Mythologies, Archetypes and Icons, Solo Exhibition, Bosz Gallery, Brisbane.
Vie de Pacifique, Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery, Brisbane.
Vario +, Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery, Brisbane.
Impressions 8, Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery, Brisbane.
Impressions Seven 4020, Jo St Baker's Gallery Redcliffe Queensland.
Lust for Life, Brisbane, Queensland.
Impressions 6, Circle Gallery, South Brisbane.
Convergence / Divergence, HKGAF (Hong Kong Graphic Art Fiesta), JCCAC, Kowloon Hong Kong - Hong Kong Open Print Workshop.
Paper Wood, Gallery, Kingaroy Qld.
Hashi Hashi, QCA x Tokyo Geddai Collaborative Project, Project Gallery, South Brisbane.
Impressions 4, Impress printmaker's Studio, Circle Gallery, West End, Brisbane.
Off the Blocks, B. Fine Arts Honours Exhibition, Project Gallery, South Brisbane.
Bridging, Network Artists, Horsley Printmakers and Impress Printmaker's Studio, Project Gallery, Brisbane.
Planet Ueno, QCA x Tokyo Geddai Collaborative Project, Sakamoto School, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Compact Prints 2008 International Print Exhibition and Exchange, Umbrella Studios, Townsville.
Under the Bed, Griffith University Printmaker's Club, Project Gallery, South Brisbane.
Bridging, Impress Printmaker's Studio, Network Artists and Horsley Printmakers, Northumberland, U.K.
Blue Noir, Griffith University Printmaker's Club, Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba.
Reel Heroes, Year of Life Savers, Impress Printmaker's Studio, The Mackay Regional Gallery, Mackay.
Artists x HMAS Diamantina, HMAS Diamantina, The Maritime Museum, Southbank, Brisbane.
Second Impressions, Impress Printmaker's Studio, Circle Gallery, West End.
Ebb and Flow, Impress Printmaker's Studio, Circle Gallery, West End.
Fifth Annual Artist Books Fair, Graham Galleries, The Dell Gallery, South Brisbane.
Here we come, Fine Art Honours Exhibition, The Galleria Tribune St, South Brisbane.
Reel Heroes, Year of Life Savers, Impress Printmaker's Studio, Wahringah Printmakers Studio, Wahringah, NSW, Newcastle Printmakers, Newcastle, NSW, Hunter Island Press, Hobart, Tasmania, PAWA, Perth, Western Australia.The Gladstone Gallery, Gladstone, Queensland, The Quilpie Gallery, Quilpie, Queensland. and Robyn Bauer Gallery, Red Hill, Brisbane.In Your Dreams, Impress Printmakers Studio and Hong Kong Open Workshop, Shanghai, China.
Theiss Art Prize 2006, The Dell Gallery, South Brisbane.
Itazu Saturo's Masterclass Exhibition, The Dell Gallery Foyer, South Brisbane.
Art Venture 2000+, RBWH Art Award, Art Venture Space, Brisbane.
Compact Prints 2006 International Print Exhibition and Exchange, Umbrella Studios, Townsville.
First Impressions, Impress Printmaker's Studio, The Art Factory, South Brisbane.
The Churchie emerging art exhibition 2006, Morris Hall, Anglican Church Grammar, East Brisbane.
Distinct Voices, Five Artists, The Project Gallery, South Bank, Brisbane.
Red: The Power of Print, The Redcliffe City Gallery, Redcliffe, Queensland.
Insects. Critters and Bipeds, Group Exhibition, The Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane.
Stanthorpe Art Festival, The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, Queensland.
Libris Awards, Mackay Bookspace, The Mackay Regional Gallery, Mackay, Queensland.
Dans vos Reves (In Your Dreams), Hong Kong Open Workshop and Impress Printmaker's Studio, Paris, France.
On a Roll, Women's and Indigenous Suffrage Anniversary, Impress Studio, Robina Art Gallery, Robina, The Redcliffe City gallery, Redcliffe and The Art Factory, Brisbane. Exhibition and Folio Box Presentations opened by the Governor of Queensland, Quentin Bryce.
Chimaera, Bachelor of Fine Art Graduate Exhibition 2005, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.
Parallels Crossing, The Drawing and Print Media Graduate Exhibition, The Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane.
Press Play, Hong Kong Open Workshop and Impress Printmaker's Robina Art Gallery, Robina, Queensland and Studio, Habitus, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Art Venture 2000+, RBWH Art Award 2005, Artventure Space,Brisbane.
CPM National Print Awards 2005, Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW.
4th Annual Print Exchange - The year of the Rooster, Karen Cornelius, Toronto, Canada.
Compact Prints 2004 International Print Exhibition and Exchange, Umbrella Studio, Townsville.
Art Venture 2000+, RBWH Art Award 2004, ArtVenture ArtSpace, Brisbane.
Place of Reflections, Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba, Queensland.


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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – January 21, 2008 – While many may think of smoked sausage as a lunch or dinner meal choice, Hardee's is offering diners the chance to satisfy their cravings in the morning. The premium Hillshire Farm link gained such a following in past years that customer demand led Hardee's to bring it back for a limited time.
The Smoked Sausage Biscuit is made using a split Hillshire Farm smoked sausage link tucked inside a steaming-hot Made From Scratch Biscuit. In Hardee's Midwestern restaurants, a folded egg and a slice of American cheese are added as well.
"Ever since Hardee's became the first fast-food chain in America to serve Made From Scratch buttermilk biscuits over 30 years ago, we have always searched for ingredients with comparable quality that would provide an ideal match," said Brad Haley, Hardee's executive vice president of marketing. "This smoked sausage is a perfect example since it offers the great taste and quality that people have come to expect from Hillshire Farm."
The Smoked Sausage Biscuit will be sold at participating Hardee's restaurants for $1.99 and is available in a small combo for $3.49 including hash rounds and a beverage. The Smoked Sausage Biscuit with Egg & Cheese will be sold in Midwest Hardee's restaurants for $2.49 or $3.99 for the small combo. Prices may vary.
In addition to bringing back the Smoked Sausage Biscuit in the morning, Hardee's is also offering diners two quality fish options during the Lenten season. The Fish Supreme Sandwich features a crispy beer-battered premium cod fish fillet, a slice of American cheese, iceberg lettuce and tartar sauce on a buttered, toasted honey-wheat bun. The Fish 'N' Chips Basket includes two beer-battered cod fish fillets, Natural Cut French Fries and tartar sauce. The suggested retail price for the Fish Supreme Sandwich is $2.99 and $4.99 for the Fish 'N' Chips Basket. Prices may vary.
Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the third fiscal quarter ended Nov. 5, 2007, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,036 franchised or company-owned restaurants in 43 states and in 14 countries, including 1,121 Carl's Jr.® restaurants, 1,915 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee's near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com.


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Q: React Native onPress triggered automatically I'm working on a react native app and when i render the code the onPress is automatically triggered and this causes too many renders error. i tried using an arrow function in the onPress but this didn't do anything, i'm not sure why theres so many re renderings happening also im using functional components, here's my code
import { StatusBar } from 'expo-status-bar';
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';

export default function App() {

  const [number, setNumber] = useState(1)
  const [track, setTrack] = useState([{number: 1, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 2, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 3, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 4, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 5, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 6, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 7, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 8, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 9, text: '', trigger:false, is:false},
   {number: 10, text: '', trigger:false, is:false}])

  const nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

  function WhenPress(val){

    const elementsIndex = track.findIndex(val =>
       val.number == 1 )
    let newArray = [...track]
    newArray[elementsIndex] = {...newArray[elementsIndex], is:
       true}
    setTrack(newArray)
    return(console.log('it worked'))
  }

   const m = track.map((val) =>
 <View   key={val.number}  style={{display:'flex', flexDirection:'row', justifyContent:'center', marginTop:10}}>
   <TouchableOpacity style={{color:'white'}}>
     <Text style={{fontSize:20 ,color:'white', borderWidth:1, borderRadius:100, borderColor:'white', paddingLeft:9, paddingY:4, paddingTop:3, height:35, width:35}}>{val.number}</Text></TouchableOpacity>
   <TextInput style={{borderRadius:7, borderWidth:1, height:35, width:110, color:'white', borderColor:'white', marginLeft:20}}/>

   {console.log(Object.values(val))}

   {val.is ?
   <View style={{display:'flex', flexDirection:'row'}}>
   <TouchableOpacity style={{backgroundColor:'red', width:80, height:35, marginLeft:30}}><Text>switch</Text></TouchableOpacity>
   <TouchableOpacity  style={{ backgroundColor:'white', width:35, height:35, display:'flex', justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', borderWidth:2, borderRadius:7, borderColor:'white', marginLeft:60}}><Text style={{fontSize:40}}>+</Text></TouchableOpacity>
   </View>:
   <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => WhenPress(val)} style={{marginLeft:170, backgroundColor:'white', width:35, height:35, display:'flex', justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', borderWidth:2, borderRadius:7, borderColor:'white'}}><Text style={{fontSize:40}}>+</Text></TouchableOpacity>
   }

  </View>
  )
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <Text style={{color:'white', fontSize:40, }}>Tracking</Text>
      <Text style={{color:'white', fontSize:12, marginBottom:5 }}>THURSDAY 31st August</Text>
      <View style={{width:'100%', height:30, backgroundColor:'orange', alignItems: 'center', display:'flex'}}>
      <Text style={{color:'white', fontSize:15}}>TRIGGERS</Text>
      </View>

      <View style={{display:'flex', flexDirection:'column', justifyContent:'center'}}>
        {m}
      </View>

      <StatusBar style="auto" />
    </View>
  );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: '#000000',
    alignItems: 'center',

  },
});

A: Even though you clone the track array using destructuring, the nested objects are still references to the original objects stored in state. Thus, when you call newArray[elementsIndex] = {...newArray[elementsIndex], is: true}; you mutate the track state array.
You can avoid this by passing a callback to setTrack which will implicitly pass the previous state for you. You need to move all your mutations inside this callback and have them act on prevTrack rather than track. Something along these lines...
function WhenPress(val){
  const elementsIndex = track.findIndex(val => val.number == 1 );

  setTrack(prevTrack => {
    prevTrack[elementsIndex] = {...prevTrack[elementsIndex], is: true};
    return prevTrack;
  });

}

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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
May 14, 2017 November 13, 2020 by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Issue 9 (Spring 2017)
BY SARAH SPAULDING
Throughout much of known human history and prehistory, tuberculosis (TB) has surged and receded along a time scale that challenges much of the accepted scientific understanding of typical epidemic cycles of infectious diseases. Written records of TB appear in Greek literature dating as far back as 460 BCE, with Hippocrates' description of "phthisis" as the most widespread, almost always fatal, disease at the time1. Since Benjamin Marten's 1720 conjecture that TB might be spread by "minute living creatures," 2 the medical community has come a long way in its understanding and treatment of the disease.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Source: Flickr.
Today, we know that TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that is spread from person to person through airborne transmission. The most common symptoms are weakness, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. Although TB usually affects the lungs resulting in chest pain and coughing of blood, it can also affect other areas of the body, such as the brain, kidneys, and spine.3 Most importantly, it can be extremely fatal; over two-thirds of people ill with TB disease will die without proper treatment.4
Part of the difficulty in tackling TB stems from the sheer complexity of the disease. A person who is exposed to TB bacteria can develop TB disease, as the bacteria multiply and destroy tissue in the body. Alternatively, exposure can lead to the development of latent TB infection, which does not present symptoms of TB disease, but can lead to the development of TB disease in the future.3 However, both types are treatable and curable, though they require differing levels of treatment severity. Depending on an individual's risk factors for developing TB disease, which can include HIV, diabetes, malnutrition, and tobacco use, latent TB infection can be treated with a series of drugs over the course of several months that are designed to kill TB bacteria. 5 Individuals with TB disease may be treated with a combination of the 10 currently FDA-approved anti-TB agents over the course of six to nine months. 6
As of October 2016, TB is one of the top ten causes of death around the world, and over 95% of TB cases and deaths are in developing countries.7 Currently, approximately one-third of the world's population has latent TB4, and TB remains a leading killer of HIV-positive individuals, accounting for thirty-five percent of HIV deaths in 2015.7 Additionally, TB treatment is a heavy financial burden on many nations, which disproportionately affects the the health and economies of developing nations more than developed nations. The BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), which comprise approximately half of the world's TB cases, rely on domestic funding for the majority of their financial support. By contrast, 87% of TB financing in low-income nations and 60% in middle-income nations comes directly from international donor funding from organizations such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.10 Even so, the $700 million TB received in monetary support from these sources in 2014 are far smaller than that of HIV and malaria, which received $5.4 billion and $1.7 billion respectively in the same year.10 Even more burdensome is the lack of massive reductions in global TB incidence rates needed to push forward TB eradication efforts. Although ending TB epidemic by 2030 is a high priority of the Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the UN, the annual decline in TB incidence would need to reach 4-5% to reach the 2020 milestone of the "End TB Strategy." Since 2000, the rate of incidence has only fallen by 1.5% per year on average.7
Further complicating the issue is the rise of drug-resistant TB. In one of the earliest comprehensive studies of drug-resistant TB, conducted in 2006, several global health organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) found that 20% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were resistant to multiple first-line anti-TB agents. Furthermore, the report found that extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) was identified in each of the 25 reference laboratories around the globe that contributed data to the study.8,9,10 Furthering the crisis in the rate of drug-resistant TB incidence, a major impediment to the reduction of this rate stems from the severe lack of access to adequate treatment for drug-resistant TB. According to the 2016 WHO Global TB Report, of the 580,000 individuals with MDR-TB who became eligible for treatment in 2015, only 20% were enrolled.10
Two main sectors of drug-resistant TB exist: multi drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug resistant TB (XDR-TB). MDR-TB is caused by bacteria that do not respond to the two strongest first-line anti-TB drugs: isoniazid and rifampicin. However, MDR-TB can be cured through treatment with second-line drugs, which are typically less effective, more expensive, and toxic compared to first-line drugs. By contrast, bacteria that causes XDR-TB is unresponsive to even the most powerful second-line anti-TB drugs. As a result, individuals with drug-resistant TB face more difficult treatment options, which typically include a combination of chemotherapy and extremely potent drugs. Additionally, individuals treated for drug-resistant TB face more extensive treatment periods and drawn-out recoveries: typical MDR-TB treatment periods are 20-26 months, and XDR-TB treatment takes 32 months for completion. This lays a heavy burden on individuals treated for drug-resistant TB. On top of the severe side effects of treatment (which can include depression, psychosis, hearing impairment, hepatitis, kidney impairment, loss of mobility, vision impairment, and seizures), 73% are hospitalized, 37% require home isolation, 27% must stop working due to the sickness. As a result, this productivity costs an average of $134,000 for MDR-TB patients and $184,000 for XDR-TB patients.11
Several avenues for the emergence and proliferation of drug-resistant TB have collectively contributed to the current crisis in rates of MDR-TB and XDR-TB emergence. Since the first antibiotic treatment of TB in 1943, random genetic changes have allowed for the development of drug resistance in certain strains of TB. This process is further accelerated by poor management of TB treatments on a single patient basis. Within individual cases of TB, there are two methods by which an individual can obtain drug-resistant TB. Inadequate TB treatment, due to a number of things including failure to maintain proper TB treatment regimes and improper or substandard prescription of anti-TB drugs, can result in acquired drug-resistant TB. Moreover, drug-resistant TB can be directly transmitted from one individual to another.12
Despite a collective worldwide effort to end TB, such as the 2035 WHO milestone which aims to reduce TB deaths by ninety-five percent and TB incidence by ninety-percent, many global programs neglect to adequately address the incidence and prevention of primary drug-resistant TB, if at all.7 Additionally, eradication efforts are further complicated by the recent emergence of a strain of totally drug-resistant TB (TDR- or XXDR-TB), which is resistant to all first-line and second-line anti-TB agents,13 as well as the current coepidemics of TB and HIV/AIDS in African countries, which were predicted to fuel each other to "crisis proportions" in a recent study.14 The most essential elements in the fight against drug-resistant TB are expansion of preventative treatment, more comprehensive global TB data, increases in TB funding, and major advancements in clinical research.
A handful of antibiotics. Source: Flickr.
In 2015, only 7% of HIV-positive individuals eligible for preventative TB treatment were started on a treatment course.10 These numbers leave the door wide open to major improvements in access to preventative TB measures. Similarly, one of the most essential elements in drug-resistant TB eradication efforts is drastically improved data on global TB rates. 2015 marked the first year that 10 countries, including Kenya, reported data for rates of TB preventative treatment given. Although this trend is promising, more than two-thirds of the countries with the highest rates of TB in HIV-positive individuals did not report any quantitative data concerning the disease.10 Until we can implement national "notification and vital registration systems" as outlined in the 2016 WHO Global TB Report, comprehensive data from each country through prevalence surveys will be invaluable; not only does it provide crucial information regarding the relative burden each nation faces, but it allows for tailored TB eradication efforts specific to each nation's situation.10 For example, the most recent Global TB Report showed six nations, India, Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, and South Africa, were responsible for 60% of 10.4 million new TB cases in 2015 worldwide. As a result, the WHO has been able to give special attention to targeting the current state of TB prevalence in these nations when designing their future efforts in TB eradication. Lastly, substantial progress in TB-related clinical research is essential to the reduction of drug-resistant TB. Until the development of a universal TB vaccine that protects against all strains of TB, research efforts in drug susceptibility testing and the development of effective second-line drugs to treat MDR-TB and XDR-TB will prove essential.
Despite a challenging situation, current efforts to eliminate TB are promising. Since 1990, global TB mortality rates have fallen by 47%.15 Additionally, increasing efficacy in diagnosis and treatment of TB has saved over 49 million lives since 2000.10 Current TB research shows great potential for drastically shortening treatment times and minimizing debilitating side effects for individuals with drug-resistant TB.16 Although drug-resistant TB is an exceptionally complex issue in global health, as eradication efforts and advancements in medical research continue, we will be able to look forward to a TB-free future.
Sarah Spaulding is a junior in Jonathan Edwards College double majoring in Environmental Engineering and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Contact her at sarah.spaulding@yale.edu.
Daniel, T. M., Bates, J. H., & Downes, K. A. (2006). History of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis,100(11), 1862-1870. doi:10.1128/9781555818357.ch2
History of Tuberculosis. (2015). Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute, http://web.njms.rutgers.edu/ntbcweb/abouttb/historyoftb.html
CDC. (2011, October 28). Tuberculosis: General Information. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/general/tb.htm
WHO. (2016, October 13). What is TB? How is it treated? Retrieved March 6, 2017, from World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/features/qa/08/en/
CDC. (2016, April 5). Treatment Regimens for Latent TB Infection (LTBI). Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/treatment/ltbi.htm
CDC. (2016, August 11). Treatment for TB Disease. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/treatment/tbdisease.htm
WHO. (2016, October 13). Tuberculosis Fact Sheet. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/
CDC. (2013, January 18). Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) Fact Sheet. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/drtb/xdrtb.htm
CDC. (2013, January ). TB Elimination: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB). Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHO. (2016). 2016 Global Tuberculosis Report. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from World Health Organization.
CDC. (2016, October). The Costly Burden of Drug-Resistant TB in the U.S. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kanabus, A. (2015, April 13). Drug resistant TB | Types, Statistics & Global Control. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from TB Facts, http://www.tbfacts.org/drug-resistant-tb/
Kanabus, A. (2015, April 13). Totally Drug Resistant TB | Extremely, XXDR, TDR. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from TB Facts, http://www.tbfacts.org/xxdr-tb/
Fauci, A. (2008). Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Agenda and Recommendations for Priority Research. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 197(11), 1493–1498. doi:10.1086/587904
MSF. (2017, January 19). Uzbekistan: Pioneering Clinical Trial for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Starts. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from Medecins Sans Frontieres, http://www.msf.org/en/article/uzbekistan-pioneering-clinical-trial-drug-resistant-tuberculosis-starts
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Today exactly one year ago, Houston lived one of the largest natural disasters in the history of the city and even of the whole country. It's been 365 days of tireless struggle for thousands of people who still fail to recover. We all have a story to tell, many of them accompanied by tears. However, today we realize that we are stronger than we thought, and that we are a city much more united than we imagined.
This sentence will stay with me forever, as it was really what Harvey left me. I had never experienced an emergency of that magnitude before and despite believing that I was ready with all the necessary provisions, I never thought that a circumstance of such uncertainty would transcend me emotionally as this hurricane did.
Living through this experience had an emotional impact on my kids too and that's why after the storm I wrote this article - How to help your kids cope emotionally after Harvey - in collaboration with a very dear psychologist friend, Ariadne Papacostas.
Thanks to it I understood that natural disasters can have a strong emotional impact on those who are affected by them, because they alter our beliefs about our safety and the degree of control we have on it, and children are not the exception to it.
Click here for book recommendations for kids and adults about natural disasters.
With these tools, I was able to start an emotional reconstruction work in my house so that my children would feel safe again and learn to verbalize their feelings in similar situations. A life-lesson that I'm sure will be very useful to them in any adverse situation they face in the future.
During those weeks of uncertainty and chaos, communicating with my family and friends was key to be able to calm our nerves a bit and to ask for advice so we could try to make the best possible decisions with the information we had that changed minute by minute.
I cannot count the number of calls and texts that my husband and I exchanged with our family in Mexico to reassure them that we were out of danger, as this news traveled the world.
Calls to our neighbors, that despite not knowing many, we joined forces and tried to keep that communication line open.
Calls to our friends, who have become family after living more than 15 years in Houston and from which we've always received unconditional support.
Communication was definitely what kept us afloat, literally, during those moments of uncertainty.
That's why today I've partnered with Verizon to share with all of you their five recommendations to have all our electronic devices ready during hurricane season.
1. Charge your devices before a storm hits, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, flashlights, and radios. To preserve battery life, always dim the background light and turn off apps using data or Wi-Fi.
2. Create a list of emergency phone numbers and email addresses, including police, fire agencies, electricity companies, insurance providers, and family and friends. Save them on your phone and also ensure you have a hard copy.
3. Text instead of calling. When communicating during an emergency, opt for brief text messages rather than voice calls. Texts are likely to get through quicker in a crisis.
4. Program your phone to receive emergency alerts. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) are free wireless notifications delivered to your mobile device as part of a public safety system.
5. Download important apps in advance. Some of our favorites include The Weather Channel, American Red Cross Hurricane app, and AccuWeather app.
• 98% of network facilities remained operational during Harvey.
• They supported 5 shelters in Texas with charging stations, phone and internet access for displaced residents.
• More than 200 employees engaged in recovery efforts.
• 1.8 million customers in impacted areas were offered free data for 20 days.
I hope we have a calm and quiet Hurricane season this year. Although nothing could have ever prepared me for a hurricane of Harvey's magnitude, I'm ready because I know that in this city we have each other's back and that's why I'm so proud to call Houston my home away from home.
Don't miss the Instagram Live and Facebook Live that we'll be broadcasting tomorrow from the Post Oak's Verizon Store with Accuweather, Verizon News, and Yo Mariana Blog, where I will share my story along with four other panelists.


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package com.intellij.hibernate.facet;

import com.intellij.facet.*;
import com.intellij.hibernate.HibernateInspectionToolProvider;
import com.intellij.jpa.highlighting.HibernateModelValidator;
import com.intellij.hibernate.model.HibernateDescriptorsConstants;
import com.intellij.hibernate.model.HibernatePropertiesConstants;
import com.intellij.hibernate.model.xml.config.HibernateConfiguration;
import com.intellij.hibernate.model.xml.config.SessionFactory;
import com.intellij.hibernate.model.xml.mapping.HbmHibernateMapping;
import com.intellij.hibernate.util.HibernateUtil;
import com.intellij.javaee.JavaeePersistenceDescriptorsConstants;
import com.intellij.javaee.JavaeeUtil;
import com.intellij.javaee.model.common.persistence.mapping.EntityMappings;
import com.intellij.jpa.JpaInspectionToolProvider;
import com.intellij.jpa.facet.JpaFacetImpl;
import com.intellij.jpa.model.annotations.mapping.EntityMappingsImpl;
import com.intellij.jpa.model.common.MergedPersistenceMappings;
import com.intellij.lang.Language;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.Extensions;
import com.intellij.openapi.module.LanguageLevelUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
import com.intellij.persistence.facet.PersistenceFacetBase;
import com.intellij.persistence.facet.PersistencePackageDefaults;
import com.intellij.persistence.model.PersistenceMappings;
import com.intellij.persistence.model.PersistencePackage;
import com.intellij.persistence.model.validators.ModelValidator;
import com.intellij.persistence.util.PersistenceModelBrowser;
import com.intellij.persistence.util.PersistenceCommonUtil;
import com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel;
import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
import com.intellij.psi.util.CachedValue;
import com.intellij.psi.util.CachedValueProvider;
import com.intellij.psi.util.PropertyMemberType;
import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiModificationTracker;
import com.intellij.ql.psi.impl.QLLanguage;
import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
import com.intellij.util.Function;
import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
import com.intellij.util.descriptors.*;
import com.intellij.util.xml.DomManager;
import com.intellij.util.xml.GenericValueUtil;
import gnu.trove.THashSet;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * @author Gregory.Shrago
 */
public class HibernateFacet extends PersistenceFacetBase<HibernateFacetConfiguration, PersistencePackage> {

  public static final FacetTypeId<HibernateFacet> ID = new FacetTypeId<HibernateFacet>("hibernate");

  private final ConfigFileContainer myDescriptorsContainer;
  private EntityMappingsImpl myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot;

  private final JpaFacetImpl.UnitDataSourceMap<PersistencePackage> myUnitDataSourceMap;
  private final CachedValue<List<PersistencePackage>> myUnitsValue;

  @Nullable
  public static HibernateFacet getInstance(@Nonnull final Module module) {
    return FacetManager.getInstance(module).getFacetByType(ID);
  }

  public HibernateFacet(@Nonnull final FacetType<HibernateFacet, HibernateFacetConfiguration> facetType, @Nonnull final Module module,
                        final String name, @Nonnull final HibernateFacetConfiguration configuration, Facet underlyingFacet) {
    super(facetType, module, name, configuration, underlyingFacet);
    myUnitDataSourceMap = new JpaFacetImpl.UnitDataSourceMap<PersistencePackage>(configuration.getUnitToDataSourceMap(), this);
    myDescriptorsContainer = ConfigFileFactory.getInstance().createConfigFileContainer(getModule().getProject(), configuration.getDescriptorsConfiguration().getMetaDataProvider(), configuration.getDescriptorsConfiguration());
    myDescriptorsContainer.addListener(new ConfigFileAdapter() {
      protected void configChanged(final ConfigFile configFile) {
        getModule().getMessageBus().syncPublisher(FacetManager.FACETS_TOPIC).facetConfigurationChanged(HibernateFacet.this);
      }
    });
    Disposer.register(this, myDescriptorsContainer);
    myUnitsValue = PsiManager.getInstance(module.getProject()).getCachedValuesManager().createCachedValue(new CachedValueProvider<List<PersistencePackage>>() {
      public Result<List<PersistencePackage>> compute() {
        return getPersistenceUnitsInner();
      }
    }, false);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public List<PersistencePackage> getExtensionSessionFactories() {
    return ContainerUtil.concat(Extensions.getExtensions(HibernateSessionFactoryProvider.EP_NAME), new Function<HibernateSessionFactoryProvider, Collection<? extends PersistencePackage>>() {
      public Collection<PersistencePackage> fun(final HibernateSessionFactoryProvider provider) {
        return provider.getSessionFactories(HibernateFacet.this);
      }
    });
  }

  @Nonnull
  public List<HibernateConfiguration> getHibernateConfigurations() {
    final ArrayList<HibernateConfiguration> result = new ArrayList<HibernateConfiguration>();
    for (ConfigFile configFile : myDescriptorsContainer.getConfigFiles()) {
      if (configFile.getMetaData() == HibernateDescriptorsConstants.HIBERNATE_CONFIGURATION_META_DATA) {
        ContainerUtil.addIfNotNull(JamCommonUtil.getRootElement(configFile.getPsiFile(), HibernateConfiguration.class, getModule()), result);
      }
    }
    return result;
  }

  public List<HibernateConfiguration> getDefaultHibernateConfigurations() {
    final ArrayList<HibernateConfiguration> result = new ArrayList<HibernateConfiguration>();
    final PsiManager psiManager = PsiManager.getInstance(getModule().getProject());
    for (VirtualFile root : ModuleRootManager.getInstance(getModule()).getSourceRoots()) {
      for (VirtualFile child : root.getChildren()) {
        if (child.isDirectory()) continue;
        if (!child.getName().endsWith(".cfg.xml")) continue;
        ContainerUtil.addIfNotNull(JamCommonUtil.getRootElement(psiManager.findFile(child), HibernateConfiguration.class, getModule()), result);
      }
    }
    return result;
  }

  public ConfigFile[] getDescriptors() {
    return myDescriptorsContainer.getConfigFiles();
  }

  public ConfigFileContainer getDescriptorsContainer() {
    return myDescriptorsContainer;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public List<PersistencePackage> getPersistenceUnits() {
    return myUnitsValue.getValue();
  }

  private CachedValueProvider.Result<List<PersistencePackage>> getPersistenceUnitsInner() {
    final List<PersistencePackage> result = new ArrayList<PersistencePackage>();
    for (HibernateConfiguration configuration : getHibernateConfigurations()) {
      result.add(configuration.getSessionFactory());
    }
    result.addAll(getExtensionSessionFactories());
    return new CachedValueProvider.Result<List<PersistencePackage>>(
      result, PsiModificationTracker.MODIFICATION_COUNT, FacetModificationTrackingService.getInstance(this).getFacetModificationTracker(this));
  }

  @Nullable
  public EntityMappings getAnnotationEntityMappings() {
    refreshModel();
    return myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public PersistenceMappings getEntityMappings(@Nonnull final PersistencePackage unit) {
    assert unit.isValid();
    refreshModel();
    final Set<PersistenceMappings> xmlMappings = HibernateUtil.getGenericValues(unit.getModelHelper().getMappingFiles(PersistenceMappings.class), new THashSet<PersistenceMappings>());
    final ArrayList<PersistenceMappings> allMappings = new ArrayList<PersistenceMappings>(xmlMappings);
    final Collection<String> classNames = GenericValueUtil.getClassStringCollection(unit.getModelHelper().getClasses(), new THashSet<String>());
    final Collection<String> packageNames = HibernateUtil.getStringValues(unit.getModelHelper().getPackages(), new THashSet<String>());
    final Collection<String> jarFiles = HibernateUtil.getStringValues(unit.getModelHelper().getJarFiles(), new THashSet<String>());
    if (myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot != null) {
      final PersistenceMappings entityMappings = myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot.createCustomMappings(null, classNames, jarFiles, packageNames);
      allMappings.add(0, entityMappings);
    }
    return allMappings.isEmpty()?
      DomManager.getDomManager(getModule().getProject()).createMockElement(HbmHibernateMapping.class, getModule(), true) :
      new MergedPersistenceMappings(this, allMappings);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public List<PersistenceMappings> getDefaultEntityMappings(@Nonnull final PersistencePackage unit) {
    return Collections.emptyList();
  }

  @Nonnull
  public Class<SessionFactory> getPersistenceUnitClass() {
    return SessionFactory.class;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public Map<ConfigFileMetaData, Class<? extends PersistenceMappings>> getSupportedDomMappingFormats() {
    final Map<ConfigFileMetaData, Class<? extends PersistenceMappings>> map = new LinkedHashMap<ConfigFileMetaData, Class<? extends PersistenceMappings>>();
    map.put(HibernateDescriptorsConstants.HIBERNATE_MAPPING_META_DATA, HbmHibernateMapping.class);
    map.put(JavaeePersistenceDescriptorsConstants.ORM_XML_META_DATA, com.intellij.javaee.model.xml.persistence.mapping.EntityMappings.class);
    return map;
  }

  public String getDataSourceId(@Nonnull final PersistencePackage unit) {
    return myUnitDataSourceMap.getDataSourceID(unit);
  }

  public void setDataSourceId(@Nonnull final PersistencePackage unit, final String dataSourceName) {
    myUnitDataSourceMap.setDataSourceID(unit, dataSourceName);
  }

  public Language getQlLanguage() {
    return QLLanguage.HIBERNATE_QL;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public ModelValidator getModelValidator(@Nullable final PersistencePackage unit) {
    final PersistenceModelBrowser browser = PersistenceCommonUtil.createFacetAndUnitModelBrowser(this, unit, null);
    return new HibernateModelValidator(browser);
  }

  @Nonnull
  public Class[] getInspectionToolClasses() {
    return ArrayUtil.mergeArrays(new JpaInspectionToolProvider().getInspectionClasses(), new HibernateInspectionToolProvider().getInspectionClasses(), Class.class);
  }

  private static final Key<CachedValue<PersistencePackageDefaults>> SESSION_FACTORY_DEFAULTS = Key.create("SESSION_FACTORY_DEFAULTS");

  @Nonnull
  public PersistencePackageDefaults getPersistenceUnitDefaults(@Nonnull final PersistencePackage unit) {
    assert unit.isValid();
    CachedValue<PersistencePackageDefaults> cachedValue = unit.getUserData(SESSION_FACTORY_DEFAULTS);
    if (cachedValue == null) {
      cachedValue = unit.getPsiManager().getCachedValuesManager().createCachedValue(new CachedValueProvider<PersistencePackageDefaults>() {
        public Result<PersistencePackageDefaults> compute() {
          final Properties properties = unit.getModelHelper().getPersistenceUnitProperties();
          final String schema = properties.getProperty(HibernateUtil.getFullPropertyName(HibernatePropertiesConstants.DEFAULT_SCHEMA));
          final String catalog = properties.getProperty(HibernateUtil.getFullPropertyName(HibernatePropertiesConstants.DEFAULT_CATALOG));
          final PersistencePackageDefaults result = new PersistencePackageDefaults() {
            @Nullable
            public String getSchema() {
              return schema;
            }

            @Nullable
            public String getCatalog() {
              return catalog;
            }

            @Nullable
            public PropertyMemberType getAccess() {
              return null;
            }
          };
          return new Result<PersistencePackageDefaults>(result, unit.getContainingFile());
        }
      }, false);
      unit.putUserData(SESSION_FACTORY_DEFAULTS, cachedValue);
    }
    return cachedValue.getValue();
  }

  private void refreshModel() {
    final boolean isJdk5 = LanguageLevel.JDK_1_5.compareTo(LanguageLevelUtil.getEffectiveLanguageLevel(getModule())) <= 0;
    if (!getPersistenceUnits().isEmpty()) {
      if (isJdk5 && myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot == null) {
        myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot = new EntityMappingsImpl(this);
      }
    }
    else if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode()) {
      if (myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot == null) {
        myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot = new EntityMappingsImpl(this);
      }
    }
    else if (myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot != null) {
      myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot = null;
    }
  }

  public void initFacet() {
    JavaeeUtil.installDomAndJamListeners(this, myDescriptorsContainer);
  }

  public void disposeFacet() {
    if (myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot != null) {
      myAnnotationsPersistenceRoot = null;
    }
  }
}

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Main PageStories and best practicesPreparing for a More Independent Life
It's an important goal, both in the EU and Hungary, to provide care for people with disabilities in smaller homes, offering community-based accommodation, instead of large institutions. The project of KézenFogva Foundation sought to support the preparation for that by designing training courses and educational materials to make the transition as smooth as possible.
Preparing for a More Independent Life
For those who had formerly lived their lives, even from their childhood, in large institutions, it presents an enormous challenge to integrate into a new place, especially where they are also given much more independence, and they also need to take care of areas of their lives which they have formerly never needed to. The project called On Shared Ways in Europe (STEPS) sought to support this process. The handbooks produced as part of the international partnership were basically designed for professionals and helpers working with people with disabilities, but a part of the educational materials specifically helps family members and the people with disabilities themselves – even with the most common issues.
The training materials were fine-tuned after the tests conducted in a number of countries, and thus, finally, such easy-to-understand and practical handbooks were produced which can be used both in relevant training courses and independently.
http://kezenfogva.hu/steps-kozos-utakon > A STEPS projekt tréninganyagai
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Q: C++ DLL and C# applications WPF: System.DllNotFoundException I am writing a C#/WPF application that will rely on a C++ DLL to manage a device.
Currently I am testing to setup a Callback interface between them based on the code from this thread: Howto implement callback interface from unmanaged DLL to .net app? (You can see my version below)
The C#/WPF project is being compiled as Debug x64. The C++ DLL is compiled as Release x64. I've also added the DLL into the project directory and into the solution as a reference. The C# project compiles and runs until it reaches the function "SetCallback". Visual studio will then proceed to tell me "System.DllNotFoundException". This is all unfamiliar territory for me so help is much appreciated.
C# Code:
namespace SomeNameSpace{
public partial class Class1
{
    private delegate int Callback(string text);
    private Callback m_Instance;
    public Class1()
    {
         m_Instance = new Callback(Handler);
    }
    private int Handler(string txt)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(txt);
        return 0;
    }
    public void set()
    {
        SetCallback(m_Instance);
    }
    public void test()
    {
        TestCallback();
    }
    [DllImport("WEyeLib.dll", EntryPoint = "SetCallback", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
        private static extern void SetCallback(Callback fn);
    [DllImport("WEyeLib.dll", EntryPoint = "TestCallback", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
        private static extern void TestCallback();
}

C++ Code:
    namespace WEyeLib {
    typedef int(__stdcall * Callback)(const char* chr);
    Callback Handler = 0;
    extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
        void __stdcall SetCallback(Callback _handler) {
        Handler = _handler;
    }

    extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
        void __stdcall TestCallback() {
        int retval = Handler("Hello World");
    }
}

A: This means that the C# app is not able to find WEyeLib.dll.  Try copying it next to the built .exe and see if that fixes it.

A: I had the same problem and using the Dependy Walker tool is responsible for finding the missing dll. In my case my dll uses code c ++ Microsoft c ++ Runtime uses library.
For this reason I had to add two libraries needed:
- Msvcp * .dll
- Msvcr * .dll
With this I avoid even install the Microsoft C ++ Runtime Library on the client PC.


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According to the meeting participants, the project's implementation fully corresponds to one of the key tasks set by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the decree "On National Goals and Strategic Tasks in the Development of the Russian Federation during the Period until 2024" – that of increasing the degree of economic coherence across the country's vast territory.
"Today we are not only making a symbolic start to the construction of a bridge across the Ob, but are also opening up a new large-scale stage in the development of Russia's transport infrastructure. The construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway will change the picture of transportation across the whole country," concluded Oleg Belozerov during the meeting.


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Q: Microservice Messaging Choices I am new to microservices, but I'd like to know what the best way to handle communication is.
I've looked into some solutions, but like to know your opinion what todo :
My microservices are hosted on azure atm and I call them with REST services,
but...
I want that the services cannot be called from anybody except from other services as I have a facade API for external apps.
I've looked into Servicebus, Eventhubs, REST , WCF, SQL with RabbitMQ, but I have no idea what is the fastest messaging service.
I prefer speed and stability over everything ,high complexityis not a problem.
Does anybody have advice on this?
Thank you in advance

A: I'd suggest RabbitMQ, it's easy to get started in C#, you can use the MQTT protocol or AMQP.
If you decide to use a different broker this is quite easy to update, minimal code changes are generally needed.
Both give you a lot of functionality without a lot of code.
It's possible to test clients with various online brokers, though I wouldn't use them necessarily for production.
For C# clients have a look at
https://m2mqtt.wordpress.com/
http://www.rabbitmq.com/dotnet.html


For anyone looking for part-time work that is both exciting and pays well, mystery shopping is fast becoming the most popular way to do so. It's simple to join, and once your name is on the database you are offered work as an undercover shopper. What this means for companies is they can get instant results on customer service, explore the data for any leakages in security or if there are unexplained costs, and to get a good feel of what the company as a whole is like for an impartial shopper.
Almost all businesses can utilise a mystery shopper, especially hotel owners. As there are many franchised hotels around the country, keeping a tight reign on sites is important to maximise profitability. If you run a hotel and want to explore your competitor's hotels or check why one site is hemorrhaging money, then a secret shopper is the ideal person to relay this information. Preparing the shopper and making sure they focus on key areas, such as the cleanliness of the rooms, how problems are dealt with, the overall customer service and friendliness of the staff, you can use the information the bring back to understand what customers really experience.
For the mystery shopper themselves, it means that they are paid to go to hotels around the UK and stay for one or more nights. Everyone loves to stay in hotels as everything is right there to hand, and the most exciting part is that you need to stay observant the whole time watching intently how the staff deal with things, taking mental notes and jotting down your experiences without anyone knowing.
The hotel owners will be able to see exactly which areas need improvement to enhance customer service or which staff need rewarded for working within the industry guideliness, sticking to procedures and going one step further to increase customer satisfaction. Mystery shoppers can be used to point out why other hotels are easier, friendly and more enjoyable to stay at. Having not one but a few different experiences from other hotels to work at will make your hotel or chain of hotels raise the standards across the board and this can have instant affects on profitability.
This in-depth review of a hotel will not only make light of problem areas but it will highlight where the hotel really performs. This information can be used and implemented across other hotels around the country, so for the secret shopper, that means their work is so beneficial and rewarded not only in terms of money and getting to stay in nice hotels, but it can help change the way the business is run and it all stems from their reporting and opinions on the hotel in question.
As you can see, whether you're looking for part-time work that is fun and engaging or you run a hotel and want to see from a customer's point of view what actually happens, therefore mystery shopping is such a valuable asset to any hotel or chain.


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we need a world of our own, a God-world, which it is not in your nature to build.
Zig Forums should focus on red pilling the yellow vests and guiding them towards the right path. Yellow Vests are red pilled already you say? No, merely knowing that you are getting fucked over is something different than understanding how. Let's add fuel to the fire and watch it burn.


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The Flock Together by Sarah Janavicius
The Flock Together
By Sarah Janavicius
A Flock of laser-cut MDF Birds elevated and casting shadow effects, revealing a 'negative painted' woodland, and a Primary blue/silver, Secondary greens/gold, and Tertiary/copper Textural Collage background and a 'negative painted' woodland, in a white mount in a black box-frame.
You are about place an enquiry with Sarah Janavicius about purchasing The Flock Together.
Submitted: Mon 26th Nov 2018
Artwork Size: 95.5cm (w) x 70.5cm (h)
Sarah Janavicius
Sarah was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. She became interested in art at an early age and has since always worked and developed a career in art. In 1981 Sarah immigrated to Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a freelance and contract Graphic Designer. On returning to the UK, in 1991, she completed a BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design. In January 2002 she completed both FAETC 7307 Stage 1 and Stage 2, teacher training certificates. Sarah resumed her study in 2009 and has since attained a BA (hons) Fine Art degree, and a Master of Art in Fine Art at Northampton University. Sarah is a founder and exhibiting member of the Eagle Gallery. She mainly paints in watercolours in a bright, bold style of her own. She also paints in mixed media.
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The Law Says a Civilian Must Run the Pentagon. Does Gen. Mattis Deserve an Exception?
The 1947 National Security Act requires the secretary of defense to be "appointed from civilian life." Congress has only made one exception, ever — for George C. Marshall.
Mattathias Schwartz
January 9 2017, 8:46 p.m.
Why has Donald Trump picked so many generals for his cabinet? A few popular theories: Trump has patterned himself on the movie "Patton"; he spent his boyhood years at New York Military Academy; he likes the martial machismo of gold-braided uniforms; he needs to balance the ruthless image he cultivated on the "Apprentice" with a nod to sacrifice and service.
In a speech last month at the Fort Myers Officers' Club, Michael Hayden, the former head of the NSA and CIA, suggested that Trump's overrepresentation of the military in his appointments was simply due to a lack of a better alternative.
"Many in the power ministry establishment, the foreign policy establishment, have signed letters: Never Trump," said Hayden, who himself called Trump "erratic" and signed a letter saying that Trump would be "a dangerous president."
"And he don't want them anyway," Hayden quipped. "But he doesn't want Joe the Plumber either, as the secretary of defense. So where can he go for unarguable expertise without buying into the pre-established political inner circle in Washington? Bing! Go to the armed forces. I think it's not so much the love of the uniform. It's that 'I don't want to go to the normal well, but I still need talent.'"
Hayden went on to compare retired Marine General James Mattis, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, to George C. Marshall, the five-star general who President Truman once called "the architect of victory" in World War II.
Many of Mattis's Republican backers will make the same comparison this week, as Congress begins to consider whether or not to make an exception to the 1947 National Security Act. The law requires the secretary of defense to be "appointed from civilian life," which now means a seven-year waiting period between retirement and appointment.
Marshall is the only general for whom Congress has ever made an exception. Mattis would be the second.
President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis at Trump International Golf Club, Nov. 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, N.J.
Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The Mattis waiver will require 60 votes in the Senate, 10 more than the simple majority needed to confirm a presidential appointment. Democrats, who hold 46 seats, could block it. But so far only one Democratic senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, has come out against the waiver, calling civilian control of the military "fundamental to the American democracy."
Trump's choices for defense (James Mattis), homeland security (John Kelly), and national security adviser (Michael Flynn, who does not require Senate confirmation) are all retired generals. His interior secretary (Ryan Zinke) was a Navy SEAL commander; his CIA director (Mike Pompeo) was an Army captain who graduated first in his class at West Point. Before approving a cabinet with such heavy representation from the military, senators may want to consider whether Trump is simply selecting for a value that is uniquely prized by the military: following orders.
"The supreme military virtue is obedience," wrote Samuel P. Huntington in "The Soldier and the State." Before confirming Trump's military nominees, Congress should ask how far these former soldiers would go to carry out Trump's orders and how they would disentangle the cabinet's advisory role — as spelled out by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution — with the more hierarchical military authority wielded by the commander-in-chief. Professor Richard Kohn, a military historian who has written extensively on civilian-military affairs, told me that under the commander-in-chief clause of the Constitution, "any disobedience is practically mutiny." Trump has discussed the possibility of torturing prisoners and carrying out pre-emptive nuclear strikes. The Senate needs to ask Trump's military nominees what they would do if Trump gave them such orders.
The requirement that the secretary of defense be a civilian was part of a much broader package of measures intended to institutionalize the expansion of the military in the aftermath of World War II. The U.S. military has always been under the control of civilians, or at least the civilian-elected Congress and president. The reasons behind this, and the thinking behind the 1947 rule, are laid out by a recent Congressional Research Service paper. Today, the military is so large, with six regional commands and a $600 billion budget, that if there are not clear checks on its influence, it could overwhelm the White House, the State Department, and the many other parts of the government with a role in shaping foreign policy.
Running alongside this pattern of stability is a history of Americans openly worrying about the possibility of a military coup. Among the oldest of these pessimists is the anti-federalist Brutus, who argued against the ratification of the Constitution in 1787 and 1788. For Brutus, the idea of a "large, standing army in a time of peace" was a threat to democracy, and unnecessary to deter Britain, Spain, and the native Americans along the Western frontier. He pointed out the examples of Julius Caesar and Oliver Cromwell, two generals who used their military commands to achieve autocratic power. As a solution, Brutus wanted individual state legislatures to act as a check on the use of federal military power. While this proposal went nowhere, his concerns find an echo in the Constitution itself, with its two-year limit on Congressional military appropriations, as well as the 1796 Farewell Address from George Washington, himself a retired general, with his warning: "Overgrown military establishments, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty."
The classical view of the American military as a small force of citizen-soldiers — one which could temporarily expand during times of conflict — was forever changed by the second World War. Both sides engaged in the mass bombing of civilian targets to terrorize enemy populations and disrupt their economies. After the war, the Cold War system of interlocking alliances, with the U.S. shouldering most of the burden for the West, brought about the rise of a huge, permanent military establishment.
This period had its own Brutus: Harold Lasswell, a political scientist at Yale and a specialist in the study of propaganda. In 1941, Lasswell wrote "The Garrison State," a dystopian paper that describes what a technologically advanced society might look if brought under total military control, "a world in which the specialists on violence are the most powerful group in society." His nightmare state includes compulsory labor, rubber-stamp "assemblies" to "ceremonialize" the image of democracy, and a pharmaceutical industry "to deaden the critical function." Lasswell was more prescient when he warned that "the elite of the garrison state will have a professional interest in multiplying gadgets specialized to acts of violence."
Twenty years later, Dwight Eisenhower's farewell speech looked warily upon "a permanent armaments industry" and, famously, "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." An early draft of Eisenhower's speech called for "constant vigilance, and a jealous precaution against any move which would weaken the control of civil authority over the military establishment."
The National Security Act of 1947 was, among other things, an attempt to steer away from Lasswell's vision of the military encroaching into every aspect of civilian life, even as its budgets continued to swell through the Cold War.
In Mattis's case, the Senate needs to take a hard look at the George Marshall analogy. Even a cursory look at the circumstances of Marshall's appointment suggests that it does not hold up.
Marshall was Harry Truman's third secretary of defense. Truman's letter to Congress asking that it approve the waiver emphasized the crisis in Korea, and Truman's belief that as a "general principle … our national defense establishment should be headed by a civilian." As a five-star general, Marshall had organized Allied forces in Europe and the Pacific. Unlike Mattis, he had extensive post-military experience as a civil servant, having served as Truman's envoy to China and then his secretary of state. Another difference between the Marshall and Mattis nominations is the scale of the crisis facing the U.S.; Truman's pick came at a time when Stalin had just detonated his own atomic weapon, the Communists had just come to power in China, and a proxy war was beginning in Korea.
Eighteen months after Marshall's appointment, in what might be the greatest civil-military crisis in U.S. history, Truman would fire his commander in Korea, General Douglas MacArthur, after he learned that MacArthur was conducting his own diplomacy and attempting to extend the war into China. The Department of Defense had only been in existence for a year—between 1947 and 1949 it was known as the National Military Establishment. On the Senate floor, Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, who voted in favor of Marshall's waiver, said that "if solutions to the present obstacles to a more peaceful world are not obtained soon … free civilization as we know it may come to an end." Truman, unlike Trump, was a known quantity. And he needed all the help he could get.
Charles Dunlap, a retired Air Force general, provided an alternate history of what the collapse of civilian control might look like in his 1992 essay, "The Origins of the Military Coup of 2012." Dunlap was a lieutenant colonel and judge advocate at Central Command at the time, and the essay takes the form of a letter from an imprisoned dissident recounting the details of a Pentagon-led coup d'état. Many aspects of Dunlap's scenario are eerily familiar—the integration of the military into counter-narcotics and anti-crime police work, humanitarian and state-building missions abroad, and a less successful Second Gulf War. Eventually, Congress demands a more centralized cross-branch military command, culminating in a Military Plenipotentiary – "General Brutus" — who carries out a bloodless coup by interrupting the constitutional line of succession and declaring himself commander-in-chief. Mattis is no General Brutus, but the Congress of 2016 would do well to consider Dunlap's warning: "The armed forces exist to support and defend government, not to be the government."
Mattis himself co-edited a book on relations between the civilian and military wings of society. In it, he and his co-editor write that loss of civilian control is an unlikely scenario; the larger problem is a "divergence" between a professional military and a society that does not experience or pay the costs of war. "The military could even come to consider itself a society apart, different from, and more virtuous than, the people they commit themselves to protecting, like praetorian guards at the bacchanalia."
It has been 66 years since Congress made its only exception to the rule that the secretary of defense must be a civilian. Should Congress pass a waiver for Mattis, it would represent another bending of American norms in what has already been a season of exceptions: the Senate's refusal to consider a sitting president's Supreme Court nomination; a president and president-elect openly battling for control of the bully pulpit; the attempt to push through nominees who have not completed their statutory ethics reviews; a president-elect moonlighting as a media critic; a president-elect attacking the people who will be his eyes and ears. Small rules matter, especially under a president who has shown no respect for the large ones.
Top photo: Sunrise at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2016 in Arlington, Va.
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Jo of the Chalet school is my favourite for its Christmassy bit.
I like early Mary-Lou before she becomes OOAO, and I love Miss Ferrars and Biddy.
Least favourite book - Two Sams.
Someone bought me a triple decker paperback- Ruey, Leader and Trick - for Christmas as a young teen. I loved the books, and have collected them on and off ever since. I'm too tight to shell out for hardbacks though so I have mainly paperbacks. I re-read them whenever I need a boost.
I think I actually signed up a few years back under a different name, but I can't remember it! I was looking for fanfiction and other people to talk about the importance of milky coffee for breakfast and not losing your umbrella.
Hallo and welcome! I too am at the twin-bearing age (33) *shudders*.
I'm also a dreadful loser of brollies, particularly when I've managed to find one I really like.
Anyway, welcome and have a splendid time here.
Easy solution to losing brollies - be like me and never carry one!
Welcome to the CBB, Ailidh .
Evening, Ailidh - good to meet you, and hope we'll see you posting!
Hello and welcome, Ailidh. I would also like to know how your name is pronounced.
Welcome to the CBB Ailidh - enjoy.
Nice to meet you Ailidh!
Thank you for the welcome folks.
Ailidh is the name I was given by my Scottish Gaelic class as the closest approximation to my birth name.
Cestina has it right- It is pronounced 'Allie' or 'Ehllie' depending on dialect. I'm quite used to it now so I forget how weird it looked at first with the dh on the end.
Welcome Ailidh - don't tell me you had Gaelic classes in the West Midlands!
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HSBC Scandal Hits: Exec Quits. Bank Aided Mexican Drug Lords, Rogue States and 'Terrorists'
1 HSBC Scandal Hits: Exec Quits. Bank Aided Mexican Drug Lords, Rogue States and 'Terrorists' Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:09 pm
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Stephen: Steve posted a preliminary story on this earlier this week, but now the truths are pouring out – as the previously hidden international banking and financial scandals keep being made public; and will continue to be – until every illegal, manipulative and divisive activity they have been involved in is exposed and they are held accountable.
The Libor scandal is huge; this new scandal could well be even bigger.
Together they will likely affect every big bank; exposing the dark ways in which the banks and their financial partners have been operating: making big money for themselves and their owners – and subsequently controlling all of us.
That control is visibly collapsing every day – and possibly even quicker! This is tangible proof of change. And when they say they are 'sorry' they are, because times have changed.
Stay tuned for much, much more to come. Don't be shocked or surprised; observe and bless it and understand that our new world is unfolding with each new revelation.
HSBC 'Sorry' for Aiding Mexican Drugs Lords, Rogue States and Terrorists
Executive quits in front of US Senate as bank faces massive fines for 'horrific' lapses that resulted in laundering money for drugs cartels and pariah states
By Dominic Rushe in New York, The Guardian, UK – 17 July 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/17/hsbc-executive-resigns-senate
Executives with Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, were subjected to a humiliating onslaught from US senators on Tuesday over revelations that staff at its global subsidiaries laundered billions of dollars for drug cartels, terrorists and pariah states.
Lawmakers hammered the British-based bank over the scandal, demanding to know how and why its affiliates had exposed it to the proceeds of drug trafficking and terrorist financing in a "pervasively polluted" culture that persisted for years.
A report compiled for the committee detailed how HSBC's subsidiaries transported billions of dollars of cash in armoured vehicles, cleared suspicious travellers' cheques worth billions, and allowed Mexican drug lords buy to planes with money laundered through Cayman Islands accounts.
Other subsidiaries moved money from Iran, Syria and other countries on US sanctions lists, and helped a Saudi bank linked to al-Qaida to shift money to the US.
David Bagley, HSBC's head of compliance since 2002, and who had worked with the bank for more than 20 years, resigned before the committee.
"Despite the best efforts and intentions of many dedicated professionals, HSBC has fallen short of our own expectations and the expectations of our regulators," he said.
The bank has been under investigation for nearly a decade, and faces a massive fine from the US justice department for lapses in its safeguards. Senators Carl Levin and Tom Coburn, who conducted the hearing, said the permanent subcommittee of investigations had examined 1.4m documents as part of its review and thanked the bank for its co-operation.
The bank has apologised for its lapses and said reforms had been put in place. Paul Thurston, chief executive of retail banking and wealth management, who was sent in to try and clear up HSBC's Mexican banking business in 2007, said he was "horrified" by what he found.
"I should add that the external environment in Mexico was as challenging as any I had ever experienced. Bank employees faced very real risks of being targeted for bribery, extortion, and kidnapping – in fact, multiple kidnappings occurred throughout my tenure," he said.
The committee had released a damning report on Monday, which detailed a collapse in HSBC's compliance standards. The report showed executives at the bank has consistently warned of problems. At its Mexican subsidiary, one executive had warned the bank was "rubber-stamping unacceptable risks", according to one email gathered by the committee.
HSBC's Mexican operations moved $7bn into the bank's US operations, and according to its own staff, much of that money was tied to drug traffickers. Before the bank executives testified, the committee heard from Leigh Winchell, assistant director for investigative programs at US immigration & customs enforcement. He said 47,000 people had lost their lives since 2006 as a result of Mexican drug traffickers.
The senators highlighted testimony from Leopoldo Barroso, a former HSBC anti money-laundering director, who told company officials in an exit interview that he was concerned about "allegations of 60% to 70% of laundered proceeds in Mexico" going through HSBC's affiliate.
"In hindsight," said Bagley, "I think we all sometimes allowed a focus on what was lawful and compliant rather than what should have been best practices."
Levin and Coburn directed particular ire at a Cayman Islands subsidiary set up by the Mexico division of HSBC. That bank handled 50,000 client accounts and $2.1bn in holdings, but had no staff or offices. Money from the Cayman Islands was used to buy planes for Mexican drug traffickers, said the senators. Bagley said those accounts were all now in the process of being closed.
"Forget hindsight," said Levin. "Is there any way that should have been allowed to happen?"
"No, senator," said Thurston.
Levin repeatedly said that HSBC must have been aware of the problems. "This is something that people knew was going on at the bank," he said.
Bagley and Thurston said that HSBC's compliance had been fragmented and that oversight had been poor. They said that had now been changed. The bank has now adopted a global compliance structure and doubled the amount of money it is spending on oversight.
"Criminals operate globally and if we are to combat them and stop them from accessing and abusing the financial system, we must look at issues from a global perspective. Institutions which operate internationally, like HSBC, will be targeted by these criminals, and our experience in Mexico vividly demonstrates that you are no stronger than your weakest link," said Thurston.
While much of the hearing focused on Mexico, the senators also slammed the bank for dealings in Iran, Syria, Cuba, and other countries on US sanctions lists. HSBC executives continued to so business with Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia, even after it emerged that its owners had links to organizations financing terrorism and that one of the bank's founders was an early financial benefactor of al-Qaida.
While Coburn was unsparing of his criticism of HSBC, he thanked the bank for its co-operation and said there were issues at other institutions including Citigroup, Wachovia and Western Union.
But the report comes at a highly sensitive moment for British banks in the US. Following Barclays fine in the Libor-interest rate scandal and the massive losses at JP Morgan Chase's London offices US politicians have become increasingly critical of the UK's financial services sector.
At a recent hearing into the JP Morgan losses, Carolyn Maloney, a Democratic representative from New York, said: "It seems to be that every big trading disaster happens in London."
Patience is gold.
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This slip-cast porcelain Big Double Llama is just one iteration from my Functional Llama project. I see Big Double Llama as a multifunctional object: This is a modern vase, a candelabra, and a dinnerware object suitable for serving beverages. I am most excited by its functionality as dinnerware, where two or more users negotiate its use.
"May I pour for you, and will you pour for me in return? Whose spout is a handle and whose handle is a spout?"


Dev Cell. 2018 Sep 10;46(5):527-528. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.08.017.
Pericentrin Knocks Down Cilia in Trisomy 21.
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 219 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Electronic address: david.breslow@yale.edu.
Down syndrome is a developmental disorder caused by chromosome 21 trisomy, whereas ciliopathies result from defective primary cilia. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Galati et al. (2018) establish a link between these diseases, finding that cilium function is compromised in Down syndrome as a result of increased Pericentrin expression.


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A Few Words With Reigning Indy 500 Champion Takuma Sato
May 25, 2018 by ponycargirl Leave a Comment
On Sunday May 27, 2018, the Indy 500 will be raced for the 102nd time. When the dust settled on Bump Day, the 33 drivers that qualified wasn't a surprise but the two that didn't make it was definitely a disappointing shock. Pippa Mann in the #63 Dayle Coyne Racing kept losing speed, and James Hinchcliffe had issues as well and neither made the cut. Ultimately Hinchcliffe announced Thursday that all options were exhausted, ending all chances to race on Sunday – and will no doubt affect his current #5 position in championship points. Danica Patrick, in her final race before retirement, rounded out the top nine at 9th on the starting grid.
In the week leading up to the 2018 Indy 500, drivers traveled to different cities to publicize the race. Reigning champion Takuma Sato visited New York City where he was toasted by the Japanese Ambassador and talked with the media. I was able to chat with Sato, an all-around nice guy and consummate sportsman, for a couple minutes and ask him about the exciting last five laps of his win, what winning the race means to him, and what the competition in this year's race looks like.
PCG: In last year's Indy 500, I couldn't breathe in those last five laps before you took the checkered flag. Can you speak to how important it was to you to win and take the [Borg-Warner] trophy to Japan?
Sato: Well, as I said on the stage here it was just an unbelievable experience and was really the significant moment in my life and it just feels amazing really and every single aspect was a huge experience for me. And like you said, yes, bringing the trophy to Japan is one of amazing story because not only my ambition but also for the entire Indycar and all winners in 83 years of history they've never done it in our strategy. So I think a lot of people's commitment showing a lot of people's appreciation is really truly showing that it is happening and I don't know how to say, but it is just a dream come true.
So the last five laps was very touch-go move because for me… So 10 laps to go and Max Chilton, another driver leading the race and he by himself is really fast, so… I mean could overtake him but it was really risky because he was so fast. And I was just trying to figure out how I can overtake him as well as how I could protect him as well. So I was learning on quite a few laps. And Helio Castroneves charging me and he overtook me, impressive move in turn 3 on outside. When I saw it I knew that Helio is doing the same thing to Max. So instead of chasing Helio I basically let him do it. And in fact, he overtook him two laps later and then he lost momentum – so Max lost momentum – that's the time I could overtake him. Now it's between Helio and I, right. So I could wait until last lap to overtake Helio, however if I do so, what if there is a yellow comes in, right? And that means I will be finishing in second before I challenge, and I didn't want to make that happen. However, if I overtook with three laps to go he will re-overtake me and that would be the end of the story. So I was thinking, how do we do it? And five laps to me is the magic number. Because I overtake him, see how many laps he can take to come back and attempt, whether it was first lap or second lap, or third lap. And the only thing I didn't know was whether he couldn't or didn't. If he didn't that would be a problem because that means he could be out of sequence. However when I saw him make an attempt three laps later I overtook him which is two laps to and by that time I realized if I could hold the pace I could win because by the time I pull away he takes another two laps to come back which is checkered flag. So to me either way the five laps to go when I lead I can do very… how to you say in English?
PCG: Strategic?
Sato: Noooo… Flexible! Can be very flexible in any circumstance. So that's the way I saw it. And it became as I saw it. And obviously this is a rare case because usually the reality doesn't go to the way you planned it. But – that was the day I got so much luck, so much environment, physically I have a very fast car, and mentally I was so relaxed and strong and I was able to compete on the highest level with the guy I could trust one hundred percent because Helio Castroneves is the guy to beat for Indy 500 so I was very happy in that moment.
PCG: In this Indy 500, you will be racing with five previous winners. Are you looking forward to a really competitive race?
Sato: Yes! I'm really looking forward to it, in fact it's going to be a really tough challenge, honestly speaking, of course, nothing is impossible so I will try my best but looking at the circumstances it will be extremely tough to do the race but I think it will be great. Obviously, Alexander Rossi, and Helio Castroneves, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon and myself… who else, I don't know, but it can be anybody else. So I think it's going to be a great show for sure and any of the result I think I will accept, however, hopefully I wish we can have a big smile after the race, yes.
PCG: After some of the issues in practice, are you feeling more confident going into Friday's practice?
Sato: I think the honest answer is yes and no. Physically and mentally myself I am ready to take action, of course. The car, unfortunately we had some issues, we have some struggles, but I think the engineers work so hard and squeeze out the last one percent of speed for Qualifying 1 and Qualifying 2 showing a huge step forward so I believe we can build a car as competitive as possible to check the things on the fly on Carb Day and if that's the case, I think a 16 spread has no meaning. I can move up and I can compete for the win and that's what I want to do.
PCG: Thank you for your time and good luck!
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Sato with the Japanese Ambassador
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2013 North American International Autoshow wrap-up
January 19, 2013 by Gary Grant 1 Comment
While @thegarageblog on Twitter has been crazy active over the past week or so, things have been pretty quiet here in The Garage Blog. Why? Well, truth be told, I am so busy with my real job that I don't have time to keep up with The Garage. For those of you who don't know, my real job isn't really a job at all. Instead, I am a freelancer with a daily and weekly gig over at the Toronto Star's Wheels.ca, so when I'm done writing (I'm never really done) I really don't have the energy to come here and write more.
So, my own coverage of the 2013 NAIAS is going to be limited to a shit load of pictures.
I will tell you that the absolute highlight of the show for me was turning a corner and seeing the Borg-Warner Trophy, in all its glory, standing out in the open, waiting for me to drool on it. Rather than just the usual gearhead drool, this was a chance for me to truly experience a bit of family history that I have never actually been close enough to embrace. Seeing my Grandfather's Cousin's name and face on the trophy was quite the moment for me. You can read more about my connection to George Robson here.
Now, head past the jump to see all sorts of stuff from the show.
2012 NAIAS Part I: The Bloggers Descend Upon Dearborn 2012 North American International Auto Show at a glance 2012 NAIS Part II: The Show in Detroit Lexus stuns the crowd with LF-LC concept at Detroit Inside the Ford Brain Trust, The Garage in Detroit Part III
In His Words – Alex Tagliani
Alex Tagliani chats with John Bassett
While I was busy cavorting with the kids, John Bassett took some time with Alex Tagliani and asked some real questions.
Alex Tagliani has been the story of the month at Indy and will start Sunday's race from the pole, the first ever Canadian to grab the pole. Here are portions of the interview I had with Alex.
John Bassett: What's winning the pole do for the team?
Alex Tagliani: "It rewards all the effort that the guys put into this program. They said we believe in Tag, we believe in the program, we have a good chemistry, I like working with you, we like working with each other, and just put our heads down and see what we can do. And after a year and a half taking pole from Penske and Ganassi at the biggest race ever, the Indy 500 … for our guys it's their moment of pride."
JB: Any new phone calls and sponsorship opportunities since Saturday?
Tag: "I think the phone has been ringing off the hook. But I am not deciding on the commercial side of the business anymore, it all goes through Sam (Schmidt). I think Joe has a pretty big say, as he's the title sponsor of the car, so we have some responsibility towards him. We cannot put any name that will effect the brand, Bowers & Wilkins, but to answer the question, yes, I think it will definitely help."
JB: Obviously you want to win Indy, but failing that, what's a good day for you?
Tag: "Thanks to the 15 points I got for winning the pole, we're now one point out of 6th place in the title. We're within striking distance of coming out of Indy 3rd in the championship. So it's really important. … Every race is going to play a big role in the championship and we have to continue what we're doing if we want to finish in the top 3 at the end of the year.
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Watch Indy 500 and party with Hot Wheels in Toronto
May 18, 2011 by Media press release Leave a Comment
Honda Indy Toronto & Hot Wheels press release
Where will you be watching the Indianapolis 500?
Join us in Toronto as Hot Wheels® rolls out the orange carpet for media, VIP guests and fans of all ages on Sunday, May 29th, 2011, to witness a world record-breaking stunt at the Hot Wheels® Fearless at the 500TM Toronto event. For a sneak peak of the stunt, check out this video teaser.
Watch Team Hot WheelsTM, a real-life crew of mystery stunt drivers, as they attempt the outrageous — a world record distance jump at the 100th running of the Indy 500®. A life-sized version of the iconic Hot Wheels® V-DropTM stunt will be set up in the middle of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where a team member will race down a 10-story high drop, launching his car across the field. The stunt will attempt to break the current distance jump world record of 301 feet.
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Canadian Tire rolls out some fun at today's sponsorship announcement Ontario Honda dealers sponsor free admission for second consecutive year Honda Indy Toronto festivities in full swing starting today An overview of the 2010 Honda Indy Toronto Hinchcliffe secures Canadian sponsor for North American IndyCar events
Breaking News: Panther Racing fails to secure LeBron James for 2011 Indycar season
July 8, 2010 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment
Panther Racing press release
National Guard Panther Team Fails in Attempt to Sign Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – (July 8, 2010) – Panther Racing regrets to announce today that it was unable to come to a contract agreement with reigning NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, who plans to announce his future destination live on ESPN this evening at 9 p.m. (EST). Several attempts to reach James' agent were unsuccessful as Panther Racing management had hoped to lure LeBron to Indianapolis to sign with the two-time IZOD IndyCar Series champions.
The team intended to add James in 2011 as a teammate to current No. 4 National Guard driver and former Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
"I think, like a lot of teams, we really felt like it was our obligation to give our best efforts to sign LeBron to join Panther Racing," team co-owner John Barnes said. "He's a tremendous athlete and obviously he would have been a great addition to both Panther and the IZOD IndyCar Series, but we knew it was a long shot going into negotiations. We wish LeBron and his family all the best in his future endeavors and hope that when he hits the free agent market again he'll consider Panther Racing."
Source: Panther Racing
Canadian Tire rolls out some fun at today's sponsorship announcement
June 17, 2010 by Gary Grant 2 Comments
Canadian Tire announced today that they are ramping up their involvement in Canadian racing, starting with sponsorship of the upcoming Honda Indy Toronto. The are also sponsoring the Edmonton Indy and are funding a ride for Big Ron Fellows at in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Montreal.
For a change, this was actually a fun press conference! While there was a bit of talk to start things off, in just a few minutes Scott Steckly had fired up his Dodge Avenger and come out of the shop in a cloud of smoke. As the red & white Dodge came front and center, the pit crew scurried out and gave a quick pit stop demo. Fun stuff, but I think the guys need some practice, as they were more than a little slow! Also on hand was the PartSource Dodge of Mark Dilley. Steckly and Dilley are both NASCAR Canadian Tire Series regulars.
Canadian Tire has been involved with Canadians in racing since the late Sixties, so the racing history runs deep. Back in the mid Eighties, Jacques Villeneuve Sr. spent a few years racing Indy cars and was fully supported by none other than Canadian Tire. It was fitting then that they dragged the Canadian tire branded 1983 March out of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for the day.
Honda Indy Toronto 2010 tickets are on sale now See Honda Indy Toronto for free on Friday! NASCAR Canadian Tire Series on track at Mosport Honda Indy Toronto: Live in The Garage this weekend IndyCar wet practice
Incredible capture: Mike Conway's Indy 500 crash
June 1, 2010 by Gary Grant 2 Comments
By now, most of our readers have likely seen the video coverage of Mike Conway's frightening crash at this year's Indy 500. Thankfully, the car did its job and protected Conway and luck was on his side too. He is recovering in hospital from fractures in his right leg and a compressed vertebrae.
Now that his good health is out of the way, we can concentrate on the topic of this post: The incredible photos captured by Scott Richardson. The shot above is just one in a sequence that includes the entire incident in all too scary detail. In Richardson's words:
the unthinkable happened instantly right in front of my eyes. I still don't know what caused me to react and start shooting the car flying by in front of my eyes; somehow I managed to quickly compose and then follow the action as Mike Conway's #24 car disintegrated right before me. Once the accident was over, my first thoughts were of the driver; I thought there was absolutely no way that he had survived the wreck.
Just as there is an element of luck involved in surviving a crash of this magnitude, so is there an element of luck for a photographer to be in the right place at the right time. That is when skill comes into play. Richardson's full sequence of photos is stunning and far more telling than the video. You can find the whole sequence at his website.
For those who haven't seen the video yet, we have it after the break.
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Indy 500 promo video
April 24, 2010 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment
To the more recent race fan, the Indy 500 might not hold quite the shine that it does for those of us who have been around the sport for a while. I remember as a kid in the Seventies that absolutely everyone I knew watched the 500 on TV. It was a huge part of our culture back then. It wasn't just the race though, it was the sheer spectacle of the event. The cars, the stars and the magic that is Indy.
You might not realize it, but the Indy 500 is still a huge part of popular culture.
Live from the Indy 500 Video: 1941 Indy 500 in COLOUR! Video: Dario Franchitti's wild ride History, A thing of beauty. 1934 Indy 500: A view from the stands
Shutter Speed: Motorcycles, Racing and a New Camera
February 25, 2010 by Allan De La Plante 8 Comments
1972 had it's ups and downs for me. The emotional effect of my marriage falling apart had taken me to a serious low. I decided to move back to Toronto to be near my son. Suddenly one day my wife appears and wants to give it another go. I was delighted! We moved into an apartment just north of the 401 near Bayview. I got a job at 'The Bay' selling cameras. It was a natural. I still had my Duker for transportation. Naturally three on a bike in this country is not accepted as it is in some other parts of the world, so riding with our son was not on the agenda. When I did ride with him I strapped him in a rig much like a parachute harness. He was strapped to my back with his little behind sitting on the seat. Helmet and all, he sat behind his old man through many a ride rain or shine. He generally just fell asleep. I began to notice many women pulling up beside me slowly and smiling. I liked that. It did not take long for my wife to decide again that this marriage was not for her and she departed. This time she left our son. Fortunately I had my Mother living close by and without her things would have been very difficult.
1934 Indy 500: A view from the stands
While we love the raucous noise that goes along with a great modern rally video, there is something cooler about seeing actual video of the early days of racing. Over at the Jalopy Journal, Ryan has unearthed a short clip that was shot from the stands during the 1934 Indy 500. Sometimes you just don't need sound to immerse yourself in cool.