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Document 52018XC0807(01)
Guidance Note — Questions and Answers: adoption of update of the Blocking Statute
C/2018/5344
OJ C 277I , 7.8.2018, p. 4–10 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
Official Journal of the European Union
CI 277/4
Guidance Note
Questions and Answers: adoption of update of the Blocking Statute
(2018/C 277 I/03)
Note: The Commission will review and update this guidance as necessary also in case new questions arise.
On 7 August the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1100 (1) entered into force. This Delegated Regulation amended the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (2) ('Blocking Statute').
The Regulation as amended, applies immediately to economic operators and shall be implemented and applied by national authorities and courts.
The Blocking Statute aims to protect the established legal order, the interests of the Union and the interests of natural and legal persons exercising rights under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union against the unlawful effects of extra-territorial application of such legislation.
The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the application of certain provisions of the Blocking Statute. It does not cover all provisions of that legal act in an exhaustive manner, nor does it create any new rules. Only the legal text of the Blocking Statute as published in the Official Journal is binding.
The Commission oversees the application of Union law under the control of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Pursuant to the Treaties, only the Court of Justice of the European Union can provide legally binding interpretations of acts of the institutions of the Union.
SECTION 1: GENERAL
1. What is the Blocking Statute?
The EU introduced the Blocking Statute in 1996 in response to United States of America (U.S.) extra-territorial sanctions legislation concerning Cuba, Iran and Libya. It constitutes an important achievement of unified EU action against the unlawful effects of extra-territorial legislation of third countries.
The Blocking Statute aims at countering the unlawful effects of third-country extra-territorial sanctions on the natural and legal persons specified in its Article 11 (hereinafter referred to as 'EU operators'). Its main purpose is thus to protect EU operators engaging in lawful international trade and/or movement of capital as well as related commerce activities with third countries in accordance with EU law.
The Blocking Statute applies with regard to the extra-territorial legislation mentioned in its Annex ('listed extra-territorial legislation'), which currently consists of U.S. measures concerning Cuba and Iran.
The basic principle of the Blocking Statute is that EU operators shall not comply with the listed extra-territorial legislation, or any decision, ruling or award based thereon, given that the EU does not recognise its applicability to/effects towards EU operators (Article 5, paragraph 1).
The Blocking Statute provides also that EU operators shall also inform the European Commission within 30 days of any events arising from listed extra-territorial legislation or actions based thereon or resulting thereof, that affect, directly or indirectly, their economic or financial interests (Article 2, paragraph 1). They may do so either directly (3) or through the competent authorities of the Member States. The European Commission informs the competent authorities of the Member State where the operator providing information is a resident or is incorporated about such incoming information (Article 2, paragraph 3).
Concerning legal persons, this obligation applies the directors, managers and other persons with management responsibilities.
2. To whom does the Blocking Statute apply?
Article 11 of the Blocking Statute specifies that the latter applies to what the Commission refers to as 'EU operators' in this document, namely:
any natural person being a resident in the Union and a national of a Member State,
any legal person incorporated within the Union,
any national of a Member State established outside the Union and any shipping company established outside the Union and controlled by nationals of a Member State, if their vessels are registered in that Member State in accordance with its legislation (4),
any other natural person being a resident in the Union, unless that person is in the country of which he is a national,
any other natural person within the Union, including its territorial waters and air space and in any aircraft or on any vessel under the jurisdiction or control of a Member State, acting in a professional capacity.
Concerning the situation of branches or subsidiaries, please see question 21.
3. As of when does the updated Blocking Statute apply?
The update to the Blocking Statute applies to all EU operators as defined above, from the date of its entry into force, ie 7 August 2018. In the case of contractual obligations, it applies regardless whether they were entered into prior to the above date of entry into force of the updated Blocking Statute.
4. How does the Blocking Statute protect EU operators?
The Blocking Statute:
Nullifies the effect in the EU of any foreign decision, including court rulings or arbitration awards, based on the listed extra-territorial legislation or the acts and provisions adopted pursuant to them (Article 4).
This means that no decision, whether administrative, judicial, arbitral or of any other nature, taken by a third country authority and based on the provisions listed in the Annex to the Blocking Statute or on acts which develop or implement those provisions, will be recognised in the EU. Similarly, no decision requiring, for instance, seizure or enforcement of any economic penalty against an EU operator based on the aforementioned acts will be executed in the EU. This shields EU operators from the effects of such decisions in the Union.
National authorities, including national jurisdictions and arbiters, shall apply and implement the Blocking Statute, and notably ensure full compliance with the above-mentioned obligation directly stemming from it.
Allows EU operators to recover damages arising from the application of the listed extra-territorial legislation from the natural or legal persons or entities causing them (Article 6).
This means that EU operators are legally empowered to seek compensation for the losses they have suffered from whoever has caused them. For further details about this possibility, see questions 12 to 15.
Allows EU operators to request an authorisation to comply with the listed extra-territorial legislation, if not doing so would cause serious harm to their interests or the interests of the EU (Article 5, paragraph 2).
This means that in specific and duly motivated circumstances and as a derogation to the rule, EU operators may be authorised by the Commission to act in accordance with the listed extra-territorial legislation. For further details about this possibility, see questions 16 to 20.
5. Does the Blocking Statute oblige EU operators to do business with Iran or Cuba? How are they expected to position themselves between the listed extra-territorial legislation and the Blocking Statute?
EU operators are free to conduct their business as they see fit in accordance with EU law and national applicable laws. This means that they are free to choose whether to start working, continue, or cease business operations in Iran or Cuba, and whether to engage or not in an economic sector on the basis of their assessment of the economic situation. The purpose of the Blocking Statute is exactly to ensure that that such business decisions remain free, i.e., are not forced upon EU operators by the listed extra-territorial legislation, which the Union law does not recognise as applicable to them.
6. Why is the Blocking Statute being updated?
The update was triggered by the U.S.' unilateral decision on 8 May 2018 to re-impose extra-territorial sanctions against Iran simultaneously with its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed in 2015 between Iran, on the one hand, and China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, the U.S. and the European Union, on the other. The lifting of certain Iran-related sanctions is an essential component of the agreement. The re-imposition by the U.S. of extra-territorial sanctions could potentially affect EU operators doing legitimate business with Iran. Such legislation will be re-imposed as of 7 August 2018 and 5 November 2018.
7. What has changed in the Blocking Statute?
The European Commission has updated the Annex to the Blocking Statute to expand the scope of the listed extra-territorial legislation to which the protective measures in the Blocking Statute apply. The Annex now includes the extra-territorial US sanctions that were either lifted or waived by U.S. under the JCPOA and which have been or will be re-imposed. It is important to note that this also includes any actions based thereon or resulting therefrom.
Concretely, the listed extra-territorial legislation which is being added in the Annex can be found in:
The 'Iran Sanctions Act of 1996' (5);
The 'Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012';
The 'National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012';
The 'Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012'; and
The 'Iran Transactions and Sanctions Regulations'.
The provisions of the above acts and regulations having unlawful extra-territorial effects have been summarised in the Annex for ease of reference. For a complete overview, it is necessary to consult the relevant provisions.
8. Has the Blocking Statute been used so far?
Since 1996, the Blocking Statute has mainly applied to extra-territorial sanctions of the U.S. related to Cuba. In 1998, the Union and the U.S. signed a Memorandum of Understanding by which the U.S. administration suspended the application of certain provisions of the Cuba extra-territorial sanctions 'as long as the EU and other allies continue their stepped up efforts to promote democracy in Cuba'.
9. How else can the Blocking Statute help EU operators?
The Blocking Statute applies to all EU operators, regardless of their size and the field they are active in.
In addition to the protective measures listed in question 4, the Blocking Statute is also helpful as a tool to identify the extra-territorial legislation of third countries and its main provisions, whose application can have unlawful effects on EU operators. Those provisions are summarised in the Annex. This can prove particularly helpful for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), given that they have more limited resources to ascertain which listed extra-territorial legislation might have an impact on their activities and, for instance, be in a position to provide the Commission with the relevant information pursuant to Article 2, paragraph 1 (see question 1).
10. Who is responsible for the implementation of the Blocking Statute? Are Member States obliged to prosecute any possible breaches of the Blocking Statute?
Member States' authorities are responsible for the implementation of the Blocking Statute, including for the adoption and implementation in their respective legal orders of penalties for possible breaches. Such penalties are laid down in national legislation and may hence vary by Member State. However, in spite of their differences, all the penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive (Article 9).
It is also for Member States to ensure that the Blocking Statute regime is enforced, including through the application of those penalties, where needed and appropriate, in accordance with their national procedures.
11. What is the role of the European Commission?
In the context of the Blocking Statute, the main roles of the European Commission are the following:
Amending the list of extra-territorial sanctions in the Annex to the Blocking Statute via delegated acts (paragraph 2 of Article 1);
Gathering information from EU operators on possible cases of application of the listed extra-territorial legislation (Article 2);
Granting authorisations to EU operators in specific and duly motivated circumstances, when there is a need to fully or partially comply with the listed extra-territorial sanctions in order to avoid serious damage to their interests or those of the Union; and adopting the criteria on the basis of which requests will be assessed (second paragraph of Article 5, in conjunction with Article 7(b) (6), via implementing acts;
Further procedural roles are mentioned in Article 7(a), (d), (e) and Article 10.
Moreover, in its capacity as Guardian of the Treaties, the Commission oversees the correct and uniform implementation of EU law, under the control of the European Court of Justice.
For further information about the role of the European Commission, please contact: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu
SECTION 2: DAMAGE RECOVERY
12. What kind of damages can EU operators recover?
According to Article 6, EU operators can recover 'any damages, including legal costs, caused by the application of the laws specified in its Annex or by actions based thereon or resulting therefrom'. The scope of damages that can be claimed is thus very broad, in line with the protective aim of the Blocking Statute.
13. From whom can EU operators claim compensation for those damages? Can EU operators sue the U.S. authorities in order to recover damages?
EU operators can recover damages from 'the natural or legal person or any other entity causing the damages or from any person acting on its behalf or intermediary'.
Who exactly will be the defendant in each case will depend on the specifics of the case, on the kind of damage caused, the person or entity actually causing it, the possible shared responsibility in causing such damage, etc. Deciding on this issue is a matter for the competent court (see question 14). It is not possible to determine ex ante and with general character from whom damages will be claimed.
However, the wording of Article 6 is very broad, in that it includes not only the responsible persons and entities, but also their representatives, thus allowing a broader scope of protection to EU operators.
14. How can damages be claimed? Will the Commission or national authorities intervene in favour of EU operators?
According to the third paragraph of Article 6, damages can be recovered before the courts. Which court will be competent will depend on the specifics of the case, on the applicable rules on jurisdiction, the national civil procedure etc. As general rule, the third paragraph of Article 6 refers to the rules enshrined in the Brussels Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (7) ('Brussels Convention').
Moreover, the last paragraph of Article 6 specifies that recovery could take the form of seizure and sale of assets which the natural or legal person or entity causing the damages, or its intermediaries, or any person acting on its behalf, holds in the Union, including shares that they may hold in companies incorporated within the Union. Recovery will be without prejudice to other means available and in accordance with applicable law.
15. What does the Brussels Convention foresee?
The Blocking Statute was adopted in 1996. The reference it provides for, in its Article 6, to the Brussels Convention, shall now be read as a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (8).
Under its Article 68, this Regulation, as between the Member States, supersedes the 1968 Brussels Convention, except as regards the territories of the Member States which fall within the territorial scope of that Convention and which are excluded from the Regulation pursuant to Article 355 of the TFEU.
This Regulation applies in civil and commercial matters whatever the nature of the court or tribunal, but it does not extend to the liability of the State for acts and omissions in the exercise of State authority.
SECTION 3: AUTHORISATIONS
16. When can EU operators request an authorisation under Article 5, second paragraph of the Blocking Statute?
Paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Blocking Statute allows EU operators to ask for an authorisation to comply with the listed extra-territorial legislation if not doing so would seriously damage their interests or those of the Union.
While the Blocking Statute does not determine what 'serious damage' means, it is clear that not every nuisance or damage suffered by EU operators will entitle them to obtain an authorisation. This is a consequence of the fact that the Union does not accept that the listed extra-territorial legislation should govern the conduct of EU operators in its territory, and the possibility to do so remains an exception.
As explained in recital 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1101 (9), authorisation requests are appropriate when the behaviour that the applicant wishes to adopt is based on, or determined by, the listed extra-territorial legislation. It will be for the applicant to determine whether this is the case. The authorisation procedure should not be used in order for EU operators to seek so-called 'letters of comfort' from the Commission or confirmation that their business decisions are in line with the Blocking Statute. For further details about business decisions in the context of the Blocking Statute, see Question 5.
17. What do EU operators need to prove in order to obtain an authorisation?
According to Article 3(2) and 3(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1101, EU operators requesting the authorisation must as a minimum explain which provisions of the listed extra-territorial legislation they would need to comply with and what exactly the behaviour is they would seek to engage in. It is up to them also to demonstrate why and in which way not complying with the listed extra-territorial legislation would cause serious damage to their interests or the interests of the Union, which would justify the need to derogate in specific and duly motivated circumstances to the rule imposed by the Blocking Statute. Appropriate evidence must be provided. It will depend on the specifics of each case what is appropriate. However, the Commission will consider, based on the experience gained, whether it is appropriate to develop templates or check-lists for submitting evidence to support the most frequently used justifications.
The request for authorisation can be submitted individually or by several EU operators jointly, provided that their interests are sufficiently homogenous. Group submissions, however, need to enable a case by case assessment by the Commission whether a serious damage would occur to the individual interests of each applicant or the Union by not complying with the listed extra-territorial legislation.
18. Who can authorise EU operators to comply with the listed extra-territorial legislation? How are Member States involved?
According to Article 5, second paragraph, Article 7(b) and Article 8, the Commission shall grant such authorisations assisted by the Committee on Extra-territorial Legislation. The authorisations shall be granted on the basis of criteria established the same way. Those criteria are laid down in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1101. The Commission will maintain the criteria under review. If, based on the experience gained in handling requests for authorisation, the Commission considers that amendments are necessary, it will take the appropriate measures.
The Committee on Extra-territorial Legislation is composed of representatives of every Member State and assists the Commission in complying with its tasks related to authorisations through the procedure known as 'comitology'.
According to Article 3(5) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1101, the Commission shall inform the Committee on Extra-territorial Legislation as soon as it receives an application for authorisation.
19. How can EU operators apply for an authorisation and how long will it take to obtain a reply from the European Commission?
Applications for authorisations should be submitted to the Commission in writing, either by post (European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments EEAS 07/99, 1049 Brussels, Belgium) or by e-mail (EC-AUTHORISATIONS-BLOCKING-REG@ec.europa.eu).
While the Commission will endeavour to process requests and reply to the applicant as swiftly as possible, the time needed to do so will depend on several factors, such as the complexity of the case, the completeness of the application and evidence provided, the applicant's timely reaction to the Commission's additional requests, the volume of applications received, the time needed by the Committee on Extra-territorial Legislation to give its opinion on the case, or the need for translations.
20. What are the effects of the authorisation?
The request for an authorisation does not have suspensive effect. The authorisation in the form of a Commission Implementing Decision becomes effective as of the date when it is notified to the applicant. In the meanwhile, EU operators are under obligation to apply the Blocking Statute.
SECTION 4: OTHER
21. What is the situation of EU subsidiaries of U.S. companies and subsidiaries of EU companies in the U.S.?
There are basically three situations to be considered separately:
When EU subsidiaries of U.S. companies are formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and have their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the Union, they are considered EU operators. This implies that they enjoy all the rights and are subject to all the obligations under Union law, including the Blocking Statute.
Branches of U.S. companies in the Union do not fall under the previous paragraph as they do not have distinct legal personality from their parent company. They are not considered EU operators. Therefore, they are not subject to the Blocking Statute.
Subsidiaries of EU companies in the U.S. are subject to the law under which they are incorporated, which is generally that of the U.S. Therefore, they are not considered to be EU operators and are not subject to the Blocking Statue. Nevertheless, their parent company incorporated in the Union is an EU operator and, as such, it is subject to the provisions of the Blocking Statute.
22. Are the EU nationals residents outside of the EU, including in the US, subject to the Blocking Statute?
Yes, a national of a Member State established outside the Union remains subject to the Blocking Statute (see question 2).
23. Can EU operators request a license from the U.S. in order to be exempt from the application of the listed extra-territorial sanctions?
No. Requesting from the U.S. authorities an individual license granting a derogation/exemption from the listed extra-territorial legislation would amount to complying with the latter. Indeed, this would necessarily imply recognising the U.S.' jurisdiction over EU operators which should be subject to the jurisdiction of the EU/Member States.
EU operators may, nevertheless, request the Commission to authorise them to apply for such a license with the U.S. authorities, pursuant to Article 5, second paragraph of the Blocking Statute.
However, the Commission does not regard as compliance with the listed extra-territorial legislation the simple pursuit of conversations with the U.S. authorities in order for EU operators to ascertain its exact extent, how it might impact on them and whether not complying with it might entail serious damage on their interests in the sense of Article 5, second paragraph. Such conversations could precede the EU operators' request of an authorisation to the Commission, in accordance with the aforementioned Article, but would not require an authorisation in order to be carried out.
(1) OJ L 199 I, 7.8.2018, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 309, 29.11.1996, p. 1.
(3) By e-mail to: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu
(4) Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 of 22 December 1986 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member States and third countries (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 16).
(5) This Act already formed part of the Annex since 1996. However, the Annex will now reflect its current content, as amended over the years.
(6) In exercising these tasks, the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Extra-territorial Legislation foreseen in Article 8(1) of the Blocking Statute. This Committee is composed of representatives of Member States.
(7) The text refers to the 1968 Convention; however, the reference should be understood to the 2007 Convention which replaced it: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:22007A1221(03)


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"Dan Jiao" ("Egg Dumpling"), would obviously rather be chewing on a bone somewhere than sitting strapped against his will into a harness that resembles a medieval torture device, pricked by several long needles hooked up to a mild electric current.
But the Shanghai clinic of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner Jin Rishan at least provides hopeful owners an alternative to putting down the beloved family dog or cat, the typical fate of pets immobilised by severe spinal and nervous-system injuries.
"We're getting more and more customers," said Jin, 53, whose Shanghai TCM Neurology and Acupuncture Animal Health Centre is operating at full capacity of around 20 patients per day, and growing.
Many dogs suffer from tough-to-treat back injuries or spinal deterioration that can render them unable to walk. A range of breeds including Bulldogs, German Shepherds, Collies, Basset Hounds and Shi Tzus are particularly prone.
"Seventy percent of the animals here suffer from spinal disc herniation, leading to paralysis of the hind legs or all four legs," Jin said, adding that acupuncture is "more effective" than modern medicine.
"Western medical practices can't do much," he said.
It appears to be working for "Dan Jiao," who was completely paralysed when his owner Michael Xu first brought him in for treatment after a fall that broke his back.
Last Friday (Aug 25), patients ranging from a gangly black Labrador to a tiny teacup poodle were carried in by their owners or carted in baby prams.
They were eventually strapped into harnesses before the thin acupuncture needles were inserted into their problem spots.
Others sniffed nervously as smoking moxibustion cups – a form of heat therapy that involves burning aromatic plants – were applied to their hides.
But the place had not completely gone to the dogs. The day's sole feline patient looked particularly put out, being completely strapped down to prevent it squirming around.
Wang Ping, the owner of "Mei Mei" ("Little Sister"), has fresh hope of getting the five-month-old teacup poodle back on her tiny feet after a paralysing neck injury suffered three months ago.
"I went to traditional clinics with "Mei Mei" but the vets said she was too small for surgery," Wang said.
Doctors initially recommended euthanasia before referring Wang to Jin's clinic.
Jin's practice is based on the feeling that a pet is like a human member of the family, entitled to the same loving care.


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As I grapple with my mom's quality of life and realize she is reaching the end, this story struck home. I still maintain that we treat our beloved pets better at the end of their lives than we do our human loved ones.
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(CNN) Snow was falling. He sat wrapped in a blanket on the edge of the couch, watching intently out the window. Large flurries lazily made their way down from gray skies. In North Carolina, this was a rare sight.
I stood next to his husband. His body had a musty, sick smell of unwashed hair and urine. His bloated and pale body was littered with tape and tubing. Half his head was shaved, and he had a drain protruding from his scalp. It sunk into the depths of his skull, pulling out the fluid in his brain, drop-by-drop. Large round pupils stared blankly back at me when I pulled back his eyelids, stubbornly refusing to constrict when I shined a light. His arms and legs were covered in green and blue bruises from when we pinched him every hour in vain to see if he would move a muscle. He didn't. He was a corpse with a beating heart.
"It's beautiful, isn't?" I called over to the patient's husband. He was still watching snowflakes.
"Mhhmmm," he nodded absentmindedly, never tearing his eyes away from the snow-globe scene outside.
This was Day 20. As far as we could tell, the patient was gone at Day One. He had suffered a massive hypertensive hemorrhage. Blood had filled every free space in his brain, and the swelling encroached oppressively on gray and white matter alike.
We lost brain stem reflexes by Day Two, but the patient's husband insisted we push on. Three weeks. Three weeks of neuro checks on-the-hour, an intrusive routine in which we gag, pinch, and prod the patient to induce a reaction. Liters upon liters of fluid had been pumped through a nonresponsive body and countless needles had been used to violate veins for samples to send to the lab. He had endured at least half-a-dozen CT or MRI scans in addition to daily X-rays. There had been three weeks of brutal suffering. I felt guilty. I was an accomplice to this poor man's torture.
I could not blame his husband for keeping him alive. He was in love and devastated. He was only doing what he thought his partner would have wanted. Even after multiple family discussions and meetings, we could not convince them that he would not wake up. We were instructed to keep up this level of care until his body failed completely.
One problem with medicine today, is that it is too good.People live longer than ever before, and many patients are able to recover from deadly illnesses the world knew nothing about when my grandparents were children. Doctors can keep people alive in ways once thought impossible.
This is a common viewpoint for many in the health care community, but it seems to be in opposition to the beliefs held by the general public. Families are suddenly forced to make weighty decisions for loved ones, often erring on the side of caution. "Do everything you can for him, Doc" is a phrase with far-reaching implications. Doctors, nurses and others who devote their lives to taking care of very sick patients see it happen all the time: A patient's time has come, but the family just can't let go.
Studies show there is a dichotomy between how health care workers view end-of-life care and how the rest of the world does. To illustrate this, a recent report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) describes data that was obtained from death records from Massachusetts, Michigan, Utah and Vermont from 2004 to 2011.
It revealed that compared with the general population, doctors were less likely to die in a hospital, less likely to undergo surgery at the end of their lives, and less likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit. Similarly, a study published in Plos One by doctors at Stanford University in 2014 found 88.3% of 1,081 physicians surveyed for the study designated "do not resuscitate" as their advanced directive.
It is a painful truth that doctors are often asked to continue the kind of intensive measures they would never wish for themselves or a loved one. For those in the health care community, death is not an abstraction, but a daily reality. We know how precious life is, and we understand how difficult it is to watch family members lose people they love. But we also know in modern medicine, dying with dignity is a luxury more people should enjoy.
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Marketing can be a difficult subject to understand as there are so many different aspects to building a successful marketing strategy. However, to begin, you need to understand the difference between a marketing strategy and a marketing tactic.
A marketing strategy is your destination. It's an outline or goal that states where you want to take your business over the course of the next year, five years, or even ten years. The goals you decide upon should be specific and quantifiable, like achieving 100% more in gross annual sales. You should be able to use data to determine whether or not your company is on track to achieve your goals or if adjustments need to be made.
Just as a marketing strategy is your endpoint, marketing tactics are the steps along the path to reach those goals. When thinking of marketing tactics, they should be tailored for your 'perfect customer,' the partially fictional consumer whose needs or wants are perfectly fulfilled by your product.
While e-mail may seem like a lost art to some, many people still prefer receiving e-mails over using social media. Plus, e-mail usage is ever growing. In a study from July 2017, e-mail usage for consumers between the age of 13 and 50 years old is expected to increase by almost 48%. If consumers are using e-mail more frequently, then sending promotions, newsletters, and even friendly reminders via e-mail could be the perfect way to get in touch and make a lasting connection. With e-mail, you can really let your creativity soar, but be sure to keep your messages clear, concise, and devised with the consumer in mind.
Of all the various forms of social media, Facebook is by far one of the most well known. For those whose business is geared towards the millennial generation, its the perfect platform. According to Statista.com, 25% of consumers who frequent Facebook are between 25 to 34 years old. While the users that fall within this age range may not be your target audience, the versatile posting methods and built in ad service make Facebook a wonderful starting point for any company seeking to leverage marketing tactics. You can connect with potential customers through videos, GIFs, articles, and so much more all in a shareable format.
There are new social media outlets being developed almost every day, each one offering something different and catering to a different age group. From Snapchat and Instagram for those whose business focuses on consumers between the ages of 13 and 25, to YouTube, which pulls views from all age ranges. The sharing structure for each varies. However, depending on the 'perfect customer' you have in mind for your business, each one offers different benefits and opportunities to make a personal connection with potential clients.
Blogging, much like e-mail, can seem a bit antiquated, but lately this marketing tactic has gotten a revamp. Instead of focusing on what you as a business have done, blogging is now more about creating content that is useful for your 'perfect customer.' If your business participated in a fundraising event, blogging is still a great way to showcase what your business has to offer the community. However, your blog should be written with the consumer in mind. For instance, a local florist shop might blog about floral arrangements for weddings or centerpieces for a sweet sixteen celebration. The topics should be relevant to your business while still being intriguing enough to catch potential customers' attention.
While this isn't a complete list of all online marketing tactics available, these options are some of the most common. Here at Bash Foo, we pride ourselves in helping small businesses achieve big goals. Our expertise in online marketing combined with outstanding customer service allows us to boost our customers to new heights. Whether you are wanting to increase your sales or just to make your business known, we're here to help. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you join the ranks of the elite.
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The article discusses the way that Proust's text constructs dynamic and static elements of fictional space, and the further dynamisation or fixation of these elements by the process of translation. The focus of the study is on how movements of fictional space and characters can change in strength, direction and manner, when translated. In other words, rather than looking for that which is "lost in translation", we are dealing with a comparison of two fictional worlds and the processes in them and between them.


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The North East Supergroup Field Music will be playing a special Jack Daniels set a t Night and Day on Friday, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away…
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Jack Daniel's is pleased to announce that Field Music will take centre stage at Night and Day, Oldham Street on Friday 6th October; in the first night of a new wave of JD Sets. We've teamed up with Jack Daniel's to give two pairs of lucky readers the chance to win a pair of these tickets.
Hailing from the same celebrated North East scene that spawned The Futureheads and Maximo Park, the band comprises Andrew Moore plus song writing brothers Peter and David Brewis and an ever-shifting crew of local luminaries. Field Music are something of a North East supergroup, Peter was The Futureheads original drummer; Barry Futurehead was in one of the many early Field Music line-ups and sometime drummer Tom English is on loan from Maximo Park.
The JD Set is the ultimate experience for real music fans and is certain to be an unforgettable evening for those who manage to get their hands on the limited number of tickets available. Guests will see the band perform live in an intimate setting and have the chance to hang out with them after the show, and maybe even enjoy a Jack Daniel's with them at the bar. Plus, on the night fans will be in with the chance to win a signed Jack Daniel's guitar.
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Field Music will join an impressive list of bands that have previously played The JD Set including: The Flaming Lips, Elbow, Turin Breaks, Hal, Maximo Park and Editors among others. The gig marks the first Manchester gig for The JD Set – which taking place at venues around the UK at The Spring & Airbrake, Belfast; Cathouse, Glasgow; The Cluny, Newcastle; Junktion 7, Nottingham and Barfly, London.
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The bad news is that it is subtle and deadly, the good news is that Australia has officially been declared clear of it since 1997. So, what exactly is Bovine Tuberculosis?
Bovine Tuberculosis or Bovine TB is a chronic, contagious and slow-growing disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis that can affect nearly all mammals. This bacterium is a zoonosis meaning it can also spread to humans, often through unpasteurised dairy products.
Bovine Tuberculosis in Australia
Following an intensive, nation-wide eradication program that started nearly 30 years earlier, Australia was officially declared free from bovine TB in December 1997. Australia is considered to be the only major producer and exporter of cattle that is free from this disease.
This freedom was achieved by the introduction and implementation of the national Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Program or BTEC in 1970. With the goal to extinguish M. bovis from all cattle and buffalo herds in Australia, in there being no detection of the disease in any species in Australia since 2002. This success can be credited to certain points including unified commitment and support from the livestock industry and each level of government, whole herd test and slaughter, dedicated movement controls, quarantine and traceback, establishment of national diagnosis techniques, improved knowledge of the disease and overall a more flexible, national approach to research.
The BTEC, was followed by surveillance programs, Tuberculosis Freedom Assurance Program (TFAP) and TFAP2 in 1997 and 2002 respectively. These were implemented as a measure to maintain the Tuberculosis freedom. These programs involved and worked in conjunction with Australia's Tuberculosis Reference Library, The National Granuloma Submission Program (NGSP) and the NGSP database as well as an emergency response strategy, strict biosecurity measures and legal requirements.
The 'Tuberculosis Free' status which Australia declared in 1997 exceeded even the 'Tuberculosis Free' status as defined by the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis
M bovis can lie dormant in an animal for years before any clinical signs or symptoms are noticeable. However, during periods of stress or when the animal is older it can reactivate and as the disease progresses, signs of the disease are more obvious. These can include:
Enlarged lesions found in tissues such as the lymph nodes of the head and thorax, lung, spleen, liver and surfaces of body cavities. Lesions will range in size from 1mm to more than 10cm.
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The "checkerboard" cover you have pictured for this is the generic cover RCA issued while they were awaiting reprints of the original cover which had sold out (as can be seen on the ebay auction results.). I have the same "checkerboard" cover on a "Peter Gunn" TV Mancini soundtrack from the era.
Interesting! I thought the generic "checkerboard" cover was used for the first pressing because the custom "picture frame" cover wasn't ready in time for first release. Are you certain the picture frame cover was issued before the checkerboard one and not after?
BTW, regarding the records shown on this page (assuming they are original to their sleeves), the "checkerboard" is the earlier of the two, as it's label has the small "Living Stereo" at the bottom.
The title of the Mono version of this album was "Overtures in Spades". I'm still wondering why RCA didn't use the same cover for the Stereo version.
This has been transferred to CD by Japanese RCA in their RCA Red Seal Vintage Collection in a 2-CD album containing the three Brahms piano quartets, and the Trout quintet. It is a 24bit/96kHz transfer, and sounds very good, very clean. Of course there is no way to tell if the original session masters were used in making the transfers. The recordings were made in several halls: Manhattan Center, Town Hall, and an RCA studio all in New York of course. Aside from a bit of information like this, and the recording dates, everything else is in Japanese. There is what is clearly a discography at the back of the booklet, but I haven't tried to decipher opus numbers to see if I could pick up any information. It would probably be easier to get a Japanese speaker to translate it for me. I have no clear memory of how I got the CDs; I recall vaguely that an importer in Vancouver brought them in, and they weren't cheap, but I indulged myself for once because the performances are quite beautiful.. Try Ebay, that sticks out in my memory. I just tried Youtube Festival Quartet and got nothing. Good luck.


With more than 45 years' experience providing quality training programs for the crane and lifting industries, Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau (CICB), recognizes that preparatory training for crane operators is essential to employers who require their Spanish-speaking operators meet the OSHA 1926 Subpart CC requirements and has implemented training programs.
CICB, who has been associated with the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) programs since their inception, believes these certification programs are the most comprehensive in the crane and lifting industry. The NCCCO has recently made available its Mobile Crane Operator written certification exams in Spanish. The exams, which are a direct translation of the English exams, have been developed by a panel of bilingual crane experts, including one of CICB's bilingual crane experts.
"NCCCO is committed to maintaining the same standard for all its candidates, whether they are English-speaking or Spanish-speaking," noted NCCCO Director of Operations and Program Development, Joel Oliva. "We are confident that the new exams provide a level playing field for candidates for whom English is not their first language." The integrity of these exams have been validated by numerous pilot tests over the past two years, most of which were held at CICB.
As a supporter of NCCCO certifications, CICB offers NCCCO Preparatory Training Programs in both English and Spanish, along with scheduled Written and Practical Exams. The lengthy written exams will test the candidate's knowledge on site set up, operations, technical knowledge, manufacturer's load charts, load handling, rigging and signaling.
CICB's professionally trained instructors and subject matter experts are not only NCCCO Certified as Mobile, Overhead & Articulating Cranes Operators, but are also CCO Certified Riggers, Signalpersons, Lift Directors and Crane Inspectors. All of CICB's trainers are NCCCO accredited Practical Examiners. CICB's instructors have been awarded the prestigious Top Trainer Award in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009.


CLEMSON, S.C. — The Tigers are once again No. 1 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday evening. Clemson has been atop the rankings each of the three weeks they have been released. The 12-person selection committee determines the four teams that will take part in the second College Football Playoff. The announcement of the pairings will be at 12 p.m. on Sunday, December 6.
Teams two through four in Tuesday's rankings are Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame. The Tigers defeated the Fighting Irish 24-22 on October 3. Florida State, who Clemson beat 23-13 on November 7, moved up two spots to 14th in the latest rankings.
Clemson moved to 10-0 on the season this past Saturday with a 37-27 win at Syracuse. It marked the fifth consecutive season the Tigers have won at least 10 games. Clemson will pursue a perfect ACC record on Saturday when Wake Forest comes to town. Clemson already clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game on December 5 when it defeated Florida State two weekends ago in Memorial Stadium.


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The Columbus laboratory, Europe's key contribution to the International Space Station ISS, is the first European space laboratory designed for ongoing multidisciplinary research in space. It installed on the ISS and put into operation on 11 February 2008.
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The FireBIRD mission uses the two TET-1 (Technologie-Erprobungsträger 1;Technology Experiment Carrier 1) and BIROS (Bi-spectral InfraRed Optical System) satellites to detect high temperature events on Earth's surface. They can also precisely capture small, low energy events thanks to the sensitivity of the sensors and the high precision and resolution.
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Pascale Ehrenfreund takes office as President of the IAF
Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Executive Board, has taken office as President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) at the 70th congress. Professor Ehrenfreund is the first woman to hold this position since the IAF was founded in 1951.
Space – accessibility, diplomacy and cooperation
The 25th United Nations / Austria Symposium, entitled 'Space: A Tool for Accessibility, Diplomacy and Cooperation', was held in Graz, Austria from 2 to 4 September 2019.
Research into climate-neutral air transport
Against the backdrop of climate change, the aviation industry is increasingly becoming the focus of debate in wider society. Innovations geared towards more environment-friendly air transport are becoming more prevalent.
Light-dark shadows in the Martian highlands
Sand, dust and rocks of different colours cover extensive areas of the Terra Cimmeria highland region, one of the oldest landscapes on Mars. The variations in colour are due to differences in the mineralogy as well as the texture of the surface material and are typical of the ancient Mars highlands.
The DLR delegation during a visit to the JAXA Tsukuba Space Centre on 31 July 2019
From 29 July to 2 August 2019, Walther Pelzer, Member of the Executive Board responsible for the Space Administration at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), was in Tokyo to hold strategic talks on bilateral and European–Japanese cooperation in aerospace with the DLR's Japanese partners.
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Space weather research will be intensified and an early warning system for the protection of terrestrial infrastructures will be developed. Heat storage on a power plant scale is set to become the basis for a low-carbon energy system. Highly automated, unmanned aircraft systems – from flexible and efficient freight transporters to swarms of 'flying eyes' – support the logistics sector and assist disaster relief workers in crisis regions.
DLR strengthens Germany as a technology location with seven new institutes
Digitalisation, climate change and technological disruption are shaping the future. This is where interdisciplinary research at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) proves valuable. On 27 June 2019, the DLR Senate approved the founding of seven new institutes and facilities.
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On 17 June 2019, during the 53rd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the French research organisation ONERA (Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales) met at the DLR stand to agree their collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
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What do Cologne, Washington DC, Tokyo and Antarctica have in common? They are all home to one of DLR's 40 institutes and facilities, which are spread across more than 20 locations and international offices worldwide. This short video takes you on a trip to DLR – showcasing the organisation's people, science and research topics.
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The DLR Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology celebrates 10 years of research
This year's Colloquium on Production Technology, held at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Augsburg, coincided with a special occasion. The DLR Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology (Zentrum für Leichtbauproduktionstechnologie; ZLP) celebrated its tenth anniversary on 15 May 2019.
EU Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska visits DLR
Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, visited the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Oberpfaffenhofen on 5 March 2019.
New test stand for Ariane 6 upper stage at DLR Lampoldshausen
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On 14 February 2019, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) presented some of its planned research and management activities for 2019 at its annual press conference in Berlin. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the DLR Executive Board addressed the challenges and goals for the coming year. She also presented research projects from the fields of digitalisation and security – the interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral areas in which DLR researchers are working.
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Humanitarian aid organisations are increasingly seeking technological support for their work in crisis and disaster situations. New technologies from fields such as satellite remote sensing, robotics and communications can assist aid workers in rescuing and caring for people as effectively as possible in emergency situations.
Consul General of India Sugandh Rajaram visits DLR
The Consul General of India for South Germany Sugandh Rajaram visited the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen on 17 January 2019. The delegation was welcomed by Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, and Hansjörg Dittus, DLR Executive Board Member for Space Research and Technology. Both parties were pleased at the opportunity to meet and share thoughts in a personal setting, as India and DLR have been cooperating closely for more than 40 years.
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Chasing emissions from alternative aircraft fuels with NASA. Successfully setting down a lander on the asteroid Ryugu and collecting data from the surface. Obtaining the first research findings for the autonomous and cooperative driving systems of tomorrow in the Next Generation Car project.
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Larna D. Pierce, 53, Moses Lake resident passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 at her home, her loving husband at her side. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. at The First Nazarene Church in Moses Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.
Larna Larsen Pierce was born on Nov. 29, 1965 to Marijean Moore and Marvin Larsen In Clarkston, Washington. She had three brothers and two sisters: Mark Larsen, Jon Larsen, Russell Larsen, Jana Naab and Mardee Coleman. Larna grew up in Moses Lake, Washington, graduating from Moses Lake High School in 1984. She married her high school sweetheart Gary Lee Pierce Jr. on June 16, 1984 in Othello, Washington. She lived in Othello, Washington until 2007 when they moved to Moses Lake, Washington. She had her first son Brent Lee Pierce on Oct. 25, 1984. Then she had her second son Kenneth John Pierce on March 30, 1989. Then she had her third son Jay Burton Pierce on July 30, 1996. She then went to college graduating Big Bend Community College with an Associate's Degree in Business Management in 2003.
Larna strove to be the best wife, best mother and best Christian she could be. She helped the community the best she could, and was always there for her kids, and for her husband and friends and her mom. She loved her grandkids Elias Alexader Pierce, Mercy Grace Pierce and Avery Dawn Pierce so much and always loved to spoil them and tried her best to always spend time with them.
She leaves behind a loving husband Gary Lee Pierce Jr.; a loving mom Marijean Moore; her brother Russell Larsen and sisters Jana Naab and Mardee Coleman; sons Brent Lee Pierce and wife Audra, Jay Pierce and wife Brianne and Kenny Pierce and wife Whitney and grandkids Elias Alexander Pierce, Mercy Grace Pierce and Avery Dawn Pierce.
Larna Pierce always believed in heaven and that she would go there one day. Gary Pierce said when she went to heaven in his arms she was at peace and had peace in her eyes. So we can all know with comfort and relief that Larna is no longer in pain and no longer hurting she is with our Heavenly Father.
Please sign the online guestbook or share a memory with family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.


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VERNAZZA, CINQUE TERRE, LA SPEZIA, ITALY
The Cinque Terre are five coastal villages in the province of La Spezia in the Liguria region of Italy. They have come to be among the most popular areas of Italy among tourists. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in a national park by the same name. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The five villages are, from east to west: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterrosa Al Mare. These photos were taken in the Village of Vernazza in September 2007. Information on Cinque Terre were taken from Wikipedia. Where in the world is CINQUE TERRE, ITALY?
The locals just sit around. That alley leads up to the mountain side.
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Unacceptable, intolerable, heinous, excruciating, and condemnable, likewise words keep on comming from you Mr chief minister whenever innocents fell to the bullets of your security forces.
Kashmir has been once again thrown into the state of despondency and dejection with gloominess everywhere. Ever since its incorporation, the people of Kashmir have been witnessing unhappiness and distress for no fault of theirs. This heavenly piece of land has turned into a bog that in engulfing its own people. The fact that Kashmir is the bone of contention between the India and Pakistan has been the biggest misfortune for its people. Quite often the people are subjected to inhuman treatment with less or no concern shown for them. A new spate of violence has subjected Kashmiris to be caged in their homes and as usual their voices have been muzzled, following the threat that their anger may result in adverse situation ahead. The annoyance and fury has been generated by the death of four unarmed civilians fighting for their privileges and human rights. How long will imposing curfews, resorting to heavy firing of bullets, pellets and tear gas would keep these heart-wrenched people away from getting their rights honoured? There seems to be no end to the desolation. This ferocity and vehemence against administration if not brought under control would explode like anything and could result in more devastation and destruction. As of now the ongoing bloodshed continues to haunt and irk the souls of the people, so does it alleviate their misery and melancholy.
All the voices raised against the inhuman, brutal and merciless attitude of the government seem to have been unheard. But not too long would this practice help the government to escape from being accountable. The government needs to clarify its stand on its steps taken towards ensuring peace and calm.
Mr. Chief Minister this is the voice of an ordinary Kashmiri who wants to know that whether there are any human rights for him that he can enjoy without getting killed at the hands of security forces? Why is he imprisoned time and again within his abode for the ineffectiveness of the law and order enforcement agencies? What is the relevance of the so called "constitutional rights" for him? How can he survive and meet his both ends when the entire valley is clamped under curfew with no room for movement? How is going to feed his family when there is nothing in store for him? How can he make better use of his education when he seldom gets any opportunity to prove his talent for lack of employment opportunities? Mr. Chief Minister you came in with a lot of promises and brought about a ray of hope for the people of this disputed territory. But like others your government too failed to stand up to the expectations. Instead it generated abhorrence, detestation and disgust among the people with the continuous incidents of unprovoked firing, human rights violation, unwarranted arrests, unfair behaviour, baseless explanations, and groundless excuses. It was your government in the year 2010 when nearly 120 people were killed under your authority and the cry for justice again went unheard. No one was even tried or punished. It were you who raised hopes for the removal of the draconian AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Power Act), but till now this dream hasn't turned into reality and the possibility of which seems to be going bleak with every passing day. It was your government which assured 80,000 fast track recruitments, but this too turned out to be a fairy tale. Mr. Chief Minister, it were you who told that it is quite unfortunate and worrying that educated youth have started to join ultras, but have you ever thought of the reason behind this? No, how come? You don't have that much of time to care for your people. Instead what you have in your hand is to give unbridled powers to the police so, that they could crush the voices and ensure uneasy calm. Moreover it was under your rule, the SMS services were banned and are till now in the same state for prepaid customers. Hasn't there been any improvement in the overall conditions that the said service should have been resumed? What do you boast of then? There is an ample list of happenings that were experienced for the first time by the people of Kashmir under your rule. Even it was your government which banned internet usage and gauged the newspapers so that no one could have any idea of what is happening around. It is so unfortunate that we have such a system in place that seems to be against our aspirations instead of being in its favour!!!
Leaving all other things aside, do you think that the ex-gratia released in favour of those who have died is sufficient for their families? How come a family would cope the death of its beloved son who was the only hope for their old age? Whom would you employ to serve them in place of their son? How would a father shoulder the dead body of his son who was still blooming in his teen age? How come a mother would be able to bear the shock of his beloved son's death who always prays for his long life and is ready to die for him at every moment? Mr. Chief Minister, it was easy to say what you said on your pre-arrival, but so far now you must have got a clear understanding that it is not so easy to step into the shoes of the head of the state. Your duties and responsibilities get infinitely multiplied and moreover the expectations of the people. Until now ample bloodshed has been done, but still the hopes of common man refuse to die down. It should be the last unfortunate incident under your authority if you really care for the people and your first step should be to fulfil all your promises besides maintaining peace and calm in the state, where no one gets killed for exercising his basic rights. You need to show humility, compassion and respect towards people if you still dream of being the head of the state. Just hoping for a better and prosperous future is useless, likewise mere words do not work; you should act in that direction with heart and spirit. May be someday we could see our Kashmir the same way we want it to be. Remember millions of people have trusted you, now it is your turn to repay them with best, not worst.
The author from Ghaziabad Anchidora Anantnag has B.Tech-MBA from Lovely Professional University, Punjab. He can be reachedat: syedmajidr59@gmail.com
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Game, The (1997)

reviewed by
Dan E. Kim

Michael Douglas                 Nick Van Orton
Deborah Kara Unger              Christine
Sean Penn                       Conrad Van Orton
James Rebhorn                   Jim Feingold
Armin Mueller-Stahl             Anson Baer
Carroll Baker                   Ilsa
Anna Katarina                   Elizabeth

Director                        David Fincher

    Watching "The Game" will fill one with quite a few thoughts and new
concerns when they leave the theater. You'll never want to misplace
your keys again for one. Anyone suffering from clown-phobia will be
especially leery of circuses and Venice Beach street actors. These are
merely two of the many odd twists and turns people are asked to take in
throughout the entire film.

    "The Game," starring Michael Douglas, is a psychological thriller
in every sense of the word. It starts off letting everyone know a
little bit about financial baron Nicholas Van Orton, a businessman with
a knack for making millions but little else. It's almost Gordon Gecko
revisited. He lives and empty life with little outside of his office
and country club. He's so cold- hearted that he can so brutally fire
the head of a publishing company who also happens to be a former best
friend of his father without batting an eye; his father also being a
successful businessman who inexplicably committed suicide by jumping
off the roof of his estate. He alienates his ex-wife who is also the
mother of his child, he has a brother whom he hasn't seen or spoken to
in years (more on that later). When he goes home (which is the largest
house on the street), he's welcomed by his loyal maid who apparently
has been with the family for many years way back to when his fater was
still alive. An odd, unexplained quirk; someone as rich as Nick(worth
$600 million), residing in a large beautiful house, owning a counrty
club membership, driving a top-of-the-line BMW (750iL) with an ability
to dine at restaurants reserved for the socially elite; when eating in,
he dines on relatively simple fare of hamburger and fries, or a deli
sandwich with veggies. Are you following this so far?

    Sean Penn brilliantly plays the mentally disturbed brother Conrad.
true Penn-ophiles might be disappointed to know he is limited to only
three scenes, but what little screen time he's given is used to the
utmost max. He first arrives on the scene on to wish Nick a happy 48th
birthday and give him a card for a company called "Consumer Recreation
Services," or CRS. Incidentally, their father committed suicide on his
48th birthday and this topic become a taboo topic during their lunch
meeting. Conrad guarantees a life changing experience and Nick
reluctantly agrees to it. So the game begins. Or does it.

    Nick meets up with a rather creepy CRS sales associate Jim
Feingold. Upon agreeing to it, he undergoes a battery of physical,
intellectual, and psychological tests to see if he qualifies to play
the game. Following the game we come across an attractive waitress
named Christine (Deborah Kara Unger) who becomes a seemingly unwilling
sidekick to Nick's upcoming emotional mayhem.

    The movie is expertly cast, with Douglas being the perfect choice
to play the icy and arrogant Van Orton. Few others can play such a
character with enough flair, charm and self-deprecating humor to the
point that an audience starts rooting for someone who just blew off
his kind ex-wife who called to wish him a happy birthday.

    Master visual artist David Fincher takes viewers on a brain
twisting, darkly toned, and often depressingly moody view of San
Francisco, the city where Van Orton resides. Fincher, a relative newbie
to Hollywood who last thrilled and disturbed us in the brilliantly gut-
wrenching "Seven," takes us on yet another visual stunner of paranoia
and confusion. He has a Hitchcock-ish eye for setting the mood and tone
of movies by knowing exactly how much tension and suspense to use
without going so far as to completely alienate the audience. It helps
to take your brain with you when you go to see "The Game" since there
are a myriad of clues and hints as to what really is going on, though
nothing will prepare you for the ending of the movie. More on THAT
later.

    This movie isn't perfect, however. The otherwise well written plot
is so full of twists and turns that it's easy to not notice the artful
eye stimulation Fincher provides throughout the film. (Editorial note:
it's this very style that, in my humble opinion, kept Alien3 from being
a total disaster). Character development is enough for some, not enough
for others. We get to know Nick somewhat but we're provided few ideas
as to why Conrad is the way he is. Their relationship also isn't taken
as far as it might have been. Lastly, depending on how the Game strikes
you, the ending will either be fulfilling or a disappointment.
Whichever it is, the viewers must decide for themselves. Without
revealing anything about the ending, there is the obvious and
unfortunate Hollywood-influenced ending that almost orders on overdone.

    The first hour and half however, is a definite can't miss.

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'Column: "The Sports Trail": Real' burnt orange on schedule a yawner for Texans
by David McNeal
As usual, Alice and I spent our Fourth of July holiday with her family near Tyler, Texas. This time, our little family also gathered. Kerrie flew in from North Carolina, and Amy and Bobby brought our new grandbaby, Connor, when the threesome arrived from New Orleans.
With UofA Athletics Director Frank Broyles returning the mighty Texas Longhorns to the football schedule this year, I was hoping for some excitement, possibly a few side bets, and a lot of mouthing.
The subject never came up.
Seems the "rivalry" is a little more one-sided than we thought, leaning heavily to the Arkansas side. I would have thought that reviving the now-ancient Southwest conference tilt would have Texans chomping at the bit to get at their poor cousins to the north.
With Arkansas traveling to Austin for the game on Sept. 13, and a possible network broadcast holding up announcement of the game's starting time, the suspense and buildup should be spectacular.
It might be ---- for Hog fans.
Truth is, Arkansas was always an underdog when it came to competing with the Longhorns. Apparently, things haven't changed. UA-Fayetteville has about 15,000 students ---- UT-Austin has about 50,000.
Arkansas has some nice facilities, mostly provided by wealthy alumni and loyal businessmen who have chipped in over the years. Texas has a small city for an athletics complex, and I don't even want to talk about "money" and "Texas fans" in the same breath. It hurts too much.
So, not much has changed. We here in the Natural State are still the underdogs when it comes to Texas and football. It's like a little dog chasing a big bus. No matter how fast the dog runs and how much he improves, this particular bus just keeps getting bigger and shinier.
Not that any of that will matter in Arkansas. Even if the Longhorns continue to think their main rival is Texas A&M, we know who it really is. How dare those arrogant Texans try to displace us with any ---- gasp ---- Texas team.
When the ball is kicked off in Austin on Sept. 13, every Hog fan with a job in Texas will be watching, in person or on the tube. They'll wear Hog hats and noses, wear red right down to their underwear and socks, and scream and yell until their voices vanish.
Arkansas fans in both states will go insane with glee if Coach Houston Nutt's team comes through with a win, and black with gloom if the unthinkable happens.
It's incredible that so much of fans' egos can get tied up in a mere football game with Texas. They should save it for a REAL rivalry, like the current SEC one with LSU.
You know, that little school in Baton Rogue.
Did I mention I have a son-in-law who is a graduate of that institution? And that he dresses our new grandson in purple and gold?
Now, that's a rivalry.


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Iresia — род жуков-скакунов из подсемейства Cicindelinae (подтриба Iresina).

Распространение
Встречаются в Неотропике от Мексики до северной Аргентины.

Описание
Жуки-скакуны мелкого и среднего размера с крупными глазами, стройным телом и длинными ногами. Длина тела от 7,5 до 10 мм. Основная окраска тела металлически зелёная или синяя. Древесные виды, обитают на стволах деревьев на больших высотах свыше 10 метров, поэтому биология их малоизучена.

Классификация
Включает около 15 видов. Род Iresia выделен в подтрибу Iresina  в составе трибы Cicindelini.
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Список видов
Источник:

 Iresia aureorufa W. Horn, 1909
 Iresia besckii Mannerheim, 1837
 Iresia bimaculata Klug, 1834
 Iresia binotata Klug, 1834
 Iresia boucardii Chevrolat, 1863
 Iresia egregia Chaudoir, 1860
 Iresia lacordairei Dejean, 1831
 Iresia latens Sumlin, 1994
 Iresia mniszechii Chaudoir, 1862
 Iresia opalescens Sumlin, 1999
 Iresia phaedra Sumlin, 1999
 Iresia psyche Sumlin, 1994
 Iresia pulchra Bates, 1881
 Iresia surinamensis Chaudoir, 1862

Примечания

Литература
 Sumlin W. D. 1999. Studies on the Neotropical Cicindelidae VI: Two new species of Iresia from Bolivia and Ecuador (Coleoptera). Cicindela 31:6—51.

Ссылки
 Iresia на сайте Энциклопедия жизни eol.org
 Iresia на сайте Biolib.cz

Скакуны
Насекомые Южной Америки
Роды жесткокрылых

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How about ALL-TIME stats, like who holds what team record? Don't worry, I got you.
I'm like a mutherf***** Info-genie, up in this piece!


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Q: How to read information from file .geojson in Java? I need help to read a polygon from a GeoJSON file, I know how to read
a simple point. This is the GeoJSON file and the Java code that I use
for read a point, now I need to read a polygon, someone can help me?
GeoJSON file:
{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {},
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          13.805694580078125,
          40.79717741518766
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "properties": {},
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Polygon",
        "coordinates": [
          [
            [
              13.77685546875,
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            ],
            [
              13.77685546875,
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            ],
            [
              14.085159301757812,
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            ],
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              40.854851176469666
            ],
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            ]
          ]
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Java Code
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    double lat = point.getPosition().getLatitude();
    System.out.println(lat+"\n");
    double lon = point.getPosition().getLongitude();
    System.out.println(lon+"\n");
    GeoPoint x = new GeoPoint(lat,lon);
    mywaypoints.add(x);
    break;

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The University of Johannesburg is to tighten security on all four of its campuses, management said on Monday.
Vice-chancellor Ihron Rensburg said a group of sixty students disrupted a test that was in progress at the Doornfontein campus in the morning.
He said parents of students were now threatening to remove their children from the institution, and the university would do anything in its power to ensure normal academic progress.
"Anybody who fails to abide by the rules and the court interdict will face the consequences," he said.
There would be a strong police presence on all campuses and misbehaving students would face criminal charges or be expelled from the institution.
The university was not backing down on its 14% fee hike but were open to proposals and recommendations from the students, Rensburg said.
Meanwhile, University of Johannesburg students will continue with protest action despite management's warning to take drastic measures against them, the Student Representative Council (SRC) said on Monday.
Responding to the university's statement that they would tighten security on all campuses, the SRC's George Molepo said they were not fazed by the warning.
"We are not worried about the strong presence of cops and expulsion threats.
He said he was not aware of disruptions caused by 60 students at the Doornfontein Campus on Monday morning, as Rensburg had alleged earlier.


Discussion in 'Hardware' started by happygolucky, Jan 27, 2006.
Tho I have always read thru the threads for help with various problems that I have faced in the past and you guys always managed to have something in here for them, this is the first time that Im actually posting something in here.
Thanks a lot for the great work guys. Keep it up.
Thats assuming you want a PCI-Express x16 slot, if you want AGP then there's an ASUS one for $56.
MSI Isn't a bad board, I'd get the PCI Express for future upgrades.


I posted this over at the NB Forum, but thought I'd try here, too. I'm working on getting my brew cart fitted-out. It will have two burners like this http://www.agrisupply.com/product.asp?pn=40282&sid=&eid= What I need help with is the connection between the burners and 1/4" needle valves like these http://www.bayouclassicdepot.com/nv108p_propane_burner_part.htm. I'd prefer to use something flexible like pneumatic hose. So, I think it will be something like a MFL x barb fitting at the burner end and 1/4" FPT x barb at the valve end.
The propane pressure will already be knocked-down by the regulator at the tank before it goes to the needle valves. So, is it okay to use 3/8" pneumatic hose secured to the barbs with hose clamps or oetiker clamps? Do I need to use something else? What have others used?
Take both pieces to Home Depot and find the retired plumber working that section. There's flex hoses, rubber hoses etc etc.
I think I found a solution - something like this http://www.easternmarine.com/3-Propane-Hose-Assembly-59913/ I'm hoping to find a source for something shorter, though - around 18".
I used metal flex hose. Things get hot......Just saying.
Is the metal flex hose you used similar to the 1/2" or 5/8" kind that is used for a gas appliance? If so, what kind of valve did you use to trim your burner? My turkey fryer burner has similar hose to what I found, and I've not had any problem with heat. As well, the orifice where the hose connects will be outside of a wind shield I'm building into the design - so I think it'll be okay - but I'm still open to other ideas.
Regular ball valve.My burners are low pressure, no orifices.


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An Interview with PHC's New Student Body President
Junior Emil Meintjes ('20) was recently voted the new Student Body President for the 2019-20 academic year. Leo Briceno ('20) was his running mate. Here's what Emil had to say about the process...
Tell us a little bit about your platform...
Leo and I have undoubtedly benefited from an incredible community here at PHC, and wish to give back to campus during our year as Student Body President and VP. We hope to do so in two ways: through maximizing our school's incredible potential and cultivating a community of Christ-like love. We have several practical ideas for doing so, and cannot wait to get started.
What made you want to run originally?
My older brother, Ruan Meintjes ('16), served as PHC's SBP four years ago. As a high school senior, I remember hearing all about what he was able to accomplish for students at PHC. Since attending this school, I have always hoped to follow in his footsteps and continue a legacy of servant leadership.
The election ended up being close—what do you think set you apart?
Both tickets involved in the race, I sincerely believe, would have been fantastic representatives for the student body. However, I would say that our past involvement in PHC's community, proven leadership for PHC's Baseball and National Model United Nations teams, existing relationships with PHC's administration, and fundraising experience were significant factors in our election to the positions of SBP and SBVP.
What are the main things you hope to accomplish in your term?
We wish to continue the work of Esther and Josh, the current SBP and SBVP, particularly in regards to their ideas for an evangelical missions board and a mental health accommodation policy. In addition, I plan to attain sustainable sources of funding for student government, provide the student body with discounts on post-graduate entrance exam preparation courses, and compile an extensive career database to aid students in their search for internships and jobs. Leo will be focusing on the community, bringing news of the persecuted church to students on campus, providing parting students the opportunity to record their testimonies and preserve it for years to come, and to incentivize the mentorship program in order to provide guidance to new students on campus and foster meaningful relationships between underclassman and upperclassman.
What's one thing you want the broader PHC audience to know about life on campus?
Life on PHC's campus is characterized by a vibrant Christian community that students can find nowhere else. Just as iron sharpens iron, students at PHC continually encourage and challenge one another while forging friendships that will last a lifetime.
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Q: How do I export coefficients from a lm() object containing multiple lm()? I have an object (S3; lm) that contains the linear regression outputs of 471 different models. I am trying to extract the standard error of a specific variable in each model but I'm unsure how to do so, can anyone help? Specifically, I want to extract the standard error for the variable "p" for EACH of the 471 models saved in the "fit" object.
varnames = names(merged1)[2036:2507]
          fit <- lapply(varnames,
          FUN=function(p) lm(formula(paste("Dx ~ x + y + z + q +", p)),data=merged1))
names(fit) <- varnames

Thank you so much!
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Edited to reflect the anonymous function p, rather than x, as stated previously.

A: sapply(fit,function(x) summary(x)$coefficients[p,][2],simplify = F)

subsetting to 2nd element serves standard error for a variable.

A: Using fit shown reproducibly in the Note at the end invoke map_dfr on that with tidy which will give a data frame containing coefficients and associated statistics.  We filter out the rows we want.
library(broom) # tidy
library(dplyr)
library(purrr) # map_dfr

fit %>%
  map_dfr(tidy, .id = "variable") %>%
  filter(term == variable)

giving:
# A tibble: 8 x 6
  variable term  estimate std.error statistic p.value
  <chr>    <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl>     <dbl>   <dbl>
1 hp       hp     -0.0147    0.0147    -1.00  0.325
2 drat     drat    1.21      1.50       0.812 0.424
3 wt       wt     -3.64      1.04      -3.50  0.00160
4 qsec     qsec   -0.243     0.402     -0.604 0.551
5 vs       vs     -0.634     1.90      -0.334 0.741
6 am       am      1.93      1.34       1.44  0.161
7 gear     gear    0.158     0.910      0.174 0.863
8 carb     carb   -0.737     0.393     -1.88  0.0711

Note
We compute fit reproducibly using mtcars which is built into R.
data <- mtcars
resp <- "mpg" # response
fixed <- c("cyl", "disp")  # always include these
varnames <- setdiff(names(data), c(resp, fixed)) # incl one at a time

fit <- Map(function(v) {
  fo <- reformulate(c(fixed, v), resp)
  lm(fo, data)
}, varnames)

Updated
Significantly revised.


Bulgarian designer Jovo Bozhinovski knows how finicky Mac users can be when it comes to design and hence has made a work-desk that will complement any Mac computer. Of course that doesn't mean that PC users cannot enjoy the goodness of the visually stunning Desk E.L.A since that would be just discrimination. The desk is made from fiberglass and has only two legs firmly placed on the ground to give an illusion of flying. Care has also been taken to make panels for cables and USB ports.