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Powerhouse Leader in Wealth Management & Thought Leadership Joins Balentine as Part of Aggressive Growth Strategy
Atlanta, G.A. — Balentine announced today it's expanding its suite of services with the appointment of Mark Bell, Ph.D., as Head of Family Office Services and Private Capital. A fixture of the Atlanta business community, Bell brings deep experience in asset management, private capital, and family office management.
"It takes just a few minutes after meeting Mark Bell to understand why he has been so successful in our industry," said Brittain Prigge, CFA, President & Head of Relationship Management. "Mark is one of the most intelligent, most delightful, and most interesting people I've ever met. His experience with entrepreneurs and high-net-worth families, in particular, makes him well equipped to expand our multi-family office platform at Balentine. More importantly, Mark is a great cultural fit. We are dogmatic at Balentine about making sure all prospective employees understand and value the culture we have been so deliberate about creating."
As Balentine approaches a decade in business, the employee-owned company is expanding its services and solutions for complex families. This follows the recent launch of Balentine Blueprint™, a proprietary financial planning methodology the firm created for its clients. It also builds on the gains Balentine is making in the Southeast with presence in its second office in Raleigh, NC, where they oversee nearly $1B in assets under advisement. This growth comes despite the firm having launched during the Great Recession. "We knew that starting a business during the depths of the financial crisis wouldn't be easy, but over the last nine years we've nearly tripled our employee count and grown from zero to almost $3 billion in assets under management," remarked Balentine Chief Executive Officer Adrian Cronje, Ph.D., CFA.
In addition to an impressive career in asset management, Mark Bell was a lecturer at the University of Oxford in England where he earned a doctorate in history and is an adjunct professor at the Center for Alternative Investments at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University. This diverse experience, in addition to Bell's civic involvement with social and cultural organizations, make him a powerful addition to Balentine's strategic plan to extend beyond investment management. "Balentine's Family Office practice will formalize and augment many of the services the firm has traditionally offered clients," said Mark Bell. "The formalization of this offering is in response to clients who have recognized the need for support coordinating and managing their assets but want to avoid the costs and complexity of establishing a single family office. Our goal is to help these clients address the human capital and administrative aspects of their wealth, in addition to supporting their financial planning and investment management needs."
Since Balentine was founded in 2009, the firm's staff has nearly tripled to 38 professionals and it has opened an office in Raleigh, NC, that has earned enthusiastic market acceptance. To keep pace with all the recent growth, Balentine leadership is actively considering office expansion in the Atlanta area.
About Balentine
Balentine is an employee-owned financial management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with a second office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Offering comprehensive wealth management services for families and global asset allocation strategies for institutions, Balentine seeks to deliver an exceptional client experience in addition to consistent long-term investment results. For 30 years, the Balentine legacy has been one of innovation, service to clients, and service to the community. Forbes, Barron's, Financial Times, and InvestmentNews have recognized Balentine as a top financial planning and advisory firm. Balentine is a registered investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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For the dielectric membrane supported structures, two approaches were investigated in order to increase the radiation performances: a planar reflector placed below the membrane and the focusing of the electromagnetic radiated energy using a dielectric lens.
Using the previous reported results regarding the Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) antenna for 35 GHz operating frequency, a similar antenna was optimized and measured for the 94 GHz frequency range. The experimental results were in good agreement with the experiment.
Different techniques to increase the antenna performances were investigated. Fig.1 presents the comparison of the electromagnetic simulation results for 94 GHz membrane supported antenna for the following cases: the stand-alone antenna, the antenna placed on a reflector and antenna on reflector with a dielectric lens with a radius of 10 mm, thickness of 15 mm, placed at a distance of 3 mm from the antenna. An increase of the radiation gain with about 15 dB in the whole W-band (75-110 GHz) can be observed.
The mask set for the optimized membrane supported antennas is shown in Fig. 2(a) - the metalization mask, or the "frontside" mask - and (b) - the silicon etching mask, or the "backside" mask.
The substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) antenna structure was optimized for 94 GHz operation. Fig. 3(a) shows the 3D radiation characteristic (directivity) at 94 GHz. Fig. 3(b) plots the gain as a function of frequency.
A matching bandwidth (defined for |S11| < –10 dB) between 90 – 95.62 GHz, with minimum reflections of –28.3 dB at 92.4 GHz were measured.


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Spotify Faces Backlash Over Axing Beloved Features on Mobile
Once again, users aren't happy with Spotify's new mobile update.
Spotify doesn't have a great track record with iOS users as of late.
Several months ago, the streaming music company a controversial new feature aimed at forcing fans to share songs on social media. In the process, Spotify deliberately hid the often-used repeat and play queue buttons.
Following a major backlash online, the company rolled back the update.
Android users haven't fared much better.
On multiple devices, including Galaxy S10s, S9s, Note9s, and Huawei smartphones, Spotify's playback lockscreen controls no longer functioned correctly. This also happened to music lovers who streamed their favorite tracks Bluetooth in their cars.
Unfortunately for Android users, the company with tone-deaf copy-and-pasted answers.
"We're still looking into this, and will get back to you as soon as we have updates."
Now, the company has updated its mobile apps, introducing controversial features no one has asked for and axing those users loved.
Who needs the alphabet, anyway?
On June 13th, Spotify posted an update to the 'Your Library' feature.
Aimed at forcing users to finally listen to the company's expanding podcast offerings, the blog post reads,
"Starting today, we're introducing a new version of Your Library to Premium users that mixes form with function. Everything about the reimagined Library is designed to get you to the content you want faster. It also makes getting started and staying up-to-date with podcasts on Spotify a seamless, personalized experience."
Basically, the company removed the alphabetical scroll bar as well as the Recently Played tab. Under Music, users will now find 'Playlists,' 'Artists,' and 'Albums.'
It didn't take long to subscribers and non-paying listeners to lash out.
On the popular Spotify subreddit, you'll find topics ranging from "BRING BACK OLD SPOTIFY" (which quickly went gold), "I just canceled Premium," "New mobile update sucks!," and a post titled "This update is bulls—t." Complaints range from poor functionality to Spotify's copy-and-pasted justifications about how the axed features "make the user experience easier."
One long-time listener didn't hold anything back when addressing company executives.
"What the f—k Spotify? Why would you shoot us all in the foot like this? I'm considering switching services if this isn't fixed before the next billing cycle but I don't know how other services compare. Maybe I'll do a trial of Apple Music but I have years of music stored on my Spotify. This has ruined my day."
So far, the company has yet to respond to the criticism. Yet, based on its recent history, expect Spotify to either roll back the update, or tune out its loyal listeners altogether.
Besides, who needs the alphabet when streaming their favorite music, anyway? Just about everyone.
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namespace drive {
namespace {

// See drive.proto for the difference between the two URLs.
const char kResumableEditMediaUrl[] = "http://resumable-edit-media/";
const char kResumableCreateMediaUrl[] = "http://resumable-create-media/";

// Callback for DriveResourceMetadata::InitFromDB.
void InitFromDBCallback(DriveFileError expected_error,
                        DriveFileError actual_error) {
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_error, actual_error);
}

// Callback for DriveResourceMetadata::ReadDirectoryByPath.
void ReadDirectoryByPathCallback(
    scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProtoVector>* result,
    DriveFileError error,
    scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProtoVector> entries) {
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  *result = entries.Pass();
}

}  // namespace

class DriveResourceMetadataTest : public testing::Test {
 public:
  DriveResourceMetadataTest();

 protected:
  DriveResourceMetadata resource_metadata_;

 private:
  // Creates the following files/directories
  // drive/dir1/
  // drive/dir2/
  // drive/dir1/dir3/
  // drive/dir1/file4
  // drive/dir1/file5
  // drive/dir2/file6
  // drive/dir2/file7
  // drive/dir2/file8
  // drive/dir1/dir3/file9
  // drive/dir1/dir3/file10
  void Init();

  // Add a directory to |parent| and return that directory. The name and
  // resource_id are determined by the incrementing counter |sequence_id|.
  DriveDirectory* AddDirectory(DriveDirectory* parent, int sequence_id);

  // Add a file to |parent| and return that file. The name and
  // resource_id are determined by the incrementing counter |sequence_id|.
  DriveFile* AddFile(DriveDirectory* parent, int sequence_id);

  MessageLoopForUI message_loop_;
  content::TestBrowserThread ui_thread_;
};

DriveResourceMetadataTest::DriveResourceMetadataTest()
    : ui_thread_(content::BrowserThread::UI, &message_loop_) {
  Init();
}

void DriveResourceMetadataTest::Init() {
  int sequence_id = 1;
  DriveDirectory* dir1 = AddDirectory(resource_metadata_.root(), sequence_id++);
  DriveDirectory* dir2 = AddDirectory(resource_metadata_.root(), sequence_id++);
  DriveDirectory* dir3 = AddDirectory(dir1, sequence_id++);

  AddFile(dir1, sequence_id++);
  AddFile(dir1, sequence_id++);

  AddFile(dir2, sequence_id++);
  AddFile(dir2, sequence_id++);
  AddFile(dir2, sequence_id++);

  AddFile(dir3, sequence_id++);
  AddFile(dir3, sequence_id++);
}

DriveDirectory* DriveResourceMetadataTest::AddDirectory(DriveDirectory* parent,
                                                        int sequence_id) {
  scoped_ptr<DriveDirectory> dir = resource_metadata_.CreateDriveDirectory();
  const std::string dir_name = "dir" + base::IntToString(sequence_id);
  const std::string resource_id = std::string("dir_resource_id:") + dir_name;
  dir->set_title(dir_name);
  dir->set_resource_id(resource_id);

  parent->AddEntry(dir.get());

  return dir.release();
}

DriveFile* DriveResourceMetadataTest::AddFile(DriveDirectory* parent,
                                              int sequence_id) {
  scoped_ptr<DriveFile> file = resource_metadata_.CreateDriveFile();
  const std::string title = "file" + base::IntToString(sequence_id);
  const std::string resource_id = std::string("file_resource_id:") + title;
  file->set_title(title);
  file->set_resource_id(resource_id);
  file->set_file_md5(std::string("file_md5:") + title);

  parent->AddEntry(file.get());

  return file.release();
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, VersionCheck) {
  // Set up the root directory.
  DriveRootDirectoryProto proto;
  DriveEntryProto* mutable_entry =
      proto.mutable_drive_directory()->mutable_drive_entry();
  mutable_entry->mutable_file_info()->set_is_directory(true);
  mutable_entry->set_resource_id(kDriveRootDirectoryResourceId);
  mutable_entry->set_upload_url(kResumableCreateMediaUrl);
  mutable_entry->set_title("drive");

  DriveResourceMetadata resource_metadata;

  std::string serialized_proto;
  ASSERT_TRUE(proto.SerializeToString(&serialized_proto));
  // This should fail as the version is emtpy.
  ASSERT_FALSE(resource_metadata.ParseFromString(serialized_proto));

  // Set an older version, and serialize.
  proto.set_version(kProtoVersion - 1);
  ASSERT_TRUE(proto.SerializeToString(&serialized_proto));
  // This should fail as the version is older.
  ASSERT_FALSE(resource_metadata.ParseFromString(serialized_proto));

  // Set the current version, and serialize.
  proto.set_version(kProtoVersion);
  ASSERT_TRUE(proto.SerializeToString(&serialized_proto));
  // This should succeed as the version matches the current number.
  ASSERT_TRUE(resource_metadata.ParseFromString(serialized_proto));

  // Set a newer version, and serialize.
  proto.set_version(kProtoVersion + 1);
  ASSERT_TRUE(proto.SerializeToString(&serialized_proto));
  // This should fail as the version is newer.
  ASSERT_FALSE(resource_metadata.ParseFromString(serialized_proto));
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, GetEntryByResourceId_RootDirectory) {
  DriveResourceMetadata resource_metadata;
  // Look up the root directory by its resource ID.
  DriveEntry* entry = resource_metadata.GetEntryByResourceId(
      kDriveRootDirectoryResourceId);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entry);
  EXPECT_EQ(kDriveRootDirectoryResourceId, entry->resource_id());
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, GetEntryInfoByResourceId) {
  // Confirm that an existing file is found.
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  FilePath drive_file_path;
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProto> entry_proto;
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      "file_resource_id:file4",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"), drive_file_path);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entry_proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("file4", entry_proto->base_name());

  // Confirm that a non existing file is not found.
  error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  entry_proto.reset();
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      "file:non_existing",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_FALSE(entry_proto.get());
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, GetEntryInfoByPath) {
  // Confirm that an existing file is found.
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProto> entry_proto;
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByPath(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoCallback,
                 &error, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entry_proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("file4", entry_proto->base_name());

  // Confirm that a non existing file is not found.
  error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  entry_proto.reset();
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByPath(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/non_existing"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoCallback,
                 &error, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_FALSE(entry_proto.get());
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, ReadDirectoryByPath) {
  // Confirm that an existing directory is found.
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProtoVector> entries;
  resource_metadata_.ReadDirectoryByPath(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromReadDirectoryCallback,
                 &error, &entries));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entries.get());
  ASSERT_EQ(3U, entries->size());

  // The order is not guaranteed so we should sort the base names.
  std::vector<std::string> base_names;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
    base_names.push_back(entries->at(i).base_name());
  std::sort(base_names.begin(), base_names.end());

  EXPECT_EQ("dir3", base_names[0]);
  EXPECT_EQ("file4", base_names[1]);
  EXPECT_EQ("file5", base_names[2]);

  // Confirm that a non existing directory is not found.
  error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  entries.reset();
  resource_metadata_.ReadDirectoryByPath(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/non_existing"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromReadDirectoryCallback,
                 &error, &entries));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_FALSE(entries.get());

  // Confirm that reading a file results in DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY.
  error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  entries.reset();
  resource_metadata_.ReadDirectoryByPath(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromReadDirectoryCallback,
                 &error, &entries));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY, error);
  EXPECT_FALSE(entries.get());
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, GetEntryInfoPairByPaths) {
  // Confirm that existing two files are found.
  scoped_ptr<EntryInfoPairResult> pair_result;
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoPairByPaths(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file5"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoPairCallback,
                 &pair_result));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  // The first entry should be found.
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, pair_result->first.error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
            pair_result->first.path);
  ASSERT_TRUE(pair_result->first.proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("file4", pair_result->first.proto->base_name());
  // The second entry should be found.
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, pair_result->second.error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file5"),
            pair_result->second.path);
  ASSERT_TRUE(pair_result->second.proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("file5", pair_result->second.proto->base_name());

  // Confirm that the first non existent file is not found.
  pair_result.reset();
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoPairByPaths(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/non_existent"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file5"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoPairCallback,
                 &pair_result));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  // The first entry should not be found.
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, pair_result->first.error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/non_existent"),
            pair_result->first.path);
  ASSERT_FALSE(pair_result->first.proto.get());
  // The second entry should not be found, because the first one failed.
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED, pair_result->second.error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath(), pair_result->second.path);
  ASSERT_FALSE(pair_result->second.proto.get());

  // Confirm that the second non existent file is not found.
  pair_result.reset();
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoPairByPaths(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/non_existent"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoPairCallback,
                 &pair_result));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  // The first entry should be found.
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, pair_result->first.error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
            pair_result->first.path);
  ASSERT_TRUE(pair_result->first.proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("file4", pair_result->first.proto->base_name());
  // The second entry should not be found.
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, pair_result->second.error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/non_existent"),
            pair_result->second.path);
  ASSERT_FALSE(pair_result->second.proto.get());
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, DBTest) {
  TestingProfile profile;
  scoped_refptr<base::SequencedWorkerPool> pool =
      content::BrowserThread::GetBlockingPool();
  scoped_refptr<base::SequencedTaskRunner> blocking_task_runner =
      pool->GetSequencedTaskRunner(pool->GetSequenceToken());

  FilePath db_path(DriveCache::GetCacheRootPath(&profile).
      AppendASCII("meta").AppendASCII("resource_metadata.db"));
  // InitFromDB should fail with DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND since the db
  // doesn't exist.
  resource_metadata_.InitFromDB(db_path, blocking_task_runner,
      base::Bind(&InitFromDBCallback, DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();

  // Create a file system and write it to disk.
  // We cannot call SaveToDB without first having called InitFromDB because
  // InitFrom initializes the db_path and blocking_task_runner needed by
  // SaveToDB.
  resource_metadata_.SaveToDB();
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();

  // InitFromDB should fail with DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_IN_USE.
  resource_metadata_.InitFromDB(db_path, blocking_task_runner,
      base::Bind(&InitFromDBCallback, DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_IN_USE));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();

  // InitFromDB should succeed.
  DriveResourceMetadata test_resource_metadata;
  test_resource_metadata.InitFromDB(db_path, blocking_task_runner,
      base::Bind(&InitFromDBCallback, DRIVE_FILE_OK));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();

  // Verify by checking for drive/dir2, which should have 3 children.
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProtoVector> entries;
  test_resource_metadata.ReadDirectoryByPath(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromReadDirectoryCallback,
                 &error, &entries));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entries.get());
  ASSERT_EQ(3U, entries->size());
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, RemoveEntryFromParent) {
  // Make sure file9 is found.
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  FilePath drive_file_path;
  const std::string file9_resource_id = "file_resource_id:file9";
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProto> entry_proto;
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      file9_resource_id,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/dir3/file9"), drive_file_path);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entry_proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("file9", entry_proto->base_name());

  // Remove file9 using RemoveEntryFromParent.
  resource_metadata_.RemoveEntryFromParent(
      file9_resource_id,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
          &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/dir3"), drive_file_path);

  // file9 should no longer exist.
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      file9_resource_id,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_FALSE(entry_proto.get());

  // Look for dir3.
  const std::string dir3_resource_id = "dir_resource_id:dir3";
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      dir3_resource_id,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/dir3"), drive_file_path);
  ASSERT_TRUE(entry_proto.get());
  EXPECT_EQ("dir3", entry_proto->base_name());

  // Remove dir3 using RemoveEntryFromParent.
  resource_metadata_.RemoveEntryFromParent(
      dir3_resource_id,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
          &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1"), drive_file_path);

  // dir3 should no longer exist.
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      dir3_resource_id,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_FALSE(entry_proto.get());

  // Remove unknown resource_id using RemoveEntryFromParent.
  resource_metadata_.RemoveEntryFromParent(
      "foo",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
          &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);

  // Try removing root. This should fail.
  resource_metadata_.RemoveEntryFromParent(
      kDriveRootDirectoryResourceId,
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
          &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, error);
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, MoveEntryToDirectory) {
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  FilePath drive_file_path;
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProto> entry_proto;

  // Move file8 to drive/dir1.
  resource_metadata_.MoveEntryToDirectory(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file8"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file8"), drive_file_path);

  // Look up the entry by its resource id and make sure it really moved.
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      "file_resource_id:file8",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file8"), drive_file_path);

  // Move non-existent file to drive/dir1. This should fail.
  resource_metadata_.MoveEntryToDirectory(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file8"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath(), drive_file_path);

  // Move existing file to non-existent directory. This should fail.
  resource_metadata_.MoveEntryToDirectory(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file8"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir4"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath(), drive_file_path);

  // Move existing file to existing file (non-directory). This should fail.
  resource_metadata_.MoveEntryToDirectory(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file8"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file4"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath(), drive_file_path);

  // Move the file to root.
  resource_metadata_.MoveEntryToDirectory(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir1/file8"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/file8"), drive_file_path);

  // Move the file from root.
  resource_metadata_.MoveEntryToDirectory(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/file8"),
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2"),
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file8"), drive_file_path);

  // Make sure file is still ok.
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      "file_resource_id:file8",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file8"), drive_file_path);
}

TEST_F(DriveResourceMetadataTest, RenameEntry) {
  DriveFileError error = DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_FAILED;
  FilePath drive_file_path;
  scoped_ptr<DriveEntryProto> entry_proto;

  // Rename file8 to file11.
  resource_metadata_.RenameEntry(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file8"),
      "file11",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file11"), drive_file_path);

  // Lookup the file by resource id to make sure the file actually got renamed.
  resource_metadata_.GetEntryInfoByResourceId(
      "file_resource_id:file8",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromGetEntryInfoWithFilePathCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path, &entry_proto));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file11"), drive_file_path);

  // Rename to file7 to force a duplicate name.
  resource_metadata_.RenameEntry(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file11"),
      "file7",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_OK, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file7 (2)"), drive_file_path);

  // Rename to same name. This should fail.
  resource_metadata_.RenameEntry(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file7 (2)"),
      "file7 (2)",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_EXISTS, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath(), drive_file_path);

  // Rename non-existent.
  resource_metadata_.RenameEntry(
      FilePath::FromUTF8Unsafe("drive/dir2/file11"),
      "file11",
      base::Bind(&test_util::CopyResultsFromFileMoveCallback,
                 &error, &drive_file_path));
  google_apis::test_util::RunBlockingPoolTask();
  EXPECT_EQ(DRIVE_FILE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, error);
  EXPECT_EQ(FilePath(), drive_file_path);
}

}  // namespace drive

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European Central Bank plans bond buying spree to boost investment
October 06 ,2014 | by Hari Srinivasan
Topic: News - Accountancy & Finance
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says bond purchases will begin later this month.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said that it plans to start buying bonds in the middle of the month, but it wants to wait and gauge the success of existing plans before rolling out further stimulus.
A two-year programme is due to get underway from mid-October that will see the central bank purchase covered bonds and asset-backed securities. It is going to take an inclusive approach to the scheme – it will buy asset backed securities that are below investment grade (to BBB-), CityAM reports, to ensure that Greek and Cypriot banks can also get involved.
ECB already has around €700 billion in asset-backed securities on its €2 trillion balance sheet, and that figure is soon to rocket substantially.
But it's a price that ECB president Mario Draghi is willing to pay if it means kick-starting growth across the eurozone.
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As it is, Mr Draghi has kept using all the unconventional tools available to keep offering fresh stimulus for Europe. But it appears the ECB is running out of cards to play, and analysts are becoming more certain that eventually, the ECB will announce a monetary easing programme.
That would be likely to ruffle feathers in some economies – especially Germany, which has weathered the economic storm best in the eurozone and which has been critical of the ECB's accommodative stance in the past.
If it does happen, easing could still be some time away. Mr Draghi has made clear that for now he wants to wait and evaluate the impact of the measures that have already been brought in.
In June the ECB introduced a raft of new stimulus mechanisms, and it has also cut interest rates twice since then.
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You didn't come to Quimby Country to shop. But you'll want to bring something back to the folks at home. And in the unlikely event you can't find the perfect gift in our gift shop, here are several nearby places worth visiting just because you won't find anything quite like their wares anywhere else.
April's Maple
In Canaan, VT. April was a partner at one of the big accounting firms in Boston when she started her maple sugaring business as a way of contributing to the community where she was raised. Now she's back in the Northeast Kingdom full-time, taping some 13,000 maple trees on 800 acres that have been in her family for generations. Her sugarhouse/retail store is just east of Quimby Country on Rt. 114. She sells three grades of syrup and encourages customers to sample each before deciding which one to buy. Maple candy too.
In Colebrook, NH. Fiddleheads is a locavore's delight. Calling itself "A Great North Woods Shoppe," the store features arts and crafts by local artisans, 60 from New Hampshire and another 250 from elsewhere in New England.
Poore Farm Historic Homestead and Museum
In Colebrook, NH. Step back into the past. The Poore Farm portrays one family's life from the 1830's to the 1980s. The house, barns, and out-buildings are all in authentic condition and reflect their original use and era. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, 11 am to 3 pm, from June to September 30.
Hearth and Home Country Store
In Island Pond, VT. On a hill overlooking Island Pound in a house built for the first superintendent of the Grand Trunk Railroad, this charming country store offers everything from artwork and home décor to specialty foods and Naturally Vermont Doggie Treats.
Simon the Tanner
In Island Pond, VT. Open every day except Saturdays. It started out decades ago as a small shoe store. Now it stocks a wide selection of footwear, clothing, and rugged outerwear at reasonable prices.
Sanderson's Wooden Bowls
Located on 2902 Vermont Route 114, in East Burke. Sam Sanderson picked up a small lathe at a yard sale and has been turning discarded wood into bowls, platters, and other products ever since. He welcomes visitors to his studio and encourages visitors to say hello to his friendly donkeys and rabbits while they're there. About an hour from Quimby Country.
Tanger Outlets
("Factoreries Tanger"), Bromont, Quebec. About 90 minutes from Quimby Country. If you're the kind of shopper who doesn't mind driving a bit to land a good deal on designer clothing, you're in luck. Stores include: Addition Elle, Aldo, Ardène, Bikini Village, Carter's OshKosh, Chlorophylle, Ecko, Ella, Empire, Fig, Garage, Guess, La Vie en Rose, Laura, Le Château, Mexx, Point Zero, Puma, Reebok, Sports Experts/ Atmosphere, Stokes, Tommy Hilfiger, Urban Planet.
You're almost certain to happen upon antique dealers if you simply drive down Rt. 114 through Island Pond and into East Burke. Or you can turn north at Norton and head into Canada, exploring the local roads in the Eastern Townships. We once ran across a farmhouse that had a sign marked "antiquités" nailed to a fence. When we inquired, the owner took us into a barn stacked high with pine furniture. We didn't have room in the car for any, but we vowed to return. Unfortunately, we've never been able to find it again.
If you'd like a little more certainty in your search, try North Hatley, a picturesque village about an hour from Quimby Country, that has a large Antiques Emporium in the center of town. Call 819-842-4233 for hours.


Our Cat Room is separated from the dog rooms.
It features spacious multi level floor to ceiling condo's most of them with a window view.
They comfortable fit one or multiple cats from the same family.
All cats need to be up to date on their vaccinations and be free of internal and external parasites.
Litter, bowls and food are provided, but feel free to bring food, blankets or beds from home.
All of our cats get a chance during the day to "stretch" their legs and do some exploring during the day.


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Positional relationship between the lacrimal sac and the base of the skull: implication of the risk of cerebrospinal fluid leakage during dacryocystorhinostomy
By David R. Davis Last updated Aug 25, 2022
Experimental cadaver study
Ethics approval/consent to participate
All cadavers included in this study had given written informed consent prior to death, allowing their bodies to be donated to our university for the advancement of clinical science. The format of the approval was in accordance with the Japanese law regarding the "Law on Donation of Body for Medical and Dental Education". All corpses were donated and registered with the Corpse Department of Aichi Medical University. The methods used to secure human tissue were humane and consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Aichi Medical University Hospital (approval number, 2021-042) and followed the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. request of the IRB, an overview of this study publicly available on the Aichi Medical University website has been published. This public display also allowed the families of the donors to refuse to participate in this study, although no refusals were reported to us.
Study plan and corpses
This experimental anatomical study included cadavers fixed in 10% buffered formalin. None of the cadavers had gross eyelid, orbital, lacrimal, cranial, paranasal or facial disorders, nor any history of eyelid, orbital, lacrimal, cranial, paranasal or facial surgery during their lifetime. Sides on which an ethmoidectomy or skull base surgery was performed for another experimental study were excluded from this study.
Dissection and measurements of cadavers
All cadaver dissections and measurements were made by one of the authors (YT). All measurements were performed using a digital caliper (DigitalCaliper 19975; Shinwa Rules CO. Ltd., Niigata, Japan). Photographs were taken with a digital camera (D3100; Nikon, Tokyo, Japan).
The skin and orbicularis oculi muscle were removed until the MCT and lacrimal sac were exposed. After opening the lacrimal sac, a probe was inserted from the punctum to confirm the position of the CCO (Fig. 1a). The cranial bone was partially removed to the horizontal level of the base of the skull above the lacrimal sac (Fig. 1a). The presence or absence of frontal sinus interposition was confirmed (Fig. 1b). The vertical width of the MCT was measured. The vertical distances between the superior border of the MCT and the CCO, the bottom of the lacrimal sac, the base of the skull and the top of the frontal sinus were measured (Fig. 1a–c). The thicknesses of the base of the skull and the frontal bone at the horizontal level of the base of the skull and that at the top of the frontal sinus were measured, respectively (Fig. 1b,c).
Cadaveric dissection. (a) A photo of a right eye socket was taken from the front. The medial canthal tendon (MCT) and the bottom of the lacrimal sac were exposed, and a probe was inserted from the punctum to confirm the position of the common canalicular orifice. The frontal bone was removed to the level of the base of the skull. (b) A photo of a right eye socket was taken above. The frontal sinus is located between the bottom of the lacrimal sac and the base of the skull. (vs) A photo of a right orbit was taken from the left. The top of the frontal sinus at the vertical level of the bottom of the lacrimal sac was exposed.
CT study
This study was approved by the IRB of Aichi Medical University Hospital (approval number, 2021-372) and followed the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. The IRB granted a waiver of informed consent for this study based on the ethical guidelines for medical and health research involving human subjects established by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health , work and well-being . The waiver was granted because the study was a retrospective chart review and not an interventional study and because it was difficult to obtain consent from patients who had been treated several years prior to the study. Nonetheless, at the request of the IRB, we have published an outline of the study, which is available for public viewing on the Aichi Medical University Hospital website. This public posting also allowed patients to opt out, although none of the patients did. Personal identifiers were removed from all records prior to data analysis.
Study design and patients
This retrospective observational study included all patients in whom a CT scan was performed for the differential diagnosis of lacrimal sac tumors before DCR for primary unilateral nasal lacrimoduct obstruction +/- dacryocystitis between January 2018 and July 2021. Patients with missing data were excluded from this study. Patients whose CT slice thickness was greater than 1 mm were also excluded from this study.
Data gathering
Data on age, sex, affected side and clinical diagnosis were collected from the medical records of all patients. Patency of the lacrimal drainage system on the unaffected side, as verified by lacrimal syringe, was also confirmed from the medical records of all patients.
Measurements on CT images
1 mm continuous axial CT images (Aquilion Precision; Canon, Tokyo, Japan) were obtained using a bone window algorithm (width, 2,500; level, 500). Axial CT images were obtained based on Reid's baseline and coronal images were reconstructed based on planes parallel to the face. To obtain symmetrical axial images, the positions of the face, shoulders and soles of the feet were fixed without creases in the patient's neck. All measurements were made on the unaffected side using the digital caliper tool of the image viewing software (ShadeQuest/ViewR; Yokogawa Medical Solutions Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) and that of the processing system three-dimensional (3D) images (Aquarius NET; TeraRecon Incorporated, NC, US) by one of the authors (YT).
On the anterior plane, the presence or absence of frontal sinus interposition was confirmed (Fig. 2a,b). The vertical distance between the bottom of the lacrimal sac and the base of the skull and the thickness of the skull base bone were measured (Fig. 2a). Then, the cursor was positioned and fixed at the bottom of the lacrimal sac, and the coronal slice images moved backward to the posterior plane (Fig. 2c,d)13. On the posterior plane, the vertical distance between the position of the cursor and the base of the skull, the horizontal distance between the vertical line passing through the cursor and the cribriform plate, the vertical distance between the horizontal line passing through the position of the cursor and the cribriform plate, the thicknesses of the skull base bone and that of the cribriform plate at the lateral margin were measured (Fig. 2d).
Measurements on computed tomography (CT) images. The measurement results are surrounded by red rectangles. (a,b) Coronal CT images showing the bottom of the lacrimal sac (anterior planes). Measurements of the distance between the bottom of the lacrimal sac and the base of the skull (#1, yellow line) and the thickness of the base of the skull (#2, black line) in a patient with interposition of the frontal sinus between the bottom of the lacrimal sac and the base of the skull (interposition of the frontal sinuses) (a). No interposition of the frontal sinuses (b). (vs,D) Coronal CT images with (vs) and without the interposition of an ethmoidal air chamber above the ethmoidal notch (interposition of the ethmoid sinus) (D, posterior plane). The vertical distance between the level of the bottom of the lacrimal sac and the base of the skull (#1, yellow line), the vertical (#3, brown line) and horizontal (#2, blue line) distances from the level of the bottom of the sac thickness at the lateral margin of the cribriform plate, the thickness of the base of the skull at the vertical level of the bottom of the lacrimal sac (#4, green line), and that of the cribriform plate were measured (#5, pink line) (D). (e) First, the cursor intersection was fixed at the bottom of the lacrimal sac (bottom left). The coronal slice has moved posteriorly to the slice without ethmoid sinus interposition (lower right, posterior plane). The anteroposterior distance from the posterior lacrimal crest to the posterior plane was measured (red line) (top right). (F) The cribriform plate (arrow) is positioned below the horizontal level of the bottom of the lacrimal sac (asterisk).
Using the 3D image processing system, the cursor intersection was positioned and fixed at the bottom of the lacrimal sac on the anterior plane, and the coronal section images moved to the back of the image showing no ethmoid sinus interposition. In this situation, the anteroposterior distance from the lacrimal crest posterior to the position of the cursor was measured on the axial image (Fig. 2e). In patients without frontal sinus interposition, the anteroposterior distance from the posterior lacrimal crest to the point where the cribriform plate forms a lower border of the olfactory pit was measured.
statistical analyzes
Patient age and measurement results were expressed as means ± standard deviations. Vertical distances were expressed as positive values when the measurement points were above the reference points (the upper edge of the TCM and the bottom of the lacrimal sac). Sex-related differences in cadaver age at death, patient age, and measurement results were analyzed using Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney's U-test. Cadaver age at time of death, patient age, gender ratio and measurement results were compared between cadavers/patients with and without frontal sinus interposition of the frontal sinus using the test Mann-Whitney U and Fisher's exact test. Patient age, sex ratio, and measurement results were compared between patients with and without the cribriform plaque positioned above the horizontal level of the bottom of the lacrimal sac (Fig. 2f) using the test Mann-Whitney U and Fisher's exact test. All statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS™ ver. 26 software (IBM Japan, Tokyo, Japan). PA–a value
Presentation of the conference
Part of this study was presented at the 36th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) held September 5-11, 2021.
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From Perugia, take the E45 PERUGIA - TODI highway (exit at Todi), then take the road that runs along Lake Corbara, to Orvieto.
The high plateau on which Orvieto stands is closed to non-resident traffic but there are a number of ways of getting up into the old centre of town from the valley below.
Leave your car below and take the Bracci funicular from the railway station or use the system of lifts and escalators from Campo della Fiera, where there is also a large covered parking lot.
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