Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: Ace Morandante / Radio Television Malacañang / Presidential Photographers Division via Wikimedia Commons.
JNS.org – Islamic State terrorists stormed a cathedral in the Filipino city of Marawi on Tuesday, attempting to seize control of the city as well as taking a Catholic priest and more than a dozen churchgoers hostage.
The terrorists seized Rev. Chito Suganob and members of his congregation amid a raging battle with government troops. Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, said the terrorists threatened to murder the hostages if the government did not recall the "forces unleashed against them," reported The Associated Press. Suganob urged Filipinos to pray for the hostages' safe return.
Filipino government officials said the situation was under control, but residents of Marawi — who fled the area — gave conflicting accounts, insisting the terrorists had the upper hand. Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte instituted martial law in the south of the country due to the terrorists' siege of Marawi, and cut short a trip to Russia in order to deal with the crisis.
"To my countrymen who have experienced martial law, it would not be any different from what President Marcos did. I'd be harsh," Duterte said in a video message recorded on his return flight to the Philippines, referring to the rule of 1970s Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos.


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To see more Scotland+Venice Architecture projects and material, visit the archive
To see more Scotland+Venice Art projects and material, visit the archive
Scotland + Venice 2022 for the 59th International Art Exhibition
23 April – 27 November 2022, Docks Cantieri Cucchini
Alberta Whittle
Alberta Whittle has been commissioned to develop new work which will be put forward to represent Scotland as a collateral event at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia at the Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello.. The project is commissioned by the Scotland + Venice Partnership and is a multi-partner project initiated by Glasgow International and supported by Glasgow Life. This will be the tenth presentation commissioned by the Scotland + Venice partnership continuing to build Scotland's strength and reputation as an important international voice in visual art and architecture.
Alberta Whittle by Matthew A Williams
7 April 2021 — Commission Announcement
Commissioned by the Scotland + Venice Partnership On behalf of the Scotland + Venice partnership, Creative Scotland is delighted to announce that Alberta Whittle has been commissioned to develop new work which will be put forward to represent Scotland as a collateral event at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia at the Arsenale Docks, S. Read more
image: Alberta Whittle by Matthew A Williams
21 December 2021 — Learning post
Professional Development Opportunity Supported by SCAN
Scotland + Venice and Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) are looking for an Exhibition Assistant to join the team taking part in the Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme (PDP), for the Venice Biennale 2022. This opportunity will take place over 4 weeks during the Biennale, between April 2022 and November 2022 and is supported by Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN). Read more
17 December 2021 — Writing
Reflections on What if …?/Scotland
Eoin Maguire explores the Cloud of Dreams at V&A Dundee. Photo by Neil Hanna photography.
When the 2020 International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale was postponed until 2021, projects around the world were forced to go back to the drawing board, Susan Mansfield writes. In Scotland, the Scotland + Venice Partnership had commissioned the 'What If…? Read more
19 November 2021 — News
What if…?/ Scotland: 10,000 Scottish gallery-goers 'wishes' for a better Scotland revealed
Amanie Ahmed from Dundee, who contributed to the What if…?/Scotland exhibition makes a wish at the Wishing Well. Image by Neil Hanna Photography
The award-winning exhibition What if…?/Scotland comes to an end at the V&A Dundee on Sunday 21st November, having collected over 10,000 wishes from the people of Scotland and beyond. Commissioned by the Scotland + Venice Partnership, and created by Edinburgh-based 7N Architects, What if…?/Scotland was originally designed as Scotland's contribution to the 17th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, but due to the pandemic it was redesigned to go on to successfully show at V&A Dundee. Read more
What if…/ young people designed our future?, 18 November 2021 at 18:15
Still from What if film from Wester Hailes by Bash Art Creative
The final of our online public events, in collaboration with V&A Dundee, to support the Scotland + Venice exhibition What if...?/ Scotland, focuses on young people and climate change. Young people today are the generation that will be most affected by climate change. Read more
What if…/ we reconsider how we will live together?, 21 October 2021 at 18:15
© Cristiano Corte © British Council
Drawing on creative minds across the world, responses have been wildly different. The urgency of the question sparked ideas and made connections in unexpected and compelling ways. Join us to explore some of these responses, and to hear from some of the curators, architects and creatives that have responded to this year's theme including the curators of The Garden of Privatised Delights, Entanglement, The Anthropocene Museum: Exhibit 3.0 Obsidian Rain, Lithuanian Space Agency Presents Planet of People and What if…?/Scotland. Read more
29 September 2021 — News
Scotland + Venice 2022 now seeking Press, PR and Digital services support
Credit: Lori Anderson
Scotland + Venice has commissioned Alberta Whittle to represent Scotland at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with an exhibition of new work at the Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello. Read more
10 September 2021 — Writing
Inviting communities to think big
Credit: Alan Richardson.
This article by Ewan Anderson, 7N Architects, was originally published in Scotland on Sunday, 12 May 2021. Every two years, architects from countries all over the world exhibit thought-provoking ideas at the Venice Architecture Biennale, and it was a great honour for my practice, 7N Architects, to be commissioned by the Scotland + Venice partnership to represent Scotland in the latest edition of this global festival. Read more
What if…?/ we lived in places of small distances, 30 September 2021 at 18:15
Credit: Bash Art Creative
The need for redesigning how we live is not new. In the face of the climate crisis, more of us are trying to reduce our impact by living more locally, which in turn is helping communities connect and thrive. Read more

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WILL FERRELL Biography - Other artists & entretainers
Biography » other artists entretainers » will ferrell
He was born in Irvine' California on July 16′ 1968. His career first started at the University of South California where he graduated with a degree in Sports Information. After his graduation' he started working as a sportscaster on a weekly cable show' but then later found his interests in acting and stand-up comedy. He then enrolled in some acting classes. In only one short year of training' he was invited to join The Groundlings. The Groundlings are a small comedy improve group. Working with The Groundlings quickly lead to his discovery by the world famous comedy show' Saturday Night Live or SNL. From then on' he was an unknown comedian making his way to the top. After a few years of working with SNL' he was offered to be a main character in the movie A Night At The Roxbury.
In 1995 Will became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid recasting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However' his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest SNL cast member ever. While Ferrell has portrayed many unforgettable characters; among his most popular recurring personas include: his send-up of President George W. Bush' musical middle school teacher Marty Culp with wife Bobbi (played by Ana Gasteyer)' Professor Klarvin the overly amorous "lover" and husband to Virginia (played by Rachel Dratch)' and Spartan Spirit cheerleader Craig. Among his many impressions are Attorney General Janet Reno' who ended her tenure with the Clinton administration by doing the twist with Will live on "Saturday Night;" Alex Trebek; "Inside the Actors Studio" host James Lipton; lounge singer Robert Goulet and the late great Chicago Cubs sportscaster' Harry Caray. Ferrell�s latest films are the new Kevin Smith film "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and the Ben Stiller comedy "Zoolander." In 1998′ Ferrell brought his swinging SNL character to the big screen in "A Night at the Roxbury" which he co-wrote with fellow cast member Chris Kattan and Steve Koren. He has also appeared in SNL Studios features "The Ladies� Man" and "Superstar." In 1997′ Ferrell made his feature film debut as "Mustaffa" in the hit comedy "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery." He returned in the blockbuster sequel "The Spy Who Shagged Me."
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Here are the results in Georgia's Senate runoff election
By NPR Staff,
Sam Gringlas (WABE)
Updated December 6, 2022 at 10:37 PM ET
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate runoff race. The win gives Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority.
The extra cushion of winning in Georgia means control of Senate committees and more leeway in tight votes.
The runoff triggered when neither Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock nor his scandal-plagued Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, received at least 50% of the vote in the general election in November.
The race has been almost as much about the biographies of these two candidates as the policy positions they support.
Walker has leaned into his status as one of the University of Georgia's most revered players to deflect one controversy after another, including allegations of domestic abuse and claims that he paid for ex-girlfriends' abortions despite his anti-abortion stance as a candidate. He denies those claims.
Warnock is senior pastor at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, and talks a lot about how King shaped his outlook and his approach to serving in the Senate.
These two unique candidates each represent two very different and central institutions in the state.
With just four short weeks to get Georgians voting again, there was a rush of spending on TV ads, with some $79 million poured into buying airtime. Spending by groups supporting Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Walker, according to data from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact and analyzed by NPR.
Information for voters: WABE Atlanta's Voter Hub, Georgia Public Broadcasting's Voting FAQ
Click these links for results for the state's notable attorney general and secretary of state races.


Here are the five books that have inspired Victoria Kann's family and influenced them creatively.
Julia Donaldson, an English writer and playwright, is one of my favorite children's authors. Her latest book to be published in the US is Where's My Mom? Initially released in the early 2000's in the U.K., Donaldson's rhythmic and engaging style combined with Axel Scheffler's cartoon illustrations, make for a very charming addition to your child's library.


Sonoma State (5-2, CCAA 3-0) - Isaac Davidson 15, Lewayne Grant 13, Aaron Gilbert 12, Wesley Gilbert 11, Deshawnte Collins 10, Armani Nicolis 10, Nick Klarman 3, Jordan Hickman 2, Malachi Jones 0, Kenny Olsem 0, Mason Phillips 0. Totals: (22-55, 30-36) 76.
Stanislaus State (3-3, CCAA 0-2) - Andy Cleaves 17, Darius Scott 14, Vasilije Saraba 11, Fred Lavender 10, Mat Bradshaw 9, Ty Davis 9, Rolaun Dunham 2, Joseph Alvarez 0, Frankie Campbell 0, Jacob Danhoff 0, Alejandro Diaz 0, Jourdan Johnson 0. Totals: (25-63, 15-24) 72.
First Half: Sonoma 29-22. Second Half: Stanislaus 41-34. Overtime: Sonoma 13-9. 3-Pt. Goals: Stanislaus 7 (Bradshaw 3, Lavender 2, Cleaves, Scott), Sonoma 2 (Davidson, Porcil). Total Fouls: Stanislaus 28, Sonoma 22. Fouled Out: Alvarez, Stanislaus; Hickman, Sonoma. Technical Fouls: None.
Stanislaus State (1-3, CCAA 1-1) - Angelica Baylon 15, Caitlin Keding 11, Caprina Pipion 9, Kaleigh Taylor 8, Kyanna Davis 5, Alexus Kelly 4, Lauren Toler 3, Jaden Coleman 2, Brittney Livingston 2, Samanta Rudd 0. Totals: (23-58, 5-5) 59.
Sonoma State (3-3, CCAA 1-2) - Ugochi Anudokem 15, Kylie Kiech 11, Sophie Northern 9, Serena Santos 6, Zane Sheckherd 6, Ra'Shanae Johnson 2, Shauna Jackson 0, Taylor Johnson 0, Aaryn Pickett 0, Jessica Solis 0, Taylor Todd 0, Sidni Wise-Wright 0. Totals: (17-44, 12-18) 49.
3-Pt. Goals: Stanislaus 8 (Baylon 3, Keding 3, Davis, Toler), Sonoma 3 (Kiech, Northern, Sheckherd). Total Fouls: Stanislaus 17, Sonoma 11. Fouled Out: Davis, Stanislaus. Technical Fouls: None.
Davis (1-1) - King Mitchell 17, Michael Sherrod 13, Ivan Romero-Martinez 11, Dominic Cosso 2, Gilbert Hesia 7, Jamar Barnes-Williams 11, Greg Smith 19, Brady Wilson 4, Jay Guptill 2.
Linden (0-2) - Cameron Berna 21, Cruz Herrera 3, Thomas Lagorio 9, Dylan Vancil 2, Conner Friedman 29, Jared Dimas 15.
3-Pt. Goals: Davis 6 (King Mitchell 2, Michael Sherrod, Jamar Barnes-Williams, Greg Smith, Brady Wilson), Linden 4 (Cameron Berna 2, Jared Dimas 2). Total Fouls: Davis 21, Linden 16. Fouled Out: None.
Manteca (3-0) - Miguel Sequeira 15, Rashawn Ballard 10, Sal Safi 4, Jordan Burciaga 22, Nick Bell 14, Jorge Cedano 19, Spencer Briscoe 20, Dylan Gross 10.
Lincoln-Stockton (1-2) - Justin Russel 5, Jaelan Bates 8, George Papadopulos 17, Joey Smith 3, Nathan Frye 5, Chris Smith 10, Angelo Del Campo 15, DJ Balanon 17, Nick Jamora 11, Billy Whitting 11.
Beyer (2-0) - A. Jones 6, A. Polack 4, M. Marookie 8, Emma Kelley 8, N. Arreola 0, M. Johnson 4, S. James 2, V. Gines 0, V. DeLuna 0, N. Brown 16, J. Thomason 5, M. Perez 2.
Riverbank (0-2) - A. Zamora 7, A. Gutierrez 4, P. Reyes 4, M. Valenzuela 0, A. Beecroft 0, K. Bievins 0, M. Macias 7, A. Cuevas 3.
3-Pt. Goals: Riverbank 3 (Zamora 2, Cuevas). Total Fouls: Beyer 13, Riverbank 12. Fouled Out: None. Technical Foul: Gutierrez, Riverbank.
Ripon (1-0) – Rachel Sausedo 6, Mikaylah Varght 12, Reina Sausedo 18, Tianna Sidtikun 5, Bianca Toledo 3, Alyssa Barrios 4, Sydney Thomason 7, Mackenzie Hutchinson 4, Myra Toledo 8.
Downey (0-1) –Madison Price 6, Abby Van Diepen 17, Kristina Soppit 4, Jenah Ruggieri-Vesey 13, Lillian Wong 8, Riley Ten Fingers 4, Trinity Zavala 5, Cassidy Fitzjarrell 2.
3-Pt. Goals: Ripon 3 (Re. Sausedo 2, Varght 1), Downey 2 (Ruggieri-Vesey, Zavala). Rebounds: Downey 35 (Van Diepen 8, Price 6, Wong 9).
Hughson (2-0) - Kinsey Langley 15, Madi Coelho 9, Kali Gose 8, Esmeralda Ceja 6, Cristina Verdaguer-Salazar 6, Giana Martella 3, Megan Hartman 2, Dakota Peters 2, Anastacia Ernst 0, Delaney Serpa 0, Aatilah Watkins 0.
Linden (0-1) - No Stats Reported.


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Prism collects data including the usage of websites, streaming players and applications.
Multiple websites or groups of websites can be easily measured without problems concerning visitor duplication thanks to the use of 3rd party visitor tracking.
Deletion of cookies is a big problem that Internet reseach companies are facing. Thanks to Gemius' pioneering solution, browsing ID, the study ensures a lower amount of deleted visitor IDs. In result Gemius presents more accurate data than the one offered by standard cookie mechanisms.
Prism comes with libraries that make the measurement of audio, video and online commerce easier, standarized and efficient.
Gemius infrastructure collects data from multiple markets and top online players. We set no limits to the amount of data a customer wants to collect.
The data of Gemius clients is collected and stored within a secured and fail-safe infrastructure.
Gemius offers the clients a possibility to access raw data that is collected for Prism.
All historical data collected for the gemiusTraffic or gemiusAudience research can be imported to Prism. Prism can work with the existing Traffic scripting.
This feature is available in the Monitoring and the Enterprise packages.
Thanks to the use of an advanced sampling mechanism Prism allows the delivery of instant and highly flexible reports. Sampling allows to quickly generate reports for large sets of data.
The mentioned mechanism is designed for Gemius clients to get an estimated but very adequate value of the current metrics which have low statistical deviation.
Gemius delivers an extensive set of pre-configured reports for typical applications.
Users can define their own reports with custom data segmentation and metric sets. Prism will also include results for historical data in a newly created report.
The monitoring feature delivers constantly updated reports with results calculated based on full-data, regardless of the data size.
This feature works with selected metrics and data segmentations.
It is available in the Monitoring and the Enterprise packages.
The user can select any sample-based report and additionally order full-data results including any data range.
This feature is available in the Enterprise package.
Prism calculates reports that include daily results for customized time periods . The period can be segmented by hours, days, weeks or months. It can also be easily filtered to extract data for selected days of the week.
All results from multiple periods can be compared in a single view.
Reporting period length in Open and Monitoring packages cannot exceed 184 days.
Events that impact the visitors behavior (like the start of a TV campaign) can be marked on the project timeline and displayed in reports for context information.
All collected data can be filtered and segmented with any of the multiple dimensions available in Prism. It is available to filter by parameters of URLs, referring URLs or custom parameters passed with the data by the customer. Segments can be crossed and drilled down. There are three levels of data filtering (single events, visits, visitors) and additional funnel segmentation available in the interface.
Thanks to data segmentation by traffic sources the clients can compare the performance of acquiring visitors from a variety of sources - search engines, social media, affiliates and campaigns. Prism allows to compare how visitors perform in each segment.
Different traffic sources, like search engines or social sites, can be further drilled to the name of the source, domain or exact referring URLs.
Track how different campaigns (Adwords, display, newsletters, etc.) are affecting KPIs of your digital product. Prism supports the universal UTM parameters standard for campaign traffic recognition.
Prism can segment data by visited URLs, referring URLs, frequency of contacts, days of the week and hours of the day to deliver information on features and content performance, especially in connection with traffic sources and campaigns segmentation.
Users can divide visitors into segments defined by continent, country, region and city.
Prism shows the type of device that each visitor is using (mobile phone, PC, smart TV, etc.) including the brand and model. Available for developer's purposes are numerous technical specifications of devices like browsers, operating systems, screen resolutions, cookie acceptance and others.
Data collected for analysis with Prism can be freely labelled with custom parameters and values. The system can read custom parameters passed within the tracking code, in the page URL or the referring URL. Custom parametrization is the core of advanced use of all analytical capabilities of Prism.
Prism reports can employ an extensive set of metrics ranging from the measurement of content consumption, time spent, reach, points of entry and exit, bouncing, engagement to the measurement of conversion, revenue, cost and ROI.
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Every user has an own, customizable dashboard for each project.
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Prism supports the export of results XLS, CSV, PDF and PNG file formats.
All Prism users can set up daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly emails with reports generated in XLS, CSV, PDF or PNG file formats.
Each user can access a defined set of projects. Each Prism project contains data visible only for the user who has rights to access it. A project can contain a subset of data from a different projects. In this way teams in large organizations can work on their own data and the whole picture can be seen in a project that contains all organization data.
Users can have different access rights to functional parts of the system within one pool of data (reporting, segmentation, configuration, access management).


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Q: Binary Searching an NSArray of objects with matching key This question is tantalizing close to this question.
Say I have NSArray of Foo objects sorted on a particular property (e.g., say the objects have an NSDate* property named date):
@interface Foo : NSObject
@property (strong, nonatomic) NSDate *date; // sort key
...
@end

...
NSArray *arrayOfFoos;

How do I perform a binary search of this array looking for an object with a particular date using NSArray's provided method below? Here is my current attempt:
const NSInteger index =
   [arrayOfFoos indexOfObject:date
                inSortedRange:(NSRange){0, arrayOfFoos.count}
                      options:NSBinarySearchingFirstEqual
              usingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(id obj1, id obj2) {
                                  NSDate *d = (NSDate*) obj1;
                                  Foo *foo = (Foo*)obj2;
                                  return [d compare:foo.date];
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Here I (incorrectly) assumed that the first parameter obj1 would be the search key, and obj2 would be the array element.
Note: I am trying to avoid wrapping the date key in a temporary Foo object (if that is possible).

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Cruelty-free makeup means no animal testing. It sounds simple, but even the most casual googling reveals a changeable, controversial market. Brands reinventing their whole concept overnight, influencers that just don't get it right, companies that get better over time, companies that said they would get better… it's difficult to stay up to date. To help out, here's a roundup of the top 10 cruelty-free makeup brands right now.
This small, independent, PETA-certified makeup brand from Berlin is doing everything right. Lethal Cosmetics produces all its vegan, professional-quality cosmetics in-house, and even sets color trends for ethical makeup addicts. There's just one downside though: They're sold out all the damn time.
Canadian makeup brand Bite has always been very transparent about their ingredients: Pure, unprocessed, safe, Leaping Bunny-certified and 100% organic. Specializing in lipsticks, Bite Beauty's products are even good enough to eat – but what a waste when they look this good.
Wet n Wild Beauty is truly spiring: trustworthy, cruelty-free, almost vegan, and constantly coming up with fresh ideas (they were the first who brought black nail polish to drugstores). Plus their range is immense, with 400 different lipsticks, AND super affordable! So that is possible, apparently.
Billed as cruelty-free luxury beauty, Hourglass is the go-to cosmetics brand for ethical celebrities. High-quality, great results and almost everything is vegan - they're aiming for 100% vegan by 2020, plus they donate 1% of their profits to the Nonhuman Rights Project. Check, check, check. Hourglass gets a deserved spot on the list.
No scandals, great reviews - PÜR has done everything right. Self-styled as 'The Complexion Authority', their makeup is mineral-based and made with eco-friendly ingredients that are actively good for the skin - better-looking in 60 seconds and healthier in 60 days is the promise they stand by.
So. There was that one disappointing palette launch back in January 2017. But ABH was open about it, gave full refunds to everyone affected, and they've not put a foot wrong before or since. That's why they've still got a massive fanbase and huge influence - and they make this list for their cruelty-free formulation, testing, and development, all certified by PETA.
Thanks to his sincere efforts to rep inclusivity and anti-racism in the makeup scene since, the beauty community has largely forgiven Jeffree Star after footage of his past racist outbursts caused a scandal in 2017. He's still one of Youtube's beauty stars, and his products' uncompromising high quality and cruelty-free status justify their price tag - and his spot on this list.
Famous for their wide range of lipsticks, Milk Makeup came under fire in November, accused of appropriating ancient Chinese culture in their Wu Tang collab. The company never commented, but Milk still makes it onto the list for their vegan, healthy products, all-natural ingredients, and refusal to affiliate with any company that does test on animals.
Kat Von D's eponymous line of makeup is fully natural, diverse, and often as unpredictable as she is herself. The quality is consistently high, and one thing is for sure: as a tattoo artist, she knows what's good for the skin.
Lime Crime has weathered so many shitstorms, they have an official controversy section on their website. But the brand has maneuvered through it all, and Lime Crime bags a spot here for staying ethical, recently finding a loophole to sell makeup in China without doing the animal testing legally required there - keeping the brand 100% cruelty-free.


that is to persuade your listeners to give you money.
we'll review some ways you've learned in this specialization to be persuasive.
writing the first draft of your mini business plan.
Okay, let's talk about how you can be persuasive in your pitch.
Here are some important things that you want to show a potential investor.
thought about your idea and that you've done some research.
It's also good idea to establish credibility.
Remember the C in the A, B, C, D guideline?
You can often do this by mentioning your previous experience.
big clothing companies, when she pitches her technology to reuse clothing.
Next, that you are enthusiastic, that you are excited by your idea.
If you're not excited, your audience won't be excited either.
You can do this in a presentation by using your voice and using body language.
Then, that you have logical reasons and support for what you say.
you need to support it.
the number one item left in hotel rooms is the cell phone charger?
the investors to give you money, that's the B in the A, B, C, D guideline.
service will be successful and therefore make money.
invest in your product to service.
Maybe your idea will be helpful to the society or make the world a better place.
showing how the technology will make the world a better place.
that it is special or unique and that it is better than the competition.
we write and say, let's now talk about how to be persuasive with our language.
First, you can be persuasive by choosing strong positive vocabulary.
Remember the mission statements we looked at?
Using strong words like inspire, strive can help you be persuasive.
your presentation, you'll want to make it sound attractive.
easy-to-use, user-friendly, efficient and simple.
For example, we have developed an easy-to-use device.
adjectives like these, advanced, sophisticated, smart.
For example, we offer an advanced solution to the problem of sand flies.
And this adjectives show that something is very new, modern, cutting-edge.
For example, we have a cutting-edge method to repair broken screens.
service but here's some others that might be useful.
practical, personalized, revolutionary, and versatile.
service sound attractive when you are describing what it does.
easily, beautifully, accurately, and reliably.
the support of what you say stronger.
dramatically, totally and highly can do this.
For example, this will totally change how people reserve hotels online.
together with certain adjectives and verbs but not with others.
we don't often use, it's absolutely likely that the market will continue to grow.
than your competition, remember that using comparisons will be useful.
Our product will be cheaper than similar products.
our product will be significantly cheaper than similar products.
We will offer a slightly different service than our competitors.
negotiations course on using comparatives.
You can also describe your product or service as special.
When you want to do this, you can use phrases like the only or unique.
For example, ByeFly is a unique solution to the problem of sand flies on the beach.
to serve authentic Belgian street food.
is the fastest method to, is the most advanced solution to.
you can also explain how it appeals to the people you want to buy or use it.
it would appeal to someone who is concerned about the environment.
it would appeal to someone who is concerned about the food they eat.
do your presentation, remember to use these techniques to be persuasive.
it might have the opposite effect, people might not believe you.


So it seems that setting the right Castor angle is very important, but how easy is that? Well in my opinion not very easy at all! In fact with the standard plastic front hubs, you had to dismantle the front of the car, put washers under the front beam pivot to get the ride height you want for a given tyre diameter and then adjust a grub screw to set the angle of rake on the beam to get the Castor angle where you want it. However, the process of setting the beam angle raised or lowered the axle relative to the chassis, which changed the ride height! So, fiddle and adjust some more, till you get what you want, maybe having to dismantle the front beam pivot again to add or remove washers. And how is the actual Castor angle set? Adjust the length of a grub screw, which according to the manual is measured from where to where exactly? Is it the total length protruding out of the holder or maybe minus a small bit on the end which has bitten into the chassis, or is it the distance between beam and chassis which can't be measured with a ruler and even with a digital Vernier caliper, take 3 readings and they are all different due to the slope. I showed the picture in the manual to a few people who all said something different about what to measure.
So, how do you accurately measure the Castor angle you've set from the manual's chart of 5° to 8° and in my case aiming for something just less than the kit setting of 7° Simple, use the expensive setup system you bought that can measure Camber, Toe & Castor, well no, as the axle isn't in line with the kingpin so that won't work! Use a protractor, you know the plastic thing that's in your kid's pencil case except it isn't exactly particularly accurate for this purpose, as the diameter of the kingpin makes it anywhere around 6ish, not my idea of precise!
Simple answer, go get a digital protractor! Certainly accurate on a flat and level surface and even on a pit table good enough to know it hasn't moved much since the last heat if the ride height needed changing. Easy!
When I started this little project, I didn't have a digital protractor and only got one to confirm my findings having used what I already had. So my thinking was that what I wanted to calculate was an angle in a triangle, i.e. the triangle formed from the chassis on one side, the slope of the beam on another other side and the vertical side being the chassis to beam pivot. Oh look! one of these angles is already a right-angle and I remembered that someone at school had told me something about right-angled triangles, didn't they? So having dug out the schoolboy trigonometry text book, which strangely has renamed itself to Google over the years, I remembered searched how to make the calculation to find out the angles.
By deducting the height of the beam off the ground from the total height of the pivot I now had the true height of the vertical side of my triangle. Measuring the height of the beam isn't easy so decided to measure from the ground to the top of the kingpin and then realised that if I also included the thickness of the camber strap and the button head screw, nothing would have to be dismantled to take this measurement except removing the wheels so that the chassis was flat on the ground. (for ground, read setup board). This total height is therefore the measurement you enter into the calculation as well as the amount of rake spacing added. The teacher then said "the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides", so now I know the distance along the slope of the beam too and the 3rd side of my triangle. So the rest was easy once I'd found the sine and tangent functions in Excel.
So how do you measure the total kingpin height? Well you could do it this way, but again not exactly accurate.
Using the depth gauge on your Vernier calliper is a lot more accurate.
And there you have your reading!
This is all much easier with the new alloy front hubs as the ride height doesn't affect the Castor angle so these can now be set independently, which makes life much easier and quicker. In my case I have a fixed 6.6° Castor angle and I can forget about it until I decide I want more or less aggressive steering.
Without a digital protractor it is possible to work out the Castor Angle and the 2nd part of my Excel sheet has a lookup table to shows the heights required to get the 4 set angles in the manual. Just enter the amount of rake spacing you have under the front beam pivot and it will tell you what the total height of the kingpin, camber strap and button head should be for all the angles from 5° to 8°.
Assuming you're not asleep by now, read my post on the new alloy hubs, coming soon!


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Some things in life are up for debate. Others, like the 20 greatest NASCAR drivers of all time, are more clear. Petty, Earnhardt, Gordon, Johnson — NASCAR has a host of legendary drivers from many eras. But who's really the greatest? FOXSports.com ranks the 20 best drivers of all time. Do you agree?
Born in 1940, Gant enjoyed a stellar NASCAR career – one marked by success into his 40s and 50s. He was strong off and on throughout his racing career, finishing in the top 10 eight times. His best season, in terms of the standings, came in 1984 when he finished third in the standings. But it was in 1991 when he earned the most wins of his career. That year, Gant won five races overall, including three in a row, and finished fourth overall. For his career he earned 18 wins. He had 208 top-10 finishes, 123 of them top fives, and 17 pole positions. In addition, he earned 21 Nationwide Series wins despite running a limited schedule there.
Not everyone driver has to win a Sprint Cup title to prove they are a champion. Mark Martin has been the consummate pro and achieved many accomplishments despite falling short in the biggest column – championships won (finishing runner-up five times in his career). Since starting his Sprint Cup career in 1980, he has won 40 times, snagged 51 pole positions (eighth most all time) and earned over $85 million in earnings. Add in his accomplishments in NASCAR's other top divisions (49 Nationwide Series wins, second-most all time, and seven Truck Series victories) and it shows he deserves to be amongst champions.
When 1989 Sprint Cup Series champ retired in 2005, he had established himself one of the elite drivers of his era. He is eighth on NASCAR's all-time win list (55 wins) and his 697 consecutive starts is second only to Ricky Rudd's Ironman streak (788 races).He led the series with 10 wins in 1993 finishing runner-up to his great rival and friend Dale Earnhardt by only 80 points and led the series in wins (eight) again the next year. His nine career wins at Bristol Motor Speedway is second only to Darrell Waltrip's 12 and only Waltrip and the legendary Richard Petty visited Martinsville Speedway's Victory Lane more. At a time when NASCAR drivers specialized in ovals, Wallace was a road course master. His six wins on road courses was tops among his generation and a mark not overtaken until a couple young kids named Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart came along.
Roberts raced over the course of just 15 years, but he made a heavy impact on the sport. A native of Daytona Beach, Fla., he made 206 career starts. He earned 33 wins in that stretch. Roberts also raced to 32 pole positions. He earned 122 top-10 finishes, 93 of them top fives. Overall, he finished in the top-10 in the standings six times, including a career-best second in 1950. In addition, Roberts earned four wins in 16 starts in the Convertible Series.
Call him what you want - "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville." "Million Dollar Bill," "Mr. Popular" – he is simply a legend. The Georgia native has scored an impressive 44 wins and has 55 poles to his Cup record and won the 1988 championship. He also was the first driver in NASCAR history to win "The Winston Million" – by taking the checkered flag in the sports three prestigious races (The Daytona 500, The Winston 500 at Talladega and the Southern 500 at Darlington). He was so popular with the fans that he "retired" from the National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver contest after winning it 16 times.
In 27 seasons, Labonte amassed two championships and 22 wins. Labonte holds the distinction of having the longest drought between Cup titles – 12 seasons. Labonte has also posted wins and poles in each of NASCAR's top three tours. Throughout his career, Texas Terry was one of the sport's most popular competitors as the crowd proved at Thunder Valley when Dale Earnhardt "rattled his cage" or dumped Labonte for the win in the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1999.
Flock, part of a famous racing family, won two NASCAR Cup titles during his career – in 1952 and 55. A native of Fort Payne, Ala., he competed from 1949-61, making 187 career starts. He won 39 races in that stretch for a winning percentage of 20.86 percent, the second best all-time. He also earned 37 career pole positions. Flock also won NASCAR's only sports-car race, in 1955. Flock ranks 18th on NASCAR's all-time wins list.
No other driver in the last seven seasons has made a splash in NASCAR with the flair of Kyle Busch. Although this former protégé has endured his share of growing pains, his accomplishments, which include 104 victories among NASCAR's top three tours, certainly make up for his mercurial nature. What makes the 26-year-old's endeavors more impressive, however, is that he hasn't even reached his prime. Who knows what the next decade will bring?
"Gentlemen Ned" had a comparatively short Cup career (13 years), but he accomplished things that drivers with twice as long in a race car can only dream about. He has 50 career wins in the series (tied for 10th on all-time list), earned 35 pole positions, earned three NASCAR championships in 1961, 1964 and '65, won 28 races during those final two championship seasons, won the 1965 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway by 14 laps (17.5 miles, still the largest margin of victory in NASCAR Sprint Cup history) and won two championships in the Sportsman Division (1957 and 1958).
Known as a legendary car owner, Johnson wasn't too shabby behind the wheel too, recording 50 career Cup wins (tied for 10th all-time), 46 career poles (ninth all-time) and winning the 1960 Daytona 500. He is also credited with discovering drafting at superspeedways.
The Indiana-native has been a force to watch throughout his NASCAR Sprint Cup career. Stewart is capable of striking quickly and rolling off a series of wins at any time. He's a three-time champion, winning titles in 2002, 2005 and 2011, winning his latest as an owner/driver with his Stewart-Haas Racing team. Stewart has a worst career finish of 11th in the standings in 12 seasons of Cup competition. He has 44 wins as well as 266 top-10 finishes, 162 of them top fives. He has 13 pole positions to his credit. Stewart has won at least one race in every season he has competed at the Cup level.
Petty was the start of an empire in NASCAR – in more ways than one. Not only was he the patriarch of the famed Petty Enterprises, but he also was the first driver to win the Daytona 500 in an epic three-wide finish that took three days to determine the winner, and he also became the first three-time Cup winner in history. He competed from 1949-64, making 427 starts, won 54 times (ninth on the all-time list and tops at the time) and won 18 poles. One significant contribution you won't find within the numbers is that Petty also helped develop safety innovations like roll bars and window nets.
A charter member of the "Alabama Gang," Allison checked off all the major accomplishments drivers yearn for before his untimely retirement due to injuries in 1988. He Earned 84 career victories (tied for fourth all-time with Darrell Waltrip) in 718 starts, 58 career pole positions, won the 1983 NASCAR Cup championship, earned three Daytona 500 wins, two NASCAR Modified Division championship in 1964 and '65 and won two NASCAR Modified Special Division titles in 1962-63. He was inducted in NASCAR's Hall of Fame in 2011.
Known as Jaws for his outspokenness, the Hall of Famer certainly backed it up. In his illustrious career, DW earned three NASCAR Cup championships (1982, '82, '85), 84 career victories (tied for fourth all-time with Bobby Allison), 59 pole positions (fifth all-time), and continues to hold the record for most wins at Bristol Motor Speedway with 12 wins (including an epic seven straight from 1981-1984). Outside the car, he was a successful team owner, winning in all three major NASCAR national series before embarking on a television career.
Before there was Jimmie Johnson, there was Cale Yarborough. NASCAR's original dynasty, Yarborough won three-straight championships from 1976-78. The Hall-of-Famer also won 83 NASCAR Cup races (including 28 during his championship run), won 68 pole positions during his career and was series runner-up in 1973, '74 and '80.
It's hard to believe that the driver once known as "the kid" is now 40 and a four-time champion with 85 wins. Gordon is tied for third on the all-time win list with Bobby Allison and trails just Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105). Gordon leads all drivers with 64 short track wins, 12 restrictor plate wins and nine road course victories. With the exception of Homestead-Miami Speedway and Kentucky Speedway (which was added to the Cup schedule in 2011), Gordon has visited victory lane at all current tracks on the calendar. While Gordon is a lock for a first ballot election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame for his on-track accomplishments alone, the California native should also be credited with bringing NASCAR out of the South and into the mainstream.
For all intent and purposes, Jimmie Johnson was a complete unknown when Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon took a shot on him in 2001. JJ's sole highlight reel consisted of climbing out of a destroyed car that shot nose first into a tire barrier. However, nine seasons later, NASCAR had its first five-time consecutive championship. If Johnson's titles weren't amazing enough, his ability to finish each of those first nine seasons among the top five in the point standings, resulting in becoming the only driver to qualify for every Chase for the Sprint Cup, simply accentuates his legend. Oh, and don't forget his 55 career wins and 25 poles to date.
There's only one Intimidator. And unfortunately, Dale Earnhardt was taken from the sport he loved too early. Certainly, there were those that believed Earnhardt was destined to win that eighth championship in 2001. Still, his body of work – seven titles and 76 Cup wins -- would easily qualify him for any hall of fame. Earnhardt also collected 21 Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) wins in just 136 starts. As an owner, Dale Earnhardt Inc. provided equipment for four NNS championships and two truck titles.
Pearson was one of the best drivers to ever wheel a stock car, as his impressive statistics and induction into NASCAR's Hall of Fame show. He sits second on NASCAR's all-time wins list with 105 victories and earned a trio of Cup titles despite running less than a full schedule throughout his career. Pearson won his titles in 1966, '68 and '69. He also snared 113 pole positions in his career, also second only to Richard Petty. In one of his top career runs he won 27 races and finished as the race runner-up 30 times in a stretch that spanned 1968-69.
There's a reason that to this day, Petty is simply known as The King in and outside of NASCAR circles. He has seven Cup championships (tied for most all-time), 200 Cup wins (most all-time), 123 Cup poles (most all-time), 27 wins in one season (1967, most all-time), 1,027 career starts (most all-time) 10 consecutive wins (1967, most all-time), seven-time Daytona 500 winner (most all-time).


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import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAnyElement;
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import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;

import cz.cuni.mff.xrg.odalic.tasks.annotations.ColumnProcessingAnnotation;

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Laurence Clifton Jones moved to the Deep South at a time when it was dangerous to be a black man in Mississippi. He chose to make the move to do what some considered to be impossible – build a school for children of color in rural Rankin County. He would face cultural and financial struggles and miraculously survive a lynching in pursuit of his dream.
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In 1891, Octavia Hatcher died in Pikeville, Kentucky. After her death, people in town contracted a sleeping disease which caused them to fall into a coma, but wake up weeks later. Was Octavia dead when she was buried? Or had… Read More ›
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In celebration of Halloween week, revisit the most popular unexplained and creepy episodes of Southern Mysteries.
Episode 56 The Free State of Winston
Alabama's Free State of Winston wanted to remain neutral during the Civil War. Winston Unionists didn't want to take up arms against the country they loved. But in the end, Winston County's desire to remain neutral would lead to violence.


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MSI Launches Wind Mini Desktop, Mini Laptop
By Dan Nystedt
Micro-Star International on Tuesday officially launched two products at the Computex electronics show: its low-power Wind mini-desktop PC and the Wind mini-laptop, which runs on an Intel Atom microprocessor.
The Wind mini-desktop takes a page out of rival Asustek Computer's book. Asustek last week revealed the Eee Box, a mini-desktop PC that has an Atom microprocessor, will come with either a Linux or Windows XP OS, and will begin selling in July for around US$300. The machine takes its name from the popular mini-laptop, Eee PC, by Asustek.
MSI's Wind desktop takes the same name as its Wind mini-laptop. The desktop is three times smaller than a traditional PC chassis, just 300-millimeters by 260mm by 65mm. MSI bills the desktop as an energy saver, running at full speed at only 35-watts, compared to 250-watts for a traditional PC.
The Wind desktop carries no fan for cooling, a sign it uses a low power microprocessor -- but MSI did not release much in the way of specs on the device. Aside from the size and energy savings, MSI says the Wind desktop has Wi-Fi 802.11b/g wireless Internet connectivity built in and a 160G-byte hard disk drive.
The Wind mini-laptop is different in that MSI has revealed most of the specs on the device already.
The first MSI Wind laptop has been named the U100 and comes with a 10-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) screen, and an LED (light emitting diode) backlight, which saves power and provides a better picture.
The Atom microprocessor on board also helps save power. MSI says Wind can run for 6-hours on the six-cell battery, which is optional on the device. It comes with a three-cell battery standard.
The mini-laptop runs Microsoft Windows XP and does not have an optional Linux OS, unlike many of its rivals. Wind can hold 80G bytes of data on its HDD (hard disk drive), holds up to 2G bytes of DRAM and connects wirelessly to the Internet via Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
Wind, like the Eee PC, belongs to a new style of computing product called mini-laptops, which have 7-inch to 10-inch screens, weigh less than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) and connect wirelessly to the Internet. Several companies have launched mini-laptops recently.
Pricing and availability of both the Wind desktop and laptop were not immediately available.


Today, Samsung is unveiling the successor to its well-rounded yet expensive Galaxy Tab S3 from last year. Older Tablets - Samsung Series 7 Slate - Asus EP121 - Lenovo X61T - Gateway C120-x - Thinkpad Tablet 2 - Motion Computing Ls800 - HP TC1100 - Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 - Galaxy Note 10.1 darkmagistric, Jan 5, 2018.
Shop a wide selection of Tablets at Amazon.com. Free shipping and free returns on eligible items.Following up on my previous post detailing which Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets may receive the Android Oreo update, I also.The tablet comes with a 7.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 pixels by 1280 pixels.
Good Android tablets are increasingly hard to find, maybe because so few people actually buy them anymore.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2018) tablet was launched in January 2018.
The Galaxy Tab A is a mid-range tablet that sports an 8-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels.
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The statistic shows the total tablet shipments of Samsung worldwide from the first quarter of 2012 to the most recent quarter.The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2018) is runs on Android the battery capacity is huge 4000mAh. Samsung Flow allows you to receive messages from your Samsung smartphone on the Galaxy Book.The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a middle-class tablet with a 10.5-inch full HD display, a Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor and Android 8.1 Oreo.
Much like the smartphone that the company shown off about a week ago at the Samsung Developers Conference, this tablet will fold, but unlike that.The Galaxy Tab S4 features a larger 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display, up from 9.7-inch on the Tab S3.
The market for tablets has been continually shrinking, but Samsung is still registering growth in the segment and sporadically keeps addressing the need for portable extra-large displays.Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (2018) review.The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2018) is powered by Snapdragon 430 SOC, 2 GB RAM, and 5000 mAh battery.Some Samsung tablets are seemingly present on the list as well, with the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2018, Galaxy Tab E 2018, and Tab S4 all identifiable.Apparently yes - even if tablets the demand has slowed down over the years.
The best tablets of 2018 have great displays, long battery life, and lots of processing power.
Samsung Galaxy Tab E LTE enables you to maximize your time and productivity with the exciting Split Screen View feature, allowing you to work on two apps at the same time.
New Samsung Tablet SM-T515 Pops Up in GeekBench, With Android 9.0 Pie In the Mix Apple iPad Mini 5 Rumored to Debut in First Half of 2019, With New Entry Level iPad Chinese Firm BOE Working on New Flexible OLED Production Line.By adding DeX software integration, the company hoped to provide a desktop-like interface.Apparently you can get info that you can decipher carefully and break down into a list of unannounced phones and tablets from Samsung in 2018.Watch movies, check email, shop online and chat with friends on a single screen.


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Home Medical Cannabis News Cannabis & CBD Policy News What is stopping medical cannabis from being accepted in the UK?
What is stopping medical cannabis from being accepted in the UK?
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Following extensive public awareness campaigns and increased media pressure on the healthcare system, the legalisation of medical cannabis in November 2018 was hailed a monumental victory among clinicians and patients alike.
Guest contributor Marc Davis, President of Capital Markets Media, gives us an insight into why medical cannabis is still not being accepted in the UK.
The hope was that the UK had finally caught up with other progressive countries, embracing the potential for medical cannabis to treat a diverse array of ailments. In other leading Commonwealth nations – namely Canada and Australia – it is gaining popularity in leaps and bounds with medical patients who use it as a non-toxic, non-physiologically addictive alternative to powerful pharmaceutical drugs.
Yet, the British medical establishment remains unimpressed. Accordingly, only 18 NHS prescriptions have been issued, and just 104 private prescriptions have been written due to the government's extraordinarily restrictive criteria for patient access.
Moreover, for the tiny handful of patients who have managed to obtain NHS prescriptions (most of whom are children with potentially lethal seizure disorders), some have then had their access blocked by local clinical commissioning groups due to a lack of empirical science to validate the effectiveness of medical cannabis.
There are also logistical problems relating to access because prescriptions are often only valid for 28 days and doctors are advised to only prescribe a month's worth at a time. In order to receive the product, a designated UK importer then needs to apply to the Home Office for a licence. Yet by the time the medical cannabis arrives in the UK, the prescriptions have often expired.
It is therefore no surprise that many people are turning to private healthcare in order to get access to medical cannabis. Nevertheless, this does not come without difficulties.
At the several UK clinics which now have a licence to prescribe medical cannabis, the charge is around £250 for an initial consultation. Then prescriptions typically cost around £2,000 (~€2,367) a month to fill. Therefore, it is not surprising that an estimated 1.4 million patients turn to the illicit cannabis market to treat medically diagnosed chronic health conditions.
This in itself is also very problematic. Besides the threat of being exposed to 'street cannabis' that may be contaminated with all sorts of toxic chemical residues and pathogens, patients run the risk of receiving a criminal record. So why is the UK coming up short and how much longer will patients have to suffer from this unsustainable rhetoric?
The knowledge gap
One of the major barriers to access in the UK is the lack of knowledge about cannabis amongst the medical community.
Until November 2018, cannabis had been classified as a Class B drug that had no redeeming value to society, so very little research into its medical properties existed. In turn, healthcare practitioners (HCPs) had not received any formal education around such medicinal plants. Sadly, this is still the case, even though the British government has reclassified cannabis as being a drug that does have some limited medical efficacy after all.
With such a vague knowledge base, many doctors and pharmacies alike still don't feel adequately informed about how best to issue prescriptions. This is a travesty, especially given the fact that the UK is now the world's largest producer of medical cannabis products, being responsible for nearly 70% of global exports in 2016.
Moreover, doctors are not insured to issue prescriptions for cannabis-based drugs which remain unlicensed in the UK. Therefore, if a patient were to have a reaction, the doctor, or the trust they work for, could be liable. Unfortunately, because of the personal risk involved, many HCPs still err on the side of caution and are reluctant to endorse medical cannabis until there is greater clarity surrounding industry guidelines.
HCPs are also being advised to only consider medical cannabis as a 'last resort' when in fact it may be the best treatment option available for a given condition.
Politicking drugs policy
Fortunately, long-held prohibitionist views in the UK about medical cannabis are changing.
There has even been some recent noise regarding the legalisation of cannabis use proposed by a cross-party of MPs, however, both the Conservative and Labour parties remain against the legalisation of recreational cannabis.
For now, changes are needed at the regulatory level in order for there to be a clear direction forward for progressive-minded medical professionals who want to prescribe medical cannabis.
Politicians continue to dither on implementing real reform while many patients, such as end of life cancer patients, continue to needlessly suffer. The lack of leadership regarding the regulation of the cannabis industry and fully opening its market potential has been predictably underwhelming.
Now is the time for action to triumph over political rhetoric so that we are not left behind as the rest of the world embraces medical cannabis.
Cultural misconceptions
Given that until 12 months ago cannabis was still recognised as a Schedule One drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 – it is unsurprising that widespread misconceptions have fuelled an anti-cannabis hysteria throughout society.
This has undoubtedly created a deep-seated cultural hurdle for what needs to be the widely accepted view: that medical cannabis is a legitimate and effective form of herbal medicine. Yet such misconceptions are finally beginning to erode under the pressure of real-world data attesting to cannabis' healing powers.
For example, a recent survey by Volteface and the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis found that 76% of the UK public would be willing to be treated with medical cannabis, if prescribed to them by their doctor.
Arguably, the rising popularity of legal, non-psychoactive CBD cannabinoids in British retail stores is also helping to influence peoples' acceptance of medical cannabis. With the market estimated to be worth almost £1bn per annum by 2025, the CBD/THC debate is now at the forefront of society and has sparked a crucial conversation.
Integration into the NHS Framework
Clearly there is still a significant gap between policy and implementation, and an urgent need for cannabis education among HCPs. However, despite a plethora of anecdotal evidence suggesting the many benefits of medical cannabis, there is still a lack of clinical research. Only when this changes will doctors become more confident in signing prescriptions.
With new guidelines issued by NICE, the hope was that medical cannabis would finally become widely available and effectively integrated into the NHS framework with clear and concise regulations. However, this did not happen and NICE only agreed to allow its use in treating patients with MS and for certain types of epilepsy.
Whilst this is a step in the right direction, the amends do not go far enough. At the end of the day, millions of British patients – especially those with chronic pain – could benefit from access to medical cannabis.
How long will they have to wait?
Now HCPs will be turning their attention to Project Twenty21, an initiative to create the largest body of evidence on medical cannabis in Europe. The hope is that this will demonstrate the efficacy of medical cannabis by documenting positive patient outcomes. With such a concrete body of evidence, policy makers will then have no choice but to make medical cannabis as widely available, and affordable, as other approved prescription medications.
Despite progress being made over the last twelve months, it's evident that the current system isn't working. Frankly, instead it is failing the patients who need it the most. The medical and political community alike need to recognise the vital lifeline medical cannabis can provide to patients, while also acknowledging its rightful place in Britain's modern-day pharmacopeia.
A renowned global cannabis expert, Marc Davis supports the mass-production of legal, federally-regulated, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis for medical patients. An independent advisor to some of the world's biggest cannabis companies, Davis is also founder of CMM, which organised the UK's first 'Women, CBD and Medical Cannabis' Conference.
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Carnegie Hall is an Art Deco theatre located in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was named after the industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who was born in Dunfermline. Designed by architects Muirhead and Rutherford, it was officially opened in 1937 and was designated a Category B listed building in 1993.

Billy Connolly recorded his 1976 album Atlantic Bridge at both at the Dunfermline theatre and at Carnegie Hall in New York.

The Music Institute, which is adjoined to Carnegie Hall, was once called Benachie House and was converted into the institute between 1933 and 1937. The original house dates from around 1865.

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What Are The Local Hospital Benefits?
Local hospitals has over the years played an integral role in availing immeasurable health care and assistance to populaces. Over the years, Putman County Hospital has managed to avail tremendous and highly reliable health services to the populaces. Through this article, you will garner some fundamental local hospital benefits to note.
At the local hospitals or the community hospitals, you will find all the specialists available and professionals; nurses and doctors. From nurses, receptions, doctors, you are assured of getting the help necessitated. Majority of the local community hospitals have specialists working all through at the hospital unlike the visiting doctors. For example, where you have rheumatic diseases, you will need a professional who specializes in rheumatology. By all means, you will find the specialists available at the local community hospital.
Whenever you access or get medical assistance and health care from the local hospitals, you enjoy affordable treatment rates. Basically, the amount of money that you will be subjected to pay when you visiting a private hospital is way too much when compared to the bills for local hospitals. As a result, populaces are able to get the treatment they need without violating their finances whatsoever. If you have medical cover or insurance, the treatment you receive will never exhaust your limits.
Cancer is a killing disease and a plague that has claimed so many lives in the world. It is following this fact that local hospitals capitalize on putting a cancer center in place. Through the cancer center, populaces are able to receive their cancer treatment. In most cases, cancer patients are affected or tortured psychologically, hassled and are in pain. Having a cancer center set for them makes it possible for them to receive a tailored treatment plan. In addition, the center will have all the items required for diagnosis and treatment plan.
Through the local hospital, patients are allowed to have patient-centered medical care. All the medical professionals at the hospital are readily available and live within the community. Even though a doctor has their private hospital or clinic, they will always be available to meet the medical or health needs of their patients.
The last but not the least, the community is always given an opportunity to participate. There are instances where a gala is planned for the community members to avail their donations. This money can be used to progress a project like the contrition of a cancer center. Every person in the community has an opportunity to volunteer and serve as well.


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Posted January 19, 2018 by Robert J. Sherman	Album Reviews
ALBUM REVIEW: Though divisive, MAN I A's quality leaves more to be desired from Fall Out Boy
"This is a Fall Out Boy that has risked everything they've known to step out of it's own path to create art completely different than anything they've ever done."
So let's just get this out of the way beforehand. Since their comeback from hiatus, the clear progression towards a "pop"-based sound has been the prerogative for Fall Out Boy. Evident in their returning effort of Save Rock and Roll, and its follow-up American Beauty//American Psycho, the Chicago legends have no intention of turning back.
Let's also get this straight, the guys in Fall Out Boy are never going to create a record with the pop-punk base that encompass Take This To Your Grave, From Under the Cork Tree or Infinity on High. Though fans and critics seem to complain about this obvious fact in the trajectory of the band's career, an inability to look beyond the "old" Fall Out Boy disallows the listener to experience the quality that is their recent work.
Save Rock and Roll was a good record, American Beauty//American Psycho was an even better record; and now MAN I A has pushed the boundary even further away from their starting point, but it is indeed a quality record. But you may not see that if you're stuck in 2005.
Five of the album's 10 tracks have been release prior to MAN I A dropping on Jan. 19, which is highlighted by the track "Young and Menace" which seemingly came out of left field, and is perhaps the song that provides most contrast on Fall Out Boy's career. The more down-to-earth "Champion" and "The Last of the Real Ones" followed.
Easily the worst song on MAN I A, "Hold Me Tight Or Don't," is currently charting on pop radio, despite having a lack of catchy chorus, and hard to get through verses. If there's one issue I have with MAN I A, it's that this song was included. The lyrical content makes me cringe, especially the chorus that says:
"Another day goes by, so hold me tight. Hold me tight, or don't. Oh no, no this isn't how our story ends. So hold me tight. Hold me tight, or don't."
Pete Wentz is far more capable of writing a much better chorus than this, and we know this because we've seen it throughout the band's career, and we see their songwriting quality on cuts throughout this record.
"Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" is one of the most enjoyable on MAN I A, the lyrical chops that I just referenced above makes a comeback on the final single shared prior to the album's release. What made Fall Out Boy legendary is their willingness to push themselves lyrically, finding a way to portray feelings in words that no others would think to use. This redemptive quality returns in "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)":
"If we hadn't done this thing, I think I'd be a medicine man. So I could get high on my own supply whenever I can. I became such a strange shape, such a strange shape from trying to fit in."
The singles have had enough time to breathe on their own before the release of MAN I A, but what brings Fall Out Boy's seventh studio album back from the edge are it's non-single tracks.
This is something that has been consistent throughout their career's. The non-single tracks throughout the bands entire discography entirely outshines the ones that have been released to the radio.
"Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year" is a better song than "Dance, Dance"; ""Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?" is a better song than "Thnks fr th Mmrs"; "The (Shipped) Gold Standard" is a better song than "American Suitehearts." So on, and so forth.
MAN I A is no exception to this trend.
"Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea" is the most assailing song on the album with lyrics like:
"Some princes don't become kings. Even at the best times I'm out of my mind. You only get what you grieve. Are you smelling that shit? Are you smelling that shit? Eau de résistance."
And even more whimsical:
"Seems like the whole damn world went and lost its mind. And all my childhood heroes have fallen off or died. Fake tears, we are living fake tears, but the alcohol never lies, never lies."
Fall Out Boy performing at Little Caesar's Arena (Photo: Robert Sherman)
Further, "Church" and "Heaven's Gate" are in contention for best track on the album. The songwriting, the composition, the lyricism and Patrick Stump's naturally soulful voice combine nicely into the perfect fusion of Fall Out Boy's brand of pop.
"Church" brings back what I love most about Fall Out Boy, which is the use of creative lyrics that makes you think, and words or phrases that you may even miss a few listens into the track. The lyricism on "Church" brings the listener back to how lyrics were written primarily on Infinity On High, but combines them sonically with the new-age Fall Out Boy.
"l love the world but I just don't love the way it makes me feel. Got a few more fake friends, and it's getting hard to know what's real. And if death is the last appointment, then we're all just sitting in the waiting room. I am just a human trying to avoid my certain doom."
Easily my favorite song on MAN I A, "Heaven's Gate," slows the pace of the record briefly, which begins with Stump belting out the first word, quickly becoming the most complete and orchestrated effort on the record. The guitar-led cut shows the raw emotion that this band is still capable of producing.
MAN I A finishes off on a strong note, with "Bishops Knife Trick," a song about being stuck in yourself, and not being able to find your way back, closing out the album with enough staying power to make it a quality, yet divisive, effort from Fall Out Boy.
Being the shortest album in their discography with only ten songs, the quality of the tracks on the latter part of the album leaves the listener desiring more of the "new" Fall Out Boy. This is a Fall Out Boy that has risked everything they've known to step out of it's own path to create art completely different than anything they've ever done.
And they nailed it.
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Folklore and evermore – a journey into Taylor Swift's new sound
Disclaimer: We hadn't been paying attention to Taylor Swift's music for years until folklore.
Granted, Taylor Swift is an incredibly successful artist who has managed to remain relevant as the years passed by, while other pop stars were easily forgotten. However, Taylor herself was struggling throughout this time to figure out what the next step should be in order to keep her place in the spotlight. This led to a combination of unforgettable bops and some awkward failures that were never reflective of her true worth. As an artist, Taylor Swift became a frustrating figure and sort of faded into the background for both of us. When she released folklore, however, something shifted. With the release of folklore and evermore, Taylor Swift has steadily found a refreshing and authentic new artistic direction.
We wanted to look at folklore and evermore in conjunction with one another – it is rare to find two albums so closely linked as these. Instead of each album being an era, her work this year shows us a cohesive shift in her work: in terms of songwriting, production, and even collaborations.
Folklore is an album that starts at the beginning of the end. It's an album that is nostalgic for an era that is long gone ("Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool"), and its stories are of longing and loss, a loneliness that demands reflection. When folklore came out, I was almost through a four month long return home for the summer, stuck with more free time than I had ever before in my life. For many of us, it's been the soundtrack to our own journeys within ourselves, as we've watched school years and summers, and certain parts of life that we took for granted, end without warning.
There's no shortage of commentary on Swift's new-found style. The album is reflective and quiet, its soft piano and orchestral arrangements allow her voice to remain at the centre of the stories she tells. Her collaborations with Aaron Dessner of The National and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver were the subject of a lot of reporting when the album was released, and their influence, or at least the general indie folk/rock vibe that they're synonymous with, is visible throughout.
What makes it so special is that every detail has a significance of its own: from the harmonica at the start of betty that invokes the imagery of a wholesome American love story, to the contrast between her voice and that of Justin Vernon during the duet on exile. It's no secret that Swift is excellent at crafting each musical era she's had, and she's always known how to curate a sound that is unique to whatever project she's working on. It's with this album, however, that she manages to strike the delicate balance of both carefully constructing a persona whilst also allowing yourself to be vulnerable enough to create something that feels authentic.
The centrepiece of the album is, of course, her songwriting. Throughout folklore, Swift creates narratives that are whimsical yet delicate, and often rawer than what we've come to expect. She draws on themes that we've seen throughout her career, but the stories feel better crafted and more evocative than usual. Here and there we see her falter a bit, with songs like mirrorball and seven falling a little flat in spite of their vulnerability, but that's to be expected considering the length of the album. Soon after it was released, receiving a largely positive response, evermore was announced out of the blue. Its release signalled that folklore was not just a blip in Taylor Swift's discography.
Folklore's sister album, evermore, is a successful continuation of a body of work that began during an unusual year. Faced with the impossibility of planning a tour after the release of her 8th album, Taylor Swift and her collaborators "just couldn't stop writing", as she put it a day before the release of evermore on social media. This time, the singer and songwriter didn't dig deep to explore yet another version of herself to show the world, which throughout the years has meant a drastic change in hairstyle and clothing. Evermore is not the beginning of a new era but rather an album that cannot be separated from the one that came before.
Storytelling remains front and centre. But while folklore is the most coherent album in Taylor Swift's repertoire, evermore feels experimental and looser in comparison to its predecessor, indicative of a time when Miss Swift is realising that she does not have to remain tied to the rules that she set upon herself for the past decade. Just like in folklore, the album moves through entangled stories and characters that share universal (and highly relatable) feelings of loss, nostalgia and sacrifice. Taylor seems to be testing her ability to write about almost anything: a Hollywood actress who returns to her hometown and reunites with an old fling for the holidays, a double-murder mystery or the tragedy of losing a loved one when you're too young to see their full worth. In the meantime, Taylor Swift manages to strike lines like "messy as the mud on your truck tires" that feel like something she had written in her diary at 17, but had not yet managed to fit into a song.
One of her most well-accomplished tracks is champagne problems. The piano playing softly in the background and the rich imagery takes the listener to the unexpected event of a broken engagement from the perspective of a female character struggling with her mental health. "One for the money, two for the show, I never was ready, so I watch you go" is a deeply self-conscious assessment of how humans can so easily sabotage their own happiness. And the one everyone is already fantasising about singing in a live concert "She would've made such a lovely bride, What a shame she's fucked in her head, But you'll find the real thing instead, She'll patch up your tapestry that I shred" – Taylor Swift's stunning songwriting at its finest.
The hard-won wisdom behind songs like happiness and tolerate it is a testament to the maturity and deep empathy that moves Swift's songcraft at this point in her career. dorothea possesses some lyrical pockets that show that the artist commands with ease word-playing and rhythming ("And if you're ever tired of being known for who you know, You know, You'll always know me"). In coney island, Matt Berninger from The National proves a natural duet partner, making a heartbreaking theme magnificent. The album ends with another much-appreciated collaboration with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon in a note of hope after this unprecedented year "I had a feeling so peculiar… This pain wouldn't be for / Evermore".
Not everything in evermore works. However, both folklore and its sister album are incomparable to anything being done right now.
"Folkmore"
The stories Taylor Swift is telling through her songwriting are taking her to uncharted territory (far beyond what is expected of any pop star) and they will live on even after we forget this pandemic ever happened. The tales of love and loss, rebellion and fate, are what keep us going when we do not know what to make of the world around us, and there is value in diving back into our folktales and myths, for solace and strength.
In folklore, at times it feels as though Taylor's footing isn't quite so sure in this new musical direction she's taken. In evermore, however, we see her move confidently in this new direction. After a more than 10-year long career of world-conquering success, Taylor Swift's future as an artist has never looked this promising. We may not know exactly what is coming next from her, but it seems like she's on her way, with many more stories left to tell.
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67 Years Old Males
The list of famous 67 year old males includes Bruce Willis, George Washington, Jair Bolsonaro, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Gates. Famous males featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and directors and from other domains of life. This list of 67 Year Old includes people from United States, England, Germany & France and many more countries.
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(Co-Founder of Microssoft)
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(One of the Highest Grossing Actors of Hollywood Best Known for His Action Movies)
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(American Actor Who is Known for Portraying Several Real-Life Figures)
Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
(Best Known as the Host of the Science TV Show 'Bill Nye the Science Guy')
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(Known For His Action Hero Roles)
Birthdate: January 3, 1956
Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, United States
(Best Known for Directing, Writing and Starring in the 1996 Drama Film 'Sling Blade')
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(Co-Founder and Lead Guitarist for the Hard Rock Band 'AC/DC')
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Richard Schiff
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(44th Governor of Arkansas)
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Birthplace: Jœuf, France
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Birthplace: Edmonds, Washington, USA
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(Stand-up comedian)
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Birthplace: Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu, Bhutan
Peter Scolari
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, USA
(American actor)
Birthplace: Melbourne, Florida, United States
Chris Berman
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Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Mark Boone Junior
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA