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/* -*- mode: c++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */

/*
 Copyright (C) 2009 Dirk Eddelbuettel
 Copyright (C) 2006, 2009, 2010 Klaus Spanderen
 Copyright (C) 2010 Kakhkhor Abdijalilov
 Copyright (C) 2010 Slava Mazur

 This file is part of QuantLib, a free-software/open-source library
 for financial quantitative analysts and developers - http://quantlib.org/

 QuantLib is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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*/

/*! \file linearleastsquaresregression.hpp
    \brief general linear least square regression
*/

#ifndef quantlib_general_linear_least_squares_hpp
#define quantlib_general_linear_least_squares_hpp

#include <ql/qldefines.hpp>
#include <ql/math/matrixutilities/svd.hpp>
#include <ql/math/array.hpp>
#include <ql/math/functional.hpp>
#include <boost/function.hpp>
#include <boost/type_traits.hpp>
#include <vector>

namespace QuantLib {

    //! general linear least squares regression
    /*! References:
    "Numerical Recipes in C", 2nd edition,
    Press, Teukolsky, Vetterling, Flannery,

    \test the correctness of the returned values is tested by
    checking their properties.
    */
    class GeneralLinearLeastSquares {
    public:
        template <class xContainer, class yContainer, class vContainer>
        GeneralLinearLeastSquares(const xContainer & x,
                                  const yContainer &y, const vContainer & v);

        template<class xIterator, class yIterator, class vIterator>
        GeneralLinearLeastSquares(xIterator xBegin, xIterator xEnd,
                                  yIterator yBegin, yIterator yEnd,
                                  vIterator vBegin, vIterator vEnd);

        const Array& coefficients()   const { return a_; }
        const Array& residuals()      const { return residuals_; }

        //! standard parameter errors as given by Excel, R etc.
        const Array& standardErrors() const { return standardErrors_; }
        //! modeling uncertainty as definied in Numerical Recipes
        const Array& error()          const { return err_;}

        /*! \deprecated Use coefficients() instead */
        QL_DEPRECATED
        const Array& a() const     { return a_;  }

        Size size() const { return residuals_.size(); }

        Size dim() const { return a_.size(); }

    protected:
        Array a_, err_, residuals_, standardErrors_;

        template <class xIterator, class yIterator, class vIterator>
        void calculate(
            xIterator xBegin, xIterator xEnd,
            yIterator yBegin, yIterator yEnd,
            vIterator vBegin, vIterator vEnd);
    };

    template <class xContainer, class yContainer, class vContainer> inline
    GeneralLinearLeastSquares::GeneralLinearLeastSquares(const xContainer & x,
                                                         const yContainer &y,
                                                         const vContainer & v)
    : a_(v.size(), 0.0),
      err_(v.size(), 0.0),
      residuals_(y.size()),
      standardErrors_(v.size()) {
        calculate(x.begin(), x.end(), y.begin(), y.end(), v.begin(), v.end());
    }

    template<class xIterator, class yIterator, class vIterator> inline
    GeneralLinearLeastSquares::GeneralLinearLeastSquares(
                                            xIterator xBegin, xIterator xEnd,
                                            yIterator yBegin, yIterator yEnd,
                                            vIterator vBegin, vIterator vEnd)
    : a_(std::distance(vBegin, vEnd), 0.0),
      err_(a_.size(), 0.0),
      residuals_(std::distance(yBegin, yEnd)),
      standardErrors_(a_.size()) {
        calculate(xBegin, xEnd, yBegin, yEnd, vBegin, vEnd);
    }

    template <class xIterator, class yIterator, class vIterator>
    void GeneralLinearLeastSquares::calculate(xIterator xBegin, xIterator xEnd,
                                              yIterator yBegin, yIterator yEnd,
                                              vIterator vBegin, vIterator vEnd) {

        const Size n = residuals_.size();
        const Size m = err_.size();

        QL_REQUIRE( n == Size(std::distance(yBegin, yEnd)),
            "sample set need to be of the same size");
        QL_REQUIRE(n >= m, "sample set is too small");

        Size i;

        Matrix A(n, m);
        for (i=0; i<m; ++i)
            std::transform(xBegin, xEnd, A.column_begin(i), *vBegin++);

        const SVD svd(A);
        const Matrix& V = svd.V();
        const Matrix& U = svd.U();
        const Array& w = svd.singularValues();
        const Real threshold = n*QL_EPSILON;

        for (i=0; i<m; ++i) {
            if (w[i] > threshold) {
                const Real u = std::inner_product(U.column_begin(i),
                    U.column_end(i),
                    yBegin, 0.0)/w[i];

                for (Size j=0; j<m; ++j) {
                    a_[j]  +=u*V[j][i];
                    err_[j]+=V[j][i]*V[j][i]/(w[i]*w[i]);
                }
            }
        }
        err_      = Sqrt(err_);
        Array tmp = A*a_;
        std::transform(tmp.begin(), tmp.end(),
                       yBegin, residuals_.begin(), std::minus<Real>());

        const Real chiSq
            = std::inner_product(residuals_.begin(), residuals_.end(),
            residuals_.begin(), 0.0);
        std::transform(err_.begin(), err_.end(), standardErrors_.begin(),
            std::bind1st(std::multiplies<Real>(),
            std::sqrt(chiSq/(n-2))));
    }
}

#endif


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package cromwell.services

import cromwell.core.WorkflowId
import cromwell.services.metadata.MetadataService.{BuildMetadataJsonAction, MetadataServiceResponse}
import spray.json.JsObject

import scala.util.control.NoStackTrace

package object metadata {
  type QueryParameters = Seq[QueryParameter]
}

sealed trait MetadataJsonResponse extends MetadataServiceResponse { def originalRequest: BuildMetadataJsonAction }
final case class SuccessfulMetadataJsonResponse(originalRequest: BuildMetadataJsonAction, responseJson: JsObject) extends MetadataJsonResponse
final case class FailedMetadataJsonResponse(originalRequest: BuildMetadataJsonAction, reason: Throwable) extends MetadataJsonResponse

class MetadataTooLargeException(message: String) extends RuntimeException(message) with NoStackTrace

final class MetadataTooLargeNumberOfRowsException(workflowId: WorkflowId, metadataSizeRows: Int, metadataLimitRows: Int)
  extends MetadataTooLargeException(
    s"Metadata for workflow $workflowId exists in database but cannot be served because row count of $metadataSizeRows exceeds configured limit of $metadataLimitRows."
  )

final class MetadataTooLargeTimeoutException(workflowId: WorkflowId)
  extends MetadataTooLargeException(
    s"Metadata for workflow $workflowId exists in database but retrieval timed out, possibly due to large row count."
  )

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Future of Cannabis Culture dispensaries up in smoke after police raids
By cannabisPosted on October 5, 2018
The faint smell of marijuana smoke hung in the halls of Old City Hall on Friday, as dozens turned out for the bail hearing of Cannabis Culture dispensary owners Marc and Jodie Emery.
The "Prince and Princess of Pot," were arrested, along with business partners Chris Goodwin, Erin Goodwin, and Britney Guerra, on Wednesday night and charged with raft of marijuana-related offences, including trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime. The arrests were part of Project Gator, a nationwide operation co-ordinated by Toronto police specifically targeting six Cannabis Culture locations in Toronto and Hamilton, and Cannabis Culture's magazine offices in Vancouver, where no charges were laid but computers seized. Two Cannabis Culture stores in Ottawa were also raided, though police say those were not connected to Project Gator.
Police seized more than 65 kilograms of cannabis and 2.4 kilograms of concentrates, as well as more than $250,000 in cash, ramping up a police war on dispensaries that has been escalating in recent weeks as the Trudeau government, which has promised a recreational marijuana regime by spring, continues to drag its feet on legalization.
It's unclear why Cannabis Culture was targeted. One might interpret Project Gator as a final swipe by the police at the Emerys, who have had a long history of facing off against law enforcement as the faces of the legalization movement in Canada. The couple were front and centre during last May's Project Claudia raids, with Jodie Emery crashing the police press conference at headquarters to protest the police action.
But a number of armed robberies of dispensaries in recent months, including at a dispensary on Eglinton West in midtown February 15, has sparked renewed calls from local politicians to shutdown the operations.
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And while the Emerys were released Friday, there will be questions about the future of their storefront franchise, which boasts some 19 locations in B.C., Ontario and Quebec.
As a condition of their release, both Marc and Jodie Emery must not aid in the operation of their businesses. The Emerys were given two weeks to extricate themselves from the day-to-day operation of Cannabis Culture or risk violating the terms of their release and being sent to jail.
There are no clear answers on how the stores will operate without the involvement of the Emerys, who have been the face of the franchise. But the couple seem prepared to comply with the terms of their release for now.
"Jodie and I can no longer be involved with Cannabis Culture stores or the brand, despite it being the culmination of 24 years of hard work and struggle," wrote Emery in a Facebook post late Friday, that he says was written in an internet cafe after police seized their phones and computers. "You won't find me at any Cannabis Culture stores, or any dispensary, for that matter. Our livelihood, our brand, our money, our inventories all gone!"
Emery writes that plans are in the works for a cross-Canada tour in May, but the couple's current bail conditions forbid them from leaving Ontario.
According to Emery, Cannabis Culture employees are "keen to take over" the businesses.
Certainly, by Friday afternoon, even before the Emerys had been released, Cannabis Culture's Church Street store had re-opened, with staff openly defying the police by selling a special strain, "OG Gator," as a middle finger to the police operation.
Cannabis culture blows up in the big smoke
"We're going to re-open every time," said Chris, an employee at the store, who did not provide a last name. He, along with other employees and the store manager, were present during the raids, but not charged. It was another twist in a day full of them.
What should have otherwise been a fairly routine bail hearing was marked by confusion from the start. First scheduled for 10 am, the start time was pushed back an hour to accommodate the large crowd of supporters in the courthouse. Proceedings were delayed again, because the defendants had not fully read the 50-page summary setting out the charges against them. Shortly after noon, the court learned that the Justice of the Peace assigned to the court had become ill and needed to be taken to hospital, delaying proceedings until after 2 pm, when another justice could be found. All five were eventually released at around 7 p.m. on Friday.
The Emerys will appear in court again on April 21. Their lawyer had initially proposed April 20 (also known as 420, the day reserved for the annual smoke-out at Nathan Phillips Square), but moved the date at Marc Emery's immediate – and passionate – objection.
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Images appeared on internet sites and blogs apparently showing one of the photos set on the magazine's front cover. They were published just days after Hello! and its US partner People paid at least $4 million for exclusive rights.
Hello! features editor Juliette Herd said the image "has been obtained totally illegally."
She added: "It's a complete mystery. And we are very concerned at this breach of copyright."
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Sacred means revered due to sanctity, is in general the state of being holy (perceived by religious individuals as associated with divinity) or sacred (considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspiring awe or reverence among believers).
From an anthropological or atheistic perspective, the religious view of the sacred is an emic perspective on a culture's collection of thoughts and practices that function as a basis for the community's social structure.
Objects are often considered holy or sacred if used for spiritual purposes, such as the worship or service of gods. The property is often ascribed to people ("a holy man", a "holy prophet" who is venerated by his followers), objects (a "sacred artifact" that is venerated and blessed), times ("holy days"), or places ("holy places", "sacred ground").
The word "sacred" descends from the Latin sacrum, which referred to the gods or anything in their power, and to sacerdos and sanctum, set apart. It was generally conceived spatially, as referring to the area around a temple.
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Press Regulator: Journalists Must Not Identify Sexual Assault Victims
By Charlotte Webster-
An "ambiguous" clause in the Editors' Code of Practice has been revised to clarify a stipulation for journalists in relation to identifying sex assault victims to people during their news gathering.
Previously Clause 11 (victims of sexual assault) could be read as concerning only the publication of information that identifies or is likely to identify victims, not actions taken by a journalist before publication.
The Independent Press Standards Organisation urged(Ipso) the Code Committee,which writes and revises the code to review the clause after two complaints last year where it was uncertain if it had been breached. The press regulator is at pains to stress the importance of protecting the identity of sexual assault victims, even to their family members unless they have written permission. The regulator stresses the lifetime anonymity granted to victims of all sex offences.
Ipso's move to clarify and correct ambiguities in the clause is to protect the psychological interests and privacy rights of victims of sexual assaults in circumstances where eager journalists could be careless and thoughtless about the wider effects in their pursuit of a story involving a sexual assault victim. The psychological scars arising from sexual assaults could be far reaching for victims.
The clause currently states: "The press must not identify or publish material likely to lead to the identification of a victim of sexual assault unless there is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so." The expanded clause, which comes into effect on 1 July, will read: "Journalists are entitled to make enquiries but must take care and exercise discretion to avoid the unjustified disclosure of the identity of a victim of sexual assault."
Editors' Code Committee chairman Neil Benson who is also the former editorial director of Trinity Mirror's regional newspapers, said: "When IPSO said the text of the existing clause appeared to be ambiguous, the Code Committee moved quickly to produce a revised version that makes clear that inadvertently disclosing the identity of a victim of a sexual assault without justification during news gathering, even if nothing is published, is within the scope of Clause 11."
Charlotte Urwin, IPSO's head of standards, said the change would "clarify and strengthen protections for survivors of sexual offences".
In May last year IPSO upheld a complaint from Warwickshire Police against the Daily Mail from three victims of sexual offence after a journalist working for the paper identified them to friends and family in the course of inquiries. IPSO upheld the complaint under Clause 2 (privacy) but was not ruled to be in breach of Clause 11 (victims of sexual assault) as the victims were identified to third parties, including parents, in conversation and not in a published article.
IPSO pointed out that it decided not to rule against the Sun Newspaper in a separate case under Clause 11 because the newspaper had not identified the complainant as a victim of sexual assault through making its inquiries or published material likely to identify them.
However the regulator held the Sun was in breach of Clause 3 (harassment) for calling a victim three times while a criminal trial was ongoing. The finding of a harassment breach assumes that the victim did not want to be called and communicated their displeasure to the journalist from The Sun, without which the finding could be faulty.
A revised edition of the Editors' Codebook will be published on 1 July to include the new wording. It will also feature details of recent adjudications, examples of best practice and the latest guidance from IPSO on applying the code.
Benson said: "It is evident that since this codebook was last updated a little over a year ago, it has become even more difficult for the public to separate the truth from a murky maelstrom of fake news, propaganda and manipulation.
"From websites peddling 'news' that is intended to mislead, to interference by an array of 'bad actors' using social media to further their often-opaque agendas, the public has never been confronted with such a toxic diet of disinformation."
Referring to the tone of the current political debate and controversies around trolling and offensive content on both Facebook and Twitter, he added: "Against this unedifying backdrop, the press can be proud of the effectiveness of its self-regulatory system.
"Where others seek to duck accountability, the press is, through a binding contractual agreement, prepared to be held to account and to offer redress to people it has wronged.
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Plenty of buzz is a flutter today on the news that airlines will soon have in-flight Internet access. Back in April of this year, the same buzz existed. Here's a quick summary of what's new today plus an overview of other details released earlier this year:
Airline News Today:
JetBlue Airways will launch limited email and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes. The first test will be on December 11. Citing "bandwidth constraints," Internet and e-mail attachments won't be allowed. The basic email and instant messaging will be limited to Yahoo.
A company called Aircell, which specializes in in-flight Internet infrastructure, has partnerships with American Airlines and Virgin America and hopes to install its equipment on an American 767-200 later this month. However, it's unknown when full Internet access will actually become available for in-flight consumers. It's predicted that it will be ready to use by early spring 2008.
More Details from Earlier Coverage:
Airlines are still deciding on cost structure but are likely to go with pricing models similar to WiFi offerings on the ground, something around $10 per day. And customers that are already part of existing service programs like T-Mobile, iPass and Boingo will likely receive additional discounts.
Details on the speed are sketchy, but it's supposed to be about the same as WiFi service on the ground.
AirCell has plans to block voice calls over the Internet (i.e. Skype), except for pilots, flight attendants, and air marshals.
What About In-flight Cellphone Usage?
Using cellphones in the air will likely take longer to be implemented. This is mostly due to strong consumer opposition. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considered lifting a ban on cellphones in the sky but recommended ending that consideration after more than 8,000 consumer complaints.
Internet access in-flight may be the priority in the U.S., but cellular service is likely to come even earlier in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Opposition in these areas appears to be minimal.
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Pumice, like lava rock, is formed by volcanic activity. It is created by the violent mixing of magma with gases escaping from the volcano, making it frothy.
When it cools, the gases are trapped inside the hardened rock, making it light enough to float.
In the ocean, rafts of pumice have been seen floating in the currents, sometimes with plants growing on them!
Huge beds of pumice exist near long extinct volcanoes and are mined for use as cosmetic tools (pumice stones) and in horticulture as a soil additive.
Pumice has the quality of adding drainage to high water capacity materials such as peat or coir fiber, due to the tiny air pockets trapped inside it.
Propagation mixes typically contain a high proportion of pumice and other aggregates; the roots come up against them and divide into many more smaller rootlets, adding to the total area of roots available to take up nutrients. This enables a cutting to get going faster than if it made just one big root.
See more about roots and how they grow here.
I've used pumice on its own to propagate some very finicky plants such as Daphne cneorum, and added it in large amounts as much as a third by volume to soil mixes for some conifers and ericaceous plants which are notoriously hard to root due to root rot in high water retaining mixes.
Available in many colours depending on the chemical composition of the volcanic rock that forms the pumice; in most cases it ranges from dark charcoal grey to a whitewashed pale grey colour.


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Sean 'Diddy' Combs has no desire to become a billionaire
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs would rather focus on being happy than becoming mega-rich.
In addition to his music career, the hip-hop star oversees several entrepreneurial ventures, including clothing label Sean John, two restaurants, a vodka business and an equity stake in Revolt TV.
While Forbes estimated Combs' net worth at $820 million (£636 million) earlier in 2017, the star claims it's not his ambition to make a billion dollars.
"No, it's not (a goal)," he said during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night (05Jun17). "My goal is to be happy."
The 47-year-old is a millionaire many times over and noted he does like to splash his cash on luxury items.
But one of his favourite purchases has to be the fully stocked "candy room" he has had installed in his home.
"I mean, from a kid every day after school I would go to the candy store, you know. And then one day I would also walk around downtown in New York and as I got older, I saw this Dylan's candy store, and it just took me back to my younger age. And I just – I'm a young soul, and I just need some candy in my house. So I made a candy room," he said, adding that he's particularly fond of wild cherry Jolly Ranchers and blue Sweet Tarts.
The rap mogul also spoke about his new documentary, Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story, which chronicles Combs' and his record label Bad Boy Entertainment's rise to the top of the music business in the mid-'90s.
Speaking about the project, the star explained he hopes it will inspire other young performers to follow their dreams.
"My life has been something I think can inspire dreamers. And I've always been a dreamer, and I've always just wanted to be at a certain level of excellence. So that's what that's about," he said.
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story will be released on 25 June (17) by Apple Music.


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Дадлі Ніколс (; 6 квітня 1895, Вапаконета, штат Огайо, США — 4 січня 1960, Голлівуд, Каліфорнія, США) — американський сценарист, продюсер і кінорежисер.

Біографія
Закінчив університет Мічігану. З 1929 року — у Голлівуді. Фільми за його сценаріями ставили такі режисери як Джон Форд, Xовард Хоукс, Фріц Ланг, Жан Ренуар, Рене Клер. Багато його картин стали етапними в історії американського кінематографа. Писав також сценарії вестернів.

Вибрана фільмографія
 1930 — Диявол з жінкою
 1943 — Повітряні сили

Примітки

Сценаристи США

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Never let it be said that the BBC's flagship television programme marking the centenary of the First World War, Britain's Great War, has had no impact on academic research. Following a flippant comment on Twitter, in response to Jeremy Paxman's description of members of the British cabinet crying at the outbreak of war, I seem to have rather publicly committed myself to writing an article on British soldiers crying during the First World War.
This is actually slightly less ambitious and out of left field than it might first appear. I have a number of examples of men crying, and commenting on crying in relation to their masculine sense of self, while at the front. I am also actively looking for examples of men showing emotion through tears in hospital. These are examples of men crying as a response to fear or to pain. Following from André Loez's article in Macleod and Purseigle (eds.), Uncovered Fields: Perspectives in War Studies (Brill, 2004), on French soldiers' tears, I suspect there are also men who cry out of grief and relief/joy. I would love to find more examples of these, so if anyone comes across any, please do let me know.
I have also been working my way through quite a lot of literature on the history of emotions, as I try to work out my theoretical and methodological approach to the study of masculine subjectivity, something that has definitely changed since I published my book five years ago. This is a fascinating and complicated subject that I will be posting about at greater length in the near future. Having a discrete, concrete project to work on that allows me to put a mass of theory into some sort of practice should be quite a useful discipline. I have always been the sort of researcher who needs to write as she goes, if only to keep my ideas in order.
So I will keep hunting for examples of men whose stiff upper lip trembled far more often than we might believe, and work at locating them in the context of the history of emotions in wartime. Thank you, BBC and Twitter, yet another job to add to my list!


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Changchun Yatai Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China.
The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association.
The Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会会员协会冠军联赛), or CMCL, former known as Chinese Football Association Bing League (中国足球协会丙级联赛) (before 2006) and Chinese Football Association Amateur League (中国足球协会业余联赛) (2006–2017), is the fourth-tier football league of the People's Republic of China.
The Chinese Super League Cup was a football tournament in China held for two years from 2004 until 2005.
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning Province, China.
Dalian Chanjoy Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two.
Dalian Yifang Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Liaoning Football Club, officially known as Liaoning Hongyunhttp://www.lnhyfc.com/index/index.asp, is a professional association football club that currently participates in the China League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Shandong Luneng Taishan is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Shenyang Urban Football Club are a China League Two club.
Yunnan Feihu Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Zhao Junzhe (born 19 April 1979) is a retired Chinese footballer who predominantly played for Liaoning F.C. in the Chinese Super League.
Zhejiang Yiteng Football Club, or Yiteng Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 毅腾足球俱乐部, for official ownership reasons) is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China's top-tier football competition.
The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007) season or the Kingway brewery Chinese Super League as it was known for sponsorship reasons was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league season in China.
The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China.
The 2009 China League One is the 6th season since the establishment.
The 2010 China League Two season is the 21st season since its establishment.
The 2011 Chinese Super League was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China.
The 2012 Chinese Super League was the ninth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the nineteenth season of a professional football league and the 51st top-tier league season in China.
The 2013 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season is the 24th season since its establishment in 1989.
The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China.
The 2014 Chinese Super League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 21st season of a professional Association football league and the 53rd top-tier league season in China.
The 58.com 2016 Chinese Football Association China League was the 13th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.
The 58.com 2017 Chinese Football Association China League (58同城2017中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 14th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.


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Andelson, Robert V. (Robert Vernon), 1931-2003. Robert V. Andelson papers, 1926-2009.
The Robert V. Andelson papers contain professional papers and printed materials relating to the career of Robert Andelson. The collection consists of correspondence files, teaching materials, diaries, organizational files, papers, speeches, book files, and books and articles written by Andelson. Significant topics covered by these materials include Henry George and the Georgist movement, classical liberalism, land value taxation, and liberation theology.
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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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Economist and reformer. From the description of Papers of Henry George, 1888-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455433 Henry George (1839-1897), political economist and social reformer, was best known for his book Progress and Poverty, in which he advocated economic equality through a single tax on land value. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City on a labor ticket in 1884 and died during his second mayoral campaign in 1897. From the guide to the H...
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Robert Andelson was born on February 19, 1931 in Los Angeles, California. Andelson received a Ph.D. in religion and social philosophy from the University of Southern California in 1960. Andelson was an ordained minister in the Congregational Christian Church, and worked as a professor for a number of universities, most notably as a professor of philosophy at Auburn University. Andelson was a believer in classical liberalism and the economic and political philosophies of Henry George, and as a re...


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The School of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to announce the Thornton S. Glide Foundation of California as the recipient of the 2017 El Blanco Award. This award recognizes significant contributions that animal owners and other benefactors have made to clinical veterinary medicine by presenting afflicted animals for clinical studies, offering hypotheses and evaluations of therapy, and supporting clinicians at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital who pursue novel diagnostic or therapeutic methods.
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The head of the Islamic State affiliate was killed by U.S. and Afghan forces on April 27, according to a statement from the United States Forces - Afghanistan. Abdul Hasib was killed in a raid, which also led to the death of other high-ranking ISIS leaders and fighters.
Hasib was behind the March attack against Kabul National Military Hospital, when ISIS fighters dressed in medical uniforms, stormed the hospital. Dozens of Afghan civilians were killed in the attack.
Following the death of Hasib, Afghan forces surged through ISIS strongholds in eastern Afghanistan.


As someone who is a fan of both beer and protecting the environment, I've always searched for a way that I could combine the two. Now I can!
Kettlehouse K3 Brewery in Bonner is set to open a new taproom early this year, and it will feature a newly-installed Community Solar Array from Missoula Electric Cooperative. This means that members of the cooperative can purchase one of the available solar panels - and if they do, Kettlehouse will reward them.
Anybody who buys a solar panel will receive a membership in the Renew-A-Mug club. If you get in on that, that means that, every day, you could stop by the taproom and get yourself a free beer. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me - anyone gonna take advantage of this?


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Steven Tyler Demands Trump Stop Playing Aerosmith Songs at His Rallies
A cease-and-desist has been sent to the White House
By Calum Slingerland
While Steven Tyler recently revealed himself as a fan of rising Canadian star Jessie Reyez, the Aerosmith frontman is not a fan of Donald Trump playing his music at supporter rallies.
Variety reports that Tyler sent a cease-and-desist letter to the White House through his lawyer Dina LaPolt after the band's 1993 hit "Livin' on the Edge" was played at Trump's rally in Charleston, West Virginia, yesterday (August 21).
Tyler has accused the president of willful infringement by playing the song, with his lawyer contending that the broadcast of the song gives the false impression that Tyler endorses Trump's presidency.
The singer's letter cited the Lanham act, which prohibits "any false designation or misleading description or representation of fact … likely to cause confusion … as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person with another person."
Tyler had previously taken issue with Trump's use of "Dream On" back in 2015, with BMI eventually pulling public performance rights for the song.
Tyler isn't the first musician to contend Trump's use of music, with Queen's Brian May and R.E.M. also vocalizing their opposition in years past.
Read portions of Tyler's letter to the White House [via Variety] below.
It has come to our attention that President Donald J. Trump and/or The Trump Organization (collectively, "Mr. Trump") have been using our client's song "Livin' On The Edge" in connection with political rally events (the Rallies"), including at an event held yesterday at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia on August 21, 2018. As expressly outlined in the Previous Letters, Mr. Trump does not have our client's permission to use any of our client's music, including "Livin' On The Edge".
What makes this violation even more egregious is that Mr. Trump's use of our client's music was previously shut down, not once, but two times, during his campaign for presidency in 2015. Please see the Previous Letters sent on behalf of our client attached here as Exhibit A. Due to your receipt of the Previous Letters, such conduct is clearly willful, subjecting Mr. Trump to the maximum penalty under the law.
As we have made clear numerous times, Mr. Trump is creating the false impression that our client has given his consent for the use of his music, and even that he endorses the presidency of Mr. Trump. By using "Livin' On The Edge" without our client's permission, Mr. Trump is falsely implying that our client, once again, endorses his campaign and/or his presidency, as evidenced by actual confusion seen from the reactions of our client's fans all over social media. This specifically violates Section 43 of the Lanham Act, as it "is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person with another person."
Further, as we have also made clear, Mr. Trump needs our client's express written permission in order to use his music. We demanded Mr. Tyler's public performance societies terminate their licenses with you in 2015 in connection with "Dream On" and any other musical compositions written or co-written by Mr. Tyler. As such, we are unaware of any remaining public performance license still in existence which grants Mr. Trump the right use his music in connection with the Rallies or any other purpose. If Mr. Trump has any such license, please forward it to our attention immediately.
In addition, Mr. Tyler's voice is easily recognizable and central to his identity, and any use thereof wrongfully misappropriates his rights of publicity. Mr. Trump does not have any right to use the name, image, voice or likeness of our client, without his express written permission.
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Counterpoint: Pitchfork's Review Of Shugo Tokumaru's Port Entropy With Our Original Review!
Posted on October 28, 2010 by Patrick St. Michel
Shugo Tokumaru's Port Entropy recently came out in America and Europe, which means Western media who give him any notice will be reviewing his fifth LP in the coming days/weeks. Pitchfork struck first, with writer Jayson Greene kinda slamming Shugo with a 6.2, as he dropped lines like "prolonged exposure to Tokumaru's flights of fancy grows tiresome at first and then, eventually, slightly creepy." It's a big blow to the Japanese artist's overseas reputation (and most likely sales) considering the Fork is THE "indie" tastemaker." A real shame, because I think Port Entropy stands as one of 2010's best Japanese albums and an incredibly solid release in any country that deserves much better than a 6.2.
Of course, I preface everything with the ol' "everyone is entitled to their opinions, different strokes different folks" disclaimer. That out of the way…I think some of Greene's criticisms come off as baffling. I'll cop to just hearing a few things differently…I for one, can definitely enjoy Shugo's brand of extremely cheery pop for more than 15 minutes…but other lines just seem off. Greene argues that asides from "Laminate" and "Linne," the songs on this LP are "unrelentingly chipper." He fails to mention late Entropy cuts "Suisha" and "Orange" which are just as laid-back and "sigh" worthy, especially the latter. His main arguments – "every Tokumaru song expresses the same basic sentiment: in a word, "YAY!!" and "Port Entropy is charming and pretty and brilliantly assembled, but utterly two-dimensional, and listening to it even one time completely through yields strikingly diminished returns" – seem a little lazy. I mean…really? It's an undeniably upbeat album, yes, but songs like "Rum Hee" and "River Low" are way more complex than how he describes them…errrr doesn't mention them. Not to get to Pitchfork Reviews Reviews on you (you know?) but this definitely seems like a case where the reviewer just needed to earn his paycheck and didn't bring much passion to this whole affair. It shows, considering Greene can write excellent reviews…exhibit A…this just isn't one of them.
So in order to celebrate an album I think deserves praise, you can read my original review of Port Entropy below written in the spring when this LP dropped in Japan. I stick by my main point that America should really embrace this guy, because he isn't remotely creepy.
Port Entropy marks a huge moment in the career of Shugo Tokumaru. I don't mean in America, where the whimsical pop maker's fourth album will likely see release sometime in 2011, leading to every review of said LP to rightfully bemoan his ignored status in the States…though, Pitchfork, just bless him with a "Best New Music" label and he'll be a hundred times better off than before. No, the album with the cute drawings above serves as Tokumaru's big breakout moment only in his native Japan, following the momentum gained by his excellent 2007 release Exit. Just look at all this anecdotal evidence I have! Port Entropy has racked up several big stories in music magazine here and nabbed prominent shelf placement at Tower Records. His upcoming tour is basically sold out…if you got extra tickets for the Osaka or Nagoya show hit up my e-mail ASAP. And, most tellingly, track two of his latest release "Tracking Elevator" plays regularly at my local Lawson's Convenience Store. Considering they usually just play Arashi and Taylor Swift, this means something big.
All these signs of sudden success would seem to hint at Tokumaru reeling in his frantic pop experimentalism for Port Entropy. Replace his storage-room worth of instruments with sleek J-Pop production, sing a ballad, soundtrack a CC Lemon advert. Poof, Music Station time. So…surprise surprise…Shugo's latest shocks not because of any sudden shifts towards a more accepted sound, but because it remains 100 percent Shugo. Port Entropy follows closely in the stylistic footsteps of Exit, slightly less manic at times but continuing Tokumaru's excellent streak of intricately joyful pop.
Craig Eley of Cokemachineglow described Shugo's ultimate strength so well in his review of Exit I won't even bother trying to paraphrase it and just slap his quote down: "Listening to Shugo is like watching a foreign film with the subtitles off. You can't "know" what's being said…but you can "understand" what's happening. You can feel. And at the end, you can say 'that was delirious and beautiful and fun.'" Port Entropy continues Tokumaru's tradition of making music rich in "feel," best showcased in the album's first four proper tracks. Following an intro fit for the Country Bear Jamboree House, "Tracking Elevator" opens with some simple guitar strumming and singing before suddenly transforming into a theme park parade where all the costumed characters twirl down main street. Voices join Shugo, who sounds like he's singing "drunk in my lemon car" but probably isn't . Doesn't matter what words actually come out of his mouth…"Tracking Elevator" exudes pure feel-good vibes.
"Linne" comes after "Tracking Elevator" and shifts the album into more downtrodden territory. For the majority of the song's run, it's just some sentimental-tinged piano strokes and Shugo's voice. "Linne" is the most melancholy song Tokumaru's done since his L.S.T. days, but as the smatterings of horns and wordless voices hints at, also having an edge of hopefulness to it. This all leads to Port Entropy's most ecstatic sequence, the one-two lawn sprinkler shot of "Lahaha" and "Rum Hee." "Lahaha" sprinkles twinkly bells and some kiddy flute over a marching guitar strum as Shugo sings himself towards the delirious chorus, basically just the song's title let out like he's having the most fun on a merry-go-round ever. The previously released "Rum Hee" piles Tokumaru's trademark playroom instrumentation onto one of the best choruses he's ever penned, and Port Entropy's most dizzying high. This song sequence not only stands as one of his finest recorded runs yet, but also as some of the most directly happy music…yeah, even "Linne"…of the year.
The rest of Port Entropy boasts plenty of charm as well, even if it's not quite as intoxicating as the opening salvo. "Straw" comes closest to capturing the album's initial joy-blast late in its run time, not to mention the direct descendant of "Parachute," all speedy strumming outlined with gleeful instrumental touches. "Drive-Thru" takes early Beatles pop and twists it for Pee-Wee's Playhouse, while "Orange" finds Shugo at his most relaxed pace, letting the track slowly unfold in front of samples of chirping birds and accordion drone. Closer "Malerina's" ukulele driven rhythm finds Tokumaru dabbling in surf music, even managing to squeeze in some The Endless Summer "ooooh-oooohing" at the end. Port Entropy doesn't really feature any obvious miscues and like his previous outings, wraps up in good time.
For all I know, Shugo Tokumaru's actually been a household name in Japan since 2007 and drunk salarymen across the country belt out "Button" at post-drinking-party karaoke. I have my doubts though, which means Port Entropy will be the album that sees the pop tinkerer make his biggest leaps in the Japanese mainstream yet. Which is kind of incredible, because it's neither a massive leap forward for his music or a sell-out moment…it's another charming and enchanting Shugo record full of literal bells and whistles and an excellent ear for harmonies. I guess if you do something really well long enough, someone will notice you. So…can America get on this next?
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Mahsa Amini Cause of Death, Three Man Killed In Protest In Iran By Women Mahsa Amini Details Explained! Mahsa Amini, a woman from Iran, was reported to have died after being held hostage by police for violating the Hijab rules that applied to Iran. A protest was held soon after Mahsa's death and people began to revolt against the mortality police. Many of the eth officers involved in the Mahsa case, including the one who handled it, have stated that the police accusation is false because the woman was in a grave health condition and died. Many others assert that the woman arrested was beaten to death by police. We will explore Mahsa's case and the Iranian protests.
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Iranians began to revolt against the government after Mahsa was killed. Many protesters were seen in Tehran's capital throwing stones at the morality officers and chanting against the government. After the execution of the woman in charge, the common men were furious. She had broken the country's conservative dress code. On Monday, protestors gathered at Tehran University and began to demonstrate. Students protested to find out the reason for the death of Mahsa, the woman who was allegedly killed by the officers.
Three People Killed in Protest in Iran over the Death of Mahsa Amini Protesters were shouting "Death to the dictator" and even causing damage to police vehicles. Reports said they smelled tear gas and stones after the protests turned violent. Roads were shut down and officers, plain-clothed officers, and riot police were seen throughout the area. In the central Tehran area, where protestors were reportedly gathering, all mobile networks were shut down. The vehicles were set on fire and the protestor reached the intersections where they overturned bins and began chanting.
Three Man Killed In Protest In Iran By Women
You can see a variety of videos on the internet of protestors. They show how students and citizens are overturning everything and throwing stones at many governmental agencies. There was a lot of protest in Western Iran's Kurdish cities, including the Northern City of Rasht and the University in Isfahan's city center. Mahsa, who was not wearing a headscarf, was taken into police custody earlier last week. According to police, she suffered a heart attack which is why she died. Many others, including her family members, have confirmed that she has never had a heart attack before. Mahsa was only 22 years old when she died.
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Manama: Kuwait's Emir has affirmed he was working with all sides to reach a settlement of the Gulf crisis.
Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad said in a cable he sent to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the success of the general assembly that he was continuing to work for achieving security and stability in the region alongside his contribution to alleviating the suffering of people caught in the dramatic developments in Syria, Iraq and Yemen amid support from the international community, Kuwaiti daily Al Jareeda reported on Wednesday.
Kuwait has been the lead mediator in the crisis after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt on June 5 severed their diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar over support for extremists and funding of terrorism.
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Al Jarallah added that Kuwait would not abandon its mediation efforts.