Drifters Hotel & Beach Restaurant is situated on the palm-fringed beachfront at Narigama, the widest and most popular stretch of beach at Hikkaduwa, with the best surf break and miles of golden beach at our doorstep.
Drifters Hotel offers 20 well-appointed rooms, all new or newly refurbished – with either sea views or overlooking the garden and swimming pool. Each room has an en suite bathroom, plus a balcony or outdoor sitting area.
Choose between a Air-Condition room with air-conditioning, or Non -Air-Condition room with fan. Our rooms can be configured to meet your needs: single, double, twin or family. All rooms are sparklingly clean and serviced daily.
We also offer guests on a bed and breakfast package a choice of 5 breakfast menus, including western and Sri Lankan options. Breakfast we serve at beachside restaurant. Our beachfront restaurant offers the best food and best views in town.
Or join the crowd to enjoy a movie or the latest sporting events shown in the restaurant on our satellite TV.
Step into the restaurant straight off the sand – or let us serve you as you relax on the beach on our sun beds.
Drifters' beachfront bar is the ideal place to cool off with an ice-cold beer or enjoy the sunset sipping a tropical fruit cocktail. Meet a friend or make one, or just sit back and watch all the action – in the surf and on the beach.
No credit card payment available.
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We stayed at the Villa--a short walk from the hotel-- that is owned by the owner of Drifters. It was great for our family of 5 (3 children 11, 8, 5 and 2 adults). The booking process was very easy. We called via Skype and spoke with the owner. His English was excellent. The owner and his family were very helpful the entire time we were there. He organized our roundtrip transfer from Colombo for a very reasonable rate and the van that picked us up was great and had air con. He also helped us to arrange a quick trip to Galle via the train. I would highly recommend the quick train trip as it is a great experience. Our children loved it.
The villa was beautiful and had all the needed amenities + air con--which was a must for us. The best part is that his family is in the house downstairs and so anything we needed at anytime was no problem. His whole family were very helpful and they spoke excellent English. We ate regularly at the hotel restaurant and we loved the food and the service was fantastic. The pool was clean and great for when we did not want to spend all day in the ocean. There is no internet/tv at the villa. This was actually great and allowed us to "unplug" the kids for a bit. There is internet at the hotel/pool.
Everything was extremely clean and well kept in the villa. You will need to bring shampoo and soap, but this is common for any apartment rentals. Everything you may need can be found right near the hotel. We had laundry done across the street and it was quite reasonable. There was a washing machine in the villa but we did not use it.
You can buy sunscreen at the shops next to the hotel as well. The only two things we were glad we brought were aloe vera and bug spray. Both a must and not readily available where we looked. We would definitely recommend this hotel/restaurant/villa to any of our friends and we would return if we come back to Sri Lanka.
We stayed here for two nights and enjoyed our stay. Our hotel room was pretty basic but with AC, wifi access and it was very clean. The hotel has a great location right on the beach and it was lovely to sit out in the morning with the sea view while eating breakfast.
We actually ate there both nights. It was a slightly strange experience as it was so quiet and we were the only ones eating, so it would seem most people go elsewhere to eat, however the food was very good. The Sri Lankan breakfast was lovely there.
The staff were also all very smiley and welcoming.
Insider tip - "Top Secret" bar/restaurant 100m away.
Pool is clean and good size.
Staff around the hotel are super friendly and helpful.
Electricity cuts, no backup generator.
We got far more bang for buck for US$60 a night in other locations around Sri Lanka, but didn't look at other hotels in Hikka, so take with a pinch of salt.
I left my first Trip Adviser Review around the same time last year,once again i stayed at Drifters Hotel.
Lalith and all his staff will do anything to make sure your stay at the hotel is just lets say Relaxing ! This year again fantastic all round experience.
Thanks Lalith see you next year.
Prior to arrival, booking was very very easy. I had good communication with the owner, Lalith about prices and pick ups. There was a hiccup with the pick up, but that was sorted quickly.
We arrived very early in the morning so we were allowed a sleep in a spare room, before being transferred to another, better room. The rooms were very basic with a bed, a desk, a wardrobe and bathroom, but with the location, you won't do much except sleep in there anyway.
The location is what you pay for. Yes it may be a bit more pricey than other places, but the location is extremely central on the beach, with great surf for surfing and bodyboarding, it is right in the centre of the strip for restaurants and bars, and next to 3/4 surf rental shops.
The staff were fantastic, special praise for Didula the barman and restaurant worker who catered to our every need and was always smiling and up for a chat. Kris, the owners brother, was also amazing and took us to lots of different places in his car and tuktuk, he will help you out and show you places and be your own personal tour guide for a very small price!
Overall, we will return for sure, just for the location and the staff. Excellent hotel.
The only reasons it hasn't got 5* is for a) the Internet is quite tempremental and sometimes cuts out, b) while we were there (5nights), the restaurant only had one special, so there were better places to eat, and c) the rooms are very close together with thin doors/walls - when people wake up early or staff begin work early, you hear them and get woken up fairly early!
We were only able to stay here one night after moving from another hotel but wished we could have stayed longer.
The location is perfect. On the beach front and right in the middle of all the shops/restaurants. There are beach beds as well as a nice spot in the centre of the hotel to lounge.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. We had a budget room, but still clean and comfortable. The owner also arranged a taxi to the airport for a great price.
Fantastic value. We would definitely stay again.
Cannot heap enough praise on this place. Great location but the realisation of just how good this place is grows on you the longer you stay. This place is quiet and well run by Lalith and his awesome staff, but if you want to party its within walking distance to the noise, then return for a peaceful sleep. Comfortable, clean, well maintained rooms. I'm a surfer from Oz and the main Hikkaduwa break is only a couple of hundred metres away and visible from the hotel. Food is beautiful, beer is cold. My wife fell ill before we checked in and got worse during our stay. We couldn't leave until she was better, and in hindsight, could not have lucked in to a better place to stay. Kilty, the restaurant manager and owner Lalith were brilliant and could not do enough for my wife. Special mention has to go to Kilty for going above and beyond taking genuine care of her. 3 times a day checking how she was and bringing up to our room his local remedies and food so she could rest and recover. The most comfortable spot on the beach, cold beer, good food and the best wi-fi in Hikkaduwa. Definatly my hotel of choice in Hikkaduwa, would not even look anywhere else, and I've travelled indo for many years.......Thanks again Lalith and staff......stay here people.
Most friendly staff and high quality service!
We have been here for three years and each time there has been a very warm and friendly welcome. Service has really been high level. It is unimaginably great opportunity to enjoy breakfast at the beach. Place is very secure - the gate from the beach side and front gate is closed at nightime, and there is a guard also at the front. In this hotel you do not have to worry about your personal belongings. Owner is kind and attentive - always there to give his best for the guests and we have always very pleased staying here. We would definitely recommend this hotel!
I stayed three nights at Drifter's together with two friends, and we had a wonderful time. The room was basic, but very big and with well-functioning wifi, fan, aircon and shower.
The hotel seems a little worn, but the location and the serviceminded staff makes up for it completely, and I would say that we got great value for money. They were very helpful, e.g. when we checked out in the morning, but stayed the whole day before going to the airport. Our luggage was kept in a locked room, and we were offered to shower in their staff-room (since all the rooms were booked).
The location is perfect, right on the beach at the southend of hikkaduwa, where the restaurants and bars are all close together, and you have the perfect view to all the surfers, riding the huge waves in the beautiful (and hot) Indian Ocean.
The breakfast was ok, don't expect too much, but the service from the poolbar was good. We were easily served both fresh juices, snacks, sodas and beers, when we were sunbathing at their sunbeds outside the hotel.
The pool area is small, but it's clean, and it's nice to be able to take a swim, if you are tired of the waves in the sea.
We didn't eat at the restaurant at the hotel, so I cannot rate it, but the hotel is very close to other good restaurants and bars. All in all I can only give my recommandations to stay here.


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«Сообщение с Алеутских островов» () — американский документальный фильм режиссёра Джона Хьюстона об одной из миссий американских войск на Алеутских островах. Премьера фильма состоялась 18 июня 1943 года в Нью-Йоркском музее современного искусства.

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Остров Адак, Алеутские острова, 1943 год, Вторая мировая война. ВВС США выполняют миссию по уничтожению японцев, оккупировавших остров Кыска. Главные действующие лица — члены экипажей бомбардировщиков B-17 и B-24.

В боях участвовали
 Майор Милтон Эшкин — лётчик-истребитель ВВС США
 Лейтенант Лайл Э. Бин — лётчик-истребитель ВВС США
 Полковник Джек Ченно — лётчик-истребитель ВВС США
 Полковник К. М. МакКоракл — коммандер ВВС США
 Полковник Уильям Принс — коммандер ВВС США
 Лейтенант Джордж Рэйдл — лётчик-истребитель ВВС США
 Лейтенант Генри Дж. Стренковски — лётчик-истребитель ВВС США

Над фильмом работали
 Режиссёр: Джон Хьюстон (нет в титрах)
 Операторы (нет в титрах): Джулс Бак, Фриман Коллинз, Герман Крэбтри, Базз Элсуорт, Рей Скотт
 Композитор: Дмитрий Тёмкин (нет в титрах)
 Монтажёр: Джон Хьюстон (нет в титрах)
 Текст читает: Джон Хьюстон
 Актёр озвучивания: Уолтер Хьюстон

Награды и номинации
 1943 — Специальный приз Сообщества кинокритиков Нью-Йорка
 1944 — Номинация на премию «Оскар» за лучший документальный полнометражный фильм

Примечания

Ссылки

 Let There Be Light: John Huston's Wartime Documentaries Blu-ray Review
 Let There Be Light: John Huston's Wartime Documentaries
 This short feature is a treat

Документальные фильмы США
Алеутская операция
Фильмы США 1943 года

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According to Bank of America, oil demand could hit a peak and then enter decline by 2030. BoA Merrill Lynch said that for the next decade or so, oil demand should continue to grow, although at a slower and slower rate.The annual increase in global oil consumption slows dramatically in the years ahead.
As a main driver of the destruction in demand Boa cites the proliferation of electric vehicles, which growth further depends on key metals such as lithium and cobalt.
The United States uses many different energy sources and technologies to generate electricity. The sources and technologies have changed over time and some are used more than others.
The three major categories of energy for electricity generation are fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum), nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources. Most electricity is generated with steam turbines using fossil fuels, nuclear, biomass, geothermal, and solar thermal energy. Other major electricity generation technologies include gas turbines, hydro turbines, wind turbines, and solar photovoltaics.
Natural gas was the largest source—about 32%—of U.S. electricity generation in 2017. Natural gas is used in steam turbines and gas turbines to generate electricity.
Coal was the second-largest energy source for U.S. electricity generation in 2017—about 30%. Nearly all coal-fired power plants use steam turbines. A few coal-fired power plants convert coal to a gas for use in a gas turbine to generate electricity.
I can see demand destruction but for different reason - collapse of financial system due to gigantic debt deflation or an inflation (if you don't like either, there is stagflation for you).
In absence of it hydrocarbon demand is likely to grow at ~1mm bopd/year. Except production may not be there to meet it. There are very few new finds of conventional oil (reserve replacement ratio is dismal) and while unconventional could be ramp up quickly, it comes with a baggage of fast decline (Red Queen story) and challenging economics - to a point of being called (not my myself) "a Ponzi Scheme".


Why can't you fast forward/rewind on YouTube's mobile site anymore?
Discussion in 'iPhone' started by TH55, Oct 5, 2013.
I just tried. I can do it back and forth with no problem. Immediate response.
Maybe check your internet connection and try another video?
Google is screwing over Apple users. No preload. No hd except on wifi.


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About Series One
Series Two
About Series Two
Extracts and Readings
Series Three
About Series Three
Understanding Mental Health – Short Bibliography
About the Colonial Psychiatry Mini Series
Colonial Psychiatry Further Reading
Prof Rab Houston
The History of Psychiatry in Britain since 1500 currently consists of three podcast series, with one mini-series. The first series looks at the history of psychiatry in Britain and Ireland from all angles and covering multiple constituencies – not just about medicine and the development of the psychiatric profession, but also looking at how families, communities, and societies perceived and tried to help those with mental disorders against a backdrop of profoundly changing economic, social, intellectual, scientific, and political life. Series Two focuses on the experience of sufferers and those close to them, giving voice to the ordinary people of the past who knew they were mad, or who others thought insane. It uses extracts from things they wrote or which were written about them, to explore what it was like to be mentally disordered or to cope with someone who seemed that way.
Series One – The History of Psychiatry
The first series of 44 podcasts covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland over the last 500 years, looking at continuities and changes in how mental illness was understood and treated, and at the radical shifts in systems of caring for those who were either mad or mentally handicapped during the last two centuries. The coverage is broad, ranging from how mental problems were identified and described in the past through changing ideas about their causes and developing therapeutic practices to important themes such as the reasons behind the emergence of psychiatry as a profession and the rise and fall of asylums as a location of care. The series explores the history of suicide, madness in the media, psychiatry and the law, relations between medical practitioners and patients, and it assessing evidence that the incidence of mental illness has changed over time. It begins and ends with discussion of the value of history and the vital lessons that can be learned by studying the past.
Listen to Series One
Series Two – The Voice of the Mad
The second series of podcasts began broadcasting in June 2017. This series comprises 25 podcasts. It uses extracts from the autograph writings of those with mental problems or their reported speech between the 17th and 20th century, to explore a range of mental disorders ranging from autism and depression to schizophrenia and obsessive stalking. Seen through original historical manuscripts and printed sources, the series documents individual, family, and social crises related to mental disorders, including suicide, crimes of violence, protection of vulnerable adults, religious mania, and admission to lunatic asylums and the experience of living in them. It aims:
To provide a balanced and historically reliable account of how sufferers from a wide range of mental disorders and handicaps experienced their afflictions, by using their own writings or those of others who quoted them.
To balance the usual bias in the history of psychiatry towards medical practitioners, by focusing on patients and their families and friends.
To raise awareness of attitudes towards mental health and the experience of those suffering from mental disorders or disabilities among the general public, by using historic examples.
To bring to the fore the significance of a knowledge of history to present day understandings of mental problems and ways of dealing with them.
Listen to Series Two
Mini series on colonial psychiatry.
This short series was prepared for the Scotland Malawi Mental Health Project to act as a component of the training programme for psychiatrists at the College of Medicine in Malawi. Like much of the less developed world, Malawi has limited resources for specialist psychiatric care: the ratio of psychiatrists per head of population is less than 1% of that in Western Europe. The two series of podcasts already broadcast have been used to help train clinicians and nurses in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi.
The practice of psychiatry in a colonial setting is surprisingly varied. Even within British colonies around the world, those who received psychiatric care, where they were treated, and to what ends was significantly different. Other European colonies were different again.
Colonial psychiatry, as practised between the 18th century and the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, is a rich and varied topic. To narrow it down, Professor Houston examines Anglophone southern and eastern Africa, between the 1880s and 1960s, covering the geographical and cultural area in which Malawi is located.
The mini series runs for four weeks starting on Tuesday, 23rd of January 2018.
Listen to the mini series
Series Three began on Tuesday, March 13 and is entitled 'Understanding Mental Health: conditions, caring, and contexts'. Rab will be talking to specialist researchers, clinicians, and carers about specific conditions, contexts, and types of care. The aim is to compare public perceptions of mental disorders and how they are treated, with those of experts in a variety of areas, so informing, de-mystifying, and hopefully de-stigmatizing opinion.
If you are interested in finding out about postgraduate study and research at the University of St Andrews, please click here.
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This activity is great to be used with teens and adults. It's a very good tool for the teacher to evaluate how students perceive their sef-steem. I like to use it as a warm-up but it can be a good wrap-up too.
1) Teacher asks student to say what the most important things in the worldare for them and give one adjective to describe it.
2) Before the class the teacher will have stuck at the bottom of an empty box a mirror. then, in clas, after this brief discussion, every student in turns will be invited to open the box and see his/her reflection. They should also say one adjective to describe them. Before I invite them to start opening the box, I usually say that inside the box there is something very important for me in the world.
3) If you want, as a follow-up, you can have them sitting in pairs to discuss how they felt when they saw their reflection and so on but usually the activity is always very rewarding for both students and teacher.


BEST BUY: Top 3 Lowepro Camera Bags that Will Last Forever!
Thank You, Lowepro for The Best Photography Backpacks!
A couple of years ago I bought a huge bag from Lowepro on a tradeshow in Sweden, and it has been my buddy ever since.
If you are a professional photographer you know, it is vital to have all your gadgets at your fingertips, and that everything has its place in your arsenal of equipment.
Today I use three different bags, all from Lowepro. I love the quality of these bags. I've had them for many years and used them a lot. They simply get the job done again and again.
I started out with a Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Backpack back in the days when I started my photography business.
Back then I didn't have much of equipment anyways, so I didn't feel the need for a large bag at this point.
The inside can hold the ordinary stuff, and even a smaller tripod can be strapped to the outside.
This bag is perfect when you have a couple of lenses, a camera body, a Speedlite, and some extra stuff.
My equipment arsenal grew, and my buddy did not manage to carry it all anymore. I had to find another bag.
A couple of years ago I bought a huge bag from Lowepro at a trade show in Sweden, and it has been my buddy ever since.
The Lowepro Magnum 650 AW Shoulder Bag can hold almost all of my equipment I have today even though I did choose to use the Backpack for the usual stuff since I want it to be ready to go when doing an event or similar. I do not want to repack the gear I need.
For vacation trips and times when I want to bring my DSLR ready to shoot with a lens mounted, the Lowepro Outback 100 Camera Beltpack is my companion. It can hold my favorite lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM mounted on the camera and some extra gadgets. It also has some strapping options to tighten it to the waist. This bag would come to be useful when exploring The Great Wall of China back in 2011.
Memory card pockets on the inside lide provide quick access to your memory cards.
If I would have to pick another alternative, what would that be?


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Ayaka Larrison, formerly known as , born  on January 29, 1987, is a Japanese pop singer signed under Universal Music Japan. She had been active in singing for several years before debuting as a solo artist in 2009. Maria plays electric guitar and writes her own lyrics.

Career
Ayaka began her career as a member of Nansho Kids, a sub-group of the famous stage group .  The first noticeable role in her career was her role as young Nala in the Japanese version of the musical The Lion King.

Later in 2002, Ayaka was part of a three-member girlband called SpringS, along with Aya Hirano and Yuuki Yoshida. The unit disbanded in 2003, after releasing one album and four singles. In 2006, she formed the duo 'ltokubo' with Keiko Kubota. Due to a suggestion from Shouko Nakagawa, one of her close friends, in 2007 she went on a music coaching school and finally made her own debut two years later under the name Maria.

In 2012 Ayaka went on hiatus to focus on studying abroad. She came back to Japan in 2014 and continued performing lives as well as musicals. She has since gone by the stage name Ayaka Larrison - her father's family name.

Discography

Solo discography

Albums
 [2010.02.24] – WILL

Singles
 [2009.05.20] – Getaway #63
 [2009.07.15] – Goin' My Way #55
 [2009.10.28] – D.I.T. #27
 [2010.01.27] –  #30

SpringS discography

Albums
[2003.03.26] – Springs Super Best

Singles
[2003.01.22] – DOWN TOWN
[2003.02.26] –
[2003.03.26] – Raspberry Dream
[2003.09.03] – Identified

Itokubo discography

Singles
[2007.11.21] – Into the sky

External links
Official site
Official blog

Japanese women pop singers
1987 births
Living people
Singers from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers


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Deadly Hit and Run in St. Paul
St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The St. Paul Police Department is investigating a deadly hit and run.
A news release says a passerby called 911 Friday night after finding the body of a man on the southbound traffic lane of McKnight Road just north of the 3M corporate headquarters in Maplewood. Officials say the evidence at the scene indicates the victim was a pedestrian and was struck by a vehicle.
The name of the deceased has not been released.
News Update: Minnesota National Guard Troops Head Home From Washington DC
TIME TRAVEL: 1970 Home Is A House Stopped In Time
Source: Deadly Hit and Run in St. Paul


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Q: Whitelist my desktop application in user's machine I have a desktop application built by InstallJammer. The application is not a problem but when it is installed on user's machine, the anti-virus on user's machine stops the services created by my application and so it stops communicating with my server. I need to get it whitelisted so that it won't be treated as a risk to the machine and the anti-virus won't stop it.
What I've known so far is

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*Adding a 'Publisher' to the application may help it to be treated as not risky as this process has steps of authenticating my application with a certificate. (Though I don't know if this is correct. I've refereed this link)

*Googling about it I found some anti-viruses site asking me to register with my application there.

My questions:

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*Adding 'publisher' would serve my purpose? If yes, how would it whitelist my application?

*If the above option doesn't work, do I need to get whitelisted with each and every anti-virus software product?

A: Answer after I achieved all that I wanted to for this.
tl;dr;
For the people directly reading the answer:
I had an installer for windows(built using InstallJammer) that creates windows services on the user's machine, which got frequently blacklisted by anti-virus programs and firewall. Also downloading it in your browser would show a message like the picture below.

Why does this occur:
This occurs because the anti-virus softwares and the firewall does not recognise your code(that is, it cannot verify that it has come from a trustworthy source). Hence it attempts to block the download or blacklist the services(services because I'm referring to my application) by stopping it or does not allow it to communicate through the network.
Solution:
You'll need to get your code verified(i.e. get your code digitally signed) by a code signing certificate(from here forward will be refereed to as CSC). These certificates are provided by Certificate Authorities(from here forward will be refereed to as CA).
Some the examples of CA(s) are : Symantec(the one that I used, because we had our SSL certificate for webapp from this CA), GlobalSign, DigiCert, Comodo, etc.)
This page shows a pricing list of CSC from different CAs.
The process to get the certificate:
This is a bit tedious process, as it has certain standards and rules to adhere to. The process of acquiring a certificate typically takes a few days. For instance, the validation process requires to fax a copy of license and a few utility bills to the Certificate Authority, for reasonable proof of my identity. They also validate phone number and there might be a need to speak to a representative.(I'm a little unsure about this process as it was done by my client back in USA).
After you get CSC:
You'll need to save the certificate as a .p12 file which will then be used to sign your code.
How to sign:
Microsoft SDK includes a the tool(signtool.exe) that can be used to sign your code (generally located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\bin\x86, depending upon the version of SDK installed, '8.0' can be different in our machine.
If you are a newb and have either not reached to a time where you need automation in your process of signing files(ambiguous to signing code) or have very a few files to sign(max 3 or 4) or have a lot a files to sign and are a crazy person with plenty of time, you might want to use this excellent utility provided by DigiCert that provides a really good UI(might be sarcasm) to sign and also check if your files are actually signed. Thank you DigiCert people.
How to check if your files are signed:
Of course the simplest process would be to check the properties of your file whether it contains a tab for digital signature. Other way is that Microsoft has tools that can check if your code is digitally signed, it can be found out by easy googling.
How I did my CODE Signing(automation):
For the main windows executable application that I build, it has quite some binaries and executables. So I created a batch file that does the following signing and building tasks. (I've used Microsoft's SignTool to sign the files from command line)

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*Asks me what environment do I want to make a build for(dev, staging or production).

*Copies all those required(for build) files to a main folder.

*Signs all the inner binaries and executables.

*Performs an InstallJammer build from the command line itself(as I mentioned earlier, my application is built using InstallJammer). It outputs the final Setup.exe file.

*And then Setup.exe too gets signed.

P.S. :
After code signing, the success and failure of your software getting whitelisted(authenticated or verified by anti-virus software and firewall) depends upon the reputation of your certificate. This reputation is determined heuristically and a good reputation means lesser chances of your application getting blocked.
Tip for Geeky people lurking out there
Try to buy a CSC subscription with a longest time period. This will help you avoid certificate rollover.
What is certificate roll over?
Certificate rollover occurs when your old certificate expires and you begin signing your code with a new replacement certificate; all of your reputation that was gained against the old certificate might be hampered, and hence there may be a time lag for your new certificate to acquire a good reputation.
So for the conditions when your CSC expires and you want to avoid mishaps, you might want to sign your software from the start using timestamp. Googling about it's(signing using timestamp) will make you 5 inches smarter.
For the people, blogs and sites that helped me throughout; more details can be found on Didier Stevens's blog.
Also a detailed explanation all about this and the mighty friend of all web developers, Internet Explorer's smart filter can be found on MSDN blog.

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Q: how to locate value in object by string to translate elements on page I have an object lets say it looks like this.
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    "exportRoot" : {
        "translate" : {
            "navbar" : {
                "navbarLink1" : "Start",
                "navbarLink2" : "Energy",
                "navbarLink3" : "Warmth",
                "navbarLink4" : "Water",
                "navbarLink5" : "Config"
            }
        }
    }
}

and I have a set of elements with a class of lang_text, which will iterate over in a function. I check the id of the element I'm currently looking at. This will always look like this translate.navbar.navbarLink1. Now I want, to say, element.innerHTML = exportRoot.id. This doesn't seem to work and I think it may have to do with the fact that id in this case is a string.
let ele = document.getElementsByClassName('lang_text');

    for (let i = 0; i < ele.length; i++ ) {
        let currentName = ele[i].id;

        // ele[i].innerHTML = exportRoot[currentName];
        ele[i].innerHTML = exportRoot.currentName;
    }

Anyone know how I could best go about matching my elements with the correct keys in my object?

A: That is simple example of something as you described.
in translate() function I'm looking for every element that has translate-key attribute set and I'm iterating over them.
In loop I'm reading this attribute content and split it into array of next keys and provide them to searchTranslations() function.
In searchTranslations() function I'm checking if key is an object and if it is I'm calling this function again but this time on this object with one less key to find.
If item is not an object I'm returning it assuming it is string that I need.

const translationTable = {
    translate: {
        navbar: {
            navbarLink1: "Start",
            navbarLink2: "Energy",
            navbarLink3: "Warmth",
            navbarLink4: "Water",
            navbarLink5: "Config"
        }
    }
}

const searchTranslations = (translationTable, translationKeyArray) => {
    const index = translationKeyArray[0];

    if (typeof(translationTable[index]) === 'object') {
        translationKeyArray.shift();
        return searchTranslations(translationTable[index], translationKeyArray);
    }

    return translationTable[index];
};

const translate = () => {
    document.querySelectorAll('[translate-key]').forEach(element => {
        const translateKeyArray = element.getAttribute('translate-key').split('.');
        element.innerText = searchTranslations(translationTable, translateKeyArray);
    });
};

translate();


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Q: Start and Office Communicator Chat from Python Does anyone know how I can lunch Microsoft Office Communicator and start an Chat from a Python script?
Regards
Michael

A: Try using the Office Communicator COM API, referred to here.
About using COM in Python, I recommend using the win32com.client and pythoncom libraries. They are bundled in the ActiveState Python bundle but can be downloaded separately if you don't use AS. More about that here.


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namespace Preferans\Oauth\Http;

use Phalcon\Http\RequestInterface;
use Phalcon\Events\EventsAwareInterface;
use Preferans\Oauth\Server\RequestEvent;
use Preferans\Oauth\Entities\ClientEntityInterface;
use Preferans\Oauth\Exceptions\OAuthServerException;

/**
 * Preferans\Oauth\Http\RedirectUriAwareTrait
 *
 * @package Preferans\Oauth\Http
 */
trait RedirectUriAwareTrait
{
    /**
     * Validate Request URI.
     *
     * If a redirect URI is provided ensure it matches what is pre-registered.
     *
     * @param ClientEntityInterface $client
     * @param RequestInterface      $request
     * @param string|null           $redirectUri
     *
     * @return void
     *
     * @throws OAuthServerException
     */
    public function validateRequestUri(
        ClientEntityInterface $client,
        RequestInterface $request,
        string $redirectUri = null
    ) {
        $clientRedirect = $client->getRedirectUri();

        if ($redirectUri !== null) {
            if (is_string($clientRedirect) && (strcmp($clientRedirect, $redirectUri) !== 0)) {
                $this->throwInvalidClientException($request);
            } elseif (is_array($clientRedirect) && in_array($redirectUri, $clientRedirect) === false) {
                $this->throwInvalidClientException($request);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Throws OAuthServerException and fires an RequestEvent::CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_FAILED event.
     *
     * @param RequestInterface $request
     *
     * @return void
     *
     * @throws OAuthServerException
     */
    protected function throwInvalidClientException(RequestInterface $request)
    {
        if ($this instanceof EventsAwareInterface) {
            $this->getEventsManager()->fire(RequestEvent::CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_FAILED, $request);
        }

        throw OAuthServerException::invalidClient();
    }
}

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There has been a buzz that a female fan waited for hours to meet Varun outside his residence.
There has been a buzz that a female fan waited for hours to meet Varun outside his residence. Since the actor was busy, he did not step out, and that made the fan so angry that she started misbehaving and uttered: "I will kill Natasha". According to reports, when the girl refused to leave, security officials informed the local police station.
The actor will soon be seen in the much-awaited multi-starrer "Kalank", which also features Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kunal Kemmu, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Sanjay Dutt. It is releasing on April 17.


Well, I started the big decoration project, but I didn't get too far. I forgot that back in high school, I hated when we made the paper mache pinatas in Spanish class. I hate that gooey glue feeling. I don't know how exactly I forgot, but it definitely came up again as I started to make the yarn ball decorations.
I made 1 this weekend. Just 1. I mixed up all the glue (2.5 bottles with 1/2 cup of water, roughly), laid down some paper to keep the floor clean and set up a drying line between two kitchen chairs. I was gung-ho about this. Until I made the first one and felt that gooey glue between my fingers. I hung the ball up to dry, put an air-tight closure over the glue, and gave up.
My lovely husband says he'll try to make some today or tomorrow. He's much more handy than I am and can tolerate different textures a lot better than me. Thank goodness for husbands.
I wasn't able (obviously) to give my mom her shawl for her birthday, so we picked up the movie Hop, which she had really loved last year. She was still thrilled and ended up very generously setting a new deadline for me. Now, I have until Mother's Day. She said she wants to show it off at the mother/daughter luncheon and at church that weekend. I think I can do this deadline.
I'm so close to halfway done with the feather and fan chart. In fact, I may actually be about at the halfway point. I'm still unsure if it's going to be as big as I want it to be yet. I want a cushy comfy shawl that'll wrap around her and then have some to spare so that she can curl up in it. This may mean another Knit Picks order; I don't know yet.
Oh, and I did paint the stapler. I'm thinking it needs a little bit of a pattern over top too. Maybe something tribal or sketchy. Any ideas?


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During her service with CYFD, Kasandra returned to NMSU for her graduate degree in Social Work that she received in 2013. Kasandra is now retired from the State of New Mexico. In her 27 plus years serving the State of New Mexico, she has served in many social work roles including: Agency Administrator, Case Worker, Community Leader, Medical Case Manager, Program Specialist and Social Work Supervisor and Manager.
Kasandra was elected as councilor for City Council District 1 in November 2015. In the last year, she has organized several district meetings to educate and inform her constituents about the City's activities as it relates to Downtown and the historic districts, and she hopes to help organize her district into small neighborhood support teams to effect positive change.
She is a mother to two children - her son Bryan, an Armed Services Veteran, and her daughter Elena, a medical school student at the University of New Mexico.
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Q: XSLT: convert xml element into json and keep the tree structure I was wondering if there is already a good solution for this potential frequent problem. I only want to get elements with a specific name from an xml document, e.g. <name> and get all the occurrences in the document and convert it into the json format, by keeping the individual positioning of the elements.
I currently do it by 'hand' by matching the element name and build the json format by iterating through the result tree. It makes a lot of work and I'm sure there is a solution out there for those kind of transformations. Does someone know a solution?


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15 Awesome Bookshelves and Unusual Bookcases - Part 9.
Cool bookshelves and unusual bookcases that will store your books and display them in style.
Hole in the Floor Bookcase: The Hole In The Floor bookcase is a creative and unusual bookcase; its by Raw Edges Design Studio.
Equilibrium Bookcase: Creation of Malagana Design, it is called Equilibrium Bookcase; all modules are placed upon each other at an angled point.
Triangular Bookcase: Fitting's Triangular bookcase comes with 'linking system' that enables you to place a few together to be fixed to your wall. The modular design enables an infinite variety of assembly solutions.
Ransa Sofa Bookcase: The sofa design called Ransa can accommodate two people and as many as 70 books.
Paperback Bookshelf: The Paperback wall system comes with thin shelves that store books horizontally.
Konnex Bookshelf: Konnex shelving system is expandable and a changeable bookshelf system.
ABC Bookshelf: Designed by Eva Alessandrini and Roberto Saporiti for the Italian brand Saporiti, it's a modular system that is made up of individual cubes.
Carlton Bookcase: Carlton Bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s is a multicolored bookcase made of pattern laminate.
Arrow Bookcase: Designed by T Ben, the modular designed bookcase lets you arrange it as per your requirement.
Vertical Bookcase: The bookcase is made from wood and available in green, white, or brown.
Floating Shelf: Bookshelf Salkim isn't a typical bookshelf; instead of solid wood, thin steel wire was used to form pendants, which hold together group of books.
Don't miss to check out "Awesome Bookshelves and Unusual Bookcases - Part: 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9."


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Mature Edwards a leader through action
Feature Articles NAB League Girls News VFLW Womens
October 7, 2019 by Peter Williams
WHILE many draft hopefuls are judged from the eye on their on-field capabilities, Eastern Ranges and Richmond Victorian Football League Women's (VFLW) youngster Madeleine Edwards has developed a great balance of on and off-field traits that will hold her in good stead for the future. Speaking at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day, it was clear Edwards speaks well beyond her years, able to identify exactly what she wants to achieve and improve on, while providing leadership and guidance for fellow talented footballers.
I started pretty much with school footy," Edwards said. "My friend was one of the only girls that I knew that played girls footy so that was when I was in Year 8. "They had the YJFL (Yarra Junior Football League) which was the only league that was there, so she got me to come down and play and ended up loving it."
It was the excitement and passion around the football environment that drove Edwards to continue to improve and put herself in the limelight to be selected for the Ranges, and eventually the Tigers.
"I really like the environment," Edwards said. "I feel like with footy everyone gets around each other really well and it just brings a real positive energy and similar personalities in the way that everyone just gets along and it just makes it such a positive experience."
It was this positive experience that made Edwards determined to provide the same level of care and help to younger teammates while she played through her top-age year. She said the team goal was to develop everyone as much as possible to set them up for the future.
"Obviously coming through we've got a lot of younger girls, we've got a really young list this year," Edwards said. "It would just be really good to get the younger ones' confidence up and just develop their skills further and just develop everyone else's skills further so they can hopefully get drafted in the future."
With such a young side, Edwards made it her responsibility to get around the new faces and help them settle into the club alongside the other experienced players within the playing group.
"When they came in they were obviously pretty nervous," Edwards said. "As you would be coming into a program like Eastern Ranges. "It's a pretty new experience, pretty new competition. "Just getting around them and making them feel as comfortable as possible and giving them heaps of encouragement."
For her own personal goals in season 2019, Edwards was focused on not being too hard on herself and her achievements within games, rather focusing on making amends.
"Individually probably just my mental aspect of things, like not being so hard on myself like if I feel I've had a pretty crappy game," Edwards said. "As a team, probably more just playing as a team, working together so just the little one percenters, bumps, shepherds, getting around each other, lifting each other's confidence. "You end up playing better as a team."
That team-first approach helps when Edwards is focused on building resilience, something she said is able to occur when you are in a club like the Ranges.
"I think it really depends on the environment you're in," Edwards said. "With Eastern it's really awesome because the coach is pretty much your mate, and everyone is just so friendly with each other. "It just also comes down with taking time out for yourself, like we've all learnt with meditation to take time out for yourself every day in everyday life so it really represents on the footy field as well. "Just focusing on yourself and getting around your teammates."
While many draft hopefuls can forget the main reason they started playing the game – enjoyment – it has not been lost on Edwards when she set her personal goals at the start of the year.
"Just doing the best that I can, knowing that I'm fulfilled with how I have gone," Edwards said. "I know that I've done it to my best ability and tried my hardest and gone as far as I can go. "Just making sure that I'm still enjoying it all along the way."
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Taebron Jursa, a Grade 7 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, was selected to run on Saturday, 29 September for Umgungundlovu in a KZN Athletics Inter-District relay team at Kings Park Athletics Stadium in Durban.
She ran in the Under 15 Girls, Swedish Medley Relay and the Under 17 Medley Relay, running the 100m section.
Her team won all their races. Unfortunately the Under 17's dropped a baton, but still managed to win the Best District Girls Team and the Best Overall District Team (boys and girls).


Genie manufacturer Terex Aerial Work Platforms has plans to roll out an online telehandler operator training platform for US users towards the end of 2013. The programme is due to be launched at the 2014 Rental show in Orlando on the 9th-12th of February.
Terex's online telehandler training programme follows the success of the Genie Lift Pro AWP training scheme which was released earlier this year. The telehandler version will be four hours long and includes a requirement for further practical training at an authorised Genie dealer. The online portion of the training covers all makes and models of telehandlers and the hands-on component deals with specific machines. Pricing is likely to be in relation to the existing AWP training which is currently $299.
Scott Owen, Genie's global marketing training manager, explains the reasoning behind the telehandler training programme: "There is a severe lack of quality telehandler training programs out there. The number one question I get is if we are working on a telehandler training program because our customers say they really need it. If I had known the demand for the telehandler program, I would have developed it before the AWP training.
The printed training package is 98 pages long and Owen confirmed that the online platform will provide the same depth of knowledge for students, along with interactive quizzes, graphics, narration and video components, ending with a 40-50 question exam.
"It's a very substantial program," Owen commented, "There's nothing like it on the market currently."It may be a while until online training comes to the UK and Europe but until then we are able to offer comprehensive IPAF and PASMA powered access training at our Midlands training facility. Operators are able to complete practical and classroom-based training for the safe and effective use of scissor lifts, boom lifts, cherry pickers, personnel lifts and trailer mounted platforms. And for the rental or purchase of any Genie AWPs, please get in touch with us at Platform Sales & Hire.


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Russia says monitoring French warship in Black Sea
Russia said Tuesday it was monitoring a French warship near its borders in the Black Sea, as tension soars between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
Man United game postponed as EPL coronavirus cases hit high
The English Premier League reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester United's meeting with Brentford became the second match in three days to be postponed due to outbreaks.
Russia vetoes UN resolution linking climate change, security
Russia on Monday vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting climate change as a threat to international peace and security, sinking a years-long effort to make global warming more central to decision-making in the UN's most powerful body.
Special UN rights council session expected on Ethiopia this week
The United Nations Human Rights Council is expected to host a special session on the civil war in Ethiopia this week, following an urgent request from the European Union.
Burundi says will 'never' allow in UN special rapporteur
Burundi's government has signaled that it won't allow a recently appointed United Nations special rapporteur on human rights into the East African nation.
UEFA voids Champions League draw after mistake
UEFA will have to redo the Champions League draw for the round of 16 after mistakingly placing Manchester United's name into the wrong pot.
Weightlifting: Egypt's Ihab withdraws from World Championship due to injury
Egypt's prominent weightlifter Mohamed Ihab was hit with another stroke of bad luck after an injury had forced him to withdraw from the World Championship in Uzbekistan's Tashkent on Sunday.
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Egypt to host 9th session of UN anti-corruption conference on Monday in Sharm Sheikh
Egypt will host the 9th session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) from 13 to 17 December in Sharm El-Sheikh, according to UN's official website.
30,000 flee to Chad after Cameroon violence, says UN
More than 30,000 people in northern Cameroon have fled to Chad after ethnic clashes erupted at the weekend, claiming at least 22 lives, the UN's refugee agency said on Friday.
UAE's Sharjah adopts three-day weekend
The southern Gulf emirate of Sharjah announced Thursday a shift to a three-day weekend for the official sector.
South Sudan peace process at risk, UN warns
The United Nations on Wednesday warned South Sudan's leaders that the young nation's fragile peace process was under serious threat due to slow progress, calling for "fresh urgency" to revive negotiations.
Fighting around key Yemeni port displaces over 25,000: UN
Fighting between troops loyal to Yemen's internationally recognized government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels displaced over 25,000 people around a key port city last month, the United Nations said late Tuesday.
Olaf Scholz voted in to replace Merkel as Germany's leader
Germany's parliament has elected Olaf Scholz as the country's ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union's most populous nation after Angela Merkel's 16-year tenure.
Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
Towards a greener Egypt
Much work is being done to meet Egypt's environmental challenges, underlining the country's hosting of next year's UN COP27 meeting on climate change, writes Azza Radwan Sedky
Biden warns Putin of 'strong' Western response to any Ukraine attack
US President Joe Biden warned President Vladimir Putin in a tense, two hour virtual summit Tuesday of a "strong" Western economic response should Russian forces massed on Ukraine's border go on the attack.
UN shelves decision on Myanmar, Afghanistan envoy dilemma
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday indefinitely postponing the international recognition of Afghanistan's Taliban and Myanmar's military junta, which would see their envoys accredited at the global forum.
Weightlifting: Egypt back to its first world championship after two-year ban
After an almost two-year suspension for doping, Egyptian weightlifting is back in action at the 2021 world championships, which is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday and last until 17 December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Ukraine president hails military as Russia tensions soar
Ukraine's president on Monday hailed the country's military, saying its forces are capable of fending off a potential attack by Moscow as tensions soar over a Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border.
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
All private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the mayor announced Monday, imposing one of the most aggressive vaccine rules in the nation.
Creations of skilled artisans from Upper Egypt
The Association of Upper Egypt for Education and Development (AUEED) held the annual Akhmim and Hagaza exhibition at its headquartering in Daher neighborhood in Cairo. It opens 10am to 8 pm daily. It will last until 12 December.


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Samsung has launched its Galaxy TabPro S Gold edition which is a successor to its older version which came in January. The older version had 4GB RAM and 128GB SDD.
Firstly, Samsung Galaxy TabPro S comes with 8 Gigabytes RAM and 256GB SDD which is an upgrade from the older version. It comes with a capacity of 5200mAh and 12-inch 2,160×1,440 Super AMOLED display which is very bright, clear, has vibrant colours and is very crisp. In Addition, it has the power of Intel core M3 processor with a clocking speed of 2.2GHz. Coming in Gold colour, this tab is surely an eye catching device.
Finally, Samsung Galaxy TabPro S will be available in the United states at a price tag of $1000( around Rs.66000) via Samsung's online store. No updates have been given by Samsung for launch in India. The Golden colour is attractive to look.


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Global leaders must reform capitalism and boost average earnings, says World Economic Forum
Global business and political leaders come together in Davos next week, with a mission to reform the global economy in the face of voter discontent CREDIT: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP
The global economic system is failing to boost living standards for average people around the world and must be reformed to ensure the benefits of growth are spread more widely, the World Economic Forum has warned.
Votes for significant changes to the world order are acting as a wake up call, and the annual meeting in Davos is being presented as a chance for leaders to respond.
"Society is telling us that there needs to be some rethinking and restructuring of our economic and growth model," said WEF's Richard Samans.
"There need to be structural improvements and reform of market capitalism to deal with some of the rumbling dissatisfaction in society about the failure of growth to diffuse as widely as it should in living standards.
"We are going to be issuing a clarion call across different disciplines for a dialogue and thought leadership in this area."
Theresa May and Donald Trump are among the leaders scheduled to speak in Davos next weekCREDIT: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
A new measure of economic growth which focuses on living standards and average earnings will be proposed at the WEF's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week.
"It is our inclusive development index, and this will be a response to what has been identified for many years as the need for policymakers to have a wider dashboard than simply the production of goods and services in the most recent period, which is what GDP is," said Mr Samans.
"If the bottom line of the way societies evaluate economic success is whether median living standards – people's' livelihoods and economic security – improve, then GDP is not a sufficient measure of that."
World leaders say they are waking up to popular discontentment CREDIT: WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ /BARCROFT IMAGES
The WEF will also publish a ranking of countries on this measure, as an alternative to GDP or GDP per head.
He said the WEF is a suitable forum for discussing these issues as it brings together business leaders, politicians and wider civil society, rejecting the criticism that it is an unaccountable club for the rich.
"The caricature of the Forum as basically the global rich coming together is a caricature, it does not recognise that this is essentially the world summit of multi sector, multi stakeholder leaders of various kinds of institutions coming together," he said.
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Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011
G. E. Nam, K. Han, S. G. Ha, B. D. Han, Do-Hoon Kim, Yang-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Hwan Cho, Y. G. Park, B. J. Ko
PurposeCataracts are the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness, and therefore early identification and modification of the risk factors for cataracts are meaningful. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle factors, and age-related cataracts in South Korea.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was based on data collected in the 2008-2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A total of 15 866 subjects, aged ≥40 years, were included. SES was defined using household income and education level. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and other associated factors were assessed by health interviews and examinations. Cataracts were diagnosed via slit-lamp examination using the Lens Opacities Classification System III.ResultsThe prevalence of any cataract was 38.9% in men and 42.3% in women (P<0.001). In women, the risk of cataracts increased with decreases in household income (P-value for trend=0.016 and 0.041 in any, and cortical cataract, respectively) and education level (P-value for trend=0.009, 0.027, and 0.016 in any, nuclear, and cortical cataract, respectively) after adjusting for confounding factors. Current smoking was correlated with nuclear cataracts in men (OR 1.21; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.46 in age-adjusted analysis) and cataract surgery in women (OR 2.25; 95% CI: 1.00, 5.04 in multivariate-adjusted analysis).ConclusionsSocioeconomic disparities in cataract prevalence were observed in women; current smoking increased the risk of nuclear cataracts in men and surgery in women. Public health interventions focusing on gender differences are warranted to prevent and treat cataracts.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2015.66
Nutrition Surveys
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Nam, G. E., Han, K., Ha, S. G., Han, B. D., Kim, D-H., Kim, Y-H., ... Ko, B. J. (2015). Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011. Eye (Basingstoke), 29(7), 913-920. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2015.66
Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans : The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011. / Nam, G. E.; Han, K.; Ha, S. G.; Han, B. D.; Kim, Do-Hoon; Kim, Yang-Hyun; Cho, Kyung-Hwan; Park, Y. G.; Ko, B. J.
In: Eye (Basingstoke), Vol. 29, No. 7, 11.07.2015, p. 913-920.
Nam, GE, Han, K, Ha, SG, Han, BD, Kim, D-H, Kim, Y-H, Cho, K-H, Park, YG & Ko, BJ 2015, 'Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011', Eye (Basingstoke), vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 913-920. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2015.66
Nam GE, Han K, Ha SG, Han BD, Kim D-H, Kim Y-H et al. Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011. Eye (Basingstoke). 2015 Jul 11;29(7):913-920. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2015.66
Nam, G. E. ; Han, K. ; Ha, S. G. ; Han, B. D. ; Kim, Do-Hoon ; Kim, Yang-Hyun ; Cho, Kyung-Hwan ; Park, Y. G. ; Ko, B. J. / Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans : The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011. In: Eye (Basingstoke). 2015 ; Vol. 29, No. 7. pp. 913-920.
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February 26th, 2016. That was the day a little independent game, made by one single person, titled Stardew Valley was released on Steam. The game, heavily inspired by Natsume's classic Harvest Moon (or Story of Seasons, depending on the publisher's mood) series of farming titles, became a tremendous hit, both critically and (especially) commercially. Something not even its source of inspiration has ever managed to achieve, most notably in the West. That obviously raised the opportunity alarm at the Natsume headquarters, prompting them to develop a new Harvest Moon IP, the first title in the franchise to be released on PC. And then we got this.
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope is the worst Harvest Moon game I have ever played. There, let's just start the review by stating the obvious. This isn't a good Harvest Moon game, let alone a good game in general. It's ugly, it's lazy, it's heartless. There are enough reasons for me to justify my statement so let's just dive right into the source(s) of the problem.
I've never seen a kid so happy about a cabbage.
Another con is the game's story. Harvest Moon has always had a little story, and so does Stardew Valley, but everybody knows we're here for the farming fun and the social interactions, not some cookie-cutter tale about magic and saving the land from impending doom. When it comes to Light of Hope, well, there is a heavy emphasis on story, and a poor one at that, which includes the two aformentioned elements. There is a lot of dialogue, as any other Harvest Moon game would obviously have, but add tons of unskippable story-focused dialogue featuring uninteresting and clichéd characters, as well as gigantic versions to the aforementioned cheap polygonal models and you know you're in for a boring mess.
The more you zoom the camera out, the more the game will look like something from RPG Maker.
If there's a (bittersweet) saving grace in this game, that'd be the gameplay. This is the first time the franchise has been released on PC, and it shows how well you can integrate the mouse and keyboard layout to the overall Harvest Moon gameplay. The game features a somewhat interesting mechanic that "foresees" which action you're going to do on a certain spot, therefore allowing you to perform the action by clicking the left mouse button without the need of equipping an item. For example: if you see a trunk that can be chopped in order to get more wood, just click on it and you'll automatically do it, without the need of equipping an axe beforehand. See some crops that need watering? Click on them and there you go, they're now watered. On one hand, that makes the game feel faster and more fluid, as there will be a lot less time spent on menus. On the other hand, and I don't know how to explain this properly, it made the game a bit more mechanic, a bit "cheaper," a lot more lifeless. Because this is how this game feels in general: lifeless and uninspiring. Every single gameplay aspect present in any other Harvest Moon game is here, be it crop producing or be it getting married, but it feels so dull, so uninteresting, so devoid of charm, you don't feel motivated at all.
OK, back to Stardew Valley then!
Light of Hope severely disappointed me. Nothing in that game stood out, at least not in a positive way. Given the amount of recycled assets from its underwhelming 3DS predecessor, it looked like a game that was rushed out in order to compete with the juggernaut that is Stardew Valley. Funnily enough, a game made by just one guy managed to be a lot better, both in terms of technical quality and overall charm, than a new entry in a long-lasting franchise that not only influenced it, but also used to be a juggernaut of its own back in the day. This is the lowest Harvest Moon has ever reached, I definitely can't recommend the game for anyone.


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Julian Simmonds voted very strongly for privatising government services
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11th Sep 2019, 1:14 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Stop privatisation
The majority voted against a motion to amend the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time". Agreeing to read a bill for a second time is the same as agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
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That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:
(1) notes that the Government's plan to privatise Australia's visa system will lead to:
(a) cuts to services, increased risk of visa fraud, worker exploitation, and data security breaches; and
(b) the loss of around 2,000 jobs Australia-wide; and
(2) urges the Government to stop its privatisation of Australia's visa system".
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MP voted against policy 0 0 0
MP absent 0 0 0
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between 85% and 95% becomes "strongly for"
between 60% and 85% becomes "moderately for"
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between 15% and 40% becomes "moderately against"
between 5.0% and 15% becomes "strongly against"
between 0.0% and 5.0% becomes "very strongly against"
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Anyhow, woke up early the other day and thought I'd mess around on my iPad for awhile when I couldn't get back to sleep. No masterpiece by any stretch, but it made me smile (though it's mighty hard to draw a dog and make it look like it's smiling, at least with my very meager skills.) Make it a great day!


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Dixie High senior buys bus, fills it with supplies for students in Mexican village
By Ryann Richardson, St. George News | Posted - Oct 11th, 2019 @ 9:26am
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ST. GEORGE — A Minnesota bus has a new owner and a new route.
Dylan Ence, a senior at Dixie High School, is attempting to make a world of difference for students in another country. The St. George local purchased bus No. 65 and is using it to house and transport school supplies to a village in Patamban Michoacan, Mexico.
The project began four years ago when Ence visited the village. Ence told St. George News that he witnessed the students living in poverty as they tried to get an education. During the visit, Ence and his family purchased and donated sports equipment to the school for physical education classes.
Afterward, he went to the teachers and principal and asked how he could offer further help. Ence noticed that many of the students were staying at the school while he was there four years ago during a holiday weekend. He later discovered that students would walk to school and stay there for days, weeks and even months in order to ensure they could get to classes.
That's when Ence got the idea to donate a school bus.
"I had heard of groups that have donated them, so I was like, 'Well, why can't I do that myself?'" he said. "Shoot for something big, and maybe we can make a change."
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A Democratic senator is calling for Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to step down over social media activity that included interactions with a racist meme and conspiracy mongers.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Tuesday that Wheeler should "do the right thing" and "resign immediately" hours after HuffPost reported that the EPA chief engaged with inflammatory content on his personal Facebook and Twitter accounts.
In a statement on Tuesday, Wheeler said he did not remember liking an image of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama staring at a white person's hand holding a banana. He admitted recirculating and liking tweets from right-wing extremists and notorious conspiracy theorists, but said he agreed with the content of the posts and had not reviewed the sources.
"Over the years, I have been a prolific social media user and liked and inadvertently liked countless social media posts," Wheeler told HuffPost by email.
Neither the EPA nor the White House immediately responded to requests for comment Tuesday about Merkley's call for Wheeler to step aside.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has urged Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to step down.
So far, no other lawmakers have joined Merkley. None of the Oregon lawmaker's nine colleagues in the Democratic delegation of the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee responded to HuffPost's requests for comment on Tuesday. Nor did Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the trio of moderate Republicans who were the first to call for Scott Pruitt, the former EPA administrator, to step down over in April his own personal scandals.
A spokesman for Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), who spearheaded efforts to investigate Pruitt, declined to comment.
Wheeler's social media interactions pale in comparison to Pruitt's mountain of ethical lapses and spending controversies. But the agency chief's pursuit of a radical deregulatory agenda, gutting greenhouse gas rules at a time when the United Nations is calling for unprecedented emissions cuts to avert catastrophic climate change, has drawn fierce criticism.


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Increasing the Distance of an External Focus of Attention has Limited Effects on Standing Long Jump Performance
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International Journal of Exercise Science 6(4) : 300-309, 2013. Several previous studied have demonstrated that adopting an external focus of attention (i.e., directing attention towards the result of the movement) improves the performance of a variety of motor skills. The objective of this study was to investigate if increasing the distance of an external focus of attention would further improve standing long jump performance. We hypothesized that as the distance of the external focus increased so would jumping distance. We also hypothesized that when subjects completed jumps in the external focus of attention conditions they would jump significantly further than jumps completed in the baseline condition. Using a within-participant design, college aged students (N = 46) completed two standing long jumps in each of the three experimental conditions. When participants were in the Baseline condition they were instructed to "Jump to the best of your ability." When participants were in the External-3m and External-5m conditions they were instructed to "Jump as close to the cone as possible." The cone was placed at a distance of three or five meters away, respectively. Data were analyzed using a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results showed that trials completed in both of the external focus of attention conditions were significantly further than trails completed in the Baseline condition. Additionally, the analysis revealed that the jump distances completed in the External-3m and the External-5m conditions were not significantly different. The findings of this study suggest that there were limited benefits for extending the distance of an external focus of attention.
Westphal, William and Porter, Jared M. (2013) "Increasing the Distance of an External Focus of Attention has Limited Effects on Standing Long Jump Performance," International Journal of Exercise Science: Vol. 6 : Iss. 4.
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The inflation in Turkey, caused in particular by the policy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who persists in lowering interest rates, threatens to spiral out of control.
The fall of the Turkish lira seems endless. In the country, some stores have given up displaying prices as it seems impossible to follow the day-to-day evolution of inflation which is plaguing Turkey's economy. In August, it crossed the 80% mark, against 79.6% in July, a record level since 1998. The price of staple foods, such as tomatoes, has soared and sometimes increased by up to 300% within a year. In recent months, anti-theft devices have even appeared on supermarket shelves, as many everyday products can be bought at exorbitant prices.
Despite two increases in the minimum wage since January 1, the surge in prices is becoming difficult to sustain for a large part of the Turks. "Now in Turkey, we buy fruits and vegetables individually. The increase in the cost of living is not offset by a fairly substantial increase in wages, so we are in an inflationary spiral comparable to what Turkey experienced in the early 1990s. The population in Turkey is suffering these consequences, on the one hand because of inflation and rising prices, but also because of the strong devaluation of the currency. This phenomenon has been boosted by the Ukrainian crisis, particularly concerning agricultural products", analysis for Libé Jean Marcou, specialist in Turkey and holder of the Mediterranean and Middle East chair at Sciences Po Grenoble.
"The biggest problem we are currently facing is the cost of living," admitted Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday August 30. If the Turkish currency has lost 55% of its value in one year against the dollar, it is above all because the Turkish President persists in lowering interest rates, contrary to traditional economic theories, which consider on the contrary that such policy favors inflation in Turkey. Result: a continuous fall in the value of the pound, the currency in Turkey, and double-digit inflation since 2017. "Turkish President Erdogan continues to play the growth and export card. He refuses to take significant economic measures in the face of the severity of the crisis, and claims that the problems are solely due to Western domination of economic products. It's a totally devastating speech", underlines Jean Marcou.
In August, the Turkish Central Bank again lowered its main interest rate from 14% to 13%, fueling the rise in prices. The monetary institution is dependent on the tribulations of power. With each new economic announcement from the government, the same scenario: the pound plunges, the Istanbul stock market unscrews. "Now the whole system is only holding up thanks to ever-increasing inflation in Turkey. Since Erdogan has boosted his economic growth with credit for many years, the end of the rise in prices would jeopardize the ability to repay the debts contracted by individuals, leading to a banking crisis. This may also be one of the reasons for Erdogan's eccentric position", analyzes Matéo Teixeira, specialist in inflation and debt, doctoral student in economics at the University of Lyon.
In Turkey, the inflation figures are the subject of a deep disagreement between, on the one hand, the National Institute of Statistics of Turkey (Tüik), controlled by the State, and, on the other, independent economists from the Inflation Research Group (Enag). The latter, who estimate that inflation has reached 181.4% in one year, accuse the Tüik of underestimating the extent of inflation by half. Suspicions heightened since Erdogan's dismissal last January of the director of the national institute, Sait Erdal Dinçer, after he declared to the press that he refused to disguise the inflation figures, having "a responsibility -to the 84 million Turkish citizens".
Faced with the deterioration of the Turkish economic situation, it is difficult to envisage a way out of the crisis in the absence of changes in economic policy, nine months before the next presidential election. At the risk of Turkey sinking into a downward spiral. "The most worrying thing would be if the situation degenerated into hyperinflation [prices rising 50% per month], which would lead to total disruption of the economy. With an annual increase of 80%, we are not yet in this scenario, anticipates specialist Matéo Teixeira. But we see that the spiral is in place, inflation is self-sustaining. If Erdogan continues to turn a blind eye to the situation, this catastrophic scenario could come true."
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Like its predecessor, Hare 1967, this hare is positioned stiffly, ears flat and legs rigidly arranged in a position that doesn't suggest the lithe athleticism we usually associate with hares. This work was a lithograph, – where the image is drawn onto a large metal or stone block, using an ink-attracting substance, and then printed onto paper. Elisabeth Frink has used a minimal colour palette and just a few sketched details, but the overall result is surprisingly textural.
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Dame Elisabeth Frink was an English sculptor and printmaker who studied at the Guildford School of Art at the Chelsea School of Art. Frink's range of subjects included the human figure, birds, dogs, horses and religious motifs. Frink created a lot of bronze outdoor sculptures, her style generalised the form and eliminated the detail of the sculptures. Frink's continued fascination with flight was evident in a series of falling figures and winged men that she made during the 1960s.


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