauded throughout the Portuguese-speaking world for her innovative novels and short stories and was also a well-known journalist and translator. A legendary beauty in Brazil, the American translator Gregory Rabassa recalled being "flabbergasted to meet that rare person who looked like Marlene Dietrich and wrote like Virginia Woolf," She is now considered one of the two most outstanding Brazilian prose writers of the twentieth century.
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Public Bank collaborates with Alipay to offer mobile wallet services
Public Bank has partnered with and Alibaba Group's affiliate company Ant Financial Services Group, to offer Alipay mobile wallet services in Malaysia.
In a statement to A+M, Public Bank which is Malaysia's third largest bank, said the deal will connect Malaysian merchants with Alipay mobile wallet services, an online and mobile payment solution. For now, Alipay mobile wallet services is primarily catered to the needs for Alipay users from China who frequently travel and shop in Malaysia, offering the convenience of payment service over carrying large amounts of cash.
Public Bank is the latest bank to join in the mobile wallet service bandwagon, after its peers Maybank and CIMB entered similar deal with Alipay in March this year.
With the expanding business alliance between China and Malaysia, Public Bank said it believes offering the seamless Alipay service to its existing and new merchants will assist to increase their sales in view of the greater opportunity, from the 520 million Alipay active users. Besides, the banks said it also wants to provide Alipay users with good customer experience in Malaysia as it spreads across numerous segments such as shopping, dining, hotel and stays.
Currently, this service is available at all outlets of Degem Collection, Eu Yan Sang, Lazo Diamond Jewellery, L'OCCITANE, Malindo Airways, Star Cruise, Swiss Luxury Watch & Jewelry, The Swatch Group, Vitacare Pharmacy and other merchant outlets frequented by tourists from China.
Public Bank's managing director, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Tay Ah Lek said at the launch event that it will roll-out Alipay service to its existing and new in-store merchants. "We are very excited with the collaboration with Alipay, whose parent company Ant Financial is the world's largest fintech startup.[…].Alipay mobile wallet has become an alternative cashless payment for Chinese tourists," he said.
Alipay Southeast Asia general manager, Dayong Zhang added this partnership will enable Alipay payment acceptance at large merchant base of Public Bank and in the end create opportunities for local merchants to better target the large number of Chinese tourists coming to Malaysia.
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Mr Jones and his mother question and answer session!
It's always wonderful to find a mother whose love for her child is unconditional and who allows their child to grow into their own person. This is a sweet and moving account.
I spoke to my mum a couple of days ago about her answering some questions for my blog and she simply replied "why?" and my only reason for this is so that other transgender kids parents can read it and relate to where my mum is coming from! As a main person in my transition i knew it was essential that i asked her these questions!
1) 5 Years ago did you understand what it meant to me transgender? if so what did you think it meant?
2) Growing up what type of child was I? Was i more like a boy or a girl?
3) As a child did you think i was transgender?
A highly sensitive subject and one which frequently distresses everyone involved. Alex's take on this is very helpful.
As a young teenager, at the age of 13 i started to harm myself because of everything i went through. Thankfully i have been in recovery for 2 years now but i know there are still myths surrounding the issue! I just want to highlight the top 11 issues and the truth surrounding self harm.
1) Self harm is attention seeking..
Most people who self harm are doing it because they are blaming themselves for what has happened, or it may be because they feel like they deserve it, or simply they may struggle with mental health issues or addictions other than self harm. Why would someone injure themselves to seek attention?
People who self harm may be suicidal, but sometimes they aren't. Harming yourself doesn't mean you want to kill yourself.
3) The only form of self harm is cutting yourself..
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The Dons Trust "worried about the future" of Coventry City.
Posted by RNTomlinson ⋅ July 12, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment
Filed Under 2013/2014 Season, AFC Wimbledon, Bristol City Supporter's Trust, Coventry City, Coventry City Football Club, Football Association, Football League, MK Dons, npower League One, Otium Entertainment Group Limited, Selhurst Park, SISU, Sky Blue Trust, Stadium:MK, The Dons Trust, The FA
AFC Wimbledon owner's, The Dons Trust are the latest Trust to speak out against Coventry City's ground-share with Northampton Town.
"The Dons Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that owns AFC Wimbledon and is guardian of all principles and aims by which it operates. It is committed to strengthening the voice of supporters in the decision making processes at the football club, and strengthening the links between the club and the community of Wimbledon and the surrounding areas."
Earlier today, The Bristol City Supporter's Trust released a statement, and now The Dons Trust have followed suit raising their concerns about the move.
The Football League have approved Otium's plans of ground-sharing at Sixfields for at least the next three seasons, whilst a new ground in the Coventry area is built, despite widespread opposition from Sky Blues' fans.
FULL DONS TRUST STATEMENT:
"AFC Wimbledon owners The Dons Trust has expressed its deep concern about recent developments at Coventry City, stating that it is "worried for the future of the Club."
Chair of The Dons Trust, Matthew Breach, said that Coventry's move to ground-share at Northampton Town "could be extremely dangerous for football".
The Football League has permitted the would-be owners of Coventry City to move the Club to Northampton for three years, citing Wimbledon's previous move to Selhurst Park in 1991 as a precedent.
Matthew Breach said "In 1992, the then owners of Wimbledon Football Club were given permission to move the Club, supposedly temporarily, to Crystal Palace FC's Selhurst Park. This was meant to be a ground share which would end with a new stadium in our home borough. But this move and the lack of proper oversight by the football authorities fostered the conditions for the final destruction of the Club and its permanent removal to Milton Keynes.
"We're extremely worried that in agreeing to this move, the Football League has not thought out the potential consequences, which could be catastrophic for Coventry City and its fans and community, but also could be extremely dangerous for football as a whole."
Talking about the achievements of AFC Wimbledon under fan ownership, Matthew added "That we're only now realistically seeking a return to Plough Lane, where our own demise commenced, shows just how long it can take to reconnect and rebuild those links. Although we're very proud of what we've achieved under fan ownership we need to be honest and say that the cause was a failure to properly police the game by the football authorities."
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Hello Friends, What in the World is an Anti-Satellite Weapon and What are We Celebrating Today?
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By Arré Bench Mar. 27, 2019
The last time PM Modi made an announcement, the entire country found itself in an ATM queue. Thankfully, the #MissionShakti address did not have dire complications. We know India is now in an elite space club, but what exactly are A-SATs and Low Earth Orbits?
Wednesday afternoon, usually the slowest point in the work week, received a supercharged shot of adrenaline today thanks to news of an impending announcement from PM Modi. Suddenly, there was a buzz in the air, as the last time Modi made such an announcement, the entire country found itself in an ATM queue for the next three months as it recovered from demonetisation.
Thankfully, today's address did not contain such dire implications at the grassroots level. It aimed much higher – as high as space to be precise. The big announcement was Modi proclaiming the success of "Mission Shakti", wherein he celebrated the successful downing of a live satellite by an Indian anti-satellite weapon, or A-SAT.
Honestly, when viewed as a sequel to demonetisation, the "Mission Shakti" announcement was a bit underwhelming. Because even though the success of the mission does place India in an elite club of only four countries (the other three being USA, Russia, and China) with the capability to take down satellites in space, PM Modi had to attribute credit to DRDO, while the big DeMo was entirely the central government's doing. And the less said about how DRDO was founded in the '60s by the right-wing's bete noir Nehru, the better.
So instead, Modi ji chose to celebrate… umm, what exactly? Before this morning, I am not sure any of us could answer the following questions: What exactly is an A-SAT, what in the world does Low Earth Orbit mean, and how ground-breaking is this development?
Let's address the last before we get to the other two. Political commentator Dhruv Rathee was one of the earliest to link to an old India Today report from 2012, during the UPA regime, which quoted the DRDO chief Vijay Saraswat making the same announcement. "Today, we have developed all the building blocks for an anti-satellite (A-SAT) capability," Saraswat said in the report. The same report quotes an unnamed government source, who says, "DRDO will field a full-fledged ASAT weapon based on Agni and ad-2 ballistic missile interceptor by 2014."
If DRDO had already acquired A-SAT technology seven years ago, what exactly are we celebrating today? In fact, there is actually cause for alarm in the wake of his announcement, after further reading of the DRDO chief's comments in the 2012 report. Back then, the prevailing wisdom was that the A-SAT capabilities should be tested and fine-tuned through "simulated electronic tests", rather than the destruction of a satellite. According to Saraswat, such a test risked "showering lethal debris in space that could damage existing satellites."
As of now, details about the type of satellite that was shot down in "Mission Shakti" are scarce.
However, VK Saraswat has moved on from DRDO, and is now a member of the NITI Aayog. In interviews given today, he has stated that the UPA government had failed to give a go-ahead for live testing, which is something that only the Modi-led government greenlit.
As of now, details about the type of satellite that was shot down in "Mission Shakti" are scarce. Apart from the fact that the satellite was in low earth orbit, which means it was in an earth-centric orbit at an altitude of less than 2,000 km, all we know is that Mr Modi stated that this test did not violate any international regulations, and that this was not an act of aggression against any other nation. It was, however, a show of might.
Finally, what is an A-SAT weapon, and how important is it to India's future? Here, Mr Modi was correct in stating that this is a defence system that will increase in importance in the years to come. He was also correct in stating that India has joined an elite club of nations with A-SAT capability, becoming the latest entrant after China joined with its own successful A-SAT tests in 2007.
Unsurprisingly, the announcement has managed to ruffle Opposition leaders' feathers. While Mamata Bannerjee announced plans to file a complaint with the Election Commission over the timing of the announcement (questions have been raised that this is a possible violation of the model code of conduct that is already in place due to the upcoming elections), and Rahul Gandhi putting out a pointed tweet that assigned credit to DRDO scientists while wishing PM Modi "Happy World Theatre Day". This has kicked off another round of political mudslinging, with BJP leader Arun Jaitley hitting back by labelling these criticisms "clerical objections".
Clerical or not, that the PM chose to spin the implementation of existing technology as a path-breaking development does leave plenty between the lines for observers to read into. Critics have accused the central government of taking credit for the work of Indian scientists — CPM general secretary Sitaram Yetuchury asked, "The country would like to know the special reasons why the Election Commission permitted the achievements of Indian scientists to be politically coloured during the course of the general elections" and in a similar vein, SP chief Tejaswi Yadav made it a point to congratulate DRDO and ISRO scientists by tweeting, "this success belongs to you. Thank you for making India safer." The discourse triggered flashbacks of last month, when the government was being accused of taking credit for the work of the Indian armed forces, and Opposition parties issued a joint statement against the "blatant politicisation" of the armed forces. Of course, the BJP's supporters will vehemently deny this claim. Which is how Viveik Oberoi will get another acting gig in five years, when he is cast in the Modi biopic sequel to play the man who took India to the stars.
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Politics Indian Politicians Need a Crash Course on Gender Sensitivity. Now Cong Leader Says Girls Can Reproduce at 15
A new day in India comes with a new insensitive remark against women. "Doctors say that even a 15-years-old girl can reproduce, then what is the need to increase the marriage age of girls to 21 years," asked Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma.
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The 71-year-old Ahmed Patel, who announced that he had contracted Covid-19 in October, became another victim of the global coronavirus pandemic. His death leaves a yawning chasm in the Congress, where he made a name for himself as one of its best troubleshooters for problems both internally and with other parties.
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Google Adsense follow slightly tighter and strict norms for Indian bloggers compared to Western countries bloggers earning higher. If you have placed Google Adsense ads on your blog, you might have observed the different RPM and CPM rates at different occasions. This is because sometimes you get traffic from countries whose CPM is high, and sometimes due to your highly valuable keywords. All this aspects are matter of concerns of Indian bloggers blogging to earn few bucks from Adsense.
To get approved by Adsense, there is not minimum limit for posts. Although, there is minimum age for blog and few consideration should be taken before applying to Adsense.
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No religious related, blasphemy, plagiarism, politics, gambling, etc articles or content should be there.
Google has differential and stern policy norms for Indian bloggers. To carry out and get approval is hard nut to crack for most of new comers in blogger world. If you get accepted and started Google Adsense advertisement on your blog, you must have noticed discrepancy in your monthly earnings. This depends on various factors which fluctuates your earning target.
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Mentioned factors effect one's earning through Adsense. Meticulously analyze these factors to know how you can increase your earnings.
Usually, the differential earnings is due to traffic and articles on blog targeting which audience. Advertisers on Adsense spend or target those regions which yield more profit or valuable clicks to their spending on advertisements. Audience from India, China or Asian countries are not expected or considered to be reliable in returns on their spending.
If you calculate the CPM, click rates given to US bloggers are usually 40-45 per cent per click lower than Indian bloggers. It is really too low, if calculated on the basis of monthly performance and you are getting huge traffic. It's like a US blogger earning $4-5 per click for same impressions, Indian blogger may have been earning $1-2 per click for the same one.
Few other factors are like your audience or visitors, blog content are vital for earnings from Adsense ads. If you have blogged articles useful for particular region's audience or specific topic, and your blog is getting high traffic from that particular region, you might have earning low as you may are not getting valuable clicks useful for advertisers, ads placement, high valued keywords etc. It does not matter how much your blog is popular or ranked higher on Alexa.com. This is also because Advertisers give less amount to Google Adsense for Publishers from India. It totally depends on the market. Indian digital market or knowledge about all these are not good. So, online advertisement is not preferred. Internet subscribers in India use restricted digital platform for useful information, news, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.
While searching for blogging tips or ideas, you might have get to know about Shoutmeloud blog who regularly posts his monthly income stats. According to January 2016, with approx 1.5 million views of Google Analytics, $526 nearly he earned from Google Adsense. (Check earning stats). His blog earnings depend their sources like affiliate links etc.
We have also shared our earnings stats and screenshots of December, 2015 and January, 2016 of Google Adsense. These stats are helpful for new bloggers who are thinking only to earn or have been looking to increase their earnings to get return on their investment.
Minimum number of posts are not required.
Good quality, original posts or content are welcomed.
No pop-ups, text link ads are there. Only banner-ads of different sizes are there which do not effect user interface or experience with your blog.
Once accepted, it is easy to add other sites whose owner you are. You no need to again sign-up, just simply add new site with option provided in Google Adsense account. Maximum 100 sites can be added.
Can re-apply from same email id, if you get rejected at first.
Show valuable ads and daily stats and click rates, Page RPM, Impressions, etc. You can also subscribe newsletter to get Google Adsense tips and information to increase your earnings.
It works with Affiliated links or ads from Amazon, Flipkart or any other sources.
More click and high CPM can lend you more money in your bank account.
Strict policies to get accepted. First, carefully read all guidelines before applying.
You may loss your account, if policy is violated. And, you may not get back it.
Low click rates for Indian traffic and thus, low earning. Need to target multiple location and useful content for all types of users.
After approval, you can also add text-linked ads but not pop-up ads.
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Whether you're drinking for Malbec World Day or just looking for a solid bottle to pair with dinner, these wines won't do you wrong.
The rise of Malbec from Argentina has been well-documented over the last decade-plus. But for all of its popularity, the range of styles in which it can be grown and produced is still stubbornly underestimated. Argentina, after all, is a country with significant changes in altitude and soil composition from one region or sub-zone to the next. And the winemaking goals of the countless producers there are just as divergent. The result of this is a stunning mosaic of Malbec options; the claim that there is a quintessential style of Argentinian Malbec is just plain wrong. From value-priced wines to bottles that are worth saving for, and from fruity, gulpable Malbecs to more structured ones that require time to come into their own, the totality of these wines is wildly exciting.
I tasted dozens and dozens (and then dozens more!) of Malbecs in order to compile the list below. It was a fascinating, delicious exercise, and the result of that teeth-staining work is a collection of 25 standouts that, from just over $10 to nearly $150 a bottle, represent exactly why these wines are so exciting to explore right now. No matter what your budget, they are all worth considering. And, of course, enjoying alongside a steak or a burger. Or two.
Silky and lively, with flavors of black cherry liqueur, black raspberry, tobacco, and spice, all lifted by a subtle herbal hint.
Spice, flowers, cherry, and black raspberry aromas precede a fascinating palate marked by those same fruits and anchored by star anise, earth, and leather. Savory, complex, and layered.
Subtle, but don't let that fool you: This is a sneakily complex bottle, with violets, cherry, abd blueberry lifting from the glass, and a palate that is well-defined by mineral, wild berry, and tobacco. At under $15, this is a very good deal.
Hard to believe this is around $10 a bottle: Rarely does a wine so inexpensive show such complexity. With tarragon-flecked cherry and red raspberry aromas, and copious cherry flavors zipped up with mineral and herb, it's an easy purchase if you see a bottle.
Well-defined and pure, with a quiet herbal edge to notes of red cherry and spice. Another excellent value.
A gorgeous nose swirling with leather and spiced mulberry conserve turns to a beguiling palate of berry, plum, flowers, sandalwood, and peppercorn. Concentrated, lively, and layered.
Darker aromas of cola and spice cake complicate savory-sweet flavors of plum, kirsch-filled dark chocolate, and vanilla. Rich and alluring, and a great wine to transition from the steak to the cheese course.
This is still remarkably youthful, and with air its full potential shines through. There's a minerality to the mixed berries, wild strawberry, cedar, and current, all of it resolving on a gorgeous note of violets. Decant a bottle now, and lay down another few to continue evolving for several years.
Boysenberry and blackberry notes are fresh and juicy, tinged with herbs, and layered with sweet vanilla. It's all begging to be paired with grilled hamburgers, maybe topped with a few deeply caramelized onions.
Plush and silky in texture, with a brambly note to the plum and spice cake, as well as hints of clove, black cherry, and violets.
So well-defined, with moderately spicy cherry conserve, floral peppercorn, and minerality. The finish is long and gently floral.
This will age for another decade, but it's pretty difficult to resist right now, with sage, cigar tobacco, roasting cacao nibs, plum, black cherry, and sandalwood. The bottle made me seriously consider firing up the grill for a few steaks, even though it was snowing outside.
Fresh and herb-tinged, with cherry, mountain berry, and a whiff of Chinese five-spice. It's a remarkable value at under $15.
Clean, lively, and bright, with shimmering purple berry fruit, blueberry, a touch of fresh spearmint, and tobacco. As usual, Susana Balbo comes through with a fairly priced winner.
Well-cut and lifted, with violets, raspberry, and a hint of pomegranate on the nose, and a palate generous and ripe with raspberry, goji berry, kirsch, chocolate, and mineral. A bit sweeter in style than expected, but it carries that richness beautifully. Pair with grill-charred sausage and beef.
Mysterious forest floor aromas, with just-fallen leaves alongside minty notes of eucalyptus and wild berries, all turning to generous flavors of sweet cherry, wild strawberry, and spice. The fresh finish is exotic with incense and flowers. It's all so fresh, your breath may smell better after drinking this—when's the last time that happened?
Savory and concentrated, with charred vanilla pod, plum sauce, cigar humidor, and minerality to spare. Bring on the barbecue!
Floral, concentrated, and savory, with a delicious gamey edge to the black cherry, mountain berries, green olive, and mineral notes.
So much cut and definition on the nose, with eucalyptus aromas joined by berry fruit and plum of startling freshness. That same level of excitement follows through to the powerful, generous palate, which boasts raspberry, blackberry, eucalyptus, Chinese five-spice, and tapenade, all resolving with a haunting, violet-flecked finish. Well worth the money.
Incredibly floral aromas are paired with grilled nectarine and white peach, all of which precede fresh raspberry, cherry, and orange oil. At under $15, this is a gulpable no-brainer.
Sappy, rich, and generous, with flowers and chocolate-covered Amarena cherries. Custom-made, I think, for braised short ribs.
Crunchy minerality cuts through the lush structure here, and the tension between spicy plum pudding, toasty vanilla, chocolate, and kirsch is stunning.
Transporting aromas of plum pudding, cafe mocha, cigar humidor, leather, and a hint of smoke all precede a wonderfully balanced palate with both power and freshness. Look for flavors of plum, Amarena cherry, high-cacao chocolate, and a balsamic note, especially on the floral finish. The $115 price tag feels just about right.
Jasmine, violets, cigars, chocolate ganache, and blackberry liqueur mark the ambrosial nose of this beauty, and prime the palate for a wave of cassis, sacher torte, and cafe mocha. I'm not usually a huge fan of wines that have seen this much oak, but it's all so well-integrated and balanced that I was more than won over.
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Clear sky in the late afternoon. Cloudiness 0%. Temperatures slowly falling to near 29°C84°F. Light air, 11 km/h7 mph from Northwest. Atmospheric pressure steady near 755 torr1007 hPa. The relative humidity will increase to 24 %.
Current detailed weather forecast and weather conditions for Bihariganj ( India ). Weather summary and Bihariganj forecast, including humidy, sun, rain, snow, wind speed, wind direction, moon phase, uv-index, pressure and watter temperature.
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The Counseling Center of Illinois is offering a mental health/growth group on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 pm at the 4515 N. Milwaukee location. Anyone over 18 can join. Each week focuses on a different topic but accommodates the needs of the participants. Sessions include group discussion and tips using mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The cost of the program is $10 per semion or $60/10 sessions. A one-time 60-minute intake is required at no additional charge.
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Q: Remove all user accessrights from mailbox in exchange using powershell This removes all FullAccess accessrights from a mailbox for a certain user.
Remove-MailboxPermission -identity MyMailbox -user SomeUser -AccessRights FullAccess
This removes SendAs accessrights
Remove-MailboxPermission -identity MyMailbox -user SomeUser -AccessRights SendAs
Is there something I can do to remove ALL accessrights in one go, so I do not have to explicitly have to remove every single kind of accessright?
A: Try this:
Remove-MailboxPermission -Identity MyMailbox -User SomeUser -AccessRights FullAccess -InheritanceType All
or ( not tested )
$ar = "FullAccess", "SendAs", "ExternalAccount", "DeleteItem", "ReadPermission", "ChangePermission", "ChangeOwner"
Remove-MailboxPermission -Identity MyMailbox -User SomeUser -AccessRights $ar -InheritanceType All
A: Remove-MailboxPermission -Identity hppo.us@something.com -User vcx@something.com -AccessRights FullAccess -Confirm: $false
Remove-RecipientPermission hr-stuttgart@something.com -AccessRights SendAs -Trustee Paul.Rumiz@something.com -confirm: $false
A: Here is what I ended up with:
(assumes input $alias with samaccountname/identity)
Get-MailboxPermission -Identity $alias | ForEach-Object {Remove-MailboxPermission -identity $_.Identity -user $_.User -AccessRights FullAccess -InheritanceType All -confirm: $false}
Get-MailboxPermission -Identity $alias | ForEach-Object {Remove-MailboxPermission -identity $_.Identity -user $_.User -AccessRights ReadPermission -InheritanceType All -confirm: $false}
$Permissions = Get-Mailbox -identity $alias | where {($_.Identity -like "*")} | Get-ADPermission | Where-Object { ($_.ExtendedRights -like "*send-as*") -and $_.User -notlike "*AUTHORITY*" }
if ($Permissions)
{
$Permissions | ForEach-Object{ Remove-ADPermission -identity $_.Identity -user $_.User -ExtendedRights "Send As" -confirm:$false }
}
$mb = Get-mailbox -Identity $alias
$mb.GrantSendOnBehalfTo = "CN=SomeAdminAccount,CN=Users,DC=ourdomain,DC=local"
Set-Mailbox -Identity $alias -GrantSendOnBehalfTo $mb.GrantSendOnBehalfTo
Could be made a bit more elegant, but good gets the job done.
Also works using remote powershell, something that often seems to fail with creative" solutions using piping.
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NYSE:GLOB
We Like Globant's (NYSE:GLOB) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit
March 04, 2021 • Updated January 29, 2023
Globant S.A.'s (NYSE:GLOB) recent earnings report didn't offer any surprises, with the shares unchanged over the last week. Our analysis suggests that shareholders might be missing some positive underlying factors in the earnings report.
View our latest analysis for Globant
NYSE:GLOB Earnings and Revenue History March 5th 2021
In order to understand the potential for per share returns, it is essential to consider how much a company is diluting shareholders. As it happens, Globant issued 7.4% more new shares over the last year. That means its earnings are split among a greater number of shares. To talk about net income, without noticing earnings per share, is to be distracted by the big numbers while ignoring the smaller numbers that talk to per share value. Check out Globant's historical EPS growth by clicking on this link.
How Is Dilution Impacting Globant's Earnings Per Share? (EPS)
As you can see above, Globant has been growing its net income over the last few years, with an annualized gain of 77% over three years. In comparison, earnings per share only gained 61% over the same period. However, net income was pretty flat over the last year with a miniscule increase. Meanwhile, EPS was actually down a full 4.7% over the period, highlighting just how different the profits look from a per-share perspective. And so, you can see quite clearly that dilution is influencing shareholder earnings.
In the long term, if Globant's earnings per share can increase, then the share price should too. However, if its profit increases while its earnings per share stay flat (or even fall) then shareholders might not see much benefit. For that reason, you could say that EPS is more important that net income in the long run, assuming the goal is to assess whether a company's share price might grow.
That might leave you wondering what analysts are forecasting in terms of future profitability. Luckily, you can click here to see an interactive graph depicting future profitability, based on their estimates.
How Do Unusual Items Influence Profit?
Alongside that dilution, it's also important to note that Globant's profit suffered from unusual items, which reduced profit by US$18m in the last twelve months. It's never great to see unusual items costing the company profits, but on the upside, things might improve sooner rather than later. When we analysed the vast majority of listed companies worldwide, we found that significant unusual items are often not repeated. And, after all, that's exactly what the accounting terminology implies. If Globant doesn't see those unusual expenses repeat, then all else being equal we'd expect its profit to increase over the coming year.
Our Take On Globant's Profit Performance
To sum it all up, Globant took a hit from unusual items which pushed its profit down; without that, it would have made more money. But unfortunately the dilution means that shareholders now own a smaller proportion of the company (assuming they maintained the same number of shares). That will weigh on earnings per share, even if it is not reflected in net income. Based on these factors, it's hard to tell if Globant's profits are a reasonable reflection of its underlying profitability. With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 1 warning sign with Globant, and understanding this should be part of your investment process.
In this article we've looked at a number of factors that can impair the utility of profit numbers, as a guide to a business. But there is always more to discover if you are capable of focussing your mind on minutiae. Some people consider a high return on equity to be a good sign of a quality business. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks that insiders are buying.
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Globant S.A. operates as a technology services company worldwide.
Flawless balance sheet with solid track record.
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KATE LOGAN has been promoted to General Counsel, International, for WARNER MUSIC GROUP (WMG), based at the company's LONDON offices and reporting to EVP/General Counsel PAUL ROBINSON.
"WMG is a very exciting place to be during this transformational time in the music industry," said LOGAN. "We're finding innovative ways to expand global opportunities for our artists and songwriters, while growing our international footprint by entering fresh territories, opening up new licensing avenues, and pioneering digital initiatives. I want to thank PAUL for this amazing new opportunity, and my wonderful colleagues for their support."
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