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FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?
By Natalie Wolchover
Wisdom Teeth Are On Their Way Out
It will take us a long time to evolve out of our wisdom teeth.p_x_g on Flickr
Never. We're probably stuck with our appendix, pinky toes, tailbone and just about all of our other evolutionary holdovers. Wisdom teeth may eventually go, but major changes like losing an appendage (teeth included) take millions and millions of years — who knows if humans will even be around that long. What's more, most of our seemingly useless vestiges are actually helpful.
The coccyx, or tailbone, "is an attachment point of a number of muscles at the pelvis. We need it for upright locomotion. It would be catastrophic if it went away," says Kenneth Saladin, an anatomist and physiologist at Georgia College and State University. The appendix, which helped our distant ancestors digest grass, has slowly evolved to take on a new purpose. Research led by William Parker and R. Randall Bollinger of Duke University has shown that the appendix now serves as a kind of "safe house" for the microbes that aid in digestion. "Each of us has 900 to 1,600 species of bacteria in our gut to make sure we have a healthy immune system," says Stephen Stearns, an evolutionary-biology professor at Yale University. "If one takes over, or they all get flushed out by a disease, then the appendix works like a holding tank for the good bacteria." Even the pinky toe helps keep our balance and diffuses impact throughout the foot when we run.
There are only a handful of truly useless parts of our body, but these are hanging on too. As Saladin puts it, "since vestiges like the muscles behind our ears have very little impact on reproductive success, there's no way to select against them." In other words, the ability to earwiggle doesn't interfere with having kids. Wisdom teeth were, like the appendix, good when we were eating lots of plants, but today only about 5 percent of us have jaws large enough for these extra molars. "Wisdom teeth are probably on their way out," Stearns says, "but it will take a long time."
The silliest of all vestiges is the male nipple. "Those don't have a function," Stearns says, "but they won't disappear either." All embryos, male and female, begin developing according to the female body plan. Only around the sixth week of gestation do the genes on males' Y chromosomes kick in. "The basic developmental plan has the two nipples there, so you can't get rid of them genetically because that would mess up the breasts of females." And nobody wants that.
This article originally appeared in the February 2011 issue of Popular Science_ magazine._


One of the fastest growing home businesses is selling used clothes and unwanted items around the house, on the internet and this trend is not new. However, a semi-new way to do it, is on an app called Depop. Many people are cleaning out their closets in hopes of making a few extra bucks. But, once you have the hang of selling online, it's actually possible to make Depop a second income.
I got started selling on Depop when I was helping one of my girlfriend clean her closets. As we were listing her clothes for sale on Craigslist, she suggested we also look online. A few searches later and we were listing her clothes on Ebay, Mercari, and of course Depop. While I've written about selling on Ebay before (my most profitable selling adventure- read about that here), I've yet to write about my friend's success with Depop. So today I thought I would let her take over and describe how to sell on Depop and make bank.
It was a very simple process to sign up for Depop for her account. You can use the Apple App store or Google Play store, and download the Depop app. Then just fill out the profile, hit the sell button, and upload a picture of the item you want to sell. Fill in the details about your item, the description and price and then hit publish.
There is no cost for listing items for sale on Depop. But, if you end up selling something you will be charged 10 cents. Other fees can be incurred depending on the payment methods you choose. It's important to be aware of the charges ahead of time so you can calculate out how "worth it" selling on Depop will be for you.
Sellers can receive their money one of two different ways: Paypal or the Depop Wallet. Your buyers will be able to use a debit card, credit card, or Paypal balance (if you choose Paypal).
Make sure what you are selling is described clearly and accurately. Just like any store, you can use discounts and sales as incentives to sell your clothing. Buyers will also be able to leave reviews that other buyers can read, so you'll want to make sure to have the best customer service you can have.
Like any other selling site online, you will have some restriction on what you will be able to sell. Do not sell anything that is counterfeit. Depop is very strict on forgery items and anything that is fake and you could get your account suspended.
Just like any business you will need to put effort into your product pictures. Clothing needs to be freshly washed, ironed if needed, and laid out nicely. My personal favorite style are flat lays which make a great "first" photo. You'll want to follow that photo up with pictures of the product that shows what it really looks like and how it hangs.
My friends and I like to help each other with the descriptions that we write for our items. We all feel that a good solid truthful description will reduce any misunderstanding of what condition the item is in, what color it really is, the size, and what kind of material it is made of. Give your items fair prices. You do not want to over price yourself just to make an extra buck on one item. Price everything fairly and do some research on items that you may have questions on and learn recognize pieces that aren't worth your time with the Depop fees, shipping etc.
When I write up my descriptions, I find that this is a perfect place to discuss my refund, exchange and shipment policies. For me and my friends, we all believe that it is better to not charge any shipping charges. If the buyer sees no shipping charges, they are more likely to buy from one of our sites then a site with charges. Make sure that after a buyer has bought an item that it gets shipped within a week. If there is going to be a delay, email your customer and let them know about the delay.
I sometimes run special offers to increase sales. The key to doing special offers is to create excitement and drive new buyers to your site. I usually do this by picking a couple of my most viewed items and adding them together. For instance, buy a cute sweater and get a matching handbag.The change of seasons is great too. Seasonal items go on sale as the seasons change.
Instagram discounts are also a great idea. To help build up your brand and profile, offer Instagram followers a 10 per cent discount. This is where a lot of your followers will be found in the first place. All the buyer has to do is say they follow you on Instagram and give you their username on Instagram. You then apply the 10 per cent discount on the items that they buy. You will find that this is a great way to advertise your Depop profile and will increase the number of followers for you.
When first stating out on Depop, it's a good idea to become familiar with a niche or area you want to sell in. Depop is a popular place for teens to shop, so learning what's trendy might be a great place to start. Other items can do well too though. Especially rare and unique items. If you know what you are looking at, you can make money selling almost anything.
We all try and get to know our buyers. We look for them on Facebook and read their profiles and try to talk to them through the chat lines. All of us have leaned our lesson to get our payments up front now. Most people are honest and we do our best to be as honest as we can with all our buyers. We feel that by being honest with them will make them a great repeat buyer. Having a faithful following will increase your chances of sales. Your followers will see new items all the time and will most likely buy from you a second time.
Another helpful hint is to go out and buy some mailing bags and a large roll of bubble wrap, for the things your selling. Your customers will be happy to know that you took the time to safely package up what they have just bought from you. The mailing bags come in a variety of sizes and are easy to address with a marker. I inform my buyers that it will take anywhere from 3-5 days to get to them.
Make sure you are mailing the proper item to the right person. Double check everything. Verify the that buyers address is the same that is listed on their PayPal account. Use a tracking number to keep track of packages you have sent out is a good idea. This will also act as a fraud-prevention for you and your customer.
I also like to get back to my customers right away. Some have questions that need to be answered and some may want to barter with me. What ever they have in mind, I still answer all questions they have and I do it right away. Seeing the notifications as they come into my phone is a big help. I have Depop right on my home page on my phone so I do not miss anything.
Give your buyer a simple little thank you note in every order. Buyers appreciate the attention and will remember your kindness. Make sure you write their first name on the note and wish them well on their purchase. It does not take much time and it may even have that customer coming back for more items. You may just want to say thank you or you could add a little story about the item. What ever you choose, it will surprise your buyer and they will keep you in mind the next time they are looking for items. That's pretty much it! While I can't guarantee you'll become rich by following these tips, I know that if you consistently follow the above advice you should be able to make your Depop adventure profitable.


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Celebrity nutritionist Pooja Makhija regards green chilly as the top spice to boost your metabolism. In fact, studies say that green chilly can speed up metabolism as much as 50 per cent for up to three hours after eating. Capsaicin, which is present in green chillies, has antioxidant and anti-ageing properties that help maintain skin's health and glow. Interestingly enough, capsaicin, though hot to taste, can help lower body temperature. "Loaded with Vitamin C, regular intake of green chillies prevents frequent cold and sinusitis. It is best to have green chillies raw as it loses some of its potency when cooked. But it is better to have [them] cooked than not eating [them] at all," advises Makhija.
Black pepper is more than just a table spice. It contains not only anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial actions, but also immune system-enhancing benefits. In South India, it is not uncommon for many to kickstart their day with a cup of black coffee with a pinch of black pepper powder. Studies support that it improves digestion by helping in the breakdown of proteins. A colon-friendly spice, it also protects the intestinal tract against bacterial growth.
Cinnamon comes from the dried bark of a tropical species of Cinnamomum, an evergreen tree grown in Asia. Its active ingredient, cinnamaldehyde, is particularly effective at lowering risk factors for pre-diabetes, as it stops spikes in blood sugar after a meal. "Cinnamon improves your body's sensitivity to insulin and is great for healing PCOS due to insulin resistance properties," states Pasricha. Because of its warming and relaxing characteristics, a cup of hot cinnamon teais ideal to wind up a long winter day with. You can have the brew on its own, or add the cinnamon powder in your regular tea and coffee. "It's a lovely substitute for those looking to cut back on their sugar in their tea and coffee," she adds. Ramesh suggests sprinkling some on your oatmeal or salad as well.
The bitter, yellow turmeric root contains curcumin, known for its anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antimicrobial benefits. And as Pasricha says, it is relatively easy to add to everyday cooking too. "The fresh root can even be grated and used to brew a tea, or sautéed with some butter and added to soups or dals." Since turmeric is best observed when paired with a fat, it can be used in milk. In fact, haldi doodh and its hipper version, turmeric latte, are considered magic elixirs to ward off the common cold and seasonal flu. But use organic turmeric and be wary about the quantities—a little pinch goes a long way.
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Known as ajwain, it is an anti-inflammatory agent, a digestive aid and a mild laxative. Due to anti-inflammatory properties and the ability to increase mucosal discharge, ajwain is a very good immunity booster and helps to combat a cold, confirms Pasricha. "Ajwain can be easily added to infusions, tadkas or doughs for flat or baked bread. It adds both flavour and crunch." Chew some ajwain and sip some warm water along with it, or add its powder with buttermilk to remove phlegm. The enzymes in ajwain facilitate the release of gastric juices, thus improving the digestive functions. Ajwain, when taken with a pinch of rock salt and warm water, can immediately ease indigestion problems too.
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I really like cloud services. Especially for syncing. With syncing all my work to the cloud, I don't have worries if my backup is up to date. Classic backup disk is still here, but it takes more time to control all things about it.
I use cloud storage for many years. One of the best free packages was that on SugarSync. SugarSync has many features, simple client and enough storage (free + referral). I can't say it was perfect, but it is for sure one of the best.
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Lauda (korporacja) – polska korporacja akademicka skupiająca mężczyzn. Powstała w grudniu 1927 roku. 3 maja 1928 roku Senat Uniwersytetu Litewskiego w Kownie zarejestrował statut K!Lauda. Po 1930 roku działała w ramach Uniwersytetu Witolda Wielkiego. Córka korporacyjna K! Arkonia. Nazwa nawiązuje do położonego nad rzeką Laudą historycznego regionu Litwy, ojczyzny szlachty zaściankowej słynnej dzięki powieści Potop Henryka Sienkiewicza. Celem Laudy, oprócz typowych dla korporacji: wzajemnej przyjaźni, doskonalenia charakteru i postaw obywatelskich oraz patriotycznych, przestrzeganie właściwego zachowania i postępowania honorowego, było zachowanie i promowanie kultury polskiej na ziemiach litewskich, które po 1918 r. znalazły się poza granicami Rzeczypospolitej.

Zjazd założycielski korporacji odbył się 17 czerwca 1928 roku. Tytuły filistrów nadano 39 filistrom K!Arkonia zamieszkałym na Litwie. Później godność filistrów honorowych nadano liderom środowisk polskich Kazimierzowi Janczewskiemu i Eugeniuszowi Römerowi. Nadano barwy założycielom: pierwszym prezesem K!Lauda został kol. Władysław Stomma, wiceprezesem kol. Stanisław Mikulicz-Radecki, a sekretarzem kol. Czesław Galiński. Dzień później do korporacji przyjęto pierwszych trzech kandydatów.

Lauda działała legalnie do stycznia 1938 roku, kiedy Senat Uniwersytetu Litewskiego w Kownie oficjalnie zawiesił jej działalność. Korporacja działała jednak nadal przyjmując fuksów. W 1938 roku 17 osobowa delegacja Laudy wzięła udział w uroczystościach 110-lecia Konwentu Polonia w Wilnie. W 1940 roku zawieszono działalność. Po wojnie, w 1958 roku odbył się pierwszy powojenny komersz. W latach PRL Lauda nie mogła prowadzić normalnej działalności i przyjmować fuksów. W maju odbywały się regularnie spotkania filistrów z całego kraju dla uczczenia święta korporacji.

W 2009 r. za zgodą ostatnich żyjących Filistrów K!Lauda rozpoczęły się prace nad pełną reaktywacją K!Lauda w Trójmieście przez Konwent Polonia. 5 lutego 2010 roku przyjęto pierwszych od 70 lat fuksów, a 12 czerwca 2010 roku czterech fuksów stało się barwiarzami, czyli otrzymało pełne prawa członkowskie. Tego samego dnia zwołano Koło i wybrano pierwszy skład prezydium czynnej korporacji.

Symbolika
Herb korporacji: Tarcza trójdzielna w skos. Na pasie górnym, granatowym gwiazda sześciopromienna, złota - symbol wierności ideałom. Na pasie środkowym - cyrkiel korporacyjny. Na pasie dolnym, czerwonym - klucz złoty oznaczający braterstwo. Nad tarczą hełm w koronie. W klejnocie 2 skrzydła. Pod tarczą wstęga z dewizą korporacji "Fraternitas et veritas" - "Braterstwo i prawda".

Hymn
II Oficjalną pieśnią korporacji jest "Gdzie rzeka Lauda wstęgą..." autorstwa Konstantego Plater-Zyberka (na melodię III pieśni oficjalnej Arkonii "Od brzegów Rugii sławnej..."). Hymn (I oficjalna pieśń) rozpoczyna się od słów "Niech z setki młodych piersi głos w potężny chór zapieje" i jest wzorowany na hymnie K! Arkonia.

Laudanie
Do najwybitniejszych spośród blisko 100 członków korporacji od 1928 r. należeli:
 Kazimierz Janczewski, (1878–1958) – działacz społeczny i gospodarczy, jeden z liderów mniejszości polskiej na Litwie Kowieńskiej, wieloletni radny Kowna, przewodniczący Rady Miejskiej w 1925,
 Konrad Łapin, (1915–2009) – pisarz, poeta, radiowiec,
 Konstanty ks. Radziwiłł, (1873–1945?) – ziemianin, polityk konserwatywny
 Zygmunt Ugiański, (1906–1972) – działacz społeczno-polityczny na Litwie Kowieńskiej, wydawca i dziennikarz, żołnierz ZWZ-AK

Lauda w Krakowie
Kowieńskiej Laudy nie należy mylić z zupełnie inną, krakowską korporacją akademicką o tej samej nazwie. Powstała w 1924 r. Przyjęta do Związku Polskich Korporacji Akademickich z datą starszeństwa 22 lipca 1924 r. Barwy: granatowa – złota – zielona. Dewiza: "Patria amicitiaque", ("Ojczyzna i przyjaźń"). Działała w Krakowie do 1939 r. Nie została reaktywowana.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Jan Daniluk, Marcin Michał Wiszowaty, "Krótka historia K!Lauda w Kownie oraz jej reaktywacji (1928-2010)", [w:] "Korporant Polski" nr 7/2010, ISSN 1899-4733

 Konrad Łapin, "Wstęga Laudy. Zarys historii polskiej korporacji na Litwie", Sopot 1989, rękopis.
 Patryk Tomaszewski, "Zarys działalności polskich korporacji akademickich - "Lauda" w Kownie oraz "Samogitia" w Wiedniu, Pradze i Brnie", [w:] "Pro Fide Rege et Lege" nr 4/2004.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Strona internetowa Korporacji Akademickiej Lauda
 (pod)Strona internetowa Archiwum Korporacyjnego poświęcona Korporacji Lauda

Organizacje polonijne na Litwie
Polskie korporacje akademickie
Kowno


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Support for offenders: while often sympathetic, members of the public expressed a lack of certainty about the rationale behind improved support for offenders. There was concern that a greater emphasis needed to be placed on supporting victims – and that these two objectives needed to be approached with distinctly from one another.
Wider considerations: members of the public identified a number of other factors which they felt were just as important in determining offending related behaviours. These included education (for children and young people) and employment opportunities (for adults). They felt that 'health and justice' only made sense as a strategy in the context of wider issues.
Communication: members of the public expressed a concern about the degree to which we would communicate with them. They were keen for us to consult with them and involve them in designing and delivering policy. They were also keen for us to tell them clearly about what we are doing.
We Did
The results of the survey were formally reviewed by the steering group for the Greater Manchester Integrated Health and Justice Strategy, and key decisions were taken about amendments to our approach. The Strategy, and specifically its delivery plan, has been revised to reflect the considerations taken on board during the consultation.
The feedback we received from the survey as well as our engagement with staff has informed a number of proposed amendments to our initial proposals.
The updated strategy includes:
We will make specific provision for mental health within the delivery plans for appropriate priorities. We will also distinguish mental and physical health in the outcomes framework for the strategy.
We have ensured that work streams designed to support victims are separate from work streams designed to support offenders. Work on victims and offenders will be resourced specifically and distinctly. We will specifically monitor outcomes for victims as well as offenders within the outcomes framework.
We will adopt an approach to service user engagement which directly involves service users in developing policy.
We are going to re-draft our priority on "family justice" and will seek to make sure that we recognise the importance of the whole family.
We will develop a communications plan in the first part of 2020 which will ensure we keep the public appraised of our work.
We will direct resources towards the priorities which the public have expressed as the most important in the first instance: violence reduction, and the prevention of young people from becoming victims or offenders.
The Integrated Health and Justice Strategy for Greater Manchester will be considered at parallel meetings of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership on Friday 31st January 2020.
Our Pass Opportunities
Our Pass will provide 16 to 18 year-olds (12/13th academic year) in Greater Manchester with free bus travel alongside a wealth of sporting, cultural and leisure opportunities.
The pass is a two year pilot starting on September 1, 2019, led by Mayor Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), with support from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The pass has been developed with Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority (GMYCA), and a host of other youth organisations, groups, schools and colleges across the city-region who helped with the overall design and name of the pass.
Our Pass has been designed to support young people at a crucial point in their lives and aims to raise aspirations of all young people across Greater Manchester. It is a commitment to the opening up opportunities in the city region to young people.
This survey was used to ask young people across the city-region what opportunities they would like to be available with Our Pass and how opportunities should be allocated. We specifically asked:
Which opportunities young people would be most/least likely to take up?
What young people are interested in?
Which apps young people use the most?
Whether opportunities should be discounted as well as free?
How opportunities should be allocated?
The survey was open from May, 9 and ran until June, 23 and was promoted across social media channels. Our Pass partnered with GMYCA and other youth work led partners to share the survey across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The survey received 662 responses overall, 94% of which were received by respondents aged 18 years or younger (the target audience for Our Pass).
The survey results gave an insight into opportunities most and least popular amongst young people. The top three opportunities respondents reported most likely to take-up being indoor leisure complexes, such as cinema and bowling (86%), restaurants (79%) and live music (67%), whereas the least popular included under-18 clubs and bars (58%), museums (44%) and watching sports (44%).
Respondents were also asked to rate their level of interest in a number of commodities. Food, music and clothes were rated the highest (all within 90%), with beauty, computer games and sports rating the lowest (all under 60%).
As well as interest, respondents were asked their thoughts on opportunity allocation. The vast majority of respondents (96%) believe that Our Pass should provide discounted shopping and vouchers, as well as opportunities. Additionally, 87% of respondents said they would be interested in discounted opportunities as well as free opportunities.
The results of the survey have been collated into a report and sent to the Our Pass Board who ultimately make decisions regarding Our Pass.
We've listened to the results and are currently developing Our Pass opportunities based on the results with businesses across Greater Manchester. Using the feedback, Our Pass has already developed a range of opportunities including:
Manchester Giants (Basketball and Netball)
Oldham Boxing and Personal Development Centre
Challenge 4 Change
Helly Henson Watersports Centre
Palace Theatre Manchester
Manchester Opera House
Hallé Orchestra
Additionally, as 96% believe that Our Pass should provide discounted shopping and vouchers as well as opportunities, Our Pass have officially partnered with JD Sports who are currently running a £50 gift card competition for young people who sign up for Our Pass before the launch in September and will continue to apply discounts to all Our Pass users.
Our Pass are currently encouraging other businesses across Greater Manchester to get involved for the launch of the pass on September 1.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service - Programme for Change
Programme for Change represents a major transformation programme for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service with the aim of ensuring the Service has the right resources in the right places, is well-equipped, well-managed, and well-led.
There is a recognised need for GMFRS to modernise, and there has been ongoing work for some years to develop the Service to ensure that it is in line with today's risks. The new governance arrangements and the election of a Mayor in 2017, who has responsibility for the fire service, has acted as a catalyst to drive this need for transformation forward.
The Outline Business Case for Programme for Change sets out in detail the challenges faced by GMFRS and our proposals for how the Service might look in the future.
This consultation is the public's opportunity to contribute their views on some of the content of the business case, including -
Our proposal to consolidate six fire stations into three brand new, state-of-the-art community fire stations in Bolton, Manchester and Stockport
Our proposal to manage our fleet of fire engines, whilst ensuring that we still have a response time that is faster than the national average
The survey was open from March 25 and ran until May 31.
You can view the full Programme for Change consultation report here.
In total we received 402 responses to this consultation which included 1,286 individual comments. These were received via the online survey and via email.
Members of the public were mainly concerned with the reduction in the overall number of fire engines in Greater Manchester. This concern was evidenced by referencing the emerging risks of moorland fires, high-rise buildings, future building developments and the threat of terrorism
Other feedback included the increase in funding for emergency services and the need for more campaigning at a national level to secure support for GMFRS.
In addition to this public feedback, there was also significant feedback from staff and trade unions, which isn't featured here, but has contributed to decision making.
The results of the survey have been collated into a report that has been considered by the GMFRS leadership and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor and has informed potential changes to the initial proposals. The consultation report was also presented at the GMCA Corporate Issues and Reform Scrutiny Committee.
The feedback we received from the survey as well as our engagement with staff have informed a number of proposed amendments to our initial proposals.
Our updated proposals include:
The current arrangements around the number of firefighters on fire engines will be maintained for this financial year.
Firefighter numbers will remain at or above May 2017 levels for at least the next financial year.
Firefighters will see their role around prevention and protection enhanced, in areas around fire safety visits, inspections and enforcement activity. We will allow sufficient time for our firefighters to be adequately trained and equipped to fulfil these duties whilst retaining a number of additional specialist prevention staff to support complex cases.
We will develop alternative delivery models for volunteering and cadets and continue our Princes Trust work to allow more time to develop future options.
We will maintain a fleet of 50 fire engines for at least this financial year.
The fire station mergers go ahead as planned as well, which will see the creation of three brand new state-of-the-art fire stations, alongside ongoing investment in stations, including welfare facilities.
The initial requirement to reduce 113 non-uniformed roles has reduced to 60 roles and the service continues to aim for no compulsory redundancies. The service will work with any staff impacted to help them find new roles.
The revised proposals will be considered at the meeting of Greater Manchester Combined Authority on Friday 27 September.


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Q: Markers Not Showing in a Google Maps KML file I have generated a map in the Google MyMaps web-application. Now I want to include it to my page (but not as an embedded map!).
I have downloaded a kml file and added it to a html page. Everything is okay except markers are not showing. Does anybody know what the problem is?
Here are my 3 files:
HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Map</title>

Map

Script.js:
var map;
var src = 'http://my-website.com/map.kml';
function initialize() {
    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
    });
    loadKmlLayer(src, map);
}
function loadKmlLayer(src, map) {
var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer(src, {
    suppressInfoWindows: true,
    preserveViewport: false,
    map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListener(kmlLayer, 'click', function(event) {
    var content = event.featureData.infoWindowHtml;
    var testimonial = document.getElementById('capture');
    testimonial.innerHTML = content;
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

KML:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<kml xmlns='http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2'>
<Document>
    <name>My Map</name>
    <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <NetworkLink>
        <name>locations</name>
        <Link>
            <href>http://mapsengine.google.com/map/kml?mid=zVGRYK81syB4.kFYbbKCtNMQw</href>
        </Link>
    </NetworkLink>
</Document>
</kml>

A: See the KML documentation

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You need to remove those, use "standard icons" if you want it to work with KmlLayer (at least currently):

example with (partially) modified KMZ

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Despite Surges, Rural Death Rates Remain Far Lower
There have been reports of rising Covid-19 infection rates in rural areas and even "surges," such as here and here.
Many of these reports fail to note the most important statistic of all with respect to rural areas --- that, even with the recent increases and surges, rural Covid death rates remain below the national average. There are 703 counties in the United States that are completely rural (based on 2010 Census Bureau data), with no urban population. As of last Friday (October 24), the Covid death rate in these counties was 0.500 per 100,000 population. This is about 30% below the national rate of 0.676 per 100,000 (Figure 1 and 2). This analysis is described in "Perspective: US Covid-19 Deaths and Urban Population Density."
All of the other counties in the nation have areas defined by the Census Bureau as urban, ranging from little under one percent to 100 percent.
Urban density is important. Covid infections and deaths are associated with higher urban densities. This is not because population density is a problem in itself. It is rather that in high urban densities it is more difficulty to avoid higher exposure densities, because the intensity and duration of risky contacts is likely to be greater. These areas are often characterized by worrying overcrowding from insufficiently ventilated enclosed spaces, such as elevators, transit, offices and public buildings. Social distancing alone is not enough. According to The New York Times: Small, crowded, enclosed spaces are petri dishes for the coronavirus. An additional problem in higher density residential areas is overcrowded apartments, often necessary because lower income households often cannot afford detached houses with yards in which kids can play. There is an important poverty connection.
The newest data continues to show that Covid fatality rates are much higher in counties with the highest urban densities. Counties with over 10,000 persons per square mile have from just under four to over six times the rural county death rate. The rural counties account for 28% fewer deaths proportionally than their population.
Counties with urban densities of less than 5,000 persons per square mile have a smaller proportion of Covid deaths than their population share. Above 5,000 persons per square mile, Covid deaths are proportionately higher than population shares (Figure 3).
Similar relationships are evident elsewhere, such as in the United Kingdom and Japan.
At the same time, however, the higher density counties have made substantial progress in controlling COVID infections and deaths. This is very good news. At least in part, this has been made possible by lockdown strategies that have led to huge decreases in transit ridership, high rise downtowns with largely empty offices and limits on elevator occupancy. The real question will be how long it will take for to return to normal, especially in the densest areas, which have been the hardest by lifestyle interruptions (see: Escape from New York).


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#pragma once
#include <aws/medialive/MediaLive_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/medialive/MediaLiveRequest.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <aws/medialive/model/MultiplexProgramSettings.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace MediaLive
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   * A request to update a program in a multiplex.

See Also:
   AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_MEDIALIVE_API UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest : public MediaLiveRequest
  {
  public:
    UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest();

    // Service request name is the Operation name which will send this request out,
    // each operation should has unique request name, so that we can get operation's name from this request.
    // Note: this is not true for response, multiple operations may have the same response name,
    // so we can not get operation's name from response.
    inline virtual const char* GetServiceRequestName() const override { return "UpdateMultiplexProgram"; }

    Aws::String SerializePayload() const override;

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetMultiplexId() const{ return m_multiplexId; }

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline bool MultiplexIdHasBeenSet() const { return m_multiplexIdHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline void SetMultiplexId(const Aws::String& value) { m_multiplexIdHasBeenSet = true; m_multiplexId = value; }

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline void SetMultiplexId(Aws::String&& value) { m_multiplexIdHasBeenSet = true; m_multiplexId = std::move(value); }

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline void SetMultiplexId(const char* value) { m_multiplexIdHasBeenSet = true; m_multiplexId.assign(value); }

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithMultiplexId(const Aws::String& value) { SetMultiplexId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithMultiplexId(Aws::String&& value) { SetMultiplexId(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     * The ID of the multiplex of the program to update.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithMultiplexId(const char* value) { SetMultiplexId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * The new settings for a multiplex program.
     */
    inline const MultiplexProgramSettings& GetMultiplexProgramSettings() const{ return m_multiplexProgramSettings; }

    /**
     * The new settings for a multiplex program.
     */
    inline bool MultiplexProgramSettingsHasBeenSet() const { return m_multiplexProgramSettingsHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     * The new settings for a multiplex program.
     */
    inline void SetMultiplexProgramSettings(const MultiplexProgramSettings& value) { m_multiplexProgramSettingsHasBeenSet = true; m_multiplexProgramSettings = value; }

    /**
     * The new settings for a multiplex program.
     */
    inline void SetMultiplexProgramSettings(MultiplexProgramSettings&& value) { m_multiplexProgramSettingsHasBeenSet = true; m_multiplexProgramSettings = std::move(value); }

    /**
     * The new settings for a multiplex program.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithMultiplexProgramSettings(const MultiplexProgramSettings& value) { SetMultiplexProgramSettings(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * The new settings for a multiplex program.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithMultiplexProgramSettings(MultiplexProgramSettings&& value) { SetMultiplexProgramSettings(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetProgramName() const{ return m_programName; }

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline bool ProgramNameHasBeenSet() const { return m_programNameHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline void SetProgramName(const Aws::String& value) { m_programNameHasBeenSet = true; m_programName = value; }

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline void SetProgramName(Aws::String&& value) { m_programNameHasBeenSet = true; m_programName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline void SetProgramName(const char* value) { m_programNameHasBeenSet = true; m_programName.assign(value); }

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithProgramName(const Aws::String& value) { SetProgramName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithProgramName(Aws::String&& value) { SetProgramName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     * The name of the program to update.
     */
    inline UpdateMultiplexProgramRequest& WithProgramName(const char* value) { SetProgramName(value); return *this;}

  private:

    Aws::String m_multiplexId;
    bool m_multiplexIdHasBeenSet;

    MultiplexProgramSettings m_multiplexProgramSettings;
    bool m_multiplexProgramSettingsHasBeenSet;

    Aws::String m_programName;
    bool m_programNameHasBeenSet;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace MediaLive
} // namespace Aws

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Promoting Equity for Black Lives in Postsecondary Education
By Rosa Garcia
It has been inspiring and hopeful to see higher education leaders, including those who lead large community college systems, speaking out about systemic racism against the Black community and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and several other African Americans who became the latest victims of our country's original sin. Some college leaders have issued press statements, videos, and social media to urge a call to action and express solidarity with Black students, faculty, administrators, staff, and communities. For the first time, we are seeing a greater acknowledgment of the existence of systemic racism and a call for its dismantling, including self-examination of what needs to be transformed within their own institutions.
This support from college leaders is critical, particularly given the role that community colleges and universities play in tearing down historic systems of discrimination in higher education. These institutions foster future generations of leaders and have been instrumental in lifting students and their families out of poverty; hence having generational impact. As such, college leaders should take bold steps now into the future to create campus climates that address the needs of Black lives and communities of color in surrounding neighborhoods. Below is a list of actions for college leaders to help support Black lives in higher education:
1. Ensure—both now and as college campuses begin to open—that Black students, faculty, administrators, and staff feel safe at school and in neighboring communities. Create a warm, welcoming learning environment that supports Black lives and fosters a sense of belonging and community.
2. Have clear vision, mission, and solidarity statements that prioritize the need for humanizing antiracist policies, curriculum, and services, which are important declarations of an institution's values and commitment. Leaders must demonstrate their commitment to the values expressed in such statements through their actions, particularly as they are expressed through budget priorities and the allocation of resources. Budgets that prioritize sustained funding for staff, faculty, and administrative positions that directly support programs for Black student recruitment and success are key.
3. Promote economic security for Black students and families. Proactively ensure that Black students receive the financial aid and public benefits they are eligible for. This includes continuing to provide access to the emergency aid authorized under the CARES Act to cover the cost of basic living expenses and supports related to the disruptions of COVID-19.
4. Make culturally responsive and trauma-informed mental health and counseling services available to Black students, faculty, staff, and administrators on an accessible and ongoing basis. Create sustained opportunities for groups to come together for collective support of each other and to build wellness and a sense of community.
5. Increase the presence of Black students on college campuses by creating welcoming and supportive campus environments. In consultation with Black students, administrators, faculty, and staff, strengthen existing effective strategies or develop new ones to recruit and retain Black students. Ensure that Black students have access to the full range of learning opportunities, campus resources, and targeted supports, including social/emotional support, to persist in college and beyond.
6. Increase the recruitment and retention of Black administrators and Black faculty with experience in applying equity and social justice principles in their work in full-time, tenure-track positions across all disciplines. Promote and support majors and courses centering communities of color and social and economic justice issues that can help mitigate racism and poverty in local communities.
7. Create safe spaces for open dialogues and community-wide discussions about strengthening institutional policies and practices to promote racial equity and inclusion, including increasing the representation and retention of Black students, faculty, and staff and addressing the impact of national and state policies on Black lives. Colleges and universities can serve as hubs for building transformative communities that are racially inclusive and aware.
8. Support cultural centers and student organizations led by Black students and other students of color that work to promote democracy, civic participation, and social action.
9. Bolster career services counseling for recent graduates, particularly for Black graduates who may struggle to find jobs in the coming weeks or months. Strengthen partnerships with employers to help secure employment opportunities for Black graduates and other graduates of color who may face discrimination in the job market.
10. Conduct racial justice and equity audits of campus departments and units to ensure that policies and institutional practices support racial equity and inclusion and are making progress in dismantling racist policies that cause harm to Black lives and communities of color.
11. Colleges and universities must also address their historical ties to slavery. They can create a reparations fund for the descendants of slaves, rename buildings, replace statues with those of prominent African Americans, and take other actions to confront their participation in slavery.
12. Serve as anchor institutions by investing in and partnering with Black communities and other communities of color. Develop and strengthen partnerships with community-based organizations, Black leaders, and social and economic justice organizations to create aware and transformative communities.
We must honor the memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, D'Andre Campbell, Tony McDade, Regis Korchini-Paquet, Ahmaud Arbery and many others who we are simply unaware of. Through their words and actions, higher education leaders can demonstrate that, truly, Black Lives Matter and are valued.
This blog was originally posted on Higher Learning Advocates' Insights & Outlooks blog and is republished with permission.
Equity Audits Would Strengthen Colleges and Universities
Guiding Today's Students with Equity in Mind
How Outcomes-Based Funding Could Help Students of Color, Institutions
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Why Sofa Sleeping is Deadly for infants
by Papago Buttes Pediatrics | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Unexpected infant deaths on sofas were twice as likely to be from accidental suffocation and strangulation as deaths on beds or cribs.
The incidence of sudden death syndrome (SIDS) has declined while more than 50% since the national "Back to Sleep" campaign was launched in 1992, while the incidents of other sleep-related infant deaths (accidental suffocation, strangulation, ill-defined causes) has not declined and may have increased. Sleeping on a sofa has been shown to increase the risk for infant death at least 50 times compared with sleeping on other surfaces (e.g., beds, cribs). To determine what makes sleeping on a sofa so hazardous, researchers analyzed a database of infant deaths in 24 states from 2004 to 2012.
Of 7,934 sleep-related deaths, 1,024 occurred on sofas and 6,910 on other surfaces. Deaths on sofas were twice as likely to be classified as accidental suffocation or strangulation. Infants who died on sofas were less likely to be Hispanic and to be in an environment where other objects were present. They were more than twice as likely to be sharing the surface with another person, twice as likely to be found on their sides and more than 6 times as likely to not be in their usual sleep location. Infants who died on sofas were more likely to have had prenatal smoke exposure.
That sofas can be deadly sleep surfaces to infants is inherent to their design (soft cushions, a downward slope to the back cushion) and function (sharing). The temptation to lie down with one's infant for a brief rest on the sofa can be deadly and should be avoided. At the first visit, along with the "back to sleep" advice, parents should be given anticipatory guidance warning them of the dangers of sofa sleeping.
Louis M. Bell, MD reviewing Rechtman LR et al.Pediatrics 2014 Nov.
CITATION(S):
Rechtman LR et al. Sofas and Infant Mortality. Pediatrics 2014 Nov;134:e1293.
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Do you have leftover watermelon from the strawberry-watermelon smoothie? Try this fantastic curry. It is a great summer soup and can be served chilled. The curry comes together so nicely, it is surprising that pureed watermelon is the base of this dish. The cubes of watermelon maintain some of the most refreshing and sweet qualities of watermelon, adding a nice contrast to the curry. I admit, initially, I found the flavor combinations weird. But, by the second bowl, I was hooked! It's always fun to challenge your taste buds with something they're not accustomed to. There's a world of flavors out there!
For the curry: Remove the rind from the melon; cut the flesh into 1" chunks and remove the seeds. Puree two cups of the chunks. Set aside the remaining chunks.
If you have a mini food processor: blend the ginger, garlic, water, curry powder, salt and cayenne pepper to a paste. To make by hand: finely grate the ginger and garlic into a small bowl. Sprinkle with salt and with side of a knife, mash and smear the mixture to a coarse paste. Stir the paste with the water, curry powder, and cayenne.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cinnamon stick and cook it until it unfurls, about 30 seconds. Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook, stirring constantly, until it is quite fragrant and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the reserved watermelon puree and the sugar, reduce the heat, and simmer until thick, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the reserved watermelon chunks and simmer for 2 minutes more.
Transfer the curry to a bowl and cool. Stir in the mint and lime juice and refrigerate.
For the shrimp: Heat a grill to medium-hot, or a grill pan to medium heat. Toss the shrimp with the melted butter in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill the shrimp, turning once, until just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
Transfer the shrimp to a plate and squeeze the lime juice over them.
To serve, ladle the curried watermelon into serving bowls and arrange the shrimp in the centers. Serve with grilled Indian flatbread if desired. (If you don't like cold soup, heat the curried watermelon before serving).


The purpose of a cofferdam is to exclude soil and/or water from an area in which it is required to carry out construction activities to a depth below the surface.
Single Skin Structures; These are the most common type of cofferdam and are used for river crossings, dock walls and riverside construction.
Cellular Cofferdams; These are earth filled cofferdams which are self supporting gravity structures. Typical uses include temporarily sealing off dock entrances and the construction of permanent walls for land reclamation, quays and wharfs.
Double Wall Cofferdams; These comprise two parallel lines of sheet piles connected together and the space filled with an engineering backfill. Typically these cofferdams are required for marine works and large or deep excavations.
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A permanent pasture field situated on the south of Walkerith road, Morton adjacent to Pot Belly Nursery. The site has road frontage and is currently fully fenced and split to form pony paddocks. There are 3 wooden stable blocks, comprising a total of 5 stables, 2 field shelters and store/tack rooms. The stables are constructed from timber and tin sheeting with earth floors. There is no mains water, but each stable block has rainwater harvesting into storage tanks. There is excellent access to quiet hacking nearby.
There is a small annual charge to the local IDB for drainage rates.
The land is sold subject to a deed of overage agreement dated 2014 reserving 25% of any future development value for 20 years. Copy available upon request from the Agents.
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Lee County taxpayers must pay for public hospital
Bruce Diamond
LCHS's unique situation means that even though it is a not-for-profit, it has to run in the black.
It is time we, the taxpayers of Lee County, shouldered our fair share of the expense.
Lee Memorial Health System has a dilemma that flows from what sets it apart from all the rest of Florida's public hospitals. While, technically, it was established by the Florida Legislature, unlike the other 32 state public hospitals, it is not a taxing district.
LMHS receives no taxpayer support, either through property tax millage or sales tax revenues, although the state did give it the power to issue bonds.
Being a governmental agency gives LMHS certain advantages. For example, it pays no taxes, and has sovereign immunity limiting its malpractice payouts to $200,000 per individual and $300,000 per incident unless, as it recently did, the Legislature approves a higher settlement from the LMHS treasury.
While LMHS is completely accountable to the public, and its governing board members are all elected by the public, the public does not subvent either its operating or capital expenses.
When, in 2002, our public hospital system asked Lee's voters to approve a half-cent sales tax increase to help pay for its emergency and trauma services, the ballot measure was roundly defeated.
Our public hospital system's unique situation means that even though it is a nonprofit, it has to run in the black every year, since there are no tax funds available to make up for any shortfall.
Having to run in the black is what creates LMHS' dilemma.
While, as a public hospital system, LMHS first should be addressing the "medically underserved" in our county, it also has to go "where the money is," and that is usually a "medically overserved" population.
LMHS's desire to build an 80-bed hospital at the southern tip of our county in Bonita was driven by the revenues that hospital would realize from some of the most lucrative procedures (cardiovascular, orthopedic, and gastrointestinal) performed on healthier, better insured patients. I believe this is called "skimming" in the health care industry.
Simply stated, our LMHS wants a bigger piece of the action presently enjoyed by the north Collier County's private hospitals. It needs that additional cash to offset the cost of care it provides all patients, regardless of their insurance or economic status.
From a purely public health standpoint, a new public hospital is really needed in the eastern part of our county.
Lehigh's present privately owned hospital is universally regarded as substandard and will likely be closed by its owner, HCA, in the not-too-distant future. More importantly, it does not provide vitally needed obstetric services to that part of our county, which has the highest birthrate!
Boiling it down, our Lehigh area needs a public hospital to provide the medical services that are not profitable, to a population that, even with the Affordable Care Act, will be more medically needy and underinsured.
Of course, there is probably no way LMHS can afford to take on a new hospital likely to run in the red without taxpayer support.
It is time we, the taxpayers of Lee County, stepped up to our public health responsibilities and shouldered our fair share of the expense of running a public hospital system!
We expect a lot from LMHS and are not stingy with our criticisms when we don't feel we are getting it. Let us act like grown-ups and good citizens and not be stingy with our support when it is needed. Like it or not, we are no longer a sleepy little part of Florida. We are a growing metropolitan region. Isn't it time we acted like one and properly supported our metropolitan hospital system?
Bruce Diamond teaches history at Rasmussen College in Fort Myers. For several years, he taught Interdisciplinary Studies at FGCU. He is leader of Community Free Synagogue.


I think setting up a user benifets thing for posts is good..and the reward could be you move up in levels...like you start at like...Newbie or somehting that says below your name, and you can move up to like Guitar Wizard (lol...zachs login name)...and stuff like that.
But we do/possibly/need some ads maybe. Maybe just one at the bottom of the page?
...but ads are not part of the philosophy of this site. This site is for free.
the top posters can be seen on the front page. Well I know that I am a wizard and a newbie but who cares?
Okay, I can understand exactly why you have your particular opinion, TK. I just think that we've demonstrated just how little we get done when there's no funding to support somebody to maintain the site.
We've yapped and yapped about the kinds of changes we'd like to see, but nobody will ever be able to stay on top of this unless they devote a lot of time to BandAMP. And nobody will devote a lot of time to it unless there's some sort of benefit. Nobody's dayjob will profit from babysitting BandAMP all day everyday.
Besides, I've never said that the site would no longer be "free". Facebook is "free". I fail to see how seeking some support from 3rd-party sites is a bad thing.
Ultimately, the kind of rewrite that I'm petitioning for is much bigger than just little extra blocks on the main front page. I'm going to work on a conceptual design image (non-coded, just photoshop'd) to show the kinds of things I'm talking about.
As far as Downchuck's progress goes (sorry, i forgot to address this in the first post), I'm afraid that we're eventually going to wind up with the very same problem that we've had since Mud left..
I respect the man a lot-- anybody who takes on that project has guts. However, the last thing we need is another closet-coder who doesn't have anybody else in contact with him. Coders like that are talented, sure, but THEY lack the communication that you've said that we need. If the coder lacks that communication, how can the site ever become what the voice of the community says?
I think that with some initial investment, we should get BandAMP running on our own schema; Our own database, servers, etc etc. I know that's a big thing to suggest, but as a full-time programmer I know that starting with a clean slate is going to yield better, faster, and more effective results than trying to survive hourly updates from the bandamp database.
For now...at least at the moment, BandAMP may be ok, but in the long-run, I think we should completly redisgn bandamp...a complete overhaul.
Take Mud's stuff, and make it better.
Speaking of Mud...whyd he leave?
I guess what I am saying is, is that we shoud leave this site up and running, but work on a BandAMP 2.0 like TLS suggested. Then we can compare them and the codes, and make changes and make things all for the better.
He was a developer for a major lyrics site, so he was well-off enough to make bandamp (free of ads, one might mention.. "pure", in his words). After a while, he was trying to move along to new things, and so he left the servers to us, and said that he'd be willing to still maintain the site's needs (like more storage space, when that became necessary). In the end, he turned the code over to us a few months ago.
Gives me people a bit more choice in this pretty much choiceless world.
But we need need to take our time with this. Last time I think we tried to hurry it along and then it just sort of got us into a train wreck mess. So time and a lot of patience will be needed :] and a lot of support.
But this is a great time to start. Slowly we will work our way up!
Is the code even cleaned up yet?
I could print up a whole crapload of fliers and put em in guitar center and other music stores...(that is when we got all this code business fixed up).
Well people talking about this for years isn't gonna do much. Lets get out there and make this happen.
Well, I say the first order of business is to get the code easy and readable, "cleaned-up", before we start making any MAJOR changes.
well, that's where my opinion differs; nobody can read the current code. It's just been magically working for us, but it's been going to slowly recently. Nobody can fix it very effectively because nobody can read it.
Hence, I'm calling for some action to just rewrite the thing and get this boat moving. We've got the proof now that we've been stalling for a year.
Ohhhh okay I think I understand now.
We start from scratch cause this code is so far gone.
Yes, and I want to do it properly. I do *not* want it to just be one guy recoding this thing. I think that if Mud wanted this to go opensource, then we should go that direction. Set up an SVN repository. Allow people to truly make changes and adjustments, new themes, new content.
I feel like we're handcuffed. After Mud, it was JimDaADTman, and now it's nobody. Nobody has access to the code except for just a few people, and frankly, the job isn't getting done... I have nothing against those people who have access to the code, but I think that if nothing can be done with it, then we should just move on and do it *right*.
to see BandAMPs traffic and how it is tanking.


The creators of a new measure claim it will spur 200,000 jobs, but the red tape it creates will hinder growth, not boost it.
FORTUNE — Few things upset me more than being lied to, so I am quite distressed that the proponents of the America Invents Act are getting away with characterizing this bill as promoting job growth. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill when it returns after Labor Day, and if it passes, I believe the new law will have the opposite effect by hindering entrepreneurs whose inventions rely on patents.
If you are like most people, you probably have no idea what I am talking about. The esoteric nature of this bill means it hasn't been reported meaningfully in the mainstream press. This has enabled this legislation to crawl forward under the radar of the affected parties. As beneficiaries of technological innovations, we will all be affected parties. I will explain.
Today's patent law allows entrepreneurs to wait to file patent applications until they know they have inventions that are valuable. The one-year grace period lets inventors discuss their ideas with investors and strategic partners and experiment with different versions of the idea. Even if during that time the idea leaks out, the company can still win a patent as long as it applies within one year of first public disclosure. According to David Boundy, Vice President for Intellectual Property at Cantor Fitzgerald, the America Invents Act would: "require a company to file premature, hasty, and expensive patent applications on every baby-step idea to preserve rights against third parties who are dabbling in the field without intent to develop a commercial product." This red tape would slow innovation and cost America jobs. Why change the current law?
I have been a venture capitalist for 26 years and am intimately familiar with the process through which an inventor or entrepreneur's ideas become funded and commercialized. I also appreciate how much better our entrepreneurial ecosystem seems to work in America than does Europe's or Japan's — the countries with whom we are supposedly "harmonizing" our laws. We are not just slightly better; American startups receive ten times more venture capital and angel capital per capita than Europe does, and other regions are even further behind. While the reasons for the differences are multi-faceted, one of them is our better patent system.
"One would not … of all faculties, or qualities of the mind, wish for a friend, or a child, that he should have that of invention.
The UK's situation is similar to the rest of Europe and the rest of the world — other than the U.S.A. Two years ago, a European research organization published a study named "Lost property: The European patent system and why it doesn't work." This is whom we are "harmonizing" with?
A study by The Kauffman Foundation found that all new job growth in our country comes from startups, so it's easy to see how the changes would reduce jobs, not grow them. It seems reasonable to expect the proponents of the "patent reforms" in the AIA to bear the burden of proof that these changes might help, but that is not the case. Senator Patrick Leahy, who is sponsoring the bill, has claimed that it will spur 200,000 jobs, but not a shred of evidence exists for that. In Washington if one simply restates the same fiction enough times, it is believed.
So congress is putting the interests of the job exporters ahead of the job creators … all due to the fact that the job creators have had no voice in this process and are still unaware of what's about to happen. Nor do they have the resources to hire lobbyists or make campaign contributions. Not a single inventor nor startup was invited to testify before the Senate on this in the past six years of hearings. This was not an accident.
If the bill is passed, it is unlikely to be undone. Sarbanes-Oxley has proved that point. Despite destroying billions of dollars of value, it's still there nine years after it passed the Senate 99-0-1. As Walter Lippmann once said: "When all think alike, few think very much." Let's hope the Senate will think again … or for the first time.
–Gary Lauder is the Managing Partner of Lauder Partners LLC, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing primarily in information technologies. He has assembled the best information he could find on patent reform and the AIA here.


Carrier targets next year as completion date for rollout on its fleet.
Virgin Australia is starting the fleetwide rollout of its onboard wi-fi service, and plans to have a large proportion of its domestic and international jet fleet retrofitted by the end of 2018.
Following a three-month trial period on one of its Boeing 737-800s, the carrier essentially began the broader installation by deploying wi-fi on a second 737. While the carrier is not revealing the timing for the third aircraft, it will progressively work on the rest of its 737 fleet.
Wi-fi service on the first of Virgin's Boeing 777-300ERs is due to start in October. By the end of 2018 the airline expects to have retrofitted all of its 777s and most of its 737s, with its Airbus A330s due to be completed by the second half of 2019.
The 737s that fly on short-haul international routes will be included in the wi-fi rollout, although the carrier is not confirming where they will fit in the retrofit schedule. The 777s are all used internationally, as are some of the A330s. The latest wi-fi announcements do not apply to Virgin's LCC subsidiary Tigerair Australia.
Virgin said 90% of its fleet will receive the wi-fi service. However, the roll-out does not include its Embraer E190s, ATRs and aircraft operated by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.
So far, wi-fi has been offered for free on the initial aircraft. The carrier plans to introduce a new domestic pricing model including a free basic service and a paid premium service. It has not yet announced its charging model for international flights.
Virgin is working with Gogo and Optus Satellite to provide a high-speed service capable of streaming content from providers such as Netflix.
The new details on Virgin's wi-fi program were unveiled on the same day the carrier announced its results for the fiscal year ending June 30. The Virgin Australia Group reported a net loss of A$185.8 million ($146.5 million) for the year, an improvement of A$38.9 million from the previous year.
The net loss includes significant costs from the airline's restructuring program. Its full-year pre-tax underlying loss was A$3.7 million, versus a profit of A$41 million a year earlier.
Virgin said it improved its underlying result in the fourth quarter compared to the previous year. The carrier expects its "positive momentum" from the fourth quarter will continue in the current quarter, and predicted another year-on-year improvement.
Group traffic was up by 0.7% on a 0.4% decline in capacity. Load factor increased by 0.8 points to 80.2%. Mainline domestic yield was down by 1.5%, while international yield increased by 2.1%.
The mainline fleet included 108 aircraft as of June 30, down by eight year-on-year. The carrier has 77 Boeing 737s, two more than a year ago, with the total split equally between leased and owned aircraft. The biggest change came in the Embraer E190 fleet, which dropped from 16 to seven. Virgin intends to phase out this type entirely by the end of the current calendar year.
For the broader group, including Tigerair and charter operations, the fleet declined by eight aircraft to 141 as of June 30.
Separately, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) granted formal approval for Virgin Australia's strategic alliance with the HNA Group carriers. The ACCC had granted draft authorization for the partnership in June.


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Q: Having issue while changing values in pie chart flutter I tried this code and its working fine for the first time.
double a = 2, b = 3, c = 5;
var color;
Map<String, double> dataMap = Map();
List<Color> colorList = [
  Colors.red,
  Colors.green,
  Colors.yellow,
];

void changeGraph() {
  dataMap.putIfAbsent("Fat", () => c);
  dataMap.putIfAbsent("Protein", () => b);
  dataMap.putIfAbsent("Carbs", () => a);
}

void initState() {
  super.initState();
  changeGraph();
}

and
PieChart(
  dataMap: dataMap,
  animationDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 800),
  chartLegendSpacing: 32.0,
  chartRadius: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width / 2.7,
  showChartValuesInPercentage: true,
  showChartValues: true,
  showChartValuesOutside: false,
  chartValueBackgroundColor: Colors.grey[200],
  colorList: colorList,
  showLegends: true,
  legendPosition: LegendPosition.right,
  decimalPlaces: 1,
  showChartValueLabel: true,
  initialAngle: 0,
  chartValueStyle: defaultChartValueStyle.copyWith(
    color: Colors.blueGrey[900].withOpacity(0.9),
  ),
  chartType: ChartType.disc,
)

then after getting values from user i tried this method for changing the graph
setState(() {
  a = newA;
  b = newB;
  c = newC;
});

also i try to call changeGraph() method but the graph is not changing and its showing the value that it shows first time.
Is there any way to change the values ?

A: What your'e doing here is changing the values of the variables only and not the values inside the map.The map has the value of a = 2 and not a reference to a.
Meaning that when you say dataMap.putIfAbsent("Carbs", () => a); the value of "Carbs" is not a but it's actually 2 since the value here is an int and not a reference.
In order to change the value of Carbs in the map you need to directly change it from the map itself by doing for example datamap["Carbs"] = newA. Same goes to b and c
Let me know if that doesn't work


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