Race walking is a little understood sport.
Actions like running, jumping and throwing are well-defined; they highlight ability. To our minds, walking has never been in the same league as running. If you walk fast, it remains just that – a fast walk. Leveraging that to mean high sport is tough on the imagination. Unless you get down to attempting a 20 km or 50 km walk and complete it in times that would put most amateur long distance runners to shame. Which is what, race walkers do. But then all sports have become so wrapped up in their private ecosystem that imagining what it's like being in someone else's shoes is a fading talent. The uniqueness of running is that it is not as common as walking. Who will empathize with what's perceived as less?
That's why the news of mid-March 2019 engaged. Six years earlier, in September 2013, Tokyo had been selected as host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the time since, a lot changed with regard to rules for athletes to qualify for the Olympics. While the jury is still out on how apt the revised qualifying norms from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) are, the general impression is that qualification by timing has been tightened further while some cushioning (as additional route to qualify) has been provided courtesy an international ranking system in each discipline. At the beginning of 2019, there were three major events looming before elite athletes – the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha (Qatar), the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The qualifying mark got tougher as one moved from the first event to the last. The Sixth National Race Walking Championships held in Chennai in February 2019 was to serve as platform for Indian race walkers to qualify for the world championships in Doha. None made the cut.
Following the race walking competition in Chennai, the sport once more sank from media attention. Then a month later, race walking provided a story worthy of national attention – K. T. Irfan had placed fourth in the 20 km race walk at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan. More important, at one hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds, his timing was within the qualification standard of one hour 21 minutes assigned for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Race walking had produced the first Indian athlete to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. For Irfan, already a veteran of two Olympics in his 29 years on the planet, it was more than qualifying for Tokyo; it was much awaited return to normalcy.
Roughly ten days after the event in Nomi, it was very hot in Kozhikode, north Kerala. The state, battered by heavy rain in 2018, was now in the grip of a heat wave. Health advisories were out. " Are you sure you don't want an air conditioned room?'' the front office manager at the hotel asked. " Absolutely,'' I said. There are certain things you are sure of when surviving on freelance journalist's income; type of hotel room is one of them. Over an hour later, the trip by transport bus to Kuttoli in adjacent Malappuram district was surprisingly tolerable. I attribute that to vegetation, still alive and offering shade in these parts. The region was hilly with ups and downs, not pronouncedly but definitely so. From Kuttoli, one took the road proceeding to Kuniyil. Wikipedia provides further insight into the geography of this area. Kuniyil falls in Kizhuparamba panchayat; the latter in Malayalam means low lying land. Essentially the valley between nearby hills, some parts here are susceptible to flooding when water levels rise in Chaliyar River during monsoon. Kuniyil is where Irfan grew up.
Born February 1990, he was one of six children. His father's work entailed aggregating coconuts from the region and drying it to copra for onward supply to oil mills. Financially, it was hard times for the family. They struggled. Irfan studied at Kuniyil's Al Anvar High School up to tenth standard. For eleventh and twelfth he attended Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Kizhuparamba. Traditionally the more sport loving part of the state, north Kerala is crazy about football. " This is football country,'' Irfan said. Like any other youngster he too ran and played in school. There was nothing remarkable in that engagement with sports. Sole incident recalled was a fall during high jump that left him with a cracked arm. Things changed when Rebas Mosahi entered the frame.
Race walking's origins date back to the nineteenth century, to competitive long distance walking events generally called pedestrianism. According to Wikipedia, it was a popular working class past time in England and America. The first English amateur walking championship was organized in 1866. Race walking first appeared in the Olympics at the 1904 Olympic Games as a half mile walk in the all-rounder category, a precursor to the modern decathlon. From 1908 onward it has been at the Olympics as a distinct, stand-alone event. Women's race walk made its Olympic debut in 1992. At senior level, the distances tackled are usually 20 km and 50 km but this, the IAAF has said, is set to change (for more on these changes please try this link: https://shyamgopan.com/2019/02/07/race-walking-iaaf-committee-recommends-changes/). By the time Irfan was growing up in Kuniyil, race walking was already a discipline included at school and college level athletics competitions in Kerala. Rebas – he was senior to Irfan and a friend of Irfan's brother – was a competitive race walker. He trained under their school coach, Jose. Race walking is not a sport featured frequently in the media. In rural Kuniyil, there wasn't much information available on race walking. Jose was window to the sport.
It was generally felt that Rebas would benefit from having a training partner. That is how Irfan came into the picture, as did another friend, Salman K.P. The trio trained to race-walk at school and on the local roads. Typically, it was jogging in the morning; race walking in the evening. Race walkers have always been an oddity for their peculiar style of walking. It is a style that takes walking to as fast as it can be while respecting two critical conditions – (a) the athlete's back toe cannot leave the ground until the heel of the front foot has touched the ground (b) the supporting leg must straighten from the point of contact with the ground and remain straight till the body has passed over it. Walk so and it is often a peculiar gait to behold. With three local lads into the sport, Kuniyil got used to the sight of them race walking on local roads. But in a sport where logging miles is part of training, reactions weren't the same everywhere they went to. " When we crossed from Kuniyil to other places in the region, it was common for people unfamiliar with race walking to make fun of us. You ignore it and carry on,'' Irfan said. As the months went by, the boys logged miles on the region's ups and downs. The first break through for Irfan came in 2006. At a school meet in Palakkad, he finished fourth in the state in 20 km race walk. Salman placed fifth.
Following the Palakkad result, Jose suggested that Irfan appear for trials to secure admission to the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) regional training facility in Kozhikode. The trials were due at the city's Devagiri College. When they first reached the scene, both Irfan and Salman turned back owing to sheer nervousness. But they felt guilty; Jose had invested time and effort in them and they couldn't let him down. So they returned to the trials, where Irfan made the cut and was accepted as a day trainee. Given Kuniyil was some distance from Kozhikode he stayed with his aunt in the city and attended training. At SAI, his coach was Bose. In 2007, at Puducherry, Irfan set a new under-20 South Zone record in the 10 km race walk, covering the distance in 46 minutes 46 seconds. At the next level – the inter zone meet – he finished sixth. " I was tense. It was my first national meet,'' Irfan said. After that South Zone record, he was provided hostel accommodation at SAI, Kozhikode. He also gained admission under sports quota, to study at Devagiri College. " One reason I persisted with sports is that I wanted my education to be self-supported and not be a drain on my father's income,'' Irfan said.
For three years – 2007, 2008 and 2009 – Irfan competed in university level competitions (he represented University of Calicut). In 2007, he did his first 20 km race walk, completing it in two hours five minutes. In 2008 and 2009, he secured gold medal at these contests. Given the timings reported by race walkers in their discipline, they would seem good candidates for crossing over into the world of distance running. For instance, the timing reported for 20 km race walk compares well with timings at half marathons (the half marathon is longer by a kilometer) while the timing for 50 km race walk (as of early 2019, the world record in the discipline was held by Yohann Diniz of France; 3:32:33) sits comfortably in full marathon territory despite 50 km being longer than a marathon. Irfan said, he never had any inclination of that sort. " I was never in doubt or wanting to shift to another sport,'' he said. One reason for this was his cadence; he called it " frequency.'' He has very good frequency in this movement, critical for race walking. " I had faith that I would do well,'' he said. In 2009, as SAI started weeding out over-age trainees, Bose told Irfan that it was time he looked for a job. Around this time, there was an inter-state athletics meet held in Kochi. At this meet Irfan met the race walking team from the Indian Army's Madras Regimental Center (MRC). Their coach P. S. Jalan, took note of his performance and asked if he would be interested in joining the army. Following trials at MRC, Irfan was selected. After the required medical tests in Bengaluru, he formally joined the Indian Army (Madras Regiment to be precise) on March 15, 2010. He reported to MRC in Ooty.
MRC had a sports company, which had in it the regiment's sports stars. It was coached by Subedar Ram Kumar. In September-October 2010, Irfan participated in an army sports meet featuring athletes drawn from its units in South India. He got gold in the 20 km race walk. After this, he moved to Hyderabad where the Southern Command maintained its sports team. At the inter-command sports meet, he finished first in 20 km. Selected to represent the army, Irfan next participated in the Services Meet where again he finished first. Thereafter at the 2011 National Games, he placed fourth. At the behest of Gurudev Singh, coach at the national camp, Irfan reported to the national camp in Bengaluru in June 2011. After about ten days of training under Gurudev Singh, on June 12, he secured silver at an inter-state championship in Bengaluru. That was his first medal at the national level, in senior category. Following this he shifted to National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala for the remaining period of the national camp. In September 2011, at the Open National Athletics Championship in Kolkata, Irfan secured gold.
At Gurudev Singh's suggestion Irfan was continuing on at NIS, when he was called to Ooty by the army to prepare for their internal competition. At this time, selection for the Asian Championships was on at NIS; two of his compatriots qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. Irfan missed out. Meanwhile Irfan hit gold at the army area meet. In March 2012, at the Federation Cup held in Patiala, Irfan resolved to do well. He set a new meet record of 1:22:14 in the 20 km race walk, which also sufficed to see him qualify for the London Olympics. Interestingly at four race walkers qualified and destined for London, race walking had significant representation in the Indian athletics squad for the event. Conditions were good in London. Irfan set a new national record in 20 km race walk at the Olympics; 1:20:21. He finished tenth in a field of 56 participants. He recalled warm, welcoming receptions in India after this achievement. Then it was back to national camp in Bengaluru.
In May 2013 at the IAAF World Challenge Meet in China, Irfan finished in 1:20:59 placing fourth. This gained him entry to the World Championships in Moscow in August 2013. In Moscow, he was disqualified; at the time of disqualification he was in fourth position in the race. Disqualification (it follows a series of cautions) is for losing leg contact with the ground and for not keeping the supporting leg straight. " Such mistakes usually happen due to the pressure of competition. The first warning does not affect you. The second one makes you conscious. It slows you down,'' Irfan said of how the process elicits toll on athletic performance. In 2013, Indian authorities commenced a national championship for race walking. That year Irfan didn't participate. He did, at the 2014 edition in Kochi, where he finished second in 20 km and qualified for the Asian Championships despite pulling his hamstring at around eighteenth kilometer. At the Asian Championships, he topped among participating Indian race walkers covering the distance in 1:21:41. In April, at the Federation Games, he returned a timing of 1:24:21, tad outside the qualifying mark for the upcoming Asian Games. Nevertheless based on previous performance, he made the cut. The training that followed was in Dharamshala. Somewhere during this phase, probably due to over-training or vitamin deficiency or maybe, both – he developed a stress fracture on his right ankle. Not realizing the gravity of injury he participated in the Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea and finished fourth in his discipline with a timing of 1:23:14. " There was pain. After the Asian Games, I rested for a month and then resumed training. But the pain came back. It was then that stress fracture was diagnosed,'' he said.
Of help in this phase was his signing up with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ); it had happened two years earlier in 2012. OGQ assisted with medical treatment. Recovery took time. Post Asian Games, Irfan was coached by Alexander Artsybashev, a Russian coach who had been working with the Indian race walking team. The next major event for Irfan was the 2016 Rio Olympics. The qualification for it was hoped to be achieved at the Open Race Walking Championships in Jaipur. Irfan placed fourth in Jaipur but he still made the cut for Rio; he clocked 1:22:45 against the qualifying mark of 1:24:00. According to Irfan, at Jaipur, as many as nine Indian race walkers made it home within the Olympic qualifying time. Then fortunes nosedived for the athlete from Kerala. The old hamstring injury he sustained in Kochi returned. Irfan couldn't participate in the Asian Championships; he also had to avoid the Olympics. But he continued at the national camp doing off-season training.
In 2017, he participated in the Open Race Walking Championships held in Delhi, where he finished first. At that year's Asian Race Walking Championships he secured a bronze medal. " It was my first medal at the international level,'' Irfan said. He followed that up with good timing – 1:21:45 – at the World Championships in London. But his position in the field wasn't as good. In 2018, he secured gold at the Open Race Walking Championships in Delhi with a timing of 1:21:31. It was good enough to qualify for both the upcoming Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. The first of these events was the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia in April 2018. The weather was terribly warm. Irfan didn't do well. He finished thirteenth in a field of 16. He got a caution in the first two kilometers; then a second. It rattled him and inhibited his performance. " It is my habit to spend the first three quarters or so of a race with the leading group. Given the cautions, I got scared, slowed down and missed being part of the lead group,'' he said. However, the worst was yet to come. Some days after the above mentioned race, news appeared of two Indian athletes – triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker K. T. Irfan – asked to leave the 2018 Commonwealth Games for violating the no-needle policy. The said policy was part of measures to weed out doping. According to published news reports a cleaner alerted Games officials to a used needle found in a cup in the room shared by the two athletes; a second needle was later discovered in a bag belonging to Rakesh Babu. The athletes said they had no idea how the needles got there. Games officials were not satisfied with their explanation. On April 17, 2018, Times of India reported that the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had challenged the decision to remove Irfan from the Games village. But the damage had already been done. Public perception of athlete altered with the media reports from Australia.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games was the lowest point in Irfan's career. " It was a difficult period,'' Irfan said. The first competition after the Commonwealth Games was the World Team Cup of May 2018. " I was mentally depressed after the Commonwealth Games. My timing at World Team Cup was quite bad,'' Irfan said. Three months later at the Asian Games in Jakarta, he was disqualified. " It happened at 15 km. Till that point I was in contention for bronze,'' he said. According to the media, four Indian race walkers including Irfan suffered disqualification at the 2018 Asian Games. It was a major setback for the squad. After the Asian Games, Irfan took a break for about a month. Around December 2018, he started training again. His coach now at the national camp in NIS, Patiala was Harminder Singh, former race walker and bronze medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. For coach and ward, ahead was the National Race Walking Championship scheduled in Chennai for February 2019. " It was a good competition. But the weather was very warm,'' Irfan said of the event, where he defended his national title in 20 km for the third time in a row but failed to qualify for the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship due in Doha. However, his timing in Chennai was good enough to earn him a berth for the upcoming Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan.
Located in Ishikawa Prefecture on Honshu, the largest among the islands constituting Japan, Nomi has a humid continental climate characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. According to Wikipedia, Nomi's average annual temperature is 14.1 degrees C. The temperatures are highest in August at around 26.8 degrees C; it is lowest in January at around 2.7 degrees C. The 2019 Asian Race Walking Championships were scheduled for March. " The weather was really good,'' Irfan said of conditions on race day in Nomi. One hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds after commencing the 20 km race walk, he was once again the stuff of positive news in India; he had become the first athlete from India to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On March 17, 2019 the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported: National record holder K. T. Irfan on Sunday became the first Indian from athletics to qualify for next year's Olympics while finishing fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan. A huge load was lifted from Irfan's shoulders. The long shadow of the 2018 Commonwealth Games seemed to recede. " I hadn't gone to Nomi hoping to qualify for the Olympics. I was looking to meet the qualifying standard for Doha. I am very happy with the outcome,'' Irfan said.
Irfan's personal best (also national record as of March 2019) was the timing he returned over 20 km at the 2012 London Olympics – 1:20:21. The world record for the same discipline (at the time of writing) was 1:16:36 held by Yusuke Suzuki of Japan. According to Irfan, in the 20 km discipline, the weakness of Indian race walkers is usually the last five kilometers. " For 15 kilometers we manage to stick with the leading group. Thereafter we begin to fade while the stronger race walkers in the field get quicker. If we try to go faster, we risk disqualification,'' he said. It highlights the points to focus on in training, as race walkers try to honor the sport's technical rules and still push pace despite exhaustion. With the means to identify loss of foot contact and bending of support leg, set to become more sophisticated and accurate, race walkers have their work cut out. It was now noon in Kuniyil and K. T. Irfan, glad for Nomi, was not looking that far into the sport's technological future. He was just happy to put all that bad press from Gold Coast behind, enjoy his days at home on leave from the national camp and when the break gets over, return to training for Doha and Tokyo. Just as we left the sturdy brick and mortar house that was now his home, he pointed to a small crumbling building on the edge of the compound. " That is where we used to live,'' he said. Half an hour later, I was on the bus back to Kozhikode.


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package org.apache.juddi.v3.client.transport;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

import javax.xml.ws.BindingProvider;

import org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException;
import org.apache.juddi.v3.client.JUDDIApiService;
import org.apache.juddi.v3.client.UDDIService;
import org.apache.juddi.v3.client.config.Property;
import org.apache.juddi.v3.client.config.UDDIClerkManager;
import org.apache.juddi.v3.client.config.UDDIClientContainer;
import org.apache.juddi.v3_service.JUDDIApiPortType;
import org.uddi.v3_service.UDDICustodyTransferPortType;
import org.uddi.v3_service.UDDIInquiryPortType;
import org.uddi.v3_service.UDDIPublicationPortType;
import org.uddi.v3_service.UDDISecurityPortType;
import org.uddi.v3_service.UDDISubscriptionListenerPortType;
import org.uddi.v3_service.UDDISubscriptionPortType;

public class JAXWSTransport extends Transport {

	String nodeName = null;
	String managerName = null;
	UDDIInquiryPortType inquiryService = null;
	UDDISecurityPortType securityService = null;
	UDDIPublicationPortType publishService = null;
	UDDISubscriptionPortType subscriptionService = null;
	UDDISubscriptionListenerPortType subscriptionListenerService = null;
	UDDICustodyTransferPortType custodyTransferService = null;
	JUDDIApiPortType publisherService = null;

	public JAXWSTransport() {
		super();
		this.nodeName = Transport.DEFAULT_NODE_NAME;
	}

	public JAXWSTransport(String nodeName) {
		super();
		this.nodeName = nodeName;
	}

	public JAXWSTransport(String managerName, String nodeName) {
		super();
		this.managerName = managerName;
		this.nodeName = nodeName;
	}

	public UDDIInquiryPortType getUDDIInquiryService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {

		if (inquiryService==null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getInquiryUrl();
				}
				UDDIService service = new UDDIService();
				inquiryService = service.getUDDIInquiryPort();
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) inquiryService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return inquiryService;
	}

	public UDDISecurityPortType getUDDISecurityService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {

		if (securityService==null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getSecurityUrl();
				}
				UDDIService service = new UDDIService();
				securityService = service.getUDDISecurityPort();
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) securityService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return securityService;
	}

	public UDDIPublicationPortType getUDDIPublishService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {

		if (publishService==null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getPublishUrl();
				}
				UDDIService service = new UDDIService();
				publishService = service.getUDDIPublicationPort();
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) publishService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return publishService;
	}

	public UDDISubscriptionPortType getUDDISubscriptionService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {

		if (subscriptionService==null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getSubscriptionUrl();
				}
				UDDIService service = new UDDIService();
				subscriptionService = service.getUDDISubscriptionPort();
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) subscriptionService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return subscriptionService;
	}

	public UDDISubscriptionListenerPortType getUDDISubscriptionListenerService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {
		if (subscriptionListenerService == null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getSubscriptionListenerUrl();
				}
				UDDIService service = new UDDIService();
				subscriptionListenerService = service.getUDDISubscriptionListenerPort();
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) subscriptionListenerService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return subscriptionListenerService;
	}

	public UDDICustodyTransferPortType getUDDICustodyTransferService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {
		if (custodyTransferService == null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getCustodyTransferUrl();
				}
				UDDIService service = new UDDIService();
				custodyTransferService = service.getUDDICustodyPort();
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) custodyTransferService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return custodyTransferService;
	}

	/**
	 * This is a jUDDI specific API
	 */
	public JUDDIApiPortType getJUDDIApiService(String endpointURL) throws TransportException {
		if (publisherService == null) {
			try {
				if (endpointURL==null)  {
					UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
					endpointURL = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getJuddiApiUrl();
				}
				JUDDIApiService service = new JUDDIApiService();
				publisherService = (JUDDIApiPortType) service.getPort(JUDDIApiPortType.class);
				Map<String, Object> requestContext = ((BindingProvider) publisherService).getRequestContext();
				requestContext.put(BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY, endpointURL);
				setCredentials(requestContext);
			} catch (Exception e) {
				throw new TransportException(e.getMessage(), e);
			}
		}
		return publisherService;
	}

	public String getNodeName() {
		return nodeName;
	}

	public void setNodeName(String nodeName) {
		this.nodeName = nodeName;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the credentials on the RequestContext if the services are protected
	 * by Basic Authentication. The username and password are obtained from the
	 * uddi.xml.
	 *
	 * @param requestContext
	 * @throws ConfigurationException
	 */
	private void setCredentials(Map<String, Object> requestContext) throws ConfigurationException {
		UDDIClerkManager manager = UDDIClientContainer.getUDDIClerkManager(managerName);
		Properties properties = manager.getClientConfig().getUDDINode(nodeName).getProperties();
		if (properties!=null) {
    		String username = null;
    		String password = null;
    		if (properties.containsKey(Property.BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME)) {
    			username = properties.getProperty(Property.BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME);
    		}
    		if (properties.containsKey(Property.BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD)) {
    			password = properties.getProperty(Property.BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD);
    		}
    		if (username!=null && password!=null) {
    			requestContext.put(BindingProvider.USERNAME_PROPERTY, username);
    			requestContext.put(BindingProvider.PASSWORD_PROPERTY, password);
    		}
		}
	}

}

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I took up playing trombone way back in 1979. For over 35 years, I've been spitting into the narrow end of a long piece of extendable metal pipe. Who would be crazy enough to take on such a humbling pursuit? And, of all the musical instruments available, why the trombone?
The simple reason I took up the trombone was because that's all they had left.
Was the trombone the best choice of instrument for me to play? I don't know. The simple reason for taking it up was that it was all that was left in the music department storeroom. I had already developed an interest in music early in high school. Inspired by Norman Gunston, my first musical pursuit was to teach myself to play the harmonica. I saw an advertisement in the 'New Idea' with the selling pitch, "become the life of the party". Excited by this prospect, I posted off my money and a few weeks later received my first harmonica along with a booklet explaining how to play it. Forthwith, I took my first steps along the road to a career in music.
The following year, I bought myself a ukulele. I really wanted to play the guitar, but the ukulele looked easier having only four strings instead of six. In addition, the price of $5.00 made it very accessible. I also purchased a tutor book and I was off again in my next musical quest. Once I could strum a few chords, I bought a neck brace for my harmonica so that I could play both instruments together.
By Year 10, I felt that I was ready to move onto something more serious, so I approached the school's music teacher and inquired about taking up a 'proper' instrument. Being halfway through the year, I was disappointed to discover that all the 'good' instrument had already been borrowed. So…what was left?
The music teacher opened the music storeroom, and there were about a dozen trombones. Nothing else. No other instruments. The choice was made for me on that day. We picked out one and I took it home. The following week, I started lessons. I have been playing ever since.
There was never any real love of the trombone. That's what was available, so that's what I played. I plodded away and even got accepted into the N.S.W. Conservatorium Of Music. It was there that I picked up the nick-name "Slide", which I have adopted as my actual name.
Becoming a singer seems to be a natural addition for trombone players. Well known examples are Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews), Nils Landgren and Fred Wesley.
Onya Slide! Would love to see you play if ever you came by Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula. Plenty of venues on the Pen!


With warmer weather finally on the rise, there are some fun and free events and activities in Whitewater that you won't want to miss out on. I have picked a few of the popular choices that are free to attend for anyone. If you are looking for something outside of the University Center, here are some local things to do you that should know about!
From May through November two popular and free events in Whitewater, WI are the Farmer's Market and the City Market. The Farmer's market run from the beginning of May until November and are at 8am-noon every Saturday. This is a great way to meet the locals and experience some new foods if you are willing to spend a few dollars, but it's a fun way to spend your morning just to walk around. The Whitewater City Market runs all year with a few exceptions and switches between outdoor and indoor depending on the season. These happen every Tuesday and the outdoor market includes live music and food trucks for tasty eats. This is a super fun activity if you and your friends and family want to get outside and spend some quality time with each other. This is also a good excuse to get outside for a bit!
The Nature Preserve trails are perfect for spring time when the grass is turning green and flowers are starting to bloom again. These trails are conveniently close to campus and are a great way to get some exercise and appreciate the great outdoors! The trails are easily walkable and easy to navigate which makes it more enjoyable for just a stroll to pass the time on a slow day. The area also includes trails that are open to biking, hiking, running, and walking. There are environments such as wetlands, prairies, and woodlands to observe while you explore the trails.
Whitewater Beach located on Whitewater Lake is a great place to swim or have a picnic on those warmer days. Not only can you swim, but you can just relax in the sand and tan, build a castle, or just chat with your friends. One of the most relaxing things to do is to enjoy a sandy beach next to the water. Keep this spot in mind when you need a day off and some fun in the sun! This is a popular spot to bring your friends or for a date out with your significant other and even for families. The beach is only fifteen minutes away, so you can easily plan a trip with friends!
The University Center isn't the only place on campus to get some free entertainment. If you are a fan of music and the arts, you should check out what's going on at our very own Greenhill Center of the Arts on campus. There are a ton of events posted online and many of them are free including concerts, galleries, and shows. Some free concerts coming up include orchestra, trumpet, and percussion concerts. These events are awesome date ideas for couples who want to do something different and have a reason to get dressed up. This is also a great idea to support local musicians and see and listen to all of their hard work!


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Chris Jones Band (CJB) is an Award winning Rock Band from the Pacific Northwest located near Seattle/Tacoma WA. CJB's unique sound cultivates from the diverse musical influences and backgrounds that each member brings alive in the music. Chris and Charlie both grew up in Washington, home to Alternative and Grunge Rock. Chris relocated to Coastal North Carolina for many years, adding that Southern Flare to his music. Charlie comes from generations of Classical and Old School trained musicians. And Jeremy, a Canadian born transplant to the Midwest then the Pacific Northwest, brings Soulful Bluesy influences with some harder edgier rock.
Jeremy and Chris had met while Chris was Touring in 2013-2014, the two stayed in contact and after the tour was over Chris relocated from North Carolina back to his home State, Washington. Jeremy brought his friend and old band mate, Charlie to meet and jam with Chris, and the band officially formed in June of 2014. They started playing covers of popular Rock, Country, and Pop music at local music venues around the PNW. They incorporated Chris' original music in with the covers, setting them apart from being just another cover band. They released their first set of original CJB music in 2017 (American Radio EP) and have been continuing to write and produce Hit Songs that have fans across the Globe raving about Chris Jones Band.
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Q: GUI Python Simple Calculator Using Django I'm trying to make a simple calculator with a graphical user interface using Django. I'm having trouble calculating any of the arithmetic operations (+,-,*,/) that what logic I have to apply in views.py files. Could someone help me out with this? I'm a beginner in Django...
views.py
def view_calc(request):

    a=int(request.POST.get('t1',0))
    b=int(request.POST.get('t2',0))
    if request.method=='GET':
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        return resp
    elif request.method=='POST':
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        elif 'btnsub' in request.POST:
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Omicron token is up 900% but why?
An unknown coin rose sharply and made a huge profit only because it shares its name with the latest COVID variant known as Omicron.
As a new COVID variant was identified and named Omicron by WHO, the Omicron token (OMIC) surged and hit a new ATH. This coin was not a popular one and only gained popularity for its homonymy with the COVID variant.
As a fork of the OlympusDAO DeFi protocol, this lucky token, Omicron, was created in November 2021. It's a yield farming project that is based on bonds, and it has nothing to do with the latest version of the Corona Virus.
During the early Asian trading session on Monday, OMIC reached $689, hitting a new ATH. On Saturday, the token was trading at $65 and it has made a 945% gain since then. Omicron's token, OMIC, reached an all-time high of $689 during the early Asian trading session on Monday. The token has gained another 200 percent today, bringing its total gain to a whopping 945 percent since Saturday, when it was trading at around $65 per token.
OMIC/USD 7days. Source: CoinGecko
No one would have guessed that naming a new COVID variant after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet could cause such a massive pump in the price of a token that only shares a name with it.
This dramatic jump in the OMIC's price is characterized as a "giant bubble," says Crypto critic Mr. Whale.
What is Omicron?
It's a reserve currency protocol that is on Arbitrum, the Ethereum layer-two network, and, of course, it's decentralized. Omicron was launched in November and its token is backed by cryptocurrencies such as USD Coin (USDC), stablecoin, and liquidity provider tokens, among other digital assets.
The OMIC/USDC pair has witnessed $454,000 in volume in the last 24 hours on the SushiSwap decentralized exchange. When word of the new COVID-19 variant was leaked late last week and the massive sell-off on Black Friday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes lost all of their November gains.
The cryptocurrency market is always a high-risk one. So always DYOR and don't buy or sell any digital asset without
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The holiday season is fast approaching, and most companies are starting their marketing strategies in line with it.
Knowing that every single company is planning out their promotion plans and strategy for the holidays, you would wonder what could make your marketing stand out among the others and what are the essentials that you should always execute for your strategy.
If this is a concern for you, this article is the right read for you since this will show you five different social media marketing strategies that you should incorporate in your plans this holiday season.
Challenging the bad omen that number 13 brings, these hand-picked tips are definitely dead serious. Adding up or reducing the number is not an option if these 13 tips are really what it takes for you to consider using Instagram as a marketing strategy in promoting the contents of your blog.
1. Fill in excellent and strikingly important content.
Picture your specific audience and make specific goals on how to influence them on things you want them to do. Plan everything. Think out of the box but remain in the box. Meaning, try to make your content unique and engaging but doesn't wander aimlessly far from your real objective.
Search engine optimisation and social media are two interwoven strategies.
Both of these approaches are inbound and organic strategies that look to create an appealing identity that will naturally attract visitors. Regarding social media, high-quality content must be relied on heavily along with a strong and visible brand presence.
Your SEO campaign can improve social media reach, and as many experts have stated, social media can have a significant impact on your search rankings.
Social Media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc. is considered as the most influencing medium nowadays since billions of people around the globe are using it.
People here interact and the news spread so fast that it can reach thousands of people in a minute. It has been the center of virtual interaction for most people since it is like a pool filled with so much information.


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Keywords: Appendicitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal appendicitis, neonate
Mammou S, Ayadi I, Hamida EB, Marrakchi Z. Acute neonatal appendicitis in a preterm. Afr J Paediatr Surg 2015;12:294-5
Mammou S, Ayadi I, Hamida EB, Marrakchi Z. Acute neonatal appendicitis in a preterm. Afr J Paediatr Surg [serial online] 2015 [cited 2023 Jan 31];12:294-5. Available from: https://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/text.asp?2015/12/4/294/172581
Few cases of acute appendicitis have been reported in the neonatal period. Less than 50 cases in the last 30 years were documented. [1],[2] The incidence of acute appendicitis ranges from 0.04% to 0.2%. [3],[4],[5] Its infrequency and its non-specific symptoms are responsible for difficulties of diagnosis and delayed adequate intervention. Its outcome is marked by rapid progression to perforation and peritonitis. It tends to occur in premature infants, and it is commonly associated with comorbidity. All these findings are a source of poor prognosis and high mortality.
Preterm baby boy was born by vaginal delivery at 32 weeks of gestation, to a 28-year-old primigravida mother. Antenatal steroids were given for premature rupture of membranes and spontaneous labour. Apgar was 9-10, and the examination was normal at birth. Birth weight was 1800 g and head circumference 30, 5 cm. He was admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit, and he was orally fed. He received antibiotics for elevated procalcitonin (0.45 ng/ml). On day 1, he presented fever (38.5°C) with screeches. C-reactive protein (CRP) was 77 mg/L, white blood cell (WBC) were 4,81 x 10 9 /l and lumbar puncture was normal. Haemoculture was positive for the Gram-negative bacillus. On day 2, he was intubated for severe apnoea, altered hemodynamic status and painful, distended and contractured abdomen. The volume of the gastric residual was large, but the appearance was clear. Stools were regular and normal. The abdominal X-ray, and the ultrasound showed non-abnormal signs. CRP increased to 155 mg/L. In the blood count, WBC was normal, but thrombocytopenia was noticed. The decision was exploratory laparotomy. Intraoperative findings revealed perforated appendicitis with peritonitis. Appendectomy and peritoneal lavage with warm saline were performed. The outcome was favourable. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis and did not show signs of Hirschprung's disease. The follow-up at 5 months of age was reassuring.
Acute neonatal appendicitis occurs in males in 75% of cases; [3],[6] and in 25 to 50% of the time it involves a preterm infant. Coexisting pathologic states are usually found: Prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), cytomegalovirus enterocolitis, mucormycosis, maternal chorioamnionitis, cardiopulmonary failure, hyaline membrane disease, inguinal hernia (amyand's hernia) (33%), Hirschprung's disease, [3],[7] cystic fibrosis, meconium plug syndrome, Down's syndrome, and congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
Symptomatology in acute neonatal appendicitis is non-specific, and the presentation can be identical to NEC. [8] In fact, most common clinical features reported in the literature were abdominal distention (90% of cases) and vomiting (40-60 %). Other symptoms included abdominal tenderness (37%), irritability (40%), temperature instability (32%), anorexia (42%), sepsis (28%), and respiratory signs (15%). [1],[3],[9] In some cases, no digestive signs were found, and the patient's physical examination was limited. [2] This misleading and atypical symptomatology makes the diagnosis difficult since there is also often comorbidity.
The routine investigations are not contributory to the diagnosis. Abdominal X-ray may be helpful when it shows free peritoneal air leading to early surgery. Ultrasound seems to be more effective, but it has limitations when the appendix is retrocecal or perforated. [1]
Although there has been a reduction in mortality over the last century, it remained as high as 28%. [1],[3],[4],[6] It is mainly due to the delayed surgical intervention since the recognition of the disease is difficult. Indeed, all cases reported were diagnosed at laparotomy or autopsy.
Management consists of simple appendectomy and peritoneal lavage with warm saline. Hirschprung's disease must always be ruled out on histopathology.
Although acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition of childhood, it is seldom evoked in the neonatal period. Considering it in the differential diagnosis of abdominal distention in the newborn allow precocious and adequate management leading to a better prognosis.
Schwartz KL, Gilad E, Sigalet D, Yu W, Wong AL. Neonatal acute appendicitis: A proposed algorithm for timely diagnosis. J Pediatr Surg 2011;46:2060-4.
Drapala B, Trognon B, Canarelli JP, Tamboura Tientcheu A, Bensatti L, Razarimanantsoa L, et al. Neonatal appendicitis. Arch Pediatr 2000;7:896-7.
Jancelewicz T, Kim G, Miniati D. Neonatal appendicitis: A new look at an old zebra. J Pediatr Surg 2008;43:e1-5.
Stiefel D, Stallmach T, Sacher P. Acute appendicitis in neonates: Complication or morbus sui generis? Pediatr Surg Int 1998;14:122-3.
Buntain WL, Krempe RE, Kraft JW. Neonatal appendicitis. Ala J Med Sci 1984;21:295-9.
Karaman A, Cavusoglu YH, Karaman I, Cakmak O. Seven cases of neonatal appendicitis with a review of the English language literature of the last century. Pediatr Surg Int 2003;19:707-9.
Beluffi G, Alberici E. Acute appendicitis in a premature baby. Eur Radiol 2002;12 Suppl 3:S152-4.
Kwong MS, Dinner M. Neonatal appendicitis masquerading as necrotizing enterocolitis. J Pediatr 1980;96:917-8.
Mohamed Amin el G, Al Jubouri S. Neonatal appendicitis with perforation: A case report. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep 2014;2:353-4.
1 Neonatal and infantile appendicitis still confuses minds: report of two cases
Mustafa Okumus, Adil Umut Zübarioglu
Annals of Pediatric Surgery. 2020; 16(1)


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Critics say Zoom is exporting Chinese censorship
The controversy comes at a challenging time for a company whose fortunes have soared during the pandemic yet faces stiff challengers in the video-meeting sector.
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Zoom goes public as video takes over conference rooms
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Video meetings have made it possible to work remotely from pretty much anywhere. But there's still no substitute for in person eye contact. And you have to do your hair.
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'The Magicians' Did What 'The Last of Us' 80-Minute Long Episode 3 Did In 5 Minutes
Pedro Pascal Takes on Clickers in 'SNL' Hosting Prep
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Agents of SHIELD Creators Talk Sif and May
old gods do new jobs
By Susana PoloMar 4th, 2014, 11:01 am
After a month's hiatus, Marvel's Agent's of SHIELD will return to screens tonight with "T.A.H.I.T.I." and soon with "Yes Men," a highly anticipated episode (by me, at least) featuring Jamie Alexander as Lady Sif of Asgard. What's it like to borrow a cape character straight out of Marvel's movie universe? On the occasion of the end of their long break, show creators Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon answered some questions for Comic Book Resources and touched on the female characters close to our hearts.
Tancharoen says she was most excited to be able to explore Sif's character and personality in a way that the movies have not been able to. She's a secondary character in Thor and Thor: The Dark World, but in SHIELD, as the episode guest star, the audience can "get to know her a little bit more… she has many, many scenes with our characters. Seeing the way she interacts with them, and also knowing her perspective, and why she's here, and her moral compass — that was very fun, to be able to dive into that." I'm happy to see that Whedon agrees that the "fish out of water stuff in Thor" were some of the highlights of the film, and says that there will be some of that in the episode, in addition to a bit of Coulson getting to fanboy out.
Why did it take so long to get any familiar costumes on the show? Says Whedon:
Initially, when we started the show, we had to be respectful to the films, so we didn't want to front-load it with a bunch of characters like that. In the Cinematic Universe, there are so few heroes that live on Earth and are humans, and we didn't want to all of a sudden say, "Yeah, but really there's a ton of them." Now that we've spent the time building to it, she can drop into our world without us having to talk for 20 whole minutes, "Oh my god, an alien just landed." It was different in that we didn't have to comment on the fact that she has full body armor and that she's from another planet, because we've spent enough time with our people. But it's also just a great one for the tone, which we like to vary on our show – go back and forth from action to comedy and drama. We got a nice mix of all of it with her, I think.
Tancharoen also commented on one of the show's subplots that I find to be most interesting: May and Ward's non-romantic sexual relationship.
It seemed like an organic development to us, because they're two people who are cut from the same cloth. If any two people on the bus would be in it just for the sex, May and Ward would be the ones who would be capable of pulling that off. Their no-strings attached, compartmentalized way of living — it seemed like it was a likely pair. …It just made sense: She's super sexy, he's super sexy, they're both incredible warriors, and their sex came out of a place of shared pain. It just made sense to us.
As I covered in my recap of the last episode of the series, "T.R.A.C.K.S.," Ward and May are having tensions within their relationship, but what I like most about it is that the show is pulling those tensions from the differences between the characters, not from preconceived notions about the viability or emotional health of non-romantic sexual relationships.
For the whole interview, including Tancharoen and Whedon telling everybody to stick around for the second half of the season when all the plot chickens come home to roost, and the debut of Bill Paxton's character, check out Comic Book Resources.
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Q: Estimating the distribution of a variable I am trying to estimate (fit) the distribution of a variable. The first step in doing so is to draw a normal probability plot. This is what I have obtained (using R):
qqnorm(x)
qqline(x)

This is the histogram of the data:

As you can see, there is a quadratic pattern in the normal probability plot, but most point fall ABOVE the reference line.
The end purpose for this analysis is to detect outliers. Estimating the distribution of this variable would allow me to determine the threshold to set to determine outliers.
What can we deduce from both the normality plot and the histogram, in terms of the distribution of x, and the outliers?
Thank you!

A: The data are clearly not normally distributed.
I really don't think there's any point in looking for points that would be outlying if it were normal. None of the points look to be outliers to me.
What is the actual problem being solved here? Why would it be important to identify the distribution of the data? Why would the data have a distribution of simple form?
It might be interesting to consider looking at similar displays for the logs of the data.
A hint: when doing histograms, use relatively more bars (I'd suggests leaning toward roughly doubling the default); the R defaults are too low.
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If you know your values are close to chi-square, and you're looking at a sum of such, then the combined variable should presumably also be close to chi-square. As such a Q-Q plot against the corresponding chi-square quantiles (with the relevant degrees of freedom) would be the obvious thing to use to identify points that don't fit with that model.
If you don't know the d.f. for these variables, the cube root should be approximately normal (the Wilson-Hilferty transformation), so a QQ plot of the cube roots against normal quantiles could be effective at identifying unusual points in that case.

A: I would plot kernel density distribution, that would give an idea of the shape of the PDF. Then you can think which distribution to try. In Matlab you can use ksdensity function, it will plot empirical probability distribution.
Better yet to think of the phenomenon you're studying and that may give an idea of what distribution is suitable.
Sums of $\chi^2$ r.v.s are $\chi^2$, where d.f. is a sum of d.f.s of constituents, see this note
if $\xi\sim\chi^2_\nu$, then $c\xi\sim\Gamma(\nu/2,2c)$ according to wiki

A: This is clearly a positive-valued distribution. There are many options to consider, for example, see
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_analysis#Distributions_used_in_survival_analysis
In addition to the options listed there, you may try lognormal. To test for it, simply log all your data, and make a qqnorm of the result.
Logging might also help with outliers. If the result looks roughly normal, then you can use a traditional procedure for outliers (such as making a boxplot in R and asking it to flag the outliers).
I'm not aware of nice equivalents to normal q-q plot in R.
However, Minitab (of which you might get a trial copy) has an easy-to-use battery of q-q plots oriented towards fitting a distribution: Gamma, Weibull etc etc


Who remembers Honey Boo Boo? In her heyday, she was a breakout star from TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras, and she later went on to have her own reality television show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, on the same network. Well, she's 12 years old now, and for such a young star, she's likely doing pretty well for herself financially, especially considering how much she made per episode on both her reality show series.
For anyone who somehow completely avoided the cultural phenomenon that was Honey Boo Boo, let's do a quick overview. The show Toddlers & Tiaras is about "the cutthroat world of child beauty pageants," according to TLC. And that's where Alana Thompson — also known as Honey Boo Boo — got her start. But she later had her own spinoff series, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which was later canceled but eventually aired the final episodes as part of a series that TLC dubbed Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: The Lost Episodes.
TLC has cancelled the series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and ended all activities around the series, effective immediately...Supporting the health and welfare of these remarkable children is our only priority. TLC is faithfully committed to the children's ongoing comfort and well-being.
But before the show was canceled, Honey Boo Boo reportedly made about $15,000 to $20,000 per episode, according to People. That's some serious money for a young girl, and Honey Boo Boo/Thompson hadn't even hit double digits in age when she was making that impressive paycheck.
However, Thompson apparently never really saw any of that money. It was placed in a trust account by TLC, and she would just receive a statement informing her of the amount she had made, according to People. So Honey Boo Boo is going to come into some serious cash one day, as long as the money actually ended up and stayed in that trust.
Although the show may be over, Honey Boo Boo still has her fans, and she keeps up with them thanks to social media, according to The Sun. She often posts photos and updates on her official Facebook page, which reportedly has more than one million followers.
Thompson may be worth as much as $800,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth. But that source also claimed that Honey Boo Boo made $50,000 per episode for Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which is quite a bit higher than other estimates.
By comparison, the Duggar family, which had a show on the same network as Thompson, likely earned between $25,000 and $40,000 for four or five days of work, according to reality producer Terence Michael and The Huffington Post back in 2012. And during an interview with Larry King on CNN in 2009, Jon Gosselin of TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 said he and his wife at the time, Kate, earned $22,500 per episode, which is more consistent with the figures Honey Boo Boo was likely earning.
Toddlers & Tiaras does not pay their kids. They survive off of finding unique stories that draw in viewers.
They don't even pay for the families' entry fees into the pageants. But the moms do it because it's good exposure for their little girls and that's exactly what they want.
Other information about earnings on that show is scarce, but the idea that parents have their kids participate more for exposure than money is not totally out of the realm of possibility.
But in any event, when she was on her hit reality show, Honey Boo Boo probably made some decent money per episode. It might not have been in the millions of dollars like some stars rake in, but she probably earned a decent paycheck that will hopefully be used wisely once the teenager finally gets a hold of it.


In 2001 Bingham County contracted with J-U-B Engineering Inc., to develop a Master Transportation Plan (MTP). The MTP was designed to have multi-purposes. One major component of the transportation plan was the conversion of existing digital County maps into a geographic information system (GIS) format.
The county provided a number of survey coordinates throughout the County as a guide to position existing digital mapping data. J-U-B's GIS group, Gateway Mapping, took those existing digital maps and adjusted them to fit the newly surveyed coordinates. Gateway Mapping developed the base map the county is using today to improve its mapping and data base history of roads, signs, approaches and other mapped layers.
GIS is computer technology that combines maps and data to provide a powerful infrastructure management tool. GIS records inventory, identifies risk or liability problems, provides operations and maintenance direction, and helps establish budgets.
In a more generic sense, GIS is a tool that allows users to create interactive queries (user created searches), analyze the spatial information, edit data, maps, and present the results of all these operations.
Currently, the following Bingham County departments utilize the GIS mapping that has been developed: Appraisers, Assessors, Clerks, Commissioners, Elections, Planning and Zoning, and the Treasurers Offices.
The Master Transportation Plan provided a GIS beginning for the County. This GIS development will continue to build and benefit the County for years to come.
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In court documents, an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent wrote that at least one witness has said Manafort reached out and seemed to be trying to coach them on what to say about his lobbying practices, The New York Times reports. Mueller's team claims Manafort has been engaged in a witness tampering, and therefore violated the conditions of his release.
Mueller's team is asking the Washington, D.C., federal court to revoke Manafort's current $10 million bail and is asking that the court "promptly schedule the hearing called for by the statute to determine Manafort's release status". But if Mueller "can persuade the judge that Manafort has in fact been attempting to tamper with witnesses, that will be a significant blow to Manafort's defense going forward", Whiting said.
Mr Manafort, 69, denies charges which include fraud.
Mr. Manafort is the most senior member of Mr. Trump's campaign to be indicted, although the charges do not relate to campaign activities.
"As only one of two people left who could become President, why wouldn't the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Department of "Justice" have told me that they were secretly investigating Paul Manafort", he asked on Twitter. If prosecutors introduce the charge at Manafort's trial, "it will change the feel of the case with respect to the judge", said Alex Whiting, a former assistant United States attorney from Boston and Washington, DC who is now a professor at Harvard Law School.
The two witnesses are also not named in court filings. Manafort was indicted in two courts on charges completely unrelated to the initial goal of the investigation, which has yet to produce any solid evidence in support of the collusion or obstruction claims.
One of the potential witnesses told the government that he believed Manafort's outreach was an effort to "suborn perjury", a criminal offense to induce a witness to lie under oath. Specifically, Manafort allegedly told Person D1 on February 26, "We should talk". Trump wrote in one tweet. I think, however, they were doing a number on Trump himself. He then asked if that could be arranged. Those potential witnesses, said to have been principals of a PR firm, are identified only as D1 and D2 in the court filings.


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Jan. 2, 2021 / 7:37 PM
NBA Hall of Famer and Coach Paul Westphal dead at 70
By Christen McCurdy
Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal smiles in the third quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 14, 2011. The Kings defeated the Knicks 93-83. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo
Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Paul Westphal, a five-time NBA All-Star and Hall of Fame Guard, has died, according to the Phoenix Suns. He was 70.
Westphal was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of cancer in the brain or spinal cord, in August.
"Westy will forever be remembered as a prominent Valley sports legend both on and off the court," Suns managing partner Robert Sarver said Saturday. "He built an illustrious career as both a player and a coach. His legacy ranks among the most quintessential basketball icons of all time."
Westphal played college basketball at the University of Southern California before being drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1972.
He won an NBA title with the Celtics in 1974, but was traded to Phoenix soon after.
In Phoenix Westphal doubled his scoring average to 20.5 per game and helped lead the Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance in 1976.
Westphal rounded out a 12-season career with the Seattle SuperSonics and the New York Knicks.
After retiring, Westphal helped lead the Dallas Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach, and then was a head coach for all or part of 10 seasons, with the Suns, the SuperSonics and the Sacramento Kings. He also led the Suns to the league playoff final in 1993.
He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019 in Springfield, Mass., as a player.
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
C4 Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
(Title of Class of Securities)
12529R107
(CUSIP Number)
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[x] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [x]
SEC Use Only
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
of Shares
Beneficially
Person With
5 Sole Voting Power
6 Shared Voting Power
522,036 shares
Refer to Item 4 below.
7 Sole Dispositive Power
8 Shared Dispositive Power
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
[ ] N/A
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)*
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN (Partnership)
Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC
OO (Limited Liability Company)
Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP
1,867,552 shares
Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC
Cormorant Asset Management, LP
Bihua Chen
IN (Individual)
Name of Issuer
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
490 Arsenal Way, Suite 200, Watertown, MA 02472
Name of Person Filing
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor
Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP - Cayman Islands
Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC - Delaware
Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP - Delaware
Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC - Delaware
Cormorant Asset Management, LP - Delaware
Bihua Chen - United States
Title of Class of Securities
CUSIP Number
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
Ownership***
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
Amount Beneficially Owned***
Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP – 522,036 shares
Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC – 522,036 shares
Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP – 1,867,552 shares
Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC – 1,867,552 shares
Cormorant Asset Management, LP – 2,490,068 shares
Bihua Chen – 2,490,068 shares
Percent of Class
Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP – 1.21%
Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC – 1.21%
Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP – 4.34%
Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC – 4.34%
Cormorant Asset Management, LP – 5.79%
Bihua Chen – 5.79%
Number of shares as to which such person has:
sole power to vote or to direct the vote
Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP - 0 shares
Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC - 0 shares
Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP – 0 shares
Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC – 0 shares
Cormorant Asset Management, LP - 0 shares
Bihua Chen - 0 shares
shared power to vote or to direct the vote
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
*** Shares reported herein for Cormorant Asset Management, LP represent shares which are beneficially by Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP (the "Master Fund") and Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP ("Fund I"), as reported herein, and a managed account (the "Account"). Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC, and Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC serve as the general partners of the Master Fund and Fund I, respectively. Cormorant Asset Management, LP serves as the investment manager to the Master Fund, Fund I and the Account. Bihua Chen serves as the managing member of Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC, Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC and the general partner of Cormorant Asset Management, LP. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
The percentages reported herein with respect to the Reporting Persons' holdings are calculated based upon (i) a statement in the Issuer's Prospectus dated October 1, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2020, that there would be 41,545,194 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding immediately after public offering to which the Prospectus related, without taking into account any additional shares of Common Stock that might be issued to the underwriters of the offering upon the exercise of their overallotment option, and (ii) the statement in the Issuer's press release dated October 6, 2020 that, at the closing of such offering, the Issuer sold an additional 1,440,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Notice of Dissolution of Group
Item 10.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
Exhibits Exhibit
99.1 Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
By: Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC
its General Partner
By: /s/ Bihua Chen
Bihua Chen, Managing Member
By: Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC
By: Cormorant Asset Management GP, LLC
/s/ Bihua Chen
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2020, is by and among Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP, Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC, Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund I, LP, Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC, Cormorant Asset Management, LP and Bihua Chen (collectively, the "Filers").
Each of the Filers may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on Schedule 13D and/or 13G with respect to shares of Common Stock of C4 Therapeutics, Inc. beneficially owned by them from time to time.
Pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 13(d)(1)(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Filers hereby agree to file a single statement on Schedule 13D and/or 13G (and any amendments thereto) on behalf of each of the Filers, and hereby further agree to file this Joint Filing Agreement as an exhibit to such statement, as required by such rule.
This Joint Filing Agreement may be terminated by any of the Filers upon written notice or such lesser period of notice as the Filers may mutually agree.
Executed and delivered as of the date first above written.


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UFC 81: Breaking Point fue un evento de artes marciales mixtas producido por la Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) el 21 de febrero de 2008 desde el Mandalay Bay Events Center en Las Vegas, Nevada.

Resultados

Tarjeta preliminar
  Keita Nakamura vs.  Rob Emerson
Emerson derrotó a Nakamura por decisión dividida (30-27, 28-29, 30-27).

  David Heath vs.  Tim Boetsch
Boetsch derrotó a Heath por TKO en el 4:52 de la 1ª ronda.

  Marvin Eastman vs.  Terry Martin
Eastman derrotó a Martin por decisión unánime (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

  Chris Lytle vs.  Kyle Bradley
Lytle derrotó a Bradley por TKO en el 0:33 de la 1ª ronda.

 Gleison Tibau vs.  Tyson Griffin
Griffin derrotó a Tibau por decisión unánime (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Tarjeta principal
  Rob Yundt vs.  Ricardo Almeida
Almeida derrotó a Yundt por submission (guillotine choke) en el 1:08 de la 1ª ronda.

  Jeremy Horn vs.  Nate Marquardt
Marquardt derrotó a Horn por submission (guillotine choke) en el 1:37 de la 2ª ronda.

  Frank Mir vs.  Brock Lesnar
Mir derrotó a Lesnar por submission (knee bar) en el 1:30 de la 1ª ronda.

  Tim Sylvia vs.  Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Nogueira derrotó a Sylvia por submission (guillotine choke) en el 1:28 de la 3ª ronda.

Premios extras
Los siguientes peleadores recibieron $60,000 extras.

 Combate de la noche: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia
 Knockout de la noche: Chris Lytle
 Submission de la noche: Frank Mir

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 UFC 81 Website
 UFC 81 fight card

Eventos de UFC
Artes marciales mixtas en Las Vegas

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Jan Atkinson
28a Hampstead High Street, London, NW3 1QA, United Kingdom 0203 504 7637
Jan Atkinson specialises in wills, estates and trusts and has over 30 years of experience representing global clients in complex cross-border tax and succession issues and estate disputes. Jan's practice focuses on high value international estate administration, and she is frequently appointed by the court as an independent administrator and litigation friend to resolve long running and complex estate disputes.
Ranked in Chambers HNW directory, Atkinson has formidable expertise. She is singled out for her knowledge in unravelling complex estate administrations with issues such as intervening deaths of beneficiaries and executors and representing clients under the Inheritance Act 1975. The directory comments that she is "incredibly dedicated and committed to her clients". One barrister says that she is "very able and can do both the non-contentious and contentious sides very well".
Jan has strong links with global practitioners who are leading specialists in their respective jurisdictions. Atkinson is well-regarded in the field for her active presence in the private client legal community. Her role on the former Law Society Private Client Section Executive Committee and her membership of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists mean her network is impeccable. She is also a registered Trust and Estate Practitioner and Contentious Trust and Probate Specialist and writes and lectures on inheritance issues.
Jan is ranked as a leading lawyer in Chambers HNW and in the Spears HNW guide. Jan works closely with the family law and property departments at Osbornes Law, providing specialist tax, trusts and wealth planning assistance to clients in connection with their financial settlements on divorce and property transactions. Two of the firm's divorce specialists are also featured in the Tatler Advisory Address Book.
Osbornes Law is an award-winning private client law firm based in London. With a large international clientele as well as a strong local presence, Osbornes has a reputation for not only delivering the highest standard of legal advice but also for excelling in client care. The firm is consistently ranked as a leading law firm in London and the UK and features in The Times Best Law Firm Guide. Across the firm's practice areas, it has lawyers who are leaders in their field, who attract complex, high-profile cases. The firm has 22 partners and a total of 150 staff.


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Pa. Supreme Court bars release of priest sex abuse investigation findings
By Emily Rolen
PhillyVoice Staff
Supreme Court Catholic Church
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it is halting the release of a report detailing widespread sexual abuse and misconduct by priests and it's not yet clear why.
The Supreme Court didn't immediately explain the reason for the order, but it bars Grand Supervisor Judge Norman Krumenacker and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro from releasing the report without the highest court's permission.
Shapiro released a statement immediately following the announcement, saying his team "will continue fighting tirelessly to make sure the victims of this abuse are able to tell their stories and the findings of the investigation are made public to the people of Pennsylvania."
Victims of this institutional sexual abuse deserve to tell their stories to the people of Pennsylvania.
We will continue fighting to give a voice to those who have suffered so greatly. They must not be silenced. pic.twitter.com/IUiwFcuKjK
— AG Josh Shapiro (@PAAttorneyGen) June 20, 2018
This report is said to detail a two-year investigation that includes six of the state's eight dioceses. Priest abuse in Philadelphia is not included, but has been previously documented.
Emily Rolen
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16 April, 1912 marked a dream come true for the market gardeners of Soller, a lush valley tucked between the majestic Serra de Tramuntana mountains on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Carrying a cache of Soller oranges, the flower adorned 'Orange Tram' passed cheering crowds on its maiden journey which marked the start of the crucial link to the island capital of Palma. Residents of the town had bought shares in the railway company and raised 3.5 million Pesetas to help build the train track to carry their produce to the markets.
Today, more than a hundred years later, guests at the Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa can relive this historical journey as they travel to Soller town on the historical Orange Tram. After passing through beautiful olive groves, guests discover another surprise at the Soller train station, which features original works by legendary artists Joan Miro and Picasso.