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Ep 31.5: Go Fact Yourself opens for Judge John Hodgman
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J. Keith van Straaten, John Hodgman, Jesse Thorn, Helen Hong
Go Fact Yourself
Jesse Thorn
Our regularly scheduled episode has been moved to next week for the #MaxFunDrive. This mini-episode of Go Fact Yourself was recorded as part of a live open for Judge John Hodgman.
First, Bailiff Jesse Thorn gives a warm welcome to the audience.
Then J. Keith and Helen will share some laughs and get to know members of the crowd.
After that, the games begin: Two rounds of "What's the Difference?" featuring the following topics:
What is the difference between a cruise ship and an ocean liner?
What is the difference between a casket and a coffin?
Finally, we'll finish with a round of Fast Facts!
Appearing in this episode:
J. Keith van Straaten
Helen Hong
Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun.
Theme Song by Jonathan Green.
Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.
The show is edited by Julian Burrell.
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Judge John Hodgman Episode 383: Requesting an Immediate Ingestion
Posted Wed, 09/26/2018 - 08:01 by Jennifer Marmor | 0 comments
Jean Grae
Matthew brings the case against his wife, Angie. In their family, it's the rule that they all remain at the dinner table until everyone is done eating. But, Angie is a notorious slow eater. Matthew says he is constantly entertaining their small children for too long, while she finishes her meal. But, Angie thinks he is exaggerating how bad it is. With Guest Bailiff Jean Grae!
Click HERE to check out Matthew's spreadsheet and box plot detailing the family's dinner finishing times.
Thank you to Carol Sanchez for naming this week's case! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
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Judge John Hodgman Episode 375: Swipe Right to Remain Silent
Phillip brings the case against his girlfriend, Rachel. The two of them met on a dating app. Rachel wants to tell people they met another way, but Phillip thinks they should just be honest. With Guest Judge Cristela Alonzo!
We were thrilled to have Guest Judge Cristela join the court on this week's episode. You can find her on Twitter @Cristela9. Her standup special, Lower Classy, is on Netflix. And of course, don't miss her on Bubble, MaxFun's scripted sci-fi comedy show!
Thank you to Anne Mandola Jones for suggesting this week's case! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
Judge John Hodgman Episode 374: Statute of Celebrations
Monte Belmonte
Rick brings the case against his wife, Sarah. When Sarah's birthday month rolls around, she likes to plan different celebrations with various groups of people in her life. Rick thinks it's too many birthday events and would like to set a two-celebration limit. With Summertime Funtime Bailiff Monte Belmonte!
Huge thanks to Monte for joining us again this summer! You can catch him on the airwaves in Northampton, MA on 93.9 WRSI The River!
SUBMITTED BY RICK:
Click here for Rick's birthday stats and graphs.
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Thank you to Jordan Welch & Jennifer Milner for suggesting this week's case! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
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Judge John Hodgman Episode 373: Much Ado About Clothing
Jason brings the case against his friend, Francisco. They run a community Shakespeare theatre group together. Jason would like to try doing more contemporary and experimental Shakespeare adaptations, but Francisco is opposed. With Summertime Funtime Bailiff Monte Belmonte!
Affidavit from Marie, costume designer on 2018's Henry the Fourth, a "Generic Old Timey Shakespeare Land" production:
This past February I was a Co-Costume Designer for Francisco's production of Henry the IV Pt. 1. During that time, it became clear to me that the practice of doing non-descript/non-specific period dress for every production, semi-affectionately referred to as "old timey Francisco land", was wearing on the designers as well as Madison Shakespeare Company. While there are a number of reasons that this has caused some very stressful situations, the larger share of stress and discomfort has been caused by these core elements.
- A fundamental misunderstanding of the resources available to costume designers and coordinators for period dress. When discussing initial designs and resources, it was mentioned that there were a number of resources available to us to find the necessary garments, via costume shops and other companies in the area. This turned out to not be the case and most of the items that ended up in the show were either hand made by us or bought. Very few, in comparison, were borrowed.
- Underestimation of the time needed to complete designs, garments and garment acquisition for non-descript period clothing. Costumes often become an afterthought until about 3-4 weeks prior to opening night. By then, many options are no longer available to us and the cost, workload, and stress begin to pile up. Typical build/acquisition timelines run at least 6 weeks or more.
- Cost is borderline prohibitive. Period costumes cost a lot of money... especially when there is a very short build/acquisition timeline.
- Consistent unclear communication regarding the desired historical period style and general mood of the clothing. When you are not specific about the time period for the production, it is 10x harder to find the necessary garments. Please do not leave us hanging out in a non-specific mood that gives us no real information about what you are looking for. We want to make you happy, please just tell us what you want.
- Unwillingness to consider other, more awesome, modern/post-modern dress design concepts. I would be SO willing to do a modern, post-apocalyptic or even a futuristic design concept, were we not stuck in "Old-Timey Francisco Land"!
- Inevitable use of heavy, synthetic fabrics and the subsequent discomfort of the actors who must wear them. I realize none of us really care how the actor's feel, still . . . It's worth noting. Less time for design means crappier fabric and garment choices.
Affidavit from Bridget, costume designer on 2018's Henry the Fourth, a "Generic Old Timey Shakespeare Land" Production:
I love me some old-timey Authentic Period Shakespeare as much as the next gal, but one should consider limiting the annual number of productions involving houppelandes, hozen, and paned slops when time, funding, and costume resources are all limited. Do you know anyone who has a spare set of full plate armor that they can loan out for free for a month or so? Have any friends who collect replica medieval turnshoes in a wide range of sizes? Are your sewing skills so mad that you can crank out a corset or ruff collar in a couple of days and still have time to sleep?
Do you enjoy making costumers weep hysterical, hopeless tears into half-cut bolts of upholstery fabric at 2 a.m.?
No? You don't? Then think about a nice contemporary-themed show with stage blacks and some spiffy props and makeup.
Willy Shakes would understand. He was a broke actor, too.
Thank you to Chris Ubben for suggesting this week's case! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
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Judge John Hodgman Episode 371: Into the Teal
Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn are in chambers this week to clear the docket! They talk about bedroom wall colors, loud clappers, meat cooking utensils, holiday cards, locking doors, and millenials.
Here is the video Bailiff Jesse mentioned that shows Harry Connick Jr. tricking his audience into clapping on the 2s and 4s:
And here's the video Judge Hodgman described that shows Sting applauding for Bruce Springsteen:
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Judge John Hodgman Episode 370: Live From Chicago 2018, Part 2
Judge John Hodgman is live in Chicago again, at Thalia Hall for the Onion Comedy and Arts Festival! "Amendment to the Constellation" plus Swift Justice disputes about dogs, farts and a special pair of newly married litigants! Plus, music from OHMME!
OHMME's first full-length album, Parts, is coming out on August 24, 2018 on Joyful Noise Recordings! They'll also be at West Fest in Chicago on July 8th.
Thank you to Colan Kennelly for suggesting this week's case! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
Judge John Hodgman Episode 369: The Booth, the Whole Booth, and Nothing But the Booth
Sophie is filing suit against her parents, Toby and Thor. If they are out to eat and seated at a table they don't like, Toby and Thor will ask to sit elsewhere. Sophie thinks that her parents should just deal with the table they've been given. Who's right? Who's wrong?
Thank you to Ian Brodie for suggesting this week's title! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
Judge John Hodgman Episode 368: The Whistle Throne
Alison Becker
Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn are in chambers this week to clear the docket with special guest, Alison Becker! They talk about whistling, serving pizza at your wedding, the beginning of Spring, ordering food to go at a sit-down restaurant, and eating bacon with a fork!
Alison Becker is one of the stars of Maximum Fun's brand new scripted serial podcast, BUBBLE! Make sure to check it out now, wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Judge John Hodgman Episode 364: Wedding Clashers
Laura brings the case against her fiancé, Zach. Laura would like to elope but Zach thinks that they should have a bigger, more traditional wedding. Who's right, who's wrong?
Click here for the video Laura sent of their cat, Ru, playing fetch.
Music in this week's episode:
Faceoff Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Thank you to Nora McCaffrey Glaser for suggesting this week's title! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.


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Dr. John McLeod BASc, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Soochow University
Current Affiliation:
Associate Professor, College of Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
B.A. Sc. (Engineering Physics)
M. Sc. (Physics)
Ph.D. Physics
X-ray Transitions in Broad Band Materials
The general application of soft X-ray spectroscopy in the study of the electronic structure of materials is discussed, with particular emphasis on broad band materials. Several materials are studied using both soft X-ray spectroscopy and density functional theory to provide experimental and theoretical electronic structures, respectively. In particular, bonding, cation hybridization, and band gaps for several binary oxides (the alkali oxides: BeO, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO; the post-transition metal oxides: ZnO, CdO, HgO; and the period 5 oxides In2O3, SnO, SnO2, Sb2O3, Sb2O5, and TeO2) are studied. The technique of using the peaks in the second derivatives of an X-ray emission and an X-ray absorption spectrum to estimate the band gap of a material is critically analyzed, and a more accurate ``semi-empirical'' method that involves both measured spectra and theoretical calculations is proposed.
The techniques used in the study of binary oxides are then applied to a more interesting (and industrially relevant) group of ternary oxides based on TiO2 (PbTiO3, Sn2TiO4, Bi2Ti4O11, Bi4Ti3O12, and ZnTiO3), and a general rule for the band gaps of these materials is suggested based on empirical data. This research may help direct efforts in synthesizing a hydrogen-producing photocatalyst with a band gap that can efficiently harness the bulk of the solar spectrum.
Finally, several layered pnictide superconductors and related compounds (CaFe2As2, Co-, Ni- and Cu-doped BaFe2As2, LiFeAs, LiMnAs, CaCu1.7As2, SrCu2As2, SrCu2(As0.84Sb0.16)2, SrCu2Sb2, and BaCu2Sb2) are studied. The X-ray spectra provide rather strong evidence that these materials lack strong on-site Hubbard-like correlations, and that their electronic structures are almost entirely like those of a broad band metal. In particular, it is shown that the notion that the transition metals are all divalent is completely wrong for copper in a layered pnictide, and that at best in these systems the copper is monovalent.
M.Sc. Thesis
Structural Characterization of Arsenic-Doped Amorphous Selenium
Amorphous selenium has recently found commercial application in modern direct conversion X-ray imaging detectors (DCXID) used in medical facilities. Amorphous selenium is used to directly convert an X-ray signal into an electrical signal - similar to the process in a digital camera. These DCXIDs have faster imaging capabilities and lower costs then traditional X-ray imaging devices. Additionally, there is theoretical justification for extremely high resolution X-ray images.
Unfortunately, amorphous selenium is unstable, and it spontaneously crystallizes. Even partially crystallized selenium is useless for DCXIDs. Doping with arsenic can retard rate of crystallization, but the exact mechanism for this process is unknown. Unfortunately adding arsenic increases charge-trapping, which reduces the resolution of the DCXID.
Using synchrotron-excited X-ray spectroscopy I have studied the structural and electronic properties of arsenic-doped amorphous selenium. I have identified spectral features which coincide with increasing crystallinity, and increasing arsenic concentration. Further study of this system is on-going.
This research is supported by an NSERC Strategic Grant.
Advanced Oxides
Multiferroics
Pyroxenes
Binary metal-oxides
Oxygen is a key element in many correlated materials, and is an excellent element for soft X-ray spectroscopy. Many metal-oxide systems exhibit interesting properties such as (anti)ferromagnetism, (anti)ferroelectricity, and ferroelasticity.
I am using synchrotron-excited soft X-ray spectroscopy (SXS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the properties of many multiferroics, pyroxenes, and binary metal-oxides.
Iron Pnictide Superconductors
A new class of superconductors was recently discovered based on Fe-As layers. I am using SXS and DFT to study the electronic structure of these materials, helping to identify electron correlation effects, the influence of transition metal dopants, and the physical structure of these materials.
Aromatic Adsorption in Porous Silicon
Porous silicon can trap airborne aromatic molecules in nano-scale pores. These molecules change the surface electronic properties of the silicon. I am using SXS to study the impact of different nitroamide aromatics on the surface electronic structure of porous silicon. This research is aimed at developing solid-state detectors for explosives.
NSERC CGS D3 (September 2010)
NSERC Summer in Taiwan Scholarship (July 2010)
"Local structure of Fe impurity atoms in ZnO: bulk versus surface"
J. A. McLeod, D. W. Boukhvalov, D. A. Zatsepin, R. J. Green, B. Leedahl, L. Cui, E. Z. Kurmaev, I. S. Zhidkov, L. Finkelstein, N. V. Gavrilov, S. O. Cholakh, and A. Moewes J. Phys. Chem. C, 118(2014) 5336-5345.
doi: 10.1021/jp411219z
"Structural defects induced by Fe-ion implantation in TiO2"
B. Leedahl, D. A. Zatsepin, D. W. Boukhvalov, R. J. Green, J. A. McLeod, S. S. Kim, E. Z. Kurmaev, I. S. Zhidkov, N. V. Gavrilov, S. O. Cholakh, and A. Moewes J. Appl. Phys. 115 (2014) 053711.
"X-ray Spectroscopic Study of the Conduction Band of K3:Anthracene and K3:Phenanthrene"
A. L. Pitman, J. A. McLeod, E. Khozeimeh Sarbisheh, E. Kurmaev, J. Muller, and A. Moewes J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (2013) 19616-19621.
"Electronic structure of copper pnictides: Influence of different cations and pnictogens"
J. A. McLeod, E. Z. Kurmaev, I. Perez, V. K. Anand, P. Kanchana Perera, D. C. Johnston, and A. Moewes Phys. Rev. B 88 (2013) 014508.
"Predicting the band gap of ternary oxides containing 3d10 and 3d0metals"
J. A. McLeod, A. Moewes, D. A. Zatsepin, E. Z. Kurmaev, A. Wypych, I. Bobowska, A. Opasinska, and S. O. Cholakh Phys. Rev. B86 (2012) 195207.
"Chemical bonding and hybridization in 5p binary oxides"
J. A. McLeod, N. A. Skorikov, L. D. Finkelstein, E. Z. Kurmaev, and A. Moewes, J. Phys. Chem. C 116:45 (2012) 24248-24254.
doi: 10.1021/jp3077134
"Interplay of Ballistic and Chemical Effects in the Formation of Structural Defects for Sn and Pb Implanted Silica"
R. J. Green, A. Hunt, D. A. Zatsepin, D. W. Boukhvalov, J. A. McLeod, E. Z. Kurmaev, N. A. Skorikov, N. V. Gavrilov, and A. Moewes, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 358 (2012) 3187-3192.
doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2012.09.014
"Band-gap engineering in TiO2-based ternary oxides"
J. A. McLeod, R. J. Green, E. Z. Kurmaev, N. Kumada, A. A. Belik, and A. Moewes, Phys. Rev. B, 85 (2012) 195201
doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.195201
"Oxygen-vacancy-induced ferromagnetism in undoped SnO2 thin films"
G. S. Chang, J. Forrest, E. Z. Kurmaev, A. N. Morozovska, M. D. Glinchuk, J. A. McLeod, A. Moewes, T. P. Surkova, and N. H. Hong,Phys. Rev. B, 85 (2012) 165319
"Effect of 3d-doping on the electronic structure of BaFe2As2"
J. A. McLeod, A. Buling, R. J. Green, T. D. Boyko, N. A. Skorikov, E. Z. Kurmaev, M. Neumann, L. D. Finkelstein, N. Ni, A. Thaler, S. L. Bud'ko, P. C. Canfield, and A. Moewes J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 24(2012) 215501
doi:10.1088/0953-8984/24/21/215501
"Selective Response of Mesoporous Silicon to Adsorbants with Nitro Groups"
J. A. McLeod, E. Z. Kurmaev, P. V. Sushko, T. D. Boyko, I. A. Levitsky, and A. Moewes Chem. Eur. J., 18:10 (2012) 2912
doi:10.1002/chem.201102084
"Spectroscopic characterization of a multiband complex oxide: Insulating and conducting cement 12CaO7Al2O3"
J. A. McLeod, A. Buling, E. Z. Kurmaev, P. V. Sushko, M. Neumann, L. D. Finkelstein, S.-W. Kim, H. Hosono, and A. Moewes, Phys. Rev. B 85 (2012) 045204 (This manuscript was an Editors' Suggestion as a paper of particular importance, interest, and/or clarity.)
"Nature of the electronic states involved in the chemical bonding and superconductivity at high pressure in SnO"
J. A. McLeod, A. V. Lukoyanov, E. Z. Kurmaev, L. D. Finkelstein, and A. Moewes, JETP Letters, 94:2 (2011) 146
doi:10.1134/S0021364011140098
"The electronic structure of lithium metagallate"
N. W. Johnson, J. A. McLeod, and A. Moewes J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 23 (2011) 445501
"Valence Structure of Alkaline and Post-Transition Metal Oxides"
J. A. McLeod, R. J. Green, N. A. Skorikov, L. D. Finkelstein, M. Abu-Samak, E. Z. Kurmaev, and A. Moewes,Proc. SPIE 7940, 79400R (2011) Invited Talk.
doi:10.1117/12.881181
"Band gaps and electronic structure of alkaline-earth and post-transition-metal oxides"
J. A. McLeod, R. G. Wilks, N. A. Skorikov, L. D. Finkelstein, M. Abu-Samak, E. Z. Kurmaev, and A. Moewes, Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 245123
"Electronic structure of BiMO3 multiferroics and related oxides"
J. A. McLeod, Z. V. Pchelkina, L. D. Finkelstein, E. Z. Kurmaev, R. G. Wilks, A. Moewes, I. V. Solovyve, A. A. Belik, and E. Takayama-Muromachi, Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 144103
"Correlation effects in Ni 3d states of LaNiPO"
A. V. Lukoyanov, S. L. Skornyakov, J. A. McLeod, M. Abu-Samak, R. G. Wilks, E. Z. Kurmaev, A. Moewes, N. A. Skorikov, Yu. A. Izyumov, L. D. Finkelstein, V. I. Anisimov, and D. Johrendt, Phys. Rev. B 81(2010) 235121
"Valence Band Structure and X-ray Spectra of Oxygen-Deficient Ferrites SrFeOx"
V. R. Galakhov, E. Z. Kurmaev, K. Kuepper, M. Neumann, J. A. McLeod, A. Moewes, I. A. Leonidov, and V. L. Kozhevnikov, J. Phys. Chem. C 114:11 (2010) 5154
doi:10.1021/jp909091s
"Metal-insulator transition in NiS2−xSex"
J. Kuneš, L. Baldassarre, B. Schächner, K. Rabia, C. A. Kuntscher, Dm. M. Korotin, V. I. Anisimov, J. A. McLeod, E. Z. Kurmaev, and A. Moewes, Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 035122
"Electronic properties of pyroxenes NaCrSi2O6 and NaFeSi2O6"
S. V. Streltsov, J. McLeod, A. Moewes, G. J. Redhammer, and E. Z. Kurmaev, Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 045118
"Contribution of Fe 3d states to the Fermi level of CaFe2As2"
E. Z. Kurmaev, J. A. McLeod, A. Buling, N. A. Skorikov, A. Moewes, M. Neumann, M. A. Korotin, Yu. A. Izyumov, N. Ni, and P. C. Canfield, Phys. Rev. B 80 80 (2009) 054508
"Structural models of FeSex"
E. Z. Kurmaev, J. A. McLeod, N. A. Skorikov, L. D. Finkelstein, A. Moewes, M. A. Korotin, Yu. A. Izyumov, Y. L. Xie, G. Wu and X. H. Chen, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21 (2009) 435702
"Identifying valence structure in LiFeAs and NaFeAs with core-level spectroscopy"
E. Z. Kurmaev, J. A. McLeod, N. A. Skorikov, L. D. Finkelstein, A. Moewes, Yu. A. Izyumov and S. Clarke, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter21 (2009) 345701

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MERS Online Auction
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This year I will be donating a 18″x24″ Limited Edition Canvas print of 'Returning Home' (my painting featuring two orcas cruising the Pasley Islands at sunset) to the Marine Education and Research Society Online Auction/Fundraiser. Visit the Online Auction Webpage to view all the amazing items up for bid! Auction is open March 29 – April 7 2019.
"The Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to promoting conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research, environmental education, and marine wildlife response. We are based on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia and incorporated in 2010.
MERS formed in order to bring together existing marine research and education projects as well as to provide a platform from which to conduct further work.
Our efforts focus on Humpback Whales and Minke Whales off British Columbia's coast. Priorities are studying entanglement rates and foraging strategies. Additional work includes studying Killer Whale foraging success. Education is key to our strategy to reduce risks to marine species. Our work includes the See a Blow? Go Slow! campaign to reduce the risk of collision between whales and boaters and How to Save a Whale which educates about whale entanglement. We conduct workshops for marine naturalists and provide public presentations to increase engagement and positive action for marine life."
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July 5, 2019 | 15:47 » 16:07
Croatia made the first step to enter the euro zone
Eurozone member countries and Denmark are expected to discuss a letter of intent at the upcoming Eurogroup meeting
Foto: Freeimages.com/kipcurr
Croatia sent a letter of intent to enter the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) to eurozone members, Denmark and the European Union institutions, making it the first formal step on the way to introduce the euro as the official currency, the Ministry of Finance and the Croatian National Bank (CNB).
This is the most unusual bus station in the Balkans: In the Croatian village, they made a real library from the bus station (PHOTO)
With a letter of intent, the action plan was delivered where the reforms were described in detail.
It is expected that the eurozone member states and Denmark will discuss the letter of intent at the upcoming Eurogroup meeting.
With successful participation in the exchange rate mechanism for at least two years, Croatia should formally meet the exchange rate criterion of nominal convergence. Other criteria - price stability, the sustainability of public finances and the convergence of interest rates - Croatia has been satisfying for a while, and a prudent monetary and fiscal policy should ensure that it remains, according to the announcement.
In agreement with the EU institutions, Croatia in its letter of intent pledged to implement reforms in six areas: further strengthening the supervision of the banking system by establishing close cooperation between the CNB and the European Central Bank; strengthening the framework for the implementation of macro-prudential policy by introducing an explicit mandate for measures aimed at borrowers; strengthening the framework for the prevention of money laundering; improving the system for collecting, processing and publishing statistical data; improving public sector governance; and the reduction of administrative and financial burden for the economy.
All measures listed in the letter of intent and Action Plan Croatia are to be implemented by mid-2020, after which the EU institutions will assess whether they have been adequately implemented, and it is expected that after gaining a positive assessment, Croatia will start participating in the exchange rate mechanism, reads the Ministry's press release Finance and CNB.
(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)
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Honey Cake & Latkes: Recipes from the Old World by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Survivors
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation
We're awaiting word from the publisher about a reprint date for this book.
Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation.
Out of the tragedy of WWII concentration camps came stories of survivors. Many of them passed down memories of those who were lost—and ways of life which vanished—which were anchored in stories of food and meals.
Here, in more than 100 recipes, survivors share their stories, or are remembered by their children and grandchildren for the dishes that became their signatures.
Eugene Ginter says his mother invented a sandwich of chocolate, black bread, and butter because when she found him after the war he was emaciated and she was trying to fatten him up. Eva Szepezi's Hungarian pancakes with apricot jam recall an apricot tree under which she played with a brother and cousins who did not come back from Auschwitz.
Other recipes are more forward-looking. Eva Kerenyi's cold strawberry soup was a reinvention of cherry soup from her childhood, taking advantage of fruit that was more abundant in America. And it is a recurring theme that the recipes shared here have become centerpieces of family holiday meals.
Most recipes come from Hungarian or Polish families, but there are contributions as well from Ukraine, Romania, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, and Germany. An album of the survivors includes photos from the pre-war era as well as more recent portraits.


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Indole-3-Carbinol for Menopause
by Vorst Canada October 28, 2022
Disclaimer: This content has been produced purely for informational and educational purposes only and is never intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical guidelines including diagnosis, advice, and treatment.
Menopause is challenging that has a ripple effect on all bodily functions when a number of unpleasant symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, and much more occur. The use of indole-3-carbinol for menopause is believed to be beneficial in balancing hormone levels and alleviating menopausal symptoms both in terms of intensity as well as frequency. But does it really help? Keep reading to learn more.
In this article, we'll be exploring the benefits of taking indole-3-carbinol for menopause along with necessary safety precautions. But before we get into how indole-3-carbinol can help with menopause, it's worth knowing the fundamentals of menopause a little bit more. So, let's get started.
Symptoms of menopause
Causes of menopause
What is indole-3-carbinol?
Potential benefits of indole-3-carbinol for menopause
How to use indole-3-carbinol
Menopause is a phase of a woman's life that indicates the end of menstrual cycles. It's a naturally occurring biological process that each and every woman experiences when she reaches her 40s or 50s.
In a menopausal transition, a woman experiences a natural decline in reproductive hormones, particularly estrogen, causing various physical and emotional symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings that also affect sleep, energy level, and mental health.
Dietary supplements such as indole-3-carbinol that help improve estrogen metabolism, and lifestyle modification may provide significant relief.
It takes several months or years for a woman to get into menopause, this phase is called perimenopause. Signs and symptoms may vary from one woman to another and the intensity and frequency may also differ as well.
From perimenopause to menopause, a woman may experience various physical and emotional symptoms including:
Changes in moods
Slowed metabolism
Wight gain
Loss of fullness in breasts
Menopause is typically a result of the natural biological process in which the production of reproductive hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone that regulate menstruation as well as fertility, declines at the age of late 30s or 40s. But certain uncommon causes may also involve in menopause, including:
Primary ovarian insufficiency - a condition where premature menopause occurs before the age of 40 due to the inability of the ovaries to produce enough reproductive hormones.
Oophorectomy - a surgical procedure in which the ovaries are removed.
Cancer therapies - such as radiation or chemotherapy may induce menopause, especially when these therapies are directed at the ovaries.
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a plant compound that is naturally present in cruciferous vegetables such as kale, cabbage, broccoli, and others. When consumed by humans, it is broken down by stomach acid and gets converted into DIM (diindolylmethane), which is a metabolite that is more efficient and better absorbed in the body.
Both I3C and its metabolite DIM can hugely help with relieving a whole variety of female symptoms involved in menopause.
During menopause, the pattern of reproductive hormones, especially estrogen begins to change. Estrogen metabolism is a complex process where the body acts on and modifies estrogen molecules and forms various types of estrogen metabolites. The characteristics of estrogens are immensely changed after they are metabolized. Some of these metabolites show inflammatory, unhappy, reactive, and proliferative effects and are called "bad" estrogens, while others show anti-inflammatory, friendly, calm, and antiproliferative effects and are known as the "good" ones.
Although estrogen starts to decline in menopause, "bad" estrogen metabolites can cause epigenetic changes in DNA, raise inflammation, and alter divisions in cells, all of which contribute to developing a wide range of undesirable menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and increased fat storage.
I3C and its metabolite DIM can positively regulate the metabolism of estrogen by lowering the amount of "bad" estrogen metabolites and increasing the amount of "good" ones. This can help reduce the negative influence of estrogen and hugely help improve menopausal symptoms.
Moreover, the anti-inflammatory properties of I3C can help reduce high levels of inflammation which is also a leading culprit of menopausal symptoms. It can counteract the activities of inflammatory estrogen metabolites and therefore, help prevent and reverse menopausal symptoms induced by inflammation.
Currently, there is no official standard recommendation for I3C supplements. Typically, I3C or DIM supplements come in 200 mg to 400 mg capsules. Starting with a lower dose is always preferred to avoid side effects associated with these supplements, such as headaches and gastrointestinal issues.
Work with a certified naturopathic doctor to determine whether these supplements are right for your specific health conditions or what would be your best method of use.
Both indole-3-carbinol and DIM are generally considered safe and well-tolerated when taken as recommended. Side effects are uncommon and easy to reverse. The most common side effects include stomach upset and symptoms of allergic reactions such as skin rashes and swelling. In higher doses, some people may also experience nausea, tremor, or balance issues.
Besides, like with all dietary supplements, indole-3-carbinol and DIM may impact the way certain medications work, especially those that are broken down by the liver. Therefore, always consider asking a licensed natural medicine expert before starting I3C or DIM supplements, especially if you're on medications for any underlying health conditions.
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a plant chemical that is naturally present in high in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, and many others. The benefits of indole-3-carbinol for menopause seem to come from its estrogen-balancing and anti-inflammatory effects.
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A Magical Castle on the Cliffs of Maine
The historic home offers private oceanfront property and secret gardens
By Isabel Schwab
| Originally Published On October 16, 2017 | Mansion Global
The home is often listed as being one of the most haunted sites in Maine, with the ghost of Beckett said to revisit the castle and cause mayhem.
Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Price: $3.35 million
Royalty may never have lived in this castle, but that doesn't make it any less impressive.
Called "Beckett's Castle," after the eccentric man who built it, the seaside home recently hit the market for the first time since 1981.
The owner, Nancy Harvey, passed away last year and her family is selling the estate. Harvey paid $150,000 for the property, records show, buying it at auction after its previous owner left it in disrepair. According to the listing broker, Tish Whipple of Town and Shore Real Estate, Harvey poured money and love into the home, which was her summer residence. She added a master bedroom suite on the first floor, a carport outside and converted the carriage house into a guest cottage.
"She brought the property back to life," Ms. Whipple said. "She saved it."
Constructed in 1874, the home was the creation of Sylvester Beckett, a Portland-based lawyer and literary figure, who built most of it himself from local stone, according to a 1974 report nominating it to the National Register of Historic Places. The most prominent feature of the building is its 30-foot tower, which serves as its entrance.
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The rest of the home has more of a cozy, cottage feel, with delightful little details like a painted refrigerator in the kitchen and tons of nooks and crannies that Whipple says any child would find "magical."
"It's almost like a fantasy," she said. "This castle in the woods."
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The home comes in at 1,981 square feet, and offers three bedrooms and three bathrooms. There is also a guest home/artist's studio on the property, which has an additional bedroom and bathroom. It sits on a one-acre lot.
Harvey was an avid gardener, and the rose garden she added to the home was featured in books by the British rosarian, Peter Beale. In addition, the home comes with 350 feet of deeded ocean property, which is accessed from the main house by granite steps.
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The home is often listed as being one of the most haunted sites in Maine, with the ghost of Beckett said to revisit the castle and cause mayhem, taking sheets off beds, opening doors and ripping paintings off the walls.
Ms. Whipple said those reports mainly came from its former owner, Robert Lins, who lost the house after failing to pay his taxes. Harvey never had any problems with ghosts, so Ms. Whipple believes "if there is a spirit there, it's benevolent."
Agent: Tish Whipple of Town and Shore Real Estate
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Home Education Malala Yousafzai's Life Story: The Fearless Activist Who Challenged Terrorism With Education
Malala Yousafzai's Life Story: The Fearless Activist Who Challenged Terrorism With Education
Jenny Medeiros
Malala Yousafzai has become a global icon for her fearless efforts advocating for every child's right to education, even while living under increasingly dangerous circumstances.
As a girl born and raised in a country where only boys were allowed an education and the Taliban dominated the law, Malala had very few people on her side as she raised her voice in protest against the extremist force oppressing her people.
After the Taliban attempted to silence her with violence, Malala rose up and chose to fight back with words. This is the awe-inspiring story of a school pupil with a relentless belief in her power to change the world.
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Growing up with a love of words
On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, a city in the Swat District of Pakistan. Her first breath was drawn at home, since her family couldn't afford a hospital birth. She was named "Malala" after Malala of Maiwand, a national folk hero who led local fighters to victory in Afghanistan. Little did her parents know that their daughter would also become a hero for her people in the years to come.
Malala grew up in awe of her father, an activist who believed the lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan's problems. She attended a public school founded by her father and developed a thirst for knowledge from an early age. She adored books and decided she wanted to become a doctor.
But her father sensed early on that his daughter had a gift for something beyond medicine. He encouraged her to think openly and express her political opinions freely. After he had sent her two younger brothers to bed, he and Malala would stay up discussing politics late into the night.
Defying the Taliban as a child
In 2007, when Malala was only ten years old, her beloved hometown began to change as Taliban militants inched closer. Violence soon spread across the Swat Valley and threats rained down on girl-only schools.
As class attendance dwindled for fear of retribution, Malala refused to renounce her right to an education. Her father noticed her passion for standing up against the Taliban's oppressive campaign and took Malala to Peshawar to speak at the local press club. There, she gave an impassioned speech to an audience of newspapers and TV channels. She asked them, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?"
Despite her young age, Malala knew that if she joined everyone else in fearful silence, nothing would change. She didn't need to grow up to do it, she could demand change now. So Malala went out and sought bigger platforms where her voice could promote education for girls.
In late 2008, her father received a petition from BBC Urdu for a student to blog about their life under the Taliban. No one was willing to take the risk, but he knew his daughter would. So, in 2009, at just 11 years old, Malala began to anonymously document the reign of terror that had befallen her hometown. Every week, she passed her handwritten notes on to a reporter, describing everything from her views on education to the horrors brought on by the Taliban military.
Raising her voice above the death threats
During her months of blogging, the Taliban's extremist hold intensified. In her notes, Malala described the sounds of gunshots and mortars at night, the destruction of almost 400 girls' schools, the bodies of beheaded policemen in town, and the widespread bans on television, music, and women's education.
Eventually, the Taliban allowed girls to receive a primary education — but only if they wore burkas. Malala's writing became hopeful, as girls began to trickle back to school. Her blog ended in March 2009. By that time, her experiences had received global attention and she was approached by New York Times reporter Adam B. Ellick to be featured in a documentary.
Cameras followed Malala Yousafzai as she and her family were displaced from their hometown while the Pakistani army moved to regain control of their region. She stayed in the countryside, bored without her books, while her father continued protesting and lobbying for support in Peshawar. It was then that Malala decided she would follow her father into political activism instead of becoming a doctor.
That same year, the documentary was released and gained international coverage. It was revealed that Malala was the student behind the BBC blog and her profile in Pakistan grew. Over the next three years, she and her father became known throughout the country for their fervent campaigning for change. Malala Yousafzai's voice grew louder and, in 2011, she was awarded Pakistan's National Youth Peace Prize.
A violent attempt to silence her
The Taliban were not deaf to Malala's brazen criticism of them, and began to send death threats. They published warnings in the newspaper and slipped menacing notes under the door of her home.
Her father panicked and asked Malala to back down to avoid retaliation, but she refused. Her fear of the Taliban wasn't as strong as her courage. In spite of the looming threat, Malala continued to speak out in support of every girls' right to education and call for change in Swat.
On October 9, 2012, Malala was riding home from school on a bus with her friends when a masked gunman jumped aboard. He brandished a gun at the children and demanded to know which girl was Malala. As her friends turned to look at her, he fired three shots. One bullet hit Malala on the left side of her head, traveling down her neck and embedding itself in her shoulder. Panic ensued as she collapsed and the gunman made his escape.
An ambulance was called and 15-year-old Malala was airlifted to a military hospital in critical condition. After a five-hour operation, the bullet was removed, but she was far from stable. Her organs were failing, an infection had developed, and she was in an induced coma. Offers to treat Malala poured in from around the world, and she was transferred to Germany and then the United Kingdom for treatment.
In January 2013, Malala Yousafzai was finally released from the hospital after having her skull reconstructed and receiving a cochlear implant to restore her hearing. Her life after the shooting was very different. Malala saw herself faced with a choice: retreat to safety, or continue her fight for human rights. She told herself, "Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward."
Recovery and renewed activism
The murder attempt spurred worldwide outrage and protests across Pakistan. A right-to-education bill was passed in her country for the first time, and she now receives global support when promoting her cause.
On July 12, 2013, her 16th birthday, Malala was flown to New York to give a passionate speech at the United Nations, where she urged the world to challenge extremism with education. Later that year, she published her first book, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
Since then, Malala has continued her activism with renewed courage. She has spoken at Harvard University and met with world leaders, including Queen Elizabeth and Barack Obama. In October 2014, at age 17, Malala became the youngest person and only Pakistani to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. In her speech, she dedicated the award to "all the voiceless children who want change." The following year, on her 18th birthday, she opened a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. At the opening, her first words as an adult were a call-to-action for world leaders to invest in "books, not bullets."
With over 40 honorary awards to her name, Malala Yousafzai has become a messenger of peace and a leading spokesperson for girls' right to education. Through her own non-profit Malala Fund, the devoted activist has funded education projects in six countries and keeps raising her voice to empower girls to become agents of change in their communities.
Today, Malala resides in Birmingham, UK, where she has been proudly accepted to Oxford University. There she will study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics to strengthen her influence and further her advocacy for education.
Throughout her youth, Malala has shown exceptional strength and courage in the face of terrorism. The attempt on her life only served to embolden her belief in a better, more equal world. Her voice has brought education to thousands of children and has inspired millions more. Malala Yousafzai is proof that age has no bearing in the fight for what is right, that anyone can and should raise their voice to improve the world around them.
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FMI Releases Quarterly Publication: The Talent Challenge – Winning in the New Reality
By FMI Corporation on March 22, 2016
Raleigh, North Carolina – March 22nd, 2016. FMI Corporation, the leading provider of management consulting, investment banking and people development services to the engineering and construction industry, is pleased to announce the release of its first Quarterly issue for 2016. The publication (co-sponsored by Zurich) comprises a collection of industry insights and strategies focused on one of the engineering and construction industry's biggest challenges: its people.
Chris Daum, FMI's CEO, states, "Today's engineering and construction industry talent challenges are not new. However, we are at a critical inflection point: Ten thousand baby boomers are retiring daily across the U.S., leaving behind an incredible void of knowledge and experience in our industry. And there is no magic bullet to solve this problem anytime soon."
The Quarterly presents a variety of approaches and strategies for confronting talent challenges at different organizational levels. Article topics are organized around four key industry issues:
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VGP - Viet Nam and the Czech Republic have issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's official visit to the European country from April 16-17, 2019.
1. At the invitation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam paid an official visit to the Czech Republic from April 16-17, 2019. Within the visit, Prime Minister held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Andrej Babis, had bilateral meetings with President Milos Deman and Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies Radek Vondracek, attended the Viet Nam-Czech Republic Business Forum, and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic.
2. The bilateral meetings took place in the atmosphere of friendship and mutual understanding. At the talks, the two Prime Ministers informed each other about recent politic and economic situations and priorities of foreign policies of respective countries, exchanged on concrete measures to boost the bilateral ties and discussed on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
3. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Viet Nam always attaches importance to fostering the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with traditional friends in the central Europe, especially the Czech Republic. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc acknowledged the national development achievements gained by the Czech Republic . Prime Minister Andrej Babis highly valued Viet Nam's achievements in economic development and international integration, affirming the Czech Republic's strong desire to promote the friendly and mutually beneficiary relations with Viet Nam.
4. The two sides appreciated the traditional friendship and the positive developments of the two countries' multi-faceted cooperation and pledged to coordinate closely in organizing activities to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties (1950-2020) while standing ready to maintain and enhance the exchange of high-level delegations as well as ministerial and local-level delegations in a bid to deepen the bilateral cooperation across fields.
5. The two sides were delighted at the growth of the bilateral trade, affirming to further strengthen cooperation to improve trade balance. The two sides stressed on the important role of the Viet Nam-Czech Republic Joint Committee on economic cooperation in tapping the economic, trade and investment cooperation opportunities between the two countries. The two sides affirmed that they will thoroughly prepare for the 7th meeting of the Joint Committee which is scheduled to take place in Prague in 2020.
6. The Czech side reiterated support for early signing of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). The two sides concurred that these agreements will help foster the Viet Nam-EU relations in general and the Viet Nam-Czech Republic in particular.
7. The two Prime Ministers said they will press ministries, agencies and partners to promote cooperation in agriculture, science and technology, environment, climate change adaptation, energy, education and training, human resource development in the digital era, culture, tourism, justice, and law, etc. Both sides welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on geology and mining cooperation and a Memorandum of Understanding on standardization, measurement and quality between Viet Nam and the Czech Republic on the occasion of the visit.
8. The two sides highly valued their sound cooperation in defense-security and vowed to further foster cooperation in this area.
9. The two Prime Ministers underlined the significance of opening a direct air route between the two countries and spoke highly of the sides' efforts in launching the route as planned, contributing to beefing up tourism exchange-a potential cooperation sector between the two countries. They expressed their belief that the early signing of a comprehensive agreement on air transport between the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the EU will generate fresh opportunities for the sides' airlines and passengers.
10. The two sides affirmed their commitments to the United Nations multilateral rule-based order and voiced strong support for multilateralism and multilateral trading system. The two sides will strengthen coordination at regional and international organizations and fora, especially the United Nations and the Asia-Europe Meeting. Both sides underlined the importance of maintaining peace and stability, promoting security, safety and freedom of aviation and navigation in the East Sea, and settling disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law, particularly the United Nations Charter and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
11. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended thanks to the Czech side for caring for and supporting the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic. Prime Minister Andrej Babis appreciated the contributions of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic to promoting the friendship between the two countries. The two sides pledged to pay greater attention to their entry and exit procedures.
12. The two sides expressed their pleasure at the outcomes of the official visit to the Czech Republic by the Vietnamese Prime Minister, considering it as an important political event to foster the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between Viet Nam and the Czech Republic.
13. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended sincere thanks to the warm and gracious hospitality from the Czech side. On the occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc invited Prime Minister Andrej Babis to make an official visit to Viet Nam. Prime Minister Andrej Babis accepted the invitation with pleasure./.
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PHP Date Create: Guide to Perfectly Using the Functions
PHP date create is a primary mechanism that can be executed easily with the usage of certain functions that comprise the date_create, mktime() and strtotime() functions. This article will specifically take a look at all the components of these functions that play a role in creating dates.
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Date_create in PHP
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– Example Usage of the strtotime() Function
Date_create is an inbuilt function in PHP that can be used to create a DateTime object with the involvement of a date/time string and time zone. Keep in mind that the default value of that date/time string is the current date and time for the date_create function. This is a valuable function as it can be used to add any day, month, and year to date and time.
The syntax of the date_create function is date_create (time, timezone) and it accepts two parameter values in the PHP create date mechanism. The first one is "time" which is an optional parameter value and is involved in the specification of a date/time string. It is important to note here that its default value corresponds to the current date and time.
The second parameter value, on the other hand, is "time zone" which is also an optional parameter value. It is involved in the specification of the time zone for the relevant time. The default value for this parameter value is the current time zone. The return value of this PHP date function is a new DateTime object that is involved in the specification of the relevant date.
Let's take a look at a simple example in which the date_create function is used to return a new DateTime object. The implementation starts with defining a specific date involving the date_create function. After that, the echo statement and date_format function are used systematically to return the new DateTime object in a specific format:
$date = date_create ("2007-07-19");
echo date_format ($date, "Y/m/d");
In this example, the date_create function is used to return a new DateTime object along with a relevant time zone. For this, a specific date is defined including an appropriate time zone with the usage of the date_create function. Following this, the echo statement is used along with the date_format function to return the new DateTime object and the time zone in a specific format:
$date = date_create ("2007-07-19 06:00:00" , timezone_open ("Europe / Oslo"));
echo date_format ($date , "Y/m/d H:iP");
As an inbuilt function, the mktime() function creates a date by returning the UNIX timestamp for that date in the PHP make date mechanism. A UNIX timestamp involves a long integer that shows the number of seconds that have passed between the UNIX Epoch and the relevant time.
The UNIX Epoch corresponds to the date January 1st, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. It was arbitrarily selected by UNIX engineers as they had to decide a uniform date to start the time for UNIX systems.
The syntax of the mktime() function is int mktime ($hour, $minute, $second, $month, $day, $year, $is_dst). This syntax shows that seven parameter values are accepted by this date function in PHP to create a date and all of them are optional.
The first parameter value is $hour which is involved in the specification of the relevant hour. The $minute parameter value comes after that and specifies the relevant minute before $second which is involved in the specification of the relevant second.
It is followed by the $month, $day, and $year parameter values which are involved in the specifications of the relevant month, day, and year respectively. The last parameter value is $is_dst which is set to 1 when the time is set according to the daylight savings time and 0 when it is not.
The return value of the mktime() function is an integer UNIX timestamp for the created data if the implementation is successful whereas it returns FALSE on error. Exceptions in the implementation include an E_DEPRECATED error in the 5.3.0 version upon the usage of $is_dsta and an E_NOTICE alert to a date/time upon an invalid time zone.
The following example shows how the mktime() function can be used to create a date using its parameter values. Primarily, the mktime() function is placed to enter the values for its parameter values. After that, the echo statement and the date() function are used to return the created date based on the values entered:
$date = mktime (18, 26, 31, 06, 23, 2008);
echo "Here is your created date: " . date ("Y-m-d h:i:sa", $date);
You can execute the PHP create date from string mechanism by using the strtotime() function in PHP. It is an inbuilt function that works by converting an English textual date/time description to the relevant UNIX timestamp. In this way, it converts a string that is readable by humans into a date in the form of its relevant timestamp.
The syntax of the strtotime() function is strtotime (time, now) which shows that it accepts string parameter values in English for the representation of the description of date/time. These are two-parameter values out of which one is mandatory and the other one is optional.
The mandatory one is "time" which is involved in the specification of the English textual date/time description. This description is a representation of the date/time created that has to be returned in seconds from the string which is parsed by the function.
The optional parameter value is "now" which is involved in the specification of the timestamp to create the relevant date. The usage of that timestamp formulates the calculation of the return value. Keep in mind that the output of this function varies as the date/time is not static. The time returned for the created date contains the total seconds corresponding to the UNIX Epoch.
Single Date Created
In the following example, a single date is created with the usage of the strtotime() function. It starts by defining the string with the function and involves the echo statement to return the output. In addition, the date() function is also used so that the English textual date/time can be returned in date format:
$d = strtotime ("06:00am December 26 2008");
echo "Your created date is " . date ("Y-m-d h:i:sa" , $d);
Dates by Defining Multiple Values
This example explains the usage of the strtotime() function in creating multiple dates in a single execution. For this, the implementation defines multiple values so that the relevant strings can be converted to their respective dates. In the end, the echo statement is used so that those dates can be returned:
$d = strtotime ("+2 Months");
echo date ("Y-m-d h:i:sa" , $d) . "<br>";
$d = strtotime ("yesterday");
$d = strtotime ("next Wednesday");
Placing Created Dates in Ranges
There is also a way with which you can place a PHP new date in a range in PHP. In this specific example, the created dates are placed in a specific range that corresponds to a specific date in the future. It involves two values that are defined out of which the first one is the reference date for the range. The second value corresponds to the number of days passed between the current and reference dates:
$d1 = strtotime ("September 26");
$d2 = ceil (($d1 – time()) / 60/60/24);
echo "You have " . $d2 ." days left before 26th of September.";
This article was all about creating dates and it covered some important functions that are used for that purpose. Here are some of the vital points that were discussed about them:
The date_create function creates dates in the form of DateTime objects by involving the relevant date/time string and time zone.
The mktime() function also creates dates by returning their UNIX timestamps as long integers that show the number of seconds elapsed since the UNIX Epoch.
Dates can further be created from their relevant strings with the usage of the strtotime() function.
This function creates dates by converting English textual date/time descriptions to their respective UNIX timestamps.
This is an insightful article for you to practice creating dates in PHP using a range of functions.
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Volume 16, Number 7—July 2010
Zoonotic Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1), Egypt, 2006–2009
Amr Kandeel, Serge Manoncourt, Eman Abd el Kareem, Abdel-Nasser Mohamed Ahmed, Samir El-Refaie, Hala Essmat, Jeffrey Tjaden, Cecilia C. de Mattos, Kenneth C. Earhart , Anthony A. Marfin, and Nasr El-Sayed
Author affiliations: Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt (A. Kandeel, E.A. el Kareem, A.-N. M. Ahmed, S. El-Refaie, H. Essmat, N. El-Sayed); US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo (S. Manoncourt, H. Essmat, J. Tjaden, C.C. de Mattos, K.C. Earhart, A.A. Marfin); US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A.A. Marfin)
Demographic and exposure characteristics for persons with confirmed avian influenza (H5N1), Egypt, 2006–2009
No. (%) persons
Total confirmed cases 63
Deaths 24 (38.0)
Age group, y
0–4 23 (36.5)
5–14 11 (17.5)
2 (3.0)
Exposure (no. persons)*
Exposure to a confirmed human case before illness (63) 4 (6.3)
Occupational (63) 4 (6.3)
Exposure to likely infected backyard flocks (63) 57 (90.5)
No known exposure (63) 2 (3.2)
Consumption of raw or undercooked poultry products (61) 0
Exposure to likely infected backyard flocks (41)
Recently purchased domestic poultry from market/seller (41) 12 (29.2)
Recently purchased poultry became ill (12) 7 (58.3)
Noted illness or death among their birds (41) 33 (80.5)
Bred birds (27) 14 (51.8)
Slaughtered birds in past 10 d (27) 13 (48.1)
Defeathered birds in past 10 d (27) 13 (48.1)
*Denominators vary for each exposure because data were not available for all persons.
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Page reviewed: March 02, 2011
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Mendix release updated version low-code platform
The software development company, Mendix, announces the release of an updated version of its low and no-code platform.
It's hoped that the new platform, aimed at citizen developers and IT professionals alike, will enable users to collaborate with each other and build on their skills in businesses and projects.
The integrated development environment has been named Mendix Studio and Studio Pro.
Low and no-code application allows anybody to have access to software development, regardless of skill-set. It also encourages a quicker development process in the outcome of work.
"Developing our application on Mendix was about giving our customers the self-service access to their finances on every channel they use without having to write and maintain multiple code bases," said Joost Landman, business architect at Rabobank.
The development of the app
Medix Assist has also been built into their update. This is a second-generation AI-enabled development tool that boasts 95% accuracy to improve software quality, whilst also streamlining professional developer productivity.
The progress in the algorithm for this app came from data taken from 5 million application models in 15 companies over 10 years.
Building a native mobile app
The company has also made the ability to foster a native mobile app using low code in a world first. The platform allows anyone without software training to develop apps for mobile devices.
Mendix is able to complete this expansion by incorporating low code ideas of iOS, Android, Java, and Objective-C programming into Mendix Studio Pro.
By enabling users to have this ability, Mendix hopes that it will drive innovation and give power to the workforce as well as increasing customer engagement.
The company wants to collaborate and develop skills in chatbots, native mobile, virtual reality, conversational apps, a range of augmented and virtual reality, and wearables.
How low code helps the professionals
Part of development in the software of this nature is to not just help with untrained citizens, but with those that work in IT too.
They claim that the benefit for trained software developers with version 2.0 is that they can quicken repetitive tasks and avoid errors.
"What Mendix is doing with AI-assisted development is where we see the future of low-code going. It's not just about helping new developers, it's another path to accelerating enterprise application delivery," said Frank DeGeorge, CTO & partner at Impact Networking.
Mendix says that with IT professionals lacking the time, staff and recourses to deal with the growing demand for digital application, low code enables people of any knowledge to grow their own skillset in software development. Ultimately, helping to close the gap with technical and non-technical businesses and bring forth empowerment.
"With Mendix, we're able to include people from across our organization in building the software we need. We're not limited by siloes. Business users and professional developers collaborate on one platform to build the solutions we need," said Steve Ledwith, vice president of engineering, eXp Realty.


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Contentbox is an open-source decentralized blockchain cryptocurrency project focused upon audio and video content. It solves the problem of monetizing the content, which is a very problematic issue for all content creators.
When Contentbox started to cooperate with CastBox in 2018, the project gained a great promotion which helped to raise the startup to a higher level. CastBox is an audio platform with over 50 million pieces of audio content and 15 million users from 135 countries. Being the founding member of the platform, it significantly contributes to the development of Contentbox. Contentbox plans to create a dApp of Castbox, which is designed to find, save, download, and listen to podcasts.
Contentbox Foundation Ltd. is a company standing behind the project. It's a non-profit entity founded in Singapore in 2018 by a former Google's app monetization expert Renee Wang. The location was chosen due to the friendliness of Singapore's regulations towards blockchain projects. Renee Wang sold her home to fund the company.
The goals of the project
The problem Contentbox is trying to solve appeared due to explosive growth of the digital content industry and subsequent development of content platforms. Taking into account a huge share of audio and video streaming in all the Internet traffic (70%!), the industry can't develop properly until numerous questions are solved including fairness issues. The creators of digital content and their distributors, advertisers, and consumers always face challenges of this kind, so they need a solution to deal with them - this is exactly what ContentBox offers.
The Contentbox platform
Users of the ContentBox ecosystem will gain the following features: a shared content pool, a shared user pool, and a unified payout system. A highly demanded digital infrastructure is created on the basis of the platform. The system alleviates innovation, cooperation and development issues for its stakeholders. The company offers a more efficient method for web and mobile applications to share digital content efficiently, while all payments are made directly without intermediaries. The platform alleviates negotiation over the payment terms giving 15% of income to content creators and sharing the rest of the revenue between the streaming platforms, for instance, Facebook or YouTube.
The platform creates the system of financial rewards for activities promoting the content on the platform and making it more visible for other members.
ContentBox mainnet was launched at the end of 2019 to function as a decentralized marketplace offering transparency, lower costs caused by the lack of third parties and better payment liquidity thanks to automated blockchain-based processing. The tokenization of incentives helps to promote the content. The platform can also be utilized as a crowdfunding service that can help independent content creators raise funds for the production of films and other types of content.
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ContentBox includes the following components: BOX payout provides security and speed of multiparty payments; BOX passport is an identity and attribution service based on blockchain that operates between different apps; BOX Unpack is an app interface developed for partners who work over the digital content apps.
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BOX is a native utility token of the Contentbox Platform and a core component of the ecosystem. It is designed to be a fuel for the platform. BOX was issued as an ERC-20 coin. When the main net of BOX Payout will be launched, the ERC20 token will be converted to the chain token at a 1:1 ratio.
The Contentbox ICO started on June 1, 2018. The company hit the hard cap of 30,000 ETH in about 3 weeks via private sale, therefore, no public ICO/crowdsale was arranged. It was funded by 12 major investors including Sora Ventures, Sky9 Capital, LinkVC, Dimension11, IDG Token Fund, SIG Token fund and Iconic Shen Bo (one of the founders of Fenbushi Capital). The company distributed the cap evenly among investors (500 ETH per investor), therefore there is no lead investor in the company.
The BOX token
BOX is a utility token that is used for purchasing services within the ContentBox ecosystem. The tokens can be earned via Bounty and Airdrop programs. With its help, it's possible, for instance, to buy a premium membership and to participate in contests within the app. Also, the content creators can use their coins to promote their own content. Tokens are available for purchase on Bitfinex, Huobi Global, DDEX, Yobit, Idex, and ZBG.
BOX allocation
25% is used for presale and targets investors with a locking period of up to 6 months. 15% goes to the R&D team that gets rewards and to the open-source contributors with a four-year vesting period. 30% is given for ecosystem incentives to motivate the participants. 20% goes to the foundation intending to protect the BOX token from speculation and to support the Foundation operations. 10% is allocated for bounty programs and backing of partnerships with audio/video sites or mobile apps.
As for the proceeds, the resources are allocated in the following way: 50% for R&D, 25% - for marketing and promotion, 15% - for legal, auditing and compliance issues and 10% - for general and administrative expenditures.
The Contentbox Team
ContentBox was founded by Renee Wang, a founder, and CEO of CastBox. She launched CastBox in 2016 and gathered a team of 60 talented specialists. She also worked at Google's global mobile advertising team.
The key figures in the company are highly experienced specialists with entrepreneurial, academic and technical backgrounds. The team includes the personnel from CastBox, for instance, Alex He (CTO), a co-founder of CastBox.Previously, he acquired huge experience working for such global giants as Motorola, Xiaomi, and Borqs, where he managed the teams of over 100 employees and was engaged in mobile software research and developments.
Hu Gang, Chief Crypto Officer, and Contentbox CTO is a system architect and engineer with immense experience in building web and mobile applications. Dr. Xiaohui Liu, a blockchain scientist, the owner of one patent and 9 papers in international premier conferences, specializes in distributed networking protocols. Being a former Research Scientist at Facebook, he still manages 2 Facebook open source projects.
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Fantasy Worth Reading: Ravage of the Revenants #BookReview #LitRPG #fantasybooks #booklovers
Book Review, Fantasy, Science Fiction Books / By M Pax / July 18, 2022 June 14, 2022
Ravage of the Revenants by Christine Rains is the second book in the Khthonia series. Like the first, this novel transported me to a magical land with elves, giants, orcs, dwarves, fae, humans, and creatures. If you're looking for an escape and an enjoyable one, get this book on your Kindle today.
The characters are well-formed with flaws and strengths. And, as it turns out in this sequel, they don't all have the same goal. Not everyone in Nora's party wants to get home. They take us through the land and troubles of Khthonia through their stories.
As in any enthralling story, the plot thickens and builds to a fantastic battle. I doubt the author wrote this story with my favorite game world in mind (as mine is a computer game and not a tabletop game), but that's what I picture as I read, and I love that. Which means, you don't have to be a gamer with dice to easily follow this story and the nuances.
The ending is satisfying and leaves a large crack for the next book in the series. I can't wait for it! So, yes, I recommend this book.
Everyone knows if you split the party, the players will die.
But what if it's the only way to discover who the villain might be?
Nora Quinn has spent years honing her mystery solving skills, and when the game calls for several days of gathering information, she's excited to uncover who the evil necromancer is. She plays Essaerae, an elven bard who is at home with the aristocrats of Willowbright Woods and political maneuvering. Yet her friends are not. They're enjoying their new lives trapped in the dark fantasy world of Khthonia and finding the way home is no longer a priority, especially if it means hours of tedious investigating.
Assassins set their sights on the heroes and undead attack the city. Someone on the esteemed Council is likely the necromancer, and to end the curse on Khthonia, the players must unmask them. Nora's left to figure the puzzle out on her own. The problem is, if she splits from the party, she will die.
A fantasy LitRPG/GameLit for fans of table-top role-playing games.
#Fantasy Worth Reading: A Shudder of Specters #BookReview
Book Review, Fantasy, Science Fiction Books, Speculative Fiction / By M Pax / March 15, 2022 February 26, 2022
If you're looking for a delicious escape, Shudder of Specters: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure by Christine Rains is a novel you'll want to add to your Kindle ASAP.
The story is fun and fast-paced, and it was easy to place myself in the setting. The characters and plot caught my attention from page one and didn't let go. Eagerly, I returned to this book every night and turned the pages longer than I should have (on a work night).
The premise: A usual game night turns into most players' fantasy-actually living in the game world.
A fan of the Elder Scrolls, it was easy for me to slip into the world and envision the monsters, the adventure, and the characters. I've not read a book in this genre before but now I will look for more.
And great news! I know Christine Rains is about to publish the second book in this series. Awesome for me and my Kindle.
So, yes, I would recommend this book. A lot. Well, if you want to actually enjoy what you're reading. You can find it on AMAZON
In every one of their games, the bard dies first.
But this time, she may be the only one who can save them all.
Nora Quinn wants to play a bard like no other seen before, and the newest table-top role-playing game is the perfect chance to show off her skills. Yet when Nora and her friends find themselves in the dark fantasy world of Khthonia, she struggles to be any type of bard at all. There, things aren't as straightforward as the games she's used to playing.
If she and her friends want to get back to the real world, then Nora has to lift the curse plaguing Khthonia for over a century. The fate of the realm and their way home rest in Nora's hands, but will she survive when the bard is always the first to die?