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using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace IBM.Watson.Assistant.V2.Model
{
    /// <summary>
    /// RuntimeResponseGenericRuntimeResponseTypeSearch.
    /// </summary>
    public class RuntimeResponseGenericRuntimeResponseTypeSearch : RuntimeResponseGeneric
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The type of response returned by the dialog node. The specified response type must be supported by the
        /// client application or channel.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty("response_type", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
        public new string ResponseType
        {
            get { return base.ResponseType; }
            set { base.ResponseType = value; }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// The title or introductory text to show before the response. This text is defined in the search skill
        /// configuration.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty("header", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
        public new string Header
        {
            get { return base.Header; }
            set { base.Header = value; }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// An array of objects that contains the search results to be displayed in the initial response to the user.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty("primary_results", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
        public new List<SearchResult> PrimaryResults
        {
            get { return base.PrimaryResults; }
            set { base.PrimaryResults = value; }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// An array of objects that contains additional search results that can be displayed to the user upon request.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty("additional_results", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
        public new List<SearchResult> AdditionalResults
        {
            get { return base.AdditionalResults; }
            set { base.AdditionalResults = value; }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// An array of objects specifying channels for which the response is intended. If **channels** is present, the
        /// response is intended for a built-in integration and should not be handled by an API client.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty("channels", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
        public new List<ResponseGenericChannel> Channels
        {
            get { return base.Channels; }
            set { base.Channels = value; }
        }
    }
}


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Cases from the Community: Investigators Discuss the Role of PARP Inhibition in the Care of Actual Patients with Ovarian Cancer (Faculty Presentations)
Released May 2021
Featuring slide presentations and related discussion from Drs Susana Banerjee, Richard T Penson and Shannon Westin. (Video Program)
This activity is intended for gynecologic oncologists, medical oncologists, gynecologists and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of gynecologic cancers.
Appraise guideline recommendations, consensus statements and clinical investigator perspectives regarding the indications for and selection of genetic testing platforms in ovarian cancer (OC), and use the results of these assessments to guide long-term treatment.
Evaluate the FDA approval of olaparib as maintenance therapy after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with advanced OC harboring a deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA germline or somatic mutation, and counsel appropriate individuals regarding personalized treatment recommendations.
Recognize the recent FDA approval of niraparib as first-line maintenance therapy for patients with advanced OC with or without BRCA mutations, and identify individuals for whom treatment with this agent may be appropriate.
Understand the biologic rationale for and available data with the use of PARP inhibitors in combination with anti-angiogenic agents, and discern how this strategy affects current therapeutic algorithms.
Appreciate available clinical trial data with PARP inhibition in combination with front-line chemotherapy and then as maintenance treatment for patients with newly diagnosed OC, and evaluate the potential role of this novel therapeutic approach.
Assess available clinical trial data with and approved indications for FDA-endorsed PARP inhibitors for patients with recurrent, platinum-sensitive and multiple regimen-refractory OC in order to personalize care plans incorporating these agents.
Recognize the toxicities associated with PARP inhibitors commonly used in the care of patients with OC, and offer supportive management strategies to minimize or ameliorate these side effects.
Develop an understanding of the rationale for, emerging data with and potential clinical roles of combining PARP inhibitors with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies, and counsel appropriate patients about the availability of and participation in research studies.
This CME activity consists of a video component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, watch the video, complete the Post-test with a score of 100% and fill out the Educational Assessment and Credit Form located at ResearchToPractice.com/GynOnc21/Presentations/CME.
Research To Practice (RTP) is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education. We assess conflicts of interest with faculty, planners and managers of CME activities. Conflicts of interest are identified and resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process. In addition, all activity content is reviewed by both a member of the RTP scientific staff and an external, independent physician reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.
FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant conflicts of interest, which have been mitigated through a conflict of interest mitigation process:
Susana Banerjee, MBBS, MA, PhD
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Research Lead, Gynecological Cancers
Reader in Women's Cancers
The Institute of Cancer Research
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Consulting Agreements, Advisory Boards and Lectures: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Clovis Oncology, Epsilogen, Genmab, GlaxoSmithKline, ImmunoGen Inc, Merck Serono, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, Mersana Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Tesaro, A GSK Company; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, GlaxoSmithKline, Tesaro, A GSK Company, Verastem Inc.
Richard T Penson, MD, MRCP
Clinical Director, Medical Gynecologic Oncology
Advisory Committee: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Care4ward (unpaid), Clovis Oncology, Curio Science, Eisai Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Janssen Biotech Inc, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Lumos Pharma, Merck, Mersana Therapeutics, Nexus Group Global, Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sutro Biopharma, Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tesaro, A GSK Company, Vascular Biogenics; Contracted Research: Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Eisai Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi Genzyme, Tesaro, A GSK Company, Vascular Biogenics; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
Shannon N Westin, MD, MPH
Director, Early Drug Development
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Consulting Agreements: Agenus Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, CIRCULOGENE, Clovis Oncology, Eisai Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Tesaro, A GSK Company, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Path, Clovis Oncology, Cotinga Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Novartis, Tesaro, A GSK Company; Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Committee: Xenetic Biosciences Inc.
MODERATOR — Dr Love is president and CEO of Research To Practice. Research To Practice receives funds in the form of educational grants to develop CME activities from the following companies: AbbVie Inc, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amgen Inc, Array BioPharma Inc, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, BeiGene Ltd, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Clovis Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Epizyme Inc, Exact Sciences Inc, Exelixis Inc, Five Prime Therapeutics Inc, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Grail Inc, Halozyme Inc, Helsinn Healthcare SA, ImmunoGen Inc, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite, A Gilead Company, Lilly, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Novartis, Novocure Inc, Oncopeptides, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi Genzyme, Seagen Inc, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc, Taiho Oncology Inc, Takeda Oncology, Tesaro, A GSK Company, Turning Point Therapeutics Inc and Verastem Inc.
This activity is supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Merck.
Expiration date: May 2022
Genetic Testing in Ovarian Cancer: Integration of PARP Inhibitor Maintenance into the Management of Newly Diagnosed BRCA Mutation-Positive Ovarian Cancer
— Susana Banerjee, MBBS, MA, PhD
Clinical Utility of PARP Inhibitor Maintenance in Patients with BRCA Wild-Type Advanced Ovarian Cancer
— Richard T Penson, MD, MRCP
PARP Inhibitors in Combination with Immunotherapeutic and Chemotherapeutic Agents in the Management of Advanced Ovarian Cancer
— Shannon N Westin, MD, MPH

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The London Eye 'put a ring on it'
Wednesday February 10th 2016
Alice Wilkinson contacted the London Eye last week, just ahead of Valentine's Day, to set up the epic proposal. The London Eye illuminated as a giant engagement ring in classic diamond solitaire style, just as Alice popped the question, as the couple stood across the river on the North Bank.
Alice said: "I've known from day one that Ben is the 'one', it is a bit rare for the girl to propose but I wanted to make sure my proposal was one to remember. When we've talked about getting engaged, we agreed the proposal should be unusual - I think I've achieved this as the whole of London can now see our engagement ring – and of course I am super delighted that he said yes!"
Ben said: "I was blown away by the proposal and never in a million years did I think Alice would manage to pull something like this off. The London Eye looks incredible and to think this is all for me has really taken my breath away."
Stephanie Francis from the London Eye said: "Love was definitely in the air tonight. As in the words of Beyoncé, we 'put a ring on it' (the Coca-Cola London Eye) this Valentine's Day!
"We are delighted for Alice and Ben and honoured that Alice chose the Coca-Cola London Eye as the location for her very memorable and special proposal. We wish them a very happy future together and look forward to welcoming them back for an unforgettable engagement party – and possibly even their wedding!"


Cartizze is the most prestigeous cru in the Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG area. A very small area, approximately 270 acres, these vineyards lying between the steepest hills of San Pietro di Barbozza and Santo Stefano in Valdobbiadene county. In the "Cartizze Alto" vineyards there's a perfect combination of exposure, morainic, and sandstone soil which allows a rapid drainage of rain water. The incredibly steep slope of the hillside provides natural protection from the elements. All these factors result in prosecco grapes that produce a unique and truly sumptuous sparkling wine. Impressions of white peach and apricot, with a hint of apple, accompany a silky, smooth, lingering finish with hints of glazed almonds.
This sparkling is the perfect conclusion to an important dinner, with desserts, from short pastries to fruit tarts and sweetened focaccia (flat soft bread). It's an excellent match with cheeses, and it also surprisingly pairs with shellfish, such as lobster, crab and sea scallops.
Perfectly served at 43/44 °F.


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Die Schichtfugenhöhle bei Frohnleiten befindet sich in  im Kugelstein nördlich des Hauptortes von Deutschfeistritz und westlich von Badl, Steiermark in Österreich.

Lage
Die Schichtfugenhöhle befindet sich am nördlichen Hang des Kugelsteins zwischen der Überhangshöhle im Westen und der Nischenhöhle im Osten. Der Zugang zur Höhle befindet sich in einer Felswand, rund 6 Meter über der Straße welche um den Kugelstein herum nach Peggau führt.

Beschreibung
Die rund 10 Meter lange Schichtfugenhöhle hat einen 10,6 Meter breiten und 1,6 Meter hohen Eingang. Ein leicht ansteigender Gang, welcher etwa gleich hoch und breit wie das Höhlenportal ist führt 3 bis 4 Meter in den Berg hinein. Die Höhle befindet sich an einer nach Nordwesten verlaufenden Schichtfläche des Schöcklkalkes.

Der Höhlenboden besteht nur im nördlichen Teil aus Lehmablagerungen und ist ansonsten felsig.

Quellen

Geographie (Frohnleiten)
Grazer Bergland
Orographie des Einzugsgebiets Mur

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I have my device connected and working but can not get it to link to any RF remote. I double tap the little switch as directed in the instructions but the led does not flash red. Any help appreciated.
I've opened the device and can confirm the RF module is present. There is a switch on the RF module, anyone know what this does?
I've been told by developers that normal pairing should work or I can open the shell and press the 433MHz module for more than 2s to enter pairing mode. If this doesn't work it's a faulty device. Neither worker for mine so I got a refund. I'm now using the new Alexa skill so no need for the RF.
I've bought two Sonoff RF units with remotes. Both connect to WiFi ok, BUT neither pair with 433MHz remote using instructions provided. ie. press button twice rapidly to place in pairing mode. No red LED and no pairing. I tried pressing button on RF board for 2 sec (as per post by Mike), but still no result. I note there has been no response from ITEAD - this is very frustrating!! I have attached a photo of the unit I have. CAN SOMEONE FROM ITEAD PLEASE RESPOND.
I have the same problem and i did exactly the same you did. Now Im asking ebay seller to refund. Sonoff have a problem with this units and is not recognizing it.
You need to click very quickly 2 times to write. 3 times to erase from memory.
I believe we know all the procedure now.
I tried with 5 different remote controls but nothing.
And iteadstudio continues to not respond.
It does not seem to me to behave correctly.
It does work guys but you have to use the correct remote(theirs) the receiver chip is nit universal so it will not work with any 433 RF remote. Hope this helps.
The remote controls work perfectly with the 4ch pro but are ignored by RF.
You need to know what remote control are compatible, or how to install a compatible receiver so you can use a single remote control. Externally they all look the same.


TITUSVILLE, NJ, June 14, 2018 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced results from the MERCURY PE study, which showed that people with low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) and discharged from the emergency department had significantly reduced time in the hospital and a median savings of $2,496 in per patient costs, compared to standard of care in-patient treatment. Results from MERCURY PE, which evaluated the benefits of treating patients with low-risk PE with XARELTO® and discharging them early from the emergency department to complete treatment at home, were published in Academic Emergency Medicine.
"Every year, U.S. health care systems spend more than two billion dollars to manage patients with pulmonary emboli," said principal study investigator W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP, FACC, Associate Chair and Research Director, Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. "By avoiding hospitalizations that are not clinically necessary and transitioning patients with low-risk PE to out-patient treatment with XARELTO®, we've seen significant cost savings, which could help alleviate the burden on health care systems."
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot in a deep vein, and PE, a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when a blood clot travels to the lung. Of the approximately 900,000 Americans who experience a VTE each year[i], more than 250,000 are diagnosed with PE in the emergency department[ii]. Hospitals across the United States have varying protocols for managing PE, but standard of care typically requires people to be admitted for treatment, which drives up costs and substantially increases hospital-acquired conditions and infections[iii],[iv]. While people with more severe PE have higher mortality rates, the 30-day mortality rate of low-risk PE is less than one percent[v].
MERCURY PE met its primary efficacy endpoint, with XARELTO® leading to significantly reduced time in the hospital due to VTE or bleeding within 30 days after randomization compared with the standard of care (mean duration of 4.8 vs. 33.6 hours, respectively; 95% CI; p<0.0001). The mean difference of length of stay between the two groups was 28.8 hours. Of note, there was no recurrence of VTE or VTE-related death or any significant differences in the bleeding-related hospitalizations or physician visits within 90 days from randomization in either group, though this outcome should be interpreted with caution, as the study was significantly underpowered to detect any such differences.
"We're proud to have pioneered this groundbreaking research, which was the first prospective randomized trial to confirm the benefit of discharging patients with low-risk PE early from the hospital and completing treatment at home," said Paul Burton, MD, PhD, FACC, Vice President, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. "We expect that this XARELTO® study will prompt physicians to reconsider how patients with low-risk PE are managed."
Patients with low-risk PE were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to open label XARELTO® or standard of care within 12 hours of diagnosis. Patients randomized to XARELTO® were discharged from the emergency department within 24 hours and were instructed to take XARELTO® 15 mg twice daily for 21 days, then XARELTO® 20 mg once daily until the study was completed. Patients randomized to standard of care were treated per local hospital protocol, which could include hospitalization and any U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved anticoagulant strategy, including XARELTO®.
The mean length of initial and subsequent hospitalizations for any reason was shorter for patients who were discharged early on XARELTO® within 90 days from randomization compared to those receiving standard of care (p=0.024; 19.2 hours vs. 43.2 hours, respectively).
There was no major bleeding in either group within 90 days from randomization, although two patients reported clinically relevant non-major bleeding, one in each group. There were no deaths due to bleeding in the study.
Overall, early discharge on XARELTO® was markedly less expensive than standard of care. The cost associated with the emergency room visit and any subsequent hospitalization at the time of PE diagnosis and the total costs were $2,638 (p<0.001) and $2,496 (p<0.001) less with XARELTO®.
MERCURY PE builds on prior research, including a June 2015 study published in Academic Emergency Medicine showing that 106 patients with low-risk PE or DVT, when prescribed XARELTO® and immediately discharged, had no recurrent events while on therapy. Additionally, no major or clinically relevant bleeding events were observed. A companion study found patients with low-risk PE or DVT who were prescribed XARELTO® had significantly lower medical costs than those admitted and given standard treatment.
The clinical and economic benefits demonstrated in the MERCURY-PE trial have been confirmed in more than 3,100 U.S. patients in a real-world study, showing that XARELTO® resulted in a significant one-day reduction in hospital length of stay and significantly lower total healthcare costs (approximately $2,000).
Patient satisfaction, both with out-patient and in-patient care, was also analyzed using Likert scales and the Anti-Clot Treatment Score (ACTS). On the Likert scales, most patients in both groups indicated they were "very satisfied" with their care, but numerically more patients taking XARELTO® preferred to receive outpatient care (50 percent) compared to slightly less than half of patients receiving in-patient standard of care (47.5 percent). The ACTS measured the patient's perspective on the burden of treatment, with more patients taking XARELTO® reporting it was "not at all" burdensome compared to those receiving standard of care (64.4 percent vs. 54.4 percent).
MERCURY PE was a randomized, open label, parallel-group, multicenter trial conducted at 35 hospitals across the U.S. Adult patients who arrived at the emergency department with confirmed, low-risk PE (defined by the absence of any Hestia criteria) were eligible for enrollment. Of the 114 patients randomized, 99 completed the study (44 in the XARELTO® group and 55 in the standard of care group). Patients who did not complete the study were mainly lost to follow-up or adverse events. Analyses were conducted by intention-to-treat basis, regardless of the anticoagulant used.
The primary efficacy outcome was the total amount of time spent in the hospital (in hours) for VTE or bleeding events in the 30 days after randomization. Hospital readmissions for reasons unrelated to VTE were excluded. The primary safety outcome was major bleeding within 90 days. Secondary efficacy endpoints included 90-day rates of new/recurrent VTE, VTE-related death, unplanned hospital or physician office visits for VTE or bleeding, total length of initial or subsequent hospitalizations for any reason, patient-reported satisfaction, and total costs of care. A secondary safety endpoint was clinically relevant non-major bleeding based on International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) definitions.
MERCURY PE also had a few limitations, including sample size (study enrolled 114 of a planned 300 patients), exclusion bias based on subjective evaluation of hemodynamic stability and ability to adhere to protocol, and potential bias due to inability to blind patients to their admission status.
MERCURY PE is part of the EXPLORER program, which is unmatched by any oral anticoagulant in the Factor Xa inhibitor class in its size, scope and ambition. A collaborative effort between Janssen and its development partner Bayer, EXPLORER seeks to generate important clinical evidence on the safety and efficacy of XARELTO® and its potential role in addressing critical unmet medical needs. A number of the studies in the program are designed to seek additional indications or expand the label for XARELTO® to benefit more patients in need of additional therapies for their cardiovascular disease. By the time of its completion, more than 275,000 patients will have participated in the EXPLORER clinical development program, other completed and ongoing clinical trials, investigative registries and non-interventional studies.
[i] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Venous thromboembolism (blood clots); Data and statistics. 2015. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/data.html.
[ii] Schissler AJ, Rozenshtein A, Schluger NW, Einstein AJ. National trends in emergency room diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, 2001–2010: a cross-sectional study. Respiratory Research 2015;16:44.
[v] Kahler ZP, Beam DM, Kline JA. Cost of Treating Venous Thromboembolism With Heparin and Warfarin Versus Home Treatment With Rivaroxaban. Acad Emerg Med 2015;22:796-802.


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The Tall Man Cometh
City Leaders Announce 'Dramatic Expansion' of Paid Sick Leave Law
By Jill Colvin • 01/17/14 5:21pm
Public Advocate Tish James, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito rolled out their first legislative push this afternoon, announcing a bill that will extend mandatory paid sick leave coverage to an additional half-million New Yorkers later this year.
The effort resurrects the original version of a bill that was bottled up for three years by former Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and would force businesses with five or more employees to provide their workers five paid days of leave each year, beginning April 1.
During his campaign, Mr. de Blasio had repeatedly criticized Ms. Quinn–then a contender in the race who was worried about the potential impact on small businesses in a still fragile economy–for dragging her feet on the bill and then passing a watered-down version that was set to apply to businesses with 20 or more workers in April. But, as Public Advocate Tish James noted today, "Politics matter and elections have consequences."
"We've talked a lot about the tale of two cities. Our goal is to create one city where everyone can rise together, and this is one of the steps we have to take to make that possible," said Mr. de Blasio, speaking on crowded block in Bushwick, Brooklyn, at an outdoor event that felt more like a campaign rally than a press conference. "In a troubled economy, people need more paid sick leave even more to protect their families."
Bill de Blasio and Melissa Mark-Viverito at the restaurant used for today's event. (Photo: Mayor's office/Twitter)
Touting the change as a "dramatic expansion" of current law, Mr. de Blasio went on to address critics who nonetheless worry the bill will scale back hiring or encourage companies to hire part-time workers instead of full-time ones.
"I think that small business owners … will quickly recognize that this going to be a good thing for the business, a good thing for the customers, a good thing for the people that work in the business, a good thing for our society," he said.
The pair also dismissed criticism from some council members who were caught off guard when they found out only late last night about today's announcement, arguing that it was no surprise to anyone that both intended to pass the bill.
"There was no deal struck. This is a conversation that has been going on for many years with regards to bringing back the expansion of this bill to its original form," Ms. Mark-Viverito told Politicker, rejecting the premise of a backroom deal. "It will be introduced by the council. It will be vetted at the council committee hearings. It will get a hearing. There will be a debate. There will be dialogue. So so it's [an] extremely transparent process."
"Look, this is again the fourth year of a conversation. I just want to emphasize. I really hope all my colleagues in the media will note that fact. A lot of us have been engaged in this discussion with business owners over one, two, three four years," argued Mr. de Blasio, counting the numbers out on fingers.
Additionally, though today's event was rather chummy–it featured constant jokes between Mr. de Blasio, Ms. Mark-Viverito, Ms. James and a fourth citywide official, Comptroller Scott Stringer–Ms. Mark-Viverito cautioned that this just happened to be an issue they'd worked together on for a long time.
"While there will be plenty of times where Mayor de Blasio and I disagree on an issue," she said, "this is one where we have agreed for a long, long time. This is the kind of progressive change that can happen when the mayor and the city council share the same priorities and values."
Filed Under: Politics, Bill de Blasio, Bill de Blasio, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Paid Sick Leave, The Tall Man Cometh, sick days, days off
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After a long, gray winter, the bright blue skies of spring are a welcome sight! While we may be thrilled with the rising temperatures, they can lead to large amounts of melting snow and ice in a short amount of time, leading to excess flood waters! Add in the typical spring rains, and it's the perfect recipe for home water damage.
As spring brings in the new flowers and warm weather, it's important to prepare your home against the potential flood waters! Use the following tips to keep your house nice and dry.
Move any excess snow. Snow that has piled and compacted against your home can easily melt and make its way directly into your basement. Start by clearing away the snow from your foundation and move it at least 5 feet away from your home – leaving plenty of room for it to safely melt.
Check on gutters and downspouts. Once winter passes and snow starts to melt, gutters and downspouts are the perfect catchall for dirt, debris, leaves, sticks, etc. and these can cause major blockages that will keep water from flowing freely off of your roof. Clear out your gutters to prevent water from leaking through your ceilings and, if necessary add an extension to your downspout to be certain water is draining far enough away from your home.
Check your landscaping. This step depends on the cooperation of the weather, but if it is nice enough, check the grade of your landscape. Ensure that the land surrounding your home is conducive for water to drain away from your foundation, and regrade if you find it to be the opposite.
Cover window wells. Covering your window wells will keep away melting snow and ice, and will let natural light into your basement! Two great uses with one product!
Install a sump pump. If your home is not already protected by a sump pump, now may be the best time to install one. A sump pump will keep water away from your home, and will do so automatically without you having to worry about a thing. If you don't want to install a permanent sump pump, you can look into a portable pump for the springtime.
Have your home professionally inspected. If you are unsure if your home is safe against springtime flooding, you can bring in the expertise of a professional to inspect your home in depth. This person is trained to see weak spots in your home that could easily turn into water damage from a flood!
Even with all these steps as preparation, sometimes floods do happen, and your home may suffer from water damage. If you do experience a flooding, wet/vacs, generators, and fans are great tools to have on hand to begin the clean up process. For more information on water damage restoration, McMahon Services is here to help. Contact us today.


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Q: Is there a way to programatically style radio button I am creating RadioButtons programatically and I would like to apply marginStart add blue buttonTint color and change the font size of the text next to it:
data.forEach { d ->
                val radioButton = RadioButton(getApplicationContext())
                radioButton.layoutParams = LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
                )
                radioButton.text = d.text
                rgButtons.addView(radioButton)
            }

Is this possible?

A: Try this.....
val radioButton = RadioButton(getApplicationContext())
val layoutParams = LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
            )
 //For margin use this line

 // layoutParams.setMargins(10,0,0,0); //you can try this and check
    layoutParams.marginStart=10

//for backgroudTintColor
    radioButton.backgroundTintList= ColorStateList.valueOf(getResources().getColor(R.color.red) ))
    radioButton.layoutParams=layoutParams

    radioButton.textSize = 30F //for text Size

    radioButton.text = d.text
    rgButtons.addView(radioButton)

if not work then let me know.

A: There isn't any way you can customize a radio button. What you can do is make a custom view (a empty outlined circle) and another view for Filled-in circle inside it. Now you need to write the functionality so that it behaves like a radio button. This is the only way you can achieve a custom radio button.

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First World War 'Official Photographs'
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(110) L.666 - Manchester Regiment on a road in France, marching past on their way to the line
This striking image shows the Manchester Regiment marching up a road through heavily wooded countryside. The men are being led by the Regimental Band. Five officers on horseback are watching them pass. One of the officers is reassuring his horse, another is holding the Regimental colours. On the other side of the road horse wagons are travelling in the opposite direction. Wilfred Owen, the World War I poet, was a lieutenant in the Manchester Regiment. This gallant but futile display on the way to the Front seems in keeping with many of his poems. [Original reads: OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. The Manchester Ret. on a road in France marching past on their way to the line.']
Images > Pictures > Photographs > Photographic prints
1916-1918 [Date created]
World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front [Date/event depicted]
Europe > France (nation) [Place created]
Troop movements
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918 [Associated name]
Great Britain. Army [Depicted]
Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928 [Former owner]
McLellan, David, British official photographer [Photographer]
Formerly a photographer with the 'Daily Mirror', a newspaper which led the field in pictorial journalism, McLellan was appointed as an official war photographer in December 1917 along with Tom Aitken whose work also features in this collection. McLellan is especially noted for his work capturing the huge scale of operations on the Front. McLellan was one of five official photographers working on the Western Front, for the propaganda department during the last two years of the war. The photographers were driven to the site the authorities wanted them to photograph, which meant that most of their material was also largely censored. This did not, however, mean that the photographer did not get to know the people in the picture.
Photographs by named photographers.
Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig's diaries.
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Q: Is a regular tetrahedron the most optimal equilateral triangle based pyramid and if so how would you prove it? If one is to find the minimum surface area to enclose a given volume for this type of pyramid, would they arrive at a tetrahedron?

A: Let $T$ be the base pyramid, and assume the area of $T$ is $B$. Assume the midpoint of $T$ is the origin. Let $P = (x,y,z)$ be the fourth point of the pyramid. Then the volume of the pyramid is $\frac{z \cdot B}{3}$. So planes of the form $z = C$ describe pyramids with equal volume. We now try to find the optimal position of $P$ in such a plane.
If the area of $T$ is $B$, then its base points can be chosen as $(\alpha, 0, 0)$, $(-\frac{\alpha}{2}, -\frac{\alpha \sqrt{3}}{2}, 0)$ and $(-\frac{\alpha}{2}, \frac{\alpha \sqrt{3}}{2}, 0)$ where $\alpha = \frac{2 \sqrt{B}}{\sqrt{3 \sqrt{3}}}.$ It's up to you to calculate the area of the pyramid in function of $x$ and $y$, for a given $z$ and $B$. The desired result is that $(x,y) = 0$. This implies that the optimal pyramids are those whose fourth point lies straight above the midpoint; proving that the tetrahedron is optimal can then be done considering only those kind of pyramids.


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Chuck Berry Dies at 90 | Here's The Music Legends Greatest Hits And The Celebrity Tributes To Him
Antoine Allen
Chuck Berry, dubbed the 'father of Rock n Roll' has passed away at 90 years old. Legends from across the music world have paid tribute to Chuck Berry's passing. However, one of the best tributes that had been said of Chuck Berry was proclaimed whilst he was still alive. John Lennon, formerly of The Beatles, once said
"If you tried to give rock 'n' roll another name…you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."
The New York Times said:
The St. Charles County Police Department in Missouri confirmed his death on its Facebook page. Mr. Berry died at his home near Wentzville, Mo., about 45 miles west of St. Louis. The department said it responded to a medical emergency and he was declared dead after lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.
While Elvis Presley was rock's first pop star and teenage heartthrob, Mr. Berry was its master theorist and conceptual genius, the songwriter who understood what the kids wanted before they knew themselves. With songs like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Roll Over Beethoven," he gave his listeners more than they knew they were getting from jukebox entertainment.
Wikipedia describes Chuck Berry as
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.
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I am so sad to hear of Chuck Berry's passing. I want to thank him for all the inspirational music he gave to us. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/9zQbH5bo9V
— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) March 18, 2017
Chuck Berry IS rock and roll!
It's sad day for rock and roll, but his music will live on forever.
Hail, hail rock and roll!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ANCkKaglQW
— AC/DC (@acdc) March 19, 2017
Chuck Berry was rock's greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived.
— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) March 18, 2017
Chuck Berry merged blues & swing into the phenomenon of early rock'n'roll. In music, he cast one of the longest shadows. Thank You Chuck. pic.twitter.com/0TwpdDmw9e
— The Jacksons (@Jacksons) March 18, 2017
20 essential Chuck Berry songs https://t.co/TDoQPY4X1g pic.twitter.com/hKcqABa3ZU
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 19, 2017
On his 90th birthday, Chuck Berry announced he would be releasing a new album. This would be his first studio album in nearly 40 years. The album, would be called 'chuck' and would consist of new material- hopefully, Chuck Berry's legacy will live on when this album is released. It was scheduled to be released in June.
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RIP Chuck Berry 1926-2017
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Q: Immortal application (TL;DR: last paragraph)
I'm running an online service and have thusfar been doing offline backups and simple monitoring to achieve resilience and availability.
Resilience is rather manual but I'm fairly confident it the data will survive. I worry slightly that the data is less secure because I have to actively make backups of it. The site has been down on several occasions for half days because I needed time to respond and once multiple days because of UPS & network failure.
I don't like that.
I've been looking at server-clustering, XEN based, solutions as well as PaaS solutions. I find that no PaaS could ever provide my required level of security. I'm considering splitting into low-sec and high-sec operations but that will only move my hosting problem.
I do not require extreme scalability (yet, I hope :) or perfect uptime, but I'd naturally like them. Halting for minutes is acceptable. Losing active memory sucks. Losing disk data is unacceptable. Breach of security (publicized data) is unacceptable. I only care for the single application to survive, not about cron jobs or the OS it runs on (as long as it's paranoidly secure, prefer OpenBSD).
The question: How do I run an application (Linux and BSD compatible) in a way it will never die on a cluster of servers?
edit: In response to your requests to clarity: It is a web service for secure storage of private keys, meaning an API that is accessible over the Internet and performs private key operations after having been cleared. The private keys are valuable and must not be lost. These keys are synced with disk, so maintained memory is not required. By immortal I mean that it may be suspended but it must be able to continue after that suspension. Kernel upgrades will not be a significant problem because it may get planned downtime. This is beginning to look like a replicated disk and automatic failover problem.

A: You are asking a lot of questions, all wrapped up in one big ball.  I suspect you don't even know you're asking some of them.
I've tried to pick out the important items and offer you some guidance.

I worry slightly that the data is less secure because I have to actively make backups of it.

Encrypt your backups.  Any backup software worth using (e.g. Bacula) will support this.

The site has been down on several occasions for half days because I needed time to respond and once multiple days because of UPS & network failure.
I don't like that.

Nobody does, but it happens.  If you want to avoid this you need distributed redundant copies of your site, preferably parallel redundancy (where requests are going to all of the copies all of the time, and data is magically synchronized between them.
Think Google, because that's the kind of budget we're talking about here. In the uptime game, Nines cost Dollars.

I've been looking at server-clustering, XEN based, solutions as well as PaaS solutions. I find that no PaaS could ever provide my required level of security. I'm considering splitting into low-sec and high-sec operations but that will only move my hosting problem.

It sounds like you're looking at the wrong solutions, because if I do not require extreme scalability (yet, I hope :) or perfect uptime, but I'd naturally like them. is true the most economical solution would be to find a different datacenter (with better infrastructure and a stricter SLA).
You're chasing things designed for fast in order to achieve reliable -- the two are not mutually exclusive (in fact they're somewhat symbiotic), but they're also not conjoined twins.

Halting for minutes is acceptable. Losing active memory sucks. Losing disk data is unacceptable. Breach of security (publicized data) is unacceptable. I only care for the single application to survive, not about cron jobs or the OS it runs on (as long as it's paranoidly secure, prefer OpenBSD).

OK, Halting for minutes is acceptable means you're being reasonable. That's good. We like reasonable people around here.
Losing active memory sucks - I agree with you there Skippy, I just don't think you have a cause of action.
Servers crash. It happens even in the best-maintained environments, and when a server reboots or loses power active memory (RAM) is gone.  Not much you can do about that - that's what's supposed to happen.
Losing disk data is unacceptable - Aw man, now you're being un reasonable.
In the real world disks fail. When that happens they take all their data with them, and you lose everything done since the last backup.  This is why we make backups (often enough that we won't lose too much important data).
Since you're already making backups you're doing everything you can to mitigate this, so when the inevitable disk failure (or OS crash and corruption) happens my advice is to punch a kitten in the face and start your restore process.
(You do have a restore process, and you test it regularly, right? :-)
Breach of security (publicized data) is unacceptable -- I'm just going to say "Well DUH" to that and move on.  I can't think of any service where having data exfiltrated is considered "acceptable".
[I don't care] about . . . the OS . . . (as long as it's paranoidly secure, prefer OpenBSD) -- Security is NOT a function of the operating system, it's a function of the configuration you apply on top of it. I can make an insecure OpenBSD machine in about 5 seconds.
Forget all the marketing hype, and forget OpenBSD's (admittedly impressive) track record: Pick the OS that meets your needs, and then spend time securing it.  Yes you still have to do that for an OpenBSD box too.

The question: How do I run an application (Linux and BSD compatible) in a way it will never die on a cluster of servers?

You don't.  The best you can do on most clusters (or single systems for that matter) is monitor for app failures and restart it quickly enough that your users don't notice.
The closest you're going to come to the kind of thing you are describing is setting up something like VMWare HA (across geographically distributed sites if network/datacenter(power) issues are a real concern), and failing the whole (virtual) environment over if one site goes down.

edit: In response to your requests to clarity: It is a web service for secure storage of private keys, meaning an API that is accessible over the Internet and performs private key operations after having been cleared.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but you can have my private keys when you pry them from my cold, dead, lifeless hands. Anyone who doesn't share that philosophy is insufficiently paranoid about data security. :-)

A: For availability, you need a second server somewhere. If your location is not good enough, second good thing is to buy a server and host it at some colocation datacenter, less secure - rent a dedicated server (like rackspace), less secure - subscribe for a VPS. I guess you don't need to go for less than that, as VPSs are cheap (Amazon EC2 is free for 1 year).
From how you describe your availability requirements, it looks that just adding single VPS to your existing server will be enough.
If for high-sec operations, your single server is enough - you can have a low-sec at VPS. If your server alone is not enough for high-sec - you have nothing to split.
It's not hard to have app that will "never die" on two servers - just sync all your data in realtime between the servers, use some clustered database (I heard of cassandra, but there's a LOT of cluster databases that will fit). It it MUST to be a filesystem files, there's  DRDB, but I'd advise to try to go with database anyway and avoid complications. What about two column table: 1. filename-and-path and 2. contents. Then you replace all your savefiles with store-to-DB, and your readfiles with get-from-DB.
That's basically all. There's nothing very complicated nor expensive in what you are trying to achieve.
Disclaimer: You decide which level of security you need, I did not advise to store your sensitive data on hosted servers, nor did I advise otherwise.


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Kristian Bengtson November 11, 2010 November 11, 2010 South America Cup
Four games stand between Palmeiras and this year's South America Cup title. Tonight, we'll know our next opponent: Avaí or Goiás. Avaí is in slight advantage, as they drew 2-2 in the away game; a goalless or a 1-1 draw qualifies the team from the state of Santa Catarina. Another 2-2 will result in a penalty shootout, while a draw with more than two goals for each side qualifies the goianos.
I tend to think that Palmeiras would be better off facing Avaí in the semi-finals: both teams are struggling against the threat of relegation, but the situation is more serious for Goiás. Depending on the outcome of this weekend's games, Goiás might have to throw the towel altogether, enabling a complete focus on the SA Cup. Avaí is much more likely to be torn between the two competitions and having to balance its forces.
The setting for yesterday's game was perfect, the atmosphere more contagious than any time before this season. Pacaembu was filled to the brim with optimistic and cheering palmeirenses – a seasonal record of 36.000 – except for the some 2.000 spectators with tickets in hands that were not able to enter the arena until the second half due to bad administration of the stadium gates.
Valdivia hurting. Again.
Much speculation on what line-up Atlético would present, as indeed the full squad travelled to São Paulo. In the end, the starting eleven were made up of reserves only. Palmeiras, of course, came as strong as possible with Deola; Márcio Araújo, Maurício Ramos, Danilo and Gabriel Silva; Edinho, Marcos Assunção, Tinga and Valdivia; Kleber and Luan. With the rain pouring down heavily, the game was only 15 minutes old when Valdivia started grimacing and again had to be taken off the pitch, replaced by Lincoln. Puta que pariu! Something is seriously wrong – not only with Valdivia who never seem to heal from what should be a simple little muscular problem to the back of his left thigh – but also with Palmeiras' team of doctors. Can't they perform the right tests on the midfielder before the game in order to REALLY know if he is fit to play or not? This is the fourth game in a row that he's unable to stay on the pitch for more than 30 minutes.
Anyway: first half and Palmeiras showed superiority and calmness. The first goal, at 33 minutes, was a different piece of work: Marcus Assunção took the corner, the ball deflected slightly on an Atlético defender and went straight into the net: a so called Olympic goal (just look at that curve).
Second half, and Atlético had no option but to press for the equaliser. Palmeiras backed home, dangerously so. Although Palmeiras' defence was well positioned most of the time, a couple of shots came dangerously close. Deola showed class as always, especially knocking away all crosses and corners within his reach. Atlético's coach Dorival made substitutions, replacing his defensive midfielders with strikers, obviously taking a chance. It didn't pay off. Instead, Palmeiras in a rapid counter attack sealed the fate of the game after a precise shot by Luan. Watch the highlights below.
The second leg against either Avaí or Goiás will take place at the Pacaembu arena, and so will the second leg in the finals in case Palmeiras goes through to confront LDU. In case Argentine team Independiente becomes our opponent in the final, the first leg takes place at Pacaembu and the second leg at the Doble Visera stadium, city of Avellaneda.
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Stefano Cavagnis says:
What a game!!!
I saw it on TV and it was awsome.
Palmeiras took full control of the game and, despite some individual mistakes, owned it till the end.
Too bad that Valdivia was't able to play more than 10 minutes.
Lincoln did a great job as a replacement.
Luan and Marcio Aurelio were a great surprise.
The team is focused and i can smell a title!!!!
Hoping that Avai goes to the semi-final so i cant try to go to "Floripa" and watch the game in the stadium.
Stefano, it's funny: most people seem to really have enjoyed the game, but I didn't like it that much. At moments, had Atlético scored (and they came close, especially with that shot that greased Deola's crossbar) I'm not at all sure that Palmeiras would have been able to equalise. A penalty shootout could have gone either way (although we of course had the better goalie).
All in all, Palmeiras got the result. But it was tighter than I had expected and hoped for.
Luan was a fighter, and also Edinho. ANd, again, Deola. It's impressive how relaxed and at ease he looks.
Valdivia… What an enigma. Someone needs to explain this better.
You live close to Floripa?
I think that Felipao attracted Atletico to our field in order to open more spaces in their defense line, its a risky strategy but it works.
In a penalty shootout Deola would make a difference, i trust him as i trust Sao Marcos.
Valdivia has another problem, it was revealed today.
I live in Curitiba, its aout 300km from Floripa.
My first time in the stadium to watch Palmeiras was in Floripa. Palmeiras 2 x 1 Figueirense in august 2007.
Will put something up on Valdivia any of these days. The public has the right to know, right? : )
Well, no game in Floripa in sight… Will you travel to Goiánia for the first semi-final leg?
Cheers, mate!


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October 29, 1997 Court Won't Decide Status Of Scientology Contra Costa Times : Court Won't Decide Status Of Scientology lawsuits
June 29, 1997 Becker May Take Scientology To Court Greensboro News & Record : Becker May Take Scientology To Court lawsuits
April 19, 1997 Court Rejects Scientology's Religious-Freedom Argument The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the 1992 conviction of the Church of Scientology of Toronto and one of its officers on two counts of criminal breach of trust stemming from covert operations of its Guardian's Office more than 20 years ago. In a 143-page ruling released late yesterday, a three-judge panel rejected arguments by Scientology lawyers that incorporated non-profit religious associations should not be held liable for unauthorized criminal acts committed by individuals within their ranks. crimes, lawsuits, Press
April 10, 1997 Scientologists Lose Case Against Germany The European Commission of Human Rights today threw out a discrimination case brought by the Church of Scientology against Germany on grounds that the sect had not exhausted domestic legal channels. Scientologists complained that the Government considers their church a commercial enterprise, rather than a religion. The church has also asserted that several German states have banned Scientology members from some jobs. Germany, lawsuits, Press, Scientology and Society
January 21, 1997 Supporters Of Milosevic Sue Elections Panel Charlotte Observer : Supporters Of Milosevic Sue Elections Panel lawsuits
January 18, 1997 Court Rips Scientology Philadelphia Daily News: Court Rips Scientology lawsuits
January 18, 1997 Court In Greece Orders Closure Of Scientology Commercial Appeal: Court In Greece Orders Closure Of Scientology lawsuits
January 1, 1997 Time settles scientology lawsuit. NCAHF Newsletter: Time settles scientology lawsuit. lawsuits
December 1, 1996 Lawyer Buys Rights to Anti-Cult Organization For 20 years, the Cult Awareness Network ran the nation's best-known hotline for parents who grew distraught when unconventional religious groups they neither trusted nor understood suddenly won the allegiance of their children. Last week its name, logo, post office box and telephone number were sold to the highest bidder: a Los Angeles lawyer named Steven L. Hayes, who is a Scientologist. Hayes says he is working with a group of people "united in their distaste for CAN" who plan to reopen the group so it "disseminates the truth about all religions." "It kind of boggles the mind," said David Bardin, an attorney who has represented CAN in Washington. "People will still pick up the CAN name in a library book and call saying, 'My daughter has joined the Church of Scientology.' And your friendly CAN receptionist is someone who works for Scientology." Chicago, Cynthia Kisser, Kendrick Moxon, lawsuits, Press
November 1, 1996 Time settles libel suit brought by a member of... Wall Street Journal -- Eastern Edition: Time settles libel suit brought by a member of... lawsuits


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Poll: More Americans Fear Big Government Than Big Tech
Patrick Hauf - June 17, 2019 12:10 PM
A new Fox News poll shows that Americans are more concerned about big government than powerful technology companies.
While debates over big tech and socialism dominate headlines leading into the 2020 election, when asked what they believe to be "a greater potential threat to the country's future," 58 percent of the 1,001 registered voters polled said big government, with 35 percent saying big technology companies, with 7 percent saying they don't know. The poll has a margin of sampling error of ± 3 percentage points.
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Politicians from both parties have recently raised concerns with big tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook. Progressive Democrats and populist Republicans alike have criticized such companies for what they see as excessive influence over the economy and politics.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) has proposed breaking up certain tech companies. "Today's big tech companies have too much power — too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy," she wrote in a March op-ed in Medium. "They've bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else. And in the process, they have hurt small businesses and stifled innovation."
Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) offers different critiques of big tech, focusing on its influence over children and families.
"When it comes to social media companies, they make sure that they're getting the maximum attention of kids—and adults, too—getting them to spend as much time as possible on their platforms, so that they can extract as much personal information as possible, monetize that, and of course have a wide audience for their ads," Hawley told the Washington Free Beacon. "This is the model that they've developed and we need to do better."
Additionally, debates over socialism have become increasingly mainstream, with politicians on Capitol Hill such as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez identifying as "democratic socialists." A separate Fox News poll has Sanders polling nine points above President Donald J. Trump for the 2020 presidential election.
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Patrick Hauf is an intern reporting for Washington Free Beacon this summer through the National Journalism Center. He is an incoming junior at the University of Maryland at College Park, where he is studying journalism. He serves as vice president of Lone Conservative, a blog for right-of-center college students. His Twitter handle is @PatrickHauf. You can reach him at patrickjhauf@gmail.com.


How it happened: Indiana's free fall continued on Sunday afternoon and its limited NCAA tournament hopes were dashed with a fourth straight home loss. The Hoosiers once again started slow and played from behind for most of the afternoon. Unlike some of the other opponents that have marched into Assembly Hall and left victorious, Ohio State never pulled away. And when Indiana grabbed a 52-49 lead with 1:46 remaining, it looked as if the Hoosiers might be able to prevail in a contest they had no business winning. But after Devonte Green's 3-pointer gave IU the 3-point lead, the Buckeyes had answers the rest of the way. A CJ Jackson heave tied it at 52 with 1:11 left and after Indiana turned it over on the ensuing possession, Andre Wesson's dunk with 20 seconds to go sealed the win for the Buckeyes.
Standout performers: Romeo Langford's team-high 15 points came on a 6-for-13 shooting line and Devonte Green was solid off the bench with 10 points. Juwan Morgan only scored three points, but grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds.
Statistic that stands out: It was another poor offensive performance for the Hoosiers as they shot just 39.6 percent from the field and scored just .88 points per possession.


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Galería Elvira González is pleased to announce the coming exhibition of Chema Madoz, opening January 22nd. The exhibition — the photographer's first at the gallery — consists of 35 photographs taken between 2012 and 2014. These new black-and-white images continue the artist's signature method of creating poetic and surprising visual metaphors out of everyday objects. The exhibition will remain on view until March 14th.
Long-established on the international art scene, Madoz was awarded Spain's National Photography Award in 2000, and he was featured in one of the outstanding shows in the 2014 edition of Les Rencontres d'Arles (France), Europe's leading international photography festival.
Chema Madoz (Madrid, 1958) began his professional career in 1990, having completed his studies at the Centro de Enseñanza de la Imagen in Madrid. His first solo show took place in 1985 at the Real Sociedad Fotográfica in Madrid, and in 1988 the Sala Minerva at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid presented its first show of photography with work by Madoz.
Madoz has received a wide range of prizes, such as the Kodak Prize in 1990 and the Bolsa de Creación Artística from the Fundación Cultural Banesto in 1993. Art-Plus published Chema Madoz (1985 – 1995), the first monograph on Madoz's work in 1995, and in 1999 the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago de Compostela organized a large-scale exhibition of his work. In 1999 the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía hosted Madoz's solo show Objetos 1990 – 1999, the first retrospective of a living Spanish photographer held at the museum.
Chema Madoz, Untitled, 2012
110 x 155 cm | 43 ⅜ x 61 in
B/W photography on barium paper, with sulphide bath
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27,5 x 20 cm | 10 ¾ x 7 ¾ in
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Chema Madoz, Sin título, 2012
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Conservative groups plan to sue ADE over voucher funds
By: Dillon Rosenblatt and Julia Shumway	November 14, 2019
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman speaks at her inauguration on January 7, 2019. Hoffman is one of the first Democrats elected to statewide office in more than 10 years and Republicans have been demonizing her politically. PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE
Two legal organizations intend to sue the Arizona Department of Education over the state's school voucher program on behalf of a military parent who claims her family isn't receiving funds in a timely manner.
The Goldwater Institute and the Liberty Justice Center sent the Arizona Department of Education a notice of claim — a required advisory before suing a government entity — November 12, alleging the department has forced families who should have received state funding to pay out-of-pocket for education expenses.
"There are more than 120 families that have not received these funds in violation of their ESA contracts," the claim alleges.
It's the latest in a series of attacks from conservative organizations on the department's handling of the legislatively mandated Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, which is designed to allow parents or guardians to use taxpayer money that would have gone to a student's public school on private school tuition, tutoring and home-school curriculum.
The ESA program began specifically for special needs students, and has since grown to allow an array of students – including those who attended failing schools and children whose parents are in the military. About 6,500 students currently use the program and receive an average of about $5,000 to $6,000 annually.
The parent at the center of the planned lawsuit, referred to as K.K. in the notice of claim, is a military member. According to the notice, she was supposed to receive funding for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year by October 30, but still did not have the money by November 12, the day the claim was filed.
Department spokesman Richie Taylor said the family in question received its second quarter disbursement of $1,939.20 on November 5, several days after the department was supposed to distribute funds but a full week before the notice of claim. ADE provided Arizona Capitol Times with mostly redacted documentation showing the family received its second quarter funding just after midnight on November 5, and then made a transaction several hours later – as well as another purchase on November 6.
The delay resulted from the parent submitting an expense report with an error, which meant it needed to be resubmitted, Taylor said.
"Had the Goldwater Institute or Liberty Justice Center called instead of sending out a press release and filing a notice of claim, they would have known," he said.
Daniel Suhr, senior associate attorney at Liberty Justice Center, said the center expects the department to make deposits as it clears the backlog of receipts, but the systemic problem exists.
"At least 120 families have reached out to say the department failed to provide the funds critical to their children's educational services," Suhr said.
The bottom line is the department violated the law and its contract, he said.
These families facing the worry and financial burden of the department's delay should not be required to enlist attorneys to call the department and negotiate for money they are entitled to," Suhr said.
This is not the first time Kathy Hoffman, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, and her department have been criticized for not meeting specific deadlines. The Arizona chapter of the American Federation for Children, a national school choice organization, began filming and releasing monthly videos featuring families that have had problems with the ESA program in May.
Hoffman and department staff have said the program cannot operate to its full extent without access to the full funds allowed. State law allows for up to 4% of the $91 million allocated for the ESA program to be used for administration, but lawmakers only authorized a portion of that.
Both Hoffman and her Republican predecessor, Diane Douglas, pushed for more funds to administer the voucher program. The department now receives about $1.25 million for ESA administration, and spends about half of that on employee pay and benefits.
The department requested $1.35 million this fall to add 20 employees to its ESA oversight unit, which now has 13 positions who handle voucher applications, answer parent questions and review expenses.
Before considering the request, lawmakers ordered the state auditor to investigate how the department spends the $1.25 million it currently receives. That audit is expected to be completed by April 10.
The Goldwater Institute could be reached for comment.
Arizona Department of Education Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Goldwater Institute Kathy Hoffman Liberty Justice Center 1:46 pm Thu, November 14, 2019 Arizona Capitol Times
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A Glimpse into a Different Kind of Queerness: A Review of Jane Rule's Novel Memory Board
Posted on August 13, 2012	by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian
Jane Rule's 1987 Memory Board was recommended to me as the novel I should start with when approaching this Canadian lesbian writing legend who passed away in 2007. I followed the advice of the professors who gave me a quick Jane Rule 101 via facebook (thanks Wendy and Douglass!) and read Memory Board before being familiar with any of Rule's other writing, so I can't confirm (yet) that for me this is indeed her finest work. I can say, though, that it is definitely a book written by an experienced writer in firm control of her craft and the narrative at hand. Although it's a novel, Memory Board is also a calculated psychological character study that has more going on in the heads and hearts of the characters than anything conventionally called action. There are a few events, of course, but Rule deals with these developments in such an understated manner that even the revelation that one of the minor characters has AIDS doesn't feel as shocking as it ought to.
Memory Board is essentially the story of the reconciliation of twins, David and Diana, who are in their sixties living in Vancouver in the mid 80s. For most of their adult lives they have been effectively estranged, seeing each other only on their birthday, because David's wife accused Diana and her partner Constance of being lesbians, and banished them from her house; it's unclear exactly what Diana is most upset about: being called what she is and refuses to name, or the fact that her docile brother fails to try to mend this rift until after his wife's death. Rule tells this story by describing everyday details in a fairly detached and distant tone. I wouldn't call the book unemotional exactly, but I certainly wouldn't call it visceral either. Its perspective is not one involved with the events of the novel but is rather omniscient—really God-like in the sense of that word. The way that Rule writes is quite the opposite of the experimental and rhizomatic style of her fellow west coast queer feminist writer Daphne Marlatt (whose novel Ana Historic I review here); in fact, Rule's style is more what I would consider conventionally masculine. I have to say I prefer Marlatt's prose to Rule's, but Rule does do bare-bones, straightforward clean writing very well.
Jane Rule was quite a looker in her day, don't you think?
Memory Board is about much more than Diana's sexuality, but I found the novel's interrogation of queer politics and sexual identity to be the most interesting aspect. Despite the fact that she has been in a same-sex relationship for forty years, has always been attracted to women, and has been estranged from her twin brother and his family (including his children and grandchildren) because of homophobic prejudice, Diana steadfastly rejects the idea of claiming a lesbian or gay identity. She even refuses to admit a commonality with a friend of her great-nephew who has just been diagnosed with AIDS (little more than a death sentence in the mid-80s, remember); she tells her brother: "I wouldn't say, even to that dying boy … that, yes, I'm gay or queer or homosexual or lesbian. I am Diana Crown, a proud woman nearly turned to stone, but for Constance." I'm not sure whether this admission makes me more sad or angry. A twenty-year-old has just been told he has two years to live and she won't help make him feel less alone by offering to share that she, too, is gay.
Like the short story "Virginia" in Anne Fleming's collection Pool-Hopping, Memory Board is dealing with different generational takes on queerness; Diana's understanding of her sexuality is dated, but it's both because the novel was written in the 80s and because Diana is in her sixties in the present of the novel. It is very hard to disentangle what is at least partially Diana's internalized homophobia and her right to define her identity, sexual or otherwise. The other women in the novel suffer from similar difficulties trying to be independent; David's daughters appear totally unaffected by the feminist and civil rights movements of the 60s and 70s and Vancouver seems to be a provincial, ignorant town instead of the diverse, thriving metropolis as you might know it today. David, Diana's brother, regrets the sheltered way he has allowed his daughters to be brought up and he attempts to educate them and himself about queer issues by reading a gay newspaper, something Diana finds ridiculous. At this and other instances in the novel I found it hard to identify with Diana–this clearly exposes my generational position–but, I always found her interesting, which is a testament to Rule's powers as a novelist.
If you'd like a detailed glimpse of a very unfamiliar Vancouver–an older, less queer one, and of a unique queer perspective—an aging lesbian couple in their sixties struggling with issues of loss and memory—Memory Board will certainly deliver. Whether or not you will be able to connect to their experiences depends both on your receptiveness to Rule's skills as a writer and your own imagination.
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Widdershins says:
What a thought-full review … thank you!
caseythecanadianlesbrarian says:
Thank you! I just checked out your blog and am excited to find a new lesbian SF writer–some of my favourite things!
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Tony Albert (born 1981) is a contemporary Australian artist working in a wide range of mediums including painting, photography and mixed media. His work engages with political, historical and cultural Aboriginal and Australian history, and his fascination with kitsch "Aboriginalia".

Biography
Albert was born in 1981 in Townsville, North Queensland. In 2004 he graduated from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, with a degree in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art. Albert's family is from Cardwell, Queensland and he is a descendant of the Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku-Yalanji peoples.

Albert was a founding member of the urban-based Indigenous art collective ProppaNOW founded in 2004. ProppaNOW also included artists Richard Bell, Jennifer Herd, Vernon Ah Kee, Fiona Foley, Bianca Beetson, and Andrea Fisher.

Work
Like Bell and Ah Kee, the use of text is essential to Albert's practice. Headhunter (2007), an installation consisted of various objects Albert had been collecting for several years, portrays the past racism in Australia and puts emphasis on "the commodification of Aboriginal people for consumption by the non-Indigenous population, at a time when actual engagements with Aboriginal people were rare and predominantly paternalistic."

The application of text can also be seen in Albert's photographic work such as Hey ya! (Shake it like a Polaroid picture) (2007).

Awards and commissions

In 2014 Albert won first prize in the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award with his work We can be Heroes, prompted by the 2012 shooting by police of two Aboriginal teenagers in Kings Cross.  Albert's was the first photographic work to win the prize.

In 2015, Albert was commissioned by the City of Sydney to create Yininmadyemi - Thou didst let fall, a public work for Hyde Park, Sydney. The work serves as a memorial to Aboriginal military history and features four large upright bullets and shell casings. He was the Archibald Prize finalist in 2016 and 2017.

Exhibitions
Albert's work has been the subject of nine solo exhibitions and over fifty group exhibitions.

References

External links
 Official site
 Tony Albert at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
 Tony Albert at UnDisclosed

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21st-century Australian photographers
1981 births
Living people
Griffith University alumni
21st-century Australian painters
21st-century Australian male artists
Photographers from Queensland
Indigenous Australian artists
Archibald Prize finalists
Mixed-media artists
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In the spirit of FARLI's goals, among which are aiming to advance and promote archaeological research and develop new technological tools in the service of archaeology, FARLI has founded a new website, The Foundation for Archaeological Research of the Land of Israel's Ancient Pottery Database. This site aims to become a valuable tool for archaeologists, archaeology students and archaeology enthusiasts world wide. On this website you will find a growing picture database of ancient pottery assemblages, divided into the regions and periods in which they were used, subdivided into type categories including all the valuable information we can provide such as; a list of archaeological sites in which they were found, special features, measurements and a bibliographical reference.
The main focus of this site will be on the pottery of the Southern Levant, with special emphasis on the pottery of the Holy Land throughout the periods. However we aim to develop this site to include other geographical regions in the Ancient Near East complete with their own unique chronology. We at FARLI hope you will find this site both enjoyable and enriching.
The project director is Mr. Meir Edrey.


As a brand consultant and designer, it's my job to identify and break down trends in branding. Trends in branding have their place but at the core of what corporate identity and branding accomplish, an air of uniqueness is key.
Here is a segment of truth for any prospective clients who want to "get a brand". You already have a brand.
What company's like mine do is manage and grow brands. When you are in the business of design and brand management you have to be aware of business place climates and brand culture. How people are perceiving your brand, your competitors brands and how those perceptions are changing on a day-to-day basis are key to understanding your company's growth in this area.
Far too many of my clients approach me and suggest what I call piggy-backing. This is where your naming, design, tactics and overall strategy borrow too heavily from a competitor. There are 2 problems with this. One: It's not unique. You are not engineering or creating a story that is uniquely "you" by doing this. Two: It puts your brand, product or service in a position of 2nd place at best.
Where Does Apple's "i" Come From?
Let's take Apple's iMac, iPod, and iPhone products. The lowercase "i" branded product line from Apple was introduced in 1998 when Steve Jobs presented the first iMac. This was then lent to the iPod and so on. Breaking down why they did this at the time is pretty clear. The "i" of the moment in 1998 was the "e". The "e" in marketing and branding of the time stood for electronic and Steve makes a clear case for why they shifted to the "i" which was the Internet. It also made their product's name more unique. Fast-forward over a decade and it's safe to say that Apple now owns the "i".
The "i" for Internet is no more a novel selling point at this point than the "e" for electronic was in 1998. These conventions don't add anything to the brand or the customer's perceptions because they're assumed.
So, please, stop naming things with an "i" and certainly don't piggy-back off of Apple by breaking grammatical rules and lowercasing the first letter of the title as well. It is irrelevant, and starts your brand off in perpetual 2nd place or worse while doing nothing to distinguish you from your competitors.
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Please have a look around my web site if you've found yourself on it, and be sure to visit my New York City blog, Walkers in the City.
I'm so happy to have served as manuscript editor for the book Vanishing New York, How a Great City Lost Its Soul. Congrats to my friend Jeremiah Moss! The good reviews just keep coming!
I am very happy about my novel, Stink, published by the Folio Club last year, and you can buy a copy here on my Shop page. I wrote Stink twenty years ago (!) and although I gave it some tweaks and revisions now and then over the years, it mostly sat like a time capsule in the closet. When I was first working on the book, I told a friend (the painter Loren MacIver, may she rest in peace) about it and she said she didn't think I should call it Stink. If I did, she said, people who didn't like it could say it did just that! Loren may turn out to be right, but since the title came first and pushed the whole thing along, I think it would be bad luck to change it now. The story takes place in a decrepit and atmospheric neighborhood not unlike what Coney Island was like a few decades ago, but it's really a composite of several American cities I knew at the time, including Seattle and Baltimore. Much of the detail I put into it was based on things that are gone now, which is part of what I hope will make it fun to read.
Indra Tamang and I are nearly ready to publish a manuscript by Charles Henri Ford! More on that soon.
An update on the magical theatrics of Charles Schick and Regina Bartkoff: In 2012 I had the privilege to work as assistant director on their beautiful little production of Tennessee Williams's In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel at the 292 Theatre, reviewed here in Back Stage. They are currently working on a new production of that play, this time directed by the incomparable Everett Quinton, for the Tennessee Williams festival in Provincetown in September of this year, 2016. I can hardly wait to see how it turns out.
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