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Veterans look for relief from hearing loss in court
by: Bill Riales
Posted: Oct 20, 2019 / 05:24 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 20, 2019 / 05:24 PM CDT
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Lawsuits are being filed across the country aimed at a product issued to thousands of members of the military. Earplugs are a basic item issued to service members who are sometimes in very loud environments. But the ones bought by the Defense Department from the 3M company didn't work, according to the government, who says that has led to serious issues involving hearing loss.
The earplugs in question are 3M's combat arms earplugs. They were issued to service members from 2003 to 2015.
Retired Army soldier Kevin McAnally says he spent two decades working on the CH47 Chinook helicopter.
"With engines running on a flight line where you might have say a half a dozen to a dozen aircraft turning up and you're out walking around either doing maintenance or checking on maintenance, so you're exposed to a lot of noise," he said.
Now, because of earplugs the government alleges were defective, he says he's suffering from hearing loss.
"I can tell by the loudness of the TV now, the loudness of the radio," he told News 5. He also said it's not just a loss of hearing that bothers him.
"The other big thing is the constant ringing in the ears too, I hear it now. The quieter it gets, the worse it gets, especially at night," said McAnally.
And, he's not alone. Thousands of other service members who were issued these earplugs may also have significant hearing loss. That hearing loss can be detected using audiograms service members are required to take when they enter and exit service.
Even those who didn't go into a combat zone are subject to high noise levels from training, like former Military Police Officer Brandon Wright.
"You had to qualify a lot…a lot of exercises, a lot of stress tests, weapons going off, sirens, concussion grenades going off."
Now, both men are suing 3M over the hearing loss they claim was caused by these earplugs.
The Combat Arms earplugs are two-sided plugs. One side is green, designed to be used as a normal earplug. The yellow side is said to allow service members to hear a conversation, while at the same time blocking out loud noises.
But the Department of Justice, which recently reached a $9m settlement with 3M, says the company's own testing showed they just didn't work.
Attorney Ed Rowan of the Mobile law firm Taylor-Martino has been named to the Plaintiff Steering Committee of the Northern District of Florida Federal Court in Pensacola. The firm is representing about 200 active and former service members.
Rowan said, "When 3M tested this side (yellow side) of the earplug, and this is the side that supposedly you can hear voices but it gives you some level of protection, it actually tested at negative 2 NRR. That's Noise Reduction Rating. What that means is their own tests showed this side amplified noise." Rowan told News 5 that while older foam earplugs once used by the military could cut noise levels by 30 to 40 decibels, the green side of the Combat Arms earplugs only cut noise by about 11 decibels.
Even with that knowledge from their own testing, Rowan says 3M sold them to the military anyway. But for him, having served in the Marine Corps, the issue is personal.
"They took advantage of veterans, and that riles me up," he said.
All of the lawsuits filed against 3M across the country are now being consolidated in Federal Court in Pensacola. Rowan stresses this is not a Class-Action, but rather individual lawsuits that will be heard. The consolidation is similar to how lawsuits over the BP oil spill were handled with consolidation in New Orleans. So far, it's unclear when the first cases will be heard.
3M responded to this story with the following statement.


Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actor Prateik Babbar has been roped in to essay the antagonist in filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss' thriller "Darbar", which stars superstar Rajinikanth.
The film marks Rajinikanth's return to playing a police officer after 25 years. He was last seen playing a police officer on-screen in the 1992 Tamil film "Pandian". His other police officer role includes Alex Pandian from "Moondru Mugam", which released in 1982.
Lyca Productions is producing "Darbar". Nayanthara has been roped in to play the leading lady in the film.
After working with Rajinikanth in "Chandramukhi" and also briefly in "Kuselan", this is the third time Nayanthara has teamed up with the 68-year-old star.
Apart from the film, Prateik has a series of web series which will be releasing this year apart from Nitesh Tiwari's "Chhichhore", Mahesh Manjrekar's "Power" and Anubhav Sinha's "Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai".


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Pew! Pew! Pew! Laser-armed warships no longer science fiction
"War of the Worlds," illustration by Henrique Alvim Corréa. (Project Gutenberg)
SEATTLE — The Navy has never been closer to fielding lasers and other directed-energy weapons.
Technological challenges remain, but the sea service is slated to test a 150-kilowatt spectrally beam-combined fiber laser on the amphibious platform dock ship Portland this year.
And by 2021, the Navy's director of surface warfare, Rear Adm. Ron Boxall, intends to mount a nastier warship killer on a guided-missile destroyer.
"This is something we have to have on our ships," he told the audience at the 2019 Directed Energy Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 20.
A product of the Office of Naval Research's Solid-State Laser Technology Maturation System program, it builds on lessons learned in 2014 when the Afloat Forward Staging Base - Interim Ponce tested a 30-kilowatt SEQ-3 system.
The Navy's also moving to install ODIN — Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy — on two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers this year, with up to six more units on the way, according to unclassified budget documents.
Low-energy laser ODIN is designed to dazzle drones, not set enemy fleets on fire.
What Boxall wants for other DDGs is a combination of the Portland's high-energy beam with an ODIN-like dazzler.
Call it the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System or HELIOS — High-Energy Laser Integrated Optical-Dazzler with Surveillance — it's being wired to work within the Aegis Combat System.
Navy leaders hope that it succeeds as both a target tracker for missiles and a directed-energy weapon that can fry an enemy frigate.
That sort of system would be a "game changer" if it's developed and deployed, according to an October Congressional Research Service report.
"Rarely has the Navy had so many potential new types of surface-ship air-defense weapons simultaneously available for development and potential deployment," the report states.
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) Ponce conducts an operational demonstration of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while sailing the Persian Gulf in 2014. (Navy)
But don't count on futuristic "pew-pew" lasers roasting incoming swarms of Chinese missiles as a given, CRS warned.
"Although the Navy in recent years has made considerable progress in developing technologies for these new weapons, a number of significant development challenges remain," the report stated.
"Overcoming these challenges will require development work, and ultimate success in overcoming them is not guaranteed."
To Eric Wertheim, a defense consultant and author of "Combat Fleets of the World," the challenges are worth overcoming because the promise of these new capabilities mitigate threats that threaten America's fleet.
Like the CRS report and Navy leaders, Wertheim remains bullish about how revolutionary such systems could become, likening lasers to "the advent of the missile age, moving from guns to missiles" in the 1950s and 1960s.
It could even be "at least as big as nuclear submarines," he added.
"Directed energy has the ability to completely alter the way that navies fight," Wertheim said.
The main benefit of using laser systems to defend U.S. warships would come in the Western Pacific, where an increasingly assertive and capable China can churn out large quantities of cheap missiles designed to overwhelm America's pinpoint defenses.
The fear is that an American destroyer risks emptying a magazine of anti-ballistic missiles to counter incoming waves of Chinese weapons. That will leave the warship to rely on its gun or remove itself from the fight to reload its vertical launching system.
Lasers promise a far less expensive way to combat those incoming missiles, reserving the missiles for other targets, Wertheim said.
"You can save your missiles for longer-range issues, where you have to have the (defensive) missile or an offensive capability," he said.
Members of the Naval Postgraduate School's Directed Energy Research Group measure turbulence while on board the guided-missile destroyer Spruance off the coast of San Diego last summer. They collected data to help estimate the performance of high-energy lasers at sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Navy)
Theoretically, lasers could engage multiple targets at once, limited only by the number of beams on board a warship, the amount of electricity needed to power them, inclement weather and their range, which remains below that of an SM-6 missile.
But they're important defensive weapons because "you can save your missile tubes for the things you really need to use them for," said Wertheim.
The problem of generating enough juice for laser systems might be solved by the stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers, which can produce 58 megawatts of power, enough to light a city.
But only three destroyers in the class will be built.
Wertheim said that other vessels could tow laser-armed barges that also contain independent energy sources.
"If you put these assets at land bases, you free up the ballistic missile requirements that are needed for ships, and allow the ships to be mobile again," he said.
The Sodium Guidestar at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Starfire Optical Range resides on a 6,240 foot hilltop at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The Army and Navy is developing its own laser weapons systems.
Wertheim estimates it'll be at least a decade before these types of systems come into widespread use, which is why the Navy needs to keep pursuing several technologies at once.
If one road is a dead end, another might lead to the future.
"You're going to have to deal with the fact that … much like the Manhattan Project, we're talking about real revolutions in technology," he said. "You're going to have false paths you hope for that might not pan out, while others that don't seem to be bearing fruit might be a better path to go."
In a way, the Navy has no choice but to develop and field this technology as fast as possible because potential enemies overseas will do the same thing, he said.
"This is not a problem that's going away," Wertheim said. "The expense of developing our naval assets is not a challenge that will be going away."

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My name is Kat and I am an outside/ds. I am 5'11 and I realized that a lot of majorly competitive D1 colleges have liberos that height.
I want to be a libero and I am really good at it, and many coaches encourage me to be one, but my parents told me that nobody wants a tall libero. I don't know what to do and I am scared that if I don't stay an outside then I will ruin my dreams of playing D1.
For college volleyball recruiting, play the position you most enjoy. I receive too many questions from players/families believing that if they switch positions, it will get them recruited, even if they don't enjoy the new position.
I also receive a number of questions from players who are locked into the dream of playing NCAA Division I - As I have written about many times with collegevolleyballcoach.com and Inside College Volleyball, DI may not be the best fit for a student athlete and as a libero, the odds are challenging for any Libero to secure a roster spot, much less a scholarship.
I was recently moderating a college volleyball coach panel about recruiting, and one of the parents asked the panel about the libero position height, because her daughter was short and she (the parent) heard that college coaches don't like short liberos anymore? The Head Coach from a top 20 team answered that so much of the recruiting in volleyball is cyclical; he said that next year, shorter liberos will be probably be back as the preference because they are quicker than tall liberos. The other college coaches on the panel, from all divisions/associations, agreed.
The cyclical nature of volleyball recruiting can be seen in a few positions; setter, libero and outside hitter. A number of years ago, tall setters were all the rage in recruiting because of the blocking benefit, then the preference shifted to shorter setters who were quick as to get to poor passes. Same with outside hitters; used to be that height makes right at all costs. Then college coaches shifted towards non giants because they could pass and play defense, while running faster play sets.
Then to make this recruiting picture even more complicated, each college volleyball coach will have their preferences when it comes to recruiting players, just like each person has their own preference in surfboards (yes, I miss the beach and surfing right about now!). And, coaches change their preferences, based upon past success or failure, or if they attended some coaching clinic, or if they had a bad dream, etc.
As you can see, trying to adjust your playing position, to match up a recruiting trend or coaching preference, is a losing proposition, hence my stellar advice of playing the position you most enjoy.
The recruiting reality is this..........wait for it.......Ability will determine your Opportunity. Focus on what you can control, and that is definitely not college volleyball coaches or trends. The most important thing for college volleyball coaches to recruit is talent; if you can make their team better, they will recruit you. Focus on consistently improving your skill sets, improving your techniques, improving your fitness, improving your mental focus, improving your competitive nature, etc.
And, play the position you enjoy because if you enjoy being a Libero, you will be more successful than playing an Outside!


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Jamestown is a British drama television series, written by Bill Gallagher and produced by Carnival Films, an NBC Universal International Television Production company, the makers of Downton Abbey. Set in 1619, Jamestown follows the first English settlers as they establish a community in the New World. Among those landing onshore are a group of women destined to be married to the men of Jamestown, including three spirited women. The series premiered on Sky One in the United Kingdom in May 2017. Sky ordered a second series of Jamestown in May 2017, before the premiere of the first series. Series 2 aired from February 2018. The renewal of Jamestown for a third and final season was announced by Sky One on 23 March 2018.

Summary
In 1619, twelve years after men founded the colony of Jamestown in 1607, women arrive from England duty bound to marry the men who have paid for their passage. Among the women are Jocelyn, Alice and Verity, who arrive with little idea of what the future holds or the disruption they are about to bring to the settlement. The new Governor, Sir George Yeardley, and his wife also arrive and discover that running the settlement is not without problems with a Company Secretary trying to undermine his position.

Cast and characters
Naomi Battrick as Jocelyn Woodbryg – Betrothed and married to Samuel Castell
Sophie Rundle as Alice Kett – Farm girl betrothed to Henry Sharrow but married to his brother Silas
Niamh Walsh as Verity Bridges – Betrothed and unofficially married to Meredith Rutter
Max Beesley as Henry Sharrow – Eldest brother of the three Sharrows
Gwilym Lee as Samuel Castell – Recorder to the Virginia Company of London in Jamestown (Series 1)
Jason Flemyng as Sir George Yeardley – Virginia Company of London Lieutenant-Governor and later Governor
Claire Cox as Temperance Flowerdew, Lady Yeardley – Wife of Sir George Yeardley
Dean Lennox Kelly as Meredith Rutter – Owner of the tavern of Jamestown
Shaun Dooley as Reverend Michaelmas Whitaker (Series 1)
Stuart Martin as Silas Sharrow – Middle brother of the three Sharrows
Steven Waddington as Thomas Redwick – Marshal of Jamestown
Matt Stokoe as James Read – Blacksmith/swordsmith/farrier/forger/craftsman
Burn Gorman as Nicholas Farlow – Secretary of the Virginia Company of London in Jamestown
Luke Roskell as Pepper Sharrow – Youngest of the three Sharrow brothers
Ben Starr as Dr Christopher Priestley – Physician/surgeon/apothecary
Tony Pitts as Edgar Massinger – Land owner and tobacco grower (Series 1–2)
Patsy Ferran as Mercy Myrtle – Servant girl of Samuel Castell and maid to Jocelyn Woodbryg
Kalani Queypo as Chacrow – Native Indian go-between the settlers and Pamunkey Indians
Raoul Trujillo as Opechancanough – Chief or King of the Pamunkey Tribe
Abubakar Salim as Pedro – Kingdom of Kongo Angolan warrior who is captured and sold into chattel slavery by the Portuguese but captive by the English (Series 2–3)
Abiola Ogunbiyi as Maria – Kingdom of Kongo Angolan married with children who is captured and sold into chattel slavery by the Portuguese but captive by the English (Series 2–3)
Rachel Colwell as Winganuske – Chacrow's sister married to Henry Sharrow as a gift (Series 2–3)
Ben Batt as Willmus Crabtree – A mysterious trader from England with his motives and intentions unknown (Series 3)
Harry Grasby as Tamlin Appleday – One of the boys sent from England by the company to work the fields (Series 3)

Production
Most of the series was filmed in Vértesacsa, Hungary.

Episodes

Series 1 (2017)

Series 2 (2018)

Series 3 (2019)

Reviews
The Guardian said the show was an expensive soap opera, but found the show to be fun. A critic with the Financial Times questioned the accuracy of the show, especially its portrait of women. The Irish Times found that everything in the show is "absurd, generic or risible". The Telegraph was kinder to the show, as it found the show to be a "silly but gripping period drama".

References

External links

Meet the cast (Radio Times)

2017 British television series debuts
2019 British television series endings
2010s British drama television series
Sky UK original programming
English-language television shows
Television series set in the 17th century
Television series about the history of the United States
Television shows set in North America
Television shows filmed in Hungary

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This past month has been a bit up and down, mostly because I have made very little progress on High, nor have I really attempted to do so. I feel the Anchorman quote sums this up pretty well. That doesn't however mean that I haven't been working on it; I had a pretty crappy day programming wise which started a programming dry spell but I have dabbled in the design side of things.
I'm at the point where I'm not sure I want to continue with High but know I will regret it. I have a tonne of ideas that I want to make a reality (as much as a reality as a video game can be I suppose) but need to keep in mind that I won't be able to do everything all at once or even at all.
I've gained this new-found perspective as a result of a talk by Epona Shweer (creator of indiebits.com among other things) at Sydney's iFest yesterday. She spoke specifically of the benefits of self-publishing but what I took out of it was that you aren't gonna be able to everything on your first try (some things even at all) but not to let this discourage you.
The whole event has actually resparked my desire to make games in seeing the work of my fellow devs (by the way check out Time of Ages) who have been or are currently in the same situation as me. Next year I want to showcase something of my own.
I vow to continue working on High alongside these new and exciting projects and will try not to beat myself up so much.
This sounds all too familiar to me!
On the other hand, being tempted into other projects is probably better than being so attached to one project that you never deem it 'ready'.


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Вілла Емо () — заміське помешкання родини венеціанських нобілів Емо неподалік села Фанзоло, вибудоване за проектом Андреа Палладіо в середині 16 ст.

Родина Емо, кукурудза і Палладіо
Первісно земельна ділянка належала патріціанській родині Барбаріго. У Барбаріго землю придбав Леонардо ді Джованні Емо 1509 року.

Лише онуки Леонардо Емо розпочали облаштування земельної ділянки, де планувани створити заміський будинок і господарчі споруди для отримання прибутку від сільського господарства.

Вілли роботи Палладіо, як їх називали в Італії, мали власні особливості. Головний блок мав риси невеликого палацу, але без зайвих розкошів на фасадах. Приміщення могли роками стояти без декорування фресками чи ліпленого декору. Садок біля головного фасаду мав регулярне (геометричне) розпланування і невеликі розміри. Лише заможні родини дозволяли собі замовити і придбати садово-паркову скульптуру — у невеликій кількості. Крила заміського помешкання слугували господарськими приміщеннями і мали лише практичне, прагматичне призначення. Хоча Палладіо і наголошував, що господаські споруди не повинні бути надто близько від головного приміщення вілли. Це виконувалось лише в багатих віллах можновладців, де головне приміщення вілли імітувало суто палац і мало представницькі функції.

Вілла Емо до таких не належала. Родина заробляла не на вирощуванні традиційної культури (просо), а на вирощуванні нової для Італії — кукурудзи.

Проект і історія

Проект замовили венеціанському архітекторові Андреа Палладіо. Останній на той період вже мав майже двадцятирічний досвід праці в місцевій архітектурі. Тому підійшов до створення проекту з урахуванням попереднього практичного використання заміських помешкань та економії.

Центральний блок імітує малий палацик і вибудований на верхівці пагорба. Форми прості і геометрично ясні. Сходинок не було. До головного входу веде пандус, для створення котрого використали схил пагорба. Головний фасад вілли симетричний, прикрашений лише портиком на колонах і вікнами. Портик ненабагато виступає від лінії стін і утворює невеличку лоджию. Єдина декоративна деталь на фасаді — рельєф у полі трикутного фронтону. Портик вілли Емо має схожість з портиком вілли Бадоер, котру теж проектував Палладіо.

Фасади бічних крил — довга і монотонна відкрита аркада спрощених форм. Візуально аркади закінчувались прямокутним вежами теж спрощених форм. Протилежний фасад від парадного взагалі справляє враження фабричної будівлі, відомої сучасним відвідувачам за прагматичними спорудами невеликих заводів чи фабрик 19 ст., настільки він спрощений.

Точної дати початку робіт невідомо. Початок будівництва умовно рахують то з 1555, то з 1558 року. Дату завершення робіт (1565 рік) на віллі Емо знайшли в свідоцтві про шлюб Леонардо ді Альвізе та Корнелії Грімані.

Регулярний садок

Перед головним фасадом розпланований невеликий декоративний сад прямокутної форми. Сад облямовує невеликий кам'яний паркан, прикрашений одиничними скульптурами. Сучасний сад має прямокутні газони та поодинокі рослини на них без вистригання. На газонах протилежного фасаду влітку виставляють горшкову культуру.

Фрески вілли Емо

Внутрішні приміщення вілли прикрашені декоративними фресками, створити котрі замовили венеціанському художнику Джованні Баттіста Зелотті (тобто Баттіста Фарінаті 1526—1578). Дзелотті (Фарінаті) був під сильним впливом творів майстерні Паоло Веронезе. Веронезе запросив його до праці над декоруванням вілли Соранца неподалік Кастельфранко. Потім вони працювали разом над декором Зали дель Консіліо в Палаці Дожів, в Бібліотеці Марчіана та в палаці Тревізані на острові Мурано. Зелотті (Фарінаті) був майстерним декоратором, що засвоїв усі зовнішні ознаки художньої манери Паоло Веронезе без будь-яких психологічних характеристик. Звідси яскраві фарби, використання різних ракурсів, притаманне і манері Веронезе при перебільшеннях в масштабі і нагромадженні людських тіл. В спрощеній атмосфері інтер'єрів вілли декоративні фрески роботи Зелотті (Фарінаті) тим не менше справляють непогане враження.

Сюжети — розповсюджені алегорії («Алегорія скульптури», «Алегорія архітектури». «Алегорія поезії», «Алегорія музики»), пропаганда благодійних вчинків («Щедрість Сципіона Африканського», «Стриманість Сципіона Африканського») або чергові зображенні античних богів («Венера», «Нептун»).

Галерея

Див. також
 Мистецтво Італії
 Андреа Палладіо
 Паоло Веронезе
 Джованні Баттіста Зелотті
 Вілла Ротонда
 Садово-паркова скульптура
 Вілли роботи Андреа Палладіо

Джерела

 Манфред Вундрам. «Андреа Палладио 1508—1580. Законы гармонии» = Andrea Palladio 1508—1580. Die Regeln der Harmonie. — Taschen/Арт-Родник, 2009. — 96 с. — 3000 прим. — ISBN 978-5-404-00064-1. (рос.)
 Boucher, Bruce. Andrea Palladio: The Architect in his Time, Abbeville Press, New York 1994, revised edition 1998.

Посилання

Мистецтво Італії
Будівлі Андреа Палладіо
Емо
Світова спадщина в Італії
1565 у Європі
Споруди, збудовані 1565
Падуя (провінція)


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namespace Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Management.Storage.Test.Queue
{
    using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
    using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Management.Storage.Test.Service;
    using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Queue;
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Text;

    public class StorageQueueTestBase : StorageTestBase
    {
        public MockStorageQueueManagement queueMock = null;

        [TestInitialize]
        public void InitMock()
        {
            queueMock = new MockStorageQueueManagement();
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Amazon online shopping is a great way to save on all kinds of items you might need, without having to leave home! They sell just about everything from food, to clothing, toys, household items and much more. Instead of having to scour through page after page on Amazon, we will compile the Amazon Daily Deals here for you! This post will be updated daily (M-F) with a list of many of the days best deals at Amazon.
After the introduction of the September 5, 2018 'Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act', Amazon announced to its workers on October 2, 2018, that the minimum wage paid to salaried workers be increased to $15 per hour.[153] The wage increase applies to about 350,000 workers. It does not apply to the majority of Amazon's employees who are contract workers. Furthermore, Amazon has also removed some grants and stock options.
In 1999, Amazon first attempted to enter the publishing business by buying a defunct imprint, "Weathervane", and publishing some books "selected with no apparent thought", according to The New Yorker. The imprint quickly vanished again, and as of 2014 Amazon representatives said that they had never heard of it.[37] Also in 1999, Time magazine named Bezos the Person of the Year when it recognized the company's success in popularizing online shopping.[38]
It has also partnered with popular brands among teens. Nike, for example, became a partner seller on Amazon last summer. Snapchat users can shop on Amazon easily, too. As of last month, some Snapchat users are able to point its camera at an item or barcode and buy it from Amazon. Snapchat is the second-most used social media among teens after Instagram, according to the Piper Jaffray survey.
Skinflint is a price comparison tool dropshippers can use to compare pricing for products in the UK. You can search popular items you sell in the search bar and you'll be shown the product pricing for various retailers. The price comparison website shows the best pricing in the UK and the EU. If you sell to a European audience, you might find this website handy.
Compare prices and availability by typing in your search, scanning a barcode or an image with your camera, or using your voice. Never miss a deal with easy access to Lightning Deals and the Deal of the Day. You can also sign-up for shipment notifications to know when your order ships and arrives. You have full access to your Shopping Cart, Wish Lists, payment and Prime shipping options, Subscribe & Save order history, and 1-Click settings, just like on the full Amazon.com site. All Amazon Shopping app purchases are routed through Amazon's secure servers to encrypt and safeguard your personal information.
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On Amazon, the basic search lets you filter returns on the left side-rail by product specifications, brands and reviews. Once you start to narrow your search, you can define it further by price and discount. The fewer restrictions you put on your search, the higher the number of returns. For example, many people mistakenly only search for items with "Free Shipping", which could exclude better deals.
As one of its daily deals, Jos. A. Bank discounts a selection of its Jos. A. Bank men's dress shirts to $19 $19.97 (Traveler Collection Slim Fit Dress Shirt pictured). Plus, Bank Account Rewards members get free shipping. (Not a member? It's free to join.) It's not the lowest price we've seen on most of these shirts, but each style is still discounted by a substantial $51; stock is also better than usual for these sales. Deal ends today.
Amazon runs data centers for its online services and owns generators or purchases electricity corresponding to its consumption, mostly renewable energy.[139] Amazon contracted with Avangrid to build and operate the first wind farm in North Carolina to power Amazon's Virginia data centers. The wind farm was built and began operating in December 2016 despite opposition from President Trump and some North Carolina Republican legislators.[140][141][142][143][144]
SZBecky via Amazon offers the Becky Windproof Compact Travel Umbrella in Water Wood Handle for $21.99. Coupon code "359N9EDQ" cuts it to $14.29. Plus, Prime members receive free shipping. That's $8 off and the lowest price we could find. It features a 1-button automatic open/close, 10 reinforced fiberglass ribs, and 40" canopy with Dupont Teflon coating. Deal ends October 30.
Use Amazon Prime for free 2 day shipping on many items, access to free books through the lending library, free music, and free movies and TV shows! You can sign up for a FREE 30 day trial to see if its a good fit for you before buying a paid subscription. Plus Amazon Prime members get early access to some of the Lightning deals throughout the year!
At Verizon Wireless, buy one iPhone XR, XS Max, XS, or X with monthly device payments and get an iPhone XR or X 64GB phone for free. (Alternately, get $750 off any other XR model.) Plus, all orders receive free shipping. A new line is required for one of these phones, and you'll receive a $31.25 monthly bill credit for 24 months, beginning one to two billing cycles after purchase.
A Wall Street Journal study revealed that some stores serve higher prices to higher income ZIP codes, as well as to rural areas with less competition. They also might jack the price up for repeat visitors. Browsers know your approximate location (through your device's IP address), as well as your shopping patterns and preferences (through data saved in 'cookies').
The domain amazon.com attracted at least 615 million visitors annually by 2008.[119] Amazon attracts over 130 million customers to its US website per month by the start of 2016.[120] The company has also invested heavily on a massive amount of server capacity for its website, especially to handle the excessive traffic during the December Christmas holiday season.[121]
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BuyVia's price comparison app shows the best prices from sites like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and more. Customers can scan barcodes and QR codes. Customers can also customize the app to only show relevant offers and products. This price comparison shopping app also notifies you when there are sales on the categories of products that you select when you initially set up the app. Another thing you can do is create price drop alerts for any specific items, to get the best price guarantee for the products that you're looking for.
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(-) Debt-Free College
(-) Democratic Reform
(-) Money in Politics
(-) Revenue, Taxes and Budget
The Debt-Free College Act of 2018
The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 would create a new federal-state partnership that re-funds our neglected system of public colleges and job training.
Mark Huelsman
Vijay Das
Addressing the Top Misconceptions about Debt-Free College
As with any big reform, the push for debt-free college has been met with pushback among a skeptical elite. We have answers for their major concerns.
CASA and Demos: Immigrant Trust Policies
Why Protections for Schools, Hospitals and Courthouses Are Essential
Katherine Culliton-González
10 Ways Citizens United Endangers Democracy
The Supreme Court got it supremely wrong when it held that corporations had the same rights as people to spend money in elections.
Beyond the Debt-For-Diploma System
10 Ways Student Debt Is Blocking the Economic Mobility of Young Americans
Jack Temple
A Dilution of Democracy: Prison-Based Gerrymandering
A long-standing flaw in the decennial census counts more than 2 million people in the wrong place and undermines the "one person, one vote" principle.
Peter Wagner
Designing Public Financing Systems to Advance Equity and Independent Political Power
Public financing of elections, as a state and local democracy reform, can help enhance the political voice and power of working-class people and people of color. It is an effective antidote to the outsized influence corporations and major donors currently have on both politics and policy.
The Racial Equity Impact of Secret Political Spending by Government Contractors
Why we need an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending.
Naila Awan
Election Spending 2012: Post-Election Analysis of Federal Election Commission Data
In 2012, just 61 large donors to Super PACs giving an average of $4.7 million each matched the $285.2 million in grassroots contributions from more than 1,425,500 small donors to the major party presidential candidates.
Blair Bowie
Election Spending 2012: A Pre-Election Analysis of Federal Election Commission Data
Outside spending organizations reported $1.11 billion in spending to the FEC through the final reporting deadline in the 2012 cycle. That's already a 200% increase over total 2008 outside spending.
Citizens Actually United: The Bi-Partisan Opposition to Corporate Political Spending And Support for Common Sense Reform
Americans of all political backgrounds agree: there is way too much corporate money in politics.
Analysis of Supreme Court Decision in Randall v. Sorrell
This memo outlines how the Justices lined up on the issues in Randall v. Sorrell, provides some analysis of the opinions, and touches on the implications for future reform efforts.


To celebrate the start of the school year and thank teachers for their dedication to students throughout the country, LCWA helped client Boise Paper develop a month-long, digital campaign that would thank teachers across America for their role in educating children.
The campaign consisted of three key components – a social media program, blogger partnerships and a sweepstakes. The month-long social media campaign consisted of engaging Facebook and Twitter posts that featured statistics on the benefits of paper in education. During the same time, we partnered with eight bloggers to discuss back-to-school shopping and the importance of quality paper, such as Boise POLARIS® Premium Multipurpose paper, when it comes to learning.
Finally, in order to help our social media fans thank their favorite teacher, we hosted a sweepstakes where entrants were asked to share who their favorite teacher was to be entered for the chance to win an Office Depot gift card for their back-to-school shopping and two cases of premium paper for their favorite teacher.
Overall the program successfully generated more than 1 million impressions and showed teachers across the country that Boise Paper appreciates all they do for students.


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Opinion: Time for West Hollywood to Shyne
Monday - March 4, 2019 by Sepi Shyne | 5 Comments
My name is Sepi Shyne and I'm running for West Hollywood City Council.
As a Iranian Lesbian, a woman of color and an immigrant… I was never supposed to run for public office. There are no out LGBTQ Iranians in public office anywhere in the United States. I can count on my fingers the number of elected officials who look like me, grew up like me, and yes, love like me. And that matters. West Hollywood residents, perhaps more than most cities, know what it is to lack representation. We know what it is to lack a voice in government. More importantly, we know why it matters when our elected leaders have lived the same experiences we have.
I was never supposed to run for office, but I am. We face a tremendous mountain of injustice in this nation and like any mountain, we must begin addressing these injustices at the foundation. In this case, local government. At a time when hateful legislators in Washington chip away at our democracy and attack our most basic rights and values, I am running.
I'm running for many reasons. Today, I want to focus on the fact that the rent is too damn high. That's why I've pledged not to accept a single penny from big developers or their lobbyists. From day one, I will fight to deliver comprehensive solutions to the crisis facing renters across West Hollywood. By expanding access to free or subsidized legal services to residents facing unjust evictions and working with non-profit partners specializing in tenant protections, we can tip the scales in the David-versus-Goliath battle renters face.
By addressing shortcomings with current code enforcement efforts and holding property owners accountable, we will ensure buildings are maintained and renters can live with dignity, not in a run-down building in disrepair. And by working with state legislators in Sacramento, we will repeal the Ellis Act and Costa-Hawkins, expanding our options for local control and ending the one-size-fits-all approach from Sacramento that has directly contributed to our current situation.
We're not stopping there though. By eliminating red tape and restrictions on construction, lease, and sale of accessory dwelling units on residential properties, we'll empower homeowners to lease or sell 'granny flats' while providing small-footprint affordable alternatives for seniors and young people, who are disproportionately impacted by our lack of affordable housing.
We'll introduce a ban on contributions from developers and their lobbyists, to level the playing field and empower the voice of ordinary West Hollywood residents in our elections and in local government.
We'll work to pass a living wage and job training programs in West Hollywood, because whether you're a bartender, an artist, a hotel worker, or an executive, you deserve to live and work in the city that you love.
There was a time when West Hollywood was a city of bold ideas and bold vision. A city where we weren't afraid to to change the rules when the rules weren't working for us. A time when we were content to not just manage the challenges we face, but truly address them.
Friends, I'm running because it's that time again.
My name is Sepi Shyne. I'm proud to be endorsed by Congresswoman Katie Hill, the Stonewall Democratic Club, Equality California, the working people of Unite Here Local 11, and more than two dozen other local leaders and organizations. I'm proud of my friends and supporters, who have worked tirelessly over the past three months to contact more than 20,000 voters in West Hollywood without a single penny from big developers. I'm proud of my city, for coming together to support our grassroots, people-powered campaign.
I'm proud of us.
I'm asking for your vote tomorrow, March 5th. #ShyneBright, Weho.
To learn more, visit https://www.sepishyne.com/.
Tags: election 2019, sepi shyne, West Hollywood City Council election
About Sepi Shyne
Shyne was appointed by Councilmember John Heilman in July to the city's Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board. Her LinkedIn profile identifies her as the founder of Soulillume, which "offers energy healing for humans and pets, reiki and massage combo sessions, spiritual guidance, energy healing classes, energy healing products and inspirational e-books and seminars." Shyne also practices business and trademark law and is former co-president of the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles. She has been very much involved with the Los Angeles Chapter of the Human Rights Campaign.
Opinion: What's My Motivation for Running for West Hollywood City Council?
City Council Rejects Proposal to Make All Board, Commission Appointments at Large
Opinion: How City Council Candidates Spend Campaign Dollars Says a Lot
Most of WeHo's Election 2019 Spending Is About the Arts Club on the Sunset Strip
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I wish these opinion pieces were published before the mail-in ballots started to go out. A significant number of voters (including myself) vote by mail well before Election Day.
While I have nothing against the incumbents, the decision to publish at the 11th hour makes unseating these individuals even more difficult
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it SHYNE. Let it SHYNE. Let it SHYNE. Let it SHYNE.
Carla Romo
CAN'T WAIT TO CAST MY VOTE FOR YOU TOMORROW!!! Thank you for running.
For what position is she running – city council?
She ought to mention that, since most people do not vote.
Best of luck Sepi! Of all of the challengers you had the most credible approach to the challenges facing West Hollywood and a coherent vision for the future.
West Hollywood would benefit from a feminist majority.


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Q: "Thus $\textbf{y}$ and $\textbf{z}$ are both elements of $S\cap S^\perp$" The step I am confused on is in yellow background

Let $S$ be a subspace of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $S^\perp$ be its orthogonal complement.
Let $\{\textbf{x}_1,\dots,\textbf{x}_r\}$ be a basis for $S$ and $\{\textbf{x}_{r+1},\dots,\textbf{x}_n\}$ be a basis for $S^\perp$
Suppose
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c_1\textbf{x}_1+\dots + c_r\textbf{x}_r + c_{r+1}\textbf{x}_{r+1} + \dots c_n\textbf{x}_n =0
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Defining $\textbf{y} =c_1\textbf{x}_1+\dots + c_r\textbf{x}_r$ and $\textbf{z} = c_{r+1}\textbf{x}_{r+1} + \dots c_n\textbf{x}_n$ we have that
$$
\textbf{y}+\textbf{z} =0
$$
thus
$$
\textbf{y}=-\textbf{z}
$$

Thus $\textbf{y}$ and $\textbf{z}$ are both elements of $S\cap S^\perp$

I am confused on that last statement (in yellow)
Is the reasoning behind the step that $z\in S$ because it is $(-1) \textbf{y}$ and thus is a linear combination of the basis elements of $S$? (and similar reasoning for why $y\in S^\perp$)

A: Since subspaces are closed under addition and scalar multiplication, we have $y\in S$ and $z\in S^{\perp}$. So you're correct in saying that we also have $z\in S$ because $z=-y$ and $y\in S$ so $-y\in S$. Similarly for showing $y\in S^\perp$.

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Home Sports News Boxing News Batista Covered Manny Pacquiao Tattoo After Homophobic Statement
Batista Covered Manny Pacquiao Tattoo After Homophobic Statement
January 6, 2023 | Subhojeet Mukherjee
Dave Bautista is one of the most in-demand actors in the industry right now and there is a good reason for that. On the other hand, Manny Pacquiao is touted as one of the top boxers in the world of professional boxing as he has faced the best of the best the sport has to offer. Batista used to have a lot of respect for Manny, as both of them are Filipino. However, Batista ended up covering his Manny Pacquiao tattoo after the latter's homophobic statement.
While speaking during a recent sit-down interview with GQ, Dave Bautista talked about the meaning behind some of the tattoos he's gotten over the years. This included one he got to cover-up one inspired by Manny Pacquiao.
Bautista did not mention the boxer by name but spoke about the Team Pacquiao tattoo he had covered up in response to homophobic comments made by Pacquiao in 2016. Back then, the boxer was heavily criticized when he said that marriages between two people of the same gender "are worse than animals."
"It used to be a team logo," Bautista said. "I was part of a team of a person I considered a friend and someone I really looked up to. And then, he later came out publicly with some anti-gay statements and turned out to be an extreme homophobe. And so, I had a huge issue with it. It's a personal issue with me, my mom's a lesbian. And I just could no longer call him a friend. So, I had it covered up with this."
Batista also never aspired to follow in The Rock's footsteps as an actor. Batista is very opinionated and will never stray from his beliefs no matter what. In the end, The Animal has a right to his opinion and that's all that matters to him.
Subhojeet provides daily coverage of entertainment news and updates at Thirsty for News. He's always on the lookout for the latest and greatest in the world of entertainment, sharing his thoughts and insights with readers. Whether it's breaking news or in-depth analysis, Subhojeet is dedicated to bringing his readers the best and most accurate information.
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CALA maintains presence in Cults with latest planning approval
CALA Homes (North) has been given the go-ahead to create a new development in Cults.
Aberdeen City Council has given planning consent for a site located north of Kirk Brae, comprising 78 homes, continuing the housebuilder's presence in the suburb.
CALA has been building new homes in Cults since 2012 through a series of carefully planned neighbourhoods in the area, including current developments at Cults Park and Craigton Mews, and in fact created homes in the suburb as far back as the 1970s.
Ross Maclennan, land director at CALA Homes (North), said: "We are very pleased to be able to move forward with our plans for this site, which will include a selection of high quality two, three, four and five-bedroom homes, complementing our previous and current developments in the area.
"We have created several flourishing neighbourhoods in Cults over the years and established strong relationships with local schools and businesses. We also recently completed the new Friarsfield link road, a key piece of infrastructure for the community. We look forward to beginning work on this new development."
Work on the new homes is expected to commence in early 2021.
Aberdeen Bypass work kicks off with 1,500 jobs promised
Aberdeen backs plans for 323 new homes
Aberdeen Standard Investments funds Scottish hydro energy to tune of £43m
Aberdeen approves near-£400m investment programme


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Light City Baltimore Impresses with Drone Light Show — CBS Baltimore
Categories: News, Local News, WJZTV It was quite the night at the Inner Harbor for night one of Light City.
Naming Ceremony – Symphony of the Seas — Royal Caribbean Press Center
Special Project, delivery and aerial cinematography
South Haven: Mermaid Megafest — WCMU Public Media
The town of South Haven attempts to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest gathering of mermaids in one spot. People from all across Michigan donned flippers and fins to not only break a worlds record, but to also bring awareness to the dangers that are currently threatening the Great Lakes.
Elephant ears with extra butter: 10 questions with Michigan State Fair's Steve Masters — Hometown Life
"On Wednesday, Michigan State Fair officials held a press conference to unveil a huge expansion of the Suburban Collection Showplace and announce new initiatives for the 2018 fair."
Frozen Lake Michigan lighthouse looks out of this world in drone video — Chicago Tribune
"In the grips of a punishing Arctic air mass, an ordinary lighthouse on Lake Michigan's eastern shore was transformed into a majestic ice palace late last week."
Drones help search for missing dog in Troy — Detroit Free Press
"The desperate search for a missing dog in Troy went high-tech Sunday. Drone pilots from west Michigan joined forces with about 25 local volunteers to find the dog, McKenzie, who has been missing since June."
Drones Race Into Grand Rapids for Championship — GRMag
"The Great Lakes Drone Racing Championships are being held at Van Andel Arena Sept. 22 – 24. The event was created through a partnership between Van Andel Arena and Great Lakes Drone Company."
Drone racing championship at Van Andel Arena rescheduled — mLive
"The Great Lakes Cup Drone Racing Championship and Expo, originally planned for July 21-23, will now be hosted at Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena from Sept. 22-24."
New sport on target to zip through Van Andel Arena — GRBJ
"The growing sport of drone racing, which has been featured on national broadcast networks like ESPN, is coming to Grand Rapids on Sept. 22-24. "Unforeseen circumstances" necessitated the Great Lakes Cup Drone Racing Championship & Expo be pushed back from its original July 21-23 date, but event officials are hard at work crafting an event the likes of which are new to West Michigan."
Mermaids spotted in Lake Michigan — Fox 17
"The Great Lakes Drone Company was flying above the lake off of South Haven when they spotted a 'school' of mermaids frolicking in the unseasonably warm Lake Michigan water."
Drone services company flying high — GRBJ
"Great Lakes Drone Company's viral aerial video of a frozen lighthouse in St. Joseph in December put the new company on the map. The footage, picked up by The Washington Post, NBC, the Chicago Tribune and several news outlets in the U.K., attracted so much attention that the Watervliet-based unmanned aerial videography, photography and survey company founded in September has expanded its operations to Grand Rapids and Lansing."
Pure Michigan Moment for Great Lakes Drone Co. — Moody on the Market
"The workload at the National UFO Reporting Center may see a sharp increase now that the amazing team at Great Lakes Drone Company have mastered the art of The Drone Light Show. The mesmerizing look and spectacular array of more than two dozen lighted drones chasing in synchronized patterns across the night sky will rapidly become a huge hit, or at least the Great Lakes Drone pilots certainly hope so."
The Drone Light Show a Drone Aerial Light Show — sUAS News
"The Drone Light Show, a division of Great Lakes Drone Company (GLDC), debuted their 25 drone aerial light show LIVE on March 20 and 21 of 2017, to an invite-only crowd. Amongst the audience of 60 people combined The Drone Light Show put on an aerial show spectacular! These multiple drones created designs with bright colours, such as a heart, 3-dimensional shapes, and even the "M" from Pure Michigan campaign."
Droning on: Machines to replace fireworks on Fourth — Aspen Daily News
The city of Aspen will forgo traditional Fourth of July fireworks this year in favor of a drone light show. Amid high fire danger, the Aspen Chamber Resort Association is working with the Great Lakes Drone Co. to bring a light show to the town, said ACRA's Melissa Wisenbaker on Monday.
Extreme Drought, Fire Danger Push Mountain Resorts To Douse July 4 Fireworks — Colorado Public Radio
Breckenridge is the latest Colorado town to cancel its traditional July 4 fireworks show due to extreme drought and wildfire danger.
ASPEN REPLACES FIREWORKS SHOW WITH DRONES — K99
If you were planning on going to Aspen for the Fourth of July this year, you might be in for a bit of a shock if you are looking to see fireworks. Aspen has opted to replace the fireworks show with a drone show this year.
Fourth Of July Fireworks Go Hi-Tech In Fire-Prone Areas, As Drone Shows Are Planned In Western States — Inquisitr
Drone shows wowed audiences at the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, and they'll be making a big comeback this Fourth of July in select cities in Arizona, California, and Colorado.


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New Music, New Releases, Premiere
Janelle Monáe Reunites With Grimes On Sexuality Anthem, 'PYNK'!
Janelle Monáe celebrates pussy power in the music video for her Grimes-assisted female anthem "PYNK," the third track from her upcoming third album and "emotion picture," Dirty Computer. In the fierce and feminine clip, directed by Emma Westenberg, Janelle hits the…
Best Of 2017, Music Videos, Reviews
Jon ALi Presents: The Top 20 Music Videos Of 2017!
Hello, it's me (again). Just yesterday, I worked my way through my Top 50 Albums Of 2017. And now, it's time lay your eyes on a visual treat: My Top 20 Music Videos of 2017! This list was fairly easy to…
Grimes & Janelle Monáe Prepare For Epic Space Battle In 'Venus Fly' Music Video!
We've had the great pleasure of receiving a visual for almost every single song off of Grimes' latest album Art Angels – one of 2015's very best – at this point, from "REALiTi" to "Flesh Without Blood" to "Kill V. Maim"…
Jon ALi Presents: The Top 20 Music Videos Of 2016
Hello, it's me (again). Just yesterday, I worked my way through my Top 50 Albums Of 2016. And now, it's time to set your sights on a visual treat: My Top 20 Music Videos of 2016! This list was fairly easy,…
Grimes Dances It Out In Quirky 'California' Music Video!
Following the visuals for "REALiTi," "Flesh Without Blood" and "Kill v. Maim," Grimes has released the music video for her latest Art Angels single "California"! The clip, directed by Grimes herself with her brother Mac, features the singer-songwriter-producer in a variety…
Grimes Drops Amazingly Insane Music Video for 'Kill V Maim'!
Before unleashing her latest album Art Angels – one of our favorite albums of 2015, Canadian musical genius Grimes expressed that standout track "Kill V Maim" was "written from the perspective of Al Pacino in The Godfather Pt 2… except he's…
Entertainment, Reviews
Jon ALi Presents: The Top 50 Albums of 2015
IT'S THE END. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF 2015. GOOD RIDDANCE, BITCH! If you've been paying attention, I've already worked my way through my Top 20 EP's Of 2015 and my Top 50 Singles Of 2015. So now, without any…
Music Videos, New Releases, Premiere
Grimes Gets It Right With 'Flesh Without Blood' – New LP 'Art Angels' Coming Soon!
Three long years after the release of her 2012 breakout album Visions, Grimes has finally revealed the details of her anticipated fourth studio album Art Angels! It was about damn time gurrrrrrrl! In fairness, the path leading up to Art Angels…
Compiling a list of my favorite albums of 2012 was a much easier task this year. We received major releases from some of the biggest artists in the game, welcomed back veterans, and were surprised by a flock of newcomers ready…
Jon ALi Presents: The Best Music Videos of 2012
It's that time of year again to countdown the very best of the year. Before I get to the best songs, EP's, and the hottest albums, here we have my Top 10 favorite music videos of the year. In this age…


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The State Games of America is a biennial amateur multi-sport event held in North America.  It is organized by the National Congress of State Games.  Athletes qualify for the Games by earning a medal in their respective State Games in the previous two years.  Typically, over 12,000 athletes compete in the Games each time they are held.

History

Sports contested
In 2011, athletes participated in 24 different sports in San Diego, California:

 Archery
 Badminton
 Baseball
 Basketball
 BMX
 Bowling
 Figure Skating
 Gymnastics
 Judo
 Jr. Lifeguards
 Karate
 Power Lifting

 Skateboarding
 Soccer
 Softball (Girls Fast Pitch)
 Surfing
 Swimming
 Synchronised swimming
 Table Tennis
 Taekwondo
 Track and Field
 Water Polo
 Weightlifting
 Wrestling

References

External links

Multi-sport events in the United States
United States State
Senior sports competitions
Under-20 sports competitions
North American youth sports competitions
Youth sport in the United States
Children's sport
Recurring sporting events established in 1999
1999 establishments in the United States


I blogged about last.fm a few weeks ago. I've recently discovered the ColdFusion group (http://www.last.fm/group/Coldfusion/) which allows you to see what types of music all your ColdFusion peeps are listening to these days. If you are on last.fm, join the group. If you aren't on last.fm why not get started today! Feel free to add me as a friend once you do join.
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WTF Is the Future of Business? Brian Solis Has an Answer
Have you ever wondered what the future of business will look like? Maybe you figured it's going to be something like business in the past: buy stuff, sell stuff, try to make a profit by selling stuff for more than it cost you to make it, building a better mousetrap, winning friends and influencing people, crossing the chasm, riding the long tail to the tipping point with the other outliers, going from good to great, and dealing with cheese that keeps moving around.
The future of business won't be like that. The future of business is all about dazzling people with amazing customer experiences, says Brian Solis, whose new book, What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, has a cover with the letters "WTF" in huge block letters -- a hint, perhaps, that this is not going to be some ordinary business book, but rather a radical manifesto about change, innovation, and disruption. It's business with a dash of irreverence and punk rock thrown in, a little sneer that says, Look, people, the world has changed, there's this thing called social media, have you heard of it?
In this new world, the marketing of products becomes as important as the products themselves. Marketers are the ones who create experiences. Which means suddenly marketers stand at center stage, instead of off in the wings. Suddenly all eyes are on you. Are you ready for your close-up? Read this book and you will be.
The Influencers' Influencer
Who is this Brian Solis? Folks at HubSpot know him as a pal who will be speaking at our INBOUND conference this August alongside Arianna Huffington, Seth Godin, and Nate Silver. But according to the book jacket, Solis is "globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders in new media," as well as a "digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist." He's an influencer's influencer, whose blog, BrianSolis.com, is considered a must-read for marketers. Solis is a rare web intellectual, a guy who can melt your brain on Twitter but can also think and write convincingly in chunks of more than 140 characters. At INBOUND, Brian will talk about how the pace of innovation has sped up and impacted the pace of change within business overall, and probably expand upon the ideas presented in his book.
His Bold Ideas
But what is the book about? It has one big takeaway. Companies are on a journey of transformation. We're living in an age of digital Darwinism where you must innovate or die, all because consumers are more empowered than ever with the internet at their disposal.
And in this new age, Solis argues that we shouldn't segment these consumers by age -- Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, Boomers, and Matures. Instead, we should use "Generation C," in which the C stands for Connected. Generation C serves as umbrella to describe consumers who are active on the internet and social media, regardless of age. "Gen C is not an age group -- it is a way of life," he proclaims.
In this worldview, the binary is between those who are Connected and those who are Not Connected. The chief distinction is that, "To Gen C, experience is everything. What they feel about your products and services now and over time is shared through these connected networks." The challenge for brands is to design the experience that those people will have, and "design the journey that they will embark on."
Too many companies are using social media but still not really talking to customers -- and that's partly why they fail to deliver a complete experience, Solis asserts. Presumably these companies deserve points for trying, and it's nice that they've hired someone to run their Twitter feed, but they're not making the most of the medium. To paraphrase the late great Steve Jobs: You're doing it wrong. Solis shows you how to do it right.
What's the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences is an ambitious and ultimately optimistic look at the challenges companies face as they adapt to a digital world, a world where empowered and ever more demanding consumers bring to each transaction a new set of expectations. It's not just a how-to book, though plenty of advice is offered. Rather it is a call to arms, a call to action, a wake-up call to brands in every industry, a book that will help anyone in marketing do a better job of surfing the storm of change that surrounds us. A must read.
Also, don't forget to come see Brian Solis speak at the INBOUND conference Aug. 19–22 in good old Boston.
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Moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with fewer hospitalizations
While the heavy negative effects of high consumption are confirmed, those who drink in moderation resort less to the hospital than teetotalers
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A study of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed (Pozzilli, Italy), in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Boston), highlights that people who consume alcohol moderately (one glass of wine a day), in the general framework of Mediterranean diet principles, have a lower risk of being hospitalized compared to heavier drinkers, but also to the teetotallers.
The research, published in the scientific journal Addiction, involved 21,000 participants in the Moli-sani epidemiological study, followed for over 6 years. During this period, their drinking habits were related to their number of hospital admissions.
"We observed - says Simona Costanzo, first author of the paper, who spent a period of research in this field at Harvard University, thanks to a grant from the Veronesi Foundation - that a heavy consumption of alcohol is associated with a higher probability of hospitalization, especially for cancer and alcohol-related diseases. This confirms the harmful effect of excessive alcohol drinking on the health. On the other hand, those who drink in moderation present a lower risk of hospitalization for all causes and for cardiovascular diseases compared to lifetime abstainers and former drinkers ".
"The data on hospitalizations - comments Licia Iacoviello, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology of I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed and professor of Hygiene and Public Health at the University of Insubria in Varese - is very important in relation to the impact of alcohol on public health. Hospital admissions, in fact, represent not only a serious problem for people, but they have also a strong impact on National health systems. Our study confirms how much excess alcohol can weigh on healthcare facilities, underlining the urgent need of managing the problem, but it also confirms and extends our previous observations according to which moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduction in mortality risk, regardless of the type of disease".
"We are absolutely not saying - underlines Ken Mukamal Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School - that any teetotaler should start drinking to improve his/her health. However, this research reaffirms that the effects of alcohol consumption cannot be reduced to a single catchphrase or punchline. This very comprehensive study clearly shows that we need to consider its health effects based upon both dose and disease".
The Moli-sani Study
Started in March 2005, it involves about 25,000 citizens living in the Molise region. The aim is to learn about environmental and genetic factors underlying cardiovascular disease, cancer and degenerative pathologies. The Moli-sani Study, now based in the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, has transformed an entire Italian region in a large research lab.
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The Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed in Pozzilli (Italy) is a landmark, at Italian and international level, for research and therapy in the field of nervous system diseases. A center in which doctors, researchers, staff and the patients themselves form an alliance aimed at ensuring the best level of service and cutting-edge treatments, guided by the most advanced scientific developments.
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import gym
import numpy as np
import tree  # pip install dm_tree
from typing import Optional

import ray
import ray.experimental.tf_utils
from ray.rllib.models import ModelCatalog
from ray.rllib.policy.policy import Policy
from ray.rllib.policy.sample_batch import SampleBatch
from ray.rllib.utils.annotations import override
from ray.rllib.utils.filter import get_filter
from ray.rllib.utils.framework import try_import_tf
from ray.rllib.utils.spaces.space_utils import get_base_struct_from_space, unbatch

tf1, tf, tfv = try_import_tf()

def rollout(
    policy: Policy,
    env: gym.Env,
    timestep_limit: Optional[int] = None,
    add_noise: bool = False,
    offset: float = 0.0,
):
    """Do a rollout.

    If add_noise is True, the rollout will take noisy actions with
    noise drawn from that stream. Otherwise, no action noise will be added.

    Args:
        policy: RLlib Policy from which to draw actions.
        env: Environment from which to draw rewards, done, and
            next state.
        timestep_limit: Steps after which to end the rollout.
            If None, use `env.spec.max_episode_steps` or 999999.
        add_noise: Indicates whether exploratory action noise should be
            added.
        offset: Value to subtract from the reward (e.g. survival bonus
            from humanoid).
    """
    max_timestep_limit = 999999
    env_timestep_limit = (
        env.spec.max_episode_steps
        if (hasattr(env, "spec") and hasattr(env.spec, "max_episode_steps"))
        else max_timestep_limit
    )
    timestep_limit = (
        env_timestep_limit
        if timestep_limit is None
        else min(timestep_limit, env_timestep_limit)
    )
    rewards = []
    t = 0
    observation = env.reset()
    for _ in range(timestep_limit or max_timestep_limit):
        ac, _, _ = policy.compute_actions(
            [observation], add_noise=add_noise, update=True
        )
        ac = ac[0]
        observation, r, done, _ = env.step(ac)
        if offset != 0.0:
            r -= np.abs(offset)
        rewards.append(r)
        t += 1
        if done:
            break
    rewards = np.array(rewards, dtype=np.float32)
    return rewards, t

def make_session(single_threaded):
    if not single_threaded:
        return tf1.Session()
    return tf1.Session(
        config=tf1.ConfigProto(
            inter_op_parallelism_threads=1, intra_op_parallelism_threads=1
        )
    )

class ESTFPolicy(Policy):
    def __init__(self, obs_space, action_space, config):
        super().__init__(obs_space, action_space, config)
        self.action_space_struct = get_base_struct_from_space(action_space)
        self.action_noise_std = self.config["action_noise_std"]
        self.preprocessor = ModelCatalog.get_preprocessor_for_space(obs_space)
        self.observation_filter = get_filter(
            self.config["observation_filter"], self.preprocessor.shape
        )
        if self.config["framework"] == "tf":
            self.sess = make_session(
                single_threaded=self.config.get("tf_single_threaded", True)
            )

            # Set graph-level seed.
            if config.get("seed") is not None:
                with self.sess.as_default():
                    tf1.set_random_seed(config["seed"])

            self.inputs = tf1.placeholder(
                tf.float32, [None] + list(self.preprocessor.shape)
            )
        else:
            if not tf1.executing_eagerly():
                tf1.enable_eager_execution()
            self.sess = self.inputs = None
            if config.get("seed") is not None:
                # Tf2.x.
                if tfv == 2:
                    tf.random.set_seed(config["seed"])
                # Tf1.x.
                else:
                    tf1.set_random_seed(config["seed"])

        # Policy network.
        self.dist_class, dist_dim = ModelCatalog.get_action_dist(
            self.action_space, self.config["model"], dist_type="deterministic"
        )

        self.model = ModelCatalog.get_model_v2(
            obs_space=self.preprocessor.observation_space,
            action_space=action_space,
            num_outputs=dist_dim,
            model_config=self.config["model"],
        )

        self.sampler = None
        if self.sess:
            dist_inputs, _ = self.model({SampleBatch.CUR_OBS: self.inputs})
            dist = self.dist_class(dist_inputs, self.model)
            self.sampler = dist.sample()
            self.variables = ray.experimental.tf_utils.TensorFlowVariables(
                dist_inputs, self.sess
            )
            self.sess.run(tf1.global_variables_initializer())
        else:
            self.variables = ray.experimental.tf_utils.TensorFlowVariables(
                [], None, self.model.variables()
            )

        self.num_params = sum(
            np.prod(variable.shape.as_list())
            for _, variable in self.variables.variables.items()
        )

    @override(Policy)
    def compute_actions(self, observation, add_noise=False, update=True, **kwargs):
        # Squeeze batch dimension (we always calculate actions for only a
        # single obs).
        observation = observation[0]
        observation = self.preprocessor.transform(observation)
        observation = self.observation_filter(observation[None], update=update)
        # `actions` is a list of (component) batches.
        # Eager mode.
        if not self.sess:
            dist_inputs, _ = self.model({SampleBatch.CUR_OBS: observation})
            dist = self.dist_class(dist_inputs, self.model)
            actions = dist.sample()
            actions = tree.map_structure(lambda a: a.numpy(), actions)
        # Graph mode.
        else:
            actions = self.sess.run(self.sampler, feed_dict={self.inputs: observation})

        if add_noise:
            actions = tree.map_structure(
                self._add_noise, actions, self.action_space_struct
            )
        # Convert `flat_actions` to a list of lists of action components
        # (list of single actions).
        actions = unbatch(actions)
        return actions, [], {}

    def compute_single_action(
        self, observation, add_noise=False, update=True, **kwargs
    ):
        action, state_outs, extra_fetches = self.compute_actions(
            [observation], add_noise=add_noise, update=update, **kwargs
        )
        return action[0], state_outs, extra_fetches

    def _add_noise(self, single_action, single_action_space):
        if isinstance(
            single_action_space, gym.spaces.Box
        ) and single_action_space.dtype.name.startswith("float"):
            single_action += (
                np.random.randn(*single_action.shape) * self.action_noise_std
            )
        return single_action

    def get_state(self):
        return {"state": self.get_flat_weights()}

    def set_state(self, state):
        return self.set_flat_weights(state["state"])

    def set_flat_weights(self, x):
        self.variables.set_flat(x)

    def get_flat_weights(self):
        return self.variables.get_flat()


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