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Thousands of Smart Meter Fires: New Whistleblower and Court Evidence
By Brian Thiesen
Global Research, July 16, 2015
Take Back Your Power 14 July 2015
The situation with smart meter fires is worse than we thought — and now we know why. This new investigative video tells all.
In studying, doing presentations and making videos on 'smart' meters for nearly 5 years now, personally I had my doubts I would learn anything new when I first connected with a utility worker whistleblower through Take Back Your Power.
I was completely wrong and they are right. It is worse than I thought — than we all thought. A major and critical error has been brought forth.
Why are meters exploding off houses by the 100's at a time? Why are fires happening no matter where smart/digital meters are being installed?
This new video (above) explains in simple terms these new revelations from the insiders, as well as new court documentation and other insights.
The whistleblowers (wishing to remain anonymous) who contacted us have serviced and repaired over 200,000 meters in the field. They have been warning their supervisors about 'smart' meter problems for nearly a decade now. They have had enough of the lies and want you to know what they know.
On top of the explosive new details, the meters have at least four major sources of arcing. That's right — FOUR.
Arcing in 'smart' meters causes extreme heat, which causes fires. As we now see, it is beyond any shadow of a doubt that meter manufacturers know, utilities know, and regulators know. They have known the whole time, but they didn't want to tell you.
In this investigation the focus on two of the worst offenders, BC Hydro and PG&E. However, as this is a systemic problem regardless of meter type, we feature fire incidents from Texas, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and more.
Of note, for those that have been following the BC Freedom process to keep your safe analog meter, you can see how BC Hydro, the BCUC, and government (including Measurement Canada) are now all implicated in collusion to attempt to remove your choice to keep your analog meter. If you have held out this long, regardless of where you are, you are going to be glad you did — and you are going to have all the ammo you need to break the chain of deceit that permeates these groups.
The whistleblowers who contacted us have serviced and repaired over 200,000 meters in the field.
On top of our whistleblower information, we have industry documents being revealed for the first time. Utilities do not want this info to get out. Why are metersexploding off houses by the 100's at a time? Why are fires happening no matter where smart/digital meters are being installed? Sensus, Itron, Landis + Gyr, etc: why is it that all these meter makers are having issues everywhere they are being installed?
We know you have questions. Take them into this video. What you learn is going to blow you away just as it did us when we first learned about what's really going on.
You are going to see just how much money is involved, corruption at the highest levels, and why you and your safety are in the way of profits — which is why you have not been be told the truth… until now. The bottom line: it is now up to us to hold these people accountable and liable for their negligence and harm they are causing to all of us.
People like Larry Nikkel, James Humphrey, Michelle Sherman, and very likely this family of five — have all died from 'smart' meter fires.
Utilities and pocket-lining officials see the harm to your property, biological health and basic rights merely ascollateral damage on their way to profits from data. According to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), this 'smart' meter data will be "a lot more" valuable than the electricity itself. In case you were wondering, the electricity market globally is $2.2 Trillion USD.
The facts behind 'smart' fires are now here. Electricity is cut and dry. It is has basic laws and functions that have been set in stone for over a century.
In their quest for profit, all of our privacy rights are being violated for their sake of their profit. Homes are burning down. And people like Larry Nikkel, James Humphrey, Michelle Sherman, and very likely this family of five — have all died from 'smart' meter fires. While those in charge continue to lie.
We cannot afford to tolerate this any longer.
SMART METER FIRES: Fatalities & Liability
• Another 100 smart meters simultaneously explode (Capitola, CA – May 2015)
• Hundreds of smart meters simultaneously explode (Stockton, CA – April 2015)
• Smart meter fire kills 74-year old man in Dallas, Texas (February 2015)
• Man dies in "smart" meter fire (Vacaville, CA – July 2013)
• Fatal fire, smart meter suspected:"Be very aware, very vigilant" says Fire Chief (Reno, NV – Sept 2014)
• Couple escapes house fire, dogs killed: smart meter blamed (Detroit, MI – October 2014)
• SaskPower to replace 105,000 faulty "smart" meters (Saskatchewan, CAN – July 2014)
• SaskPower CEO resigns following investigation into smart meter "catastrophe" (October 2014)
• PGE to replace 70,000 faulty "smart" meters (Portland, OR – July 2014)
• Lakeland Electric to replace over 10,000 faulty "smart" meters (Lakeland, FL – August 2014)
• Are tens of thousands of defective "smart" meters being stealthily replaced in Arizona? (Sept 2014)
• PECO replaces 186,000 faulty "smart" meters (Philadelphia, PA – October 2012)
• News & articles on fires – Take Back Your Power
• Archive of hundreds of documented "smart" meter fires – EMF Safety Network
Brian Thiesen is a British Columbia-based researcher who studies finance, economics, geo-politics smart meters/grid among other subjects. He has spent the last 5 years studying, doing presentations and videos on smart meters, and is active in preventing smart meter installs in BC. His website is BC-Freedom.com
The original source of this article is Take Back Your Power
Copyright © Brian Thiesen, Take Back Your Power, 2015
Articles by: Brian Thiesen


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Q: How to create a one-dimensional chart with ggplot2? What I'm trying to do is to replicate a single line of this chart:

It doesn't have to be exactly the same, but following the same idea. I'd like to be able to draw a single line as well. Something like:

----Y--Y--Y--|--N--N--N--N----

So far, the closest I got was using ggplot2's theme() to hide the axis, but didn't come up with something I liked.

A: It would make the question easier to answer if you provided a short sample of the data you were working with. Assuming you have something like this:
votes <- data.frame(vote=paste(1:7),
                    how=c(rep("Y", 3), rep("N", 4)),
                    legislator=c(rep("L1", 7) ) )

You might create a chart something like this:
ggplot(votes, aes(x=vote, y=legislator) ) +
  geom_text(aes(label=how)) +
  geom_hline(aes(yintercept=1.05)) +
  geom_segment(x=3.5, xend=3.5, y=0.95, yend=1.05, size=1.5)

If you want an empty theme, start with something like this: (from https://gist.github.com/dsparks/3711166)
new_theme_empty <- theme_bw()
new_theme_empty$line <- element_blank()
new_theme_empty$rect <- element_blank()
new_theme_empty$strip.text <- element_blank()
new_theme_empty$axis.text <- element_blank()
new_theme_empty$plot.title <- element_blank()
new_theme_empty$axis.title <- element_blank()
new_theme_empty$plot.margin <- structure(c(0, 0, -1, -1),
                                         unit = "lines",
                                         valid.unit = 3L,
                                         class = "unit")

And use it like this:
ggplot(votes, aes(x=vote, y=legislator) ) +
  geom_text(aes(label=how)) +
  geom_hline(aes(yintercept=1.05)) +
  geom_segment(x=3.5, xend=3.5, y=0.95, yend=1.05, size=1.5) +
  new_theme_empty

See: http://imgur.com/hyuB039

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When wet, like carrot cake.
Pattern: Linked Rib from Knitting New Scarves by Lynne Barr.
Yarn: Sundara Yarn Aran Silky Merino in Sunshine, a bit less than 2 skeins (180 grams, 400 yards).
Needles: set of 5 Bryspun dpns, US 8.
Finished size: about 2.5″ wide and 96″ long (the fabric definitely grew a bit during blocking – the scarf was 85″ before).
When you mix beautiful yarn, perfect needles, and a pattern whose brilliance could make a brain surgeon feel like a simpleton, everything just works.
I can't think of a single thing to add!
P.S. And to see this beautiful scarf in its full form, modeled and everything, you're going to have to ask Sundara! The scarf is hers, and she promises a proper debut very soon!
I'd love to see it modeled. It's BEAUTIFUL!
I know something you could add – more pictures! Can we see it on? Please?
oh my – that's a stunner!
The color is beautiful, but I would love to see it on to really appreciate it!
Just stunning! Looking forward to investing in some non-sock Sundara soon!
Fabulous. I love both colors in there, and I love how it changes!
Course I had to go and buy the book after admiring the scarf you made! It's wonderful and so is your scarf!
How did you block all the different angles?
Have you seen Brooklyn Tweed's Shifting Sands scarf? Two beautiful sunshiny scarves in one day is almost too much for me!
I'll be watching for Sundra's modeling it looks great on it's own I can only imagine how it would look on a person.
Yellow is not one of my favorites, but dang, that is really beautiful. You knit good.
Wet or dry it seems gorgeous. Can't wait to see it modeled!
Ah, Sundara strikes again. Gorgeous color and I can't wait to see the modeled photo.
I second Monica's comment. Beautiful, but how…how…how do you block it? I am interested in so many of the designs from Knitting New Scarves, but I am a little uncertain about projects that require you to block in the fourth dimension!
Gosh. It's gorgeous. Every time I see another garment made in a Sundara yarn I remind myself that I need to get some of this beauty for myself.
I can't imagine anything better than pulling out this small chunk of spring and summer joy during the depths of winter.
That was the perfect project for me to look at on this cold, dreary day.
And I really hope the restaurant I'm going to later has carrot cake.
I'm with Leslie and Monica – How DO you block 3 dimensional knitting? Beautiful scarf. I love most of the scarf patterns in this book. Just need more knitting time!
Beautiful! It looks so yummy!!
Kathy, your scarf is beautiful and I love your yarn choice.
I hope you don't mind me jumping in to respond about the blocking. None of the 3-dimensional scarves shown in the book were blocked as I didn't feel they needed it. I did wash New Wave to see whether it would hold its shape… which it does.
It's fun to see what other knitters do with the designs! Thank you.


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In computing, resident set size (RSS) is the portion of memory occupied by a process that is held in main memory (RAM).  The rest of the occupied memory exists in the swap space or file system, either because some parts of the occupied memory were paged out, or because some parts of the executable were never loaded.

See also

 Proportional set size (PSS)
 Unique set size (USS)
 Demand paging
 Virtual memory
 Working set
 Working set size

References

External links
 Simple resident set size limits, LWN.net, August 10, 2004, by Jonathan Corbet
 ELC: How much memory are applications really using?, LWN.net, April 18, 2007, by Jonathan Corbet

Memory management

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A polymer is a chemical substance consisting of macromolecules. The macromolecules are composed of one or more structural units (the so-called constitutional repeating units). The adjective polymer means "made from many (same) parts". Since the number of repeating units and thus the molecular weight of the molecules varies, in many cases a polymer consists of non-identical macromolecules. Synthetic and semi-synthetic polymers are the most important component in the production of plastics. Polymers produced by living organisms (so-called biopolymers) are essential for life.


text: Q: Virtual Box Doesn't Free Up Storage After Deleting .vdi File After I uninstalled my VM, I selected "Delete All Files", the drive was 25GB so I should've had 25GB freed, but it was still at 78GB for my total storage when I should have 100+GB. I've tried WinDirStat but it can't find the large file. I've tried restarting in case it was just a bug, didn't work. I even checked the Recycling bin to see if it got stored there but it wasn't.


Wellness policies and guidelines have recently been put in place to help promote healthy eating for students throughout the nation. These policies still allow Chocolate fundraising.
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has changed school snack standards in vending machine selections, student stores and lunch lines. These new standards are now in effect, and still allow for fundraising with World's Finest Chocolate. According to the USDA, the rules do not affect off-campus fundraisers or events held after school hours on campus.
CAN WE STILL FUNDRAISE WITH CHOCOLATE BARS?
Yes. Per the USDA, you can fundraise with chocolate bars as long as they are sold off campus, after school hours. Students can sell to family, neighbors, and community supporters, just as they have always done.
CAN WE STILL HAVE CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISING PRODUCTS DELIVERED TO OUR SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE HOME TO SELL?
Yes. Remind students that they cannot open the fundraising chocolate cases until they have brought them home.
CAN STUDENTS STILL TURN IN MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER DURING THE SCHOOL DAY?
Yes. The chocolate fundraiser profits can be turned in during the school day. You just can't make any of the sales during the school day or on campus.
CAN WE PROMOTE A CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER DURING THE SCHOOL DAY THROUGH POSTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR ASSEMBLIES?
Yes. As long as the chocolates are not sold on campus during the school day, promotions are permitted during the school day per the USDA.
WILL WE LOSE SCHOOL LUNCH FUNDING IF WE FUNDRAISE WITH CHOCOLATE?
No. As long as the fundraiser is sold off campus, after school hours, you will not lose school lunch funding per the USDA.
The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act allows states to make their own exemptions to the policy that allow for foods that do not meet the wellness guidelines to be sold as fundraisers on campus, during regular school hours. States can determine how many fundraisers like this can be allowed, and how often they can be held. There are currently 20 states that have developed exemptions.
DOES MY STATE HAVE FUNDRAISING EXEMPTIONS?
HOW DO WE GET FUNDRAISING EXEMPTIONS IN OUR STATE IF WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE THEM?
Educate parents and teachers on the importance of fundraising exemptions so your club can conduct chocolate fundraisers during the school day. Encourage them to write letters to their state legislators and your state's school board. Emphasize what the funds raised are used for, and how important fundraising is for your group.
CAN WE FUNDRAISE WITH CHOCOLATE EVEN IF OUR STATE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FUNDRAISING EXEMPTIONS?
Yes, you can still run chocolate fundraisers off campus, after school hours per the USDA, even if your state does not have any fundraising exemptions. The chocolate fundraising product can be delivered to your school and distributed to students during the school day, as long as the packaging stays sealed until students takes it home. You can also promote the fundraiser through posters, announcements, and assemblies during the school day. The chocolate fundraiser should be sold off school grounds, to family, neighbors, and community supporters. Your school will not lose any federal lunch program funding if these guidelines are followed.
MY STATE ALREADY HAS FUNDRAISING EXEMPTIONS. HOW DO I USE THEM?
Procedures vary by state. Talk to your local school administration to find out how you can take advantage of your existing fundraising exemptions.


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The best 80s hairstyles that Hollywood ever produced
It's time for an epic 80s throwback
Don't pretend like you didn't rock one of these styles at some point too! It's time for an epic 80s throwback…
Bette Midler, then 34, took London by storm in 1981 with this classic 80s perm.
Pictured on the set of 1984 box office smash hit Ghostbusters, 33-year-old Weaver's haircut hits a low note as professional New York musician Dana. With frayed ends and wayward curls on one side, it looks like she's been spooked by one ghost too many!
Mia Farrow rocks a slightly longer haired look in 1985 than her signature super short crop.
Short at the front, long at the back – Melanie Griffiths gives us the perfect example of a classic 80s do!
We love the gorgeous Meg Ryan, and it's no wonder this boy-meets-girl crop became her trademark look as she wears it with such cool confidence!
Madonna owns 80s hair with her mussed up, dyed tresses and over-sized black bow.
Here's Lori Singer on the set of Footloose in 1984. With all those high-octane dance sequences to get through, its no wonder on-set hairstylists chose this bounce-ready style.
Pictured here in a snap from the set of Neighbours, 18-year-old Kylie Minogue was probably as close to girl next door as an eighties Aussie girl was likely to get.
With three movies under her belt in the same year this portrait shot was taken (1985) an ever-sultry Kim Cattrall, 28, lets her film credentials, rather than her hair, do the talking.
28 year old Kim Basinger smoulders as seductive Bond girl Domino Petachi in Never Say Never Again, in 1983.
Snapped during the 80s in this pose-perfect studio shot, a 20-something Roberts sports the long, flame-haired curls made famous by her role in Pretty Woman.
They say 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' and Joan Collins has applied that to her perfectly blow dried hairstyle since the early 80s.
Pictured here at 18 Jennifer Beals' heavy on top and choppy on the bottom hair cut does everything to convince us that she truly embraced both her masculine and feminine side in her pivotal role as welder/exotic dancer Alex in 1983 box office hit Flashdance.
31-year-old Davis plays quirky animal hospital worker/dog trainer in 1989 flick The Accidental Tourist. Pulled back from her face with an oh-so 80s headband, this lack-lustre perm would definitely put her in the doghouse with today's fashionistas.
At the tender age of 12 Drew's rise to fame continued with a turn as a drug addict teen in 1989 CBS Special Getting Straight. With her tussled, caramel curls and barely-there fringe, you'd be forgiven for thinking that 80s bad hair ever happened.
Who would recognize this Hollwood actress without her statement long black hair these days? Demi Moore, here only 22 years old, is the ultimate 80s starlet – complete with hair scrunchie.
Pearl twin-set? Check. Power suit with shoulder pads? Check. Big, blonde, backcombed do? Check. Daryl Hannah nails the 80s in one picture.
Two years after winning a Best Supporting Actress gong for nuclear whistle-blowing drama Silkwood (1983), the then 38-year old Cher seems to have experienced something of a chemical reaction of her own as she sports this 'could have been shocked' twist on the classic 80s bouffant.
43-year-old Tina Turner shows that it's never too late to tap into your wild side, with this tribute to a Lion's mane 'do!

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Every week, millions of people take part in soccer matches - whether they are putting on the shirt for their local Sunday League team or a professional footballer playing for Manchester United. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and 'the beautiful game' continues to improve on a regular basis.
Spectators are amazed by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo who continues to amaze and produces moments of brilliance throughout the course of the season.
Ronaldo is renowned for his ability to score incredible goals. In fact, the Portuguese star is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play the game. The Real Madrid forward is coming off a sensational year and will be looking to shine at the Santiago Bernabeu under new manager Rafael Benitez. Despite his natural ability, it is unlikely that Ronaldo would have reached his current level if he hadn't trained religiously when he was younger.
It is crucial for youngsters to practice as much as they can while they are still in their development stage. Younger players adapt quicker to new drills and techniques, while older players may be more inclined to stick to traditional methods and skills. Here are just a few of the best ways to enhance your shooting ability and you could be replicating some of Ronaldo's greatest ever skill moves, tricks and goals for your local team. It's simple; if you want to end up among the sport's elite - like Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic amongst others - you will need to train hard.
A simple yet effective way of improving your shooting. Penalty shoot-outs test your ability to beat the goalkeeper from 12 yards and will enhance your shooting style due to the various types of penalty. While it is likely that you won't be pulling off a panenka every week, you will develop your accuracy as you aim for the corners of the goal. With lots of practice, you could become your team's number one spot-kick expert too. As with perfecting all skills, it is vital to continue practicing and improving your technique on a regular basis. Here are all of Ronaldo's penalty kicks from the 2014/15 season.
Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest free-kick takers of all-time. The former Manchester United star is brilliant at striking a dead ball and maintains that practice was key to improving his free-kicks. If you look at Ronaldo's career, he rarely took free kicks at Old Trafford until he forced the manager's hand - likely with consistent success on the training ground.
At home, you could originally start by shaping up free-kicks from just outside the box and developing your closer range shots before attempting 30-yard efforts. It is important to remember that, although you may be capable of firing an effort into the goal from 25 yards, you probably won't score free-kicks on every occasion. However, when you do rifle that perfect set-piece into the top corner, your team-mates and supporters will go wild. And once you've done that? Practice some more. You can never do it enough.


Historic buildings -- Massachusetts -- Rochester.
Volume 1 Area A thru G -- Area A Rochester Center -- Area B Eastover Farm -- Area C Haskell Neighborhood -- Area D North Rochester -- Area E Snipatuit -- Area F Macedonis _ Mattapoisett Rd. -- Area G Winslow Mill_-Hartley Mill Rounseville Rd.
Volume 4 Marion Rd. -- Mary's Pond Rd. -- Mendell Rd. -- Neck Rd. -- New Bedford Rd.
Volume 5 North Avenue -- Perry Lane, Quaker Lane, Robinson Rd. -- Rounseville Rd. -- Ryder Rd. -- Snipatuit Rd. -- Vaughan Hill Rd. -- Walnut Plain Rd.
8 v. ; 30 cm.
Public Archeology Library, Inc. , "Rochester Community-Wide Historic and Architectural Survey 1997-1998," SAILS Digital History Collections, accessed April 26, 2019, https://sailsinc.omeka.net/items/show/1019.


Belinda Earl presents the brand-new M&S spring/summer 2014 collection, embedded with super innovative vibes and spectacular designs. "It was reported somewhere that we only produced a certain number of our autumn/winter pink coat to increase demand – and it grew into a sort of myth, but that definitely wasn't our strategy. Of course, there is a fine line between supply and demand and we don't want to show customers rail upon rail of the same product. Could we have made more and sold more in this case? Yes – but we are on a journey and learning as we go. We're going to read the reaction of the press to the collection today and produce the product accordingly. Our customer isn't afraid to tell us what they like and the feedback we have had is that they have definitely noticed an upgrade in quality," says Belinda. So probably nothing else can be said about the ideological background of new Marks & Spencer collection. It's not about the quantity, but it's primarily the quality that matters.
The designer trio Queralt Ferrer, Neil Hendy and Karen Peacock did their best to be as creative and second-to-none as never. The M&S spring/summer 2014 collection includes everything from the variety of shapes to the variety of patterns, which are the best way to create enough variants of choice for any taste. Thus, the line starts with a cool combination of a velvet navy blue jacket with ethereal black and white pair of a shirt and pants, all finished up with a cute and small handbag. The black and white fantasy goes on with the following looks, too, put on jackets, sequined top plus leather black and white tube skirt pair, some minimalistic vibes via monochrome tea length dresses, top-and-pants combos, and fabulous cropped tops. The other color variants include such alternatives, as natural floral prints on tops and dresses, brownish jackets combined with grey garments, spectacular ways of creating the bluish skirts, some yellow tones for similar types of skirts, as well as some yellowish and orange combinations, and other super feminine floral patterns for tee dresses of knee length. The green and loose dress options are also very curious among the looks. So is the all-pink top-and-pants pair representing the brightest sides of this line.
Thus, the aim of M&S to create a multi-faceted collection encompassing the most outstanding and renewed options for spring/summer 2014 is perfectly successful. The M&S spring/summer 2014 collection is surely able to provide just anyone with exactly what is necessary for creating a trendsetter's image!


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Where We Work: The Story of Our Building
May 30, 2018 — by Elly Blue
This post was researched and written with Microcosm intern Lydia Rogue.
As Microcosm kicks off its 23rd year, we're taking a look at our history, starting with the building we now occupy with our office and bookstore. When we purchased the building in late 2013, it had already been around for sixty years! We painted over its dull beige exterior with bright green and purple paint that only upset one neighbor enough to leave some alternative sample paint chips taped to our door.
The location was always zoned as a small office space, even when it was originally built in 1953. The original owners were H.C. Plummer & Co, a real estate agency who sold houses all over north Portland.
But it was in 1957 that the most famous occupant moved in – the NAACP moved their credit union here from the house of the organization's leaders, Otto and Verdell Rutherford; by 1964, the NAACP also had their chapter headquarters here and it was the place you went to register to vote.
The 14th Amendment graced the walls of the NAACP headquarters. Photo courtesy of Oregon Historical Society
Portland has a long history of racism, and during the 1950s and 1960s, the Albina district (where we call home), was one of the few places Black people were allowed to live. Most banks would deny them home loans – and real estate organizations deemed it 'unethical' to sell them a home in a 'white' neighborhood.
The NAACP advocated strongly for the community and against school segregation and racist real estate practices. Under the Rutherfords' leadership in 1953, the historic Oregon Public Accommodations Act was passed, making housing discrimination illegal, among a wide range of other changes.
An undated photo taken at the NAACP headquarters – at the far right is Otto Rutherford, next to his daughter Charlotte. Photo courtesy of Oregon Historical Society.
While most of N Williams has been gentrified over the years, buildings torn down and turned into parking lots and trendy shops, this building remains, nestled between historical markers that proudly document African American history all up and down the road.
The NAACP remained in this building until 1983, when they moved to NE Portland.
This Oregonian news article that ran on August 2, 1983.
The credit union, however, remained for several more years, until the building changed hands yet again in 1990. This time, CH2A & Associates took up residency in the building – a consulting firm that specialized in affirmative action, labor relations, conflict resolution, personnel management, and counseling.
Harold C. Williams Sr. co-founded the firm and was its president at the time of his death in 2012. He had been a community leader and on the board of directors for Portland Community College. His son (Harold C. Williams Jr.), following in his father's footsteps, currently has an active political career.
Now, we hold down the fort in this building, trying not to freeze in the winter or melt in the summer, and trying every day to live up to the activists who worked here before us.
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We've got the 5 mistakes you need to STOP making to take your automotive SEO to the top ranks in 2019.
Read below and learn what to avoid.
Back in the day, an automotive website with images of new and used cars may have worked and got you more customers. Not anymore.
Well, with search engines like Google seeing 33 million searches a day (that's about 100 billion searches a month), it's quite clear where your next few customers are likely to come from.
70% consumers, who research cars turn to search engines before they head out to a physical car dealership.
This should be reason enough to get your automotive website search engine optimized.
But if you're still not convinced that Automative SEO is a great strategy to look into, you'll probably want to take a peek at the following astonishing SEO myths that have plagued the automotive industry.
Let's pull back the veil, shall we?
This cannot be further from the truth. Quite simply, as long as search engines exist, SEO will be necessary for your business.
Browsing and searching online is how consumers today access first-hand information, make purchasing decisions and (quite frankly) learn about the world around them.
Whether they go through local restaurant menus or want some information about car servicing centers, they will turn to search engines.
To make things completely clear: keyword stuffing and building irrelevant links are definitely not tactics experts recommend.
In fact, if you're using these techniques to improve your online presence, then you're certainly not getting any results from them.
Amongst many Google updates, it's always been quite clear that an effective SEO strategy is focused on building a complete brand image for your target customers.
Your website needs to create an informative experience for your consumers.
You need to help your prospective customers find you easily via your website, Foursquare, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google My Business and other such reputed directories.
You need your customers to interact with you via social channels. With every algorithm update, these engagement signals are becoming increasingly important.
The moment you're able to create this experience for your customers, you'll end up creating a direct path to success.
What most people don't realize is that SEO is an ongoing strategy.
There's never going to be a time when a website will rank well on the search engines without continuous SEO effort.
Think about it like working out.
When you work out every day, you become fit.
SEO is like working out for your website.
It needs consistent strategy implemented! And needs links built continuously.
The intensity of the strategies may differ based on how the website is performing, but the effort remains constant.
It's an ongoing process that is able to build equity in your brand as well as your website.
You may have heard of the Google updates – Panda, Penguin, Pigeon, Hummingbird et al. Such updates have completely changed the way search engines look at websites today.
So, having an expert at hand will ensure that the SEO on your automotive website conforms to the ever-changing best practices.
We are well aware of which web updates will benefit your site.
Adding new blog articles, creating an effective user experience, and testing landing pages are just a few things we pay attention to.
No doubt, to determine the success of any marketing campaign, positive ROI is the measurement.
That being said, it's unrealistic to expect a huge ROI in a short-term SEO campaign.
But, in the long run (the run that's associated with ongoing optimization), you'll be able to gain a correlative as well as a measurable ROI that will directly impact your bottom line.
So, how can SEO help in the long run?
Once you're able to establish yourself as an authority in the automotive industry through SEO, it's very hard to be dethroned.
Using metric-driven goals in Google Analytics, form submissions, behavior funneling to product pages and click-to-call conversions can all be used to track and report the standing of your website in the search engines.
You may be investing in offline marketing and advertising, but if you don't have SEO in the mix, then you're potentially ignoring a huge market. Hence, ongoing SEO is a crucial part of any successful marketing campaign.
There are many who still believe quantity over quality is the way forward. So they feel that amassing a number of backlinks to their automotive website from irrelevant sites will work for them.
Honestly, this tactic is not only outdated -it's also quite dangerous!
Google's Penguin algorithm update deliberately targeted multiple sites that engaged in this unnatural link building process and penalized them.
In fact, many sites who were ranking well in the search engines suddenly found that their sites were nowhere in the vicinity of where they were before the update.
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Get Updated on the Galaxy Note 9 Launch Event and Release Rumors
June 26, 2018 • ProClip USA
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Are you ready for Samsung's latest version of its Galaxy smartphone? Signs indicate that the Federal Communications Commission has already approved the Galaxy Note 9, according to a rumors report from TechRadar.
About Samsung's Galaxy Note 9
Not only are consumers about to get a device upgrade from Samsung with the release of the Galaxy Note 9, the new smartphone will likely come with an updated version 2.0 of Bixby, the artificial intelligence assistant, as noted by a recent Engadget article.
Samsung's A.I. research leader Gray G. Lee indicated that improvements to Bixby 2.0 will include quicker responses to user inquiries, even in noise-filled locations. Since consumers have choices in their A.I. helpers, such as from Apple and Amazon, an upgrade with Galaxy Note 9 helps make Samsung more competitive.
The Galaxy Note 9 is predicted to cost at least $929 and will likely be unveiled during an event on August 9, 2018. TechRadar pointed out that an August release date would be designed to get the company publicity before rival Apple debuts its latest iPhone model, assumed to be sometime in September. Keep in mind that Samsung made its previous phone announcement on August 23, 2017.
Experts anticipate that the new Galaxy Note 9 will include a larger screen size (unspecified) along with an upgraded S Pen stylus. It's not clear whether the phone will have an in-screen sensor to detect users' fingerprints, given that the launch date is fast approaching.
Further indications of an August release date include reports that Samsung tested the phone's firmware two weeks earlier than it had during the lead up to releasing the Note 8 back in 2017. What's more, TechRadar noted that insiders from supply chain companies have reported screen panels being built for Samsung two months earlier than they would normally. To stay abreast of such details, keep coming back to this blog for upcoming news about the Galaxy Note 9.
Protecting Your New Galaxy Note 9 as Well as Passengers and Yourself While Driving
If you're among the early adopters who can't wait to get their hands on the newest smartphone offerings, the Galaxy Note 9 can't be released soon enough. And once you have an opportunity to use Samsung's newest model, you'll want to keep it securely fastened to the dashboard of your vehicle whenever you're out and about. Many people find it beneficial to place their Android smartphone in a car dashboard mount, leaving their hands free for a safer driving experience for them and their passengers.
Samsung Has Just Released its New, Eagerly Anticipated Galaxy S9 Smartphone
Could Your Android Phone Actually Drive a Car?


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Serene Branson Video Is More Appalling Than Funny
Kim Conte February 14, 2011 at 10:45 AM
After seeing countless Twitter feeds mocking CBS reporter Serene Branson for speaking "utter gibberish" and "drunkenly flubbing the intro" after the Grammy Awards, I expected the accompanying viral video to be downright comedic.
But was I ever wrong.
In fact, it's one of the more upsetting things I've watched in a long time. Then this morning we learned that Branson was taken to the hospital immediately after the broadcast, and that she may have even had a stroke. It's hardly a laughing matter ...
What in the world is wrong with you people on Twitter?
In the video, Branson was broadcasting live in Los Angeles for CBS 2 News when she began slurring her speech, "Well, a very, very heavy burtation tonight ..." Her words became incomprehensible and then the video cut away.
Many people who saw it, for some reason, thought it was "hilarious" and were quick to blame alcohol for the twice Emmy-nominated reporter's flub. But I think it's painful -- look how she starts to panic when she can't get her words out! Apparently, there's an indistinguishable line between serious health issues and being over-served. How could something so truly awful "make my day," as many people posted on Twitter?
See, that's one of the dangers of social media: In our haste to broadcast to the world each and every thought running through our heads, we sometimes forget to ponder whether it might be coming off as heartless and insensitive. In this case, the rush to alert our millions of followers about something truly "hilarious" evidently backfired. If ever there was a lesson to think before we tweet, this might just be it.
Our thoughts are with Serene Branson, and we hope she has a speedy recovery.
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Khaled Khalifa's No Knives in the Kitchens of This City, like his acclaimed novel In Praise of Hatred (2013), is guided by a single powerful emotion. While In Praise tracks hatred as it seethes in and around Aleppo, No Knives, also translated by Leri Price, quickens around shame.
But Khalifa's fourth novel, shortlisted for the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, doesn't judge its characters. It simply follows its destructive path as it spreads, like a blight, through Aleppo. One character even writes a short book, "On Shame and its By-Products in Syrian Life".
The shambling, multigenerational narrative resembles the city itself; the plot builds and tears down around one larger-than-life family.
In the 1960s, the central family are proudly middle-class: Ibtihal is buoyed by the family's Ottoman ancestry; Nizar is an accomplished musician; and the family's elegant matriarch an accomplished teacher. She falls in love with a villager, and together they have four children: Suad, Sawsan, Rashid and the narrator.
The story begins in earnest when the novel's shadowy narrator is born. Life before isn't perfect: the grandfather is a "silly man who cared more about his picture with Monsieur Henri Sourdain than his own life", and is so horrified by his son's sexuality that he makes sure Nizar is sent to prison. From the time of the narrator's birth, however, shame begins to ravage the family in earnest. His father soon runs away with an older American woman, never to see the family again.
The ghost-narrator hardly exists on the page. We learn only that he lives a life of quiet frustration, doing tedious translations and observing his family's collapse. The narrator is born just before the Party's coup: "The Party and I were living parallel lives." Neither the Ba'ath Party nor Hafez or Bashar Al Assad are named. Yet the dates make the identities of the "Party" and its leaders clear.
At the heart of Khalifa's book is a serious question: in a world steeped in shame, and in fear of standing out, is it possible for individual freedom to survive? Nizar manages to be true to himself, but in this fictive Aleppo few others do so.
M Lynx Qualey is a freelance writer based in Cairo who blogs at arablit.wordpress.com.


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Farmer says debate over diet confuses public
By Maureen Hodges @DancingSheep1 Farming and Rural Affairs Editor
Richard Pedley, hill farmer
In our monthly look at the work of the Red Tractor logo, we meet a Yorkshire Dales hill farmer who have been members for 19 years...
RICHARD Pedley and his family are hill farmers with 1,000 sheep plus beef cattle on the border of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire.
"I don't think there's been a time in my life when there has been so much scrutiny of the food we produce," said Richard. "As a farmer that's both a compliment and a concern.
"I'm extremely proud of the way we rear cattle and sheep on Oak Tree Farm at Barbon. As a family, we have been doing it for two generations here, with hopefully a third to follow," he adds.
It is an upland farm and, like many of its type, unsuited to growing crops.
"We endeavour to breed the best lamb and beef cattle possible while caring for and working with the environment. Our stock shares the land with all the wildlife that inhabits the area, and it is because of this that biodiversity flourishes."
A huge number of people recognise the work British farmers do to produce safe, affordable food while maintaining iconic landscapes, but Richard is concerned. "I'm worried that the increasing polarisation of the often biased debate about diets, land use and farming methods serves only to confuse the shoppers and diners we have worked hard to win over.
"Consumers who want to make a difference to climate change should look for the Red Tractor logo on their food packaging, be it British beef, chicken, pork, lamb or vegetables. This guarantees the food is the safest, most traceable product and is produced to the highest welfare standards in the world."
A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlined some important challenges over land use and carbon emissions. "When releasing the report, the IPCC said it wasn't talking about giving up eating meat and acknowledged that there was "no silver bullet" to solving the issues we face. But 'give up meat to save the planet' was how it was reported. This is just one example. There are many others."
Richard and his family have been members of Red Tractor since its inception 19 years ago. Farmers pay to be members and, in doing so, agree to comply with the standards Red Tractor sets. Inspectors visit every farm – several times a year in some cases – to ensure standards are being met.
"This means that farmers like me up and down the country work to standards that ensure animals are well looked after and the environment is protected," said Richard.
"Earlier this year a global study found the breadth and depth of the Red Tractor scheme across these areas was second to none. But things change, and the scheme will have to evolve to keep pace with the latest developments in areas such as environmental management and animal welfare to ensure it remains relevant. So will we as members of the scheme."
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Company to hold January milk price
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Ryan Harris
Whether it's inspiring future engineers or helping his employer to improve efficiency and diagnose and fix faults, Ryan Harris has proved to be an "impressive" apprentice.
Ryan, 21, from Hawthorn, Pontypridd, is a process development technician improver based at global precision engineering company Renishaw's Miskin site, near Pontyclun.
During his apprenticeship, Ryan has saved the company thousands of pounds, modifying machines to save energy and improving the ordering and storing processes for low volume production.
Having achieved a series of engineering qualifications through Coleg y Cymoedd, including an Apprenticeship in Installation and Commissioning, Ryan is now working towards a Pearson Mechanical HNC delivered by Bridgend College.
His ambition is to obtain a degree to become a process development engineer.
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2 Armstrong, Christopher and Nelles, H.V. THE PAINTED VALLEY: ARTISTS ALONG ALBERTA'S BOW RIVER, 1845-2000.
3 Atwood, Margaret, foreword. (Tom Denholm, Glen Stone, Denis Woollings, Brian Davis, Gerry MacIntosh, Pierre Berton, Robertson Davies, Hoard Engel, Tomson Highway, Dennis Lee, Robert Priest, al Purdy, Charles Pachter, Mavor Moore, Don Harron, et al.) BARBED LYRES: CANADIAN VENOMOUS VERSE.
4 Ball, Norman R., senior editor. Preface by William D. Hurst. (Phyllis Rose, Larry McNally, Paul-Andre Linteau, Christopher Andreae, Robert Passfield, A.A. Den Otter, Arnold Roos, Letty Anderson, Douglas Baldwin, Mark Fram, Jean Simonton, et al.) BUILDING CANADA: A HISTORY OF PUBLIC WORKS.
6 Batten, Jack. THE CLASS OF '75.
7 Bennett, Ethel Hume. A TREASURE SHIP OF OLD QUEBEC.
8 Birrell, Andrew. BENJAMIN BALTZLY. PHOTOGRAPHS & JOURNALS OF AN EXPEDITION THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA: 1871.
9 Blakeley, Phyllis R. With a new Preface by C. Bruce Fergusson. GLIMPSES OF HALIFAX.
10 Boswell, Hazel. FRENCH CANADA.
11 Bowyer, Chaz. BOMBER BARONS.
14 Bryce, George, Rev. MACKENZIE, SELKIRK, SIMPSON.
15 Campbell, Duncan C. GLOBAL MISSION: THE STORY OF ALCAN. VOLUME I: TO 1950.
16 Carpenter, Frances. PEOPLE FROM THE SKY: AINU TALES FROM NORTHERN JAPAN.
17 Comfort, Charles Fraser. Introduction by Eric Harrison. Afterword by Charles Fraser C. Jackson. ARTIST AT WAR.
18 Douglas, Ronald MacDonald, compiler. SCOTTISH LORE AND FOLKLORE.
19 Elting, John R. Foreword by Anthony Wayne Tommell and Michael Phillips. THE BATTLES OF SARATOGA.
Philip Freneau, Monmouth Beach, NJ, 1977.
20 Fraser, Amy Stewart, collected and edited by. Illustrated by Constance and Brian Dear. DAE YE MIN' LANGSYNE? A POT-POURRI OF GAMES, RHYMES AND PLOYS OF SCOTTISH CHILDHOOD.
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My mother is allergic to hydrocodone, codine, and dimeral could she take endocet or would she have?
problems with trying to take this medicine? She is also on synthroid and I would like to know if it will affect her. I aks this because she can take darvcet and it doesn't make her sick or have any other problems.
Synthroid - How long after I eat must I wait to take thyroid meds if I forget to take it?


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Q: Finding annotations on an interface I have an inteface Foo with an implementation Bar. The interface Foo has a method "doMe()" with a method annotation @Secured. This is the only method that is secured.
Now I wrote the following code to go through classes and look for methods with @Secured on them. (This method is not finished yet, I'm trying to get the first unit tests passed.)
  /**
   * Determine if a method is secured
     * @param method the method being checked
     * @return true if the method is secured, false otherwise
     */
    protected static boolean isSecured(Method method) {
  boolean secured = false;
  Annotation[] annotations = method.getAnnotations();
  for(Annotation annotation:annotations){
    if(Secured.class.equals(annotation.getClass())){
      secured = true;
      break;
    }
  }

  if(secured){
    return true;
  }

  return secured;
}

Methods besides doMe() return 0 members on getAnnotations() for both Foo and Bar. The problem is that doMe() also returns 0 members for both Foo and Bar.
I'm looking for someone that knows more about reflection than me, since that shouldn't be hard to find. :)
Thanks.

A: Have you ensured that the annotation is visible at runtime? You may need to annotate your annotation with @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME). The default, CLASS, won't return the annotation in reflective methods.
See also: RetentionPolicy docs

A: Try using getAnnotation instead of getAnnotations, because getAnotations internally uses getDeclaredAnnotations.
More details at Method (Java Platform SE 6)
protected static boolean isSecured(Method method) {

        Secured secured = method.getAnnotation(Secured.class);

        return secured == null ? false : true;
    }


Tom Backhus has been bringing NFL and college to the Vail Summer Football Camp for three decades.
EDWARDS — You can't throw a football around the Vail Summer Football Camp without a Super Bowl winner, an NFL coach or college coach helping you do it better, which is a pretty good reason to throw footballs.
Those coaches all have one thing, or one person, in common: Tom Backhus.
Backhus' Vail Summer Football Camp came and went last week. They're closing in on three decades of technique/no-pads training. The cost has not changed, and neither has the coaching. Backhus calls his old friends from his coaching years and they roll into town.
Former Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey met Backhus when they were both coaching with the Air Force Academy, Gailey the defensive coordinator and Backhus the offensive coordinator under head coach Ken Hatfield. They were next door neighbors and have kids about the same age.
"I do it for Tom. He's such a great guy," Gailey said.
Gailey was at one of the first Vail Summer Football camps in the 1980s, and remembers Battle Mountain star Jeff Campbell. Campbell later starred for the University of Colorado, did a stint in the NFL with the Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos, and returned to the camp to coach a few times.
Gailey and Backhus stayed in touch as Gailey ascended to the NFL, but this is the first year the timing has worked for Gailey to coach at Backhus' camp. That's because he's happily retired.
"I'm doing nothin' and I'm very good at it. I stay busy all the time, but I'm not sure I accomplish anything. Every day is a Saturday, except for Sunday," Gailey said.
Brian Cabral is very nice about letting you look at his Super Bowl ring, the one he won with the Chicago Bears in 1985 … actually Jan. 27, 1986, but the 1985 season.
The former Bears linebacker did not appear in the Super Bowl Shuffle commercial.
"I can't sing and I can't dance. It turned out that neither could they," Cabral said, smiling.
You might not know that the Bears shot their Super Bowl Shuffle commercial in Week 7 of that year's NFL season. He hung around for a couple hours, but finally had to leave for another appointment.
He arrived in Chicago the year before Mike Ditka took over.
"We were bad, we were just awful, the Bad News Bears, and we still had Walter Payton," Cabral said.
Ditka hired Buddy Ryan to run the defense; they drafted well, and before you know it William "Refrigerator" Perry was punching it into the end zone and the 46-10 pounding of the New England Patriots was on.
Cabral had to miss a day of this week's camp to travel to Denver for the NFL's concussion examinations, part of the lawsuit with the players.
"I think I'm OK," he said grinning.
Cabral lives on the Front Range and also coaches at Arapahoe High School. It's fun, and close to his grandchildren.
It's football, and it reaches to these players' and coaches' very marrow.
"I like what Tom was trying to do for the kids, and for the coaches. There's a reason these kids want to be here. They want to improve and understand the game," Cabral said.
And speaking of throwing footballs, Steve Fairchild runs Fairchild Quarterback Training. He's a former NFL and major college quarterbacks and offensive coach, a Division 1 head coach with CSU and other schools, and trains quarterbacks all over the country. Kyle Sloter was one of his students. Sloter played his college ball as a UNC Bear, played with the Broncos and caught on with the Minnesota Vikings.
"If you can get kids this age and teach them the proper fundamentals, especially how to drop back and throw the ball, it really makes a difference," Fairchild said.
Fairchild said he's at the camp each year because Backhus does it for the right reasons.
"He's not here for himself. He's here to help these kids," Fairchild said.


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Søren Brunak, Debora Marks, Burkhard Rost, and Serafim Batzoglou Named 2016 ISCB Award Winners
The International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award, Overton Prize, Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award, and the Innovator Award. Søren Brunak of the Technical University of Denmark is the winner of the Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award. Debora Marks of Harvard Medical School is the Overton Prize winner. Burkhard Rost of the Technical University of Munich has been selected as the winner of the Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award, and Serafim Batzoglou of Stanford University is the inaugural winner of the ISCB Innovator Award.
Søren Brunak
The ISCB Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award recognizes leaders in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics for their significant research, education, and service contributions. Søren Brunak is being honored as the 2016 winner of the Senior Scientist Award.
Brunak is Director of the Center for Sequence Analysis at the Technical University of Denmark and is a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics. He founded the Center for Sequence Analysis at the Technical University of Denmark in 1993, one of the first departments dedicated exclusively to bioinformatics. Brunak's research is deeply rooted in combining computer science, physics, biology and biotechnology, and his early work on neural networks and other predictive methods led to the development of several widely-used bioinformatics methods. Brunak has made significant contributions to the field of network biology, particularly his work on the analysis of the evolution of protein complexes during the cell cycle. He has also been deeply involved in many large-scale studies of human genomes, ancient genomes and metagenomics. More recently, Brunak has developed methods to extract information about diseases and drugs from medical records, and he is studying the relationship between comorbidities, and the influence of different drugs on disease progression.
Debora Marks
The Overton Prize recognizes the research, education, and service accomplishments of early to mid-career scientists who are emerging leaders in computational biology and bioinformatics. The Overton Prize was instituted in 2001 to honor the untimely loss of G. Christian Overton, a leading bioinformatics researcher and a founding member of the ISCB Board of Directors. Debora Marks is being recognized as the 2016 winner of the Overton Prize.
Marks is an Assistant Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School and is an emerging leader in the field of computational biology. She has used her background in mathematics and computational biology to create an interdisciplinary research program that develops computational methods aimed at tackling fundamental biological questions. Marks's early work revealed the extent by which microRNAs regulate gene expression, and these results have been critical for advancing the development of small RNA therapeutics. Marks has recently made significant contributions to understanding protein structure based solely on sequence information.
Burkhard Rost
The Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award recognizes an ISCB member for his or her outstanding service contributions toward the betterment of ISCB through exemplary leadership, education, and service. This award debuted in 2015, and the 2016 winner is Burkhard Rost.
Burkhard Rost is the Chair of Bioinformatics at the Technical University of Munich and past President of ISCB. Rost has been a seminal force in the formation and growth of ISCB since its inception through his many years of service, which include serving on the founding Board of Directors, serving as ISCB President from 2007 to 2014, and co-chairing and shaping ISCB's flagship meeting, ISMB (Intelligent Systems of Molecular Biology), for several years. As an example, his highly successful Highlights Track has greatly enhanced the meeting. Rost increased the worldwide reach of ISCB by starting a series of international meetings in places such as Africa and South America, and he advocated for the greater involvement of ISCB trainees through the formation of the ISCB Student Council. Rost's contributions to computational biology research have also been recognized by his election as a 2015 ISCB Fellow.
Serafim Batzoglou
2016 marks the launch of the ISCB Innovator Award, which is given to a leading scientist who is within two decades of receiving his or her PhD degree, has consistently made outstanding contributions to the field and continues to forge new directions. Serafim Batzoglou, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, is the inaugural winner of the ISCB Innovator Award.
Batzoglou has made many critical research contributions throughout his career, including his early work developing the ARACHNE algorithm and program for the assembly of whole genomes from shotgun sequencing data, which was critical to the efforts of the Human Genome Consortium. He has been a leader in the field of comparative genomics and has also developed widely-used tools for multiple sequence alignments including LAGAN and multi-LAGAN.
ISCB will present the Senior Scientist Award, Overton Prize, Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award, and Innovator Award at ISMB 2016, which is being held in Orlando, Florida on July 8 -12, 2016. Brunak, Marks, and Batzoglou will also present keynote addresses during the conference.
Full bibliographical articles profiling the award recipients will be available in the ISMB 2016 focus issue of the ISCB newsletter later this year, as well as the ISCB Society Pages in PLOS Computational Biology, OUP Bioinformatics, and ISCB Community Journal.


To the nice lady who left a nastygram on the answering machine, WE ARE NOT THE WATER COMPANY. If you want to rant about the water company, please call them; we can't help you. We are a customer of the water company, just like you.
For those of you who are still troubled by this concept, let me make it as simple as possible. Timber Lakes Property Owners Association (us) is NOT the Timber Lakes Water Company (them). Us is not them. Them is not us. We are different. We are not the same. We are the property owners in Timber Lakes. They are the water company. They deliver water. We do other stuff. We have a different name, address and telephone number than they do. If you need to talk to someone about water, your water bill, your water meter, the construction project being done by the water company, why you can't water outside, water on your knees, watercress, water boarding, or anything else relating to water, call the water company at 435.654.0125 or go into their office at 190 North Main in Heber City. They are there. We, on the other hand, are here, in Timber Lakes. We are happy to talk to you about the stuff we do for the owners, which, by the way, does NOT include anything to do with water.
Gary Hume, a member of our Board of Directors, coordinates communication between our Board and the Board that governs the water company. Gary is not a consumer advocate for owners regarding their water problems. If you have a problem relating to water, you must contact the water company. Gary cannot and does not contact them for you. If you have a problem with the telephone company, you call the telephone company. You would not call Gary and ask him to call the telephone company for you. Likewise, you do not call Gary and ask him to contact the water company if your water bill is too high, or your water gets turned off, or you are mad at the water company because they dug up your road. You call the the water company yourself. You are their customer. They are nice people. They will listen to your concern and they will respond to you.
I am tempted to go on, but I am thirsty and am going to get a drink of water, for which I will receive a bill from the water company. I am tired and will probably regret writing this in the morning. If reading this makes you mad, please call the water company and ask them to fire me.


I Received a Settlement Following Bankruptcy. Now What?
After going through the process of filing for bankruptcy, you may have hoped that all of your concerns have been appropriately addressed. However, what happens if you receive a large settlement after you filed for bankruptcy? If you get money from an insurance policy or a lawsuit, it's important to realize that this money may not be yours. Whether or not it is classified as part of your bankruptcy estate has to do with when the cause of action or claim arose, the type of settlement that was received, and whether you filed for Chapter 13 or Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
When you file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the property of your estate inside that bankruptcy includes any property or settlements that are acquired during the full period of your case, which can be as long as 5 years. However, the Chapter 13 trustee cannot take assets to pay your creditors. You are responsible for paying your unsecured creditors in an amount considered equal to the value of any non-exempt assets. As it relates to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, practically all property that you owned becomes the property of the bankruptcy estate. Unless you can exempt an asset under existing rules, the bankruptcy trustee is well within the rights to take it and use it to pay your creditors.
In addition to these tangible assets, estate property includes equitable claims and legal claims that you have at the time of filing your bankruptcy case. Some of these may also be included if you become able to receive them within 180 days of the initial filing date. Any legal claims and causes of actions need to be listed at the outset of filing for bankruptcy. Your settlement proceeds could be considered property of the bankruptcy estate and you should always verify what is most accurate in your individual situation by setting aside time to talk with an attorney in advance.
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Kellyanne Conway on Fox News.
Incoming White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday hit back at detractors of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed "extreme vetting" for Muslims entering the US.
"We need better vetting policies in these countries the train, harbor, and export terrorists. And now Germany is up there with Italy and Belgium, certainly, and France, and may I say, the United States of America in terms of succumbing to these awful random terror attacks that are inspired by ISIS, if not carried out by ISIS," Conway said.
"You have to be willing to name it to defeat it," Conway said.
For his part, Trump on Wednesday did not directly deny that he was considering his former plan to ban all Muslims from entering the US.
Asked by a reporter in Florida whether a recent attack in Berlin caused him to "rethink or reevaluate" his plans to create a Muslim registry or ban Muslim immigrants altogether, Trump praised his evaluation of the terrorist threat, though he did not elaborate on what his plans were.
"You know my plans. All along, I've been proven to be right. 100% correct. What's happening is disgraceful," Trump said.


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Nicola Sturgeon plans to write a memoir after politics to 'get it all out there'
Scottish primary pupil who posted about wanting to die 'faces two-year wait for help'
The mother of a Scottish primary school pupil who posted on social media about wanting to die has spoken of feeling "completely abandoned" after being told he faced a two-year wait for mental health support.
By Alistair Grant
8th Dec 2022, 5:31pm
Demi Gardner, from Vale of Leven in West Dunbartonshire, said the situation in children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) was "completely unacceptable".
Her son Charlie, 11, was referred to CAMHS in January 2020 and had a video consultation, but has had no contact since.
Nicola Sturgeon was confronted with the case during First Minister's Questions in Holyrood on Thursday, where she came under pressure over spiralling NHS waiting times.
Charlie Gardner, 11, and his mother Demi
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said 8,873 children and young people have had their referrals to CAMHS rejected in the past year, while 1,248 have been waiting more than a year for their first appointment.
He said: "Even those who have had a first appointment are still not getting the treatment they need. Here is just one example. Charlie is a Primary 7 pupil. He was referred to CAMHS in January 2020. In April 2020, he had a video consultation with a doctor from CAMHS. That is the last time he heard from them. He's had no diagnosis.
"Without treatment, Charlie has become withdrawn and doesn't like to spend time with other children. His mother found a video he had posted to TikTok where he asked if anyone felt like they wanted to die because they were so different.
"Charlie's mum told the CAMHS service this, but they said it would make no difference to his waiting time. They told her that it could be another two years before Charlie receives the support he needs. This not good enough. Charlie is not alone. There are thousands of children like him."
Ms Sturgeon said Charlie's experience was "not acceptable", adding: "It is the case that there are waits for CAMHS that are too long, but it is also the case that there is significant action being taken that is reducing, already, these long waits."
The First Minister said nobody was denying "there is a significant issue here", but added there had been reductions in the number of children waiting for treatment.
She said: "Does that say there is not still a challenge? No, it doesn't. But it does say that the significant investment, the increase in the workforce, is now having an impact where we need to see it, and we need to continue that."
In a statement, Ms Gardner said: "I feel that Charlie has been completely abandoned by the services which are meant to be there to support him. It is really difficult as a family to function knowing that he isn't getting the diagnosis and treatment which could make such a huge difference to his life.
"When I spoke to CAMHS recently, they said they were working on referrals from 2018, which is astonishing. That means, having had his difficulties identified early on in primary school, he could be in high school before anything is done.
"That is completely unacceptable. Our children are being failed and no one is doing anything about it."
Elsewhere, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross demanded Ms Sturgeon improve "appalling" cancer waiting times in the NHS, saying one patient had waited two years to begin their treatment.
The First Minister said the median waiting time to begin cancer treatment was measured in days rather than months, a figure that had improved despite the pandemic.
She said: "There will be individual cases and sometimes clinical circumstances mean that it takes longer. And sometimes, yes, where failings in the NHS mean that it takes longer. The point I'm making is, for the vast majority of patients, that is not the case."
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Betty Ford — wife of President Gerald Ford, advocate for breast cancer awareness and activist for women's issues — died Friday with her children around her at age 93.
The exact cause of her death was not immediately known.
"Throughout her long and active life, Elizabeth Anne Ford distinguished herself through her courage and compassion. As our nation's first lady, she was a powerful advocate for women's health and women's rights. After leaving the White House, Mrs. Ford helped reduce the social stigma surrounding addiction and inspired thousands to seek much-needed treatment. While her death is a cause for sadness, we know that organizations such as the Betty Ford Center will honor her legacy by giving countless Americans a new lease on life.
Born Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Bloomer in Chicago on April 8, 1918, she grew into an athlete, enjoying activities from hockey to dance. After high school, she attended the Bennington College School of Dance in Vermont, and later moved to New York to pursue her studies under choreographer Martha Graham.
She later returned to Grand Rapids, Mich., where she grew up.
Her first husband was William Warren, a traveling salesman and childhood friend. They divorced after five years of marriage.
Friends introduced her to Gerald Ford, and they married on Oct. 15, 1948, during his campaign for the U.S. House.
He later became vice president and then president when Richard Nixon resigned on Aug. 9, 1974.
Later that year, Betty Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she spoke freely about, shattering the taboo of discussing the disease.
She also overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills, and helped found a rehabilitation center to help others with addiction.
Her husband Gerald Ford died in 2006. She is survived by their children Michael, John, Steven and Susan.
"I was deeply saddened this afternoon when I heard of Betty Ford's death. She has been an inspiration to so many through her efforts to educate women about breast cancer and her wonderful work at the Betty Ford Center. She was Jerry Ford's strength through some very difficult days in our country's history, and I admired her courage in facing and sharing her personal struggles with all of us.
View the PBS documentary "Betty Ford: The Real Deal", along with a slide show of her life in the White House, interviews with her children and photos from her younger years.
We'll have more about Betty Ford's life and legacy on the NewsHour.


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namespace gin {

template <>
struct Converter<base::win::ShortcutOperation> {
  static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                     v8::Handle<v8::Value> val,
                     base::win::ShortcutOperation* out) {
    std::string operation;
    if (!ConvertFromV8(isolate, val, &operation))
      return false;
    if (operation.empty() || operation == "create")
      *out = base::win::ShortcutOperation::kCreateAlways;
    else if (operation == "update")
      *out = base::win::ShortcutOperation::kUpdateExisting;
    else if (operation == "replace")
      *out = base::win::ShortcutOperation::kReplaceExisting;
    else
      return false;
    return true;
  }
};

}  // namespace gin
#endif

namespace {

void OnOpenFinished(gin_helper::Promise<void> promise,
                    const std::string& error) {
  if (error.empty())
    promise.Resolve();
  else
    promise.RejectWithErrorMessage(error.c_str());
}

v8::Local<v8::Promise> OpenExternal(const GURL& url, gin::Arguments* args) {
  gin_helper::Promise<void> promise(args->isolate());
  v8::Local<v8::Promise> handle = promise.GetHandle();

  platform_util::OpenExternalOptions options;
  if (args->Length() >= 2) {
    gin::Dictionary obj(nullptr);
    if (args->GetNext(&obj)) {
      obj.Get("activate", &options.activate);
      obj.Get("workingDirectory", &options.working_dir);
    }
  }

  platform_util::OpenExternal(
      url, options, base::BindOnce(&OnOpenFinished, std::move(promise)));
  return handle;
}

v8::Local<v8::Promise> OpenPath(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                const base::FilePath& full_path) {
  gin_helper::Promise<const std::string&> promise(isolate);
  v8::Local<v8::Promise> handle = promise.GetHandle();

  platform_util::OpenPath(
      full_path,
      base::BindOnce(
          [](gin_helper::Promise<const std::string&> promise,
             const std::string& err_msg) { promise.Resolve(err_msg); },
          std::move(promise)));
  return handle;
}

v8::Local<v8::Promise> TrashItem(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                 const base::FilePath& path) {
  gin_helper::Promise<void> promise(isolate);
  v8::Local<v8::Promise> handle = promise.GetHandle();

  platform_util::TrashItem(
      path, base::BindOnce(
                [](gin_helper::Promise<void> promise, bool success,
                   const std::string& error) {
                  if (success) {
                    promise.Resolve();
                  } else {
                    promise.RejectWithErrorMessage(error);
                  }
                },
                std::move(promise)));
  return handle;
}

#if BUILDFLAG(IS_WIN)
// The use of the ForTesting flavors is a hack workaround to avoid having to
// patch these as friends into the associated guard classes.
class ShortcutAccessScopedAllowBlocking
    : public base::ScopedAllowBlockingForTesting {};

bool WriteShortcutLink(const base::FilePath& shortcut_path,
                       gin_helper::Arguments* args) {
  base::win::ShortcutOperation operation =
      base::win::ShortcutOperation::kCreateAlways;
  args->GetNext(&operation);
  gin::Dictionary options = gin::Dictionary::CreateEmpty(args->isolate());
  if (!args->GetNext(&options)) {
    args->ThrowError();
    return false;
  }

  base::win::ShortcutProperties properties;
  base::FilePath path;
  std::wstring str;
  UUID toastActivatorClsid;
  int index;
  if (options.Get("target", &path))
    properties.set_target(path);
  if (options.Get("cwd", &path))
    properties.set_working_dir(path);
  if (options.Get("args", &str))
    properties.set_arguments(str);
  if (options.Get("description", &str))
    properties.set_description(str);
  if (options.Get("icon", &path) && options.Get("iconIndex", &index))
    properties.set_icon(path, index);
  if (options.Get("appUserModelId", &str))
    properties.set_app_id(str);
  if (options.Get("toastActivatorClsid", &toastActivatorClsid))
    properties.set_toast_activator_clsid(toastActivatorClsid);

  ShortcutAccessScopedAllowBlocking allow_blocking;
  base::win::ScopedCOMInitializer com_initializer;
  return base::win::CreateOrUpdateShortcutLink(shortcut_path, properties,
                                               operation);
}

v8::Local<v8::Value> ReadShortcutLink(gin_helper::ErrorThrower thrower,
                                      const base::FilePath& path) {
  using base::win::ShortcutProperties;
  gin::Dictionary options = gin::Dictionary::CreateEmpty(thrower.isolate());
  ShortcutAccessScopedAllowBlocking allow_blocking;
  base::win::ScopedCOMInitializer com_initializer;
  base::win::ShortcutProperties properties;
  if (!base::win::ResolveShortcutProperties(
          path, ShortcutProperties::PROPERTIES_ALL, &properties)) {
    thrower.ThrowError("Failed to read shortcut link");
    return v8::Null(thrower.isolate());
  }
  options.Set("target", properties.target);
  options.Set("cwd", properties.working_dir);
  options.Set("args", properties.arguments);
  options.Set("description", properties.description);
  options.Set("icon", properties.icon);
  options.Set("iconIndex", properties.icon_index);
  options.Set("appUserModelId", properties.app_id);
  options.Set("toastActivatorClsid", properties.toast_activator_clsid);
  return gin::ConvertToV8(thrower.isolate(), options);
}
#endif

void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports,
                v8::Local<v8::Value> unused,
                v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
                void* priv) {
  gin_helper::Dictionary dict(context->GetIsolate(), exports);
  dict.SetMethod("showItemInFolder", &platform_util::ShowItemInFolder);
  dict.SetMethod("openPath", &OpenPath);
  dict.SetMethod("openExternal", &OpenExternal);
  dict.SetMethod("trashItem", &TrashItem);
  dict.SetMethod("beep", &platform_util::Beep);
#if BUILDFLAG(IS_WIN)
  dict.SetMethod("writeShortcutLink", &WriteShortcutLink);
  dict.SetMethod("readShortcutLink", &ReadShortcutLink);
#endif
}

}  // namespace

NODE_LINKED_MODULE_CONTEXT_AWARE(electron_common_shell, Initialize)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


As many of you already know, over the past few years on Veterans Day, B&B's and Inns across the US have offered active and retired veterans free lodging for one night. This was started a few years ago as a grass roots program by an innkeeper in West Virginia that has taken off. 2012 should be a zenith year with PAII taking the lead with listing all participating properties on the 'Better Way to Stay' website.
Striving to improve by reaching out and connecting to more and more vets each year, thanking them for their service, one inn at a time, doing what innkeepers do best, providing comfort and service with a smile to those folks who really deserve acknowledgment for their service and sacrifice.
Here is a brief story of one vet The B&B Team is proud to be 'connected' with.
Before I reveal who this 'mystery' vet is I would like to share a quote. For those of you who follow my blogs, you know I love quotes!
Well our 'she-roe's" name is Donna Pearce, new innkeeper of 15 days of the Admiral Peary Inn in Fryeburg Maine.
After retiring from the Air Force to early 2012, Donna's story continues.
So you think Donna will offer free nights at her B&B for Vets on Veterans Day? You bet. She also offers like many innkeepers, specials for vets throughout the year. We love Donna's story and wish her the best in her efforts to strive, improve and grow as new innkeeper and 'she-roe' at the Admiral Peary Inn.
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Home Entertainment Black Clover, all crazy for the ending of the anime: the comments...
Black Clover, all crazy for the ending of the anime: the comments from the web
Maria Rivera
In these weeks we are saying goodbye to some of the most beloved anime of recent years, including the productions MAP Jujutsu Kaisen and The Attack of the Giants, while today it was the turn of the last episode of Black Clover, at least for now. Let's find out together what was the reaction of the fans after the vision.
L'latest episode of Black Clover also marked the conclusion of the anime (for the foreseeable future), and although a movie for the series inspired by the work of Yuki Tabata is on the way, fans are in the throes of all kinds of excitement at the moment.
Mostly, however, what we see on social networks, and in particular on Twitter, are enthusiastic comments for the ending and already full of nostalgia for an anime that, since 2017, has accompanied us until today with a total of 170 episodes.
"Oh my … It's really the end for now, huh? What a fantastic ending to end 170 Black Clover episodes. Each episode was like riding a roller coaster, loaded with emotions, and I can't thank the Black Clover staff enough for these 3.5 years of service. Thanks!! # ブ ラ ク ロ 最終 回 #BlackClover"said one user, full of gratitude for what the journey into the Black Clover world has been.
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"I saw Black Clover Episodes 169 and 170 today and even though I'm on par with the manga, it still made me smile and cry a lot. Thanks to all the staff of the Black Clover anime! You have done a great job! See you soon with the film! #BlackClover"commented someone else, postponing the appointment with the anime to the release of the film.
"Heck! I cried so hard when Liebe smiled and called Asta * spoiler *. And Beautiful in the background made it even more heartfelt and exciting!"commented someone else, referring to ending broadcast in full version during the last minutes of the episode, a choice that garnered great acclaim and praise from the spectators.
And you, what did you think of the latest Black Clover episode? Will you miss the anime? Let us know in the comments.
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Our participants may have a range of serious problems, such as drug & alcohol misuse, anxiety & eating disorders, neglect, abuse, aggression, bullying and other emotional and behavioural issues. They are referred because they are 'stuck' or disengaged from talk-based support. We teach, rehearse and repeat key resilience skills in an intensive and challenging, but fun, 5 day course with feedback in-the-moment from specially trained horses and 1-to-1 facilitator support.
On the last day, each participant has a robust reflective session with their facilitator - looking at their progress in each of the areas of the Skills Star (below). Upon successful completion of the course, participants are presented with a certificate.
A ten minute video submission for each participant is submitted to Parelli USA for external assessment. Successful assessment results in participants receiving a Parelli Level 1 certificate and a brief report on their display of horsemanship. Participants receive their own copy of the filmed submission, and most are proud to share this with their family. We organise award ceremonies wherever possible to celebrate success.
The Restart is the course replicated from our successful work in prisons.
We also offer Top-Up and Taster Sessions, which are 1:1 sessions usually in multiples of 2 hours and can provide either a lead into the Re-Start course or a Top Up for participants who have completed the Re-Start and need a little extra help.
We offer frontline professionals a half-day training in our specialism - reading and responding to non-verbal behaviour. A game-changer with difficult or disengaged clients.
The courses in Gloucestershire are delivered by Lead Approved Facilitator Jackie Evans, supported by a UK team of Approved Facilitators.
Jackie is a student and former Licensed Parelli Professional, with more than 20 years experience with horses and has been instrumental in the development and delivery of Centred Horseplay and TheHorseCourse for Gloucestershire.
We also have more facilitators currently in training, if you think you might be suited and would like to find out more, please contact Jackie.


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Casual styling has never been so effortless! Packed with features to enhance your wear, this slip-on sneaker has a breathable knitted upper, with bungee laces that offer an adjustable fit. A removable Kinetic Fit Tri blended EVA footbed provides premium arch support, while the Q FORM 2™ dual density midsole gives you engineered alignment and comfort. Perfect for travel or busy days running errands, the shoe also comes with Merrel Air Cushion technology and a flexible, durable sole.


You are looking at a record autographed by EMINEM! It is signed boldly in permanent sharpie, so you don't have to worry about the autograph fading.
The item comes with an authentic Certificate of Authenticity from ATG Authentics, guaranteeing the autograph authentic for life. This item would make a great addition to any collection. The item "EMINEM SIGNED AUTHENTIC'RECOVERY' VINYL RECORD LP withCOA SLIM SHADY 8 MILE RAP" is in sale since Thursday, August 3, 2017. This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Autographs-Original\Music\Rap & Hip Hop". The seller is "alltimegreatauthentics" and is located in Utica, Michigan.


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Ancient Galaxy Found at Edge of Universe, Because Apparently You Can Still Discover Those
From Popular Mechanics
Astronomers have identified a never-before-seen ancient galaxy 12.5 billion lightyears from Earth.
The galaxy is a star factory, producing stars more than 100 times faster than our own galaxy.
More of these ancient galaxies may exist, astronomers say.
A previously undetected type of ancient galaxy that rapidly produces stars is swirling at the edge of the universe.
Astronomers have regarded these galaxies as the stuff of fairytales and folklore, as only the footprints of such galaxies have existed. But now, a study published in the Astrophysical Journal says these galaxies do exist, and in fact, astronomer Christina Williams of Arizona State University's Steward Observatory has spotted one.
The galaxy is 12.5 billion light years away from Earth, leading scientists to believe it could unravel mysteries related to the origins of the universe. Using the famed Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), a slew of telescopes along the high plateaus of Chile's Atacama desert, Williams was able to catch sight of this mysterious galaxy.
But how did the galaxy stay hidden for so long? Astronomers suspect that stars forming inside a younger nearby galaxy produced a warm cloud of dust, which obscured the ancient star nursery.
"When I saw this galaxy was invisible at any other wavelength, I got really excited because it meant that it was probably really far away and hidden by clouds of dust," Williams said in a press statement.
Odds are galaxies like this one are more common than previously thought. "The observations for the current study were made in a tiny part of the sky, less than 1 percent the disc of the full moon," Williams said.
Source: SkyNews
Water Detected in Ancient, Distant Galaxy From The Beginnings of The Universe
Enormous 'shipyard' of ancient galaxies discovered 11 billion light-years away
Hubble snaps a deceptive image of two majestic, distant galaxies
Two New Ancient Galaxies Have Been Discovered
NGC 3314: When Galaxies Overlap


Do you want an unassailable advantage? Do you want a differentiation strategy that helps you stand out from the competition? Competing on values gives you that competitive advantage, one that's extremely difficult for competitors to undermine. Here's how you might think about competing on your values.
I have a client who works in an industry where it is common to subcontract work and receive payment from the subcontractor for the job. This payment can often be more than the contractor makes from the client directly. My client does not believe he is entitled to keep any portion the money he receives from a subcontractor.
My client makes the choice not to accept payments from the subcontractors he uses because he believes it is dishonest and because the profit from the subcontractor arrangement affects his decision-making. It's a kickback, and he refuses to play because his values are honesty, integrity, transparency and fiduciary trust (treating his client's money like it is his own).
Those are the reasons that drive his decision to do business the way he does, and they are reasons worth competing on. His values resonate with his clients and end up bringing him more business in the long run.
What are the values that drive your business decisions?
Your values can differentiate you and define you. Your values demonstrate that there are some things that you care deeply about. They show that there are some things that you are unwilling to comprise on, that there are things more important than money.
Those values and the decisions you make based on those values must be based on something higher than your profit alone. They have to be meaningful enough that your client will share that value and understand how it serves them.
How do your values differentiate and define you?
Values drive a wedge between you and your competitors. When your values differentiate and define you, they drive a wedge between you and your competitors, who may sell based on something less than values.
Your values provide your client with a story that goes to the heart of who you are. Your values speak to your purpose and meaning. They provide your prospective dream clients with an understanding and explanation as to why you do what you do.
Your values give life to the decisions you make in how you serve your clients. It's one thing to compete on what you do, and it's quite another to compete on why you do it. Providing the why drives a wedge between you and your competitors.


When children are affected by type 2 diabetes, the cells in the child's body don't respond to the insulin. As a result, glucose builds up in their bloodstream, building an insulin resistance. This leads to sugar levels in the body getting too high to be handled.
The Figures for England and Wales reveal that 533 children and young people are now diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which is an increase of about 6% from the year before.
However, the number for children affected by diabetes only constitutes about 2% of all child diabetes. Most of the children are affected by type 1 diabetes.
The Local Government Association said that the number of children being affected is still too much.
Data from the National Child Measurement Programme, an annual spot-check of the heights and weights of children in English primary schools, shows that one in 10 four- and five-year-olds and one in five 10 and 11-year-olds are suffering from obesity.
Even though type 2 diabetes is far more common than type 1 diabetes, it is rarely found in children. It is usually witnessed in adults and is mostly associated with obesity.
The Local Government Association, the body that represents hundreds of individual councils with responsibility for public health, believes that the cases in children will continue to rise unless firm steps are taken in the English government's awaited childhood obesity strategy.
The LGA has called for measures such teaspoon sugar labeling, reduction of sugar content in fizzy drinks, greater provision of tap water in schools and restaurants to prevent children from having sugary drinks and for councils to be given powers to ban junk food advertising near schools, to be included in the childhood obesity strategy.
The government has repeatedly postponed the publication of its action plan. It is expected to be now released this summer.
"We are determined to tackle obesity, and our comprehensive childhood obesity strategy will build on measures we are already taking, like the soft drinks industry levy.
Helen Dickens, of Diabetes UK, said people needed help to make healthier choices and lead healthier lives.
"Type 2 diabetes typically develops in adults over the age of 40, so it is extremely worrying that we are seeing more young people develop the condition," she said.


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star trek: alien domain is a free-to-play sci-fi strategy game played in a web browser. the game features a new star trek story, dozens of new starships and alien species. players join one of two factions (klingon or federation) and journey through fluid
Type: Browser |
Play: Free |
Download: No |
Developer: Gamesamba |
Publisher: Gamesamba
strategy -
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| Initial Release: Apr 07, 2007 |
About Star Trek: Alien Domain
Star Trek: Alien Domain is a free-to-play sci-fi strategy Game played in a web browser. The Game features a new Star Trek Story , dozens of new starships and alien species. Players join one of two factions (Klingon or Federation) and journey through fluidic space to build the strongest fleet and defeat their enemies.
It has been many years since the return of the USS Voyager and the galaxy was first introduced to the extradimensional realm of fluidic space. Species 8472, the violent, xenophobic beings indigenous to fluidic space, returned to their realm after forming an uneasy truce with Starfleet and the Voyager crew, who had turned over one of their nanoprobe warheads as a show of good faith.
Not convinced the truce would last, the Federation and Klingon Empire secretly began researching and evaluating the potential future threat posed by 8472. During this intense period of research, one of Starfleet's new Fluidic Research Centers detected a strange anomaly within the Alpha Quadrant, similar to the rifts previously created by Species 8472.
Equipment & Classes And/Or How To Play:
In the beginning, players will find themselves next to a fluidic system located within fluidic space. This system and other systems are contained within a fluidic sector. There are a total of 21 sectors in this area of fluidic space. Within a system, there are multiple planetoids to explore. From smallest to largest, fluidic space consists of: Planetoids -> Fluidic Systems -> Fluidic Sectors -> Fluidic Realm
Fluidic System Travel: Players will encounter various creatures in the fluidic systems, explore new systems, and engage in combat scenarios with opponents. In unlocked systems, players can move freely.
Fluidic Sector Travel: Players must unlock all of the fluidic systems in one sector before traveling to the next one. Between sectors are channels that connect them to each other. Players travel between the sectors via these channels.
Star Trek: Alien Domain is an online browser game and should run smoothly on practically any PC with a updated web-browser.
Star Trek: Alien Domain Features:
Upgrade and build bases and starships
Battle the opposing faction in multiple modes of PvP
Face off against AI enemies in a variety of PvE challenge modes
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Other Browser Games You May Like:
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Jawad Rafique Malik (Urdu: جواد رفیق ملک) is a Pakistani civil servant who serves in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as Chairman National Highway Authority. Malik belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and hails from Lahore.
Jawad Rafique Malik serves at the key position of Chairman National Highway Authority. Malik was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in 2017, and served as Federal Secretary of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2017 to December 2017. Malik belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Sikandar Sultan Raja, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Rizwan Ahmed, Allah Dino Khawaja and Zafarullah Khan. Before serving in the federal government, Malik served in the Government of Punjab as the provincial Health Secretary and Commissioner Lahore.
^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2017). "Jawwad Rafique Malik made NHA chairman".
^ nasir.wakeel. "PM inaugurates Northbound carriageway of Lyari Expressway". aaj.tv. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk.
^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 July 2012). "Ramazan bazaars Commissioner takes notice of edibles' shortage".
^ "Cooperation: 'Punjab to help improve health services in GB' - The Express Tribune". www.tribune.com.pk.
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