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Album Review: The Joy Formidable – AAARTH
September 22, 2018 August 15, 2018 / James Fenney
The Joy Formidable – AAARTH
There's so much music in the world that when it comes to reviewing records I am just spoilt for choice. I check out loads of potential albums and end up turning them away, not even because they are bad a lot of the time, more because they don't stand out from the crowd as something unique and interesting enough. Welsh trio The Joy Formidable's last record Hitch sadly fell into this category. However, just from that vibrant and bewildering artwork and peculiar title, it was pretty obvious that the band had something different to offer with this latest release. AAARTH has no shortage of character, taking the no-holds-barred raucous rock of previous releases and giving it a mystical reinvention. 'The Wrong Side' feels like Coheed and Cambria's 'In Keeping Secrets…' has been remixed by The Flaming Lips, while 'Dance of the Lotus' carries far Eastern vibes that sound like they've come straight from some dystopian future.
The record's most experimental offering 'Cicada (Land on your Back)' is an otherworldly desert voyage akin to 'Kashmir', complete with sitar sounds and a menacing drone like an oncoming sand storm. Even the more subtle flourishes though can still make serious waves. The cascading piano overlaying the heavy riffs in the latter half of 'Go Loving' is enough to make it stand out as one of my highlights. The album still has its missteps, the opening track ends up being a tad too eccentric and the softer moments feel a bit out of place and unnecessary, but overall it's still a stunning transformation. AAARTH is like an unassuming character from some fantastical tale suddenly revealing their true strength. Though there are no Herculean feats to be found just yet, the band have flexed their muscles enough to show that there is the potential here for something truly mighty.
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Bernese is the adjectival form for the canton of Bern or for Bern.

Bernese may also refer to:

 Bernese German, a Swiss German dialect of Alemannic origin generally spoken in the canton of Bern and its capital, and in some neighbouring regions
 Bernese Mountain Dog, a member of the Swiss mountain dog breeds

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20 Aug 2012 by Kristin Tarr.
Elya has over 10 years of extensive experience in the web hosting industry. As the VP of Customer Care she is responsible for all aspects of SoftCom's Customer Support including management of all the internal and external teams and vendors.
Founded in 1997, SoftCom Inc. is an industry leading provider of Cloud Hosting and Business Communication services to more than 2.5 Million users with support of 26 languages in 140 countries worldwide.
Elya is incredibly focused on initiatives to improve their customer's experiences.
"One of our initiatives I would definitely like to point out is our customer onboarding process," said Elya. "It's a three-stage process, we onboard the customers as soon as the order is submitted. Within 10 minutes a call is being placed to welcome them aboard."
Two more calls are placed within the next week, just to be sure customers are having a painless, easy onboarding experience.
At HostingCon, Elya was excited to meet with companies to partner with.
"We are looking for partnerships to enhance the customer experience," said Elya.
When it comes to dealing with the customers directly, Elya welcomes to opportunity and even gets to practice her Russian.
"I think the executive team has to be involved and connect with the customer base," said Elya.
At HostingCon 2012, CloudFlare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn sat down with 28 leading experts in the hosting industry. Their conversations were captured live and offer insight into the latest trends and news in hosting.


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Justin Lanning (born 21 February 1973) is an English former ice dancer. He is the 1993 British national champion with Marika Humphreys and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Chantal Lefebvre for Canada.

Career
Justin Lanning originally competed with Marika Humphreys for the United Kingdom. After winning the 1993 British national title, they were sent to the 1993 European Championships, where they placed 12th, and to the 1993 World Championships, where they finished 17th. The following season, they took silver nationally and placed 16th at the 1994 World Championships.

Lanning skated with Czech ice dancer Radmila Chroboková in the 1997–98 season. He teamed up with Chantal Lefebvre to compete for Canada in October 1999. They won gold at the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy and bronze at the 2001 Finlandia Trophy. They were coached by Kelly Johnson, David Islam, and Pavol Porac. Their partnership ended in 2002. Lanning retired from competition and now works as a dance coach with Skate Canada.

Results
GP: Grand Prix

With Lefebvre for Canada

With Chroboková for the United Kingdom

With Humphreys for the United Kingdom

Programs
(with Lefebvre)

References

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1973 births
English male ice dancers
Canadian male ice dancers
Living people
Sportspeople from London
English emigrants to Canada


For the end of the project « IdEATE – – Improved Employability and Apprenticeship in the Tourism Sector », a final conference will take place at the European Parliament, with the cooperation of MEP Istvan Ujhelyi, Vice-Chair of the EU Tourism Task Force. The conference addresses the main issues of the employability of jobseekers in the tourism sector and explains the current initiatives and policies for the skills development in tourism. The debate will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and best practices, in view of important EU-level initiatives such as the New Skills Agenda for Europe, the Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills in tourism, the European Tourism Manifesto.
The event will take place on Thursday 12th April from 12:00 to 13:30 at the European Parliament, Room AS3G-2.


EquineEssentials really is "Endorsed by a Horse"!
Earl Grey is proudly bred and owned by Rideaufield Farms of Merrickville, Ontario. A most successful show horse and sire, Earl Grey was the 2001 US National Top Ten Futurity Champion Colt and Eastern Canadian Breeders Champion Stallion. In 2004, he was named Region 18 Champion Stallion. His foals showing have been Champion in Canada and the United States. Visit www.rideaufield.com for more information.
All Earl Grey photos on this site are courtesy of Terry Ekdahl.
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Product Panel results in the May/07 issue of Western Horse Review!
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A Crimson Kiss – Timeless Events and Classic Cocktails: No 189: Me!
John is a cookies and milk kind of guy. Never having been exposed to such delights before I meet John, I am now a cookies and milk kind of girl. Honest, we will crawl out of a warm bed in the middle of January for cookies at midnight if the craving strikes hard enough. So to honor that, I want to send guests off with our favorite way to end an evening. For now, John's favorite cookies are Pepperidge Farm's Tahiti cookies, a coconut with chocolate that are to die for, but I'd love to do several different kinds. And as far as milk is concerned, we're sure to have a serious debate. John will lobby for whole, while I defend the health benefits of skim, and we'll probably serve 2%, because it's the best to dunk cookies in. Photo c/o Martha Stewart Weddings.


Cooperation is a strategic tool for businesses. Cooperation helps the commercial activity of small and medium-size companies to stay competitive in the respective market. Other positive results of cooperation are a rise of the innovative energy of the company, the extension and exchange of know-how.


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The primary reason why most homeowners schedule drain cleaning services is to remove a blockage or reduce the risk of blockages. Drain cleaning will do that and more! By cleaning the drains regularly, you can prevent blockages from forming. The interior of the pipe will be cleaner, allowing waste and water to flow freely.
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LYNN — In an impressive showing for the KIPP Academy boys basketball team, the Panthers treated their home fans to a 52-25 win over the visiting Excel Wolves on Tuesday night.
The Panthers stormed out to an early lead and never looked back, closing their victory by out-scoring the Wolves 26-17 in the second half. With the win, the Panthers remain undefeated on the season at 6-0.
Leading the way for the Panthers was first-year starter Abdoul Barry, who scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds. Barry provided a strong presence in the paint, one that was tough for Excel to defend.
KIPP's Dominic Jette added nine points with four rebounds, Wallace Reed tallied eight points and Tona Puati finished with seven points in the winning effort. All three of them starred on KIPP's football team this past fall season.
LYNN — The KIPP Academy girls basketball team found a winning formula Tuesday evening when the Panthers hosted Excel. KIPP scored early and often, built a comfortable lead and played stout defense the rest of the way. The end result was 45-15 win for the Panthers, KIPP's third victory of the season.
KIPP captains Nayeli Germosen and Destiny Coley-Payas each scored 16 points to lead the Panthers in the right direction.
Naudia Resnek added seven points and Kayla Keel finished with five points in the winning effort.
The Panthers took advantage of their opportunities in the first half and set the tone from the early going. KIPP worked its way to a 25-14 lead at the end of the first half, the start the Panthers were hoping for.
LYNN — Eighth graders at KIPP Academy spent the past month embracing the world of engineering design and STEM research so they could lend helping hands.
Project Lead the Way brings hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) experiences into classrooms. As part of this new curriculum, students at the local charter school used 3D printers to design therapeutic toys for children with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child's brain is under development, — before birth, during birth, or immediately after birth. The disorder affects body movement and muscle coordination.


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Meet the 'super banana' – a vitamin-enriched upgrade that could save lives
A million African children die or go blind every year due to vitamin A deficiency – but a new genetically modified strain of banana might help put a stop to that
Banana boost … the new GM 'super banana' is enriched with alpha and beta-carotene, making the fruit itself orange rather than cream-coloured. Photograph: Alamy
Tue 17 Jun 2014 10.24 EDT
Name: Super banana.
Age: Very new.
Appearance: Coming soon.
A super banana? D'you mean that, unwilling to rest on its laurels as already the world's most amusing fruit, the banana has joined the list of superfoods, alongside garlic, goji berries, blueberries, broccoli and the like? No.
Are we talking about just one banana? That has served the banana community selflessly for years and upon whom there has been conferred some kind of banana honour? No.
So all that's left is – banana superhero! Wow! Like Bananaman but an actual banana! That I should have lived to see such times! Incredible! No, this is a genetically modified banana with the potential to improve the lives of millions, if the current human trials, which have just begun, go well.
But that's even more super! How is it going to do this? The super banana is enriched with alpha and beta-carotene (making it orange rather than cream-coloured), which the body converts to Vitamin A.
Are people in Africa short of Vitamin A? They are indeed. About a million children a year die or go blind because of it. This modified form of the Highland or East African cooking banana, one of the staple foods in the region, should go a long way towards rectifying this.
This is not a super banana. This is an excellent banana. A splendid banana. Top banana?
How did I not get there? I don't know. I thought of it minutes ago. Just been waiting for the right time.
Well, kudos. But tell me more. Who's behind this potentially life-saving plantain? Professor James Dale is the head of the nine-year project, funded by nearly £6m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.
He must be pleased. But I've been around too long not to ask – are there any downsides? The usual questions about the unknown possible consequences of genetic engineering. Dr Helen Wallace of GeneWatch points out that there is evidence that too much beta carotene can be carcinogenic – what if people without the vitamin deficiency eat the fruit?
Couldn't they just stay away from the orange ones? If they know their current vitamin levels, sure.
Ah. Anyway, hopefully everything will turn out at least super-ish in the end.
Do say: "What an amazing capacity for good science and humanity possess!"
Don't say: "This one looks like a willy! Call That's Life!"
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Nutrition and development

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Screen time hurts children? The treatment that changes everything we thought
In recent years, more and more studies have flooded us that prolonged exposure to screens can produce developmental delays in children. Therefore, it is not uncommon to find parents who are afraid to seat their children in front of a game console, which can make them concentrate for long hours in front of the screen and make them forget the outside world. But what if we reveal to you that if you expose your children for a limited period of time, it can actually benefit and improve the child's abilities?
Such a special project is currently underway in the ultra-Orthodox city of Elad. Not exactly the first place that comes to mind when saying the word "XBOX", but the results on the ground show that it works. Zohar Oren, an occupational therapist at the new Caro Clinic of Clalit Health Services in the city of Elad, allows the young children who come to the clinic to play with the Kinect camera and VR games, thus improving their abilities.
"In fact, the use of VR has been around for a long time, but mainly in adult therapies. A few years ago they decided to try and incorporate it in working with children not only in the rehabilitative aspect but also in the developmental aspect. I chose XBOX because it cannot be cheated. In other consoles "You can only use the hand, but not the Xbox. The Kinect forces you to activate the whole body. The difficulty was finding games, also because Microsoft stopped the development of the Kinect, so we were stuck with a limited number of games," says Zohar, who is currently moving to Clalit's new complex , Which will bring together all the medical services offered by the HMO, including a child development center that has already begun its activities.
Zohar's clinic at the new Caro Clinic (Photo: Private)
Zohar explains that even before the world of technological games, children would undergo occupational therapy with the help of other games, but with the Xbox, the therapist has the option to analyze the problems faster and formulate the treatment method: "Once you take a device Just a game, you can really see what parts the child is working on – reaction delay, power regulation, etc., which are answered in an unusual way and the children connect to it. "Adventures that force the child to move. If he does it right, after a few minutes he gets tired, and so he does not stay 'stuck' for hours in front of the screen."
"I myself warn parents against overusing screens, it's really unhealthy, but it can not be ignored that the current generation is already where the screen is needed. So if already, we will use it to help them develop. If we take for example children who are afraid to participate in playgrounds "So after 3-4 such sessions, there were parents who already reported that the child joined the games and participated like everyone else. Even if you do not necessarily see an immediate improvement in jumping or running ability, there is an improvement in his desire to experience games in the real world."
Although Zohar treats children up to the age of 9, he only starts the possibility of kinect games from the age of 5: "Below that it is more difficult for them. The treatment is built like any other occupational therapy, with all the traditional tools and games, "They are given the opportunity to play Xbox at the end of each treatment and the effect is seen almost immediately."
Kinect play therapy (Photo: Private Collection)
According to Zohar, there is no difference between the ultra-Orthodox and the secular patients, despite the technological gap that can be imagined. "The advantage of the console is that you can build a character from scratch. So boys give a character of Ben and the problem is solved, really you can control everything. There were also parents who refused, but few. There were more cases of parents who after seeing the eye care, they searched .
So how does this actually happen? Take for example a game that simulates a messenger race. According to Zohar, the child will have to raise his knees in front of the camera to a certain height, in order for the character to start running. If he fails, or gets lazy, the character will go. If he does not jump to a sufficient height, his character will get stuck in an obstacle and fall. "The feedback is actually right in front of the child's eyes. His desire to succeed helps him move faster."
And it did not stop there: "There was a patient who came with a number of difficulties, including difficulty writing, weight problems and emotional problems. Working in front of the Xbox motivated him to try things he was afraid of before. For example the subject of writing – he refused to write in class, so to play, he was "He had to sit down and write the instructions of the game beforehand. He wanted to play so he sat down to write. He saw that he was writing and succeeding and that the world was not collapsing and it progressed from there.
As mentioned, Zohar is currently moving to a new clinic, also in Elad, which will concentrate all Clalit's child care services, including communication clinics, physiotherapy, child psychologist, child social worker, doctor specializing in child development and of course occupational therapy alongside the Child Development Center. The Caro Clinic already has family and pediatric services today, and in the future it will also include a spacious pharmacy and a women's health center. Upon completion, it is expected to be Clalit's largest medical center in the country for the ultra-Orthodox sector, in order to facilitate their treatments by concentrating them under one structure.
Zohar Oren, Occupational Therapy Therapist for Children (Photo: Private Collection)
In the new location, Zohar was given a larger area so that he could reach the full potential of the treatment using the Xbox.
Like every element in our lives in the last two years, the corona has played a role in this issue as well. "When I went to present the idea to the decision makers, I explained that apart from the treatment, the console would also help children who are locked in isolation and isolation at home not to get bored and neglect their treatment. "They raised an eyebrow, but confirmed and we started doing it in Elad. The ultra-Orthodox parents also raised an eyebrow at first, but when they saw the effect and realized how much it helps the child, the fear was removed and we were able to do amazing things," Zohar concluded.
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Welcome to the Miami Operations Center!
We opened our Operations Center in Miami in 2014, marking Jetex's first location in the US, the world's largest business aviation market. In 2017, we moved to our new location at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport [KOPF].
Our Miami Operations center operates 24/7 and manages all of the operations traveling in the U.S.A and Latin America. It is through this operations center that we ensure our trips go smoothly and to perfection. From permits and permissions to fueling and ground handling, our Miami team does it all!
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Extracting pen trajectories from static signatures¶
Dr Emli-Mari Nel (PhD)
Background¶
Handwritten signatures are still a common way of identifying yourself. Perhaps surprisingly, the verification of your signature is still mostly done by a human. Human interaction is required because automated signature verification systems are generally too unreliable to deal with skilled forgeries. The main problem is probably the number of false negatives, i.e. genuine signatures that are falsely rejected (which can potentially be annoying to the customer).
Be that is it may, there are two different types of signatures one has to consider—the static signature on a document, and the dynamic signature recorded on a special tablet. The latter is more secure than the former because dynamic information usually not available to the would-be forger, is also recorded. This includes, the pen trajectory (x and y coordinates), pen pressure, pen angle, and pen tilt.
Very effective systems typically based on Hidden Markov Models are available for dynamic signatures. Unfortunately the dynamic information is generally not available for static signatures, leaving them more vulnerable to attack by forgers. The question is whether it is possible to extract dynamic information from static signatures. For example is it clear which path the pen traced out in order to produce the signature on the right?
It is not easy to extract the pen trajectory from a static image, certainly not for a computer. Additional information is required. We assume that a dynamic exemplar of the individual's signature is available. Typically this will be provided at the time of registration. The basic idea is to build an Hidden Markov Model of the static signature. Note that there is no training involved; all the transition probabilities as well as the emission pdf's are obtained through trial and error. The dynamic exemplar is then matched to the HMM of the static signature. Using the Viterbi algorithm the optimal state sequence is extracted and this becomes the pen trajectory of the static signature.
In fact, the HMM is not build for the static signature but for a skeleton extracted from the static signature. This is not entirely straightforward since care must be taken that all possible connections through complicated areas (areas with a large number of intersections) are preserved.
The video shows the exemplar dynamic trajectory as well as the trajectory extracted from the static signature. The web-like structure of the skeleton might be of some interest—it can be easily removed but is retained in order to ensure that all the possible connections are preserved.
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Hi! My name is Rosalyne Cavanaugh and I was born and raised in beautiful St. George, Utah! I have been dancing since I was three years old and have not stopped since. I was on a few local dance teams in St. George between the ages of 3-9 and was on PIZAZZ Dance Team from third grade to my first year of college. Along with PIZAZZ, I was on the advanced All-Starzz tryout team for 7 years, seventh grade to my first year of college. I served as co-captain, student and technique coach, and was awarded dancer of the year twice along with being an 11 year member. I've had training in many dance styles such as jazz, modern, tap, ballet, contemporary, hip-hop and military. I took a year and a half off as I served an LDS mission in Santa Rosa, California and have loved getting back into the grove of dancing again. Dancing has always been a huge part of my life. It has helped shape who I am today and I couldn't be more thankful for the talent of dancing I have been given. If I'm not dancing, you can catch me enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery Southern Utah has to offer! I am currently attending Dixie State University and will be going into the Dental Hygiene field. I'm so grateful I found Moxi and am excited to keep doing what I love!!


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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1950 > December 1950 Decisions > G.R. No. L-3545 December 29, 1950 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. JOSE VILLARUEL
THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSE VILLARUEL, Defendant-Appellant.
Ramon Duterte, Cecilio V. Giuuamac, Gaud P. Montecilio and Antolin G. Rubillos and Teotimo T. Oliveros, for Appellant.
First Assistant Solicitor General Roberto A. Gianzon and Solicitor Esmeraldo Umali, for Appellee.
1. CRIMINAL LAW; HOMICIDE; EVIDENCE; CREDIBILITY OF PROSECUTING WITNESS. — Evidence introduced by the defense as to the inherent improbability of the testimony of a prosecuting witness will not matter much where the court finds nothing really incredible in what the said witness has narrated, and her trustworthiness as a witness has been especially mentioned by the trial judge, who took note of her conduct on the stand and her manner of testifying, and it does not appear that she had any grudge against the accused.
2. ID.; ID.; IDENTITY OF THE ACCUSED. — Where a witness personally knew the accused, saw him in the house, which was lighted knew the accused, saw him in the house, which was lighted, and readily gave his name to the agents of the authorities whom she met after fleeing from the house, her identification of the accused cannot be doubted.
REYES, J.:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Cebu convicting Jose Villaruel of murder for the killing of Nu Chiang Yu alias Conchita and sentencing him to an indeterminate penalty. The case has been certified to us by the Court of Appeals on the ground that the penalty imposable is death.
It is undisputed that in the evening of December 19, 1937, while Conchita was in her room in her house in the poblacion of Madridejos, Bantayan Island, province of Cebu, she was assaulted, beaten, and seriously injured as a result of which she died the following morning. The only question is the identity of the assailant.
Testifying for the prosecution, Albina Espino, Conchita's maid, declared that after taking supper that night she and her mistress retired to their respective rooms, which were adjacent to each other. They were then alone in the house for Conchita's husband, Chia Check, was away. At about 9 o'clock p. m. Albina heard the sound of a blow coming from the room of her mistress. She called her mistress but received no answer. Instead, she only heard groans. Suspecting foul play, she cried for help but got no response. Getting up from bed she saw the accused Jose Villaruel, who, having apparently come out of her mistress room, was now opening the door of the room wherein salt was stored. Very much frightened, Albina took to her heels jumped over the fence and sought aid at the market place. There she met three policemen to whom she reported what had happened, telling them that whom she reported what had happened, telling them that The policemen followed her to the house and there found Conchita with a broken forehead but still alive, though she could no longer move or talk. Beside her was piece of wood introduced in evidence as Exhibit B. Albina immediately called a doctor, but despite his ministration Conchita died the following morning. It would also appear from Albina's testimony that although the doors of the house were closed, the intruder could have gotten in through the back-door, which was in bad condition.
According to the doctor who treated the deceased, the cause of death was fracture of the frontal bone, brain concusion, and internal hemorrhage. He said that the fracture could have been produced by a blow with the piece of wood Exhibit B.
The accused tried to prove an alibi. Though admitting having been to the poblacion of Madridejos in the afternoon of the day of the crime, he declared with the corroboration of his brother and mother-in-law that late in the afternoon of that day he left with them for Bantayan, which was about 15 kilometers away, and from there proceeded to the barrio of Sunko 5 kilometers farther, and that after a drinking spree in his mother-in-law's house, he went to bed at about 10 o'clock in the evening and did not get up until the following morning.
The case hinges on the credibility of the witnesses. The defense questions the veracity of the prosecution witness Albina Espino on the ground that her story is inherently improbable. But we find nothing really incredible in what she narrated, and her trustworthiness as a witness has been especially mentioned by the trial judge, who took note of her conduct on the stand and her manner of testifying. Moreover, it does not appear that she had any grudge against the accused.
There can be no doubt as to Albina's identification of the accused, for there was light in the house that night and she could have had no difficulty in recognizing him because she had known him for some time and had seen him in town in the afternoon of that day. His must have been to her a familiar face for he had been buying cigarettes in her master's store and even his nickname - Dokdok - was known to her. That she actually recognized him when she saw him open the door to the salt-bin after leaving the room of the deceased may also be inferred from the fact that she readily named him as the assailant when, after fleeing from the house, she met the policemen in the market. Even the vice-mayor, who as a witness for the defense, testified that he learned of the crime on the day following and made an investigation, had to admit that Albina did inform him that the accused was the author thereof. Albina's identification of the accused is not weakened by a statement in the report of Pvt. Ladislao Bacolod, of the Philippine Constabulary, made 4 days after the crime, to the effect that Conchita had been murdered by "unknown persons." Though a witness for the defense, Bacolod explained that he included that statement in his report because at that time the murderer was still at large. Moreover, the report also names the accused and his brother as the suspects.
With nothing to support it except the testimony of close relatives and weakened as it is by the testimony of defendant's own nephew who claims to have seen him near the house of the deceased at 7 o'clock on the night of the crime, defendant's alibi is not convincing. It can not prevail over Albina's positive identification of the accused as the person who came out of her mistress' room that night.
While proof of motive is not essential to conviction where the commission of the crime is clearly established, still it may be mentioned that in Bacolod's report, which was presented as evidence for the defense, it is recorded that the "murderer" had taken P380 from the trunk and P60 from the store.
After going over the evidence, we are satisfied that appellant's identity as the author of Conchita's death has been sufficiently established. Defendant cannot, however, be convicted of murder, for though the information alleges premeditation and treachery, those qualifying circumstances have not been proved. All that can be deduced from the evidence is that the deceased died as a result of injuries inflicted with a piece of wood. But no one actually saw the details of the assault and there is nothing to indicate that it was perpetrated with premeditation and alevosia. Defendant might conceivably be guilty of robbery with homicide. But no robbery is alleged in the information. At most then defendant could be convicted only of homicide aggravated by the circumstances of dwelling and nighttime with no mitigation.
Wherefore, the judgment appealed from is modified and the appellant declared guilty of homicide and sentenced to an indeterminate penalty of from 12 years of prision mayor to 20 years of reclusion temporal, with the accessory penalties prescribed by law, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P6,000, and to pay costs.
Moran, C.J., Pablo, Bengzon, Padilla, Tuason, Montemayor and Jugo, JJ., concur.
Moran, C.J., Mr. Justice Paras and Mr. Justice Feria voted as is ordered in this decision.


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Balta unicolor är en kackerlacksart som först beskrevs av Lucien Chopard 1929.  Balta unicolor ingår i släktet Balta och familjen småkackerlackor.

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MUMBAI, India – Carbon back producer Birla Carbon has been awarded a Gold Recognition Level in sustainability performance pursuant to a survey conducted by EcoVadis. The survey also places Birla Carbon among the top 2% of all performers in the survey.
EcoVadis based its findings on Birla Carbon's fourth sustainability report, titled "Maximizing our Potential Through Sustainable Operational Excellence," for its analysis. The report focuses on Birla Carbon's Sustainable Operational Excellence strategy, which is driving sustainable business growth. EcoVadis recognized Birla Carbon as being part of the top 3% in its industry sector (manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products) and has also placed the company in the top 4% in the same category for its fair and effective labor practices.
EcoVadis is a collaborative platform enabling companies to monitor the sustainable performance of their suppliers. EcoVadis uses its unique CSR assessment system with a methodology covering 150 purchasing categories, 110 countries and 21 CSR indicators. The system analyses and evaluates company performance over four major categories: Environment, Labor Practices and Human Rights, Fair Business Practices, and Sustainable Procurement.


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namespace Taitava\CloakEmail;

use SilverStripe\ORM\DataExtension;

class PageExtension extends DataExtension
{
	public function Content()
	{
		if (!$this->page_content_converting_allowed())
		{
			//Page content conversion is disabled, so just return the content as is.
			return $this->owner->Content;
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		return CloakEmail::CloakAll($this->owner->Content, 'page');

	}

	/**
	 * This can be called from templates using $Cloak within the scope of a Page object
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	 * TODO: Move this to a new TemplateGlobalProvider implementor class. It will make this available globally, not only in SiteTree context.
	 *
	 * @param $value
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	 */
	public function Cloak($value)
	{
		return CloakEmail::Cloak($value, 'template');
	}

	/**
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	 */
	private function page_content_converting_allowed()
	{
		return (bool) CloakEmail::config()->convert_page_content;
	}
}

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Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola announced on Friday an ambitious goal to recycle every bottle or can it produces by 2030.
The firm which operates in over 200 countries and markets more than 500 brands of soft drinks, juices, water and tea admitted its part in littering the environment and a responsibility to tackle the problem.
In a statement released by the company's chief executive officer, James Quincey, he said "The world has a packaging problem and, like all companies, we have a responsibility to help solve it," he said.
Coca-Cola called its new campaign "World Without Waste," and through it "we are investing in our planet and our packaging to help make this problem a thing of the past," he said.
Coke said it is also working to reduce waste by using an average of 50% recycled content in its drinks bottles by 2030, developing plant-based resins and reducing the plastics used in packaging.
Coke joins other global brands who have pledged to use recycled plastic. Danone said on Thursday its Evian bottled water will make all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastics by 2025.
PepsiCo set its goal last year to make 100% of its packaging recyclable by 2025.
Coke said it will invest in educating consumers on best recycling practice in their community, noting that despite calls for the practice, an education gap exists. Not everyone knows what can and can't be recycled.


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Q: How to indicate that a JComboBox is loading values? I have a JComboBox whose values are retrieved across the net.
I'm looking for a way to indicate that fact to the user, when the user wants to see the list, expands the drop down, and only then the data is being retrieved.
The basic requirements include:

*

*JComboBox's drop-down shouldn't lock the EDT, but the combo's action should not work until there are values.

*User should know when all data has been retrieved.

*The size (UI real-estate) of the indication should be as small as possible.

Note that the data isn't retrieved until the user wants to see the combo's values (i.e. expands the drop-down list).
The solution i've used:
I've used a SwingWorker to keep the UI responsive. The combo box was overlayed using JIDE's Overlayable with JIDE's InfiniteProgressPanel that listens to the worker.

A: To avoid locking the EDT, your data retrieval should be done in a background thread. I would use a SwingWorker to find and load the values since this makes available a background thread with other goodies that make it very Swing-friendly. I would make the JComboBox enabled property false until all values have been loaded, and then enable it via setEnabled(true). You will know the SwingWorker is done either through its done() method (by overriding it), or by adding a PropertyChangeListener to the SwingWorker and being notified when its state is SwingWorker.StateValue.DONE.
One way for the user to know that the process is complete is that they will see when the combo box has been re-enabled. If you want a more obvious indicator, you could display a JProgressBar or a ProgressMonitor. This could be displayed in a dialog if you wish to leave the GUI appearance mostly unchanged.

A: I implemented it by adding "Loading..." item and a special border around the JComboBox. On click separate thread is started adding new items via SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait. When loading is completed the "Loading..." last item is removed.

A: to not force my users to wait until the data is loaded, combine the answers by eel and stan :-)

*

*start off with the model containing zero or one real value plus the dummy entry "loading"

*register a PopupMenuListener and start a SwingWorker loading the data (into a separate datastructure, might be a new model) in its very first menuWillBecomeVisible

*while loading, select the dummy entry (and/or whatever else is appropriate to inform the user what's happening), the action has to be aware of "nothing-to-do-yet" as well

*listen to the worker, when receiving the DONE replace/fill the data into the combo's model

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Curious and friendly dwarf minke whales meet curious and friendly humans in this annual meet n' greet – and in a remarkable turn around, it is the whales, not the humans, who more or less set the rules for how the interactions take place. It started with a chance encounter between one man and one whale nearly thirty years ago, and now up to 50 whales come to people watch.
"John Rumney and his dedicated team of researchers and crew have been running swim with minke whale trips for 17 years and pioneered the swim with whale experience in Queensland. They were also instrumental in the development of guidelines that ensures all encounters are carried out on the whales' terms and have now been adopted by industry as World's Best Practice.


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Show #8075 - Friday, October 18, 2019
Amanda Borowski, an editor from Winter Springs, Florida
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WEIRD SPORTS STUFF
CLUE "N" RESPONSE
DOUBLE TALK
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The 3,000-room Royal Palace in this city is the official residence of the Spanish royal family, but they don't live there
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It's not about hunting--these rights that get NBA teams around the salary cap are named for Larry
Joan Jett sang "I love" this
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These Girl Scout cookies are known as the "Cradle of Polynesia"
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Daryn Brian Amanda
THIS SIDE OF PARODIES
THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES II
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WORDS IN ICELANDIC
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To annul
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In invertebrates, this outermost layer of the skin is usually only one cell thick
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In the winter of 2010, a 27-foot-long one was seen hanging under a Scottish bridge
First published anonymously, this author's "The Rape of the Lock" from 1712 is a mock-heroic narrative poem
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Women were not allowed in this profession in Elizabethan times. Charles let them in and Margaret Hughes was one of the first
In most mollusks a trochophore is the animal at this juvenile stage that looks very different from the adult
This recent winner began as an attempt to remake "The Creature From the Black Lagoon"
Carrying a burden
In this novel about Catherine Morland, Jane Austen parodied Gothic tales of terror
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates using a scientific substance.) Bacterial cultures need to be heated to the temperature of the human body. So they are put in this gelatin-like material, derived from Gelidium red seaweed algae, which doesn't melt at high temperatures
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For about a little over a week now, I haven't been practicing as much. I found out that I have shingles and have to take a lot of medicine and due to this, I've obviously felt less like practicing and found that for whatever reason, I'm not finding it as easy to practice as much. However, I realize that I still need to push myself as much as possible and that even though I have let myself slide a little more than I possibly should, I need to start slowly pushing myself to pick up where I left off before I started letting my practice fall by the wayside.
Is it okay to take small breaks and step back from practicing as much? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes we need to take a break. However, what is not okay is to let ourselves think that it is alright to never return to working as hard as we previously were when we were making more progress. We need to make sure that we remember the progress we made when we were pushing ourselves and we need to try to return to achieving the levels of success that we were making before allowing ourselves to take that break.
I am continuing to remind myself that while I may feel like I cannot do as many stretches as I once did, this simply isn't true. I've just taken a break and most likely due to the break, I don't feel as confident. What does this tell me? This tells me that I have to resume practicing and stretching more and that exercising really is important. I need to get back to feeling more confident so that I can do more things that I know I can do.
It's important that even if you don't do as much exercising, that you still do some each day. We cannot allow ourselves to give up on getting through our anxiety. We can also not give up on exercising and practicing, for it is what helps us prove to ourselves that we can overcome our obstacles. So if you must take a break from practicing as much, you can, but you still need to practice a little each day.
Struggling with anxiety is difficult, but what may be even harder at times is when the people you love don't seem to understand or try to help you with what you're dealing with. It's hard to be labeled by those who don't understand as "childish", "immature", or "someone who just wants attention". It's also not easy when someone who you believe should be there for you, helping you get through your worst moments, seems to not want to help in the kindest way possible.
People have told me that you have to ignore the negative comments from those who don't know what you are going through. How do you ignore, though, the cruel words of someone that means so much to you? How do you overcome the mean words of the ones you love and respect, the ones who you want to care about you and love you?
This is not an easy question to answer, or at least it's not easy for me. On one hand, I want to be able to ignore the unkind words, but on the other, I don't want to be someone who doesn't care what anyone thinks. I think the important thing in this situation is balance.
Let's say for example, you're struggling through anxiety and/or having a panic attack and someone calls you childish or immature. You can nicely tell them that while they may think that, you are working hard to overcome your anxiety. Also, you can say nothing and remind yourself that you are working to make progress and you can remind yourself that the people that are rude usually don't go through what you do, so they don't really know what you are dealing with.
I know this is hard. It's hard to remind yourself of the progress you've made when all you hear is the voice of someone getting angry at you for something that you dislike or hate about yourself. It's hard enough to fight the battle of anxiety without others adding to the stress. However, we have to realize that not everyone in this world is understanding. Also, in a way, it's kind of sad that these individuals cannot extend their understanding enough to try and imagine just how hard anxiety and other struggles can be.
I would like to also add that we should all be thankful for the people in our life that do try their hardest to comprehend what we are going through or at least help in any way possible. Also, even if there are people in your life that are less than kind, be grateful for all the times they have tried to help you.
While we all need to work hard to get through our anxiety and while we cannot afford to let excuses stop us from being productive, there are times when it is understandable that it is extra hard to practice. For example, when we are sick or in physical pain, it makes sense that the last thing we feel able to do is exercise. However, getting through anxiety should still be our top priority. So how do we practice facing our fears when we don't feel up to it due to feeling extra anxious, being or feeling sick, or being in physical pain? Here are some tips.
1.) If you are feeling physical pain (this could be due to getting injured or for women perhaps going through that time when exercising is especially tough), you should still (if okay with doctor) do light exercises to keep your progress going. You do not have to strain yourself or even push yourself as much if you are unable to, but you should still keep up some level of motivation. Remember, getting through anxiety is important.
2.) If you are feeling extra anxious and do not feel you can practice, you can do lighter exercises or, if too anxious, you can take a break until you feel better. However, don't let feeling extra anxious make you feel like you'll never be able to practice and get better again. You will be able to!
If anyone has additional thoughts or opinions, I will be happy to hear them!
This is an amazing and very inspirational post. We all have the strength to get through our anxiety, we just have to show ourselves that we have the strength. For more inspirational posts, check out https://thepersistentplatypus.wordpress.com.
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When we find ourselves struggling and feeling as though we cannot get through our anxiety, it is important that we remind ourselves of the progress that we have made.
It is no coincidence that after practicing and exercising, that we have accomplished some or all of our goals. We have managed to get through our anxiety and find the strength to stand up to our challenges. We have to remember that we have the ability to overcome our obstacles and that the only reason we may feel otherwise, is because anxiety often creates self-doubt. However, in reality, we have no reason to doubt ourselves.
I know that this might not always seem to be the case. When we struggle, negative thoughts tend to form and make us think that we are unable to get through our anxiety. However, we can prove to ourselves otherwise. The truth is that most of the time, there's nothing wrong with us physically. We just need to work hard in order to be able to trust ourselves. It's important to practice facing our fears but it is also important, as I have previously mentioned, to really realize how you have made progress. Progress doesn't just happen. I know that many of us wish it did, but it doesn't. We need to work for progress and we need to constantly tell ourselves that we do have the strength to get through this. Sadly, we need to expect that we will have challenges. Expecting challenges is one thing, but giving into those challenges is another. We need to understand that while anxiety may try to fight back, we can still win the battle.
When you start to see yourself making progress with consistent practice and exercise, you need to take some time and absorb all the success you have made and how it has happened. I think that while we may realize what practicing is doing for us, we also tend to only focus on it for a moment, instead of really letting it sink in.
As I have mentioned before, there will most definitely be times when you experience setbacks. Setbacks are not a sign of failure, but a side of your mind simply challenging the other. In order to overcome setbacks, we need to continue to practice and prove to ourselves that we can get through our anxiety.
In addition to realizing the power of practice and exercise, we need to understand that we need to continue making more steps in order to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of us reaching our goals. We need to push ourselves harder. I am not saying that we put too much pressure on ourselves, but that we continue to work hard to accomplish the goals that we want so badly to reach. We can get through our anxiety, we just have to show ourselves through practice that we can do so!
Prove to yourself that it's only temporary.
Sometimes when we begin to feel ourselves moving backwards, we tend to worry that we will not get back on track. The truth is, however, that we need to expect some bumps along the way. We need to remember, though, that we have made progress and that with consistent practice, we can and will continue to do so.
Our mind can be a very challenging thing and while we want to get better, that doesn't mean that the negative side of our brain won't throw us some curve balls. Just as the negative side challenges the positive side of our brain, we need to challenge it back; prove that we can overcome any negative thoughts that come our way. We can control our anxiety and not let it control us, we just have to show ourselves that we are in charge. So don't give up when you feel yourself struggling, work harder!
I Did It (And You Can Too)!
This morning yet again I did something that I haven't been able to do in a very long time. Once again I realized just how important practice and exercise is and why we should never give up. We all have the ability to get through our anxiety, we just have to show ourselves that we can. We have to take small but consistent steps in order to prove to ourselves that we have the strength to get through even the most difficult of obstacles.
Once you begin to see success, it is important that you take some time to reflect on your progress and what got you there. You need to continue to take mental (and maybe even physical) notes on how you made progress and how you were able to get through your anxiety or whatever holds you back. Also, when you start seeing progress, keep in mind that to keep that momentum going, you need to continue to practice facing your fears and exercising. You have the strength to get through your anxiety!
While you may be seeing yourself make progress, this does not mean that you still won't possibly experience times of anxiety. With this in mind, don't be too surprised if you find yourself experiencing setbacks. Setbacks are normal and while they are disappointing, they do not mean that you cannot get through your anxiety, but rather that you need to continue to work hard to prove to yourself that you can overcome these obstacles.
What setbacks are not are excuses to stop trying. Setbacks also do not make you a failure. Setbacks show us that while we want to get better and are stronger than our anxiety, there is still a part of us that is clinging to our fears. When we see ourselves experiencing setbacks, we need to power forward. We need to continue to practice and exercise consistently. Remember nothing can take away the progress that we have made.
Amazing is how you feel when you get through something without having to deal with anxiety! Getting through anxiety is hard work but it's worth it when you are able to see the difference that comes from consistent practice and exercise. This morning I did something I haven't been able to do in a long time and I didn't feel anxious doing it. The feeling was so wonderful that it only motivates me to continue to work hard so that I can further get through and hopefully, one day, conquer my anxiety. I challenge you to look at your progress and your daily routine and try your hardest to push yourself harder so that you, too, can feel the amazing feeling of anxiety not keeping you from what you want to do. You can get through your anxiety! I wish you all the best.


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