Ganoderma lucidum, Reishi or Ling Zhi, a fungus used in oriental medicine.
Ganoderma lucidum, is an interesting shelf fungus that is important as a medicine in the Far East, in places such as China, Japan and Korea. G. lucidum is of particular interest because it has been portrayed as a "fix-it-all" herbal remedy for maladies such as: HIV, cancer, low blood pressure, high blood pressure, diabetes, rheumatism, heart problems, paralysis, ulcers, asthma, tiredness, hepatitis A, B, and C, insomnia, sterility, psoriasis, mumps, epilepsy, alcoholism, and the list goes on. These claims are mostly made by the people who are selling G. lucidum herbal supplements, but G. lucidum, also known as Reishi, ling chih, and ling zhi has a long history of being used as an herbal remedy. We will get to that later.
First, how do you identify Ganoderma lucidum? Ganoderma is a member of the Polypores, a group of fungi characterized by the presence of pores, instead of gills on the underside of the fruiting body. G. lucidum, considered by many mycophiles to be one of the most beautiful shelf fungi, it is distinguished by its varnished, red surface. When it is young it also has white and yellow shades on the varnished surface, differing from the dull surface of Ganoderma applanatum, the artist's conk. G. lucidum is a saprophytic fungus that tends to grow more prolifically in warm climates on decaying hardwood logs and stumps. This feature helps to distinguish it from a similar looking Ganoderma tsugae, which also has a beautiful red varnished surface, but only grows on the stumps and logs of conifers, especially hemlock (as you might guess from the name). Another distinguishing characteristic is the flesh of G. tsugae is white whereas the flesh of G. lucidum is brown. Besides the shelf form, both G. tsugae and G. lucidum can be stalked. The spore prints of both species are brown and the spores are very similar in size and shape.
Ganoderma curtisii is considered by some mycologists to be a different species because of its brighter yellow colors and geographic restriction to the southeaster United States. However, most consider Ganoderma. lucidum and G. curtisii to be the same species because of their similar appearance and habitats; they both prefer to grow on hardwoods. In "North American Polypores," practically the bible for wood-decaying poroid fungi, Gilbertson and Ryvarden, do not consider G. curtisii a species separate from G. lucidum. Another fungus that resembles G. lucidum is Ganoderma oregonense, which, like G. tsugae grows on conifers, but is found in the Pacific Northwest and New Mexico. G. oregonense can get up to 1 meter across and has slightly larger spores than G. lucidum and G. tsugae. There are arguments that these four separate species (G. lucidum, G. tsugae, G. curtisii, and G. oregonense) should be considered one species. The reasons for keeping them apart are primarily due to the host specificity of each fungus. Interestingly, if given only either hardwood or conifer wood in culture, each of the four species can grow and produce fruiting bodies, despite their natural occurrence on only one of those substrates.
In 1995, Moncalvo, Wang and Hseu, isolated the DNA of G. tsugae and G. lucidum and found that it was hard to tell the difference between the two species. An even more recent study in 2004 by Hong and Jung, found that G. lucidum from Asia was in its own group, whereas, G. lucidum from Europe and the Americas was more closely related to G. tsugae. Clearly, further investigation into the molecular make up of these two species is needed. For more information about the relationships of the species Ganoderma For more information, see these papers: Moncalvo, J.M., Wang, H. H. & Hseu, R. S. (1995). Phylogenetic relationships in Ganoderma inferred from the internal transcribed spacers and 25S ribosomal DNA sequences. Mycologia 87: 223-238, and Hong, S.G., Jung, H. S. (2004) Phylogenetic analysis of Ganoderma based on nearly complete mitochondrial small-subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Mycologia 96: 742-755.
Ganoderma lucidum, considered rare and hard to find in nature in China and Japan, is now commonly cultured. It can be cultured on logs that are buried in shady, moist areas. G. lucidum can also be inoculated onto hardwood stumps. Under commercial cultivation conditions, G. lucidum is normally grown on artificial sawdust logs, as shown to the right. We'll cover this cultivation method in more detail in a later Fungus of the Month. Other methods of cultivating G. lucidum and many other fungi can be found in Paul Stamets' book, "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms"
Now let's look at the medicinal uses of G. lucidum or Reishi. If you feel the fruiting bodies, you'll notice that they're very hard, so no one tries to eat them like most (softer) mushrooms-- too tough! It has been used as an herbal remedy for such things as health, recuperation, longevity, wisdom and happiness for centuries in Asian traditional medicine. The first historical mention of G. lucidum was during the rule of the first Chinese emperor, Shin-huag of the Ch'in Dynasty, when the fungus's medicinal uses are first described. In fact, a Reishi Goddess, known as Reishi senshi, was worshipped because she would bestow health, life and eternal youth.
There are two different types of Reishi, the traditional wide, shelf-like fruiting body and the antler shape, known as Rokkaku-Reishi. The antler shape arises from varying carbon dioxide levels and low light. These two types are rumored to have different healing characteristics. Recently, there have been a large amount of scientific papers published with experiments attempting to quantify the effect of G. lucidum on the human body. The fungal extract has been shown to act on immune system cells, to work against herpes virus, to lower cholesterol and stop cell proliferation. Unfortunately, while reading these papers it seems important to remind you that we are still not sure if G. lucidum and G. tsugae are separate species.
Although the molecular make up has yet to be determined conclusively, several biologically active compounds from G. lucidum have been characterized. These include adenosine, said to have an analgesic effect, R,S-ganodermic and ganasterone that have an antihepatoxic effect, and glucans and polysaccharides that are responsible for the anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties of G. lucidum.
Something else to keep in mind is that all these experiments were done in cell lines, mice, rats and hamsters. So far no large scale unbiased human trials have yet been performed, and the FDA does not yet approve use of Reishi as medical treatment. In order to gain FDA approval, purified compounds from G. lucidum would have to go through an intensive amount of screening in cell lines and animals; much of this pre-clinical testing has already been performed. The next step would be a phase one clinical trial, which assesses the potential drug's safety. Healthy volunteers are paid to take the drug for a certain amount of time, and the compound is studied for its absorption into the body, its metabolism, and its excretion. Once the potential drug passes phase one, which can take up to several months, it moves on to phase two. In phase two, several hundred patients participate in what is called a double blind clinical trial, in which both the patient and the physician are unaware of whether the patient is receiving the potential drug or a placebo . Phase two can last from several months up to several years. If the potential drug is proven effective after phase two, it moves to phase three. Phase three also consists of blind clinical trials, but on a much larger scale. This phase is used to understand the drug's effectiveness, benefits, and the range of possible adverse reactions. Without a doubt, G. lucidum and its researchers have a long road ahead of them before they can prove the mushrooms healing powers.
I hoped you enjoyed learning about Ganoderma lucidum, its relatives and potential uses. Although these species of fungi can produce beautiful fruiting bodies, who would have expected them to hold so many potentially useful chemicals?
This month's co-author is Kathleen Engelbrecht, one of my students in Mycology, Medical Mycology, and Advanced Mycology. She's working on an interesting project looking for potentially useful compounds from fungi.
This page and other pages are © Copyright 2005 by Thomas J. Volk, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.


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Kostel svatého Petra a Pavla v Jedovnicích v okrese Blansko. Je chráněn jako kulturní památka České republiky. Je farním kostelem farnosti Jedovnice.

Historie
Kostel pochází z roku 1783, kdy byla započata jeho stavba, základy věže však pocházejí již z roku 1681. Dokončen byl roku 1785. Stojí na místě starší kostelové stavby, která je doložena od 13. století.

V roce 1822 postihl Jedovnice ničivý požár, který zasáhl i kostel. Zničena byla střecha, varhany a obraz na hlavním oltáři. Žárem se dokonce roztavily čtyři zvony. Zvony byly znovu přelity, po požáru byla obnovena také fara, stojící naproti kostelu.

V 60. letech 20. století za působení dlouholetého faráře P. Vavříčka kostel prošel rekonstrukcí. Od roku 1963 má nový moderní oltář od malířů Mikuláše Medka a Ludvíka Kolka a sochaře Jana Koblasy. Leptaná okna v presbytáři jsou dílem Josefa Istlera, oltářní mřížka (dnes zábradlí na kůru) je od Karla Nepraše.

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EU / Gambia: Fighting irregular migration
The Italian government has continued to lend a helping hand to the Gambian government to fight the lingering problem of irregular migration, as it has just donated again about 40 pickup trucks to the Gambia Immigration Department to aid its patrol efforts at forestalling attempts by the Gambian youths who try to brave the perilous journey through the desert and the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
But fighting illegal migration through the back-way by Gambian and by extension African youths has proven too much to contend with as the youths are still kept firm by the stony determination they have to reach the continent they believe possesses the fortune and living condition they so cherish in life. But why not, when Europe has the industries, the factories and other facilities such as better housing, training and good educational structures, among other systems, that can help one to transform life and lead a good living.
This is why African countries like The Gambia, together with European countries such as Spain and Italy, have been fighting to curb irregular migration over the years but to no abate.
The government of the Jammeh era did all it could to curb illegal migration or what we call the back-way but the more they tried the less they succeeded.
Over the years hundreds of Gambian youths, if not thousands, have lost their lives in the deep Mediterranean Sea, while some have seemingly lost track of their progress in life and are stranded in transit countries like Mauritania, Algeria, Libya and some other islands across the desert of North Africa, struggling to reach Europe.
While the government of Jammeh has passed away and the era of Adama Barrow with the new Gambia has been born, we have been seeing some semblance of efforts at trying to curb the back-way menace, with a lot of Gambian youths being returned from their centres of suffering in places like Libya to the Gambia to restart lives at home. But in spite of this, more Gambian youths are on the verge of taking the perilous journey back-way to Europe.
In trying to frustrate these plans and prevent the youths from taking such ventures the Italian government has been working closely with the Gambian authorities with various forms of support, such as the pickup trucks donation, to solve the problem.
But would such efforts by the Gambia government and the European countries help to solve the problem? It seems unlikely, as there are many questions than answers, for now – to this challenge.
However what is true here is that, as the interior minister rightly quoted President Barrow, is the poor state of our economy and development, which is destroying any hope of making a good living or successful life in the Gambia, especially for the youth from poor background, who as a result of poor governance, corruption and corrupt practices, have been left vulnerable and handicapped to making a successful life in their homeland.
Indeed we need seriousness in building a nation with a knowledge-based economy that has its base on industrialization – manufacturing – which creates jobs, produces products for exportation, brings in foreign exchange and continues to create opportunity for more skills to be learnt and more developments to be derived from our labour with better earning power.
This may guarantee our populations the good life or living that is attracting our people to Europe.
"Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community."

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Bendu Appa Rao (Allari Naresh) is a RMP doctor in a village. He is known for funny ways of curing people and earning more money than what he deserves. He dupes people to earn money so that he could send that money to his sister who is tortured by her cruel husband for money. He falls in love with a rich girl Padma (Kamna Jetmalani). At one point of time, a dieing person gives Appa Rao gives his earnings of 15 lacs and asks him to pass it on to his family. But Appa Rao couldn't locate that family. The rest of the story is all about what happens when he finds the family at a later point of time.
Bendu Appa Rao character is like a cakewalk for Allari Naresh. Allari Naresh has invented his own style of comedy and this movie perfectly complement his strengths. Kamna Jetmalani seems to have got some cosmetic work done to her nose and she is looking very glamorous in this movie. She did well in acting department. Meghana Raj is adequate. Srinivas Reddy and Uttej did the roles of hero's friends and they generated comedy. The characters of Suman Setty, Raghubabu, Dharmavarapu, Kondavalasa, Krishna Bhagawan and Ali are good. Ahuti Prasad steals the show again as heroine's father who is excessively fond of being a great host. Telangana Sakuntala is adequate.
Story - screenplay - directon: The basic story of the movie is old-fashioned, but balances comedy and sentiment well. Screenplay of the film is neatly woven. You can see vintage EVV in this movie in terms of comedy and entertainment value. The comedy timing is very good. Most of the comedy is village-based. All the characters are written well to serve the entertainment purpose. However the entire story is predictable.
Other departments: Dialogues in the movie deserves an applause for the comedy quotient. Music by Koti resembles his music for EVV movies in 90's. Cinematography is adequate. Production values by Suresh Productions banner are decent.
Analysis: EVV seem to have found his vintage comic timing in this movie. He could able to generate comedy well in this movie, though he had done innumerable comedy flicks of this nature in 1990's. Offlate, he lost touch with the pulse of audiences. With Bendu Appa Rao, EVV proves that he is still in the race. The plus points of the movie are Allari Naresh and comedy. On the flip side, the entire movie is like an old-fashioned one. On a whole, Allari Naresh comes up with another decent comedy flick after his last hit Blade Babji. This movie has enough potential to make money at box office for it's entertainment value. You may watch it for entertainment.


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We offer our clients throughout the East Rand, a vast range of unique blinds. Blinds are versatile – you have the freedom to paint or redecorate a home or office space, without having to buy new blinds. Wooden blinds can be painted or stained with a colour of your liking. This is why blinds are certainly the most popular window coverings.
At Blinds4U we have blinds for sale at affordable prices. Our team of blind installers will visit your property to install the blinds. This is free of charge to all our clients in Boksburg, as well as to those in Benoni.
Blinds are made of different materials such as wood, metal or plastic to mention a few. These materials are used to form long strips, which are called slats, in the length or height of the window. The slats are connected with cords that can be pulled to rotate the blinds. This is how you control the amount of light which enters a room.
Some people may refer to blinds as shades. This is usually associated with fabrics that serve as blinds – also known as roller blinds. The shades can be rolled up to expose the window, or let down to block out all light.
The little ones can have some fun building their own teddy bears at Build a Bear in the East Rand Mall. Visiting the Bokkie Park gives them a chance to pet some farm animals. There is also the Pet Masters Bird Park where you can not only enjoy the bird park, but also an aquarium, puppy and reptile section, as well as a horse master and pet boutique.
For the adrenaline seekers, there's the Blades and Triggers Paintball Range across the East Rand mall. Mount Mayhem offers sandboarding as an extremely exciting activity.
If you enjoy good food, the East Rand Food Market is the place for you and Hechter – Shulz Museum is a worthwhile stop.
Blinds are thought of as items used to allow or block light in a room. However, the first intended purpose of blinds was to provide some privacy. The ancient Egyptian community is thought to be the ones who invented blinds.
Edward Bevan patented venetian blinds in 1769 and in 1841, John Hampson found a way of controlling the position of the slats. Aluminium venetian blinds came to existence in 1936.
Blinds are available in a few standard sizes, but can be custom made too.
Be sure to measure the size of the window or door you want to cover, before setting out to buy blinds.
Consider the purpose of the blinds. Do you want to something to completely block out all light from outside sources or do you simply want to filter sharp sunrays?
Think about the types of blinds for sale near you. Choose a style that will serve its intended purpose. Aluminium blinds work well in areas with a lot of moisture such as kitchens and bathrooms. If the ventilation in these areas is good, you could consider other types of blinds. Roller blinds can block light from a bedroom and provide privacy, while wooden blinds are convenient in living areas and work well for filtering bright light.
Decide on a colour for the blinds – take the current interior into account when deciding which style and colour of blinds to buy. It is often advised to pick something neutral – this means that you might not have to buy new blinds when the rest of the interior changes. There are however, a variety of coloured and patterned blinds to make a room unique and vibrant.
Get a professional to install the blinds properly. Ask the installers about the upkeep of the product in order to maintain it properly.
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Kwazar (z  lub też , dosłownie "obiekt gwiazdopodobny emitujący fale radiowe") – zwarte źródło ciągłego promieniowania elektromagnetycznego o ogromnej mocy, pozornie przypominające gwiazdę. W rzeczywistości jest to rodzaj aktywnej galaktyki.

Historia odkrycia
Pierwsze zdjęcia kwazarów wykonano w XIX wieku, jednak wtedy nikt nie przypuszczał, że obiekty te mogą być czymś innym niż zwykłą gwiazdą. Dopiero w latach pięćdziesiątych XX wieku, obserwując niebo za pomocą radioteleskopów, zauważono silną emisję radiową pochodzącą z kwazarów, zaś pierwsze widmo kwazara otrzymano w 1963 roku. Okazało się, że linie emisyjne w jego widmie są silnie przesunięte ku czerwieni. Według prawa Hubble'a oznacza to, że kwazary są obiektami niezmiernie oddalonymi od naszej Galaktyki. Ich światło obserwowane dzisiaj zostało wysłane miliardy lat temu – badanie kwazarów jest więc równocześnie badaniem dawniejszych etapów rozwoju Wszechświata.

Pierwszym zidentyfikowanym kwazarem był (najjaśniejszy na naszym niebie) 3C 273 w gwiazdozbiorze Panny odległy o 2,44 miliarda lat świetlnych.

Struktura kwazara
Kwazary, ze względu na ich ogromną jasność, muszą mieć bardzo dużą moc promieniowania, rzędu 1041 W – taką jak cała galaktyka. Jednocześnie niektóre kwazary zauważalnie zmieniają swoją jasność w czasie rzędu dni, zatem muszą być względnie małymi obiektami, wielkości mniej więcej Układu Słonecznego (obiekt nie może zmienić się w czasie krótszym, niż czas potrzebny światłu na dotarcie z centrum do krańców). Obecnie wiadomo, że kwazar jest rodzajem aktywnej galaktyki, a obserwowane światło pochodzi z obszaru jej jądra.

Niezwykle silne promieniowanie kwazara powstaje w dysku akrecyjnym masywnej czarnej dziury, znajdującej się w jądrze galaktyki. Gaz i pył opadające na dysk rozgrzewają się do ogromnych temperatur i emitują wielkie ilości promieniowania. Także w centrum naszej Galaktyki istnieje źródło emisji radiowej, podczerwonej i rentgenowskiej o nazwie Sgr A*. Jest to supermasywna czarna dziura, ale nieporównywalnie mniej aktywna – gdyby Droga Mleczna była kwazarem, życie na Ziemi nie mogłoby istnieć.

Część kwazarów (około 10 procent) jest bardzo aktywna radiowo i oprócz dysku akrecyjnego wypuszcza silne dżety emitujące promieniowanie elektromagnetyczne przede wszystkim w zakresie radiowym, ale także często w zakresie optycznym i rentgenowskim oraz gamma.

8 stycznia 2007 na kongresie Amerykańskiego Towarzystwa Astronomicznego w Seattle ogłoszono odkrycie pierwszego przypadku potrójnego kwazara. Odkrycia dokonała grupa z hawajskiego WM Keck Observatory.

Ewolucja kwazarów

Obecnie znamy już ponad milion kwazarów, przede wszystkim dzięki przeglądowi nieba Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We współczesnej epoce (czyli w odległościach mniejszych niż miliard lat świetlnych) kwazary występują rzadko. Większość kwazarów jest bardzo odległa, najliczniej
występują w odległościach około 10 miliardów lat świetlnych (przy przesunięciu ku czerwieni około 2). W jeszcze większych odległościach liczba kwazarów wydaje się maleć, ale poszukiwania najbardziej odległych obiektów są trudne.

Przez kilka lat najodleglejszym znanym kwazarem był obiekt odkryty w 2007 roku, którego przesunięcie ku czerwieni wynosi 6,43. Światło od tego kwazara biegło do nas około 12,7 mld lat. Obecnie najbardziej odległym znanym kwazarem jest kwazar ULAS J1342+0928. Światło wyemitowane przez niego, które dociera teraz do Ziemi, biegło 13,1 mld lat. Jego odległość od Ziemi we współrzędnych współporuszających się wynosi zatem 29,36 mld lat świetlnych.

Ponieważ świecenie kwazarów jest efektem spływu materii do masywnej czarnej dziury, masa czarnej dziury w kwazarze nieustannie rośnie w trakcie ewolucji. Wyczerpuje się zarazem dostępna materia, i pod koniec ewolucji pozostają masywne czarne dziury w galaktykach, które już nie wykazują silnej aktywności charakterystycznej dla kwazarów. Takie bardzo masywne czarne dziury istnieją w pobliskich galaktykach, na przykład w M87.

Ewolucja kwazarów przebiega w podobnym tempie jak powstawanie gwiazd – wykresy liczby kwazarów na jednostkę objętości i wykresy jasności młodych gwiazd na jednostkę objętości, w zależności od przesunięcia ku czerwieni mają bardzo podobny kształt, co zauważono już w 1998 roku. Wskazuje to, że ewolucja kwazarów ma ścisły związek z ewolucją gwiazd w galaktykach. Najnowsze badania potwierdzają ten fakt. Dokładna natura związku pomiędzy centralną czarną dziurą, na którą spada materia, a otaczającą tę czarną dziurę formującą się dopiero galaktyką nie jest jeszcze dobrze poznana, a proces jest zapewne bardzo złożony. Z jednej strony, w otoczeniu czarnej dziury, a precyzyjniej, w otaczającym ją dysku akrecyjnym, mogą formować się młode gwiazdy, które rozbłyskują jako gwiazdy supernowe i wzbogacają materię galaktyki w pierwiastki ciężkie. Z drugiej strony, silne promieniowanie kwazara oraz wiatr lub dżet towarzyszący aktywnej fazie ogrzewa otoczenie i działa hamująco na tempo powstawania gwiazd w dalszym otoczeniu aktywnego jądra.

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Find Trails > South Dakota > North Sioux City/McCook Lake Trail
North Sioux City/McCook Lake Trail Facts
Counties: Union
Trail end points: Military Rd. & River Dr. and Westshore Dr. (Adams Nature Center)
North Sioux City/McCook Lake Trail Description
The North Sioux City/McCook Lake Trail is a paved sidepath trail that runs for over four miles through the suburban community of North Sioux City. The concrete trail may not be much to look at, with sounds from the nearby interstate interfering with the natural tranquility that many trails offer, but the pathway does offer a convenient means for cyclists and pedestrians to travel across the small city. Things get a bit more scenic on the northern end of the trail, where McCook Lake and a variety of surrounding parks and recreation sites provide a more pleasant accompaniment to the trail.
The path begins in the south at the junction of Military Road and River Drive; continuing west along River Drive, the trail passes by a number of suburban neighborhoods and commercial sites as it approaches the highway underpass. Past the underpass, the trail turns north to follow the side of Streeter Drive, paralleling the highway to the east. The trail begins following Northshore Drive at the northern end of McCook Lake, and then turns south to head into the entrance of the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve - a 1500-acre recreation site that features its own looping trail for cyclists and pedestrians.
Connecting residents to community destinations like parks and schools, and located conveniently next to several local hotels for visitors who want to explore the area on foot, the North Sioux City/McCook Lake Trail plays an important role in both off-road transportation and recreation.
Parking is available at the northern end of the trail at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, located off of Westshore Drive about a half-mile south of Northshore Drive. Additionally, one of Sioux City's public bus lines, the 5, has a stop at River Drive and Military Road.
North Sioux City Parks Map
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Perry Creek Trail
Outer Drive Trail
Al Bengtson Trail
Length: 22 mi
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A recent report from health insurance company Cigna outlined the ways a consumer can take advantage of the open enrollment period for health insurance quotes.
Many consumers are not big fans of checking benefits packages or examining cost projections, but it may be a good idea to do this in order to make the right decisions for the health of an entire family, the company noted. Ensuring that a doctor is in the network of the healthcare plan in question is a smart idea, and being certain that a needed medication is attached is also a good idea.
"Health coaches, counselors, nurse case managers and other health care experts are often available to people with one phone call," said Dr. Alan Muney, chief medical officer for Cigna. "My advice is for people to think of their health care plan as a resource they can use to stay healthy and well, and not just something they think about and use when they're sick."
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When parents separate, the children most often will have primary residence with one parent and regularly spend time with the other. Visitation, contact, and access are words used to refer to post separation contact with the non-residential parent or another significant person, such as a grandparent, sibling, or other relative. When the courts feel it is appropriate, they may order supervised visitation to take place in the presence of a third party.
First and foremost is the difficulty in finding someone on whom you both agree. If you are having sufficient conflict that supervision was deemed necessary, then chances are very slim you will be able to find an individual that both of you will trust and feel comfortable with. Secondly, it puts a real strain on family relationships and friendships. Many well-meaning friends and relatives will agree to provide the service but will quickly tire of the regular commitment and/or being in the middle of your conflicts. It is difficult for friends and relatives to restrain from taking sides. Once neutrality is lost, then the credibility of the "supervisor" will come into question and much of the feeling of security and safety will be gone. And, finally, it may actually detract from the quality of the parent/child time together. It is often tempting to spend time interacting with the acquaintance rather than focusing on the child. Children may then come to resent the visits because they feel that they are secondary and not primary in the interaction.
SUPERVISED VISITATION refers to contact between a non-custodial parent and one or more children in the presence of a third person responsible for observing and seeking to ensure the safety of those involved. "Monitored Visitation", "Supervised Child Access", and "Supervised Child Contact" are other terms with the same meaning. We offer nonintrusive supervised visitation within our office, utilizing a room with a one-way mirror. Depending upon the case, we can provide supervised visitation within home and community settings (e.g., the park, mall, etc).
THERAPEUTIC VISITATION is similar to Supervised Visitation, except that the professional third party is a licensed clinician who can provide therapeutic intervention during the visits as well as use their experience and expertise to further assist the reunification process. Goals of Therapeutic Visitation can include: the healing of past trauma, the communication of feelings, the improvement of the parent's response to the needs of the children, and the development of appropriate parenting skills. Visits can range from taking on a therapeutic focus to a monitored interactive time between the parent and the children. For example, the therapist can provide feedback to the parent about ways to effectively respond to an anxious child, recommend strategies for behavior management, or initiate games that build parent-child attachment. We offer nonintrusive supervised visitation within our office, utilizing a room with a one-way mirror. Depending upon the case, we can provide supervised visitation within home and community settings (e.g., the park, mall, etc.).
SUPERVISED EXCHANGES, sometimes referred to as "Monitored Exchanges" or "Supervised/Monitored Transfers", is supervision of the transfer of the child from one parent to the other. Supervision is limited to the exchange or transfer only with the remainder of the parent/child contact remaining unsupervised. Most frequently, precautions are taken to assure that the two parents or other individuals exchanging the child do not come into contact with one another.
These monitored visits allow the children to maintain a relationship with both of their parents, something that is generally found to be an important factor in the positive adjustment to family dissolution.
If allegations have been made against you, which can often occur when supervision is ordered, you can visit without fear of any new accusations because there is someone present who can verify what happened during your time together. When using a professional service, you can also be assured that the supervisors are neutral and objective.
This information was adapted with permission by the Supervised Visitation Network and is copyrighted. All rights reserved ©2014 Supervised Visitation Network.


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BILL MONROE: FATHER OF BLUEGRASS
BILL MONROE: FATHER OF BLUEGRASS (TV)(director: Steve Gebhardt; cinematographer: Michael Caporale; cast: Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Scaggs, Marty Stuart, Jerry Garcia, Bill Keith, Dolly Parton; Runtime: 90; MPAA Rating: NR; Music Video Distributors; 1993)
"Intimate documentary on Bill Monroe, the legendary creator of the modern bluegrass sound."
Steve Gebhardt's intimate documentary on Bill Monroe, the legendary creator of the modern bluegrass sound and leader of the Blue Grass Boys (that had such stellar musicians at one time as Sonny Osborne, Bobby Hicks, Del McCoury, Chubby Wise, Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt). Not much is made of the bitter split between Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs, who stopped talking for years after their spat. It's an easy going informative pic loaded with archival footage, rare 1990s performances from the final days (died in 1996), interviews with music pioneer Roy Acuff, the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, Emmylou Harris and Ricky Scaggs, among many others. Doing the interview of Monroe at his farm outside of Nashville is a country friendly strumming John Hartford, who can get the laconic Monroe to only give terse replies about his memories of the old days. The film picks up when it plays excerpts from the renown Kentucky born Appalachian Mt. mandolin player's many great songs stretching across seven decades of recordings, that include such tunes as "Uncle Pen," Muleskinner Blues," "Raw Hide," "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Kentucky Waltz" and "Footprints in the Snow." It tells of his early days, playing with his brothers, and his start in 1939 at the Grand Ole Opry–where the first song he sang there was "Music in the Blues."
As Garcia says, Monroe was an important guy in 20th century music and as the father of bluegrass music, he set the formula for how it was to be played. His uniquely innovative sound (a combination of traditional Irish and Scottish ballads, a hillbilly Appalachians folk sound blending fiddle and mandolin, a gospel influence and a Deep South Blues music) from both instrument and voice that made him an international star and influenced the likes of Elvis, The Beatles and countless other musicians. It's a must see film for bluegrass fans.
REVIEWED ON 11/8/2008 GRADE: B+
Dennis Schwartz: "Ozus' World Movie Reviews"
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Posted on August 29, 2017 by Scott Johnson in Minnesota Cage Match
Minnesota cage match, 2017 edition (4)
I have been following the ongoing cage match between Minnesota Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Minnesota's majority-Republican House and Senate in this series. It's an interesting story that deserves national attention as a sign of the political times.
At the end of this year's slightly extended legislative session Dayton signed all tax and budget bills. He could have vetoed any of them. Even though he professed extreme unhappiness with certain items, he signed the bills The package of budget, tax and state government bills that finally passed reflected compromises on the part of all participants including Dayton and his commissioners.
As a result of his unhappiness with certain items, however, Governor Dayton exercised his authority to veto budgetary line items to wipe out the funding of the legislative branch. Dayton explained himself in the letter posted here.
Dayton demanded that Republicans revisit selected issues on his terms after they had already given ground elsewhere to arrive at the bills that were sent to him for his signature and adjourned. Unlike some other Republicans I can think of on the national scene, they weren't inclined to make fools of themselves.
In the letter Dayton described one provision of the special session state government finance bill as "treachery." Dayton to the contrary notwithstanding, however, the provision was included in every draft of the bill shared with the governor's administration. The bill was made publicly available online at 6:00 a.m. on May 24 and was sent directly to the governor's senior staff prior to being made public. The legislature allowed for public review of the bill for more than 36 hours prior to passage on May 25 at 8:00 p.m. In addition to the ample time the governor had to review the bill, Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Frans and the governor's senior staff discussed the bill language with legislative staff on numerous occasions and never raised this provision as a point of concern.
Dayton's decision to strike legislative funding is another matter. The governor can't do that, can he?
In search of the answer, the legislature took Governor Dayton to court. In asking a judge to weigh in on the issue of whether one branch can wipe out another, the thought is likely to occur that the judiciary might be next. It's an obvious point and one that did not escape Ramsey County Judge John Guthmann, to whom the case had been assigned.
The legislature's current funding expired on July 1. In an interim ruling last month Judge Guthmann required continued funding for the legislature through October 1. He drew on the Minnesota Constitution to support his ruling. "If the legislative branch is not funded, it cannot carry out its core functions, which include those functions necessary to draft, debate, publish, vote on and enact legislation," Judge Guthmann wrote. The interim ruling foretold Judge Guthmann;s final decision in the case, ruling against Dayton on constitutional grounds. Judge Guthmann's order and supporting memorandum are posted here.
Governor Dayton appealed Judge Guthmann's ruling to the Minnesota Supreme Court, which accepted review on an expedited basis and heard oral argument of the governor's appeal yesterday morning. The Minnesota Supreme Court has posted video of the oral argument here. (Justice Stras recused himself from the case.) The argument went for about 80 minutes; the video picture cut out on my viewing for about the last half.
Based on the oral argument, it seems clear to me that the Supreme Court is poised to reverse Judge Guthmann's ruling and remand the case to Judge Guthmann for an order funding the legislature's core functions beyond October 1 for as long as necessary. If and when Governor Dayton prevails on appeal, he can be expected to call a special session of the legislature specifically limited to revisiting provisions of the state government finance bill that he found objectionable.
Governor Dayton appointed four of the Minnesota Supreme Court's seven justices. The playing field is tilted in his favor. Even so, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sam Hanson did an excellent job arguing the case on behalf of the governor. He got away with characterizing Dayton's line item veto as an "invitation" to negotiation and a lot of argument that begged the question, but he held his ground and drew on authority exactly where he had to.
Minnesota attorney Doug Kelley represented the legislature. I thought the highlight of Kelley's argument came when he sat down, but he sat down too late. As a matter of style, Kelley erred in habitually prefacing his response to the justices' questions with: "Listen." As a matter of substance, Kelley virtually gave his case away in the course of his argument.
I have seen this as a case that highlights the most offensive features of Governor Dayton's public character and that lays the groundwork for one-man rule in the event of his success. I still think that is the reality of the case. Governor Dayton's prospective victory represents a disappointing outcome that is only slightly offset by the prospect of an entertaining special session of the legislature.


For Peaks and Pints, nothing beats the gorgeous evocation of apples in a glass of delicious Pommeau on a crisp fall day.
Finnriver Farm & Cidery's Pommeau apple wine goes through all of the stages of apple metamorphosis: it begins as apple juice, which the Chimacum, Washington cidery ferments into an apple wine. They then fortify this wine with their 100 proof apple brandy (distilled from their cider made with organic Pacific Northwest apples and aged two months in American oak). The autumn apple harvest comes in and the must, or fresh unfermented juice, is then blended with the brandy in oak barrels. The 18.5 percent ABV mixture continues to mature in the barrel for approximately two years.
Finnriver's Pommeau fits the Fancy Pants Sunday bill, a column that champions high ABV, complex and delicious craft beers and ciders. Bright and clear, with a beautiful amber color and a rich range of aromas, Pommeau delivers notes of bright, fresh apple followed by butterscotch, leather, brown sugar, caramel and hints of spice, with a deeper hint of vanilla. Anchored by the oak with subtle flavors of stewed apple, dried fruit and honeyed fullness.
Finnerriver suggests drinking Pommeau at 50° F to fully enjoy its roundness, lightness and authenticity. "Pommeau is perfect as an aperitif and pairs well with paté, bleu cheese, apple desserts and melon," states Pommeau hype. Finnriver Pommeau awaits in Peaks and Pints' cooler.


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Normandy beyond the beaches -
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings in France, when on June 6, 1944, Allied forces took part in the largest seaborne invasion in history. Code named Operation Neptune, the operation is better known as D-Day.
Three quarters of a century later, the landings and subsequent Battle of Normandy (code named Operation Overlord), which resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control, is being commemorated in a series of special events and remembrance services taking place in France, the UK, the United States, and Canada.
Normandy has served as a place of pilgrimage for Second World War veterans for many decades. Besides the five D-Day beaches—Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword—the region is dotted with numerous monuments, museums, and memorials dedicated to the fallen. And then of course, there are the military cemeteries.
By the end of June 6, the Americans alone had lost 3,000 men at Omaha Beach. In all, around 10,000 combatants were killed during the invasion. Many rest in the 30 or so war cemeteries located across the region, from all sides of the conflict.
While these D-Day visitor attractions make for fascinating and poignant exploration, discovering Normandy beyond its wartime past reveals a destination renowned for an extraordinary array of cultural treasures, natural wonders, unique gastronomy, and even a red carpet Hollywood-style film festival!
Normandy's regional capital is Rouen. Sitting on the River Seine, the city is an eye-popping tour de force, celebrated for its soaring Gothic cathedral, picture-book medieval quarter, and a bewildering choice of first-class museums.
With its engaging history and storied past, Rouen is a perfect introduction to this corner of France. Spend a few days here absorbing its rich cultural vibe before reaching out further afield and letting Normandy conquer your senses.
Rouen - Capital of the region of Normandy, Rouen sits on the River Seine and is one of France's great cultural draws. The city is especially known for its Gothic cathedral, which was consecrated in 1063 in the presence of William the Conqueror.
Rouen - Rouen's Cathédrale Notre Dame is steeped in history. The building houses a tomb containing the heart of Richard the Lionheart. In the late 19th century, the great Impressionist artist Claude Monet produced a series of paintings depicting the cathedral. And Normandy's most cherished landmark survived a bombing raid by the British Royal Air Force in April 1944. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Allow plenty of time to browse the hallowed rooms of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. Look out for works by local boy Robert Antoine Pinchon, a Post-Impressionist landscape painter of the Rouen School. Pictured: 'Le Pont aux Anglais, soleil couchant,' (1905).
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Rouen - Saunter through the historic quarter and pause under the Gros Horloge, a 14th-century astronomical clock which is installed in a Renaissance arch.
Honfleur - Sited on the Seine estuary and noted for its old port, Honfleur is distinguished by its traditional harbor front houses with slate-covered frontages. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
Omaha Beach - Forever associated with D-Day and the Normandy landings, Omaha Beach saw some of the heaviest fighting during the Allied invasion. Today, 75 years after that fateful day on June 6, 1944, the beach remains a place of pilgrimage for an ever-dwindling number of veterans. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Colleville-sur-Mer - The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial near Colleville-sur-Mer is the final resting place of 9,388 souls. The cemetery is located on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bayeux Tapestry - Embroidered over nine centuries ago and a rare example of secular Romanesque art, the Bayeux Tapestry depicts in exquisite detail events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. Once displayed in Bayeux Cathedral, the tapestry is now exhibited at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux.
Bayeux Cathedral - Consecrated in 1077, the cathedral stands on a site once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The interior features a number of stained glass windows celebrated for their intricate design and vivid color. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Lillebonne - About 40 km (24 mi) east of Le Havre are the impressive ruins of Roman baths and of a theater, which date back to the first century CE. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Lillebonne - Included among the Roman artifacts unearthed at Lillebonne is this well-preserved Orpheus mosaic, which is displayed at the Musée départemental des Antiquités Rouen. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)
Étretat - The Normandy coast makes for spectacular clifftop hiking. Boot up and head out to Étretat and its awesome chalk cliffs. The three natural arches and a pointed formation called L'Aiguille, or "the Needle," is a much-photographed natural wonder. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Le Havre - A major Channel port that was largely destroyed during the Second World War, Le Havre was rebuilt between 1945 and 1964, for the most part using precast concrete. Architect Auguste Perret won applause for his modern designs, and the city's central hub is one of the few inscribed contemporary UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)
Le Havre - Among one of Auguste Perret's more famous buildings is Église St-Joseph (St. Joseph's Church). It acts as a memorial to the 5,000 civilians that lost their lives during the Second Would War. Pictured is an interior view of the concrete spire.
Le Havre - Le Havre dazzles with its museum offering but if you only browse one make sure its Musée d'art moderne André Malraux. It houses one of the nation's most extensive collections of Impressionist paintings. Works include those by Claude Monet and other artists who lived and worked in Normandy. Pictured: 'Fécamp, bord de mer' (1881).
Claude Monet (1840–1926) - Paris-born Monet moved with his family to Le Havre when he was five years old. The region and its landscape would have a profound influence on the man credited as a founder of French Impressionist painting. Pictured: 'Impression, Sunrise' (1872), which depicts to the port of Le Havre.
Le Havre - Acclaimed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is responsible for Le Volcan ("the volcano"), the city's premier cultural venue and its most conspicuous landmark.
Caen - As much a museum dedicated to the history of violence and conflict in the 20th century as it is a memorial to the Second World War and the momentous events of D-Day, this striking facility is best appreciated by taking the full-day tour, which includes excursions to historic D-Day sites. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0)
Caen - Scene of a major D-Day objective of the British airborne troops, Pegasus Bridge became one of the defining symbols of the Battle of Normandy. The original bridge now resides in the grounds of the Pegasus Museum, which is part of the wider Memorial Pegasus facility.
Château Gaillard - The ruins of this medieval castle loom large over Les Andelays and the River Seine. Richard the Lionheart oversaw its construction, which began in 1196. A popular tourist attraction, the castle affords jaw-dropping views of the surrounding countryside.
Longues-sur-Mer - The Normandy coast is peppered with reminders of German wartime occupation, and you don't have to go far before coming face-to-face with impressive defensive fortifications like the Longues-sur-Mer Battery. Located between the Allied landing beaches of Gold and Omaha, this mighty gun shelled both beaches on D-Day.
French cuisine - French haute cuisine is well represented throughout Normandy by restaurants like SaQuaNa in Honfleur. Here, chef Alexandre Bourdas has garnered two Michelin stars for his inventive menu. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Château de Caen - Officially designated as a Monument historique since 1886, Caen's chunky-walled castle was built on the orders of William the Conqueror. The foundations of William's 1060 residence can still be seen within the grounds. The dry moat provides an inspiring circuit for walkers.
Seine-Maritime - The evocative ruins of Abbaye de Jumièges make a diversion to this region of Normandy an enlightening experience. What you see today largely dates back to 1067, but there has been a Benedictine monastery on this site since 654. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
Deauville - The flashy seaside resort of Deauville has long been home to French high society. Its upmarket credentials are further enhanced with its hosting of the annual Deauville American Film Festival. The 2019 edition begins September 6 and runs to September 15.
Giverny - Artist Claude Monet's home for the last 43 years of his life is now a charming house-museum, the Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet. Tour the interior before wandering through the flower-flecked gardens—inspiration for some of his most famous paintings. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)
Mont-Saint-Michel - More than 3 million people a year visit this tiny island situated at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. The destination and its magnificent 11th-century abbey is one of the most recognized landmarks in France and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Calvados - Toast your visit to this charming corner of France with a glass of calvados, a beautifully smooth and potent apple brandy made almost exclusively in Normandy. It can also be made using pears. Santé! (Photo: Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
Cheese, please - Among Normandy's culinary claims to fame is its dairy produce, and especially its cheeses. The region is famous for Camembert, a French favorite. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0)
Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei - It's certainly worth venturing inland and discovering rural Normandy. The region is dotted with dozens of impossibly pretty villages like this one, set in verdant woodland on the River Sarthe. Its medieval bridge is the subject of many an artist's canvas. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)
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This busy Channel port is often overlooked as tourists drive off ferries and motor elsewhere. Take time out discover gems like Château de Dieppe. Restored in the 15th century, the castle affords glorious views across the city. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Lerwick has fascinating stories to tell and unique architecture to discover. Stroll past the lodberries, the historic merchant houses with their own piers that once served incoming fishing boats. Admire Fort Charlotte, overlooking the harbor, and the Victorian exterior of Lerwick Town Hall. A visit to the Shetland Museum and Archives provides an insight into island life past and present through displays of archeology, folk life, maritime history and contemporary art. You'll also explore the intriguing 'closses' (narrow lanes), which run from the harbor area to the top of the hill.


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package kikaha.core.modules.security;

import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import io.undertow.server.ExchangeCompletionListener.NextListener;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;

/**
 * Unit tests for {@link SecurityContextAutoUpdater}.
 */
@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class SecurityContextAutoUpdaterTest {

	@Mock NextListener listener;
	@Mock SecurityContext securityContext;

	@Test
	public void ensureThatFlushesTheSecurityContext(){
		final SecurityContextAutoUpdater updater = new SecurityContextAutoUpdater(securityContext);
		updater.exchangeEvent( null, listener );
		verify( securityContext ).updateCurrentSession();
	}

	@Test
	public void ensureThatCallsTheNextListener(){
		final SecurityContextAutoUpdater updater = new SecurityContextAutoUpdater(securityContext);
		updater.exchangeEvent( null, listener );
		verify( listener ).proceed();
	}

	@Test
	public void ensureThatCallsTheNextListenerEvenIfTheSecurityContextFlushMethodFails(){
		doThrow( RuntimeException.class ).when(securityContext).updateCurrentSession();
		final SecurityContextAutoUpdater updater = new SecurityContextAutoUpdater(securityContext);
		updater.exchangeEvent( null, listener );
		verify( listener ).proceed();
	}
}

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Yannick Vaugrenard (* 25. Juni 1950 in Trignac) ist ein französischer Politiker (Parti socialiste). Er war Abgeordneter im Europaparlament.

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Vaugrenard besuchte das Lyzeum Aristide Briand in Saint-Nazaire, das er mit einem Baccalauréat économique abschloss. Von 1971 bis 1989 war er bei der Banque Nationale de Paris beschäftigt.

Stellvertretender Bürgermeister war er von 1977 bis 1989 in Trignac und von 1995 bis 2004 in Saint-Nazaire. Dem Rat des Kanton Montoir-de-Bretagne gehörte er von 1982 bis 1994 an, Regionalrat der Region Pays de la Loire war er von 1986 bis 2011.

Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments (MdEP) war er von 2004 bis 2009. Während seiner Zeit als Abgeordneter gehörte er der Sozialdemokratischen Fraktion im Europäischen Parlament an. Seine parlamentarischen Aktivitäten umfassten unter anderem die Arbeit im Haushaltsausschuss, dem Ausschuss für Verkehr und Fremdenverkehr und dem Ausschuss für Beschäftigung und soziale Angelegenheiten.

Mit seiner Wahl im September 2011 wurde er Senator des Départements Loire-Atlantique.

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 Website von Yannick Vaugrenard
 Groupe socialiste du Sénat:  VAUGRENARD-Yannick

Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments für Frankreich
Senator (Frankreich)
PS-Mitglied (Frankreich)
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Richard Rogers (born January 1, 1950) is a Professor of Psychology at the University of North Texas, and an author of books on Forensic psychology, including Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception and Conducting Insanity Evaluations.
He has received many national awards, including the 2004-2005 Toulouse Scholars Award, UNT's Eminent Faculty Award, and the Manfred S. Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association.

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It's Original Mercy…Not Sin
Dr. Kamal Badr
The Glorious Quran is full of glad tidings with which Almighty God soothes distressed and troubled souls, and nourishes the hearts of believers with hope of guidance and light. In one of these verses Allah says:
{We said: Go down all of you, from hence, but verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve} (Al-Baqarah 2: 38)
According to the scholars of tafseer (Quranic exegetes), this verse explains what became of man after his first deviation from guidance: he got expelled out of the Paradise, an abode of bliss and comfort, to the earth, an abode of loitering, hardship and discomfort.
How Prophet Adam Survived Satan's Deceit
But still, and despite all this, the Almighty Creator, out of His mercy, always opens His gate towards salvation for those whoever wish to trek that path.
{…verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve}
To me, according to my humble perception of this glorious verse, it has a general and wide-range application. It is not a mere narration of the story of man in the Garden of Eden during the genesis of life and creation.
It aims to open up our hearts and educate us about our nature as humans, created to offer a total submission to the will of the Almighty Creator and obey His orders.
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The verse also warns that whenever we allow Satan to overpower us and drive us from that path, this will inevitably drive us towards God's wrath and expulsion from His mercy and blessing, leading us to degradation and falling to the bottom pit of discomfort and lack of peace:
{We said: Go down all of you, from hence…}
But still, and in line with the fact that the divine Will of God is never for making us suffer, even though our relentless stubbornness often drives us to that point, as He has made clear in other verses of the Quran:
{Allah desires ease for you, and He does not desire for you difficulty…} (Al-Baqarah 2: 185)
All-Embracing Mercy
So in line with this, Allah, the almighty always comes to our rescue, spraying on us His blessing and directing us back to the root, to the foundation of our existence, when He first created us and placed us in the Garden of Eden, it was mercy.
Yes, man's existence on earth is based on the divine mercy and blessing of God, and that is the source of his guidance. We cannot obtain guidance save through God's mercy.
But does that mean the origin of man's creation is blanketed with sin?
I see that the answer is no. Man's first disobedience and henceforth fall from heaven does not make his origin sinful; it's rather a deviation from guidance, which is a product of divine mercy bestowed on man, even before his creation.
Allah's Mercy and a World Full of Dangers
Can't we observe this in God's address to angels when He referred to man as His "vicegerent on earth"? What an honor!
And later, after creating the man, He blessed him with knowledge, i.e. full comprehension of many things. This lifted up the rank of man, earning him another great honor of angels prostration, in an act of showing respect. This is another instance of divine mercy.
Then he was placed in the Garden of Eden, and provided with abundance of bliss, comfort and pleasure. Was this by coincidence or chance?
Nay, it's a product and sign of God's divine mercy and blessing. Nothing in this earth is by chance or coincidence, as everything has been predestined and gets directed by His Supreme Will. But what I want to emphasize here is that even with this Supreme Will, Divine Mercy walks and moves side by side.
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Generate X-rays at your desk?
Generate X-rays using common household articles? In a McGuyver-type moment, somebody's done just that.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-sci-scotch-tape-surprise,0,2823194.story
if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.
Who knew? Actually, more than 50 years ago, some Russian scientists reported evidence of X-rays from peeling sticky tape off glass. But the new work demonstrates that you can get a lot of X-rays, a study co-author says.
"We were very surprised," said Juan Escobar. "The power you could get from just peeling tape was enormous."
Escobar, a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, reports the work with UCLA colleagues in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.
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The Face-off moment is critical to any game in lacrosse. Thus coaches urge their players to try their best to win every face-off possible in order to be ahead of the opponent's team. To be able to increase your chances in winning a face-off, you'll need to have a lax head designed especially for this particular task.
There are a lot of illegal lacrosse faceoff moves that your opponent may do against you. Most of the time, the ref doesn't catch this. It is up to you to recognize when they are doing illegal moves, and tell the ref. The first, and usually the most common, is when they use their hand to interfere with the faceoff.
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Former Pussycat Dolls Singer: 'I Wasn't in a Girl Group — I Was in a Prostitution Ring'
Posted by Collective Shout 5sc on November 27, 2017
The Pussycat Dolls, founded in Los Angeles in 1995 as a burlesque dance troupe, sold "an estimated 15 million albums and 40 million singles worldwide," becoming one of the most successful female vocal groups ever formed, according to AXS.
However in an article by Mike Miller, as described by former member Kaya Jones, it all came at a painful cost.
Image: Frederick M. Brown/Stringer/Getty Images
A founding member of the group, Jones left in 2004, saying it had "stopped being fun." Now, we know at least a major part of the reason why.
In a series of tweets in the wake of the Hollywood explosion over the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, Jones told her own story — and that of an untold number of other young women. She compared being in the group to being in a prostitution ring:
Jones, who describes herself in her Twitter profile as "Jesus 1st, Platinum Recording Artist, Former Pussycat Doll, NASA Girl, Political Commentator, and #MAGA," thinks the Weinstein blockbuster may finally be the beginning of the end of the "worst-kept secret in Hollywood":
Jones said it's not just women who are sexually abused in the entertainment industry:
She described tactics used to bury the truth — and said they will no longer work:
And what it meant to be "a team player":
Critics have accused the women who allegedly were sexually abused, and are just now telling their stories, of blatant hypocrisy for keeping Weinstein's "secret" for all these years.
Jones explained why she remained silent:
She pleaded with Hollywood to — finally — "expose the truth":
Judging women who failed to come forward for decades is perhaps an easy thing to do for critics who haven't shared their experiences. If Kaya Jones is right, that's over.
And so may be, finally, be the best-known "secret" in the history of Hollywood.
Read full article with all tweets here.
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1) I opened up the original rig provided in the download.
2) I loaded the car from the rig in Modeler.
3) The second car, a Corvette from DMI Cars, initially was 180° facing in the wrong direction compared to the Aston Martin, so I set the action center to origin and I rotated it 180°.
4) I had already cut the wheels and pasted them each to a separate layer with the proper name.
5) With both vehicles open in Modeler, I set the pivots in the Corvette to match those of the A. Martin, with the obvious differences since the wheels and rear axle are not in the same places, but I made sure to set each pivot exactly where it would be set so the wheels spin correctly and the body pivot sits right at the center of the rear wheels.
6) Using the layers panel in Modeler, I made both cars visible to make sure that they match direction and rotation.
7) In Layout, I opened the scene editor to see the hierarchy of the Aston Martin and the rig.
8) I loaded the Corvette into Layout, and it matches the position and direction of the Aston Martin.
8) One by one, I matched the parts of the Corvette to the ones of the A. Martin in the rig structure. To make sure that I didn't miss anything I also opened the motion properties and went through each and every property to make sure everything matches perfectly. For example, the main body not only has a parent, but also a target, so I matched that as well.
Once the car is inside the rig, rotating the heading doesn't do anything. Even if I take it out of the rig, rotate it 180° and bring it back, when parenting it jumps to the front of the A. Martin, but as soon as I set the target to Back_Suspension it jumps to the same position you see in the screenshot above.
Use replace with object layer to replace each part of the aston with the appropriate part of the corvette.
Thanks, that worked! Another question if you don't mind, this rig has, in addition to the car geometry, other lwos that it uses for the look of the controllers, like back_suspension_control.lwo, master_control.lwo, etc. Since I plan to rig several cars, is it fine to have all the cars using the same control display files, or should I make a set for each car?


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18 Little White Lies Married Couples Tell Each Other
ByKelsey Borresen
01/30/2015 02:33pm EST | Updated December 7, 2017
Let the record state that we do not condone lying to your husband or wife -- well, not really, anyway. But some fibs between spouses are so innocent and well-intentioned ("I love your vegan chili recipe!" "No, I would never watch an episode of 'House of Cards' without you!") that we feel pretty OK about letting them slide.
Below are 18 harmless lies that married Redditors and HuffPost readers tell their partners again and again. And don't judge -- you're probably guilty of some of these too.
"'Go on, go out and have fun.
I'm happy to stay home with the kids
.' Often true? Yes. True as often as I've said it? No."
via The Coding Love
2. "'Yes, I turned the heat up before coming to bed.' Pshhh, you kidding me? That utility bill ain't gonna pay itself."
3. "What, that old thing? Pff, I bought that like two years ago."
4. "OF COURSE, I'm waiting until you get home to watch the new episode of 'Walking Dead,' honey."
"That his mother's meddling
doesn't get to me 'that much.'
6. "I don't mind which side of the bed you sleep on. Now she sleeps on MY side."
7. "My parents were married for 43 years before my mom passed. When my dad's birthday came around the following year, both of my sisters made him a cherry pie -- his favorite. Mom made him one every year. He looked at each of us, and then smiled. 'I loved your mom with all my heart, but I never told her how much I hated cherry pies.'"
8. "That's not see-through."
I love your meatloaf, honey
. I'm going to take the leftovers to work for lunch!"
10. "My wife and I have three children: two boys and a girl. Our oldest is named John. My wife must never know that I named our kid after Master Chief from 'Halo.'"
11. "About 35 years ago, my now-husband and I had to measure each other for a form we were filling in. We are exactly the same height, 5 feet 3 inches. I decided to give him a little ego boost and added an extra inch so he was taller than me. To this day he genuinely believes that is his correct height."
12. "That she's the most beautiful woman in the world. I mean, I know it's probably not true, but to me it is."
"No,
I didn't already watch the DVR-recorded episodes
of our favorite show."
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14. "That there's no spinach in his berry-banana smoothies."
15. "That I love 'Star Wars.' In reality, I love 'Star Trek.'"
16. "You know that rhyme, 'On top of spaghetti, all covered in cheese, I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed'? I've always told him that everyone I knew grew up singing, 'On top of spaghetti, all covered with sauce, I lost my poor meatball when somebody coughed.' It absolutely infuriates him and I keep insisting that that's the way everybody says it and he's weird."
17. "I don't snore."
"The kids never took a nap
so that's why nothing got done
. When in reality, they did, and I was just on Facebook the whole time."
via Popsugar
**Some responses have been edited and condensed.
H/T Reddit
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After the suicide of hated industrialist Tom Garner (Spencer Tracy), Henry (Ralph Morgan) discusses his former boss' career. Flashbacks show Tom taking the younger Henry under his wing, teaching him how to stand up for himself, and securing him a spot in the railroad business. As the years pass, Tom is shaken by a labor dispute that leads to many accidental employee deaths, and his home life is touched by a tragedy involving his first wife and a stunning revelation concerning his second.


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Patrick Farmer is a musician and sound artist working within improvisation, poetry, field recording, and prose composition. He was born in Beckenham, Kent in 1983, and has moved all over the country since then. He was bought his first drum kit when he was twelve and spent six months in India at the age of twenty studying Hindustani Tabla with Pandit Nayan Ghosh. Still most often referred to as a percussionist, though he hasn't performed on a drum kit for nearly three years, Farmer will commonly enlist the help of a drum or turntable to act as a resonator for natural materials or filtering field recordings.
Farmer performed and exhibited internationally with artists such as Angharad Davies, Michael Pisaro, Sarah Hughes, and Jason Kahn. Festival appearances and residencies include The Wulf (Los Angeles), Ftarri (Tokyo), LMC (London), I & E (Dublin), Geiger (Gothenberg), The Proms (London), Blurred Edges (Hamburg), Forestry Commission England (Cumbria), Q-O2 (Belgium) and MOKS (Estonia). His work has been released on labels such as Another Timbre, Nadukeenumono, Compost and Height, and Winds Measure. New writing: Close Eclogues on Tiptoe Vol. 1, SYZYGY(with Trevor Simmons), and Azimuth, is forthcoming.
Farmer is a co-founder of the online curatorial platform, Compost and Height, co-editor of the new-music journal, Wolf Notes, curator of the Sound I'm Particular lecture series and Significant Landscapes Festival, curator of audiograft, researcher for SARU, and lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.
He has published four books and written compositions for groups such as Apartment House and the Set Ensemble.
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In 1976 the tiny upstate New York town of Kaaterskill is bustling with summer people in dark coats, fedoras, and long modest dresses. Living side by side with Yankee year rounders, they are the disciples of Rav Elijah Kirshner. Elizabeth Shulman is a restless wife and mother of five daughters; her imagination transcends her cloistered community. Across the street Andras Melish is drawn to Kaaterskill by his adoring older sisters. Comforted, yet crippled by his sisters' love, he cannot overcome the ambivalence he feels toward his own children and his young wife. At the top of the hill, Rav Kirshner is nearing the end of his life. As he struggles to decide which of his sons should succeed him—the pious but stolid Isaiah or the brilliant but rebellious Jeremy—his followers wrestle with their future and their past. With this community, Allegra Goodman weaves magic.


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Q: Apex Chart - inapropriate sorting Below the chart which causes problems

There are hundreds of items .  Every day each item appears a several times. My idea was

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*to show only items which appears most frequent (at least MIN.PERCENTAGE value)

*sum all other items which appears less than value of MIN.PERCENTAGE
and add them as "Others".

When you look at bar from 2022-07-11 data are displayed correctly. All others (next) bars are also OK but Item which not exists 11th appears always on top of bar. And sorting does not work anymore :(  It seems that sorting is always as in the first bar.
Below the data I use

And mapping from chart settings:
SERIES NAME: ITEM
LABEL: DATE
VALUE: COUNT
Any finally the sql query :
select   date
        , item
        , count
        , rank
  from source
 where OK is not null    //  ok means percentage >= P10_PERCENT
union all
select  date
        , 'others'
        , sum(count)
        , 999
  from source
 where ok is null  /// sum all items with percentage < P10_PERCENT
 group by date
 order by 1 , 4 desc

Why only the first bar is sorted correctly?
Why "new" items  appears always on top of the bar. How to force sorting every bar according to data from query ?
Any ideas ? Any help ?

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KISS Country 99.9 to host 9th Annual Radiothon to benefit Mission Children's Hospital
Eddie Foxx and Sharon Green of KISS Country 99.9 will host the 9th annual "KISS Country Cares for Kids" Radiothon to benefit Mission Children's Hospital on February 17-18,from 6 am to 7 pm live from the Asheville Outlets. Families of patients from Mission Children's will participate in the Radiothon as well as subject matter experts and leadership from Mission Health.
About Mission Children's Hospital
Mission Children's Hospital, a member of Mission Health, is the only children's hospital in western North Carolina. Located in Asheville, N.C., its services include pediatric and adolescent specialty care, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, and pediatric and adolescent psychiatric care. Mission Children's Hospital has 130 beds, averages 3,100 patient admissions to its pediatric inpatient units, 3,900 outpatient pediatric surgeries and nearly 12,000 pediatric emergency department visits annually. Each year, approximately 750 ill and premature newborns receive life-saving care in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. For more information, visit missionchildrens.org or @MissionChildren.


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Home > Blog > OWASP Top 10 2021 has finally landed – here's why you should care
OWASP Top 10 2021 has finally landed – here's why you should care
Hurrah and hooray: the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks list has been updated for the first time since 2017. So what does this mean for you? How can you apply the new list to make sure your appsec practices are top notch? And what even is OWASP anyway?
First of all, what is OWASP?
OWASP is the "Open Web Application Security Project", a non-profit organization with the goal of improving security of web applications. It has been running for the last 20 years and in that time has become synonymous with everything from tooling and documentation to standards.
Got it. So what is the OWASP Top 10?
The number of possible vulnerabilities an application could have can quickly become overwhelming. For many, especially those new to application security, this can turn into decision paralysis: which flaw or vulnerability should you fix first when there could be so many?
That's where the OWASP Top 10 comes in. This list, which has been around since the far distant days of 2003, exists to help you simplify and prioritize. It lists out the top 10 most impactful vulnerabilities an organization should focus on when looking to improve the security of applications and reduce their overall risk. It has become the de-facto standard in application security, and is often referenced in security tooling as well as other materials, like penetration reports and training.
The list offers a valuable insight into where we as an industry are heading, as well as which areas we're still struggling to resolve. After all, if the same thing is appearing in the lists over and over again, then there's something wrong with our approach.
Now that a new list has been released, it's a great time to step back and reflect on how far we have come – and how far we still have to go.
How can I use the OWASP Top 10?
As mentioned above, the OWASP Top 10 provides a starting point when triaging and prioritizing the vulnerabilities of applications.
It's also used in many security-related materials and tools, creating a common language when dealing with or preventing vulnerabilities. The power of this common language is substantial, and we see its value in so many other security frameworks (Mitre ATT&CK and NIST's NICE to name a few). Having a list that the entire industry recognizes helps consolidate and clarify the results from different tools, ensuring they make sense to everyone – especially to those with a lower level of security knowledge.
Finally, the OWASP Top 10 is a fantastic education and awareness tool – I often use it in my introduction to application security awareness talks. It's such an easy way to communicate the most impactful and prevalent web app vulnerabilities to the whole team involved in the SDLC. It's valuable for your developers so they can avoid introducing them in their code, your testers so they can watch out for them in their testing, and your operation teams so they can properly configure production and other critical environments.
This list has become so synonymous with application security that you will have a hard time talking about it without making any mention of the OWASP Top 10. So let's get stuck into the nitty gritty of how the list has evolved since 2003.
Much has changed in the world since the last Top 10 in 2017. Sadly, the same can't be said for the OWASP Top 10.
A direct comparison between the two doesn't paint a pretty picture. Every single item from 2017 is still in the current list, either directly or combined in a new category. Having said that, if we were to take the more optimistic view, the fact that these individual categories have now been grouped together could mean that they are less prevalent than before.
An intriguing term has been introduced in this version of the list that we haven't seen before: "failures".
To me, this represents a shift in the nature of the most prevalent vulnerabilities. In the past, many vulnerabilities were introduced via some type of logical or functional flaw, typically an issue with the code itself. Now, however, we're seeing security baked into things such as frameworks and services. To me, the term "failures" recognizes this, and reframes the problem as either the failure to use, or the misuse of, security features and configurations. For example, in the Cryptographic Failures category, this would mean not using a strong cipher suite, and in the Software and Data Integrity Failures category, not enabling signature verification on package downloads.
This is also the first time we've seen "Insecure Design" appear in the list, notable simply because it relates to a missing (or flawed) step before development even begins. This is a really important step towards "shifting left", as design is one of the elements that sits to the left of an application's development lifecycle.
What can we learn from the evolution of the OWASP Top 10?
Let's take a step back even further and look at all the previous lists in relation to one another:
, you will see that it is still the #1 vulnerability. So did we solve buffer overflows in web-based applications? Sadly, no we didn't – we simply moved to different technologies where these vulnerabilities are not possible.
The list also provides an insight into the evolution of the industry. Take, for instance, the introduction of Using Known Vulnerable Components in the 2013 list. This indicates a trend where developers started to leverage open source at scale, incorporating components such as libraries and frameworks into their applications rather than developing everything internally.
Unfortunately, as is often the case, new technologies and approaches can result in new areas of security weaknesses and flaws. Just a few weeks ago, for example, we saw that supply chain attacks have increased by 650% since 2020.
Alarmingly, if we review all eight lists side-by-side, we will see the following categories appearing in all of them (either as the same category or grouped into another category):
Broken Access Control
Broken Account and Session Management (now referred to as Identification and Authentication Failures)
Sensitive Data Exposure (now referred to as Cryptographic Failures)
Security Misconfiguration
That means 18 years is still not long enough for us, as an industry, to remedy these flaws. With the exception of the Injection category, which is quite broad, the other four are business logic or misuse flaws.
And, if we compare the first list from 2003 with this year's list, we can see that seven of the 10 items are still an issue in some shape or form.
Tackling "Failures": The Human/Tech Hybrid Approach
All of this means we have to change our approach – and I think we are, albeit slowly. The best thing we can do now is to focus on empowering the people who build, test, and secure these applications.
One of the main reasons we keep seeing the same issues appear in the OWASP Top 10 is that people and technology don't always work together effectively. Tech can go a long way towards removing vulnerabilities and risks (as in the case of Buffer Overflow), but it can also introduce new ones (as in the case of Using Known Vulnerable Components) – especially when it's misused or misconfigured. The increase in categories relating to logic flaws and the misuse of features shows us that this is a growing issue.
Effective application security isn't just about spotting traditional vulnerabilities; it's also about knowing the impact of altering a framework's security features or how to use security features via configuration. If we want to tackle these "failures", we need to level up the knowledge, skills and judgment of the people behind the screens so they can make full use of the technology they have to hand.
Adopting a hybrid human/technology approach will put us in a powerful position to elevate application security and, hopefully, resolve some of the most impactful issues from the last two decades.
This is the philosophy behind Immersive Labs' Application Security labs. They're designed to be understood and used by everyone involved in the lifecycle of an application, from front-line developers to QA/testing, operations, product managers, and architects, so they can learn to identify, fix and prevent security vulnerabilities in applications. Once we've taken steps to empower the people behind the screens, I feel confident that we'll start seeing less of the same thing in future OWASP Top 10 lists.
If you'd like to find out more about the latest OWASP Top 10 list, download our cheat sheet here.
Sean Wright
Principal Application Security Engineer,
@seanwrightsec


Over in the Senate, Republicans are trying to capitalize on the scandal surrounding termed-out Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, to make in-roads in his heavily Democratic Los Angeles-area community. More than $500,000 in outside money has poured into the race to replace him, which was not considered particularly competitive until recently.
VIDEO: Orange County is a Republican doughnut, and its Democratic center offers this fall's biggest legislative battle, Dan Walters says.
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THE NEW WORKOUT PLAN: When he's not attacking Gov. Jerry Brown for betraying school children, Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari enjoys working out with them. He'll be at the UFC Gym of Sacramento on Bruceville Road at 5:30 pm to lead a group of students in a workout.
IN COMMON: New Common Core curriculum standards, intended to promote analytical skills over rote memorization, are rolling out in K-12 schools across California this year. State Board of Education President Michael Kirst is among the experts participating in a panel discussion on what it will take for the standards to succeed, hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California, 6 pm at the club office in San Francisco.
HEAR YE, HEAR YE: Rep. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, joins the Senate Select Committee on Women and Inequality for an informational hearing on strategies to promote gender equity in the workforce and among the one in four U.S. women who live in poverty, 1:30 pm at the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles. The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance meets at 11 am at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach to discuss implementation of the Middle Class Scholarship, a new financial aid program for students from middle-income families.


Statement by National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Skunes regarding a new study by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
"This economic analysis backs up what corn farmers have been telling the Administration – that manipulating the RIN market mechanism would reduce ethanol blending and impact corn prices. A drop of 25 cents per bushel in corn prices, as CARD economists project from a RIN price cap, would devastate farmers and stagger rural communities.
"This spring farmers will begin planting knowing they face their fifth growing season with corn prices hovering at or below the cost of production. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, we lost 12,000 farms in 2016. This decline must be stopped.
"The CARD analysis clearly shows an artificial cap on Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices in exchange for an RVP waiver allowing year-round sales of E15 would be a bad deal for rural America and the nation's consumers.
"Providing regulatory parity for E15 and higher blends helps address concerns about RIN values. Allowing the RIN market to operate freely with year-round sales of E15 would increase the production and consumption of renewable fuels, increase the supply of RINs available for compliance and lower RIN values. Combining RVP parity with a RIN price cap is counterproductive and would lower ethanol blending.


Jessica Alba turned heads during a visit to the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut this weekend. She accompanied her husband Cash Warren to his 10 year class reunion. They also stopped by the headquarters of the Wolf's Head Society – Cash was a member of the exclusive secret organization. Coincidentally, Jessica Simpson was also on campus that day wearing daisy dukes, (?) because her fiancee Eric Johnson graduated the same year.
We caught Jordana Brewster ("The Fast & The Furious) quite by surprise as she was entering the parking lot after leaving Rite Aid in Beverly Hills. This gorgeous actress is always included on the Maxim Hot 100 list and she just might be the ONLY one of those hot 100 actresses who happens to have a degree from Yale! Class of 2003. Didja hear that, Lindsay?
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Edmond Prieur, né le 21 juin 1881 à Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Inférieure) et mort le 10 juillet 1955 à Nantes, est un homme politique français, maire de Nantes de 1940 à 1941.

Biographie

Officier de santé à Nantes, il se présente aux élections municipales de 1929 et est élu  dans la municipalité Cassegrain. De nouveau candidat aux élections de 1935, pour la SFIO, il devient premier adjoint dans la municipalité Pageot, exerçant les fonctions d'administrateur des hospices et de Président du Bureau de bienfaisance.

À la suite de la démission d'Auguste Pageot, acceptée par le préfet le 23 décembre 1940, il est nommé maire de Nantes par ce dernier, fonction qu'il accepte et qu'il occupe jusqu'au  mars 1941.

Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il devient président de l'œuvre des garderies scolaires de la ville.

Hommages
 Rue Edmond-Prieur à Nantes (quartier Viarme-Talensac)

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Le livre doré de l'hôtel de ville de Nantes, 1951, pages 79–80

Articles connexes
 Liste des maires de Nantes
 Histoire de Nantes

Liens externes

 Archives municipales de Nantes

Maire de Nantes
Maire de la Loire-Atlantique
Naissance en juin 1881
Naissance à Saint-Nazaire
Décès en juillet 1955
Naissance dans la Loire-Inférieure
Décès dans la Loire-Inférieure
Décès à Nantes
Décès à 74 ans


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Manhattanská deklarace: Výzva křesťanského svědomí (angl. Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience) je manifest sestavený 20. října 2009 představiteli křesťanských církví v USA a vyhlášený 20. listopadu téhož roku, který se staví za posvátnost lidského života, manželství jako trvalý svazek muže a ženy a svobodu vyznání a svědomí.

Deklaraci podle organizátorů podepsalo do února 2010 přibližně 423 tisíc lidí, včetně asi 250 představitelů  katolíků, pravoslavných a protestantů. Autoři se v ní obracejí ke všem lidem dobré vůle, které vyzývají k podpoře. Deklarace výslovně konstatuje, že není spojena s žádnou politickou stranou či politickým hnutím.

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Autory deklarace jsou evangelikální vůdci Charles Colson, Robert P. George a Timothy George. Mezi náboženskými vůdci, kteří ji podepsali, jsou např. katoličtí arcibiskupové Timothy Dolan, kardinál Rigali a Donald Wuerl, aktivisté Tony Perkins a James Dobson, prezident Národního svazu evangelikálů Leith Anderson a pravoslavný arcibiskup Jonáš.

Mimo náboženské vůdce podpořily deklaraci i rozličné další osobnosti veřejného života, mezi jinými např. Chuck Norris.

Obsah deklarace
Deklarace vyzývá k podpoře
 1) posvátnosti lidského života (obrací se proti potratům, euthanasii atd.)
 2) instituce manželství jako trvalého svazku muže a ženy, který tvoří základní instituci lidské společnosti (obrací se proti stejnopohlavním manželstvím a soužití s mnoha partnery)
 3) náboženské svobody, která je ohrožena tím, že těm, kdo obhajují posvátnost života a tradiční manželství, není dovoleno svobodně projevovat své přesvědčení, a dále poukazuje na možnost občanské neposlušnosti.

Externí odkazy
  Oficiální stránky Manhattanské deklarace
  Český překlad deklarace
  Zpráva o Manhattanské deklaraci na stránkách České redakce Radia Vatikán
  Zpráva KNA o Manhattanské deklaraci

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Křesťanská kréda
Hnutí pro-life
Vzniklo 2009


The photos below chronicle the development of a peregrine falcon chick from hatching through to fledging. All photos are from the 2002 Rochester, New York nest, captured via the Kodak Birdcam and reproduced here with the kind permission of Kodak. Note that while these photos represent a fairly typical progression of development, the rate of growth does vary slightly among different birds.


Stormy waters off Menemsha Wednesday.
An early spring northeaster brought wet snow and cancelled ferries but had little other impact on the weather-beaten Vineyard.
Ferries were cancelled late Wednesday and early Thursday but schools were running and no power outages reporting. The National Weather Service cooperative station in Edgartown recorded .74 inches of melted precipiation and a trace amount of snow Thursday morning.
Early forecasts called for a northeaster to bring high winds and several inches of snow.
The winter weather would have been the fourth storm in the last three weeks and comes on the heels of a blizzard a week ago that knocked out power on large parts of the Island, with pockets of the Vineyard in the dark for several days.


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Q: how to remove all website addresses in bulk using regex I have a lot of sites and I want to delete all of the web site address.

example:
http://www.website1.com/product.php?id=
http://www.website2.net/list.php?cid=
http://www.website3.org/view.php?page=

once removed:
product.php? id =
list.php? cid =
view.php? page =

I want to remove them in bulk using regex101 or regex on notepad ++

I want to ask what the code regullar expression to remove all of it?

A: Use the following regex to search in Notepad++:
.*\/ demo
Then use a space to replace.
Basically we are searching for the last / and removing everything from beginning to that position.

A: I find PHP Live Regex easier to use for that purpose since you see the replace results directly (choose preg_replace instead of preg_match):
You can use this regex and choose replace and only keep the first capturing group $1:
(?:[a-z]{4,5}://[a-z.0-9]*\/)?([a-z.\?_=]*)([0-9]*)

Result:
product.php?id=
list.php?cid=
view.php?page=

See: http://www.phpliveregex.com/p/g5q