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Biden team to meet with coronavirus vaccine makers this week as Trump stonewalls transition
Promising Research into a "Cure" for Allergies (Gene editing/ therapy)
U.S. reports record Covid hospitalizations as states roll out restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
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Chicago mayor says 'Covid fatigue' is real but urges compliance with stay-at-home advisory
Strong & Shapely Glutes
Can aprotinin be used to treat COVID-19?
New Zealand's strict COVID-19 lockdown affected mental well-being
Widespread Covid testing helped stop asymptomatic spread among Marine recruits, study says
New treatment for ALS extends survival, study finds
Natural treatment for pink eye
Conservative and natural treatments for pink eye are the most sensible approaches. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is the inflammation of the eye's transparent covering caused by viruses, bacteria, pollen, dust, pet dander, smoke and pollutants. Viruses and bacteria are the most frequent suspects in infective conjunctivitis. Viral conjunctivitis is more common than bacterial
Does sleep apnea increase COVID-19 risk?
Research indicates a possible link between sleep apnea and COVID-19 risk. In the United States, more than 18 million people suffer from sleep apnea, a disorder that makes it difficult to breathe while sleeping. Sleep apnea can lead to poor sleep hygiene and has also been linked to obesity, heart disease, hypertension, and teeth grinding.
Singapore biotech firm hopes for 'widespread' release of new Covid-19 treatment by early 2021
SINGAPORE — A new Covid-19 treatment could become available in Singapore and beyond by early 2021 as homegrown biotech company Hummingbird Bioscience joins major names in making steps to combat the coronavirus. The experimental antibody therapy, which works by "building a wall" around infected cells, aims to provide necessary treatment even as pharmaceutical giants make
Microbotulinum Technique – a new breakthrough in cosmetic medicine?
New form of botulinum toxin treatment may be more effective and safer than the traditional approach. The use of botulinum toxin in cosmetic surgery has been popular since the 1990's. However, although they all fall under the same umbrella, there are a number of different techniques which employ the toxin. A study published in the
Potentially safe and effective COVID-19 treatment
A recent study reports on the beneficial effects of a new inhalable COVID-19 treatment. Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) originated in Wuhan, China December of 2019 and has since turned into a pandemic. As this rapidly growing health crisis has swept over the globe, it has affected 4 million people and caused 283,000 deaths in over
Natural remedies for sore throats include drinking hot beverages or using salt water, lemon juice, licorice root, marshmallow root, apple cider vinegar, or essential oils. Sore throats are an extremely common health ailment, particularly in the winter. A sore throat can be painful and affect daily life due to swelling and inflammation of cells in
President-elect Joe Biden discusses protecting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and his health care plans during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware, November 10, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus advisors will meet with the leading drug companies developing coronavirus vaccines this week, Ron Klain, Biden's newly selected chief of staff, said
Thought I`d share a semi-old article I ran across about some possible advancements in the treatment/ possible "cure" for allergies. Personally found it a bit uplifting and hopefully for the future since imo not a lot of advancements are taking place. Cliffs: The article was published in 2017, but at the University of Queensland successfully
Medical professionals treat a patient infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, November 12, 2020. Callaghan O'Hare | Reuters The United States reported a record-high number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 on Friday as more states roll out fresh restrictions to slow the spread of the virus ahead
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told CNBC on Friday that she understands people are growing weary of coronavirus restrictions, but she urged the city's residents to comply with her stay-at-home advisory in order to prevent additional deaths from Covid-19. A day earlier, Lightfoot issued a 30-day advisory for the country's third-largest city, which asks residents to
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An established drug – aprotinin – may present a potential treatment for COVID-19. Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, medical researchers across the globe have raced to investigate potential treatments for the novel coronavirus. Treatment of the disease using existing drugs has improved in the last six months, reflected by a decrease in the
Study examines how COVID-19 lockdown affected New Zealanders. The COVID-19 pandemic has markedly changed the way people are living their everyday life. Grocery pick-up, remote work, mask-wearing, virtual school, and social distances are some of the new norms of this post-pandemic lifestyle. While the measures have been put in place for the protection of citizens'
Widespread Covid-19 testing is credited in a new federally backed study with catching and stopping asymptomatic spread among nearly 2,000 Marine recruits, providing more evidence that frequent testing can help contain the virus. Dr. Stuart Sealfon, the senior author of the paper and a neurologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in
Clinical trial reports six and a half month longer survival in patients who were treated with new treatment for ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing muscle weakness and loss of control. It is also known as Lou Gehrig's
I did a skin test for the first time in a while. I almost got the high score!
level 2 Hmm. Now that you mention it I did.
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Can life-saving drugs be developed from the beetroot?
Study finds beetroot peptide may be useful in developing anti-inflammatory drugs. Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Almost 50% of drugs have been developed from natural products. For example, aspirin is derived from willow bark, and the anti-cancer drugs vinblastine and vincristine were developed from the rosy-periwinkle flower. Other important life-saving drugs
Does the sun affect the seasonal patterns of respiratory viral epidemics?
Researchers investigated the influence of daily solar irradiation on the seasonal patterns of respiratory viral epidemics in temperate regions. It is well known that many respiratory viral epidemics, such as influenza, develop during autumn and winter in northern and southern hemisphere temperate regions. On the other hand, in equatorial regions respiratory viral epidemics are present
David Bossie, who was named to lead Trump effort to challenge election results, tests positive for coronavirus
From left; Former U.S. Rep. John Shadegg, Citizens United President David Bossie, former Arizona Treasurer Jeff DeWitt, Arizona U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz.,speaking, Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward, and U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., participate in an Arizona Republican Party news conference, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix. Matt York | AP David Bossie, who
Scientists say to look at the COVID-19 deaths in under 65s to give a better picture
A recent research study states that large COVID-19 outbreaks in European nursing homes have skewed COVID-19 death data for older age groups. This renders cross-country comparisons of the pandemic's scale inaccurate. Inconsistent data makes estimating the size and infection severity of the coronavirus pandemic a challenge. COVID-19 death rates are often used as an essential
Healthy Cooking Ideas
The weekends are a great time to try a new recipe, or two. Typically, the weekends offer a little more downtime so take advantage of it and get creative. Find a recipe you wish to try and go for it! If the recipe isn't completely healthy, there are ways you can modify any recipe to
President-elect Joe Biden to announce Covid task force on Monday
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden smiles as he takes off his mask to speak about the voting results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election during an appearance in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 4, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters President-elect Joe Biden is expected on Monday to announce the members of his coronavirus task force,
Can personality traits influence self-isolation compliance during the coronavirus?
A recent worldwide study examined the relationship between personality factors and compliance with shelter-in-place orders during the coronavirus. As countries around the world battle the second wave of the coronavirus, and self-isolation fatigue is becoming an increasingly alarming issue, understanding how compliance with social distancing can be influenced by different factors is as important as
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No matter where you look, you will see people talking about how squats are the king (or queen) of strength training exercises. I love squats as much as the next girl, and I find myself constantly experimenting with how I can make my workouts and the workouts for my clients as efficient as possible. Along
Could fitness trackers predict COVID-19?
Early research suggests that fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 by tracking changes in a person's activity. One of the keys to preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus responsible for the COVID-19 illness – is quick identification, tracing and isolation of cases before it can be spread further to others. This has been particularly
I studied pollen in grad school…I was extremely allergic to the cedar pollen…this is how I could tell the difference between the different cedar types.
I used to work at a pet shop and am allergic to mites. My boss would always make sure I was scheduled for animal delivery day so I could handle the new animals and immediately tell if they had mites or not and needed to be sent back. Customers heard about this too and started
Sony's new PS5 game console won't be sold in stores on Nov. 12 release day
PlayStation 5 Sony Sony said on Thursday that its new PS5 game console, which will compete directly with Microsoft's new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, will not be sold in retail stores on launch day due to the spread of coronavirus. Game console launches typically lead to long lines of consumers waiting to
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Former Israeli Spy Chief: Attacking Iran Would Cause International Sanctions Regime To Crumble
June 14, 2012 Ali Gharib
The former head of Israel's vaunted Mossad spy agency told the Atlantic magazine that an attack on Iran would not spur the Iranian people to rise up against the regime and could cause the international sanctions regime imposed against Iran to crumble.
In the interview, Meir Dagan said that, contrary the contention made by of many Iran hawks, should Israel attack Iran, the population may well rally behind the regime. He went on to say, in his interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, that the U.S.-led international sanctions regimen imposed on Iran would crumble in the face of an attack, making pursuit of a nuclear weapon easier for the Islamic Republic. Goldberg writes:
Some senior Israeli officials have argued to me that a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities might actually trigger the eventual downfall of the regime. Dagan predicts the opposite: "Judging by the war Iran fought against Iraq, even people who supported the Shah, even the Communists, joined hands with (Ayatollah) Khomeini to fight Saddam," he said, adding, "In case of an attack, political pressure on the regime will disappear. If Israel will attack, there is no doubt in my mind that this will also provide them with the justification to go ahead and move quickly to nuclear weapons." He also predicted that the sanctions program engineered principally by President Obama may collapse as a result of an Israeli strike, which would make it easier for Iran to obtain the material necessary for it to cross the nuclear threshold.
Dagan's previously said that an attack could "ignite… a regional war" and "could accelerate the procurement of the bomb" by Iran because it would "provide them with the legitimacy to achieve nuclear capabilities for military purposes." That puts him in line with the former head of Israel's internal security service, and the former head of Israel's military intelligence service. Perhaps taking their cues from predecessors, a majority of Israel's current security chiefs reportedly oppose an attack on Iran.
A potential Iranian nuclear weapon is widely considered a threat to both the security of the U.S. and its allies in the region, as well as the nuclear non-proliferation regime. U.S., U.N. and Israeli intelligence estimates give the West time to pursue a dual-track approach of pressure and diplomacy to resolve the crisis. Questions about the efficacy and potential consequences of a strike have led U.S. officials to declare that diplomacy is the "best and most permanent way" to resolve the crisis.
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Ali Gharib is a New York-based journalist on U.S. foreign policy with a focus on the Middle East and Central Asia. His work has appeared at Inter Press Service, where he was the Deputy Washington Bureau Chief; the Buffalo Beast; Huffington Post; Mondoweiss; Right Web; and Alternet. He holds a Master's degree in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. A proud Iranian-American and fluent Farsi speaker, Ali was born in California and raised in D.C.
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The top two executives at Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday apologized for the firm's handling of the world's biggest airline hack that saw millions of customers' data breached but denied trying to cover it up.
The CEO and chairman also said the crisis "was one of the most serious" in the embattled firm's history and would act differently in a similar situation in future.
The pair were summoned to the city's legislative council to explain to lawmakers why it had taken five months to admit it had been hacked and the data of 9.4 million customers compromised, including passport numbers and credit card details.
Lawmakers slammed the delay as a "blatant attempt" to cover up the incident and thereby deprive customers of months of opportunities to take steps to safeguard their personal data.
However, chairman John Slosar said: "I'd like to make it absolutely clear that there was never any attempt to cover anything up."
He added: "I see it as one of the most serious crises that our airline has ever faced."
Earlier he had read a statement to LegCo in which he said: "I must personally apologise directly to you and the people of Hong Kong."
CEO Rupert Hogg explained the company needed time to establish the nature of attacks, contain the problem and identify stolen data, but said it "did regret the length of time" it took.
"We've learnt a lot of lessons from trying to do what we believe was right, which was to get accurate information about our customers, make sure that we knew what information pertained to them. We would do it a different way tomorrow indeed," Hogg said.
When pressed by lawmaker Kwok Ka-ki on whether Cathay would report to its customers immediately if there was another leak, Slosar said: "We will report instantly, yes."
Hong Kong-listed shares in the firm ended up 2.25 percent at HK$10.90.


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Law School Addresses Diversity With New Program
Fordham Law School has announced a new program that it hopes will promote opportunity and diversity within the legal profession.
The Fordham Legal Education and Access Program (LEAP) combines legal skills development with experiential opportunities. The goal of the program is to expose underrepresented students from Fordham and other institutions to key aspects of law, legal institutions, and legal practice at the local, state, and national levels, according to a press release by Fordham Law.
"We have created an intensive learning experience aimed at opening the door to legal education and the legal profession for students who otherwise would be locked out," says Professor Kimani Paul-Emile, who previously chaired the Law School's Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Fordham Law School, in the press release. "The goal is to diversify Fordham Law School and the broader legal community."
LEAP students spend three summers and two academic years in the program, where they will focus on legal skills development, legal writing training, and connecting with professionals in the legal profession.
The first summer consists of legal courses in core areas such as property and contracts. In the following summers, LEAP students partake in internships with non-profit organizations, government-based institutions, or private law firms.
The first cohort of LEAP students made their debut this past week by participating in Fordham's Pre-Law Institute, a summer program that exposes students to the rigors of law school.
REACHING A WIDER STUDENT BASE
This year's debut cohort of LEAP students consists of ten students from eight different New York colleges.
According to Fordham, the majority of the cohort is first-generation college students who represent a range of racial, economic, and religious-based diversity.
Professor Robin Lenhardt, current chair of diversity and inclusion and faculty director of the Center on Race, Law and Justice, says the program aims to address the lack of diversity in the legal profession.
"The legal profession continues to suffer from a severe lack of diversity, and many students who would make great lawyers continue to encounter many obstacles that block their paths to a legal career," Lenhardt says in the press release. "This program will hopefully open a pipeline funneling strong, diverse students into law for years to come."
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Recently I was lucky enough to receive the new Kat Von D Shade + Light Glimmer Eye Contour Palette. This is my first eyeshadow palette from the brand and I love how pigmented the shadows are and the ease I experienced while blending. The Shade + Light Glimmer contains 12 different neutral eye shadows that have a range of three different undertones; warm, cool and neutral. All shades in the palette have some degree of shine, sparkle or … glimmer if you will. I do believe this palette is limited edition and I recommend snagging yours before it's gone.
This is the first look I created using the Shade + Light Glimmer palette, a softly blended bronzed smokey eye with sparkly charcoal accents.


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Patricia Emmanuel: Impacting Other People's Lives with Music
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 9:57am
It's inspiring to know that someone is blessed with my music
Patricia Emmanuel is a gospel singer, born and raised in Ibadan, Oyo State. She said she sees music as a natural safe haven, as she was always a part of one choir or the other in her primary and secondary school days, as well as and in church.
She is a co-founder of Giftrete, a social network platform that has impacted lives across the UK and Nigeria, connecting givers with people in need.
Speaking on her inspiration to go into music, she said, "The ultimate inspiration for me is the Holy Spirit. If it were by skills or ability, all the songs I write will live in my songbook for ages and no one will know or hear about them. I once read and digested a book titled Uncover Your Potentials by the late Dr. Myles Munroe and the rest is history."
Though Emmanuel has been singing in front of live audiences since she was eight but she started recording her songs in 2019. She declared that she would like to collaborate with Victoria Orenze, Timothy Reddick, William McDowell, JJ Hairston, Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, Sinach, and Tope Alabi among others.
While commending her fans for their love and supports, the gospel artiste said: "It's always inspiring to know that someone is blessed with my music. The Nigerian music industry has grown massively but it still needs more improvement."
Her style of music is sentimental, sending positive messages to the listener and spiritual elevation to the next level.


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Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 10, 2013
10.10.2013 | In Latest News, Uncategorized
Editorial: BP still trying to minimize the size of the Deepwater Horizon spill
By Editorial Board, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Oct. 9, 2013.
"The Justice Department and BP are arguing in federal court this week over how much oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 from the company's broken Macondo well. Justice puts the figure at 4.2 million barrels, while BP claims it is 2.45 million…" (read more)
Editorial: Storm is a reminder that oil cleanup is far from complete
By Houma Courier (Houma, La.). Oct. 9, 2013.
"…The massive job of cleanup will not be completed until the people, wildlife and environment of coastal Louisiana can withstand a future storm without dealing with even more residue in its aftermath…" (read more)
Voice of the Wetlands Festival returns to Houma
By Carolyn Scofield, WVUE Fox 8 (New Orleans). Oct. 9, 2013.
"His songs speak of love and loss, and since Tab Benoit started the Voice of Wetlands Festival in 2004, Louisiana lost more than 136 square miles of coastline. "Every time I've flown an airplane around here south of Houma, it's just amazing how fast we lose land," he said…" (read more)
Researchers studying coastal land values to aid preservation efforts
By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge). Oct. 8, 2013.
"It's no surprise that some coastal wetlands are more valuable than others, but the question several researchers at LSU are trying to answer is how much more valuable…" (read more)
Justice Department rests in second phase of BP oil spill trial
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Oct. 9, 2013.
"Justice Department attorneys rested their case Wednesday in the federal civil trial of BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp., as the firms and the government continued to argue over how much oil was released into the Gulf of Mexico in the 87 days following the April 20, 2010,blowout of BP's Macondo well…" (read more)
U.S., BP differ on size of 2010 gulf oil spill
By UPI. Oct. 8, 2013.
"Government estimates of how much oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from the blowout of a BP well are too high, a federal court in New Orleans has been told…" (read more)
BP Trial Focuses on Scientists' Oil Spill Estimations
By The Maritime Executive. Oct. 9, 2013.
"Scientists for BP and the federal government will provide U.S. District Judge Carl Barbie with very different estimates during the next 12 days of trial to determine the amount of oil spewed into the Gulf. Possible fines under the Clean Water Act could reach $18 billion, which is a fine close to BP's annualized profits…" (read more)


By Xah Lee. Date: 2005-05-30 . Last updated: 2016-11-03 .
Another beautiful song by 黄鶯鶯 (Tracy Huang).
"黄鶯鶯 《來自心海的消息》". The youtube video here is funy. It may be made by a fan.
The phrase 心海 is a pun. Literally, 心=heart and 海=sea, or, "sea of hearts". The word Galaxy in Chinese is 星海. (星=stars) Both phrases have the same pronunciation: "xing1 hai3".
In Chinese language, phonology and homonyms abound, and people constantly make puns of it, from teen-speak to marketing slogans to news captions. Though, curiously it is almost never found in serious poetry, perhaps because it is too cheap, similar to the state of limericks in English.
This is a beautiful love song. It conjures up a galaxy of stars and connects it to love.
who's the lyrics author? Comment please.


Daniel Chazad is a Senior Manager at Lufthansa Cargo and an Executive MBA candidate at Frankfurt School in the Class of 2018. He takes care of international joint venture and cooperation projects. He loves travelling, world heritage sites, photography and Japanese food.
Representatives of the class: Boris Marovic, Laura Massilamany, Daniel Mendt.
Handprints on cave walls, painted shapes on rocks, the slogan "Kilroy* was here" (*name interchangeable) and love padlocks on bridges – humans have always had a tendency to leave their mark.
… so does the EMBA Class of 2018.
We, i.e. the EMBA Class of 2018, were one of the very first classes to use Frankfurt School's fancy new campus, more precisely the listed Präsidialbau, at times when construction work was still ongoing in the main building. While we were enjoying lectures as well as the new facilities (and after enjoying a private tour of the new campus, also having noticed artful portraits of large donors in the foyer), the idea came up to collect a certain sum of our own for the development of the new campus and indirectly in support of future Bachelor, Master, EMBA and PhD students. The sum should be meant as a gift to the community as we as a class had also grown together to form a community of fate, with members travelling to our gatherings from places as far as Barbados, Seoul and Almaty. When we found out that donors could perpetuate themselves on plaques to be hanged up in the foyer, our motivation to collect a reasonable sum grew further (the possibility to qualify for a plaque only formed a secondary motivation driver though, of course…).
After a couple of days, the class community managed to reach the "gold plaque" status which was then proudly accepted by representatives of the class.


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Clark Graduate School of Management offers new Master of Science in Management
By Clark News & Media Relations
Clark University's Graduate School of Management (GSOM) is offering a new Master of Science in Management (MSM) program for early- and mid-career professionals ready to expand their leadership skills and gain an understanding of how management principles apply to today's complex organizational issues.
The MS in Management degree is designed for emerging leaders from nearly any sector — public, private, or non-profit — and any industry. The program will integrate coursework, case studies, and projects around topics in accounting, marketing, information systems, and human resource management.
"The creation of the MSM program was driven by industry and market needs. The curriculum was designed in response to what employers identified as the highest priority skills for individuals in mid-level jobs, such as critical thinking and communication. We're excited to offer this relevant management degree program to aspiring leaders looking to advance in their career and transform their organizations."
~GSOM Dean Catherine Usoff
Full-time students can complete the degree in just one year, with part-time options also available, allowing students to take one or more courses and continue working while enrolled in the program. Evening, day, and accelerated classes are offered, and the Graduate School of Management now offers courses online.
MSM courses will be offered beginning in fall 2016 and applications are currently being accepted. Information sessions on all GSOM programs will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 18, both at 6 p.m. at Clark's Southborough/MetroWest campus.
In addition to the new MSM, Clark's GSOM offers a full-time and part-time MBA, a full-time and part-time Master of Science in Accounting, a Master of Science in Finance, as well as a number of dual-degrees.
Accredited by AACSB International, the Graduate School of Management (GSOM) at Clark University is a small, academically rigorous business school that offers a personalized, collaborative learning experience. We uphold the international Principles for Responsible Management Education, demonstrating our commitment to education, research, and collaboration to foster sustainable social, economic and environmental change. Our students build the capacity to become future leaders who will ensure the long-term viability of our enterprises and our world.
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Crab Cake Sliders and Shrimp Nibblers Return to White Castle
Crab Cake...
When most people think of White Castle, it's because of its small, square hamburgers, not seafood. But as Lent approaches, and many diners may be looking for seafood choices, the chain is bringing back its Seafood Crab Cake Sliders and Shrimp Nibblers.
Secrets Fast Food Chains Don't Want You to Know
The Seafood Crab Cake Slider is topped with a zesty creole sauce and served on the chain's signature slider bun. The Shrimp Nibblers are made with butterfly shrimp and served with a choice of four dipping sauces, including cocktail, ranch, tartar or "zesty zing." The items are available at most White Castle restaurants for a limited time, White Castle told The Daily Meal in an email.
"At White Castle, we've been innovators since 1921, when we started the first fast-food chain," Jamie Richardson, vice president of White Castle, said in a statement. "Last year, we were again a leader by being the first to offer a seafood crab cake sandwich at all restaurants, and now we're excited to bring this tasty seafood sandwich back along with our popular Shrimp Nibblers."
The items aren't brand-new. Shrimp Nibblers debuted in 2013, while the Seafood Crab Cake Slider debuted nationwide in 2017 after being tested in Louisville in 2016. And they're also not expensive. The Seafood Crab Cake Slider is priced at $1.29, while the Shrimp Nibblers come in three sizes - small for $3.79, medium for $5.99 and a sack for $8.99. Whether or not you'll reel in these seafood items, here are 9 things you didn't know about White Castle.
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Merrick Brian Garland (født 13. november 1952 i Chicago, Illinois) er en amerikansk advokat og tidligere føderal dommer. Siden marts 2021 har han været USA's justitsminister i præsident Joe Bidens regering.

Karriere
I 1997 blev Garland udnævnt til chefdommer ved United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit af den daværende præsident Bill Clinton.

16. marts 2016 blev han nomineret af præsident Barack Obama til at blive medlem af USA's højesteret efter dommer Antonin Scalias død, men nomineringen blev blokeret af Senatets republikanske flertalsleder Mitch McConnell, som så muligheden for at vente på en eventuel republikansk præsident efter Obama.

I januar 2021 nominerede præsident Joe Biden Garland til posten som USA's justitsminister i sin administration. Hans nominering blev bekræftet af det amerikanske Senat den 10. marts 2021 med en stemmefordeling på 70-30, og Garland blev taget i ed som justitsminister den 11. marts 2021.

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Garland og hans kone Lynn har været gift siden 1987. De har to døtre. Han er halvfætter til den tidligere guvernør i Iowa Terry Branstad.

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Tom McEwen Scholarship in Sports Journalism
This fund was established 2013 by Linda McEwen in honor of her late husband, Tom to support a scholarship to a junior or senior majoring in journalism with a concentration in sports journalism at the University of Florida.
Tom was born in 1923 in Wauchula, FL. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida in 1944. Tom received his degree in absentia due to WWII, serving as a platoon leader with the U.S. Army's 785th Tank Battalion.
For nearly five decades, Tom was regarded the most influential voice in the Tampa Bay sports community. He was The Tampa Tribune's sports editor and columnist from 1962 to 2001.
Tom passed away in 201
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Adriaan (Ad) Alphonsus Maria Grimmon (Amsterdam, 28 september 1883 – aldaar, 1 juni 1953) was een Nederlands meubelmaker, interieurarchitect en kleurenspecialist.

Loopbaan
Grimmon ontwikkelde zich vanuit de ambachtelijke traditie van de Amsterdamse School naar het industriële modernisme. Hij werkte bij de architectenbureaus van Eduard Cuypers en Gerrit van Arkel.

Hij maakte meubilair, onder meer in opdracht van 't Woonhuys. In de jaren 1914-1928 washij 'architect-intérieur' bij de Dienst Publieke Werken van de gemeente Amsterdam. In die functie ontwierp hij tentoonstellingen in het Stedelijk Museum, het Paleis voor Volksvlijt en het Koloniaal Instituut. Hij richtte tal van publieke gebouwen in, waaronder het Wilhelmina Gasthuis, het stationsgebouw van Schiphol, de 'Trouwkamer Eerste Klasse' van het Stadhuis van Amsterdam en veel schoolgebouwen. In samenspraak met Maria Montessori ontwierp hij de ideale Montessorischool. Ook werkte hij mee aan de inrichting van Israëlitische ziekenhuizen in de stad.

Grimmon was goed op de hoogte van internationale ontwikkelingen en een liefhebber van Bauhaus. In samenspraak met de Russische chemicus en Nobelprijswinnaar Wilhelm Ostwald maakte hij een systeem voor de normalisatie van kleuren, waartoe hij samenwerkte met De Porceleyne Fles, N.V. Rath & Doodeheefver's Behangselpapierhandel en Glasfabriek Leerdam. Hij was lid van de Commissie 40 voor Normalisatie van Kleuren, een commissie van het Instituut voor Normalisatie van Nederland.

In 1928 beëindigde hij de samenwerking met de gemeente Amsterdam en werkte verder vanuit zijn eigen bureau. Hij richtte de burgemeesterskamer van Enschede in op uitnodiging van architect Friedhoff, ontwierp Villa Weil (woonhuis voor de directeur van de Koninklijke Lederfabrieken Oisterwijk in Tilburg) en het kantoor voor Polak Frutal Works in Amersfoort. Hij verbouwde particuliere woningen, richtte winkels in voor Metz & Co, Hirsch & Cie en De Bijenkorf. Voor De Bijenkorf maakte hij ook modelwoningen in de nieuwe wijk Amsterdam-Zuid. Hij paste materialen zoals glas en staal toe in zijn meubilair voor Pastoe. Ook was hij, na 1945, verantwoordelijk voor het interieurontwerp van het Nieuwe De la Mar Theater.

In 2017 noemde de gemeente Amsterdam op voordracht van architectuurhistoricus en nazaat Cilly Jansen brug 1915 naar hem: de Ad Grimmonbrug.

Publicaties
F. van Burkom, 'Kunst in huis. Oorlog en vrede in de De Lairessestraat', in: B. Laan (red.), Wonen in een monumentaal huis (Amsterdam 2012), pp. 204-235.
C. Jansen, 'De herontdekking van Ad Grimmon (1883-1953), interieurarchitect en kleurmeester, Amstelodamum #2, juni 2014, pp. 51-77.
C. Jansen, Ad Grimmon (2014).
F. Oehlen, #020TODAY Herontdekking Ad Grimmon. Onderzoek naar ontwerper door achternicht, Amsterdam Museum (5 juni 2014)

Nederlands timmerman
Nederlands interieurarchitect


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Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga (15 August 1911 – 23 August 2006) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop. At the time of his death, aged 95, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of the oldest bishops in Spain.

Biography

Lafuente was born in Híjar in 1911 and was ordained a priest on 28 March 1936. He had his first pastoral chargement as parson of Jatiel, Castelnou and La Puebla de Híjar. He was also professor at the seminar and at the University of Zaragoza.

Appointed Bishop of Vitoria on 9 January 1955, he was consecrated on the following March 20 by Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti, apostolic nuncio in Spain.

He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council and promoted in his diocese the liturgical reforms by the council.

He resigned on 10 July 1978 and died on 23 August 2006, eight days after his was ninety-fifth birthday.

Bibliography
 Mariano Laborda, Recuerdos de Híjar, Centro de Iniciativas Turísticas del Cuadro Artístito de Híjar, 1980.
 Mariano Laborda, Recuerdos de Híjar 2, Centro de Iniciativas Turísticas del Cuadro Artístito de Híjar, 1993.

References

External links
 Catholic Hierarchy
 Official website of the Diocese of Vitoria
Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga's obituary

1911 births
2006 deaths
People from the Province of Teruel
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain


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Q: SQLAlchemy Faster Than Psycopg2. What's Wrong with My Benchmark? First, I create a table with 5 columns:
CREATE TABLE table1
(
  a integer,
  b character varying,
  c character varying,
  d numeric,
  e numeric
)

Second, I add 100k rows to a table
https://gist.github.com/ericsalim/1d12628826195b52c5d282c2326f5e00
Third, I select all the rows using Psycopg2 and SQLAlchemy

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*Using Psycopg2: https://gist.github.com/ericsalim/f45d0f0d4babf0e59708c75804eb78c4

*Using SQLAlchemy: https://gist.github.com/ericsalim/c8df8adeb9ec49fa8cb1b5c5e8d811f8
The result for Psycopg2

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*query time: 2839.46800232

*conversion time: 792.379140854

*res size: 400036

*rowlist size: 412232

The result for SQLAlchemy:

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*query time: 2401.74889565

*conversion time: 377.213001251

*res size: 412232

*rowlist size: 412232

How is it possible that SQLAlchemy, which is an ORM layer on top Psycopg2 is faster than Psycopg2 itself? Is there something wrong with my code?

A: It's the overhead of the DictCursor. Switching it to use a standard cursor and integer indices results in psycopg2 outperforming. I imagine SQLAlchemy uses a different, more efficient method for supporting string indexes. But other than academic curiosity, I would not worry about the performance difference between the two - focus on which is more productive for you. In most real-world scenarios, you will be I/O bound, and the difference is small enough to not matter.


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Hitlantis Rethinks Music Discovery With 'Sea of Bubbles'
Author: Duncan GeereDuncan Geere
Finnish entrepreneur Timo Poijärvi wants to change the way we discover music with Hitlantis – a visually impressive rethink of the traditional box of search results.
[partner id="wireduk"]Poijärvi complains that using a search box to find what you want on a music site is like shouting through the letterbox of a record shop. He wants to let people more effectively browse around for what they want, and at the same time build the world's biggest music community. "And I'm gonna do it," he says quietly.
Hitlantis arranges its catalog as a huge circle of bubbles, with each bubble representing a band. You can click one to stream full tracks, and if you're using the web-based interface you can also buy the songs. A band's proximity to the center is based on their recent popularity, and the size of their bubble is dictated by the amount of content a band has available and the number of fans they have on the site.
The catch for listeners is that you won't find the Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga or The Beatles in the Hitlantis catalog – right now it's solely for unsigned bands, who have to upload the content themselves and don't get paid for streams. Instead, bands are given the opportunity to pay 5 euros ($6.66) per month for a premium account, which allows them to sell recordings and keep an impressive 90 percent of the profits. Poijärvi says that around 7 percent of the bands on the service have signed up for the premium offering.
Recordings are sold on a pay-what-you-want basis, and the more fans pay, the more it moves the band's bubble toward the center of Hitlantis' sea of content. There are three tiers of popularity – on the lowest, there's no minimum price to pay; on the middle tier, the minimum price for a download is 0.25 euros (33 cents); and on the top tier you need to pay a minimum of 0.5 euros (66 cents). The minimum purchase for a single transaction is 1 euro ($1.33), for what Poijärvi describes as technical reasons, but you can include as many songs as you want in a transaction.
Right now, 60 percent of the catalog is Finnish, though bands from more than 40 countries have uploaded their music.
Musicians using the service are given a few other opportunities too. A deal with Universal Music Finland means that three to five of the most popular bands each month get written feedback from Universal's A&R team, while a deal with Live Nation opens up support slots for gigs, including one for Bon Jovi in Helsinki in 2011, for the bands that can recruit the most fans to the site.
In the future, Poijärvi hopes that he'll be able to open up the site to licensed, major-label content too, though he admits that he's concerned about the costs of licensing that content and how it would adversely affect unsigned bands to have Madonna next to them in her own enormous bubble. Eventually, though, he wants all major music catalogs and as much unsigned content as he can collect in the same music community.
Nearer-term, Poijärvi plans to add the ability to access the site through Facebook and the addition of ticketing and merchandising mechanisms so bands can earn more from their work through the website.
"There's lots of places to upload music and get listened to, but they're all the same," said Poijärvi. "It's so difficult to be found from that digital swamp."
You can try out Hitlantis at Hitlantis.com, and it's also available as free apps in the iOS and Android app stores.
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It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- matters. So does society's underlying security needs. There is a security benefit to giving access to law enforcement, even though it would inevitably and invariably also give that access to others. However, there is also a security benefit of having these systems protected from all attackers, including law enforcement. These benefits are mutually exclusive. Which is more important, and to what degree?
The problem is that almost no policymakers are discussing this policy issue from a technologically informed perspective, and very few technologists truly understand the policy contours of the debate. The result is both sides consistently talking past each other, and policy proposals -- that occasionally become law -- that are technological disasters.
This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. We need policymakers who understand technology, but we also need cybersecurity technologists who understand -- and are involved in -- policy. We need public-interest technologists.
Let's pause at that term. The Ford Foundation defines public-interest technologists as "technology practitioners who focus on social justice, the common good, and/or the public interest." A group of academics recently wrote that public-interest technologists are people who "study the application of technology expertise to advance the public interest, generate public benefits, or promote the public good." Tim Berners-Lee has called them "philosophical engineers." I think of public-interest technologists as people who combine their technological expertise with a public-interest focus: by working on tech policy, by working on a tech project with a public benefit, or by working as a traditional technologist for an organization with a public benefit. Maybe it's not the best term -- and I know not everyone likes it -- but it's a decent umbrella term that can encompass all these roles.
We need public-interest technologists in policy discussions. We need them on congressional staff, in federal agencies, at non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in academia, inside companies, and as part of the press. In our field, we need them to get involved in not only the Crypto Wars, but everywhere cybersecurity and policy touch each other: the vulnerability equities debate, election security, cryptocurrency policy, Internet of Things safety and security, big data, algorithmic fairness, adversarial machine learning, critical infrastructure, and national security. When you broaden the definition of Internet security, many additional areas fall within the intersection of cybersecurity and policy. Our particular expertise and way of looking at the world is critical for understanding a great many technological issues, such as net neutrality and the regulation of critical infrastructure. I wouldn't want to formulate public policy about artificial intelligence and robotics without a security technologist involved.
Public-interest technology isn't new. Many organizations are working in this area, from older organizations like EFF and EPIC to newer ones like Verified Voting and Access Now. Many academic classes and programs combine technology and public policy. My cybersecurity policy class at the Harvard Kennedy School is just one example. Media startups like The Markup are doing technology-driven journalism. There are even programs and initiatives related to public-interest technology inside for-profit corporations.
This might all seem like a lot, but it's really not. There aren't enough people doing it, there aren't enough people who know it needs to be done, and there aren't enough places to do it. We need to build a world where there is a viable career path for public-interest technologists.
There are many barriers. There's a report titled A Pivotal Moment that includes this quote: "While we cite individual instances of visionary leadership and successful deployment of technology skill for the public interest, there was a consensus that a stubborn cycle of inadequate supply, misarticulated demand, and an inefficient marketplace stymie progress."
That quote speaks to the three places for intervention. One: the supply side. There just isn't enough talent to meet the eventual demand. This is especially acute in cybersecurity, which has a talent problem across the field. Public-interest technologists are a diverse and multidisciplinary group of people. Their backgrounds come from technology, policy, and law. We also need to foster diversity within public-interest technology; the populations using the technology must be represented in the groups that shape the technology. We need a variety of ways for people to engage in this sphere: ways people can do it on the side, for a couple of years between more traditional technology jobs, or as a full-time rewarding career. We need public-interest technology to be part of every core computer-science curriculum, with "clinics" at universities where students can get a taste of public-interest work. We need technology companies to give people sabbaticals to do this work, and then value what they've learned and done.
Two: the demand side. This is our biggest problem right now; not enough organizations understand that they need technologists doing public-interest work. We need jobs to be funded across a wide variety of NGOs. We need staff positions throughout the government: executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. President Obama's US Digital Service should be expanded and replicated; so should Code for America. We need more press organizations that perform this kind of work.
Three: the marketplace. We need job boards, conferences, and skills exchanges -- places where people on the supply side can learn about the demand.
This is bigger than computer security. Technology now permeates society in a way it didn't just a couple of decades ago, and governments move too slowly to take this into account. That means technologists now are relevant to all sorts of areas that they had no traditional connection to: climate change, food safety, future of work, public health, bioengineering.
More generally, technologists need to understand the policy ramifications of their work. There's a pervasive myth in Silicon Valley that technology is politically neutral. It's not, and I hope most people reading this today knows that. We built a world where programmers felt they had an inherent right to code the world as they saw fit. We were allowed to do this because, until recently, it didn't matter. Now, too many issues are being decided in an unregulated capitalist environment where significant social costs are too often not taken into account.
This is where the core issues of society lie. The defining political question of the 20th century was: "What should be governed by the state, and what should be governed by the market?" This defined the difference between East and West, and the difference between political parties within countries. The defining political question of the first half of the 21st century is: "How much of our lives should be governed by technology, and under what terms?" In the last century, economists drove public policy. In this century, it will be technologists.
Together with the Ford Foundation, I am hosting a one-day mini-track on public-interest technologists at the RSA Conference this week on Thursday. We've had some press coverage.


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"I just called to say I want to read"
Running away from Stevie Wonder in Geneva
Stevie Wonder spoke and sang before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly this week in Geneva in favour of ending the "book famine" for the visually impaired. He passionately challenged the international community to take action to guarantee right to read for millions of print disabled around the world. Many of us were moved by his words and music but others remained indifferent, especially some European countries like France. In fact, when Spain and other EU members proposed to issue a statement saying that the EU "accepts the challenge posed by Stevie Wonder" to increase the access to reading material for blind persons, the French representatives flatly refused to accept any mention of Stevie Wonder due to their copyright fundamentalism.
For Sarkozy´s France it seems that no flexibility or exceptions are possible. In their all out war in defense of copyright "no prisoners will be taken". France and other countries like Germany insisted that there shouldn´t be any shadow of doubt concerning the total rejection by the European Union of the World Blind Union´s proposal for a Treaty for the Visually Impaired and Print Disabled that has been sponsored by Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Mexico. It is quite surprising that countries like France that have clear legal exceptions to copyright for the visaully impaired inside their countries do not wish to extend this norm to the rest of the world so that formatted works could flow to the millions print-disabled of the South.
At the same time EU countries and the US were dragging their feet on confronting the "Book Famine" of the print-disabled in Geneva, their chief negotiators were hard at work in secret talks "16 hours a day" in Tokyo, hammering out the last details of the ACTA agreement that proposes very strict and repressive enforcement measures of copyright and patents. In contrast, It seems that when it comes to helping one of the most disadvantaged groups in the world, the visually impaired, there is no sense of urgency and no need to take legally binding measures. On IP issues the EU and the US practice a "carrot and stick" diplomacy with lots of big sticks "to fight piracy" and very few small carrots for the access to culture, education and technology transfer. In our view they are eroding the credibility of international IP governance by exclusively focussing on protecting the accumulated rights and vested interests of a few Northern business models while giving a cold shoulder to new innovative industries, consumers, internet users and citizens of the global South.
Instead of the legally binding treaty brilliantly and passionately defended by Latin American diplomats, the EU prefers voluntary "stakeholder" agreements that depend on the "good will" and "self-regulation" of publishers and rights-holders in order solve the copyright barriers suffered by the visually impaired. (In contrast, this week the EU and the US supported legal treaties at WIPO for broadcasters and audio-visual performers). Both the EU and the US feel it would be "a dangerous precedent" to open the gate to legal limitations and exceptions to copyright, even if it is for blind persons´ non-profit organizations. They are sure that if this proposal goes forward, other legal exceptions will be proposed by Africa for libraries, archives and textbooks in what they call "the slippery slope" toward the weakening of international copyright law. On the contrary, supporters of flexibilities of copyright believe that fair exceptions could improve the general credibility and social acceptance of copyright governance.
"I just called to say I want to read" might be the title of Stevie Wonder´s next song. Wonder told WIPO that if they do not act he would be forced to write a song "about what they didn´t do".
The fight for the "right to read" is gaining momentum and getting stronger around the world. By the time the issue is considered at WIPO in November at the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) there are some signs that real progress will be made to set a road-map for a fairer copyright system that places the plight of millions of people before the supposed business interests of a few. We just all need to push a little harder.
David Hammerstein, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue
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· OLYMPICS
CHINA China refutes US accusation of cyber theft of trade secrets
China refutes US accusation of cyber theft of trade secrets
21:18, February 11, 2020
File photo: AP
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tuesday said the Chinese government and military and their relevant personnel had never engaged in cyber theft of trade secrets.
Spokesperson Geng Shuang made the remarks when commenting on reports that the United States on Monday indicted four members of the Chinese military for allegedly breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency.
Geng said the Chinese government's position on cybersecurity is consistent and clear. "We firmly oppose and combat cyber attacks of any kind. China is a staunch defender of cybersecurity."
He said that it had long been an open secret that relevant departments in the United States, in violation of international law and basic norms governing international relations, had been engaging in large-scale, organized and indiscriminate cyber stealing, spying and surveillance activities on foreign governments, enterprises and individuals.
"From the case of WikiLeaks to Edward Snowden, the U.S. hypocrisy and double standard on cybersecurity have been fully revealed," said Geng.
Geng said according to abundant information that has been made public, U.S. agencies have been engaging in cyber intrusion, surveillance and monitoring activities on foreign governments, institutions, enterprises, universities and individuals, including its allies.
"China is also a victim of this. We have lodged stern representations to the United States and asked it to provide explanations and immediately stop such activities," said Geng.


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Bailout package won't help much
by Doug Henwood January 31, 2008 September 23, 2020
Doug Henwood: The economic outlook for the average American gets bleaker
ZAA NKWETA, PRESENTER: The bailout package offered by the Bush administration—do you see this as a sound one? And is it going to help the average person?
DOUG HENWOOD, EDITOR, LEFT BUSINESS OBSERVER: Well, it's better than nothing, but it looks like it's skewed towards upper-income individuals and to tax breaks for businesses. Now, there are two things wrong with this. One is that it's not going to get money into the pockets of lower- and middle-income people. It would be much more likely to get money into the pockets of upper-income people, who are much less likely to spend it and need it much less dramatically. Lower- and middle-income people are already suffering, and if the economy heads south, then they'll suffer even more. They're the ones that need whatever dollar they can get their hands on, and they're more likely to spend whatever they get. So that will serve a much more stimulative effect for the broader economy. The other thing that is wrong with it: the business side. Businesses do not invest on tax considerations; they invest if they think they're going to make money, and if it looks like the economy is going sour, they're not going to invest, even if they get a tax credit. So these kinds of tax credits are utterly ineffectual; they have no positive effect at all. They are gravy for businesses that are already investing, but it's not going to change behavior one bit.
NKWETA: And in a layman's perspective, how does this crisis affect the average person who, let's say, has a credit card, has a mortgage, and is expecting their pension at the end of their job?
HENWOOD: For most people, the pension is many years in the future. So the stock market does go up and down, and if you retire at the wrong time, you'd have a small pension, if you retire at the right time, you have a better pension. But that is not the most immediate worry for most people. Interest rates on mortgages now are very low, but that may be just an academic point for a lot of people if they can't get a mortgage at all. So that's how it's really affecting consumers most directly. But the pathway in which it could really throw things into a tailspin is if businesses suddenly can't get loans, then the economy would go into a very severe recession, which means falling incomes, rising unemployment, and evaporating jobs. The weakness of the American labor movement is a problem on so many levels. The way it engages in politics is very depressing, and the fact that there's no organized labor to speak of in the private sector to represent the interests of the average worker has really done tremendous damage to people's security, to their incomes, to their benefits. And for people at the middle and lower ends of the income distribution, it's just been a hellish economy for many, many years now. There was a brief exception in the late '90s, but average wages, average real wages, have been flat or declining for 25 years in this country—35 years in this country, sorry. And the erosion of the labor movement has been a very important part of that. If there's no organized labor to defend the interests of average working people and to press for more generous social welfare spending, then they're just thrown to the tender mercies of the market, which is a very, very unsympathetic thing. We're now five years—more than five—six years into an economic expansion. It's never really felt like one for the average American: the job market has been very poor; job growth has been the weakest of any post-World War II expansion; wage growth has been very weak. The real beneficiaries of the economy since 2001 have been the very rich, the top one percent or even less of the American population. So for a lot of people this so-called period of prosperity hasn't felt like that. I think, now, we are entering–regardless of whether this is a formal recession or not–I think, we're entering a period of a really troubled economy. We're going to see really slow growth, perhaps for an extended period of time, years of very weak growth. So I think we do need to talk about policies that will address that over the longer term, but the economic outlook for the average American, which has not recently been very happy, is going to get bleaker in the coming months and years.
ZAA NKWETA, PRESENTER: The bailout package offered by the Bush administration—do you see this as a sound one? And is it going to help the average person? DOUG HENWOOD, EDITOR, LEFT BUSINESS OBSERVER: Well, it's better than nothing, but it looks like it's skewed towards upper-income individuals and to tax breaks for businesses. Now, there are two things wrong with this. One is that it's not going to get money into the pockets of lower- and middle-income people. It would be much more likely to get money into the pockets of upper-income people, who are much less likely to spend it and need it much less dramatically. Lower- and middle-income people are already suffering, and if the economy heads south, then they'll suffer even more. They're the ones that need whatever dollar they can get their hands on, and they're more likely to spend whatever they get. So that will serve a much more stimulative effect for the broader economy. The other thing that is wrong with it: the business side. Businesses do not invest on tax considerations; they invest if they think they're going to make money, and if it looks like the economy is going sour, they're not going to invest, even if they get a tax credit. So these kinds of tax credits are utterly ineffectual; they have no positive effect at all. They are gravy for businesses that are already investing, but it's not going to change behavior one bit. NKWETA: And in a layman's perspective, how does this crisis affect the average person who, let's say, has a credit card, has a mortgage, and is expecting their pension at the end of their job? HENWOOD: For most people, the pension is many years in the future. So the stock market does go up and down, and if you retire at the wrong time, you'd have a small pension, if you retire at the right time, you have a better pension. But that is not the most immediate worry for most people. Interest rates on mortgages now are very low, but that may be just an academic point for a lot of people if they can't get a mortgage at all. So that's how it's really affecting consumers most directly. But the pathway in which it could really throw things into a tailspin is if businesses suddenly can't get loans, then the economy would go into a very severe recession, which means falling incomes, rising unemployment, and evaporating jobs. The weakness of the American labor movement is a problem on so many levels. The way it engages in politics is very depressing, and the fact that there's no organized labor to speak of in the private sector to represent the interests of the average worker has really done tremendous damage to people's security, to their incomes, to their benefits. And for people at the middle and lower ends of the income distribution, it's just been a hellish economy for many, many years now. There was a brief exception in the late '90s, but average wages, average real wages, have been flat or declining for 25 years in this country—35 years in this country, sorry. And the erosion of the labor movement has been a very important part of that. If there's no organized labor to defend the interests of average working people and to press for more generous social welfare spending, then they're just thrown to the tender mercies of the market, which is a very, very unsympathetic thing. We're now five years—more than five—six years into an economic expansion. It's never really felt like one for the average American: the job market has been very poor; job growth has been the weakest of any post-World War II expansion; wage growth has been very weak. The real beneficiaries of the economy since 2001 have been the very rich, the top one percent or even less of the American population. So for a lot of people this so-called period of prosperity hasn't felt like that. I think, now, we are entering–regardless of whether this is a formal recession or not–I think, we're entering a period of a really troubled economy. We're going to see really slow growth, perhaps for an extended period of time, years of very weak growth. So I think we do need to talk about policies that will address that over the longer term, but the economic outlook for the average American, which has not recently been very happy, is going to get bleaker in the coming months and years. DISCLAIMER: Please note that TRNN transcripts are typed from a recording of the program; The Real News Network cannot guarantee their complete accuracy.
Doug Henwood is the founder and editor of the Left Business Observer. Henwood is also a contributing editor of The Nation and does a weekly program on WBAI radio, New York's Pacifica outlet. His book, The State of the USA Atlas, was published by Simon & Schuster in 1994; his Wall Street was published by Verso in 1997 (paperback, 1998) to great acclaim.
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Q: A T split using tikz coordinates only having text on either side of the line before the split I can't figure out how if I move a T split down to place the text only on the both sides of the line before the T instead of after the split on both lines like shown in the example below. I have shown what I want in red in the photo below the MWE.
MWE:
\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{geometry}% <-- added for inserting images, had to be before package `tikz`
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}% <-- in real document remove option `demo`
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows, calc, decorations.pathmorphing,
                positioning, quotes}
\tikzset{
                    every edge quotes/.style = {font=\small, text=black, align=left},% <-- added for writing edge label in more lines
     block/.style = {draw, rounded corners, very thick,
           minimum width=#1, minimum height=2em, inner sep=2.5pt, outer sep=0pt,
           text width =\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/minimum width}-2*\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/inner xsep},
           align=center},
block_dash/.style = {draw, dashed, rounded corners, thin,
            inner sep=1.5pt, minimum size=2em, text=black,
            execute at begin node={\begin{varwidth}{9cm}},
            execute at end node={\end{varwidth}}},
block_noborder/.style = {text width=#1, align=left, % <-- renamed and removed surplus options
            text=black, inner sep=1.5pt},
 connector/.style = {-stealth',very thick},
 snakeline/.style = {decorate,
            decoration={snake, amplitude=.4mm, segment length=1.5mm,
                        pre length=2mm, post length=2mm},
            thick, gray, -stealth'},
              }% end of tikzset

\usepackage{varwidth, mathtools}
\usepackage{siunitx}% <-- added for correct writing of units

\begin{document}
\centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}[%scale=0.1,
    auto,
    node distance=15mm and 0mm]
\node (B31) [block=21mm]         {Split this matrix block into two small blocks.};
\node (B32) [block=21mm,
            right=5mm of B31]   {Split this matrix block into two small blocks.};
\path   let \p1 = ($(B31.west)-(B32.east)$),
            \n1 = {veclen(\x1,\y1)} in
        node (B2) [block=\n1,
                   above right=of B31.north west]  {Half}
        node (B1) [block=\n1,
                   above=of B2]   {Gamma}
        node (B4) [block=\n1,%,
         below right=of B31.south west]   {Text here};
%
\draw[connector]
    ($(B1.north)+(0,1)$) node[left] {$x(n)$} -- (B1)
    (B1) to ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "Something\\ here"]  (B2);
    \coordinate[below=4mm of B2.south -| B31] (B33); % <-- auxiliary coordinates, for orthogonal paths between `box` nodes
    \coordinate[below=4mm of B2.south -| B32] (B34);% <-- u
    \coordinate[below=4mm of B32.south-|  B4] (B35);
\draw[connector]
        (B2) |- (B33) to ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "Something\\ here"]    (B31);
\draw[connector]
        (B2) |- (B34) to ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "Something   here"]    (B32)
        (B31) edge ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "short\\ text"]    (B31 |- B4.north);
\draw[connector]
        (B32) |- (B35) to ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "Something\\ here"]   (B4);
%
\draw[snakeline]
        (B32.east) -- + (0.7,0) node[block_dash,right] {Text to the left of it here. Text to the left of it here.Text to the left of it here.Text to the left of it here};
\draw[snakeline] % <-- this part of code is rewrite from scratch
        (B1.east) -- + (0.7,0) node (s1) [block_noborder=0.35\textwidth,right] {%
           \includegraphics[width=\hsize, trim = 1.55cm 1.4cm 0 0, clip] {spectral/figures/FilterResponseMiddleEar.pdf}}
                                node (s2) [right,block_noborder=0.25\textwidth,right=of s1] {%
                                            $N_c=300$ channels, \\
                                            $f_{\text{s}}^{}=\SI{12000}{Hz}$.};
\draw[snakeline]
        (B4.east) -- + (0.7,0) node[block_dash,right] {Text to the left of it here};
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Picture is here for changes:

A: To move the T down, you would obviously need to move the auxiliary coordinates you have defined down. I rewrote the code a little bit though, using just one auxiliary coordinate, and using two nodes instead of the quotes syntax. But that's mostly because I'm more familiar with it, good chance the same thing is possible using quotes.

\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{geometry}% <-- added for inserting images, had to be before package `tikz`
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}% <-- in real document remove option `demo`
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows, calc, decorations.pathmorphing,
                positioning, quotes}
\tikzset{
                    every edge quotes/.style = {font=\small, text=black, align=left},% <-- added for writing edge label in more lines
     block/.style = {draw, rounded corners, very thick,
           minimum width=#1, minimum height=2em, inner sep=2.5pt, outer sep=0pt,
           text width =\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/minimum width}-2*\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/inner xsep},
           align=center},
block_dash/.style = {draw, dashed, rounded corners, thin,
            inner sep=1.5pt, minimum size=2em, text=black,
            execute at begin node={\begin{varwidth}{9cm}},
            execute at end node={\end{varwidth}}},
block_noborder/.style = {text width=#1, align=left, % <-- renamed and removed surplus options
            text=black, inner sep=1.5pt},
 connector/.style = {-stealth',very thick},
 snakeline/.style = {decorate,
            decoration={snake, amplitude=.4mm, segment length=1.5mm,
                        pre length=2mm, post length=2mm},
            thick, gray, -stealth'},
              }% end of tikzset

\usepackage{varwidth, mathtools}
\usepackage{siunitx}% <-- added for correct writing of units

\begin{document}
\centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}[%scale=0.1,
    auto,
    node distance=15mm and 0mm]
\node (B31) [block=21mm]         {Split this matrix block into two small blocks.};
\node (B32) [block=21mm,
            right=5mm of B31]   {Split this matrix block into two small blocks.};
\path   let \p1 = ($(B31.west)-(B32.east)$),
            \n1 = {veclen(\x1,\y1)} in
        node (B2) [block=\n1,
                   above right=of B31.north west]  {Half}
        node (B1) [block=\n1,
                   above=of B2]   {Gamma}
        node (B4) [block=\n1,%,
         below right=of B31.south west]   {Text here};
%
\draw[connector]
    ($(B1.north)+(0,1)$) node[left] {$x(n)$} -- (B1)
    (B1) to ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "Something\\ here"]  (B2);
    \coordinate[below=11mm of B2.south] (B33); % <-- auxiliary coordinates, for orthogonal paths between `box` nodes
    \coordinate[below=4mm of B32.south-|  B4] (B35);
\draw[connector]
        (B2) --
        node[right] {Something here}
        node[left] {$y_s$}
        (B33) -| (B31);
\draw[connector]
        (B2) -- (B33) -| (B32);
\draw[connector]
        (B31) edge ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "short\\ text"]    (B31 |- B4.north);
\draw[connector]
        (B32) |- (B35) to ["$y^{}_\text{s}$" ', "Something\\ here"]   (B4);
%
\draw[snakeline]
        (B32.east) -- + (0.7,0) node[block_dash,right] {Text to the left of it here. Text to the left of it here.Text to the left of it here.Text to the left of it here};
\draw[snakeline] % <-- this part of code is rewrite from scratch
        (B1.east) -- + (0.7,0) node (s1) [block_noborder=0.35\textwidth,right] {%
           \includegraphics[width=\hsize, trim = 1.55cm 1.4cm 0 0, clip] {spectral/figures/FilterResponseMiddleEar.pdf}}
                                node (s2) [right,block_noborder=0.25\textwidth,right=of s1] {%
                                            $N_c=300$ channels, \\
                                            $f_{\text{s}}^{}=\SI{12000}{Hz}$.};
\draw[snakeline]
        (B4.east) -- + (0.7,0) node[block_dash,right] {Text to the left of it here};
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


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Coe-Brown surges past Hilltoppers
By Adam White
NORTHWOOD — The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy girls basketball team was upset with its performance in the first half of Monday night's holiday tilt with Somersworth.
Unfortunately for the Class M Hilltoppers (0-2), that disappointment motivated the Class I Bears (1-1) to put on a dominant second-half performance.
After holding a mere three-point lead at halftime, Coe-Brown outscored Somersworth by 17 in the final two quarters, en route to a 52-32 win during the Coe-Brown Girls Holiday Basketball Tournament.
"The girls looked pretty flat out of the gate," said CBNA coach Stephen Smith. "But I give them a lot of credit for the way they picked themselves up at halftime. I didn't have to say much in the locker room — they're a highly motivated group, and it was obvious that they weren't happy with their play in the first two quarters. Sure enough, they came out playing with much more enthusiasm and focus in the second half."
CBNA opened the third quarter by causing multiple turnovers with a full-court press. Senior forward Erica Lovely did most of the Bears scoring in the frame, going 5 for 5 from the field and tallying 11 points. Lovely finished with a game-high 17 points.
"At halftime we all talked about playing with more emotion," Lovely said. "And we definitely did that in the third and fourth quarters. I think it just showed us that if we play with good aggressiveness and high intensity, we can be a really good team."
Attempting to mount a comeback, Somersworth closed the gap to 11 (39-28) with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The thought was short-lived, as Meredith Grady's second 3-pointer of the night made the Bears advantage 14, and snatched the momentum right back in the process. Grady finished the game with 13 points and connected three times from beyond the arc.
Senior point guard Summer Brooks also played a large role in the second half surge, dishing out assists on five of Coe-Brown's seven third-quarter field goals.
"Summer did a great job in the second half of attacking the basket, and then dumping it off to the open player," Smith said. "That was lacking in the first half, and we were getting way too much individual play out on the perimeter."
The Hilltoppers got solid games from Krista Boutin and Ashley Beckey at the point, while Kara Duffy, Janelle Lavin, and Krista Vincent were effective down low. Beckey finished as the team's leading scorer with six points, and also had four assists. Vincent and Duffy each finished with five rebounds.
"We were looking to be competitive while also getting everyone some experience tonight," Somersworth coach Jeff Francoeur said. "I thought we played really well in the first half — except for our aggressiveness to loose balls. That's got to get better. The second half I was more focused on getting everyone into the game so they could gain some good experience. Overall, we accomplished what we wanted to accomplish tonight."
After initially trailing 6-1, the Hilltoppers led 12-11 at the end of one behind points from Boutin and Beckey. Coe-Brown took a one-point lead with a minute and a half to play in the second quarter on a Liz Peabody free throw, and never looked back from there. Jackie Derocher barely beat the halftime buzzer to make the Bears lead three (22-19) heading into the locker room.
"We're still looking to play a complete 32 minutes of basketball," Smith said. "Good execution in all facets of the game, and consistency throughout the entire game. Until we get that, there's still plenty to work on."
Somersworth plays today at 2 p.m. against Plymouth, while Coe-Brown faces off with St. Thomas at 3:30.
Coe-Brown, 52-32
SOMERSWORTH (32) — Foxlow 2-0-5, Boutin 1-2-4, Beckey 3-0-6, Millspaugh 0-0-0, Vincent 2-0-4, Poplawski 2-0-4, Lavin 1-0-2, Francoeur 1-0-3, Gagnon 0-0-0, Nagy 0-0-0, Duffy 2-0-4, Liseno 0-0-0, Kretschmar 0-0-0, Ham 0-0-0. Totals: 14-2-32.
COE-BROWN (52) — Daigle 2-0-4, Brooks 1-0-2, Peabody 0-1-1, S. Grady 1-2-4, M. Grady 5-0-13, McKinney 0-0-0, Derocher 2-0-4, Thibeault 2-0-4, Lovely 8-1-17, Ahern 1-1-3. Totals: 22-5-52.
Somersworth (0-2) 12 7 5 8 — 32
Coe-Brown (1-1) 11 11 15 15 — 52
3-pointers: S-2 (Foxlow, Francoeur), C-3 (M. Grady 3).


The Conference Board of Canada is blaming the federal government's new mortgage rules for a cooling off of the Canadian housing market.
It's a position that is supported by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
According to the report recently issued by the Conference Board, a widespread drop in sales followed the latest tightening of mortgage lending regulations.
In August, sales of existing homes fell from July volumes in 21 of our 28 markets. The dips were five per cent or more in 16 of these. August sales trailed their year-earlier level in 20 areas.
But in Winnipeg, August MLS® sales were actually better than the sales recorded for July, although four per cent below the number sold in the same month last year — 1,241 vs. 1,290.
Still, year-to-date sales at the end of August were up two per cent from the same period in 2011.
"We are bucking a national trend which points to moderating local real estate markets," said Shirley Pryzbyl, the president of WinnipegREALTORS®.
Last July, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced that the maximum amortization period allowed for mortgages was to be dropped to 25 years from the previous 30 years.
Both CREA and the Conference Board said the new regulations are primarily affecting first-time home buyers, who are now finding it difficult to qualify for a mortgage under the new rules.
According to the Conference Board, new listings eased between July and August in 17 cities and were also behind their previous year's volume in 17 markets. Falling listings are another sign of weakness, because homeowners are less likely to list when the market is soft.
A declining sales-to-listings ratio in 21 markets is another indicator of cooling, but balanced conditions were still observed in 23 areas in August. Victoria, Vancouver, Québec City, and Gatineau flashed buyers' signals last month. A big drop in listings pushed Windsor into sellers' conditions, but this is unlikely to last, as sellers are expected to retreat in coming months.
In Winnipeg, the Conference Board reported that the local housing market has become balanced, with a sales-to-new-listing ratio of 0.727. The range for a balanced market to exist in Winnipeg is 0.422 to 0.811.
Despite the softer market, the Conference Board reported, average prices in August were down from the previous month in only nine of 28 Canadian markets and hovered above August 2011 levels in 25 areas.
The Conference Board is predicting that house prices in Winnipeg will climb between five and 6.9 per cent over the short term. The average selling price in August for Winnipeg was $258,842, which is a rise of 4.2 per cent from July and an increase of 8.3 per cent the same month a year ago.
The Conference Board report expects Winnipeg to be one of five Canadian centres to experience a year-over-year price increase.


This is Have Made It, a 2013 film by Michael Dickes using a text by Matt Dennison. It's kind of a videopoem-music video hybrid, with Dickes' music taking central stage half-way through.
Have Made It appears in the most recent issue of Gnarled Oak, an online literary magazine distinguished by, among other things, its willingness to include previously published/uploaded poetry videos. Their next issue is open for submissions through March 31.
Thanks for the shout-out to Gnarled Oak. I've been mostly offline for a few months, but now I understand the sudden uptick in video submissions. A development for which I am grateful.
Oh good! I think probably the majority of serious videopoets and poetry-film makers subscribe to the Moving Poems digest now… and at least a few of them actually look at their goddamn email.


The Apostle Paul in his writing to Timothy in the second letter, tells Timothy: 'I have finished the race.', and offers Timothy encouragement to go on, in the things of the Lord that are before him.
The letter of Paul's written from his last imprisonment in Rome, in which he himself says his course is 'finished' here on earth. Close to the end of his life and writing from deep personal experience, Paul is offering the younger man hardship and telling him to endure. Endurance in his calling and living faithfully for God.
Paul is in chains and in prison, yet feels no disgrace. suffering for the Lord is not for Paul, a sign of failure or disgrace, but an opportunity to see the power of God in work. The spirit doesn't make cowards out of us but the spirit equips us.
Paul urges Timothy not to have anything to do with the evil, silly, self-obsessed, self-people who will characterizes the times. Now 2000 years after these words were written, Paul description seem to be uncannily accurate representation of today's world.
Final words of encouragement. Some of Paul's colleagues have deserted him, some have had to go else where and only Luke remained. He asked Timothy to bring some personal items and give him news about mutual friends.
Faith in Action is the fruit of your ministry in action.


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by Amy Roach Partridge,
Sarah Lawrence Magazine
http://www.slc.edu/news-events/archived/2010-2011/2011-03-11-victory-for-the-defense-mag.html
Devotion to a fair and equitable justice system is a hallmark of Bachrach's young but already impressive career as a criminal defense attorney. (He has been in solo practice since 2005 and was recently elected president of the New York Criminal Bar Association—the youngest president-elect by some 20 years.) Bachrach is a self-professed idealist—a quality developed through his Quaker schooling and further nurtured at Sarah Lawrence—and a staunch advocate of the right to a fair trial. Though his often notorious clients—who have included alleged mob bosses, madams, and members of international drug cartels—may not always be on the right side of the moral compass, Bachrach feels completely secure in his choice to defend them.
"I know it sounds idealistic, but I really believe in our Bill of Rights," he explains. "People say to me, 'You get clients off on technicalities.' But those 'technicalities' are generally rooted in the Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Amendment of our Constitution. I don't view them as technicalities, but rather, as Judge Kaplan [the federal judge presiding over the Ghailani case] said, the rock upon which our nation rests."
Bachrach also puts his trust in the legal system when it comes to the thornier question of whether his clients are actually guilty or innocent—something he says you can never truly know. "Plenty of people confess to crimes that they didn't actually commit, for various reasons, and some people who claim their innocence are really guilty. I can't trust myself to judge others in that way. I assume that the system will work in the end," he explains.


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Q: Remove array objects contained in another array by value I have to remove all the objects from array that contain the same id present in another array.
This code works
myArray = [{id: 1, value: 'a'}, {id: 2, value: 'b'}, {id: 3, value: 'c'}];
itemsToRemove = [{id: 2, value: 'x'}, {id: 3, value: 'y'}];
for (const item of itemsToRemove) {
    myArray.splice(myArray.findIndex(a => a.id === item.id), 1);
}

but I'm looking for a more elegant way to do it. I've tried also
const newArray = myArray.filter(a => itemsToRemove.findIndex(i => i.id === a.id));

but doesn't works. (it creates a new array, but at least one item with the same id remains in the new array).
Is there a clean and concise way to do it?

A: You're close, but as James said in the comments, findIndex is the wrong choice because it returns -1 when the item is not found. filter requires its predicate to return a boolean and -1 is not a boolean, so it's coerced to one. Unfortunately, -1 is truthy which doesn't match your intention in the predicate.
You can add a comparison to check that findIndex returned a value less than zero, or you can use find or some:

const myArray = [{id: 1, value: 'a'}, {id: 2, value: 'b'}, {id: 3, value: 'c'}];
const itemsToRemove = [{id: 2, value: 'x'}, {id: 3, value: 'y'}];

const newArray1 = myArray.filter(a => itemsToRemove.findIndex(i => i.id === a.id) < 0);
console.log(newArray1);

const newArray2 = myArray.filter(a => !itemsToRemove.find(i => i.id === a.id));
console.log(newArray2);

const newArray3 = myArray.filter(a => !itemsToRemove.some(i => i.id === a.id));
console.log(newArray3);

It's worth noting that find isn't supported in IE, nor is findIndex. some is supported by all browsers, so it's the most compatible.
some is also the most performant:

Test
Result
Operations/second

findIndex
10.63% slower
26632285

find
12.39% slower
26107649

some
fastest
29799972