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'United States of Al' & 'Arrow' Actor Parker Young Marries Longtime Love Stephanie Weber Why Was Willie Nelson Nervous to Go Inside Patsy Cline's House? Home » World News » This adorable mini fire pit is nearly $100 off for Black Friday This adorable mini fire pit is nearly $100 off for Black Friday For warmer and cooler weather alike (emphasis on the cooler since it's uh, getting very chilly outside!), there's nothing like spending time outdoors — whether it's camping, dining al fresco, going on hikes or hanging with friends around a fire. One of the most universally loved things to do in the spring and summer and into the fall is sitting with friends and family by a fire pit, but it can be a costly and space-consuming pastime. This is where we say "thank you" to the Black Friday gods above. Solo Stove has "personal" fire pits a.k.a miniature-sized, stainless steel fire pits that are meant for small areas but are also great for average-sized yards — and they're on super sale right now. Sounds like an ideal holiday gift, no? Not only are Solo Stove's fire pits compact in size, they're travel-friendly too, meaning they're portable and packable for camping trips and more. While Solo Stove offers three different sizes (the Ranger, the Bonfire and the Yukon), the Ranger is your best bet if you want to start with the smallest and most affordable option. Solo Stove Ranger, $179.99 (Orig. $269.99) If you're wondering how the Solo Stove operates, it's very simple to use. Without batteries or fans, the Ranger is fueled by chunk wood (or small logs). And if you hate the smell of a campfire, you don't have to worry about that with a Solo Stove either, as it doesn't produce any smoke. Plus, because the Ranger burns the wood super efficiently, cleaning up is easy — you'll be left only with ultra-fine ash that you can dump into the trash. With more than 1,200 five-star reviews, the innovative fire pit is a clear choice for those looking to entertain at home. "Great fire pit that is extremely portable and well-made," one reviewer said. "My existing backyard pit created so much smoke we barely used it. The Ranger allows us to utilize the back patio and have a nice fire. It also creates a great flame for that fire aesthetic. It seems to maximize the amount of flame with the provided fuel as well." One customer also wished they could give the product 10 stars because it is "virtually smokeless." "I gave [my Ranger Fire Pit] 5 stars but would give it ten if possible," he said. "The fire pit is a work of stainless steel art. The fire starts very easily with a bit of tinder and burns clean and hot. The ordering process was simple and was delivered in 3 days! It is wonderful and I recommend it to everyone." While the majority of reviews are glowing, the price seems to be its only downside since it's still $200 while even being on sale. If you do choose to go with one of the larger Solo Stove models, there are additional accessories you won't want to forget like the firewood, a stand or roasting sticks, or you can opt to buy everything in handy fire pit bundles, too. If you liked this story, read about this pop-up tent from Amazon that assembles in 10 seconds. Williams Sonoma's Black Friday sale is here — get up to 50% off on Le Creuset, KitchenAid, All-Clad and more Take up to 70% off at the West Elm Black Friday sale today These retro Smeg products are on sale for Black Friday at Nordstrom and I'm obsessed Psst: Our Place actually has the best dishes — and they're on super sale for Black Friday right now Suspect, 56, found dead in his cell, suffered self-inflicted injury

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Daytime Playtime is our parent & preschool open gym. Kids & parents have free time in the gym to enjoy the equipment. We also welcome home school families. Daytime playtime will end for the season on April 11. We will resume again in the fall. Date TBA. First 2 children are $5 each and each additional child from the same family is $2. All participants need a signed waiver. There should be one adult present for every five children and parents are responsible for watching their children. All gym equipment is available for use during Daytime Playtime except the ropes. If you have any questions, please contact the gym at 780-477-8676. Kids will learn the basics of cheer including motions, dance, tumbling, stunting, and jumping. They will learn a short routine to perform at the end of their last class. Each class will be 90 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of free time in the gym. Watch for our fall programming.

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Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Sauté the onions and mushrooms over medium high heat until they are cooked through and begin to brown. Add the garlic and cook for two minutes. Set aside. In a small cup combine the mayonnaise, horseradish, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Set aside. Grill the chicken until done, about 5 minutes per side. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Cut into thin slices. Heat the rolls on the grill just before assembling the sandwiches. To serve: Place 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of the sauce on the bottom of each roll. Top with chicken slices, onions and mushrooms. Serve warm.

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Weekend Life Weekend Post Final Word on Constantine Motamma Horatius on politics and motherhood Gov't imposes austerity as financial year closes BDP readies for Congress BNF fortunes decline to historic worst UDC fights may scare BPF, AP Diamond industry crises not over yet – De Beers Chief Gov't coffers depleting to record low levels Cresta signs lease agreement for Phakalane golf estate hotel. continues with growth agenda despite covid-19 impact Master Farmer Masisi walking the walk through dwindling Agriculture data Sustainable finance could help drive Africa's economic recovery Chiefs' founders angle for takeover Cooper Zambian salary REVEALED No bones about it: Zebras needs a JJ rebirth Long in the tooth: Stone broke GU: The jury is out Can we cure ourselves from the cancer of corruption? Accounting Officers are out of touch with reality Is it possible to make people part of your business resilience planning after the State of Public Emergency? Elected officials should guard against personal interest The Corona Coronation (Part 10) The Daring Dozen at Bari A Strong Marriage Bond Needs Two Chronic Joblessness: How to Help Curtail it The Era of "The Diplomat" Land Board appointments of party activists is political corruption LERAPO: Becoming a radio host and property analyst MASK UP: COVID-19 infections in Africa drastically snowballing My Star's shine hazy without sponsors Marriage, Relationships & baby mamas Artists give COSBOTS the middle finger! Motamma Horatius on politics and motherhoodGov't imposes austerity as financial year closesBDP readies for CongressBNF fortunes decline to historic worstUDC fights may scare BPF, AP By Staff Writter Benson C Saili THIS EARTH, MY BROTHER… We begin with questions on Constantine, the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity WHY IS CONSTANTINE KNOWN AS CONSTANTINE THE GREAT? WHAT EPIC DEEDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIS NAME? His original name was Flavius Valerius Constantinus. "The Great" derives from his own self-conferred cognomen as Invictus Constantinus Maximus Augustus, meaning, "His Majesty the Great, Unconquerable Constantine", as evidenced by a coin that was minted in 313 AD. He was nonetheless a great man in his own right. He united an empire that had been fragmented for ten years. At the time he acceded to the throne in July 306 AD, two other rulers laid claim to parts of it. He first became King of Britain, Gaul (modern-day France, Belgium, and Luxemburg) and Spain and after a series of victorious battles ensconced himself as undisputed emperor of the entire Roman Empire in 324 AD. He was emperor for 31 years (306-337), the second longest reign in the Roman Empire: only Augustus (Gaius Octavius) ruled longer at 40 years. Ten emperors who came after him proudly carried his name. YOU SAID CONSTANTINE WAS A CHRISTIAN ONLY OPPORTUNISTICALLY. COULD YOU FURTHER SUBSTANTIATE YOUR ARGUMENT AS AMONG CHRISTIANS HE IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO THEIR FAITH? The Christians who salute Constantine as one of Christianity's greatest mascots are horribly misinformed. Constantine never became a Christian. The Catholic Encyclopaedia itself says tales of Constantine's conversion to Christianity are legendary. Constantine was a Catholic – kataholos in Greek, meaning a "universal faith". He founded Catholicism, not Christianity. Catholicism was a blending of several faiths that included pagan faiths. Just look at the ritualistic garbs and protocols of the Vatican papacy today and you will agree with me that Catholicism is replete with pagan elements. Catholicism was a political manouvre. Constantine wished to unite his empire because it was torn apart by religious factions and feudings. In order to unite his empire, he decided to forge a syncretic religion that artificially fused all of them into one. In so doing, he decided to project Christianity – which itself was riven with antagonistic sects – simply because it was the most docile and had made a lot of headway in Europe and was practically the main religion of the day there. IT IS SAID CONSTANTINE WAS BAPTISED ON HIS DEATHBED. WHO BAPTISED HIM? It is not certain who performed the rite or when. There are actually two versions of the emperor's alleged baptism. One says he was baptised by Pope Sylvester I of Rome in 326 AD after he cured him of leprosy. The other version, which we encounter in the writings of Eusebius of Caesaria, is that he was baptised a few days before his death by Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia (Izmit in today's Turkey). IS IT TRUE THAT IT IS CONSTANTINE WHO CHANGED THE CHRISTIAN DAY OF WORSHIP FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY? No it is not. The gospels themselves make it resoundingly clear that the early church, the one that was first led by Simon Peter and subsequently by James the brother of Jesus, met on "the first day of the week", which is Sunday. Of course the Jewish establishment frowned upon this setup. It was one reason the establishment persecuted the leading lights of the early church such as Simon Peter and the brothers John and James the "Sons of Zebedee". The misconception that Constantine changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday arises from his decree of March 7 321 AD. On that day, he declared that, "On the venerable Day of the Sun, let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed." Throughout his reign, Constantine worshipped Apollo, the "Saviour Sun God". Apollo was the Greek name for the Anunnaki god Utu-Shamash, the son of Nannar-Sin (Zeus) and the grandson of Enlil, the Jehovah of the Bible. Constantine never worshipped Jesus whatsoever. So his decree of March 7 was in honour not of Jesus but of his own Sun-God Apollo. Note that Constantine simply hallowed Sunday; he did not proscribe the Sabbath. The person who proscribed the Sabbath was Pope Sylvester I (reign: 314-335). It was he who decreed that "the rest of the Sabbath should be transferred to the Lord's Day (Sunday). HOW COULD CONSTANTINE HAVE BEEN A PAGAN WORSHIPPER WHEN ALL RELIGIONS OF THAT DAY AND EVEN OUR DAY WORSHIPPED/WORSHIP THE SAME ANUNNAKI GODS BUT IN DIFFERENT GUISES? Humans have always been played by the Anunnaki. The idea of the same Anunnaki gods posing as a distinct god of a particular religion was their strategy of divide and rule. Let us take Nannar-Sin, the second-born son of Enlil, the Bible's Jehovah predominantly. As god of the Jews, he was called Yahweh. As god of the Ishmaelites, he was called Allah. As god of the Greeks, he was called Zeus. As god of the Romans, he was called Jupiter. But as far as Christians and the Jews were concerned, Zeus, Jupiter, and Allah were little more than idols. Of course the Romans and Greeks had the same view of Yahweh. Yet unbeknown to all, such was the foolproof wool pulled over their eyes by the Anunnaki, all these were one and the same god. You are therefore right when you say in deifying the Sun-God Apollo, Constantine was no different from any other person who claimed to worship Yahweh, Jupiter or Allah. I suppose Constantine was aware of such a subterfuge, as a result of which he decided to take political advantage of this blindfold. YOU SAID JESUS WAS BORN IN MARCH 7 BC. WHY THEN DID CONSTANTINE CHOOSE DECEMBER 25 AS THE BIRTHDAY OF JESUS? It was not Constantine who declared December 25 as the birthday of Jesus; rather, it was the Catholic papacy. Constantine chose December 25 to honour his Anunnaki Sun God Apollo. Like most Anunnaki gods, Apollo was worshipped as a Saviour Sun God. The sun element stemmed from the fact of the sun being the sustainer of life on our planet. In ancient times therefore, the Sun was referred to as the Saviour. As such, Sun Gods like Apollo were called Saviour Sun God because they were deemed as indispensable as the sun. December 25 was particularly chosen by Constantine as the ceremonial birthday of the god Apollo because astrologically, the Sun reaches its lowest point (from the point of view of the northern hemisphere) in the sky on December 22, the so-called winter solstice. From December 22 to 24, it is basically stationary: the metaphor is that it has "died". Then on December 25, it begins to move to bring with it the season of spring. Thus on December 25, the sun was said to have "risen" or be "born again". That's the reason Constantine chose the day as a ceremonial birthday of his god Apollo. The first such birthday was celebrated in 336 AD. A few years later, Pope Julius I (Bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death in 352 AD) declared that Jesus's birthday would also be celebrated on December 25. The finger of indictment should therefore point to the Vatican and not to Constantine. WHAT GREAT THINGS DID CONSTANTINE DO FOR CHRISTIANITY? Granted, Constantine was a counterfeit Christian but what he did for the faith was epoch-making: without him, Christianity would not be the pervasive and authoritative faith it is today. The watershed event was the promulgation by the emperor of the 313 Edict of Milan which allowed freedom of religious expression in his empire. Christianity was of course just one of the many religions that benefited from the edict but this augured well for the faith all the same. Before the advent of Constantine, Christians had been at the mercy of institutionalised harassment and persecution. Emperor Dioclesian for one instituted what was to become known in history as the Great Persecution, which lasted from 303 to 311 AD. Christian assembly buildings were razed down and every Christian who refused to offer a sacrifice to the emperor (who fancied himself as a demi-god) or his god faced death. Constantine put an end to all this with the Edict of Toleration in 311. One chronicler further underscores the emperor's invigoration of Christianity thus: "Constantine took over the role of patron of the Christian faith. He supported the Church financially, had an extraordinary number of basilicas built, granted privileges (e.g., exemption from certain taxes) to clergy, promoted Christians to high-ranking offices, returned property confiscated during the Great Persecution of Diocletian, and endowed the church with land and other wealth." And of course it was the 325 Nicene Council – decreed and wholly financed by Constantine – that marked the birth of the canon we today call the Bible. If Christianity is today a leading cultural force, it is because Constantine put it on a pedestal at the expense all other religions which at the time were vying for preeminence. IF CONSTANTINE WAS SUCH A GREAT CHAMPION OF CHRISTIANITY, WHY DIDN'T HE OUTRIGHTLY DECLARE IT AS THE SOLE STATE RELIGION? WHY DID HE EQUIVOCATE? ISN'T HE OVERATED IN THAT REGARD? True, it was not Constantine who designated Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire. The person who did that was Theodosius I, the 67th Emperor of the Roman Empire, when on February 27 380 AD he issued the Edict of Thessalonica, which ordered all subjects of the empire to "profess the faith of the Nicene Council". As much as Constantine valued Christianity, he was not prepared to exalt it above every other faith. This was because Catholicism, its main expression, was a hybrid religion that drew from Western, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern faiths. Even more important, Constantine as an individual never fully embraced Christianity: he worshipped the Sun God Apollo. Throughout his rein, he continued to mint coins bearing symbols of Apollo with the inscription "Sol Invictus", meaning the "Unconquerable Sun", that is, his Sun God Apollo. Even if he did perchance profess to be a Christian, he was far from exemplary virtue-wise. He had his own firstborn son executed; a nephew strangled; and his wife cooked alive in boiling water. Goodness knows how many other ancillary family members and friends he secretly sacrificed to his god. YOU SAID CONSTANTINE KILLED HIS WIFE AND HIS OWN SON. WHAT SIN DID THEY COMMIT? The son was Julius Valerius Crispus, his firstborn. Constantine had Crispus by his first marriage with Minervina. Crispus was an illustrious general and was described by all and sundry as "a prince of the highest merit" and therefore a worthy successor to the throne. His rock-star popularity had his step mother and empress Fausta green with jealousy. Constantine had divorced Minervina in 307 to tie the knot with Fausta in a politically expedient union: Fausta was the daughter of former emperor Maximian who was still politically influential (Maximian had ruled jointly with Dioclesian). Fausta had three sons with Constantine. They were Constantine Jr, Constantius, and Constans, none of whom were in their teens yet. Fausta thought Crispus stood in the way of his sons, particularly her eldest Constantine Jr. According to the Byzantine historian Zosimus, who lived at the time of Emperor Constantine, Fausta first tried to endear herself to Constantine Jr by making sexual overtures to the handsome heir 27 years her junior. When Crispus politely rejected her, she set about poisoning him to his father – that he had designs on the throne and so posed a threat to the emperor's continued occupancy of it. Although there was no evidence of any disloyalty on the part of Crispus to his father, the emperor was swayed by his scheming wife. First, he stripped Crispus of rulership of Gaul in 323 AD and summoned him back to Rome, where he could keep close watch on him, and Constantius at only 9 years old was declared the new Caesar, that is, deputy to his father, whose title was Augustus. Then in August 326, Crispus was arrested, banished to Pola in Istria (today part of Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy), and executed after a sham trial. That Crispus's death was the result of sheer spite on the part of Fausta is evidenced by the fact that his cousin Licinianus, the son of the emperor's sister Constantia and who was only 12 years old, was also killed in cold blood. Clearly, Fausta instigated the murders to ensure that there was no viable potential contender to the throne other than her own sons. The emperor was to rue his act. His 80-year-old mother Helena confronted him and bitterly reproached him for killing an innocent child. Constantine indeed confirmed this, as a result of which he had Fausta murdered by suffocation in an over-heated bath later the same year. As for the death of his son, the emperor was genuinely contrite. According to another Byzantine historian Codinus, Constantine "raised to the memory of Crispus a golden statue, which bore the inscription, 'To the son whom I unjustly condemned', and fasted and refused the comforts of life for forty days." This obviously sincerely remorseful gesture did not placate the bishops a jot, who stoutly refused to "purify" him from his crime. The philosopher Sopater, to whom he desperately turned for comfort, also told him to his face that he would have nothing to do with a "heinous sinner". That was who Constantine was to his subjects and not the god-fearing icon Christendom misrepresents him as. NEXT WEEK: QUESTIONS ON THE SECT THAT PRODUCED JESUS The Status of Parents in Islam Some of a Muslim's Responsibitities Jeff Ramsay Seventy-seven years ago, on the evening of December 2, 1943, the Germans launched a surprise air raid on allied shipping in the Italian port of Bari, which was then the key supply centre for the British 8th army's advance in Italy. The attack was spearheaded by 105 Junkers JU88 bombers under the overall command of the infamous Air Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen (who had initially achieved international notoriety during the Spanish Civil War for his aerial bombardment of Guernica). In a little over an hour the German aircraft succeeded in sinking 28 transport and cargo ships, while further inflicting massive damage to the harbour's facilities, resulting in the port being effectively put out of action for two months. Over two thousand ground personnel were killed during the raid, with the release of a secret supply of mustard gas aboard one of the destroyed ships contributing to the death toll, as well as subsequent military and civilian casualties. The extent of the later is a controversy due to the fact that the American and British governments subsequently covered up the presence of the gas for decades. At least five Batswana were killed and seven critically wounded during the raid, with one of the wounded being miraculously rescued floating unconscious out to sea with a head wound. He had been given up for dead when he returned to his unit fourteen days later. The fatalities and casualties all occurred when the enemy hit an ammunition ship adjacent to where 24 Batswana members of the African Pioneer Corps (APC) 1979 Smoke Company where posted. Thereafter, the dozen surviving members of the unit distinguished themselves for their efficiency in putting up and maintaining smokescreens in their sector, which was credited with saving additional shipping. For his personal heroism in rallying his men following the initial explosions Company Corporal Chitu Bakombi was awarded the British Empire Medal, while his superior officer, Lieutenant N.F. Moor was later given an M.B.E. Weekend Post Admin Remember: bricks and cement are used to build a house, but mutual love, respect and companionship are used to build a HOME. And amongst His signs is this: He creates for you mates out of your own kind, so that you may find contentment (Sukoon) with them, and He engenders love and tenderness between you; in this behold, there are signs (messages) indeed for people who reflect and think (Quran 30:21). This verse talks about contentment; this implies companionship, of their being together, sharing together, supporting one another and creating a home of peace. This verse also talks about love between them; this love is both physical and emotional. For love to exist it must be built on the foundation of a mutually supportive relationship guided by respect and tenderness. As the Quran says; 'they are like garments for you, and you are garments for them (Quran 2:187)'. That means spouses should provide each other with comfort, intimacy and protection just as clothing protects, warms and dignifies the body. In Islam marriage is considered an 'ibaadah', (an act of pleasing Allah) because it is about a commitment made to each other, that is built on mutual love, interdependence, integrity, trust, respect, companionship and harmony towards each other. It is about building of a home on an Islamic foundation in which peace and tranquillity reigns wherein your offspring are raised in an atmosphere conducive to a moral and upright upbringing so that when we all stand before Him (Allah) on that Promised Day, He will be pleased with them all. Most marriages start out with great hopes and rosy dreams; spouses are truly committed to making their marriages work. However, as the pressures of life mount, many marriages change over time and it is quite common for some of them to run into problems and start to flounder as the reality of living with a spouse that does not meet with one's pre-conceived 'expectations'. However, with hard work and dedication, couples can keep their marriages strong and enjoyable. How is it done? What does it take to create a long-lasting, satisfying marriage? Below are some of the points that have been taken from a marriage guidance article I read recently and adapted for this purposes. Spouses should have far more positive than negative interactions. If there is too much negativity — criticizing, demanding, name-calling, holding grudges, etc. — the relationship will suffer. However, if there is never any negativity, it probably means that frustrations and grievances are not getting 'air time' and unresolved tension is accumulating inside one or both partners waiting to 'explode' one day. "Let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames." (49:11) We all have our individual faults though we may not see them nor want to admit to them but we will easily identify them in others. The key is balance between the two extremes and being supportive of one another. To foster positivity in a marriage that help make them stable and happy, being affectionate, truly listening to each other, taking joy in each other's achievements and being playful are just a few examples of positive interactions. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "The believers who show the most perfect faith are those who have the best character and the best of you are those who are best to their wives" Another characteristic of happy marriages is empathy; understanding your spouses' perspective by putting oneself in his or her shoes. By showing that understanding and identifying with your spouse is important for relationship satisfaction. Spouses are more likely to feel good about their marriage and if their partner expresses empathy towards them. Husbands and wives are more content in their relationships when they feel that their partners understand their thoughts and feelings. Successful married couples grow with each other; it simply isn't wise to put any person in charge of your happiness. You must be happy with yourself before anyone else can be. You are responsible for your actions, your attitudes and your happiness. Your spouse just enhances those things in your life. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers." Successful marriages involve both spouses' commitment to the relationship. The married couple should learn the art of compromise and this usually takes years. The largest parts of compromise are openness to the other's point of view and good communication when differences arise. When two people are truly dedicated to making their marriage work, despite the unavoidable challenges and obstacles that come, they are much more likely to have a relationship that lasts. Husbands and wives who only focus on themselves and their own desires are not as likely to find joy and satisfaction in their relationships. Another basic need in a relationship is each partner wants to feel valued and respected. When people feel that their spouses truly accept them for who they are, they are usually more secure and confident in their relationships. Often, there is conflict in marriage because partners cannot accept the individual preferences of their spouses and try to demand change from one another. When one person tries to force change from another, he or she is usually met with resistance. However, change is much more likely to occur when spouses respect differences and accept each other unconditionally. Basic acceptance is vital to a happy marriage. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "It is the generous (in character) who is good to women, and it is the wicked who insults them." "Overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness." (Quran 15:85) COMPASSION, MUTUAL LOVE AND RESPECT Other important components of successful marriages are love, compassion and respect for each other. The fact is, as time passes and life becomes increasingly complicated, the marriage is often stressed and suffers as a result. A happy and successful marriage is based on equality. When one or the other dominates strongly, intimacy is replaced by fear of displeasing. It is all too easy for spouses to lose touch with each other and neglect the love and romance that once came so easily. It is vital that husbands and wives continue to cultivate love and respect for each other throughout their lives. If they do, it is highly likely that their relationships will remain happy and satisfying. Move beyond the fantasy and unrealistic expectations and realize that marriage is about making a conscious choice to love and care for your spouse-even when you do not feel like it. Seldom can one love someone for whom we have no respect. This also means that we have to learn to overlook and forgive the mistakes of one's partner. In other words write the good about your partner in stone and the bad in dust, so that when the wind comes it blows away the bad and only the good remains. Paramount of all, marriage must be based on the teachings of the Noble Qur'an and the teachings and guidance of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). To grow spiritually in your marriage requires that you learn to be less selfish and more loving, even during times of conflict. A marriage needs love, support, tolerance, honesty, respect, humility, realistic expectations and a sense of humour to be successful. David Magang The past week or two has been a mixed grill of briefs in so far as the national employment picture is concerned. BDC just injected a further P64 million in Kromberg & Schubert, the automotive cable manufacturer and exporter, to help keep it afloat in the face of the COVID-19-engendered global economic apocalypse. The financial lifeline, which follows an earlier P36 million way back in 2017, hopefully guarantees the jobs of 2500, maybe for another year or two. It was also reported that a bulb manufacturing company, which is two years old and is youth-led, is making waves in Selibe Phikwe. Called Bulb Word, it is the only bulb manufacturing operation in Botswana and employs 60 people. The figure is not insignificant in a town that had 5000 jobs offloaded in one fell swoop when BCL closed shop in 2016 under seemingly contrived circumstances, so that as I write, two or three buyers have submitted bids to acquire and exhume it from its stage-managed grave. Masisi to MPs: Leave now, or forever hold your peace! Moatlhodi finally quits UDC, joins BDP Baptism of fire for Gov't as BDP makes demands 19 December 2020 Publication Inside the Botswana-De Beers cagey lobola talks Vee screams: Masisi wee, RE THUSE!!! OFF THE HOOK: Bakang Seretse and Kenneth Kerekang have been set free MP Mephato Reatile responding to BDP Jwaneng/Mabutsane Councillors attack. Francistown West MP Ignatius Moswaane speaks on his decision to join the opposition UDC BOPEU Media Press Conference WeekendLife Plot 125 Unit 13, Finance Park, Kgale Mews, Gaborone T: (+267) 390 8849 E: [email protected] Copyright © 2019 Weekend Post. Powered by ACUTEC

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Айво Удрас (; 15 марта 1970, Выру, Эстонская ССР) — эстонский биатлонист. Карьера Выступал за клуб "Динамо" (Таллин). После независимости Эстонии получил возможность выступать на крупнейших биатлонных соревнованиях в составе своей сборной. Удрас участвовал на Олимпийских играх 1992 и 1994 года. Параллельно на них он принимал участие в соревнованиях лыжников. В Лиллехаммере спортсмен занял 16-е место в индивидуальной гонке. На данный момент это самое высокое место, занятое эстонским биатлонистом на Олимпийских играх. В 1992 году на Чемпионате мира в Новосибирске Удрас в компании Урмаса Калдвеэ, Хилара Захны и Калью Оясте завоевал бронзовую медаль в командной гонке. Семья Женат на эстонской лыжнице Сильвии Суйе (1974 г.). Вместе с ней он воспитывает 4 детей. После завершения спортивной карьеры супруги занялись туризмом. Они держат крупный хутор Кунинга на берегу озера Тамула близ Выру. Удрасы также привели в порядок центр отдыха в Хаанья. Кроме того, им принадлежат магазины Silja Sport в Тарту и Выру. Примечания Ссылки Профиль IBU Айво Удрас Биатлонисты Эстонии Биатлонисты СССР Биатлонисты на зимних Олимпийских играх 1992 года Биатлонисты на зимних Олимпийских играх 1994 года

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Alice is the name of two characters appearing in the Starz Original Series Counterpart. Alice defected through The Crossing from Dimension Two to Dimension One. She is portrayed by Berlin-born actor and singer Lisa Hagmeister. In Dimension Two, Alice was a secretary in the Strategy department at the Office of Interchange. She defected to Dimension One and brought information deemed valuable to OI head of counterintelligence Aldrich. As a result, he provides a round-the-clock security detail surrounding her home in the German countryside. Aldrich explains that, when Alice arrived, she wanted to meet her other. The two hit it off and now live together with D1 Alice's partner Herbert (Sebastian Weber).

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Los Angeles Dance Review: INTERSECTIONS/AJÊ (Viver Brasil at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center) by Myra Joy Veluz on February 10, 2014 ¡VIVA, VIVER! Perhaps the vibrancy of the Afro-Brazilian dance culture lures you in with the strong beats of the drum. Maybe it's the sensuality and seductiveness of its movement. Whatever the case, Viver Brasil did not fail to deliver on its presentation of Intersections/Ajê at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. Rest assured that even well after the drums stopped playing everybody's feet and hips were still dancing. For those who have not been there, the Holden Center can be easily misidentified as just another building on Washington between La Brea and Crenshaw, but the cars rushing to find parking and the sea of very excited dance patrons gathering in the bright, inviting lobby was a dead giveaway of the venue. The beautiful and intimate theater ensures that every seat in the house is the absolute best. During the ninety-minute performance, Viver Brasil, a Los Angeles-based dance company, presented six dramatic dance works full of life and celebration, all accompanied by live musicians, percussionists, and vocalists (read more about Viver Brasil's artists here). In "Mothers and Sons," their newest work choreographed by Rosangela Silvestre, each of the dancers represented different gods and elements from the earth. The tribal movement pulsated from the ground and into their bodies, which was enough to make the audience gasp and yelp; some even joined the percussionists in their syncopated beats. "Ajê," choreographed by Shelby Williams-Gonzalez, utilized active narration from vocalists Katia Moraes and Kana Shimanuki, who, slow and steady at first, moved on and off stage using their voice as a guide for the dancers. As the music and vocals sped up, the dancers combined traditional samba and Afro-Brazilian movement. A true crowd pleaser, it closed the first half with vivacious whirling, endless shimmies, and faster than normal footwork and jumps. The grand finale was a conga line of dancers and musicians exiting the stage, but the infectious rhythms and electrifying performances had viewers jumping to their feet; many in the audience were so buzzed that they didn't leave their seats until well into the intermission. The most sentimental part of the evening was the honoring of legendary percussionist Paulinho da Costa and dancer/choreographer Keny Long. Prior to the second act, Linda Yudin (who co-founded Viver Brasil with co-artistic director Luiz Badaró in 1997) presented each artist with a City of L.A. award in recognition of their contributions to the Afro-Brazilian dance and music community through their hard work in performance, education outreach, and true love of art. Beyond all comprehension, the artists actually revved up the pulsating life-force still reverberating from the first act with "Samba No Pé." The dancers donned costumes of neon pinks, blues, greens, and yellows with matching, eloquent headpieces. The scorching-hot music ensemble, no slouches until then, actually displayed their best performance of the night with the instrumentalists putting their best beats forward and vocalists singing a compilation of traditional samba songs including Sergio Mendes' "Magalenha." This section also highlighted soloists, who executed high-intensity hip circles, body isolations, accented arm gestures, and feet pounding. Viver Brasil's presentation has proved to be an everlasting drug of high energy and pure love: Even as I sit writing this, I am still giving a standing ovation. previous production photos by Jorge Vismara, Tim Agler, RGB photography, and Paul Antico Viver Brasil: Intersections/Ajê presented by Ebony Repertory Theatre DANCE @ THE HOLDEN Nate Holden Performing Arts Center played on February 8, 2014 for future Holden events, call (323) 964-9766 or visit www.ebonyrep.org for more info, visit www.ViverBrasil.com

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Never Again? Anti-Jewish? Leftists in general, and the BHO Administration in particular, have become a cheering section for the PLO and Islam, while never passing-up an opportunity to reprimand Israel. Today, Jewish students in American colleges and universities are openly terrorized by Palestinian students and Palestinian campus organizations (mostly attending at American taxpayer expense). University officials are, for the most part, casually unconcerned. But, let anyone say, even whisper, anything unkind about Islam, and they can expect to be immediately expelled! This is from an Israeli publication. It obviously expresses their viewpoint, but it's hard to disagree with: "…the Belgian government refused to acknowledge that the massacre of four people at The Jewish Museum in Brussels, by an Islamic French jihadi, was an anti-Jewish assault. Jewish teenagers are kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists in Israel, but it's all the fault of the victims. An elderly, wheelchair-bound Jewish man was thrown over the deck of a cruise ship by Islamic terrorists, and America's premier opera house says it's 'art.' Jewish teenagers are violently assaulted on the streets of Europe, and Europe yawns. There is a pattern here. And it has nothing to do with peace." Comment: As is historically obvious, being Jewish has never been conducive to good health, no matter where one lives! However, it strikes me that today Jews are, once again, being singled-out for violence, both in Europe and the USA. And, at the highest levels of government, here and there, there is little more than cynical obliviousness. Obviously, no one cares! Accordingly, American Jews, among all people, should be the group most jealous of our Second-Amendment rights. Some actually are, yet many still vote for leftist Democrats who have openly stated it is their goal to literally rip guns from the hands of all Americans (except their own bodyguards, of course)! They say "Never again!" I wonder how many really mean it? "I've known many who claim to yearn for a fight, when the enemy is far away. Precious few continue to so yearn when the enemy gets close!" US Grant « On the Ground in Iraq | Follow-up »

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La Fenice (en italien : ) est un opéra construit à Venise au dans le style néo-classique avec une salle proposant cinq étages superposés de loges finement décorées en rouge et or. Il est, avec la Scala de Milan et le San-Carlo de Naples, l'un des temples les plus prestigieux de l'opéra italien. La Fenice a vu la création de plusieurs opéras de Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti ou de Verdi. Historique Création En 1773 ou 1774, le théâtre San Benedetto du quartier de San Marco de Venise brûle et la noblesse de la ville décide de faire construire une nouvelle salle par l'architecte Gian Antonio Selva. Elle est inaugurée le avec un opéra et un ballet I giuochi d'Agrigento (Les jeux d'Agrigente) de Giovanni Paisiello. Ce haut-lieu des cultures italiennes et européennes acquiert une grande renommée et présente des opéras, des pièces de théâtre, des ballets et des concerts de musique classique. Le décorateur Giuseppe Borsato décore la Fenice à Partir de 1808 et devient le scénographe officiel de 1809 à 1819. Le , le théâtre est détruit par les flammes. Reconstruit à l'identique par les architectes Giambattista et Tommaso Meduna et décoré par Tranquillo Orsi, il rouvre ses portes au public le soir du . De 1820 à 1839, Francesco Bagnara y crée les décors des plus grands chefs-d'œuvre de l'art lyrique italien (Lucia di Lammermoor) dont les esquisses sont conservées au Museo Correr. Dès 1844, Giuseppe Verdi y crée Ernani, suivi de Attila, Rigoletto, La traviata et Simon Boccanegra. Après-guerre, La Fenice occupe une place prépondérante dans l'opéra italien et accueille les œuvres modernes de Stravinsky, Britten, Prokofiev Incendie et reconstruction La Fenice, en français « le Phénix », nom prédestiné pour un théâtre qui a connu deux incendies et qui, comme l'oiseau de la mythologie grecque, est né après un incendie, et renaît de ses cendres à deux reprises. En 1836, le théâtre brûle pendant trois jours pour rouvrir moins d'un an après. Et le , alors que le théâtre est l'une des références mondiales de l'art lyrique, il est à nouveau détruit par un incendie criminel causé par deux électriciens d'une entreprise de maintenance, soupçonnés d'avoir mis le feu au théâtre pour éviter de payer des pénalités pour retard de travaux. Rapidement, la décision est prise de le reconstruire à l'identique avec son luxe d'origine : « » (« comme il était et où il était »). La reconstruction a commencé en 2001. Pendant les travaux, les spectacles ont été accueillis par le Teatro Malibran et le PalaFenice (chapiteau installé dans l'île du Tronchetto, à l'emplacement des parcs de stationnement de l'entrée de la ville). Après deux ans de travaux et d'euros issus de la ville de Venise, aidée par l'État italien, l'Unesco et d'importantes donations du monde entier, la Fenice renaît de ses cendres . Le théâtre est inauguré le avec La traviata de Giuseppe Verdi, mise en scène par Robert Carsen. À l'occasion de la réouverture (et en célébration) du théâtre de la Fenice est instauré le principe d'un concert du nouvel an dont la première édition a lieu le jour de l'an 2004. Premières mondiales La Fenice au cinéma Le théâtre a été mondialement consacré grâce au film de Luchino Visconti, Senso, dont la première scène se déroule dans le décor réel de la Fenice où est donné, au printemps 1866, l'opéra de Giuseppe Verdi, Il trovatore. L'aria « Di quella pira » est l'occasion d'un appel au soulèvement des Vénitiens contre l'occupant autrichien. Notes et références Voir aussi Bibliographie Giandomenico Romanelli, Giuseppe Pugliese, José Sasportes, Patrizia Veloli, Gran Teatro La Fenice, éditions Evergreen, 1999, 337 . Liens externes Salle de spectacle à Venise Salle d'opéra à Venise Salle de théâtre en Italie Architecture civile du XVIIIe siècle Musique à Venise Monument à Venise Édifice construit en 1792

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Sarah brings with her over 10 years of experience in the advocacy and communications realms. Prior to joining the Strategy Center, Sarah spent eight years with the Anti-Defamation League as part of their Government Relations, Advocacy and Community Engagement team. She advocated on behalf of the League with Members of Congress, government agencies, and national coalitions, focusing on immigration and reproductive justice issues. She also worked at Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) as part of the media team, helping to advance PPFA's mission of care, no matter what. Sarah has an M.A. in Applied Politics from American University and a B.S. in Political Science from Portland State University. She also holds a certificate from American University's Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute as well as their Women and Public Policy Institute. In her spare time, you can find Sarah either in the movie theater or planning her next travel adventure with friends.

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Spread a lil "Aroha" around the world! Wang Chung's t-shirts are back! Angry Chinese Man says "I MAKE FOR YOU. YOU BUY NOW!" For a limited time we are once again selling specialty Wangwear. Wear it around town. Wear it to work. Wear it to Wang's! Wang Chung's Karaoke Bar will be having upcoming events that involve "specials" for anyone wearing Wangwear. Stay tuned in to our Facebook for more info! We have a limited supply, so better get 'em while we still got 'em. Wear them, share them and send them to your family and friends abroad and help us spread a little "Aroha" around the world!

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Alba is een Duits historisch merk van motorfietsen. De bedrijfsnaam was: Stettiner Präzisions- & Kettenwerk, later Alba-Werke GmbH en Möhringer Präzisionswerk GmbH, Stettin-Möhringen, maar de naam kwam van eigenaar Alfred Baruch. In 1919 begon Alfred Baruch met de productie van fietsen met een 198cc-hulpmotortje. Dit motortje had een licht voorover hellende cilinder met horizontale koelribben. Dit model had al twee versnellingen. In 1920 was het frame al veel robuuster geworden en leek het model meer op een volwaardige motorfiets. Alba leverde ook transportdriewielers met dezelfde motor, maar kon deze ook voorzien van inbouwmotoren van het merk Huy en mogelijk ook TeCo. Vanaf 1923 werden ook motorfietsen met een staande cilinder, twee versnellingen, een kickstarter en naar keuze riem- of kettingaandrijving. Waarschijnlijk was dit een wat zwaardere motor van 249 cc. De productie eindigde in 1924. Duits historisch motorfietsmerk Inbouwmotormerk

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Home » Goods & Electronics » Mobiles & Tablets » What Does Your Smartphone OS Say About You? What Does Your Smartphone OS Say About You? We've reached a point in our evolution where we've reduced everything to a few swipes of our fingers. Whether it's buying diapers, ordering food, hailing a cab, or exploring the glory of cat videos on the internet, we do it all on our smartphones. Everyone has their own preference while picking out a smartphone. Some like them fast, some like them tiny, and some like them shiny. But besides just different models and makes, smartphones are different mainly because of their Operating Systems (OS). A lot can be said about you just by the smartphone OS that you choose. On a not-so-serious note, you don't choose the Operating System. The Operating System chooses you! A notable milestone in the evolution of the smartphone is the easy-to-customize Android OS. It's Google's answer to the iOS and Nokia's long-forgotten Symbian OS. Android power users are essentially your geeky 90's kids who've finally found their perfect match. Most of their time on the smartphone isn't used for calls or text messages. Oh no. Why would you do such a thing with your phone? An Android device is meant to be tinkered with till you can remotely run your whole house with it. And if you can figure out how to run your neighbour's house as well, that's a definite plus. You'll love the fact that you can download a multitude of apps that let you do everything. From customizing every single icon on your phone to pointing it at the night sky and finding out exactly which stars you're seeing. Have you always dreamt of a world like Star Trek? Are you desperately hoping the Holodeck is invented before you die? Then the Android smartphone is definitely for you. There's one thing that every Apple customer has in abundance: moolah! When you consciously make the choice to buy a phone for the price of a second-hand car, you know that you make good money. The iPhone has the same features as most of your mid-level Android phones. In addition to that, its closed development environment ensures that any app you download is worth the bandwidth you spend on it. That iconic Apple logo isn't just for show. With an iPhone, you get quality and longevity. This translates to – your phone isn't going to randomly decide that it's bored of you and needs a break in the middle of a very important call! It's also known for having a camera to die for. So, if you're a shutterbug, you're in for a real treat. The BlackBerry was every businessman's go-to tool. Mainly because it helped when office parties turned awkward. The BlackBerry could also be used as an ideal paperweight. Everyone knows that you can never have too many paperweights in the business world. Soon after, Android and iOS started to give people everything that BlackBerry did. And managed to look cooler in the process! BlackBerry decided to step up their game. Now, even businessmen can look cool while using a Blackberry and still have money to buy Evian water everyday. Microsoft has taken 'tapping on windows' to a whole new level. They've teamed up with Nokia (undisputed champion of phones that'll survive the apocalypse) to bring the Windows experience from the PC to the smartphone. If you own a Windows phone, you probably appreciate the incredible battery life and the efficiency with which the whole system runs. You don't really mind not being plugged in all the time though, because Windows phones are often left out of the loop when it comes to apps. These devices make for a comfortable middle ground between Android and iOS. Plus, we're all hoping Nokia does what it does best and infuses Windows phones with the same indestructible magic that we all know so well. If you're reading this article and don't have a smartphone yet, what're you waiting for?! Get with the times and pick from one of these operating systems. Smartphones are more than just text-and-call devices. They're an extension of how you think and who you are. Remember to split your time evenly between using your phone and arguing with other people about why your choice of OS is better than theirs.

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At the heart of all these compliance efforts is an attempt to establishment a minimal set of standard security controls that ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of certain respective protected information and the systems and networks wherein they reside. A comprehensive HIPAA Compliance or HITECH assessment or Security audit meets compliance requirements and provides valuable information and support. Our HIPAA Security Audit results in identifying gaps in compliance with the Security Rule and Privacy Rule, identifies weaknesses, vulnerabilities, misconfiguration, provides the documentation and recommendations necessary to determine reasonable improvements – we validate your regulatory compliance or give you a path to get there. Spohn's HIPAA Security Assessment provides the following benefits: Meet audit requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule Sec. 164.308(a)(1)(ii) Lower IT cost by allocating security resources to preventative efforts rather than post-event remediation Provide a reasonable basis on which to rely on the company's security measures for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its information and systems Help management develop, maintain, and improve existing security controls Gain added credibility with customers, board members, investors, partners, and creditors Demonstrate due-diligence in an organization's efforts to manage risk and liability inherent in its security posture Acquire detailed documentation for use in budget and remediation planning Quickly prioritize and remedy vulnerabilities by using data, detailed descriptions, recommendations and links to online resources packaged on the Remediation Database on DVD-ROM Spohn's Financial Security Assessment assesses your security posture and risks, provides analysis and remedies allowing you to prioritize your needs, and offers you an unbiased third party assessment to meet regulatory requirements or prove due diligence. The assessment and resulting security profile are customizable based on the Gramm Leach Bliley Act, the Interagency Guidelines for Safeguarding Customer Information,FFIEC Handbook on Information Security, and other regulations and guidance provided by FRB, NCUA, FDIC, OCC, and the OTS . The ESA service provides a complete enterprise solution for detailed inspection, analysis, and reporting of the security controls across your financial institution. Spohn utilizes experienced security consultants and proven tools and processes to assess physical, technical, and administrative security controls, including policy, plans and procedures against industry security standards, best practices, regulatory requirements and your internal needs. The comprehensive analysis, documentation and remediation recommendations provided by our services can help you to determine and plan for commercially reasonable improvements to your security. Spohn helps all industries with our security assessment service for identifying threats, risk, vulnerabilities and commercially reasonable improvements by deploying proven people, processes and tools to assess the effectiveness of a company's security controls against security best practices. By using ISO/IEC 17799, the internationally-recognized standard for enterprise security best practices, as a base within your audit, you can be confident that you have used an Internationally recognized "Best Practices" for security to protect your enterprise, provide proof of regulatory compliance and demonstrate due-diligence. Spohn can assess an organization against the entire ISO 27001/2 security standard or custom tailor an assessment to meet your organization's specific requirements through a subset of security controls detailed within the standard. Whether custom-designed or using Spohn's ISO 27001/2 checklist, you will receive comprehensive analysis, documentation and remediation recommendations for determining and planning commercially reasonable improvements to security. Meet security requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) and other regulations Determine effectiveness of security controls compared to an Internationally recognized security standard (Best Practice) Demonstrates due-diligence in an organization's efforts to identify threats, weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and gaps in compliance Provides proof of compliance with security requirements for most legislation Builds confidence with stakeholders, shareholders, board members, and employees Fits within standard framework for risk management Information Security becomes a bigger concern for IT managers every day. Failure to be compliant to the regulatory body responsible for your business can be costly not only terms of fines and certification issues, but also real word monetary costs associate with a security breach, information disclosure or site useability from a DOS attack. Spohn's security consultants can provide the guidance to get and keep you regulatory compliant with most business sector requirements – SOX, GLB, HIPAA, HITECH… Please feel free to call one of our trained consultant at 512-685-1820 or call our main line at 512-685-1000. ISO 27001 Definitions Sarbanes-Oxley Act Info HIPAA Security Rule IT Security Compliance Guide Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 Guidelines for Safeguarding Member Information FFIEC Home Page Florida FIPA Security Florida is no longer more lax in personal information security, data protection law and HIPAA compliance than most other states! Florida is in fact leading the way in breach notification – FIPA applies to almost every company or organization doing business or providing service in the state with few exemptions or or political caveats. The Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (FIPA), similar to but not to be confused with HIPAA, was passed through the Florida State Legislature out of State Capitol in Tallahassee on June 20th and approved by Gov. Rick Scott. The law became effective as of July 1st, 2014. It encompasses two sides of the data breach notification law – how companies are expected to prevent a breach of personal information and what is expected of them should they experience a breach. Personal identification is defined under FIPA as: An individual's first name or first initial combined with the individual's last name in combination with one ore more of the following: Drivers license or identification card number, passport number, military ID number or other similar government issued ID Financial account number or credit/debit card number combined with the required security code Any information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or phyiscal condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a heath care professional An individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, along with any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the individual. Personal identifiable information under florida FIPA is not: Information that is encrypted Secured or modified by any other method or technology Modified to removes elements that personally identify an individual or that otherwise renders the information unusable. FIPA Security Breach Notification "Covered entities must notify Florida's Department of Legal Affairs (i.e., the Florida Office of the Attorney General) of any breach that affects more than 500 people. Notice must be provided as expeditiously as practicable, but no later than 30 days after determination of the breach or reason to believe a breach occurred. An additional 15 days is permitted if good cause for delay is provided in writing to the Attorney General within 30 days after determination of the breach or reason to believe a breach occurred." General Rules: Less than 500 the individuals and as directed by law enforcement 500 to 1000 Florida's Attorney General, the individuals and as directed by law enforcement Over 1000 – add the Credit Reporting Agencies to the is above. "A violation of the FIPA Security Law is an unfair or deceptive trade practice subject to an action by the Attorney General under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act against the covered entity or third-party agent. A covered entity that does not properly notify affected individuals or the Attorney General may be fined up to $500,000 per breach, depending on the number of days in which the covered entity is in violation of the Florida FIPA Security Law. The law creates no private cause of action, nor does the presumed FDUTPA violation for the Attorney General appear to apply to a private action under FDUTPA." The departure here from most fine structures that exist – such as HIPAA … Fines are not issues on a per record basis, but rather on a scale of days, weeks, months a failure to notify condition occurred up a maximum of $500K…in addition to any other regulatory agency criminal or civil fines assessed by HIPAA or NERC or… The details get more complex depending on the covered entity's business sector covered under HIPAA/HITECH or NERC or … Upon request by the Attorney General, the entity, covered entity or third-party vendor must provide a police report, incident report, or computer forensics report; a copy of the policies in place regarding breaches; and/or steps that have been taken to rectify the breach. The definition of "Covered Entity" or CE under FIPA covers just about anyone doing business in the State of Florida or providing a service of any kind and does NOT exempt any state or federal agencies providing said services in Florida and you ARE as a CE responsible for the action of your business associates BAs!!! FIPA Requires Proactive Measures The Florida Information Protection Act distinctly states that covered entities are to take all reasonable measures to protect and secure personal information. Third-party vendors and covered entities must also take thes same reasonable steps to protect and secure electronic personal information. FIPA makes it clear – covered entities need to take proactive measures to protect the personal information of its clients; this includes taking all possible steps to dispose of customer records containing personal information – both hard and electronic copies. Punishments for violating this provision of FIPA is through the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices statute it punishes those who thought it was to expensive or time consuming to take all reasonable step/measures to protect personal information of its customers or verify their business associates were taking all reasonable steps to protect personal information. NERC Compliance NERC compliance is adhering to each of the requirements and specifications laid out in CIPv3 security rules with appropriate updates until April of 2016; at that time "steady state" compliance and Enforcement for CIPv5 are active, The "Effective date" is April, 2014 base on the draft transition plan. Note that the revised CIPv5 standard will be published January, 2015 with RAI and CIPv5 training and awareness slated for the entire year…Quite a mouth full and a lot of data packed into a small area – read below for easier to comprehend definitions and timelines as they relate to CIP Security and NERC Compliance. NERC definition: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation – NERC is a non-profit, international regulatory authority whose mission is to ensure the reliability and security of the bulk power system in North America. In the post 911 world and with Cyber Security and Data Security breaches front line – NERC continues to develop, evolve and enforce new standards in the following areas: Assessments – annual, seasonal and long‐term reliability System Awareness – monitor the bulk power system throughout Industry Personnel – educates, trains, and certifies CIP Definition: Critical Infrastructure Protection Currently Enforced CIP Regulations Applicable to Regional Entities and Responsible Entities – CIPv3: CIP-002-3 Cyber Security – Critical Cyber Asset Identification CIP-003-3 Cyber Security – Security Management Controls CIP-004-3a Cyber Security – Personnel & Traning CIP-005-3a Cyber Security – Electronic Security Perimeter(s) CIP-006-3c Cyber Security – Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets CIP-007-3a Cyber Security – Systems Security Management – "The version number was updated from CIP-007-3a to incorporate the approved interpretation that should have previously been appended" CIP-008-3 Cyber Security – Incident Reporting and Response Planning CIP-009-3 Cyber Security – Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets Future Enforced (4/1/2016 unless otherwise noted) CIP Regulations Applicable to Regional Entities and Responsible Entities – CIPv5: CIP-002-5.1 Cyber Security – BES Cyber System Categorization – Errata approved by the SC on 9/27/2013 CIP-003-5 Cyber Security – Security Management Controls – has an enforcement date of 4/1/2016, except for CIP-003-5 R2 which has an enforcement date of 4/1/2017 CIP-004-5.1 Cyber Security – Personnel & Training – Errata approved by the SC on 9/27/2013 CIP-005-5 Cyber Security – Electronic Security Perimeter(s) CIP-006-5 Cyber Secuirty – Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems CIP-007-5 Cyber Security – System Security Management CIP-009-5 Cyber Security – Recovery Plans for BES Cyber Systems CIP-010-1 Cyber Security – Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments CIP-011-1 Cyber Security – Information Protection According to the Cyber Security Standards Transition Guidance (Revised), NERC's CIP Version 5 Reliability Standards represent a significant improvement over the current CIP Version 3 Standards. CIP Version 5 adopts new cyber security controls, both technical and administrative, as well as extends the scope of the IT infrastructure's expanded list of systems that the newer CIP standards are designated to protect. The current transition plan is still in draft (June, 2014) but contains a lot of viable data even if the transition and enforcement dates slip – but don't expect significant changes or assume the dates will slip. Click here to download a detailed comparison of CIPv3 vs CIPv5. The spreadsheet is ordered by CIPv5 rule, then requirements. The additional requirements to CIPv5 are in yellow/orange text. Accurate as of 10/23/2014. NERC/FERC Authority and Reporting Chains NERC's total area of responsibility and authority serves nearly 3.5 million people across the United States, Canada and Mexico. NERC is responsible for the following areas: Northern portion of Baja California, Mexico NERC maintains authority over: Users of the bulk power system Owners of the bulk power system Operators of the bulk power system NERC is responsible and accountable to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and various regulatory authorities in the Canadian government. We provide custom solutions to everyone from Fortune 500 companies to rural hospitals. Spohn Solutions 8940 Research Blvd., Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78758 All Original Content © 1998-2023 Spohn Consulting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Some Filler, Serial Killer | Nintendo E3 Postmortem June 17, 2021 1 Kieran Fifield Big Daddy Digest Feature With the dust settled on E3 2021 and Nintendo's hand well and truly played, we now enter the phase where we once more, wildly speculate on what Nintendo showed us (BOTW2, we're looking at you), express joy at the surprises that truly captivated us and filled us with DREAD and bemoan the fact that some titles simply will never see the light of day. Before we continue, let's pour our collective liquor to the curb for Captain Falcon and Pitt, who were unceremoniously dumped into an active volcano by the latest celebrity Smash participant, Kazuya. RIP to F-Zero and Kid Icarus. By the same token, save a little bit of that sweet, sweet Hennesy for Pikmin 4. It's been SEVEN years now since Miyamoto said that the game was nearly ready: "It's actually very close to completion. Pikmin teams are always working on the next one." Shigeru Miyamoto – E3 2015 While not the crux of this piece, a quick recap of the Direct will help set the tone. If you're just looking for a concise rundown of the titles announced, check out our recap piece here. Something for everyone, but E3 is for the gamers After Kazuya had tossed a load of Nintendo's forgotten heroes off to their demise, (mad props to Kirby for refusing to go the way of the good Captain. Something new from the pink puff incoming?) we were treated to some news tidbits. Maybe it's me but the announcement of Life is Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy (through a cloud version), Worms Rumble, Astria Ascending and Two-Point Campus felt a little bit meh. Don't get me wrong, there's something for everyone there which is clearly Nintendo's marketing mantra of the moment, but for me, an E3 Direct should be blockbuster announcement after blockbuster announcement after blockbuster announcement. When bananas appeared on-screen and an anniversary was mentioned, I immediately thought of Donkey Kong. Alas, it was nothing more than an announcement for an, admittedly, quite competent looking entry in the Super Monkey Ball franchise. The first reveal for a new Nintendo title followed and with it we were treated to Mario Party Superstars, an eclectic collection of remastered mini games from Mario Party games of yonder. The most pleasing aspect of this reveal is that the title will be online ready from day one. Nintendo's recent addition of online functionality to Super Mario Party was, at the time, surprising but in hindsight makes sense as it has allowed Nintendo to get the servers operational, to a Nintendo degree of functionality at least. Filled with DREAD Next up, Nintendo did something truly wonderful and shared an update on Metroid Prime IV. It's progressing well. That's all they had to say. Nonetheless, it's reassuring. But not as well as Metroid 5, which was immediately shown off in a slick new trailer. Lo and behold, Metroid DREAD!! It looks marvellous, like a modern-day 2D action-adventure. Like some of the roguelikes and Metroidvanias that have made their name on the indie scene. Except that this isn't an indie game. This is a product polished to the nth degree. A Nintendo title made in collaboration with the highly talented Mercury Steam team; the team that pushed the 3DS to its limits and produced one of the systems best-looking titles in Metroid: Samus Returns. More than anything Metroid DREAD is hugely important. It was an idea that Nintendo had fifteen years ago but due to technical limitations, were never able to realise their vision. Now, with the aid of Mercury Steam, the dream of DREAD has been fully realised and built upon. This interview gives a fascinating insight and is well worth a watch. Also, 'miiiiiiiiibo! WAHHHHHHH! More titles via a sizzle reel. This section once again felt like filler and out of place for an E3 Nintendo Direct. Like, do we need to see more footage of Just Dance 2022, Mario Golf and Monster Hunter Stories. Not on my watch, fella! Certainly not in Nintendo's E3 Direct. Remember that survey that was doing the rounds a while ago, asking if you'd pay full price for a Wario Ware game on Nintendo Switch? Surprise surprise, we're getting a new Wario Ware game on Nintendo Switch. WAHHHHHHH! Wario Ware: Get it Together looks like a bona-fide classic Wario Ware game but the addition of a co-op mode will really turn the insanity dial up to 11. And, for the record, it will cost £39.99. Shin Megami Tensei V finally got a detailed trailer and a release date. Considering that this title was announced during the initial Nintendo Switch reveal back in October 2016…. Well, by the time it drops, it'll have been SIX years in the making… Sizzling out… Another sizzle reel and the inclusion of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 Remastered just seemed unnecessary. More filler! Danganronpa was first up, followed by a port of Fatal Frame: The Maiden of Black Water, which is also coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC. If you'd asked me to wager on which Wii U game would be next to be ported to Nintendo Switch, I likely would have gone with Xenoblade Chronicles X. That's probably why I don't gamble! Those were both fine inclusions. DLC for Doom Eternal, the aforementioned Tony Hawk titles, the previously leaked (by Nintendo, nonetheless) and subsequently revealed (by Ubisoft) Mario and Rabbids however, not so much. Advance Wars followed and it's been rebuilt from the ground up for Nintendo Switch. I'm interested to see how this one translates as, while the aesthetic looks charming, it doesn't half look derpy. Hopefully, the gameplay has been given some QOL touches and it plays well as a modern video game. Dear The Legend of Zelda, sorry we forgot about our anniversary The Direct ended with a Legend of Zelda section. I hate to be pickety but I'm so on the fence with all of this… The DLC for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity looks pleasant enough, but is there more story content coming at any time? Then there was another little plug for Skyward Sword. It didn't show us anything new and it still failed to really sell this HD version to me, personally. With every new trailer or screenshot, it just looks like the original. Textures are still blocky and lines are far too edgy. Surely they could have smoothed out the outlines on the character models? So, Game and Watch units are going to be a regular thing, huh! To celebrate the Legend of Zelda's 35th anniversary, Nintendo announced a new tiny handheld which will come with The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda II: Link's Adventure and Link's Awakening. And that's it. No more titles are planned for the anniversary. Never mind an Ocarina of Time remake, we're not even getting Twilight Princess HD or Wind Waker HD ported. Not this year, anyway… At the close, we FINALLY saw some actual footage of the sequel to Breath of the Wild. It's short, but there's a lot to take in here, with the parallels between Skyward Sword apparent; from music, to skydiving, to enemies. A 2022 release date aim has been given but I'd take that with a tablespoon of salt, considering BOTW was originally touted as a 2015 title. Regardless, it looks mighty impressive and I for one am already itching for more information. I can see this being Nintendo's E3 2022 showstopper, if of course it is ready for release next year. Big hitters and little critters So, with the rundown complete what would we say were the killer announcements? In my opinion you've got the Smash reveal, Mario Party, Metroid DREAD, Wario Ware, Shin Megami Tensei V, at a push the AOC DLC, the Game and Watch (although Nintendo indeed lied to us all when they said it would be a software only presentation) and the sequel to Breath of the Wild trailer. In all honesty this could have fit comfortably into a twenty minute trailer that delivered hard, fast information directly to us. I for one would have preferred that. The nature of an all-digital E3 would have allowed Nintendo to do an Indie World Direct as well as a Partner Direct, or perhaps merged those two together to create an all-encompassing conglomerate Direct without detracting from a rapid-fire Nintendo Direct focusing solely on Nintendo published heavy-hitters. While the announcements of other titles weren't overly negative, they certainly took something away from the ebb and flow of proceedings. Nobody was expecting Nintendo to come out guns blazing like Xbox and Bethesda did. They didn't need to. Nintendo have exclusives, their IPs are the very essence of their DNA. And every single rational person can respect and understand that game development has been impacted by COVID. Only the most irate of internet fan babies would get uppity about a lack of reveals. A quality over quantity approach would have been refreshing. E3PO At the same time, it begs the question: Is E3 even relevant anymore? Nintendo aired a Direct on July 15th simply because that was the Tuesday that E3 fell on. While we waited 530 days leading up to the February 17th Direct, I'd put my mortgage on another one within three months. If there hadn't been a necessity for a digital presentation, due to an archaic and outdated expo, we'd likely have bore witness to a Direct of greater magnitude down the line. Nintendo's E3 Direct of 2021 wasn't bad; it gave us some truly remarkable reveals and laid out the blueprint for the Big N heading into the second half of the year. But, at best, it was a seven out of ten due, in no small part, to its over reliance on filler. Kieran Fifield Tags: BOTWBOTW2E3E3 2021KazuyaMario PArtyMario party SuperstarsMetroidMetroid DreadShin megami Tensei VSuper Monkey BallSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HDSuper Smash Bros UltimateThe Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildWarioWario Ware Next Very Very Valet | Review | Nintendo Switch Previous Bandai Namco and Yooreka | E3 2021 Some Filler, Serial Killer | Nintendo E3 Postmortem @Nintendad himself muses on the offerings from Nintendo. 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Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Racine Public Notices SE WI Jobs Volunteers help Racine be more 'House-Proud' Dee Hölzel Mary Meredith and Darius Watson prepare to paint a house during a week of service. Juan Morales, 15, gets a lesson in using the drill as he helps to rebuild a porch. He said what he has learned so far is "we can turn anything around and make someone's home better." DEE HÖLZEL, RACINE — They scraped and painted, weeded, planted, fixed, tore down and rebuilt. There were teens and adults, some skilled labor, all were volunteers. For a week, starting on June 21, ACTS Racine Youth Ministry and the Racine Christian Reformed Church provided the labor through a summer services work camp. Throughout the week, the teens and their adult mentors made repairs to 11 houses between the 1100-1400 blocks of Villa Street and Park Avenue. The effort benefitted the "House-Proud Program" of Racine Revitalization Partnership, Inc., which offers homeowners home repair and improvement services. Where possible, adults worked with young people on projects in Racine to sharpen their home-improvement skills. In this photo, Sebastian Rico spots the ladder for Chris Koleske. Ed Miller, executive director of RRP, explained in the past Racine has had the benefit of work camps organized by Racine Neighborhood Watch that brought young people into the city to volunteer on housing projects while also learning important skills. Mount Pleasant reaches settlement with couple on their property near Foxconn site Milwaukee man accused of multiple assaults at Regency Mall, Home Depot parking lot Racine Police SWAT team arrests Chicago homicide suspect Racine man accused of housing Chicago homicide suspect faces drug charges A slice of success: MyBread Bakery, which manufactures gluten-free bread in former O&H, expanding Life in a funeral home: Why this Racine couple undertook a special DIY transformation Watch now: Used car dealerships are sometimes paying more for vehicles than they sold them for 2 years ago New gun store allowed to open in Burlington gun-free school zone Burger King robbery that left girl dead was staged and she was in on it, Milwaukee authorities say Racine man accused of firing gun in direction of woman, children Gateway declines local NAACP's request to uninvite Steil from MLK event Two people have been charged with destroying headstones at Mound Cemetery last year 'I just want my life back' | Even when criminal charges are dropped, harm remains Burlington school board debates use of Trevor Noah's book in high school class Life-saving measures required after ATV accident near Browns Lake However, because of COVID-19, there have not been work camps, leaving local programs like Racine Revitalization without the volunteer labor it was accustomed to having for much-needed projects. That is when ACTS and the Racine Christian Reform Church became involved, offering up some much needed hands-on-deck. "I think the nice thing about what we've done here is we have our very own youth helping out citizens in our community," Miller said. "Instead of them going away and helping some other community, they're staying in Racine and helping local folks." Racine Revitalization Partnership, Inc. is a nonprofit organization partnering with a consortium of community leaders and neighborhood residents focused on revitalization through improved housing and workforce training. RRP believes that quality affordable housing is the foundation for education, work, and positive family health outcomes. The House-Proud Program is enjoying its second year and runs for one week. Visit www.Revitalizeracine.com and follow RRP on Facebook for updates and opportunities. Early stages Miller explained the planning for the week of service begins very early in the year when RRP starts looking at potential neighborhoods where the home ownership rates are high, but there are financial barriers to home maintenance and repairs. Some homeowners may already have run into some code enforcement issues over problematic exterior stairs, porches or any number of issues. He said they usually start by passing out flyers to the homes in the chosen neighborhoods. However, they rarely get much response from those flyers, Miller explained. People are suspicious of the offers of free home repair. Perhaps they think it is a scam, even when it isn't. Miller said once they start knocking on doors and introducing themselves, handing over their business cards, and showing they're legit, people generally become more interested. As to how many homeowners they can help, that generally depends on resources. Britain's unluckiest homeowner has been driven round the bend after her 200-year-old village home was wrecked TEN times by cars and lorries. Ellen Keightley, 80, has been forced to carry out more than £100,000 of repairs to her two-bedroom home after a spate of crashes. Mrs Keightley, a widow and retired teacher, has lived near a sharp bend on Uppingham Road in Caldecott, Rutland, for more than 60 years. Her son Tom, 61, has moved in to care for his mother after she suffered a serious stroke last month which he says was triggered by stress. Samuel Beyer Garry Friesema, of the Racine Christian Reformed Church, worked on four projects on Park Avenue with a volunteer team of 25 adults and young people that included skilled labor. Friesema said the group repaired porches and stairs, took out wood and put in new, scraped, primed, and painted. A separate group worked on landscaping projects. Father Juan brought volunteers from St. Edward, St. Patrick, and St. Richard Catholic churches, three parishes near Racine's city center. Emiliano Leal There were 51 teen volunteers spread out on different projects, not just House Proud. "When we heard of this opportunity, we were thrilled to be able to come because it's our neighborhoods," he said and added the Gospel compels the people to help one another. "It's also shows the presence of the church in the neighborhood," he added. "We are not just the church of the buildings; we're the church of the people." One of the many benefits of the program is that it creates bridges for people of different economic backgrounds together, to get to know each other, and get to know the people of the neighborhood, he said. "The benefit is bridging the gap that exists when you don't walk the neighborhoods, when you're separated," he added. Noting the diversity of the groups working on Park Avenue and Villa Street, Father Juan added the program would help to build stronger communities. The volunteers have come together to help repair homes, but the other goal is community building. That comes through making connections — with each other and the people in the neighborhoods where they work. Friesema said there are benefits to people coming together and working. "You might have people that you've gone to church with all your life, but you never really worked with them before," he said. "So you meet in a different setting and you learn something new." Friesema added they hoped to also make connections with the people in the neighborhood. "Having a passion for people who you help, that was Christ's work when he was on earth, and that's what he told us to do, too," Friesema said. The work is made possible by a grant from Johnson Financial Group, Town Bank, Erie Insurance and Educators Credit Union. Sherwin-Williams also donated paint and supplies for this project. RRP partner, Neighborhood Watch, helped with coordination and supervision on site. Group Workcamps A team of volunteers conducts work at a home on the 2100 block of Mead Street as three different six-person teams tackled painting and restoration work at the home of a 94-year-old man during the Group Workcamps annual effort in the Racine area. Over 400 people age 14-19 and adult leaders from across the United States participated in the Group Workcamps in the Racine area. The effort is in its 17th year and is hosted by the Racine Neighborhood Watch and SC Johnson for the week-long home repair youth mission camp. SC Johnson Giving, Inc has added $34,000 support to Racine's Group Workcamp effort. SCOTT ANDERSON, Hannah Polhill, 16, of the Chicago area, paints a wood window frame at a home on the 2100 block of Mead Street as three different six-person teams tackled painting and restoration work at the home of a 94-year-old man during the Group Workcamps annual effort in the Racine area. Over 400 people age 14-19 and adult leaders from across the United States participated in the Group Workcamps in the Racine area. The effort is in its 17th year and is hosted by the Racine Neighborhood Watch and SC Johnson for the week-long home repair youth mission camp. SC Johnson Giving, Inc has added $34,000 support to Racine's Group Workcamp effort. A team of volunteers paints the kitchen at a home on the 2100 block of Mead Street as three different six-person teams tackled painting and restoration work at the home of a 94-year-old man during the Group Workcamps annual effort in the Racine area. Jacob Poche, 15, of Michigan, Alex Vollmer, 14, of Chicago and Kora Plaster, 15, of Missouri, paint an upstairs bathroom at a home on the 2100 block of Mead Street as three different six-person teams tackled painting and restoration work at the home of a 94-year-old man during the Group Workcamps annual effort in the Racine area. Photos: Youth group works hard repairing homes for people in need in 2015 Over 400 people youth and adult leaders from across the United States participated in the Group Workcamps in the Racine area. Acts Racine Youth Ministry Racine Christian Reformed Church Ed Miller Cine Revitalization Racine Neighborhood Watch Garry Friesema DEE HÖLZEL [email protected] Follow Dee Hölzel Mount Pleasant is paying nearly quadruple the most recent assessed fair market price for the property of one of the last Foxconn holdouts. When asked about the assaults, the suspect allegedly replied "Things aren't good right now." 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Q: The app is not compatible with Samsung GT-P3110 running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) An application i have developed and have deployed on Google play is not compatible with Samsung GT-P3110 running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). From the Google search, i came to know it requires camera auto focus to be turned off as it's not supported by Samsung GT-P3110. I applied the patch but still the app is not compatible with the mentioned device. Followings are the permissions and features the app is using: <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="10"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/> <uses-permission android:name="mypackagename.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"/> <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE"/> <permission android:name="mypackagename.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" android:protectionLevel="signature"/> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false"/> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false"/> Can some buddy suggest what else i would require to make the app compatible with the Samsung GT-P3110? Thanks A: The Samsung GT-P3110 appears to be a WiFi-only device. If so, it will not have telephony capability, and some of your permissions require telephony. You would need to add another <uses-feature> element saying that you do not require android.hardware.telephony. A: Like mr. Murphy said, if that device is WIFI-only device just add this into your AndroidManifest.xml <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony" android:required="false" /> and change the targetSdkVersion to 15 <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="15"/> so your app will be conmpatible with your tablet.

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Revolutions of 1848 (Redirected from 1848 Revolution) The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the continent. Described by some historians as a revolutionary wave, the period of unrest began on 12 January 1848 in Sicily and then, further propelled by the French Revolution of 1848, soon spread to the rest of Europe. Although the most of the revolutions were quickly put down, there was a significant amount of violence in many areas, with tens of thousands of people tortured and killed. While the immediate political effects of the revolutions were reversed, the long-term reverberations of the events were far-reaching. Alexis de Tocqueville remarked in his Recollections of the period that "society was cut in two: those who had nothing united in common envy, and those who had anything united in common terror." 1.1 Urban poor 1.2 Rural areas 1.3 Early rumblings These revolutions arose from such a wide variety of causes that it is difficult to view them as resulting from a coherent movement or social phenomenon. Numerous changes had been taking place in European society throughout the first half of the 19th century. Both liberal reformers and radical politicians were reshaping national governments. Technological change was revolutionizing the life of the working classes. A popular press extended political awareness, and new values and ideas such as popular liberalism, nationalism and socialism began to spring up. A series of economic downturns and crop failures, particularly those in the year 1846, produced starvation among peasants and the working urban poor. Large swathes of the nobility were discontented with royal absolutism or near-absolutism. In 1846 there had been an uprising of Polish nobility in Austrian Galicia, which was only countered when peasants, in turn, rose up against the nobles. Additionally, an uprising by democratic forces against Prussia occurred in Greater Poland. Next the middle classes began to agitate. Working class objectives tended to fall in line with those of the middle class. Although Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels had written at the request of the Communist League in London (an organization consisting principally of German workers) The Communist Manifesto (published in German in London on February 21, 1848), once they began agitating in Germany following the March insurrection in Berlin, their demands were considerably reduced. They issued their "Demands of the Communist Party in Germany" from Paris in March; the pamphlet only urged unification of Germany, universal suffrage, abolition of feudal duties, and similar middle class goals. The middle and working classes thus shared a desire for reform, and agreed on many of the specific aims. Their participations in the revolutions, however, differed. While much of the impetus came from the middle classes, much of the cannon fodder came from the lower.Template:Citation needed The revolts first erupted in the cities. Urban poor The population in French rural areas had rapidly risen, causing many peasants to seek a living in the cities. Many in the bourgeoisie feared and distanced themselves from the working poor, who had shown their muscle in 1789. The uneducated, teeming masses seemed a fertile breeding ground of vice. Urban industrial workers toiled from 13 to 15 hours per day, living in squalid, disease-ridden slums. Traditional artisans felt the pressure of industrialization, having lost their guilds. Social critics such as Marx became popular, and secret societies sprang up. At the time of the Revolution, there was widespread unemployment as a result of an economic crisis that began in 1846, and workers agitated for the right to vote and for state subsidies to the major trades. The situation in the German states was similar. Prussia had quickly industrialized. During the decade of the 1840s, mechanized production in the textile industry brought about inexpensive clothing that undercut the handmade products of German tailors. Reforms ameliorated the most unpopular traditions of feudalism, but industrial workers remained dissatisfied with these and pressed for greater change. Rural population growth had led to food shortages, land pressure, and migration, both within Europe and out from Europe (for example, to the United States). Population concentration led to disease, especially cholera, which contemporary scientists had not yet connected with contaminated water supplies. In the years 1845 and 1846, a potato blight, originating in Belgium, caused a subsistence crisis in Northern Europe. The effects of the blight were most severely manifested in the Great Irish Famine (where it was combined with rack-rents and concurrent export of cash crops), but also caused famine-like conditions in the Scottish Highlands and throughout Continental Europe. Aristocratic wealth (and corresponding power) was synonymous with the ownership of land. Owning land at this time was practically synonymous with having peasants under one's control, often duty-bound to labor for their masters. In a problem mirroring that of slaveholders in the United States, a principal aristocratic problem was controlling one's laborers. Peasant grievances exploded during the revolutionary year of 1848. Early rumblings Until 1789, with the advent of the French Revolution, there had been no significant challenges to the rule of kings in continental Europe (although there had been at least two such challenges offshore, one in England (1640s-1688) and one in North America (1775-1783), in which the United States declared independence from Great Britain). After 1789, there were revolutions or civil wars in France (1789 and after), Ireland (1798), as well as Mexico, which split from Spain between 1810 and 1821. In 1815, after Napoleon, a close resemblance of the Ancien Régime was restored at the Congress of Vienna. This was no sooner established when the monarchies, the church, and the aristocracy were again threatened. A revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands resulted in the secession of the southern provinces and the formation of the Kingdom of Belgium in 1830, a year that also saw another revolution in France. Unrest was in the air. Despite forceful and often violent efforts of established powers to keep them down, disruptive ideas gained popularity: democracy, liberalism, nationalism, and socialism. In short, democracy meant universal male suffrage. Liberalism fundamentally meant consent of the governed and the restriction of church and state power, republican government, freedom of the press and the individual. Nationalism believed in uniting people bound by (some mix of) common languages, culture, religion, shared history, and of course immediate geography; there were also irredentist movements. At this time, what are now Germany and Italy were collections of small states. Socialism in the 1840s was a term without a consensus definition, meaning different things to different people, but was typically used within a context of more power for workers in a system based on worker ownership of the means of production. . . . We have been beaten and humiliated . . . scattered, imprisoned, disarmed and gagged. The fate of European democracy has slipped from our hands.|Pierre Joseph Proudhon In the post-revolutionary decade after 1848, little had visibly changed, and some historians consider the revolutions a failure, given the seeming lack of permanent structural changes. On the other hand, both Germany and Italy achieved political unification over the next two decades, and there were a few immediate successes for some revolutionary movements, notably in the Habsburg lands. Austria and Prussia eliminated feudalism by 1850, improving the lot of the peasants. European middle classes made political and economic gains over the next twenty years; France retained universal male suffrage. Russia would later free the serfs on February 19, 1861. The Habsburgs finally had to give the Hungarians more self-determination in the Ausgleich of 1867, although this in itself resulted only in the rule of autocratic Magyars in Hungary instead of autocratic Germans. But in 1848, the revolutionaries were idealistic and divided by the multiplicity of aims for which they fought—social, economic, liberal, and national. Conservative forces exploited these divisions, and revolutionaries suffered from mediocre leadership. Middle-class revolutionaries feared the lower classes, evidencing different ideas; counter-revolutions exploited the gaps. As some reforms were enacted and the economy improved, some revolutionaries were mollified. When the Habsburgs lightened the burden of feudalism, many peasants were satisfied by the reforms and lost interest in further revolt; revolutions elsewhere met similar resolutions. International support likewise waned. Autocratic Russia did not support such revolutions at home, but actively helped the Austro-Hungarian Empire in her war with a restive Hungarian splinter group. Both Britain and Russia opposed Prussia's plans on Schleswig-Holstein, tarnishing their view among Germany's liberal nationalists. The net result in the German states and France was more autocratic systems, despite reforms such as universal male suffrage in France, and strong social class systems remained in both. What reforms were enacted seemed like sops thrown to quell dissent, while privilege remained untouched. Nationalistic dreams also failed in 1848. The Italian and German movements did provide an important impetus. Italy was unified in 1861, while Germany in 1871 was unified under Bismarck after Germany's 1870 war with France. Some disaffected German bourgeois liberals (the Forty-Eighters, many atheists and freethinkers) migrated to the United States after 1848, taking their money, intellectual talents, and skills out of Germany. The revolutions did inspire lasting reform in Denmark as well as the Netherlands. King William II of the Netherlands, afraid of the revolutions spreading into the Netherlands, ordered Johan Rudolf Thorbecke to revise the constitution. Thorbecke's revision resulted in the king losing most of his powers in favor of the parliament, effectively turning the Netherlands into a Constitutional Monarchy. 1848 was a watershed year for Europe, and many of the changes of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries have origins in this revolutionary period. May Uprising in Dresden Roman Republic (19th century) The Communist Manifesto (1848) History of Baden Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Revolutions of 1848" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on original research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice. Retrieved from "http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Revolutions_of_1848"

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Located between Maleny and Montville, the Baroon Pocket Dam is a picturesque lake worth visiting for a picnic or a barbecue. On the northern side there is a nice 4 km return walk through beautiful forest to a lookout. There is also a side track to the Obi Obi Creek. The dam has two picnic areas. The Southern Recreation Area is larger and there is the short, but fairly uninteresting Martin Williams Walk there. The Northern Recreation Area at the end of Narrow Road is also nice and is where the walk to the lookout starts. It is also the start of the first section of the 58 km Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk. The 4 km track is well maintained with bridges, boardwalks and other great features, such as rest areas on the way. You are walking up to the top of a rise, but if you are not in a hurry, anyone can do this. The best thing is that coming back to the start is all downhill. It is a great walk through pleasant forest to the lookout. This is one of the best forest walks I have been on, with plenty of large old trees along the path. There are no views until you reach the lookout, from where you can see Lake Baroon. Looking down into the gorge and at Obi Obi creek, you realise how far up you have come (though the creek level is lower than the dam). These are great views that are well worth the walk. The track continues from the lookout. It is about 4 kms to the Flat Rock swimming hole (12 kms return in total), and 8 kms to the top of Kondalilla Falls (20 kms in all) and about 9 kms to the car park at Kondalilla Falls (22 kms return walk). This walk is fantastic but it's a steep and rough track. It is better not to continue past the lookout unless you are prepared for a much longer and tougher hike. After the hike, you can enjoy a picnic or barbecue at the lake. However there are also plenty of places for lunch at both Montville and Maleny. Montville tends to have the more upmarket restaurants, including the Flame Hill Vineyard, which you will pass on Western Avenue on the way to the dam. However if you are a little sweaty and dirty from the hike you might be looking for somewhere more relaxed for coffee and cake, such as the UpFront Club at Maleny.

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A central venous catheter (CVC), also known as a central line (c-line), central venous line, or central venous access catheter, is a catheter placed into a large vein. It is a form of venous access. Placement of larger catheters in more centrally located veins is often needed in critically ill patients, or in those requiring prolonged intravenous therapies, for more reliable vascular access. These catheters are commonly placed in veins in the neck (internal jugular vein), chest (subclavian vein or axillary vein), groin (femoral vein), or through veins in the arms (also known as a PICC line, or peripherally inserted central catheters). Central lines are used to administer medication or fluids that are unable to be taken by mouth or would harm a smaller peripheral vein, obtain blood tests (specifically the "central venous oxygen saturation"), administer fluid or blood products for large volume resuscitation, and measure central venous pressure. The catheters used are commonly 15–30 cm in length, made of silicone or polyurethane, and have single or multiple lumens for infusion. Medical uses The following are the major indications for the use of central venous catheters: Difficult peripheral venous access – central venous catheters may be placed when it is difficult to gain or maintain venous access peripherally (e.g. obesity, scarred veins from prior cannulations, agitated patient). Delivery of certain medications or fluids – medications such as vasopressors (e.g., norepinephrine, vasopressin, phenylephrine etc.), chemotherapeutic agents, or hypertonic solutions are damaging to peripheral veins and often require placement of a central line. Additionally, catheters with multiple lumens can facilitate the delivery of several parenteral medications simultaneously. Prolonged intravenous therapies – parenteral medications that must be delivered for extended periods of time (more than a few days) such as long-term parenteral nutrition, or intravenous antibiotics are administered through a central line. Specialized treatment – interventions such as hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, transvenous cardiac pacing, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring (e.g. pulmonary artery catheterization) require central venous access. There are no absolute contraindications to the use of central venous catheters. Relative contraindications include: coagulopathy, trauma or local infection at the placement site, or suspected proximal vascular injury. However, there are risks and complications associated with the placement of central lines, which are addressed below. Complications Central line insertion may cause several complications. The benefit expected from their use should outweigh the risk of those complications. Pneumothorax The incidence of pneumothorax is highest with subclavian vein catheterization due to its anatomic proximity to the apex of the lung. In the case of catheterization of the internal jugular vein, the risk of pneumothorax is minimized by the use of ultrasound guidance. For experienced clinicians, the incidence of pneumothorax is about 1.5–3.1%. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK) and other medical organizations recommend the routine use of ultrasonography to minimize complications. If a pneumothorax is suspected, an upright chest x-ray should be obtained. An upright chest x-ray is preferred because free air will migrate to the apex of the lung, where it is easily visualized. Of course, this is not always possible, particularly in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. Radiographs obtained in the supine position fail to detect 25–50% of pneumothoraces. Instead, bedside ultrasound is a superior method of detection in those too ill to obtain upright imaging. Vascular perforation Perforation of vasculature by a catheter is a feared and potentially life-threatening complication of central lines. Fortunately, the incidence of these events is exceedingly rare, especially when lines are placed with ultrasound guidance. Accidental cannulation of the carotid artery is a potential complication of placing a central line in the internal jugular vein. This occurs at a rate of approximately 1% when ultrasound guidance is used. However, it has a reported incidence of 0.5–11% when an anatomical approach is used. If the carotid is accidentally cannulated and a catheter is inserted into the artery, the catheter should be left in place and a vascular surgeon should be notified because removing it can be fatal. Catheter-related bloodstream infections All catheters can introduce bacteria into the bloodstream. This can result in serious infections that can be fatal in up to 25% of cases. The problem of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) has gained increasing attention in recent years. They cause a great deal of morbidity (harm) and deaths, and increase health care costs. Microbes can gain access to the bloodstream via a central catheter a number of ways. Rarely, they are introduced by contaminated infusions. They might also gain access to the lumen of the catheter through break points such as hubs. However, the method by which most organisms gain access is by migrating along the portion of the catheter tracking through subcutaneous tissue until they reach the portion of the catheter in the vein. Additionally, bacteria present in the blood may attach to the surface of the catheter, transforming it into a focus of infection. If a central line infection is suspected in a person, blood cultures are taken from both the catheter and a vein elsewhere in the body. If the culture from the central line grows bacteria much earlier (>2 hours) than the other vein site, the line is likely infected. Quantitative blood culture is even more accurate, but this method is not widely available. Antibiotics are nearly always given as soon as a patient is suspected to have a catheter-related bloodstream infection. However, this must occur after blood cultures are drawn, otherwise the culprit organism may not be identified. The most common organisms causing these infections are coagulase negative staphylococci such as staphylococcus epidermidis. Infections resulting in bacteremia from Staphylococcus aureus require removal of the catheter and antibiotics. If the catheter is removed without giving antibiotics, 38% of people may still develop endocarditis. Evidence suggests that there may not be any benefit associated with giving antibiotics before a long-term central venous catherter is inserted in cancer patients and this practice may not prevent gram positive catheter-related infections. However, for people who require long-term central venous catheters who are at a higher risk of infection, for example, people with cancer who at are risk of neutropenia due to their chemotherapy treatment or due to the disease, flushing the catheter with a solution containing an antibiotic and heparin may reduce catheter-related infections. In a clinical practice guideline, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends against routine culturing of central venous lines upon their removal. The guideline makes several other recommendations to prevent line infections. To prevent infection, stringent cleaning of the catheter insertion site is advised. Povidone-iodine solution is often used for such cleaning, but chlorhexidine appears to be twice as effective as iodine. Routine replacement of lines makes no difference in preventing infection. The CDC makes a myriad of recommendations regarding risk reduction for infection of CVCs, including: The preferred site of insertion (including for non-tunneled catheter placement), from an infection prevention point of view, is in the subclavian vein, and to generally avoid the femoral vein if possible. There is no clear recommendation for a tunneled catheter site in the guidelines. Selection of catheters should include those with minimal ports to accomplish the clinical goal. Sterile gloves are required for CVC Full body sterile drapes, cap, mask, gloves are required for placement of CVCs The catheter site should be monitored visually and with palpation (through dressing) on a regular basis to assess for infection. It is, however, acceptable to use clean, non-sterile, gloves for changing the dressing of intravascular catheters. Both chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine are acceptable skin cleansers, though chlorhexidine is preferred. For short-term CVC sites, dressings must be changed at least every 7 days for transparent dressings, and every 2 days for gauze dressings. For long-term implanted or tunneled catheters, dressings are to be changed no more than once weekly unless soiled or loose. Routine removal and replacement of a central venous catheter is not recommended. While central line catheters should be removed as soon as they are no longer necessary, scheduled removal and replacement, whether over a guidewire or with a new puncture site, has not been shown to be beneficial in preventing infections. Medication impregnated dressing products can reduce the risk getting catheter-related blood stream infection. There is inconclusive evidence whether longer interval of changing dressings for central venous access devices is associated with more or less infections. It is unclear whether cleaning the skin antiseptics or without skin cleansing can reduce the rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections. Occlusion Venous catheters may occasionally become occluded by kinks in the catheter, backwash of blood into the catheter leading to thrombosis, or infusion of insoluble materials that form precipitates. However, thrombosis is the most common cause of central line occlusion, occurring in up to 25% of catheters . CVCs are a risk factor for forming blood clots (venous thrombosis) including upper extremity deep vein thrombosis. It is thought this risk stems from activation of clotting substances in the blood by trauma to the vein during placement. The risk of blood clots is higher in a person with cancer, as cancer is also a risk factor for blood clots. As many as two thirds of cancer patients with central lines show evidence of catheter-associated thrombosis. However, most cases (more than 95%) of catheter-associated thrombosis go undetected. Most symptomatic cases are seen with placement of femoral vein catheters (3.4%) or peripherally inserted central catheters (3%). Anti-clotting drugs such as heparin and fondaparinux have been shown to decrease the incidence of blood clots, specifically deep vein thrombosis, in a person with cancer with central lines. Additionally, studies suggest that short term use of CVCs in the subclavian vein is less likely to be associated with blood clots than CVCs placed in the femoral vein in non-cancer patients. In the case of non-thrombotic occlusion (e.g. formation of precipitates), dilute acid can be used to restore patency to the catheter. A solution of 0.1N hydrochloric acid is commonly used. Infusates that contain a significant amount of lipids such as total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or propofol are also prone to occlusion over time. In this setting, patency can often be restored by infusing a small amount of 70% ethanol. Misplacement CVC misplacement is more common when the anatomy of the person is different or difficult due to injury or past surgery. CVCs can be mistakenly placed in an artery during insertion (for example, the carotid artery or vertebral artery when placed in the neck or common femoral artery when placed in the groin). This error can be quickly identified by special tubing that can show the pressure of the catheter (arteries have a higher pressure than veins). In addition, sending blood samples for acidity, oxygen, and carbon dioxide content (pH, pO2, pCO2 respectively) can show the characteristics of an artery (higher pH/pO2, lower pCO2) or vein (lower pH/pO2, higher pCO2). During subclavian vein central line placement, the catheter can be accidentally pushed into the internal jugular vein on the same side instead of the superior vena cava. A chest x-ray is performed after insertion to rule out this possibility. The tip of the catheter can also be misdirected into the contralateral (opposite side) subclavian vein in the neck, rather than into the superior vena cava. Venous air embolism Entry of air into venous circulation has the potential to cause a venous air embolism. This is a rare complication of CVC placement – however, it can be lethal. The volume and the rate of air entry determine the effect an air embolus will have on a patient. This process can become fatal when at least 200–300 milliliters of air is introduced within a few seconds. The consequences of this include: acute embolic stroke (from air that passes through a patent foramen ovale), pulmonary edema, and acute right heart failure (from trapped air in the right ventricle) which can lead to cardiogenic shock. The clinical presentation of a venous air embolism may be silent. In those who are symptomatic, the most common symptoms are sudden-onset shortness of breath and cough. If the presentation is severe, the patient may become rapidly hypotensive and have an altered level of consciousness due to cardiogenic shock. Symptoms of an acute stroke may also be seen. Echocardiography can be used to visualize air that has become trapped in the chambers of the heart. If a large air embolism is suspected, a syringe can be attached to the catheter cap and pulled pack in an attempt to remove the air from circulation. The patient can also be placed in the left lateral decubitus position. It is thought that this position helps relieve air that has become trapped in the right ventricle. Catheter-related thrombosis Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) is the development of a blood clot related to long-term use of CVCs. It mostly occurs in the upper extremities and can lead to further complications, such as pulmonary embolism, post-thrombotic syndrome, and vascular compromise. Symptoms include pain, tenderness to palpation, swelling, edema, warmth, erythema, and development of collateral vessels in the surrounding area. However, most CRTs are asymptomatic, and prior catheter infections increase the risk for developing a CRT. Routine flushings may help to prevent catheter thrombosis. If there is catheter obstruction, thrombolytic drugs can be used if the obstruction is caused by clots or fibrin deposition. Anticoagulant treatment is indicated if the obstruction is caused by thrombus formation. There is inadequate evidence whether heparin saline flush is better than normal saline flush to maintain central venous catheter patency and prevent occlusion. Insertion Before insertion, the patient is first assessed by reviewing relevant labs and indication for CVC placement, in order to minimize risks and complications of the procedure. Next, the area of skin over the planned insertion site is cleaned. A local anesthetic is applied if necessary. The location of the vein is identified by landmarks or with the use of a small ultrasound device. A hollow needle is advanced through the skin until blood is aspirated. The color of the blood and the rate of its flow help distinguish it from arterial blood (suggesting that an artery has been accidentally punctured). Within North American and Europe, ultrasound use now represents the gold standard for central venous access and skills, with diminishing use of landmark techniques. Recent evidence shows that ultrasound-guidance for subclavian vein catheterization leads to a reduction in adverse events. The line is then inserted using the Seldinger technique: a blunt guidewire is passed through the needle, then the needle is removed. A dilating device may be passed over the guidewire to expand the tract. Finally, the central line itself is then passed over the guidewire, which is then removed. All the lumens of the line are aspirated (to ensure that they are all positioned inside the vein) and flushed with either saline or heparin. A chest X-ray may be performed afterwards to confirm that the line is positioned inside the superior vena cava and no pneumothorax was caused inadvertently. On anteroposterior X-rays, a catheter tip between 55 and 29 mm below the level of the carina is regarded as acceptable placement. Electromagnetic tracking can be used to verify tip placement and provide guidance during insertion, obviating the need for the X-ray afterwards. Catheter flow Hagen–Poiseuille equation The Hagen–Poiseuille equation describes the properties of flow through a rigid tube. The equation is shown below: The equation shows that flow rate (Q) through a rigid tube is a function of the inner radius (r), the length of the tube (L), and the viscosity of the fluid (μ). The flow is directly related the fourth power of the inner radius of the tube, and inversely related to the length of the tube and viscosity of the fluid. This equation can be used to understand the following vital observations regarding venous catheters: that the inner radius of a catheter has a much greater impact on flow rate than catheter length or fluid viscosity, and that for rapid infusion, a shorter, large bore catheter is optimal because it will provide the greatest flow rate. Types There are several types of central venous catheters; these can be further subdivided by site (where the catheter is inserted into the body) as well as the specific type of catheter used. By site Percutaneous central venous catheter (CVC) A percutaneous central venous catheter, or CVC, is inserted directly through the skin. The internal or external jugular, subclavian, or femoral vein is used. It is most commonly used in critically ill patients. The CVC can be used for days to weeks, and the patient must remain in the hospital. It is usually held in place with sutures or a manufactured securement device. Commonly used catheters include Quinton catheters. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) A peripherally inserted central catheter, or PICC line (pronounced "pick"), is a central venous catheter inserted into a vein in the arm (via the basilic or cephalic veins) rather than a vein in the neck or chest. The basilic vein is usually a better target for cannulation than the cephalic vein because it is larger and runs a straighter course through the arm. The tip of the catheter is positioned in the superior vena cava. PICC lines are smaller in diameter than central lines since they are inserted in smaller peripheral veins, and they are much longer than central venous catheters (50–70 cm vs. 15–30 cm). Therefore, the rate of fluid flow through PICC lines is considerably slower than other central lines, rendering them unsuitable for rapid, large volume fluid resuscitation. PICCs can easily occlude and may not be used with phenytoin. PICC lines may also result in venous thrombosis and stenosis, and should therefore be used cautiously in patients with chronic kidney disease in case an arteriovenous fistula might one day need to be created for hemodialysis. However, PICC lines are desirable for several reasons. They can provide venous access for up to one year. The patient may go home with a PICC. They avoid the complications of central line placement (e.g. pneumothorax, accidental arterial cannulation), and they are relatively easy to place under ultrasound guidance and cause less discomfort than central lines. PICC lines may be inserted at the bedside, in a home or radiology setting. It is held in place with sutures or a manufactured securement device. Subcutaneous or tunneled central venous catheter Tunneled catheters are passed under the skin from the insertion site to a separate exit site. The catheter and its attachments emerge from underneath the skin. The exit site is typically located in the chest, making the access ports less visible than catheters that protrude directly from the neck. Passing the catheter under the skin helps to prevent infection and provides stability. Insertion is a surgical procedure, in which the catheter is tunnelled subcutaneously under the skin in the chest area before it enters the SVC. Commonly used tunneled catheters include Hickman, and Groshong, or Broviac catheters and may be referred to by these names as well. A tunnelled catheter may remain inserted for months to years. These CVCs have a low infection rate due to a Dacron cuff, an antimicrobial cuff surrounding the catheter near the entry site, which is coated in antimicrobial solution and holds the catheter in place after two to three weeks of insertion. Implanted central venous catheter (ICVC, port a cath) An implanted central venous catheter, also called a port a cath or port a catheter, is similar to a tunneled catheter, but is left entirely under the skin and is accessible via a port . Medicines are injected through the skin into the catheter. Some implanted ports contain a small reservoir that can be refilled in the same way. After being filled, the reservoir slowly releases the medicine into the bloodstream. Surgically implanted infusion ports are placed below the clavicle (infraclavicular fossa), with the catheter threaded into the heart (right atrium) through a large vein. Once implanted, the port is accessed via a "gripper" non-coring Huber-tipped needle (PowerLoc is one brand, common sizes are length; 19 and 20 gauge. The needle assembly includes a short length of tubing and cannula) inserted directly through the skin. The clinician and patient may elect to apply a topical anesthetic before accessing the port. Ports can be used for medications, chemotherapy, and blood sampling. As ports are located completely under the skin, they are easier to maintain and have a lower risk of infection than CVC or PICC catheters. An implanted port is less obtrusive than a tunneled catheter or PICC line, requires little daily care, and has less impact on the patient's day-to-day activities. Port access requires specialized equipment and training. Ports are typically used on patients requiring periodic venous access over an extended course of therapy, then flushed regularly until surgically removed. If venous access is required on a frequent basis over a short period, a catheter having external access is more commonly used. Catheter types Triple-lumen catheter The most commonly used catheter for central venous access is the triple lumen catheter. They are preferred (particularly in the ICU) for their three infusion channels that allow for multiple therapies to be administered simultaneously. They are sized using the French scale, with the 7 French size commonly used in adults. These catheters typically have one 16 gauge channel and two 18 gauge channels. Contrary to the French scale, the larger the gauge number, the smaller the catheter diameter. Although these catheters possess one 16 gauge port, the flow is considerably slower than one would expect through a 16 gauge peripheral IV due to the longer length of the central venous catheter (see section on "catheter flow" above). It is important to note that the use of multiple infusion channels does not increase the risk of catheter-related blood stream infections. Hemodialysis catheter Hemodialysis catheters are large diameter catheters (up to 16 French or 5.3mm) capable of flow rates of 200–300 ml/min, which is necessary to maintain the high flow rates of hemodialysis. There are two channels: one is used to carry the patient's blood to the dialysis machine, while the other is used to return blood back to the patient. These catheters are typically placed in the internal jugular vein. Introducer sheaths Introducer sheaths are large catheters (8–9 French) that are typically placed to facilitate the passage of temporary vascular devices such as a pulmonary artery catheter or transvenous pacemaker. The introducer sheath is placed first, and the device is then threaded through the sheath and into the vessel. These catheters can also serve as stand-alone devices for rapid infusion given their large diameter and short length. When paired with a pressurized infusion system, flow rates of 850 ml/min have been achieved. Routine catheter care The catheter is held in place by an adhesive dressing, suture, or staple which is covered by an occlusive dressing. Regular flushing with saline or a heparin-containing solution keeps the line open and prevents blood clots. There is no evidence that heparin is better than saline at preventing blood clots. Certain lines are impregnated with antibiotics, silver-containing substances (specifically silver sulfadiazine) and/or chlorhexidine to reduce infection risk. Specific types of long-term central lines are the Hickman catheters, which require clamps to make sure that the valve is closed, and Groshong catheters, which have a valve that opens as fluid is withdrawn or infused and remains closed when not in use. Hickman lines also have a "cuff" under the skin, to prevent bacterial migration. The cuff also causes tissue ingrowth into the device for long term securement. See also Peter Pronovost Quinton catheter References External links Central Venous Catheter Placement & Pulmonary Artery Catheter – Vìdeo Dailymotion (without ultrasound guidance) Video tutorial on how to start central venous lines in various locations Central line care, comparison, indications, complications and uses Catheters Articles containing video clips

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Review: Drakengard 3 (Sony PlayStation 3) Sean Madson | May 20, 2014 | Archive, Sony PS3, Top Story, Video Game Reviews | No Comments Drakengard 3 Developer: Access Games Genre: Action RPG While Cavia's back catalog of developed games didn't exactly set the world on fire (with a portfolio consisting mostly of games based upon anime franchises), their last original work was a true diamond in the rough this generation if there ever was one. That game was Nier. It was a little rough around the edges to be sure, but it was a memorable experience, and it had one of the most appropriate and crafty endings I had ever seen in a video game. Perhaps even more interesting is that Nier is a spinoff of the Drakengard franchise and takes place in the same world as one of the original game's endings. Cavia is now defunct as a company, with many of its members swallowed up by AQ Interactive. However, director Yoko Taro and other key staff went on to begin development of Drakengard 3 under the directive of Access Games. Even though the first two games weren't the most well received, there is a lot of anticipation of this title based on the reputation of Nier alone. Having finally experienced it for myself, I can tell you that this is not the second coming of Nier. Hell, it can hardly be called a Drakengard game. Instead, it takes elements from those games to forge an identity all its own, and it's all the better for it. Drakengard 3 is a prequel to the original game, and as such, no prior knowledge is required in order to understand what's going on. That is, if you're able to understand it at all. As someone who finished the first two Drakengard games AND Nier, I had no clue what was happening until after I finished the game and saw all of the endings. In fact, viewing the multiple endings is basically a requirement to make sense out of anything. You play as Zero, a god-like being known as an Intoner, on a mission to slay her five Intoner sisters. Together with her dragon comrade, Michael, she storms the cathedral during the prologue and is soundly defeated, losing an arm in the process. One year later, Zero replaces her lost arm with a synthetic one, Michael reincarnates into the young dragon, Mikhail, and a mysterious flower sprouts from her eye that grants her regenerative powers. It is then that her killing spree begins anew. This is all the information you have to go on for the duration of the game. You have no idea why Zero is trying to kill the other Intoners until after you beat the game multiple times and as such, it's very hard to empathize with her mission. This becomes especially so when she composes herself in such a villainous manner that you feel as though YOU are actually the bad guy in the game. Zero is also disrespectful for her companions, especially Mikhail, and almost entirely focused on her own bloodlust. Such a dark premise would be a tough pill to swallow if it wasn't for the game's humor, and this is what sets it apart in tone compared to its predecessors. The characters are so over the top that it felt like I was playing a Suda51 game, with Zero and Mikhail's companions consisting of a sadist obsessed with killing, a masochist aroused from being tortured, an old man obsessed with sexual intercourse, and an arrogant young man obsessed with trivia and his own looks. And these characters inhabit a universe where men are used for sexual pleasure by the women and then promptly discarded, with some even expressing displeasure about this arrangement. As a result, much of the dialogue entails mocking the fetishes and sexuality of the other characters, with the occasional sequence of Mikhail defecating at awkward times. Bizarre doesn't even begin to describe the antics that this game provides. It isn't just the tone of the game's story that diverges greatly from the other games. The core gameplay has been shaken up as well. What was once a weird fusion of Dynasty Warriors and Panzer Dragoon is now something closer to Devil May Cry, which means that the combat has gotten a major overhaul. Zero has two basic attacks; a standard attack with square and a harder hitting blow that saps some of your stamina using triangle. Mixing and matching these attacks lead to some diverse combos that can be viewed at any time from the game's start menu. Blocking utilizes your stamina meter as well and mitigates almost all damage depending on the attacks thrown your way. Other moves in Zero's arsenal include jumping, dodging, and locking onto foes. A major part of the Drakengard franchise is the selection of weapons at your disposal, and the third entry is no exception. New weapons can be found in chests during missions, awarded from side quests, or purchased in between each stage. Zero can carry four kinds of weapons at once, though she only starts with swords at the beginning. Eventually, she'll gain access to spears for breaking through heavy defences, fist weapons for quick strikes, or chakrams for long range attacks. Even better, one weapon of each kind can be equipped simultaneously and one tap of the R2 button will allow you to switch between each type on the fly. Each weapon can even be upgraded using materials found on your journey. Certain battles will unlock the use of a circle to be used to summon aid from Mikhail. His actions vary based on the situation, but summoning him will cause him to either drop down to ground level to help you fight, or send down a rain of fire from up above. Some missions will force you to mount up and take the battle to the skies. It's at this point that the game starts to resemble a rail shooter as you have to line up your crosshairs and launch fiery blasts at your enemies. Mikhail can also charge into foes with a burst of speed while in the air or bathe them in flames while on the ground. Slaying enemies is no clean job, so it isn't long before Zero's white clothing is covered in blood. The more bloodshed you manage to create, the longer Zero is able to maintain her Intoner form. This form, when activated, renders her practically invincible for a short duration of time and exponentially increases her damage output. The only downside is that the camera spins in circles every time this is activated which makes it incredibly disorienting to use in the midst of a hectic melee. After every mission, your experience and money is added up and Zero may gain levels based on your performance. Acquired funds can then be used to purchase new weapons, healing items, and upgrading existing items. Completing certain story missions unlock side quests that can help build Zero's strength and finances even further, as well as earn new materials and weapons. They mostly employ maps used for the story missions and task you with defeating a certain number of enemies, collecting so many items, or surviving a set number of rounds. Completed missions can be replayed at any time along with any available cutscenes, so any treasure chests missed can be obtained on the next go round. This means that there are effectively no "missables" in this game, which is always a relief. The less a game has to rely on a guide to avoid starting over from scratch, the better. Progressing to a certain point in the game will unlock the use of Disciples. Two Disciples can accompany Zero at any given time to help fend off enemies in battle. Since they can't be killed, they are incredibly useful as meat shields for enemies, as having them get slapped around has absolutely zero impact (see what I did there?) On the other hand, they're practically useless for doing any meaningful damage and most of the time, they can't even be used during boss battles. You can only save your progress between missions, though there are mid-mission checkpoints that you can pass through that will allow you to restart from that point should you die. Although healing items are incredible helpful in keeping Zero alive for extended periods of time, some of the late game enemies can do massive amounts of damage and in quick succession. I've experienced a number of deaths on account of not keeping my health at an adequate level before charging into battle and no healing items can save you if an ogre saps the remainder of your health. This becomes problematic once you realize that checkpoints are very sparsely populated throughout each stage. Expect to redo ten to fifteen minutes at a time if you manage to eat it near the end of a mission. The visuals have come a long way from its PS2-era brethren. The character designs are as outlandish as their personalities, giving them a unique appearance that animate rather well. Slashing foes spatters the screen in blood and over time, Zero herself will become soaked in crimson. Cutscenes are rendered using the in-game engine and they do an adequate job of communicating Drakengard 3's strange plotline. The engine tends to buckle when there's a lot going on at once though, and there were a few occasions where I felt like I was watching a slideshow. I also encountered at least one game-breaking glitch that caused me to restart a mission on account of an enemy getting lodged into a wall. At least there's not a heavy reliance on fog to disguise the lack of draw distance this time. Drakengard 3 shares Nier's composer, Keiichi Okabe. And true to his reputation, produced a memorable score for this title as well. The voice acting is also exceptional, with the English cast speaking their lines with such incredible delivery that every humorous line hits its mark. If you pre-ordered the game, you'll also have access to the Japanese language track, though you'll have to clear some room on your hard drive. The download size for the Japanese voices is somewhere in the neighborhood of ten gigabytes (!) in size. While I miss the open battlefields of the original game and the ability to hop on a dragon at any time to scorch large swaths of enemies at once, the improved combat is more than enough to justify the radical changes in design. Attacks feel more fluid, the combos are satisfying, and the ability to swap weapons midst combat makes the game feel more modern. That said, Drakengard 3 could do with more polish in some areas, such as the frame rate issues and glitches as well as the inability to react to an enemy onslaught while in midst-combo. I went into the game with low expectations based on the reputation of its predecessors and walked away impressed, if not a bit baffled by the non-sensical plot. If you enjoy games such as Lollipop Chainsaw or No More Heroes, you'll get a kick out of this too. Drakengard 3 is a far cry from anything resembling its predecessors, or even Nier. The large, open battlefields have been replaced with linear paths, and the combat system has gotten a much needed overhaul. The otherwise dark story has been livened up with humorous dialogue to ease some of the tension and helps swallow a plot that otherwise doesn't make much sense until long after the credits roll for the first time. Multiple endings and side quests give enough excuses to play it again long after the initial run, not to mention completing Zero's expansive weapons collection. The game also looks and sounds good for the most part, though the frame rate tends to tank if there's too much going on at once. As a whole, it may be a bit too bizarre for most, but for those looking for a solid action title, Drakengard 3 delivers far more than I ever expected it to. Tags: Access Games, Drakengard 3, Square-Enix, squareenix Review: Riding Stables 3D (Nintendo 3DS) Review: Toy Soldiers: War Chest Hall of Fame Edition (Sony PlayStation 4) Preview: Flatout (XB, PS2) Hands-On No Comments | Apr 18, 2005 Review: Dark Souls II (Microsoft Xbox 360) No Comments | Mar 27, 2014 Sean Madson Sean Madson is a staff writer and reviewer for Diehard GameFAN. His taste in video games includes mostly RPG's, but enjoys the occasional action title or FPS. He has been playing video games since the NES era, and will sometimes go back and play his old systems when not trying to stay on top of all of the new releases. He vows that some day he will knock out his backlog of unfinished games. Follow Sean On Twitter!

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Prints a message containing the count of values in a specified range for a specified numeric field in a data set. Prints a message in TOOLMSG. The range can be specified as higher than x, lower than y, higher than x and lower than y, equal to v, or not equal to w. x, y, v and w are signed or unsigned decimal values. Defines the range for the values to be counted. HIGHER and LOWER may be used together or separately. EQUAL and NOTEQUAL must be used separately. x, y, v and w must be specified as n, +n, or -n where n can be 1 to 31 digits. Below example to display the range of the employee number(from 1st column of length 3 characters) greater than 2 and less than 6. RANGE FROM(INDD) ON(1,3,ZD) HIGHER(2) LOWER(6) - Writes the count of the records in between the higher and lower values specified based on the selection criteria from 1st column of length 3.

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You may remember just a little while ago I told you about Left-Handed Toons and one half its dream team, Justin Boyd. Well, now the time has come for me to tell you the tale of Drew Mokris. Drew is Justin's partner at Left-Handed Toons. Which, if you're not following closely, means he draws all those comics with his non-dominant hand. Seriously, step back for a second and think about that. Chances are you have trouble even brushing your teeth with your lesser hand, and meanwhile Drew's making this. I'm sure everyone's sick of the whole "How the heck can they draw all this with their left hand? That's amazing." angle, but it's really just that unbelievable. With Left-Handed Toons, this drawing with their left hand isn't even a gimmick. It's as if Drew and Justin one day thought to themselves "Yeah we could entertain thousands of people everyday with our hilarious comics, but where's the challenge?" But of course, that's implying it's even a challenge for them to do this anymore. Which if you look at what Drew makes, it's hard to imagine it is. On top of that, Drew's artistic style matches the whimsy of his jokes incredibly. Looking at his work, you get the sense Drew is able to produce exactly what he was going for in every comic. And let me tell you, that is not an easy thing to do. I mean, look at the above comic. He copied my terrible design of DJ Tinyface to a tee, and yet he integrated is seamlessly into his own style. But Drew's appeal doesn't end at his art. His comics take you on a ride with their whimsy and hilarity, and I can't imagine there exists a person on this Earth that would not find them enjoyable. As far as Drew's other work, he's kind of had his finger in the internet pie for some time. But I think it was obvious from early on that he was destined for greatness. Also, I'm such a big fan of Left-Handed Toons that I do not apologize for the length of this message.

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import io import os import re from setuptools import setup, find_packages scriptFolder = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) os.chdir(scriptFolder) # Find version info from module (without importing the module): with open("pytweening/__init__.py", "r") as fileObj: version = re.search( r'^__version__\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]*)[\'"]', fileObj.read(), re.MULTILINE ).group(1) # Use the README.md content for the long description: with io.open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as fileObj: long_description = fileObj.read() setup( name="pytweening", version=version, url="https://github.com/asweigart/pytweening", author="Al Sweigart", author_email="[email protected]", description=("""A collection of tweening / easing functions."""), long_description=long_description, long_description_content_type="text/markdown", license="MIT", packages=['pytweening'], test_suite="tests", install_requires=[], keywords="2D animation tween tweening easing", classifiers=[ 'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable', 'Environment :: Win32 (MS Windows)', 'Environment :: X11 Applications', 'Environment :: MacOS X', 'Intended Audience :: Developers', 'Operating System :: OS Independent', "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License", "Programming Language :: Python", "Programming Language :: Python :: 2", "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9", ], )

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School bus driver acknowledged for 35 years of service to one school Warren Buffett, an American investor, business magnate and philanthropist once said "In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy." "Driver Sally Sollors exemplifies these three attributes," explained Della Spencer, Location Manager in Kincardine, Ontario. Sally was recognized by First Student and G.C. Huston Public School at a school assembly, in early February, for being the longest serving bus driver in the region. Sally received a certificate of appreciation and a plaque that commemorated her 35 years of transporting students without accident or incident. "It's drivers like Sally who are the backbone of our organization," said Multi-Safety Coordinator Phil Sargent. "We've had other long-term drivers but have never had a driver like Sally who has driven the same route for the same school for this long." Sally's Port Elgin team members also speak highly of her. They describe her as a true professional and someone who embraces new technology like the Zonar system and has an unwavering commitment to her passengers. She plans to retire this spring. Creating a Climate of Respect on the School Bus READ THE STORY Palmdale location brings home "Mayor's Choice" award in Christmas parade READ THE STORY First Student location in Buffalo, New York "Pays it Forward" READ THE STORY View all Local Stories

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Technically, I am a web developer, with experience in PHP and .NET. Due to my first working experience as a technical consultant in Microsoft SharePoint, I also did some projects using SharePoint. In general, I like to learn new things in web development both back-end and front-end (although I feel I have left behind since new front-end stuffs are kept getting released every day? or week? or month?). I also love teaching, and have been doing that since 2011.

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Zoom Feb 9, 2021 'I'm Not a Cat': Filter Makes Lawyer Look Like Cat in Court A West Texas attorney accidentally joined a court hearing with a Zoom filter of a cat turned on—and he couldn't figure out how to turn it off. coronavirus pandemic Oct 22, 2020 'Zoom Effect' Fuels Plastic Surgery Boom A recent survey finds plastic surgery practices in the U.S. have seen a 60% increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom May 29, 2020 'Zoom Fatigue' Exists — and Here's How to Combat It From religious services to virtual courtrooms, business meetings, birthdays, and online learning, Zoom has become the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic. coronavirus Apr 29, 2020 Google Launching Free Access to Meet to Compete With Zoom Google is making its video conferencing tool, Meet, available for free to everyone, the Mountain View-based search giant announced Wednesday and detailed in a blog post. Zoom Apr 3, 2020 Intruders Are Hijacking Zoom Calls With Noise and Gross Images — Here's How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of 'Zoombombing' As the growing phenomenon of zoombombing shows, sudden popularity can tease out previously unforeseen problems. In the case of Zoom, if a conference organizer shares a link in public and doesn't take steps to limit access, anybody who sees the link can join the call — and do whatever they want on it. coronavirus Apr 3, 2020 Children — But Also Parents — Adapt to Life Over Video Chat During Coronavirus Pandemic With many parts of the U.S. now almost a month into seemingly open-ended orders to stay at home, the initial novelty of moving life online has begun to wear off. That's left parents to figure out how to incorporate digital learning, socializing and activity into already-packed schedules, according to NBC News. Miami Oct 25, 2019 RAW VIDEO: Miami Beach Assistant Principal Accused of Child Porn Leaves Jail Donald Trump Sep 10, 2019 Trump Says Peace Talks With Taliban Are Now 'Dead' U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America's longest war. Trump's remark to reporters at the White House suggested he sees no point in resuming a nearly yearlong effort to reach a political... White House May 15, 2019 Critics Decry Long-Distance Counseling for Migrant Teens at Homestead Facility Counselors are often the first to hear reports of rapes or beatings that children suffered either in their home countries or at the hands of gangs as they journeyed north from impoverished villages in Guatemala's western highlands, Honduras or El Salvador. Facebook Apr 8, 2019 Pinterest Sets Sights on Raising $1.5B in First Public Share Offering Pinterest, among a gaggle of tech companies planning to go public this year, hopes to raise as much as $1.5 billion in its initial offering of shares. The digital scrapbooking site said in a regulatory filing Monday that it will put about 75 million shares up for sale at a price between $15 and $17 each. That, at the higher... Facebook May 26, 2018 After Amazon Echo Misfire, Ways to Protect Your Own Privacy Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance highlights some unexpected risks of new voice-enabled technologies. According to Amazon, the fault was an "unlikely" series of inadvertent vocal cues that triggered the speaker, caused it to begin recording and then led it to interpret subsequent conversation as a "send message" request. Florida Apr 21, 2018 Suspected Ocala School Shooter Appears In Court A gunman who carried a shotgun in a guitar case and opened fire at a Florida high school has been denied bond during his first court appearance. Florida Jul 18, 2017 58 Months in Prison for Miami Beach Assistant Principal Guilty of Child Porn Charges A former assistant principal for a Miami Beach elementary school will be spending nearly five years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Miami Feb 2, 2017 Miami Beach Assistant Principal Accused of Child Porn Leaves Jail An assistant principal for a Miami Beach elementary school has been released on bond following his arrest on federal child porn charges.

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For teachers, students and educators Careers and development support from Hinkley Point C Our education and skills programmes HPC Inspire: for up to 16s HPC Inspire is Hinkley Point C's education programme for teachers and educators in the South West region. We provide curriculum and Gatsby Benchmarks-linked support through learning and careers resources, assemblies, workshops, careers insight programmes and films. Inspire Education Programme Young HPC: 16-21s Young HPC is our skills and development programme to fast-track young people onto the project. We provide exclusive access to events with employers. Free development courses to help young people reach their potential. And careers tools, support and advice. Young HPC programme HPC Jobs Service: 16+ The HPC Jobs Service is the place to go to find job vacancies on the Hinkley Point C project. Students can register for free to receive alerts on different jobs. And the team are happy to give advice about roles on the project or the skills employers are looking for. HPC Jobs Apprenticeships are a core part of our workforce at Hinkley Point C. We aim to create 1,000 apprenticeships during construction alone. It's a great way to start your career, learn a skill for life and earn a good salary. Our apprenticeships Education and skills blog What to include on a job application form Meet the contractor: MEH Alliance The MEH Alliance is delivering the mechanical, electrical and heating and ventilation works, as we move into the next phase of Hinkley Point C's construction. We spoke to some representatives from the MEH Alliance to find out more. Meet the contractor: COMA/Wessex Water COMA provides utilities and construction services at Hinkley Point C through the Construction Operations Maintenance Alliance (COMA). Find out about their role on the project, and what job opportunities they have for young people. Meet the contractor: Somerset Larder Somerset Larder dishes up 8,000 meals a day to hungry workers at Hinkley Point C. We spoke to their Head of HR, Sue Stoodley, to find out what opportunities they have for young people interested in working in the hospitality or catering sectors. Why you should have a LinkedIn profile – and how to use it Read our guide to find out why a LinkedIn profile is essential and how to use the site to get noticed by peers and employers. Meet the contractor: Somerset Passenger Solutions Somerset Passenger Solutions transports 5,000 people to and from the Hinkley Point C project every day. We spoke to their Recruitment Manager, Faye Johnson, to find out what opportunities they have for young people in the region. Meet the contractor: HPC Jobs Service As its name suggests, the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Jobs Service helps people into work on the project. We spoke to Tom Dancey, HPC Jobs Service's Talent Pool Specialist, to find out how to get the most out of this free service. Is there such a thing as a job for life anymore? Talk to your grandparents' generation about their careers and you'll hear a very different story to the jobs market you're about to enter. Can I change careers if I change my mind? It's not unusual to stay in the same career all your life. Nor is it unusual to change career direction either – maybe more than once! What happens in an assessment centre? You've made it through to an assessment centre – great news! Being invited to assessment shows that a business is seriously interested in taking you on as an apprentice or an employee. Explore Hinkley Point C's 'Start' profile Start is a free and comprehensive digital platform, offering schools and colleges a single starting point to help simplify and improve careers guidance in schools. Explore our profile to find out more about the project, our education programmes, the roles that are available and much more. Visit Start Careers Insight Want to learn more about the various roles on site at Hinkley Point C? Take a look at our HPC Career Insights and Apprenticeships playlist on YouTube. There's a huge range of films on different careers (e.g. welding, project controls and catering) featuring real-life stories from young people working on the project. Watch the films The Net Zero Challenge This project-based activity for young people challenges them to help their community reach Net Zero. It's an opportunity for young people to tackle climate change where they live. And it supports educators in meeting their curriculum and careers goals. Download the activity Occasional public tours of the Hinkley Point C site can be arranged through the Hinkley Point visitor centre in Bridgwater, where you can find lots more information about the project. 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Forums > Associated artists & people > PRINCE'S FATHER'S NEW ALBUM to be released on March 2nd: Don't Play With Love - The John L. Nelson Project Page 1 of 3 123> Thread started 01/29/18 1:44pm PRINCE'S FATHER'S NEW ALBUM to be released on March 2nd: Don't Play With Love - The John L. Nelson Project Prince's Father's new album entitled "Don't Play With Love - The John L. Nelson Project" will be released on March 2nd. "A long anticipated release, the songs of John L Nelson brought to life at Paisley Park by Sharon L. Nelson an an all star band led by the great Louis Hayes. Shelved for a time due to John L. Nelson's frequent collaborations with Prince, the music sheet music re-appeared in a rather serendipitous fashion and destiny was fulfilled. Sublime in its presentation, with classic melodies that the writer mastered, Don't Play With Love brings a rich past right to the present day." https://johnlnelson.bandc...on-project "release date: march 2, 2018 It's like any other story - or every other story if you dig in. A man carries the mantle and holds down a career for love and for family, while his creative instinct persists in his off time. John L. Nelson was the first black man hired at Honeywell in Minneapolis, and for 35 years he was off to work at 7 AM. At night he would compose, and play his music on the piano. The kids would head to bed upstairs at 7:30, and they'd drift off to sleep listening to their father's piano playing. More info here: https://ropeadope.com/jln [Edited 1/29/18 17:46pm] TrivialPursuit I like the track on Bandcamp. " don't really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." OperatingTheta Frequent collaborations with Prince? I think not. morningsong Heart of Mine laurarichardso OperatingThetan said: Sharon is delusional but if it keeps her busy and out of court then it is a good thing. I feel sorry for his older sibs I feel they want to be famous for something 😳 Reply #5 posted 01/29/18 11:15pm SpinsterSister loved it! ordered it! will be good to fill the house with some fine music! Need me some fuzzy love....and yes, I wear clear heels its worrying that people like her now have power. We have Tyka saying Prince called me about producing a few tracks! I mean really! We know that's a lie right there! I will go with Susan Rodgers who said Prince would give his dad some writing credit so he got some money! But didn't think he actually contributed to the songs. antonb said: Agreed. It's not likely the John L. Nelson project was 'shelved' due to 'frequent collaborations with Prince.' Besides the scarcity of known collaborations one only has to look at the time since John Nelson's passing where Prince chose not to produce or release this project even though he had his own studios and label. executive producer Londell Mcmillan is all you need to know about this project! Shelved because of his frequent collaborations with Prince! What the hell! Anybody else smell something! —- Right now none have power and it may be a few years before they do. The older sibs are not spring chickens so I do not think they will cause a lot of problems. Well, this music is not at all my cup of tea so they won't be making any coin off me Welcome to "the org", Mumio…they can have you, but I'll have your love in the end Mumio said: It is a vanity project and I doubt they recoup the cost spent to record it. I wonder who footed the bill. laurarichardson said: Wasn't there considerable monetary "incentive" provided by a certain entertainment advisor when he was looking to weasel his way into estate doings? purplemist7777 produced by Sharon n EP by Londell. Wonder what "NJ" have to say about not being included...being John is their father also... If it comes out SNJ's disbursement so be it. If they were smart they would invest any advances they receive in the stock market and go make some real money. My only real concern is that weasel gets SNJ in the whole with him finacially that he gets a piece of the estate. The other sibs are going to have big problems if he get any parts of SNJ's shares. Oh shit, I never even considered that could happen! TrivialPursuit said: purplepolitici I quite like it as well, thanks 4 pointing me 2 it . For all time I am with you, you are with me. Check out the nice photo Sharon posted of Prince and Sharon with their Father: https://www.thejohnlnelsonproject.com Yes, it could happen. Remember LM offered Tyka a 10 million dollar risk free loan. Anyone can weasel a share out of any of the sibs by simply leanding them money and if you activilty work to keep the estate tied up in court it works out even better for you to buy your way in. Reply #20 posted 02/05/18 10:07am 2freaky4church How do u all know this? he kept everything secret. All you others say Hell Yea!! Well I'm really glad you put this out here. No one else has ever said this so it's an angle no one has thought of, except for you. Really scary because we are currently talking half the heir's ownership given his connection with them Yes, he or anyone could get half. Now we know Prince assigned royatlies for the last four albums to Dreamcorps and we know the WB contract has licenses for some albums that go on forever and different end and start dates for other titles. This type of stuff makes it difficult for anyone to come in and do a massive selloff but having share means having a say and that can mean having the power to keep things tied up in court and preventing income generating deals to get off the ground. LM was too close to UMG, Breamer and Kopplecrook for my taste. He moved too quickly and is still hanging on. 2freaky4church1 said: A lot of this stuff is in the court docs. Not everything becuase he had all this money in this corporations I doubt we will ever know everything he was doing. Prince's sister Sharon posted the following on Twitter: "It's OFFICIAL Dad's Project is available for Preorder Worldwide release date 3.2.18" Prince on his father: "He has dreams where he'd see a keyboard in front of his eyes and he'd see his hands on the keyboard and hear a melody. And he can get up and it can be like 4:30 a.m, walk right to his piano and play the melody." "Our dads music Inspired my brothers greatness, and Prince Himself said, "His Music, One Day I hope you'll get to hear it." Well that day is coming on March 2nd. Please share! #Letsgocrazy #Letsgoviral #classicjazz" morningsong said: Check out what Prince's sister, Sharon L. Nelson, posted on Instagram: "The excitement is building as the physical cd's are ready for distribution, only a week away from the worldwide release of this historic and amazing Jazz album. Check out where #Prince acquired his very first musical inspirations!" Bargain Bins everywhere are really looking forward to this.

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Firm Ran PA Senator's Campaign And Worked With Super PAC To Attack Opponent, But Denies Coordination By Angela Couloumbis | Spotlight PA & Sam Janesch | The Caucus • Dec 9, 2020 A U.S. Supreme Court ruling gave rise to so-called "dark money groups," which set up as nonprofits and operate with little transparency, not even having to disclose the names of their donors. Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PA As state legislative races go, the one between Republican Sen. John DiSanto and Democrat George Scott was one of the most hotly contested in Pennsylvania's November election. The Dauphin County matchup was key to Democrats' hopes of wresting control of the chamber from Republicans for the first time in more than 25 years, an effort that ultimately failed. And it was an all-out political brawl. DiSanto and Scott spent weeks attacking each other's policies in a barrage of mailers and television ads. In the closing days of the election, a 15-second anti-Scott ad hit the airwaves, paid for by the Washington, D.C.-based Republican State Leadership Committee. Direct coordination between groups like the RSLC, which run so-called super PACs, and political campaigns is forbidden. To create the ad, the group turned to a middle-man, the same Harrisburg-based firm running DiSanto's campaign: Red Maverick Media, headed by well-connected strategist Ray Zaborney. No one has accused Zaborney's firm or RSLC of wrongdoing. But good government and campaign finance experts said the arrangement is another example of how weak state and federal campaign finance rules — combined with meager oversight — create gray areas and loopholes. Zaborney, for his part, said he and his company comply with the law and pointed to federal rules that give some breathing room for firms like his to work both for candidates and outside groups with an interest in the same election "I'm not a campaign attorney, but I follow what mine tell me to do," Zaborney said. Earlier this year, Spotlight PA and The Caucus reported that a dark money group Zaborney helped launch held an exclusive California fundraiser headlined by the Senate's top Republican, Jake Corman of Centre County. Zaborney has also run Corman's campaign for years, but said there was no coordination. In the DiSanto race, state campaign finance records show RSLC paid Red Maverick nearly $300,000 in mid-October for television and digital advertising — the only independent expenditure it made in Pennsylvania between mid-September and mid-October. The outside group also paid Red Maverick $30,000 in late October specifically for its work in placing an ad opposing Scott, according to paperwork submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State, which oversees elections. Zaborney acknowledged that RSLC and DiSanto's campaign are both clients of his company. But he said there is a "firewall," consistent with federal law, between the firm's work for DiSanto and its work for the leadership committee. He said his firm has written policies that clearly spell out how the firewall works, and his staff is trained to abide by it. "I was on the campaign side," Zaborney said. "That means another consultant handled the ads, placement, etc., and I had no knowledge of the content, placement, amount spent, etc." That other consultant, Red Maverick co-founder Mike Leavitt, echoed Zaborney's comments, saying there was no coordination. Republican State Leadership Committee officials did not respond to numerous requests for an interview. The ban on coordination between outside groups like RSLC and traditional political campaigns stems from a landmark campaign finance decision a decade ago by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, known as Citizens United, effectively allowed corporations and other outside groups to make unlimited contributions, reversing decades of restrictions on giving. The rationale behind the decision was that limiting independent spending from corporations and other groups would violate the First Amendment. The assumption was that independent spending cannot be corrupt because it is not coordinated with the political campaigns of specific candidates, according to the Brennan Center, a nonpartisan law and policy institute. "The entire point of that decision is that spending by these groups would be independent," said Robert Maguire, research director for Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, a nonpartisan accountability organization. "In reality, these outside groups become de facto extensions of the campaigns they are supporting because of the lax coordination rules." The Supreme Court's ruling ushered in a wave of super PACs like those run by RSLC. It also gave rise to so-called "dark money groups," which set up as nonprofits and operate with little transparency, not even having to disclose the names of their donors. Often, they give large sums of money to super PACs, which in turn make independent expenditures (usually television, radio, and mail ads) to support or oppose a candidate. Once a relative unknown, Ray Zaborney has over the past decade become one of the go-to operatives for electing Republican candidates. Credit Courtesy Ray Zaborney / via LNP | Lancaster Online In Pennsylvania this year, both Democratic and Republican-leaning outside groups spent millions of dollars to support candidates through independent spending on advertising. Scott, whose campaign raised and spent more than $2.5 million in his losing race, was one of the beneficiaries on the Democratic side. Groups like Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania and the Service Employees International Union independently paid for ads to support him. Pennsylvania Fund for Change, a super PAC funded by a dark money group, spent more than $7 million to help legislative Democrats — including at least $470,000 in television ads for Scott, according to campaign finance reports and Advertising Analytics. There is no evidence the people running Scott's campaign, or producing his ads, also worked for any of those outside groups. RSLC, meanwhile, invested more than $2 million to help Republicans maintain control in both the 203-member state House and the 50-member state Senate. The bulk of its spending in the state, about $1.7 million, went toward state House races — mostly in the form of direct contributions to the House Republican Campaign Committee, the political arm of the House GOP. State campaign finance records, as well as filings with the Internal Revenue Service, trace the money back to large contributions from corporations and billionaire Republican donors like Sheldon Adelson and members of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' family, along with small donations from across the country. Tracking who is behind the money RSLC spent to produce the ads for DiSanto's campaign is harder. That is because the money flowed through a different political arm of RSLC — a so-called "independent expenditure" group, or super PAC, whose donations are more difficult to trace. According to campaign finance filings, Zaborney's Red Maverick Media was the only Pennsylvania firm RSLC paid to produce and run ads in the state this year. On Oct. 14, the Republican committee paid Red Maverick a total of $297,495 for the purpose of television and digital advertising. On Oct. 27, it paid out another $29,709 to Zaborney's firm for television ads, according to the filings. Data from the firm Advertising Analytics shows RSLC spent about $77,000 on a Pittsburgh-area Senate district that Republicans flipped and about $91,000 on a Senate district in Lancaster County that the GOP held. The group spent roughly $142,000 in DiSanto's district, which covers parts of Dauphin and Perry Counties in Central Pennsylvania. The television ads in the DiSanto race, paid for by RSLC, aired nearly 4,400 times on cable channels — from CNN and Fox News to Lifetime and Hallmark — during the last four weeks of the campaign, according to a contract available through the Federal Communications Commission. At the same time, Red Maverick was serving as DiSanto's chief campaign consultant — receiving just over $1.2 million from the campaign in 2020. Zaborney noted his work for DiSanto centered around ads that attacked Scott over a controversial photo, among other things. In contrast, Zaborney said his firm's work for RSLC honed in on Scott's record on taxes and fiscal issues. Maguire, of Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility, said the "firewall" argument is a common one across the country — though political operatives note that it usually involves large firms with hundreds of employees, rather than smaller ones like Red Maverick, which lists 10 employees on its website. Maguire said because of nearly non-existent enforcement of the ban by the Federal Elections Commission, it's extremely difficult to uncover or prove illegal coordination unless there is access to internal campaign documents. "That is why it has become so easy for outside groups to essentially become an extension of the candidate they support," Maguire said. John DiSanto New PA Data Shows How The Pandemic Gave A Big Boost To Cyber Charter Schools By Avi Wolfman-Arent | WHYY • Dec 9, 2020 Pat Wellenbach / AP New data from Pennsylvania's Department of Education shows that the pandemic has caused a small, but significant enrollment decline at traditional public schools, while increasing the share of cyber charter students. 'We Have Some Tough Decisions To Make' PPS Board To Vote On Budget This Month By Sarah Schneider • Dec 7, 2020 Sarah Schneider / 90.5 WESA The city's public school district is evaluating program cuts, workforce reductions and school closures to address its $34 million budget shortfall. Construction On Target's Store In Downtown Pittsburgh Could Begin In Mid-January By Margaret J. Krauss • Dec 8, 2020 Image courtesy of Desmone Architects Target plans to build a 20,034 square foot store on the first floor of the Kaufmann's building in downtown Pittsburgh. As long as the company receives its building permit and wins approval from the city's Planning Commission, construction could start in mid-January.

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Dear friends! Kraten company will become a Golden Sponsor and exhibitor at the gambling exhibition-conference Russian Gaming Week, that will take place on 3-4 of June 2015 in ECC Sokolniki (Moscow). Kraten deals with bill systems, driving on their motto: "Simple look on complicated things". At their stand, company representatives will tell Russian Gaming Week participants how to implement it and present ZENITH bill system. All-Russian bill system (Kraten) is involved into sales of ordinary bills on the secondary street market. All operations are executed via special terminals, and client settlements are made in the salesroom cash desk. Client can get a report on the performed deal and the company delivers the bill for free. At RGW-2015, Kraten will showcase its ZENITH bill system used for bill trading transactions between persons, which has established itself on the market. Although the company assures that the product has nothing to do with gambling, it will attract agents who work with persons, because financial transactions have the same feel, which is common for gambling. Kraten offers to its clients all range of services and provides legal, technical and accounting support. Dear friends! See you on 3-4 of June, 2015, in ECC Sokolniki, at the main industrial event of the year – Russian Gaming Week. Many executives and specialists form the largest manufacturing companies, as well as distributors, operators, entrepreneurs and journalists have already registered for participation at RGW-2015. Don't miss your invite: tickets online sale and all the details can be found on the RGW2015 website!

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Crytpo Payroll Service Bitwage Launches ICO Advisory Firm, First Client Raises $50 Million Bitwage was launched in 2011 as a Bitcoin payroll and international wage payment service, and the firm has now launched an ICO advisory firm called Inwage after recognizing the importance of initial coin offerings in the crypto-ecosystem. Bitwage published a blog post about their new venture earlier today: "While ICOs provide a unique opportunity for companies to raise money from a wide range of individuals and entities around the globe, it is often seen as a complex, expensive and risky process. Having launched Bitwage back in 2014, Inwage leverages our experience in Blockchain to build a highly secure turnkey solution for companies of all sizes to launch ICOs." The company aims to offer both technical services and marketing services such as smart contract development and auditing and website creation as well as PR and event marketing. The company surpassed the initial fundraising target of the first client, Moria Token, by 40%, raising $50 million in the ICO for the project aiming to provide an investment platform for the mining of precious metals as well as aiding with IT and security compliance. Bitwage launched a second service along with the Inwage firm called Ether Inputs, citing the inability of certain companies running ICOs to obtain bank accounts in order to pay workers. The company offers bitcoin and now ethereum as payroll funding options, with employees being able to choose to receive a portion of the wage in local currency as well through Bitwage and Ether Inputs. Aragon and Status are two projects that have already been using the service since the beginning of 2018 following the soft launch in January. Emerging trend The world of ICOs and crpyto regulation can be complex for startup companies, and the Inwage is the latest in a series of new advisory firms standing by to guide new projects. Former New York regulator Benjamin Lawsky, who oversaw the highly-restrictive New York BitLicense regulation initiative, now works in the private sector as an advisor with tech firm Axoni. John McAfee of McAfee Software now famously works as a crypto advisor to new startup companies and charges up to $100,000 per promotional tweet, while a group of college graduates from Chicago recently launched an advisory firm now worth $100 million. Featured Image from Shutterstock Conor Maloney Conor is a blockchain and cryptocurrency journalist from Ireland and founder of The Written Craft content service. A firm advocate of decentralization through blockchain technology, he's also an off-grid enthusiast and really fun at parties too. Follow him on Twitter to hear him roar. Next India Won't Pay for Venezuelan Oil With 'Petro' Cryptocurrency » Previous « Tron Begins Transition to Its Own Blockchain

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Why are Plastic Bags Such a Problem? Plastic bags, such as grocery bags and garbage bags, are detrimental to the recycling process. In Middletown plastic bags (which includes garbage bags) are responsible for over 70% of the contamination of our single stream recycling. Although they have a recycling label, they cannot be processed in single stream recycling and must be dealt with separately. The main issue with plastic bags is that the mechanisms that sort single stream recycling are meant for solid products such as aluminum, cardboard, hard plastic, etc. As the raw recycling goes along a conveyor belt, it is taken though sorters that separate the various materials. When plastic bags go through this process, they get caught in the rotating shafts of the sorter and "gum up the works", causing hours of daily delays and potential harm to the machine. Sorters often becomes so clogged that regular material can't fall through, preventing it from being recycled properly. At the Waste Management plant in Newark, where Middletown's recycling is processed, the sorting mechanism needs to be cleaned out twice in a 10 hour shift in order to remove contaminants, mainly plastic bags, from the screen (see picture below). This process takes about 45 minutes each time, costing Waste Management a significant amount of time and labor. Also, when recycling is disposed of in plastic garbage bags, it prevents the items inside from being recycled. Workers at the recycling plant do not open garbage bags, so when people dispose of recycling in bags, it is not recycled. Plastic bags interfere with the recycling process, cut down on quality and drive up the cost of recycling. Recycling plastic bags properly not only helps the environment but will also directly impact taxpayers by saving the Township money. Currently, the cost of time and labor in removing plastic bags, along with the cost of properly disposing of them, will result in a higher cost of waste removal for the town as a whole. On the other hand, if residents dispose of plastic bags properly, it would result in a cleaner recycling stream. Because plastic bags account for over 70% of recycling contamination in Middletown, decreasing the number of bags in the stream will significantly reduce that percentage. The cleaner the recycling stream, the more profitable the recycling product will be, which will in turn raises the value of the product. There are several easy ways to dispose of plastic bags. Many stores in Middletown, including Stop & Shop, Shop Rite and Target accept plastic bags free of charge. Collection bins are usually located within the store's entrance. When recycled properly (using a different system than single stream recycling), plastic bags are valuable and can be created into products such as decking, playground equipment, and fences.

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We know about errors in excel. We face different types of errors when working in excel. Today I will discuss about different types of errors and why it shows. It's meaning is division by zero. When a value is divided by 0 (zero) or a blank cell then it shows a error #DIV/0! It's meaning is no value available. This error shows when the formula doesn't have the required value entered in cells from where it takes reference. It shows when excel doesn't recognize a name or when you incorrectly enter range or when you enter a incomplete formula. See the formula is incorrectly typed VLOKUP instead of VLOOKUP so it shows a #NAME? error. which doesn't intersect) during function operation. This error occurs when a formula gives a result of too big number that is not possible to represent in worksheet. This error occurs when any cell reference in a formula gets deleted. This error occur when you input a wrong type argument or operator in function.

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Q: Como carregar uma imagem através do caminho dela armazenado no banco de dados? Eu exportei um banco de dados de um site aqui da empresa onde eu trabalho, e importei esse mesmo banco de dados em um servidor xampp, em uma das tabelas do banco tem uma coluna imagem que é um campo varchar que contém o caminho de onde as imagens estão. A questão é, como eu posso carregar essas imagens no meu servidor local ? eu peguei as imagens do site e coloquei em uma pasta dentro do meu projeto no htdocs, mas mesmo assim não aparece nada. A tabela no phpmyadmin ta assim * *nome - Geladeira *valor - 10000 *observacao - Geladeira Brastemp Duas Portas, cor cinza prateada... *data - 2019-03-31 *image - catalog/gel.jpg (varchar) quando eu abro o site no localhost ele aparece só catalog/gel.jpg ao invés de aparecer a imagem, como eu posso resolver isso ? A: Você está colocando dentro do atributo src de uma tag img? Se sim, então você tem que se atentar no caminho de onde o arquivo do código está, e o da imagem.

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The future of FX's "Fargo" remains a bit of a mystery. John Landgraf, president and general manager of the network, told reporters at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour on Wednesday that he is hopeful that series creator Noah Hawley will decide to make a fourth season of the Emmy-winning drama. Hawley told TheWrap in June that he wasn't yet sure if there will be a fourth season of the show, as he hasn't yet landed on the premise. "I'm open to it, and they would love it, and I would love it — I just don't have it yet," he said. Season 3, which recently concluded, was nominated for six Emmys, including Best Limited Series.

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Maxwell homers again to lead Royals over Red Sox (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Justin Maxwell has provided a huge boost for Kansas City since coming over from the Astros. Maxwell homered and then singled twice in a six-run sixth as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Royals have won 15 of their past 17 games to move seven games above .500, matching their best record of the season. They are 4 1-2 games back in the wild-card standings. "It's just team chemistry, no matter who's at the plate or who's on the mound, we all have each other's backs," Maxwell said. "That's the main thing." Maxwell, who the Royals acquired on July 31 from the Astros for a minor league pitcher, homered leading off the second. With the Royals trailing 6-3 in the sixth, he led off the inning with a single. The Royals sent 11 men to the plate in the inning against Red Sox pitchers Jake Peavy, Drake Britton and Pedro Beato. "I led off, just trying to get on base, not do too much," Maxwell said. "It was just one good at-bat after another good at-bat. I think that's how you roll." Maxwell was making his first start in center and only his fourth start since joining the Royals, but manager Ned Yost promises he will be seeing plenty more action. "He's got the opportunity to change the game with one swing," Yost said. "We'll keep running him out there." Peavy, who was making his second Red Sox start since being acquired in a July 30 trade from the Chicago White Sox, yielded singles to Maxwell, Mike Moustakas and Alcides Escobar to start the inning. Escobar's RBI single finished Peavy. "With the way Jake had settled in, he had good innings in the fourth and fifth, and we'd gained momentum for ourselves, he probably had one inning left with his pitch count," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "I'm not going to say it was surprising, but he left some balls up and they made him pay. "The put away pitch was a challenge for how they put the ball in play and go the other way. We just couldn't stop the momentum in the sixth." Eric Hosmer's two-run single with two outs off Britton put the Royals on top 7-6. David Lough contributed a sacrifice fly, while Billy Butler doubled home Hosmer. Maxwell's second single in the inning scored Butler with the final run. Mike Napoli, a career .368 hitter off Royals right-hander Ervin Santana, cleared the bases with a two-out third inning three-run double. That ended Santana's night. He gave up six runs on nine hits, including David Ortiz's 22nd home run in the third, in 3 2/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. "It's the best feeling," Santana said. "It doesn't matter how we got there, we won." Peavy lasted five innings, plus three batters, allowing six runs on 10 hits. "I just didn't make a whole lot of consistent pitches," Peavy said. "I had Maxwell 0-2 and threw him a changeup and he did a nice job (to start the sixth). "You've got to win games when your offense scores six. I didn't feel good stuff-wise or control-wise. They battled and put the ball in play for being as free-swinging as they are. My stuff wasn't very sharp." Francisley Bueno (1-0), who was just promoted Thursday from Triple-A Omaha, picked up the victory with 2 1-3 scoreless innings. He has two big league wins, both against the Red Sox. Britton (1-1) was charged with the loss. The Royals' 16-hit attack, included three hits each by Butler, Hosmer and Maxwell. Alex Gordon had two hits, including his 12th home run. Greg Holland worked the ninth for his 31st save in 33 chances. "It was a fantastic win," Yost said. "A night when Ervin didn't have his command, but our offense picked him up. Our bullpen again was dynamite." Notes: Red Sox C David Ross, who has been out since June 18 with a concussion, could start rehabbing with Tuesday with Double-A Portland if he gets the final approval. He has been cleared by Dr. Michael Collins, a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh, and the results were forwarded to Major League Baseball, which has the final word. If all goes well, Ross could be activated Aug. 19, the first day he is eligible. … Royals All-Star C Salvador Perez is progressing in his on-the-field activities and manager Ned Yost is hopeful he'll get the clearance to play Sunday, the first day he is eligible. … After an appeal from the Royals, MLB reversed two Mets scorings calls from Sunday, giving Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain hits on "sun balls" that were first called errors. Jennies Defeat SWOSU in First Round of NCAA-II Central Region Tournament Jennies Soccer Grabs MIAA Title Mules Win in Double Overtime Jennies Advance to MIAA Championship Making Contact: Mules Defeat the Lions 20-17

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Francis Eugene George O.M.I., ameriški duhovnik, škof in kardinal, * 16. januar 1937, Chicago. ZDA, † 17. april 2015, Chicago. Življenjepis 21. decembra 1963 je prejel duhovniško posvečenje. 10. julija 1990 je postal škof Yakime in 21. septembra istega leta je prejel škofovsko posvečenje. 30. aprila 1996 je bil imenovan za nadškofa Portlanda v Oregonu (ustoličen 27. maja 1996) in za nadškofa Chicaga (ustoličen 7. maja 1997). 21. februarja 1998 je bil povzdignjen v kardinala in imenovan za kardinal-duhovnika S. Bartolomeo all'Isola. Glej tudi seznam ameriških rimskokatoliških škofov seznam ameriških rimskokatoliških nadškofov seznam ameriških kardinalov Zunanje povezave - v angleščini: Catholic-hierarchy.org Ameriški rimskokatoliški duhovniki Ameriški rimskokatoliški škofje Ameriški rimskokatoliški nadškofje Ameriški kardinali Rimskokatoliški škofje Yakime Rimskokatoliški nadškofje Portlanda v Oregonu Rimskokatoliški nadškofje Chicaga Irski Američani Kardinali, ki jih je imenoval papež Janez Pavel II.

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Home/FAQ/what is the major characteristic of the class system what is the major characteristic of the class system You are watching: what is the major characteristic of the class system In Lisbdnet.com 1 What Is The Major Characteristic Of The Class System? 2 What are the characteristics of class system? 3 What are the characteristic of social class? 4 What are the characteristics of a caste system quizlet? 5 How do you define a class system? 6 What are the characteristics of caste systems and class systems? 7 What are the main characteristics of a caste system? 8 What are the four major characteristics of stratification? 9 What are the characteristics of social classes in the United States? 10 What are the characteristics of a class in Java? 11 What is the class system quizlet? 12 What are the four classes of the caste system? 13 What is the best definition of the caste system? 14 What is the purpose of a class system in a society? 15 What do you think is meant by the words class system? 16 What is the mobility of class system? 17 What is the characteristic of class system that made it as an open system? 18 How do class systems differ from slavery and castes? 19 What is the key distinction between a caste system and a class system Brainly? 20 What is a caste mention three characteristics of caste? 21 What is culture characteristics? 22 Who gave the characteristics of caste system in India? 23 What are the characteristics of the two types of stratification systems? 24 What are the characteristics of the major theories of social stratification? 25 What are the four general systems of stratification quizlet? 26 Is there a class system in America? 27 What are the major social class groups in the United States today? 28 What are the characteristics of upper middle class? 29 What are the characteristics of a class in OOP? 30 What are the characteristics of class in C++? 31 Which of the following are characteristic of final classes? 32 What are some characteristics that affect poverty? 33 What is social class in sociology quizlet? 34 Who made up the upper class? 35 How Class Works — by Richard Wolff 36 Social Stratification: Crash Course Sociology #21 37 Học để hành thôi là chưa đủ – Cô Đàm Bích Thủy, Chủ tịch ĐH Fulbright Việt Nam | EduStation EP01 38 Characteristics of Life What Is The Major Characteristic Of The Class System? A major characteristic of the class system is that it allows social mobility, or movement up and down the class ladder. What are the characteristics of class system? Characteristics of Class System: Class system is based on occupation, wealth, education, age and sex. Hierarchy of status group. In general there are 3 class – upper middle & tower. Status, prestige & role is attached. What are the characteristic of social class? Social classes are homogeneous divisions of the society. Each social class shows similar life-styles, values, status, prestige and interests. So, the behavior pattern of the members become similar. There are also shared attitudes and behavioral pattern among members. What are the characteristics of a caste system quizlet? The caste system is a strict social class system which determines how people are to live and what they are able to do. What is the most distinguishing characteristic of Hinduism? Each caste had its own specific occupation, social group, and Dharma. You just studied 9 terms! How do you define a class system? The class in which different kind of people is placed according to their occupation, economy, caste and wealth is termed as a class system. This class system is a global phenomenon in which people of the same order are placed in a particular group which makes it different and specifies relation with other subgroups. What are the characteristics of caste systems and class systems? Class systems are fluid with movement possible, and are large scale whereas caste systems in which ones social status is held for life. What are the main characteristics of a caste system? Its principal characteristics are as follows: Segmental Division of Society: The society is divided into various small social groups called castes. … Hierarchy: … Endogamy: … Hereditary Status: … Hereditary Occupation: … Restriction on Food and Drink: … Cultural Difference: … Social Segregation: See also what is africa's largest lake What are the four major characteristics of stratification? Tumin has mentioned the following characteristics of social stratification: It is Social: Stratification is social in the sense that it does not represent inequality which are biologically based. … It is Ancient: The stratification system is very old. … It is Universal: … It is in diverse Forms: … It is Consequential: What are the characteristics of social classes in the United States? American society is stratified into social classes based on wealth, income, educational attainment, occupation, and social networks. What are the characteristics of a class in Java? Defining a class is having a name, a set of attributes and a set of methods defined. The attributes will not have any values associated with them when a class is defined; however, when an object is created from this class, the attributes of this object will have values. The values of the attributes . What is the class system quizlet? Class System. A system of stratification found in industrial societies in which one's class is determined by one's wealth and in which the vertical social mobility is possible. What are the four classes of the caste system? The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. What is the best definition of the caste system? A caste system is a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, the opportunities you have access to depend on the family you happened to be born into. The phrase caste system has been around since the 1840s, but we've been using caste since the 1500s. What is the purpose of a class system in a society? The Class System People are free to gain a different level of education or employment than their parents. They can also socialize with and marry members of other classes, which allows people to move from one class to another. In a class system, occupation is not fixed at birth. What do you think is meant by the words class system? Definition of Class System See also what caused the slow erosion of the appalachian mountains (noun) A stratified system based on socioeconomic status in which individuals have the potential (real or imagined) for mobility. What is the mobility of class system? Social mobility refers to the ability to change positions within a social stratification system. … Upward mobility refers to an increase—or upward shift—in social class. What is the characteristic of class system that made it as an open system? Unlike caste systems, class systems are open. People are free to gain a different level of education or employment than their parents. They can also socialize with and marry members of other classes, which allows people to move from one class to another. In a class system, occupation is not fixed at birth. How do class systems differ from slavery and castes? Class and caste systems are systems of social stratification, and status in a class system is dictated by one's wealth and income, whereas a caste is something one is born into. … Finally, with slavery, people are reduced to the status of property, entirely beholden to the will of another. What is the key distinction between a caste system and a class system Brainly? Caste is ascribed at birth while class is ascribed according to achievement. Caste system is conservative while class system is progressive. Caste is indian origin while class is western origin. All caste members have common religion while members of class can be of varying origin. What is a caste mention three characteristics of caste? Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution. What is culture characteristics? Culture has five basic characteristics: It is learned, shared, based on symbols, integrated, and dynamic. All cultures share these basic features. Culture is learned. … Because we share culture with other members of our group, we are able to act in socially appropriate ways as well as predict how others will act. Who gave the characteristics of caste system in India? Ghurye offered what he thought was a definition that could be applied across India, although he acknowledged that there were regional variations on the general theme. His model definition for caste included the following six characteristics: Segmentation of society into groups whose membership was determined by birth. What are the characteristics of the two types of stratification systems? Systems of Stratification Closed systems accommodate little change in social position. They do not allow people to shift levels and do not permit social relationships between levels. Open systems, which are based on achievement, allow movement and interaction between layers and classes. What are the characteristics of the major theories of social stratification? Weber introduced three independent factors that form his theory of stratification hierarchy: class, status, and power: class is person's economic position in a society; status is a person's prestige, social honor, or popularity in a society; power is a person's ability to get his way despite the resistance of others. What are the four general systems of stratification quizlet? is a inclusive term that encompasses all of a person's material assets, including land, stock, and other types of property. What are the four general systems of stratification? Slavery. Estates. Social Classes. castes. See also how are compounds and elements similar Is there a class system in America? In summary, the American class system of social stratification is broadly divided into three main layers – upper class, middle class, and lower class – that are mostly based on socioeconomic conditions. … The upper-upper class members are the 'blue bloods' or 'old money,' who inherit massive wealth from their family. What are the major social class groups in the United States today? Gallup has, for a number of years, asked Americans to place themselves — without any guidance — into five social classes: upper, upper-middle, middle, working and lower. These five class labels are representative of the general approach used in popular language and by researchers. What are the characteristics of upper middle class? In the United States, the upper middle class is defined as consisting of white-collar professionals who have above-average personal incomes, advanced educational degrees and a high degree of autonomy in their work, leading to higher job satisfaction. What are the characteristics of a class in OOP? Characteristics of Oop's Objects. Data Encapsulation. Inheritance. Polymorphism. What are the characteristics of class in C++? Class: A class in C++ is the building block, that leads to Object-Oriented programming. It is a user-defined data type, which holds its own data members and member functions, which can be accessed and used by creating an instance of that class. A C++ class is like a blueprint for an object. Which of the following are characteristic of final classes? This includes final classes, final variables, and final methods: A final class cannot be extended by any other class. A final variable cannot be reassigned another value. A final method cannot be overridden. What are some characteristics that affect poverty? Poverty is seen as a standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society. Some characteristics that affect poverty are age, sex, race, and ethnicity. What is social class in sociology quizlet? Social Class. a large group of people who rank closely to one another in property, prestige, and power. Who made up the upper class? Pew defines the upper class as adults whose annual household income is more than double the national median. That's after incomes have been adjusted for household size, since smaller households require less money to support the same lifestyle as larger ones. How Class Works — by Richard Wolff Social Stratification: Crash Course Sociology #21 Học để hành thôi là chưa đủ – Cô Đàm Bích Thủy, Chủ tịch ĐH Fulbright Việt Nam | EduStation EP01 Characteristics of Life class system explanation characteristics of class system in sociology example of class system types of class system class system sociology examples class system vs caste system class system of stratification india provides the best example of the caste system. what bodies of water border spain what does extrusive mean

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This Textual Convention represents either a SCSI Logical Unit Number (LUN) or a zero-length string. Objects defined with this syntax must specify the meaning of the zero-length string. The format of a LUN is: - a zero-length octet string or - a string of two octets if the underlying transport protocol is SBP-3 or SPI-4 using data group transfers or - a string of eight octets for all other cases. A number greater than zero for administrative indices in a table. This textual convention is an extension of the ScsiIndexValue convention. The latter defines a greater than zero value used to identify an index. This extension permits the additional value of zero and is applicable only to indices of SCSI port. The value zero is object-specific and must therefore be defined as part of the description of any object, which uses this syntax. Examples of the usage of zero might include situations where index was unknown, or when none or all indices need to be referenced. This textual convention is an extension of the ScsiIndexValue convention. The latter defines a greater than zero value used to identify an index. This extension permits the additional value of zero. The value zero is object-specific and must therefore be defined as part of the description of any object, which uses this syntax. Examples of the usage of zero might include situations where index was unknown, or when none or all indices need to be referenced. Denotes a generic SCSI device or port identifier. The format depends on the transport used: - SPI: only bits:0-3 for a port identifier (LSB is 0 and MSB is 3) - SPI: identifier of a device is a null-length octet string. - FCP: 3 bytes for a port identifier - FCP: identifier of a device is a null-length octet string. - SRP: 16 bytes identifier for a port. - SRP: identifier of a device is a null-length octet string. - iSCSI: 256 bytes for a device identifier. - iSCSI: 258 bytes for a target port. - iSCSI: 262 bytes for an initiator port. - SBP: identifier of a device is a null-length octet string. - SBP: 2 bytes for an initiator port identifier. - SBP: 11 bytes for a target port identifier. Denotes a generic SCSI device or port name. The format depends on the transport used: - SPI: name of a device or a port is a null-length octet string. - FCP: 8 bytes for a port name. - FCP: name of a device is a null-length octet string. - SRP: 16 bytes name for a port. - SRP: name of a device is a null-length octet string. - iSCSI: 256 bytes for a device name. - iSCSI: 258 bytes for a target port. - iSCSI: 262 bytes for an initiator port. - SBP: name of a device is a null-length octet string. - SBP: 8 bytes for an initiator port name. - SBP: 11 bytes for a target port name. This Textual Convention represents either the SCSI name of a logical unit or a zero-length string. Objects defined with this syntax must specify the meaning of the zero-length string. The format of the name of a LU is: - a zero-length octet string or - a string of eight octets. This type allows to decide if some configuration is applicable to a port or to a device. This Textual Convention specifies the code set in use with this identifier. The format is the same as contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This Textual Convention specifies what the identifier is associated with (e.g, with the addressed physical/logical device or with a particular port). The format is the same as contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This Textual Convention specifies the type of the identifier. The format is the same as contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This Textual Convention represents an identifier. The objects of type ScsiIdCodeSet, ScsIdAssociation, ScsiIdType, define together the format. The format is the same as contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. The index value for a software module's row in the Host Resources MIB's hrSWInstalledTable. A zero value indicates that no row in the hrSWInstalledTable is applicable. The Cisco version of the SCSI MIB draft draft-ietf-ips-scsi-mib-03.txt from the IETF. A list of SCSI instances present on the system. The SCSI Instance is the top-level entity, to which everything else belongs. An SNMP agent could represent more than one instance if it represents either a stack of devices, or virtual partitions of a larger device, or a host running multiple SCSI implementations from different vendors. An entry (row) containing management information applicable to a particular SCSI instance. An arbitrary integer used to uniquely identify a particular SCSI instance. An administrative string, configured by the administrator to the usage of the administrator. Can be a zero-length string. The index in the hrSWInstalledTable of RFC 2790 corresponding to this software entity. It is equal to zero if there is no reference in the hrSWInstalledTable. A text string set by the manufacturer describing the version of this instance. The format of this string is determined solely by the manufacturer, and is for informational purposes only. It is unrelated to the SCSI specification version numbers. This object allows to enable/disable sending notifications. A list of SCSI Devices present on the system. An entry (row) containing management information applicable to a particular SCSI Device included in this SCSI manageable instance. An arbitrary integer used to uniquely identify a particular device. An admistrative name for this device. May be empty. Is this device acting as an initiator, or as a target or as both. The number of ports contained in this device. This object represents the number of times that this device has reset. A list of SCSI Ports for each SCSI device in each instance. An entry (row) containing management information applicable to a particular SCSI port of a particular SCSI device in a particular SCSI instance. An arbitrary integer used to uniquely identify a particular port. This object indicated whther this port is acting as an initiator, or as a target or as both. This object represents the number of port busy status sent or received by this port. Note: Initiator ports only receive busy status and target ports only send busy status. This table contains a list of transports in use with each SCSI device. An entry (row) containing parameters applicable to a transport used by a particular initiator device of a particular SCSI manageable instance. An administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular transport. The type of transport for this particular transport. A pointer to a conceptual row in a 'transport' MIB allowing a manager to get useful information for the transport described by this entry. For example, if the transport of this device is iSCSI, this object will point to the iSCSI Instance of the iSCSI MIB. If there is no MIB for this transport, this object has the value 0.0. The name of this device in one of the format(s) appropriate for this type of transport. This table contains information for each local initiator device. An entry (row) containing information applicable to an initiator device. This object controls whether a discovered target is immediately authorized or not: - autoEnable(2) means that when an initiator discovers a target, it can use it immediately, - manualEnable(3) means that the initiator must wait for an operator to set ciscoScsiIntrDscTgtDiscovered = true before it is authorized. Number of resets sent by this initiator device since the local agent's last re-initialization. This table contains all the initiator ports of each SCSI Initiator or Target/Initiator device. An entry (row) containing information applicable to the particular initiator port. The name of the port assigned for use by the SCSI protocol. The format will depend of the type of transport this port is using. The identifier of the port in one of the format(s) appropriate for the type of transport in use. This object represents the number of commands sent by this initiator. This object represents the amount of data in Megabytes sent by this initiator. This object represents the amount of data in Megabytes received by this initiator. This object represents the number of commands sent by this initiator device. This object provides support for systems which can quickly generate lots of commands because they run at high speed. This table includes all the remote (not in the local system) target ports that are authorized to attach to each local initiator port of this SCSI instance. An entry (row)represents a remote target port or device authorized to attach the local initiator device corresponding to the ciscoScsiDeviceIndex or the local initiator port ciscoScsiPortIndexOrZero. This object is: - the index of the local scsi initiator port, - or zero, if this entry refers to the local device and therefore refers to all the local initiator ports. This object specifies if this entry refers to a remote target port or remote target device. The name of this authorized/discovered target device or port. This object means: true(1): this entry has been configured by an administrator false(2): this entry has been added from other source. An administrator can switch this value from false to true. This object means: true(1): this entry has been discovered by the SCSI instance. false(2): this entry has been added from other source. This entry is read-only because an administrator cannot change it. Note that it is an implementation issue to decide how long to retain a row with configured=false, as and when the target is no longer visible/accessible to the local initiator. This object represents the number of commands received by this target port or device. This object represents the amount of data in Megabytes written by this target port or device. This object represents the amount of data in Megabytes read by this target port or device. This object represents the number of commands received by this target port or device. This object provides support for systems which can quickly generate lots of commands because they run at high speed. This object represents the value of sysUpTime when this row was created. This object allows to configure dynamically a new entry in this table via SNMP or eventually delete it. An administrator is not allowed to delete an entry where the object ciscoScsiIntrDscTgtDiscovered is equal to true. This table includes all the remote (not in the local system) LUNS discovered via each local initiator port of each SCSI instance. An entry (row) represents a LUN discovered by the local initiator device or by the local initiator port. This object is an administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular LUN discovered by a particular scsi initiator port or device. This index will point to an entry for this LUN in the ciscoScsiDscLunIdTable. This object is the actual value of the LUN of the discovered logical unit. This table includes all the remote (not in the local system) LU Identifier discovered via each local initiator port or device of this SCSI instance. An entry (row) represents a LU Identifier discovered by each SCSI initiator device or port. This object is an administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular LUN Identifier discovered by each scsi initiator device or port. This object determines the code set in use for this identifier as specified by the ANSI-SCSI Primary Commands -2 document; the code set can be binary or ascii. This value means that the identifier is associated with the addressed physical or logical device or that the identifier is associated with the port that received the request. This object defines the type of LU Identifier used for this identifier and indicates the format of scsiLUIdValue. The actual value of this identifier. The format is defined by the objects ciscoScsiIntrDscLunIdCodeSet, ciscoScsiIntrDscLunIdAssoc, ciscoScsiIntrDscLunIdType. This table includes all the remote (not in the local system) target ports that are currently attached to each local initiator port of this SCSI instance. An entry (row) represents a remote target port currently attached to the local initiator port corresponding to the ciscoScsiPortIndex. An administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular currently attached target. The corresponding index in the ciscoScsiIntrDiscTgtTable for this current attached target port or zero if this attached target port is not in the table. The name of the remote target port attached to this initiator port. The identifier of the remote target port attached to this local initiator port. This table contains information about each local target device. An entry (row) containing information applicable to a particular local target device. This object is the number of Logical Units accessible via this local target device. This object represents the status of this SCSI device, summarizing the state of both the addressable devices (i.e., the logical units) and the non-addressable devices within this SCSI device: - unknown(1): This value is used when the status cannot be determined - available(2): All addressable and non-addressable devices within the SCSI device are fully operational (i.e., no logical units have an abnormal status). - broken(3): The SCSI device is not operational and cannot be made operational without external intervention. - readying(4): One or more logical units within the SCSI device are being initialized and access to the SCSI device is temporarily limited (i.e., one or more of the logical unit have a readying status). - abnormal(5): One or more addressable devices within the SCSI device are indicating a status other than available; nevertheless, the SCSI device is operational (i.e., one or more of the logical units have an abnormal status). - nonAddrFailure(6): One or more non-addressable devices within the SCSI device have failed; nevertheless, the SCSI device is operational (i.e., no logical units have an abnormal or readying status). - nonAddrFailReadying(7): One or more non-addressable devices within the SCSI device have failed; nevertheless,one or more logical units within the SCSI device are being initialized and access to the SCSI device is temporarily limited. - nonAddrFailAbnormal(8): One or more non-addressable devices within the SCSI device have failed and one or more addressable devices within the SCSI device are indicating a status other than available however the SCSI device is operational. This object is the number of Logical Units existing but not currently accessible via this local target device. This table includes all the local target ports of all the local target devices. An entry (row) containing information applicable to a particular local target port of a particular local target device. The name of the port assigned for use in the SCSI protocol. The identifier of the port in one of the format(s) appropriate for the type of transport. This object represents the number of commands received by this target port. This object represents the amount of data written in Megabytes by this target port. This object represents the amount of data read in Megabytes by this target port. This object represents the number of commands received. This object provides support for systems that can quickly generate lots of commands because they run at high speed. This table includes all the authorized initiator devices or ports that may attach a target device or port of the local SCSI entity and that may interest an administrator, like statistics. An entry (row) represents a remote initiator port that may attach the local target port. This object is: - the index of the local scsi target port, - or zero, if this entry refers to a local target device. This object specifies if this entry refers to a remote initiator port or a device. The name of the remote initiator device or port authorized to attach this local target device or port. This object identifies the set of entries in the ciscoScsiLunMapTable for which ciscoScsiLunMapIndex has the same value as the value of this object. The identified set of entries constitute the LUN map to be used for accessing logical units when the remote initiator corresponding to this entry is attached to any local target corresponding to this entry. Note that this object has a value of zero if this entry should use the default LUN map. This object indicates the number of times that this remote initiator has transitioned from unattached to attached to this local target device or port. This object indicates the number of commands that the remote initiator corresponding to this entry has sent to the local target device or port corresponding to this entry. This object indicates the amount of data in Megabytes that the remote initiator corresponding to this entry has read from the local target device or port corresponding to this entry. This object indicates the amount of data in Megabytes that the remote initiator corresponding to this entry has written from the local target device or port corresponding to this entry. This object represents the number of commands sent by the remote initiator corresponding to this entry to the local target device or port corresponding to this entry. This object provides support for systems which can quickly generate lots of commands because they run at high speed. This object indicates the value of sysUpTime when this row was last created. This object allows an administrator to create or delete this entry. This table includes all the remote initiator ports that are currently attached to each local target port of this local entity. An entry (row) represents a remote initiator currently attached to a particular local target port of a particular target device of a particular SCSI entity. An administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular attached remote initiator port. This object is the corresponding index in the ciscoScsiAuthorizedIntrTable for this current attached remote initiator or zero if this remote attached initiator is not configured in that table. The name of the remote initiator attached to this local target port. The identifier of the remote initiator attached to this local target port. This table includes all the logical units exposed by a local target device. An entry (row) contains information applicable to a particular logical unit of a particular local target device. An administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular logical unit. The default Logical Unit Number (LUN) for this logical unit; it is the LUN that will appear to an initiator that was not configured to see another LUN. Note that this object will have a zero-length string if this Logical Unit does not have a default LUN. The World-Wide Name of this LU. A string identifying the vendor of this LU according to the value in SCSI device page. A string identifying the product for this LU according to the value in SCSI device page. A string defining the product revision of this LU according to the value in SCSI device page. This object is the value returned to SCSI query VPD page 83. It can be: direct-access device, sequential-access device, printer, communication device and so on. The values that can be returned here are defined in SCSI Primary Commands -2 . The status of this logical unit: - unknown(1): The status of this logical unit cannot be determined. - available(2): The logical unit is fully operational (i.e., accepts media access SCSI commands and has no state information to report). - notAvailable(3): The logical unit is capable of being supported but not available (i.e., no logical unit is currently present or the logical unit is present but not configured for use). - broken(4): The logical unit has failed and cannot respond to SCSI commands. - readying(5): The logical unit is being initialized and access is temporarily limited. - abnormal(6): The logical unit has state information available that indicates it is operating with limits. The ciscoScsiLuState indicates what those limits are. According the bit position: 0 Data lost: Within the logical unit data has been lost. 1 Dynamic reconfiguration in progress: The logical unit is being reconfigured. In this state all data is still protected. 2 Exposed: Within the logical unit data is not protected. In this state all data is still valid, however, loss of data/data-availability is unavoidable in the event of a failure. 3 Fractionally exposed: Within the logical unit part of the data is not protected. In this state all data is still valid, however, a failure may cause a loss of data or a loss of data availability. 4 Partially exposed: Within the logical unit one or more underlying storage devices have failed. In this state all data is still protected. 5 Protected rebuild: The logical unit is in the process of a rebuild operation. In this state all data is protected. 6 Protection disabled: Within the logical unit the data protection method has been disabled. In this state all data is still valid, however, however, loss of data/data-availability is unavoidable in the event of a failure. 7 Rebuild: The data protection method is in the process of rebuilding data. In this state data is not protected. 8 Recalculate: The logical unit is in the process of a recalculate operation. 9 Spare in use: Within the logical unit a storage device in full or part being used to store data. In this state all data is still protected. 10 Verify in progress: Within the logical unit data is being verified. This object represents the number of commands received by this logical unit. This object represents the amount of data in Megabytes read from this logical unit. This object represents the amount of data in Megabytes written by this logical unit. This object represents the number of resets received by this logical unit. This object represents the number of queue full statuses received by this logical unit. This object represents the number of commands received by this logical unit. This object provides support for systems that can quickly generate lots of commands because they run at high speed. A table of identifiers for all logical units exposed by local targets device. An entry (row) containing information applicable to a particular identifier for a particular logical unit. This object represents an arbitrary integer used to uniquely identify a particular LU Identifier within a particular logical unit within a particular SCSI target device within a particular SCSI instance. This object specifies the code set in use with this identifier. The value is represented in the same format as is contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This object specifies what the identifier is associated with (e.g, with the addressed physical/logical device or with a particular port). The value is represented in the same format as is contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This object specifies the type of the identifier. The value is represented in the same format as is contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This object represents the actual value of this identifier. The format is defined by the objects ciscoScsiLuIdCodeSet, ciscoScsiLuIdAssociation, ciscoScsiLuIdType. The value is represented in the same format as is contained in the identifier's Identification Descriptor within the Logical Unit's Device Identification Page. This table includes LUNs additional to the default one. A logical unit may have a different Logical Unit Number for different initiators. This table provides a mapping between a logical unit and a logical unit number. An entry containing information about the mapping of a particular Logical Unit to a particular LUN. The set of entries which all have the same values of ciscoScsiInstIndex, ciscoScsiDeviceIndex and ciscoScsiLunMapIndex constitute a LUN Map. An administrative integer used to uniquely identify a particular LunMap. This object specifies the Logical Unit Number, to which a logical unit is mapped by this row. This object identifies the logical unit for which the value of ciscoScsiLuIndex is the same as the value of this object. The identified logical unit is the one mapped to a LUN by this row. This object allows an administrator to create and delete this entry. A notification will be generated for each occurrence of the abnormal status (e.g., if the SCSI target device's current status is abnormal) providing that the SCSI instance's value of ciscoScsiInstNotifEnable is enabled. An SNMP agent implementing the SCSI MIB should not send more than three SCSI identical notifications in any 10-second period. A notification will be generated each time that ciscoScsiLuStatus will change providing that the SCSI instance's value of ciscoScsiInstScsiNotificationsEnable is enabled. An SNMP agent implementing the SCSI MIB should not send more than three SCSI identical notifications in any 10-second period. Describes the requirements for compliance to this SCSI MIB. If an implementation can be both a target and an initiator, all groups are mandatory. A collection of objects providing information about SCSI instances, devices and ports. This group is relevant for an initiator device and port. This group is relevant for the discovered targets by an initiator port. This group is relevant for a target device and port. This group is a collection of attributes regarding the mapping between logical unit number, logical unit and target device. This group is a collection of statistics for all implementations of the SCSI MIB that contain targets. This group is a collection of high speed statistics for all implementations of the SCSI MIB that contain targets. This group is a collection of statistics regarding initiators authorized to attach local logical unit and target device. This group is a collection of high speed statistics regarding initiators authorized to attach local logical unit and target device. This group is a collection of statistics for all implementations of the SCSI MIB that contain initiators. This group is a collection of high speed statistics for all implementations of the SCSI MIB that contain initiators. This group is a collection of statistics for all implementations of the SCSI MIB that contain discovered initiators. This group is a collection of high speed statistics for all implementations of the SCSI MIB that contain discovered initiators. A collection of statistics regarding about SCSI devices and ports. This group is a collection of notifications.

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Governors to Obama: 'Don't Cut the National Guard' Posted on February 28, 2014 by jon in Featured, Politics // 0 Comments By USDR Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, says he and other governors of both parties have a message for President Obama when they meet with him on Monday: "Don't cut the National Guard." "I'm co-chair of the governor's advisory council to the Pentagon and Homeland Security, and the message from all the governors of both parties is, don't cut the National Guard," Branstad told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday. "We know there's going to be reductions in the Army — there's been a big buildup in the Army since 9-11, and now the Army is recommending major reductions in the National Guard instead of the regular Army, and we think that's a big mistake. That's the message that I'm going to bring to the president if I get an opportunity to ask a question." The governor was reacting to reports that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday will release a Pentagon budget proposal that calls for the smallest U.S. Army since 1940. According to the New York Times, Hagel's plan to "significantly reshape America's land forces" also includes reductions in the National Guard, which falls under the command of state governors. The reduction means the military will be prepared to "decisively win one conflict while holding off an adversary's aspirations in a second until sufficient forces could be mobilized and redeployed to win there," the Times reported. Hagel's budget proposal also eliminates an entire class of Air Force attack jets. But proposed cuts to the National Guard are the most controversial element for the states. "We want to make sure the Reserve and National Guard is protected in our country," Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday.<?p> "I'm going to have that discussion with the president tomorrow (Monday). We cannot shrink that force the way that is being proposed out of the Defense Department," Malloy said. In his remarks to the governors at a White House dinner on Sunday, President Obama mentioned "spending time with Governor O'Malley at the Naval Academy graduation last spring and looking out over some of our newest sailors and Marines as they join the greatest military in the world, and reminding ourselves that on national security issues, the contributions of the National Guard obviously are extraordinary and all of you work so closely with them." Lovelooks, the Latest and Greatest App for Fashionistas New Book Argues that "Charisma Alone" Can Secure Obama's Reelection How to Spot if Someone's Addicted to Painkillers Average Employee Works 5.14 Hours Longer Per Month Than in 2007 Impact of Closing Military Bases, Positive or Negative?

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Q: key based functional fold I have a map reduce code for which I group in each of the threads by some key and then in the reduce part merge the results. My current approach is to search for an specific key index in the accumulator and then mapi to retrieve the combined result only for this key, leaving the rest unmodified: let rec groupFolder sequence acc = match sequence with | (by:string, what) :: rest -> let index = acc |> Seq.tryFindIndex( fun (byInAcc, _) -> byInAcc.Equals(by) ) match index with | Some (idx) -> acc |> Seq.mapi( fun i (byInAcc, whatInAcc) -> if i = idx then (by, (what |> Array.append whatInAcc) ) else byInAcc, whatInAcc ) |> groupFolder rest | None -> acc |> Seq.append( seq{ yield (by, what) } ) |> groupFolder rest My question is, is it a more functional way to achieve just this? As an example input to this reducer let GroupsCommingFromMap = [| seq { yield! [|("key1", [|1;2;3|] ); ("key2", [|1;2;3|] ); ("key3", [|1;2;3|]) |] }, seq { yield! [|("key1", [|4;5;6|] ); ("key2", [|4;5;6|] ); ("key3", [|4;5;6|]) |] } |];; GroupsCommingFromMap |> Seq.reduce( fun acc i -> acc |> groupFolder (i |> Seq.toList)) the expected result should contain all key1..key3 each with the array 1..6 A: From the code you posted, it is not very clear what you're trying to do. Could you include some sample inputs (together with the output that you would like to get)? And does your code actually work on any of the inputs (it has incomplete pattern match, so I doubt that...) Anyway, you can implement key-based map reduce using Seq.groupBy. For example: let mapReduce mapper reducer input = input |> Seq.map mapper |> Seq.groupBy fst |> Seq.map (fun (k, vs) -> k, vs |> Seq.map snd |> Seq.reduce reducer) Here: * *The mapper takes a value from the input sequence and turns it into key value pair. The mapReduce function then groups the values using the key *The reducer is then used to reduce all values associated with each key This lets you create a word count function like this (using simple mapper that returns the word as the key with 1 as a value and reducer that just adds all the numbers): "hello world hello people hello world".Split(' ') |> mapReduce (fun w -> w, 1) (+) EDIT: The example you mentioned does not really have "mapper" part, but instead it has array of arrays as an input - so perhaps it is easier to write this directly using Seq.groupBy like this: let GroupsCommingFromMap = [| [|("key1", [|1;2;3|] ); ("key2", [|1;2;3|] ); ("key3", [|1;2;3|]) |] [|("key1", [|4;5;6|] ); ("key2", [|4;5;6|] ); ("key3", [|4;5;6|]) |] |] GroupsCommingFromMap |> Seq.concat |> Seq.groupBy fst |> Seq.map (fun (k, vs) -> k, vs |> Seq.map snd |> Array.concat)

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New green fund urged to focus on rain forest protection Reuters - October 17, 2019 Kuala Lumpur – A new green fund being set up by the government should prioritize protecting its rain forests and creating a carbon trading program to help Indonesia meet its goals to curb climate change, environmentalists and officials said. Environment ministry last week launched an agency to manage funds to repair environmental damage and educate communities to prevent further harm. The agency is due to begin operating at the start of 2020 with initial finance of about 2 trillion rupiah ($141 million) from land restoration payments and fines the state collects from environmental crime cases, as well as money from foreign donors. "The agency could potentially raise up to 800 trillion rupiah ($56.5 billion) for environmental projects," Finance Minister Sri Mulyani told reporters. Vegard Kaale, Norway's ambassador to Indonesia, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation the new fund could help Indonesia meet its national commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change, "if used efficiently". "The income from reduced deforestation could benefit provinces and communities that are both producing emissions reductions and preserving biodiversity and are most at risk of the impacts of climate change," he said, referring to compensation the Southeast Asian nation may receive for keeping its forests standing. Home to the world's third-largest tropical forests, Indonesia is also the biggest producer of palm oil, which many green groups blame for the clearing of forests for plantations. About a decade ago, Norway signed a $1-billion deal with Indonesia to protect its forests and this year made the first payment for cutting emissions after deforestation rates fell. Kaale said Indonesia could potentially increase its climate financing from many sources, including the private sector, international donors and multilateral organizations. "Having a public, government-run fund established in Indonesia offers an opportunity for donors to more directly and efficiently support the policies of the government," he said. The fund could also strengthen coordination and boost action on green investment and climate change across Indonesia's government, as ten ministries are involved, he added. Meeting Paris pledges Jakarta now aims to prepare regulations that will allow the country to launch a carbon trading program. Under such schemes, entities wanting to reduce their planet-warming emissions buy credits from projects that keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere, such as protecting forests that store carbon. "This should be one of the core businesses of the fund," said Daniel Murdiyarso and Michael Brady, scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research. "A carbon trading program is important for Indonesia to fulfill and receive performance-based payments for forest protection and to cover its nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement," they added. Like many Asian countries, Indonesia is experiencing a rise in urbanization, population and economic growth and is scrambling to find ways to increase its electric power capacity, with coal plants set to play a major role. But under the Paris accord, Indonesia committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent by 2030, a target that could rise to 41 percent with international support. Annisa Rahmawati, a campaigner at Greenpeace Indonesia, said that without a dramatic reduction in the use of fossil fuels and an end to deforestation, the country would not be able to meet its Paris accord commitments and play its part in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F). "Financing forest and peatland protection should, therefore, be a priority for the fund," she said. Ensuring the new fund and its investments are properly monitored and transparent will be vital to ensure the success of its projects and to attract finance, green groups said. Rahmawati said there was a danger the fund would prioritize projects whose main focus was to expand the economy, such as large dams and infrastructure in conservation areas, rather than tackling climate impacts and reducing emissions. "Providing financing is one thing, but ensuring that the funded activities address the most relevant problems to prevent and mitigate climate change is essential," she said. Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/1260982/new-green-fund-urged-to-focus-on-rain-forest-protection Deforestation & Forest Fires Plant development in Aceh's Leuser ecosystem may be scrapped after court ruling Jakarta Post - January 10, 2020 Indonesia equips forest rangers with guns in illegal logging battle Agence France Presse - January 9, 2020 Indonesia's top court bars plantation activity in protected forests Reuters - December 31, 2019 Indonesian palm oil firm hit with $1.8m fine for 2015 fires Mongabay - December 23, 2019 Half-hearted policy Indonesia's fires burned mostly abandoned and degraded land, not forests World Bank says Indonesia forest fires cost $5.2bn in economic losses Nikkei Asian Review - December 11, 2019 Research group takes down controversial Indonesia fire analysis Nature.com - December 10, 2019 Look at the Amazon, not us: Indonesia claims handling forest fires better than other nations Indonesia calls CNN report on palm oil-driven deforestation 'absurd' Fighting fire with... volunteers? Indonesia ramps up community fire brigades as tropical forests burn Reuters - December 3, 2019 Indonesian fires that spread haze to the region burnt 1.6 million hectares of land this year: Researchers Straits Times - December 2, 2019 EU: Forest fire emissions from Indonesia worse than Amazon's Bloomberg - November 28, 2019 Could forest fires burn forever in Indonesia's peatlands? Al Jazeera - November 22, 2019 Gov't rolls out new forest replantation program with unique catch Jakarta Globe - November 18, 2019 Government wins lawsuit against corporates responsible for forest fires Scientist who takes on firms causing wildfires wins John Maddox prize The Guardian - November 12, 2019 Nestle and Unilever 'linked to Indonesian forest fires engulfing southeast Asia in noxious haze' The Independent - November 9, 2019 Palm oil firm ordered to pay hundreds of billions in liability Tempo - November 7, 2019 Widespread human rights violations in Wilmar's operations Forest Peoples Programme Press Release - November 4, 2019 Indonesia's Riau province lifts state of emergency to fight forest and land fires with the onset of monsoon Straits Times - November 1, 2019 A Sumatran forest community braces for battle against a planned coal mine Mongabay - October 29, 2019 Illegal forest fires send another lethal haze over parts of Indonesia World Socialist Website - October 23, 2019 Area the size of Puerto Rico burned in Indonesia's fire crisis Jokowi summons environment minister, Walhi highlights wildfire Tempo - October 22, 2019

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Самотній вершник — вестерн 1959 року. Сюжет Мисливець за злочинцями з незвичайним ім'ям Бен Брігейд захопив небезпечного вбивцю та везе його, щоб отримати винагороду. По дорозі проти своєї волі Брігейд зустрічає трьох попутників: привабливу дружину начальника станції та веселих головорізів, які збираються вкрасти у Брігейда його бранця. Посилання Самотній вершник на порталі Гуртом Фільми США Фільми англійською мовою Вестерни США Фільми Columbia Pictures

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Men: Start planning for Valentine's Day Now! Okay guys, Valentine's Day is around the corner! It may not seem like a big deal to you, but for most women this is the one day of the year that she's hoping you will show her how much you care. With that in mind, here are a few suggestions for creating an evening that will mean more to her than any expensive gift, let alone that last minute box of chocolates you gave her from the drugstore last year. This is the one night you just can't "wing it." You have to plan the evening out. Make restaurant reservations at least two weeks in advance. Choose a small quiet place that's ideal for intimate conversation. Shy away from loud, trendy or busy places, where people wait two-deep at that bar before their table is ready. Also, lighting is important. She'll appreciate you for choosing a restaurant with low lighting or a candle-lit atmosphere that she feels most attractive in. When making the reservations for the restaurant, call the local florist and put in an order for a dozen red roses, but you are not going to have them delivered. You'll be picking them up before the date. How you look is just as important as to where you're going, so clean up nice for her! Get a haircut if needed and, yes, trim the nails (biting them doesn't count). You may also consider a new shirt and wearing something you know she'd like to see you in, even if it's not something you'd normally wear. Once dressed, pick up the flowers you ordered in advance. Pop a breath mint in your mouth before showing up; believe me, she will notice. And for goodness sake, show up on time! Greet her at the door and present her with the roses along with a hello kiss. If you are picking her up, be the gentleman you are and open the car door for her. While doing this, remember to compliment her… and mean it! Now, when entering the restaurant, open the door and let her in before you. Women like guys with good manners. Take charge and ask the host to be seated. Once you're both settled in and ordered your first course and drinks, turn your attention completely to her. Shy away from asking about her mundane daily activities (how's work?) and start a conversation focused on her needs. Try not to be overbearing and tailor the conversation around her the entire evening. By staring in her eyes and ignoring what is going on around you, you can focus your thoughts on her and make her feel totally appreciated. Make sure her wine glass is filled when needed, and sincerely compliment her when you have a chance. When coffee and dessert are being served, find out what she feels like doing next. Pick up the tab, and head out to whatever is awaiting the two of you next. These details may seem a bit fussy for most men; however, it's Valentine's Day and this is essential stuff -- the stuff she remembers and tells her friends about. Also, getting these things right can lighten things up if you happen to land in the doghouse later down the road.

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We run a nail clipping service on the last Wednesday of each month from 10.30am. The service costs £10. Please phone Parchmore for an appointment. On Mondays Croydon Council staff hold a drop-in advice session for anyone who needs advice and support regarding their welfare benefits. Come along from 10 am to book an appointment. First come, first served. Parchmore has large halls and smaller meeting rooms available for hire for one off meetings or for community groups/activities to hire on a regular basis.

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https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/09/03/crysis-remastered-trilogy-arrives-this-october-update Crysis Remastered Trilogy Arrives This October [Update] by Marcus Stewart on Sep 03, 2021 at 09:15 AM Update: Crysis Remastered Trilogy launches October 15 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. The enhanced bundle packages Crysis Remastered along with spruced-up versions of Crysis 2 and 3. On PS5 and Xbox Series X, the games can run at up to 4K/60 fps and sport improved lighting and high-resolution textures. The PC version features ray tracing and the option to lock the framerate or run it at max settings. Crysis Remastered Trilogy is a digital-only release priced at $49.99. Crytek is also selling Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Remastered separately for $29.99 each (with physical Switch versions coming later). As previously reported, the re-releases are campaign-only; each game's multiplayer modes are not included. Original Story: Crysis Remastered Trilogy is launching sometime this fall. The package includes last year's modernized version of Crysis as well as remasters of Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 to run on modern consoles and PC. The bundle is the result of a development partnership between Crytek and Saber Interactive. While Crysis Remastered launched as a standalone title last summer, this is the first time that the second and third games have been shined up for a modern encore. Unfortunately, Crytek hasn't detailed the specific upgrades those games will receive, but Crysis Remastered boasted improved visuals with a resolution up to 8K as well as HDR and ray tracing. While you wait for Crytek to confirm the technical details, you can get a visual sense of the improvements by watching the teaser trailer below. If you've already experienced Crysis Remastered and just want to play the remaining two games, Crytek states that Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Remastered will eventually be sold as standalone titles (but doesn't specify when that will happen). The downside of this package is that none of the games will include their respective multiplayer modes. Still, if you missed out on the Crysis series back in the day, this package offers the perfect opportunity to give it a shot without having to stare at aging visuals. Crysis Remastered Trilogy is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. There doesn't appear to be native PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game, but Crytek says playing on current-gen hardware via backwards compatibility will offer an even "smoother" experience. There's no word on price as of yet. For more on the series, you can read our reviews for the original versions of each game down below. Are you excited to blast through the Crysis Trilogy one more time, or will you be taking your first trip? Let us know in the comments! PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Marcus Stewart Marcus is an avid gamer, giant wrestling nerd, and a connoisseur of 90's cartoons and obscure childhood references. The cat's out of the bagel now!

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Dr. Glenn Robert Erikson, AIA Dr. Glenn Robert Erikson,... Glenn Robert Erikson, PhD, AIA is founder and CEO of Integral Studios and Integral Design and Development. Previously an Adjunct Professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, CUNY he taught Urban Economics at the Graduate Level from 2003 to 2020. Dr. Erikson is an urbanist, architect/developer, consultant, teacher and author whose current work involves the integration of urban economics, planning, architecture, ecology and the arts. He was a Partner/Project Director for Acquisitions and Development for 17 years at Time Equities, Inc., a NYC real estate firm which owns a 28M SF diversified portfolio of properties. Prior to that he was Co-Managing Partner at Erikson Leviton & Associates and Partner/Executive Vice President at Los Angeles Land Company, both located in Westwood, CA. Before starting both these companies, he was an Investment Banker at Center Financial Group and Project Architect at Deems/Lewis & Partners. He has been involved in projects throughout the US, as well as in Bermuda and Berlin, Germany. A licensed architect, contractor and real estate broker with a Bachelor's in Architecture, a Master's in Real Estate and Finance and a Ph.D. in Urban Studies, Dr. Glenn Erikson has been a general partner for 35 commercial, residential, artist loft and mixed-use real estate development projects in California, Vermont and New York. He has led and/or participated in prominent teams which designed, built and leased more than 2.5MM square feet of built projects. Seven of these garnered Design Awards. Dr. Erikson founded the Integral Companies in 2004, while still a partner at Time Equities, Inc., and currently owns and manages approximately 300,000 square feet of residential and commercial space. Dr. Erikson has taught at the university level since 1980 at UCLA, UCI, USF, NYU and CUNY Baruch. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Urban Land Institute, and is a former Fellow of the Urban Design Forum in NYC. He has also published a number of articles, including a series of five articles for the World Policy Institute on "Strategizing Urban Policy" as well as "An Urbanist Manifesto" and "Forging New Urban Policies in the 21st Century." He is a former member of the following Non-Profit Boards: World Policy Institute Westbeth Center for the Arts Architecture Omi 4th Unitarian Church Open Space Alliance Dr. Erikson is the son of Erik G. Erikson, an electrical engineer who worked on the early warning radar systems for the UK during WWII, then for NORAD while at Bell Labs and later directed Teletype Corporation. He is married to Karina Anne Naumer, a Drama Educator and Potter. They have a son, Erik S. Erikson, a software engineer in New Jersey and a daughter, Annika Liv Erikson who works in London, UK and is the Founder and CEO of Articheck.

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The Upchurch Hoard was a pot containing thirty-seven Roman sestertii dating from the late 1st century to the second half of the 2nd century AD found near the village of Upchurch, Kent, England, in 1950. Detail The Upchurch Hoard is a hoard of well worn coins that were found close to Upchurch in Kent, England. In the winter of 1950 a pot containing thirty-seven Roman sestertii dating from the late 1st century to the second half of the 2nd century AD was found in the area known as Slay Hill Saltings or Marshes north-west of Upchurch. All the coins were fairly worn, indicating a long period of use, with the most recent Divus Aurelius and Faustina II in Very Fine condition, and those of Domitian and Trajan in Fine condition although some had corrosion and others with good surfaces. Judging from this, and the pot, which is a small bellied Olla, a type typical for the area, the hoard was probably concealed sometime in the early 3rd century. Seventeen of the original thirty-seven coins are now missing; the remaining twenty are as follows (all sestertii): Domitian 1, Trajan 3, Hadrian 8, Antoninus Pius 2, Elder Faustina 1, Marcus Aurelius 3, Divus Aurelius 1, Faustina II: 1. See also List of hoards in Britain Notes Treasure troves in England 1950 archaeological discoveries 1950 in England Hoards from Roman Britain Coin hoards

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Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. Someone out there is barely holding on. It might even be you. Walking on a boat in the middle of the ocean takes some getting used to. The constant rise and fall of the waves, however gentle, rocks the boat to and fro. In a storm, however, that rocking turns unpredictably turbulent. People and objects become projectiles. Walking demands deliberate effort. Sometimes, the best you can do is hold on tightly to something solid until the storm passes. Passengers with nothing to cling to are violently thrown overboard and lost at sea. When the storms of life assault us, what are we holding on to? Is it something solid? SAM: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. Because they were holding on to something. SAM: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for! We have been preceded by thousands of faithful men and women, and their stories are worth reading. The prophets the scriptures didn't live in comfortable palaces with a retinue of slaves; they were not well-liked; few people actually listened to them. Their hardships did not prevent them from proclaiming the message of the Lord. They were steadfast. Those are the stories worth reading—Joseph, Moses, Elijah, Daniel, Hosea, John the Baptist, Peter, Paul and countless more—the ones that never gave up. Today's passage from James also lists Job as an example of steadfastness. There are not many who can claim to have lost everything of value in a single moment. Job was so devoted to God that God took pride in Him ("Have you considered my servant, Job? There's nobody like him…"). The devil certainly had. He sought to attack Job in order to wound the Lord. Satan wanted God to lose this prized servant. He was assaulted with painful sores from head to foot. His wife told him to curse God and die. His three friends asserted that some hidden sin brought about his calamity. What a brutal, painful and lonely place to be! Not only had he lost all of his stuff, the people who were supposed to support him had turned on him! It isn't a great shock to see Job question God as the story progresses. The Lord could have struck down Job for impertinence. Yet, the Lord is compassionate and merciful. He knew more about the situation than Job did. He knew the words that Job had uttered from the outset—"The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." God knew what was in his heart. How often do you say, "Blessed be the name of the Lord" when calamity strikes? After being rebuked by Elihu and then by God, Job repents of his errors and the Lord restores his health and his fortunes beyond what he had possessed before. There is nothing saying that God will give us health or wealth in this life. It could be that, like the prophets, we will meet a dark and painful end here. The great truth is that we will be rewarded far beyond that in the life to come. If our end is not yet to be, God will often send what my friend Ida calls "a season of refreshing" to revive us for the long journey yet to come. I do not know what storm is assaulting you this day. You may be in your season of refreshing or you may be losing your grip under the relentless pounding of the waves. You have every opportunity to let go and turn back, but remember the stories; the true stories. The ones that matter. The faithful ones could have given up too, but they didn't. They were holding on to something. Hold fast to your faith. Hold fast to truth. Hold fast to the Lord. Such an excellent word. I have been in that dark night of the soul for many years with the tragedies and storms I have faced and continue to. The truth is that the only reason I am hanging on in this tidal wave of my boat, is I do have someone to hang on tight to. I have watched many people who did not have what I have,, but got similar hits from this life-give up. Great post! Wow! I sure hope that you get a season of refreshing soon. It's hard when the storm is relentless. You have Christ, and that is the strongest and surest hand-hold you can have. May the Lord strengthen you for the challenges you face today, and may you be transformed more and more into his likeness. God bless you. Thank you, as always. God be with you. Alright Elihu, today this one brought tears and it is challenging to comment through blurry eyes. Something to hold onto…I picture myself in the middle of an angry sea on top of this tiny rock, face buried, waves crashing. If I let go…well, then I'm not even a page in history. I'm hanging on. Thank you deeply for the encouragement…it's quiet out here on the road and I needed that! Thank you for the great comment and encouragement. You have found great treasure in Christ! Keep holding on through your journey. God be with you!

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Organisational remarks Downloads, Links & Annoucements In Memoriam Prof. Akasaki Abstractbook Plenary speakers & tutorials Impressions from IWN Suche/ Search Submit a review or research article Dear IWN 2022 presenters, physica status solidi (a/b) is once again planning to publish two special issues highlighting the most exciting new results presented at this year's International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors (IWN 2022). The papers will be divided between pss (a) – applications and materials science and pss (b) – basic solid state physics. In collaboration between the Guest Editors and the Editorial Office we invite you to contribute a topical Review (for invited speakers) or Research Article manuscript based on or related to your presentation. The physica status solidi journals are designed to reach a broad audience. It is one of the largest and well-established publication platforms in solid state, applied and device physics as well as materials science with around 1000 articles per year – now over 60 years in business – and is widely accessible via Open Access and as part of many institutional site licenses, evidenced bymany hundreds of thousands of article downloads annually. PSS is a hybrid Open Access (OA)/subscription journal. The Open Access option is compliant with national or funder mandates, supported by an ever increasing number of countries and institutions. Wiley has now transformative OA agreements around the world, for details see Wiley Author Services and contact [email protected] with questions. Special Issue of physica status solidi (a/b) with peer-reviewed papers from IWN 2022 pss (a) – applications and materials science; optical and electronic devices, processing pss (b) – basic solid state physics; growth, structure, basic properties, theory Publish your IWN 2022 results in these special issues and benefit from... High visibility, your results will be collected in a volume entirely dedicated to nitride semiconductors and these articles tend to be cited well above the average Impact Factors of the journal. Real journal publication, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science Peer review process and fast publication after acceptance Impact Factors pss (a) 1.981; pss b) 1.710 Information on submission Please refer to the author instructions available on our homepage www.pss-journals.com → Author Guidelines (including optional Word template and LaTeX style files) are available at this link. Please mention the submission to the IWN 2022 special issues in your cover letter and select the appropriate section/category IWN2022 – Nitride Semiconductors to expedite handling. Manuscripts received after the deadline may be considered for regular publication in the journal. Reviews (invited speakers only) ...should provide an overview of a current topic in the format of a topical review of about 10–12 (max. 15) journal pages. Due to this length restriction, a complete bibliographic overview on the existing literature cannot be expected, but referencing should be well-balanced. The manuscript should represent a snapshot of most recent progress, the state of research and particularly relevant aspects, with focus on the highlights and possibly open or controversially discussed question. Research Articles (all presenters) ...expose original and previously unpublished work of general interest to the community. Manuscripts do not have a strict length limit (typical lengths vary from 6 to 10 journal pages). Articles must fulfil the standards and requirements of the journal. Fast track publication (all presenters) ...are Research Articles with a targeted publication before the conference. The review and publication process is adjusted to the conference date so fast publication is possible without a loss in quality (as long all deadlines are kept). Also all accepted articles will be highlighted during the conference for increased visibility and impact. Deadline: July 17, 2022 Benefits for authors include... No page charges or publication costs for authors, free online color Modern article formats (PDF, Enhanced PDF, HTML compatible also with mobile devices) Supporting information, e.g. additional data, figures, videos or animations can be published online Open Access option compliant with national or funder mandates, supported by many countries and institutions around the world (e.g., Projekt DEAL in Germany - for a global list see Wiley Author Services) Author suggestions for journal cover figures or frontispiece pages, especially for Feature Articles pss is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and all other major abstracting databases Promotion of selected content via www.advancedsciencenews.com, newsletters, and press releases Deadlines & Links November 30th, 2022 (regular) pss (a):www.editorialmanager.com/pssa-journal pss (b):www.editorialmanager.com/pssb-journal

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Fergus Slattery was born on 12th February, 1949 in Dublin. Fergus Slattery is a former British Lions and Ireland Rugby Captain. Professional Auctioneer, Entertaining After-Dinner Speaker. He played senior rugby for University College Dublin, before beginning his International career aged 20 in January 1970 against South Africa in Dublin. Fergus Slattery went on to form a formidable back row partnership with John O'Driscoll and Blackrock team mate Willie Duggan, which was rewarded in 1982 with the Five Nations Triple Crown. 1971, saw him selected to tour with the British Lions to Australia and New Zealand. He contested with John Taylor for the test place and was finally given the nod ahead of Taylor for the third test. Unfortunately a sore throat on the morning of the game meant that he had to withdraw and he was then unable to regain the place from Taylor for the final test. Fergus Slattery shares many amusing anecdotes about his fellow players; the Lions, the Irish rugby set-up in the 1970s; his many tours and, in particular, his time with the successful Irish side in the early 1980s when Ireland won the Triple Crown.

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Rail transportation safety investigation report R18D0069 Main-track train derailment Freight train 142-14 Mile 36.6, Winchester Subdivision Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec On 16 July 2018, at approximately 1845 Eastern Daylight Time, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train 142-14 experienced a train-initiated emergency brake application at Mile 36.6 on the south track of CP's Winchester Subdivision, near Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec. An inspection determined that 22 cars had derailed. There were no injuries and there was no release of dangerous goods. On 16 July 2018, at approximately 1110,Footnote 1 after receiving a mechanical pre-departure inspection,Footnote 2 Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) conventional freight train 142-14 departed eastward from CP's Agincourt Yard in Toronto, Ontario, en route to Montréal, Quebec. The train consisted of 2 locomotives, 76 loaded cars, and 19 empty cars. It was 9405 feet long and weighed about 11 260 tons. The train received a pull-by inspection during a crew change at Smiths Falls, Ontario. No exceptions were reported. The train crew—a locomotive engineer and a conductor—were qualified for their respective positions and familiar with the territory, and they met fitness and rest standards. 1.1 The occurrence At 1845, while proceeding eastward on the south track at Mile 35.82 of the CP Winchester Subdivision, the train experienced an unintended train-initiated emergency brake application near Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec (Figure 1). An inspection determined that 22 cars had derailed. There were no injuries and no release of dangerous goods. Figure 1. Occurrence location (Source: Railway Association of Canada, Canadian Railway Atlas, with TSB annotations) 1.2 Site examination The 22 cars that had derailed came to rest at 3 separate locations (Figure 2). The 37th car, CP 421885, came to a stop about 1300 feet west of the 38th car and was still coupled to the head end of the train. Nine cars (38th to 46th) came to rest near the crossing (Figure 3). Twelve cars (60th to 71st), comprising 24 car platforms, came to rest about 700 feet west of the crossing (Figure 4). Figure 2. Diagram of the occurrence site (Source: TSB) Figure 3. The nine cars that derailed near Élie-Auclair Road crossing, looking northeast (Source: Third party, with permission) Figure 4. The 12 cars (24 platforms) that derailed about 700 feet west of Élie-Auclair Road crossing, looking east (Source: Third party, with permission) The first car that derailed, CP 421885, was a flat car equipped with a permanent A-frame structure (a type of car known as an A-frame flat carFootnote 3). It had been carrying pre-built track panels, stock rail, crossties, and associated supplies (Figure 5). The trailing truck (B-end) had derailed, and one of the 2 steel bands securing the crossties was broken. Some of the crossties had shifted laterally and fallen over. The stock rail was missing from the car. There were signs of abrasion and damage to the A-frame, lading, deck, and appurtenances of the car, as well as damage to the underside and trailing truck of the car. Track damage extended from just east of the Élie-Auclair Road crossing, where the track had been destroyed, eastward to where the trailing truck of CP 421885 stopped. Figure 5. Shifted crossties and loose steel band on car CP 421885. The photograph was taken after the car had been moved and re-railed. (Source: TSB) Approximately 1300 feet to the west of car CP 421885, the 38th car (loaded box car CPAA 211071) had come to rest on the east end of the ballast deck bridge over the Delisle River. The car had derailed upright, straddling the space between the north and south tracks, with both trucks lodged under the trailing end of the car. A wooden crosstie fragment was jammed on the underside of the car, between the car's centre beam and the lead bolster. Two new wooden crossties were found between the tracks, near the west end of the bridge. The end of one of the crossties had been damaged. Eight tank cars (39th to 46th), of which 7 were loaded with dangerous goods,Footnote 4 had separated and come to rest on the north side of the track. Three of these cars slid off the bridge deck, destroying the north handrail and walkway of the bridge, and came to rest in the Delisle River. Of these 3 cars, two came to rest upside down on either bank of the river, and one was submerged in the river. None of the cars carrying dangerous goods had breached. A small quantity of vegetable oil, which was being carried in the 44th car, had leaked from a valve. There was no structural damage to the bridge deck. Between the Delisle River and the Élie-Auclair Road crossing, approximately 250 feet of track was destroyed. Damage to the crossing surface was consistent with marks from derailed wheel sets. The next 13 cars (47th to 59th) had remained upright on the track. At Mile 36.6, approximately 400 feet west of the Élie-Auclair Road crossing on the south track, flange marks were present on the gauge side of the south rail and on the field side of the north rail. There were no marks on the head of the rail. A 21-foot stock rail was lying between the north and south tracks (Figure 6), near a long gouge mark in the ballast. The gouge mark started approximately 60 feet east of the first flange marks. Figure 6. Stock rail near gouge mark in the ballast (Source: TSB) Approximately 700 feet west of the crossing, another 12 derailed cars (60th to 71st) had come to rest. These cars, comprising 24 car platforms, consisted of 7 empty hopper cars, an articulated auto carrier car, and 4 multi-platform intermodal cars. The remaining 25 cars at the tail end of the train did not derail. 1.3 Subdivision and track information The Winchester Subdivision is double main track, extending from Dorion, Quebec (Mile 18.9), to Smiths Falls, Ontario (Mile 123.8). Train movements on this subdivision are governed by the occupancy control system and automatic block signal (OCS/ABS) system rules , as authorized by the Canadian Rail Operating Rules, and are under the supervision of a rail traffic controller (RTC) located in Calgary, Alberta. The track is classified as Class 4 track according to the Transport Canada–approved Rules Respecting Track Safety, also known as the Track Safety Rules (TSR). In the derailment area, the maximum authorized speed is 50 mph for freight trains. Rail traffic consisted of an average of 8 trains per day, with an annual tonnage of approximately 25 million gross tons. 1.4 Track inspection and maintenance The TSR outline the minimum track maintenance standards and track inspection requirements. In addition to the TSR, CP has its own Red Book of Track & Structures Requirements (Red Book) outlining the company's requirements, which meet or exceed TSR requirements. CP's most recent inspections in the vicinity of the occurrence were as follows: On 16 July 2018, the morning of the derailment, a visual track inspection was conducted by hi-rail. Loose joint bars were observed at Mile 30.5 and a loose bolt in a 4-hole joint bar was observed at Mile 36.8. These track conditions were repaired before the next train. On 05 July 2018, a track geometry inspection was performed. No urgent or near-urgent defects were identified. On 15 June 2018, a rail flaw ultrasonic test was conducted, and no defects were noted. 1.5 Recorded information 1.5.1 Locomotive event recorder The data from the locomotive event recorder (LER) of lead locomotive CP 9735 was corrected for time and distance. According to the LER data, at 1845:45, the train experienced a train-initiated emergency brake application while travelling at 37.5 mph in throttle 1. The lead locomotive was at Mile 35.82 of the CP Winchester Subdivision. About 42 seconds after the emergency brake application, after having travelled another 1236 feet, the head end of the train came to a stop at Mile 35.59. There were no train handling anomalies.Footnote 5 1.5.2 Locomotive forward-facing video Following this occurrence, the TSB requested video recordings from forward-facing cameras installed on locomotives from the occurrence train and the last westbound train that passed the occurrence train before the derailment.Footnote 6 CP indicated that no video was recorded by the occurrence train.Footnote 7 The video from the westbound train had been overwritten and was not available to the investigation. In two other TSB investigations of CP occurrences since 2016, the video recording from at least one forward-facing camera was incomplete or unrecoverable.Footnote 8 1.6 Loading and securement of rail cars 1.6.1 General rules for the loading and securement of rail cars In Canada, rail cars must be loaded in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Transport Canada–approved Railway Freight Car Inspection and Safety RulesFootnote 9 (Freight Car Safety Rules). According to these rules, the loading of open top rail cars must comply with the applicable rules of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) or the applicable circulars of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC). Specifically, the requirements for the securement of commodities loaded on open top rail cars, trailers, and containers for safe and reliable transport by rail are contained in the AAR Open Top Loading Rules ManualFootnote 10 and the RAC Circular No. M-1, entitled Car Loading Rules.Footnote 11, The AAR and RAC documents contain general rules that are applicable to all open top loading, as well as approved load design and securement patterns for specific commodities. These generally consist of figures and sketches that illustrate how different types of commodities and equipment must be loaded and secured as well as indicating specific hardware and restraints to be used. Rail cars loaded according to these standards are accepted for unrestricted transportation and can be interchanged between railway companies across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. 1.6.2 Rules for the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars A-frame flat cars are special-purpose cars used by railway companies to transport maintenance-of-way materials, including pre-built track panels, stock rails, and crossties. Specific company loading and securement practices incorporate the general rules of the AAR and RAC.Footnote 12 Starting in early 2018, CP began using pre-built track panels and related components from suppliers that are not located on the CP network. As a result, A-frame flat cars carrying these materials began to be interchanged among multiple railway networks. To aid in the safe interchange of these cars, CP developed a specific set of instructions and illustrations based on the company's long-standing loading and securement practice for A-frame flat cars. CP then submitted this new set of instructions and illustrations to the RAC for consideration as a new circular. As a result, in April 2018, the RAC issued Circular RAC 12010 (Appendix A), which contained new instructions for securing pre-built track panels, rail sections, and related material onto A-frame flat cars (Figure 7).Footnote 13 Figure 7. Sketch illustrating the securement of track material onto a flat car with an A-frame structure (Source: Railway Association of Canada, with TSB annotations) The AAR was then requested to approve similar instructions. Subsequently, in June 2018, the AAR issued Circular letter C-13155, which amended the Open Top Loading Rules Manual by including new instructions for securing pre-built track panels, rail sections, and related material onto A-frame flat cars.Footnote 14 These new instructions included figures and sketches illustrating the approved securement patterns. The guidance notes for these instructions indicated the following: Chains must be used when securing track panels and additional material. Anchor rings must be used to secure additional material under the A-frame. When extra rail sections are carried in the mounting brackets, they must be secured using e-clips, with all e-clips applied. 1.6.3 Canadian Pacific Railway's practice for the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars 1.6.3.1 Before May 2018 Before May 2018, all track panels and related materials transported on A-frame flat cars were loaded and secured at Weston Shops, in Winnipeg, Manitoba,Footnote 15 in accordance with an undocumented CP in-house practice. This method had been developed many years earlier, when the A-frame cars were first placed into service, based on AAR's Open Top Loading Rules Manual. Personnel performing the loading and securement work received on-the-job (verbal) instructions during their job-specific training. The following was CP's in-house practice: Track panels were secured to the A-frame using chains or cables. Material loaded on the car deck beneath the A-frame was secured using steel banding routed through the car deck and around the centre beam. When stock rails were transported, they were normally placed on and secured to the brackets on the side of the car using e-clips (Figure 8). If stock rails were loaded with other materials on the car deck, they were secured where they were placed. Figure 8. Securement of cargo under the A-frame (CP practice before May 2018) (Source: TSB) 1.6.3.2 Following issuance of Circular RAC 12010 (May 2018) In May 2018, following the issuance of Circular RAC 12010, CP personnel involved in the loading and securement of track panels and related material onto A-frame flat cars were verbally advised to use anchor rings when securing material beneath the A-frame. With the exception of the use of anchor rings, CP considered the securement method documented in Circular RAC 12010 to adequately reflect its existing long-standing practices. As a result, no specific analysis of the use of anchor rings was performed. No additional details, instructions, documentation, procedures, or training related to the new circular were provided to personnel. Consequently, personnel modified their securement practice related to cargo under the A-frame by routing the steel banding through the anchor rings instead of around the centre beam (Figure 9), and no chains were used. Figure 9. Securement of cargo under the A-frame (after May 2018, following the issuance of Circular RAC 12010) (Source: TSB) 1.6.4 Securement practice at Canadian Pacific Railway's Weston Shops According to CP's securement practices at Weston Shops, A-frame cars were loaded at one location, then moved to a second location for securement by securement specialists. The securement specialists were informed by email when a load was ready to be secured, at which point they secured it and reported when the work was completed. Once a car was loaded and secured, it was inspected by a CP supervisor, whose role was to verify that the work had been done correctly. 1.6.5 Loading and securement of car CP 421885 On 05 July 2018, car CP 421885 was loaded at CP's Weston Shops approximately 2400 kilometres (1500 miles) west of the derailment location. The track materials—consisting of pre-built switch panels, 14 crossties, and a 21-foot-long stock rail weighing approximately 950 pounds—were loaded as follows: The crossties were stacked and blocked but not bundled together. The stock rail was loaded on top of the stacked crossties, instead of being loaded on the mounting bracket on the side of the car. The investigation could not determine why the stock rail had not been loaded onto the mounting bracket on the side of the car, as per CP practice. The stacked and blocked crossties, with the stock rail on top, were placed on the car deck under the A-frame of the car. The pre-built switch panels were loaded onto the A-frame. As per CP's securement practice, updated in May 2018, the track materials were secured to the A-frame as follows: The track panels were secured to the A-frame using chains. The load under the A-frame, consisting of the stack of 14 crossties and the stock rail on top, was secured using 2 loops of steel banding routed through the anchor rings (Figure 10). Figure 10. Loading and securement of track materials on car CP 421885 (Source: TSB) Once the car was loaded and secured, a CP supervisor inspected the car to verify that the work had been completed correctly, as was the practice at Weston Shops. Although the assigned supervisor had not been formally trained on the specifics of the Open Top Loading Rules Manual in effect at the time of the occurrence, he had 8 years of on-the-job experience with CP's securement practices, on which the RAC Circular was based. Once inspected, the car was then marshalled onto CP train 420-13, which was destined for Toronto. On 16 July 2018, in Toronto, the car was marshalled onto CP train 142-14, destined for Montréal. 1.7 Procedures and training related to the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars 1.7.1 Procedures and training A procedure is a step-by-step set of instructions for performing a particular task. Procedures should take into account the knowledge level of the workers who are expected to perform the task. The level of detail, clarity, format, and arrangement of the steps should enable the worker to consistently achieve the desired result without deviating from the procedure. Well-written procedures reduce the risk of human errors and promote standardized results. Operating procedures that are used both as a training aid and as a hard-copy job aid require detailed task descriptions that a task analysis can provide. Task analysis should be the basis of most system design work. Equipment design, procedure development, and training should be integrated, as a matter of policy. 1.7.2 Loading and securement of A-frame flat cars When Circular RAC 12010 came into effect in April 2018, CP's implementation of the circular was limited to providing verbal instructions to personnel to use anchor rings when securing cargo under the A-frame. Weston Shops personnel had been consulted in the drafting of the circular and believed that it documented existing loading and securement practices, with the exception of the requirement to use anchor rings. No task analysis was carried out, and no specific written procedure was developed for the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars. Furthermore, no specific training on the new instructions was provided to personnel involved in the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars. 1.8 Inspections of car CP 421885 En route from Winnipeg, car CP 421885 had received at least 9 trackside/pull-by visual inspections. These inspections, performed in accordance with Canadian Rail Operating Rules Rule 110,Footnote 16 were focused on identifying and reporting dangerous conditions to the train crew to ensure that such conditions, including shifted loads, are addressed before the train proceeds further. Following each of the trackside/pull-by inspections, no exceptions were reported for car CP 421885. Footnote 17 On 15 July 2018, train 420-13 was inspected by a certified car inspector when it arrived in Toronto. During this inspection, a high flange condition was identified on another A-frame car, CP 421892, which was coupled to the leading end of car CP 421885. Car CP 421892 was bad-ordered and subsequently removed from train 420-13. No exceptions were reported for car CP 421885 (Figure 11). Figure 11. Car CP 421885 leaving Toronto on 16 July 2018 (Source: Canadian Pacific Railway, with TSB annotations) 1.8.1 Observations from yard cameras The TSB reviewed video recordings from various yard cameras documenting the journey of car CP 421885 from the time it was loaded at CP's Weston Shops in Winnipeg on 12 July 2018 (Table 1). Table 1. Summary of observations of car CP 421885 from CP yard cameras Date and time* Winnipeg Terminal, Manitoba 12 July 2018, 1314 A single rail was secured between 2 crossties on top of a bundle of 12 crossties. The 12 crossties were stacked in 3 layers of 4 crossties, with blocking material between each layer. The load of 14 crossties and one stock rail was secured to the car with 2 loops of steel banding. The stock rail mounting location on the left side of the A-frame structure was empty. White River, Ontario** (Train 420-13) 14 July 2018, 0545 Gondola car FURX 382422 was coupled to the trailing end of car CP 421885. The load of crossties and stock rail had shifted laterally. The stock rail mounting location on the right side of the A-frame structure was empty. Cartier, Ontario (Train 420-13) 14 July 2018, 1655 Box car CPAA 211071 was coupled to the trailing end of car CP 421885. Video quality was not sufficient to permit the assessment of the condition of the load. Sudbury, Ontario (Train 420-13) 14 July 2018, 1750 MacTier, Ontario (Train 420-13) 14 July 2018, 2345 Toronto, Ontario (Arrival – Train 420-13) 15 July 2018, 0714 The stock rail that had been secured on top of the crossties was protruding about 4 to 5 feet beyond the ends of the crossties toward the trailing end of the car. Some of the blocking material (between the layers of crossties) was sticking through the track panels on the north side of the car. Toronto, Ontario (Departure – Train 142-14) 16 July 2018, 0906 The stock rail that had been secured on top of the crossties was protruding from the trailing end of the car beyond the end of the car deck. Some of the crossties had fallen over and were leaning to the north side of the car. 3 crossties were on the bottom (first) layer, 4 crossties were on the second layer, 4 crossties were on the third layer, and 3 crossties were not visible. A loop of loose steel banding was visible. * All times are converted to Eastern Daylight Time. ** White River is located approximately 670 miles east of Winnipeg. 1.9 Other shifted load events About 2 months earlier, in May 2018, a shifted load had been identified on an A-frame flat car (CP 421895) during an inbound certified car inspection at CP's Alyth Yard in Calgary, Alberta. The car was carrying a stock rail, pre-built switch panels, crossties, and associated components. The stack of crossties, which had been secured with nylon strapping, had shifted over the end of the platform. The stock rail, which had been secured to the mounting brackets on the side of the car, had not shifted. In that situation, the yard staff re-secured the load, and the car was allowed to continue to its destination. Following that event, supervisors verbally instructed the CP inspectors at Alyth Yard to keep an eye out for similar cars for possible shifted loads. However, no system-wide bulletin or formal alert was issued, and no further follow-up was conducted. For the 5-year period between 2014 and 2018, 13 occurrences (including this accident) during train operations and/or switching that were reported to the TSB involved load-related conditionsFootnote 18 for non-bulk materials (Appendix B). This accident was the only occurrence reported to the TSB during this period that involved an A-frame flat car. 1.10 Site management during response activities 1.10.1 Site security during response activities When dealing with dangerous goods in an emergency response situation, industry best practice is to establish a formalized incident command structure to manage the response. CP employs an incident command system to mobilize and use resources effectively if there is a derailment. For a major event, involving various authorities, a unified command is established to allow organizations with different functional mandates to work together effectively.Footnote 19 Under CP's incident command system / unified command structure, the on-scene response coordinator assigns a site safety officer whose duties include creating a site safety plan with associated access routes, hot zones, and hazards; and controlling a hot zone access point and accounting for all personnel in and out. In addition, CP Police Service officers are assigned to provide effective site security. This includes controlling and dispersing crowds in the emergency site, sealing off the emergency area, establishing road blocks and controlling traffic, consulting with the on-scene response coordinator on security needs, and ensuring adequate records are maintained. 1.10.2 Establishing and maintaining exclusion zones for workers following the derailment In this occurrence, CP set up an incident command trailer as a dedicated command post on the road south of the derailment, north of the town of Saint-Polycarpe. A CP Police Service officer set up barriers at the north and south road approaches to the derailment site and monitored the south approach. A sign-in sheet was established to keep track of staff or other officials on site. The derailment occurred in a rural area near a number of communities. After an assessment of damage and potential risks was completed, nearby owners of private farms were allowed road and field access to mitigate the impacts of the occurrence on the local community. A CP Police Service officer was assigned to site security. In a number of instances, members of the public were observed travelling unaccompanied in the accident site in active work zones; some instances occurred during trans-shipping activities involving dangerous goods. One such public incursion was brought to the attention of the CP Police Service officer, who approached the person and guided them out of the occurrence site. CP had also retained an additional third-party security person to help restrict unauthorized access to the occurrence site. However, subsequently, additional instances of unauthorized site access were observed. 1.10.3 Previous TSB investigation that examined the effectiveness of site access protocols The TSB previously investigated a main-track CP freight train derailment where the railway's site access protocols were found to be a safety risk. On 03 April 2013, at about 0750, CP freight train 420‑02 was proceeding eastward at 34.9 mph on the Heron Bay Subdivision when it experienced an undesired emergency brake application at Mile 9.16 near White River, Ontario.Footnote 20 The subsequent inspection determined that 22 cars (19 loads and 3 empties) had derailed, 7 of which were dangerous goods tank cars loaded with petroleum crude oil (UN 1267). During the derailment, a number of cars rolled down an embankment. Two of the dangerous goods tank cars released approximately 101 700 litres of product, and another non-dangerous goods tank car released approximately 18 000 litres of product. There were no injuries. When the TSB arrived on site, there was no sign-in sheet to keep track of staff on site, and no safety briefing had been conducted to review the potential dangers of released product. The derailment was in a remote location, but access to the site was virtually unrestricted, with no visible safety perimeter. As a result of that investigation, the TSB made the following finding: If information outlining the amount and type of dangerous goods product released is not communicated to emergency responders, and site control measures are not implemented to minimize exposure and hazards, there is an increased risk that personnel on site will be subjected to circumstances that can lead to injury. Since 2013, CP has modified its procedures to include sign-in sheets, safety briefings, and visible safety perimeters. 1.11 TSB laboratory reports The TSB completed the following laboratory report in support of this investigation: LP172/2018 – Train Dynamics Simulation. Neither the actions of the train crew nor the condition of the track contributed to the accident. The analysis will focus on the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars, the inspections conducted for car CP 421885, site management during response activities, and the availability of recordings from forward-facing cameras. 2.1 The accident While proceeding eastward on the Winchester Subdivision, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train 142-14 derailed at Mile 36.6 when the leading end of loaded box car CPAA 211071 struck a stock rail 21 feet long that had fallen from the end of the preceding car, A-frame flat car CP 421885. Flange marks on the south rail were traced to wheels from the lead truck of car CPAA 211071, indicating that it was the first car to derail. The lead truck of the car derailed approximately 400 feet west of the Élie-Auclair Road crossing (the point of derailment), but the car proceeded until it reached the Élie-Auclair Road crossing, where it struck the crossing surface, fully derailed, and separated from the train, leading to the derailment of the 8 trailing cars. The derailed cars destroyed the track structure east of the crossing as they slid off the bridge to the river below. The emergency braking event was transmitted back through the train line. Because of the rapid buildup of longitudinal buff forces in the train on the tangent track during the derailment sequence, a second group of 12 cars derailed approximately 700 feet west of the crossing. 2.2 Loading and securement of car CP 421885 Before 2018, A-frame flat cars were loaded and secured at Weston Shops, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in accordance with a long-standing, but undocumented, CP in-house practice. As part of this practice, material loaded beneath the A-frame was secured using steel banding that was routed through the car deck and around the centre beam. In April 2018, when the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) issued Circular RAC 12010, new instructions were provided for the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars. These instructions included the requirement to use chains and anchor rings to secure track panels and cargo under the A-frame. In addition, sections of stock rail were required to be mounted to brackets on the side of the car using e-clips. Following the publication of Circular RAC 12010, no task analysis was conducted and no written procedure developed for the loading and securement of A-frame flat cars. With the exception of the new provision to use anchor rings when securing material under the A-frame, CP believed that the circular reflected its current and long-standing loading and securement practices. As a result, the implementation of the circular at CP consisted only of verbal guidance to use the anchor rings when securing material under the A-frame. No additional specific training was provided to personnel involved in the loading and securement of A‑frame flat cars. Starting in May 2018, CP personnel were using the modified loading and securement practice, which involved routing the steel banding used to secure cargo under the A-frame through the anchor rings of the car. Thus, car CP 421885 had been loaded and secured using the undocumented modified practice in effect at CP following the publication of Circular RAC 12010. However, no written procedures or specific training had been developed for the loading and securement of track materials on A-frame flat cars following the implementation of Circular RAC 12010. If written procedures for the safe loading and securement of rail cars are not developed and implemented, particularly for special-purpose cars, cargo may not be properly loaded and/or secured, increasing the risk of unsecured material falling off the rail car during train operations. The practice illustrated in Circular RAC 12010 was to mount and secure rail sections to mounting brackets on the side of the A-frame flat car. In this occurrence, the stock rail was not secured to the mounting brackets on the side of the A-frame car. Furthermore, the load of crossties and stock rail had not been bundled together, and no chains were used. As a result, the stock rail had been loaded with unbundled crossties on the deck under the A-frame and secured using 2 loops of steel banding that was routed through the anchor rings. This securement technique did not provide a sufficient lateral restraint. Over the 2400 kilometres (1500 miles) travelled by the car under normal train operation, the load of crossties with the heavier stock rail on top gradually shifted laterally and fell over, allowing the 2 loops of steel banding to come loose. The rough surface of the ties limited longitudinal movement while they were stacked on the A-frame flat car. However, because it was not adequately secured, the smooth stock rail was able to slide back and forth longitudinally on top of the ties. The loosened stock rail, rubbing back and forth against the banding, progressively weakened it. Eventually, 1 of the 2 loops of steel banding broke and, as the train approached Élie-Auclair Road, the stock rail slid toward the trailing end of the car, tilted up, and fell off the end of car CP 421885 under the following car, CPAA 211070. Between Winnipeg and the derailment location, car CP 421885 had received at least 9 trackside/pull-by visual inspections, which were intended to identify dangerous conditions (including shifted loads), and no exceptions had been reported. When train 420-13 arrived in Toronto on 15 July 2018, it was also inspected by a certified car inspector. The car adjacent to CP 421885 was bad-ordered for a mechanical defect and removed from the train. However, no exceptions were reported for car CP 421885. The car also received a mechanical pre-departure inspection on 16 July 2018, and no exceptions were noted. While the visual appearance of loaded A-frame cars can make it difficult to reliably identify a shifted load, according to yard video camera images, the load on car CP 421885 was in a shifted condition when the car was at White River, after having travelled approximately 1080 kilometres (670 miles) on train 420-13. There were other visual cues of a shifted load on video camera images upon the car's arrival in Toronto on 15 July 2018, as well as upon its subsequent departure on train 142-14 on 16 July 2018. Despite multiple visual inspections of car CP 421885 between its departure from Winnipeg and the derailment location, including several inspections after the load had shifted, the shifted load was not identified. As a result, the car continued in service until the derailment of train 142-14 in Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec. 2.4 Inspections at Weston Shops At CP's Weston Shops, A-frame cars are inspected for proper securement after loading. This inspection task had been assigned to a supervisor. In this occurrence, although the assigned supervisor had not been formally trained on the specifics of the Open Top Loading Rules Manual in effect, he had 8 years of on-the-job experience with CP's securement practices, on which the RAC Circular was based. The top load securement on car CP 421885 was not inspected to RAC standards before the car was released for shipment to its destination. If railway personnel who are tasked with verifying top loading securement are not formally trained to assess top loading, cargo that is not appropriately secured may not be identified, increasing the risk of unsecured materials falling off the car. 2.5 Site management during response activities Like other major railway companies, CP has an incident command / unified command system for emergency response situations, including occurrences when dangerous goods are released. The incident command / unified command system supports safe and timely action to bring the rail system back into service while ensuring the safety of the public and the environment. CP's incident command / unified command system includes designating and enforcing exclusion zones for workers as well as maintaining adequate records. This derailment occurred close to the town of Saint-Polycarpe. Shortly after the derailment, barriers were set up on the main access road to the occurrence site. Only one CP Police Service officer was observed providing site security. During the initial assessment, a formal process (i.e., sign-in sheet) was established to document the movement of workers and the public into and out of the exclusion zone. However, site control procedures were not sustained. To mitigate the impacts of the occurrence on the local community, CP allowed road and field access to the owners of nearby private farms. However, on multiple occasions, members of the public were observed within the site exclusion zone. Their presence was brought to the attention of CP personnel, and site security was reinforced with an additional third-party security person, but incursions continued. Some of the unsupervised access occurred during trans-shipping activities involving dangerous goods. Access control and sign-in deficiencies were also noted in the response to the CP derailment in White River, Ontario, in 2013. If an occurrence exclusion zone is not reliably secured for the duration of an occurrence, particularly when dangerous goods are involved, unauthorized persons and/or persons without the appropriate personal protection equipment can enter the zone, increasing the risk of injury or death. 2.6 Availability of recordings from forward-facing cameras While not currently required by regulation, a video recording from a forward-facing camera is often helpful in understanding the circumstances leading to an accident. In this occurrence, although forward-facing cameras had been installed on the occurrence train and on the last passing train, the railway indicated that the video recordings from these cameras were not available. These are conditions, acts or safety deficiencies that were found to have caused or contributed to this occurrence. The derailment occurred when the leading end of loaded box car CPAA 211071 struck a stock rail 21 feet long that had fallen from the end of the preceding car, A-frame flat car CP 421885. With only the lead truck derailed, car CPAA 211071 proceeded until it reached the Élie-Auclair Road crossing, where it struck the crossing surface, fully derailed, and separated from the car ahead, leading to the derailment of the 8 trailing cars. Because of the rapid buildup of longitudinal buff forces in the train on the tangent track during the derailment sequence, a second group of 12 cars derailed approximately 700 feet west of the crossing. No written procedures or specific training had been developed for the loading and securement of track materials on A-frame flat cars following the implementation of the Railway Association of Canada Circular RAC 12010. The stock rail had been loaded with unbundled crossties on the deck under the A-frame and secured using 2 loops of steel banding that was routed through the anchor rings. The securement technique did not provide a sufficient lateral restraint. Under normal train operation, the load of crossties with the heavier stock rail on top gradually shifted laterally and fell over, allowing the 2 loops of steel banding to come loose. One of the 2 loops of steel banding broke and, as the train approached Élie-Auclair Road, the stock rail slid toward the trailing end of the car, tilted up, and fell off the end of car CP 421885. Despite multiple visual inspections of car CP 421885 between its departure from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the derailment location, including several inspections after the load had shifted, the shifted load was not identified. The top load securement on car CP 421885 was not inspected to Railway Association of Canada standards before the car was released for shipment to its destination. These are conditions, unsafe acts or safety deficiencies that were found not to be a factor in this occurrence but could have adverse consequences in future occurrences. If written procedures for the safe loading and securement of rail cars are not developed and implemented, particularly for special-purpose cars, cargo may not be properly loaded and/or secured, increasing the risk of unsecured material falling off a rail car during train operations. If railway personnel who are tasked with verifying top loading securement are not formally trained to assess top loading, cargo that is not appropriately secured may not be identified, increasing the risk of unsecured materials falling off a car. 3.3 Other findings These items could enhance safety, resolve an issue of controversy, or provide a data point for future safety studies. Although forward-facing cameras had been installed on the occurrence train and on the last passing train, the railway indicated that the video recordings from these cameras were not available. 4.0 Safety action 4.1 Safety action taken 4.1.1 Transportation Safety Board of Canada On 09 October 2018, the TSB issued Rail Safety Advisory 07/18, entitled "Securement of loads on flat cars equipped with an A-frame structure." It indicated that "Transport Canada may wish to review the adequacy of CP's open top loading practices, particularly when transporting track materials on flat cars equipped with an A-frame structure."Footnote 21 On 15 January 2019, Transport Canada responded to the rail safety advisory, indicating the following: CP informed Transport Canada (TC) that the Railway's current loading practices are based on the newly developed standards by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and the Association of American Railroads on open top loading for track panels of mixed lengths on flat cars equipped with a permanent A-frame structure. TC inspectors conducted a follow-up and verified that CP employees were trained on the proper loading inspection procedures. As such, TC believes that CP has adequately addressed the issue. 4.1.2 Canadian Pacific Railway Following the occurrence, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) took the following actions: It completed a review of internal top loading practices in August 2018 and documented procedures for securing loads on flat cars equipped with an A-frame structure. It issued a written procedure on 03 August 2018, entitled Track Panels Loading on Flat Cars. The procedure requires supervisors to inspect loads that have been secured on flat cars equipped with an A-frame structure. The inspection includes a requirement to confirm and verify securement using a checklist before a car is released into service. It conducted training on the new procedure. It developed, validated, and implemented training for employees on securing loads on flat cars equipped with an A-frame structure in accordance with the published Railway Association of Canada (RAC) circular. In addition, CP inspected and modified its A-frame cars to include a steel material containment box for securement of palletized or loose items and close-out panels on the A-end and B-end of the cars. This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's investigation into this occurrence. The Board authorized the release of this report on 13 November 2019. It was officially released on 09 December 2019. Appendix A – Railway Association of Canada, Circular RAC 12010: Track Panels of Mixed Lengths on Flat Cars Equipped with Permanent A-Frame Structure Railway Association of Canada, Circular RAC 12010: Track Panels of Mixed Lengths on Flat Cars Equipped with Permanent A-Frame Structure Appendix B – TSB-reported occurrences involving load-related conditions for non-bulk materials during train operations and/or switching (2014 to 2018) Occurrence number Occurrence type Cause code in TSB Rail Occurrence Data System Occurrence summary R18H0093 Non-main-track train derailment M206 – Improper trailer tiedown 2018-09-10 Vaughan, ON CP During an inspection, empty intermodal car CP 524363 was found with one set of trucks derailed on work track 8 at the Vaughan intermodal yard. There were no injuries. R18D0069 Main-track train derailment M202 – Load fell from car 2018-07-16 Saint-Polycarpe, QC CP A CP train, proceeding east on the Winchester Subdivision, derailed 22 cars (33 car bodies) at Mile 36.6 (Soulanges). Several dangerous goods were involved, with one car with dangerous goods falling into a river. No dangerous goods leaked. No injuries were reported. Emergency Services and Rail Officials responded. TSB investigators deployed. R18T0004 Main-track train collision M206 – Improper trailer tiedown 2018-01-06 Aldershot, ON CN A GO Transit–Metrolinx commuter train, proceeding east on track 3 of the CN Oakville Subdivision, was struck by lading protruding from a westward CN train proceeding on track 2 at Mile 33. A GO locomotive (GO 608) sustained damage to a side mirror. There were no injuries. R17W0116 Non-main-track train derailment M204 – Improperly loaded car 2017-05-24 Winnipeg, MB CP While shoving into customer facility (A-75) track 6, a CP train assignment derailed A-end truck on car CP 330998 (load of scrap metal). There were no injuries. R17C0059 Main-track train derailment M208 – Improperly loaded trailer/container on flat car 2017-02-22 Three Hills, AB CN A CN train assignment operating south at 26.5 mph with 149 loads, 9016 tons, and 9361 feet long, stopped in emergency at Mile 65.1 of the Three Hills Subdivision (north of Perks siding). One car (line 35), CP 523117, derailed 2 axles. CN determined that the point of derailment was Mile 61.2 of the Three Hills Subdivision (south of Three Hills). There were no injuries, and no dangerous goods were involved. R15E0167 Main-track train derailment M206 – Improper trailer tiedown 2015-11-14 Joffre, AB CN CN train L55551-14 (operating conventional, 1 load, 14 empty cars, 588 tons, 995 feet long) derailed a loaded pipe flat car, ICG 978918, at Mile 18.4, Brazeau Subdivision. The front truck derailed, and the car was leaning. There were no injuries, and no dangerous goods were involved. R15T0254 Non-main-track train derailment M201 – Load shifted 2015-11-02 London, ON CP The CP yard crew on assignment TL11-02, while proceeding east with 19 cars in London Yard, observed line 14, car WCTR 866859 (a loaded bulkhead flat car), begin to shift and derail, causing 3 broken rails and extensive damage to the lead track. There were no injuries, and no dangerous goods were involved. R15T0158 Main-track train derailment M204 – Improperly loaded car 2015-07-18 Bowmanville, ON CN CN train Q14921-18, travelling westward, derailed 7 loaded intermodal platforms at Mile 292.5 of the Kingston Subdivision, blocking both main tracks. The cars were derailed on either side of the bridge over Bowmanville Creek. There was about 1000 feet of track damage, with considerable damage to the bridge ties on the north track. CN determined that the derailment occurred when an improperly loaded steel cylinder broke through the floor of its container, caught in the rail bed, and ripped open 2 containers in the bottom of the following car body. There were no injuries, and no dangerous goods were involved. R15T0043 Rolling stock collision with object M202 – Load fell from car 2015-03-07 Parry Sound, ON CP On CP train CWR-13 (continuous welded rail train), operating on the CN Bala Subdivision, a rail came off the train and struck a power pole and crossing sign (at Gibson Street) between Mile 150 and Mile 149.9. No injuries were reported. R14E0236 Non-main-track train derailment M201 – Load shifted 2014-12-22 Fort Saskatchewan, AB CN CN 604 yard assignment was shoving flat car PTTX 141051 (loaded with rail) into track VC80 at Scotford Yard when the load shifted and the car derailed. The car remained upright, and the load did not spill. There were no injuries, and no dangerous goods were involved. R14W0314 Main-track train derailment M202 – Load fell from car 2014-12-12 Booth, SK CN CN train M31541-10, proceeding west on the Watrous Subdivision, experienced a train-initiated emergency brake application at Mile 85.5. The inspection revealed that 35 cars derailed (lines 3-35, 62, and 63), including a dangerous goods car (line 33) loaded with isopropanol (UN 1219). There were no injuries. RCMP and CN officials responded. A TSB investigator was deployed. R14E0223 Non-main-track train derailment M202 – Load fell from car 2014-12-06 Edmonton, AB CN CN train YCBS02 derailed when the load shifted on bad-ordered car CN 618049 while the car was being set out in track VF13 at the Clover Bar Yard. The load shifted again, and the car derailed upright. Approximately 160 feet of rail rolled. There were no injuries, and no dangerous goods were involved. R14E0097 Rolling stock damage without derailment or collision M201 – Load shifted 2014-07-01 Lloydminster, AB CN CN train crew on freight L-507-42-30, while inspecting cars in customer track LL-03, discovered tank car SHQX 8122 had damage on its side. The damage was caused by a shifted load on a nearby gondola car. No dangerous goods were involved. No injuries were reported.

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Following the communication concept, "Your World Can Not Stop," Ford Trucks presents the animation film Gears. The script created by GTB Brazil highlights the fundamental role that truck drivers have in everyday people's lives. The film takes place inside a large gear and brings different situations. For each of them, the gear's parts interact with the characters, helping them. "This film is a big thank you for all that truckers do for people. Often, they do not even realize it. The job is 100% focused on this audience but has the potential to thrill everyone through its history and aesthetics," says Rodrigo Strozenberg, Creative Director at GTB Brazil. "It's a new language for the truck segment that usually does more technical and unemotional content. By using the language of animation, we can approach truckers in a more playful, warm, and emotional way, and the characters can live in harmony with the mechanical world," adds Vico Benevides, Executive Creative Director at GTB. Zombie Studio produced the animated film. A9 signs the audio. "It sure was one of the toughest technical and narrative challenges we've ever had. Harmonizing emotional stories, and turning the gears of a truck's engine into a world of imagination, was a task that required a lot of talent and affection from the entire team. It was four months of work with a team of 60 dedicated people, a lot of research, and a lot of desire to make this script a beautiful story worth seeing," says Paulo Garcia, co-founder and Chief Creative of Zombie Studio.

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On mortality, freedom, suffering, and the generations Gilbert Meilaender When the Hastings Center was founded in 1969 as the first bioethics "think tank" in the United States, it planned research in four areas of concern: death and dying (and efforts to overcome the limits of our finitude); behavior control (and the relation between human activities and the happiness attendant upon them); genetic screening, counseling, and engineering (including questions of kinship, procreation, and attitudes toward future generations); and population policy and family planning (which, at least implicitly, asked about the relation of our own time to future generations). If we add explicit attention to moral problems raised by human experimentation, the list could still today serve well as a brief itemization of the central concerns of bioethics. The reason these issues have been and continue to be central, and no doubt the reason bioethics has been an object of such lively public interest and concern, is obvious: These topics are not driven simply by concern for public policy regulations; rather, they involve some of the most important aspects of our humanity and raise some of the deepest questions about what it means to be human. There is no neutral ground from which to discuss such questions. They are inevitably normative, value-laden, metaphysical in character. Our starting point, therefore, should not deny this. Our approach cannot be that taken by the Human Embryo Research Panel (established by NIH in the mid-1990s), which characterized its stance as follows: Throughout its deliberations, the Panel considered the wide range of views held by American citizens on the moral status of preimplantation embryos. In recommending public policy, the Panel was not called upon to decide which of these views is correct. Rather, its task was to propose guidelines for preimplantation human embryo research that would be acceptable public policy based on reasoning that takes account of generally held public views regarding the beginning and development of human life. The Panel weighed arguments for and against Federal funding of this research in light of the best available information and scientific knowledge and conducted its deliberations in terms that were independent of a particular religious or philosophical perspective. There are no such terms, and the public is not likely to believe such protestations of neutrality. We are not philosopher-kings who can adjudicate disputes between conflicting views without ourselves being parties to the argument. We are human beings, invited to reflect upon what that humanity means and requires in the field of bioethics. This essay aims to invite such reflection and conversation. It explores, without attempting to resolve, some of the background issues that will inevitably shape thought in bioethics. Acknowledging from the outset that much more might be said about any of them, I will unpack briefly four aspects of a truly human bioethics. The Unity and Integrity of the Human Being The beginning of wisdom in bioethics may lie in the effort to think about what human beings are and why it matters morally. From several different angles, medical advance has tempted us to lose sight of any sense in which the embodied human being is an integral, organic whole. We can illustrate this first by noting how advancing genetic knowledge encourages us to think of human beings as no more than collections of parts. I begin with some sentences from Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea: He looked down into the water and watched the lines that went straight down into the dark of the water. He kept them straighter than anyone did, so that at each level in the darkness of the stream there would be a bait waiting exactly where he wished it to be for any fish that swam there … I have no understanding of it and I am not sure that I believe in it. Perhaps it was a sin to kill the fish … He urinated outside the shack and then went up the road to wake the boy. He was shivering with the morning cold … Then he was sorry for the great fish that had nothing to eat and his determination to kill him never relaxed in his sorrow for him. How many people will he feed, he thought. But are they worthy to eat him? … That was the saddest thing I ever saw with them, the old man thought. The boy was sad too and we begged her pardon and butchered her promptly … The boy did not go down. He had been there before and one of the fishermen was looking after the skiff for him. Hemingway's prose is, of course, generally regarded as clear and straightforward, and I suspect that any single sentence in this passage was probably simple and transparent to the reader. I also suspect that the whole of it probably made almost no sense at all. There's a reason for that. The sentences in the passage are drawn at random from pages 29, 104-5, 22, 74, 48, and 123 — in that order. One of the great blessings of the computer age, we are sometimes told, is that one can move sentences or whole paragraphs with ease. One needn't work out a thesis or an argument. Just write — and then move the pieces around later. It's as if the argument were somehow built up from below — from words, phrases, and sentences moved around, combined and recombined. As if a thesis would just emerge without an organizing intelligence, an authorial perspective, at work from the outset. In our age of rapid advances in genetic knowledge, an analogous image has been used to characterize our humanity. Consider, for example, the following frequently quoted passage from biologist Thomas Eisner: As a consequence of recent advances in genetic engineering, [a biological species] must be viewed as … a depository of genes that are potentially transferable. A species is not merely a hard-bound volume of the library of nature. It is also a loose-leaf book, whose individual pages, the genes, might be available for selective transfer and modification of other species. I have tried to provide a humble illustration of this by splicing together sentences from different pages of just one book — producing thereby something unintelligible. And, letting our imaginations roam just a bit, I might also have spliced in sentences from Anna Karenina and A Christmas Carol — producing thereby something we may not even know how to name. To think of a book this way would be to ignore the presence of an authorial hand. It would treat a book as if it were just the sum of a number of words, sentences, or paragraphs. We might try to think of human beings (or the other animals) in the same way, and, indeed, we are often invited to think of them as collections of genes (or as collections of organs possibly available for transplant), but we might also wonder whether doing so loses a sense of ourselves as integrated, organic wholes. Even if we think of the human being as an integrated organism, the nature of its unity remains puzzling in a second way. The seeming duality of person and body has played a significant role in bioethics. As the language of "personhood" gradually came to prominence in bioethical reflection, attention has often been directed to circumstances in which the duality of body and person seems pronounced. Suppose a child is born who, throughout his life, will be profoundly retarded. Or suppose an elderly woman has now become severely demented. Suppose because of trauma a person lapses into a permanent vegetative state. How shall we describe such human beings? Is it best to say that they are no longer persons? Or is it more revealing to describe them as severely disabled persons? Similar questions arise with embryos and fetuses. Are they human organisms that have not yet attained personhood? Or are they the weakest and most vulnerable of human beings? Related questions arise when we think of conditions often, but controversially, regarded as disabilities. Perhaps those who are deaf and have learned to sign create and constitute a culture of their own, a manualist as opposed to an oralist culture. If so, one might argue that they are disabled only in an oralist culture, even as those who hear would be disabled if placed in the midst of a manualist culture. So long as the deaf are able to function at a high level within that manualist culture, does it matter what way they function? Notice that the harder we press such views the less significant becomes any normative human form. A head, or a brain, might be sufficient, if it could find ways to carry out at a high level the functions important to our life. Such puzzles are inherent in the human condition, and they are sufficiently puzzling that we may struggle to find the right language in which to discuss that aspect of the human being which cannot be reduced to body. Within the unity of the human being a duality remains, and I will here use the language of "spirit" to gesture toward it. As embodied spirits (or inspirited bodies) we stand at the juncture of nature and spirit, tempted by reductionisms of various sorts. We have no access to the spirit — the person — apart from the body, which is the locus of personal presence; yet, we are deeply ill at ease in the presence of a living human body from which all that is personal seems absent. It is fair to say, I think, that, in reflecting upon the duality of our nature, we have traditionally given a kind of primacy to the living human body. Thus, uneasy as we might be with the living body from which the person seems absent, we would be very reluctant indeed to bury that body while its heart still beat. In any case, the problems of bioethics force us to ask what a human being really is and, in doing so, to reflect upon the unity and integrity of the human person. We must think about the moral meaning of the living human body — whether it exists simply as an interchangeable collection of parts, whether it exists merely as a carrier for what really counts (the personal realm of mind or spirit), whether a living human being who lacks cognitive, personal qualities is no longer one of us or is simply the weakest and most needy one of us. Finitude and Freedom In one of his delightful essays, collected in The Medusa and the Snail, the late Lewis Thomas explores the deeply buried origins of our word "hybrid." It comes from the Latin hybrida, the name for the offspring of a wild boar and a domestic sow. But in its more distant origins the word, as Thomas puts it, "carries its own disapproval inside." Its more distant etymological ancestor is the Greek hubris, insolence against the gods. That is, buried somewhere in the development of our language is a connection between two beings unnaturally joined together and human usurping of the prerogatives of the gods. Thomas summarizes his excursion into etymology as follows: "This is what the word has grown into, a warning, a code word, a shorthand signal from the language itself: if man starts doing things reserved for the gods, deifying himself, the outcome will be something worse for him, symbolically, than the litters of wild boars and domestic sows were for the Romans." That is only one side of the matter, however. For Thomas can also write in a provocative paragraph: Is there something fundamentally unnatural, or intrinsically wrong … in the ambition that drives us all to reach a comprehensive understanding of nature, including ourselves? I cannot believe it. It would seem to be a more unnatural thing … for us to come on the same scene endowed as we are with curiosity … and then for us to do nothing about it or, worse, to try to suppress the questions. This is the greater danger for our species, to try to pretend … that we do not need to satisfy our curiosity… Using some old religious language, we might say that Thomas sees how, given the duality of our nature, we may go wrong in either of two ways: pride or sloth. As prideful beings, we may strive to be all freedom — acknowledging no limits to our creativity, supposing that our wisdom is sufficient to master the world. As slothful beings, we may timidly fear freedom and ignore the lure of new possibilities. Either is a denial of something essential to being human, a reduction of the full meaning of our humanity. Clearly, Thomas is inclined to fear most the dangers of sloth, but that may be only the mark in him of a passing modernity. In any case, the duality of body and person is clearly related to what we may call a duality of finitude and freedom. The human being is the place where freedom and finitude meet; hence, it will always contravene something significant in our humanity to act as if we were really only free personal spirit or only finite body. Yet, because of the two-sidedness of our nature, we can look at a human being from each of these angles. Drop me from the top of a fifty-story building and the law of gravity takes over, just as it does if we drop a stone. We are finite beings, located in space and time, subject to natural necessity. But we are also free, able sometimes to transcend the seeming limits of nature and history. As I fall from that fifty-story building, there are truths about my experience that cannot be captured by an explanation in terms of mass and velocity. Something different happens in my fall than in the rock's fall, for this falling object is also a subject characterized by self-awareness. I can know myself as a falling object, which means that I can to some degree "distance" myself from that falling object. I cannot simply be equated with it. I am that falling object, yet I am also free from it. Likewise, I am the person constituted by the story of my life. I cannot simply be someone else with a different history. Yet I can also, at least to some degree, step into another's story, see the world as it looks to him — and thus be free from the limits of my history. The crucial question, of course, is whether there is any limit to such free self-transcendence — whether we are, in fact, wise enough and good enough to be free self-creators or whether we must acknowledge destructive possibilities in a freedom that refuses any limit. Understanding our nature in this way, we can appreciate how hard it may be to evaluate advances in medicine, claims about the importance (or even obligatoriness) of research, attempts to enhance our nature in various ways, or efforts to master death. If we simply oppose the forward thrust of scientific medicine, we fail to honor human freedom. The zealous desire to know, to probe the secrets of nature, to combat disease — all that is an expression of our freedom from the limits of the "given." Yet, of course, if we can never find reason to stop in this restless attempt at mastery, we may fail to honor the finite limits of our wisdom and virtue. In fact, it may trivialize freedom to think of it as limitless. There is probably no cookbook that gives the recipe for knowing how best to honor — simultaneously — both our freedom and our finitude. That there ought to be limits to our freedom does not mean that we can easily state them in advance. But a truly human bioethics will recognize not only the creative but also the destructive possibilities in the exercise of our freedom. The Relation Between the Generations Because we are not only free but are also embodied spirits, the biological bond that connects the generations has moral meaning for us. We occupy a fixed place in the generations of humankind. Both Jews and Christians inculcate a command that calls upon us to honor our father and mother. It is a puzzling duty: to show gratitude for a bond in which we find ourselves without ever having freely chosen it. Yet, of course, insofar as the child is a "gift," we might say that father and mother have also not chosen this bond. They too simply find themselves in it. A truly limitless freedom to make and remake ourselves, to pursue our projects in the world, would divorce us from the lines of kinship and descent that locate and identify us. Would that be the fulfillment of our nature? Or alienation from it? It is, I think, fair to say that several different aspects of medical advance — in reproductive technologies, in psychopharmacology, in genetic screening, and one day perhaps in techniques for genetic enhancement or cloning — have made it more difficult for both parents and children simply to honor and affirm the bond between the generations and accept as a gift the lines of kinship that locate and identify them. We are given a captivating image of the child as gift in Galway Kinnell's poem, "After Making Love We Hear Footsteps." For I can snore like a bullhorn Or play loud music or sit up talking with any reasonably sober Irishman and Fergus will only sink deeper into his dreamless sleep, which goes by all in one flash, but let there be that heavy breathing or a stifled come-cry anywhere in the house and he will wrench himself awake and make for it on the run — as now, we lie together, after making love, quiet, touching along the length of our bodies, familiar touch of the long-married, and he appears — in his baseball pajamas, it happens, the neck opening so small he has to screw them on, which one day may make him wonder about the mental capacity of baseball players — and flops down between us and hugs us and snuggles himself to sleep, his face gleaming with satisfaction at being this very child. In the half darkness we look at each other and smile and touch arms across his little, startlingly muscled body — this one whom habit of memory propels to the ground of his making, sleeper only the mortal sounds can sing awake, this blessing love gives again into our arms. This image, of the child as a gift that is the fruition not of an act of rational will but an act of love, can be contrasted with an image of the child as the parents' project or product. For the latter way of thinking, having a child becomes a project we undertake to satisfy our purposes and make our life complete. And, of course, our desire may be not simply for a child but for a child of a certain sex, with certain characteristics or capacities. Human cloning, were it possible, would from one angle bring to completion this image of the next generation as a product of rational will, undertaken to fulfill our desires. From another angle, of course, cloning might be thought to break entirely the bond between the generations, since in the instance of cloning we do not even know how to name the relation between progenitor and offspring. Pondering how best to think about the relation between the generations, we are driven once again to questions about when we should use our freedom to seek mastery or control and when, by contrast, we should accept certain limits inherent in human bodily life. The twentieth century began with considerable confidence in the possibility for eugenic control of the relation between the generations. That confidence suffered eclipse in the face of revelations of Nazi eugenic experiments, but it has reemerged in quite different ways. Today, any state-sponsored eugenic ideology would surely face considerable opposition, but instead we have (to use the barbarous locution now common) "privatized" eugenic decisions. Here again, there is no simple recipe for making decisions. Parents must indeed exercise reason and will to shape their children's lives. They do not and should not simply accept as given whatever disabilities, sufferings, or (even just) disappointments come their children's way. Still, as every child realizes at some point, the conscientious parent's effort to nurture and enhance can be crushing. It can make it difficult to accept the child who has been given, impossible to say simply "it's good that you exist." The implications for the bond between the generations become still more far-reaching when we consider that research may make possible alteration of the human germline. More than fifty years ago, without any precise knowledge of such intervention, C. S. Lewis contemplated such eugenic efforts, and he noted the salient point that relates to my theme here: "What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument." Alterations in the human germline would be an awesome exercise of human freedom, and, if used in the struggle against disease, might promise (over time) a cure not only for individual sufferers but also for the human species. Yet, of course, the exercise of freedom is also an exercise of power, and just as — synchronically — parents need to allow the mystery of humanity to unfold in the lives of their children, so also — diachronically — one generation needs to allow others their freedom. How we sort out these competing goods will reveal much about how we understand the character of human life. Suffering and Vulnerability Part of the sadness of human life is that we sometimes cannot and other times ought not do for others what they fervently desire. With respect to the relief of suffering, the great quest of modern research medicine, this is also true. Some relief we are unable to provide, a fact that only gives greater impetus to our efforts to discover causes and cures. It is precisely the fact of our inability to help in the face of great suffering that fuels the research "imperative" of which we are all beneficiaries. Nevertheless, it is important to ask how overriding this "imperative" is — whether there are means to the possible relief of suffering which we ought not take up, and whether it would be good if we were not vulnerable to suffering. So great is our modern concern to overcome suffering, we may almost forget that there are perspectives from which this goal is deliberately made secondary. For anyone drawn to Stoic philosophy, for example, bodily suffering could not finally be of great significance. It can harm us only if we are deceived into supposing that anything other than one's own inner self-mastery really counts. Thus, Seneca tells the story of Stilbo, whose country was captured, whose children and wife were lost, and who "as he emerged from the general desolation alone and yet happy, spoke as follows to Demetrius, called Sacker of Cities because of the destruction he brought upon them, in answer to the question whether he had lost anything: 'I have all my goods with me!'" And Seneca's comment demonstrates the power of Stoicism. There is a brave and stout-hearted man for you! The enemy conquered, but Stilbo conquered his conqueror. "I have lost nothing!" Aye, he forced Demetrius to wonder whether he himself had conquered after all. "My goods are all with me!" In other words, he deemed nothing that might be taken from him to be a good. While it may be hard sometimes not to be repelled by the harshness of such Stoic vision, it is equally hard not to recognize the nobility of an outlook that makes how we live more important than how long. And if it seems to denigrate too much the goods of everyday life, we can detect a similar nobility in another ancient worldview that does not think these ordinary goods of no account. Discussing some sermons of St. Augustine, first preached in the year 397 but newly discovered only in 1990, Peter Brown notes that Augustine was often required to preach at festivals of the martyrs. At Augustine's time the cult of the martyrs continued to be of profound importance to average Christians, for persecution was still a recent memory. The martyrs were the great heroes, the "muscular athletes" and "triumphant stars" of the faith. But, Brown suggests, one can see Augustine quite deliberately making the feasts of the martyrs "less dramatic, so as to stress the daily drama of God's workings in the heart of the average Christian." For that average believer did not doubt that God's grace had been spectacularly displayed in the courage of the martyrs. What he was likely to doubt, however, was whether such heroism could possibly be displayed in his own less dramatic and more humdrum day-to-day existence. So Augustine points "away from the current popular ideology of the triumph of the martyrs to the smaller pains and triumphs of daily life." An example of how he does this is instructive. "God has many martyrs in secret," Augustine tells his hearers. "Some times you shiver with fever: you are fighting. You are in bed: it is you who are the athlete." Brown comments: Exquisite pain accompanied much late-Roman medical treatment. Furthermore, everyone, Augustine included, believed that amulets provided by skilled magicians … did indeed protect the sufferer — but at the cost of relying on supernatural powers other than Christ alone. They worked. To neglect them was like neglecting any other form of medicine. But the Christian must not use them. Thus, for Augustine to liken a Christian sickbed to a scene of martyrdom was not a strained comparison. Here again — though in a way of life that will be, in some respects, quite different from Stoicism — one sees an outlook for which relief of suffering, however desired and desirable, is not the overriding imperative of life. The Stoics remind us that an authentically human life may prize goodness more than happiness and, indeed, that true virtue may be achieved precisely when we seem most vulnerable to suffering. The ancient Christians remind us that one might value competing goods (such as faithfulness to God) more highly than relief of suffering. In the modern world we may admire such views, but we tend to keep our distance from them. The quest for health (or is it Health?), the attempt to master nature in service of human need and to refuse to accept the body's vulnerability to suffering, has characterized the modern period. If such a world offers less occasion for the display of nobility, it does not despise the sufferings of countless ordinary people — and that is no small gain. The research that makes such gains possible is greatly to be desired, but is it also imperative? Many questions of bioethics, especially of research, invite us to try to determine the difference between the desirable and the imperative. One of the now classic essays in bioethics, first published in 1969, was Hans Jonas's "Philosophical Reflections on Experimenting With Human Subjects." It articulated at the very outset of the development of bioethics a difference between the desirable and the imperative. Jonas noted that sometimes it is imperative that a society avoid disaster; hence, we conscript soldiers to fight. The fact that we do not (ordinarily) conscript experimental subjects indicates that, however much we value the improvements to life made possible by medical research, we do not think of ourselves as having an obligation to make such improvements. Research brings betterment of our life; it does not save our society. It serves health — not Health. Because this is true, we seek volunteers, not conscripts, in the cause of medical progress. And because this is true, far from using those who might be most readily available as handy research subjects, we should be most reluctant to use them. Indeed, Jonas defended "the inflexible principle that utter helplessness demands utter protection." That is, the vulnerability that ought to concern us most is not our own vulnerability to illness and suffering but, rather, the vulnerability of those whose very helplessness might make them seem all too readily available to us in our never-ending struggle to make progress. If "utter helplessness demands utter protection," we will have to ask ourselves whether it is right to build our medical progress upon the sacrificed lives of those — such as spare embryos — who seem expendable because doomed to die anyway. Finally, we must also ask ourselves whether there might be research that is neither imperative nor desirable. If goodness is to be prized more than happiness, the endless quest to remake and enhance human life, to overcome vulnerability, may destroy other, equally important goods of an authentically human life. We recognize this truth, for example, in our role as parents. Conscientious parents want with all their heart to give their children what they need, to make them happy. They also know, however, that some goods cannot be given but must be developed and achieved in the child's own life. We cannot simply give our children the happiness that comes from finding a vocation, a spouse, or inner strength. Trying to give such goods would, in effect, subvert and undermine them. So too we have to ask whether there might be research aims which, however well-intentioned, would seek to bestow traits of character and skill that have no value apart from the process whereby they are developed and achieved. We are, that is, forced to ask hard questions about projects aimed at "enhancing" human nature. Where do such ambivalent reflections lead? Bioethics directs our attention to Bios — to human bodily life in all its vulnerability and with all the goods (biological, rational, cultural, spiritual) that characterize it. For that life we seek health, and in that life we seek to avoid suffering. These are great goods of bodily life, but they sometimes compete with other, equally human goods. Relief of suffering is surely of great importance; yet it remains only one desideratum of a truly human life. At a few times and places it may seem imperative; at many times and places it is desirable; in some times and places, because we judge other, competing goods to be even more fundamental to human life, it may be neither imperative nor desirable. Many of the threads of this discussion come together in one of the most famous passages in Dante's Divine Comedy. In Canto XXVI of the Inferno, with Vergil still his guide, Dante encounters the "false counselors," those who had used their gift of great intellect in ways that ultimately led others astray. Here it is that Dante meets Ulysses (Odysseus) and hears his story. In a passage that Dorothy Sayers called "perhaps the most beautiful thing in the whole Inferno," a passage that is evidently Dante's own invention and is certainly found neither in Homer nor in Vergil, Dante describes the last voyage of Ulysses. Ulysses has made it safely home from years of wandering after the Trojan Wars. He has returned to his home — and to Ithaca, which he is to rule. But, in this invention of Dante's, he does not remain there. No tenderness for my son, nor piety To my old father, nor the wedded love That should have comforted Penelope Could conquer in me the restless itch to rove And rummage through the world exploring it, All human worth and wickedness to prove. And so, Ulysses gathers together a crew to set sail once more. They reach the very boundary of the inhabited world as they know it, and Ulysses urges his shipmates on that they may have the new experience Of the uninhabited world behind the sun. Think of your breed; for brutish ignorance Your mettle was not made; you were made men, To follow after knowledge and excellence. They forge ahead, only to sail into a storm which whirls the ship around three times, then lifts the poop high and plunges the prow down into the water. And over our heads the hollow seas closed up. When we remember that Ulysses is in hell, that as a false counselor he has used his great intellect to lead others astray, the point of the passage might seem clear. As a warning to Dante's readers it depicts, in the words of John Sinclair, "an eternal and insatiable human hunger and quest after knowledge of the world." The restless desire to know without limit, the will to sail uncharted waters, disastrously overcomes even the deepest loyalties of our finite life: to home, to father, to wife, to son. The passage is, I said, a warning; yet, Sinclair immediately adds: "and as we read it we forget the sin in contemplation of the sinner's greatness." It is evidently one of the puzzles Dante scholars face: that Ulysses' proud and dignified description of his last voyage, a tale told quite literally by one who is damned, should have been made so enticing and compelling an account of the human need "to follow after knowledge and excellence." But that, perhaps, is the truth we have to ponder. Our finitude and freedom are not easily reconciled. The goods of life compete with each other, and if we do evil it may be done with great dignity and appeal — done even in the service of some good. The wisdom bioethics seeks is the wisdom to discern right order among such competing goods. Gilbert Meilaender holds the Richard and Phyllis Duesenberg Chair in Theological Ethics at Valparaiso University and is a member of the President's Council on Bioethics. This essay was originally prepared as a discussion paper for the President's Council on Bioethics. Gilbert Meilaender, "Bioethics and the Character of Human Life," The New Atlantis, Number 1, Spring 2003, pp. 67-78.

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/* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// * includes */ #include "prefix.h" /* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// * implementation */ static tb_long_t tb_element_long_comp(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_cpointer_t ldata, tb_cpointer_t rdata) { // compare it return ((tb_long_t)ldata < (tb_long_t)rdata)? -1 : ((tb_long_t)ldata > (tb_long_t)rdata); } static tb_pointer_t tb_element_long_data(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_cpointer_t buff) { // check tb_assert_and_check_return_val(buff, tb_null); // the element data return (tb_pointer_t)*((tb_long_t*)buff); } static tb_char_t const* tb_element_long_cstr(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_cpointer_t data, tb_char_t* cstr, tb_size_t maxn) { // check tb_assert_and_check_return_val(element && cstr, ""); // format string tb_long_t n = tb_snprintf(cstr, maxn, "%ld", (tb_long_t)data); if (n >= 0 && n < (tb_long_t)maxn) cstr[n] = '\0'; // ok? return (tb_char_t const*)cstr; } static tb_void_t tb_element_long_free(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_pointer_t buff) { // check tb_assert_and_check_return(buff); // clear *((tb_size_t*)buff) = 0; } static tb_void_t tb_element_long_copy(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_pointer_t buff, tb_cpointer_t data) { // check tb_assert_and_check_return(buff); // copy element *((tb_long_t*)buff) = (tb_long_t)data; } static tb_void_t tb_element_long_nfree(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_pointer_t buff, tb_size_t size) { // check tb_assert_and_check_return(buff); // clear elements if (size) tb_memset(buff, 0, size * sizeof(tb_long_t)); } static tb_void_t tb_element_long_ncopy(tb_element_ref_t element, tb_pointer_t buff, tb_cpointer_t data, tb_size_t size) { // check tb_assert_and_check_return(buff); // copy elements if (size) tb_memset_ptr(buff, data, size); } /* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// * interfaces */ tb_element_t tb_element_long() { // the size element tb_element_t element_size = tb_element_size(); // init element tb_element_t element = {0}; element.type = TB_ELEMENT_TYPE_LONG; element.flag = 0; element.hash = element_size.hash; element.comp = tb_element_long_comp; element.data = tb_element_long_data; element.cstr = tb_element_long_cstr; element.free = tb_element_long_free; element.dupl = tb_element_long_copy; element.repl = tb_element_long_copy; element.copy = tb_element_long_copy; element.nfree = tb_element_long_nfree; element.ndupl = tb_element_long_ncopy; element.nrepl = tb_element_long_ncopy; element.ncopy = tb_element_long_ncopy; element.size = sizeof(tb_long_t); // ok? return element; }

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If you're at the United Center for a Blackhawks or Bulls game, visit the Atrium. Next to the Madhouse Team Store, behind panes of glass, is a TV studio. It isn't exactly an imitation of ESPN's massive Digital Center 2 in Bristol, Connecticut, but it's the home to a network with designs on challenging the Worldwide Leader. Stadium, which is part-owned by Bulls and White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, launched Aug. 21, 2017. After 14 months, it's available over the air in 65 percent of the country (it's on Channel 62.2 in the Chicago area). It's also available on its website (watchstadium.com), some cable systems and platforms such as Facebook, Roku, Sling, Twitch, Twitter and many others. But it's the over-the-air component of its distribution that's most compelling. Stadium is the only OTA sports network in the country. So for the sports fans among the 30 million cord-cutters in the United States — a number that's expected to grow to 65 million next year — Stadium is their only option for 24/7 sports news, highlights and original programming. ''We think we have an opportunity in this space to be what ESPN was to cable,'' Stadium CEO Jason Coyle said. Hence, Stadium also caters to underserved fans. It has broadcast rights for college football games from Conference USA, the Mountain West Conference and the Patriot League. But it doesn't overlook the Power Five, which was obvious when it landed an interview Aug. 1 with Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith, who was fired after allegations of domestic abuse came to light. The interview, which was conducted by Kristen Balboni, increased Stadium's profile. Though network execs weren't celebrating because of the nature of the interview, they were pleased with how the delicate matter was handled. Stadium raised its profile further two weeks later, announcing the additions of Shams Charania, Jeff Goodman and Brett McMurphy. Charania learned from the best, working under NBA news-breaker Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo. Goodman and McMurphy were college basketball and college football insiders, respectively, at ESPN. McMurphy broke the Zach Smith story before joining Stadium. Coyle said the network is looking to capitalize on ESPN's moving away from news-gathering after its massive layoffs in 2017. That includes a real look into the life of former Bulls star Derrick Rose, who has had a camera crew with him every day for the last six years to film a documentary. Stadium and Rose's agent, former Bull B.J. Armstrong, came together on the film — titled ''Pooh,'' Rose's nickname — which will debut in February. The changing habits of TV consumers have Stadium positioned to make its mark in sports broadcasting. It will take more of that to challenge ESPN, which has greater broadcast rights and more distribution. But Coyle thinks Stadium has a shot to be right behind the Worldwide Leader. CBS will broadcast Bears games the next two weeks, and the network appears to have bought into the hype. This week, the No. 2 team of Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn will call the game against the Patriots. Next week, the top team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson is scheduled to call the game against the Jets. CBS' only other Bears game is Thanksgiving Day in Detroit, where the top team presumably will be on hand. NBC Sports Regional Networks launched an app this week for iOS and Android devices called My Teams, which offers all of their content of the teams they cover, most notably live-game streaming. Authenticated subscribers to NBC Sports Chicago can watch Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox games, as well as pre- and postgame shows, in the app.

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Well, I finally gave in. I've avoided doing any carbon printing for years now. From everything I've ever read, Carbon Printing is a fickle beast. It likes a clean, orderly way of doing things. It likes things done slowly and methodically. It likes precision and perfection. It just doesn't seem like a good fit for my teensy basement dim-room, where I have a billion things happening at the same time. And, sometimes, the laundry too. But this year, I've been looking at less-toxic printing. Chiba hasn't been panning out the way I want, and it was my best guess for a process that would replace gum printing for me, replicating a lot of the feel and eliminating the (toxic and carcinogenic) dichromates that are in almost every process I use. My next option is to work with DAS (CAS 2718-90-3, 4,4′-Diazidostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid, disodium salt, tetrahydrate, aka "DAS"). DAS is significantly less toxic than dichromate. For the past few years, many alt-printers have been experimenting with DAS as a replacement for dichromate in carbon printing. So, before I start going down the DAS road with carbon printing, I figured it would behoove me to figure out how to print with carbon the traditional way. Which lead to the 3-day printing extravaganza which resulted in exactly one single-layer black-and-white print. Carbon printers call their base material "glop." It's gelatin with pigment, along with a plasticizer (sugar) to keep the glop from cracking and a humectant (glycerin) to help it in more arid conditions. Once made, it rests (heated) for a couple of hours, so all of the air bubbles work their way out. Step 2: pour some tissue. The glop is poured on a temporary support (paper) and dried; in my case, it took about 37 hours to fully dry. The result is called "carbon tissue" for reasons that I don't really comprehend. Step 3: sensitize the tissue. The tissue itself isn't light sensitive; it's just the raw material that you're going to harden with something. The traditional methodology is to prepare a tray of dichromate and soak the paper in it – I hate that idea. Too much dichromate. So I went with the more miserly "spirit sensitizing" where a weak dichromate solution is mixed with acetone, and then brushed on to the tissue. The tissue is then hung in a dark box for 2-3 hours to dry. Step 4: expose the tissue. Just like any other contact print. UV light has now selectively hardened the top of the carbon print (where the negative allowed). But as the dichromate hardens the gelatin, less UV penetrates, and therefore doesn't get all the way down to the bottom of the dried glop. Step 5: move the tissue to its final support. By "support" I mean "paper" in this case. You take your exposed tissue, briefly soaked in cold water, and "mate" it to a new support paper which has been sized and hardened (such that gelatin will stick to it, and also such that the sizing won't melt in hot water). Basically, pull them out of the water together (with the tissue in the middle), remove excess water (I used a squeegee), put a plate of glass on top and weigh it down. The two are firmly pressed together for a half hour. Step 6: develop the print. Finally. The mated tissue and new support paper are immersed in hot (110-ish degrees F, somewhere around 40 degrees C) water; and, after a minute or so, the tissue backing is carefully peeled off, revealing the opaque glop. The gelatin (which hardened in the UV light) attached itself to the sizing on the support paper, and the hot water dissolves whatever hasn't been hardened (over a few minutes), leaving you with the final print. Mirrored left-to-right, because you just flipped it from its initial (tissue) support to another (final) support. Step 7: drink some wine. On the back patio, which is in the foreground covered with snow in this picture. Just let the print dry. My first attempt at this worked out fairly well. It's not quite as dark as I wanted, but I did find that 3 coats of PVA sizing on Rives BFK are sufficient (perhaps more than sufficient) for the final support paper; that 2-year-old gelatin-sized and glyoxal-hardened paper is just barely sufficient; and recently gelatin-sized but not-hardened paper is awful. Next, I want to see what color will look like. And to do that, I have to explore two new things: first, I'll have to stack them up on top of each other while wet and totally opaque, so I'm hoping to build a cheap pin-registration system out of some 3-ring hole punches. And second, I'll be using a double-transfer method, which will be much more laborious than the single-transfer I've been doing – basically Step 5 puts it on a temporary support, and then you dry it and transfer it to a final support again at the end. Or so I'm lead to believe.

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GEORGE VECSEY Here Are Two Terrific Sports Postings: My birth-date pal, John McDermott, ex-difensore del club Italo-Americano di San Francisco, is better known as master photographer of subjects moving and still. Not to stereotype him, but he is at his best covering the world sport of soccer. (Yes, that is Roby Baggio's voice on his cellphone.) John is now living in Italy, making art out of the Dolomites and the streets of Napoli. He recently put together the video above for a sports seminar he was giving in Verona. You will recognize Maradona, Baggio, Beckham, Klinsmann, Ronaldo, plus Olympic sports. Click it on, above. Lonnie Shalton is a financial-services lawyer in Kansas City who issues occasional sports blogs that never fail to entertain and stimulate me. (I know him through Bill Wakefield, the Kansas City kid who had a very nice 1964 season for the NY Mets.) Lonnie's latest, in honor of the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, is about Negro League Baseball, a passion of his. On this blog, he presents the history,with photographs, of the only woman selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Hot Stove #90 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (2019) - Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles Lonnie Shalton [When my law firm added Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday in 2002, I began an annual message within the firm about why we celebrate the holiday. The distribution was later expanded outside the firm, and since 2016 the message has been circulated as a Hot Stove post. Below, my 18th annual MLK message.] One of the best ways to appreciate Martin Luther King Jr. Day is to visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Not just for the memorabilia collection – although that is well worth the trip. There is also a compelling civil rights lesson. As one walks through the baseball exhibits, there is a parallel timeline along the lower edge that places Negro Leagues history in context with civil rights milestones. In a new exhibit added last year – "Beauty of the Game" – the museum honors the contribution of women both on and off the field. The exhibit features three women who played in the Negro Leagues (Mamie "Peanuts" Johnson, Toni Stone and Connie Morgan), plus one executive, Effa Manley. Effa Manley is also featured in another well-known museum. She is the only woman ever inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. There are 324 men. Below is her plaque at Cooperstown: Abe and Effa: Effa Louise Brooks grew up in Philadelphia and moved to Harlem after graduating from high school in 1916. She met Abe Manley in the early 1930's and they married in 1933. They were both baseball fans. Effa went to games at Yankee Stadium ("I was crazy about Babe Ruth"). Abe went to Negro League games when he lived in Pennsylvania and became friends with many of the players. He also once owned a semipro team. Legend has it that Abe and Effa met at Yankee Stadium during the 1932 World Series. Effa and Abe each brought an interesting backstory. Effa's maternal grandparents were German and Native American. Her father might have been her mother's black husband or white boss. Whatever the correct story, Effa lived her life as a black woman married to a black man (actually four, the marriage to Abe plus three short-termers). Abe was in the numbers racket and some of his excess funds would come in handy to own a baseball team. At least two other Negro League teams were similarly capitalized – it's not like there was a lot spare capital in the black community. Negro National League (NNL): The original Negro National League was formed in 1920 at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City. The KC Monarchs joined the league and became one of its premier teams. The league was forced to disband during the Depression, but it was revived in 1933. However, the Monarchs did not rejoin, but instead became a member of the new Negro American League (NAL) formed in 1937. In 1935, Abe Manley formed the Brooklyn Eagles as a franchise in the NNL. He moved the team to Newark the following year, and the team played as the Newark Eagles from 1936 to 1948. Effa became Abe's partner in the business and soon took over the day-to-day operations. Abe liked the social side – traveling with the players and swapping stories – the team was his "hobby" according to Effa. She did almost everything else: setting playing schedules, booking travel, managing payroll, buying equipment, negotiating contracts, dealing with the press and handling publicity. She was a trailblazer on creative promotions to draw fans. She was also very active in the community and counselled her players to do the same. She became the public face of the Eagles. Effa was also an active participant in league matters. There, not to the pleasure of some owners, she was outspoken and demanding. Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords (and, like Abe, a numbers runner), was president of the league in the early years. His initial take on Effa: "The proper place for women is by the fireside, not functioning in positions to which their husbands have been elected." Sportswriter Dan Burly wrote that Effa was a "sore spot" with other owners "who have complained often and loudly that 'baseball ain't no place for no woman. We can't even cuss her out.'" Greenlee learned to deal with Effa, and this leads to a Satchel Paige story. In Larry Tye's biography of Satchel, the author writes that "[Effa] also was renowned across blackball for her willingness to battle on behalf of both the Newark Eagles and civil rights, her pioneering role as the sole woman of consequence in the fraternity of the Negro Leagues, and her flirtations and more with her husband's ballplayers." It is that last item that lends some context to the Satchel story. Paige had played for Greenlee's Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1936 and then jumped to a Dominican Republic team for 1937. He was potentially returning to the states in 1938, but Greenlee was tired of chasing him and sold his contract to the Eagles. As Effa told the story in a 1977 interview, "Satchel wrote me and told me he'd come to the team if I'd be his girlfriend…I was kind of cute then too…I didn't even answer his letter." Satchel's letter was a little ambiguous: "I am yours for the asking if it can be possible for me to get there…I am a man tell me just what you want to know, and please answer the things I ask you." Satchel instead pitched in Mexico in 1938 and never joined the Eagles. But Effa's role was memorialized in the press: Effa became a force in the league. She pushed for a more businesslike operation and rules to deter players from jumping teams. She argued for an outside commissioner. Her hard work and perseverance brought a grudging respect. In the end, as shown in the photo below, she was "in the room where it happens." Effa as Civil Rights and Community Activist: Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. came to national attention in 1955 in the bus boycott in Montgomery. That was 21 years after Effa Manley led a civil rights boycott. Effa was an influential member of the local chapter of the NAACP and the Citizens League for Fair Play. In 1934, she spearheaded the "Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" campaign that called for a boycott of Harlem retail stores that would not hire black clerks. One of the key moments was a pivotal meeting between Citizens League leaders, including Effa, and the owner of Blumstein's, a major department store. The result was a big success. In April of 1939, Billie Holiday (below) released "Strange Fruit" – the protest song that reenergized the fight for anti-lynching laws. Effa took up the cause that summer with the first of her "Anti-Lynching" days at the ballpark. The ushers wore "Stop Lynching" sashes and collected money from the crowd for anti-lynching causes. [Anti-Lynching Law Update: Since 1901, some 240 attempts have been made in Congress to pass an anti-lynching law. All have failed. In 2005, the Senate issued an apology for its past legislative failures. Lynching is no longer the common form of racist killing, but symbolically, it has remained a blemish. Last month, the Senate unanimously passed an anti-lynching bill – ironically, the presiding officer during the Senate vote was Cindy Hyde-Smith who recently used the term "public hanging" as an "exaggerated expression of regard" for a campaign supporter. The bill was not brought up in the House before the session ended, so the process will need to start again in 2019.] Other civil rights and charitable causes were regularly given fund raising nights at Eagles games. During the war, funds were raised for bonds and relief efforts. Effa recruited or shamed other teams into participating to raise funds for the NAACP, the Red Cross and community hospitals, among others. As a local paper wrote, "She was one of the few blacks who had a little money, and she put some back into the community." And by her actions if not her words, Effa fought for the equality of women in management long before it was fashionable. The Eagles Players: Abe and Effa's Eagles had three future Hall of Famers in the infield in the late 1930's. They were referred to as the "Million Dollar Infield" although this was hyperbole – most players (black or white, stars or not) were not making big money in those days. The first baseman was Mule Suttles, one of the great power hitters in the Negro Leagues. [That's Mule with Effa below. Effa always dressed fashionably, usually with a fine hat, even at the games. But a photographer talked her into wearing a team cap for this photo op.] The third baseman was Ray Dandridge. It was said that a train could go through his bowlegs, but that a baseball never did. Shortstop Willie Wells was so good that he was touted as a replacement for the Dodgers' Pee Wee Reese who had been drafted for the war in 1942. It was the right major league team, but the wrong year – the Dodgers would break the color line with Jackie Robinson five years later. Newark continued to add good players who helped the Eagles to mostly winning seasons in the 1940's. The Million Dollar Infield was joined by four more future Hall of Famers: Leon Day, Biz Mackey, Monte Irvin and Larry Doby. The team won the NNL pennant in 1946 and then beat the NAL Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League World Series. The World Series glory was short lived. The good young ballplayers were being recruited by the majors and the Negro Leagues began to decline. Effa Manley v. Branch Rickey: Even before the successful 1946 season, Effa felt the sting of losing a star to "organized" baseball. After Brooklyn's Branch Rickey signed the Monarchs' Jackie Robinson in 1945, his next two big signings were in April of 1946: Roy Campanella of the Baltimore Elite Giants and Don Newcombe of Effa's Newark Eagles. Robinson made it to the majors in 1947, and the other two soon followed. Effa of course did not like losing good players, but she realized that integration of baseball was a victory for the community. But what rankled her was that Rickey was poaching players without any recognition that Negro League teams had developed the players. She thought compensation was justified, but Rickey refused. Despite some bad press for interfering with the integration of baseball, Effa would not be silenced. And her perseverance paid off. Her stars Larry Doby and Monte Irvin both had feelers from Branch Rickey, but ended up with teams who were willing to compensate the Eagles. Branch Rickey was set to sign Doby, but backed off when Cleveland owner Bill Veeck entered the picture. Rickey knew it would be good to have a second team integrate, especially one in the American League. So Doby signed with the Indians in July of 1947. Veeck knew that Effa had no leverage to get compensation for Doby. But Veeck was no Branch Rickey. The Indians paid $15,000 to the Eagles. More importantly, Effa had established a precedent that ultimately benefitted all of the Negro League teams (as so noted on her Cooperstown plaque). The Manleys sold the Eagles after the 1948 season, but Effa still had a connection to her star Monte Irvin: the terms of the sale provided that the Manleys and the new owners would share any money received if a major league team paid for one of the players. This was potentially a moot point when Branch Rickey signed Irvin with no intent to pay the Eagles. Effa fought back claiming that the Irvin had a contract and that she would contest the signing. Rickey backed off and Effa made a deal with Horace Stoneham of the Giants for $5,000. After paying lawyer fees and giving a share to the new owners, Effa got $1,250. She used the money to buy a mink stole. Some Major League Highlights of Former Eagles: Larry Doby broke the color line in the American League in July of 1947. The next year, he became the first black player to hit a home run in a World Series, helping the Indians win their second title (they have not won since). Newcombe was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1949 and was both the MVP and Cy Young winner in 1956. In 1951, Monte Irvin led the NL in RBI's and was instrumental in the famed comeback by the Giants to catch the Dodgers to force a three-game playoff for the pennant. Irvin got a hit in each playoff game, including a homer to help win the first game. In Game 3, Newcombe started the game, but was relieved in the ninth by Ralph Branca who gave up the famous 3-run homer to Bobby Thomson. The Giants then met the Yankees in the World Series where Irvin became part of history by playing in the first all-black Series outfield alongside two fellow former Negro Leaguers (Willie Mays of the Birmingham Black Barons and Hank Johnson of the Kansas City Monarchs). Irvin ignited a Game 1 victory for the Giants by stealing home in the first inning on Yogi Berra. Irvin went on to hit .458 in the Series, but the Yankees won in six games. Irvin was on a Series winner in 1954 when the Giants beat the Indians. After the Eagles: After the Eagles were sold, Effa continued her work in community and civil rights organizations. But her true cause was keeping alive the history of the Negro Leagues and pushing for the induction of Negro League players into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. She finally saw some movement in the early 1970's as Satchel Paige was inducted in 1971, followed by five other players through 1975. To emphasize that many more should be inducted, Effa self-published a book with sportswriter Leon Hardwick in 1976 titledNegro Baseball – Before Integration. Included are 73 biographies of players she felt should be considered for enshrinement. Progress remained slow with only three more players being added before the special committee to add Negro Leaguers was disbanded in 1977. The 80-year-old Effa Manley still had her voice, "Why in the hell did the Hall of Fame set that committee up, if they were going to do the lousy job they did?" She fired off letters to the Hall of Fame, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and C. C. Johnson Spink, publisher of The Sporting News: "I would settle for 30 players, but I could name 100." Spink's column of June 20, 1977, seemed receptive to this crusade by a "furious woman." She liked that description and saved the clipping. In 1978, Effa was the special honoree at the Second Annual Negro Baseball League Reunion. Monte Irvin was there and saw Effa wearing her mink stole. He asked if it was the one she got from her sale of Irvin's contract to the Giants. "Yes, it still looks good and keeps me warm." It would take another quarter century, but some 35 Negro Leaguers now have plaques alongside Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and other greats in Cooperstown. Effa's Newark Eagles are well represented. The team played from 1936 to 1948, just 13 years. But that was enough time for seven Hall of Famers to play a good part of their career in Newark. [To put this in perspective, the Royals have played 50 seasons and produced one Hall of Fame player, George Brett.] The Eagles of course have another representative in the Hall of Fame – the team's top executive, Effa Manley. She was inducted in 2006. Effa's Hall of Fame induction was a posthumous award. She died in 1981 at age 84. Inscribed on her gravestone: "She Loved Baseball." Lonnie's Jukebox: Three selections today. For those of a certain age (teenagers in the 50's/60's), you may remember that you paid a quarter for three plays on the jukebox. These are free. First, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. I urge everyone to attend and buy a membership. When you walk through the Field of Legends, you will see two of Effa's players, Ray Dandridge at third base and Leon Day in right field. The player she could not sign, the elusive Satchel Paige, is on the mound. This clipshows NLBM President Bob Kendrick describing the "Beauty of the Game" exhibit (2:30). Second, the 1992 movie A League of Their Own. This is on my mind because director Penny Marshall died last month, and scenes from the movie have been popping up on social media. I have always been a fan of the movie. From Geena Davis to Tom Hanks to Madonna, the acting is superb, although I single out as my personal favorite Jon Lovitz as the hilarious baseball scout. Joe Posnanski did a column on his 10 favorite things about the movie, and one of his points reminded me of the subtle civil rights message. The real-life "league of their own" was segregated just like its male counterpart. In a mere 15 seconds, the movie tells a very big story of the times. A black woman has left her seat – from what is obviously the segregated seating area down the right field line – to retrieve and throw back an errant ball. She does so with obvious talent, and the message is that she is not racially eligible to play in the game. See the cliphere. In 2014, Penny Marshall announced that she planned to direct another baseball movie, this one about the life of Effa Manley. The screenplay is by writer Byron Motley, the son of Bob Motley, the Negro League umpire who this past year was honored with his own statue on the Field of Legends (behind the catcher at home plate in the NLBM photo above). I checked in with Byron, and he tells me that the project is still moving forward and to "stay tuned." Byron's tribute to Penny is here. And third, the classic protest song "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye. As the turbulent 1960's were coming to an end, Gaye was reevaluating his concept of music. He was "very much affected by letters my brother was sending me from Vietnam, as well as the social situation here at home." So Marvin was receptive when Renaldo "Obie" Benson of the Four Tops brought him an untitled song that he was working on after seeing war protestors beaten by the police. Benson did not classify his piece as a protest song, "No man, it's a love song, about love and understanding. I'm not protesting, I want to know what is going on." Gaye added some of his own lyrics and gave the song its title. He went to Barry Gordy at Motown, but Gordy said that it was really a protest song and would be bad for business. When Gaye persisted, Gordy relented because he did not want to offend his star. The single was released in 1971, and it turned out fine for business – the song went to #2 on the pop charts and topped the R&B charts for weeks. The song is a soulful anthem about war abroad and socio-economic problems at home. Some 48 years later, the lyrics of the song continue to resonate: We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate Don't punish me with brutality C'mon talk to me So you can see me Preview YouTube video Billie Holiday Strange Fruit 1939 Billie Holiday Strange Fruit 1939 Preview YouTube video Women of the Negro Leagues Women of the Negro Leagues Preview YouTube video A League Of Their Own Black Woman Scene A League Of Their Own Black Woman Scene Preview YouTube video Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Marvin Gaye - What's Going On good read. always loved gaye and strange fruit was an interesting listen when i got old enough to get it. not sure i've ever read the reason why the AL lagged behind the NL in recruiting black players. the NL was a more exciting league to watch, but i was an AL fan because of the yankees/mantle--despite what big al said, eh! i know yawkey was bad. the red sox were the last to integrate, right? True. He's in the Hall and Marvin Miller is not. unions are the great satan in the usa. more so than other western democracies, I would think. freddyrun Interesting piece. Thank you George. You provide rich detail on the labor that went into providing black ballplayers with a vehicle to showcase their talents. The NLBM in Kansas City is a favorite because it digs deep into the context of the Negro Leagues. I think it is an essential place for those of us who view sports as an important part of American culture. It tells a story without the foolish judgement that taints its cousin in Cooperstown. Delighted to have come across your site. Ed Martin I loved the KC Negro Baseballl Hall of Fame. The pictures of folks attending after Church in the "best" clothes is seared in my memory, also Satch, Josh, and all. Nearby, in the same block, perhaps, I hope it is still there, is a KC jazz museum, Bennie Morton, Charlie Parker, and so many more Jazz Hall of Famers with recorded samples. In a block or so is one of the great KC BBQ places. What a way to spend some hours. It's been a decade or so, no guaranteed finding them. Gene Palumbo Ed Martin: Good news: they're still there -- at least, according to Google maps, which say that the Hall of Fame and the Jazz Museum are in the same building: 1616 E. 18th St. Several blocks away, at 1727 Brooklyn Ave, is Arthur Bryant's Barbecue. Dear Freddyrun: thank you for the nice note. I'm on a email list from Lonnie Shalton of KC, and every so often i post his pieces, with credit and permission. Your comments welcome. GV Ed - Here are the links, so you can see for yourself: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Negro+Leagues+Baseball+Museum/@39.0912891,-94.5626324,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa54cf11c105d3f29!8m2!3d39.0912891!4d-94.5626324 https://www.google.com/maps/place/American+Jazz+Museum/@39.0915663,-94.5627254,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa8a8ce20dcb7a27c!8m2!3d39.0915663!4d-94.5627254 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arthur+Bryant's+Barbeque/@39.0915819,-94.5629337,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x5e22fda798440dde!8m2!3d39.091482!4d-94.556196 Gene: thanks for the sleuthing. Never got to Bryant's. Calvin Trillin used to write about it. One fime i was in KC and my friend Ed Charles said he favored another place, and we went. Seemed excellent to me. GV Thanks Gene, glad that history and the present is still present. Watching Jackie in 1947 opened that door for me. Watching Bird in the same year opened that door. As for Arthur Bryant's, it was the first time I had "white bread slices" with my BBQ. With Dalai Lama, 1979 ​Loyal Reader Hansen Alexander has filed an interview with, of all people, me. It's on his blog. (Just past photo of rat!) My thanks for his interest. GV ​notesfromnewratcity.wordpress.com/blog/ MODERN LOVE: David Vecsey's sweet tale of distant love before the Web, now NYT Podcast, narrated by Griffin Dunne. Please see: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/fashion/before-the-web-hearts-grew-silent.html?referer= Anjali Photos Christine Lavin Jamaica High Musial N.F.L. Soccer World Cup Women In Sports Eight World Cups Book Appearances 2014 Books by George Vecsey Stan Musial: An American Life Other works by the Vecsey Family

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Buy it... if you seek to hear Alexandre Desplat retain his trademark structural and instrumental complexity while coming back to the mainstream with the more genuine heart of his thematic core for this children's genre score. Avoid it... if the improved expressiveness of Desplat's intentions here cannot compensate for the fact that his themes are still elusive in their progressions and he prances into parody territory more often than some listeners may like. Rise of the Guardians: (Alexandre Desplat) Although not rigidly loyal to the storylines of William Joyce's "The Guardians of Childhood" series of books, the 2012 adaptation Rise of the Guardians was whole-heartedly approved by the author. The events in the film take place hundreds of years after those of the books, bringing the setting into line with today's society while retaining the core characters and the concept of a group of guardians that protects the dreams of young boys and girls. This clan, consisting of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman, keep children safe from nightmares caused by the Boogeyman. When this force of evil launches an attempt to dominate the dream world, the Guardians unite with winter-obsessed Jack Frost, in this context a rebellious young man, to restore their universe. The DreamWorks production is decidedly darker than most animation topics aimed at kids, the graphics strikingly scarier than usual, the characters somewhat menacing by design, and the performing talent including beefy, muscular voices in counterintuitive ways (including Hugh Jackman as, of all things, the Easter Bunny). While the concept of colliding holiday icons may raise concerns about overlap with Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, director Peter Ramsey and his team take Joyce's ideas in a fresh enough new direction to warrant interest. The project was met with significant anticipation from fans of French composer Alexandre Desplat, who triumphed in his major entry to the genre when tackling The Golden Compass in 2007. The absence of sequels to that film left Desplat enthusiasts wondering what else the composer could offer to serious children's fantasy concepts, and Rise of the Guardians finally answers those questions. Few will argue against the notion that The Golden Compass, regardless of its ability to attach itself to (or alienate) the listener, is a technically marvelous, melodically complicated achievement. Desplat's capacity for intellectual structural development and instrumental creativity is always a pleasure to behold in the composer's larger, more ambitious projects. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Rise of the Guardians is that Desplat, while maintaining nearly all of his trademark writing techniques, actually manages to tone back the complexities to yield a more mainstream children's score. There are certainly enough of the composer's mannerisms remaining in Rise of the Guardians to firmly establish it as a Desplat work, and listeners will encounter a few moments of hair-raising orchestral mastery along the way, but equally surprising is how much of the score resembles a merging of the conventional children's film score mechanisms and tone of James Horner and John Williams' equivalent efforts of the 1990's. As such, Rise of the Guardians is likely to be considered a more readily accessible work for those not always enthralled with the technically precise and sometimes emotionally cold nature of Desplat's writing. His instrumental palette is as varied as always, featuring accent players and a touch of electronics at times. The orchestra receives a healthy workout, Desplat's usual multiple lines of activity requiring close attention by the London Symphony Orchestra. His application of a chorus is very judicious, saving the singers for specific cues of particular importance in the fantasy element. Not surprisingly, the piano and the woodwinds carry the bulk of the emotional weight in Rise of the Guardians. When the piano doesn't convey one of the score's two softer themes, you'll always encounter a clarinet, oboe, or flute taking that lead. Those enthused by Desplat's ability to use the piano, fluttering woodwinds, and triangle to convey magical dreaminess will love portions of this work, especially early (accenting Santa's workshop). The existence of the villain, Pitch, and his associated shrouds of darkness, allows the composer to let rip with trombones and French horns with particularly awesome force at times. True to Desplat's knack for spreading the wealth, however, expect to hear a solo tuba convey the character themes with a touch of humor as well, a throwback to one of Horner's favorite techniques. Varied drums provide forceful rhythms at the forefront of the mix in a few cues. That mix is extremely dry, a normal choice for Desplat, forcing all the elements to the front and sometimes diminishing the fantasy atmosphere. The demeanor of Rise of the Guardians is a clear deviation from The Golden Compass. Rather than embroil the score in layers of obfuscation, Desplat plays his ideas in relatively straight forward fashion, developing one theme for the end credits song and keeping the overall number of melodies down. There is no doubt a much stronger feeling of innocence at the heart of this work, the two tender themes countered by accessible fanfares for the noble concepts and the whole seemingly friendlier and more genuinely caring than what Desplat has produced in similar situations in the past. There also exists a fair amount of "Mickey Mousing" in Rise of the Guardians, the cue "Tooth Collection" wildly passing through several genres and utilizing parody mechanisms to reflect, once again, Horner's vintage wacky moments in prior circumstances (We're Back! A Dinosuar's Story actually comes to mind most frequently). There is no mistaking the villain's material, either, the ensemble matching Jude Law's snarling attitude with dissonance and familiar descending figures. When it comes to the themes for Rise of the Guardians, Desplat seems to have followed the Williams playbook when constructing the core of his ideas for the wholesome side of the story, consulting at times with the Alan Menken playbook as well. You can't fault Desplat for taking this route, even if the result is a main theme that has more than a pinch of flowing Broadway personality to it. There are technically two major themes in Rise of the Guardians, joined by two clearly delineated secondary ideas and a couple of vague lines that recur as well. Listeners will be pleased that the two primary themes include one of pretty drama and another of heroic bombast, applied in almost equal time during the work. On the other hand, the arguably more impactful themes are the two secondary ones, and as with so many scores that leave their best thematic constructs to duty buried in fragments and expressed in too few places, Rise of the Guardians has the capacity to frustrate in this regard. The primary ideas represent the dream world as a whole on the sensitive side and the heroism of the Guardians on the other, while the secondary melodies are dedicated to Jack Frost (for the other soft theme) and the evil Pitch, whose musical identity has difficulty remaining defined for much of the work. Additional motifs include one for the elves and another seemingly denoting the magic applied to real-life kids by the Guardians. The main theme of Rise of the Guardians serves as the primary phrase of Desplat's end credits song, "Still Dream." While this phrase is easily memorable, interestingly, the rest of the theme and song is not. Desplat uses extremely fluid and counterintuitive movements in his progressions to emphasize the beauty of each moment rather than a coherent flow for the whole. As such, you get a song for soprano Renee Fleming (of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King fame in the film music world) that seems perfectly suited for a Broadway stage or, with the especially pronounced high notes, a Barbra Streisand romance. It makes for a lovely performance but not the most easily memorable melody. In its interpolation into the score, the theme's primary phrase almost exclusively represents the idea until the second half of the film. It's introduced at 0:18 in "Dreamsand" on pleasant strings under frenetic supporting activity from woodwinds before being twisted when cue turns dark. A humorous statement on tuba at 1:05 in "Busy Workshop" is later reprised at 0:59 in "Jack & Sandman." Aside from a lovely piccolo at 3:02 into "Nightmares Attack," the theme is provided a subtle, alarming tone at 1:55 and 3:38. The mood turns prancing and playful in "Jamie's Bedroom," during which woodwinds and harp open the fun and fragments are unleashed with gusto towards the end. The theme serves as a dramatic string interlude at 2:33 into "Jack & Sandman" before the secondary phrases of the "Still Dream" song are finally heard melodramatically at 2:52 into that cue. Those extended passages from the song inform most of "Memorial," albeit in despair. The second half of "Easter" explores even more of the song's phrases for extremely pretty piano and soft strings, usage that continues at 0:54 into "Jamie Believes" and becomes increasingly magical in instrumental touch, especially by the wholesome ensemble expression at 1:18. Desplat doesn't shy away from tormenting the progressions of this full idea, either, its brief reference at 1:10 into "Jack's Center" forced into huge and menacing forms later in the cue. In the resolution sequnce of "Dreamsand Miracles," Desplat wastes no time immediately launching into the full song format of the theme, a flighty performance that definitely resembles vintage Horner children's tunes. The composer bids farewell to the idea in "Oath of the Guardians," notable references at 1:00 for full strings and 1:46 for a solo violin. Aside from these overt applications, you can hear especially the main phrase adapted by Desplat into numerous other places, sometimes in just three or four-note fragments. The heroic theme for the Guardians is the other major idea in Rise of the Guardians, and this is likely the identity that will carry the soundtrack for most casual listeners. Its immediate and full announcement in "Calling the Guardians" makes it easy to identify, though some listeners may be disappointing by its generic progressions. In some ways, it sounds like a John Ottman adaptation of Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" into a superhero context... not brilliant, but sufficient. The idea returns for wild variations and some steam-building in "Sleigh Launch." Its usage in "Nightmares Attack" is extensive, a tragic statement of loss at 0:56 and a subtle reference on woodwinds at 3:58 leading to a handful of big, frantic, and martial performances later in the cue. After the aforementioned playful, bouncing variations in "Tooth Collection," the theme returns to full action hero mode at 1:53 into "Jack & Sandman." In the short "Guardians Regroup," Desplat literally pulls the theme together into increasingly coherent form. Its representation of the Easter Bunny in "Easter" is truly obnoxious, the prancing staccato, royal personality (especially with the vocals) difficult to tolerate in the first half of the cue. Conversely, a sad rendition on flute at 2:39 into "Jack Betrays" and the full brass-blasting mode with swirling strings and crashing cymbals at 2:01 into "Jack's Memories" are more engaging. A similar progression from woodwind hints to stomping, full fanfare starts at 1:03 into "Pitch at North Pole." The final two references to the idea by Desplat feature over-the-top martial heroics that are almost too enthusiastic, resembling Superman purity. These performances at 0:22 into "Sandman Returns" and 2:38 into "Oath of the Guardians" build up to a majestic closing statement aided by choir. One of the offshoots of this theme, though it one time extends out of the "Still Dream" melody, is one of Desplat's recurring minor motifs that adds tremendously to Rise of the Guardians. This descending piano figure is key to closing out the sentimentality of a scene, meandering down through a major fifth on piano at 1:12 into "Nightmares Attack," at 2:56 into "Jack Betrays" on flute, and again on piano to conclude "Jamie Believes" (at 2:34). It's a nice touch, even if it comes directly out of Rachel Portman's Only You. Another idea that extends out of the Guardians' general thematic core is the music for the elves, heard in full in "Fanfare of the Elves" and reprised with tongue in cheek at 0:41 into "Oath of the Guardians." The proportion of this theme is appropriate for a procession at the Olympic Games, meant as pure fun even if it's hard to swallow on album. A beautiful soundtrack to a great movie! or redistributed without the prior written authority of Christian Clemmensen at Filmtracks Publications. All artwork and sound clips from Rise of the Guardians are Copyright © 2012, Varèse Sarabande and cannot be redistributed without the label's expressed written consent. Page created 11/11/12 (and not updated significantly since).

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Industry asks U.S. DOT to Issue Hazmat Safety Rule Posted by editor2017 | Feb 9, 2017 | News In a letter sent on recently to incoming U.S. Secretary of Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao, 22 corporations and trade associations sought "the earliest possible approval" of a final rule that would address hazmat transport safety issues by harmonizing the U.S. hazardous materials regulations with international dangerous goods standards that took effect on January 1st, 2017. The White House currently has a regulatory freeze that prevents the any new regulations from becoming law. The release and publication of U.S. DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration final rule was initially posted on the Federal Register website but was put on hold per the regulatory freeze imposed by the January 20th 2017 White House memorandum to the heads of all federal departments and agencies. In reference to the harmonization regulation, the letter states: "Its promulgation will not create any new risks in transport. In fact, it will ensure the U.S. hazardous materials regulations maintain alignment with international standards, thus assuring safety and avoiding disruptions to supply chains. Avoidance of such disruption is critically important to all of the undersigned manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, exporters, importers, carriers, and industries." "Our endorsement of the regulation also is consistent in our long-standing endorsement of harmonizing the U.S. HMR (hazardous materials regulations) with international standards. Harmonization avoids confusion among shippers, carriers and others in the logistics chain, maximizes safety, and reduces costs for U.S. businesses," the letter said. Signatories to the letter include numerous corporations and an array of trade associations representing airlines, battery and electronic product manufacturers, outdoor equipment and power tool manufacturers, the security industry, shippers of dangerous goods, and sporting arms and ammunition manufacturers. The Rechargeable Battery Association Executive Director, George Kerchner, said trade association members were prepared to comply with the PHMSA regulation's new labeling, packaging and testing requirements for lithium batteries that match the stringent international standards. "Different regulations create a fog of confusion that undermines safety while forcing companies to comply with inconsistent regulations when shipping domestically and internationally," Kerchner emphasized. PreviousContaminated mine "an embarrassment to Canada" NextOntario Superior Court finds insurer obliged to share equally in defence of Pollution Claim Surviving the OSHA Audit: Common Sense Solutions Are there Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings in Hazmat or Remediation Projects? U.S. DOD Rapid Innovation Fund for Innovative Technology in Emergency Response Tools U.S. Justice Department settles with Clean-up Firms over False Claims

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Publish in this journal Enter your user name and password Members of SEC : use the Society's website login and password August 2013 Approach to Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the Everolimus-eluting Stent:... Editor's Pick (Spanish only) Registries of the Scientific Sections Most Often Read REC publications Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition) Revista Española de Cardiología is an international scientific journal devoted to the publication of research articles on cardiovascular medicine. The journal, published since 1947, is the official publication of the Spanish Society of Cardiology and founder of the REC Publications journal family. Articles are published in both English an Spanish in its electronic edition. 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Pages 636-643 (August 2013) Léalo en español getUrlWeb/en-approach-coronary-bifurcation-lesions-using-articulo-S1885585713001217' data-action='share/whatsapp/share' class='whatsup-g'> More article options Study design. patient inclusion Stent revascularization Angiographic evaluation Study end points Inclusion, crossover from one strategy to another, and rate of follow-up Baseline clinical characteristics Procedural characteristics Angiographic results Study endpoints: binary restenosis and clinical events at 9 months Comparison between the strategies according to their angiographic results Clinical outcome according to the revascularization strategy DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2013.03.005 Full text access Approach to Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the Everolimus-eluting Stent: Comparison Between a Simple Strategy and a Complex Strategy With T-stenting Abordaje de las lesiones bifurcadas con stent liberador de everolimus: comparación entre estrategias simple y compleja con T-stenting Rafael J. Ruiz-Salmerón?? [email protected] Corresponding author: Unidad de Gestión Clínica Endovascular, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Avda. Dr. Fedriani 3, 41007 Sevilla, Spain. , Luis F. Valenzuela, Inés Pérez, Marco Fuentes, Sergio Rodríguez-Leiras, Manuel Vizcaíno, César Carrascosa, Francisco Marcos Unidad de Gestión Clínica Endovascular, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain This item has received (Daily data update) Table 1. Crossover and the Underlying Reasons Table 2. Baseline Clinical Data of All the Patients, Distributed According to Strategy in the Intention to Treat Analysis Table 3. Procedural Features in All the Lesions, Distributed According to Strategy in the Intention to Treat Analysis Table 4. Angiographic Results Table 5. Angiographic Results With and Without Postdilatation Using Kissing Balloon Table 6. Clinical and Angiographic Follow-up (Binary Restenosis) at 9 Months Coronary bifurcation lesions can be approached using a simple or a complex strategy. In clinical trials with first-generation drug-eluting stents, the complex strategy was not superior to the simple approach. However, to date, the best strategy when using second-generation drug-eluting stents has not been defined. We performed a prospective randomized study comparing a simple vs a complex strategy involving T-stenting for the percutaneous revascularization of bifurcation lesions using the everolimus-eluting stent. Angiographic and clinical follow-up were performed at 9 months. We included 70 lesions in 69 patients, who were randomized to the simple (34 lesions, 33 patients) or complex strategy (36 lesions and patients). In all, 85.6% of the lesions included were true bifurcations. The crossover rate was 17.1%. The binary restenosis rate was 12.1%, with no differences between the groups. Side branch restenosis tended to be higher with the simple strategy in the intention to treat analysis (10.7% vs 0%) but not in the per protocol analysis (5.9% vs 4.2%). The incidence of major adverse cardiac events (cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization) was 9.2%, with no differences between groups. There were no cases of stent thrombosis. According to the clinical and angiographic findings, the complex strategy was not significantly superior to the simple approach in the revascularization of bifurcation lesions with second-generation everolimus-drug eluting stents. Coronary angioplasty Revascularization Introducción y objetivos El abordaje de las lesiones en bifurcación se puede realizar con estrategia simple o compleja. La estrategia compleja no se ha mostrado superior a la simple con stents farmacoactivos de primera generación. Sin embargo, hasta ahora no se ha definido la mejor estrategia con los stents farmacoactivos de segunda generación. Estudio prospectivo aleatorizado de comparación de la estrategia simple frente a la compleja mediante T-stenting en la revascularización de las lesiones en bifurcación con el uso de stent farmacoactivo liberador de everolimus. Se realizó un seguimiento clínico y angiográfico a los 9 meses. Se incluyeron 70 lesiones de 69 pacientes, a los que se aleatorizó a estrategia simple (34 lesiones de 33 pacientes) o compleja (36 lesiones de 36 pacientes). El 85,6% de las lesiones en bifurcación fueron verdaderas. La tasa de crossover fue del 17,1%. La tasa total de reestenosis binaria fue del 12,1%, sin diferencias entre grupos de estrategia. La reestenosis del ramo lateral mostró en la estrategia simple tendencia a ser superior que en la compleja (el 10,7 frente al 0%) en el análisis por intención de tratar, pero no en el análisis por protocolo (el 5,9 frente al 4,2%). La tasa de eventos cardiacos adversos (muerte cardiaca, infarto de miocardio y nueva revascularización) fue del 9,2%, sin diferencias entre grupos. No hubo ningún caso de trombosis del stent. No parece que la estrategia compleja aporte ventajas clínicas o angiográficas respecto a la simple en la revascularización de lesiones en bifurcación con stent farmacoactivo de segunda generación liberador de everolimus. Angioplastia coronaria Revascularización Percutaneous revascularization of bifurcation lesions continues to be a challenge that attracts a great deal of research. A large part of this effort has focused on determining the best technique for the treatment of bifurcation lesions, comparing the simple strategy (stent implantation only in the main vessel) and the complex approach (stents in the main vessel and side branch). In contrast to other scenarios, the initial data on drug-eluting stents (DES) in the treatment of bifurcation lesions were unsatisfactory, especially due to the high rates of side branch restenosis and of stent thrombosis.1 Subsequently, better clinical and angiographic results were achieved in new studies that focused greater attention on technical issues, especially adequate coverage of the side branch in the complex strategy. However, the hypothesis that DES implantation in the main vessel and side branch would improve the results of the simple approach has yet to be confirmed, regardless of the modality employed in the complex approach.2–7 Until now, the trials undertaken to compare the simple and complex strategies for the treatment of bifurcation lesions have been performed with first-generation DES. Consequently, it is not known whether the use of second-generation DES, which have greater efficacy and safety, could lead to different conclusions. Among the second-generation DES, the everolimus-eluting stent (EES) offers important advantages in the treatment of bifurcation lesions, especially with regard to safety.8 Our study was designed to compare 2 strategies for the revascularization of bifurcation lesions, simple and complex with T-stenting, in which the EES was systematically used. METHODSStudy Design. Patient Inclusion This was a prospective, randomized, open study in which bifurcation lesions were assigned to 1 of 2 arms of interventional management with EES: stent placement in the main branch (simple strategy) and stent placement in main branch and side branch using the T-stenting technique (complex strategy). The study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with the identifier NCT00916695; it was originally intended to be a multicenter trial, but given the small number of patients enrolled, we decided to concentrate it in a single center to avoid dispersion of the trial and achieve a homogeneous study population. The study was approved by the ethics committee of our center and of the centers that had considered participating. The enrollment period was from July 2009 to March 2011. All the patients signed an informed consent form. A flow chart of the study is shown in the Figure. We proposed consecutive inclusion of patients with lesions considered to be true bifurcation lesions on visual estimation (involvement of main vessel and side branch), with a diameter of 2.5mm to 4mm in the main vessel and greater than 2mm in the side branch. The exclusion criteria were left main coronary artery disease, thrombotic lesions, acute coronary syndrome within the preceding 48h, severe ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction less than 30%), and severe renal failure (creatinine>3mg/dL). Block randomization was carried out in random blocks of 4, with a computer-generated centralized substitution list and a code list created specifically for our center; masking was carried out by placing the randomization list in the safekeeping of the principal investigator, who informed the operator of the arm to which each intervention was allocated. The study involved implantation of the Xience Prime stent (Abbott Vascular; United States), a second-generation DES composed of a MULTI-LINK 8 cobalt-chromium platform in which the drug everolimus is delivered by means of a fluoridated biocompatible copolymer. The patients were pretreated with acetylsalicylic acid; those who were not taking clopidogrel prior to the procedure received a 600-mg loading dose of this agent immediately afterward. Four expert interventional cardiologists from the Endovascular Unit of Hospital Virgen Macarena in Seville, Spain, performed all the procedures following the same technical guidelines. The simple strategy involved provisional T-stenting in accordance with the following recommendations: serial predilatation of the main vessel and side branch, and subsequent implantation of the EES in the main vessel. When the outcome in the side branch was suboptimal (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction grade<3, ostial lesion>75%), it was left to the discretion of the operator whether to repeat balloon dilatation or to undertake implantation of a second EES to form a "T". When the complex strategy was used, only the T-stenting technique was employed: following initial predilatation in both vessels, an EES was implanted in the main vessel; subsequently, the stent was recrossed to access the side branch, where an EES was implanted in a position in which it protruded as little as possible into the main vessel. For both strategies, the decision to carry out postdilatation by means of simultaneous inflation of balloons in the main vessel and side branch (kissing balloon) was left to the discretion of the operator. The procedure was considered successful when it was completed without incidents and the angiographic results were satisfactory (residual stenosis in the main vessel and side branch<50%). Other lesions in the main vessels could also be treated during the same procedure, with the recommendation that these procedures be undertaken after treatment of the bifurcation lesion targeted in this study and that the Xience Prime stent be used. Dual antiplatelet therapy was recommended for the first year following the intervention. Clinical follow-up (valid when carried out by telephone) and follow-up angiography were scheduled for 9 months postintervention. During the clinical follow-up, we recorded the occurrence of cardiac death, myocardial infarction (defined as hospital admission with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome with or without ST segment elevation), repeat revascularization of the target vessel, and stent thrombosis (definite or probable9). In this study, we considered both ischemia-driven revascularization of the target vessel and revascularization indicated by the operator during angiographic follow-up. Bifurcation lesions were classified according to the definition of Medina et al.,10 the lesions were studied angiographically at 3 time points: baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 9 months later. Prior to selective angiography, 0.2mg of nitroglycerine were administered via the coronary artery. The angiographic studies were quantitatively evaluated by a single operator, who was especially trained to perform this task by personnel from Medis, using a software package specific for bifurcation lesions (QAngio XA 7.2, Medis Medical Imaging Systems; The Netherlands). The quantitative analysis carried out with this system involved 3 segments: the proximal and distal main vessel and the side branch. Following revascularization, quantification was performed in the segment of the main vessel between the margins (±5mm) of the stent-treated portion; in the side branch, we quantified the margins of the stent or, in the absence of the stent, the portion located approximately 10mm from the ostium of that branch. The same projections were selected for quantification at all 3 time points. The primary endpoint was comparison of the simple and the complex strategies in terms of the rate of angiographic binary restenosis (obstruction>50%) in the treated bifurcation lesion (main vessel and/or side branch) 9 months after revascularization. There were 2 secondary endpoints: one clinical, consisting of the rate of adverse cardiac events after 9 months of follow-up (cardiac death, myocardial infarction, revascularization of the target vessel); and the other angiographic, concerning the percentage of angiographic restenosis (>50%) in the side branch. Both intention to treat and per protocol (treatment actually carried out) analyses were performed. The study was designed to evaluate the difference between 2 techniques in terms of the revascularization rate of bifurcation lesions. To do this, the sample size was predetermined; considering a predicted difference in the rate of angiographic binary restenosis in the bifurcation lesions of 11%,11 with a level of significance of 5%, a statistical power of 80%, and using 2-tailed Fisher's exact test, the sample size needed to show this difference would be 131 patients/lesions per group. The final study sample consisted of 70 lesions in 69 patients, which reduced the power of the study to 45%. Descriptive statistical analysis revealed the absolute and relative incidence, expressed as number and percentage. For continuous variables, we first applied a goodness-of-fit test after confirmation of the normal distribution by means of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Differences between the simple and complex strategies were analyzed using Pearson's chi-square test for categorical variables and using Student's t test for independent samples for continuous variables with normal distribution. In all the analyses, we considered a statistically significant safety level of at least 95% (P<.05). All of the analyses were carried out using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 19.0) software package (SPSS, Inc.; Chicago, Illinois, United States). RESULTSInclusion, Crossover From One Strategy to Another, and Rate of Follow-up A total of 70 lesions (69 patients) were included; 34 lesions were randomized to the simple strategy group and 36 to the complex group. In the complex strategy group, there were 9 cases of crossover to the simple strategy, while 3 lesions allocated to the simple strategy group were treated with the complex strategy (total crossover rate, 17.1%) (Table 1). Crossover and the Underlying Reasons Patient no. Crossover to Reason 7 Simple Distal embolization in side branch, treated with balloon 8 Simple Operator discretion 10 Simple Operator discretion 12 Complex Perforation contained in the side branch 13 Simple Operator discretion of the 16 Complex Subocclusive dissection 41 Simple Occluded side branch; recanalization impossible 46 Simple Discretion of the operator 54 Simple Impossibility of recrossing the stent to reach the side branch After 9 months, 65 patients underwent clinical follow-up: 31 (93.9%) of those in the simple strategy group and 34 (94.4%) of those who had been treated with the complex strategy; angiographic follow-up was performed in 58 lesions: 28 (82.3%) in the simple strategy group and 30 (83.3%) in the complex strategy group (Figure). Flow chart of the study. (0.22MB). The baseline clinical characteristics of the 2 groups are shown in Table 2. Although the differences were not statistically significant, the population allocated to the simple strategy tended to have higher rates of diabetes mellitus (45% vs 33%) and multivessel disease (70% vs 50%). The population was mostly male with a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and one-fourth had a history of coronary revascularization. Baseline Clinical Data of All the Patients, Distributed According to Strategy in the Intention to Treat Analysis Characteristic Overall (n=69) Simple strategy (n=33) Complex strategy (n=36) P Age, years 63.6±12.9 63.4±13.0 63.6±13.1 .95 Men 56 (81) 28 (85) 28 (78) .29 Smokers 38 (55) 20 (61) 18 (50) .37 Hypertension 48 (70) 22 (67) 26 (72) .61 Dyslipidemia 40 (58) 17 (51) 23 (64) .29 Diabetes mellitus 27 (39) 15 (45) 12 (33) .30 Multivessel disease 41 (59) 23 (70) 18 (50) .09 Previous PCI 16 (23) 7 (21) 9 (25) .34 Previous surgery 2 (3) 2 (6) 0 .22 PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention. The data are expressed as no. (%) or mean±standard deviation. Among the clinical characteristics of the patients who underwent clinical/angiographic follow-up vs those who did not, differences were found only in hypertension (75% vs 42%, respectively; P=.036) and multivessel disease (56% vs 75%); these differences were significant only in hypertension. In the remaining variables studied (sex, age, smoking habit, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, prior percutaneous coronary intervention and prior surgery), the differences were of little relevance and were not statistically significant. Procedural characteristics are shown in Table 3. The majority of the bifurcation lesions in the 2 groups involved the left anterior descending coronary artery and its first diagonal branch. Most lesions were true bifurcations (85.6%); no differences in lesion classification were found between the two groups either in the intention to treat or the per protocol analysis. Procedural Features in All the Lesions, Distributed According to Strategy in the Intention to Treat Analysis Overall (n=70) Simple strategy (n=34) Complex strategy (n=36) P Artery .29 Anterior descending 50 (71) 24 (71) 26 (72) Circumflex 15 (21) 9 (26) 6 (17) Right coronary 5 (7) 1 (3) 4 (11) Medina classification .38 0,1,0 2 (3) 2 (5.9) 0 0,1,1 1 (1) 0 1 (2.8) 1,0,0 2 (3) 1 (2.9) 1 (2.8) 1,1,0 6 (9) 4 (11.8) 2 (5.6) 1,1,1 53 (76) 24 (70.6) 29 (80.6) Reference diameter, mm Proximal main 2.93±0.49 2.94±0.54 2.91±0.44 .81 Distal main 2.40±0.64 2.34±0.66 2.42±0.63 .61 Side branch 2.08±0.56 2.08±0.56 2.08±0.56 .99 Length of stent in main vessel, mm 24±11 25±11 22±11 .81 Stent in side branch 30 (43) 3 (9) 27 (75) <.001 Final kissing balloon 37 (54) 14 (42) 23 (64) .07 PCI in another vessel 26 (37) 15 (44) 11 (31) .24 Duration of intervention, min 71±27 68±28 73±26 .40 Contrast volume, mL 263±96 266±93 256±101 .69 Successful procedure 68 (97) 34 (100) 34 (94) .49 Data are expressed as no. (%) or mean±standard deviation. In both analyses, final kissing balloon dilatation was more frequently employed in the complex strategy; this difference was not statistically significant in the intention to treat analysis (42% vs 64%), but were statistically significant in the per protocol analysis (33% vs 80%; P<.001). There were no differences between the groups in procedure time or the amount of contrast material employed in either the intention to treat or per protocol analysis. The angiographic results of the study are shown in Tables 4A and 4B (intention to treat analysis and per protocol analysis, respectively). Proximal segment Distal segment Side branch Simple Complex P Simple Complex P Simple Complex P A. Intention to treat analysis Minimal luminal diameter Baseline 1.15 (0.77) 1.10 (0.65) .791 1.26 (0.72) 1.35 (0.62) .611 1.10 (0.44) 1.23 (0.61) .334 Following intervention 3.00 (0.63) 2.94 (0.51) .659 2.61 (0.54) 2.46 (0.47) .224 1.66 (0.45) 2.03 (0.44) .001 Follow-up 2.66 (0.62) 2.58 (0.61) .634 2.24 (0.63) 1.99 (0.52) .107 1.51 (0.50) 1.74 (0.38) .048 Baseline 62.4 (22.7) 61.8 (22.5) .914 47.3 (21.3) 45.4 (24.5) .735 45.1 (20.5) 42.3 (23.9) .601 Following intervention 6.2 (6.3) 7.0 (6.0) .594 11.5 (8.4) 10.8 (6.7) .700 20.8 (14.3) 14.1 (9.2) .025 Follow-up 10.3 (11.5) 13.2 (14.9) .404 14.1 (15.1) 19.7 (13.0) .131 24.4 (15.2) 17.6 (7.5) .038 Acute lumen gain 1.85 (0.81) 1.84 (0.84) .938 1.34 (0.70) 1.11 (0.69) .168 0.56 (0.46) 0.80 (0.54) .048 Late lumen loss 0.33 (0.54) 0.35 (0.61) .913 0.41 (0.60) 0.43 (0.59) .862 0.19 (0.47) 0.32 (0.31) .234 B. Per protocol analysis Following intervention 2.97 (0.64) 2.98 (0.48) .950 2.56 (0.56) 2.50 (0.43) .627 1.67 (0.48) 2.09 (0.37) <.001 Follow-up 9.9 (10.8) 14.5 (16.2) .206 13.1 (14.0) 22.6 (12.9) .011 21.6 (12.0) 19.9 (12.7) .602 Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation). The baseline angiographic characteristics of the 2 strategy groups did not differ in any of the 3 segments analyzed: the proximal and distal main branch and the side branch. The type of revascularization strategy resulted in angiographic differences both in the side branch and, to a lesser extent, in the main vessel. In the side branch, the complex strategy was associated with less stenosis following revascularization and, consequently, with a significantly greater acute lumen gain. In the follow-up at 9 months, residual stenosis in the side branch was lower in the complex strategy group in the intention to treat analysis but not in the per protocol analysis, which showed significantly greater late lumen loss with the complex strategy. As a result, there were no differences in residual stenosis between the 2 treatment modalities. Differences in the main vessel were observed only in the distal segment: following revascularization, the acute lumen gain was lower in the complex strategy group but this difference was not statistically significant; 9 months later, the distal segments in the complex strategy group showed greater residual stenosis (significantly greater in the per protocol analysis) than those in the simple strategy group. These angiographic findings were similar to those observed among the 53 lesions classified as Medina 1,1,1. Table 5 shows the influence of final kissing balloon inflation on the angiographic results. The patients who underwent this technique tended to present better results in the proximal segment of the main vessel and poorer results in the distal segment with respect to acute lumen gain and late lumen loss. A possible explanation for these findings is that restenosis of the proximal segment developed only in those lesions in which the kissing balloon was not employed (6.1% vs 0%), whereas the opposite occurred with restenosis of the distal segment (0% vs 5.4%). In the side branch, the use of the kissing balloon had no apparent influence on the angiographic results, except for a significantly lower rate of stenosis following the procedure, an effect that disappeared during follow-up. Angiographic Results With and Without Postdilatation Using Kissing Balloon Without kissing balloon (n=33) With kissing balloon (n=37) P Without kissing balloon (n=33) With kissing balloon (n=37) P Without kissing balloon (n=33) With kissing balloon (n=37) P Minimal luminal diameter, mm Baseline 1.18±0.70 1.07±0.72 .525 1.09±0.64 1.50±0.63 .010 1.02±0.47 1.30±0.56 .026 Following intervention 2.92±0.67 3.02±0.46 .499 2.46±0.51 2.59±0.50 .284 1.67±0.48 2.00±0.43 .003 Follow-up 2.54±0.69 2.70±0.52 .321 2.15±0.54 2.07±0.63 .605 1.51±0.43 1.75±0.46 .043 Baseline 61.1±22.5 63.0±22.7 .724 52.1±23.5 41.3±21.3 .047 46.9±23.0 40.8±21.3 .252 Following intervention 7.2±6.0 6.1±6.3 .466 11.2±7.6 11.2±7.6 .989 20.4±14.0 14.5±9.9 .044 Follow-up 14.0±17.5 9.6±6.8 .208 14.5±11.1 19.5±16.6 .176 20.1±10.4 21.6±14.0 .636 Acute lumen gain, mm 1.74±0.81 1.94±0.82 .306 1.37±0.62 1.09±0.75 .103 0.66±0.54 0.71±0.49 .683 Late lumen loss, mm 0.42±0.67 0.27±0.46 .340 0.34±0.56 0.50±0.61 .290 0.22±0.37 0.30±0.42 .417 Binary restenosis 2 (6.1) 0 .219 0 2 (5.4) .494 1 (3.0) 2 (5.4) .999 In our study, the overall rate of binary restenosis was 12.1% and the rate in the side branch was 5.2%. The intention to treat analysis revealed a nonsignificant trend toward a lower incidence of overall restenosis with the complex strategy (17.9% vs 6.7%). However, due to the results in the side branch (10.7% vs 0%; P=.10), these findings were not observed in the per protocol analysis, in which both strategies were associated with similar rates of restenosis, both overall (11.8% vs 12.5%) and in the side branch (5.9% vs 4.2%) (Table 6). Clinical and Angiographic Follow-up (Binary Restenosis) at 9 Months Overall Intention to treat analysis Per protocol analysis Simple strategy Complex strategy P Simple strategy Complex strategy P Clinical outcome n=65 n=31 n=34 n=37 n=28 Cardiac death 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Myocardial infarction 1 (1.5) 1 (3.2) 0 .477 1 (2.7) 0 .999 Repeat revascularization of target vessel 6 (9.2) 4 (12.9) 2 (5.9) .413 3 (8.1) 3 (10.7) .999 Combination 6 (9.2) 4 (12.9) 2 (5.9) .413 3 (8.1) 3 (10.7) .999 Stent thrombosis 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Binary restenosis n=58 n=28 n=30 n=34 n=24 Proximal 2 (3.4) 1 (3.6) 1 (3.3) .999 1 (2.9) 1 (4.2) .999 Distal 2 (3.4) 1 (3.6) 1 (3.3) .999 1 (2.9) 1 (4.2) .999 Side branch 3 (5.2) 3 (10.7) 0 .106 2 (5.9) 1 (4.2) .999 Overall restenosis 7 (12.1) 5 (17.9) 2 (6.7) .246 4 (11.8) 3 (12.5) .999 Data are expressed as no. (%). The overall rate of adverse cardiac events was 9.2%, and there were no differences between strategies in either of the 2 analyses (Table 6). There were no cases of cardiac death (of the 3 deaths, 1 was due to an occupational accident, another to trauma, and the third to sepsis). There was only 1 case of acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation, occurring in the simple strategy group, which required repeat revascularization of the target vessel due to severe restenosis prior to stenting. There were no cases of stent thrombosis during follow-up. In this study, there were no significant or relevant differences in the revascularization of bifurcation lesions with EES between the simple and the complex approach with T-stenting. Bifurcation lesions constitute a common target of coronary interventional procedures. However, these lesions continue to be associated with poorer clinical and angiographic results12; therefore, it is important that the dilemma concerning the best strategy for their percutaneous revascularization be resolved. The purpose of the so-called complex techniques, those involving deliberate implantation of stents in the main vessel and side branch, is to scaffold the entire anatomy of the bifurcation (including the carina) with metal, with the least possible distortion. There is no perfect complex technique because the degree of coverage of the side branch ostium weighs against the distortion of the bifurcation anatomy by the superimposition of different stent layers.13 T-stenting using the T and small protrusion technique (implantation of the side branch stent with a slight protrusion into the main vessel) is highly attractive since it combines optimal side branch coverage, little anatomical distortion throughout the entire bifurcation, and technical simplicity. Although the simple strategy has been compared with the complex strategy in bifurcated lesions with DES implantation,2–7 until now there have been no comparisons of strategies involving second-generation DES. Among these, the EES has shown an optimal safety and efficacy profile in unselected populations.14 In addition, this strategy also combines a series of features that make it attractive in the revascularization of bifurcation lesions: first, it has demonstrated efficacy in avoiding restenosis in small vessels15 and side branch vessels are usually small; second, the design of the cobalt-chromium platform, with its thin structure and large cells, has been shown to be highly beneficial for the preservation of the side branch16; it also enables adequate expansion in the struts opposite the side branch ostium.17 Moreover, it has been reported to have an optimal safety profile in the treatment of bifurcation lesions, even superior to that of other second-generation DES.8,18 In this study population, the approach to bifurcation lesions using EES was associated with an overall rate of binary restenosis at 9 months of 12.1% and of restenosis in the side branch of 5.2%. Our study is the first to compare simple and complex T-stenting strategies using a second-generation DES. The complex approach tended to result in a lower rate of binary restenosis, due to the better outcome in the side branch. However, given the crossover rate of 17.1%, we considered it important to review that finding according to an analysis of the treatments actually carried out; in the per protocol analysis, we found no differences between the 2 strategies in terms of the overall rate of binary restenosis and the rate of side branch restenosis. Despite this lack of a difference in the primary endpoint, the revascularization strategy was a determinant of the differential angiographic outcome both in the side branch and in the main vessel. In the side branch, although the complex strategy initially results in a greater lumen gain, subsequently, during follow-up, there is greater late lumen loss; thus, the final outcome of the 2 strategies is comparable. In the main vessel, and specifically in the distal segment, the impact also differs depending on the strategy: with the complex strategy, due either to the implantation of a stent in the side branch or to the higher rate of final kissing balloon,19 the lumen gain following the procedure was less pronounced and there was greater residual stenosis on angiographic follow-up than with the simple strategy. The overall rate of adverse cardiac events in our study was 9.2%, similar to that reported in other trials of the use of EES in bifurcation lesions,17,20 and there were no differences between strategies. The most common adverse event was the need for repeat revascularization; in the majority of cases, repeat revascularization was not required because of ischemia, but was indicated by the operator performing angiographic follow-up. There were no cases of cardiac death or of definite or probable stent thrombosis. The major limitation of this study is the sample size, which was smaller than the number established prior to commencement, due to low recruitment among the centers that initially agreed to participate; ultimately, the decision was made to recruit patients in a single center, and their inclusion was completed within a time period that we consider adequate. With the final sample size, the power of the statistical test, maintaining a level of significance of 95%, was 45%. Thus, the study is clearly limited in its capacity to demonstrate statistically significant differences in the results. In addition to the insufficient sample size, there are other limitations, such as the loss of patients to follow-up and the crossover rate. With respect to the former, the angiographic follow-up was incomplete (84%) for various reasons: death, development of serious disease (cancer) that made angiographic follow-up unjustifiable, and the refusal of some patients who were asymptomatic. In addition, there was a high crossover rate, especially in the complex strategy group, usually based on the operator's discretion. Randomization was not stratified for potential confounding factors; however, the procedures were performed in a single interventional cardiology unit and with identical operative criteria. In general, EES were associated with low rates of angiographic binary restenosis and of adverse cardiac events in the treatment of bifurcation lesions, most of which were true bifurcation lesions. In this trial, the first performed with EES to define the best strategy in the treatment of bifurcation lesions, the complex strategy with T-stenting was not found to offer apparent clinical or angiographic advantages over the simple strategy. However, because of the low statistical power of our study, further studies are required to elucidate this issue. This study was partially funded by Abbott Vascular. A. Colombo, J.W. Moses, M.C. Morice, J. Ludwig, D.R. Holmes Jr., V. 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This week I am so grateful to be staying in my sweet, little cottage, La Maisonnette, while hosting a food styling and photography workshop with the talented Aran Goyoaga and her assistant, Nadia. We are working hard, but to be honest, 12 - 15 hour days don't feel nearly as laborious in France; somehow all the cheese, confiture, pastries and yogurt make it all better :) Truly, I am bursting with joy at the opportunity to be here this week. I am excited to tell you all about it just as soon as I can. In the meantime, I've been posting madly on Instagram (which you can also view on Twitter); it's such a quick and easy way to share little snippets of real life. Love it. Wow, can't wait to hear all about this workshop, would have given anything to be there! Wow, sounds wonderful!! Hopefully the weather this week hasn't dampened your spirits...I totally agree, the food, lifestyle and beauty of France is intoxicating! Maybe someday when you come over here we can meet up. Can't wait to hear all about this workshop...Enjoy the rest of your week - I'm loving your instagrams! Loving your IG photos of the trip too! I love your intro photo! I've been counting down and thinking about this week! ... I wish you a wonderful week! Much love and wishes for an energizing week! Love the photo! Wish I was at that workshop! It was super fun hangin with you and look forward to meeting up again. Thank you for all of your fabulous cooking!

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We carried out an announced, comprehensive inspection on 10 June 2015 led by a CQC inspector and a specialist advisor. On the day of our inspection we looked at practice policies and protocols, five clinical patient records and other records relating to the management of the service. We spoke to the principal dentist, dental nurse and practice manager. Forty nine people provided comment card feedback about the service.

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If you are looking for something new and unique these Krystal Flame 2" Mylar Holder Awards are just what you are looking for. The krystal clear flame rises up from the base of the award and elegantly frames the 2" round area in the center of the award for any sport or academic insert. These awards are available in two sizes 6 3/4" and 7 3/4" tall. The base of the award provides a generous area for any of your personalization needs. Awards like these are sure to put a smile on everyone's face. If you are looking for something new and unique these Krystal Sail 2" Mylar Holder Awards are just what you are looking for. The crystal clear sails rises up from the base of the award and elegantly frames the 2" round area in the center of the award for any sport or academic insert. These awards are available in two sizes 6 1/4" and 7 i4" tall. The base of the award provides a generous area for any of your personalization needs. Awards like these are sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

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Oct. 7, 2013. It's almost here! Sugar Mountain's annual Oktoberfest celebration, held at Sugar Mountain Resort, will provide music, food, fun and more for residents and visitors of the High Country once again on Oct. 12-13. Returning guests of Oktoberfest will remember their previous experiences well, and find a lot of the same things reflected in this year's Bavarian celebration. Oktoberfest began at Sugar Mountain 23 years ago and is still going strong. The family friendly celebration has so much more than beer to offer guests. Live musical entertainment will be provided each day by the Harbour Towne Fest Band, which has been a staple at the event for more than five years. New to the festival this year, the Valle Crucis Middle School Band will give a special performance on Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. Oktoberfest always includes an extensive kids section, and this year, there is even more fun for the little ones. "New this year is our putt-putt course, a climbing wall and three bounce houses including an obstacle course and a giant slide," Jochl said. Also new this year, the kids area will be open one hour later than in previous years to maximize the fun for the whole family. This year, the kids section will remain open from noon-5 p.m. each day instead of closing at 4 p.m. as it did in previous years. The entire event, including parking and shuttle services, is completely free and open to the public. For food and crafts, Jochl suggests bringing cash and debit cards. There is an ATM on premises just in case.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019 05:55 PM Comfortable Kyler Murray Patient With His Process Darren Urban Cardinals QB Kyler Murray talks with coach Kliff Kingsbury during Wednesday's OTA. As practice wrapped up Wednesday, rookie quarterback Kyler Murray told Kliff Kingsbury how much more comfortable he had been during the workout compared to the previous couple of weeks. The earlier work hadn't been as crisp as Murray wanted. Murray still didn't get the result out of every play he wanted as the Cardinals began their second week of organized team activities, but it is still just May, with six OTAs and a minicamp left to go. Murray will be patient. There's no reason not to be. "(I know) this is all a process, a learning experience right now," Murray said. "A couple months from now I'll know everything I didn't know now. Knowing it's a process, that's always been good for me." Murray's spot, as a rookie starting quarterback who was drafted first overall, was automatically going to generate frequent updates on his learning curve. But he continues to impress the players whom he must lead. Murray's passes are "never a duck, it's always a spiral," wide receiver Christian Kirk said. "It's exciting to see him grow in these couple practices already." "There's no one really out there who is doing it like him," Kirk added. Running back David Johnson said Murray has been "a lot faster and quicker than I thought he was." He also said he thinks people underestimate Murray's throwing ability, and Johnson's eyes lit up when talking about the "dynamic" offense possible with he and Murray in the backfield. Still, there is much ground to cover between the "what" and the "what if" of this offense. Kirk said the Cardinals won't know their identity offensively until sometime in training camp. Having a rookie quarterback creates even rougher terrain on that path. "There are definitely growing pains, timing-wise," Kirk said. "Every day there's a new route you are running, a new concept. That's stuff we have to work through the kinks." But, Kirk said, "looking from last year, the only way we can go is up. It's the truth." Benchmarks for Murray's advancement aren't necessarily tangible for Kingsbury. The coach just wants ongoing improvement in what will be a daily process. "It's never going to stop with what we expect with how his improvement goes, however many years he is here," Kingsbury said. Year One has barely just begun. "For me, there are no limitations," Murray said. "I'd never do that to myself. But I'm coming in as if it was my senior year (last year in college.) The circumstances are a little different, I'm new to the league, but at the same time, I'm treating it all the same, trying to get up to speed as if I was a freshman. Obviously, there will be some ups and downs, but every time I touch the field I want to win." Day Four Of OTAs Images from practice as the Cardinals start their second week of OTAs in 2019 S Rudy Ford DT Vincent Valentine WR Trent Sherfield G J.R. Sweezy GM Steve Keim talks to LB Chandler Jones. DT Corey Peters LB Dante Booker QB Kyler Murray and T Marcus Gilbert RB Chase Edmonds CB Robert Alford and S D.J. Swearinger QB Kyler Murray and coach Kliff Kingsbury CB Deatrick Nichols LB Cameron Malveaux P Andy Lee and LS Aaron Brewer QB Drew Anderson WR Hakeem Butler keeps the ball away from defenders. WRs Chad Williams and KeeSean Johnson talk. C A.Q. Shipley

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It's the fourth straight win for Salvatore's (by more than two-to-one), so I guess history has been made. The pizza here is really good. It's not the place if you need a mountain of stringy cheese and tons of meat. It's the place if you appreciate a good, crisp thin crust and like to give attention to your food (difficult when you're eating something so good and want to inhale). Salvatore's owner Chris Cuddihy relays the secret through an employee: Simplicity and a good balance of quality ingredients and flavour.

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Let me start telling you about me. I was born in Belgium and grew up in Guatemala. After that I have lived in a few other countries – France, Singapore, (back to) Belgium, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia (my current country) and there's another one coming soon! I have loved how running has remained a constant in such a changing life. I can recall quite vividly the first time I joined a long distance race. It was a 3 Km race. That might not sound like long distance to you, but please consider that before that I had only participated in 100 or 200-meter races at school. I began running like I knew how: fast, fast, fast! Since it was a small event, I was the first of the batch. I was proud of my speed, and could only feel sorry about the people I had left behind; until I started running out of gas. I was making my best effort, but I just couldn't keep up. People started passing me. Fortunately, most of them were guys and only one of them was a girl. Ok, I admit it, I don't recall so vividly. I am not sure if it was one or two girls who passed me. After I finished I was feeling hot, my face was tomato-red and I couldn't move at all. I just lied in the floor, and my mother was checking to see if I was Ok. In the award ceremony, I still managed to have a place in the podium. My sister won first place in her category and she had never participated in a race before. That stole my thunder… I couldn't understand what went wrong, why I felt so bad during and after the race. I felt miserable. In that moment I retired from running. I forgot to mention one detail. I was about 12 years old, and my sister was 6. Many years after my frustrated race, I picked up running again together with mountain biking. There were many reasons why I did it, but mainly I wanted to try being physically active and not be absorbed by my first job. I was running 5Ks occasionally at a really slow pace and cycling on weekends. Bicycles are complicated luggage to carry from country to country, so I quit cycling but kept running. Eager and overconfident as I tend to be, I signed up for a Marathon (42.2Km) without ever having run more than 6 Km. That's how my running journey really began. Stay Active and come back soon!

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A Place to Breathe was specifically created to help people feel comfortable, safe, and supported when learning stress reduction techniques such as meditation and yoga. We know it takes courage to try something new and we honor that journey. We also know there are many paths – we hope each student can find a practice that connects them to their best self. The owners of AP2B began their individual paths to meditation and yoga through their personal struggles and losses due to illness – the practice was life changing. Johannah and Sohan Raj (Crystal) owned A Place to Breathe Meditation and Yoga Studio in Charlottesville, Virginia for 9 years. In 2018 they transitioned the business to a more mobile concept, offering workshops and retreats, as well as classes in and around Charlottesville. A Place to Breathe continues to offer it's Comfort Yoga Program teaching yoga in senior centers and rehabilitation facilities to those who can not come to a studio.

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package org.apache.camel.component.websocket; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder; import org.apache.camel.test.AvailablePortFinder; import org.apache.camel.test.junit4.CamelTestSupport; import org.asynchttpclient.AsyncHttpClient; import org.asynchttpclient.DefaultAsyncHttpClient; import org.asynchttpclient.ws.WebSocket; import org.asynchttpclient.ws.WebSocketTextListener; import org.asynchttpclient.ws.WebSocketUpgradeHandler; import org.junit.Before; import org.junit.Test; public class WebsocketTwoRoutesExampleTest extends CamelTestSupport { private static List<String> received = new ArrayList<>(); private static CountDownLatch latch; private int port; @Override @Before public void setUp() throws Exception { port = AvailablePortFinder.getNextAvailable(16310); super.setUp(); } @Test public void testWSHttpCallEcho() throws Exception { // We call the route WebSocket BAR received.clear(); latch = new CountDownLatch(1); AsyncHttpClient c = new DefaultAsyncHttpClient(); WebSocket websocket = c.prepareGet("ws://localhost:" + port + "/bar").execute( new WebSocketUpgradeHandler.Builder() .addWebSocketListener(new WebSocketTextListener() { @Override public void onMessage(String message) { received.add(message); log.info("received --> " + message); latch.countDown(); } @Override public void onOpen(WebSocket websocket) { } @Override public void onClose(WebSocket websocket) { } @Override public void onError(Throwable t) { t.printStackTrace(); } }).build()).get(); websocket.sendMessage("Beer"); assertTrue(latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)); assertEquals(1, received.size()); assertEquals("The bar has Beer", received.get(0)); websocket.close(); c.close(); // We call the route WebSocket PUB received.clear(); latch = new CountDownLatch(1); c = new DefaultAsyncHttpClient(); websocket = c.prepareGet("ws://localhost:" + port + "/pub").execute( new WebSocketUpgradeHandler.Builder() .addWebSocketListener(new WebSocketTextListener() { @Override public void onMessage(String message) { received.add(message); log.info("received --> " + message); latch.countDown(); } @Override public void onOpen(WebSocket websocket) { } @Override public void onClose(WebSocket websocket) { } @Override public void onError(Throwable t) { t.printStackTrace(); } }).build()).get(); websocket.sendMessage("wine"); assertTrue(latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)); assertEquals(1, received.size()); assertEquals("The pub has wine", received.get(0)); websocket.close(); c.close(); } @Override protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception { return new RouteBuilder() { public void configure() { WebsocketComponent websocketComponent = (WebsocketComponent) context.getComponent("websocket"); websocketComponent.setMinThreads(1); websocketComponent.setMaxThreads(25); from("websocket://localhost:" + port + "/bar") .log(">>> Message received from BAR WebSocket Client : ${body}") .transform().simple("The bar has ${body}") .to("websocket://localhost:" + port + "/bar"); from("websocket://localhost:" + port + "/pub") .log(">>> Message received from PUB WebSocket Client : ${body}") .transform().simple("The pub has ${body}") .to("websocket://localhost:" + port + "/pub"); } }; } }

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package com.michalgoly.controllers; import java.io.IOException; import javax.servlet.ServletException; import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet; import javax.servlet.http.Cookie; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; /** * Enables the user to delete persistent cookies stored in his browser. * * @author Michal Goly */ @WebServlet(name = "CookiesController", urlPatterns = {"/cookies/*"}) public class CookiesController extends HttpServlet { @Override protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException { String requestURI = request.getRequestURI(); String url = "/"; if (requestURI.endsWith("/delete")) { url = delete(request, response); } getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(url).forward(request, response); } @Override protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException { doGet(request, response); } private String delete(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) { Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies(); for (Cookie c : cookies) { c.setMaxAge(0); c.setPath("/"); response.addCookie(c); } return "/deleted_cookies.jsp"; } }

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Karen Holliday The only New Zealander to win a full world cycling title. Holliday's moment of triumph came in the points race at Maebashi in Japan in 1990, when she caught napping the vastly more experienced European riders. Holliday also had to overcome a crash. She rode aggressively from the start, accumulating points in all the early sprints but seven laps from the end she and American Karen Bliss-Carpenter tangled and both fell heavily. New Zealand coach Ron Cheatley had her quickly back on her bike and she was back in the race within the required three laps and finished strongly for a total of 33 points, a comfortable seven clear of second-placed Svetlana Samokhvalova of Russia. A few days after winning the title, Holliday was fourth in the world championship road race. Leonard Cuff The Mr Versatile of New Zealand sport in the late 19th century, he was directly responsible for New Zealand and Australia getting in on the ground floor of the Olympic Games (even though New Zealanders didn't compete at a Games until 1908).

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Normanna kan syfta på följande platser: Antarktis Normanna (ö), Normanna (strömfåra), USA Normanna (ort), Texas, Bee County, Robotskapade Antarktisförgreningar Robotskapade USAförgreningar

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Dec 3, 2018 Recalled Recalled D Travis Dermott from Toronto (AHL). Apr 28, 2018 Assigned Assigned D Travis Dermott to Toronto (AHL). Jan 15, 2018 Recalled Recalled D Travis Dermott from Toronto (AHL). Jan 11, 2018 Assigned Assigned D Travis Dermott to Toronto (AHL). Jan 5, 2018 Recalled Recalled D Travis Dermott from Toronto (AHL). Oct 2, 2017 Assigned Assigned D Travis Dermott to Toronto (AHL). Sep 23, 2015 Assigned Assigned D Travis Dermott to Erie (OHL). Jul 22, 2015 Signed D Travis Dermott to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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Q: Decrement a variable in an incrementing for loop In my python script, I am itterating through a list (headerRow) starting at index 9. I want to check to see if it is already in the database, and if not then add it to a database with an auto-incementing primary key. I then want to send it through the loop again to retrieve it's primary key. for i in range (9, len(headerRow)): # Attempt to retrieve an entry's corresponding primary key. row = cursor.fetchone() print i if row == None: # New Entry # Add entry to database print "New Entry Added!" i -= 1 # This was done so that it reiterates through and can get the PK next time. print i else: # Entry already exists print "Existing Entry" qpID = row[0] # ... Here is the output of my script: 9 New Question Added! 8 10 New Question Added! 9 11 As you can see, my issue is that range() doesn't care what the existing value of i is. What is the preferred python way to do what I'm trying to do? Thanks in advance, Mike A: Why not use a while loop? i=9 while (i<len(headerRow)): # Attempt to retrieve an entry's corresponding primary key. row = cursor.fetchone() if row == None: # New Entry # Add entry to database print "New Entry Added!" else: # Entry already exists print "Existing Entry" qpID = row[0] i += 1 # ... A: My great distaste for manually changing index variables makes me want to comment on this... :) How about just changing it to do both things in the same iteration? Code looks a little strange, but you get the idea. for i in range (9, len(headerRow)): # Attempt to retrieve an entry's corresponding primary key. row = cursor.fetchone() print i if row == None: # New Entry # Add entry to database print "New Entry Added!" row = cursor.fetchone() # re-fetch to get the PK # Entry will exist now print "Getting Existing Entry" qpID = row[0] # ... And to try to explain why decrementing the "i" doesn't work: The for loop doesn't really increment the variable. It simply picks the next value from the sequence you gave it (generated by the range function). So if the secquence is [9,10,11,12] it will pick those, in order. The variable "i" will get the next value and the previous will be discarded. No increment or decrement will affect this.

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Justia › US Law › US Case Law › US Supreme Court › Volume 64 › Jenkins v. Banning Jenkins v. Banning, 64 U.S. 455 (1859) Jenkins v. Banning, 64 U.S. 23 How. 455 455 (1859) Jenkins v. Banning 64 U.S. (23 How.) 455 Where a case is brought up to this Court, and the writ of error appears to have been sued out for delay, the judgment will be affirmed with costs and ten percent damages. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Page 64 U. S. 456 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the Court. This was an action of debt upon a judgment recovered by the present defendant against the plaintiffs in error in the District Court of the United States for the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Minnesota. As originally framed, the declaration did not contain any caption specifying the term of the court when it was filed or the return day of the process on which it was founded. In point of fact, it was filed on the thirtieth day of December, 1857, and the process was regularly returnable to the succeeding January term of the district court, to which this writ of error issued. Service of the summons upon the defendants was duly made on the following day, and the record shows that they subsequently appeared and demurred to the declaration, showing for cause the formal defects before mentioned. On the eighteenth day of January, 1858, the plaintiff, by leave of the court, amended his declaration, obviating the defects shown by the demurrer. No exceptions were taken to the order of the court granting leave to amend, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, the amendment was made without objection. After the amendment was allowed, the court overruled the demurrer and, the defendants refusing or neglecting to plead to the merits of the case, they were defaulted. Whereupon the plaintiff moved for judgment, and filed a duly certified copy of the former judgment on which the suit was founded. Reference was then made of the cause to the clerk to compute the interest, and on his report's being made in writing, judgment was given in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of the former judgment, together with interest on the same. On this state of the record, the defendants sued out a writ of error and removed the cause into this Court, but have failed to appear and prosecute their writ of error. They did not except to the ruling of the district court, and have not assigned error in this Court, and it is obvious from an inspection of the transcript that there is no error in the proceeding. Motions to amend mere formal defects in the pleadings are always addressed to the discretion of the court, and are usually granted as a matter of course, and their allowance is never the subject of error. That point has been so frequently decided that we do not think it necessary to cite authorities in its support. Under these circumstances, the counsel for the defendant in error moves that the judgment be affirmed with ten percent damages. By the twenty-third rule of this Court, it is provided that in all cases where a writ of error shall delay the proceedings on the judgment of the inferior court and shall appear to have been sued out for delay, damages shall be awarded at the rate of ten percentum per annum on the amount of the judgment, and the said damages shall be calculated from the date of the judgment in the court below until the money is paid. That rule is applicable to this case, and the judgment is accordingly affirmed, with costs and ten percent damages. 64 U.S. 455

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The Speech of Pope Urban II. At Clermont, 1095 Created Date: Z Free Essays on Urban Ii Speech At The Council Of Clermont. Get help with your writing. 1 through 30 Urban and the Council of Clermont Essay an early 12th century cleric named Fulcher of Chartres wrote perhaps the best historical chronicle of the events at Clermont and the speech of Urban II. Fulcher begins his account with a prologue that states how blessed the journeymen of the Crusades were to take up such a conquest. We will write a custom essay sample on Fulcher of Chartes: Pope Urbans Speech at Clermont specifically for you for only Chartres, Fulcher Of, trans. Pope Urban IIs Speech at Clermont p. Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning, 2012. We will write a custom essay sample on Fulcher of Chartes: Pope Urbans Speech at Clermont Pope Urban IIs speech at Clermont Essay Sample The force and effectiveness of Pope Urban IIs speech to the assembled people at Clermont, France, cannot be viewed without some understanding of the power of the Catholic church at the time. Pope Urban II's Speech at Clermont This is the speech that launched the crusades and changed history. Four years after this speech, Jerusalem was captured by the Christians in a bloodbath that stunned the Muslim world; every inhabitant was killed. Pope Urban II's Speech at Clermont Analytical Essay by Peter Pen Pope Urban II's Speech at Clermont This paper analyzes Pope Urban II's eleventh century speech at Clermont by reviewing four writings, which provide very different perspectives on this speech. War at the Hands of a Pope Essay Years ago cries and shouts were heard from great crowds, as Pope Urban II gave a speech at the Council of Clermont, urging hundreds of Christians all over Europe to take up arms and aid the Greeks in the recovery of Palestine from the Muslims (Halsall). CBN. com: Urban II ( ): Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095, Five versions of the Speech. In 1094 or 1095, Alexios I Komnenos, the Byzantine emperor, sent to the pope, Urban II, and asked for aid from the west against the Seljuq Turks, who taken nearly all of Asia Minor from him. However, historians agree that Pope Urban II's speech at the Council of Clermont initiated the First Crusade and influenced the people and events in the battles. In August of the year 1095 Pope Urban arrived in France to help reform the church there.

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A glass jack bottle with personalised hand engraving comes in a hand made satin lined presentation box. On this bottle there is space to engrave on both sides with an engraving area of 130mm x 109mm. We offer a fully bespoke service with wording or images of your choice. Every template is designed by a member of our staff to ensure you receive the perfect gift.

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The Vaccine Confidence Project™ won a Grand Challenges Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to test if a novel quick-capture intervention can improve the quality of service provision in low-income settings. By collaborating with the MRC in Kyamulibwa, Uganda, and London-based software developer Maldaba, we are currently conducting an experiment to see if by providing medical staff with weekly feedback on patients' experience in the clinic, we are able to improve patient experience. Using a tablet and a purpose-built app, we will be collecting data on whether patients felt their clinic visit was generally positive or negative and then potential responses which elucidate areas where clinical staff are doing well or could improve performance. Through weekly feedback sessions from the clinic manager we will be evaluating trends in responses. We will also conduct focus group discussions with patients and staff to better understand their experiences in the clinic, using the app, receiving feedback, and on the projects over all acceptability, and perceived uses, benefits, or failures. Depending on the findings, we hope to test the intervention in other clinical sites in Kenya.

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