<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Sunday, April 14 - Friday, April 19: Nighttime lane closures are possible from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in both directions of travel for the contactor to finish various items of work and clean up.
Work schedules are dependent on weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
-- Monday, April 15, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the eastbound I-4 off ramp to S.R. 472 will be closed. Traffic will be directed to continue east on I-4 to Exit 116 (Orange Camp Road) and take I-4 westbound back to S.R. 472.
-- Tuesday, April 16, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the eastbound I-4 on ramp from eastbound S.R. 472 will be closed. Traffic will be directed to continue east on S.R. 472 to Graves Avenue and make a U-turn to access eastbound I-4 from westbound S.R. 472.
-- Wednesday, April 17, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the eastbound I-4 on ramp from westbound S.R. 472 will be closed. Traffic will be directed to continue west on S.R. 472 and make a U-turn to access eastbound I-4 from eastbound S.R. 472.
--Thursday, April 18, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., eastbound I-4 off ramp to eastbound Saxon Boulevard (Exit 111) will be closed. Traffic will be directed to exit onto S.R. 472 (Exit 114) and return to Saxon Boulevard using westbound I-4.
-- Friday, April 19, 10 p.m. - 6 a.m., eastbound I-4 off ramp to westbound Saxon Boulevard (Exit 111) will be closed. Traffic will be directed to exit onto S.R. 472 (Exit 114) and return to Saxon Boulevard using westbound I-4.
Monday, April 15, and Thursday, April 18, 9 a.m. to Noon, eastbound and westbound I-4 inside lane closure just west of S.R. 472.
I-4 frontage road at Saxon Boulevard, affecting the westbound off ramps to Saxon Boulevard, affecting the westbound I-4 off ramps and on ramps to Saxon Boulevard closed Friday, April 26, 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. Detours will be posted using eastbound I-4, S.R. 472, North Kentucky Avenue, Graves Avenue and Veterans Memorial Highway.
eastbound and westbound daytime single lane closures for construction of new interchange should be expected.


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[ARCHIVED] City releases 2016 traffic crash report
The City of Midland's Traffic Operations Division has released its 2016 Traffic Crash Report, which contains data regarding traffic crashes that occurred on public roadways last calendar year. The report also includes traffic counts from throughout the year at various intersections and locations across the city.
Traffic officials saw the following trends in 2016:
· The total number of reported crashes in the City of Midland decreased 10 percent from 3,602 in 2015 to 3,233 in 2016. This is after officials also saw a 10 percent decrease in 2015 from an all-time peak of 4,013 crashes in 2014.
· There were 11 fatalities in 2016 compared to 10 in 2015. This is down dramatically from the peak in 2014, when 24 fatalities occurred in Midland.
· The intersection with the highest number of crashes for 2016 was Midland Drive at Wadley Avenue. This was followed by the Highway 191 North service road at the Loop 250 West service road, and then Midkiff Road at Wadley Avenue. These same intersections are also the three intersections with the highest traffic crash rates when volume is taken into account.
· The total number of crashes within the City was similar to other comparable size cities in Texas, with approximately 24.3 crashes per year per 1,000 residents.
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· Overall traffic volume counts taken in 2016 were down about 5.5 percent compared to 2015. This follows an upward trend of increasing traffic volumes in previous years.
Traffic volumes provided in the annual crash report usually represent data from one day out of the entire year. The variations in daily traffic patterns make it difficult to determine trends at any one location based on these figures.
City officials will continue to study and monitor all intersections listed in the 2016 Annual Traffic Crash Report and implement any changes or additions to existing traffic control devices or intersections as necessary.
The City of Midland's traffic crash reports can be found at www.midlandtexas.gov/crashreports.
Note: The City has changed the way that an "intersection crash" is evaluated by extending the distance from the intersection within which a crash is counted. Therefore, the number of crashes at an intersection should not be compared using numbers from reports issued in past years. All of the historical data presented within this year's report has been re-calculated to reflect this change.
Media Contact: Traffic Engineer Mike Pacelli
View the 2016 Traffic Crash Report


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It's time to prepare for yearbook Distribution Day!
Planning now will make your yearbook distribution a fun and effortless event (ok, it's going to take some effort).
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Cette page présente les faits marquants de l'année 2002 en France.

Chronologie

Janvier
  : l'Euro devient officiel. Pas de problème technique majeur ni de dérapage apparent des prix mais, malgré une campagne officielle louangeuse, pas d'enthousiasme populaire.
 17 janvier : loi sur la modernisation sociale.
 22 janvier : loi autorisant l'accouchement sous X.
 Nouveau statut de la Corse.

Février
 17 février : dernier jour d'utilisation officielle du Franc.

Mars
 4 mars : loi relative aux droits des malades et à la qualité du système de santé.
 16 mars : ouverture du Parc Walt Disney Studios à Disneyland Resort Paris.
 26 mars : un forcené, Richard Durn, ancien trésorier des Verts, tue huit membres du conseil municipal de Nanterre avant d'être ceinturé. Il se suicide le surlendemain en se jetant de la fenêtre du commissariat.

Avril
 4 avril : loi prévoyant que tout enfant pourra recevoir soit le nom de sa mère, soit le nom de son père,
 21 avril : premier tour de l'élection présidentielle française. Situation inédite. Le candidat du RPR, Jacques Chirac ( voix, 19,88 %) et le candidat du FN Jean-Marie Le Pen ( voix, 16,86 %) accèdent au second tour. Le candidat du PS, Lionel Jospin, est éliminé avec 16,2 %. Séisme politique ; la gauche ne comprend pas, hésite puis se rallie à J. Chirac pour le second tour. Le chef de l'Etat sortant refuse de débattre avec son adversaire de second tour; pour la première fois depuis 1965, les Français sont privés de débat entre les deux protagonistes. Les 2 semaines séparant l'entre-deux tours sont marquées par d'importantes manifestations spontanées contre le Front National.

Mai
  :
 une manifestation réunit à Paris plus d'un million de personnes selon les organisateurs, tous partis et tous groupuscules confondus.
 fin des Minikeums, émission jeunesse de France 3 diffusée pendant 9 ans.
 5 mai : deuxième tour. Réélection de Jacques Chirac pour un deuxième mandat avec un score inhabituel pour une démocratie occidentale de 82 %. Jean-Marie Le Pen obtient 18 % des suffrages.
 6 mai : Démission de Lionel Jospin. Jean-Pierre Raffarin est nommé Premier ministre.
 11 mai : au cours de la finale de la coupe de France entre Bastia et Lorient, des spectateurs sifflent La Marseillaise. Le président Jacques Chirac menace alors de suspendre le match, qui se déroule pourtant dans un climat de tension.

Juin
 3 juin : dans la Loire-Atlantique, un adolescent de 17 ans s'inspire du film Scream pour massacrer une jeune fille de 15 ans.
 9 juin et 16 juin : premier et second tour des élections législatives ; victoire de l'UMP, parti du président Jacques Chirac, qui obtient la majorité absolue des sièges à l'Assemblée nationale (358 députés et 62,04 % des sièges).
 17 juin : conformément à la tradition républicaine, le Premier ministre Jean-Pierre Raffarin remet sa démission au président, qui le reconduit immédiatement dans ses fonctions.
 19 juin : le porte-parole du syndicat agricole Confédération paysanne, José Bové, qui doit encore effectuer deux mois et dix jours de prison pour sa participation au démontage du chantier d'une sandwicherie McDonald's à Millau en 1999, se rend à la maison d'arrêt de Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone en tracteur.
 21 juin : sommet de Séville, discussions sur les conditions d'asile et d'immigration dans l'UE et sur la création d'une police des frontières commune. Échec des négociations.
 27 juin : audit des finances publiques, le déficit atteindra 2,6 % du PIB au lieu des 1,8 % prévus à la fin de l'année.

Juillet
 14 juillet : à , lors du défilé de la fête nationale, un militant d'extrême droite lié à Unité radicale, Maxime Brunerie, tente d'abattre le président de la République Jacques Chirac.
 18 juillet : l'Assemblée nationale vote une baisse de 5 % de l'impôt sur le revenu.
 25 juillet : la lenteur de la procédure pénale française est une nouvelle fois condamnée par la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme dans l'affaire Papon. La France consacre moins de 0,2 % de son PIB à la justice.
 31 juillet : vote de la loi LOPSI, accroissement de la surveillance d'internet, sauvegarde des données personnelles, coopération et coordination renforcée sur la sécurité intérieure entre l'État, la police, la justice et les pouvoirs locaux sur la sécurité, réponse pénale aggravée. 13 500 postes de policiers créés. 5,6 milliards d'euros seront consacrés sur 5 ans à la Sécurité intérieure. Cette loi se veut être une réponse sécuritaire à la forte augmentation des crimes et délits constatés depuis 5 ans.

Août
  : loi portant création d'un dispositif de soutien à l'emploi des jeunes en entreprise.
 3 août : vote par l'Assemblée nationale de la Loi Perben I : création d'établissements pénitentiaires pour mineurs et renforcements des sanctions contre les mineurs. Création des juridictions de proximité.
 6 août : dissolution d'Unité radicale, le groupuscule auquel appartenait Maxime Brunerie.
 29 août : malgré la polémique sur une possible censure du net et des atteintes aux libertés publiques, la loi LOPSI est définitivement validée par le Conseil constitutionnel et promulguée.

Septembre
 8 et 9 septembre : inondations dans le sud de la France (23 morts dont 22 dans le Gard, 1,2 milliard d'euros de dégât pour six départements)
L'épisode de pluies qui a frappé le Gard, est un épisode record, avec plus de  de pluie en moins de 24h, observés à Anduze. La quantité d'eau qui s'est abattue sur le département est prodigieuse :  millions de m, par comparaison, la capacité annuelle du barrage de Serre-Ponçon (plus important barrage d'Europe) est de  millions de m.
 Depuis le , et le déluge qui frappa la capitale départementale, Nîmes, le Gard n'avait plus subi d'épisode de pluies important.
 9 septembre : promulgation de la Loi Perben I réformant l'ordonnance de 1945 sur la justice des mineurs.
 10 septembre : à la suite des fortes pluies qui ont frappé le sud de la France le 8 et 9 septembre, le Rhône connait sa plus importante crue, depuis .
 18 septembre : Maurice Papon est libéré pour des raisons médicales par la cour d'appel de Paris.
 21 septembre : congrès fondateur de l'UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire). Alain Juppé président.

Octobre
 4 octobre : meurtre de Sohane Benziane, une jeune fille de 17 ans brûlée vive à Vitry-sur-Seine, ce qui déclenche une vive émotion.
 15 octobre : assouplissement des dispositions de la loi Aubry sur les 35 heures.
 24 octobre : création du Haut conseil à l'intégration, instance consultative chargée de suivre l'intégration des personnes d'origine étrangère.

Novembre
 17 novembre : congrès fondateur de l'UMP au Bourget (Seine-Saint-Denis) ; Alain Juppé est élu président, le parti est rebaptisé Union pour un mouvement populaire (UMP).
 19 novembre : le pourvoi en cassation de José Bové est rejeté, demande de grâce présidentielle.
 28 novembre : 200 millionième visiteur de la Tour Eiffel.
 29 novembre : drame de Loriol-sur-Drôme ; sur l'A7, un automobiliste percute mortellement des sapeurs-pompiers qui intervenaient sur un accident.

Décembre
 5 décembre : inauguration à Paris du « Mémorial national de la guerre d'Algérie et des combats du Maroc et de la Tunisie »
 10 décembre : loi Lellouche contre le racisme et la négation des crimes contre l'humanité.
 10 décembre : rapport de la commission Avril sur le Statut pénal du chef de l'État :
 Inscription dans la Constitution du caractère « inviolable » du statut pénal du chef de l'État.
 Mise en place d'une procédure de destitution du président de la République par le parlement en cas de « manquement à ses devoirs ».
 16 décembre : le juge d'instruction de Nanterre notifie la fin de l'enquête sur le financement occulte du RPR.
 30 décembre : le ministre de l'Intérieur Nicolas Sarkozy fait fermer le centre de Sangatte.

Économie & Société
 Chômage à 7,9 %.
 Forte baisse de la croissance (0,9 % du PIB).
 La stagnation de l'économie aggrave le déficit public (- 3,1 % du PIB).

Culture

Mode
 Janvier : Yves Saint Laurent annonce prendre sa retraite et cesser ses activités de haute couture. Dernier défilé également de Courrèges.

Littérature

Cinéma

Films français sortis en 2002
 30 janvier : Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre, réalisé par Alain Chabat qui joue également le personnage de Jules César et mettant en vedette Christian Clavier (Astérix), Gérard Depardieu (Obélix), Jamel Debbouze (Numérobis), Claude Rich (Panoramix) et Monica Bellucci (Cléopâtre).
 6 mars: Monsieur Batignole

Autres films sortis en France en 2002
 9 janvier : Tableau de famille (Le fate ignoranti), film italien de Ferzan Özpetek
 20 novembre : Le Sourire de ma mère (L'ora di religione: il sorriso di mia madre), film italien de Marco Bellocchio.
 4 décembre : Angela, film italien de Roberta Torre.

Prix et récompenses
 César du meilleur film : Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, de Jean-Pierre Jeunet
 Prix Jean-Vigo : Royal Bonbon, de Charles Najman

Naissance en 2002
 Swann Nambotin, acteur.

Décès en 2002

 11 janvier : Henri Verneuil, 81 ans, cinéaste. (° ).
 12 mars : Louis-Marie Billé, 63 ans, cardinal, archevêque de Lyon et Primat des Gaules (° ).
 8 août : Jacques Richard, acteur et doubleur vocal français (° ).

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Chronologie de la France sous la Cinquième République
 L'année 2002 dans le monde
 Années 2000 en France
 2001 en France / 2003 en France
 2002 en Suisse, 2002 en Italie, 2002 aux États-Unis

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Ireland – New International Protection Act commenced: A single procedure and restricted family reunification
The Minister for Justice and Equality in Ireland has signed regulations commencing the International Protection Act 2015, signed into law on 30 December 2015. Thereby introducing fundamental changes to Irish asylum law:
Firstly, a single procedure has been created. Ireland was the last remaining EU Member State not to assess claims for refugee status and subsidiary protection in one procedure. Under the new procedure, the independent Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner will be abolished and first instance decisions will now be made by International Protection Officers in the Department of Justice. A right of appeal will exist to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, which replaces the Refugee Appeals Tribunal – remaining an independent entity.
Secondly, Ireland has changed family reunification rights. Before, there were two categories: an automatic right to reunion with children and spouses, once identity was established and a discretionary category for other family members such as elderly parents or siblings where dependency on the person in Ireland could be established. This discretionary category has now been abolished. In addition, the right now only exists for 12 months following from a declaration of refugee status or subsidiary protection.
Thirdly, there is no mention of reception conditions in the new legislation. Ireland has opted out of both the Reception Conditions Directive and its recast, instead opting to regulate the issue of the reception of asylum seekers by ministerial order rather than legislation.
Additionally, while the legislation refers to the best interests of the child in numerous sections, there is no overarching provision upholding the principle; something the Irish Refugee Council advocated for before enactment.
Irish Refugee Council, Recommendation on the International Protection Bill 2015, November 2015
House of Oireachtas, International Protection Act 2015


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Portable DNA sequencer can identify plant species in hours, not months
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens | August 24, 2017
The MinION from Oxford Nanopore Technologies is akin to a handheld lab, which could be used for fast in-field genomic sequencing
In a paper published today in Scientific Reports , researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, detail for the first time the opportunities for plant sciences that are now available with portable, real-time DNA sequencing.
In this new study, Kew scientists used the portable DNA sequencer, the MinION from Oxford Nanopore Technologies, to analyse plant species in Snowdonia National Park. This was the first time genomic sequencing of plants has been performed in the field.
This technology, commercially launched in 2015, has since been used in Antarctica, in remote regions affected by disease, and on the International Space Station.
One of the successes illustrated in the paper is the field identification of two innocuous white flowers, Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. petraea. This was achieved by sequencing random parts of the plants' genomes, avoiding the tricky and time consuming process of targeting specific pieces of DNA which is the more traditional approach for identifying species with DNA.
The researchers compared their new data to a freely available database of reference genome sequences to make their identification. Crucially, replicating their experiment in Kew's Jodrell Laboratory with other DNA sequencing methods allowed them to devise sophisticated statistics to understand the useful properties of this new kind of data for the first time.
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Read full, original post: Scientists sequence a whole genome to identify a plant species within hours


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Stripping-off some exceptional items including i) impairment on goodwill and PPE of RM1.5bn, ii) gain on disposal of its 50% stake in upstream business of RM2.7bn, and iii) RM281m from other provision and forex, Sapura Energy (SapE) reported a relatively bigger core net loss of RM286.1m in 4QFY19. Cumulatively, the Group's core net loss of RM654.8m for full-year FY19 was larger than our and consensus' projection of a loss of RM498.5m and RM364.7m respectively. The weak performance was mainly attributed to lower recognition from the E&C and drilling segments as a result of higher cost incurred as most of the E&C projects are still in the initial procurement phase as well as low utilization of assets. Operational numbers remained positive nonetheless, with EBITDA of RM877m and margins at 15.9% for FY19. While trusting that the Group is currently in positive transition toward improving its numbers, we reckon the recovery process is likely to be slower-than-expected and hence, we cut our earnings forecasts by an average of 67% for FY20/21. Our TP is subsequently lowered to RM0.43 but our Outperform rating on SapE is retained on the back of its improving outlook.
Engineering & Construction (E&C) reported sales of RM3.7bn (-7.4% YTD) in FY19 on the back of lower activities during the period. Despite of its quite acceptable revenue, the Group reported a pre-tax loss of RM568.9m from a profit of RM194.5m in FY18, resulting from the provisions of its assets and a non-core project. Excluding all the provisions amounting to c. RM564m, we reckon the segment will be on the breakeven level instead. Moving forward, we are positive on the earnings outlook for this segment, as progress should ramp up in the 2H on the back of strong orderbook in hand.
Revenue for drilling segment fell 18.5% YTD to RM933.5m, with a pre-tax loss of RM1.2bn. Stripping-off the impairment on drilling rig amounting to RM1bn, the segment reported a slightly higher core loss of about RM3.6m to RM213.2m in FY19, compared to RM209.7m in FY18. This was mainly due to underutilization of its rigs. Sapura's rig utilization has fallen back to 6 in 4QFY19 as compared to 7 in the previous quarter due to the expiration of Sapura T-17's charter to Chevron in Thailand. We foresee the improvement for the rigs utilization as well as on the earnings could only be seen in 2HFY18 as Sapura Jaya rigs will only commence in 2QFY20 in Angola. The management targeted to achieve 8 rigs by end the FY20, 11 and 13 in FY21/22. While the recovery path is slower-than-expected, we are hopeful on the Group's potential strategic partnership for this segment will bear fruits in the near future.
Exploration and Production (E&P) segment reported revenue of RM936m (+10.9% YTD) on higher liftings and average realised oil and gas prices. In line with higher revenue, pre-tax profit surged 37.6% YTD to RM88.6m. Total production lifted has been consistent since 4QFY18 at 1.1 mmboe, making up total lifted to 4.4 mmboe in FY19, compared to 3.5 mmboe in FY18. Average crude lifting price was higher at USD72/bbl versus USD58/bbl in FY18. We foresee contribution from this segment to further improve in FY21 onwards as the SK408 Phase 1 development for Gorek, Larak and Bakong fields are on track for first gas in late 2020.
Earnings forecast. While trusting that the Group is currently in positive transition toward improving its numbers, we reckon the recovery process is likely to be slower-than-expected, hence we cut our earnings forecasts by an average of 67% for FY20/21. We also expect FY22 to be much stronger with net earnings of close RM200m backed by its solid orderbook in hand of RM17.2bn (including RM9.3bn secured in FY19) and potential new jobs win from its active tenderbook of c. RM45.1bn as well as improved contribution from E&P segment.
Better balance sheet. As of 4QFY19, SapE net gearing has improved to 0.6x from 1.7x in 3QFY19 thanks to the fund-raising exercises via rights issue and warrants as well as disposal of its 50% stake in Sapura Upstream. The Group has raised approx. RM7.6bn from these exercises and proceeds were mostly used for debt repayment while some for working capital. This also helps the Group to improve its bottom line numbers as it will save the Group's interest cost of around RM314m annually. On a separate note, the Group has declared a single tier special dividend of 0.5sen per share to be paid on 24th June 2019.


Welcome, one and all, to our 7th Year Anniversary Edition.
Hard fought and well intentioned for our loyal 150,000 readers and counting.
As we close out another year we'd like to thank all of those who helped us get to where we are, our many participators and helpful hands who have, in one way our another, put some effort and energy towards us continuing to expand and grow with our New Agora.
A really big thank you to MUGWORT for his awesome artwork titled Raven, presently empowering our 7th Anniversary special edition. Check out more of his fantastic art at Mugwort Designs.
Naturally, there is always a 'shadow side' to the positive. By this date there has to be more than 100,000 people who have been reading, yet not supporting, financially or otherwise our efforts in any way each month, yet been enjoying the perceived free fruits of our labour. Perhaps you've not had the chance to participate, perhaps the idea has never occurred to you. Perhaps like too much that is free in life the very fact that it is free has allowed many to take our work for granted.
Anyone out there who has supported our advertisers or directly contributed articles, art, help, or in some way given back to our long efforts could consider themselves 'off the moral hook', such as it is.
I once heard a story at a café I worked at one hot summer many years ago…the owner, let's call him Jim, told me that they used to offer coffee refills for a buck a cup with a volunteer pot for those loonies, and he collected about $200 a day. Once those refills stopped being offered on the 'honour system', and those same dollars were collected before the refill was offered, his 'pot of gold' jumped to more than $600 a day. An interesting analogy for our times and works.
With that story in mind, you may be able to see why we have spent long days and weeks and even months 'brain and heart storming' new ways to continue to offer our services, while at the same time, balancing the unequal pressure for our continuance in publishing….from the strong and helpful shoulders of our many advertisers each month and to putting some of that weight, responsibility really, where it belongs, that is to say with our many, supposedly grateful, loyal and faithful readers.
Honestly, for 50 cents or a dollar from each reader a month, (which would equal somewhere in the neighbourhood of so much more than we're presently generating it's hard to imagine), we'd be able to do wonders and eventually reach huge numbers of people and effect real change in this world, finally giving Truth and Freedom a much needed voice and presence on this world's stage, beyond politics and separating ideologies. We'd be able to help upcoming talents, writers, artist, business people, service providers and just regular folk in a way beyond a monthly written encouragement. The staff here at The New Agora, and by that I mean myself and our long beleaguered editor-in-chief, could focus on simply increasing the quality, page count and influence of the info that so many have come to love, expect and even enjoy for their personal evolution each month, rather than engaging in month long financial 'knife fights' just to get enough beans together to get you your free paper, on time, and with a smile.
As we now say on our cover 'Your Happy Destiny is Unavoidable', but from my experience, the cost & work involved to get there is not. Freedom is free but can't come without the effort. And, while our print copy has been free for more than seven years now, that effort too has it's costs and they must be addressed for us to happily continue onwards.
So keep a close eye here on our website (www.newagora.ca) and future print publications for news and opportunities on how exactly to participate and support this work for us to keep producing great work.
From the New Now we're presently working on, which will be a subscriber only, virtual/digital, offering through our website, with exclusives and details to be announced, to the evolution of our print paper becoming a 'pay as you enjoy' model, there is plenty of great stuff, with your direct help, that could very well be coming your way in the very near New Year.
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Many have asked us to host gatherings and events, making those connections to the wider community, and by joining and standing together, working together, sharing together we really do become stronger together as well. So in a virtual but very real sense that's what we're intending to manifest.
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Destroy Gonzales-ism
By Brent Budowsky - 04/10/07 10:43 AM EDT
Thomas Paine once wrote that in absolute governments, the King is law, and in free nations, the Law is king.
The fundamental problem is not that Alberto Gonzales lied, prevaricated, misrepresented or played Pinocchio when he falsely stated he was not involved in the decisions to fire the U.S. attorneys. Those actions were wrong and appropriate grounds for removal, but there is much, much worse.
Alberto Gonzales is a basically decent guy, a second-tier-quality lawyer elevated to great heights by blind obedience to the concept of absolute power and the unwise president who claims it for himself on matters that grossly violate the American notion of the rule of law.
Gonzales-ism is the problem, not Gonzales.
Gonzales-ism is applying the abuse of cronyism and power to the two jobs that must never be so abused: White House counsel and attorney general.
Gonzales-ism is the notion that the highest legal officer in the land is not the agent of the law, or the Constitution, or the people, but is the sycophant and agent of the Crown.
Gonzales should be removed; Gonzales-ism should be destroyed. It is the hallmark of the corruption of partisan conservatives that they supported policies and practices that every principled conservative should abhor in our democracy, as much as every principled liberal.
Applause to those Republican conservatives who have stood up for the right principles and shame to those who have allowed themselves to support abuses of power and law that violate cardinal notions of conservatism, progressivism and Americanism.
I have proposed that the next attorney general be former Republican Senator John Danforth, a five-star lawyer and a man of immense faith, integrity and stature on both sides of the aisle.
Senator Danforth is the kind of man who should always be attorney general; Alberto Gonzales is the kind of man who should never be the attorney general.
Congress should ask him, aggressively and thoroughly, why Gonzales opposes Secretary of Defense Gates and Secretary of State Rice when they fight to close Guantanamo, and he fights to keep it open. Why? What does he fear and what does he have to hide?
Congress should ask him, aggressively and thoroughly, why there has been a cover-up of higher-ups responsible for Abu Ghraib and what role he might have played in such a cover-up.
Congress should ask him whether there are executive orders or legal opinions or advice within the government that he has rendered in support of actions to torture that violate commonly accepted rules of domestic, military or international law.
Congress should ask him, aggressively and thoroughly, whether there are executive orders or legal opinions he has authored or joined that secretly seek to justify unilateral executive acts that violate American statutory or constitutional law on issues ranging from eavesdropping to domestic spying or any other matters.
Congress should ask him whether he believes that secret actions or public signing statements can justify overruling the entire realm of federal statutory law, and the entire United States Constitution.
And if the attorney general does not believe that all federal laws and all constitutional provisions, can be unilaterally violated, the Congress should ask the attorney general, aggressively, which laws the president is bound to faithfully execute, and which laws the president can unilaterally claim he is not bound to faithfully execute.
And when the attorney general offers his generic legal opinion on this matter, Congress should ask him, under oath, whether there are any secret actions that violate his interpretation of laws the president must faithfully execute.
My advice to the Congress is to prepare a lengthy and detailed list of such questions, to provide them to the attorney general and make them public in advance of the hearings.
My prediction, if they do this, is that he resigns before addressing these matters under oath, in which case Congress should pursue these matters aggressively and thoroughly, after his departure, and principled conservatives should put Americanism and conservatism ahead of Republicanism and join in restoration of the rule of law in America.
There are ample reasons for Alberto Gonzales to resign: that he mislead Congress; that he is incapable of leading the fight against terrorism because he is utterly immersed in his personal defense; that his senior staff is decimated and destroyed, which erodes the administration of justice; that his only defense against lying is gross negligence and incompetence, also grounds for removal.
These are ample grounds for removal, but not the real grounds.
Alberto Gonzales should be removed, and we can sincerely wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors; but Gonzales-ism must be destroyed and must never rear its head in our Republic, ever again.
In America nobody is above the law, and the principle of Gonzales-ism is that the White House counsel and the attorney general are just two more crony jobs given to weak and submissive sycophants who treat the King as his client, and treat the Constitution, the law and the people as petty cash to be bartered away because of the whims of the King.
In Gonzales-ism, the King is law; in America, the Law is king, and anyone who violates this notion that has defined America since 1776 is not fit to hold high office.
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Kit Symons
Fulham boss stays calm as wait for win continues at Cardiff
Whites have gone four games without a victory but Kit Symons isn't worried
Frustrated figure: Fulham manager Kit Symons at Cardiff (Image: Action Images / Ian Smith)
Kit Symons was not too concerned after Fulham's recent blip continued at Cardiff City.
The Whites have gone four games without a win or a goal since beating Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 last month.
Sean Morrison's early goal in Wales was enough to give the points to the Bluebirds today but Craven Cottage chief Symons says every team goes through disappointing periods.
Tussle: Cauley Woodrow of Fulham in action with John Brayford of Cardiff City (Image: Action Images / Ian Smith)
He said: "You look at most clubs in the Championship and they have little spells where things don't go so well.
"I think I need to understand that, I'm not happy about it, but it was probably pretty much inevitable that at some stage we were going to get a spell where we have a few defeats on the spin, you've got to try to make sure that doesn't escalate.
"We go into a home game next Saturday against Reading, we'll be very positive and we'll be looking to win that game, end the run, and start a winning run.
Battle: Craig Noone of Cardiff in action with Ryan Tunnicliffe of Fulham (Image: Action Images / Ian Smith)
"It could be a scruffy goal for us this time, off someone's backside or whatever, I couldn't care less to be honest.
"I want us to play well every game and entertain our fans and have plenty of chances and plenty of shots but if it ends up being a scruffy, horrible game and we've got to nick it 1-0, then so be it."
Cardiff were roared on by a packed-house as the Bluebirds celebrated a return to wearing the clubs traditional colours and ditching their red shirts.
Cardiff City v Fulham - Sky Bet Football League Championship - Cardiff City Stadium - 10/1/15


Marta Bartkowiak, the designer of the awarded work The Seating Construction - Furniture by Marta Bartkowiak explains, The Seating Construction combines a poetic design with high seating comfort and the opportunity of changing seating position. The very light wire structure carries comfortable place to sit and is composed with perfect ergonomic proportions and inviting appearance. The shape, proportions and materials of this project are inspired by architecture, as the art and the science of designing and erecting physical structures. The design of all three types of The Seating Construction interacts with area and space as well as has a genuine ability to adapt to different interiors and lifestyles..


The third in the series Taxonomic Guides to the Stick Insects of South East Asia. It follows the concept of the previous two volumes by the author: A Taxonomic Guide to Stick Insects of Borneo and A Taxonomic Guide to Stick Insects of Borneo, Volume 2. The book is lavishly illustrated with extremely well reproduced colour photographs of all species found in Singapore and beyond. All species are shown in full together with relevent parts of their anatomy, as well as eggs where possible, all of which are essential for correct identification in the field, laboratory or museum. Its 175 pages with 600 photographs will be referred to time and time again, both for the sheer pleasure of looking at beautiful photographs and then also for serious taxonomic pursuits. This book is the essential guide to the stick insect fauna of Singapore, for all who might need or want to identify a stick insect from Singapore.
But this book includes the nomenclature of more than just the species occurring within Singapore. It clarifies some of the taxonomy of species from the region with which the Singapore fauna is closely related. Within its pages, Dr Seow-Choen lists one new genus named after Singapore, corrects nine erroneous synonyms, lists four new synonyms, names three new name combinations, establishes five new lectotypes to stabilise names, records one species new to Singapore and describes three new species.
Amateur or professional naturalists and entomologists will need to have this book on hand to be up to date with any stick insect they might find or be presented with. In the book are 44 species definitely known to exist or were previously found in Singapore. But the book also clarifies the status of several other erroneously synonymised species from West Malaysia and Sumatra. It is therefore an essential reference for anyone interested in the fauna of Singapore, Malaysia, Sumatra and indeed of the entire South-East Asian region.


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package grails.plugin.searchable.internal.compass.mapping;

import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.GrailsDomainClass;
import org.compass.core.config.CompassConfiguration;
import org.compass.core.converter.Converter;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Maps a searchable GrailsDomainClass to Compass
 *
 * @author Maurice Nicholson
 */
public interface SearchableGrailsDomainClassCompassClassMapper {
    SearchableGrailsDomainClassCompassClassMapper init(
            CompassConfiguration configuration,
            Map<String, Converter> customConverters,
            List defaultExcludedProperties,
            Map defaultFormats);

    /**
     * Get the property mappings for the given GrailsDomainClass
     * @param grailsDomainClass the Grails domain class
     * @param searchableGrailsDomainClasses a collection of searchable GrailsDomainClass instances
     * @param searchableValue the searchable value: true|false|Map|Closure
     * @param excludedProperties a List of properties NOT to map; may be ignored by impl
     * @return a List of CompassClassPropertyMapping
     */
    List getCompassClassPropertyMappings(GrailsDomainClass grailsDomainClass, Collection searchableGrailsDomainClasses, Object searchableValue, List excludedProperties);

    /**
     * Get the CompassClassMapping for the given GrailsDomainClass
     *
     * @param grailsDomainClass the Grails domain class
     * @param searchableGrailsDomainClasses a collection of searchable GrailsDomainClass instances
     * @return the CompassClassMapping
     */
    CompassClassMapping getCompassClassMapping(GrailsDomainClass grailsDomainClass, Collection searchableGrailsDomainClasses);

    /**
     * Get the CompassClassMapping  for the given GrailsDomainClass and "searchable" value
     * @param grailsDomainClass the Grails domain class
     * @param searchableGrailsDomainClasses a collection of searchable GrailsDomainClass instances
     * @param searchableValue the searchable value: true|false|Map|Closure
     * @param excludedProperties a List of properties NOT to map; may be ignored by impl
     * @return the CompassClassMapping
     */
    CompassClassMapping getCompassClassMapping(GrailsDomainClass grailsDomainClass, Collection searchableGrailsDomainClasses, Object searchableValue, List excludedProperties);

    /**
     * Does the implementation handle a "searchable" value of the given type?
     * @param searchableValue the searchable value
     * @return true if this implementation understands the type
     */
    boolean handlesSearchableValue(Object searchableValue);
}


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Q: Enabling asp-prerender-module in ASP.NET CORE giving error I'm getting this error on enabling asp-prerender-module in ASP.NET CORE:

NodeInvocationException: Prerendering failed because of error:
  TypeError: Cannot read property 'document' of undefined at
  Rb.object.module.exports.module.exports at
  Function.FusionChartsService.resolveFusionChartsCore  at
  Function.FusionChartsModule.fcRoot

A: The only solution I've reached is change your index.cshtml
<!--  remove this line
<app asp-prerender-module="ClientApp/dist/main-server">Loading...</app>
    -->
<!-- replace with -->
<app>Loading...</app>

<script src="~/dist/vendor.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
@section scripts {
    <script src="~/dist/main-client.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
}

A: In my case with ASP.NET Core 2 and Angular, this worked.
<app asp-ng2-prerender-module="ClientApp/dist/main-server">Loading...</app>

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Jenni Stanley is a scientist with the Passive Acoustic Research group at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries in the Northeast.
Her research is focused on recording and analyzing natural and man-made sources of underwater sounds and how those noises affect marine life.
NOAA reports that human-generated noise can affect an animal's ability to navigate, find food, communicate and avoid predators; the impact affects the relationships between groups of animals, as well as between mothers and offspring, and lowers the chances of survival and potentially causes physical injury, such as hearing loss.


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Q: How to check whether a app is in background or foreground android. Using following code but unable check I am trying find foreground or background for "push notification" using the following code but it executing both background and foreground. Any solution for this??
public static boolean isAppIsInBackground(Context context) {
    boolean isInBackground = true;
    ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH) {
        List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> runningProcesses = am.getRunningAppProcesses();
        for (ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo processInfo : runningProcesses) {
            if (processInfo.importance == ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND) {
                for (String activeProcess : processInfo.pkgList) {
                    if (activeProcess.equals(context.getPackageName())) {
                        isInBackground = false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    } else {
        List<ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo> taskInfo = am.getRunningTasks(1);
        ComponentName componentInfo = taskInfo.get(0).topActivity;
        if (componentInfo.getPackageName().equals(context.getPackageName())) {
            isInBackground = false;
        }
    }
    return isInBackground;
}

A: So if I understand your question you want to check if your current thread is the  main thread /some background thread, you can check it like this :
if(Looper.myLooper() == Looper.getMainLooper()){
  //you are on your main Thread (also called UI Thread)
}

A: Make your Application class implement LifecycleObserver interface and you can define methods like shown below to get callbacks for app foreground and app background events
class MyApplication implements LifecycleObsercer {

    @OnLifecycleEvent(Lifecycle.Event.ON_STOP)
    public void onAppBackgrounded() {
        Timber.d("App in background");
    }

    @OnLifecycleEvent(Lifecycle.Event.ON_START)
    public void onAppForegrounded() {
        Timber.d("App is in foreground");
    }
}


James Skelton hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and the New Britain Bees defeated the York Revolution 3-2 in New Britain to pull even in the season-opening series. Skelton was 2-for-4 and Craig Maddox had two hits for New Britain, while York's Alonzo Harris went 3-for-4. Jonathan Pettibone started and pitched 31/3 scoreless innings as one of five pitchers for the Bees. The teams close the series Sunday at 1:30.
A Tyler Gnesda solo home run in the eighth inning lifted UConn to a 6-5 win on Saturday afternoon over Central Florida in baseball at Orlando, Fla. The Huskies' offense jumped out to a great start with five runs on seven hits in the first three innings. Gnesda, Isaac Feldstein and Keith Krueger had two hits apiece and Chris Winkel two RBI for UConn (22-15, 7-4 AAC). UCF fell to 28-12 and 6-5. Starter Wills Montgomerie had an off day, but the Huskies are 9-2 in games that he starts. ... At West Hartford, the Hartford baseball team swept Stony Brook, 7-3 and 5-4. In the first game, TJ Ward hit his second grand slam in four days, Ben Bengston drove in three runs and David MacKinnon had two hits and two runs to support the pitching of winner Brian Stepniak for Hartford (13-19, 5-6 America East). Stepniak gave up five hits and three earned runs in seven innings, striking out six. Nick Campana also had two hits for Hartford. In the second game, Bengston singled to left field to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning as Stony Brook fell to 17-18 and 5-6 league. Ward homered again and had two hits and Campana had three hits and three runs to fuel Hartford's 11-hit attack. ... Freshman Michael Delease tossed a complete-game shutout and Central Connecticut downed Bryant, 8-0, in the second game of a doubleheader at New Britain. The Bulldogs (17-20, 10-3 Northeast Conference) won the day's first game, 7-0, as Jimmy Titus hit a solo homer in the first inning and added a two-run single in the third. Steve Theetge tossed a complete-game shutout, holding the Blue Devils to just four hits. In the second game, Delease allowed a single to the first batter of the game, but then allowed just two baserunners the rest of the way. Mitch Guilmette was 2-for-2 with three RBI and a run scored for Central, which is 20-16 overall and 11-5 in NEC play. ... Fairfield clinched its sixth straight series win with a sweep of Siena in baseball, 7-1 and 2-0, at Loudonville, N.Y. John Signore and Gavin Wallace combined to allow one run in their 15 innings on the mound for the Stags (20-15, 9-2 MAAC for first place).


Prima Baking Training Centre (PBTC) was established in Rajagiriya, Colombo, in 2004 with the aim of developing the local baking trade and elevating the status of the baking industry in the region. A brainchild of Mr Primus Cheng, Chairman of Prima Group, the centre is the only baking educational institution in Sri Lanka which offers specialised skills training for professional and personal creative development, promoting modern baking techniques to local practitioners.
PBTC is the foremost leading educational institute for the baking and food service industry in Sri Lanka and the region. By providing professional baking training to the local community, it facilitates the transfer of skills and expertise, serving to raise the standards of bakers and trainees. As an accredited baking institute, PBTC is also committed to improving their capabilities and continual revision of the curriculum to meet the demands of the modern baking industry.
A licensee of the prestigious Baking Industry Training Centre (BITC) in Singapore, PBTC is complete with modern training facilities, providing a conducive environment for theoretical and practical training. The Centre offers an extensive range of programmes covering the full spectrum of baking and baking-related fields, with a wide range of courses for school leavers, homemakers, employees in the commercial baking, food and beverage and hotel industries.
Besides programmes focusing on the individual, PBTC also offers courses for business in the industry, such as enhancing bakery production for owners of baking establishments and attaining optimal use of equipment to produce top-quality products for bakery employees. These comprehensive programmes cover theory and practical training, ranging from topics such as the fundamentals of baking to the hands-on application of ingredients and baking techniques.
Courses are specially tailored to facilitate optimal learning, with each class holding a maximum of 24 students to cater for personalised training and attention. Students at PBTC can also benefit from foreign expertise, as overseas experts are often invited as guest trainers to conduct customised programmes for students.
PBTC qualifications are highly sought after by the confectionary and hotel industries. Students can benefit from the synergy between PBTC and leading confectioneries and hotels in the region, paving the way for them to take up professional baking careers upon graduation.
PBTC is headed by Principal Ranjan Amarasinghe, a graduate from the American Institute of Baking (AIB), Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Having started out as a pastry chef in the Sri Lankan tourist industry, Mr. Amarasinghe went on to become a manager of an American baking chain for more than 10 years. His vast experience in baking and keen interest in the industry is demonstrated by his continued involvement and dedication to providing quality training for PBTC students. Assisted by an impressive teaching faculty who are full-time experts in the baking industry, PBTC has gained the reputation as the leading baking education centre for Sri Lanka and the region.


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Q: What's the use cases of Streams and Firehose? I am working on an application that will read and analyze the logs of payment transactions. I know I will use Kinesis Analytics as per my requirements, which takes the input from the Data Streams and Firehose. But I am having trouble deciding which input method should I use for my system. My requirements are:

*

*It can tolerate latency, but Data shouldn't lose data.

*Must record all the errors in DynamoDB or S3 buckets.

Which input stream is suitable for my use case?

A: Kinesis Data Streams allows consumers to READ streaming data. And it gives you a plenty of options to do so. It is best suitable for use cases that require custom processing, choice of stream processing frameworks, and sub-second processing latency.
Data is reliably stored in streams up to 7 days and distributed across 3 Availability Zones.
Kinesis Firehose is used to LOAD streaming data to a target destination (S3, Elasticsearch, Splunk, etc). You can also transform streaming data (by using Lambda) before loading it to destination.
Data from failed attempts will be saved to S3.
So, if your goal is to only load data to Kinesis Data Analytics service with minimal or no pre-processing then try Kinesis Firehose first.
Please note, that you also would need to consider such aspects as cost, development efforts, scaling options, volume of the data when choosing a proper service.
Please take a look at the following AWS Solutions Implementation for reference:
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/real-time-web-analytics-with-kinesis/
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/real-time-iot-device-monitoring-with-kinesis/

A: There are some key differences between Kinesis Stream (KS) and  Firehose (FH):

*

*KS is real time, while FH is near-real time.

*KS requires manual scaling and setup of its provisioning (shards) , while FH is basically serverless.

*KS records are immutable (they persist in stream for its retention period - default 24h), while records in FH are gone from FH the moment they are delivered to destination.

From what you wrote, I think FH should be considered first, as you are not concerned about non-real-time nature of FH, it is much easier to manage and setup, and you can specify S3 as a backup for failed or all messages:

Kinesis Data Firehose uses Amazon S3 to backup all or failed only data that it attempts to deliver to your chosen destination.

The S3 backup ensures you are not loosing records, if delivery or lambda processing fail. Subsequently, in my view, Firehose addresses your two points well.

A: Data Streams vs Firehose

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*Streams:
Kinesis data streams is highly customizable and best suited for developers building custom applications or streaming data for specialized needs.

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*Going to write custom code

*Real time (200ms latency for classic, 70ms latency for enhanced fan-out)

*You must manage scaling (shard splitting/merging)

*Data storage for 1 to 7 days, replay capability, multi consumers

*Use with Lambda to insert data in real-time to ElasticSearch

*Firehose:
Firehose handles loading data streams directly into AWS products for processing.

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*Fully managed, send to S3, Splunk, Redshift, ElasticSearch

*Serverless data transformations with Lambda

*Near real time (lowest buffer time is 1 minute)

*Automated Scaling

*No data storage

A: You can use firehose to feed into analytics, but question is how firehose gets data? You can write your own code to feed data or use kinesis data steams. Firehose mainly is delivery system for stream data that can be written in to various destinations such as S3, Redshift or others with optional capability to perform data transformation.
Check this link https://www.slideshare.net/AmazonWebServices/abd217from-batch-to-streaming?from_action=save and see how your use case can benefit from the information.
More info: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisanalytics/latest/dev/how-it-works.html
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/latest/dev/what-is-this-service.html

A: If you are creating s3 files from the kinesis stream but you dont require cleaning of those s3 files then go with the firehose option. Also if you dont have any partitioning key requirement that makes many small s3 files then firehose is a good solution. If you are doing more cleaning up the FH files than you would have created those s3 files yourself then FH isnt a good option.
Also depends on what do you with those s3 files. You need to find out if you are saving any work/money because of using Firehose against the manual creation of S3 files. Remember you cant reorder the content of the s3 files.


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Batgirl's New Look
by Laura Maier on 30/07/2014
Big changes are afoot for Barbara Gordon. Gail Simone has left the book due to creative differences and writers Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher, along with artist Babs Tarr, have been brought in to give Batgirl a more light-hearted tone- which is what Gail wanted to do, and was the whole reason she left the book in the first place… I'm not sure if that's irony or just bad timing…
As befits a changing of the guard, Barbara has also got a brand shiny new costume. As Geek Pride's newly-self-appointed Fashion Consultant, it has fallen to me to examine it and report my findings.
(C) DC Comics
First off, I have some misgivings about this costume, mostly in how young it makes Babs look. As a hardcore Oracle fan, I would really like to see her move forward- not necessarily all the way back to the chair, but at least taking steps towards being an intellectually confident leader like she was in Birds of Prey. The move from standard Bat-issue kevlar-esque super-fabric to a leather jacket and leggings makes her look closer to sixteen than twenty-one, which I find a little unsettling.
But that's the only downside, as far as I'm concerned. Marvel's been seriously outdoing DC in terms of character designs and redesigns- from Miss America's "just threw it together" look, to Ms Marvel's battle-burkini, to the new Captain Marvel's homage to the original- all of these new outfits have an immediately iconic look, are practical, and perhaps most importantly make the heroines look gorgeous without the need for borderline-indecent costumes. And with this Batgirl redesign, DC are showing that it's not just one company's style, but a new trend we can expect to see more of in modern and future comics.
L-R: Miss America, Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel (C) Marvel Comics
But enough backstory, let's get to the good stuff!
Her ears are no longer concealed by the cowl! This seems like a minor adjustment, but as anyone who's ever cosplayed a becowled character will confirm, those things can seriously limit your hearing. Bad enough when you're trying to buy limited edition figurines on a con floor, even worse when hearing someone sneaking up behind you is a literal matter of life or death.
If we learned one thing from The Incredibles, it's that families stick together no matter what. And if we learned two things, the second would be that CAPES ARE ALWAYS FATAL. So it's good to see that Babs has modified the badass deathtrap into something that can unpop in a pinch. It's shorter too, which may mean it doesn't serve as a glider anymore (although with ComicTech™, anything is possible) but again, will be less likely to get trodden on, or caught in revolving doors.
Being a longtime admirer of other women's boobs, I'd be lying if I said I objected to the "spandex contoured to perfectly outline ridiculously perky breasts" style of comic book artistry. That said, I'm well aware of the ongoing dissent towards the over-sexualisation of superheroines, and it's good to see that DC are aware of it too, and are taking steps to ensure that their characters are sporting more realistic outfits. One minor quibble though- that leather vs. spandex comparison? Spandex doesn't stretch like that on a human body either. I'm 80% sure no fabric does. Don't blame decades of jaw-dropping comic-boobs on spandex. Spandex is innocent in this.
I love pouches. I love pouches so much that I am constantly trying to convince people that they are an acceptable alternative to handbags. Pouches are practical and cool. One of the things I loved most about Stephanie Brown's Batgirl costume was the pouches; and one of the things I hated most was that the pouches were around her leg, where they would keep slipping down. Barbara's pouches, however, combine Batman's utility belt with Steph's weird garter-pouches, to give the garter-pouch the support it needs to stop Babs having to stop every few paces to tug her leg pouches up and curse.
I would like to go on record here as stating that I am in favour of any costume that ends with a GIANT pair of Doc Martens. I really like the attention to detail here, as they've included the yellow stitching that marks them as real DMs, and not mere knockoffs. Which is good, because knockoffs will fail you at the worst possible time, which in Babs' case would probably be during a rooftop chase, or while dodging gunfire. The boots are also awesome from a cosplayer's perspective- no more tottering around conventions in heels! Hurrah!
My verdict? A solid 9/10. The costume makes Barbara look like the teenage sidekick she was in the 1970s, but it makes up for that with practicality, charm and cosplayability. Careful, DC. You might make me start loving you again.
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Bisphosphonates: The New Fountain of Youth? Or Irrational Exuberance?
Medications Bisphosphonates: The New…
Ken Covinsky
Bisphosphonates are a class of medicines that can reduce the risk of fractures in persons with osteoporosis. They are valuable medicines in the right patients. But, over the past week, a number of reports in the media have attributed miraculous life-extending properties to these medicines.
For example, MedConnect (a site that will help you "stay connected to the most important developments in medicine") proclaimed,
"Study Reveals Possible Secret to Long Life – Biophosphonates."
One of America's leading newspaper introduced its storywith the headline,
"Osteoporosis medication extends life by five years."
Wow! This must be a really great medicine! Mortality benefits of this magnitude are pretty much unheard of in clinical medicine. The headlines suggest that just increasing use of these common medicines could yield an unprecedented increase in life expectancy marvelling some of the greatest public health interventions of this century.
But the stories are not true. These headlines are inaccurate and very misleading. They do not properly represent the study they are reporting on, as this study did not show bisphosphonates extend life.
The headlines are based on a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism that followed women in Australia and compared rates of death while women were or were not taking bisphosphonates. The study showed that women had lower rates of death while taking bisphosphonates than while not taking bisphosphonates.
So, what's the problem? This press report, and the study, makes the serious error of assuming that an association between bisphosphonate use and mortality means that bisphosphonates are the cause of lower mortality.
This distinction may seem subtle, but it is absolutely critical. Elders taking bisphosphonates are almost certainly different than elders not taking them, and it is quite likely these patient differences explain the mortality effect. Most, if not all of the mortality difference may have nothing to do with the bisphosphontes. This study had very limited capability of accounting for these patient differences.
In addition, this study examined bisphosphonate use as a time dependent variable. This type of analysis is well known to be prone to serious biases when examining the effects of drugs. For example, if bisphosphonates are discontinued when patients are seriously ill, it would inaccurately make bisphosphonates look very good.
So, where did all these misleading media reports come from? It appears most of the media reports essentially paraphrased a press releasefrom the Garvan Institute, the institute that led this study. The press release has the absurd headline,
"An extra 5 years of life an unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment."
The press release goes on to suggest that these medicines can reduce the risk of death by 80%:
"In a group of women with osteoporotic fractures over the age of 75, you would expect 50% to die over a period of five years. Among women in that age group who took bisphosphonates, the death rate dropped to 10%."
It is possible that bisphosphonates do reduce mortality. In fact, a randomized trialshowed one agent (zoledronic acid) may lead to a mortality reduction in persones with hip fracture. But the study that is the subject of these media reports does not provide substantial evidence a mortality benefit. And if a benefit exists, it is definitely much more modest—not the fountain of youth like benefits claimed in the press surrounding this study.
The study and media coverage provides a cautionary lesson for researchers who work with the media to publicize their work. We all have a tendency to believe our studies are more important than they actually are. And there is a natural tendency to make our results sound more spectacular than they are in order to better disseminate our work. But we have a responsibility to the public to guard against these impulses.
This story should also serve as a cautionary tale for the media. Media really needs to proceed with caution when writing a story based entirely on a press release without any independent reporting. This is a practice that is best avoided, but at a minimum, it should be disclosed to readers when the true souce of a story is a press release than objective reporting.
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What a Severe Asthma Attack Looks Like
Signs and symptoms can include severe wheezing, coughing that doesn't stop, chest tightening, and a pale, sweaty face.
Becky Upham
Medically Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD
Severe asthma attacks often have symptoms similar to those of milder attacks, but they are more severe and may not respond to treatment.
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Symptoms like breathlessness and wheezing are hallmark signs of asthma. But not everyone experiences asthma and asthma symptoms in the same way.
A diagnosis of asthma is categorized as mild, moderate, or severe depending on the severity of the symptoms, how often the symptoms occur, and how well they respond to treatment, says Maria R. Streck, MD, an allergist and immunologist at Ben Sawyer Primary Care in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, which is part of the Medical University of South Carolina Health System.
For any category of asthma, symptoms can either be intermittent (meaning sometimes the person experiences symptoms and other times they do not) or persistent (meaning the person always experiences symptoms), Dr. Streck explains.
Anyone with asthma is at risk of having an asthma attack (sometimes also called an "asthma exacerbation" or "flare-up"), when the muscles around the airways contract and the airways produce more mucus, which narrows the bronchial tubes through which we breathe, according to Mayo Clinic. Other asthma symptoms (like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and tightening of the chest) tend to worsen during an asthma attack.
An asthma attack may be considered minor if symptoms get better with home treatment; an attack is considered severe when they do not. Anyone with asthma can experience a severe asthma attack.
Even if someone has baseline mild asthma, they can have a severe exacerbation or attack, says Streck. "Sometimes people with a mild case of asthma that is generally very well-controlled can have attacks that are very severe," she says.
There are three main components to an asthma attack, says Streck.
The smooth muscles that line the airways clamp down.
The airways swell and become inflamed.
Mucus production in the airways increases.
An attack is severe if it is difficult to control and manage with at-home treatment.
Many things can lead to a severe asthma attacks, says Streck. And, generally, the same types of triggers that lead to severe asthma attacks lead to milder ones.
An attack can be a response to an exposure to something or the environment around you, says Streck. Irritants like heavy perfumes, a bonfire, or cleaning chemicals can trigger an asthma attack. "For some people with exercise-induced asthma, exercise or exertion can sometimes bring it on," says Streck.
"For patients with allergies, if they get around triggers like a cat or a dog or pollen, that cause an asthma attack," she says. Cold weather can also bring on an episode. "A viral infection or an upper respiratory infection can trigger a severe asthma attack," she adds.
Many people with asthma can go about their daily activities normally, but if a severe exacerbation occurs, it may require hospitalization or turn into a life-threatening emergency, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAI).
When you're diagnosed with asthma, your doctor should create and review with you an asthma action plan of what to do if symptoms flare up, such as using a rescue inhaler or a nebulizer, according to Mayo Clinic. If symptoms don't go away soon or get worse, you should seek immediate medical attention.
Several signs may indicate that you are having a severe asthma attack. Remember that asthma attacks can look and feel different in depending on the individual, and not every person may experience every symptom, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Here we review the most common symptoms of a severe attack, and what each might feel or look like.
Severe Wheezing
Often wheezing is a sound you can't hear — it's more of a noise doctors pick up with a stethoscope, says Streck. "If a person is audibly wheezing, meaning across the room you can hear the noise, that's a sign of a severe asthma attack," she says. "Typically, wheezing occurs when the person is breathing out, so on expirations, but in a severe attack they can also making that noise when they're sucking in air," she says.
This noise is caused by the inflammation and narrowing of airways, according to the NIH.
A Coughing Fit, or Coughing That Won't Stop
In a coughing fit brought on by a severe asthma attack, the person can't catch their breath; they just keep coughing, says Streck. "They can't clear their throat to make it better. The cough just keeps going," she says. It's more of a staccato type of cough that can sound tight and dry, she says.
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Breathing can become more rapid when an asthma attack becomes more severe. "When this occurs, a person can't control their rate of breathing; they're just trying to breathe fast to compensate," says Streck. The rapid rate is the result of the person just wanting to get air in, she says.
Fast breathing with chest retractions can be a medical emergency, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Retraction is something that we can visibly see when we pull a person's shirt up and the skin sucks in between or around the chest and rib bones when they inhale, says Streck.
Feelings of Panic or Anxiety
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As breathing becomes more difficult, anxiety can set in, says Streck. When you're lacking oxygen to your brain, it's natural to start to feel panicked, she says.
Stress and anxiety are also common triggers for an asthma attack, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Chest Tightness or Pressure
Patients will sometimes feel tight pressure on their chest during a severe asthma attack, says Streck. "For some people, it can feel as though someone is standing on their chest," she says.
Difficulty Talking
In a severe asthma attack, difficulty with breathing and continuous coughing can make it hard for the person get a full sentence out, says Streck. "They can have pressured speech as they try to get words out because they just can't breathe," she says.
Blue Lips or Fingernails
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In a very severe attack, someone's lips or fingernail beds might turn blue, says Streck.
When you're having a hard time getting enough oxygen, the oxygen will first go to the organs that are vital to life, she says. "The heart, lungs, and brain are still trying to get the oxygen as much as possible. Your fingernails and your lips can start turning blue because they're not getting the oxygen like they're supposed to," says Streck. "If this happens it's a severe sign that a person is not doing well. They're not getting enough oxygen in their extremities."
Pale Sweaty Face
If someone's face appears pale and sweaty during a severe asthma attack, it's related to the fact that they're not getting enough oxygen, says Streck. "The color drains from their face as a result," she says.
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The Department interprets this change in the law to mean that a sole proprietor, partner, or limited liability company member ("LLC member") who had not previously been required to have coverage on himself must now obtain coverage on himself. . . . The Department wishes to make clear its position that failure of a sole proprietor, partner, or LLC member to obtain such coverage without having met an exemption, is in violation of [the new law] and could subject such person to penalties by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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Pet Tracker Reviews - Pod 3 VS Invoxia Pet Tracker
Pod 3 VS Invoxia Pet Tracker
Invoxia Pet Tracker and Pod 3 may seem quite similar at first glance, but they are actually more different than you may initially assume. This Invoxia Pet Tracker vs. Pod 3 comparison is designed to show you exactly what each of these two pet trackers offers, highlight their main strong and weak points, and reveal which one of them may be a more reliable tracking solution.
GPS pet tracker with superb autonomy
Invoxia pet tracker is an innovative GPS tracker for dogs and cats. Relying on low-power networks, it allows you to easily monitor your pet's movements and activity.
Small & lightweight; waterproof & shockproof
Virtual fences for keeping your pet in a safe zone
Track your pet's activities over any time period
Invoxia pet tracker is an innovative GPS tracker with a good battery life that offers location tracking and activity monitoring features. Being lightweight, it is suitable for both cats and dogs. Its communication range is virtually unlimited. The device relies on GPS, Wi-Fi, and low-power networks. The maximum frequency of location updates is 2 minutes. Users can set up safety zones with a customizable radius. The device enables users to monitor their pets' daily activity levels.
Invoxia pet tracker is a small device in the shape of a cuboid with rounded edges. The tracker is available only in black. It weighs just 15 grams (0.52 oz.). It has a length of 42 mm (1.65 inches), a width of 24 mm (0,94 inches), and a thickness of 17 mm (0,67 inches). The device is made of high-quality plastic.
Invoxia pet tracker does not come in different sizes, but it fits almost any collar.
Invoxia pet tracker features an IP67 rating, which means it will remain functional after being submerged up to one meter (3.2 feet) underwater for up to 30 minutes.
Location tracking features available with Invoxia pet tracker include:
GPS location tracking with a virtually unlimited communication range;
Four modes for updating location information, the fastest being once every two minutes;
Location history, which allows you to observe your pet's movements over the period of your choice;
Geofencing, which allows you to set up multiple stationary safety zones with a customizable radius.
Invoxia pet tracker allows its users to track their pets' activity levels during the period they choose (day, week, month or year). They can get daily reports on their pets' activity and rest time. The device enables owners to see the length of their pets' walks. Users can also monitor the sleep quality of their pets.
Invoxia pet tracker does not provide training assistance.
Invoxia pet tracker does not provide additional features.
Virtually unlimited communication range within the low-power network coverage
15 grams (0.52 oz.)
From several days to several months depending on usage (rechargeable battery)
The Invoxia GPS app allows users to monitor their pets' location. The app stores movement history. Users can set up customizable safety zones for geofencing, monitor their pets' activity, get daily reports on activity and rest, and see the distance traveled.
Invoxia pet tracker relies on GPS and Wi-Fi to determine the pet's location. It uses low-power networks to send information to the user's smartphone.
The worldwide coverage that Invoxia pet tracker provides depends on the availability of low-power networks. The device uses LoRa low-power network in France. Invoxia relies on Sigfox low-power network in other countries where the product is currently sold. Sigfox network is available in the USA and in most of Europe - but with severe limitations in coverage and signal quality.
Invoxia pet tracker costs 119 euros on the manufacturer's website. It comes with a 3-year subscription to the low-consumption network. After the first three years, access to the service in Europe costs 9.99 EUR per year, equating to 0.83 EUR per month.
Shipping time and costs depend on location.
If buyers are not fully satisfied with Inovxia pet tracker, they may send it back for a full refund within 14 working days of purchase.
Invoxia pet tracker comes with a one-year warranty and lifetime support.
Submitted By Alice Peri on 03/08/2019
Great battery life, very convenient to use. The app could be better. Not bad in general but could be better.
Submitted By Brenda Noble on 01/20/2019
Good concept, but the implementation could be better. My major issue with this product is that it is not accurate enough. I hope they will work it out.


Drew Brees joined the exclusive 500 touchdown club on Sunday with a play-action pass to tight end Ben Watson with 1:53 remaining in the first half at Baltimore.
The 1-yard toss gave the New Orleans Saints the lead over the Ravens and left Brees in the company of Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Tom Brady as the only NFL players in league history with 500 touchdown passes.
The 39-year-old Brees is fourth on the all-time TD list. Manning (539) leads Favre (508) and Brady (504), who added his name to the list two weeks ago.
Brees was also attempting to become the third quarterback in league history to post wins over all 32 teams. He was 0-3 against the Ravens in his career with the Chargers and Saints.
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