It is always bittersweet to say goodbye to the Christmas season. It seems that people are on their best behavior during the season, able to embrace cheer and compassion for fellow man. It is sad to see that behavior fade away as we ring in the New Year, but that is to be expected. After all, Christmas tends to bring out the best in us, but at Deer Creek Structures, we are as excited for the New Year as we were for Christmas.
In our eyes, the New Year should simply continue the compassionate momentum established on Christmas Day, an opportunity to reflect on where you have come from and where you will be going. That is why there are New Year's resolutions, but resolutions do not necessarily have to deal with your personal development; they can deal with horses, especially if you are an equine enthusiast.
That is a great way to view the equestrian life, that "there is always something new to learn in the horse world." To prove this point, Arnold has taken some suggestions from readers regarding their own horsey resolutions and these include riding again and getting a horse ready to compete in shows. These are all worthwhile resolutions. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.


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January 20, 2011 - Dave Miller
Who said Tebow couldn't play?
What fuels Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow?
Well, besides using any type of criticism as a form of motivation, the former Heisman Trophy-winning Florida Gators quarterback relies on FRS Healthy Energy drink, at least according to his recent commercial.
FRS is believed to be the only sports drink that uses Quercetin, a natural antioxidant originally used to give energy to cancer patients, as its main ingredient. Cancer survivor Lance Armstrong and Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher also endorse the product. Tebow surprised many sports marketing analysts when he didn't ink a deal with Gatorade, which was invented at his alma mater.
I'm sure many of you first viewed this ad, as I did, during ESPN's well-produced documentary on Tebow that aired earlier this month. More than anything else, the commercial is great for its absurdity. Tebow's been doubted all his life? Really?
Scout.com had Tebow as a five-star prospect coming out of high school, where he finished his career with 9,810 passing yards, 3,186 rushing yards, 95 passing touchdowns and 62 rushing touchdowns.
And then there's the fact that many consider him to be one of college football's greatest players of all time. Of course, we remember that Tebow was the subject of much criticism leading up to last year's draft, where then-Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels shocked many observers by selecting the former Gator late in the first round.
Clearly the ad is playing off of the NFL doubters. The question now is, can Tebow prove those naysayers wrong, too?
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The Daily Jolt is a section of the National Football Post that serves as a one-stop shop for all things football, sports, pop culture, everyday life and more.
The section's editor, Dave Miller, also writes the Against the Grain college football column for the NFP. When he isn't putting coaches on the hot seat, he can often be found daydreaming of being on the set of a feature film with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. You can follow him on Twitter at Miller_Dave.

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This entry is part 1 of 14 in the series A theory of perspective
Once upon a time, there lived a blind man in a village. One day his friend told him, "Hey, there is an elephant in the village today."
The elephant had always been a mystery for him. The first time he heard about it was when he heard children puzzling each other: "How do you put an elephant into a fridge?". He thought: "Well, just like we put food into it, isn't it? Just open the door and put it inside, right? Whatever the elephant is, that's the basic steps." So he asked them:
– So what is the answer?
– You open the door, put it inside, then close the door.
– Wait, what? Isn't that obvious? So what is so special?
– Because it's large?
But even if it's large, then isn't that still bvious?
– Yes, but it's large, you know.
He tried to ask more, but both he and the kids went circular. He knew that it was because he didn't know what the elephant was, but explaining that the elephant was an animal with a trunk didn't really satisfy him. Instead of having an answer to the elephant, now he had a new question about the trunk. The conversation went to the path leading nowhere, and the elephant was still a mystery for him.
The moment of solving this mystery had come. Touching the trunk, he thought: "Oh, it's like a snake". Touching the leg, he thought: "Oops, it's more like a tree". Touching the tusk, he surprised: "What? Now it's like a spear?". What an animal!
"I really don't understand", yelled the blind man. "Why can it be like a tree, like a snake, like a spear at the same time?" He tried his best to explain what he knew in detail, hoping that the non-blinds could explain it. But for them, it was his question so nonsense. They, no different than him, tried their best to explain the animal in detail, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Suddenly, he realized that they were talking a language that he couldn't understand. He wished he could have been able to see it for once, but it seemed that it was out of his sight forever. The animal, right in front of his hand, seemed out of his reach.
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Donald Trump May Return To Twitter Soon
It has been claimed that former US President Donald Trump will leave Truth Social, the social media platform he founded, and return to Twitter. Allegedly, Trump will return without extending his deal with Truth Social.
Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account was permanently suspended after the Capitol raid in early 2021. Trump, who was banned from many platforms, later established his own social media platform. This platform, similar to Twitter, was called 'Truth Social'.
After Elon Musk bought Twitter, Trump's account opened back. However, the famous businessman and politician has not yet returned to the platform. Now, there have been some developments regarding this issue.
Trump may quit Truth Social and return to Twitter
According to the information received, he has a relationship with Truth Social, which Trump helped start from scratch. agreement exists. This obliges the business person to make all their posts on Truth Social first, and to wait six hours to share the same post on another platform.
A report by Rolling Stone, citing two people close to the issue, shows that Trump does not want to extend the deal and plans to return to Twitter. In another news broadcast by NBC last week, it was reported that Trump's team made a request to Facebook's parent company Meta to restore his account.
Both reports revealed that the former US president wants to return to popular platforms. Trump's Twitter account now is open Let me state it again. However, the most recent tweet on the account was posted on January 8, 2021.
Elon Musk Heralds New Features Coming to Twitter: Ad-Free Twitter and More…
Trump's deal with Truth Social June will end in the month. The main reason he wants to return to Twitter and Facebook is in 2024. to run for reelection It may be that he wants to reach more people because he wants to. Truth Social, on the other hand, still survives because of Trump's presence. This reveals that in case of any separation, the platform may collapse.
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<?php
/**
 * Session.php
 *
 * The Session class is meant to simplify the task of keeping
 * track of logged in users and also guests.
 *
 * Written by: Jpmaster77 a.k.a. The Grandmaster of C++ (GMC)
 * Last Updated: June 15, 2011 by Ivan Novak
 */
include("constants.php");
include("gump.class.php");
include("Class.Mx.php");
include("database.php");
include("debugger/Class.Debugger.php");
include('Class.Settings.php');
include("mailer.php");
include("form.php");
require 'facebook-php-sdk-master/src/facebook.php';
$facebook = new Facebook(array(
  'appId'  => '567145173378045',
  'secret' => 'a5761971bcb7de3755ef5dd54aa99eb9',
  'cookie' => true
));
$user = $facebook->getUser();

include('Nexmo-PHP-lib/NexmoMessage.php');
$Class_Sms = new NexmoMessage('81b2db94', 'd5be1a55');

class Session
{
    var $uid;
   var $username;     //Username given on sign-up
   var $email;
   var $userid;       //Random value generated on current login
   var $userlevel;    //The level to which the user pertains
   var $time;         //Time user was last active (page loaded)
   var $logged_in;    //True if user is logged in, false otherwise
   var $userinfo = array();  //The array holding all user info
   var $url;          //The page url current being viewed
   var $referrer;     //Last recorded site page viewed
   /**
    * Note: referrer should really only be considered the actual
    * page referrer in process.php, any other time it may be
    * inaccurate.
    */

   /* Class constructor */
   function Session(){
      $this->time = time();
      $this->startSession();
   }
    function parse_signed_request($signed_request) {
      list($encoded_sig, $payload) = explode('.', $signed_request, 2);

      $secret = "appsecret"; // Use your app secret here

      // decode the data
      $sig = $this->base64_url_decode($encoded_sig);
      $data = json_decode($this->base64_url_decode($payload), true);

      // confirm the signature
      $expected_sig = hash_hmac('sha256', $payload, $secret, $raw = true);
      if ($sig !== $expected_sig) {
        error_log('Bad Signed JSON signature!');
        return null;
      }

      return $data;
    }

    function base64_url_decode($input) {
      return base64_decode(strtr($input, '-_', '+/'));
    }
   /**
    * startSession - Performs all the actions necessary to
    * initialize this session object. Tries to determine if the
    * the user has logged in already, and sets the variables
    * accordingly. Also takes advantage of this page load to
    * update the active visitors tables.
    */
   function startSession(){
      global $database, $facebook, $Mx;  //The database connection
      session_start();   //Tell PHP to start the session

      /* Determine if user is logged in */
      $this->logged_in = $this->checkLogin();

        if(($Mx->getSubdomain($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) == 'facebook') && (!$this->logged_in)){
        $fb_user = $facebook->getUser();
        if($fb_user){
            $fb_user_profile = $facebook->api('/me');
            $fb_email = $fb_user_profile['email'];
            $fb_token = $facebook->getAccessToken();
            $x_user = $database->getUserInfo($fb_email);
            if($x_user){
                //logging in user
                if($x_user['username'] == $fb_email){
                    $o = $this->fb_login($fb_user, $fb_email, $fb_token);
                    if($o['status'] == 'reload_window'){
                        Header("Location: index.php");
                    }
                }
            }else{
                //register user
                $o = $this->fb_register($fb_user, $fb_email, $fb_token);
                if($o['status'] == 'register_success'){
                    Header("Location: index.php");
                }
            }
        }
      }

      /**
       * Set guest value to users not logged in, and update
       * active guests table accordingly.
       */

      if(!$this->logged_in){
         $this->username = $_SESSION['username'] = $database->guest_name;
         $this->userlevel = $database->level_constants['guest_level'];
         $database->addActiveGuest($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $this->time);
      }
      /* Update users last active timestamp */
      else{
         $database->addActiveUser($this->username, $this->time);
      }

      /* Remove inactive visitors from database */
      $database->removeInactiveUsers();
      $database->removeInactiveGuests();

      /* Set referrer page */
      if(isset($_SESSION['url'])){
         $this->referrer = $_SESSION['url'];
      }else{
         $this->referrer = "/";
      }

      /* Set current url */
      $this->url = $_SESSION['url'] = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
   }

   /**
    * checkLogin - Checks if the user has already previously
    * logged in, and a session with the user has already been
    * established. Also checks to see if user has been remembered.
    * If so, the database is queried to make sure of the user's
    * authenticity. Returns true if the user has logged in.
    */

   function getUIDbyUsernameAndUserid($username, $userid){
    global $database;  //The database connection
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM ".$database->tbl_users_name." WHERE username='$username' AND userid='$userid'");
    $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
    return $row['id'];
   }
   function checkLogin(){
      global $database, $facebook, $Mx;  //The database connection

      /* Check if user has been remembered */
      if(isset($_COOKIE['cookname']) && isset($_COOKIE['cookid']) && ($_COOKIE['cookemail'])){
         $this->username = $_SESSION['username'] = $_COOKIE['cookname'];
         $this->userid   = $_SESSION['userid']   = $_COOKIE['cookid'];
         $this->email   = $_SESSION['email']   = $_COOKIE['cookemail'];
      }

      /* Username and userid have been set and not guest */
      if(isset($_SESSION['username']) && isset($_SESSION['userid']) && $_SESSION['username'] != $database->guest_name){
         /* Confirm that username and userid are valid */
         if($database->login_using == 'email'){
            $confirm = $database->confirmUserID($_SESSION['email'], $_SESSION['userid']);
         }elseif($database->login_using == 'username'){
            $confirm = $database->confirmUserID($_SESSION['username'], $_SESSION['userid']);
         }

         if($confirm != 0){
            /* Variables are incorrect, user not logged in */
            unset($_SESSION['username']);
            unset($_SESSION['userid']);
            unset($_SESSION['email']);
            return false;
        }
         /* User is logged in, set class variables */
         //$this->userinfobyid  = $database->getUserInfoById($this->getUIDbyUsername($_SESSION['username']));
         //$this->userinfobyid = 'a';
         $this->userinfobyid  = $database->getUserInfoById($this->getUIDbyUsernameAndUserid($this->username, $this->userid));
         $this->userrole = $this->userinfobyid['userrole'];
         $this->username  = $this->userinfobyid['username'];
         $this->userid    = $this->userinfobyid['userid'];
         $this->uid    = $this->userinfobyid['id'];
         $this->userlevel = $this->userinfobyid['userlevel'];
         $this->email = $this->userinfobyid['email'];
         $this->userinfo = $this->userinfobyid;
         if($_SESSION['login_using'] == 'facebook'){
            $this->fbinfo = unserialize($database->getSingleColumnById($this->uid, 'fb_array'));
         }

         if(isset($_SESSION['login_using'])){
            $this->login_using = $_SESSION['login_using'];
         }

         /* auto login hash expires in three days */
         if($this->userinfobyid['hash_generated'] < (time() - (60*60*24*3))){
         	/* Update the hash */
	         $database->updateUserField($this->userinfobyid['username'], 'hash', $this->generateRandID());
	         $database->updateUserField($this->userinfobyid['username'], 'hash_generated', time());
         }

         //print_r($this->userinfobyid);
         //exit();
         return true;
      }
      /* User not logged in */
      else{

         return false;
      }
   }

   function fb_isIdRegistered($fb_id){
        global $database, $form;  //The database and form object
    //$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM ". $database->tbl_users_name ." WHERE fb_email='".$fb_email."'");

       $q = sprintf("SELECT fb_id FROM ".$database->tbl_users_name." WHERE fb_id = '$fb_id'",
            mysql_real_escape_string($fb_id));
       $result = mysql_query($q, $database->connection);

       return (mysql_num_rows($result) > 0);

   }

   function fb_checkToken($fb_token){
    global $database, $form;  //The database and form object
    //$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM ". $database->tbl_users_name ." WHERE fb_email='".$fb_email."'");

       $q = sprintf("SELECT fb_token FROM ".$database->tbl_users_name." WHERE fb_token = '$fb_token'");
       $result = mysql_query($q, $database->connection);

       return (mysql_num_rows($result) > 0);
   }

   function fb_check_login($fb_id, $fb_email){
    global $database, $form;  //The database and form object
    //$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM ". $database->tbl_users_name ." WHERE fb_email='".$fb_email."'");
        if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc()){
          $fb_id = addslashes($fb_id);
       }
       $q = sprintf("SELECT fb_id FROM ".$database->tbl_users_name." WHERE fb_id = '$fb_id' AND username = '$fb_email'",
            mysql_real_escape_string($fb_token));
       $result = mysql_query($q, $database->connection);

       return (mysql_num_rows($result) > 0);
   }

   function fb_login($fb_id,$fb_email, $fb_token){
    global $database, $form;  //The database and form object

        if($this->logged_in){
            $output['status'] = 'logged_in';
        }else{
            $isAlreadyRegistered = $this->fb_isIdRegistered($fb_id);
            $isEmailExists = $database->emailTaken($fb_email);

            if(($isAlreadyRegistered) && ($isEmailExists)){
                if($this->fb_check_login($fb_id, $fb_email)){
                    $output['status'] = 'logging in user';
                    $retval = $this->login($fb_email, '123456', '1', 'facebook');
                    if($retval == '1'){
                        $output['status'] = 'reload_window';
                    }
                }
            }else if((!$isAlreadyRegistered) && (!$isEmailExists)){
                $output['status'] = 'Registering user';
                $isRegistered = $this->fb_register($fb_id, $fb_email, $fb_token);
                $output['status'] = $isRegistered;
                $output['status'] = 'logging in user';
                $retval = $this->login($fb_email, '123456', '1', 'facebook');
                if($retval == '1'){
                    $output['status'] = 'reload_window';
                }
            }else{

            }
            $output['isAlreadyRegistered'] = $isAlreadyRegistered;
            $output['isTokenExists'] = $isTokenExists;
        }

        return $output;

   }

   function fb_register($fb_id, $fb_email, $fb_token){
    global $database, $form, $facebook, $Mx;  //The database and form object

       $database->addNewUserByEmail($fb_email, '123456');
       $database->updateUserField($fb_email, 'fb_id', $fb_id);
       $database->updateUserField($fb_email, 'fb_token', $fb_token);
       $database->updateUserField($fb_email, 'fb_email', $fb_email);
       $e = $database->getUserInfo($fb_email);
       $encrypt = $Mx->encrypt_decrypt('encrypt', $e['id']);
       if($database->usernameTaken($fb_email)){
       $params = array(
            'message'       =>  "Saya baru sahaja menyertai program Usahawan Ekspress",
            'name'          =>  "Pendaftaran berjaya",
            'caption'       =>  "Usahawan Ekspress",
            'description'   =>  "Program Usahawan Ekspress",
            'link'          =>  "https://apps.facebook.com/ushawanekspress/".$encrypt,
            'picture'       =>  "http://i.imgur.com/VUBz8.png",
        );
        $post = $facebook->api("/$user/feed","POST",$params);
        $output['facebook'] = $post;
        $output['status'] = 'register_success';
       }else{
        $output['status'] = 'register_error';
       }

       return $output;

    //$database->addNewUserByEmail();

   }

   /**
    * login - The user has submitted his username and password
    * through the login form, this function checks the authenticity
    * of that information in the database and creates the session.
    * Effectively logging in the user if all goes well.
    */
   function login($subuser, $subpass, $subremember, $login_using = NULL){
      global $database, $form;  //The database and form object

        if($database->login_using == 'email'){
            /* Username error checking */
            $field = "user";  //Use field name for username
            $q = "SELECT valid FROM ".$database->tbl_users_name." WHERE email='$subuser'";
        }elseif($database->login_using == 'username'){
            /* Username error checking */
            $field = "user";  //Use field name for username
            $q = "SELECT valid FROM ".$database->tbl_users_name." WHERE username='$subuser'";
        }

	  $valid = $database->query($q);
	  $valid = mysql_fetch_array($valid);

      if(!$subuser || strlen($subuser = trim($subuser)) == 0){
         $form->setError($field, "* Username not entered");
      }
      else{
         /* Check if username is not alphanumeric */
         if($database->login_using == 'username'){
            if(!ctype_alnum($subuser)){
                $form->setError($field, "* Username not alphanumeric");
             }
         }

      }

      /* Password error checking */
      $field = "pass";  //Use field name for password
      if(!$subpass){
         $form->setError($field, "* Password not entered");
      }

      /* Return if form errors exist */
      if($form->num_errors > 0){
         return false;
      }

      /* Checks that username is in database and password is correct */
      $subuser = stripslashes($subuser);
      $result = $database->confirmUserPass($subuser, md5($subpass));

      /* Check error codes */
      if($result == 1){
         $field = "user";
         $form->setError($field, "* Username not found");
      }
      else if($result == 2){
         $field = "pass";
         $form->setError($field, "* Invalid password");
      }

      /* Return if form errors exist */
      if($form->num_errors > 0){
         return false;
      }

      if(EMAIL_WELCOME){
      	if($valid['valid'] == 0){
      		$form->setError($field, "* User's account has not yet been confirmed.");
      	}
      }

      /* Return if form errors exist */
      if($form->num_errors > 0){
         return false;
      }

      /* Username and password correct, register session variables */

      $this->userinfo  = $database->getUserInfo($subuser);

      $this->username  = $_SESSION['username'] = $this->userinfo['username'];

      $this->email  = $_SESSION['email'] = $this->userinfo['email'];

      $this->userid    = $_SESSION['userid']   = $this->generateRandID();

      $this->userlevel = $this->userinfo['userlevel'];

      /* Insert userid into database and update active users table */
      $database->updateUserField($this->username, "userid", $this->userid);
      $database->addActiveUser($this->username, $this->time);
      $database->removeActiveGuest($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

      if($login_using == 'facebook'){
        $this->login_using  = $_SESSION['login_using'] = $login_using;
        $url = 'http://graph.facebook.com/'.$this->userinfo['fb_id'];
        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$url);
        $result = curl_exec($ch);
        curl_close($ch);
        $fb_array = array();
        $result = json_decode($result);
        foreach($result as $a => $b){
            $this->fbinfo[$a] = $b;
            $fb_array[$a] = $b;
        }
        $database->updateUserFieldById($this->userinfo['id'], 'fb_array', serialize($fb_array));
      }

      /**
       * This is the cool part: the user has requested that we remember that
       * he's logged in, so we set two cookies. One to hold his username,
       * and one to hold his random value userid. It expires by the time
       * specified in constants.php. Now, next time he comes to our site, we will
       * log him in automatically, but only if he didn't log out before he left.
       */
      if($subremember){
         setcookie("cookname", $this->username, time()+COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH);
         setcookie("cookemail", $this->email, time()+COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH);
         setcookie("cookid",   $this->userid,   time()+COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH);
      }

      /* Login completed successfully */
      return true;
   }

   /**
    * logout - Gets called when the user wants to be logged out of the
    * website. It deletes any cookies that were stored on the users
    * computer as a result of him wanting to be remembered, and also
    * unsets session variables and demotes his user level to guest.
    */
   function logout(){
      global $database;  //The database connection
      /**
       * Delete cookies - the time must be in the past,
       * so just negate what you added when creating the
       * cookie.
       */
      if(isset($_COOKIE['cookname']) && isset($_COOKIE['cookid'])){
         setcookie("cookname", "", time()-COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH);
         setcookie("cookid",   "", time()-COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH);
         setcookie("cookemail", "", time()-COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH);
      }

      /* Unset PHP session variables */
      unset($_SESSION['login_using']);
      unset($_SESSION['username']);
      unset($_SESSION['email']);
      unset($_SESSION['userid']);

      /* Reflect fact that user has logged out */
      $this->logged_in = false;

      /**
       * Remove from active users table and add to
       * active guests tables.
       */
      $database->removeActiveUser($this->username);
      $database->addActiveGuest($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $this->time);

      /* Set user level to guest */
      $this->username  = $database->guest_name;
      $this->userlevel = $database->level_constants['guest_level'];
   }

   function registerByEmail($email, $subpass){
    global $database, $form;
    /* Username error checking */
      $field = "user";  //Use field name for username
      if(!$email || strlen($email = trim($email)) == 0){
         $form->setError($field, "* Email not entered");
      }
      else{
        if(filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) == FALSE){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email invalid");
         }
         /* Spruce up username, check length */
         $email = stripslashes($email);
         if(strlen($email) < 5){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email below 5 characters");
         }
         else if(strlen($email) > 30){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email above 30 characters");
         }
         /* Check if username is reserved */
         else if(strcasecmp($email, $database->guest_name) == 0){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email reserved word");
         }
         /* Check if username is already in use */
         else if($database->emailTaken($email)){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username already in use");
         }

      }

      /* Errors exist, have user correct them */
      if($form->num_errors > 0){
         return 1;  //Errors with form
      }
      /* No errors, add the new account to the */
      else{
         if($database->addNewUserByEmail($email, $subpass)){
            if(EMAIL_WELCOME){
               //$mailer->sendWelcome($subuser,$subemail,$subpass,$randid);
            }

            return 0;  //New user added succesfully
         }else{
            return 2;  //Registration attempt failed
         }
      }
   }

   /**
    * register - Gets called when the user has just submitted the
    * registration form. Determines if there were any errors with
    * the entry fields, if so, it records the errors and returns
    * 1. If no errors were found, it registers the new user and
    * returns 0. Returns 2 if registration failed.
    */
   function register($subuser, $subpass, $subemail, $subname){

      global $database, $form, $mailer;  //The database, form and mailer object

      /* Username error checking */
      $field = "user";  //Use field name for username
      if(!$subuser || strlen($subuser = trim($subuser)) == 0){
         $form->setError($field, "* Username not entered");
      }
      else{

         /* Spruce up username, check length */
         $subuser = stripslashes($subuser);
         if(strlen($subuser) < 5){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username below 5 characters");
         }
         else if(strlen($subuser) > 30){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username above 30 characters");
         }
         /* Check if username is not alphanumeric */
         else if(!ctype_alnum($subuser)){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username not alphanumeric");
         }
         /* Check if username is reserved */
         else if(strcasecmp($subuser, $database->guest_name) == 0){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username reserved word");
         }
         /* Check if username is already in use */
         else if($database->usernameTaken($subuser)){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username already in use");
         }
         /* Check if username is banned */
         else if($database->usernameBanned($subuser)){
            $form->setError($field, "* Username banned");
         }
      }

      /* Password error checking */
      $field = "pass";  //Use field name for password
      if(!$subpass){
         $form->setError($field, "* Password not entered");
      }
      else{
         /* Spruce up password and check length*/
         $subpass = stripslashes($subpass);
         if(strlen($subpass) < 4){
            $form->setError($field, "* Password too short");
         }
         /* Check if password is not alphanumeric */
         else if(!ctype_alnum(($subpass = trim($subpass)))){
            $form->setError($field, "* Password not alphanumeric");
         }
         /**
          * Note: I trimmed the password only after I checked the length
          * because if you fill the password field up with spaces
          * it looks like a lot more characters than 4, so it looks
          * kind of stupid to report "password too short".
          */
      }

      /* Email error checking */
      $field = "email";  //Use field name for email
      if(!$subemail || strlen($subemail = trim($subemail)) == 0){
         $form->setError($field, "* Email not entered");
      }
      else{
         /* Check if valid email address */
         if(filter_var($subemail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) == FALSE){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email invalid");
         }
         /* Check if email is already in use */
         if($database->emailTaken($subemail)){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email already in use");
         }

         $subemail = stripslashes($subemail);
      }

      /* Name error checking */
	  $field = "name";
	  if(!$subname || strlen($subname = trim($subname)) == 0){
	     $form->setError($field, "* Name not entered");
	  } else {
	     $subname = stripslashes($subname);
	  }

      $randid = $this->generateRandID();

      /* Errors exist, have user correct them */
      if($form->num_errors > 0){
         return 1;  //Errors with form
      }
      /* No errors, add the new account to the */
      else{
         if($database->addNewUser($subuser, md5($subpass), $subemail, $randid, $subname)){
            if(EMAIL_WELCOME){
               $mailer->sendWelcome($subuser,$subemail,$subpass,$randid);
            }
            return 0;  //New user added succesfully
         }else{
            return 2;  //Registration attempt failed
         }
      }
   }

   /**
    * editAccount - Attempts to edit the user's account information
    * including the password, which it first makes sure is correct
    * if entered, if so and the new password is in the right
    * format, the change is made. All other fields are changed
    * automatically.
    */
   function editAccount($subcurpass, $subnewpass, $subemail, $subname){
      global $database, $form;  //The database and form object
      /* New password entered */
      if($subnewpass){
         /* Current Password error checking */
         $field = "curpass";  //Use field name for current password
         if(!$subcurpass){
            $form->setError($field, "* Current Password not entered");
         }
         else{
            /* Check if password too short or is not alphanumeric */
            $subcurpass = stripslashes($subcurpass);
            if(strlen($subcurpass) < 4 ||
               !preg_match("^([0-9a-z])+$", ($subcurpass = trim($subcurpass)))){
               $form->setError($field, "* Current Password incorrect");
            }
            /* Password entered is incorrect */
            if($database->confirmUserPass($this->username,md5($subcurpass)) != 0){
               $form->setError($field, "* Current Password incorrect");
            }
         }

         /* New Password error checking */
         $field = "newpass";  //Use field name for new password
         /* Spruce up password and check length*/
         $subpass = stripslashes($subnewpass);
         if(strlen($subnewpass) < 4){
            $form->setError($field, "* New Password too short");
         }
         /* Check if password is not alphanumeric */
         else if(!preg_match("^([0-9a-z])+$", ($subnewpass = trim($subnewpass)))){
            $form->setError($field, "* New Password not alphanumeric");
         }
      }
      /* Change password attempted */
      else if($subcurpass){
         /* New Password error reporting */
         $field = "newpass";  //Use field name for new password
         $form->setError($field, "* New Password not entered");
      }

      /* Email error checking */
      $field = "email";  //Use field name for email
      if($subemail && strlen($subemail = trim($subemail)) > 0){
         /* Check if valid email address */
         if(filter_var($subemail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) == FALSE){
            $form->setError($field, "* Email invalid");
         }
         $subemail = stripslashes($subemail);
      }

      /* Name error checking */
	  $field = "name";
	  if(!$subname || strlen($subname = trim($subname)) == 0){
	     $form->setError($field, "* Name not entered");
	  } else {
	     $subname = stripslashes($subname);
	  }

      /* Errors exist, have user correct them */
      if($form->num_errors > 0){
         return false;  //Errors with form
      }

      /* Update password since there were no errors */
      if($subcurpass && $subnewpass){
         $database->updateUserField($this->username,"password",md5($subnewpass));
      }

      /* Change Email */
      if($subemail){
         $database->updateUserField($this->username,"email",$subemail);
      }

      /* Change Name */
      if($subname){
         $database->updateUserField($this->username,"name",$subname);
      }

      /* Success! */
      return true;
   }

   /**
    * isAdmin - Returns true if currently logged in user is
    * an administrator, false otherwise.
    */
   function isAdmin(){
    global $database;
      return ($this->userlevel == $database->level_constants['admin_level'] ||
              $this->username  == $database->admin_name);
   }

   /**
    * isAuthor - Returns true if currently logged in user is
    * an author or an administrator, false otherwise.
    */
   function isAuthor(){
    global $database;
      return ($this->userlevel == AUTHOR_LEVEL ||
              $this->userlevel == $database->level_constants['admin_level']);
   }

   /**
    * generateRandID - Generates a string made up of randomized
    * letters (lower and upper case) and digits and returns
    * the md5 hash of it to be used as a userid.
    */
   function generateRandID(){
      return md5($this->generateRandStr(16));
   }

   /**
    * generateRandStr - Generates a string made up of randomized
    * letters (lower and upper case) and digits, the length
    * is a specified parameter.
    */
   function generateRandStr($length){
      $randstr = "";
      for($i=0; $i<$length; $i++){
         $randnum = mt_rand(0,61);
         if($randnum < 10){
            $randstr .= chr($randnum+48);
         }else if($randnum < 36){
            $randstr .= chr($randnum+55);
         }else{
            $randstr .= chr($randnum+61);
         }
      }
      return $randstr;
   }

   function cleanInput($post = array()) {
       foreach($post as $k => $v){
            $post[$k] = trim(htmlspecialchars($v));
         }
         return $post;
   }
};

/**
 * Initialize session object - This must be initialized before
 * the form object because the form uses session variables,
 * which cannot be accessed unless the session has started.
 */
$session = new Session;

include('Class.Transaction.php');
$Class_Transaction = new Transaction;

include('Class.Unilevel.php');
$Class_unilevel = new Unilevel;

include('Class.Ebooks.php');
$Class_ebooks = new Ebooks;

/* Initialize form object */
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Watch CSI: NY
In this crime procedural drama, a former-Marine-turned-police-detective teams up with another detective to solve homicides. The pair also call on the expertise of other investigative experts, too. The third series in the CSI franchise, this one follows the same formula as the others, but it's set in New York City.
CSI: NY is a series that is currently running and has 9 seasons (197 episodes). The series first aired on September 22, 2004.
Where do I stream CSI: NY online? CSI: NY is available for streaming on CBS, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch CSI: NY on demand at Amazon, Microsoft Movies & TV, iTunes online.
9 Seasons, 197 Episodes
Cast: Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill
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Episode 17 - Today is Life
A community is shaken up after an unarmed man was shot by police.
Episode 16 - Blood Actually
On Valentine's Day, Mac and the team investigate three cases of bad romance.
Episode 15 - Seth and Apep
Mac and the team collaborate with CSI D.B. Russell in their effort to outwit Christine's kidnappers before they run out of time to save her life.
Episode 14 - White Gold
When a young pizza maker is carjacked, the CSIs must determine the reason.
Episode 13 - Nine Thirteen
Episode 12 - Civilized Lies
An off-duty NYPD officer is killed during a robbery. The CSIs interrogate the suspects to find out the truth.
Episode 11 - Command+P
The CSIs investigate the puzzling mystery of two different victims linked by the same unusual weapon.
Episode 10 - The Real McCoy
The co-owner of a popular bar is found dead. Meanwhile, Mac heeds Christine's advice and foregoes his to-do-list to relax on his day off.
Episode 9 - Blood Out
Detective Lovato's past as an undercover officer tangles with her present duties when a gang member she had developed feelings for is murdered.
Episode 8 - Late Admissions
The team dives into the world of performance enhancing drugs. Meanwhile, Lindsay travels to Montana to witness the execution of Daniel Kadence.
Episode 7 - Clue: SI
The CSIs begin a real life game of Clue to figure out the killer as a psychiatrist's patients are methodically being murdered.
Episode 6 - The Lady in the Lake
A woman wearing a ball gown is found at the bottom of a lake.
Episode 5 - Misconceptions
The lead suspect in a 20-year-old case of a missing boy is found dead on the anniversary of the boy's disappearance.
Episode 4 - Unspoken
The team is desperate to catch a shooter when Lindsay is injured during the attempted murder of a political candidate. A child is killed in the events following.
Episode 3 - 2,918 Miles
Evidence at a crime scene on the Brooklyn Bridge lead Mac and Jo on an investigation across the country to San Francisco in search of a missing teenage girl.
Episode 2 - Where There's Smoke...
The CSI team try to stop a serial arsonist who uses fire against people from his past.
Episode 1 - Reignited
In the season premiere, the CSI team investigates a fire chief who is killed in a fire that was started with the same technique from a paroled arsonist.
Episode 18 - Near Death
Mac is between life and death after he is shot.
Episode 17 - Unwrapped
A successful businessman goes back to his roots in a Brooklyn housing project and is murdered.
Episode 16 - Sláinte
A small New York City community is stunned when a body is found dismembered and strategically left out on four street corners.
Episode 15 - Kill Screen
The CSIs investigate a murder that involves competitive video gaming.
Episode 14 - Flash Pop
When a lab tech is murdered in a case that has alarming details to a 1950's cold case, the CSIs get a glimpse into what goes on in the shadows of the lab.
Episode 13 - The Ripple Effect
When the CSIs take on two seemingly unrelated deaths, further investigation ultimately connects them.
Episode 12 - Brooklyn 'Til I Die
The CSIs investigate a role-playing game that becomes reality when one player falling victim to a bona fide killer and the other is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Episode 11 - Who's There
Episode 10 - Clean Sweep
Mixed Martial Arts Champion Tito Ortiz Guest Stars as Derek Petrov, the Cage Fighter's Opponent.
Episode 9 - Means To An End
When an important witness turns up dead, Jo is caught up in the dangerous investigation of the suspected rapist who was freed on her watch in D.C..
Episode 8 - Crossroads
As the CSIs investigate the murder of a judge, Jo comes face-to-face with a criminal from her past.
Episode 7 - Crushed
The CSI's use the media to help them learn the truth in a teenage girl's death.
Episode 6 - Get Me Out of Here!
A fraternity prank goes wrong on Halloween causing a pledge master to be left for dead in an open grave.
Episode 5 - Air Apparent
The CSIs investigate the case of a basketball prodigy's brother who is involved in a murder.
Episode 4 - Officer Involved
Danny and his rookie cops go out for a night of friendly drinks and somehow end up in a shooting.
Episode 3 - Cavallino Rampante
When the body of a beautiful young woman is found in a stolen Ferrari, the investigation leads to a family of car thieves. But the CSIs are running out of time and must find the murderer before the rest of the family meets the same fate.
Episode 2 - Keep It Real
An awkward teen's efforts to win the heart of a girl goes too far when he is found dead.
Episode 1 - Indelible
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Mac and the team remember specific moments from that day that were burned into their mind forever.
Season 7 22 full episodes, 27 clips available
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To fulfill its mission, GCF created long-standing partnerships with a few of the most prestigious medical institutions in the United States. GCF had a 25-year partnership with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and currently has affiliations with Schneider Children's Hospital (SCH) in New Hyde Park, NY; All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL; and The Joseph Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ. At SCH, in addition to non-medical financial assistance, GCF currently provides the Greek-American community with professional bilingual/bicultural social services through a part-time social worker/program coordinator.


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Public Sex Is My Radical Sex
Isabelle Nastasia
My first kiss was in a public bathroom. It was a seventh grade dance. Snoop Dogg was blasting from the six foot high speakers where kids were grinding up against the walls of the cafeteria. Some sixth graders shouted "Ew, gross!" as I pulled this dude-bro I had been dancing with into the little boys room and stuck my tongue down his throat.
I didn't yet know that bathrooms would become my obsession.
Heterosexism: a system of attitudes, bias, and discrimination in favor of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships.
You know how people are always saying that "girls always go to the bathroom together?" When it comes to bathroom sex, that idea can work to your advantage. Lesbian bathroom sex: brought to you by heterosexism.
My functionally lesbian roommate is judgmental of my bathroom sex excursions. Since we started living together she has become increasingly radicalized. I'm always in the process of trying to shift her paradigm to accept my experiences and take risks within her own social and sexual life (ahem, today she screamed "I don't like femmes!" across the Brooklyn College quad when I referenced a femme who tried to kick it to her).
But femme invisibility has its advantages. Sycamore on Cortelyou Road and Westminster Street is the queerest straight bar I've ever been to in New York City. It's a usual hangout for Brooklyn College faculty, students, and staff, and Kensington neighborhood folk. The bartenders are cute as hell, there's a delicious beer selection, and there are two single-stall bathrooms. If you're heteronormative, you might not notice through the dark-ass lighting that there are trans-folks making out in the booths. But it can be a hit-and-miss spot: sometimes there are dude-bros being mad homophobic and sexist. Overall, I like it because when I roll through with my queers we get free drinks and hook up with our best friends.
No one gives a fuck at Sycamore because of this air of heterosexism. You can go fuck a girlfriend in the bathroom and everybody just thinks you are chatting about that guy who bummed a cigarette from you in the backyard.
But bathroom sex can also result in a lot of "dude, not cool" sex shaming, which is whack.
Most of my relationship with slut shaming is inextricably tied to bathroom sex shaming. I like sex, and if you have sex with me, you should know that when I want to have sex, I want to have sex right now — when I want it, where I want it, and how I want it. If only somebody had told my twelve-year-old self that "public sex is radical sex!" It's sexy, cool, and there's totally nothing to be ashamed of. If I had known years ago that orgasms and public spaces equaled empowerment then I would have come out as bisexual a lot sooner.
One night at 773, a bar on Coney Island Avenue, my boo and I were making out and smoking cigarettes, having a grand old time with ten of our closest friends who were all playing darts and dancing to the Beach Boys. There was no one in the bar but our crew and the two of us wanted it pretty bad (as per usual). We fucked in the Men's Room. (Yes, they have gender segregated bathrooms). And a good friend walked in on us, because the lock was broken — they were traumatized and pissed off because "all they wanted to do was take a piss" and when we finished we made the ultimate walk of pride.
The must-haves for bathroom sex are as follows:
Keep your shoes on! its not that important to take all your clothes off when getting down and dirty in the bathroom — be it boots or sneakers. Take my advice.
Leverage is key. Whether it's the sink or the toilet seat or the tampon dispenser, get your knees, legs, ass up on something that gives you some more support, it makes it fun and kinky (try the top of the toilet, the tank).
Be as loud as you fucking want. The important thing about sex in bathrooms is to especially turn your partner on, and you as well, and to not give a fuck about what anybody else thinks — which you probably don't, which is why you're having bathroom sex to begin with.
Have a cute one-liner (suggestions: "mind the doorknob," "we're out of toilet paper," "someone just had sex in this bathroom!") for when you emerge from the stall or the family style one-roomer.
I was at Four Faced Liar on West 4th Street after a hyper-sexualized night at Rum Sunday (a local get together at El Cobre on Avenue A). We all ended up at a West Village spot to grab a Guinness before calling it a night. I had sex with someone in the bathroom — and while the small room with a toilet and sink would have been more conducive to oral sex and foreplay because of the great positioning of the sink and toilet paper dispenser, we were interrupted so many times that it really wasn't worth it. If it doesn't turn you on to be rushed (which I was), the high risk factor isn't that worth it.
Ultimately, my experiment with bathroom sex is through the lens of this: how can you create a lesbian femme sex symbol? Lesson learned from this Brooklyn femme: be what you wanna jack off to. For me, I can't help but sing Lana Del Rey (#LanadelGAY) while I write this. I wanna be the long-haired, bobby-pinned, lipsticked, combat-booted, pencil-skirted, hickey-ed, pink-streaked at the back (just so you know I'm a dyke), and HOT HOT HOT girl that subverts traditional interpretations of femininity. And by aggressively fucking women in bathrooms and liking it, I am.
This post originally appeared on Autostraddle. Republished with permission.
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So, since everyone has covered most of what is wrong with this article, which I agree with, I'd like to add that it contains one of my greatest pet peeves.
People of New York (by which I mean certain obnoxious writers of New York) stop filling your articles intended for a wide, not New York specific audience with name drops that not only add clutter, and take away from your writing, but make me roll my eyes so hard I get a headache. I don't know what bar that is, I don't feel bad I don't know what bar that is, I don't live in New York and I'm not jealous that you do.
"I was at Four Faced Liar on West 4th Street after a hyper-sexualized night at Rum Sunday (a local get together at El Cobre on Avenue A)." What an awful sentence that really doesn't add setting or tone or clarity to your writing. It doesn't enforce the point your trying to make.
Also, "(Yes, they have gender segregated bathrooms)". GIVE ME A BREAK.


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TSU is officially a Veteran Reconnect campus
Published August 28, 2018 By : Lango Deen
Four years after Tennessee State University (TSU) was designated a Veterans Education Transition Support (VETS) campus by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), the historically black college has announced plans to launch a new Veteran Reconnect initiative this fall with a grant from THEC.
"TSU is a certified Vets Campus and noted as a "Military Friendly" institution by G.I Jobs and several other notable ranking services," Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover said in a statement.
On August 7, 2018, THEC announced that fourteen colleges and universities in Tennessee, including TSU, will receive Veteran Reconnect grants to assist veterans and service members in their pursuit of college degrees.
Veteran Reconnect funding was first awarded in 2015. This year, THEC announced $889,277 in funding to support programs and services for student veterans at campuses across the state.
According to the statement, the 2018 Veteran Reconnect grants are focused on prior learning assessment (PLA).
PLA at colleges and universities examine a veteran's prior military training and grants equivalent college credit for those skills attained during service.
"Many veterans in Tennessee put their education on hold to serve our nation in the armed forces, and as a state, we have an obligation to support them in completing their education," Governor Haslam said. "Through the Drive to 55, we can connect veterans with the postsecondary credentials that will help them further stand out in the workforce. Veteran Reconnect is one more way that Tennessee is investing in veterans and their future."
Veteran Reconnect is part of Governor Bill Haslam's Drive to 55 initiative to increase educational attainment in the state to 55 percent by the year 2025.
Over the past four years, the state of Tennessee has required institutions to recognize skills and competencies gained in military training.
Passed into law in 2014, the Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support (VETS) Act established a program of recognition for higher education institutions which allocate resources for veterans' successful transition from military service to college enrollment.
In the photo above, Tom Morrison (right), then Tennessee Higher Education Commission assistant executive director for Veterans Education, presented the title and certificate of designation to President Glenda Glover, officially declaring TSU a certified "Vets Campus." (photo by John Cross, TSU Media Relations)


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The GED is a general equivalency diploma and gives adults who did not get a high school diploma the chance to earn the credential. The test covers five individual subject areas that encompass the knowledge that you are expected to learn and know in 12th grade. In order to take the GED in Indiana, you must meet several conditions.
You must be 18 or older to take the GED exam.
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You cannot take the GED exam if you have previously graduated from high school.
You must wait at least six months after you have left the high school program or curriculum before you can take the GED exam.
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Figures by the Sea
From Here and There
(Spanish, 1893–1983)
A. Lopez Llausas, Barcelona. December 1934
Spain, 20th century
Color pochoir
Support: Wove paper
Overall: 32.8 x 27.5 cm (12 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2003.24
© Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Catalogue raisonné: Dupin 13
A Catalan painter, sculptor, and printmaker, Joan Miró was a prominent figure in the history of abstraction. From Here and There: Figures by the Sea was made at the beginning of the artist's printmaking career and is characteristic of his compositions of the 1930s, which are populated by fantastic shapes suggesting living organisms. Although he was a prolific printmaker, Miró produced only five pochoirs (prints colored by hand with the help of stencils). This lively design of bold red and black forms tossing a ball on a sun-drenched, yellow beach illustrated Carles Sindreu's text, D'Aci i d'alla. André Breton, the leader of the Surrealists, described Miró as "the most surrealist of us all." An international intellectual movement that began in the 1920s, Surrealism's art and literature was characterized by dream imagery, unexpected juxtapositions, and automatic drawing, painting, and writing. Despite the fact that Miró never officially joined the group, his work is closely associated with Surrealism.
(William Weston Gallery, London, England)
Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).
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I'm kind of surprised this doesn't have more reviews given that (1) K-Pop is insanely popular and (2) it's one of the more decently written reverse-harems I've encountered in the Kindle Unlimited store. That said, this one just didn't work for me. I liked the premise a lot. The heroine is the illegitimate daughter of a major player in the Korean music industry and ends up over her head when he brings her in to take over the family business and she ends up basically being assigned as the manager of a problematic and scandalous boy band called H3RO on the verge of being disbanded. Her half-brother is out to get her and thwarting her by turns and all of the guys she's in charge of are incredibly attractive. It sounds like the recipe for drama and it is: just... not really the kind I was hoping for.
Sejin was such a wasted villain, in my opinion. I felt like the author really could have played up his involvement with the music industry and been more active about his attempts to thwart the revival of H3RO. I also felt like the meet-cutes with the boys felt very Wattpad-y in terms of execution. Like, this felt like a fic geared towards a very young audience, and while that is fine, the fact that the characters were so much older and there are some explicit scenes made me a bit confused about who the target audience for this book is. It's a bit too adult for most teens but it feels too YA for most adults, so I guess maybe it's meant to appeal to older teens/early 20s? The author also overuses the phrase "holy hell" to the point that it starts to feel like a tic. I feel like she could have dialed back the "holy hells" by about 75% because it's reaching Anastasia Steele "inner goddess" levels of wtfery.
Maybe this review is a bit harsh but my hopes for it were very high. Several of my friends really enjoyed this one but I noticed they seemed to be younger and more into K-Pop than I am.


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Stimulation of superoxide production by nitrofurantoin, p‐nitrobenzoic acid and m‐dinitrobenzene in hepatic microsomes of three species of freshwater fish
The importance of nitroaromatic compounds as aquatic contaminants and the association of superoxide (O−2) mediated toxicity with the mammalian metabolism of a number of these compounds has led our laboratory to conduct an in vitro investigation of nitroaromatic‐stimulated production by freshwater fish. Utilizing cytochrome c reduction and cyanide‐insensitive oxygen consumption assays for O−2, channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) hepatic microsomes were exposed to nitrofurantoin (NF), p‐nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA) and m‐dinitrobenzene (MDNB). NF and PNBA were chosen for study as model nitroaromatic compounds, known to stimulate microsomal O−2 generation in mammals; MDNB was chosen because it frequently contaminates aquatic systems. The results demonstrated that each of the three nitroaromatics is capable of significantly enhancing superoxide dismutase (SOD) inhibitable cytochrome c reduction and oxygen consumption, providing specific evidence of stimulated microsomal production of O−2 by the fish species examined. The results also indicated chemical‐ and species‐specific differences in stimulated O−2 production. In both assay systems, enhancement by NF exceeded that produced by MDNB and, more pronouncedly, PNBA. Furthermore, although similar responses to all nitroaromatics were observed in microsomes isolated from catfish and bass, the assays employing trout microsomes demonstrated the greatest enhancement in NF and MDNB exposures. These findings suggest that the stimulation of O−2 production may be an important mode of action for these common aquatic pollutants that merits further ecotoxicological assessment. Copyright © 1989 SETAC
Washburn, PC; Di Giulio, RT
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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Written by Derek Laufman
Illustrated by Derek Laufman
Lettered by Warren Montgomery
BOOM! Comics
Review by: Dave Johnson
Monster Spiders! Giant Slugs! Pigs with nausea issues! Ruin World by Derek Laufman is an all-ages adventure comic that packs all of this and more into a fast-paced and exciting issue that will have fans engaged from the first page.
The story follows adventurers Pogo and Rex as they explore the ruined world just beyond the border in search of magical relics. Their first adventure takes them to the ruins of Rygone's Keep, a small tower with a big secret. Sword swinging adventurer Rex decides he's explored the last few ruins on his own and has earned a rest, so he sends Pogo into the keep in search of magical artifacts. Despite his many protests and concerns about monsters Pogo forges ahead and proves himself to be a success if chaotic, relic hunter.
The plot moves quickly from the start, sketching the simple premise of the story and then diving right into the adventure and fun. Rygone's keep is full of surprises, of both the magical and monster variety. Pogo's dogged determination to succeed is endearing and his dialogue with himself and Rex is entertaining as he explores (especially his Army of Darkness moment with a spellbook). Rex's over the top heroics are a comedic counterpoint to Pogo's misadventures and the combination had me laughing many times as I read the issue.
As the story progresses we also meet Barri, a scavenger with a secret of his own. His backstory is explored in the issue and helps make him a well-rounded character with his own motivations rather than just a one-dimensional foil for Pogo and Rex.
The entirety of Ruin World feels real and fleshed out, without getting bogged down in any heavy backstory narration. Even small characters like the mother and son looking for a cure for the "snoots" feel alive and entertaining, even if we only see them for a panel or two.
Derek Laufman's art is incredible and fun. All of the characters are vivid and the art conveys each character's personality perfectly, from the mischievous "snoot" tossing rabbit boy to the nefarious gangster Fargus. His excellent use of perspective also adds to the reader's immersion, especially in Barri's portions of the story. The action scenes are especially fun thanks to the simple, but the effective art style and excellent framing of the action panels.
The color palette also adds to the reader's immersion into Ruin world. Scenes in the wild ruins feel sparse and empty without seeming boring or drab. City scenes feel busy and lively without being distracting or too busy.
This issue is a great introduction to Ruin World which will grab readers of all ages immediately and keep them engrossed in the story throughout. The world is rich, the art is amazing and the entire issue feels like a treasure that we as readers have been lucky enough to find.
Bits and Pieces: The lettering by Warren Montgomery adds some great emphasis throughout the issue and adds a fun dimension to a lot of the dialogue. This book truly feels like an "all ages" title, not just something aimed at kids. Artist and Writer Derek Laufman is passionate about the story and it shows in every panel.
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Q: Any Intersection in Two Collections i have to find out whether or not two collections have any intersection, the way that i did that is using LINQ's "Join" to get the Intersection of the two collections and then i use "Any".  But i wonder, is there other more "elegant" way of doing this?

A: Enumerable.Intersect is probably what you're looking for.
From MSDN:
int[] id1 = { 44, 26, 92, 30, 71, 38 };
int[] id2 = { 39, 59, 83, 47, 26, 4, 30 };
IEnumerable<int> both = id1.Intersect(id2);
if(both.Any())...

A: Here is an extension method that we use:
public static bool IntersectAny<T>(this IEnumerable<T> first, IEnumerable<T> second, IEqualityComparer<T> comparer = null) {
    return first.Intersect(second, comparer).Any();
}

A: bool intersects = collection1.Intersect(collection2).Any();

This assumes an "appropriate" implementation of equality and hashcode for the members of your collection (that's e.g. the case for primitives), otherwise you can pass a custom IEqualityComparer.

A: Please have a look http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.linq.enumerable.aspx and more in detail I just found http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/383749/How-does-it-work-in-Csharp-Part-3-Csharp-Linq-in-d will be quite helpful.

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Written by Bronwen & Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki.
Published by O Books, 2006.
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This 272-page trade softcover book is a portable dictionary of terminology one is likely to encounter in the practice of Reiki. The authors include both traditional Japanese ideas as well as non-traditional Western additions. There's just enough information in each entry to prompt the memory or get an informed answer, yet the information is succinctly presented. There are some spiffy black and white photos and drawings to illustrate some of the points. Great to see some photos of Reiki and related practices from the 1930s! I've been keeping this pocketbook by my side while teaching Reiki classes so that students can hear/read that what I've been saying can be found somewhere in writing. Helpful to Reiki practitioners of all levels and "schools".
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5G iPhone Release Date: Can Qualcomm Help Apple Accelerate Its Timeline?
It secured a big 5G partner.
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Danny Paez
It's been a particularly good day for Apple. In addition to seeing its biggest rival tank the rollout of its most anticipated 2019 product launch, Apple also settled a two-year legal battle over royalty and patent disputes with chip giant Qualcomm. The Cupertino-based company agreed to pay the chip manufacturer an undisclosed amount of money, but also got something pretty important in return: Apple managed to strike a deal to use Qualcomm's 5G modems in its future iPhones.
Before the deal, the future of the first 5G-enabled iPhone was more uncertain. In light of the Qualcomm quarrel, Apple enlisted the help of the other big chip-maker Intel, whose XMM 8160 modem offers speeds of up to six gigabits per second.
But delays in Intel's production pushed the estimated timeline for the first 5G iPhones from 2020 toward 2021. With an industry-leading 5G chipset at its disposal, Apple could put the 5G iPhone back on his original timeline, though Apple analyst Horace Dediu tells Inverse that it's too late for the company to incorporate it into the 2019 roster.
"The production line for this year's phone was probably in development over the last year and initial test runs are likely to begin within weeks," he explained. "The hardware design and components supply would have been frozen months ago. If there is a Qualcomm chipset version it would have been developed in parallel with any other version so that could be slotted for production."
Apple has secured a deal with Qualcomm to use its 5G modems, but when will they get to iPhones? Qualcomm
Dediu didn't offer a prediction for when a 5G iPhone could come to market, because he's unsure if Apple and Qualcomm ever designed a special 5G modem for future iPhone models. Without an open channel of dialog, it's unlikely Apple has a 5G chipset ready to slot into their 2019 iPhone.
It's also hard to see how there could have been much dialogue between the two companies before the settlement. Back in July 2018, Qualcomm's CFO George Davis dropped a serious hint that talks between the companies had already soured.
"Apple intends to solely use our competitor's modems rather than our modems in its next iPhone release" he said during an earnings call. "Intel is the only other company that supplies that module to Apple, making it likely that iPhones will soon use Intel modems exclusively."
Browsing on future iPhones is set to get much faster, thanks to a 5G chipset. Unsplash / Paul Hanaoka
Qualcomm's 2018 statement — that iPhones would "soon use" Intel modems exclusively — strongly suggests that, at the time, the partnership was on track to be phased out by this year. Re-starting their collaboration, then, will likely take some time.
2020 seems like the likeliest year, Krish Sankar, the managing director at investment bank Cowen, told Bloomberg. This is likely what Apple planned all along. While not many 5G networks are available right now, waiting all the way until 2021 would dampen demand and made Apple look like a laggard.
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The credits are quite the political statement – rather odd for the end of an action/comedy.
There is a non-political funny bit at the end 🙂 Yey!
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Grounds For Invasion
Galway, County Galway
Grounds For Invasion is a collaboration between Will O'Connor (music/production) and Tracy Friel (lyrics, vocals). They've had a strong start to 2015, being listed as a band to watch by both Hot Press magazine and The Irish Times. Their debut album Dying Stars was released on February 5th, 2015
A sonically expansive album, Dying Stars is a mesh of electro-pop, trip-hop, disco, industrial- and post-rock. Lyrically, it deals with themes of love, loss, and our relationship with the vast universe each of us is a small part of.
Praise for Dying Stars:
"Dying Stars is an excellent debut record, one that etches itself into your mind and keeps you hovering over the repeat button: 2015's sure to be a big year for [Grounds For Invasion]." - Hot Press
"You've got to hear this" - The Irish Times
"An exciting debut album...built around subtle melodies and well-crafted songs" - The Irish Daily Star
"Truly original and truly brilliant" – feckingdeadly.com
Releases to date:
2015 - Dying Stars LP
2014 - Grounds For Invasion EP
Email: groundsforinvasion[at]gmail.com
Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Olive, Siouxie Sioux, Tricky


How I get away with drinking red wine.
I love a glass of red wine with dinner, but more often than not, when I'm out with a group of friends, I'll select a glass of white, even if it doesn't pair perfectly with my meal. The reason being that there's nothing cute about a row of dark-red, wine-stained teeth and I'd rather avoid the potential embarrassment. So the other day, at a dinner with friends, I ordered white as usual. After dinner, when I saw my friend pull out a small compact of wipes at the bathroom mirror then proceed to wipe her teeth with them, she registered the surprise on my face. The only wipes I use are on Sloan, but she explained that the wipes she was using are "Wine Wipes," which contain a toothpaste-like formula that seamlessly wipe red wine stains off of teeth. I immediately bought a compact for myself and was pleasantly surprised at not only how effective they are, but that their barely-there orange blossom flavor doesn't interfere with the flavor of wine. Plus, the mirror included in the compact makes it easy to subtly check if my teeth are stained. It's since become a purse staple I'd happily raise a glass to.