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Doped-Up Shrimp: Cocaine, Ketamine, Pesticides Found in Global Shrimp Supply
Big League Wellness
Sen. Mitch McConnell may be taking more trips to Red Lobster in lieu of this news.
Shane Trejo
Has Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) started investing in the shrimp industry? That's a question on people's minds after a study showed trace amounts of different illicit drugs – including cocaine – in the British shrimp supply.
A study released in Environment International showed that Gammarus pulex, a type of freshwater shrimp, tested positive for contaminants like ketamine, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals.
But every single shrimp that was tested was found to have traces of cocaine inside them, which is apparently the preferred intoxicant of these crustaceans.
"Although concentrations were low, we were able to identify compounds that might be of concern to the environment and crucially, which might pose a risk to wildlife," said Dr. Thomas Miller, who served as the study's lead author.
"As part of our ongoing work, we found that the most frequently detected compounds were illicit drugs, including cocaine and ketamine and a banned pesticide, fenuron. Although for many of these, the potential for any effect is likely to be low," Dr. Miller added.
Fifteen separate locations were tested by researchers, which indicate that these showings are far from a fluke.
"Such regular occurrence of illicit drugs in wildlife was surprising," said Dr. Barron, another researcher who worked on the study. "We might expect to see these in urban areas such as London, but not in smaller and more rural catchments."
These surprising findings will spur more research to be done that will determine just how deeply the world's seafood supply is contaminated.
"Whether the presence of cocaine in aquatic animals is an issue for Suffolk, or more widespread an occurrence in the UK and abroad, awaits further research. Environmental health has attracted much attention from the public due to challenges associated with climate change and microplastic pollution," University of Suffolk Professor Nic Bury said.
"However, the impact of 'invisible' chemical pollution (such as drugs) on wildlife health needs more focus in the UK," he added.
While 'Cocaine Mitch' may be happy about this news, it underscores real concerns about the safety of the world's food supply. Industrial consumption and widespread drug use are causing a chain reaction that could have long-lasting consequences.

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Q: How to Allocate More Memory to Javascript Heap Using Next.js We're having a problem with the development environment of our Next.js app.
Problem
Our Javascript heap is constantly running out of memory. Here are the specific error logs:
FATAL ERROR: CALL_AND_RETRY_LAST Allocation failed - JavaScript heap out of memory
 1: 0x10003ae75 node::Abort() [/usr/local/bin/node]
 2: 0x10003b07f node::OnFatalError(char const*, char const*) [/usr/local/bin/node]
 3: 0x1001a7ae5 v8::internal::V8::FatalProcessOutOfMemory(v8::internal::Isolate*, char const*, bool) [/usr/local/bin/node]
 4: 0x100572ef2 v8::internal::Heap::FatalProcessOutOfMemory(char const*) [/usr/local/bin/node]
 5: 0x10057c3f4 v8::internal::Heap::AllocateRawWithRetryOrFail(int, v8::internal::AllocationSpace, v8::internal::AllocationAlignment) [/usr/local/bin/node]
 6: 0x10054e1e4 v8::internal::Factory::NewRawTwoByteString(int, v8::internal::PretenureFlag) [/usr/local/bin/node]
 7: 0x10067fd99 v8::internal::String::SlowFlatten(v8::internal::Handle<v8::internal::ConsString>, v8::internal::PretenureFlag) [/usr/local/bin/node]
 8: 0x1001c587d v8::String::Utf8Length() const [/usr/local/bin/node]
 9: 0x10004e7b6 node::Buffer::(anonymous namespace)::ByteLengthUtf8(v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value> const&) [/usr/local/bin/node]
10: 0x2b9f4f0078a1
Abort trap: 6

Specifically: I've noticed questions that are somewhat similar, but when we try to run Node commands like this one: node --max_old_space_size=4096 node_modules/.bin/react-scripts start (a solution proposed elsewhere), which should allocate more memory to Node, we run into a problem. It seems that this will allocate extra memory to certain functions (and I've also seen this approach when allocating more memory to a specific file) but I'm not certain how to do that when you're running a command like npm run dev to start your development server.
Got any ideas?
Core Parts of Our Tech Stack

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*"@material-ui/core": "^4.0.0-alpha.8",

*"@stripe/react-stripe-js": "^1.1.2",

*"cors": "^2.8.5",

*"firebase": "^7.14.4",

*"next": "^9.5.2",

*"react": "^16.8.6",

*"react-query": "^2.12.1",

A: I encounter a similar issue recently and it was due to VS code automatically importing a log method from an existing npm module. It was both crashing the next server (dev mode) and also the storybook CLI.
Stack trace did not help and it was quite hard to catch.
It's not the first time I've had this problem even without VS code.
Based on my experience, I would advise to check your imports. You could also have a circular dependency.
If the next build commands passes then you should check any dev dependencies import.
Good luck !

A: I have similar situation many time. The majority of those solve by check circular dependency when I try to use index.ts to simple the imports.
Use madge saved me.
npm -g install madge
npx madge -s -c --extensions ts,tsx ./src/

A: Running npm run dev just calls the dev script in your package.json file.
It should look like this:
"dev": "next",

You can can add any flags you wish to send to node, for example:
"dev": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max_old_space_size=4096\" next",

A: *

*Delete the .next folder

*Run npm run dev
Issue fixed.

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Неферкара IV Хенду — давньоєгипетський фараон з VIII династії.
 Хенду Карім Нуреддинович (араб. كريم هندو; нар. 27 травня 1986, Алжир, Алжир) — алжирський та український футболіст, півзахисник.

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Map, Get Directions Canada Google Maps was posted April 18, 2018 at 4:53 am by Downloadable World Map . More over Get Directions Canada Google Maps has viewed by 5010 visitor.
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TRENTON, N.J. - A former Rutgers University student openly apologized for the first time on Tuesday for using a webcam to spy on a romantic liaison between a man and a roommate who later killed himself, saying he regrets his "thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices."
Dharun Ravi, who had been criticized by a judge for not showing remorse and for refusing to say he was sorry, also said he will begin serving a 30-day jail term on Thursday even though he doesn't have to.
Through a lawyer, Ravi issued his most contrite public statement yet in a case that made him a symbol of what his family called an overzealous prosecution and that made his roommate, Tyler Clementi, a prime example of what gay rights advocates said were the consequences of bullying.
"I accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices that I made on Sept. 19, 2010, and Sept. 21, 2010," Ravi said in his statement. "My behavior and actions, which at no time were motivated by hate, bigotry, prejudice or desire to hurt, humiliate or embarrass anyone, were nonetheless the wrong choices and decisions. I apologize to everyone affected by those choices."
After spending two days repeatedly looking at the Twitter feed on which Ravi announced "I saw him making out with a dude. Yay," Clementi, a shy, talented violinist, threw himself from New York City's George Washington Bridge on Sept. 22, 2010.
In March, a jury convicted Ravi of all 15 criminal counts with which he was charged, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. On two of the intimidation counts, he faced up to 10 years in state prison.
Last week, a judge sentenced him to 30 days in jail. Because the sentence is less than a year, it decreases the chances that federal immigration authorities will seek to have Ravi deported to India, where he was born and remains a citizen.
Prosecutors, finding the sentence too lenient, said they would appeal.
Ravi's lawyers have said they expect to appeal the convictions entirely. They say that he was not hateful and that authorities charged him with such serious crimes because of Clementi's suicide even though he was not charged with the 18-year-old's death.
Ravi, 20, could have remained free during the appeal but instead is volunteering to head to the Middlesex County Jail in New Brunswick.
"It's the only way I can go on with my life," he said in the statement.
The apology comes as a sharp reversal in course for Ravi, whose story inspired hundreds of people to rally at New Jersey's State House calling for no prison time and changes in the state's hate crime laws.
When Ravi was sentenced, Judge Glenn Berman chastised him for not apologizing for his actions.
"I heard this jury say 'guilty' 288 times," the judge said, referring to all the sub-parts of the charges Ravi faced repeated 12 times, once for each juror. "And I haven't heard you apologize once."
During the court proceeding, Ravi, who had said in March in a newspaper interview that he was "very sorry about Tyler," chose not to address the judge, though he cried as his mother pleaded for mercy for him.
He told Newark's The Star-Ledger newspaper in an interview conducted before the sentencing but published afterward that he did not want to say he was sorry during the sentencing because he thought it would sound insincere.
During the sentencing, Clementi's brother James Clementi said that hearing an apology that late from Ravi would not be meaningful to him.
On Tuesday, the state's largest gay rights group, Garden State Equality, said it was happy Ravi had publicly apologized. But Chairman Steven Goldstein said the group was questioning the timing of the apology.
"We have mixed emotions, and so rather than take an organizational stance just yet, we have posited the question to our members on (the group's) Facebook page to ask what they think," Goldstein said.
Garden State Equality has said Ravi deserves more jail time than he received but "nowhere near" the maximum sentence he could have received.
"We have said that our hearts would be open to an apology had Ravi opened his heart up to us all," Goldstein said. "He could have apologized in a way that would not have compromised his legal position. But he came across to many of us as unremorseful both before the trial and in engineered media appearances after the verdict."


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IBM unveils Power10 processor for big data analytics and AI workloads
Kyle Wiggers@Kyle_L_Wiggers	 August 16, 2020 9:01 PM
Image Credit: IBM
At the Hot Chips 2020 conference, which was held virtually this year, IBM announced the IBM Power10. It's the successor to the Power9 and represents the next generation of the company's processor family. IBM claims that the Power10 delivers up to three times greater efficiency than its predecessor while at the same time delivering higher workload capacity and container density.
The Power10 was designed over five years and has the distinction of being IBM's first commercial 7-nanometer processor. (In 2015, IBM, Samsung, and other members of IBM's Research Alliance produced the first test chips as part of a $3 billion R&D investment.) There will be multiple configurations, and while the specifics aren't yet being disclosed, the maximum single-chip-module offering won't exceed 15 SMT8 cores and the dual-chip-module offering won't exceed 30 SMT8 cores, according to IBM distinguished engineer and Power10 architect William Starke.
Besides power savings, the Power10 offers hardware memory encryption with an estimated 40% faster cryptography thanks to new AES cores and enhancements such as support for homomorphic encryption techniques. The Power10 is also designed to deliver hardware-enforced container protection and isolation capabilities co-optimized with its firmware, enabling the prevention of other containers in the same virtual machine from being affected by a single intrusion.
Above: The Power10 wafer.
The Power10 processor features dynamic execution register control, meaning users can design apps more resistant to attacks with negligible performance loss. Beyond this, it ships with what IBM calls "memory inception," which lets any Power10-based system in a cluster to share memory with other systems. Meanwhile, on the AI side of the equation, IBM says it expects the Power10 processor to achieve 10 to 20 times better performance for enterprise AI inference tasks compared with the Power9.
IBM cognitive systems GM Stephen Leonard asserts the Power10's reduced power consumption will drive datacenter efficiency and reduce costs while allowing hybrid cloud setups to achieve more work in a smaller footprint. Memory inception will driver further savings, he claims, as cloud providers offer more capabilities (such as AI workload acceleration) using fewer servers with pools of shared memory and cloud users lease fewer resources to meet their IT needs.
As announced back in 2018, Samsung will manufacture the Power10. Starke says it's already being sampled in multiple system offerings and will likely become available in the second half of 2021.
Like previous Power processors, the Power10 is open for licensing and modification by the OpenPower Foundation's over 250 members, including Google, Nvidia, Mellanox, and Tyan.
IBM's last Power processor family, the aforementioned Power9, was announced at the 2016 Hot Chips conference. As opposed to the Power10, it's manufactured on a 14-nanometer FinFET process, and it comes in 12- and 24-core versions. Summit at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, is based on Power9 combined with Nvidia Tesla GPUs acting as accelerators.


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Treasured venues: How a mid-November trip to Notre Dame Stadium cheered up this BYU fan
By Deseret News Jun 20, 2016, 1:20pm MDT
Ken Driggs, For the Deseret News
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Fans file into the stadium as BYU and Notre Dame play Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 in South Bend. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Brigham Young University cheerleader Shawnie Smith has some fun with a University of Notre Dame helmet after the game Nov 15th, 2003 in South Bend, Indiana. (Submission date: 11/15/2003) Jeffrey D. Allred,
Brigham Young University Brady Poppinga sacks University of Notre Dame qb Brady Quinn in action Nov 15th, 2003 in South Bend, Indiana. (Submission date: 11/15/2003) Jeffrey D. Allred,
Brigham Young University quarterback is sacked by University of Notre Dame's Courtney Watson and Darrell Campbell in action Nov 15th, 2003 in South Bend, Indiana. (Submission date: 11/15/2003) Jeffrey D. Allred,
Touch down Jesus on the campus of Notre Dame. BYU football fans and Notre Dame fans check out the stadium and surrounding campus Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Editor's note: This is part of an occasional series highlighting the favorite venues of DeseretNews.com contributors. Reader submissions (up to 600 words) can be sent to amorton@deseretdigital.com.
How could a Cougar fan road trip in mid-November to the ice-cold Midwest result in a treasured memory? Two of my sons, my son-in-law and I certainly found out.
In 2003, the BYU football team was in the midst of a down season. Quarterback injuries and some underwhelming performances sent the Cougars spiraling down to one of the worst records in decades.
A trip to play Notre Dame on a dreary November day didn't have the prospect of an exciting weekend. After all, Notre Dame was in a down year too.
We flew into Chicago on a Friday night, saw the big stores, the shops and the restaurants, as early Christmas shoppers descended onto Michigan Avenue and the famous Water Tower area in downtown Chicago.
We ordered a Chicago-style deep-dish pizza at Giordano's and enjoyed every bite, and then picked up the freeway/tollway route and headed to our hotel in nearby Indiana.
The next morning we cruised on the turnpike toward the pleasant college town of South Bend, Indiana. Our first stop was at the historic College Football Hall of Fame, which was a special experience in itself.
We visited with injured BYU QB John Beck from our kids' high school, Mesa Mountain View. He had sustained a season-ending injury in the home loss to Boise State.
We then headed to the Notre Dame campus and were directed by Notre Dame fans to the Main Building, which we soon realized was a special place.
As we approached the rotunda of the building, we were in awe with the majesty of the religious murals, especially as we looked at the ceiling of the rotunda.
It was an emotional and uplifting experience to fully realize that this special university gave homage to the sacred images that we jointly treasure.
As we left the building we were invited to join with the Notre Dame fans as they traditionally walked behind the Notre Dame band as they marched into the stadium.
Approaching the turnstiles, each ticket taker repeated, "Welcome to Notre Dame Stadium." The respect they had for guests to their facility was obvious.
We were surrounded by Fighting Irish fans in the stadium, rooting for their team but also showing respect for the visiting fans.
The Notre Dame band played the BYU fight song on the field before and after the game. As we prepared to leave after the game was over we congratulated the home team fans around us and they were gracious in victory.
The stadium was big, plain, and historic but somehow the transcendent memory was not the facility itself, but was in the common ideals of the contestants. What a novel notion in the era of in-your-face combatants. It was truly refreshing.
I was impressed enough to write a laudatory letter to Notre Dame President Edward Malloy about the positive experience. I received a generous and heartfelt reply.
In the middle of the return letter Malloy captured my feelings about the two universities. He wrote "I have a high regard for BYU as a university and for all it represents. Both of us are religiously affiliated with a strong academic tradition and with highly competitive programs."
I have treasured that letter ever since. He included his nickname with his signature — Ed "Monk" Malloy — which was a nice personal touch.
Maybe college football and college sports will someday return to a more respectful era among competitors. In the meantime I have a cherished moment to remember.
Ken Driggs of Mesa, Arizona, is a BYU graduate and served as Cosmo in the '60s. Contact him at kkdriggs@gmail.com.
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We want to use the email template "Get Ready" for our newsletter.
The header in the template recommends the image size 660x228px.
I inserted the header with the right size and it is shown in Marketo and on the Desktop version in Outlook and Google Mail correctly.
But on the mobile phone (Gmail) it is displayed incorrectly.
I attach screenshots of the header.
Do you know why the header is displayed like that?
And what I could to do to change it?
We'd need to see the code to really be able to provide the fix but likely this an interaction of image size + background size/repeat instructions in the code. Likely the responsive arrangement makes the container larger than the original 228px high size of the image, and the code has been set to not allow the image to be stretched larger than its native size to fill the space.
You probably want to make sure the background styling is set to background-size: cover and background-repeat: no-repeat, but you may also want to consider tweaking either the size of the uploaded image (so that the mobile version doesn't look pixelated), and/or tweak the text styling so that the mobile container isn't so tall.
The recommended image size for the header from the Template is 660x228 px.
I already enlarged the size to 1.013x350 px but there still is a small bar visible from a repetition of the image on the mobile phone.
Do you have any idea what the right image size is?
Or how I can change the code to display the image correctly?
Without the code it is very hard to help you debug. Have you changed the size of the Font for mobile? You might need to make you font sizes smaller in the media query. Make it a lot smaller and see if it still occurs. It looks to me like your Font is so big or that there is so much text that it is spilling out of the div (stretching it) and therefore repeating the image.
In the code you shared here, you've got the background image applied to both the background:______ and background-image:_______ properties.
background-image is kind of a specific subset of the background attribute/property.
Notice how all the properties are kinda rolled up into one piece? When you're just loading the image part, but using the background property it can create a conflict b/c some systems will interpret that as "zeroing out" all the add'l properties that are not included (like -repeat, -position, -size ...).
For a quick fix, I'd try rearranging the code so that the background: property came before the others rather than after.
thank you very much for your tip.
Unfortunately, the image is still displayed incorrectly when I changed the code in the rearranged way.
Right now, we think that it might be a problem in Gmail and not in our template.
We changed the image size to 1.071x370 px and then it is still not displayed completely, but at least it is not repeated anymore.
And also thank you to Gerard for your answer!
Note: If one of the properties in the shorthand declaration is the bg-size property, you must use a / (slash) to separate it from the bg-position property, e.g. background:url(smiley.gif) 10px 20px/50px 50px; will result in a background image, positioned 10 pixels from the left, 20 pixels from the top, and the size of the image will be 50 pixels wide and 50 pixels high.


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Rushey Green Children's Centre
London Borough Of Lewisham
Rushey Green children's centre was registered in 2006. It previously operated as a day nursery with the Local authority and as an Early Years centre from 2001. It operates from rooms and base group rooms for children, set out over three floors of a converted residential premises and has use of an enclosed outside play area. The centre serves the local area and opens five days a week 50 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 09.00 to 11.45, 13.00 - 15.45, 09.00 to 15.45 and 08.00 to 17.45 depending on whether children have priority or community places. The nursery is registered to provide full day care for 60 children from six months to under five years. There are currently 78 children from seven months to four years on roll. This includes 35 nursery education funded three and four year olds. The setting supports children with learning difficulties and disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language.
Show the full table for Lewisham Education Authority, for the town London or for the postcode SE6
41 Rushey Green, Catford, , London SE6 4AS


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Sergio Agüero out of Argentina matches with injury, doubtful for Manchester Derby
Oh boy, here come the injuries to Agüero...
By Renato Goncalves Aug 30, 2016, 10:05am BST
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Sergio Agüero is injured again.
The Manchester City striker has been ruled out of the Argentina national team squad that will face Uruguay and Venezuela in the World Cup Qualifiers this week, the Argentine FA announced on Monday. Agüero sustained a muscle injury in his left calf during the Premier League match against West Ham United on Sunday and will not recover in time to play for the Albiceleste, according to AFA's statement.
Agüero's injury isn't just bad news for the national team, it's also bad news for Man City. A muscle problem usually takes a full month to be properly healed, and with a huge Manchester Derby coming in just two weeks, there's a considerable chance that Kun will not be available to face Manchester United at Old Trafford on September 10.
Agüero has been on fire at the early stages of this season, scoring six goals in four games for Pep Guardiola's side. Not having Agüero would certainly be a giant blow for Guardiola ahead of his first Manchester Derby, and the Catalan might have to think harder than usual to come up with a solution for the striker position if he decides not to start Kelechi Iheanacho.
Why do you get injured so much, Agüero? Anyway, quick recovery!


English (mainly East Midlands), Dutch, and German: from Middle English pi(c)k, Middle Dutch picke, Middle High German bicke 'pick', 'pickaxe', hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made pickaxes or used them as an agricultural or excavating tool. North German: metonymic occupational name for a pitch-burner, from Low German pick 'pitch'. English: possibly from Middle English pike 'pike' (the fish), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish, or as a descriptive nickname for someone thought to resemple a pike in some way. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.
Where is the Pick family from?
You can see how Pick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pick families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1911 there were 91 Pick families living in Ontario. This was about 43% of all the recorded Pick's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pick families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pick surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Pick ancestors do for a living?
In 1881, a less common occupation for the Pick family was Mechanic. Farmer, Blacksmith and Dress Maker were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Pick. The most common Pick occupation in Canada was Farmer. 28% of Pick's were Farmers.
Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Pick ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.
What Pick family records will you find?
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Pick. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pick census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Pick. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Pick. For the veterans among your Pick ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
You've only scratched the surface of Pick family history.
What is the average Pick lifespan?
Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Pick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Pick in 1955 was 54, and 75 in 2004.
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Pick ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.


Azure Security Center baseline rules version 4, get compliant!
Microsoft has updated their Azure Security Center Common Configuration Identifiers and Baseline Rules to version 4, this is the pre-build way to get compliant.
Microsoft has released its Common Configuration Identifiers and Baseline Rules to version 4. These identifiers are the input for the baselines that reside in Azure Security Center. These baselines can be found here.
In this post I will explain how to get compliant on Windows Server 2016 to the fourth version of the baseline used for Azure Security Center.
Microsoft has published a new set of baseline rules that are used in Azure Security Center. They gave this the name 'version four', which sounds logical because the previous one was version three ;). The biggest adjustment in this version is the list of rules for Windows server 2016. In version three these where not in the list and as of now, everybody can download and see the baseline rules that Microsoft checks for a VM that is hooked up to Azure Security Center.
In my previous post that can be found here, I mentioned that the baseline rules that are check within Azure Security Center are all given a CCEID. When opening up the fourth version of the baseline rules there are some rules that are not given a CCEID, but they are listed as NOT_ASSIGNED. In the 131 rules that are in the list for Windows Server 2016, there are 19 rules listed as NOT_ASSIGNED. I interpreted these rules as add-ons to the CCE standard rules, which come from Microsoft as a guidance to secure your environment even better.
As mentioned before, there are 131 rules that are checked for compliance in the new version of the ASE CCI rule set. So the moment I came home and the lights were already out outside, I began to install a clean Windows Server 2016 image from the Azure Marketplace and added it to ASC. After the VM deployment with source image / WindowsServer / 2016-Datacenter / 2016.127.20180220, it has 56 configuration items that need your attention. When you read the recommendation you can get compliant by doing a GPO setting on each VM. But what I did is: I created a GPO on a domain controller, so it can be distributed over domain-joined VMs. It can also be distributed over non-domain-joined VMs with the tool LGPO.exe. How I did this can be found in one of my previous posts that can be found here.
To make it easier for everybody I have uploaded the GPOs that I created to Github and will keep them there. My repository can be found here.
To get a Windows Server 2016 compliant (except one) the following Powershell script will install a custom script extension that will execute the Powershell script that is in my repo.
In this blog post I have explained and provided the knowledge how to get compliant to the latest baseline of Microsoft that is used for Azure Security Center. This guide will get you compliant for 99%. The rule with CCEID "CCE-37954-5" is a rule where you must configure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' with the expected Value: Guests, Local Account. As you can see the expected value is: Guests (sounds logical) and Local Account. The last expected value is blocking inbound connections from the network for all local accounts. This might be a logical setting on a domain joined VM, but not on a non domain joined VM. I have provided Microsoft with feedback regarding this.
Stay tuned for new updates and other GPOs for Server 2012 R2 and scripts for Linux.
Just want to say this is awesome! Thanks!
Thanks for this awesome work.
I have imported your config into an automation account in Azure and I am getting partial success.
1 question. I see in the code that it is to be applied to member servers. Does that mean it wont work on standalone Windows 2016? Do the nodes have to be part of a domain?
It should work on a standalone Windows Server 2016. They can be part of a domain, but it is not required. What problems do you have?
Compilation completes fine inthe automation account.


Silver Cable Chain Lengths, 3 inches long, 10pcs.
Convenient and practical silver chain lengths are ready to add to your jewelry creations to add length or width easily! Each has a pre-installed jump ring on each side so you can add to a necklace or bracelet quickly. Cable style links. Size: Each 3 inches long. 10 total strands per pack.


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In carriera è stata campionessa mondiale dei 3000 metri siepi a Helsinki 2005.

Biografia
Spesso il suo nome viene erroneamente trascritto come Docus: l'errore di trascrizione nel passaporto fu poi replicato nei documenti di gara.

È stata campionessa mondiale sulla distanza dei 3000 metri siepi a . Sulla stessa distanza ha vinto l'oro anche ai Giochi del Commonwealth del 2006 a Melbourne.

Sui 5000 metri piani ha invece vinto un titolo mondiale juniores nel 2000 ed un argento ai campionati africani del 2002. È inoltre la distanza su cui ha concorso i suoi primi Giochi olimpici ad : fu dodicesima in batteria, mancando così l'ingresso in finale.

È rimasta ferma per due anni, tra il 2007 e il 2009, in seguito alla sua prima gravidanza, tornando alle gare nella tarda primavera del 2009.

Nel 2009 ha vinto la mezza maratona dell'Alto Adige, stabilendo il suo primato personale sulla distanza.

Record nazionali

Seniores
 1500 metri piani indoor: 4'19"50 ( Ancona, 19 febbraio 2005)
 3000 metri piani: 8'46"29 ( Saint-Denis, 4 luglio 2003)
 3000 metri piani indoor: 9'11"75 ( Genova, 22 febbraio 2004)
 5000 metri piani: 15'05"30 ( Heusden-Zolder, 31 luglio 2004)
 5000 metri piani indoor: 15'40"03 ( Stoccarda, 31 gennaio 2004)

Palmarès

Altre competizioni internazionali
2003
  al Cross della Vallagarina ( Villa Lagarina)

2005
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GOZO SHIODA was born in Tokyo in 1915. In 1932 he entered training with Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, and became one of his outstanding students. In 1954 he entered the All Japan Martial Arts Exhibition, and won first prize. Holder of the ninth rank black belt, he founded the Yoshinkan Aikido. In 1988 he was awarded the title of Aikido Meijin (Master) by the International Martial Arts Federation. He was also chief instructor for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the Air Self-defense Force, the Japanese National Railways, Sophia University, Meiji Gakuin University, and Takushoku University, his alma mater. He passed away in 1994.


Special education is the practice of educating students with special educational needs in a way that addresses their individual needs.
The Teachers in the school are highly qualified and educating the students in a very professtional manner and encourage the team spirit of students.
Our philosophy is to enhance learning experience at younger age, provides Activity rooms for middle classes and fully equipped labs for senior classes.
This school works with. XSEED system of teaching.
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Vedic Math is a system of mathematics that enables an individual to solve math problems quickly without the use of paper, pencils or a calculator.
We teach the students to learn the JAP handwriting it will be helpful in the future of the students and also be in the part of student's career.
In our school we have coaching classes for NEET, JIPMER, JEE and also special training for the X and XII standard students.
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Important Considerations During iPhone App Development
by: Cameron McCaughey
Posted In: Mobile Application Development
The development of iOS applications is in huge demand in the current times. More and more people favour it because of its extraordinary functional features which guarantee consistent performance throughout. iPhone apps have acquired an expansive market share for itself, thus reaching out to every distinct customer requirement. No wonder its popularity is indisputable.
The iPhone app developers also take special effort in designing the best quality apps so that they have their own reputation in the industry. These apps are also flexible and scalable so that every small and big business is pushed to new heights of success. However, during the procedure of designing and building these apps, the developers had to follow some necessary tricks and techniques, paying attention to the factors so that a robust and attractive application can be built.
Here are a few of these factors and considerations that every developer has to pay special attention to.
1. Doing market research
It is crucial for every iOS app developer to conduct thorough market research so that they have an estimated idea about their competitors in the market. Analysing the market enables one to gather deep insights about their competitors, their strengths and weaknesses can also be figured out. Before starting with the entire process, the developer should be crystal clear about his app concept and idea. He should also be certain about the purpose of his app, the name and whether it will be hybrid or native. All this is very essential to gain positive feedback from the customers and also to build a good reputation for the business.
2. Knowing the target audience
For every developer of iOS apps, it is necessary that they are familiar with their right group of targeted audiences. The app that one builds should reach out to the demands and requirements of the concerned audiences. The app should define their necessities and aspirations, fulfilling them smoothly so that they are benefitted from the enhanced user experience.
For this, the developer should possess detailed planning at hand. During app-building, they should focus exclusively on targeting the right group of consumers according to their age and preferences, likes and dislikes. One can also try targeting the audience geographically by sending out timely notifications to them about product launches, discounts, offers etc. This is why the classification and understanding of users are very vital.
3. Be original
Be it any app, it is the responsibility of the developer to be unique and innovative regarding his end product. The same goes for iPhone apps. Besides being smoothly functional, the app developers should also focus on keeping it original, as per the ease of the customers. Creativity and originality is the key to building a reliable app which eventually becomes popular in the market. While Apple has certain pre-determined guidelines for app building, its criterion also includes making every app original and secure.
4. Proper testing
Simply designing and launching an iPhone application is not enough. Every skilled and professional developer should pay attention to conducting proper testing of the apps so that they remain free from bugs and errors. The developer has to undertake special measures to make the app secure, provide the user's protection against data and security breaches, third party invasion, malware, and other identity threats.
Apple has its own set of approved testing measures which fixes the bugs in the apps and also guarantees their maintenance. Quality assurance is important to enjoy the seamless integration of iOS apps into daily life. The apps can be developed quickly but it may also lead to potential failures. Therefore it is advised to always follow the incremental model while developing apps for iOS. The app can then be modified accordingly. Today, with the ample advancement of technology, these advanced mobility solutions leverage businesses in various ways.
Cameron McCaughey
is an experienced iPhone app developer of a reputed company named Vision & Solutions. Here, the author has written this informative article to elaborate on the various factors that every app developer should consider and pay attention to before developing iOS applications.
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Eavesdropping: Happy Trails
A pair of cyclists take a breather in north Fayetteville, Arkansas, about halfway through an August 13 ride from one end of the Razorback Greenway trail to the other and back again. The trail runs about 36 miles through several of northwest Arkansas' biggest cities, linking dozens of miles of smaller trails into a regional network. DAN HOLTMEYER
The Omaha World-Herald reports that State Sen. Robert Hilkemann was injured near Aurora, Nebraska in an accident at the end of a five-week bike ride that began in Seattle. "It was fabulous," he told the newspaper. "I'm so grateful it happened 3 miles from the end and not 3 miles after the start."
Another Nebraska legislator, Bill Kintner, accidentally fell victim to an extortion scam that started with Facebook, Skype and a "smoking hot" woman and ended with Kintner being called a "guttersnipe" and paying a $1,000 penalty to the state for misuse of a government laptop.
In response to questions about the state's #46 ranking in school quality, Oklahoma State School Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said, "Treading water is not a policy," and asked that education funds be used holistically to serve the state's increasingly diverse population. (Hat tip to NonDoc)
Hillary Clinton's presidential race opened its first campaign headquarters in Arkansas in a Little Rock shopping center. A former U.S. sentator told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that having the state's former first lady on the ballot could help down-ticket races.
After the Missouri primaries, the Kansas City Star observed that, "the race for governor this November will be between a Republican who used to be a Democrat and a Democrat who used to be a Republican."
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Q: Utilizar boas práticas ou a forma correta de se armazenar um ID Atualmente quando preciso alterar algum dado de clientes, armazeno o ID em um input hidden, mas isso fica visível caso você inspecione elemento dando a liberdade para alguém que tenha mais experiência manipular o sistema.
Existe alguma forma correta de se fazer isso? Alguma boa prática?

A: Não fica muito visível. Fica suficientemente visível.
Se o seu sistema permite que algo errado seja feito só porque alguém sabe qual é o ID, então seus sistema é muito falho. Conserte ele, não tente inventar proteções artificiais em sentido.
Está errado qualquer sistema que não valide cada mínima ação do usuário antes de tomar uma decisão e uma ação que mude estado no sistema. E adivinhe? Uns 99% dos sistemas permitem usuários fazer coisas não esperadas e comprometer em algum grau o que não poderia fazer.
As pessoas precisam aprender desenvolver software do jeito correto e esse jeito nunca é pegando uma informação aqui ou ali. É necessário método científico, aprendizado estruturado, entendimento profundo de toda a base do que está fazendo e saber qual é seu contexto, por isso nunca procure por boas práticas.
Boas práticas servem como alerta para algo que alguém já pensou sobre o assunto, não como guia definitivo do que fazer. A maioria tem falhas e não foco no seu contexto.
Tudo o que vem de fora do sistema, principalmente as que podem ser acionadas por um usuário de forma legítima ou não deve ser validada. Só deve aceitar o que for possível. Um dos erros que se comete é tentar impedir o errado. Você nunca saberá tudo o que pode ser errado. Então proibia tudo e aceite só aquilo que é aceitável naquele contexto.
A pessoa pode ver determinada informação se passar o ID? Ok, então mande pra ela. Se ela não puder não mande. Se pode em dada circunstância, se pode se ela for uma pessoas com uma determinada credencial, ok, então verifique se atende os critérios antes de mandar. Isso se torna ainda mais importante se ela puder mudar o dado.
Se o dado for mudado, será que precisa de autorização extra de alguém? Em alguns casos precisa, então faça um passo extra. De qualquer forma registre tudo oque foi alterado, ou mesmo acessado em boa parte dos casos.
Há situações que um sistema de alerta é um meio termo entre só registrar o que o foi feito e pedir para alguém autorizar a ação. Existe um mecanismo chamado alçada e é um termo que quase nenhum programador usa, um enorme erro.

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Guard of Honour of current Mahal volunteers at the Mahal Memorial on Yom Hazikaron 2011, together with Mahal 1947-49 volunteers Migdal Teperson, Smoky Simon, Joe Woolf and Ruth Stern.
Mahal-IDF-Volunteers.org is the leading guide for all would-be overseas enlistees (non-Israelis and Israelis) prior to joining the IDF (Israel Defense Forces). It is not an official website of the State of Israel but a voluntary initiative aiming to assist you - from retrieving reliable information to pre-checking your qualification and being your one-stop-assistant until your enlistment. All services are free and donations are not accepted.
This website got the "Jewish Agency Top Site 2005" award.
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IDF Mahal and the other IDF programs listed on this website are the administrative gates for the simplified enlistment of non-Israelis and overseas Israelis. Their actual IDF service is shoulder to shoulder with regular Israeli soldiers, even if the minimum service time is usually shorter than the regular IDF paths. Otherwise there are no major differences.
The programs aim to contribute to Israel's defense and to provide experienced and enthusiastic young leaders for Jewish communities. The following programs enable young Jews from all over the world to volunteer for the IDF.
The Mahal program is for men younger than 24 and women younger than 21. Eligible are non-Israeli Jews, descendants of a Jewish grandparent of the aforementioned. The program consists of 18 months of IDF service.
The Mahal Nahal Haredi program is for non-Israeli religious (haredi) Jewish men younger than 24. The program consists of 18 months of service in a separate IDF Nahal Haredi Infantry combat unit.
The Mahal Hesder program is for non-Israeli religious (dati) Jewish men younger than 24. The program consists of 6 1/2 months of studies in a Yeshivat Hesder (IDF Rabbinical College) followed by at least 14 months of IDF service, in total 20 1/2 months.
Thousands of young people from more than 40 countries have already joined the IDF through its exciting programs for overseas volunteers.
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May 12, 2005. Veteran foreign volunteers who fought in the War of Independence held a stirring meeting Wednesday with present-day volunteers in the IDF.
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Ruby Viola Lovingood Davis, age 94 of Blue Springs Road, Harrison, TN formerly of Murphy, NC died Friday, May 16, 2008 at her residence.
She was a native of Cherokee County, NC, had lived in Akron, Ohio for 40 years before retiring in 1987 to Harrison, TN. She was a founding member of the Hanging Dog Baptist Church, a very Christian loving mother, she devoted her life to caring for her family and read her Bible everyday. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Posey and Sue Barrett Lovingood and was preceded in death by three brothers, Conley Lovingood, Charles Lovingood and Ned Lovingood and one sister, Lola Millsaps.
She is survived by her husband, James Robert Davis; three daughters, Maxine Honeycutt of Cleveland, TN, Morene Cangemi of Harrison, TN and Beth McNulty of Harrison, TN; one brother, Paul Lovingood of Marble, NC; two sisters, Hazel Brooks of Albany, GA and Mildred Palmer of Murphy, NC; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Hanging Dog Baptist Church. Rev. Rondle Ford will officiate. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve Honeycutt, James McNulty, Dave Furtwengler, Ronnie Rowe, Vito Cangemi and Bob McNulty. Honorary pallbearer will be Michael Cangemi.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM Monday, May 19, 2008 at Hanging Dog Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made In Memory of Ruby Viola Lovingood Davis to the Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 5233 Hanging Dog Road, Murphy, NC 28906.


I just got an account with a VPN provider and I'm trying to get things working. On my server (192.168.10.2) the VPN is connecting and working as expected. The next step is to set it up so that other systems on my LAN can use it for specific routes. I've read just about every tutorial on setting up your system as a VPN gateway but for some reason nothing is working.
Ultimately I want to setup selective routing but first I need to make sure it's working. On my laptop (192.168.10.248) I change the default gateway from 192.168.10.1 to 192.168.10.2. With the updated default gateway on my laptop (192.168.10.248) I cannot ping, traceroute or connect to http. All of them just time out. I'm not even seeing the hop to 192.168.10.2 on the traceroute. I can still ping all the hosts on my same subnet but I can't route out. I have tried many variations of the iptables rules with no success. I'm wondering what else I am missing and hoping someone can offer some help.
What's the output of ping/tracepath to 10.9.0.1 and 10.9.0.9 respectively from the laptop?
Also DNS servers is it pointed at? I had a similar problem to yours because I had to make an exception for my laptop's DNS queries.
I'll add as much detail as possible. From what I see, it looks like the inbound requests never hit the POSTROUTING table. I'm not sure if it's due to my logging or something else.
- I'm positive I have too many log entries, but I didn't think they could hurt.
Which effectively does route everything through tun2, however you also have a default route defined through eth0. The fact that POSTROUTING is never hit in your logs indicates that the box is in fact not routing which in turn says that the default route appears to have preference. A good start would be to delete that default route and add a static route to your VPN peer instead. Then verify that your VPN is actually functional, because I don't see tun2 anywhere in your log.


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Philly-area marketer rides the $350B As Seen on TV gravy train
America's love affair with gadgets is going global.
By Cassie Hepler
Published : October 09, 2017 Updated : October 09, 2017
Several of the As Seen on TV products sold by Top Dog Direct. (Provided)
Laugh all you want at those crazy TV commercials touting the latest and greatest gadgets, but the As Seen on TV industry is a $350+ billion market.
For more than 30 years, Trevose, Pennsylvania, marketer Bill McAlister, CEO of Top Dog Direct, has been laughing all the way to the bank with some of the most popular As Seen on TV creations, including Mighty Putty, BeActive Brace, Spray Perfect, Futzuki, Stream Clean, Urine Gone and Sobokawa Cloud Pillow. Top Dog Direct even went to the Mojave Desert to pull a plane using a Mighty Putty product.
The key to a successful As Seen on TV (ASOT) product is that it solves a common problem, reaches mass audiences and retails for less than $20, with enthralling televised demonstrations. But Americans want to know: Are all these magical inventions made in China?
"The manufacturing is done here [in the U.S.] to use only FDA-approved facilities and shorten the supply chain," McAlister said. "For more labor-intensive products, they are made overseas. Health and beauty items are primarily made in the United States."
ASOT stores, like the one at King of Prussia Mall, are a very small part of the retail channel for TV items, with 500 or so stores. The mass retailers – Walmart, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Walgreens – are where 95 percent of TV items are sold.
America's greatest assets are its entrepreneurial spirit and economic freedom, making it an inventors' paradise, according to McAlister. What about all the naysayers who claim it's a bunch of cheaply made plastic crap?
"Top Dog Direct has a very low return rate of less than 5 percent. We sell quality goods," McAlister said. "Because of the high cost of media and product, any company that does sell inferior goods is quickly out of business. We have extensive QA [quality assurance] procedures and monitor customer returns closely. … The cost versus the retail price of individual products is strictly confidential. Depending on the item, it can vary approximately 25 percent."
Just like every industry has its renegades that sometimes go rogue, so does this one. For instance, the Slap Chop/Shamwow products used to be hawked on popular TV ads by a guy who wound up in jail for beating a person. But others have more inspirational stories, like the Hot Buns mom.
Taylor Baldwin is a single mother of four daughters living her dream in San Diego, thanks in part to Top Dog Direct. Her invention, beauty product Hot Buns, was a hit.
"I knew hair buns were making a comeback and knew women had a hard time making them. There was also a trend to cut up and roll men's socks to help make a perfect bun. So, I came up with a device that would help make a perfect bun in seconds, and any girl could do it," Baldwin said. "I was blessed to have much success with my first invention – but I have also failed with others, and there are many more products in the pipeline."
Products are made anywhere from China to America, she said.
"Sure, there's crap out there, but for the most part, the products are not crap," Baldwin said. "They solve some sort of challenge for the masses."
Richard Davidson, founder and president of RK Response Inc., found his claim to fame with foot reflexology mat Futzuki, also with help from Top Dog Direct, after meeting McAlister at a Vegas trade show.
"I was introduced to reflexology and realized there could be a better and easy way to get pain relief to my feet," he said. "I designed and patented the ZUKI technology of multiple points used to penetrate the surface of the body for reflexology purposes."
For those who think they have the next great invention, take some words of advice from the master marketer himself.
"For those special problem solvers, research to see if it has already been invented. Often it has. If not," he said, "create a prototype and test it thoroughly to make sure that it works quickly and easily, then bring it to Top Dog Direct, and we can create the next TV hit."
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Mona Alexis Pressly: The Thousand Oaks False Flag, Part II
November 27, 2018 November 27, 2018 James Fetzerblog
"Make no mistake about it gun control is not about crook control. It's about America control" —Derrick Grayson
Mona Alexis Presley
The Dispatch audio
There are many questions once again with this "shooting" as in all the others. The questions from drills in the past have been answered with censorship. All Sandy Hook opposition is being taken down on the internet. Videos, articles, blogs, websites, and pictures proving these shootings are all drills with a specific agenda are quietly disappearing so the criminals can write history that match their lies.
Here is one of many contradictions in the news. The VCStar reported, "After spraying bullets for almost three minutes and killing 11 other victims, the gunman then went into an office near the front of the bar where he was found dead, apparently killing himself, police said". However, the police dispatch have a different report. They say that he was shot 3 times in the chest and he was at the south side in the back of the bar.
Listen to the dispatch audio for yourself by clicking this link: the dispatch audio.
As in the other drills that have happened since the Aurora shooting there has been a shift in witness accounts and family members speaking to the press. You can find the people in recent shootings (2012- Current) people smiling more than not. We have witnessed this phenomenon at Sandy Hook, Orlando, Las Vegas, and the list goes on. People when involved with a trauma or death usually do not spend their time smiling. This should not have to be explained.
Also, in the past when families lost their loved ones it was rare that the family came on television to comment. Now, with these drills you have mom, dad, grandfather and whomever else they can create to interview so to get those donations rolling in.
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Furthermore, the people at the Thousand Oaks bar were also victims at the Las Vegas shooting last year October, 2017. Now what are the odds?
The Political Agenda
The agenda is not gun control but gun confiscation. This people behind the agenda will never stop until they have accomplished their mission. If we as a nation do not demand the exposure of all false flags, drills, including the JFK shooting we will continue to be controlled by the runaway tyrannical, corrupt government. Here's the latest from a CA Democrat who wants to run for President:
The laws that are gaining the most ground since the Parkland shooting are the red flag laws. This is Trump's doing by stating in a meeting with the gun grabbers that we should forget about due process. Take the guns now and sort everything out later. This means that they can now take away your guns before you have committed a crime just because a family member, friend, foe states you seem unstable. An innocent man has already been a victim of these laws when he refused to hand over his guns.
National "Red Flag" Laws in the Works
There is a federal "Red Flag" law in the works, promoted by the House Democrats. Even the President has supported them, going so far as to say, "Take the guns first and do due process later", which, of course, is completely unconstitutional. Very troubling.
A patriot on twitter responded to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) who suggested that guns be confiscated. The patriot stated he would never turn in his guns and there will be a revolution if they try to confiscate guns. The California government tyrant responded that a revolution would be short because the government "has nukes." Seriously, when did the communists take over this country and where are Americans outrage? We the people have let our government cross the line by allowing them to pass ANY gun control laws at all. Any law passed is a violation of the 2nd Amendment. We need to undo the damage that has been done with gun control measures and throw out ALL gun control laws. Period end of discussion.
A meme created by Mark Passio says it best:
"You see, evil men, the likes of whom have sought to enslave their fellow man since the dawn of creation, took America not by might or strength of arms, but by deception and guile." ― Eric J. Martindale
Mona Alexis Pressley, Conspiracy Realist and M.A. in psychology, has conducted extensive research into the identities and causes of death of those who have been listed as "victims" of the Las Vegas event. She has authored many blogs published at jamesfetzer.blogspot.com (which was recently deleted as another target of the social mediagiant's e orts to suppress conservative views and conspiracy research,now replaced by jamesfetzer.org), including "Nobody Died at the LasVegas Concert," "Con rmed: Nobody died at the Law Vegas Concert,""Las Vegas Police Scanner and Crime Map" and "Stephen Paddock: More Las Vegas Lies." Among her most important contributions has been the discovery that the obituaries published by USA Todayand other prominent venues were based upon persons who died ondi erent dates or in di erent states or from di erent causes of death.
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Sorry off-topic, but this looks like a pay off to me for a hoax well done.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-awards-more-167-million-support-victims-las-vegas-shooting
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All of the mortgages in Sandy Hook and local areas were paid-off in full…..including most of the empty lots. The money was funnelled through shell companies so that it cannot be traced.
Investigators were told by homeowners that they were warned to "keep their mouths shut".
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Somalis in the Twin Cities and Columbus : Immigrant Incorporation in New Destinations Paperback / softback
by Stefanie Chambers
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In the early 1990s, Somali refugees arrived in Minneapolis and St.
Paul, Minnesota. Later in the decade, an additional influx of immigrants arrived in a second destination of Columbus, Ohio.
These refugees found low-skill jobs in warehouses and food processing plants and struggled as social "outsiders," often facing discrimination based on their religious traditions, dress, and misconceptions that they are terrorists.
The immigrant youth also lacked access to quality educational opportunities.
In Somalis in the Twin Cities and Columbus, Stefanie Chambers provides a cogent analysis of these refugees in Midwestern cities where new immigrant communities are growing.
Her comparative study uses qualitative and quantitative data to assess the political, economic, and social variations between these urban areas.
Chambers examines how culture and history influenced the incorporation of Somali immigrants in the U.S., and recommends policy changes that can advance rather than impede incorporation.
Her robust investigation provides a better understanding of the reasons these refugees establish roots in these areas, as well as how these resettled immigrants struggle to thrive.
Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
Category: Migration, immigration & emigration
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Today in our post, we'll talk about chin strap for snoring. But, before we do, let me tell you some basic information and cover the common questions regarding snoring and then tell you about the chin strap for snoring product, cons, pros and reviews.
Is Snoring More Common In Males Or In Females?
How Chin Straps For Snoring Work?
My Snoring Solution Chinstrap Pros Cons.
Who is My Snoring Solution Recommended For?
When to Avoid Chin Straps?
Where Can I Buy A Snoring Chin Strap?
Anti-snoring Chin Strap Price Range.
Alternatives for chin strap for snoring.
Which is better the chin strap for snoring or the snoring mouth guard?
Chin Straps for Sleep Apnea.
Snoring is, what you already know, the noisy, annoying breathing sound that a person, or perhaps yourself, make during sleep. There are no age restrictions with snoring; it happens at neither a certain age nor a certain gender. In fact, it happens at any age and to both males and females. Approximately 90 million American adults are affected by snoring.
If your question is regarding, when snoring happens during that day, then the answer is that snoring doesn't have a certain time during the day or happens specifically when you nap or take your sleep.
If your question is about when snoring happens regarding the age, well, as you age, it's more possible that snoring could happen, and I'll explain to you the mechanism of snoring in a bit.
For all the women out there, this is going to be rather a good news for you, however, for men, sorry but I have to be honest about snoring. Snoring is most common to happen in males, you won't find much women complaining from snoring problems, but that doesn't mean that there are a few who do. As we mentioned previously, snoring affects both genders despite your age.
Well, you won't be here if you hadn't had someone complaining about your snoring, or maybe you're here trying to find a solution for your partner. Either way, it can be annoying to the extent that the other can't sleep because the snoring is too loud, or maybe they are light sleepers and wake up from the slightest sound.
Now, I'm going to tell you the mechanism of snoring, and I'll make it so easy and understandable, so you can get the picture. Your throat muscles relax as you sleep, and your falls to the back, which will make your throat "floppy" and narrow. So, as you breathe normally, your throat will start vibrating as air goes in and out (but snoring is more common when you breathe in).
As your throat vibrates, it makes the annoying sound that you're here to overcome which is snoring. These vibrations lead to the characteristic sound of snoring. The narrower your airways become, the bigger the vibrations and the louder your snoring is.
There's a condition called apnea, that us when your breathing is completely ceased due to the occlusion of your throat walls. Apnea is a very serious condition, which causes snoring, but more importantly, needs immediate medical attention and treatment.
I've put for you a 2-minute video to better demonstrate how snoring happens the scientific way, so you'd better watch it.
This is obviously because what it does or its mechanism to help you stop snoring. The chin strap for snoring works on some people, but not all. It's not the most common option for an anti-snoring solution, but it is one of the options you should be aware of.
The chin strap for snoring is a very easy, manageable equipment. The best thing about this anti-snoring solution is that it won't cost you much, even if you decide an expensive one, it'll not be expensive as you think it'll be even when choosing a top of the line product. Nonetheless, don't make any sort of decision until you know the pros and cons of the chin strap for snoring.
Can a Snoring Chin Strap Actually Stop Snoring?
It's natural that your body's muscles relax as you sleep, same, of course, applies to your jaw muscles, they relax as well. The jaw muscles relax by dropping your chin down and this is what causes the production of snoring as your mouth opens up.
This is not because of your chin muscle relaxation only, however, it is also related to your back throat muscles, which make your tongue fall back as they relax while you sleep. As your tongue falls back, your breathing airways will be blocked.
The chin strap for snoring solves this issue for you by controlling your jaw muscle and preventing it from dropping, and therefore, reducing the snoring sound made. Also, the chin strap for snoring prevents your tongue from falling back and blocking the airways, which adds up to its effectiveness.
Most of the different brands of chin straps got an adjustable strap, that allows the people to adjust the strap to fit perfectly and securely over their head and face. This feature in the chin strap works to hold your chin up together, with the purpose of keeping the snoring at a minimum.
The chin strap was creatively used as a surgical jaw bra for facial surgeries to keep your jaw in the right position after any performed surgery.
According to Jungle Scout; the Amazon store research group, every month there are about 10,000 chin straps for snoring sold which means it's good and wanted by many people on a monthly basis and was found to be effective.
Many of this chin strap for snoring products have extremely positive reviews, leaving numerous new consumers to understand that this device will work for their snoring. Nonetheless, what you may not know, is that several of the positive reviews were given due to an agreement between the sellers and the reviewers. The dealer will give the reviewer who leaves positive words on the product a free or extremely discounted chin strap, in exchange for an honest review.
One of the greatest problems with the chin strap for snoring is that it has not been examined by the FDA. This implies that there is no scientific data or proof from a nationwide trusted source that this product is even helpful. Those who purchase the chin strap are just hoping that it will somehow get rid of their snoring issues.
Who is Chin Strap For Snoring Solution Recommended For?
The chin strap for snoring is recommended for those who are having problems sleeping at night and their partners are annoyed from the sound. It's for those who are looking for a peaceful sleep for themselves and their partners.
If you fall asleep while driving your car suddenly.
If you your snoring keeps your partner awake and prevent them from sleeping.
If you just can't get enough sleep and always feel like you need to sleep more.
If you ever wake up in your sleep choking or gagging.
If you have any heart conditions.
If you feel exhausted because of high blood pressure.
If you gasp for air suddenly while you're sleeping.
If you have breathing problems; like if it stops suddenly while you're sleeping, irregular breathing patterns.
If you're overweight, it's not recommended to use chin strap for snoring.
If you fall asleep suddenly while performing activities or sitting, like when talking to a friend over the phone, while driving when you're on the bus.
If you have diabetes, check with your doctor first if you can use chin strap for snoring.
You can find the chin strap wherever you are, but you need to make sure that you're buying the original product. One of the most convenient ways is to buy online, since you can try the product and if you don't like it, you can return the chin strap and get your money back. Just make sure you read people's review on the chin strap you're going to buy.
There are several different brands of the chin strap for snoring, and each brand and retailer will set a different price on their product. On Amazon, chin straps can vary in price starting from $6 and go to as high as $40.
Sometimes CPAP (the continuous positive airway pressure device that blows the air into the back of your throat, therefore, preventing it from collapsing).
The last approach (CPAP) is the method of choice for sleep apnea If you are diagnosed with it.
Of all the devices to treat snoring available, chin straps are one of the easiest & simplest to use. The simplest & most basic form of an anti-snoring chin strap is made of a cup of fabric to give support to your chin, and straps which go up the sides of your face and around the top of your head.
It does precisely the same as a chin strap for snoring does. Nonetheless, several mouthpieces are either custom fitted or adjustable to ensure that the advancement of your jaw can be accurate, and as a conclusion is both more powerful and comfortable.
What is best about this product – and perhaps of great interest for those who suffer from snoring – is that the chin strap for snoring can also support closed mouthed snorers. Moreover, it can be used for those who suffer from mild sleep apnea and/or nasal blockage since, when used along with a mouthpiece, both can help to strengthen the muscle and tongue stability required for a peaceful sleep given by your oral device.
Although extremely successful in the prevention of snoring, it is not still recommended that it is applied on its own if you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, however, it is seldom suggested that it be used in combination with CPAP.
The chin strap for snoring is surely affordable by you & everyone; it's long lasting solution for snoring, and just after a few nights of sleeping with it, most snorers reported that they don't even feel like they're wearing the strap.
This anti-snoring method offers an immediate, non-invasive treatment for snorers who suffer from the annoying snoring sound, and with its entirely adjustable function, it can be used securely by anyone.
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Femtocells bring 3G, cellular signals indoors and underground
Femtocells, which boost cellular signal strength indoors, are poised to hit …
Eric Bangeman - May 23, 2007 4:37 pm UTC
One of the problems with relying on a cellular phone as the sole source of voice connectivity is spotty coverage indoors and underground. One solution for small buildings is femtocells, small indoor networks that provide better indoor coverage for cellular phones. According to a story on Reuters, ip.access, a UK-based company, says that femtocells will begin hitting the market in greater numbers beginning next year, giving cellular providers a counterweight to dual-mode cellular/WiFi phones and extending the reach of cellular carriers' 3G networks.
Femtocells basically act as small cellular base stations, providing better coverage for both voice and data applications. They can easily integrate with 3G networks, meaning that EVDO and other wireless broadband users will be able to take full advantage of the services in areas where coverage would otherwise be spotty.
Airports and other large buildings currently use microcells to boost cellular coverage, but those are more expensive to deploy than femtocells; they're overkill for houses and other small buildings.
ABI Research thinks that femtocells are poised to take off in the next few years, with 102 million people using over 32 million femtocell access points by 2011. "From a technological standpoint, their better in-building coverage for technologies such as WCDMA and HSDPA is an incredibly important aspect of service delivery," notes ABI Research principal analyst Stuart Carlaw. "On a conceptual basis, femtocells allow carriers to price cellular data services in the home aggressively, with the ultimate goal of shaping consumer behavior."
Whether femtocells have the kind of rosy future envisioned by proponents—at least for home use—remains to be seen. T-Mobile is bringing a dual-mode UMA handset to market this summer, and the phone will be able to transition seamlessly from cellular to WiFi networks, and users will be able to make and receive VoIP calls over an 802.11b/g/n network if there's no cellular signal available or if they want to hoard their minutes. WiFi is nearly ubiquitous, and if dual-mode cellular handsets—or even Skype handsets like the iPhone CIT400—become more popular, it could drastically reduce the demand for femtocells in the home.
Still, WiFi is sometimes locked down, and microcells are expensive. Femtocells will reportedly cost in the neighborhood of $200, and that could make them an inexpensive option for subways and other places where the only alternative would be repeaters or microcells. The ability of femtocells to carry 3G data is another plus. After all, who wouldn't want to surf the Internet while riding the subway?
Eric Bangeman Eric has been using personal computers since 1980 and writing about them at Ars Technica since 2003, where he currently serves as Managing Editor.


Pack included Shuttle Pilot Jonny and Drop Zone Race.
Included vehicle: Paraglider with harness and controls attached with real string.
Another one of my favorites. Great looking set.
Race figure is also amazing with these colors, the cool removable helmet and holster with gun. All nicely scaled.
And of course, Shuttle Pilot Jonny fully equipped is the nice touch to close the set. I love the E.V.A. equipment (pack with movable handles, cable and helmet with clear visor) and that weapon with the right painting application on the mouth. Not sure where the other end of the cable can fit since there was no shuttle. Even so, great!
I think i remember these very cool.


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"Man Of Steal"- Rickey Henderson And His Career Stolen Bases Record
On this day in 1991, Oakland Athletics outfielder Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's career stolen bases record. This historic event happened in a day game against the St Louis Cardinals in Henderson's home stadium in Oakland, CA. Henderson stole his 939th career base breaking Brock's previous record of 938. Immediately the game was stopped and a ceremony was performed to commemorate the record breaking moment. Henderson was given the base he stole just moments before and an address to the fans in attendance were he proclaimed "I am the greatest of all time".
Rickey Henderson was drafted by the A's in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB Draft. He would make his Major League debut for the A's after about 3 years in the Minor Leagues. During his debut against the Texas Rangers on June 24th 1979 Henderson stole his very first base in the Majors. It was just a preview of what would become and incredible career.
Rickey Henderson played from 1979-2003. During his 4th season he stole a record 130 bases, it became the new record for a single season that still stands today. Henderson stole the most bases in Major League baseball 12 different seasons. He was on two World Series Championship teams the first in 1989 (Oakland A's) and the second in 1993 (Toronto Blue Jays). One of his most outstanding achievements other than breaking career stolen bases record would have to be being named the American League MVP in 1990 while playing for the A's.
Rickey Henderson's amazing career came to an end on September 19th, 2003. When he hung up those blazing cleats he had stolen 1,406 bases during his career. Henderson will go down in history as the most amazing base stealer ever. His career stolen bases record is one that will be very hard to break.
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The 1994 MLB Players Strike: The 20th Anniversary
On August 11, 1994 the final game of the 1994 MLB Season was played between the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates were victorious on that day winning by a score of 4-0. Twenty years ago today the history of baseball changed forever. There have been strikes in the game of baseball before but none of them were as damaging to the game as this one.
Here is the short story of what transpired prior to August 11, 1994. The MLB Players Association had been going back and forth with the MLB Oweners for almost one year over a proposed salary cap. The Owners claimed it was necessary to have a salary cap in place for small market teams to survive the current state of MLB. The salary cap combined with local television revenues would sustain the smaller market teams and thus benefit all of MLB. The players were not willing to agree to the terms the owners had set and after numerous negotiations decided as a group to sit out the rest of the season. On top of all of the problems between the two sides there had not been an official commissioner presiding over baseball since 1992. Baseball needed a commissioner that could moderate between the two sides.
The locked gate of a MLB stadium during the 1994 Players Strike. (Getty Images)
On August 12, 1994 The strike officially began and America would not see Major League Baseball action until the strike ended on April 2, 1995. Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States District Court for the Southern District, New York, issued an injunction that ended the strike. Judge Sotomayor ruled that the players and owners were bound by the expired collective bargaining agreement until a new deal could be reached. The strike lasted a total of 232 days and reduced the 1995 season to 144 games from the traditional 162 games.
The sight that awaited the players when they returned to the diamond following the 1994 Players Strike. (Getty Images)
Throughout the 1995 MLB Season the fans showed their displeasure with the strike that had tainted the game that they love. Many fans saw it as two greedy side fighting for more money. Fans all over the country showed their disdain for the players in their own ways. Many fans decided not to go to games or buy any MLB merchandise, while other fans decided to show up and let the players know how they felt by throwing objects at them and taunting them. Baseball did not see much gain in popularity until the steroid driven home run fest of the late 1990's. The "Steroid Era" further damaged the game of baseball when it was made public in the mid 2000's.
Because of the 1994 MLB Players Strike there was no World Series played that year, it was the first season without a World Series since 1904. There were many casualties of the strike of the 1994 Strike. The most notable were the Montreal Expos who were having their best season in team history and lead baseball with a 74-70 record when the strike ended. The Expos would have likely reached the MLB Playoffs and possibly even the World Series but instead faded into obscurity. The franchise would not reach the post season until the team became the Washington Nationals more than a decade later.
There are many lessons that have been learned from the 1994 Players Strike. The most important of those lessons is that no League can disregard the fans and still profit greatly from them. Many felt the financial impact that the strike had on the game due to raising the fans ire. Baseball was considered America's most popular sport prior to the strike. It fell behind the NFL in popularity a few years after the strike and has never grabbed its old position back from football since. The game of baseball is a beautiful game but in 1994 it was tainted by greed and the fans were the biggest victims of the dispute between the owners and the players.
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