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Missing records mar BOS meeting
December 6, 2019 By Kristy Zamagni-Twomey, Express Correspondent
The Tuesday November 26 Halifax Board of Selectmen meeting began with the Board hearing a complaint by a town employee against one of the selectmen. Chair Troy Garron suggested moving to executive session but Gordon Andrews asked to remain in open session. Former Planning Board secretary Terri Renaud said that Andrews had accused her both in email and in public meetings of destroying documents.
The documents in question are the April 10 site plan for Amanda's Estates. Andrews said he made a public records request in February or March and was told the documents were available. According to Andrews, however, when he went to the Planning Board he was told the only available plans were the approved ones from September. Andrews said that he explained that the minutes showed that the records should exist and claims that Renaud told him that older plans are destroyed once newer ones are approved. Andrews said that he told Renaud that plans that were displayed during a public meeting cannot be destroyed and must be kept as part of the public record. Renaud said she had no recollection of saying that she got rid of previous plans when newer ones become available.
Renaud brought her direct supervisor, Building Inspector Robert Piccirilli, as well as her colleague, current Regulatory Board secretary Arlanna Snow to testify on her behalf. Snow said that she did not want to make a statement but would answer any questions directed to her. Piccirilli said that he recalled seeing emails in which Andrews asked Renaud to sign something acknowledging that the records were lost. Piccirilli further said that at some point the accusation escalated from the files being missing to the files being destroyed.
Andrews was able to secure a copy of the plans from the town clerk's office. Andrews said that when he reviewed the signed plans from the Planning Board from September 14, there were post-it notes on the plans. Andrews expressed concern that the missing Planning Board plans from April would have had similar notations on them.
Selectmen Chair Troy Garron asked Andrews what motivated him to ask for the plans. Andrews then recused himself and sat with the public before stating, "I asked for a copy of the plans because of the lawsuit I have against the town which prove that the original plans that came in, which Charlie's memo discusses, shows everything on one lot."
Selectman Tom Millias asked Andrews if his accusations were malicious to which Andrews replied, "Was it malicious? I don't think so, I think it was declaring the facts. She told me that she gets rid of plans when new ones come in. I told her you can't get rid of plans, it's a violation of public records."
Millias asked Renaud if there were various people going through the folder containing the document in question due to the litigation involved. Renaud acknowledged that there was and pointed out that the door to the office is open during the day. Millias said, "so literally anyone could have misplaced them, misfiled them, taken them."
Garron asked Renaud what her expectation was to which she answered, "I wanted to state my case. Something was said against me and I just wanted it to be brought forward and prove my innocence that I did not do this." Garron said, "It's a difficult situation. We have two town employees who represent the town and to my knowledge who have done good work … my feeling right now is to take no action on it because there is no right or wrong in this particular situation at least from my standpoint." Millias agreed saying, "I don't think we can come to any conclusion here. I don't see an action being taken other than airing it out."
Renaud said she was satisfied with the opportunity she was given to speak her mind. Andrews asked that the process for viewing public documents be reviewed suggesting possibly signing out documents.
Seelig said that Fuller Street resident Melissa Sheridan had requested that stop signs be placed in the intersection near Fuller, Cedar, and Wood streets. Sheridan said that she had seen several accidents at the intersection during her time living there. The Police Chief and Highway Surveyor were also in agreement that stop signs were needed. The Board approved the installation of two stop signs in this area.
The Police Chief and IT Specialist notified Seelig about the Video Surveillance Registration Program. It is a completely voluntary program that enables residents to register any cameras they have with the police department. If an incident were to occur in the vicinity of a registered camera, the police could use the footage as part of their investigation. Seelig stressed that registration is optional and even if registered, residents are not required to surrender footage.
Drew McGlincy appeared before the Board for an appointment to the Finance Committee. McGlincy, who had the recommendation of the Finance Committee, said that he has internship experience both on Wall Street as well as internship and job experience at IBM. His degrees are in finance and information systems engineering. The Board voted to appoint him. The next step will be for McGlincy to be sworn in as the newest member of the committee.
Seelig gave an update on the budget process saying he met with the Finance Committee and most of the department heads the previous week. According to Seelig, the town should be able to do a level service budget with most of the departments. "We're not going to encourage them to submit for increases and such… but keep the number of people you have, the number of hours, the service level," Seelig said. The Board and the Finance Committee said that departments should submit alternate budgets beyond the level service if they felt there were needs that were not being met, etc. Seelig said, "There's no guarantee obviously that we're going to have the money for that but at least that may continue the conversation about what the town's needs are."
Seelig also shared that Silver Lake had indicated that the salary budget might be going up $700,000 which represents roughly $200,000 for Halifax. "I don't like telling a department, in essence, and saying we can't afford you… but not saying so gets us into a position in March where we're having this argument then." Seelig said that he attended the Silver Lake Regional School Committee meeting in October to ask them to submit a revenue driven budget.
Andrews also shared with the other Selectmen and Seelig that a large group of parents turned out for the previous night's Halifax School Committee meeting to request that an additional teacher be added to support the large class size for Grade 3. The Kindergarten class has only 65 students, but Grade 3 has 100. As a result, the class size for Grade 3 is 25 students. Parents asked that either another teacher be added, or one transferred from elsewhere. Andrews said that he recommended to the parents in attendance that they attend town meeting as the mechanism to fund an additional teacher would likely be an article at town meeting. Andrews also pointed out that negotiations are scheduled this year for much of the school staff including cafeteria workers, paraprofessionals, and teachers.
Highway surveyor Steve Hayward spoke to the Board and Seelig regarding a fee list for cremation. The costs are not for cremation itself, but for a spot to store the ashes similar to a burial plot. Hayward said that he had reviewed the fees charged by other local communities while preparing his list. Hayward said that the single pillars would cost the town $180 but the purchase price would be $500. The Board, who act as cemetery commissioners, approved the concept and fee list.
Eagle Scout projects
Three Boy Scouts from Troop 39 met with the Board to review their plans for their Eagle Scout projects. Connor Burgess plans to build a 20 ft. by 20 ft. pavilion for the HOPS playground.
Scott McKee's project will be the revitalization of the Harry Brown Nature Trail. McKee told the Board that the trail was originally constructed by one of Troop 39's first Eagle Scouts. "I'm hoping to bring it back to some of its former glory by re-clearing the trail and adding benches and a bird watching area at the end for people to go out and enjoy nature," McKee explained. He went on to say that he plans to build a walkway over some of the wet marsh lands.
Joseph Boardman intends to refurbish the Ruth Perkins reading garden outside of the Holmes Public Library. In addition to pressure washing and staining the pergola, Boardman plans to mulch and edge the garden area and sand and finish the benches. Boardman also plans to remove the cracked concrete and add a purple martin birdhouse.
Garron thanked the scouts for beautifying the community. Building Inspector Robert Piccirilli added, "I would just like to say I've had the pleasure of watching some of these guys. I'm looking forward to working with you guys. Anything you need, please come see me."
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Videomalaise ist eine Form der Mediamalaise (Malaise [maˈlɛːzə], lateinisch-französisch: Widrigkeit, ungünstiger Umstand, Misere). Mit der These der Videomalaise wurde behauptet, dass das Fernsehen zu einer Entfremdung von der Politik führen würde. Negative Darstellung von Politik im Fernsehen würde demnach zu dem Gefühl führen, keinen Einfluss auf die Politik nehmen zu können.

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 Holtz-Bacha, Christina: Ablenkung oder Abkehr von der Politik? Mediennutzung im Geflecht politischer Orientierungen, Opladen 1990, S. 11
 Holtz-Bacha, Christina: Massenmedien und Politikvermittlung - Ist die Videomalaise-Hypothese ein adäquates Konzept?, in: Jäckel, Michael / Winterhoff-Spurk, Peter (Hrsg.): Politik und Medien. Analysen zur Entwicklung der politischen Kommunikation, Berlin 1994, S. 181–191
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The clinical utility of UWF imaging is coming into focus.
Imaging wide areas of the retina has become substantially easier with the advent of ultrawide-field (UWF) imaging (Figure 1). Images of the periphery can frequently be captured via a single image without pupillary dilation. UWF allows imaging of more than 80% of the retina; older imaging modalities captured only as little as 15% of the retina at a time.
Figure 1. Image of a scleral buckle taken with the Daytona Plus (Optos). Photo credit: Jeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO.
Figure 2. Widefield image of a patient with mild hypertensive retinopathy. Image obtained with the Zeiss Clarus 500 (Carl Zeiss Meditec). Photo credit: Jay Haynie, OD, FAAO.
The literature exploring what UWF imaging can offer to clinicians is robust.
Figure 3. Image of a patient with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. Image taken with a standard 50° field (A) and in the widefield (B) with the Eidon True Color Confocal Scanner (CenterVue).
Figure 4. Widefield image of a nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion obtained with the Eidon True Color Confocal Scanner (CenterVue).
UWF imaging and UWF FA are valuable tools for understanding the characteristics of retinal pathology. Future technology will undoubtedly improve our ability to visualize the peripheral retina, thereby enhancing our knowledge of various etiologies and aiding in future treatments.
Tan CS, Sadda SR, Hariprasad SM. Ultra-widefield retinal imaging in the management of diabetic eye diseases. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2014;45:363-366.
Rasmussen ML, Broe R, Frydkjaer-Olsen U, et al. Comparison between Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy 7-field retinal photos and non-mydriatic, mydriatic, and mydriatic steered widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscopy for assessment of diabetic retinopathy. J Diabetes Complications. 2015;29:99-104.
Silva PS, Cavallerano JD, Sun JK, et al. Peripheral lesions identified by mydriatic ultrawide field imaging: distribution and potential impact on diabetic retinopathy severity. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(12):2587-2595.
Wessel MM, Aaker GD, Parlitsis G, et al. Ultra-wide-field angiography improves the detection and classification of diabetic retinopathy. Retina. 2012;32(4):785-791.
Madhusudhan S, Beare N. Wide-field fluorescein angiography in wet age-related macular degeneration. ScientificWorldJournal. 2014;2014:536161.
Prasad PS, Oliver SC, Coffee RE, et al. Ultra wide-filed angiographic characteristics of branch retinal and hemicentral retinal vein occlusion. Ophthalmology. 2010;117:780-784.


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Tomi Tour (psáno TOMI TOUR) byla cestovní kancelář, která působila zejména v České republice (TOMI TOUR s.r.o. se sídlem v Praze) a na Slovensku (TOMI TOUR s.r.o. se sídlem v Nitře (obě společnosti byly majetkově propojeny přes TOMI TOUR GmbH se sídlem v Hamburku). Zaměřovala se na pobytové zájezdy v oblasti Středozemí. Patřila k deseti největším na českém trhu, v roce 2008 její služby využilo asi padesát tisíc klientů, patřilo ji zhruba sedmé místo. 17. července 2009 oznámila ukončení své činnosti a od 4. listopadu 2009 je v insolvenčním řízení. Po Tomi Tour zůstaly dluhy v celkové výši 116 milionů korun, největší pohledávky měly přihlášené slovenská Union Pojišťovna, egyptská společnost TAT a České aerolinie. 3. prosince 2012 soud konkurs zrušil, neboť majetek dlužníka byl zcela nepostačující pro uspokojení věřitelů.

Charakteristika
Česká Tomi Tour s.r.o. vznikla v roce 2001 jako firma s názvem Inspiritual. Poté změnila jméno na Cestovní agentura Tomi. Název Tomi Tour používala od listopadu 2003. Společnost od roku 2005 trvale zvyšovala obrat, ze 146 milionů korun v roce 2005 na 825 milionů korun v roce 2008. V roce 2008 byla, podle údajů uvedených ve sbírce listin, v provozním zisku 45,6 miliony korun, zatímco v roce 2007 byla téměř 53 milionů korun ve ztrátě. V roce 2008 se přestěhovala z Brna do Prahy.

Česká Tomi Tour s.r.o. byla v roce 2009 vlastněna z jedné třetiny společností Tomi Tour GmbH ze dvou třetin podnikatelem Lubomírem Popelářem. Česká Tomi Tour s.r.o. převedla v první polovině roku svůj podíl ve slovenské společnosti Tomi Tour s.r.o. na Tomi Tour GmbH. V České republice byla známá díky svému reklamnímu sloganu Václav Fischer doporučuje. Václav Fischer v roce 2009 pracoval jako obchodní ředitel Tomi Tour GmbH.

Ukončení činnosti
Na konci roku 2006 měla Tomi Tour s.r.o. záporný kapitál. V roce 2007 Tomi Tour s.r.o. prodělala 45 milionů korun při tržbách 584 milionů korun. Na konci roku 2007 byly závazky společnosti o 49 milionů korun vyšší než účetní hodnota aktiv.
Na začátku července 2009 se začaly objevovat informace, že společnost platí pozdě provize z prodaných zájezdů cestovním agenturám Tomi Tour se snažila najít strategického partnera, což se nepodařilo. Situace se vyhrotila v pátek 17. července, kdy hoteliéři na Ibize požadovali uhrazení všech pobytů dopředu.

V pátek 17. července 2009 v 17.00 hodin cestovní kancelář TOMI TOUR ukončila svoji činnost. Podle mluvčího Asociace českých cestovních kanceláří a agentur Tomio Okamury bylo ukončení činnosti CK Tomi Tour největším případem krachu za od doby krachu CK Travela v roce 1997. Podle sdělení ministra vnitra Martina Peciny nespokojení klienti podali několik trestní oznámení na zaměstnance CK a policie sbírá podklady, aby zahájila příslušné kroky. Policie zatím nechce uvést konkrétní trestné činy ani osoby, které bude prošetřovat.

Václav Fisher, obchodní ředitel Tomi Tour, vydal prohlášení v němž tvrdil, že za ukončením činnosti CK Tomi Tour je nedostatek hotovosti, neochota bank dávat úvěry a nedůvěra hoteliérů, kteří žádali platby předem. Také prohlásil, že důvěru hoteliérů nalomil také "neznámý pachatel", který rozeslal e-mail všem spolupracujícím hotelům; v e-mailu údajně společnost očernil. "Většina hotelů se zalekla a začala požadovat po Tomi Tour placení pobytů dopředu. Dopředu bylo třeba platit i lety leteckým společnostem."
"Problém společnosti v žádném případě nespočíval v dlouhodobě špatném hospodaření. V roce 2008 skončila společnost v zisku a výsledky byly dlouhodobě vyrovnané, vlastní jmění bylo kladné.
Vzhledem k policejnímu vyšetřování, podle Fischera, společnost neudělala "nic špatného a zcela jistě nespáchala trestný čin". "Pokus o kriminalizaci mé osoby je naprosto nepřijatelný," a zároveň zdůraznil, že ve společnosti neměl žádný majetkový podíl.

Podle iDNES se o krachu Tomi Tour se mluvilo v oboru několik let. Podle šéfů jiných cestovních kanceláří prodávala zájezdy za značně podnákladové ceny.

Podle ČT24 není krach Tomi Tour jen odrazem chybných manažerských rozhodnutí. Cestovní kanceláře v Česku hlásili v roce 2009 desetiprocentní pokles zájmu o zájezdy, přitom byl stále větší počet cestovních kanceláří. V roce 2009 jich přibylo skoro čtyřicet a celkem jich bylo přes devět set.

Podle AČCKA na možný krach cestovní kanceláře ukazovalo dlouhodobě několik indicií, nízké ceny zájezdů, písemné stížnosti provizních prodejců, že jim Tomi Tour neplatí, prodej zimních zájezdů před letní sezónou. "Z toho bylo jasné, že mají problémy s cash flow," tvrdil Tomio Okamura.

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 Oficiální stránka (od 17.7.2009 oznámení o ukončení činnosti)
 Václav Fischer v Impulsech Václava Moravce – rozhovor pro Rádio Impuls o krachu společnosti

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Right along Old Georgetown Road near Arlington Rd here in Bethesda, MD there was a chicken place called Norky's. I noticed this morning that it is gone but that there is already another restaurant lined up. King Kabob & Pizza with Kabobs, Pizza, Calzones, subs, sandwiches, salads, and wings will be opening soon.
Grand opening is Saturday April 10. I walked in an tried it today on a whim. Food is great! The salad was fresh the chicken savory and the hummus spectacular!


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WASH experts
Reporting on Ethiopia's first Self-supply Acceleration training session
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The town of Butajira was awash with self-supply acceleration tips when 25 participants came together for a three-day training event.
Self-supply – household-led investment in the development of water supplies – is part of Ethiopia's approach to rural water supply. It is expected to make a major contribution, along with conventional approaches, in providing access to water for all Ethiopians. Picking up this challenge, a group of self-supply champions, experts and interested individuals and organisations met in the town of Butajira from 19-21 September for the 1st Self-supply Acceleration training. Self-supply acceleration activities aim to encourage and support households to develop their own water supplies.
Self-supply is expected to make a major contribution, along with conventional approaches, in providing access to water for all Ethiopians.
Butajira is located in Meskan woreda in SNNPR, a woreda where Self-supply already makes an above average contribution to drinking water supply. Meskan was one of the study woredas for research reported in the Hidden Resource, is one of the woreda's participating in the JICA-supported Rope Pump project, and it is also close to Ziway where the NGO International Development Enterprises (IDE) have been promoting manual drilling and rope pumps.
Over 3 days, 25 participants from government (at federal, regional and woreda levels), NGOs and related projects and organisations, followed a new Self-supply acceleration curriculum. The participants included teams representing water, agricultural, health and administration from 3 woredas that aim to be pioneers in implementing Self-supply acceleration. These include Meskan where Self-supply is developing for multiple uses (MUS) including small-scale irrigation, and there is particular interest in the rope pump. Secondly, Dudga in Oromia, a woreda that is relatively wealthy in some respects due to its horticultural production, but suffers from high fluoride levels in water supplies. Amongst other interventions, defluoridation technologies are being promoted at household level here. In Ejere, also in Oromia, extensive shallow groundwater resources are developed by households for agricultural production and other uses.
Other participants were experts in Self-supply in their own right and there was much learning and sharing amongst the group. They included representatives of the Self-supply team in the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) at federal level where current activities include promoting manual drilling and enterprise development in 5woredas(1 each in 5 regions). Amongst the participants were also managers of three other critical projects that are piloting Self-supply: the JICA-supported Rope Pump project is linking its activities (in 4 woredas in SNNPR) to the Self-supply Acceleration Programme (SSAP); the UNICEF-supported integrated WASH/Multiple-Use Services/nutrition project includes Self-supply as one of its interventions (to be implemented by IDE in 15 woredas); and as part of the Millennium Water Alliance Ethiopia (MWA-E) programme CRS is supporting piloting of Self-supply acceleration in Dugda.
The training curriculum was supported by two new draft guidelines developed by the MoWE with support of IRC. A 'planning and implementation guideline' for Self-supply Acceleration includes 8 modules on assessing potential, creating demand, technology introduction, private sector development, financing, coordination, action planning and monitoring. This sits alongside a 'technical guideline' covering source construction, water lifting, household water treatment, small-scale irrigation and related technologies.
The training intentionally brought together staff from different departments and disciplines. Links to agriculture are obvious since Self-supply investments are often directed to productive uses (small-scale irrigation and livestock) as much as drinking and other domestic uses. In various contributions, Tamene Gossa from UNICEF and Eyasu Mamo from the SNNPR Bureau of Water Resources made a strong case for why Self-supply acceleration must also integrate Household Water Treatment and Storage. Risks of contamination between source and consumption are considered high but have been largely neglected while we have focused on source water quality and improvement. There are links to sanitation as well as hygiene. Eyasu Mamo reminded us that the 15 litres per capita per day target of government is not enough for hygiene and sanitation. For some, Self-supply fills that gap by providing a greater quantity of water for washing, cleaning and other sanitation and hygiene-related practices.
Identification of the outcomes needed to scale-up and improve self-supply, such as raised awareness and increased willingness of households to invest, is critical.
Tibebu Terefe from the Bureau of Water Mineral & Energy presented Oromia's ambitious plans to accelerate the development of water supplies over the next two years to meet 2015 targets. This relies fifty-fifty on 1) conventional rural water supplies and 2) alternative low-cost approaches including Self-supply, small-group projects and household water treatment. The implementation package that has been developed includes two Self-supply focused packages: one on improving and upgrading existing Hand Dug Wells (HDWs), and one on promoting new HDWs. The activities envisaged relate to source development, lifting mechanisms, and water treating technologies, with supply chain development and private sector enterprise support being an important component of capacity development. The targets are overall to reach 6.3 million people at a cost of 168 million Birr through this package of low-cost approaches including targeting for Self-supply (that don't consider sharing) of 11000 upgraded and 35000 new hand-dug wells respectively. Woreda's and the regional government have committed money in this year's budget to the programme. A critical question was whether Self-supply's contribution to coverage will be officially counted.
A critical distinction that was made between monitoring conventional WASH projects and Self-supply is that the number of Self-supply facilities constructed by households are likely to be counted as an impact (the long-term benefit) whereas facilities built by a more conventional programme would be counted as outputs. Critical is identification of the outcomes needed to scale-up and improve Self-supply, such as raised awareness and increased willingness of households to invest.
In the monitoring session we also discussed some of the first results we have seen from the National WASH Inventory (NWI). The household survey of the NWI (Form 5) included the question 'from where does the household take most of its drinking water?'. Two possible responses (out of 10) were: 9) Self-supply in or near compound (i.e. own source) or 10) Neighbours Self-supply (i.e. sharing a source). In SNNPR, about 1% households reported getting their main drinking water supply from their own source, with another 1% using a neighbour's supply. In total this amounts to some 85000 households in the region. Importantly, it does not indicate how many people use Self-supply as a secondary source for water for sanitation or for productive uses while this is common (with often a small amount of drinking water being collected from a protected communal source). These numbers do provide a useful minimum estimate of the number of sources, showing that Self-supply exists but does not yet make a widespread contribution to drinking-water supply in most places (there are exceptions where Self-supply provides around 20% drinking water supplies in some woreda's and as much as 50% in certain kebeles). The need and potential for scaling-up Self-supply is also shown: some 29% take their drinking water from surface sources (a river, lake or pond) and a further 31% people drink from unprotected community sources (springs or wells). Self-supply is one potential way to improve the water supplies being consumed by these groups of households, which together total some 2.5 million families.
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Manticore – Galaxy on Fire lead designer on the delay, Nintendo offering a refund for pre-loads
Posted on March 24, 2018 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop
Manticore – Galaxy on Fire was unexpectedly delayed this week. Just a day before its intended March 22 launch, a notice was sent out stating that the Switch game had been pushed back. A new date will be announced soon.
Manticore lead designer Patrick Imbusch has since passed along a few words about the delay. Imbusch shared the following:
It seems most of you have noticed that we posted a message about the last minute delay on the Switch's news channel and a couple of sites picked it up as well. If you haven't read it yet, here it is:
"Dear fans and players, Deep Silver is sorry to inform you that the release of Manticore – Galaxy On Fire on the Nintendo eShop has been delayed. Right now, we're working hard to bring the best-possible sci-fi gaming experience to your Nintendo Switch.
We will be updating you with more details as well as the new release date in the coming days. If you pre-ordered the game, please note that your purchase is still valid and you will be able to access the game as soon as it's released.
Thank you for your continued patience and support."
I can't give you a lot more details at this point, but you can probably imagine it's a very unfortunate situation for everyone involved, as we were just excited as you to see reviews, discussions and especially you guys getting your hands on it today. We didn't make that decision lightly, but it had to be done due to an unexpected issue that basically occured at the very last minute and despite our best efforts couldn't be fixed in time.
We're working very closely with Nintendo to keep you updated and people who pre-ordered will receive a separate message by Nintendo soon. We will announce a new release date in just a few days and while it's not 100% set in stone yet, you can be sure it's not going to take months but only a few weeks till the game (finally) launches.
Again, thanks for your understanding, we appreciate it a lot.
If you absolutely can't wait for Manticore – Galaxy on Fire, need the funds, or for whatever other reason, you can actually obtain a refund from Nintendo if you pre-ordered. The company is sending out emails to those who pre-loaded the game.
Here's the message (thanks Jes T):
The reason you are receiving this email is that you were identified as having pre-purchased the Manticore – Galaxy on Fire game for Nintendo Switch. Although the game was set to be released on 3/22/18, we're sorry to report that the release is being delayed. We are unable to provide its new release date, but assure you that the developer and Nintendo are working hard to release it as soon as possible.
We hope you are willing to wait to enjoy this great game; however, if you wish to cancel your pre-purchase and have your funds returned to your Nintendo Switch eShop account, please contact Nintendo Consumer Service at 1-800-255-3700. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
We'll bring you Manticore – Galaxy on Fire's new release date as soon as we have it.
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Q: xamarin forms add duplicate stacklayout object to a scrollView Introduction
I am new to C# programming, and have just started learning Xamarin Forms. I'm using Xamarin in Visual Studio 2017 on Windows to make a cross-platform app.
Current Situation
I have created a TabbedPage called Buy,it has a contentPage called BuyAnimals.
The ContentPage needs to have a ScrollView which has a single StackLayout as its child.
The StackLayout has 3 children which are Frames.
Inside each frame, there's supposed to be a StackLayout called animalStack.
The animalStack has many children made from StackLayout.
The Problem.
If I use that same animalStack as the content for each of the three Frames, only the last frame displays the contents of the animalStack while the other two frames show nothing.
Why aren't the other frames showing a duplicate of the information being show in the last frame? How can I make them show the information?
My code is as show below.
`public partial class Buy : TabbedPage
    {
        public Buy ()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        var animalItemIdStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Post ID: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal ID"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };

        var animalUserIdStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "user ID: "},
                new Label { Text = "Posting userID"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };

        var animalBreedStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Breed: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's breed"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };

        var animalGenderStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Gender: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's gender"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalAgeStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Age: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's age"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalColorStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Color: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's color"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalPriceStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Price: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's price"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalLocationStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Location: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal owner's location"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalEmailStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Location: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's location"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalPhoneStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Phone: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal owner's phone"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalDatePostedStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Posted: "},
                new Label { Text = "Posted date"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };
        var animalLastEditStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Last Edit: "},
                new Label { Text = "Last Edited date"}
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
        };

        var animalStack = new StackLayout
        {
            Children =
            {
                animalItemIdStack,
                animalUserIdStack,
                animalBreedStack,
                animalGenderStack,
                animalAgeStack,
                animalColorStack,
                animalPriceStack,
                animalLocationStack,
                animalEmailStack,
                animalEmailStack,
                animalPhoneStack,
                animalDatePostedStack,
                animalLastEditStack
            },
            Orientation = StackOrientation.Vertical
        };

        var animalFrame = new Frame();
        animalFrame.Content = animalStack;

        var animalFrame2 = new Frame();
        animalFrame2.Content = animalStack;

        var animalFrame3 = new Frame();
        animalFrame3.Content = animalStack;

        var animalFullStack = new StackLayout();

        animalFullStack.Children.Add(animalFrame);
        animalFullStack.Children.Add(animalFrame2);
        animalFullStack.Children.Add(animalFrame3);

        var animalScrollView = new ScrollView();
        animalScrollView.Content = animalFullStack;

        BuyAnimals.Content = animalScrollView;

    }
}`

I'd really appreciate your input.
Thanks.

A: Seems that is it what you wanna do:
public partial class Buy (...){
    InitalizeComponent();
    Content = GetContent();
}

public View GetContent()
{
    var animalItemIdStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Post ID: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal ID"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };

    var animalUserIdStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "user ID: "},
                new Label { Text = "Posting userID"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };

    var animalBreedStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Breed: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's breed"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };

    var animalGenderStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Gender: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's gender"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalAgeStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Age: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's age"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalColorStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Color: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's color"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalPriceStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Price: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's price"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalLocationStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Location: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal owner's location"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalEmailStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Location: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal's location"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalPhoneStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Phone: "},
                new Label { Text = "Animal owner's phone"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalDatePostedStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Posted: "},
                new Label { Text = "Posted date"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };
    var animalLastEditStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children = {
                new Label { Text = "Last Edit: "},
                new Label { Text = "Last Edited date"}
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal
    };

    var animalStack = new StackLayout
    {
        Children =
            {
                animalItemIdStack,
                animalUserIdStack,
                animalBreedStack,
                animalGenderStack,
                animalAgeStack,
                animalColorStack,
                animalPriceStack,
                animalLocationStack,
                animalEmailStack,
                animalEmailStack,
                animalPhoneStack,
                animalDatePostedStack,
                animalLastEditStack
            },
        Orientation = StackOrientation.Vertical
    };

    var animalFrame = new Frame();
    animalFrame.Content = animalStack;

    var listView = new ListView();
    listView.ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() =>
    {
        return new ViewCell { View = animalFrame };
    });
    listView.ItemsSource = new List<object>()
            {
                new object(),
                new object(),
                new object(),
            };

    var contentStack = new StackLayout();
    contentStack.Children.Add(listView);

    return contentStack;
}

You'll need to complement this method with bindings.
See this article about bindings and this one about listview templating.
I hope it helps you.

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Tesla unveils autopilot system, but don't let go of the wheel
New "autopilot" features, designed for cars built after September 2014, will be available for customers in the United States, Tesla said. European and Asian owners must wait another week. Tesla will provide the features through an over-the-air upgrade.
Musk cautioned that autopilot functionality was in beta mode and full "hands-off" driving was not recommended.
"We're being especially cautious at this stage so we're advising drivers to keep their hands on the wheel just in case," Musk told reporters at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters. "Over time there will not be a need to have your hands on the wheel."
Reporters who took Model S sedans with the new features for a test drive and took their hands off the wheel saw a notice saying "hold steering wheel" illuminate on the dashboard.
In more difficult navigating conditions, an audio alert will come on and if that also is ignored, the car will slow and eventually stop, Tesla said.
For drivers, "We're very clearly saying this is not a case of abdicating responsibility," Musk said. "That will come at some point in the future but … this is still early days."
Instructions to owners say "autosteer is a hands-on feature. You must keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times."
Tesla, which this month unveiled its Model X SUV, has been the U.S. pioneer in luxury electric cars charged by batteries. Its expertise in software has made it a leader in self-driving features, which more traditional carmakers have been slower to develop.
Musk estimated that within three years, cars will be able to drive "from your driveway to work without you touching anything," but regulatory approval could take years.
He said regulators would need data showing that self-driving cars work.
Teslas already on the road will help the autopilot constantly improve and become more reliable, he said.
"The whole Tesla fleet acts like a network. When one car learns something they all learn it," he said. "As … more people enable autopilot, the information about how to drive is uploaded to the network. Each driver is effectively an expert trainer in how the autopilot should work."
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By Joe Dyer |
PUBLISHED: January 12, 2018 at 1:45 pm | UPDATED: April 24, 2019 at 10:24 am
Editor's Note: The Fort Morgan Times relies on reports from law enforcement to create the blotter. All charges are alleged by law enforcement and may not reflect the charges filed by the court. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty by the law.
3:18 p.m.: Officers investigated a report of fraud involving a false statement in the 1000 block of West Platte Avenue. Case is open.
Saturday, Dec. 23
9:26 a.m.: Officers investigated the theft of a pair of boots valued at $50 in the 500 block of Railroad Avenue. Case is open.
12:50 p.m.: Officers investigated a no-injury traffic accident near the intersection of Platte Avenue and Walnut Street. William Gorman, 42, of Yuma was charged with careless driving.
2:13 p.m.: Officers investigated a no-injury traffic accident near the intersection of Platte Avenue and Sherman Street. Salena Stott, 18, of Fort Morgan was charged with failure to stop at a red signal light.
3:01 p.m.: Officers investigated the theft of a wallet, identification cards, debit card and cash valued at $135 in the 200 block of East Platte Avenue. Case is open.
Friday, Dec. 29
4:30 p.m.: Officers investigated harassment, criminal mischief, domestic violence and abuse in the 800 block of South West Street. Case is open.
11:14 p.m.: Lorenzo Sepulveda, 37, of Fort Morgan was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in the 100 block of South Sherman Street. No bond.
Monday, Jan. 1
11:09 a.m.: Emily Jaurigui, 28, of Fort Morgan was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in the 1000 block of Deuel Street. $500 bond.
4:22 p.m.: Officers investigated a no-injury traffic accident in the 1300 block of East Burlington Avenue. Tony Shum, 57, of Fort Morgan was charged with careless driving.
Tuesday, Jan. 2
9:42 a.m.: Rey Gonzalez, 29, of Fort Morgan was arrested for possession of a schedule two controlled substance, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, vehicular eluding, violation of bail bond conditions, violation of a protection order, reckless driving in the 600 block of East Seventh Avenue. Mellissa Reyes, 27, of Fort Morgan was arrested for obstruction of a peace officer and violation of a protection order. No bond.
11:11 a.m.: Carlos Urbina, 19, of Brush was issued a summons for shoplifting at Walmart in the 1300 block of Barlow Road.
9:08 a.m.: Officers investigated a no-injury traffic accident in the 300 block of State Street. Estella Duran, 53, of Fort Morgan was charged with improper backing.
1:13 a.m.: Juan Alfaro Jr., 25, of Brush was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, violation of bail bond conditions and on a warrant out of Morgan County Combined Courts for failure to comply in the 100 block of Main Street. No bond.
3:31 p.m.: A juvenile was arrested on a warrant out of Fort Morgan Municipal Court in the 900 block of Beaver Avenue. $600 bond.
9:16 p.m.: Brittany Lucero, 20, of Fort Morgan was issued a summons for shoplifting miscellaneous items valued at $280 from Walmart.
Thursday, Jan. 4
9:53 a.m.: Anthony Martinez, 21, of Log Lane Village was arrested on a warrant out of Fort Morgan Municipal Court in the 600 block of Grant Street. $500 bond.
Friday, Jan. 5
12:15 p.m.: Officers investigated a no-injury traffic accident in the 1100 block of Grant Street. Jose Rubio, 32, of Fort Morgan was charged with failure to yield the right of way on a left turn.
9:02 p.m.: Officers investigated an assault at an unknown location in Fort Morgan. Case is open.
Saturday, Jan. 6
10:30 a.m.: Officers investigated an incident of child abuse in the 300 block of Linda Street. Case is open.
Between 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 5 and 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 6: Officers investigated the theft of license plates valued at $5 in the 200 block of Euclid Street. Case is open.
4:42 p.m.: Rene Perez-Ceja, 48, of Fort Morgan and Ruth Ramos-Gutierrez, 28, of Fort Morgan was arrested for harassment, domestic violence, driving under revocation, violation of a custody order in the 200 block of Park Street. No bond.
8:33 p.m.: Nicholas Perez, 54, of Fort Morgan was arrested for a violation of a protection order in the 200 block of West Bijou Avenue. No bond.
Sunday, Jan. 7
4:47 a.m.: Melissa Reyes, 27, of Fort Morgan was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and introduction of contraband in the 400 block of Lincoln Street. Trista Lopez, 20, of Fort Morgan was charged with violation of protection order. No bond.
6:00 a.m.: Officers investigated the theft of a 2000 Buick LeSabre valued at $1,800 in the 400 block of Main Street. Case is open.
10:16 a.m,: Officers investigated the burglary of two drills valued at $200 in the 200 block of Park Street. Case was suspended.
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Naturalist, TV Presenter, Speaker, Writer
Iolo Williams is a Welsh naturalist, broadcaster, public speaker and writer who's worked in conservation for over 30 years.
He is most widely known as a popular member of the Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch presenting team and for presenting series such as Wild Wales, Rugged Wales and Great Welsh Parks for BBC 2.
Iolo's early years
Iolo was born and brought up in mid Wales and studied in London for a degree in ecology at North East London Polytechnic. After graduating he went on to work for the RSPB for almost 15 years as Species Officer for Wales, a job he loved as he worked with some of the country's rarest breeding birds.
Eventually this brought him to the attention of the media and BBC 2's Visions of Snowdonia and Birdman followed Iolo's work as an RSPB officer.
In the late 1990s Iolo left the Society to work full-time in the media. His series, in both Welsh and English, concentrated on the wildlife of Wales and the world and he co-presented several network series such as Nature's Top 40 and Countryfile.
Iolo has written several books on Welsh wildlife in both English and Welsh and he is a regular contributor to several magazines, including 'BBC Wildlife'.
Empassioned Speaker
Iolo gives informative and entertaining talks about Birds of Prey and Wildlife in Wales and he'll shortly be touring with Martin Hughes-Games (from the 'Watches') with their new, fun and fact packed show Wildlife Road Trip. More about Iolo's talks >
As someone who is utterly dedicated to conservation, Iolo has used his knowledge and experience to address the Welsh Assembly, proving to be a power-house of a speaker.
Sky high and oceans deep
In his spare time Iolo contributes to wildlife surveys in Wales. He is very well travelled and enjoys tour guiding throughout the UK and in other countries.
He's a patron of several Welsh conservation organisations and is currently president of the Welsh Ornithological Society. He's undertaken charity walks up Kilimanjaro for Velindre Cancer Care and has twice trekked the length of Wales for Air Ambulance and Hope House/Ty Hafan children's hospices. More about Iolo's charities >
Iolo is a qualified paraglider, PADI Divemaster and a keen sportsman who's played rugby for most of his life.
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I am wholeheartedly behind the campaign to end bird of prey persecution in the UK, and particularly the massacre of hen harriers on our grouse moors. As such, I am one of the invited speakers at the Hen Harrier Day being held at the RSPB's Arne reserve in Dorset on Sunday 7th August. The event […]
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Updated 18 June, 2021 - 22:48 Nathan Falde
AI Finds New Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA Mutations in Human Genome
Scientists affiliated with the GLOBE Institute's GeoGenetics Centre at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have created an Artificial Intelligence program that is helping them identify ancient mutations in the human genome. As they explain in an article in the online journal eLife, they are using this program to find out more about the genetic materials modern humans inherited from archaic hominin species, particularly noting the DNA inherited from our long-extinct cousins the Neanderthals and the Denisovans.
The scientists use the term "adaptive introgression" to describe this type of cross-species inheritance. Introgression refers to the process by which outside genetic material is absorbed into the human genome, while adaptive refers to the evolutionary advantage humans gain from possessing such material.
This new AI program is uniquely suited for identifying instances of adaptive introgression. In the years ahead, it may dramatically expand our knowledge about the relationships that were formed between ancient Homo sapiens (modern humans) and their nearest living relatives.
Early human migrations from Africa and onwards across planet Earth, measured in thousands of years ago (kya), included Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans. And now we know the modern human genome, as a result of hominin species interbreeding, has a lot of genetic material from Neanderthals. ( designua / Adobe Stock)
The Human Genome: Early Human Migrations and Interbreeding
When humans migrated from Africa to Europe, Asia, and beyond more than 60,000 years ago, they met the Neanderthals, who were already living in those areas. Moving eastward they eventually encountered the mysterious Denisovans, who resided in what is now southern and eastern Asia and in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and the nearby islands of Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia).
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While these were separate species, they were closely related to Homo sapiens , close enough to make interbreeding possible. Neanderthals and Denisovans went extinct tens of thousands of years ago, but at least some of their genetic material has survived inside human DNA because of the interactions that took place in prehistoric times.
Only a few traces of Denisovan DNA are likely to be found in the collective human gene pool. But scientists believe that up to 40 percent of Neanderthal DNA may have survived inside the genomes of humans. It is widely spread out, meaning that Neanderthal DNA makes up no more than two percent of any individual's total genetic material.
An image of the DNA helix that hints at the powers of AI or deep learning methods in learning more about the evolution of the human genome. ( Siarhei / Adobe Stock)
Deep Learning AI Insights Into the Human Genome
Those 40 percent and two percent figures are estimates, not precise measurements. Scientists don't know for certain exactly how much Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA human beings have inherited, or how it might be distributed ethnically or geographically. They also aren't sure where all of it is located inside the human genome. Most importantly, they still aren't sure which functions it performs. These are the issues the GLOBE Institute scientists are trying to remedy.
"We developed a deep learning method called 'genomatnn' that jointly models introgression, which is the transfer of genetic information between species, and natural selection," Fernando Racimo, a GeoGenetics Centre geneticist and the co-author of the eLife paper, told the author of a University of Copenhagen article about this new study. "The model was developed in order to identify regions in the human genome where this introgression could have happened."
"Deep learning" is a general form of artificial intelligence (AI). The specific form of AI applied in this case is known as a convolutional neural network (CNN), which is a type of deep learning program used for image recognition .
In this experiment, the researchers ran hundreds of thousands of simulations as a way to teach the CNN to identify patterns in genomes that would be created by adaptive introgression. The AI network was specially trained to spot mutations traceable to interactions with Neanderthals or Denisovans.
"Our method is highly accurate and outcompetes previous approaches in power," Racimo said. "We applied it to various human genomic datasets and found several candidate beneficial gene variants that were introduced into the human gene pool."
DNA sequences in colored letters on a black background containing the word "mutation." Based on the recent AI study of the human genome at the University of Copenhagen, researchers are now focusing on mutations more and more to understand the evolution of the modern human genome. ( Catalin / Adobe Stock)
Twists and Turns in Our Genetic Roadmap
So far, some of what the scientists have discovered confirms existing theories about where Neanderthal DNA could be found. But in the process they uncovered some new and surprising information as well.
"We recovered previously identified candidates for adaptive introgression in modern humans, as well as several candidates which have not previously been described," said GeoGenetics Centre researcher Graham Gower, the lead author of the eLife article.
Some of the newly discovered candidates involve mutations that impact human metabolism and immunity system functioning.
"In European genomes, we found two strong candidates for adaptive introgression from Neanderthals in regions of the genome that affect phenotypes related to blood, including blood cell counts," Gower explained. "In Melanesian genomes, we found candidate variants introgressed from Denisovans that potentially affected a wide range of traits, such as blood-related diseases, tumor suppression, skin development, metabolism, and various neurological diseases."
Gower is quick to point out that these are preliminary findings. As of now, the scientists aren't completely sure what impact these mutations might have on those who carry them. They might cause positive responses, negative outcomes, or have no significant effect at all.
In general, scientists assume that when mutations last for tens of thousands of years, they will do so because they are in some way beneficial. Humans who interbred with their archaic cousins likely improved the gene pool overall, adding new genetic material from species that had been surviving in environments that were relatively new to African-born Homo sapiens .
A Neanderthal skull (left) next to a Homo sapiens skull. Though the skulls are very different, it turns out that the modern human genome is almost 40% related to interbreeding and mutations related to Neanderthals. ( procy_ab / Adobe Stock)
Finding Prehistoric Facts with Future Technologies
As their study continues, the University of Copenhagen researchers hope to learn more about the actual effects of the mutations they've found (and those they've yet to find, but soon will) in the human genome.
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Also, they plan to work backward from the mutations to trace the histories of the ancient people who introduced them into the gene pool. By studying which mutations developed in which population groups, they may be able to determine where Neanderthal, Denisovan, and Homo sapiens interactions occurred in the distant past, and where they were the most extensive.
This type of knowledge will give anthropologists, evolutionary biologists, and archaeologists a better idea about where fossilized remains of various species might be found, along with any artifacts they might have created and left behind.
Top image: A drawing of a Neanderthal man looking to the horizon and wondering if he will meet another "human" and, if so a human woman. The human genome it turns out has a lot of Neanderthal genes and now a Danish AI program is proving it. Source: ginettigino / Adobe Stock
By Nathan Falde
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Nathan Falde graduated from American Public University in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in History, and has a long-standing fascination with ancient history, historical mysteries, mythology, astronomy and esoteric topics of all types. He is a full-time freelance writer from... Read More
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mcdaib wrote on 24 June, 2021 - 00:58
Mutate me once, shame on you...Mutate me twice, shame on me…
Cataibh wrote on 19 June, 2021 - 14:07
Did Denisovans or H. erectus make it to Australia or New Guinea? If so, it would spell a seismic shift for Australasian anthropology (and a whole lot else).
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The Uniform Law Commission yesterday called upon US states who were considering its proposed model act for dealing with virtual currencies to hold their horses from enacting legislation, pending the findings of a new joint committee studying the impact of new technology on commercial law.
Forbes first reported what it termed as "seismic news"; ULC has been asked to join the new joint study committee alongside members of the American Law Institute. Together, they will study the impact of emerging tech, including blockchain, on the Uniform Commercial Code, which is a model state law governing commercial transactions in the US.
While US states like Wyoming and Missouri have already enacted laws (and at the same time rejected UCL's models), the news still bears significance. The states of California, Hawaii, Nevada and Oklahoma are currently moving bills into legislation, based on ULC's terminology for two laws, called the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act (URVCBA) and Supplemental Act. Others like Rhode Island were only considering the former.
This latest UCL call itself, apparently, was part of a direct 3-page written response to a Forbes article published earlier this month, in which ex-chief of the Delaware Blockchain Initiative Andrea Tinianow slammed the Supplemental Act, and supported Wyoming's stance. It had asked for a correction of what it deemed erroneous statements, although Tinianow insists she had represented facts accurately.
This is only the latest development in the US legal scene, with growing rifts in opinion on how the law should perceive blockchain technology and virtual currencies like Bitcoin. It appears that UCL and others have taken this into consideration and this could explain the new joint study commission.
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It's time to add the 'Blogs I love' to this blog, because there are SO many amazing blogs out there, and I want to share the ones that are my favorites with you all. I've categorized them a bit more narrowly, than perhaps their blog actually covers.
However, I've categorized them for the messages that I REALLY love from their blogs and so you can add them, knowing the general kind of content that you might be reading.
We're all humans, so we will all have real life, and that's what I love about these bloggers. They share the ups, the downs, the recipes, and the thoughts from every day life.
Each one of these people will encourage you in different areas of life including recovery, eating, being TRULY healthy, and enjoying simple gifts.
Thank you so much Emily, for including me here!
I'm still thanking God that He brought us together!
You are such a sweetheart, and I've really enjoyed getting to know you over the months (years?!). Thank you for including me!
Hey there! I have read your book and looked through your blog! I appreciate the message that you are putting out there! May the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob continue to bless you!


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Bollywood actress is well-known for her daring performances in films such as Murder and Khwahish. Mallika has a well-established career and is one of Bollywood's most successful actresses. She has also served as a flight attendant in the past.
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