At Town Meeting in Hollis this year, Warrant Article 3 gives the voters the opportunity to purchase and permanently protect nearly 1 mile of shorefront and 140 acres on Rocky Pond.
This beautiful, 64-acre pond is more than 1½ times larger than Silver Lake. It has remained pristine because it has been owned by the Bell-Worcester family since the mid-1880s. In 1992, the land was approved for a subdivision, and is poised to go on the market this spring if not purchased by the town.
Since the 1940s, the family has operated a members-only Rocky Pond beach club to help offset expenses. However, the owners are no longer able to continue this, and have offered this beautiful pond and much of the shoreline to the town of Hollis. This is a one-time opportunity for all Hollis residents to enjoy this jewel of a property while protecting its top-rated wildlife habitat and securing a water resource valuable for both aquifer and groundwater protection. Rocky Pond is an important source of water to the town by feeding into the Nissitissit aquifer.
A nature lovers' haven, Rocky Pond is a four-season treasure. In the spring, walk the trails to enjoy the mountain laurel. In summer, hike, ride horses and mountain bike around the pond, swim, paddle, fish, pick wild blueberries and just relax. In the fall, hike through the beautiful foliage. In winter, enjoy ice skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and fishing.
If the town purchases this land, the Land Protection Study Committee recommends that the Board of Selectmen appoint a committee to determine the best passive recreational uses of the land and water while protecting them forever.
The purchase of the Bell heirs' portion of Rocky Pond, Warrant Article 3, has the support of the selectmen. The purchase price is $2.4 million. Including the estimated cost of procurement, the total price will be $2.55 million. The interest rate on a 15-year bond to the town is currently about 2.56 percent, making the yearly tax impact on a $400,000 home $81.00 a year.
This year is an exceptionally good time to purchase Rocky Pond because of the low interest rate on bonds, and also because many of the town and the school bonds are completing over the next three years. After 15 years, this large portion of Rocky Pond will be paid for, and will benefit Hollis forever.
Birch Hill, the watershed and view shed to Rocky Pond, is also being offered to the town in Warrant Article 2. The purchase of both of these properties would further protect these land and water resources, provide great recreational opportunities, and create a green corridor and formalize the trail system from Beaver Brook, around Rocky Pond, up Birch Hill, and on to Monson and the Hollis Town Forest.
The Land Protection Study Committee urges Hollis residents to attend Town Meeting on Saturday, March 12, at 10 in the morning at Hollis Brookline High School and vote "Yes" on Article 3, Rocky Pond. There will also be a public informational meeting at Hollis Town Hall on Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m., or find out more at the town website at www.hollisnh.org. (click on the Town Meeting/Budget link).


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ETYM Old Eng. graihund, greihound, greahund, grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS. grîghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.
A tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog.
Ancient breed of dog, with a long narrow head, slight build, and long legs. It stands up to cm/in tall. It is renowned for its swiftness, and can exceed kph/mph. Greyhounds were bred to hunt by sight, their main quarry being hares. Hunting hares with greyhounds is the basis of the ancient sport of coursing. Track-based greyhound racing is a popular spectator sport.
The Italian greyhound is similar in build to the ordinary greyhound, but very much smaller, weighing only about 3.6 kg/8 lb.


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Egypt's Sisi refuses third term as a president, asserts respect to terms limits
Egypt IndependentNovember 7, 2017
On the sidelines of the ongoing World Youth Forum in Egypt's Red Sea resort Sharm al-Shaikh, US TV channel CNBC and London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat conducted interviews with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in which he discussed a host of issues related to the domestic and international affairs.
Egypt Independent summarizes the topics that the president discussed.
The 2018 Presidential Elections:
Sisi asserted that he will not exceed the presidential term limits, which according to the constitution is restricted to two terms, each consisting of four years.
The president said that he will not ask parliament to amend the constitution's articles related to the presidential terms, asserting that presidents should respect the constitution.
"No president will be able to stay in power more than the two terms set in the constitution and the law, I personally object to any amendments of the current two terms of the presidency post," Sisi said in his interview with CBNC.
Terrorism in North Sinai
In response to questions raised by Asharq Al-Awsat regarding the Egyptian government's efforts to eliminate the presence of the militants in North Sinai, Sisi noted that the Egyptian Armed Forces are responding effectively to these attacks.
He further stressed that the attacks launched by 'terrorists' are only being carried out within a limited area of the Peninsula, representing 2 percent of the total area of Sinai.
"We all should take into consideration the presence of civilians in these confrontations. The presence of civilians pushes the Armed Forces to be very careful while executing countering operations to eliminate terrorists" Sisi said.
The Arab boycott of Qatar
On the Arab diplomatic boycott of Qatar, Sisi said that there are 'evil' powers that are targeting Egypt and the whole region, consisting of extremist entities and regional countries that are seeking to destabilize the Middle East.
"The Arab countries should co-operate to defend their national security and stability against trials that aim to disseminate chaos and instability. Egypt has, with other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and UAE, adopted a stance towards the country that is sponsoring terrorism" he added.
The anti-Qatar alliance has demanded that the tiny Gulf nation suspends what they deem to be the support for terrorism and interference in other countries internal affairs.
Egyptian-Saudi relations
On relations with the desert kingdom to the east, Sisi said that Saudi Arabia is achieving remarkable progress under the rule of the King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and his crown prince Mohamed Bin Salman. They are pursuing a rational policy in the economic, political and social fields, he added.
"I would like to express my admiration for what is going on inside Saudi Arabia from giant reclamation steps that will leave positive impacts inside the kingdom and outside it. t\The kingdom is adopting a moderate policy that aim to counter extremism" he said.
Egypt's stance on the Syrian crisis
Moving to the topic of the ongoing Syrian conflict, the Egyptian leader highlighted that his country has pursued a consistent policy that is based on supporting the presence of a unitary state, territorial integrity and the backing of a national army to protect the sovereignty of the country.
"We are supporting the national state and army in Syria, not the sectarian militias that will lead to the collapse of countries and open endless wars. We reject all attempts to divide countries on sectarian and extremist bases" he said.
Egypt-US relations
On relations with the United States, Sisi said that the relationship with Washington is strategic, and enriching that relationship lies in the interest of both nations.
"These relations were subjected to pressures in 2011, however, during the era of the current US President Donald Trump, these relations will be back and enriched," he noted.
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's effect on Egypt
Regarding the effect that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project would have on Egypt, Sisi said that the Nile is considered a matter of life or death for Egypt and its people. Egypt's policy is therefore based on achieving co-operation between all entities to secure Egypt's interests, while being attentive to the interests of other nations.
The World Youth Forum, announced by Sisi in April, kicked off on Sunday with the participation of thousands of Egyptian and foreign youth, dignitaries and tourists. It will span over six days and is expected to host at least a dozen world leaders.
CNBC Egypt Presidency Sisi World Youth Forum

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This is to inform all Staff and Students of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti that the Mid-Semester Break ends on Sunday, 4th June, 2017. Accordingly, lecture resumes in the various Faculties and Departments with effect from Monday, 5th June, 2017.
Meanwhile, the University Management at its meeting held on Tuesday, 30th May, 2017 directed that all teaching and non-teaching staff of the University who hitherto, stayed away from work should resume immediately.
Please be informed that necessary security measures have been put in place to ensure safety of lives and properties, and the smooth running of activities on the campus.


I am back from the hospital, one gallbladder, one ovary and some endo lighter, with six more holes in me, all the better to hear you with, red riding hood.
Thanks to my blog friends for your prayers and good wishes. I didn't feel like blasting the news of my upcoming surgery across these parts--because these parts aren't like they used to be. News Flash, I believe you saw the film at 11. Nonetheless, I cannot express how much gratitude I have for those of you who keep us Sessums in your hearts. You are in ours too.
Off to do laps around the downstairs. More soon. Have a sunny weekend.
Will be out of the loop for a few days -- gotta take care of some stuff. be well. take no prisoners. (and i still am not sure what that means). I'm moderating coments while away. thx!
As more and more PR firms large and small jump into the space they call social media, which only vaguely resembles the social media space we who participate online play around in, the number of bad PR pitches is escalating. There's dough to be made. There are plenty of junior people at PR firms with MySpace pages. It's a match made in billable-hours heaven.
I'm getting several of these pitches a day, where I used to only get a couple a week. They are getting stupider, even though the tools that slice and dice bloggers into media outlets should be getting smarter. The problem is that we were never targets; we were never outlets; we never said we were media; we still aren't. Old PR models still don't work here.
Word to your Account Exec.
This became oh so apparent yesterday when Toby Bloomberg let some of us in on a pitch she got from a 'teen-and-t'ween PR person who is at least somehow affiliated with Fleishman-Hillard (still pondering if this is an FH site or some off brand) trying to lure Toby into caring about the site with talk of Marlo Thomas and Mary Tyler Moore.
Allison of The Next Big Thing sent Toby the pitch that shows she's never read Toby and doesn't know what Diva Marketing is about. She doesn't know the folks Toby cc's on her reply back either—although she pledges to add us to her "RSS". I have a Tween and I worked in BigPR long enough to know the extent to which PR cares about tween$ is reflected in that little s at the end.
Now, Toby's gotten tired of these pitches, but is among the tireless who still take the time to respond to them in an attempt to educate the would-be media relations people or perhaps shut them up until they take the time to READ.
Because most of these pitches are veiled attempts to get you to HIRE THESE PEOPLE as YOUR NEXT "SOCIAL MEDIA PR ONLINE MARKETING WHAT HAVE YOU" CONSULTANT or to USE THEIR SERVICES OR THE SERVICES OF THEIR CLIENTS, not, as they would like you to believe, to add something useful to your day, allow me to provide my tips for choosing a social media consultant in the form of a little quiz you can use in your own business.
Do you blog? Please provide a link (with a link to your archives).
What does the word "Blog" stands for?
Who has been celebrated as the mother of blogging?
Which President invented the Internet?
Do you participate in conversations with key influencers in the Technorati Top 500? Name them.
Have you ever argued online with Robert Scoble?
Is your blog among the Technorati Top 5,000?
Is an aggregator used 1) to waste time at work, 2) to make your car go, 3) to track blogs you want to read, 4) all of the above.
How far back do your blog archives go?
Does a MySpace login use numbers or letters?
Have you ever twittered before a date? After? During?
Have you been published on topics germane to this industry in mainstream media?
Send me links to your blog, podcasts, videos, myspace page, orkut page, youtube page, facebook page, flickr photos and Kaneva page. When I said Kaneva, did you say God bless you?
Do you spend at least half of your on-the-phone time with other bloggers, Internet lovers, or people in your industry?
Name some of your best friends online.
Did your read Cluetrain? Was it about 1) freedom 2) the rail and transportation industry or 3) best practices?
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The HOT fat chick nod was hot in 05.
This chick SO can blog. not mean. not kid. raw-grown-brilliant. textual healthfood.
Pippa got confirmed and the gang was all there. We're proud of you as always, Pippa!
Toby's Diva Marketing tunrs Three! Congrats--it hasn't been blogging's easiest three years, that's for sure, but better with Toby among us!
and whatscher fortune eating technique, anyway?
Frank's giving links. It's the perfect way to say I heart you, as they say in the Valley. Because they don't use regular words in the Valley. Because regular words cost too much. And because they're one big cult with six shared brain cells among them. Did I say that?
Tom is on a mission, and I always learn stuff when he is on a mission. Enter his posts on JSTOR - learn, read, rant.


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Syria Insta-Symposium: Obama's Constitutional Surrender?
31 Aug Syria Insta-Symposium: Obama's Constitutional Surrender?
President Obama's decision to seek authorization for military intervention in Syria is a watershed in the modern history of war powers. At no point in the last half century at least has a president requested advance congressional authorization for anything less than the full-scale use of force. Foreign Policy's David Rothkopf gets it exactly right:
Whatever happens with regard to Syria, the larger consequence of the president's action will resonate for years. The president has made it highly unlikely that at any time during the remainder of his term he will be able to initiate military action without seeking congressional approval. . . .
Obama has reversed decades of precedent regarding the nature of presidential war powers — and whether you prefer this change in the balance of power or not, as a matter of quantifiable fact he is transferring greater responsibility for U.S. foreign policy to a Congress that is more divided, more incapable of reasoned debate or action, and more dysfunctional than any in modern American history. . . .
Will future offensive actions require Congress to weigh in? How will Congress react if the president tries to pick and choose when this precedent should be applied? At best, the door is open to further acrimony. At worst, the paralysis of the U.S. Congress that has given us the current budget crisis and almost no meaningful recent legislation will soon be coming to a foreign policy decision near you.
The request makes all the difference. Just compare this episode to Kosovo, in which Congress tried and failed to get its act together to agree on an institutional position on the NATO bombing. But President Clinton had not requested authorization, and so there was no concession that congressional approval was needed. So he left himself free to ignore Congress' failure to approve the action.
Obama will have no such out. (He claimed authority to go it alone in his statement today, but this is a context in which actions speak louder than words.) If Congress doesn't authorize the use of force in Syria, his hands will be tied. The request shifts the default position.
In the past, presidents have been able unilaterally to initiate uses of force short of real war so long as Congress doesn't formally disapprove. Institutional incentives have always pointed away from such disapproval. In fact there are only two partial examples of Congress limiting presidential uses of force in the modern era — Lebanon (Reagan) and Somalia (Clinton) — and that happened only after unilateral presidential actions had headed south. But of course those incentives also point against formally approving these sorts of lesser operations. Kosovo proved both sides of the coin, as measures both to approve and disapprove went down in defeat.
Over at Lawfare, Jack Goldsmith congratulates Obama for the move. Future presidents will not be so thankful, and maybe the rest of us shouldn't be, either. Assuming a limited operation with no American casualties, Obama could have sweated the political heat just like he did during Libya. Through Democrat and Republican administrations presidents have for the most part used the power to initiate lesser uses of force in ways that served the national interest. American power would have been embarrassed by the requirement of congressional approval, which in many cases wouldn't have been forthcoming.
The rest of the world can basically forget about the US going to military bat in these kinds of situations if congressional action is a precondition. This is a huge development with broad implications not just for separation of powers but for the global system generally.
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We know why Peter Spiro thinks he should not have to deal with an obstreperous congress in case he wants to go to war. What if Obama wants to attack Iran and congress won't go along with it? Spiro is worried about Israel here, not American democracy or the constitutional separation of powers.
Simon Lester
Why do you object to Congress playing a role in these matters?
As I understand it, Congressional approval is required following a 60 day time period of troop deployment (at lates). The Kosovo resolution was presented to authorize the use of military force (March 23, 1999), and it failed to pass.
Obama has stated, "The president does not have the power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." While it might be unusual to see a sitting president actually honor statements he has made to the public I can't see why that would be a legally problematic, particularly when supported by the Constitution.
John Thacker
"Just compare this episode to Kosovo, in which Congress tried and failed to get its act together to agree on an institutional position on the NATO bombing."
Or LIbya, where Congress did the same thing, voting down a position in favor of the bombing, but also voting down a resolution in favor of withdrawing troops.
I'm sorry, I don't see how this is a major surrender of authority. The President and his aides have indicated that they don't think that this authorization is necessary– which is indistinguishable from George W. Bush's position. With the exception of Kosovo and Libya, other Presidents have always gone to Congress– while knowing that they could win and saying that they didn't really need to.
Peter Spiro
Presidents have only gone to Congress for major uses of force. There are scores of limited uses of force, many in the modern era (eg, Grenada, Panama, Somalia) for which Presidents did not seek or secure congressional authorization. This is unprecedented in the modern era.
Regardless of whether there is precedent, why do you object? Isn't it a good idea for Congress to play a role in military actions? If the precedent is a bad one, shouldn't we overturn it?
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Peter Spiro is Charles Weiner Professor of Law at Temple University. He is the author of At Home in Two Countries: The Past and Future of Dual Citizenship (NYU Press 2016).
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Mysteryland and Dave Clarke Presents Release Official Vinyl Sampler
Driving techno cuts to get you in the mood for this month's festivities
Forget umpteen-phase lineup announcements - Mysteryland is promoting its 2016 edition with good old fashioned vinyl. In conjunction with Dave Clarke Presents, the annual Dutch massive has released an official vinyl sampler featuring four of the artists on this year's lineup.
The first track is a collaboration between Clarke and Mr. Jones through their Unsubscribe project titled "Penultimate." The hard, driving piece of dark techno sends the message loud and clear: Mysteryland wants to appeal to the heads.
Rebekah's "Last Time I Died" isn't a great deal softer; what melodies punctuate its extraterrestrial syncopations are distressed and dissonant, with only a faint and ominous vocal refrain in the background. While the two aforementioned tracks have been out for months, the B sides - "Olsen" by Gary Beck and "Howl" by Joran Van Pol - are new to the album.
Last year marked Mysteryland's first musical release, which was made in conjunction with Studio 80 and Delsin Records. This year's sampler will not be for sale and only 300 copies will be distributed, but the festival's organizers encourage eager fans to look out for exclusive giveaways on its social media channels.
Mysteryland certainly didn't skimp on techno for its 2016 edition being that Clarke is joined on the lineup by Stacey Pullen and Carl Craig as Detroit Love, Gary Beck, Green Velvet and others. Like most festivals of its size, however, its talent buyers aimed to bring something for everybody. Diplo, Afrojack, Martin Garrix, MK, Sam Feldt and Sander van Doorn also make for notables on the roster.
Now gearing up for its 24th edition, Mysteryland began in 1993 - making it the longest-running electronic music festival in the world. Having expanded to the US in 2014, its US incarnation is the only ID&T festival still operating in the States from the time that the Dutch promoter was owned by SFX Entertainment.
As for the Dutch version of Mysteryland, 2016 marks the second time it will span two days, and it will place from August 27th-28th in the Floriade Terrain in Harleemmermeer, Netherlands. If you're on the fence about attending, take a look at the official lineup below.
RebekahMysterylandUnsubscribeDave Clarke Presents
EDM Culture: 2013 Mysteryland Official After-movie
Watch: Official Mysteryland Festival Aftermovie
White Cliffs Shows Why He's One to Watch with His Guest Mix for Mysteryland


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Q: How to use Google File Stream's root instead of "My Drive" subfolder? Good old Google Drive had my files at the root which I find normal. Google File Stream has them in a "My Drive" sub-folder which I find pretty annoying (there's also a "Team Drives" that I have no use of).
Is there a way to somehow move my files to the root and remove these 2 sub-folders?
My Options menu:

A: I'm afraid that the answer is negative.
Google File Stream is an evolution of Google Drive, which by its nature
introduces new complexities.
You are asking for a modification of the way that the Google File Stream server
displays its result.
However, the Google Support page of
Configure Drive File Stream
only lists parameters for the client version,
but no configuration parameters for the server side.
My Drive Folders and Team Drive Folders are two different ways for you
to share your data. Both are available, even if you use only one.
Team Drive is oriented more toward team work.
It allows more advanced permission and ownership
by having two permission levels: Full access and Edit access.
The later only allows a member to make changes to the files within the Team Drive, or add new files.
Full access is required to manage folder permissions and to remove or delete files.
My Drive folders represent the classic Google Drive method that allows
public link sharing.
They allow unrestricted public access and allow different sharing permissions
to be set at the subfolder level.
But they lack the granular editing permissions available in Team Drive.
For more information about the two methods, see the article
Folder Management in G Suite: My Drive vs Team Drive.
Other places in which you may find help or be able to suggest a new feature are:

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*Google Product Forums

*Google Drive Help

*G Suite Help Forum
(if you're using a G-Suite account)

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Best answer: How much money did Brazil spend on the World Cup?
How much did Brazil spend on the World Cup 2014?
How much money did Russia and Brazil spend on their World Cup?
What did the World Cup do to Brazil's economy?
How much did Brazil win in the World Cup?
What does FIFA stand for?
How much did Brazil make from the Olympics?
How much does a World Cup trophy cost?
How much money did South Africa make from the World Cup?
Is hosting the World Cup worth it?
How does the World Cup affect the economy?
How did the 2014 World Cup affect Brazil?
Who won the 2018 World Cup?
Who is Brazil's best player?
Has Brazil ever missed a World Cup?
Who is Brazil all time top scorer?
Brazil spent an estimated $15 billion to build stadiums and transportation, among other infrastructure, for the 2014 World Cup.
2014 World Cup costs – additional information
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil cost an estimated $11.6 billion.
Russia. Russia's official budget of 678 billion rubles spent on projects for the tournament is less than the $15bn spent by Brazil on the 2014 World Cup.
How it relates- Brazil hosting the World Cup, did lift the economy slowly while the tournament was going on. But it was only 32 days long, and in the long term there was no real affect. So, it really didn't help the economy, just divided the citizens, and left Brazil with almost useless infrastructure.
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Number of World Cup titles won by country 1930-2018. The national team of Brazil has won the most soccer World Cup titles of all time with five, winning the tournament in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and, most recently, in 2002. The most recent World Cup, which was hosted by Russia in 2018, was won by France.
FIFA — Soccer's World Governing Body
Founded in 1904 to provide unity among national soccer associations, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) boasts 209 members, rivaling that of the United Nations, and is arguably the most prestigious sports organization in the world.
The final tally for Brazil, the first South American country to host the Olympics, exceeded $20 billion, with the city of Rio alone shouldering at least $13 billion.
There is only one World Cup trophy, and the winning team don't get to keep it. Instead, they are given a bronze plated replica. USA Today values the real World Cup Trophy trophy at $20 million or around £16 million.
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa ran smoother than many feared, and helped deliver a $631 million FIFA profit for a four-year period that included a global financial crash.
That's because the general consensus is that hosting a World Cup is not really worth the investment. Although it's tempting to accuse economists of being bad sports, most of the evidence suggests they are right. … The anticipated effect is created by spending on construction and general investment.
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According to World Bank reports: "The economy is expected to expand by 3% over the medium term, helped by continued investments related to hosting the football world cup." The hosting country will be able to produce more and increase the GDP, which mean that the consumption, investment, government purchases and net …
The 2014 World Cup has injected an estimated $15 billion into the Brazilian economy and created many jobs, this according to the head of the government's Embratur tourism board, Vicente Neto at a news conference June 19. … It's 30 billion [dollars invested] in a $1 trillion economy."
France national football team
Ronaldo Has Been Voted The Greatest Brazilian Footballer Of All Time Ahead Of Pele
Gerson.
Paulo Roberto Falcao.
Bebeto.
Djalma Santos.
Nilton Santos.
Leonidas da Silva.
Vava.
Marta.
There has, to date, never been a World Cup without Brazil competing in it. Times they have had the tournament top scorer. Leonidas (1938), Ademir (1950), Garrincha and Vava (1962), Ronaldo (2002).
Pelé is still Brazil's leading scorer with an enviable record of 77 goals in 92 caps.
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Percentile Salary Location 10th Percentile College Soccer Coach Salary $31,780 US 25th Percentile College
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Soccer can be a great workout and lots of fun. … increases aerobic capacity
Frequent question: What to do after training in soccer?
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Frequent question: Who has the best passer rating in NFL history?
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Your question: What is the 8th tier of English football?


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Q: Facing an issue of double sound on Google chrome while running Edge animation I have created an animation in Adobe Edge animate itself and its working fine on the browser. Next thing I have added a voice over to the animation which is completely synced and running perfectly using j-query.
Here's the problem which i am facing - while running the animation on the Google Chrome and Safari, I am getting double sound which is annoying. I have discovered on internet that Google chrome supports MP3, OGG, WAV formats for the audio. And Mozilla supports the OGG format. I have connected the two formats with animation using j-query which are MP3 and OGG format. And Google Chrome is reading the both formats which is creating an issue.
Please help me out to remove the double sound issue in Chrome.
Regards
Vikas Sharma

A: instead of using an <audio> tag, you might try using the html5 audio object and manipulating it with javascript.
here's an example:
var audiophile = new Audio();
audiophile.src = 'audiofile.mp3';
audiophile.play();

that way you're only referencing one source file, and there's no chance of two playing simultaneously.
hope this helps.


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A caesarean section kit costs the equivalent of $100 at the black market rate while the minimum wage is 1,800 bolivars ($6) a month.
Despite refusing to acknowledge the country's public health problems, President Nicolas Maduro launched a program to reduce the number of caesarian section births, but a year later he admitted it hadn't provided the expected results.


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Ibrutinib (USAN, también conocido como PCI-32765 y comercializado bajo el nombre de Imbruvica™) es un inhibidor de la Tirosina kinasa de Bruton (BTK), un fármaco antineoplásico —anticanceroso— dirigido contra el cáncer producido por células B. Fue aprobado por la FDA en noviembre de 2013 para el tratamiento del linfoma de células de manto y en febrero de 2014 para el tratamiento de la leucemia linfática crónica. Se administra por vía oral.
En enero de 2015, ibrutinib fue aprobado por la FDA para el tratamiento de la macroglobulinemia de Waldenstrom, un tipo de linfoma no-Hodgkin. El tratamiento con ibrutinib mejora en algunos pacientes los síntomas de la enfermedad de injerto contra huésped (EICH) después de recibir un trasplante de células madre de sangre donada, conocido como trasplante alogénico.

Mecanismo de acción
En estudios preclínicos con células de leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC), ibrutinib promovía su apoptosis, inhibía su proliferación, y también evitaba la supervivencia de dichas células impidiendo la respuesta a estímulos proporcionados por el microambiente. Estos mecanismos confirmarían que la señalización de Ibrutinib inducen la apoptosis y/o altera tanto la migración celular como la adherencia a microambientes que protegerían a las células tumorales.

En los primeros estudios clínicos, la actividad de ibrutinib se ha descrito incluyendo una rápida reducción de la linfadenopatía acompañada por una linfocitosis transitoria.

Ibrutinib ha reducido la quimiotaxis de células LLC hacia las quimiocinas CXCL12 y CXCL13, inhibiendo la adhesión celular después de la estimulación en los receptorres de células B.

Juntos, estos datos son consistentes con un modelo mecánico mediante el cual Ibrutinib bloquea las señales BCR, lo que impulsa la apoptosis celular e interrumpe la migración celular y su adhesión a microambientes que protegen el tumor.

Efectos adversos del ibrutinib
Los efectos adversos según la incidencia pueden ser:

Muy común (frecuencia superior al 10 %):

 Aumento de creatinina
 Trombocitopenia
 Diarrea
 Hemorragia
 Neutropenia
 Anemia
 Fatiga
 Dolores musculoesqueléticos
 Edema periférico
 Infecciones urinarias
 Náuseas
 Moratones
 Disnea
 Estreñimiento
 Erupción
 Dolor abdominal
 Vómitos
 Disminución del apetito
 Tos
 Pirexia
 Estomatitis
 Infección UTI
 Neumonía
 Infecciones de la piel
 Astenia
 Espasmos musculares
 Mareos
 Sinusitis
 Dolor de cabeza
 Deshidratación
 Dispepsia (indigestión)
 Petequias
 Artralgia
 Epistaxis (hemorragia nasal)

Frecuentes (del 1 al 10 %):
 Hemorragia (grado 3/4)
 Malignidades primarias secundarias

Recaída en tratamiento con Ibrutinib
El tratamiento de la LLC con ibrutinib ha supuesto un cambio de paradigma ya que las recaídas han sido infrecuentes, no obstante, éstas se han producido y pueden ser debidas a las mutaciones en BTK y PLCG2 si bien los datos son todavía limitados.

Tratamiento después de la suspensión de Ibrutinib
Cuando es necesario suspender el tratamiento con Ibrutinib el tratamiento posterior resulta difícil en la mayoría de los pacientes refractarios con recaída con LLC. La incorporación de nuevos fármacos (acalabrutinib y venetoclax) al tratamiento de la leucemia linfática crónica, el linfoma de células de manto y el Macroglobulinemia de Waldenstrom puede ser útil para los enfermos que tengan que discontinuar el tratamiento con ibrutinib y también como alternativa inicial.

Historia del Ibrutinib

Desarrollo de Ibrutinib - PCI-32765
Ibrutinib, de Pharmacyclics Inc. y Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceutical, fue diseñado y sintetizado en Celera Genomics por Zhengying Pan, quien junto a un equipo de químicos y biólogos diseñaron en 2007 la estructura para la creación de una serie de pequeñas moléculas que inactivan la tirosina kinasa de Bruton (BTK) mediante la unión covalente de cisteína-481 cerca del dominio de unión a ATP de la BTK. Estas pequeñas moléculas inhibieron irreversiblemente la BTK mediante el uso de un aceptor de Michael para unirse a la cisteína de destino. En abril de 2006, Pharmacyclics adquirió todo el programa de descubrimiento y desarrollo de Celera Genomics sobre el inhibidor de BTK inhibidor, que incluía el compuesto denominado PCI-32765 (conocido como compuesto 13 inicialmente) y que posteriormente fue elegido para un mayor desarrollo preclínico basado en el descubrimiento de sus propiedades en vivo frente al linfoma. Desde 2006, los científicos de Pharmacyclics habían probado la molécula en varios ensayos clínicos donde se identificaron varias indicaciones clínicas específicas para el fármaco.

Aprobación para su uso médico en LCM y LLC

La FDA aprobó su uso para el tratamiento del linfoma de células de manto (LCM), la leucemia linfática crónica y para la leucemia linfática crónica (LLC).

El Comité de Medicamentos de Uso Humano (CHMP) de la Agencia Europea del Medicamento (EMA), en julio de 2014, emitió un comunicado en el que recomendandaba la concesión de una autorización de comercialización de ibrutinib (Imbruvica) destinado para el tratamiento recidivante del linfoma de células de manto refractario (MCL) y la leucemia linfocítica crónica (CLL).

En 2018 se aprobó la ampliación del uso en Europa para los pacientes con leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC) sin tratamiento previo —tratamiento de primera línea—. En España se aprobó su aplicación para pacientes sin tratamiento en enero de 2018. La ampliación del tratamiento con ibrutinib a primera línea se basó en los datos del ensayo clínico fase 3, aleatorizado y abierto RESONATE™-2, publicados en The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) en 2015.

Ensayos clínicos
Se han realizado numerosos estudios clínicos en distintas fases de Ibrutinib en monoterapia o combinado con otros fármacos (Rituximab, bendamustina, ofatumumab, ciclofosfamida, doxorubicin, vincristina, prednisona y lenalidomida, entre otros). También se han realizado de Ibrutinib en combinación con venetoclax en pacientes con recidivas y tratados con venetoclax cuando ibrutinib no ha parado la progresión.

Está siendo estudiado para el tratamientos de linfoma linfocítico pequeño, linfoma difuso de células B grandes, mieloma múltiple y macroglobulinemia de Waldenstrom. Tiene potenciales efectos para el tratamiento de la artritis reumatoide (autoinmune). Un estudio publicado en 2014 mostró una mayor efectividad de ibrutinib frente a ofatumumab.

Los resultados de un estudio en fase 2 en combinación con ublituximab (anticuerpo monoclona anti-CD20) ha mostrado tasas de respuesta rápidas y altas debiendose definir, en ensayos de fase 3 el beneficio clínico a largo plazo de ublituximab en combinación con ibrutinib (ensayo de fase 3 NCT 02301156).

Toxicidad
La dosis recomendada para el tratamiento de CLL es de 420 mg/día mediante una administración oral de cápsula con agua.

Los inhibidores de la tirosina cinasa, entre ellos el ibrutinib, producen efectos indeseados, fundamentalmente hemorragias y fibrilación auricular, aunque dependiendo de la molécula en distinto grado y gravedad.

Los pacientes deben ser informados que un extra en la dosis del ibrutinib no compensa la dosis omitida. Al estar clasificado como medicamento peligroso, se han de tomar precauciones apropiadas para el manejo y la disposición.

El tratamiento debería ser interrumpido para cualquier grado más alto que el 3 en toxicidad hematológica, neutropenia con infección o fiebre. En la tabla se muestra la modificación de la dosis recomendada para estas toxicidades:

Advertencias y precauciones de empleo
Se debe tener en cuenta la toxicidad, la interacción con otros medicamentos así como otras precauciones en su administración:
 Interacción con otros medicamentos
El metabolismo de ibrutinib es principalmente por el CYP3A4,la administración conjunta de inhibidores potentes o moderados del CYP3A4 con ibrutinib puede aumentar su exposición y en consecuencia, aumentar el riesgo de toxicidad.

Por el contrario, la administración conjunta de inductores del CYP3A4 puede reducir la exposición, y en consecuencia, producir un riesgo de falta de eficacia.

Por tanto, en la medida de lo posible, se debe evitar el uso concomitante de ibrutinib con inhibidores/inductores potentes o moderados del CYP3A4 y se debe considerar su administración conjunta únicamente cuando los posibles beneficios sean mayores que los riesgos potenciales.

En el caso de que se tenga que utilizar un inhibidor del CYP3A4, se debe vigilar estrechamente a los paciente por si presentaran signos de toxicidad debidos a ibrutinib. En el caso de que se tenga que utilizar un inductor del CYP3A4, se debe vigilar estrechamente al paciente por si presentara signos de falta de eficacia.

Aunque ibrutinib no tenga contraindicaciones tiene posibles efectos que requieren supervisión como:
 Leucostasis
Se han notificado casos de leucostasis en pacientes tratados con ibrutinib. Un número elevado de linfocitos circulantes (> 400 000/μl) puede aumentar el riesgo. Se debe considerar suspender temporalmente la administración del fármaco.
 Infecciones
En pacientes tratados se han observado infecciones (incluyendo septicemia, septicemia neutropénica, infecciones bacterianas, víricas o fúngicas). La mayor parte de los pacientes con infecciones mortales tenían también neutropenia. El riesgo de infecciones con ibrutinib en relación con los tratamientos de quimioterapia tradicionales sigue siendo alto.
 Citopenias
Se han notificado citopenias (neutropenia, trombocitopenia y anemia) de grado 3 o 4 aparecidas durante el tratamiento. Se debe vigilar el hemograma completo una vez al mes.
 Fibrilación auricular/flutter
Se ha notificado fibrilación auricular y flutter auricular en pacientes tratados con Ibrutinib especialmente en pacientes con factores de riesgo cardíaco, infecciones agudas y antecedentes de fibrilación auricular.
 Efectos sobre el intervalo QT
En un estudio de fase II, las evaluaciones del ECG mostraron que Ibrutinib́ producía una ligera disminución del intervalo QTF (media de 7,5 ms). Aunque no se conoce el mecanismo subyacente ni la relevancia de este hallazgo para la seguridad.

Toxicidad para la reproducción
No debe utilizarse durante el embarazo. No hay datos relativos al uso de ibrutinib en mujeres embarazadas. Los estudios realizados en animales han mostrado toxicidad para la reproducción.

Polémica por el precio de ibrutinib
El periódico Wall Street Journal publicaba en enero de 2016 que el ibrutinib, un medicamento muy específico, tenía un precio o coste de entre 116.000 y 155.400 dólares estadounidenses (USD) el tratamiento anual en los Estados Unidos. A pesar de los previsibles descuentos y el seguro médico, el precio seguía resultando prohibitivo por lo que algunos pacientes no pueden adquirir el medicamento.

La empresa comercializadora del fármaco, Abbvie, adquirió el fármaco en mayo de 2015 y aseguraba que la proyección de ventas mundiales podría alcanzar la cifra 1000 millones USD en 2016 y 5000 millones en 2020.

Véase también
 Acalabrutinib
 Venetoclax
 Duvelisib
 Ublituximab

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 BTK inhibitor PCI-32765, National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
 Official Imbruvica patient website
 Imbruvica MCL - For previously treated MCL
 Imbruvica CLL - For previously treated CLL
 Ibrutinib (PCI-32765), BTK-inhibitor – Oncology  en Pharmacyclis.
 Ibrutinib - Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios AEMPS

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103574/
Ensayos clínicos
 Clinical Trials PCI-32765, en clinicaltrials.gov
 Ibrutinib - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia / Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma - Leucemia linfática crónica / Linfoma linfocítico pequeño
 Ibrutinib - Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma - Linfoma difuso de células B grandes
 Ibrutinib - Mantle Cell Lymphoma - Linfoma de células de manto
 Ibrutinibi - Multiple Myeloma - Mieloma múltiple
Noticias
 2016 - Ibrutinib desembarca en España con indicación en LLC, LCM y MW, gacetamedica.com, 5 de febrero de 2016
 2013 - Ibrutinib Receives Third Oncology Breakthrough Therapy Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration, febrero de 2013

Fármacos
Código ATC L
Piperidinas
Fenoles
Éteres
Inhibidores de la tirosina quinasa
Agentes antineoplásicos
Medicamento esencial de la Organización Mundial de la Salud

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Industry Notes: Germany's Projekt DEAL and Springer; Baker & Taylor and McSweeney's
In News by Porter Anderson August 23, 2019 Leave a Comment
Some three years in the making, a new accord between Springer and Projekt DEAL will produce 13,000 or more articles annually. And B&T now has international distribution of McSweeney's.
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More Than 700 Research and Academic Institutions
In Berlin on Thursday (August 22), an agreement was signed to publish more than 13,000 articles by German scholars and scientists in open access annually, making them freely available to everyone and raising the visibility of German research published by Springer Nature.
The arrangement—with a final contract to be approved by year's end—is to be open to all member-institutions of Projekt DEAL, which comprises more than 700 publicly and privately funded academic and research organizations in Germany.
Some essential elements of the new memorandum of understanding:
The final contract will run from 2020 to 2022 with an option to extend to 2023
For 2020, the publish and read (PAR) component is based on open access publication of at least 9,500 articles and grants institutions with permanent reading access to 1,900 journals in the Springer, Palgrave, Adis, and Macmillan portfolios. The costs for reading access and open access publishing in the PAR element will be reflected in a per-article fee of €2,750 (US$3,045)
Springer Nature will offer a 20-percent discount on the list price for open-access publishing in BMC and SpringerOpen titles for all institutions
List price increases of article processing charges will not exceed 3.5 percent per journal title per year, calculated based on the 2020 list price
The PAR element does not include Nature and Nature-branded subscription journals or purely professional journals as well as magazines, such as Scientific American or Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Participating institutions will have complimentary back-file access to issues of included journals during the contract period back to 1997
Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL also intend to close the gaps in access to archive content from all Springer Nature journals covered by the agreement
The Max Planck Society, as a member of the Alliance of Science Organizations behind Projekt DEAL, instituted MPDL Services GmbH, an affiliate of the Max Planck Digital Library, as a 100-percent subsidiary of the society specifically to serve as the contracting party for the DEAL contracts and to facilitate implementation of the agreements among German institutions.
Projekt DEAL was set up by the Alliance of Science Organizations in Germany representing the vast majority of the most important science and research outfits in that country. The consortium includes universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutions and state and regional libraries. As part of the project, national licensing agreements are to be implemented for the entire portfolio of electronic journals of large academic publishers.
In a prepared statement, Horst Hippler, the head of Projekt DEAL, is quoted, saying that the agreement "meets both core goals of Projekt DEAL: a fair pricing model and a shift towards open access.
"The long publishing history of Springer Nature is highly respected in the German research community, and through this agreement the publisher has shown to be an innovative and open partner ready to deliver the solutions that are best for science and the scholarly endeavor. The emerging contract will significantly contribute to making research accessible in an affordable and sustainable manner."
And for Springer Nature, we hear from CEO Daniel Ropers, who's quoted, saying, "This arrangement has taken three years to finalize, which reflects its scale and complexity. But we appreciate the leadership the German research institutions have shown, and in partnership we've been able to conclude this journey with a ground-breaking solution.
"The shared belief, commitment and openness of both parties has facilitated an understanding which is sustainable for both partners: for German research, as it enables scientists in Germany, whether from small or large institutes, whether from the physical, natural, applied or social sciences, and whether grant funding has been available or not, to publish open access with us. And for Springer Nature, as it facilitates faster growth, allowing us to benefit from our leading role in the open access migration as a partner to the research community.
Baker & Taylor Signs McSweeney's
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services today (August 23) is announcing the signing of a full-service international agreement with McSweeney's Literary Arts Fund, the independent nonprofit publishing company started by Dave Eggers and based in San Francisco.
Baker & Taylor's assignment covers all of McSweeney's book and quarterly print offerings, including the forthcoming book Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement, edited by Shelly Oria. The deal also encompasses McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.
In a prepared statement, Mark Suchomel, senior vice president of Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, calls McSweeney's "one of the most interesting independent publishers on the planet," and Amanda Uhle, executive director and publisher of McSweeney's, says, "Because [books] share our values and our vision that good stories and beautiful books make the world better, we trust Baker & Taylor to honor the work of the artists and authors we publish, and we're confident in their ability to bring our work to an even wider audience."
Baker & Taylor is a supplier to public and school libraries, and its parent company, Follett Corporation, is a supplier to K-12 school and library markets and higher education outlets.
More of Publishing Perspectives' Industry Notes series is here.
Tags: Baker & Taylor, distribution, germany, Industry notes, McSweeney's, open access, Projekt DEAL, scholarly publishing, scientific, Springer Nature, USA


Apple has released iOS 12 beta 5 to iPhone and iPad users enrolled in the developer beta testing program, along with macOS Mojave beta 5 for Mac users participating in the Mac developer beta program. The accompanying public beta release builds typically arrive soon after.
Additionally, Apple has released tvOS 12 beta 5 and watchOS 5 beta 5 to users testing beta software on their Apple TV and Apple Watch.
iPhone and iPad users who are currently running iOS 12 beta can find the latest update available now from the Software Update mechanism of iOS Settings.
Mac users currently running macOS Mojave beta can also find the beta 5 update available to download now from the Software Update section of System Preferences (MacOS Mojave has returned software updates back to System Preferences from the Mac App Store).
Typically Apple releases the developer beta builds first, and then follows soon after with the same version as a public beta release. The versions are thus iOS 12 beta 5 for developers, and iOS 12 beta 4 for public beta users.
While technically anyone can install iOS 12 developer beta (and the Mojave developer beta), there is little point doing so because of the concurrent public beta program. Thus, more advanced users who are interested in running the beta releases of Apple system software should instead choose to install the macOS Mojave public beta or install the iOS 12 public beta on their eligible devices. Beta system software is notoriously less stable and less reliable than regular builds, so it is generally only recommended for advanced users to try beta system software, and ideally on non-primary hardware. As usual, always backup any device before installing any system software.
Apple has said the release date for iOS 12 along with the release date for macOS Mojave are set to be sometime this fall.
MacOS Mojave includes an all new dark mode theme option, improvements to the Finder and desktop experience, Dynamic Desktops which change the wallpaper throughout the day, the inclusion of several apps from the iOS world on the Mac, and a variety of other new features and changes.
iOS 12 is said to focus on performance improvements, but the software update also includes new Emoji, new Animoji characters, the ability to create a customized Memoji Animoji, group FaceTime video chat, a new Screen Time feature that helps you keep track of what you're doing on your device and how much time you spend doing specific tasks (for example, using Facebook for 18 hours a day), and a variety of other improvements and changes to the iPhone and iPad operating system.
Mojave beta 5 has new wallpapers, yippy kay yai!


Forgotten women from Irish history will come out of the shadows and into the light this weekend as part of a new festival being held in Galway and all over the country.
Illuminate Herstory is taking place as part of Herstory, a national cultural movement created to tell the stories of extraordinary women from history and today.
Too often, these women have been consigned to the shadows. So, it's appropriate that Illuminate Herstory is a festival of light, centring around the traditional Nollaig na mBan or Women's Christmas – which is ceelbrated annually on January 6.
This Friday, January 6, women are invited to come forward and celebrate other women, dead and alive in Illuminate Herstory, which is being celebrated in all four provinces, thanks to the work of Lesley Tully of Illuminate and Melanie Lynch of Herstory. It's being curated in Galway by Dani Gill, formerly of the Cúirt Festival of Literature.
County and city councils including Galway City Council have commissioned light installations, while arts groups here in Galway and countrywide are hosting a range of events.
Galway's celebration will kick off this Friday evening at 5.30pm outside Lynch's Castle on the city's Shop Street with the official launch of a light installation. Women, past and present, will illuminate the exterior of Lynch's Castle on Friday and Saturday night as part of the festival.
There will be two different themes to these illuminations: one will be a night of contemporary photography by Galway-based photographer Julia Dunin, and one a night of historical images, including Ireland's first female civil engineer, Alice Perry, as well as the women of the Galway fishmarket, and the legendary queen of Connacht, Queen Meadhbh.
Nearby restaurant, 56 Central on Shop Street, will host an evening of art, food, music and dramatic recitals entitled I've Never Heard of Her, following the launch of the light installation.
That will run from 6pm until late and will feature local actors and musicians. Tickets for I've Never Heard of Her can be pre-booked online at Eventbrite.ie and cost €25 per person, which includes a selection of nibbles from the 56 Central kitchen and a glass of wine on arrival.
Saturday will see two free events in the city.


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Q: Latching power switch circuit I am trying to understand:
1) how the following circuit works and more specifically how it turns on.
2) How to to modify it to get a hold on/hold off behavior instead of push on/hold off to prevent accidental turn on.

It is a circuit found and partially documented here.
I have tested it in the auto off position and it works as expected.
I do understand how the circuit switches off but not how it initially turns on. How is the P-MOSFET gate pulled low when the button is pushed?
EDIT: I have designed a circuit on faltstad here for simulation. I tried Mohamad's idea but it didnt work. So the question remains: how to have a hold-on behavior, without loosing the auto-off (circuit initially off when powering it)?

A: 1)Before pushing the button When the P-Mos is off the voltage across the C1 is zero (Vc1 = 0) due to R1 and R2 pull ups.
When you push the the button the left side of the C1 becomes ground. The voltage across a capacitor can't change so quickly therefor the right side of the C1 should have the same voltage to keep Vc1 = 0.
When this happens the P-Mos gate goes low and turns on the circuit and after that the N-Mos turns on and keeps the gate of the P-Mos low.
2) In order to have a hold on function you need to make a time constant, an RC. Put a large capacitor between the gate of the P-Mos and ground and also a series resistor with the button like 300k which gives you the same 3s hold on time.


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By Susan Graham Last updated Dec 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged COVID-19 vaccine doubters to stop "selling lies" on television and online, as the nation faces a growing number of cases due to the highly communicable omicron variant.
Biden also announced new federal aid for testing and treatment in the states, including 500 million rapid home test kits that the federal government will distribute for free starting in January.
"Look, the unvaccinated are responsible for their own decisions," the president said in an evening address from the White House. But those elections have been fueled by dangerous misinformation on cable television and social media.
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"You know, these companies and personalities are making money selling lies and allowing misinformation that can kill their own customers and supporters," he said. "It is wrong. It is immoral. I call on the purveyors of this lies and misinformation to stop it. Stop it now."
Biden stressed that Americans should receive their vaccines and booster shots as the best protection against COVID-19. "Those who are not vaccinated are causing hospitals to be invaded again," he said. "Omicron is serious and life-threatening business for unvaccinated people."
The new increase is making many Americans wonder if they can safely celebrate the holidays with family and friends, he acknowledged. "The answer is yes, you can, if you and those who celebrate with you are vaccinated, especially if you have received the booster shot," he said.
He said that more than 60 million Americans, including 62% of eligible seniors, have received reinforcements, including former President Donald Trump. "Maybe it's one of the few things he and I can agree on," Biden said.
The new surge will "absolutely" not resemble the initial wave of COVID-19 that hit the US in March 2020, Biden insisted. More than 200 million Americans are now fully vaccinated and the nation is better prepared, he said.
The White House announced multiple steps the United States will take this winter when omicron emerges as the dominant variant, responsible for more than 73% of new COVID-19 cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In many regions it has been difficult to obtain appointments or kits for COVID-19 tests, and administration officials said that Americans will soon be able to order free home kits from a website to be established by the federal government.
The kits, which authorities say will be delivered by mail, will add to the 50 million test kits already purchased by the federal government for free distribution to community and rural health centers, authorities said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said details are still being worked out, such as how many kits each individual can order and whether certain groups will be prioritized.
"Five hundred million tests in January is the largest order we have made to date, and we will do it as quickly as we can," he said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a daily press conference at the White House on January 25, 2021, in Washington, DC (Drew Angerer / Getty Images).
Psaki earlier this year had rejected a reporter's suggestion that the tests be sent to all households for free, questioning the cost. At retail, the kits generally cost at least $ 25 for a two-test pack, and often more.
She said of Tuesday's move: "We are providing an opportunity, another opportunity or ability for people … to go to a website and request a test if they prefer to take it home. Not everyone will want to do that. "
New free federal trial sites will be established, the first in hit New York City, in addition to thousands of sites already up and running, Psaki said. He said states are coordinating with the federal government as to where the new sites should be located.
Biden said he will also order the defense secretary to mobilize an additional 1,000 soldiers, such as doctors and nurses, to work in hospitals during January and February, as needed.
Six emergency response teams comprised of federal clinical staff and paramedics will be deployed to Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Hampshire and Vermont, the White House said.
To help hospitals with the expected increase in cases, Biden directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to mobilize planning teams to work with each state to assess hospital needs and begin expanding bed capacity. " with the federal government paying for everything, "according to a White House fact sheet. Millions of gowns, gloves, hospital gowns, masks and ventilators are also stored, Biden said.
FEMA is also ready to dispatch ambulances and emergency crews to transfer patients from overloaded medical facilities, the administration said. "This week alone, 30 paramedics are heading to New Hampshire, 30 to Vermont and 20 to Arizona, and 30 ambulances are heading to New York and 8 to Maine," according to the fact sheet.
On the vaccination front, the White House said FEMA will establish new pop-up vaccination clinics across the country, including four new mobile units in New Mexico that are expected to open Thursday. More sites are expected in the coming weeks.
Biden in his comments sought to calm the anxiety caused by the new round of business, school, university and entertainment closures.
"I know you're tired … and I know you're frustrated," Biden said. "We all want this to end. But we are still at it. This is a critical moment. But we also have more tools than ever before. We are ready. We will go through this. "
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Suphala, Savoring the Beat of a Different Drum
By David Schulman
Suphala studied for years with Ravi Shankar's tabla player, the late Usted Allarakha.
The young percussionist known as Suphala studied for years with Ravi Shankar's tabla player, the late Usted Allarakha.
She still goes every year to Bombay, but she also likes to see where else the tabla can take her. Her musical journeys have included a concert in post-Taliban Afghanistan and a tour with the group Porno for Pyros.
Her solo CDs, including her most recent work, The Now, blend traditional sounds with trippy electronica.
For the series "Musicians in Their Own Words," Suphala describes how she gets the tabla to speak in many languages.
Features in the series are produced by David Schulman and NPR's Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr.
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◆ The TARP has been an unabashed disaster, and must be subject to a redirection and reallocation of resources in order to more effectively stabilize our economy in the long run, not just a focus on 'tomorrow'.
◆ The high level solution is decentralization of the financial system, like the tech industry, which will lower systemic risk, foster competition and yield better ideas, services and companies. In order to alleviate the current financial market problems, it is important to understand and address the root causes – not just the symptoms and peripheral issues. Topics such as executive pay, bonus schemes, mortgage application fraud, regulatory fraud, credit derivatives and investment mis-selling all need addressing in time, however the primary concern for now must be to stabilize the global financial system and have it reopen for business.
◆ TARP does not insure that those banks and brokers that receive bailout aid will increase lending. There has been no discernible nor measurable uptick in consumer or B2B lending since the advent of the TARP program. The reality is the market is hoarding liquidity and these banks are doing the same. More importantly consumer lending has been a small, often insignificant part of their business. They made money by trading and through securitization of debt. We are talking about a seismic shift in the business model of multi-national institutions, and this will not happen over night. Banks must be viewed on the same plane as utility companies – not mega-centers for corporate profit. They have generally become massive trading houses and hedge funds with a small consumer-deposits component allowing them ready access to a cheap source of capital.
◆ The Wall Street model of securitization and extreme leverage is obsolete. Big banks and brokers made most of their earnings over the past several years in trading, not consumer lending. And now their derivatives are THE problem. Derivative devaluation does not directly affect the general public except for reducing the bank's capital position to the point that they're unable to lend. We must segregate the derivative write-downs from the portion of the bank subject to regulatory capital requirements.
◆ There is a fundamental lack of liquidity in financial markets as too many assets (bonds) are looking for long term homes. There is no single solution to this problem however a number of different processes can aid in freeing up markets. A central mandate of any government action must be to encourage private sector price discovery, without the crutch of a Federal Reserve or Treasury backstop or guarantee. There is a price at which buyers and sellers will conduct business. We must expedite the discovery of that price, not hinder it.
◆ Many home owners paid too much for their houses. Time, inflation and economic growth will eventually solve this problem as long as markets are stabilized and we prevent massive forced foreclosures and liquidations. Efforts to 'prop up' home prices are misguided, and we must return to historical levels of wage-to-price ratios, and price-to-rent ratios. Robert Schiller has published ample material about where housing prices should be and will likely stabilize – the question is simply how much money will we burn trying to prevent the inevitable from occurring?
Today the Senate voted on three major pieces of Legislation that require 60 votes to pass.
1. To raise the debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion.
2. To reduce the deficit by establishing five-year discretionary spending caps.
3. And Ben Bernanke's confirmation.
Perhaps the GOP is so accustomed to being shut out, they failed to act on such a blatant violation of Senate law. Only time will tell if today's votes will be upheld. I am really getting tired of this nonsense.
UPDATE: Legal Insurrection discusses the legislation scam.
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Rant Rave reports: "Since then, Obama seems to have lost his charm. A statue was erected in Jakarta after Obama's election showing Barack Obama as a young boy when he was living in Jakarta, Indonesia. Now, according to Agence France Presse (AFP), authorities in that country are mulling a proposal to have the statue torn down. AFP reports as follows on the latest tarnish on Obama's bronze.
"Members of the "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Menteng Park" group on Facebook say Obama has done nothing for Indonesia.
Well, it looks like Obama is going to have to make it based on results from here on out. Best of luck.
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What exactly does he mean by "freeze?" Does it mean "freeze the level of spending at the bloated 2009 numbers"? Or does it mean "don't increase these programs any more in 2010 than we did in 2009? Or does it mean "stick to historic growth levels, rather than Obama-caliber spending increases"? Inquiring minds want to know.


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Destiny 2: Happy Bungie Day – Seizing Your Moments… of Triumph!
BUNGIE DAY 2018
by dmg04
Happy Bungie Day.
If you're new to the community, you may find yourself asking, "Wait, why has Bungie dedicated a day to celebrating itself?"
To turn the page back to the beginning, Bungie Day is a holiday started by our community. Every year on the seventh day of the seventh month, we join our fans in celebrating the community as a whole— reflecting on friendships forged, sharing war stories from past skirmishes, or even flipping through some old photos of events where fireteam members met in person for the first time and solidified their bond for years to come.
This year, we have some exciting news.
Moments of Triumph
Starting right now, Moments of Triumph for Destiny 2 are available on Bungie.net! From now through August 28, 2018, players are invited to complete various in-game objectives to earn progress toward Triumph Points, which will unlock unique rewards.
What's available today is just a taste of what's to come with the Solstice of Heroes event, which will expand the list of Triumphs and rewards that players may earn. The complete list of Triumphs will become available in-game starting on July 31, 2018.
Some of the hardcore veterans among you may have already done everything there is to do thus far, but some of you might have some progress to make in the next few weeks.
When Solstice of Heroes begins, Triumphs will become available in-game that track your progress towards Moments of Triumph. As you complete these Triumphs, they will increase your score, which will unlock certain rewards at different point thresholds.
Here is the breakdown of rewards for crossing each point threshold:
Complete any Triumph – Get your tracking emblem for Moments of Triumph (This emblem will show total Triumph Points earned)
125 points – Get the Right Choice, a Legendary Ghost Shell
250 points – The Solstice of Heroes Moments of Triumph T-shirt offer becomes available
300 points – Get Comrades in Arms, a Legendary Sparrow
400 points (all) – Get the Eternally Triumphant emblem upgrade
The Solstice of Heroes Moments of Triumph T-shirt redemption page is live now, but you won't be able to secure your code until Solstice of Heroes begins on July 31, 2018. After you complete enough Triumphs in Destiny 2 to reach a score of 250, you can go to the Moments of Triumph page on Bungie.net to retrieve the code you will need to purchase your customizable T-shirt.
These are not the only rewards you can earn during the Solstice of Heroes. We'll have more specifics on that leading up to the event. Stay tuned to the blog on July 17, 2018, for more details.
All information concerning Moments of Triumph for Destiny 2 is currently available in the Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes: Moments of Triumph Guide. The Moments of Triumph FAQ is also available in this Help Article.
That's not all. The Bungie Store also has a new collection of wares to celebrate this community holiday. Who knows, you may meet a fellow Guardian who recognizes your swag and joins you in a future raid.
If you make a purchase this week, you will also receive a code for the Day of Seven emblem, available through July 14, 2018.
Best of all, when you do business with the Bungie Store, you're helping to support the Bungie Foundation.
Event Decorations
As our last gift to you on this community-created holiday, here are some Forsaken wallpapers to decorate your devices while you count down the days until September 4.
Thank you for creating this holiday. It gives us another moment to celebrate this community, how far it's come, and everything you've accomplished over the years. Thank you for your passion, your inspiration, and your Light.
There will be more events throughout the summer that will serve as an appetizer leading up to the launch of Destiny 2: Forsaken. Until next time! Now we have some Triumph Points to grind…
Dmg04
Source: Bungie Website (view original article)
Happy Bungie Day. To all throughout the community, thank you for your passion, your inspiration, and your Light.
Starting now, it's time to begin seizing your Moments… of Triumph!https://t.co/8Sc11xDOa9 pic.twitter.com/AJ74hIFzQK
— Bungie (@Bungie) July 7, 2018
The Destiny Companion App has been updated for Solstice of Heroes: Moments of Triumph.
Players can now track their Triumphs online before they go live in Destiny 2 with the Solstice of Heroes live event on July 31. More info: https://t.co/BpunIwt75s
— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) July 7, 2018
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Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004
I knew that I had reviewed a previous production of The King and I at the Mac-Haydn many years ago, and that I had had some problems with it. Looking back at my review from 1998, I see that it was the first show I ever reviewed at the Mac, and that I hated it with a passion. Its amazing they ever let me back in the doors!
I am happy to report that this current production resolves all the issues I had six years ago. This is a handsome and heart-warming rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1951 opus, a fine conclusion to the Mac-Haydn's 2004 season. In 1998 I felt the company either didn't have or hadn't invested enough resources to give this show its due. This time around they have invested wisely in talent, costumes, and props to make this a professional and entertaining production.
The key to any good production of The King and I are suitable actors for the leading roles. Monica M. Wemitt claims Anna Leonowens as her favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein heroine, and it is easy to see why. Wemitt is old enough and wise enough to bring this proud and complicated lady to life. Her portrayal of Anna's devotion to her late husband Tom is deeply moving, as is her rendering of the slowly developing admiration and respect she and the King develop for one another.
Andrew Hasegawa is a retired dentist of oriental descent who now has a second career playing the King of Siam. He claims to enjoy it very much, and his enjoyment is evident. Perhaps he misses a bit of the King's fire in the beginning, but he is certainly endearing. I shed a few tears at his death scene at the end of the play.
I was fascinated to learn a little bit about the real King Mongkut or Rama IV, who was born in 1804 and ruled what was then known as Siam from 1851 until his death in 1868 at age 64. He ascended the throne at 47, after spending 27 years as a Buddhist monk. By the time he took the throne he was already proficient in Thai, Mon, Latin, and English. He was a self-taught astronomer and mathematician of some renown. In 1852, 28 years before the British established Greenwich Mean Time, King Mongkut had a clock tower built within the compound of the Grand Palace, to establish the standard time of the country, which he calculated using his knowledge of the position of the stars. He set up printing presses, built roads and canals, and issued the first modern currency to meet the requirements of his country's expanded trade. He reformed the administration, installed foreign advisers in government departments, called in European officers to improve the army, and organized a police force.
It is no wonder that the writings of Anna Leonowens, and all the novels, theatrical productions and films based on it, are banned in Thailand for their inaccurate portrayal of this brilliant and fascinating man.
Anna Harriette Crawford Leonowens (1834-1914/15), a widow who had established a school in Singapore, was brought to the court of King Mongkut in 1862 to teach the King's wives and children English with the caveat that she not instruct them in the Christian faith, as the previous teachers, all missionaries, had done. She left the court the year before the King died and shortly thereafter published two volumes of memoirs about her experiences. Later in life she moved to Canada, where she became involved in education and in women's issues. She was a key organizer of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
In 1940 Margaret Landon wrote a novel "Anna and the King of Siam" based on Leonowens' writings, and it is on this fictionalized account that Oscar Hammerstein based his libretto for The King and I.
Prince Chululongkorn (1853-1910), one of Leonowens principal students, succeeded his father to the throne at the age of 15, and was another exemplary and forward thinking leader for the country. Hammerstein has created a fascinating character in the crown prince, and the role is shared by brothers Adam and Tyler Stanton. I saw young Tyler in the role and was impressed with his stage presence and clear understanding of a young man struggling to come of age and come to grips with the heavy burden of the monarchy which he knows he soon must bear. Stanton is about the same age as the real Chululongkorn would have been while under Leonowens' tutelage, and he interacted nicely with Charles Franklin, the talented young actor I saw portray Anna's son Lewis, a role he shares with Darrin French. Their reprise of the King's solo A Puzzlement was nicely sung.
One of the nice things about following the work of a real company like the Mac-Haydn is seeing performers tackle a variety of roles in one season, or over the course of many. Karla Shook has literally grown up at the Mac, and always shines in bouncy, sassy roles. But here she follows her subdued and charming portrayal of Charity Barnum with a modest and vocally strong turn as Lady Thiang, the King's head wife and mother of Chululongkorn. Hard to believe it's the same girl who twirled her tassles in Gypsy a few months ago!
The story of two adults from different cultures coming together for the good of a nation, whether based on truth or fiction, is an intriguing one but not a romantic one. Hammerstein felt compelled to toss in a love story, and so the brief sub-plot of the Burmese lovers Tuptim (Katie Kuhlenschmidt) and Lun Tha (Chad Heuschober) is introduced. It is important because it bears on the theme of slavery, one which was of importance to the real Leonowens throughout her life, but not heavily consequential to the show. Kuhlenschmidt is lovely as always, even in a brunette wig, and Heuschober is looking particularly studly in his sleeveless costume. They sing and act nicely, and do their best to bring life to Hammerstein's wooden characters.
Any good production of The King and I requires a small army of children. The Mac-Haydn has assembled a crew that is simultaneously poised and professional while still being fresh and childlike. They are obviously having a great time being up there on stage with the real actors and rise to the occasion beautifully.
The production is directed with finesse by Joseph Patton and nicely choreographed by Carissa Bellando. The long second act dance sequence when the cast enacts The Small House of Uncle Thomas (Uncle Tom's Cabin) has a truly oriental feel, enhanced by Jimm Halliday's lovely costumes. In 1998 I see that I complained of visible safety pins holding together the King's costumes. There are no such problems evident here – everyone looks good and the styles, while certainly not historically accurate, have enough of a southeast Asian feel to lend an air of the exotic.
Kristian Perry has once again done something remarkable with the two side walls that serve as "set" at the Mac-Haydn, and his design for the stage floor is subtle and creative.
The King and I runs through September 5 at the Mac-Haydn Theatre on Rt. 203 in Chatham, NY. The show runs three hours with one intermission and is suitable for all ages. Call the box office at 518-392-9292 for tickets and information.


Known for the most expensive and fastest cars in the entire world, Bugatti thankfully allows us to tinker around with their configurator for 3 of their models. They are the Veyron 16.4, Grand Sport, and Super Sport. Make your own wild customizations on your dream car. There are many things to choose from including exterior colors and textures. I personally like the carbon blue split horizontally with the obsidian black. Switch the wheels around, paint the calipers, and accent your Bugatti with colors on doorhandles, mirrors, air intakes, and much more. Then head for the interior and decide which color the stitching on the seats will be, and tons of other things. You can see your creation with 6 exterior HD views and 2 HD interior views. Oh, and export it to a PDF and you'll get a breakdown of the final product with pictures and explanations.
Head to Bugatti.com. From there choose a model and hit the configurator.
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import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Router } from '@angular/router';

import { Floss } from '../../models/floss';
import { DB } from '../../models/db';
import { CatalogService } from '../../services/catalog.service';

@Component({
  moduleId: module.id,
  selector: 'catalog',
  templateUrl: 'catalog.component.html'
})
export class CatalogComponent implements OnInit {
  catalog: Floss[];
  currentView: Floss[];
  error: any;
  term: string;

  constructor(
    private router: Router,
    private catalogService: CatalogService) { }

  filter(term: string){
    console.log("__" + term);
    if(term.trim().length > 0){
      this.currentView = this.catalog.filter(floss => floss.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(term.toLowerCase()) >= 0);
    } else {
      this.currentView = this.catalog;
    }
  }
  getCatalog(): void {
    this.catalogService
      .getCatalog()
      .then(catalog => {
        this.catalog = catalog;
        this.currentView = catalog;
    })
      .catch(error => this.error = error);
  }

  addFloss(floss: Floss, event: any): void {
    this.catalogService.addFlossTo(floss, 'my');
  }
  wantFloss(floss: Floss, event: any): void {
    this.catalogService.addFlossTo(floss, 'want');
  }
  isFlossIn(floss: Floss, group: string) : boolean {
    return this.catalogService.isFlossIn(floss, group);
  }
  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.getCatalog();
  }
}

@Component({
  moduleId: module.id,
  selector: 'catalog',
  templateUrl: 'my.component.html'
})
export class MyComponent implements OnInit {
  catalog: Floss[];
  error: any;

  constructor(
    private router: Router,
    private catalogService: CatalogService) { }

  getCatalog(): void {
    this.catalog = this.catalogService.load("my");
 }

  addFloss(event: any): void {
    this.catalog.push({ dmc: 42, name: 'nuovo' });
  }

  // close(savedHero: Hero): void {
  //   this.addingHero = false;
  //   if (savedHero) { this.getHeroes(); }
  // }

  deleteFloss(floss: Floss, group: string, event: any): void {
    console.log("Deleted " + floss.name);
    event.stopPropagation();
    this.catalogService.deleteFloss(floss, group);
    this.getCatalog();
  }

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.getCatalog();
  }

  // onSelect(hero: Hero): void {
  //   this.selectedHero = hero;
  //   this.addingHero = false;
  // }

  // gotoDetail(): void {
  //   this.router.navigate(['/detail', this.selectedHero.id]);
  // }
}

@Component({
  moduleId: module.id,
  selector: 'catalog',
  templateUrl: 'wanted.component.html'
})
export class WantedComponent implements OnInit {
  catalog: Floss[];
  error: any;

  constructor(
    private router: Router,
    private catalogService: CatalogService) { }

  getCatalog(): void {
    this.catalog = this.catalogService.load("want");
 }

  addFloss(event: any): void {
    this.catalog.push({ dmc: 42, name: 'nuovo' });
  }

  // close(savedHero: Hero): void {
  //   this.addingHero = false;
  //   if (savedHero) { this.getHeroes(); }
  // }

  deleteFloss(floss: Floss, group: string, event: any): void {
    console.log("Deleted " + floss.name);
    event.stopPropagation();
    this.catalogService.deleteFloss(floss, group);
    this.getCatalog();
  }

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.getCatalog();
  }

  // onSelect(hero: Hero): void {
  //   this.selectedHero = hero;
  //   this.addingHero = false;
  // }

  // gotoDetail(): void {
  //   this.router.navigate(['/detail', this.selectedHero.id]);
  // }
}

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Sly Stone will be the subject of an upcoming documentary.
Sly has already been interviewed for the authorized but still-untitled project, which is directed by veteran filmmaker Derik Murray. We hear it will include archival footage and still photos.
Murray tells Rolling Stone that Sly is an ideal subject for such a film. "[His] idea was to create a diverse band that embraced a kaleidoscope of musical and cultural styles, that stand unparalleled to this day."
A specialist in celebrity documentaries, Murray has made such films as I Am Heath Ledger. He's also been involved with documentaries on Chris Farley, Even Knievel, John F. Kennedy Junior and Martin Luther King Jr.
At his 50th consecutive sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, the Piano Man welcomed hockey legend Mark Messier. Messier -- wearing his number-11 sweater that's retired by the team -- told Billy, "It's even a bigger honor to be sharing the rafters with you for the rest of our lives." He then raised another banner: "Billy Joel 50 Most Consecutive Performances by an Artist."
Later in the show, comic Jim Breuer unleashed his inner rock and roller, leading the band -- with Billy on bass guitar -- in the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long."
Paul McCartney is toying with some Latin rhythms for his next album, which is expected this year.
The new album will be his first studio effort since NEW came out in 2013.