One of the most striking homes in the Austin area, this four-bedroom estate in West Lake Hills, Texas was built in 2004 but incorporates elements of both mid-century modernism and Beaux Arts classicism.
The theme of the property is Park Avenue meets Hollywood Hills, combining walls of glass showcasing city views with a sense of loft-like glamour.
The focus of the home was on making the most of the unparalleled views while setting the stage gracious entertaining and an elevated sense of restrained interior design.
Crafted by award-winning architects Alter Studio, the home features custom terrazzo floors throughout.
Book-matched walnut and anigre wood panels mixed with zebrano wood create a feeling of warm elegance.
This spectacular property is listed for $7.95 million with Moreland Properties and is showcased by Luxury Portfolio.


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package com.facebook.presto.operator.scalar;

import com.facebook.presto.metadata.FunctionRegistry;
import com.facebook.presto.metadata.SqlScalarFunction;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.PrestoException;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.Block;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.BlockBuilder;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.BlockBuilderStatus;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.InterleavedBlockBuilder;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.type.Type;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.type.TypeManager;
import com.facebook.presto.type.MapType;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
import java.util.Map;

import static com.facebook.presto.metadata.Signature.comparableTypeParameter;
import static com.facebook.presto.metadata.Signature.typeParameter;
import static com.facebook.presto.spi.StandardErrorCode.INVALID_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT;
import static com.facebook.presto.spi.type.StandardTypes.MAP;
import static com.facebook.presto.util.Failures.checkCondition;
import static com.facebook.presto.util.Reflection.methodHandle;

public final class MapConstructor
        extends SqlScalarFunction
{
    public static final MapConstructor MAP_CONSTRUCTOR = new MapConstructor();

    private static final MethodHandle METHOD_HANDLE = methodHandle(MapConstructor.class, "createMap", MapType.class, Block.class, Block.class);
    private static final String DESCRIPTION = "Constructs a map from the given key/value arrays";

    public MapConstructor()
    {
        super("map", ImmutableList.of(comparableTypeParameter("K"), typeParameter("V")), "map(K,V)", ImmutableList.of("array(K)", "array(V)"));
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isHidden()
    {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isDeterministic()
    {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public String getDescription()
    {
        return DESCRIPTION;
    }

    @Override
    public ScalarFunctionImplementation specialize(Map<String, Type> types, int arity, TypeManager typeManager, FunctionRegistry functionRegistry)
    {
        Type keyType = types.get("K");
        Type valueType = types.get("V");

        Type mapType = typeManager.getParameterizedType(MAP, ImmutableList.of(keyType.getTypeSignature(), valueType.getTypeSignature()), ImmutableList.of());
        return new ScalarFunctionImplementation(false, ImmutableList.of(false, false), METHOD_HANDLE.bindTo(mapType), isDeterministic());
    }

    public static Block createMap(MapType mapType, Block keyBlock, Block valueBlock)
    {
        BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new InterleavedBlockBuilder(mapType.getTypeParameters(), new BlockBuilderStatus(), keyBlock.getPositionCount() * 2);

        checkCondition(keyBlock.getPositionCount() == valueBlock.getPositionCount(), INVALID_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT, "Key and value arrays must be the same length");
        for (int i = 0; i < keyBlock.getPositionCount(); i++) {
            if (keyBlock.isNull(i)) {
                throw new PrestoException(INVALID_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT, "map key cannot be null");
            }
            mapType.getKeyType().appendTo(keyBlock, i, blockBuilder);
            mapType.getValueType().appendTo(valueBlock, i, blockBuilder);
        }

        return blockBuilder.build();
    }
}

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Among the many procedures you can have done at Naravee Aesthetic Clinic is arm lift surgery. And, as you might expect from a surgery, there will be a period of recovery once you have the procedure done. Knowing what you can expect and what you can do to help may make the recovery go quicker, or at least help make it a smoother process.
During the initial recovery period, you may be given compression garments to wear on your arm. These garments apply pressure to your arm to help keep down swelling and to improve the blood flow to the arm. This improved blood flow can help your arm recover faster. The garment should be worn for most of the day to help speed up your recovery, though you can take it off when you bathe or shower.
You should limit the amount of activity you do with the arm while it is healing. Do not try to do any heavy lifting with that arm, and you should also refrain from exercises that would put any strain on that arm for several weeks after the procedure. It should be possible to still use the arm for light lifting, so you do not have to refrain from doing anything with the arm.
If you are someone who sleeps on your side, you should refrain from sleeping on the side where the arm lift was done. It is possible you may put pressure on that arm while you sleep, which could cause discomfort and possibly even injury. If you do end up sleeping on that side, try resting the arm on a pillow so as to lower the chances of you putting your bodyweight on it.
You should try to keep your arm elevated as much as possible during your recovery time, as it can help with the healing process. When sitting down, try to find something you can rest your arm on that will keep it elevated rather than down the side of your body. You should keep your arm elevated for most of the day for several weeks after the procedure, though you may need to do it for less time if your arm recovers quickly.


Put your site into maintenance mode and then Disable any caching plugins and be aware you may need to clear your browser cache too, to ensure you are seeing 'new' behaviour when you are testing.
Problem gone when just that plugin? The plugin itself might still be causing the clash, but at least now you have some info to pass on to the developers. Follow the' problem gone' after theme switch below.
Problem still there ? Switch to a default theme. Themes do sometimes mess with wordpress operation.
Problem still there ? If you now have just the one plugin active and you are sure you are seeing updated pages, you can advise the plugin author that you are seeing the problem on a default wp theme and with no other plugins active.
Problem gone? Ok, now go back to your theme.
If the problem reappears you know it is something clashing between your theme and the plugin. Advise both authors with as much detail as you can.
Problem still gone now that you have your theme back? Now slowly, checking after each activation, reactivate your plugins, starting with your most essential ones. At some point the problem will re-occur, then you know the clash is between the most recently activated plugin and your new problem one.
Another approach is step by step deactivation and switch theme to default theme until the problem disappears.
At some point the problem may go away, then reactive the last plugin active and check if the problem comes back. Now you know it is part of the 'clash' somehow.
If you have plugins showing up as 'must use' plugins and the problem is still there after deactivating other plugins and using default theme, you may need to use ftp or your control panel file manager to temporarily move the must use plugins in case there is code in there that is causing the clash.
Most themes should keep their settings and widgets and all should be fine when you switch back to that theme. There some that don't. Make sure you have a backup that you know how to restore from OR that you know your theme's settings and what widgets were being used where.
Your temporarily deactivated plugins will be in 'recently active'. This makes it really easy to reactivate them.
If you are one of those folks who keeps a lot of deactivated plugins hanging around and you forget which ones you really need, don't panic – WordPress very nicely gives you a week in which it remembers which plugins you had active recently.


NA (NORTH AMERICAN) League of Legends wholesome and fun server!
The Cub Club is a community-centered server with members who always try to keep the vibe positive. The point of a server is to meet people, and interact with them, and this is exactly the type of place to do that, with a smaller (but growing!) community, you'll always be sure you're heard and can easily find someone you enjoy talking and playing with. We are trying to grow a loving home for people all around the world, and as such, we are always trying to improve the server and community in any way shape or form. We are proud to present our approachable, hospitable, and outgoing atmosphere, with our more than affectionate community. From the staff that keeps the server free from toxicity, to the people that make the server so amazing to be a part of, we would love to welcome you to be a part of it!


Keep your bust in shape wearing this white coloured bra from the house of Reebok. Made from a blend of 80% polyester and 20% elastane, this bra is super comfortable to wear all day long. Offering an amazing fit, this bra is an ideal pick!
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/**********************************************************************
 *
 * PROJECT:		Mylly GUI
 * FILE:		Renderer.h
 * LICENCE:		See Licence.txt
 * PURPOSE:		An interface for the GUI renderer.
 *
 *				(c) Tuomo Jauhiainen 2012-13
 *
 **********************************************************************/

#pragma once
#ifndef __MYLLY_GUI_RENDERER_H
#define __MYLLY_GUI_RENDERER_H

#include "MGUI/MGUI.h"
#include "Math/Matrix4.h"
#include "Math/Vector3.h"

enum RENDPROPS {
	REND_SUPPORTS_TEXTTAGS	= 1 << 0,	// Renderer supports text format tags
	REND_SUPPORTS_TEXTURES	= 1 << 1,	// Renderer supports textures
	REND_SUPPORTS_TARGETS	= 1 << 2,	// Renderer supports render targets (cache)
	REND_RESET_ON_RESIZE	= 1 << 3,	// Renderer must be reset when resizing
	REND_FORCE_DWORD		= 0x7fffffff
};

typedef enum {
	DRAWING_INVALID,
	DRAWING_2D,			// Draw 2D entities on top of everything else
	DRAWING_2D_DEPTH,	// Draw 2D entities, depth test enabled
	DRAWING_3D,			// Draw 3D entities (use with set_draw_transform)
} DRAW_MODE;

enum {
	TFLAG_NONE			= 0,
	TFLAG_TAGS			= 1 << 0,	// Text has format tag support
	TFLAG_SHADOW		= 1 << 1,	// Text has a shadow
	TFLAG_BOLD			= 1 << 2,	// Font used by the text is bold
	TFLAG_ITALIC		= 1 << 3,	// Font used by the text is cursive
};

enum {
	TAG_NONE			= 0,		// No special characteristics
	TAG_COLOUR			= 1 << 0,	// Tag specifies a custom colour
	TAG_COLOUR_END		= 1 << 1,	// Tag returns to default colour
	TAG_UNDERLINE		= 1 << 2,	// Enable underlining
	TAG_UNDERLINE_END	= 1 << 3,	// Enable underlining
};

typedef struct {
	uint16		index;	// Text buffer start index
	uint16		flags;	// Tag flags (see enum above)
	colour_t	colour;	// The colour that should be used with this tag
} MGuiFormatTag;

typedef struct {
	uint8	size;		// Size of the font
	uint8	charset;	// System charset
	uint8	flags;		// Font flags (see MGUI.h)
	uint32	first_char;	// First character in range
	uint32	last_char;	// Last character in range
} MGuiRendFont;

typedef struct {
	uint32	width;		// Width of the texture
	uint32	height;		// Height of the texture
} MGuiRendTexture;

typedef struct {
	uint32	width;		// Width of the target texture
	uint32	height;		// Height of the target texture
} MGuiRendTarget;

struct MGuiRenderer
{
	// Renderer property flags, used internally by the GUI library.
	// See enum RENDPROPS above.
	uint32			properties;

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Scene begin/end
	// --------------------------------------------------
	void			( *begin )					( void );
	void			( *end )					( void );
	void			( *resize )					( uint32 w, uint32 h );

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Draw modes
	// --------------------------------------------------
	DRAW_MODE		( *set_draw_mode )			( DRAW_MODE mode );
	void			( *set_draw_colour )		( const colour_t* col );
	void			( *set_draw_depth )			( float z_depth );
	void			( *set_draw_transform )		( const matrix4_t* mat );
	void			( *reset_draw_transform )	( void );

	void			( *start_clip )				( int32 x, int32 y, uint32 w, uint32 h );
	void			( *end_clip )				( void );

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Primitive rendering
	// --------------------------------------------------
	void			( *draw_rect )				( int32 x, int32 y, uint32 w, uint32 h );
	void			( *draw_triangle )			( int32 x1, int32 y1, int32 x2, int32 y2, int32 x3, int32 y3 );
	void			( *draw_pixel )				( int32 x, int32 y );

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Textures and textured primitive rendering
	// --------------------------------------------------
	MGuiRendTexture* ( *load_texture )			( const char_t* path, uint32* width, uint32* height );
	void			( *destroy_texture )		( MGuiRendTexture* texture );
	void			( *draw_textured_rect )		( const MGuiRendTexture* texture, int32 x, int32 y, uint32 w, uint32 h, const float uv[] );

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Text rendering and fonts
	// --------------------------------------------------
	MGuiRendFont*	( *load_font )				( const char_t* font, uint8 size, uint8 flags, uint8 charset,
												  uint32 firstc, uint32 lastc );

	void			( *destroy_font )			( MGuiRendFont* font );

	void			( *draw_text )				( const MGuiRendFont* font, const char_t* text, int32 x, int32 y,
												  uint32 flags, const MGuiFormatTag tags[], uint32 ntags );

	void			( *measure_text )			( const MGuiRendFont* font, const char_t* text, uint32* w, uint32* h );

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Cached rendering
	// --------------------------------------------------
	MGuiRendTarget*	( *create_render_target )	( uint32 width, uint32 height );
	void			( *destroy_render_target )	( MGuiRendTarget* target );
	void			( *draw_render_target )		( const MGuiRendTarget* target, int32 x, int32 y, uint32 w, uint32 h );
	void			( *enable_render_target )	( const MGuiRendTarget* target, int32 x, int32 y );
	void			( *disable_render_target )	( const MGuiRendTarget* target );

	// --------------------------------------------------
	// Utility functions
	// --------------------------------------------------
	void			( *screen_pos_to_world )	( const vector3_t* src, vector3_t* dst );
	void			( *world_pos_to_screen )	( const vector3_t* src, vector3_t* dst );
};

#endif /* __MYLLY_GUI_RENDERER_H */


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Moore Nanotechnology Announces Shanghai Tech Center Grand Opening
SWANZEY, N.H., March 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Moore Nanotechnology Systems ("Nanotech"), a leading global supplier of ultra-precision machining systems, and DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services Group in greater China, announce the grand opening of their Ultra-Precision Machining (UPM) demo, training and applications center in the Minhang District of Shanghai, China.
The 350 m2 facility will allow Nanotech customers access to both classroom and hand-on demonstration of their model 250UPLV2 compact diamond turning lathe, which is used for the production of spherical & aspherical optical lenses, mold pins, mirrors, freeform optics and other ultra-precise mechanical components. In addition to single point diamond turning, the center will also offer access to associated metrology equipment, Applications Engineering and NanoCAM®4 software-support through the form of training, conferences, and 1:1 meetings.
Scott Gerhart, Vice President Sales and Marketing for Nanotech, stated, "Nanotech continues to see strong growth throughout Asia, to include applications specific to camera modules, consumer-electronic products and automotive segments. It's the appropriate time to join our regional partner DKSH and demonstrate our commitment to customers through this state-of-the-art center." Mr. Gerhart continued, "A facility like this is only as good as the people you bring on board to support it, which is why we're so excited to welcome Dr. David Robinson to the Nanotech Team. Dr. Robinson's long tenure as Associate Director for Precision Optics at Durham University, UK, coupled with his sterling reputation as a pioneer in diamond turning, makes him the perfect choice to lead these application activities – working hand-in-hand with DKSH."
Oliver Hammel, Managing Director for DKSH Technology Systems China, added, "The investment we're making in this world-class facility demonstrates how committed we are to build the brand presence of our key partners in China. DKSH will now be able to provide best-in-class solution-engineering services, along with diamond-turning test cuts, on-site in China. We could not be more pleased to enhance the Nanotech partnership in this dynamic, high-growth consumer and automotive optics space."
Mark Boomgarden, President and CEO of Nanotech, shared, "Nanotech has seen significant growth around the world as demand for high-performance optical systems continues to expand. Having this world-class applications and training expertise closer to our Asian customer's design and production facilities will allow us to better demonstrate our market-leading equipment and NanoCAM4 software real-time. DKSH shares our vision of becoming the first name customers consider when purchasing ultra-precision machining equipment, and this is just another step Nanotech is taking to share our commitment to the industry."
Moore Nanotechnology Systems (Nanotech) was founded in Keene, NH in 1997 as a stand-alone subsidiary of the Moore Tool Company. Nanotech is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of state-of-the-art ultra-precision machine tools and associated processes (single point diamond turning, micro-milling, micro-grinding and glass press molding) for the production of advanced optical components in consumer electronics, defense, aerospace, lighting, medical and automotive sectors. Moore Tool, founded in 1924 and located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has a long history in the precision and ultra-precision machine tool markets. Today, Moore Tool provides a complete line of high-performance CNC jig grinders, along with contract precision-manufacturing services certified to both ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C. Moore Nanotechnology and Moore Tool are vertically integrated under the PMT Group.
Moore Nanotechnology Systems: www.nanotechsys.com
Moore Tool, Inc: www.mooretool.com
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The Group helps companies to grow across the Business Units Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Performance Materials and Technology. The service portfolio covers sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, eCommerce, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 36 markets with 33,350 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.6 billion in 2019. With its Swiss heritage, DKSH has been deeply rooted in Asia Pacific since 1865. The DKSH Business Unit Technology offers complete solutions for specialized industrial applications. With around 1,670 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 431.9 million in 2019.
For further information, please contact: Moore Nanotech Systems, LLC Scott Gerhart Vice President, Sales & Marketing Phone +1 603 352 3030 gerhart@nanotechsys.com DKSH  Ltd. Irene Chen Director, Group Marketing, Technology Phone  +886 2 8752 6666 Ext. 611 irene.yr.chen@dksh.com

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text:
In association with Suvoda
How product innovation is shaping the future clinical trial
E.K. Koh, Chief Product Officer at Suvoda, on the different ways eClinical technology innovations are simplifying trial complexity for patients, site managers and sponsors
By Miranda Mclaren
What have you learned from working in product innovation in other industries that you can bring to improve clinical trials?
Two things drive innovation. One is new technology that enables an existing problem to be solved differently in perhaps a much more efficient way. The other is shifts in markets which create new pain points, new opportunities, that we can now apply technology to. Those are the key drivers for innovation, and they apply to most markets, whether it is the clinical trial market, the broader healthcare market, financial services, or anything else. So, I think the experience I have driving innovation in other industries is very applicable here — the ability to spot new technologies and how that might apply to solving the current problems differently.
Case Study: Automating the IRT Receipt Process for Temperature-Monitored Shipments
The shipping of temperature-monitored drugs for clinical trials is typically plagued by delays and tends to lack visibility and consistency. Grünenthal, a research and development company focused on innovative pain treatments, came to Suvoda looking to dramatically improve their manual process. By leveraging IRT automation, Suvoda developed an innovative solution that turned a 29-day process into a same-day one, a powerful example of how automation can improve trials. This case study outlines the process by which Suvoda helped generate this solution, along with its key findings.
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Where does Suvoda see an opportunity for innovation in clinical trials?
Suvoda is focused on the efficient management of patient and drug supply logistics in a clinical trial. There are a lot of opportunities to improve on both through continuous innovation in those areas. One way is to make the patient's experience of the clinical trial much more integrated and seamless, right from enrolling them to the trial itself to how he or she reports back on the trial as it progresses. Another area is the drug supply chain itself. There is opportunity to improve visibility of drug logistics during the course of the trial.
What specifically is Suvoda doing in these areas?
In 2018 we released direct-to-patient drug shipping, which is a step towards making it easier for patients to participate in these trials. We have also released temperature excursion management which makes it easier for drug supply managers to manage temperature-sensitive drugs through the supply chain.
We are currently focused on providing a much more integrated patient journey for our customers. If you look at a trial, it starts with onboarding the patient and all the concerns that the patient needs to be apprised of before they consent to participate. Then the patient is enrolled, screened and assigned to a treatment arm. As the trial progresses, study teams want to capture the patient's reported outcomes. Integrating patient consent and clinical outcome assessments with our IRT is the area that we are working on to create an enhanced and seamless patient experience. The other part is to make it easier for our sponsors or site managers to have better visibility to trial metrics, enabling real-time decisions and providing greater mid-trial control.
What are future trends in product innovation that will help shape clinical trials?
A big trend for us is the decentralisation and the virtualisation of trials. It has been happening for a while, but COVID has really accelerated that trend. It's about bringing the trial to the patient, providing that flexibility. This goes all the way from site-centric, which is where we are today and where the patient comes to the trial site to participate in the trial, to the other end of the spectrum where the patient is fully remote. I think the reality is it's going to be somewhere in between with some elements of the trial conducted on-site while others will be conducted remotely. So that level of flexibility needs to be available to the study teams in order to be able to bring drugs to market faster in a more cost-effective and efficient manner, and available to patients to make it easier for them to participate in trials. It's very real and attainable. We want to have the digital tools to make that possible for patients and our site managers and sponsors.
What are you most excited about in this space and your role in it with Suvoda?
It is the opportunity to drive the transformation we have discussed through a platform-based approach. We can provide that platform to enable the digitisation of different parts of the patient journey to ensure that the patient experience is optimised and to ensure that the data we collect in each part of the journey is integrated. We also have the opportunity to make it easier for sponsors and study managers to manage all the different parts of the patient journey from one integrated platform. I think that's what's most exciting and that's the opportunity for Suvoda and our customers, and we're well-positioned to do that.
Miranda McLaren


Brighton Museum, the University of Brighton and Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society have joined forces to carry out a 'geophysical survey' of Preston Park over the next couple of months, beginning at the start of November.
Brighton & Hove has a rich and complicated history that goes back thousands of years, into the Stone Age. The survey, which is supported by the Friends of Preston Park, aims to look beneath the surface of the Park to find signs of archaeological activity.
Preston Park is situated in a valley bottom which has long been a natural communication route (the modern London Road follows the same route). The area around the park has links back to the medieval village and manor of Preston, and before that there are signs of occupation during the Romano-British period – with the foundations of a Roman villa being uncovered in the Springfield Road area as early as 1876.
Brighton Museum's Archaeology Curator, Andy Maxted, said: "Taking into account the numerous prehistoric stone tools found in the area, and the location of a Saxon cemetery on the ridge overlooking the Park, we hope that our survey will produce some interesting results. Undeveloped green spaces like this within the city's boundaries could give us a window into its intriguing past.
Dr Jaime Kaminski, from the University's School of the Environment and Technology, said there will be no excavation in the park. "Instead we will be using two geophysical survey techniques to assess what lies beneath the surface of the soil: magnetometry, which allows us to scan large areas quickly, and resistivity, where a device passes a small electrical current through the earth and measures relative differences in resistance." (More information on these methods is available on request).
The results of the Preston Park survey will be released next May, at an event to be held in the Park and at Preston Manor over the May Bank Holiday.


First Manhattan Co. reduced its holdings in shares of Saul Centers Inc (NYSE:BFS) by 2.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,125 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 700 shares during the period. First Manhattan Co. owned approximately 0.11% of Saul Centers worth $1,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Texas Permanent School Fund increased its position in Saul Centers by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund now owns 7,542 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in Saul Centers by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 28,419 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,339,000 after buying an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in Saul Centers by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 58,957 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,282,000 after buying an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. Wendell David Associates Inc. increased its position in Saul Centers by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Wendell David Associates Inc. now owns 15,835 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $748,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System grew its stake in Saul Centers by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 17,750 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $838,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. 46.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
In other Saul Centers news, Director Mark Sullivan III sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 48.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Saul Centers stock opened at $52.79 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.17. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.97, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.00. Saul Centers Inc has a fifty-two week low of $45.49 and a fifty-two week high of $60.65.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 15th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.02%. Saul Centers's payout ratio is presently 68.17%.
Separately, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Saul Centers from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday.
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It would appear, that YUI (Yahoo! User Interface Library) is the "best" of the bunch, if a certain guarantee of cross-browser friendliness wishes to be achieved. Testing on FF 2.0, IE 7, Opera 9.25 and WebKit (on Nokia N95) - only YUI seems to work properly on all.
OK, so maybe there's a chance I introduced some CSS/JS bug somewhere, but my experience is YUI works better (than Prototype or Dojo) in most cases. I just wish it had Prototype's $() function.


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Labour : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
"Labour Leader" 13 July 1895.
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe" was first performed at the Savoy Theatre on 25 November 1882. One of their songs includes the words - "...every boy and every gal that's born alive, is either a little Liberal or else a little Conservat-ive!"
This sentiment reflects the state of parliamentary politics in that era. The results in the two preceding General Elections were - 1874 : Conservatives 350, Liberals 242 (Prime Minister - Disraeli) - 1880 Liberals 352, Conservatives 237 (Prime Minister - Gladstone). The only MPs from outside these camps were those elected as Home Rule candidates from Ireland, 60 of them in 1874 and 63 in 1880. For Ireland was not to gain its full independence from the United Kingdom until 1921.
Given the dominance of Con-Lib politics, the feasible avenues which those with socialist and labouring interests should then pursue was very unclear. Here were some of the alternatives they employed.
1. The avenue with the earliest element of success was via labour movement activists working with and through the Liberal Party. The above 1874 figures for Liberal MPs include Thomas Burt and Alexander MacDonald, both of whom had trade union and mining backgrounds. In 1880, they were joined in the Commons by the Secretary of the TUC's Parliamentary Committee, Henry Broadhurst. These were known as Lib-Labs.
In constituencies where working class men formed a good percentage of the electorate, the Liberal Party were at times willing to run such candidates. For the workers could deliver votes. The extension of the franchise in 1884 to wider groups of working class men who lived in rural areas (including many more miners) added to this trend. As did a fairer system of constituency structures in 1885. So by we reach 1906, 24 MPs were elected as Lib-Labs. But when the Miners' Federation finally voted to affiliate to the Labour Party, 14 of the Lib-Lab MPs from their Union followed this line and moved over into the Parliamentary Labour Party in 1909. Lib-Labism then went further into decline as the Labour Party grew.
2. In 1881 Hyndman founded the Democratic Federation, which became the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) in 1884 which then had an explicitly socialist platform. Hyndman having written a work called "England for All" which was based on Marx's "Das Capital". The SDF had a chequered history. It joined with TUC, the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society in 1900 in the formation of the Labour Party: which from 1900 to 1906 was known as the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). But it then left LRC quickly and did not even appear at the LRC Conference by 1902.
In parliamentary elections between 1885 and 1918, it ran 46 parliamentary candidates. The only two of its candidates who ever came near to being elected were those it ran in 1900. The General Election fell in the short spell when the SDF was affiliated to the LRC - so these were also really LRC candidates. One was Will Thorne who stood in West Ham South with a vote of 44.7%. The other was George Lansbury with 36.7% at Bow and Bromley. These were hopeful performances as the LRC only took its first two seats at that election. Yet the SDF then left the LRC in August 1901 and thus any real hope of electoral success.
Although it had a chequered history, many who continued on the SDF route ended up in the Communist Party of Great Britain when it was founded in 1920.
3. The Fabian Society was founded in 1884, with Sidney Webb and Bernard Shaw coming to exercise a considerable influence over its approach. At a time when labour interests were making only a marginal parliamentary impact, they adopted a policy of seeking to permeate their views via any avenue they judged to have political influence or power. This meant socialising (in deep political debate) with prominent Liberals and even Conservatives. And working from 1888 via the Progressive majority on London County Council. They were also, however, keen to influence fellow socialists and would readily meet with labour movement activists such as Keir Hardie. They also became part of the LRC from the time of its formation. As Labour progressed, Sidney Webb became more deeply involved with the Labour Party. In 1918 he shaped Labour's former Clause 4, which committed it to the "common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange". He also had a major impact in drawing up Labour's 1918 election manifesto and in propounding his socialist views on the "inevitability of gradualism".
4. William Morris had been a member of the SDF, but soon in late1884 he broke away from them to set up the "Socialist League" which advocated revolutionary international socialism and had an anarchist tendency. He decided the Fabian Society had too many middle class values for him to move to them. The Socialist League only lasted until 1889.
5. The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was founded in Bradford in 1893. Keir Hardie was a major driving force behind its formation. He was one of three "Independent Labour" MPs who had been elected to parliament in 1892. The idea in using the term "Independent" was to show that the ILP rejected the tactic of Lib-Labism and were entirely separate and opposed to the Liberal Party and its approach. The word "Labour" was used to indicate the class it was part of and whom it was making its appeal to. Although it saw itself as a socialist party, it did not wish to use that term in its title in case it frightened off working class support. For it might get confused in workers' minds with bodies such as the SDF. Then the ILP's socialist approach was not Marxist, but had more in common with the radical wing of the non-conformist tradition. It has often been said that British Socialism had more to do with Methodism than Marxism. It fought for matters such as work for the unemployed, the eight hour day, healthy homes, fair rents and democratic government.
The ILP's parliamentary start was not promising. None of its candidates were successful in 1895, not even Keir Hardie.
6. But then the ILP worked through the Parliamentary Committee of the TUC to help set up what later became the Labour Party. In 1900 delegates from the ILP, the Fabian Society, the SDF and (dominantly) a large number of Trade Unions met to establish the Labour Representation Committee (LRC), which became known as the Labour Party from after the 1906 General Election.
In the 1900 election itself the LRC took two parliamentary seats. Keir Hardie winning at Merthyr and Richard Bell at Derby. Although he was the initial Treasurer of the LRC, Bell later developed strong Liberal links. But the sign that the Labour project was firmly on the road came in 1906, when Labour took 29 seats and elected Keir Hardie as the first leader of its Parliamentary Party.
Current Labour Party members who look back on the five options above are likely to identify themselves with the formation of the Labour Party itself and perhaps with the early role of the ILP. Some may see themselves as also being in the Fabian tradition. But if we could somehow transport ourselves back to those times, the choices in front of us would then have been rather confusing. For we would by no means have been certain as to which approach would be the most successful.
In time, the above Gilbert and Sullivan song would merely be a matter of history. For in 1951 with a turnout of 82.5%, no less than 96.8 % of the electorate voted either Labour or Conservative. Labour winning marginally more votes, but the Conservatives taking more seats. It then seemed that "every boy and every gal that's born alive, is either a little Labourite or else a little Conservat-ive!"
But what of today? At the last General Election some seven million people were missing from the electoral registers and that figure is likely to get much worse under the new arrangements for individual electoral registration. Then we only had a turnout of 66.1% in 2015. Within a climate of widespread non-registration and much non-voting, the Conservatives and Labour only managed 67.3% of the vote between them. With non-registration and non-voting, voting for the two "main" parties has now become a minority sport.
So what should a democratic socialist do today? Here are some options.
a. Plod on in the Labour Party. But if so how? At one end of the spectrum there is now Momentum and at the other end there is Progress. If neither attract us, then do we need to bang their heads together ? Or should we work for some sort of synthesis which takes the best from the two extremes, whilst ditching the worst? Then, perhaps working through groups such as the Fabians and the today's ILP (Independent Labour Publications) can help us maintain our sanity.
b. There is also the Co-operative Party - whether we also hold a Labour Party Membership card or not. That may depend on the depth of our co-operative views.
c. Or should we look for other avenues ? What of the Greens, Ken Loache's "Left Unity", the Socialist Party as the successors to Militant, the Socialist Workers Party, Respect, the SNP if we live in Scotland and so on and on ?
d. Then there is the alternative (or the addition) of participating in forms of pressure group politics. There is the Trade Union Movement, 38 Degrees, We Own It and over a 100 others listed on this link. We are all likely to have some connections with some of these and with local alternatives. But should we now opt for this avenue as our main approach and get out of Party politics?
e. And what about international links ? Should they not be a key part of our agenda ? The European Union has the the Party of European Socialists with 33 full members in 27 of its 28 nations, plus Norway. Yet as the world becomes more interconnected and conflict driven, we often seem to fall back into our own shells.
Democratic socialists in Britain seem to me to be in the type of dilemma which they faced in the late 19th Century. What is the best path forward ? But whilst we can survey the past and work for the future, we can't be sure which avenue (or any) will deliver.
At the moment I am for sticking with the Labour Party and working for a possible synthesis between its extremes as a means of tacking and manoeuvring in a democratic socialist direction, whilst encouraging avenues for pressure group politics and international agendas. But if I look as if I have got it wrong, please let me know the best alternatives.
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Why Labour Lost The General Election
In the Labour Party Report "Learning the Lessons from Defeat" (by Margaret Beckett) there is an important section which states "for all the strength of our policies, much of the evidence we have received speaks of a lack of public awareness of much of their content. We have also heard of a perception that, while individual policies were often sound and popular, we lacked the early adoption of a consistent overarching narrative or theme, which could be simply expressed and conveyed on the doorstep, or in the studio."
Unfortunately, this point is not then elaborated upon and is not pushed to the top of the Report's analysis. It has been missed from most of the recent commentaries on the Report.
Yet Labour (especially via its Policy Forums) developed a comprehensive set of policies in the run up to the General Election, which should have been distilled and pushed for a considerable period before voting day. There were umpteen platforms that could have been used for this purpose. These platforms included the European Elections, the Scottish Referendum, the 2014 Labour Party Annual Conference and during the months running up to the fixed period of the General Election. In the circumstances (as time ran out) Labour was even late in publishing its General Election Manifesto. I wonder who ever even read it?
Whilst this was a collective failure of those at the top of the Labour Party and especially by Ed Miliband as our leader, it was a specific and direct failure by Douglas Alexander. He was Chair of Labour's Strategy for the General Election. Little wonder he then lost his own parliamentary seat in Scotland.
Labour had a mass of relevant policies for the General Election, which hardly ever saw the light of day. I listed 180 of Labour's proposals over 16 items on this blog between 8 and 20 November 2014. They can be found via this link. These clearly needed distilling into a set of easy to handle points.Whilst this can technically be said to have been done in a ten point set of proposals which was eventually circulated on a single occasion, opportunity after opportunity was missed when contacting and organising Labour's membership. All that Labour was after was our money and canvassing activities, which had no real political script. Except, of course, for the big policy idea of that one off slab of concrete. Whoever looked at what that said?
I have made the above claims on various occasions and to Margaret Beckett's enquiry. See, for instance via this link.


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Approximately one in 100 adults and one in 200 children and adolescents are currently suffering with OCD in the US. Even more discouraging is that OCD often goes untreated. It takes nine years on average to correctly diagnose OCD, which means even more people are struggling due to a lack of awareness. Mental illness also carries a stigma, so many people feel shame and embarrassment and refuse to seek treatment. Given all of these factors, it is not surprising that OCD is known as the silent disruptor.
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Maryland-born Johnny Argent is a writer, producer, composer, music arranger, and more. Additionally, he developed and produced Rockin' with Roseanne, The Tipping Point, and Downwardly Mobile. He has contributed writing to several productions, such as Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin', Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin', and Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne. He is famous for his longtime relationship with Roseanne Barr, an American actress, and comedian.
Full Name Johnny Argent
Birth Date 14 July 1949
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Profession Producer, Musician, Writer
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Johnny Argent
Johnny is an American citizen who was born on July 14, 1949, in Maryland and he is 73 years old as of 2022. He has the astrological sign of Cancer and he holds American nationality. Johnny follows Christianity and holds a white ethnicity. Johnny's parents raised him in Baltimore, Maryland with his other four siblings and he was the younger one. At the age of eight, he developed a passion for music and began taking guitar and piano classes in elementary school. In high school, he joined his first band and he concentrated on being a musician after graduating from high school and didn't attend college.
As a member of the Old Mac Nut Factory band, Johnny began his musical career. He started performing in comedy events as a result of his friends' encouragement to pursue a career in comedy. He executive produced and co-wrote the 2012 TV movie Downwardly Mobile. In addition to serving as executive producer, composer, and writer for the 2009 television series The Tipping Point, He also developed it. He also contributed to the 2006 video short Rockin' with Roseanne as composer, producer, and writer. He appeared in the 2003 TV series documentary The Real Roseanne Show as well as the reality TV series Roseanne's Nuts in 2011.
Additionally, Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin' (2006) and Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (2012), both television specials, were written by him. Without a question, he is a well-informed and intelligent man. You can bet that only geniuses can operate in this sector because scriptwriting and producing require in-depth word analysis and character blending. The producer has worked nonstop to board the success train in pursuit of his professional goals.
After meeting online in 2003, Johnny and Roseanne Barr moved in together immediately after going on their first date. They have been together for almost 16 years, and live in Hawaii but it doesn't appear that they have any plans to wed. Before she started dating Johnny, Roseanne had been married three times. She wed her first husband, Bill Pentland, in 1974; the couple had a son and a daughter, Jake and Jessica Jennifer, before divorcing in 1990.
Johnny has an estimated net worth of $5 million as of 2022 and he made this wealth from his career in music, writing, and production. But his partner Roseanne has an estimated net worth of $80 million, earned from her comedy career.
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This week's BFP/Jamiol pick is Inner City Blues from the soulful artistry of Marvin Gaye. He wrote the song in 1971 for his album What's Going On. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Marvin Gaye number 6 on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time. This soulful tune is one of the reasons why.
Beautiful song, very nice choice — thanks Paul!


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Marc Levison
Loving husband, father and inspiration to thousands passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) for over 21 years, he taught his family, friends and the community to stand up and never give up. As his body weakened his spirit gained astonishing power and his daily thoughts and philosophical insights reached his loyal readers and taught all to overcome challenges and focus on the positives. Marc's life was spent with enjoyment and service to his country (Marc served in the U.S. Navy on USS CV-61 Ranger during the Vietnam War). Marc was also a retired Union Electrician from IBEW Local 683. Most of all, Marc's life had meaning. As the ALS progressed, he couldn't stand but he taught all to stand tall, as his ability to speak deteriorated his voice and message became even stronger. The Annual Marc Levison 5K Run/Walk for Lou Gehrig's Disease has raised over $150,000 through the Helping Link Foundation to fund research to find a cure for the debilitating disease. This year alone, Marc raised over $25,000 and fought through tremendous pain and battled yet another cursed disease, cancer, in order to participate in the 7th annual event. Marc Levison recently celebrated his 63rd birthday. He is preceded in death by his mother, Fay; his father, Abraham; and his sister, Sheila. Marc is survived by his beautiful and caring wife of 42 years, Eileen; and his children Brent (Jessica) and Kevin. Graveside ceremony was held Thursday, October 8, 2009. The family will sit shiva at the Family's residence starting Monday, October 12, 2009 and continuing through Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:30pm. A memorial for the community to celebrate the life of Marc Levison will be held at Congregation Torat Emet / Main Street Synagogue (www.toratemet.org), 2375 E. Main Street, 43209 on Sunday, November 8 at 1:30pm.
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Google has recently been getting lots of love for the Chromecast, the $35 dongle that allows anyone to send webpages onto the TV and can also play YouTube, with Vimeo, HBO Go, Pandora and Hulu all pledging support.
It was only a matter of time before other developers and companies hopped on the bandwagon, hoping to gain a little bit of traction. It seems the open source option is in first, PiCast, made with the same idea and running on Raspberry Pi.
The price comes around the same, a Raspberry Pi computer costs around $25 – 35 and allows the user to make customisations and essentially create whatever they want, if they have the knowledge.
Lance Seidman has took his Raspberry Pi and created it into a more open source and a little harder to learn Chromecast. The developer believes because of the open community help in creating apps, soon the PiCast will have more "support" than the Chromecast.
Seidman has already got webpages working and has finally fixed YouTube to get it working too, but there is still a way to go before it can be a worthy investment and not just something for hackers and developers who find the Chromecast too walled off to the community.
All the user needs to do is getting a Raspberry Pi computer and then download the PiCast from GitHub. Raspberry Pi has been used for lots of new weird and wacky technologies and we are glad to see the open source community creating what could be a worthy competitor.


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Discover The Nazca Lines
More than 1,500 years since their ancient culture vanished, the Nazca people continue to mesmerize the world. A mysterious collection of geoglyphs, known as the Nazca Lines, lie at the heart of an arid plateau in the southwestern Peruvian desert. This legendary UNESCO site is one of Peru's foremost highlights and a site no visitor to this South American gem of a country should miss.
Aerial view of a valley near Nazca, Peru. The famous Nazca Lines are visible as well. Photo credit: shutterstock
As historically important as the Inca site of Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines are part of Peru's cultural heritage and are a significant remnant of one of several ancient cultures which inhabited the continent long before Europeans arrived. Seeing them is an awe-inspiring experience due mostly to their colossal size and the perfection of their design. Driving on the highway which dissects the desert, you'd never guess the Nazca Lines even exist, which is why it took so long for anyone to discover them in the first place.
In this part of the world it is height which has the most stellar advantage.
Aerial view of geoglyphs near Nazca. Photo credit: shutterstock
Discovering the mysterious Nazca Lines
A hummingbird visible in the Nazca Lines in Peru. Photo credit :wikipedia
Peru's mesmerizing geoglyphs are some of the most studied ancient treasures on the planet, yet despite all efforts their true meaning remains a mystery to this day. As the search for the truth of the Nazca Lines continues to grip the scientific world, little unassuming Nazca continues to draw tourist crowds year after year. They climb the high vantage-point platforms for a better view, and hop aboard light planes for what is a truly breathtaking adventure. Soaring high in the sky and weaving left, right, and left again, the out-of-this-world shapes of the Nazca Lines finally come into startling view. An enormous monkey with a squiggly tail, an incredibly detailed hummingbird and a condor whose wingspan stretches for 130 metres, straight as straight could ever be. There are hundreds of them. The longest line stretching for more than 12 kilometres. You'll recognize a spider, a pelican, even an 'astronaut', as the human figure has come to be nicknamed. Some are bizarre shaped figments of human imagination. All randomly etched on the desert floor. Or so it would seem.
An Astronaut visible in the Nazca Lines. Photo credit: wikipedia
The History of the Nazca Lines
Preview of Nazca Lines. Photo credit: wikipedia
Etched on the desert floor between 2,000 and 1,500 years ago, the Nazca Lines have been attracting worldwide attention since they were stumbled upon in the 1930s, as aviation took hold over the area. The lines can actually be seen from the ground but it's fair to say you'd have to know what it is you are looking at, in order to recognize them. Experts know they were made by the Nazca people who lived in the region at the time, yet what eludes them is the reasoning behind their existence. The Nazca were a highly evolved ancient culture, one who had phenomenal engineering skill. So much so, that they devised a way to draw water from below the ground in order to irrigate their farms. Some say the lines are directly related to this task, others believe them to be pilgrimage routes, yet no-one knows for sure. The prehistoric Nazca left no written records so it's all guesswork for scientists and anthropologists. Interestingly enough, the Nazca would have been lost in the abyss of ancient history had it not been for their mesmerizing Nazca Lines and the spiral aqueducts for which there are also renowned. Quite the incredible legacy to leave behind.
The Nazca Lines are seen by historians as puzzles to be solved, because unravelling their mystery might reveal why the complex Nazca culture came to such an abrupt end. Only about 30cm deep, the lines' survival is due to the Nazca Desert being one of the driest and least windy regions in the world. Had they been anywhere else, they would've been eroded in no time.
How were the Nazca Lines created?
Watch the World Heritage Site from above. Photo credit: shutterstock
Legends of aliens or prehistoric men aboard hot-air balloons have been wafting about for decades in relation to the Nazca Lines. For years it was thought that their creation was the result of highly-skilled people with, perhaps, supernatural powers. Yet a few years ago a geoglyph expert made an experiment and put those theories to rest once and for all. Anthony Aveni, a well-respected archaeoastronomer, proceeded to recreate a copy-cat Nazca Line with reputedly very little effort. Aveni and his team of 10 volunteers carved a perfectly straight line 35 metres in length and 1 metre in width, which wound to a beautiful spiral. It was as accurate and impressive as any of the bona fide Nazca Lines, proving that creating them would have merely required some forward planning and team-work to achieve. Impressive? Yes! Impossible? Seems not.
Of course, divine intervention is still a big hit with conspiracists but for experts, the only real mystery which persists is why they were made, not how.
The added bonus of a Nazca Lines viewing experience!
There's no better way to view the Nazca Lines than from the teeny tiny chair of a light plane. If this sounds like a rather interesting activity, let us assure you it most certainly is. The scenic flight over the Nazca Lines is an absolute blast and one of the best adrenalin rushes you can have on a tour of Peru! The pilots take their show-off skills very seriously and are so intent on showing you the lines at the perfect angle (ie. straight on) that they manoeuvre their planes with impossible acrobatics which leave you squealing in delight on one hand, and wishing you hadn't downed that last fried plantain for breakfast on the other. All the while you're trying to hold a steady hand so you can photograph the lines.
Souvenir rocks from the Nazca Lines. Photo credit: shutterstock
So take it from someone with a ridiculous tale to tell and note that the Nazca Lines are best admired on an empty stomach. And leave your camera on the ground, so you can enjoy the ethereal experience simply through your own eyes.
You can always buy postcards or a souvenir rock later.
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In today's highly busy schedules, it is essential that we take care of ourselves. What better way to ensure that than to eat more healthy?
With increasing work hours and load, and a generally 'occupied' lifestyle of work, social obligations and family it is often seen that individuals fail to keep up with a healthy, nutritious diet on a daily basis. The ease with which fast-food is available makes one more inclined to take the easy way out for 'just one time' instead of cooking something or investing time in our meals.
Here are 5 ways of eating healthier during a busy schedule.
The first rule towards eating right is, and always will be, drinking lots of water and keeping yourself hydrated. Always carry a water bottle with yourself, or make sure that you get up and go to that water cooler at regular intervals. This small action can do wonders for your body.
Include some raw foods in your diet. Raw foods are extremely nutritious and filling. However, make sure that they are washed properly because of the increasing use of chemicals in most farming. You can use vegetable purifiers which make raw vegetables and fruits free of contaminants like pesticides using ozone technology.
It is undoubtedly the most important meal of the day. Don't just have a cup of coffee and feel like you're done. Hence, a filling and nutritious breakfast can make your day.
Always try to have a simply cooked meal rather than something from a tin can into the microwave.
If you have problems cooking every day, cook in bulk and try storing pre-cooked meals for the coming week on weekends which you can relish without hassle in the following days. It will ensure that you eat healthy without having to shy away from cooking your foods too!
These are just some of the umpteen ways one can keep up with their health in a hectic schedule, do comment if you have any more suggestions!
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Captured U.S. Trade Agency Resorts to Bullying Again in 2016 Special 301 Report
By Jeremy Malcolm
Every year at around this time the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issues a Special 301 Report in which it chastises other countries for not submitting to its unilateral demands (often lacking any legal basis) as to how they should be enforcing copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets in their countries. And just like last year, this gives us the opportunity again to point out how unbalanced these demands are, missing the real harms of strict copyright and patent enforcement and failing to acknowledge the benefits of a more flexible, user-centered approach.
It would be unfair to say that the USTR just doesn't get this; after so many submissions pointing this out the agency surely gets it just fine. Rather, it just doesn't care, because its priorities lie with appeasing the special interest groups who pre-write most of the demands that end up in the report; major entertainment companies and the pharmaceutical industry [PDF]. In the USTR's calculus, the concerns of other stakeholders—such as technology users, cultural institutions, remixers, fans, patients, people with disabilities, libraries and archives, independent creators and innovators—scarcely figure at all. After all, it's Hollywood and the pharmaceutical industry who offer former USTR staff a much more lucrative career path.
This year's report [PDF], released today, illustrates the USTR's institutional bias just as well as ever. The report praises Canada and Jamaica for their senseless copyright term extensions of 2015, but gives no recognition to changes that have benefited users, such as the overdue adoption of new copyright flexibilities in Slovakia, and new protections for Internet intermediaries in Thailand (in fact these are criticized as creating a "a lack of clarity in the operation of the notice-and-takedown procedures"). Conversely, the report calls out numerous countries for a range of perfectly lawful practices:
China is slammed as a center for the production of media boxes—essentially just small form-factor computers—which "enable the users to stream and download infringing online music and audiovisual content," just as, er, a computer would allow users to do. The USTR "urges appropriate action against the manufacturers of media boxes in the appropriate venue."
The USTR finds it curious that in Thailand, a country struggling with a surge in property crime and violent crime since the country's 2014 military coup, "IPR enforcement does not seem to be a top priority for Thai law enforcement."
India comes under fire for failing to pass Hollywood's special-interest laws to criminalize camcording in movie theatres—laws that typically include no fair use or other exceptions, and that are unnecessary given the powers that the studios already have under copyright law to prevent the unauthorized copying of their works.
"Russia remains home to many ... sites (such as vKontakte) that facilitate online piracy," declares the USTR. In fact, vKontakte is the largest European social networking site, the closest equivalent to Facebook in Russia; it is the second-most visited site in Russia, and has 363 million users, most of whom depend upon the network to communicate with friends and family.
The USTR urges Chile "to amend its ISP liability regime to permit effective action against piracy over the Internet," even as the ink is barely dry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in which Chile firmly reserved the right to maintain its existing system that requires content takedown orders to be affirmed by a court.
A new lawless backwater cited in the report's Watch List this year is that notorious failed state, Switzerland. The USTR cites "difficulties in Switzerland's system of online copyright protection and enforcement," referring to a decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court that prohibits rightsholders from spying on users through the BitTorrent network, because this infringes those users' right to privacy.
The USTR expresses concern over Ecuador's revolutionary draft Code of the Social Economy of Knowledge, Creativity, and Innovation, which reimagines what an intellectual property law should look like, and includes amongst its eleven principles the right to share knowledge, Internet as a basic service, support and enhancement of research, and promotion of free software.
Given its manifest flaws and shortcomings, what is the legal status of this report? Officially, none at all. The only international legal mechanisms for trade disputes between countries are those provided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and by bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements. None of these give any recognition to the Special 301 Report. Yet the USTR acts as if its proclamations are law. This year, following a new mandate from the 2015 Fast Track legislation that EFF fought against, the USTR steps up the pressure still further, establishing action plans to "hold countries accountable" (in Trade Representative Michael Froman's words) once they have appeared twice on the Priority Watch List.
But although the Special 301 Report may not be worth the bits that it's delivered on, the impact of the report is still very real. In particular, the foreign press often wrongly reports on the Special 301 as if it were more than just a unilateral wish-list from certain U.S. industries. The result is foreign governments coming under unfair pressure to amend their laws and to divert enforcement resources, without any international obligation for them to do so. It's not legal, not fair, and EFF will continue to call it out.
Deeplinks Blog by Cara Gagliano, Katharine Trendacosta | January 3, 2021
A Smorgasbord of Bad Takedowns: 2020 Year in Review
Here at EFF, we take particular notice of the way that intellectual property law leads to expression being removed from the Internet. We document the worst examples in our Takedown Hall of Shame. Some, we use to explain more complex ideas. And in other cases, we offer our help.In terms...
Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | December 22, 2020
The CASE Act Is Just the Beginning of the Next Copyright Battle
As we feared, the "Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act"—the CASE Act—that we've been fighting in various forms for two years has been included in a "must-pass" spending bill. This new legislation means Internet users could face up to $30,000 in penalties for sharing a meme or...
Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | December 22, 2020
This Disastrous Copyright Proposal Goes Straight to Our Naughty List
Just yesterday we saw two wretched copyright bills-the CASE Act and a felony streaming bill -- slipped into law via a must-pass spending bill. But it seems some people in Congress were just getting started. Today, Senator Thom Tillis launched a "discussion draft" of the so-called Digital...
Press Release | December 10, 2020
Unfiltered: How YouTube's 'Content ID' Helps Shape What We See Online
San Francisco –YouTube is supposed to be a vibrant space for new creativity, but in practice creators are sharply hampered by the site's "Content ID" system. A new whitepaper from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) takes a deep dive into the confusing process of getting a video past YouTube's...
Filters Do More Than Just Block Content, They Dictate It
Today, EFF is publishing a new white paper, "How YouTube's Content ID Discourages Fair Use and Dictates What We See Online." The paper analyzes the effects of YouTube's automated copyright filter, Content ID, on the creative economy that has sprung up around the platform. Major platforms like YouTube have...
Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman, Jason Kelley | December 8, 2020
Podcast Episode: You Bought It, But Do You Own It?
Episode 006 of EFF's How to Fix the InternetChris Lewis joins EFF hosts Cindy Cohn and Danny O'Brien as they discuss how our access to knowledge is increasingly governed by click-wrap agreements that prevent users from ever owning things like books and music, and how this undermines the legal doctrine...
Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta, Jason Kelley | December 7, 2020
Today: Tell Congress Not To Bankrupt Internet Users
We are at a critical juncture in the world of copyright claims. The "Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act"—the CASE Act—is apparently being considered for inclusion in next week's spending bill. That is "must pass" legislation—in other words, legislation that is vital to the function of the government and...
Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon, Mitch Stoltz | November 17, 2020
GitHub Reinstates youtube-dl After RIAA's Abuse of the DMCA
GitHub recently reinstated the repository for youtube-dl, a popular free software tool for downloading videos from YouTube and other user-uploaded video platforms. GitHub had taken down the repository last month after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) abused the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's notice-and-takedown procedure to pressure...
Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | October 22, 2020
Open Education and Artificial Scarcity in Hard Times
The sudden move to remote education by universities this year has forced the inevitable: the move to an online education. While most universities won't be fully remote, having course materials online was already becoming the norm before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year it has become mandatory for millions of...
Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | October 15, 2020
Education Groups Drop Their Lawsuit Against Public.Resource.Org, Give Up Their Quest to Paywall the Law
This week, open and equitable access to the law got a bit closer. For many years, EFF, along with co-counsel at Fenwick & West and attorney David Halperin, has defended Public.Resource.Org in its quest to improve public access to the law — including standards, like the National Electrical...


Simple to make, this tasty soup can be on the supper table in about 30 minutes, and you can add a little kick to it by topping servings with hot peppers.
This simple, meatless soup will warm and spice up your winter with mexican spice, and crunchy tortilla chips.
In a large saucepan, cook garlic in butter for 2 minutes. Add cumin, and cook for another minute. Add broth and tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove from heat, and stir in cilantro.
Top individual bowls with shredded cheese, sour cream, and sliced hot peppers, if desired, and serve with tortilla chips.


Creator(s) Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943.
Summary View of the buildings at the Schneider Brewery in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near the brick buildings.
Date [between 1890 and 1910?
Subject Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.


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If I Were Bernie, Here's the Speech I'd Give Now
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Democratic voters have a choice between two candidates. Which candidate is the better choice depends on what you think is possible for us to achieve.
If you think we are stuck with the power system we have — in which moneyed interests take over the American democracy and get to call more and more of the shots, and where politicians can be rewarded rather than punished for betraying the American people — Secretary Clinton is an admirable choice. She is intelligent, hard-working, and has shown over many years a concern for the well-being of American families.
She has pledged that, if she is elected president, she will work with the system as it is to work toward many of the same goals that have also inspired me to run.
Like me, she wants for Americans to have health care coverage, just as the citizens of every other advanced society do.
But she thinks that the health insurance companies and Big Pharma will inevitably have veto power over what kind of health insurance system we can have in the United States, and that there's nothing we can do about that.
I believe that together, we the people can regain the power to make those choices that are best for America.
Like me, Secretary Clinton wants for our country to respond to the challenge of climate change.
But she thinks our responses have to take into account the enormous political power the fossil fuel companies now have. Which is probably why it took her so long to oppose the terribly ill-advised Keystone pipeline project.
I believe that together, we the people can overcome that corporate choke-hold on our progress.
Like me, Hillary is concerned with how wealth and income in America are being transferred from the distressed middle class to the very richest and to the corporate system.
But she believes that we have to accept as given that corporate power gets to choose our economic arrangements even if they hurt America's working families. And that probably explains why she came only lately to oppose the TPP trade agreement which, the American people should understand, represents a power grab by corporate America.
I believe that, together, we can create a political revolution that ends this rigged economy, making our economic system serve all Americans, not just the billionaire class and the corporate system.
Like me, she recognizes that – to accomplish anything – we have to deal with the determination of the Republicans now controlling Congress to block anything that a Democratic president tries to accomplish.
But she apparently accepts as a given that the Republicans can practice this kind of across-the-board obstructionism without paying the political price such behavior deserves. And that's why, I believe, she speaks about "reaching across the aisle" – even though President Obama has reached across that aisle time and again, only to get his hand bitten by Republicans who had no interest whatever in working with him to find good solutions for America.
I believe that we do not have to accept this unacceptable Republican obstructionism and that, by calling out this destructive Republican conduct, we can together compel this Republican Party to choose between becoming again the constructive conservative party America needs, or having its power taken away by the American people.
Like me, Secretary Clinton wants to rescue our democracy from the corrupting influence of Big Money and, in particular, to overturn that terrible Supreme Court decision, Citizens United.
But Citizens United can only be overturned by a constitutional amendment. And there's no way that any such amendment can be passed in the absence of a political revolution of the kind that Ms. Clinton says is impossible.
I believe that, together, we can create such a political revolution, and that now is the time to do it.
I have been involved in politics my whole adult life. But never did I think I would make a serious run for the presidency—not until the past couple of years. Not until I saw how we are fast losing our democracy, how we are already far along the road of being governed by the Money Power, and how urgent it is that we take back the people's government. We have no time to lose!
I decided to run because I understood that establishment politics – which accepts the status quo of the distribution of power in America today — could never reverse course and hand back power to the American people.
I understood that nothing short of a political revolution – the American people coming together, organizing, and acting with the tools we still have in our democratic system – could turn around this movement from democracy toward oligarchy.
I understood that what our founders had in mind when they said "all men are created equal" and spoke of "the consent of the governed" – that the great American principles of "one person, one vote" and government not just of the people but by and for the people as well – could be restored in letter and in spirit only if the American people rise up and demand it.
I am running to provide the American people the vehicle to do just that.
But if you believe that such a thing is impossible, then it makes sense for you to vote for Secretary Clinton.
She is indeed, as she says, tested and prepared. Tested by being the target for decades of vicious attacks from her right-wing enemies. She's shown herself to be tough and resilient. Prepared by spending those same decades in political life, occupying various important roles—including First Lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State.
She would probably do as good a job of working for the American people within the status quo in the political arena as anyone could.
But if you do decide that the political revolution I'm talking about is impossible, I deeply believe that you should also recognize that you are probably helping to consign us to a future in which
power will not be restored to the American people where it belongs;
we will not be able to move America vigorously and creatively into a new energy future to meet the challenge of climate change;
we will not be able to achieve what other advanced societies have achieved—a health care system that delivers world-class health care at half what we're paying now for one that doesn't even rank in the top 20;
we will not be able to restore the balance we once had between the power of workers and the power of the giant corporations that employ them;
we will not be able to compel today's Republican Party to become the constructive conservative party America needs for it to be;
we will not be able to unstack the deck that consigns average Americans to stagnant or falling wages, even as the economy grows;
we will not be able to restore the American dream, in which each generation can have it better than its parents.
That is why the political revolution I speak of is so necessary. And I am running for president because I do believe it is also still possible.
That is why I am asking for your vote, to make me your nominee for president, so that – together – we can achieve it.
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Hi There - have 4 HP BladeSystems, all with VC Flex modules (638526-B21) - one of which I have just put the lattest FW on (4.45).
None of the VC's will recognise a new batch of HP 3M and 7M (487660-001)10Gbe SFP+ DACS cables.
I have also used a CDC cable, a Juniper cable and a Finisar cable - all 10G SFP+ cables - they all work fine so my Network Config and Server Profile configs are OK.
The VC stubbonly reports "unrecognised" as the SFP connector type. I have tested 10 of these cables and they all do the same thing.
Strange thing is that I have an older 7M HP Cable - with the same partnumber (487660-001) that does work. It was purchased 12 months ago and is a slightly thinker cable.
I then tested these cable between 2 HP 380 Proliants - and they worked. So the problem is only with the Cable when plugged into the VC Flex.
Hi, As I can see in the quick spec of this VC module, the part number you mentioned is not listed, refer to the docuemnt on the link http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04155285.pdf page 14.
Can you provide the cable PN not SP.
Virtual Connect (VC) Firmware Version 4.20 (or later) may not link the Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cable when the cable is inserted into the Virtual Connect Ethernet or FlexFabric Modules. This issue is limited to a particular batch of cables from a vendor and it is indicated by HPE Virtual Connect Manager (VCM) GUI and HPE OneView.
This issue is due to the DAC cable failing because of an internal cable validation. In VC Firmware Version 4.10 (or earlier), the link will display when internal validation fails. This is due to an anomaly in VC Version 4.10 (or earlier). For the VC Firmware Version 4.20 (and later), whenever internal validation fails, the DAC cable will not be linked.
These cables will work fine with other products (ProCurve, NICs) like you mention.
They will only have an issue with Virtual Connect.
So what si the resolution to these cables.
Wonderful news... My new c7000 have been shipped with 537963-B21 DAC Cables. We've been troubleshooting this for hours now. Will try some old cables tomorrow.


Recently, Tim Rowan, with Rowan Consulting Services, spoke with Raj Sodhi, President, SaaS Business for ResMed about his vision for the future of the company, which now includes Brightree, HEALTHCAREfirst, and MatrixCare. Also within the SaaS business division are ResMed Resupply, through the acquisition of the former CareTouch, and GoScripts, an ePrescribing software product.
The focus will be patient experience and outcomes, Sodhi emphasized. With an array of home health, home care, hospice, and non-medical EMR products to work with, ResMed will be promoting its ability to help avoid hospital readmissions by building communication among a patient's care team and with software interoperability.
To read the article in its entirety from "Healthcare at Home: The Rowan Report," click here.


The latest 35-metre Heysea Atlantic 115 motor yacht, DOPAMINE, from Chinese shipyard Heysea is currently continuing on schedule at its facilities in Guangdong Province.
From her keel laying in September 2017, work officially started in March 2018 on speculation and she was sold in June this year. Acting for the Owner, construction is currently being overseen by attorney Robert Allen along with Captain Allan Sasson and from Azure Naval Architects, surveyor Andreas Armas.
Currently, the hull and superstructure have been joined with decks, bulwarks and bulkheads all in place. Final consent has been given for the electrical, plumbing and cabling layouts while the design for the interior layout and positioning of the A/V and navigation and communication systems is complete.
Once completed luxury yacht DOPAMINE will sport an exterior design by Unielle Yacht Design with an interior from H2 Yacht Design. Her beam will measure 7.68m/25ft for grant guests plenty of room for alfresco and interior parties. Her onboard features will include a beach club with a swim platform that can be converted into a gym, a custom infinity Jacuzzi on the flybridge and interiors boasting a ceiling height of 2.3m/7.5ft.
Superyacht DOPAMINE is being built to RINA and MCA classifications and will sleep 12 guests in five en-suite staterooms, with the Master suite placed on the main deck forward for sweeping views of the surroundings. The rest of the accommodation will be placed on the lower deck along with the crew accommodation for five.
Delivery is expected for the summer of 2019, where she will spend her first season cruising the Mediterranean.
Please contact CharterWorld - the luxury yacht charter specialist - for more on superyacht news item "Superyacht Dopamine, the latest Heysea Atlantic 115 under construction".


I first met Oliver last summer when his mom Nicole booked me for a baby session. Oliver was just 10 weeks old and I just couldn't get enough of his pouty little lips and chubby cheeks, so you can imagine my excitement when Nicole contacted me about coming back to Des Moines for his 1 year photos. One thing I love about Nicole is she has great ideas and so when she suggested a cake smash as part of the session, I was super excited.
The session started out at the Des Moines Botanical Gardens, which was perfect - lots of pretty greenery and flowers everywhere made it feel a little more like spring. I wish we had something like this in the Iowa City area, it would be wonderful for winter photo sessions. Oliver was ready for his session from the start, although he definitely kept my on my toes as he's walking around a ton and curious about everything!
I love this photo, just look at that smile!
Then came Oliver the Owl's photo debut! Nicole is throwing an owl themed party for Oliver's 1st birthday at the end of the month and found this adorable hat on Etsy (love that place). I proposed the idea of doing a sort of "nest" for the photo and here's how it turned out!
After all that work, it was finally time for Oliver to enjoy his first taste of birthday cake. He's never had any sweets, so Nicole and James were interested to see his reaction. These pictures are some of my all time favorites - it was such a fun way to end the session. Thanks again to Nicole, James, and Oliver for inviting me back to take your photos - it was great seeing you all again and I hope you like the preview!


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Primarily known as wall sticker or a wall tattoo, wall decal is a vinyl sticker that is glued to the wall or any other smooth surface for decoration purpose.
Wall decals are cut by vinyl cutting machines which give decal sharp, finished curves. Usually you'll find one colour per decal but it may have Wall decals are available in various sizes, shapes and colours. You can also get it custom made as per your choice of pattern, colour and size.
Wall decals are made from n-number of material these days. You have decals made from jute material, there are decals made from synthetic material, you also have wooden decals. Some use specialised film to make decals which are imported. It primarily differs from company to company for what kind of decals they wanna sell in the market.