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Marginal contrasts and the Contrastivist Hypothesis
Daniel Currie Hall ,
Saint Mary's University, CA
Kathleen Currie Hall
University of British Columbia, CA
The Contrastivist Hypothesis (CH; Hall 2007; Dresher 2009) holds that the only features that can be phonologically active in any language are those that serve to distinguish phonemes, which presupposes that phonemic status is categorical. Many researchers, however, demonstrate the existence of gradient relations. For instance, Hall (2009) quantifies these using the information-theoretic measure of entropy (unpredictability of distribution) and shows that a pair of sounds may have an entropy between 0 (totally predictable) and 1 (totally unpredictable).
We argue that the existence of such intermediate degrees of contrastiveness does not make the CH untenable, but rather offers insight into contrastive hierarchies. The existence of a continuum does not preclude categorical distinctions: a categorical line can be drawn between zero entropy (entirely predictable, and thus by the CH phonologically inactive) and non-zero entropy (at least partially contrastive, and thus potentially phonologically active). But this does not mean that intermediate degrees of surface contrastiveness are entirely irrelevant to the CH; rather, we argue, they can shed light on how deeply ingrained a phonemic distinction is in the phonological system. As an example, we provide a case study from Pulaar [ATR] harmony, which has previously been claimed to be problematic for the CH.
This article is part of the special collection: Marginal Contrasts
Note: Correspondence can be addressed equally to Daniel Currie Hall (daniel.hall@utoronto.ca), Kathleen Currie Hall (kathleen.hall@ubc.ca).
Keywords: contrast, entropy, distinctive features, vowel harmony, Pulaar
How to Cite: Hall, D. C., & Hall, K. C. (2016). Marginal contrasts and the Contrastivist Hypothesis. Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 1(1), 50. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.245
Published on 06 Dec 2016.
Hall, D.C. and Hall, K.C., 2016. Marginal contrasts and the Contrastivist Hypothesis. Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, 1(1), p.50. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.245
Hall DC, Hall KC. Marginal contrasts and the Contrastivist Hypothesis. Glossa: a journal of general linguistics. 2016;1(1):50. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.245
Hall, D. C., & Hall, K. C. (2016). Marginal contrasts and the Contrastivist Hypothesis. Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 1(1), 50. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.245
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Hall, D. C.and K. C. Hall. "Marginal Contrasts and the Contrastivist Hypothesis". Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, vol. 1, no. 1, 2016, p. 50. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.245
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Students of mine and readers of this blog know that I'm a big fan of the flashcard app Anki. It's powerful and flexible and can be a huge help in memorizing new vocabulary or grammar patterns.
The one drawback to Anki is that it can be a little overwhelming to make your own decks. (This is why I've offered a few ready-made ESL ones here: phrasal verbs with "get," a pronunciation deck with initial "H," participial adjective practice, and phrasal verbs with "do" and "make." More soon!) If you're not the kind of person who's already comfortable with markup language in other contexts, the card-creation interface might seem overwhelming. Even downloading pre-created decks can be a bit difficult if you don't have good computer instincts.
The team behind DuoLingo has filled in that niche and set up TinyCards, which originally launched in iOS-only form in 2016. An Android version came out in April 2017 of this year, and I finally got around to trying it this week.
Pictured are three official DuoLingo decks (Swedish, French, and Russian) and a user-created Korean one.
It's very easy to create relatively flexible and information-dense cards. On one side you can include a word or picture; on the other side you include the target word and, optionally, extra information (referred to as "facts" in the creation tool).
Here are all the ways you can put together flashcards in TinyCards.
You can upload your own images, or you can search (in multiple languages!) a vast library that comes ready-made with TinyCards. I'm not sure what the source is: images uploaded by other users? Getty Images? whatever DuoLingo already has? An unexpected but very thoughtful feature is that within the card creation tool, you have the option to crop an image. That's perfect if you don't want to clog up your loading time with huge high-resolution pictures but also don't want to manually resize images before you upload them.
It's also easy to browse other decks and add them to (or remove them from) your own library as you like.
When you're actually reviewing and using the decks, you have the option of selecting the "I was right" option to use if you get a technically incorrect answer, or of skipping a card you already know. The official DuoLingo decks also include the sound files from the DuoLingo course, so you get listening as well as reading. You also get hints if you struggle with a particular word (though who knows if that's helpful or not). You also have the ability to report a card if it's incorrect or inflammatory.
Since TinyCards is an offshoot of DuoLingo, it's based on the same spaced repetition model, so it will visually signal to you how well you know a deck so you can decide when to review.
I'm doing pretty good in Korean Word Builder 1, but I need to work more on Korean Word Builder 2. And I've barely touched Russian.
That also means that TinyCards is free to use!
If you're making your own deck, your only options are images and words. You can't upload any of your own sound files (yet?), so if you want to study something outside one of the supported DuoLingo decks, you won't be able to include audio. This is probably my biggest criticism. I find it immensely helpful to hear new vocabulary alongside seeing it.
To a lesser extent, if you want to use a deck that isn't an official DuoLingo deck, you're relying on the other user to actually know what they're doing. It seems like an obvious statement, but it bears repeating. While you can easily report cards or even entire decks, I'm not sure what the protocol is on addressing reported cards or decks, especially since there's no option for specific feedback or corrections. You can't report decks on Anki at all, but shared decks can be reviewed and rated, so you can find out if a particular deck is broken or comes with mistakes.
The graphic for the spaced repetition review and learning new vocabulary (pictured above) is also ambiguous. I've studied all of the cards in Korean Word Builder 1; the yellow bar is telling me that I need to review. I haven't studied all of the words in Korean Word Builder 2; the yellow bar is a progress bar. I don't think it's particularly helpful to have those two metrics combined into one graphic like that. Memrise, for example, will show you how well you know each lexical unit in a lesson, whether on the web or on mobile. TinyCards only addresses the "lesson" level, and each lesson can include multiple lexical units.
One of the most important features of Anki is that you can deliberately set how easy or a hard a vocabulary word was, which affects when it turns up again in the spaced repetition queue. The more difficult something is, the sooner you see it again. There's no equivalent option in TinyCards: you either get it right or wrong. If you get something wrong a lot, you'll repeat it in a practice session (and maybe even get hints), but I haven't noticed words that I fail a lot repeating more often over the long-term. If there's a secret sauce for bringing up the more difficult vocabulary more often, then it's not working too well.
For people who are too busy for Anki's steep card-creation learning curve, TinyCards is an acceptable substitute. The simple, intuitive GUI makes it easy to create your own decks or to add other people's decks to your own library, so you can get started right away. For people studying through DuoLingo, the official DuoLingo decks will feature the vocabulary from the lessons and help you retain the vocabulary that DuoLingo tends to brush over too quickly. But if you're not using DuoLingo, or you're already comfortable with Anki, TinyCards doesn't really bring anything new to the table.
Thanks for this review. I never got round to try it myself, so I can definitely a skip this. There are plugins for the desktop Anki doing some of the things you mention here.
I didn't realize there were plugins for the desktop version (as I most often use AnkiDroid). I'll have to check those out. Thanks!


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Maciej Figas (ur. 7 kwietnia 1963 w Gdyni) – dyrygent, dyrektor Opery Nova w Bydgoszczy od 1992 r.

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Pochodzi z rodziny muzycznej. Jego ojciec - Józef Figas był przez wiele lat czołowym śpiewakiem Opery Bałtyckiej.

W 1984 r. ukończył Szkołę Muzyczną II stopnia w klasie organów w Gdańsku Wrzeszczu. Jeszcze w czasie nauki w tej szkole został studentem Wydziału Wychowania Muzycznego i Rytmiki w Akademii Muzycznej im. S. Moniuszki w Gdańsku, który ukończył w 1987 r. W 1984 r. rozpoczął równolegle studia na Wydziale Wokalno-Aktorskim gdańskiej uczelni w klasie doc. A. Legieć-Matosiuk w zakresie śpiewu. W 1986 r., po rezygnacji z dalszej nauki śpiewu, podjął studia na Wydziale Dyrygentury, Kompozycji i Teorii Muzyki - kierunek dyrygentura Akademii Muzycznej im. I.J. Paderewskiego w Poznaniu, w klasie prof. Witolda Krzemieńskiego. Dyplom z dyrygentury uzyskał w 1990 r. Będąc studentem, został zaproszony przez Jerzego Maksymiuka do prowadzenia koncertu z orkiestrą Filharmonii Bałtyckiej w Gdańsku, podczas którego dyrygował "Adagiettem" z V symfonii G. Mahlera.

Pracę zawodową rozpoczął 5 stycznia 1988 r. na stanowisku asystenta - dyrygenta w Państwowej Operze w Bydgoszczy. Do pracy w Bydgoszczy rekomendował go ówczesny kierownik artystyczny Opery Nova Zygmunt Rychert, który wcześniej zaraził młodego adepta sztuką władania batutą i "dyrygenckim bakcylem", przygotowując go też do egzaminów na poznańską uczelnię muzyczną. We wrześniu 1990 r. został dyrygentem orkiestry Opery. W tym czasie uzupełniał wykształcenie w Podyplomowym Studium w zakresie marketingu w sferze kultury i sztuki, zorganizowanym przez Wrocławską Akademię Ekonomiczną i Ministerstwo Kultury i Sztuki w Warszawie; ukończył je w 1991 r. W bydgoskiej Operze Maciej Figas pełnił najpierw obowiązki dyrektora artystycznego (od kwietnia 1991 r.), od października 1991 r. objął obowiązki zastępcy dyrektora naczelnego, a 18 listopada 1992 r. został dyrektorem naczelnym Opery Nova.

Prowadząc bydgoską scenę, dyrygował też spektaklami i koncertami w innych miastach Polski, m.in.: w Łodzi, Szczecinie, Toruniu, Koszalinie, Kudowie-Zdroju w ramach Festiwalu Moniuszkowskiego, w Cieszynie, Gnieźnie, Wrocławiu, a także podczas tournée za granicą. Do znaczących wydarzeń w podróżach artystycznych należały m.in. prowadzenie "Gali operowej" z tenorem Rene Kolio na operowym festiwalu w Xanten oraz występy w Bonn, Hamburgu, Hadze i Rotterdamie.

Pierwszym dorobkiem fonograficznym Macieja Figasa było nagranie opery S. Moniuszki "Straszny dwór" (w przekroju), w wykonaniu zespołów artystycznych Opery Nova na nowej scenie budowanego teatru nad Brdą, we wrześniu 1994 r. Do jego osiągnięć w pracy dyrektora należało m.in. przeprowadzenie zmiany pokoleniowej w zespołach artystycznych bydgoskiej opery, głównie wśród śpiewaków-solistów i orkiestry oraz wprowadzenie przedstawień do nowo budowanego gmachu Opery. Jest pomysłodawcą i dyrektorem artystycznym Bydgoskich Festiwali Operowych. W 2006 r. odebrał ukończony gmach Opery Nova, który stał się wizytówką bydgoskiej kultury.

W listopadzie 2012, z okazji jubileuszu 20-lecia pracy, został odznaczony Srebrnym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis".

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Prus Zdzisław, Weber Alicja: Bydgoski leksykon operowy. Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne. Bydgoszcz 2002. . str. 106-107

Absolwenci Akademii Muzycznej im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku
Muzycy związani z Bydgoszczą
Ludzie związani z operą bydgoską
Odznaczeni Srebrnym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis"
Polscy dyrygenci
Urodzeni w 1963
Ludzie urodzeni w Gdyni

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Social media is a great way to be "social" — to keep in touch with friends. But many who have been "friended" a thousand times find themselves feeling too lonely too often. Are you among them? One lonely person with a thousand "friends"?
Let's be clear: Social media is not evil. It's good for friends and family to stay connected. The problems come when social media becomes a substitute for actual social interaction and leads to "aloneness." God did not design us to be alone. God said, "It's not good for the man to be alone". Why? Because God designed us to be social. It's in our DNA. It's God's plan.
Social media may be easier than dealing with annoying people face-to-face, but it will never meet our deepest needs. Those can only be met through God's plan. To understand His "social" plan for you, think about three words: family, friendship and fellowship.
Family is God's idea. Humans reproduce other humans. Those newly produced humans are tiny and helpless. They need help to get a good start in life. They need a family.
This is God's plan for new (and older) humans. He created us to begin life in relationship — a family. Of course, families aren't always what they should be. They're often arguing with each other or abandoning each other. If that's your story, you're not alone.
But that's not how it should be. Don't spend too much time dwelling on your family's flaws. Think about how family should be — how God intended it to be. And then make sure you do it right.
Friendship is also God's idea. It comes naturally to us — we make friends with classmates or those we work with. God designed us to connect with people. It's just something we do.
But there's a friendship that's deeper, and it's part of God's "social" plan for us. It is, in fact, imitating God's "friendship" with humanity. We can't understand the significance of this friendship unless we understand the reality of sin. The night before Jesus died on the cross, He said His blood would be "poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins". We are all sinful — and sin is rebellion against God. Those who are in rebellion against someone else are called enemies. Our rejection of what God says is good and right and true makes us God's enemies.
This is bad news, but not the whole story. Jesus came to reconcile us to God — to transform us from enemies to friends. We should — first and foremost — receive His friendship. And we should imitate Him — seek out those who are still "enemies" with God and let them know they can have friendship with Him instead.
"Fellowship" is another part of God's "social" plan for us. It's a rich idea that means "participation in" the shared work God has given humanity to do: to glorify Him and love people.
We must work together — not as individuals. Fellowship implies generosity and sharing in a great community with a great purpose. Many people experience a community of purpose apart from a spiritual community— perhaps a sports team, a quilting guild or a political action group. Having a shared purpose is a great way to connect with people.
But, God's plan for us is to become part of His community. The Lord Jesus said, "I will build My church." The Church is not a physical building, but a spiritual community. There is no substitute for this spiritual community, the Church because it is not only shared with other people, but with God Himself. The building of His Church is a work God shares with us, in this time of history. Its importance for your social existence cannot be exaggerated. The fellowship we have with the other people who are seeking to participate in God's great purpose creates a strong bond — comparable even to the family bond.
Social media proves that we have a built-in desire to connect with other people. But, it's never enough by itself. We need to embrace God's plan for our lives by strengthening family ties, and participating in the fellowship of Jesus' community— sharing in the mission of leading people into friendship with God.
Why not put Facebook or Pinterest or Twitter to good use. Tell your family and friends they can have a friendship with God right now.


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Reciprocity treaty with Canada : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, February 3, 1875
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Comic Collector can be a great help in keeping track of the comics you plan to buy or watch: your Wish List.
You control the status of a comic in your collection with the Collection Status field. Possible values for this field are "For Sale", "On Order" and the most important ones: "In Collection" and "On Wish List".
Normally, when you add comics to your database, this field is automatically set to "In Collection", indicating that you actually own the comic.
However, the Add Comics Automatically screen also lets you add comics to your wish list directly, using the Quick Fill popup screen.
Check the boxes for the issues you wish to add to your wish list in the Add Automatically screen.
The Quick Fill popup should now show and you can change the collection status to "Wanted" there to add the items to your wish list.
The Quick Fill popup is enabled by default. Disable it by unchecking the "Always show this popup" checkbox at the bottom. If you accidentally disabled it you can re-enable it through the Settings Screen in your program under the Add/Update Comics Automatically setting.
Transfer your collection database and wish list to the mobile app, then use it to browse and search both lists from wherever you are. You can access it from the app, without an internet connection. Check out some screenshots on our CLZ Comics page. (requires separate purchase).


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Q: Sigining PDF use Token RFC 3161 with itext How to signed PDF with token RFC3161 use itext and BouncyCastle ?
Thanks in advance!!
String token = "my jeton ";
ASN1InputStream in  = new ASN1InputStream(Base64.getDecoder().decode(token));
ASN1Sequence seq = (ASN1Sequence)in.readObject();

convert token to TimeStampToken
TimeStampToken stp = new TimeStampToken(new ContentInfo((ASN1Sequence) seq.getObjectAt(seq.getObjectAt(0) instanceof DERTaggedObject ? 3 : 1)));
CollectionStore store =  (CollectionStore) stp.getCertificates();
Iterator itCert = store.iterator();
JcaX509CertificateConverter jcaConvertor = new JcaX509CertificateConverter();
X509Certificate[] cert = new X509Certificate[1] ;
while(itCert.hasNext()){
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    cert[0] = jcaConvertor.getCertificate((certH));
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String SRC = "original.pdf";
String DEST  = "signed.pdf";
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KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance("pkcs12", provider.getName());
KeyPairGenerator generator = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA", "BC");
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Delivered in partnership with CIWEM, this on-line training unit will provide you with valuable continuing professional development (CPD). Using a web-based elearning format which allows you to study at any time, and anywhere, that you have a web connection. This training experience is open to everyone, both members and non-members.
The unit has the benefit of tutor-support through Skype, email and phone and provide both the background and detailed knowledge that you need to really understand constructed wetland technologies that are applied to remove pollution from water.
This unit evaluates the use of constructed wetlands (CW) in the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters, partially-treated effluents, run-off water and sludges. Following a review of the relevant legislative and regulatory framework associated with the discharge of treated effluents it considers the typical design criteria used for horizontal flow, vertical flow and other forms of constructed wetlands, together with their construction and commissioning, whether as new build or retro-fit. In addition, a series of case studies are used to explore the operation, performance, treatment efficiency and ultimate renewal/replacement procedure of a variety of CWs operating under different conditions, with different types of influent, in different locations. The unit evaluates the applicability, benefits and limitations of CWs as a treatment technology together with the impact on carbon footprint when using this sustainable wastewater and sludge treatment technology.
We are currently working to include additional content on constructed wetlands and biodiversity, SUDS and the catchment-based approach to water management. International examples and case-studies will also be included. The provisional start date for the revised course is May 2018.
Provision of individual feedback to each participant covering how well you have met the LOs for the unit.
You will need to devote 2.5-3.5 hours per week as you work through each one – the precise time will depend on your prior knowledge and your depth of interest in the different topics being covered.
The cost of the unit is £500.00 (inc. VAT).
The unit has a learning time equivalent to 8 hours spread over 5 weeks.
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This simple yet chic short-sleeved dress is the perfect work or play choice. With a high, round neck and elasticated waist section, the dress has a mid-thigh length and is available in two blue shades. Cool, comfortable and ultra stylish.


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The Millennial generation is self-absorbed, narcissistic, uninformed, uncaring, lazy and self-centered. These stereotypes are tragically overused and inaccurate.
We are the generation of social responsibility. We are responsible for birthing a movement of service-focused entrepreneurship, social enterprise and technological advancement. Past generations created civil disobedience and protest movements to evoke social change. Generation Y has transformed these methods of the past to invoke justice through the creation of youth-led nonprofits, tech startups and a number of other innovations.
Nonprofits, including the DoSomething organization, are working to actively combat many negative depictions of my age group. DoSomething supports the advancement of the Millennial generation through volunteerism, entrepreneurship, public service and charitable initiatives. This dynamic not-for-profit has engaged thousands of youth across the United States for two decades.
DoSomething has left its imprint on the world through their youth-run community service initiatives including the DoSomething Awards (formerly known as the Brick Awards). As a teenager, I would look forward to VH1's presentation of this award show, and I held a desire to be as selfless and impactful as their honorees. As a student, DoSomething helped put me through college through the We ♥ Action Scholarship Program.
That external message is reflected internally too. DoSomething is a young office, most the employees are under the age of 30, and everyone is doing real work, contributing to that purpose. There are few places where you can find such a vibrant and creative team. How could I choose not to work here? People talk about how we need to invest in young people because they're going to be the leaders of tomorrow. The DoSomething philosophy is that you don't have to be old to make change. Young people can step up and be leaders today. It's a philosophy I believe in wholeheartedly.
This summer, these staffers organized the 2013 DoSomething.org Boot Camp which brought together over 200 change-makers from across the U.S. to convene in New York City. This organization graciously funded the travel of youth groups through travel scholarships and awarded seed grants to financially support their members' initiatives.
This event served as a means for youth to receive training on how to create and develop their nonprofits. The participants were introduced to methods of utilizing social media to enhance charitable support, how to receive corporate sponsorship and techniques for fundraising. Essentially, DoSomething taught attendees how to lead effectively and serve as the next generation of world-changers.
To date, they have engaged over 2.4 million youths to take action. The passion behind this type of engagement is the desire to motivate Millennials to get out and actually do something positive for their communities.
DoSomething continues to inspire nonprofit organizations including Create for the Cause. The mission of Create for the Cause is, "to serve as a liaison between those who want to help and those who need the help by enabling people to donate time and talents through their creations rather than simply money." This event inspired Create for the Cause Founder Sierra Walsh to launch a fundraising campaign to support their initiative.
In brief, DoSomething stands as living proof that the Millennial generation is engaged in shaping an improved society. Instead of criticizing the Millennial generation, partner with them through donating mentorship, time, resources and investing in our growth as young leaders.
Invest in us and we will effectively change the world.


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Events School News Crime Healthcare Features Tattnall News Georgia News
Tattnall County Jail escapees captured in Florida
Tattnall County School System supports Tattnall C.A.R.E.S.
TCHS Graduation Rate reaches 92.2 percent
Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day Celebration to be held November 11
A Taste of Tattnall: Valdo Gutierrez
STMS NTMS TCHS PCA Recreation Features Collegiate
Four Lady Warriors placed on All-Region softball team
TCHS Sound of Pride receives Superior ratings in competition
Patriots lose out to region opponent
Tattnall County loses to Appling County 28-14
Tattnall's Stephen Bacon is Region 3-AA XC Champion
View From the Riverbank Your View Our View Their View Yarbrough Syndicate Tattnall 4-H Pennings by Pam Editor's View
Seeds from Mein Kampf....
Is this the best we can do..?
Remembering a group of heroes in Iraq
The reason God created college football...
One man arrested for Reidsville abduction; another at large
Richardson has been arrested, and Mincey is still at large.
The Tattnall County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) and the Reidsville Police Department (RPD) responded to a residence in the area of St. Helena Street in Reidsville in reference to an abduction on Friday, May 27, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m.
An investigation was conducted by the TCSO Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and it was determined that a male teenage victim was forced into a vehicle near the intersection of St. Helena and Collins Street by two male offenders. The victim was then transported to a nearby residence where he was physically assaulted and threatened with a firearm. The victim was then taken to the Brazell Creek Bridge on Highway 280 and forced over the edge. While walking back to his residence, the victim was able to seek help and medical attention.
The Tattnall County Sheriff's Office has arrested 32-year-old Sanchez Richardson of Reidsville and charged him with one count of Kidnapping, one count of Aggravated Assault, one count of Terroristic Threats and Acts, one count of Cruelty to Children in the 1st Degree, and one count of Simple Battery.
In addition, warrants have been issued for 30-year-old John Herbert Mincey of Reidsville for his involvement in the incident. Richardson is currently being held at the Tattnall County Jail and Mincey is currently at large. Further investigation has determined that the victim was mistaken for another individual that the perpetrators suspected to be involved in another theft case. If anyone has any information concerning the investigation or the whereabouts of Mincey, please contact the Tattnall County Sheriff's Office at (912) 557-6777.
Arrest made in Tattnall Co. death investigation
Check cashing forgery scam discovered
Reidsville resident shot while walking Sunday night


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Q: How can I clear content without getting the dreaded "stop running this script?" dialog? In Windows Forms there's a BeginUpdate/EndUpdate pair on some controls.  I want something like that, but for jQuery.

I have a div, that holds a div.  like this:

Within the inner div, I add a bunch (7-12) of pairs of a and div elements, like this:

Heading1

 ...content here....

The total size of the content, is maybe 200k. Each div just contains a fragment of HTML.  Within it, there are numerous  elements, containing other html elements, and they nest, to maybe 5-8 levels deep.  Nothing really extraordinary, I don't think.  (UPDATE: using this answer, I learned there were 139423 elements in the fragment.)
After I add all the content,
I then create an accordion.  like this:
$('#report').accordion({collapsible:true, active:false});

This all works fine.
The problem is, when I try to clear or remove the report div, it takes a looooooong time, and I get 3 or 4 popups asking "Do you want to stop running this script?"
I have tried several ways:
option 1:
    $('#report').accordion('destroy');
    $('#report').remove();
    $("#reportHolder").html("

");

option 2:
    $('#report').accordion('destroy');
    $('#report').html('');
    $("#reportHolder").html("

");

option 3:
    $('#report').accordion('destroy');
    $("#reportHolder").html("

");

after getting a suggestion in the comment, I also tried:
option 4:
    $('#report').accordion('destroy');
    $('#report').empty();
    $("#reportHolder").html("

");

No matter what, it hangs for a long while.
The call to accordion('destroy') seems to not be the source of the delay.  It's the erasure of the html content within the report div.
This is jQuery 1.3.2.
EDIT - fixed code typo.
ps: this happens on FF3.5 as well as IE8 .

Questions:

*

*What is taking so long?

*How can I remove content more quickly?

Addendum
I broke into the debugger in FF, during "option 4", and the stacktrace I see is:
data()
trigger()
triggerHandler()
add()
each()
each()
add()
empty()
each()
each()
(?)()    // <<-- this is the call to empty()
ResetUi()  // <<-- my code
onclick

I don't understand why add() is in the stack. I am removing content, not adding it. I'm afraid that in the context of the remove (all), jQuery does something naive.  Like it grabs the html content, does the text replace to remove one html element, then calls .add() to put back what remains.
Is there a way to tell jQuery to NOT propagate events when removing HTML content from the dom?
In Windows Forms there's a BeginUpdate/EndUpdate pair on some controls.  I want something like that, but for jQuery.

related:
jquery: fastest DOM insertion ?

A: You should try bypassing jQuery and empty out the content yourself after destroying the accordion:
$('#report')[0].innerHTML = '';

This will be much faster, but may cause IE to leak memory (jQuery goes to great pains to try to ensure that there are no references that prevent IE from doing garbage collection, which is part of why it is so slow to remove data).

A: I'm pretty sure the "why" will be revealed here (sourced from jQuery 1.4.2):
empty: function() {
  for ( var i = 0, elem; (elem = this[i]) != null; i++ ) {
    // Remove element nodes and prevent memory leaks
    if ( elem.nodeType === 1 ) {
      jQuery.cleanData( elem.getElementsByTagName("*") );
    }

    // Remove any remaining nodes
    while ( elem.firstChild ) {
      elem.removeChild( elem.firstChild );
    }
  }

  return this;
},

cleanData: function( elems ) {
  var data, id, cache = jQuery.cache,
      special = jQuery.event.special,
      deleteExpando = jQuery.support.deleteExpando;

  for ( var i = 0, elem; (elem = elems[i]) != null; i++ ) {
    if ( elem.nodeName && jQuery.noData[elem.nodeName.toLowerCase()] ) {
      continue;
    }

    id = elem[ jQuery.expando ];

    if ( id ) {
      data = cache[ id ];

      if ( data && data.events ) {
        for ( var type in data.events ) {
          if ( special[ type ] ) {
            jQuery.event.remove( elem, type );
          } else {
            removeEvent( elem, type, data.handle );
          }
        }
      }

      if ( deleteExpando ) {
        delete elem[ jQuery.expando ];
      } else if ( elem.removeAttribute ) {
        elem.removeAttribute( jQuery.expando );
      }

      delete cache[ id ];
    }
  }
}

Notice that the empty() function (and anything else that removes the DOM element) will call cleanData() which scans each contained node to remove the expando property and unbind the events that were bound, remove all the data that was in the internal cache, and what not.
You could perhaps solve this problem by splitting up the work a little.  I'm not sure how many children you have in that element but you could try something like this:
$('#report').children().each(function() {
  var $this = $(this);
  setTimeout(function() { $this.remove(); }, 0);
});

Say there are 10 direct children of #report this will split the removing operation into 10 separate event loops, which might get around your long processing delay issue.


A fashion designer is offering fans the chance to own jeans from the personal wardrobes of A-list celebrities such as Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham, Ryan Gosling and Emma Watson.
One hundred pairs of celebrity denims have been given an eye-catching makeover by designer and artist Johny Dar and will be auctioned for his Jeans For Refugees project, which raises money for the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
The first 15 pairs - donated by Sharon Stone, Pink, Elle Macpherson, Lily Allen, Eva Longoria, Heather Graham, Joan Smalls, Alicia Vikander, Sofia Coppola, Rachel McAdams, Zoe Saldana, Tal, Jessica Hart, plus Watson and Moss - open for bidding on online auction site Catawiki on Friday.
More trousers that have graced the legs of stars from Sir Elton John to Claudia Schiffer will be released for sale over the next 100 days, giving fans the chance to add a unique piece of celebrity memorabilia to their wardrobe.
Johny said: "The refugee crisis has had an impact on everyone - it moves us all, it concerns us all.
"The concept behind Jeans For Refugees is to spread a message through art, to create positive change and empower people to collaborate for a common goal, painting a new paradigm and inspiring a brighter world."
If the skinny jeans or their price tags prove too much of a stretch, the lots will be viewable at a week-long exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London.
In addition, Johny will be painting a number of jeans in a non-stop live art performance over 10 days at a refugee camp to highlight the endurance and determination of the refugees as they make their journey to safety.
Visit catawiki.com/jeansforrefugees for more information.


J & P Bike Shop has been serving Sherwood, Arkansas since 1981. They believe in a long relationship with customers, not a quick sale. Their mechanics are some of the best in the business, and repair all makes and models of bicycles, regardless of place of purchase.
J & P takes a different approach to bike sales and service. They want you to be happy with your new bike, and won't try to push you into the next higher model bike. Most of the time you can find a less expensive model that will meet your needs.
J & P Bike Shop carries a huge selection of bikes, including road and mountain bikes, cruisers and cross bikes, as well as BMX and kids bikes. Brands include Cannondale, Diamondback, DK, Electra, Hoffman, Raleigh, Redline, and Redman.


"We delayed letting him out for about a week due to the last cold spell for the fear that he might wander off and get lost. His re-introduction to the outside world occurred a fortnight ago. Liz and I were on tenterhooks that he wouldn't come back. When after a few hours there was no sign of him, we started to search the neighbourhood without success. By mid-afternoon we were both becoming increasingly worried and I went upstairs to find your phone number, wondering whether he had tried to return to his old home and to go and look there. As I reached the top of the stairs, there was Barney. He had obviously returned some time earlier and gone to sleep in one of his favourite places!
Our life has settled into a regular daily routine; Liz gets woken up at about 4-5 a.m. (fortunately I'm a heavy sleeper so I don't get interrupted for the first pamper session of the day!); at 7 a.m. its my time to be woken and told it's time for his breakfast, which Barney likes to help prepare! He then goes out for about half an hour but soon returns and joins us on the bed until it's time to get up. He might go back out briefly but most of the day he takes up his position indoors - during the morning with the sun streaming in the front of the house it's behind my computer then in the afternoon and the sun at the rear, it's Liz's computer chair in the back bedroom. He starts worrying for his tea at about 3p.m. but gets told he can wait until at least 4p.m. He may go out briefly again after tea, but he's normally back indoors by the time we settle down to watch TV and he takes up residence on the sofa next to Liz (see photo).
Barney has sort of made friends with our daughter's cat from next door. We returned home the other day to find Barney resting on the sofa and Chloe coming to greet us. She had obviously come in via the open cat flaps. Also the black & white cat from three door along (almost Barney's double) has ventured in the house to pay a visit on his new chum.
... Barney has found his "forever home"... and has already found his own spot in our hearts and we hope we have many years together."
Just look at the handsome Barney who's clearly very much at home, and looks in charge dare we say! in his home with Malcolm & Liz. Coming into CP care in January 2018 from a multi cat household Barney (who was called Shadow) didn't share a bond with his housemates and was adopted as a single cat later in January after a vet health check, microchipping and first vaccination.
In February 2018 Malcolm & Liz have let us know how Barney is settling in and that he's a cat with a high IQ! "As you will see from the photograph, one of the places he has taken to resting is on the bed. He's spending far less time on top of the microwave, his original bed(!), but he now likes to spend the day behind my computer looking out the window. The other day while I was typing something on the computer, he decided to walk around to see what I was doing and promptly stepped across the keyboard producing a long line of "cvcvcv"'s followed by an "x". One clever cat we have!
Barney hasn't yet worried to go outside, but we are looking towards taking that step at the weekend, assuming the weather is fine. We've noticed that our daughter's cat, Chloe from next door and another of Alfie's old friends from three doors up have been spending quite a bit of time in our garden and Chloe has tried to get into our house on several occasions, so it looks as if news of the "new kid on the block" has reached the cat world."


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Q: Testing and Mocking ScalaGraph with gremlin I have a Service class that i am trying to unit test. The service class is as follows -:
class BtoService @Inject()(db: GrDbConnection,
                           businessService: BusinessService,
                           vertexIdGenerator: VertexIdGenerator) {

def updateBto(id: String, updateBTOReq: UpdateBTORequest) = {
implicit val g = db.g
    val btoVertex = g
      .V(
        vertexIdGenerator.vertexId(VertexLabels.BTO, id, PropertyLabels.BTO_ID))
      .headOption() match {
      case Some(value) => value
      case None        => throw BtoDoesNotExistException(s"BTO $id Does not exists")
}

So while testing this class, i create a mock of injected services(BusinessService, GrDbConnection) -:
  val db: GrDbConnection = mock[GrDbConnection]
  val businessService: BusinessService = mock[BusinessService]
  val vertexIdGenerator: VertexIdGenerator = mock[VertexIdGenerator]

  val btoService: BtoService = new BtoService(db, businessService, vertexIdGenerator)
  val g : ScalaGraph = EmptyGraph
        .instance()
        .asScala()

    btoService.updateBto("101",updateBTORequest)
    Mockito.when(db.g).thenReturn(g)

The GrDbConnection.scala has the defined db.g -:
val g: ScalaGraph = EmptyGraph
    .instance()
    .asScala
    .configure(_.withRemote(connection))

here connection has the necessary details to connect to the actuall db.
Since i can return an empty scala graph using Mockito.when().thenReturn(), i preferred not to use .configure() option in my test class.
My real problem that i face is that, i am not able to add a vertex to the test graph, I need to add a btoModel as the vertex to the graph since, in service class :
val btoVertex = g.V(vertex......()).headOption() - returns a GremlinScala.Aux[scala.vertex, Hnil]

How do i proceed with that?
please contact me at - nilay0016@gmail.com for more info.


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Granada, Spain
Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra
Texas's Gulf Coast Is Being Battered by 'Nurdle' Pollution
Meet a Briton From 10,000 Years Ago
New research has given a face to the famous Mesolithic Cheddar Man.
by Natasha Frost February 07, 2018
Cheddar Man is the oldest complete human skeleton ever to be found in the United Kingdom. Courtesy Channel 4
The bones of Cheddar Man, found in 1903 in a cave in Somerset, England, tell us an awful lot about this hunter-gatherer from many thousands of years ago. He was in his early 20s, slight and narrow-hipped, standing about five feet five inches tall. He was right-handed, and habitually cleaned his teeth with a twig. His last meal was something like reindeer or wild horse, animals that, like him, had made their way into Great Britain from Europe via Doggerland, an area of Europe that is now underwater. He died a grisly death.
Now, groundbreaking DNA analysis of Britain's oldest complete skeleton has revealed something else: Cheddar Man had very dark brown to black skin, dark curly hair, and blue eyes. When we think about early Europeans, we often imagine them as light-skinned and fair-haired. In fact, the discovery suggests that the genes that give humans lighter skin and paler hair seem to have become widespread far later than originally thought—likely not until the arrival of farming, a few thousand years after Cheddar Man died.
Dutch paleo-artists Alfons and Adrie Kennis reconstructed Cheddar Man's face using a 3D-printer and hi-tech scanner. Courtesy Channel 4
To reveal his face, scientists from the Natural History Museum sequenced his genome using DNA from his skull, in what a press release called "one of [the researchers'] most challenging human DNA projects to date." Researchers Ian Barnes and Selina Brace drilled a two-millimeter hole into Cheddar Man's skull and extracted a few milligrams of the powder for analysis. The DNA appears unusually well preserved after spending millennia deep in a cave, in a cool, stable condition. It offers a surprisingly clear genetic picture of this ancient Brit.
Next, Dutch paleo-artists Adrie and Alfons Kennis used a 3D-printer and hi-tech scanner to render his skull in full detail. Alfons cautioned that this reconstruction was not a perfect portrait, but rather a broad idea of how Cheddar Man might have looked. "What brings a lot of character to a person is the fullness of the lips, the shape of the nostrils, the shape of the tip of the nose, the folds of the eyes—and you can't know this," he told Britain's Channel 4. He and Adrie had especially struggled with rendering the nose, Alfons said. "The most prominent thing in a face is the nasal area, and this area was mostly broken off, so for us the nose was the big question mark. What kind of nose would he have?"
Would everyone in Britain at that time have looked like Cheddar Man? Perhaps, said researcher Tom Booth, from Britain's Natural History Museum, in London. "He is just one person, but also indicative of the population of Europe at the time," Booth said in a statement. "They had dark skin and most of them had pale-colored eyes, either blue or green, and dark brown hair." Today, dark skin and pale eyes are uncommon—but this hasn't always been the case, Booth said. "He reminds us that you can't make assumptions about what people looked like in the past based on what people look like in the present, and that the pairings of features we are used to seeing today aren't something that's fixed."
Find the Goat in This U.S. Military Parade
In 1898, Thomas Edison Inc. filmed 300 Marines, the Marine band, and one ruminant on the march.
paleontologynews
Why Did Neanderthals Have Such a Distinctive Face Shape?
New research disproves an often-cited theory about their powerful bite.
Natasha Frost April 05, 2018
The Earliest European Cave Art Was Made by Neanderthals
A new study suggests that they had the capacity for symbolic behavior.
Natasha Frost February 23, 2018
What Fossilized Poop Tells Us About an Extinct Giant Bird From New Zealand
Resurrecting the moa's diet.
How We Know That This Dinosaur Had Bright, Audacious Plumage
Microscopic structures hint at an iridescent past.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 15, 2018
Around 5,000 Years Ago, People Performed Brain Surgery on This Cow
The question is: Why?


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Timothy Laurence
Sir Timothy Laurence
KCVO CB ADC(P)
Timothy James Hamilton Laurence
(1955-03-01) 1 March 1955 (age 64)
Camberwell, London, England
HMS Cygnet (1982–83)
HMS Boxer (1990–92)
HMS Cumberland (1995–96)
HMS Montrose (1996)
Chief Executive, Defence Estates (2007–10)
NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Anne, Princess Royal (m. 1992)
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence, KCVO, CB, ADC(P) (born 1 March 1955) is a retired Royal Navy officer and the second husband of Princess Anne, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Laurence was Equerry to the Queen from 1986 to 1989.
1 Early life and education
2 Naval career
3 Later career
4 Marriage
5 Navy ranks and honours
5.1 Ranks
5.2 Honours
Early life and education[edit]
Timothy James Hamilton Laurence was born in Camberwell, South London, the son of Commander Guy Stewart Laurence, RN (also salesman for a marine engine manufacturer) and Barbara Alison Laurence (née Symons, d. 2 July 2019).[1] Timothy has an older brother Jonathan Dobree Laurence (c. May 1952).
Laurence was educated at The New Beacon Preparatory School and then at Sevenoaks School, Kent, and University College, University of Durham,[2] on a Naval Scholarship, where he received a Bachelor of Science upper 2nd class honours degree in geography. At university, he edited the student newspaper, Palatinate,[3] and was captain of his college cricket team.
Naval career[edit]
He was promoted to midshipman on 1 January 1973, and acting sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1975. Upon leaving Durham he completed his initial training at the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, and was posted to HMS Aurora, a Plymouth-based frigate.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant 10 months early, on 1 March 1977.
In 1978, he was attached to the training establishment HMS Vernon and in the next year served on the minesweeper HMS Pollington.
Laurence then served briefly as the second Navigating Officer of the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia, and from 1980 to 1982 he was Navigating Officer of the destroyer HMS Sheffield.[4] He took command of the patrol boat HMS Cygnet off Northern Ireland in 1982, as part of the patrols for IRA gun-runners. For his services he was mentioned in despatches.
After attending HMS Dryad for the Principal Warfare Officer course, Laurence was promoted to lieutenant commander (1 March 1985), and posted to the frigate HMS Alacrity. He attended the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Tactics Course (RANTACCS) at HMAS Watson, Sydney in March 1986 during which he was notified of his first staff appointment commencing April 1986 as Equerry to the Queen.[4] He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1988.[4]
In October 1989, he was posted to the new frigate HMS Boxer, and took over as Commanding Officer on 30 January 1990, at the early age 34.
Between 1992 and 1994, Laurence served on the naval staff in the Ministry of Defence, London. On 16 May 1994, he was appointed the first Military Assistant to the Secretary of State for Defence, Malcolm Rifkind, to provide military advice in his private office.
Laurence was promoted to captain on 30 June 1995, and until 1996 commanded the frigate HMS Cumberland. In May 1996, the ship returned from the Adriatic, where HMS Cumberland served in the NATO-led IFOR Task Force. On 27 August 1996, Laurence was appointed Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Montrose as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron.[5] Until October 1996 the ship was deployed to the South Atlantic, on Falkland Islands patrol.
In July 1997, he returned to the Ministry of Defence, first on the Naval Staff and then from June 1998, on promotion to commodore, as a member of the Implementation Team for the 1998 Strategic Defence Review.
Later career[edit]
From January 1999, he was Hudson Visiting Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, where he wrote a paper on the relationship between humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping. He was then posted to the Joint Services Command and Staff College as a Commodore, as Assistant Commandant (Navy), effective 15 June 1999.
From 2001 to the spring of 2004, he was back at the Ministry of Defence, as Director of Navy Resources and Programmes.
Laurence was promoted to Rear Admiral to date 5 July 2004,[6] and appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff with responsibility for Resources and Plans, July 2004. On 30 April 2007, he was promoted to vice admiral, and appointed Chief Executive of Defence Estates (since renamed Defence Infrastructure Organisation, as of 2008).[7][8]
He became Head of Profession for the British Government's Property Asset Management community in July 2009. The community includes practitioners in construction procurement, estates & property management and facilities/contracts management. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has made Laurence an Honorary Member in recognition of this very significant span of asset management responsibility.
He retired from the Navy in August 2010 and now pursues a portfolio of mainly non-executive and charitable interests, with a particular emphasis on property and regeneration.[9] He was on the Board of the project management company Capita Symonds until 2014 and is non-executive Chairman of the property developers Dorchester Regeneration.[10][11] He is non-executive Chairman of Purfleet Centre Regeneration, a newly established company specialising in site reclamation and regeneration.[12] He was a Senior Military Adviser to PA Consulting until 2015.[13]
Laurence has been Chairman of the English Heritage Trust since April 2015 and until 30 June 2019 was Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[14][15] He is a Trustee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Chairman of its Operations Committee, and is a Trustee of the HMS Victory Preservation Company.[16][17] His transport interests include membership of the Great Western Advisory Board.[14] Other activities include tennis, golf, sailing, field sports and battlefield tours.
Marriage[edit]
Laurence met Princess Anne when he served as an Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II in 1986, at a time when it was widely rumoured that her first marriage to Captain Mark Phillips was breaking down. In 1989, the existence of private letters from Laurence to the Princess was revealed by The Sun newspaper, though it did not name the sender. Buckingham Palace issued a statement: "The stolen letters were addressed to the Princess Royal by Commander Timothy Laurence, the Queen's Equerry. We have nothing to say about the contents of personal letters sent to Her Royal Highness by a friend which were stolen and which are the subject of a police investigation."[18]
Laurence and Princess Anne were married on 12 December 1992 in a Church of Scotland ceremony at Crathie Parish Church, Ballater, near Balmoral (the Church of Scotland permits second marriages for divorced people). He received no peerage on marriage, but was made a personal aide-de-camp to the Queen in 2008 and invested in June 2011 as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[19]
Princess Anne kept her country estate, Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, after her divorce from Mark Phillips. After they were married, she and Laurence leased, as their London residence, a flat in the Dolphin Square complex in Westminster. They later returned to apartments in Buckingham Palace and now have an apartment at St James's Palace.[20]
Navy ranks and honours[edit]
Ranks[edit]
1973: Midshipman
1975: Acting Sub-Lieutenant
1977: Lieutenant
1985: Lieutenant-Commander
1988: Commander
1995: Captain
1999: Commodore
2004: Rear Admiral
2007: Vice Admiral
Honours[edit]
See also: List of honours of the British Royal Family by country
1982: Mentioned in Despatches
2004 (1 August): Appointed Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Queen (ADC)
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) 14 June 2011
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) 1989
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) 16 June 2007
General Service Medal (1962) 1982, with 1 Clasp Northern Ireland and palm for Mentioned in Despatches
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 6 February 2002
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 6 February 2012
Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia (Papua New Guinea) 2005
^ a b "Happy birthday Sir Timothy Laurence: ten facts about Princess Anne's husband". Hello!. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Alumni in the Armed Forces". Durham University. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
^ Qualtrough, Stuart (23 May 1999). "People's Prince Will's may go to Durham University". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
^ a b c "In Quiet Scottish Ceremony, Anne Marries Naval Officer". The New York Times. 13 December 1992. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ "Getting to know Timothy Laurence". Royal Central. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "No. 57345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 July 2004. p. 8387.
^ Tom Newton Dunn (25 January 2007). "Anne's Tim is in top ten of Navy". The Sun. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
^ Emily Wright (11 July 2008). "The line of duty – Tim Laurence, Defence Estates". Building.
^ Proctor, Charlie (12 December 2017). "Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence celebrate 25 years of marriage". Royal Central. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ Eden, Richard (21 October 2012). "Royal concern as billion-pound contract could be clinched by firm that employs Princess Anne's husband". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Senior Management Team". Dorchester Group. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Sir Tim Laurence: We're serious about £800m Purfleet plan". Thurrock Gazette. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Vice Admiral Tim Laurence appointed as Senior Advisor at PA Consulting Group". PA Consulting. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ a b "Our People". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "HRH Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence attend CWGC Cemetery to mark centenary of the Zeebrugge Raid". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence KCVO CB ADC (P)". Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "The HMS Victory Preservation Company". CharityData. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ Kaufman, Joanne; Cooper, Jonathan (24 April 1989). "A Crisis Rocks a Royal Marriage". People. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission appoints new Commissioner" (Press release). 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
^ The Royal Residences – St. James's Palace – Royal Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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Q: CSS : Firefox right click selects all on my site...why? I have built a context menu but have found annoyingly that when I right click on my site in firefox all text and images just seem to randomly get selected. It is not a JS issue as I have removed all JS from the site. Thinking it must be a css issue. I have never encountered anything like this before...
I don't have an example page to show I'm afraid. Has anyone experienced this before in Firefox. I am using the latest FF4.
Cheers Guys!
*UPDATE:*
Here is a pasting of the pure html from the page that is having issues,
http://jsbin.com/aneja4/3/edit

A: did you try to disable all your addons you have installed? maybe one of them is causing the problem.
I have FF 4 but neven encountered this problem before.
And I could be wrong but I don't know of any css code that would be able to select text. it's pure for the design and structure of the site. it will be mostlikely a js problem or something else

A: I have seen this too...  I think it has something to do with the way the site is structured...  If you have nexted divs, or a div that does not quite cover the entire page, a right click on the parent div seems to select everything in the nested div.  It's quite annoying... especially when trying to build a custom context menu, or use the default menu to refresh the page...
Any fixes/changes that we should know about for FF that is causing this?  I'm using FF4 and XP (yeah, yeah... corp. system)
JF

A: It's likely a problem with your HTML layout that firefox is struggling to work with. But without seeing any code, it's not possible to speculate any further down that path. @JDF's suggestions may help you, though.
If you can't work it out, and can't live with it, you could just disable the ability to select text.
In Firefox (and other standards-compliant browsers), you'd use the CSS user-select: none;.
See this question for more info on how to achieve this: How to disable text selection highlighting using CSS?

A: This is most likely caused by having a contentEditable element on your page. Any element (other than body it seems) that contains editable content will be highlighted/selected when you right click on it in Firefox (4.0 and 5.0 is all I can confirm). If everything on your page is wrapped in a div it'll appear that the whole page is selected. If you (can) right-click somewhere on the body the regular context menu should work.
Although I can't see any instances of contentEditable in your code on jsbin, it could be added by a script that I can't see (possibly even modernizr?).
I think this is related (although it doesn't match exactly)
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/766166
http://aloha-editor.org/ exhibits the same behaviour when right-clicking anywhere inside the #wrapper div.


The holidays for many of us are a time of gift giving, family reunions, and celebration. This time of year can be very stressful, as the pressures of buying gifts for many people and the perceived lack of time on top of our other responsibilities and obligations can be overwhelming.
Christmas in our home a couple years ago. We decided not to get a christmas tree this year due to being zero-waste.
My mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year...making a christmas list was never a part of my family tradition, but I usually could think of at least one thing that I wanted. Now that I live a zero-waste life and live simplistically, my desire for material objects has greatly diminished and instead of buying new things to give, and receiving new things, I want to cultivate new traditions that give experiences, create memories , and are trash free!
Giving a goat, a cow, a llama, or chickens to a family in need in the name of one of your family members is a wonderful gift! These animals provide sources of food and income to families who are suffering from lack of their basic human needs.
Giving the gift of an experience. For example: Make memories, instead of making trash.
A Monterrey Bay aquarium pass!
A wine or beer tasting certificate.
Go on a hike, a walk, a stroll along the beach if you live near the ocean.
Go out for ice cream or a glass of wine.
Treat your friend to a morning stroll and coffee!
Give the gift of relaxation: a massage, or an hour at a tea house to soak in a tub and enjoy the sauna.
Volunteer with a friend or your family. A couple Christmases ago, a good friend and I served lunch at our local homeless shelter. It was a really fun way to connect with some of the folks I usually wouldn't talk to, and it felt good to give my time to serve others.
Give gifts that do not add new trash to the waste cycle. For example: Choose quality over quantity!
Chocolate. Last year I made candied chocolate cremes. They were delicious!
Make something! If you knit, potholders, dish scrubbers, hats, and scarfs make great gifts.
Bake something! Fudge, cookies, candies, that you can gift in a jar are also perfect.
Shop second hand for gifts, or re-gift something you have that you know someone else will treasure. I think this is perfectly ok to do, as adding new things to the waste cycle is a risky business.
A bottle of fine olive oil or balsamic vinegar.
A bottle of wine, or a beer local to you.
Make your own body care products! Bath salts and body scrubs make great gifts!
Make your own soap or candles!
Continue to boycott the excessive production of plastic and paper goods by not supporting it!
Instead of wrapping paper, use newspaper. My mom has cute little stamps that she uses for decorating cards and tissue paper. If you have a christmas stamp, dip it in beet juice and decorate your newspaper in holiday style. You can also wrap gifts in cloth.
Instead of plastic tape, use tape made form cellulose.
Mason jars, or rescued cardboard boxes from the recycling make great gift containers.
Thinly slice apples (so you can see the star) and oranges, and let them dry. You can then string them up with hemp twine, yarn, or biodegradable floss and hang them on your tree, or around the house. And bonus, this decoration is compostable!
If you have a habit of buying new ornaments every year, a green alternative is to buy ornaments second hand, or to make your own from straw, wood, or hand-made gingerbread cookies.
Instead of hanging plastic tinsel on the tree, string cranberries and popcorn together to decorate. I did this with my family growing up.
Go on a walk and collect fallen pine branches and pinecones to make a holiday wreath.
To create a lovely holiday scent as well as decoration in your home, stick cloves into a clementine orange.
You can up-cycle any scratch paper you might have to make snowflakes and holiday origami.
It's wonderful to simplify our lives, as well as our traditions by reducing our waste. When we have fewer material objects, we take better care of them. The thought of, "if it breaks, i'll just get a new one," seems to get further away as I continue to simplify my life.
What are your ideas of reducing waste during this time of year?


There's no better way to show mom that you love her than to celebrate with quality time. This year, I wanted to share a beautifully decorated pastel tablescape perfect for a fun Mother's Day brunch to help celebrate that special mom in your life! To keep things simple, with the exception of a small bouquet of fresh pink-rimmed roses, I only used items around the house that I already had on hand from years past.
I started with a base of my quilted mint-colored placemats from Ballard Designs. I layered my grandmother's vintage handpainted watercolor china over my silver-rimmed Lenox wedding china. I topped things off with pastel patterned linen napkins from Ikea with silver starburst napkin rings. Adding in classic silver flatware and decorative glass goblets rounded off the place settings. Finally, for a simple and quick centerpiece, I stacked a couple of my favorite decor books to create a layered base for my pearlized foo dog figurine and a small votive with fresh roses. While there are a few different patterns featured in this tablescape, I kept the color palette within the same pastel family to bring the look together.
This tablescape would make any mother feel like a Queen! SO pretty and feminine.


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Q: Recursive macro call in twig template After I upgraded my Silex installation to Version 2.x, the macros that I wrote previously do not work.
{% macro render_map(data) %}
    /**
     * Do some stuff
    */
   {{ __self.render_map(argument) }}
{% endmacro %}

After some research I find that the "__self" operator was deprecated and I tried this solution:
{% import _self as macros %}
{% macro render_map(data) %}
   /**
    * Do some stuff
   */
  {{ macros.render_map(argument) }}
{% endmacro %}

Has anyone a solution for my issue?

A: From the docs:

When you want to use a macro in another macro from the same file, you
  need to import it locally: ...

So:
{% macro render_map(data) %}
  {% import _self as macros %}

  // ...

  {{ macros.render_map(argument) }}
{% endmacro %}

Demo: https://twigfiddle.com/jtfo4h


The Long-Term Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares fund is a mutual fund within the Vanguard Mutual Funds family. There are at least 29 funds that are incredibly highly correlated with VWLUX.
Within the Vanguard Mutual Funds family of funds, the most positively correlated other funds are Pennsylvania Long-Term Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares, New York Long-Term Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares, California Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares, High-Yield Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares, California Long-Term Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares.
Outside of the Vanguard Mutual Funds family, the most positively correlated other funds are SPDR - Nuveen Barclays California Municipal Bond, iShares - California AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF, PowerShares - Insured California Municipal Bond Portfolio, PowerShares - Insured National Municipal Bond Portfolio, SPDR - Nuveen Barclays New York Municipal Bond.
There are multiple other funds which have extremely high correlation to Vanguard Mutual Funds's Long-Term Tax-Exempt Admiral Shares fund.


With Swisscom Cockpit, you can check your subscription details, control costs and much more besides.
What is the Swisscom Cockpit?
In the Swisscom Cockpit, you can check the available data allowance for your subscription and easily add data packages if you will be using the Internet while travelling, giving you full control over your costs.
In the Cockpit, you can also set up call deflection or activate the Callfilter to block unsolicited cold calls.
Access the Cockpit from your smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac: https://cockpit.swisscom.ch. The connection is free, and you will not incur any costs in Switzerland or abroad.
In this area, you will see a summary of your data allowance and tariffs.
You will be sent an SMS notification when you have used up your data allowance.
If you have used up your allowance, you can choose to buy additional data packages.
You can see all the devices connected via Multi Device.
To help distinguish between them, you can give your devices different names.
Activate/deactivate functions such as telephony for your smartwatch.
Keep your data costs under control.
Set a limit for data costs. When you reach your limit, you will be notified by SMS, and mobile surfing will be deactivated automatically.
Click the menu (the three lines in the top right) to view the basic tariff of the country you are staying in and activate the basic tariff individually per zone. Data traffic will then be billed exclusively using the selected tariff model – provided that no data package is active and there is no available data allowance.
If required, you can also activate attractive data packages for the required country.
The call filter function automatically blocks unsolicited inbound calls based on a global, continuously updated list, sparing you the hassle of unwelcome cold calls. In the Swisscom Cockpit, you can activate the Callfilter and view the list of blocked numbers.
With the Swisscom Cockpit, you can also divert inbound calls quickly and easily to the COMBOX® or another telephone number.


When your teeth are sensitive, it can bug you when you eat, drink, even just breathe. Why might your teeth feel so sensitive, how can you fix it, and how can you keep it from happening?
When your gums recede and expose the sensitive dentin beneath surface, your teeth can give you pain. The tops of your teeth are the only part meant to be exposed to air and irritants, but the soft dentin on the roots has nerves running all through it. Exposing raw nerves to triggers like hot, cold, or sugar is what causes you pain. Sensitive teeth can also be due to tooth grinding, decay, gingivitis, acidic foods, or recently completed dental work.
Even if your teeth are already sensitive, there are things you can do to improve the situation. Make sure you brush and floss regularly (but with a soft-bristled toothbrush) and rinse with a fluoride and antiseptic mouthwash daily. When brushing, be careful around the gumline so as to not remove any more gum tissue. Use toothpaste specifically formulated for sensitive teeth. Avoid acidic food and drink, which soften enamel and can irritate sensitive dentin. See your dentist, and get treatment if you're having issues with tooth grinding.
If you have discomfort while following the above steps, make sure to talk to your dentist. They can take steps to help with even advanced sensitivity. They may be able to cover the exposed root surface, use a dentin sealer, or apply a fluoride varnish. When you talk to your dentist, describe the pain – duration, triggers, and things that make it feel better. If exposed dentin isn't the cause for your pain, you may simply need a cavity fixed or a worn filling replaced. If receded gums are the problem, you may need a gum graft.
Sensitive teeth can be prevented or cured; don't suffer in silence! Call us at 403-248-0301 to set up your appointment today.


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Determining the Outcome of the 2004 Election, part II
Sunday, April 11, 2004 | 03:41 PM
in Finance | Politics | War/Defense
Back on February 27, 2004, I wrote a simple analysis. My position was that the 2004 Presidential election will turn on economic issues -- notably, jobs.
It's looking more and more like my original expectations were wrong. The domestic political situation appears far more dynamic and subject to disruption than I had anticipated. Iraq is simply more volatile and subject to disruptions that what I had been led to believe in the mass media.
Ironically, this is occurring just as the Job situation is showing signs of improvement. (Some people just can't catch a break).
The events of the past month -- notably, Richard Clarke's testimony -- put that thesis into jeopardy.
This will have an even larger impact on the purer economic data driven models of national elections; Most of these -- i.e., Ray Fair's -- have such a minimal emphasis on non-economic data that any large scale external disruption utterly guts their underlying presumptions.
The events of this week further damaged my viewpoint that the 2004 election will be a referendum on President Bush's economic stewardship. Condoleeza's Rice's 9/11 Commission testimony, combined with the explosive uprisings in Iraq, have converted what might have been a single issue incumbent re-election into more complex set of critiques.
Here is The Christian Science Monitor's take on it:
"Current polls suggest that public opinion on the conflict could be approaching a tipping point. While Americans have always been divided over the war, a majority has consistently held that the US made the right decision in deposing Saddam Hussein. But some polls now find a majority disapproving of Mr. Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq, and, according to a recent Pew survey, a sizable margin believes the administration does not have a plan to bring the conflict to a successful conclusion. The number of Americans calling for the troops to come home is rising, with just a bare majority now favoring keeping US troops in the region."
. . . [t]he president's decision to go to war has come under increasing fire in recent weeks, with officials such as former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke charging that the effort in Iraq has actually undermined the war on terror.
As the situation on the ground has deteriorated, some Republicans, such as Sen. Richard Lugar, are questioning the administration's plan for turning over power to Iraqis, while Democrats such as Sen. Ted Kennedy are comparing the situation to Vietnam.
If unrest continues, public support for the mission could quickly crumble - and the political consequences for Bush could be severe.
As any reader of this blog knows, I am a big believer in both Chaos Theory and Trend Momentum. If the following chart were a stock, what would you do: Buy, Sell or Hold?
Forget the company, just look at the chart:
Source: Christian Science Monitor/Tipp Poll, March 29-April 3, 2004
This is a graphic of a long term down trend. There seems to be intervening events which cause the issue to rally, but only temporarily. Every run up seems to be met by overwhelming selling. Notice how each subsequent pop fails at a level of resistance?
• The October 2002 bounce failed to reach the June/July 2002 highs;
• The March 2003 high is a false breakout -- While it did clear the December '02 highs, it failed at the prior June/July 2002 levels, and then made a new lower low in September '03;
• The January '04 highs failed precisely at the March '03 resistance levels;
• The April lows -- now at new 52 week levels -- might rally form here. That would probably be the last gasp of the Bulls, and as the level approaches the March '03 lows, we should expect a massive failure.
The chart is a series of lower lows and lower highs (March 03 false breakout being the only exception). Every failure produced a new lower lows -- never a good sign for any issue.
To me, this chart is a screaming short. It reminds me of AOL/TWX back in 2000. Using trend and technical analysis, I'd wait for a bounce back towards 54-55, and then short the living crap out of this.
I hasten to add that seven months is a lifetime in politics, and one must recognize that this situation will shift repeatedly between now and then. If you recall about a year ago, most people believed the economic side was a debacle and the war issue was a net positive for the incumbent. Now, the rolls have reversed, and I expect they will be fluid on an ongoing basis.
That said, when it comes to markets, I'm a trend follower. This trend remains downwards until proven otherwise.
Support eroding for Bush on Iraq
By Liz Marlantes | Staff writer
The Christian Science Monitor, April 09, 2004
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0409/p01s04-uspo.html
What Will Determine the Outcome of the 2004 Election
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2004/02/what_the_electi.html
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This adminstration is like a bad company - the news is always good, the trend is always bad.
Until the kitchen sink quarter.
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Study Suggests Male Veterans at Greater Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections Compared to Non-Veterans
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious health issue in the U.S., with an estimated 20 million new STI cases each year that result in roughly $16 billion in direct annual medical costs. Understanding more about STIs and the sexual health behaviors and risks of men could not only help prevent and contain infections in men, but also prevent infections in women. Currently, there are no published studies directly comparing sexual risk behaviors and incidence of STIs in male Veterans and non-Veterans. This study sought to address this gap. Using data from the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), investigators compared sexual behaviors and history of STIs between male Veterans (n=409) and non-Veterans (n=3,451), including men aged 18-44 who had reported ever having sex with a man or woman. Sexual behavior outcomes included: >6 lifetime female partners, >10 lifetime partners of either sex, >2 past-year partners of either sex, having past-year partners of both sexes, and condom non-use during last vaginal sex. STI outcomes included: past-year history of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or receiving any STI treatment, in addition to lifetime history of herpes, genital warts or syphilis. Investigators also examined demographics.
Male Veterans were significantly more likely than male non-Veterans to have STI risk factors. In models adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, income, and marital status, Veterans had greater odds than non-Veterans of having ≥6 lifetime female partners, of having had sex with both female and male partners in the past year, and of having had gonorrhea in the past 12 months.
For other sexual behaviors and STIs examined in the study, Veterans trended toward greater risk, although associations were statistically non-significant.
Findings indicate that healthcare providers need to be aware that male Veterans may be at higher risk for STIs and routinely assess their sexual behaviors, screen for STIs accordingly, and perform risk reduction counseling during clinical encounters.
The NSFG is a cross-sectional study, so does not include data about sexual behaviors across the life course – or in relation to the timing of military service.
The study sample includes only men under age 45, who comprise about 19% of all Veterans.
Outcomes are based on self-report, which may lead to under-reporting of the number of sexual partners or STI histories.
Drs. Borrero and Rosenfeld are part of HSR&D's Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion, (CHERP), Pittsburgh, PA.
Evans M, Borrero S, Yabes J, and Rosenfeld E. Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Male Veterans and Non-Veterans. American Journal of Men's Health. March 22, 2017;e-pub ahead of print.
Low-Value Prostate Cancer Screenings Common in VA; Low-Value Breast, Cervical, Colorectal Screening Rare
Fewer than Two-Thirds of Veterans Receive Timely Lung Cancer Screening Follow-Up
Veterans are Commonly Prescribed Statins for Indications Unsupported by Guidelines for Managing High Cholesterol
VA and Non-VA Nursing Homes Differ in CAUTI Prevention Methods
Organizational Factors Associated with Successful Campaign to Increase Influenza Vaccination among VA Healthcare Providers
MRSA Prevention Initiative Results in Additional Significant Decline in Other Bacteremia Rates across 130 VHA Facilities
National Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection is Successful in Non-ICU Settings
Bundled Intervention Associated with Lower Rates of Surgical Site Infections following Cardiac or Orthopedic Operations
Comparing High-Dose Influenza Vaccine to Standard-Dose Vaccine among Elderly Veterans
Proactive Tobacco Treatment More Successful than Usual Care among Veterans Attempting to Quit Smoking
Adoption of PACT Features is Significantly Associated with Lower Risk of Avoidable Hospitalization
Systematic Review Shows Most Current Readmission Risk Prediction Models have Poor Predictive Ability
Long-Term Outcomes Following Positive Colorectal Screening
Targeting Infection Prevention: JAMA Commentary on Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Targeted Cost-Saving Method for MRSA and VRE Surveillance in VA Hospitals
Prostate Screening Does Not Reduce Prostate Cancer or All-Cause Mortality
Responding to Decline in MRSA Infection
Surveillance Colonoscopy is Cost-Effective for Patients at High Risk for Developing Colorectal Cancer
Implementation of a VA Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding MRSA Prevention
Comparing Treat-to-Target Strategies to Tailored Approach for Statin Therapy
Implementing a Successful Fall Prevention Program for Elderly Veterans
Electronic Reminder Increases Follow-Up Rates for Positive Fecal Occult Blood Tests
Strategies to Improve Follow-Up for Positive Colorectal Cancer Screening
Need for Better Self-Management Education to Address Cultural Differences among Veterans with Diabetes
Low Rates of Hepatitis Vaccination among Veterans with HCV
Fall Prevention and Management for Older Adults
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Your author friends can be some of the best friends you'll ever find. However, sometimes, there is a snake in the grass. He/she may be seen as someone grand, but, if you do research, you may find a lot of things wrong with what they've told you. Others, who don't want to see or who drink the koolaid won't see it until it's too late. Sometimes, even then, they can't see it.
So what do you do when you have two opposing sides? Mostly, I recommend staying out of it. The community is a large one. However, there are times, when you must pick a side for your own conscience. Even then, I'd go with class. Be forthright in your opinions. Share sites that you found your information on, copies of legalities, screen shots, etc. as needed, but try to keep your opinion professional, regardless of how angry you are at the time.
How many times did we see backlash for authors rioting with readers? Or, let's take it to the TV Realm for a bit. Who has seen Chef Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (trademarks, etc. I'm not claiming any affiliation for or to them. This is used in fair use policy as an icon to deliver a point.)? The one with the ABC Baking Company? The people who went absolutely beserk on national social media? Even international? Just for the record, I want to be famous, but not in that way!
I have said things I regret. We all do. But, when it's in the community, be extra careful. One, you don't know who's going to say what where, or, if you give an opinion in confidence, who that person may tell, or who will choose a person in another country over a longstanding friendship with you to be that spy or to give away your confidence. You don't know who will turn down a friendship as close as sisters for a business or a person not worthy of the trust or loss of friends. You don't know when it will come back to bite you in the a$$. You just don't know.
While you don't have to be a sheep and bleat all the latest fads, neither can you burn your bridges with bad manners and back stabbing because you never know when you will need that bridge to cross to a new level, and instead, are stuck. If you're lucky, the material will still be there to build the bridge. But, if you wait too long, the materials will rot away into the landscape, or be swept away in an ocean of moving on with people who aren't stuck on stupid or back stabbing you when you're not looking.
In your social media contacts, marketing, ads, etc., be someone you can be proud of. Be someone whom the readers are going to flock to. Don't become angry and sullen and hateful because you're upset about something. Remember, the authors/readers/publishers will hear about it at some point, and you need to be able to honestly say you weren't the one who started stuff, but you'll finish it.
Er, I mean, don't take stuff lying down, but don't make a public debacle that will make the readers turn from you. Even if you're right. Find the middle ground of sticking up for yourself, but not letting drama queens make you look bad for their bad behaviour and having their cronies come in and attack you too. Just, stand the high ground. Like Obe Wan in Star Wars. You'll win on the high ground. You may lose friends you cared about more than yourself, but at least you didn't compromise your moral standards and droop to their level of defending what they have no clue of which they speak, or of a free for all name calling douchebaggery.
Keep it classy. Keep it real. After all, it's your book, your business.
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These manuscripts are assigned to Executive Editors who take overall responsibility for the peer-review process. Typically, a minimum of two reviews are required for each manuscript. Referees are chosen first and foremost for their expertise in the field. Referees can also be recommended by the Authors, the Editors and other Referees. Once they have agreed to review a manuscript, Referees have two weeks to submit their comments via our online manuscript tracking system. We aim to reach a decision on all manuscripts within 4 weeks of submission; hence a prompt delivery of the Referee's reports is essential."
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Find out who the competition is at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays.
Watch Carter Cheeseman's first race after NBNI 5K win and last race before World XC Championships.
Watch Dallas Bishop Dunne senior Cameron Miller run 21.06 in the 200m prelims at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays.
Watch US #1 DeSoto lower their national leading time in the 4x100 relay at Jesuit-Sheaner.
Watch a loaded girls 800m finals at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays.
Race videos and the photo album by Stuart Kantor from outstanding Jesuit-Sheaner Relays are available to view.