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Born in 1953, Olga Nakkas produced several documentaries during the war in Lebanon and later in Paris with her company Les Films de L'Odyssée. In 1994 she directed and produced Lebanon: Bits and Pieces for France 3 and the EU. In 1999 she directed Halima for la Francophonie. From 2002 to 2004 she was an executive producer at Article Z, a documentary film company, Paris. In 2005 she moved back to Beirut.


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Jacques Sully Brunet (, Saint-Denis (La Réunion) - , Paris), est un magistrat et homme politique français.

Biographie

Après avoir obtenu sa licence en droit en France, il retourne à La Réunion en 1815 et devient substitut du procureur général Gilbert Boucher l'année suivante. Il sera son substitut lorsque ce magistrat sera chargé de l'affaire Furcy.

Il devient propriétaire du domaine de La Réserve à Sainte-Marie.

Membre du Conseil général de La Réunion, il est désigné député par le conseil général de La Réunion en 1830 et délégué de l'île Bourbon à Paris.

Aux élections de 1851-1852, il est élu député de La Réunion au parlement, mais il ne sera jamais admis à la Chambre, l'élection n'ayant pas été validée à la suite du coup d'État du 2 décembre 1851 de Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte et suppression de la représentation coloniale.

Il est l'oncle de Louis Brunet.

Publications

 Considérations sur le système colonial et plan d'abolition de l'esclavage (1840)

Pour approfondir

Bibliographie
 Hommes et destins : dictionnaire biographique d'outre-mer, Volume 4, 1975

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Notes et références

Naissance en novembre 1794
Naissance à Saint-Denis (La Réunion)
Décès en janvier 1858
Décès à Paris
Magistrat français du XIXe siècle
Personnalité politique liée à La Réunion
Décès à 63 ans

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To compare the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction with conventional teaching, this study was conducted on (179) students (114 females, 65 males) in Yarmouk University. A computer software was developed to present some units of an Arabic translation of the programmed book "The Analysis of Behavior "(Holland And Skinner 1961). Students were divided into two groups: an experimental group (n=91) called the computer group and the control group (n=88) called the conventional method group. Before instruction, all students were given an achievement test as a pretest, and then each group was taught as designed. After teaching, the same achievement test was administered as a posttest. Statistical analysis of scores on achievement test showed that the students in the computer group excelled significantly those in the conventional group.


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The Rebel Poet - Talha Hasan
Kazi Nazrul Islam, known as the Rebel Poet, is the national poet of Bangladesh. He wrote short stories, essays and novels too, but poems and songs are what made him popular. His writings were a protest against social injustice and colonialism, reflecting that he was anti-authoritarian. He dreamed of a free society where everyone could get equal rights.
This great poet was born in the Indian state of West Bengal's Churulia village. He joined a leto (travelling theatrical group) in his boyhood. Later he studied at Darirampur High School in Mymensingh. His literary life began at Karachi when he joined the Bengal Regiment in 1917.
His writings included criticism of religious fundamentalism. He opposed all forms of bigotry. He wanted a society where there would be no religious, gender, or caste-based violence. He was a lover of humanity and compassion. He wrote religious songs for both Hindus and Muslims even though he was a Sunni Muslim. He hated communism in all forms and one can see from his literature that he was a worshipper of liberty. He was even sent to jail frequently by the British authorities for his independence activism. In fact, his songs greatly inspired Bengalis during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
At the age of 42, he was attacked with a rare disease and he lost his voice. He was admitted to a mental hospital. Later, he returned to Kolkata and stopped working because of his ailing health. He remained in intensive medical care. After becoming independent, Bangladesh brought the poet to Bangladesh with the consent of the Indian government on 24 May, 1972. He was made the national poet of Bangladesh.
The genius man left the world forever on 29 August, 1976. He was buried beside a mosque on the campus of Dhaka University. The man had a short career but managed to win the hearts of millions. He was not formally educated but he was meritorious from the beginning. He led a life full of adventures, and we all can learn from his life of rebellion, celebrating his legacy while writing our own poems that critique and question society.
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The music for the show wrote J. Zellnik. The libretto and lyrics wrote his brother D. Zellnik. Developed staging was shown in the autumn of 2005 as part of the NY Musical Theatre Festival. Production carried out director I. Goldin and choreographer C. Brock. The cast involved J. Denman, D. Kreeger, J. Foldesi, T. Sessions & I. Hernandez. From October to November 2007, Brooklyn Gallery Players hosted a full new show. The production was developed by director I. Goldin again, with choreographer J. Denman. Acting cast was: N. Anderson, B. Steggert, T. Kaup, D. Shevlin & M. de Toledo. From July to August 2008, it was in Californian Musical Diversionary Theatre. Production's director was I. Goldin, choreographer – J. Denman. The cast was A. Biedel, J. Caltrider, Z. Bryant, E. Dowdy, J. Harlin, T. Peringer.
Off-Broadway previews began in mid of February 2010. The play was in The York Theatre at Saint Peter's from February to April 2010. It was produced by I. Goldin and J. Denman. The performance had this cast: N. Anderson, J. Denman, I. Hernandez, B. Steggert, A. Durand, Z. Edwards & T. Sessions. In February 2011, on Manhattan were new try-outs under direction of D. Cromer, with following actors: B. Steggert, N. McKay, M. Berresse, S. Fontana, T. Sessions, D. Trumbly, J. Hiller & C. Williams. From February to March 2016 in Manatee Performing Arts Center, there was a new version staged. The director was K. C. Rapczynski, choreographer – B. Finnerty. The cast: K. Eichler, B. Craft, W. E. Masuck & B. Finnerty. The theatrical was nominated for various awards.
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Chris Janson tapes a special July 4th for Troops performance
Chris Janson performed a mini-concert yesterday at the U.S. Marine barracks in Washington, D.C., presented by Hallmark Channel and hosted by National Park Service and National Park Foundation. He was joined by the U.S. Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters for a once in a lifetime performance, which will air on the Hallmark Channel on July 4th at 8 p.m. ET.
"Words have no comparison, to the humility I felt, standing in front of a full room of Marines and Navy," said Janson. "There's no way to really prepare for that moment, until you're there. The men and women who provide us the luxury and privilege of living in freedom, every single day. An overwhelming amount of love and gratitude mutually filled the room. It will go down as one of the most impactful days of my life."
At the barracks, Janson performed "Our World," from his current album Everybody, and a brand new song entitled "Soul in Your Country," which he co-wrote just last week as a tribute to our nation's military.
Janson will celebrate Independence Day with a very special performance at 7 p.m. in downtown Nashville during Let Freedom Sing! Music City's July 4th concert.
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The 3rd International Conference on Big Data for Geosciences (BIGG2019) will be held during January 4-6th, 2019 in Wuhan, China.
The BIGG2019 Conference aims to provide a platform for all experts from academia, industry and natioanl labs to discuss the latest hot research topics and achievements, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing data sciences and geosciences field.
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Five things we learned from this week #26
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Rhinos hitting the straps
I was impressed with how well Leeds managed to bounce back from their Challenge Cup defeat against Hull. They put in a well-executed, professional performance against a good Wigan side, showing that last week's loss is fully behind them.
Stevie Ward was particularly impressive, not only with his hat-trick of tries but his general enthusiasm and involvement in the game. With the captaincy at Headingley up for grabs at season's end, Ward's performances are certainly putting him in the frame. Ashton Golding also stepped up, playing arguably his best game of the season. He's got competition from Jack Walker for the full-back spot, but it doesn't look like he has any intention of relinquishing that anytime soon.
Saints break down the fortress
What a performance from St Helens on Thursday. It's been a fairly bland season for Saints, but their showing against Castleford was reminiscent of their treble-winning form of 2006.
It was a defensive masterclass from Justin Holbrook's men, who prevailed where most teams have failed this year in efficiently defusing the Tigers' attack. For me, their defence was typified by Jonny Lomax' tackle on Jy Hitchcox with around ten to go. With the Aussie winger in clear space on the wing, Lomax hit him mid-dive into touch, forcing him to fling the ball inside where Saints got possession. It was just a really determined effort overall. So, could this be the start of a St Helens resurgence? Or are the cracks starting to show from Daryl Powell's side?
Leeds tie down talent
It was great to hear on Thursday that Jack Walker has signed a contract to stay at Leeds. The 17-year-old's future has been up in the air for the past month, but after agreeing a three-year deal with the Rhinos, he can finally get his head down and concentrate on playing.
Despite turning down the same deal last month, I was always confident he'd stay at Leeds. They're his hometown club and have a prestigious history of producing international talent from their Academy. Yes, he'll have to compete with Ashton Golding for the coveted full-back spot, but a player with Walker's ability can't be overlooked by Brian McDermott for too long. The Rhinos also re-signed young back-rower Alex Sutcliffe, a promising youngster in his own right. Sutcliffe made his debut in the loss to Wigan a couple of weeks ago in the centre position and he put in a good shift, particularly in defence. The golden generation may be leaving Leeds, but it certainly seems another is on its way.
London scare the Dragons
One of the more surprising results of the weekend came from Perpignan, where London Broncos almost pulled off a shock win over Catalans. The Broncos were downed 20-18 by the French outfit, but were in the game for the full 80 minutes.
Ironically, it was former Dragon William Barthau who troubled the French side the most. The half-back dictated his side's attack all afternoon and even managed to grab a try himself, supporting Matt Davis' break to dive over. The performance is certainly a statement of intent from Andrew Henderson's side, who have been building for an opportunity such as this for a few year. Who knows, they could even be dark horses for promotion.
Bulls' relegation confirmed
They've fought valiantly but Sunday's loss to Toulouse finally confirmed Bradford's relegation to League 1. Survival was always a tall order after their points deduction, but the key now is to accept it and prepare for 2018.
Unfortunately, the likelihood is that they'll lose a lot of players, especially with the calibre of their squad. But Geoff Toovey has experience in recruiting top players and has plenty of contacts in Australia that will be useful. Personally, I hope the Bulls manage to claw their way back to the top as soon as possible. There's been a bit of a void since they left Super League and especially with a ground such as Odsal, it'll be rather weird to see them as a third tier side.
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They will spin us a whole new set of deceptions and distractions to keep us anaesthetised, to keep us from being incensed as our rights are whittled away.
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Students Work Hands-on with Skulls
PLATTSBURGH, NY __ Anna Brost studies the skull in front of her; carefully placing precisely cut strips of clay onto the facial structure. Her goal is to reproduce the face on the skull and to create a close likeness of what the person would have looked like while alive.
Brost, along with classmates Ryan McCalla and Courtney Donovan, are working on a term project for Dr. Mark Cohen, SUNY distinguished professor, in his forensic anthropology course at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Each of the three students has a replica skull. By using clay and glue sticks, they are "re-creating" the face.
"I have enjoyed this project," said Brost, a junior anthropology major from Rome, N.Y. "I found it very interesting, and I feel I learn better when I get to do things hands-on."
That's the philosophy of education that Cohen subscribes to - having students learn by doing.
"I create problems instead of giving facts," said Cohen. "Having students learning hands-on is the best way to teach. It's like throwing the students in the water making them learn how to swim. This is a very interactive project, and I have found that small group projects create the best environment for students to learn."
Other projects have included learning how to examine cut marks and soil samples as well as mapping and drawing techniques used in real crime scene recovery and reconstruction.
Forensic anthropologists apply standard scientific techniques developed in physical anthropology to identify human remains and to assist in the detection of crime. Forensic anthropologists frequently work in conjunction with forensic pathologists and homicide investigators to identify a dead person, discover evidence of foul play, and/or how much time has elapsed since death. This line of work has recently become popular due to the hit television show, CSI .
In addition to assisting in locating and recovering suspicious remains, forensic anthropologists work to suggest the age, sex, ancestry, stature and unique features of a decedent from the skeleton.
"I'm trying to figure out as much as I can from the skull," said McCalla, a sophomore anthropology major from Ballston Spa, N.Y. "Some of the things to detect include the age, sex and geographic origin. This can be difficult by looking just at the skull. If I had the pelvis too, it would be much easier."
McCalla has researched his skull and, by comparing it to widely accepted charts compiled from autopsies of known people, has determined that it is from an African-American male, whom he has affectionately named "Bruce." This research is labor intensive and can be very time consuming.
"This project has to be the most challenging project that I have ever done," said Donovan, a sophomore anthropology major from Shirley, N.Y. "I like to pay attention to the process of the skull I am working on."
Using clay, various lengths of cut glue sticks, scalpels and various shaping tools, the students carefully create a face for the skull. The charts tell the students where to place the glue stick pieces on the skull and how long they should be. After the glue stick pieces are attached to the skull, clay is then molded onto the skull like skin, with the depth regulated by the glue stick pieces.
"Working on the skull is more like forensic art - part science, part art," said McCalla. "I am making the closest reproduction that I can by following the proper methods and using my artistic ability. We want to get a likeness that can be identified by a family member or police officer, for example."
Cohen also teaches the students another lesson - debunking.
"I'm also trying to teach the students to debunk what they have seen on such television shows as CSI. I want them to ask themselves, 'Can you do this?' I'm teaching skepticism."
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Das Haus Mehrum ist die Ruine eines festen Hauses aus dem späten 15. Jahrhundert, im Ortsteil Mehrum der Stadt Voerde im nordrhein-westfälischen Kreis Wesel.

Das Herrenhaus mit Burgturm wurde mehrfach beschädigt und wieder aufgebaut, bis es nach schweren Bombardements im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1965 abgerissen wurde.

Geschichte

Die Anfänge (1598 bis 1688)
Haus Mehrum wurde vermutlich im 15. Jahrhundert erbaut. Es gehörte im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert einer Familie von Lützelrath oder Lützenrod und wurde im Jahre 1598 zweimal von den Spaniern geplündert und wahrscheinlich zum Teil niedergebrannt. Janna, die Tochter von Bertram von Lützenrod und seiner Frau Ursula von Marnix, war Erbin des dritten Teils des Hauses Mehrum. Sie heiratete 1625 den Freiherrn Conrad von Strünkede und brachte den Besitz an seine Familie. Von ihm erbte sein Sohn Gottfried von und zu Strünkede, der das Haus an Wilm Salentin von Katzgen zu Geretzhofen verkaufte. Dieser hatte mit seiner Gemahlin Almuth von Vietinghoff genannt Schell zum Schellenberg eine Tochter und Erbin: Almuth Louisa.

Familien von Bodelschwingh und Plettenberg
Almuth Louisa vermählte sich 1688 mit Wessel Wirich von Bodelschwingh auf Bodelschwingh. Zu dieser Zeit scheint das Wohnhaus nach der Verwüstung durch die Spanier zum ersten Male wieder renoviert worden zu sein, da sich auf der Giebelfront über einem "B L" (wahrscheinlich für Bertram Lützenrod) die Jahreszahl 1695 befand. Wessel Wirichs einzige Enkelin Gisbertina Anna Louisa heiratete Albert von Bodelschwingh-Velmede und hatte zwei Töchter: Luise (1766–1833) und Caroline (1771–1818).

Mit Letzterer, die unter anderem auch Mehrum erbte, vermählte sich 1795 Friedrich Wilhelm Christopher Freiherr von Plettenberg (1769–1820) auf Heeren. Aus der Ehe gingen sieben Kinder hervor, von denen das dritte, Karl Ludwig Adolf (1801–1861) Haus Mehrum übernahm, Wohnhaus und Wirtschaftsgebäude restaurierte und die Ländereien des Gutes arrondierte.

1831 mit Wilhelmine von Bodelschwingh-Plettenberg aus dem Hause Bodelschwingh vermählt, hinterließ er bei seinem Tod 1857 zwei Söhne, Gustav (1835–1910) und Udo (1848–1885). Gustav, der Ältere von beiden, wurde Erbe. Er war Premier-Lieutenant in der Garde-Landwehr-Kavallerie und heiratete 1862 Elisabeth von Rosenberg aus dem Hause Klötzen. Sie hatten vier Kinder, von denen das zweite, Karl Anton (1871–1942) den Besitz erbte. Dieser war zwei Mal verheiratet, starb allerdings kinderlos in Köln. Er verkaufte daher 1929 das Gut an die Firma Hülskens & Co. in Wesel, die den von ihm begonnenen Kiesabbau fortsetzte.

Zerstörung im Zweiten Weltkrieg
In der Nacht vom 23. auf den 24. März 1945 überquerte die 9. US-Armee im Rahmen der Operation Flashpoint bei Mehrum den Rhein. Dabei wurde Haus Mehrum so schwer beschädigt, dass es 1965 abgerissen wurde. Heute sind von dem ehemaligen Anwesen nur noch einige Mauerreste übrig.

Literatur
 Alexander Duncker: Die ländlichen Wohnsitze, Schlösser und Residenzen der ritterschaftlichen Grundbesitzer in der preußischen Monarchie nebst den Königlichen Familien-, Haus-Fideikomiss- und Schatullgütern. Band 8. Duncker, Berlin 1865. (PDF; 212 kB).
 Franz Petri, Georg Droege, Friedrich von Klocke, Johannes Bauermann (Hrsg.), Klaus Flink: Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands. Band 3: Nordrhein-Westfalen (= Kröners Taschenausgabe. Band 273). 2., neubearbeitete Auflage. Kröner, Stuttgart 1970, .

Weblinks

  rheindorf-mehrum.de; Schloß Mehrum

Einzelnachweise

Bauwerk in Voerde (Niederrhein)
Zerstört in den 1960er Jahren
Ruine in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Mehrum


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While ice-cold temperatures seem far away, one Farmington group is already giving some thought to ice skating season.
The Riley Park Ice Rink Committee will host a "skate swap" from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Riley Park and and the Walter E. Sundquist Farmington Pavilion in downtown Farmington.
Committee member Melissa Andrade said the event offers an opportunity for friends and neighbors to meet, while filling a need for young skaters who have grown since last winter.
"Until the rink has a skate rental program in place, this is a great alternative to make sure that kids get skates for the season," she said.
The event is open to the public, and those who want to swap or sell skates or skating equipment can register for table space by calling 248-474- 5500, ext. 2221 or writing to mandrade@farmgov.com. The committee plans to promote the types and sizes of skates available before the event.
The committee is also accepting donated skates, which will be available at the ice rink for skaters to borrow.
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Vertical slit scan implementation in Vuo. Inspired in part by Paul's work here: https://vuo.org/node/2005. Uses a bunch of layers. I can run at least 720 slits (which are layers(!)) on my '15 MBP, but as it is an old machine it will probably work faster/better on newer models. I have only tested with the built in camera on the macbook, which limits the speed/resolution of it. If anyone has a 60fps camera and the machine to run it on, I'd love to see some results at higher resolutions and speeds!


Protests at the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, against the US withdrawal from the Paris climate change deal.
The G20 is crucial to international action on climate change. Together, member states account for 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and, in 2014, accounted for about 82% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.
Coal power remains an important source of energy in some G20 countries.
There is good news, though: renewable energy is on the rise. The G20 countries are already home to 98% of all installed wind power capacity in the world, 97% of solar power and 93% of electric vehicles.
In most G20 countries, renewables are a growing segment of the electricity supply, except in Russia, where absolute renewable energy consumption has decreased by 20% since 2009. China, the Republic of Korea and the UK have all seen strong growth.


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44m FITZROY ARTEMIS SOLD IN HOUSE BY CECIL WRIGHT & PARTNERS, TO BE RENAMED 'MES AMIS' AND AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER
Monday, 23rd November 2020
The 44.00m Fitzroy sailing-yacht ARTEMIS, asking price undisclosed, has been sold off market with Henry Smith of Cecil Wright & Partners representing both the Buyer and Seller.
Chris Cecil-Wright, founding partner at Cecil Wright & Partners, said: "I'm delighted to announce the off-market sale of ARTEMIS. This demonstrates our team's deeper knowledge of the industry and our ability to find solutions when the on-market has been exhausted. In particular I would like to thank Henry Smith, who led the way for both Buy and Sell side on this deal. I would also like to pass on my sincere thanks to the Captain and crew for their efforts throughout this process."
Delivered as SALPERTON in 2007, she was designed by Dubois Naval Architects and built by the New Zealand yard Fitzroy. She unanimously won her category in The World Superyacht Awards in 2008 and has proved to be a strong contender on the racing scene. Following her sale in 2009, she became ARTEMIS and subsequently underwent continual upgrades under 11 years of ownership.
Now renamed MES AMIS, she will complete the year in the Caribbean before moving to the Mediterranean for the Summer 2021 season where she will be available to charter through Cecil Wright & Partners.
Chris added: "It's very encouraging to see the continuing uptrend in the brokerage market over the last few of months with this being our 5th deal since the end of lockdown. It underlines our belief that quality yachts will sell both on and off the market. We are looking forward to finishing this year on a high."
For more details, contact Cecil Wright & Partners at sales@cecilwright.com


The Career Paths management team has been working in Career Building for over 20 years, and draws on important international professional experience and a network of high standing to support the most ambitious projects of training and both personal and professional development.
Extensive experience of classroom teaching and the Coaching and Personal Development projects have enabled Career Paths to develop a range of innovative services dealing with awareness and definition of the ideal career path.
Dolly Predovic conceived and founded Career Paths.
Her passion for education and career development grew during the many years she spent as a lecturer in Business Economics at Bocconi University. After a long academic career, Dolly abandoned the lecture room in favour of a new entrepreneurial enterprise with Career Paths.
She has published numerous articles and books, dealing mainly with brand valuation. Her hobbies include spinning, art patronage, photography, and Collio Friulano wines, of which she has produced several vintages.
Lucilla graduated in Finance from New York University and holds a Master Degree in International Economics and Management. She has been teaching Business Finance at Bocconi University since 1993.
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HBV is a pararetrovirus replicating its DNA genome via reverse transcription of an overlength RNA precursor (the pregenome). Hallmarks of HBV are the compact genome organization, the use of internal promoters and the persistence of the viral DNA genome as an episome in the nucleus of infected cells. This covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) serves as persistence reservoir and is not affected by existing antiviral therapy. Consequently, these treatments are not curative, but only viro-suppressive and have to be applied life-long.
Schematic of the HBV replication cycle. Upon infection of the hepatocyte, the nucleocapsid is transported into the nucleus, the viral DNA genome is converted into the cccDNA form and serves as template for the synthesis of all viral RNAs. These are translated in the cytoplasm where viral capsids form in conjunction with the reverse transcriptase, the RNA pregenome and the core protein. Virions form by budding into the ER. SVPs bud into the same compartment but lack the inner viral components. Courtesy of Dr. Katrin Schöneweis, Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg.
Most HBV infections are asymptomatic and can persist, with the risk of persistence increasing with decreasing age. While more than 90% of perinatal HBV infections persist, this number drops to 5-10% in case of adults, arguing that immunological competence of the infected individual is critical to control virus infection. Although the underlying mechanisms of persistence are not understood, there is increasing evidence that HBV is a "stealth" virus, neither inducing an interferon response, nor being profoundly affected by the antiviral program triggered by this cytokine. In addition, there is solid evidence that an insufficient adaptive immune response accounts for chronicity, most notably a lack of T cell response against the viral surface protein(s). This is due, at least in part, to the massive production of subviral particles (SVPs), which are "empty" virus envelopes containing viral surface glycoproteins, but lacking a capsid and the viral genome. Of note, SVPs are released in ~1,000-fold excess over virus particles. SVPs are non-infectious, but the excessive amount of HBV surface proteins contained therein probably is blunting especially T cell immunity.
To overcome this limitation we attempt to develop strategies to block excessive production of SVPs. To this end, we study the cell biology of SVP production and release by using state-of-the-art infectable cell culture models. By using RNA interference-based screens we want to identify host cell factors and pathways in SVP formation and secretion with the aim to exploit these factors and pathways as targets for the development of curative therapeutic approaches of chronic hepatitis B.
Bartenschlager R, Schaller H. 1992. Hepadnaviral assembly is initiated by polymerase binding to the encapsidation signal in the viral RNA genome. EMBO J. 1992 Sep;11(9):3413-20.
Understanding HBV and HCV persistence and pathogenesis is only possible by using fully immune-competent small animal models. Although some progress has been made for HCV and HBV, thus far such mouse models are not available. In this project we are seeking to develop immune-competent mouse models by using various approaches, including hydrodynamic injection of viral genomes and the establishment of related viruses sharing immunological features with HBV and HCV. By using these models we aim to understand the mechanisms responsible for the failure of the immune system to control virus infections and to map viral factors contributing to immune escape. Moreover, these animal models will provide the basis to study how persistent hepatitis virus infection will promote liver tumor formation. As complementary approach we are using mice transiently or stably expressing viral proteins in the liver. To mimic tumor-promoting factors these mice are given specific diets or have a genetically defined liver inflammation. In this way the contribution of continuous expression of distinct viral proteins to liver tumor formation can be studied.
Bühler S, Bartenschlager R. 2012. Promotion of hepatocellular carcinoma by hepatitis C virus. Dig Dis. 2012;30(5):445-52. doi: 10.1159/000341688.
Levander S, Holmström F, Frelin L, Ahlén G, Rupp D, Long G, Bartenschlager R, Sällberg M. Immune-mediated effects targeting hepatitis C virus in a syngeneic replicon cell transplantation mouse model. Gut. 2017 Jun 23. pii: gutjnl-2016-313579. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313579.
As part of our research activities that are ongoing in our sister unit at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, in this subproject we aim to understand the strategies how HCV infection is sensed by pattern recognition receptors and how the virus escapes this pathway. We have earlier shown that HCV blocks signaling pathways by cleaving the adaptor protein MAVS and obtained evidence that HCV persistence might be facilitated by the stochastic nature of the interferon response. We now want to dissect further the predominant sensor of HCV RNA and how, in addition to MAVS cleavage, the virus counteracts the interferon response. Moreover, we want to characterize the ISGs responsible for control of HCV infection. Finally, by using co-culture systems we want to study the cross-talk between innate and adaptive immune response. Here we focus on T cell exhaustion, which is a hallmark of HCV and HBV infection and that appears to be caused by mechanisms differing between these two viruses.
Schematic how HCV activates the interferon (IFN) response and points of viral countermeasure that are based on proteolytic cleavage of signaling molecules by the viral NS3/4A protease. IFN released from infected cells induces an antiviral state in infected and bystander cells. It is unclear to what extent HCV blocks Jak/Stat signaling as contradicting reports exist. The important role of IL28 SNPs in the outcome of HCV infection (acute self-limited versus persistence) is indicated. It is also unclear whether sustained IFN production as induced by HCV infection has an effect on T cell response. Figure adapted from Metz et al., 2013.
Meylan, E., J. Curran, K. Hofmann, D. Moradpour, M. Binder, R. Bartenschlager and J. Tschopp. 2005. Cardif is a novel adaptor protein in RIG-I-mediated antiviral responses targeted by hepatitis C virus. Nature, 437:1167-1172.
Bauhofer O, Ruggieri A, Schmid B, Schirmacher P, Bartenschlager R. 2012. Persistance of HCV in Quiescent Hepatic Cells during an Interferon-Induced Antiviral Response. Gastroenterology. 143:429-38.
Jo J, Aichele U, Kersting N, Klein R, Aichele P, Bisse E, Sewell AK, Blum HE, Bartenschlager R, Lohmann V, Thimme R. 2009.Analysis of CD8+ T-cell mediated inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication using a novel immunological model. Gastroenterology. 136:1391-401.
All oncogenic viruses are capable to cause persistent infections. Thus, these viruses have developed strategies to overcome antiviral immune responses either by avoiding their activation or by (active) suppression as illustrated by HBV and HCV, respectively. Given the high worldwide prevalence of these viruses we aim to understand from an evolutionary point of view how these viruses have adapted to their host, i.e. humans, to become so successful in establishing persistent infections. By using a novel bioinformatics approach we have recently discovered a new ancestor of HBV and were able to infer the evolution of this human pathogenic virus. We now want to extent these studies to other hepatitis viruses and in addition search for possible yet unknown associations between transmissible nucleic acids and distinct tumor entities.
Lauber C, Seitz S, Mattei S, Suh A, Beck J, Herstein J, Börold J, Salzburger W, Kaderali L, Briggs JAG, Bartenschlager R. Deciphering the Origin and Evolution of Hepatitis B Viruses by Means of a Family of Non-enveloped Fish Viruses. Cell Host Microbe. 2017;22(3):387-399. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.07.019.


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Q: i am using R in Docker . But having error in running libraries I am using R in docker . I have install libraries in docker by using docker hub.but failed . Below is the error i am facing
Error: package or namespace load failed for 'geojsonio' in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...):
 unable to load shared object '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rgeos/libs/rgeos.so':
  libgeos_c.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

A: That package has a lot of Linux library dependencies which probably aren't in the image. You can install them by adding these install commands to your Dockerfile.
apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev \
libssl-dev \
libjq-dev \
libprotobuf-dev \
protobuf-compiler \
make \
libgeos-dev \
libudunits2-dev \
libgdal-dev \
gdal-bin \
libproj-dev \
libv8-dev

You can find that information at https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/client/#/repos/2/packages/geojsonio

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Figure 10: The first issue of The Ibis in 1859, the periodical of the British Ornithological Union, photo by Kirsten Greer 119 Figure 11: "'Levanter' cloud over Gibraltar from the S," from the watercolour sketchbook of Captain Philip Savile Grey Reid, Royal Engineers, reproduced with the … In terms of taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, the BB list follows the International Ornithological Union's IOC World Bird List (v. 9.2). External organisation. Find an expert. British Ornithological Union (External organisation) Activity: Membership › Membership of peer review panel or committee. The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) was founded by Professor Alfred Newton FRS in 1858. Upon Evolution and Notes Upon the Rarer Eggs, de Smart, Thomas Gregory b. Founded in 1858, the BOU is one of the world's oldest and most respected ornithological organisations with an international membership stretching across all continents. The British Ornithologists' Union was founded in 1858 by scientists of the day including Prof Alfred Newton FRS. 16–20 August 2016 American Ornithological Society (134th Stated Meeting), with other societies Washington, DC. AOU-COS 2015. It is the largest and oldest organisation in the New World dedicated to the scientific analysis of birds. Join us for a series of talks and panels. Though AOU is primarily a professional organisation, many among its members of about 4,000 are amateurs who are devoted to the progress of ornithological science. Name: British Ornithological Union . It contains at least 256 pages annually, published in four quarterly issues with an Index. Research grants are up to £2 thousand to support small projects outright, or to partly fund medium-sized programs. Program Abstracts. Biological abstracts | 0006-3169 Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union. His involvement in the British Ornithologists' Union is far‐reaching and distinguished, most notably having served as President from 2003 to 2007. The list of British Birds maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union. Following the review and rejection of British first records of White‐winged Lark Alauda leucoptera and Blyth' s Pipit Anthus godlewskii, from East Sussex during the latter half of the nineteenth century, both associated with the taxidermist Mr. G. Swaysland & Son (Ibis 160: 936–942, Br. British Ornithological Union, 2018. Steve Portugal - Participant. The British Ornithological Union would not include women until 1910, and Lemon was among the first. (Elected 1907.) British Ornithologists' Union | Tethys Casual or accidental in Hawaii and east to the Florida panhandle, and the Atlantic coast of the United States from Maine to South Carolina. Frete GRÁTIS em milhares de produtos com o Amazon Prime. The British Birds list of Western Palearctic birds sets out the names and taxonomic sequence used in the journal. Sadly, very few people know the role women played during the formative years of this well-known and successful … American Ornithological Society (135th Stated Meeting) & Society of Canadian Ornithologists (35th Stated Meeting) East Lansing, Michigan. SECRETARY. (Elected 1905.) EsQ., THEEDITORS â THE IBIS.â Ex oficio. BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 1907-07-01 00:00:00 EDITORS. American Ornithological Society. La British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) té com a objectiu fomentar l'estudi de les aus ("ornitologia") dins la Gran Bretanya, Europa i arreu del món, per tal d'entendre la seva biologia i ajudar la seva conservació. The Present (2004) Editor is Guy Kirwan. Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union Some issues for 1976-85 accompanied by supplement with title: Recent literature; for 1986- with title: Recent ornithological literature Electronic journal articles are available in portable document format (PDF) or HTML. The principal federal agency charged with protecting and enhancing the populations and habitat of more than 800 species of birds that spend all or part of their lives in the United States. Formerly treated as part of B. canadensis but separated on the basis of studies listed in Notes under that species. One of the oldest organizations in the world devoted to the scientific study of birds. EsQ., F.Z.S. No formal survey of the Island had been carried out since the Storehouse British Ornithological Union (SOU) 18 month expedition in 1958/59. The Bulletin is an internationally respected journal notable for its very high standard of scientific ornithology. Encontre diversos livros escritos por Smart, Thomas Gregory b. The 27 th International Ornithological Congress (August 19-26, 2018). 1827 na Amazon. The BOU is one of the world's oldest and most respected ornithological organisations with an international membership stretching across all continents. P. L. SCLATER, EsQ.,D.Sc., F.R.S, A. H. EVANS, EsQ., M.A., F.Z.S. Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour; Department of Biological Sciences; Journal Management Committee (Ibis) 2016. This list of ornithology awards is an index to articles about notable awards concerning ornithology, or the study of birds, including both awards for scientists and awards for amateur birdwatchers.The list gives the country of the organization sponsoring the award, but some awards are not limited to one country. The Ibis, journal of the British Ornithologists' Union : a pre-synthesis portrait by Kristin Renee Johnson ( Book ) Ad Ibidem. If you have no strong opinions on list authorities, it is recommended that this is the one you use. Notes. Presentation on the role of environmental heterogeneity in shaping foraging behaviour and driving reproductive success at the British Ornithological Union, March 2017. Chris took his undergraduate degree in Zoology at Queen Mary, University of London in 1957, and soon after moved to Oxford to study for a DPhil under the supervision of David Lack. There was broad support for consolidation and improved alignment of global checklists of birds. Download BibTeX citations. The plenaries and symposia present land-mark reviews of advances in all fields of ornithological science. @book{bhl101092, title = {Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union Beginning with v. 87, the series of 6 volumes is discontinued and the numbering continues the whole numbering. HENRY DRESSER, E. FREDERICK GILLETT, EsQ., F.Z.S. Brett K. Sandercock reports on the functional ecology of birds from the 2018 congress held in Vancouver, Canada.Brett was also the keynote speaker at a symposium on grassland birds organised by the British Ornithological Union.. The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) is an ornithological organisation in the United States. Her new organization, which initially did not admit men, morphed into the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which today has more than a million members. }, volume = {v.1-9=no.1-64 (1892-1899)}, copyright = {Public domain. The BOU celebrated its 150th ornithological years in 2008. British Ornithologists' Union UK based society with the aim of encouraging the study of birds. EsQ., The BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTSâ … There are numerous national ornithological societies, such as the German Ornithological Society, the British Ornithological Union, the American Ornithologists' Union, and the Bombay Natural History Society. The BOU is the world's most famous, most appreciated, and the most organised ornithological association with a vast numbers of constituents from all continents. The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) invites amateurs and professionals to apply for its Small Ornithological Research Grants. La seva revista trimestral, Ibis, s'ha publicat des de 1859. Birds on the British List: Their Title to Enrollment Considered, Especially with Reference to the British Ornithological Union's List of British ... Notes Upon the Rarer Eggs (Classic Reprint): Smart, Gregory: Amazon.sg: Books Program Abstracts. (Elected 1906.) The BTO Conference 2020 will be virtual. NAOC 2016. EBNEST GIBSON, F.Z.S. International Websites Avibase. Improved alignment and consolidation of these independent taxonomic works is underway informally and was the topic of a vigorous Round Table discussion at the 2018 International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia. Article BTO Conference 2020. Birds on the British list : their title to enrollment considered, especially with reference to the British Ornithological Union's list of British birds : with a few remarks upon evolution and notes upon the rarer eggs: Smart, Thomas Gregory: Books - Amazon.ca The International Ornithological Congress is held every four years and provides an exciting … There are numerous national ornithological societies, such as the German Ornithological Society, the British Ornithological Union, the American Ornithologists' Union, and the Bombay Natural History Society. La BOU va ser fundada el 1858 per Alfred Newton, Henry Forner Tristram i altres científics. HOWARD SAUNDERS, F.Z.S. The English names used are broadly the same as those used in previous versions of the BB list. La British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) aŭ Britia Unio de Ornitologoj celas enkuraĝigi la studon de birdoj ("ornitologio") en Britio, Eŭropo kaj ie pli, por kompreni ties biologion kaj por helpi al ties konservado.. La BOU estis fondita en 1858 de Profesoro Alfred Newton, Henry Baker Tristram kaj aliaj sciencistoj. Generally held to be the 'official' list for British birders, albeit the most conservative one. ID: 33419711. Winters from British Columbia south to California, east to northern Mexico and western Louisiana. OF THESECBETAKY. The Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club ISSN 0007-1595. US Fish and Wildlife Service. Formerly wintered in Japan. Here we show that environmental heterogeneity increases trip duration, and decreases breeding success, using data from 15 colonies around the UK. The International Ornithological Union traditionally publishes 'Proceedings' which comprise the papers from Presidential addresses, plenary lectures and symposia at International Ornithological Congresses, and associated secretarial, committee and working group reports. This talk was awarded 2nd prize. 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Q: How to stop actor from continuously picking up object? I'm taking an intro to java class at school and were doing very early on stuff. We are given a few methods and the knowledge of how if else statements, while loops, etc work. We use a program called greenfoot. The objective of the project is to have the character go around and pick up all the leaves, then place them at the end of the row and repeat. The order is changed so you need control statements. I am encountering an issue where at the end of each row, I will place a leaf, then pick it up and loop that forever. I have tried to solve it with variables to no avail. My code is here:
public void rowSweep() {
        boolean turnCheck = false;
        boolean leafCheck = true;
        if (foundLeaf() && (leafCheck)) {
            pickLeaf();
            leafCheck = true;
        }
        else if (canMove() && (!facingNorth())) {
            walk();
            leafCheck = true;
        }
        else if (hasLeaf()) {
            while (hasLeaf()) {
                placeLeaf();
                leafCheck = false;
            }
        }
        else {
            turnLeft();
            while (canMove() && (!facingNorth())) {
                walk();
                turnCheck = true;
            }
            if (!canMove() && (turnCheck)) {
                turnLeft();
                walk();
                turnLeft();
            }
        }
    }

There are no syntax errors, just it doesn't do it properly. How can I make it so that I can move on after I place it instead of infinitely repeating?


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The Oxymoronic Left…Emphasis on Moron
Allen West | Aug 21, 2017
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This past week we had more evidence of the delusion of the progressive socialist left with their counter-protest in Boston and the anti-hate rally in Dallas. I have often wondered, and decided to write about it here, is anyone truly aware how abjectly oxymoronic the position of the liberal progressive left is at this time. And how utterly unhinged members of the Democratic Party and their acolytes in the leftist media have become.
First of all, consider this group called Antifa, or "the resistance", whatever they are, these stuck on stupid kids running around with hoods and masks. Now, Antifa claims that they are against fascism and fascists; yet, they are the same confused individuals who took to violence at the University of California, Berkeley, to keep a conservative from speaking. So, let me get this right: this group claims to be against violence, but commits violence and destruction of property. They claim to be against fascists, but they seek to repress any opposing voice a platform to speak?
Ask yourselves, and this is something for which I have experience, when was the last time a constitutional conservative speaker gave a commencement address at a major American college or university? Liberty University, the world's largest Christian university, allowed avowed socialist Bernie Sanders to speak there. And we all know, at least those of us who study history and read, that a tenet of socialist ideological thought is secular humanism. And why would any administration allow a civilizational jihadist, such as Linda Sarsour, the opportunity to speak at an American college? Well, they did, and she did.
This whole Antifa movement, embraced as the resistance by many Democratic elected officials and former Obama administration officials, is our first piece of evidence of the oxymoronic left.
Our second piece of evidence comes from our friends over at black lives matter, who seem to be confused about what a white supremacist really is. I have yet to see or hear of anyone in that organization speaking out about one of the biggest white supremacists, and Ku Klux Klan supporters, Margaret Sanger. Ms. Sanger is the founder of Planned Parenthood. You know, that venerable organization that the Democratic Party believes should be entitled to U.S. taxpayer dollars. A simple peer reviewed-study of Ms. Sanger and all that she stood for should be enough for the black lives matter folks to condemn her and her legacy. Nope, with emphasis on moron, these individuals are just ignorant pawns in the game used by the left for a politicized purpose in order to stir up rage in the black community. The real rage by black lives matter should be the number of Planned Parenthood "clinics" that are located in the black community doing exactly what Ms. Sanger advocated, elimination of undesirables. Matter of fact, her vision, her organization, since Roe v. Wade, has been party to the genocide of over 10 million black babies who have been aborted. But, here you have black lives matter completely dismissing this abhorrent fact, all for their pursuit of a political ideological agenda that does not serve the black community…but rather their white liberal progressive masters. I suppose the Democrats, the original party of slavery, secession, segregation, and socialism – all of which have been horrific for the black community – continues to buy off another generation of useful idiots to promulgate their destructive message.
BLM, Angela Rye of CNN, and Al Sharpton are the folks who remind me of a wise quote from the Father of Black Conservatism, Booker T. Washington. Mr. Washington stated, "There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs."
Morons.
My final piece of evidence to introduce is really the most perplexing of all and the easiest to understand. The progressive socialist left rants about hating neo-Nazis, and I am with them on that. I deplore any form of supremacist viewpoint, but I wonder why the left will not condemn Islamic supremacists, i.e. Islamic jihadists? But that is not the crux of this final piece of evidence confirming the oxymoronic nature of the left. What has me scratching my head is that that biggest financier of leftist groups in America, including BLM, is one billionaire named George Soros. I know ol' Uncle George very well since he invested some $5M dollars into my congressional reelection defeat in 2012.
But, it is George Soros, a Hungarian Jew, who did indeed work with the REAL Nazis during World War II as a collaborator against his own people. So how can it be that the progressive socialist left can look at themselves in the mirror and talk about condemning neo-Nazis, when their biggest funder was a freaking Nazi?
In the vernacular of Ricky Ricardo, "splain it to me Lucy".
What amazes me more than anything else is why have we not heard any of this from Republicans? I mean Mitt Romney, Senators Corker Scott are too busy condemning President Trump instead of bringing out the hypocrisy of the left. Can they also be so hateful of people that they would allow these moronic groups to subvert the very history of our Constitutional Republic and its values?
In closing, I understand why the progressive socialist left wants to erase any and all history relating to the Civil War and the Confederacy. They truly do not want America to know that it was the Democratic Party that stood against the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. They do not want generations to know that Jim Crow, lynchings, literacy tests, and poll taxes did not come from Republicans. There is a reason why the bust of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, was torched…he was a champion of liberty who sought to end slavery.
And the morons of the oxymoronic left, who want economic enslavement today, do not want us to know their history of physical enslavement.
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Face recognition from images or video footage requires a certain level of recorded image quality. This paper derives acceptable bitrates (relating to levels of compression and consequently quality) of footage with human faces, using an industry implementation of the standard H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) recording systems on London buses. The London buses application is utilized as a case study for setting up a methodology and implementing suitable data analysis for face recognition from recorded footage, which has been degraded by compression. The majority of CCTV recorders on buses use a proprietary format based on the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video coding standard, exploiting both spatial and temporal redundancy. Low bitrates are favored in the CCTV industry for saving storage and transmission bandwidth, but they compromise the image usefulness of the recorded imagery. In this context, usefulness is determined by the presence of enough facial information remaining in the compressed image to allow a specialist to recognize a person. The investigation includes four steps: (1) Development of a video dataset representative of typical CCTV bus scenarios. (2) Selection and grouping of video scenes based on local (facial) and global (entire scene) content properties. (3) Psychophysical investigations to identify the key scenes, which are most affected by compression, using an industry implementation of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. (4) Testing of CCTV recording systems on buses with the key scenes and further psychophysical investigations. The results showed a dependency upon scene content properties. Very dark scenes and scenes with high levels of spatial–temporal busyness were the most challenging to compress, requiring higher bitrates to maintain useful information.
Bilissi, E. and Langford, M. 2011. Langford's advanced photography. Oxford Focal Press.
Langford, M. and Bilissi, E. 2007. Langford's advanced photography. 7th edition. Elsevier.


On Feb. 9, 2012, Dassault Systèmes, a French engineering firm best known for 3D and computer-aided design (CAD) software, fully acquired Netvibes for an estimated $26 million. (Dassault Systèmes has had a stake in Netvibes since mid-2010.) Founded by Tariq Krim in 2005, Netvibes began as a personal start or homepage, but instead of getting current news from the feeds, as was the case with My Yahoo! and iGoogle, users could define the topics for which news would be retrieved and presented in a single view (dashboard). Tabs at the top allowed people to track several topics with feeds selected to deliver targeted news for each.
Faculty of 1000 (F1000), an online service that selects and evaluates articles based on the opinions of global leaders in biology and medicine, announced the launch of a new application that helps researchers explore the scientific content in biology and medicine included in Elsevier's SciVerse platform. Once a SciVerse user adds the app, the articles that have been highlighted by the F1000 faculty will display a badge that, when clicked, brings the user to the F1000 evaluation.
ebrary, a ProQuest business, announced that the social media data of its 2011 Global Student E-book Survey is now publicly available at http://site.ebrary.com/lib/surveys along with the full report. More than 6,500 students worldwide participated in the survey, which was similar to a 2008 survey created by librarians. As part of the latest survey, ebrary added questions pertaining to social media, which has grown and changed significantly over the past 3 years.
Institutions using the clinical decision-support resources Isabel and DynaMed will benefit from tighter integration of the two tools. A new agreement between Isabel Healthcare and EBSCO Publishing allows direct linking between the Isabel diagnosis tool and the evidence-based point-of-care tool DynaMed, letting mutual customers link from one resource to the other. The agreement brings the evidence-based content from DynaMed into the diagnostic process and allows users easier access regardless of whether a search begins in Isabel or DynaMed.


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Mamadou felt anxious. Not long after he and Ousman returned from the gallery Rose called Binta and asked them to come over urgently.
"Relax" explained Binta "Rose probably just wants me to cook dinner"
But it was worse than that. When they arrived, Rose was crying.
"What is wrong?" asked Binta.
Rose pointed to the lounge where Festus was lying asleep with his leg in a plastic cast. He had scratches on his face and bruises on his arms.
"Festus broke his leg and its my fault. I asked him to get up on the garage roof to check the condition because sometimes the roof leaks and I wanted to know whether we should replace the roof when we convert the garage into the new bathroom and laundry. But then Festus trod on a rotten patch and fell through." said Rose
"And it isn't just that. He won't be able to work for two months. So we won't have any income until he is better nor will he be able to work on the renovations. And in case you thought it couldn't get any worse, this morning India came over to tell me that her producer friend Zikpi, who is making a TV show about ambitious renovations, wants to make an episode about my project – filming it from start to finish. Just before Festus got up on the garage roof I spoke to Zikpi on the phone and agreed to meet on Friday to explain my renovation plans. This is despite me not knowing what I'm doing. I just didn't want to show India that." Rose added, before flopping down on a comfy chair and looking at the ceiling.
Mamadou offered to help and asked to look at the plans. Rose told him where they were – she didn't feel like getting up yet. Mamadou spread the plans out on the kitchen table and his eyes soon lit up at the prospect.
"Can we do the garden too?" he sang out to Rose.
"I can't cope with the house, let alone the garden" replied Rose
"Sorry" replied Mamadou "I just had an idea for a beautiful garden to go with the beautiful house. I'll do the work. I need a project"
Rose's eyes lit up. She got up and went to the kitchen. Binta followed. Rose looked at Mamadou. He was skinny but probably strong. Rose imagined Festus sitting on a chair instructing Mamadou.
"If you help Festus with the house, you can do the garden" said Rose.
Binta didn't think that was very fair, and was about to tell Rose when she noticed how happy Mamadou looked.
"I'll draw my plan and bring it to show you" said Mamadou
"I need it by Thursday" answered Rose
When Syafika got home she found her parents sitting in the lounge room while Binta prepared dinner, and Mamadou and Ousman drew pictures of gardens.
"You'll have to cancel the renovations" said Syafika
"I can't" replied Rose "Zikpi is going to film it all and put it on TV for everyone to see. I'm sure they'll enjoy the bit about Festus having a broken leg and him having to instruct Mamadou on how to install a greywater system."
"I don't think he can do that. We'll have to get a plumber in – have to do it properly if it is going to be on TV." said Festus. But then he thought a bit more and added "Or he could become my new apprentice!"
"But if Dad isn't working how are you going to pay an apprentice or pay for anything?" asked Syafika.
"Just as well you are still working!" answered Rose. "You'll be the breadwinner while Festus gets better"
"So I'm going to be paying for the stinking renovations that I don't want?" asked Syafika. But she was really only pretending to be angry. She wanted to support the family because it would make her feel important. It was the best convincing Rose had done so far – Syafika was no longer against the renovations. She sat down next to Mamadou to look at the plans.
The phone rang but nobody could be bothered getting up to answer it.
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Loaded on Dec. 15, 2008 published in Prison Legal News December, 2008, page 38
Filed under: Damages, Wrongful Conviction, News, State Legislation. Location: Florida.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order on May 6, 2008, that awards Alan Crotzer $1.25 million for the 24 years he spent in prison for a rape and kidnapping conviction he did not commit. Crotzer was released in 2006 after DNA evidence exonerated him.
The order provides a $250,000 lump sum award. Crotzer will then receive monthly payments of $6,700 for the next 20 years. He will also receive a 4-year college tuition scholarship. Corotzer plans to major in social sciences.
"Freedom is priceless… money can never ever replace freedom in any way in the world, so my freedom is everything and money is just a tool to rebuild my life," said Cortzer. "It's a good feeling for me because I know that I'm giving hope and not only to the inmates, but also the families to see me because God did bless me. He's been working with me continuously to do so and it gives them hope, and that's a good thing because in (prison) you have nothing."
Crotzer said he is going to continue advocating for people who may be in similar situations as himself.
Sources: Tampa Bays 10; Miami Herald
The National Registry of Exonerations 2021 Annual Report: 161 Exonerations Comprising 1,849 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment, Jan. 15, 2023. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment.
Against the Flow: How the National Registry of Exonerations Is Working to Turn the Tide of Wrongful Convictions Across U.S., Dec. 15, 2022. Wrongful Conviction.
Aversion to Error: Americans View Wrongful Acquittals and Wrongful Convictions to Be Errors of Equal Magnitude, Dec. 5, 2022. Wrongful Conviction, Sufficiency of Evidence.
Prisoners Awarded Damages for Denial of Public Records by Ohio Prison Officials, Nov. 30, 2022. Damages, Public Records.
Fourth Circuit: Coram Nobis Appropriate Remedy to Achieve Justice Where Petitioner Actually Innocent but Completed Sentence, Nov. 15, 2022. Wrongful Conviction, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Adequacy of Remedy.
Prosecutorial Misconduct Cause of More Than 550 Death Penalty Reversals and Exonerations, Nov. 15, 2022. Wrongful Conviction, Death Penalty, Prosecutorial Misconduct.
Illinois Law Protects Personal Data, Nov. 15, 2022. State Legislation, Privacy Act/Rights, Searchable Metadata.
New York Follows California's Lead Becoming Second State To Require Microstamping of Semiautomatic Handguns, Nov. 15, 2022. State Legislation, Firearms.
Daniel Taylor Was Innocent. He Spent Decades in Prison Trying to Fix the State's Mistake., Oct. 15, 2022. Wrongful Conviction, False Statements, Testimony or Documents.
Framed by Dirty Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara, Marilyn Mulero Is Exonerated After 28 Years in Prison, Sept. 12, 2022. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, False Statements, Testimony or Documents.


Enabling a Digital Life...: Movie Promotion Then and Now….
Movie Promotion Then and Now….
As I write this post, my mind reels back to good old days of single screen theatres. I can still remember the color and feel of the yellow cellophane in which popcorn was sold. Yes popcorn was just popcorn and not the mind boggling variant of chocolate or caramel, with or without butter, salted or sweet….and how I can forget the clinking of bottle openers on the soft drink glass bottles in wooden crates, inviting one to have thanda!
But how would people know in those days if a movie is worth watching?
The first Don (starring Amitabh Bachhan, Zeenat Aman, and Pran) was released in 1978 without any promotion and was initially a flop. But later it was a hit mainly because of positive word of mouth publicity. Movie producers of that era neither had the luxury of modern technologies for heavy promotion nor did they have tech savvy street smart professionals who could understand the nuances of marketing. Though it sounds clichéd; Content was the king. The staple fare available to spread the word about movie were Film magazines, newspaper, radio, theatrical trailers, movie premieres and hand painted posters. I still remember those hand painted movie billboards and posters, showing a prominent pink on the cheeks of the leading lady and a hair lock falling delicately on her forehead!
Contrast it with present times where the brush that painted the poster (FYI…M.F Hussain started his career painting movie posters) got replaced by the swift mouse strokes on Adobe Photoshop.
Today, movie industry is more organized, is growing at a healthy pace and is expected to touch INR 137 billion by 2014 (as per industry estimates). There is a whole array of artillery available to fire the imagination of the movie crazy nation. Consider the recent example of Bollywood flick Ra-One, from digital to traditional, no stone was left unturned.
Typical means of digital media promotion widely employed by film studios in India and elsewhere in the world are; official website for the film, static and gif/flash ads on various websites, mobile value added services, online internet games, console games based on movie characters, buzz in the social media, online contests etc. Digital media gives so much flexibility to experiment, that execution of the promo strategy is just limited by imagination.
Promo elements employed in traditional Print and TV/Radio media include paid advertisements, paid press releases, interviews, appearances on TV shows, behind-the-scene clips, viral videos, theatrical trailers….to name a few.
Brand associations, movie merchandise, on ground activations, Retail POS (I came across a Ra-One burger combo in the theatre that was showing the movie!) are some of the other important promotional activities.
From an era of Golden Jubilees and Silver Jubilees to times when success parties are thrown if the movie survives a weeks' time with a good opening, underscores the importance of movie promotion in a decade of hyper competition, media fragmentation, and reducing attention span. And yes, Content is still the king!
The Mutton Song and Ad Jingles!
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Bryan Cox
President & CEO, Canadian LNG Alliance
Bryan Cox is the President and CEO of the Canadian LNG Alliance. As the leading voice and advocate for the LNG industry in Canada, Bryan leads a team actively working with governments, business leaders, Indigenous leaders, communities, and the broader public to realize the opportunity to build a world-leading LNG industry for the benefit of all Canadians.
In 2020, Bryan led the evolution of the BC LNG Alliance into a new national voice as the Canadian LNG Alliance. Prior to joining the Alliance, Bryan was the President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC), leading the Association's effort to position the industry as a global leader in responsible development and critical contributor to society's transition to a lower carbon economy.
Prior to joining MABC, Bryan spent seven years in the brewing industry in progressively senior roles including Vice President, Western Canada at Canada's National Brewers, where he was responsible for managing the regulatory, sustainability, and public affairs agenda for Canada's largest brewers across the four western provinces.
Before joining the private sector, Bryan spent several years in senior roles with the Government of British Columbia.
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package org.jfree.ui;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

import org.jfree.date.SerialDate;

/**
 * A panel that allows the user to select a date.
 *
 * @author David Gilbert
 */
public class DateChooserPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener {

    /**
     * The date selected in the panel.
     */
    private Calendar chosenDate;

    /**
     * The color for the selected date.
     */
    private Color chosenDateButtonColor;

    /**
     * The color for dates in the current month.
     */
    private Color chosenMonthButtonColor;

    /**
     * The color for dates that are visible, but not in the current month.
     */
    private Color chosenOtherButtonColor;

    /**
     * The first day-of-the-week.
     */
    private int firstDayOfWeek;

    /**
     * The range used for selecting years.
     */
    private int yearSelectionRange = 20;

    /**
     * The font used to display the date.
     */
    private Font dateFont = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10);

    /**
     * A combo for selecting the month.
     */
    private JComboBox monthSelector;

    /**
     * A combo for selecting the year.
     */
    private JComboBox yearSelector;

    /**
     * A button for selecting today's date.
     */
    private JButton todayButton;

    /**
     * An array of buttons used to display the days-of-the-month.
     */
    private JButton[] buttons;

    /**
     * A flag that indicates whether or not we are currently refreshing the
     * buttons.
     */
    private boolean refreshing = false;

    /**
     * The ordered set of all seven days of a week,
     * beginning with the 'firstDayOfWeek'.
     */
    private int[] WEEK_DAYS;

    /**
     * Constructs a new date chooser panel, using today's date as the initial
     * selection.
     */
    public DateChooserPanel() {
        this(Calendar.getInstance(), false);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new date chooser panel.
     *
     * @param calendar     the calendar controlling the date.
     * @param controlPanel a flag that indicates whether or not the 'today'
     *                     button should appear on the panel.
     */
    public DateChooserPanel(final Calendar calendar,
                            final boolean controlPanel) {

        super(new BorderLayout());

        this.chosenDateButtonColor = UIManager.getColor("textHighlight");
        this.chosenMonthButtonColor = UIManager.getColor("control");
        this.chosenOtherButtonColor = UIManager.getColor("controlShadow");

        // the default date is today...
        this.chosenDate = calendar;
        this.firstDayOfWeek = calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek();
        this.WEEK_DAYS = new int[7];
        for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
            this.WEEK_DAYS[i] = ((this.firstDayOfWeek + i - 1) % 7) + 1;
        }

        add(constructSelectionPanel(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
        add(getCalendarPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
        if (controlPanel) {
            add(constructControlPanel(), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        }
        setDate(calendar.getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Sets the date chosen in the panel.
     *
     * @param theDate the new date.
     */
    public void setDate(final Date theDate) {

        this.chosenDate.setTime(theDate);
        this.monthSelector.setSelectedIndex(this.chosenDate.get(
                Calendar.MONTH));
        refreshYearSelector();
        refreshButtons();

    }

    /**
     * Returns the date selected in the panel.
     *
     * @return the selected date.
     */
    public Date getDate() {
        return this.chosenDate.getTime();
    }

    /**
     * Handles action-events from the date panel.
     *
     * @param e information about the event that occurred.
     */
    public void actionPerformed(final ActionEvent e) {

        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("monthSelectionChanged")) {
            final JComboBox c = (JComboBox) e.getSource();

            // In most cases, changing the month will not change the selected
            // day.  But if the selected day is 29, 30 or 31 and the newly
            // selected month doesn't have that many days, we revert to the
            // last day of the newly selected month...
            int dayOfMonth = this.chosenDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
            this.chosenDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
            this.chosenDate.set(Calendar.MONTH, c.getSelectedIndex());
            int maxDayOfMonth = this.chosenDate.getActualMaximum(
                    Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
            this.chosenDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, Math.min(dayOfMonth,
                    maxDayOfMonth));
            refreshButtons();
        }
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("yearSelectionChanged")) {
            if (!this.refreshing) {
                final JComboBox c = (JComboBox) e.getSource();
                final Integer y = (Integer) c.getSelectedItem();

                // in most cases, changing the year will not change the
                // selected day.  But if the selected day is Feb 29, and the
                // newly selected year is not a leap year, we revert to
                // Feb 28...
                int dayOfMonth = this.chosenDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
                this.chosenDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
                this.chosenDate.set(Calendar.YEAR, y.intValue());
                int maxDayOfMonth = this.chosenDate.getActualMaximum(
                    Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
                this.chosenDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, Math.min(dayOfMonth,
                    maxDayOfMonth));
                refreshYearSelector();
                refreshButtons();
            }
        }
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("todayButtonClicked")) {
            setDate(new Date());
        }
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("dateButtonClicked")) {
            final JButton b = (JButton) e.getSource();
            final int i = Integer.parseInt(b.getName());
            final Calendar cal = getFirstVisibleDate();
            cal.add(Calendar.DATE, i);
            setDate(cal.getTime());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a panel of buttons, each button representing a day in the month.
     * This is a sub-component of the DatePanel.
     *
     * @return the panel.
     */
    private JPanel getCalendarPanel() {

        final JPanel p = new JPanel(new GridLayout(7, 7));
        final DateFormatSymbols dateFormatSymbols = new DateFormatSymbols();
        final String[] weekDays = dateFormatSymbols.getShortWeekdays();

        for (int i = 0; i < this.WEEK_DAYS.length; i++) {
            p.add(new JLabel(weekDays[this.WEEK_DAYS[i]],
                    SwingConstants.CENTER));
        }

        this.buttons = new JButton[42];
        for (int i = 0; i < 42; i++) {
            final JButton b = new JButton("");
            b.setMargin(new Insets(1, 1, 1, 1));
            b.setName(Integer.toString(i));
            b.setFont(this.dateFont);
            b.setFocusPainted(false);
            b.setActionCommand("dateButtonClicked");
            b.addActionListener(this);
            this.buttons[i] = b;
            p.add(b);
        }
        return p;

    }

    /**
     * Returns the button color according to the specified date.
     *
     * @param theDate the date.
     * @return the color.
     */
    private Color getButtonColor(final Calendar theDate) {
        if (equalDates(theDate, this.chosenDate)) {
            return this.chosenDateButtonColor;
        }
        else if (theDate.get(Calendar.MONTH) == this.chosenDate.get(
                Calendar.MONTH)) {
            return this.chosenMonthButtonColor;
        }
        else {
            return this.chosenOtherButtonColor;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the two dates are equal (time of day is ignored).
     *
     * @param c1 the first date.
     * @param c2 the second date.
     * @return boolean.
     */
    private boolean equalDates(final Calendar c1, final Calendar c2) {
        if ((c1.get(Calendar.DATE) == c2.get(Calendar.DATE))
            && (c1.get(Calendar.MONTH) == c2.get(Calendar.MONTH))
            && (c1.get(Calendar.YEAR) == c2.get(Calendar.YEAR))) {
            return true;
        }
        else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the first date that is visible in the grid.  This should always
     * be in the month preceding the month of the selected date.
     *
     * @return the date.
     */
    private Calendar getFirstVisibleDate() {
        final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
        c.set(this.chosenDate.get(Calendar.YEAR), this.chosenDate.get(
                Calendar.MONTH), 1);
        c.add(Calendar.DATE, -1);
        while (c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) != getFirstDayOfWeek()) {
            c.add(Calendar.DATE, -1);
        }
        return c;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the first day of the week (controls the labels in the date
     * panel).
     *
     * @return the first day of the week.
     */
    private int getFirstDayOfWeek() {
        return this.firstDayOfWeek;
    }

    /**
     * Update the button labels and colors to reflect date selection.
     */
    private void refreshButtons() {
        final Calendar c = getFirstVisibleDate();
        for (int i = 0; i < 42; i++) {
            final JButton b = this.buttons[i];
            b.setText(Integer.toString(c.get(Calendar.DATE)));
            b.setBackground(getButtonColor(c));
            c.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Changes the contents of the year selection JComboBox to reflect the
     * chosen date and the year range.
     */
    private void refreshYearSelector() {
        if (!this.refreshing) {
            this.refreshing = true;
            this.yearSelector.removeAllItems();
            final Integer[] years = getYears(this.chosenDate.get(
                    Calendar.YEAR));
            for (int i = 0; i < years.length; i++) {
                this.yearSelector.addItem(years[i]);
            }
            this.yearSelector.setSelectedItem(new Integer(this.chosenDate.get(
                    Calendar.YEAR)));
            this.refreshing = false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a vector of years preceding and following the specified year.
     * The number of years preceding and following is determined by the
     * yearSelectionRange attribute.
     *
     * @param chosenYear the selected year.
     * @return a vector of years.
     */
    private Integer[] getYears(final int chosenYear) {
        final int size = this.yearSelectionRange * 2 + 1;
        final int start = chosenYear - this.yearSelectionRange;

        final Integer[] years = new Integer[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            years[i] = new Integer(i + start);
        }
        return years;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a panel containing two JComboBoxes (for the month and year)
     * and a button (to reset the date to TODAY).
     *
     * @return the panel.
     */
    private JPanel constructSelectionPanel() {
        final JPanel p = new JPanel();

        final int minMonth = this.chosenDate.getMinimum(Calendar.MONTH);
        final int maxMonth = this.chosenDate.getMaximum(Calendar.MONTH);
        final String[] months = new String[maxMonth - minMonth + 1];
        System.arraycopy(SerialDate.getMonths(), minMonth, months, 0,
                months.length);

        this.monthSelector = new JComboBox(months);
        this.monthSelector.addActionListener(this);
        this.monthSelector.setActionCommand("monthSelectionChanged");
        p.add(this.monthSelector);

        this.yearSelector = new JComboBox(getYears(0));
        this.yearSelector.addActionListener(this);
        this.yearSelector.setActionCommand("yearSelectionChanged");
        p.add(this.yearSelector);

        return p;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a panel that appears at the bottom of the calendar panel -
     * contains a button for selecting today's date.
     *
     * @return the panel.
     */
    private JPanel constructControlPanel() {

        final JPanel p = new JPanel();
        p.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2, 5, 2, 5));
        this.todayButton = new JButton("Today");
        this.todayButton.addActionListener(this);
        this.todayButton.setActionCommand("todayButtonClicked");
        p.add(this.todayButton);
        return p;

    }

    /**
     * Returns the color for the currently selected date.
     *
     * @return a color.
     */
    public Color getChosenDateButtonColor() {
        return this.chosenDateButtonColor;
    }

    /**
     * Redefines the color for the currently selected date.
     *
     * @param chosenDateButtonColor the new color
     */
    public void setChosenDateButtonColor(final Color chosenDateButtonColor) {
        if (chosenDateButtonColor == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("UIColor must not be null.");
        }
        final Color oldValue = this.chosenDateButtonColor;
        this.chosenDateButtonColor = chosenDateButtonColor;
        refreshButtons();
        firePropertyChange("chosenDateButtonColor", oldValue,
                chosenDateButtonColor);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the color for the buttons representing the current month.
     *
     * @return the color for the current month.
     */
    public Color getChosenMonthButtonColor() {
        return this.chosenMonthButtonColor;
    }

    /**
     * Defines the color for the buttons representing the current month.
     *
     * @param chosenMonthButtonColor the color for the current month.
     */
    public void setChosenMonthButtonColor(final Color chosenMonthButtonColor) {
        if (chosenMonthButtonColor == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("UIColor must not be null.");
        }
        final Color oldValue = this.chosenMonthButtonColor;
        this.chosenMonthButtonColor = chosenMonthButtonColor;
        refreshButtons();
        firePropertyChange("chosenMonthButtonColor", oldValue,
                chosenMonthButtonColor);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the color for the buttons representing the other months.
     *
     * @return a color.
     */
    public Color getChosenOtherButtonColor() {
        return this.chosenOtherButtonColor;
    }

    /**
     * Redefines the color for the buttons representing the other months.
     *
     * @param chosenOtherButtonColor a color.
     */
    public void setChosenOtherButtonColor(final Color chosenOtherButtonColor) {
        if (chosenOtherButtonColor == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("UIColor must not be null.");
        }
        final Color oldValue = this.chosenOtherButtonColor;
        this.chosenOtherButtonColor = chosenOtherButtonColor;
        refreshButtons();
        firePropertyChange("chosenOtherButtonColor", oldValue,
                chosenOtherButtonColor);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the range of years available for selection (defaults to 20).
     *
     * @return The range.
     */
    public int getYearSelectionRange() {
        return this.yearSelectionRange;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the range of years available for selection.
     *
     * @param yearSelectionRange  the range.
     */
    public void setYearSelectionRange(final int yearSelectionRange) {
        final int oldYearSelectionRange = this.yearSelectionRange;
        this.yearSelectionRange = yearSelectionRange;
        refreshYearSelector();
        firePropertyChange("yearSelectionRange", oldYearSelectionRange,
                yearSelectionRange);
    }
}

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Russia vows consequences after Norway invites more U.S. Marines
U.S. Marines test night optics during Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2018 (ANTX-18) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, U.S. March 20, 2018. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel/Handout via REUTERS
OSLO (Reuters) - Russia vowed on Thursday to retaliate for a plan by Norway to more than double the number of U.S. Marines stationed there.
Oslo announced on Tuesday that it would ask the United States, its NATO ally, to send 700 Marines to train in Norway from 2019, against 330 at present, and said the additional troops would be based closer to the Russian border.
"This makes Norway less predictable and could cause growing tensions, triggering an arms race and destabilizing the situation in northern Europe," the Russian Embassy said in a statement on its Facebook page.
"We see it as clearly unfriendly, and it will not remain free of consequence."
Oslo has grown increasingly concerned about Russia since Moscow annexed of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, while adding that it does not regard its much larger neighbor as a direct threat.
The U.S. Marines were scheduled to leave at the end of this year after an initial contingent arrived in January 2017 to train for winter conditions. They are the first foreign troops to be stationed in Norway since World War Two.
The initial decision to welcome the Marines had prompted Moscow to say it would worsen bilateral relations and escalate tensions on NATO's northern flank.
On Wednesday, Russia's Northern Fleet launched a large naval exercise in the Arctic Barents Sea. Later this year, Norway will host its biggest NATO maneuver in decades.
Reporting by Camilla Knudsen and Terje Solsvik; Editing by Kevin Liffey