It's about to get much easier to be paid in bitcoin. Atlanta-based bitcoin payments platform BitPay recently introduced its Bitcoin Payroll API into limited beta and continues to expand its service. Previously, paying employees in bitcoin required that an employer have a high degree of technical competency and assume the currency risks associated with holding bitcoin. BitPay aims to solve both issues.
By extending its well known payments service to payroll, BitPay is solving a second major problem slowing mainstream bitcoin adoption: Acquiring bitcoin can be a slow and cumbersome process. By receiving bitcoin directly from one's employer, this problem is all but eliminated. There are questions, however, as to whether BitPay has access to enough bitcoin liquidity to deliver this service at scale, should it prove popular.
Accepting bitcoin from your employer is entirely optional. Under the BitPay system, employees can select to receive a portion or all of their salary (W2 employees only, currently) in bitcoin. Importantly, all salary payments are handled after tax, meaning that withholding and payments to federal and state tax authorities are handled in dollars. The net payment is then remitted to the employee in bitcoin or a combination of bitcoin and dollars.
[Employers] can specify the exact date and time at which the batch should be executed. At the time the batch begins execution, BitPay will compute the volume-weighted average price of bitcoin over the previous 24-hour period from your choice of one of two available bitcoin exchanges.
Of course accepting bitcoin in lieu of US Dollar payment has its risks. The most obvious risk is that bitcoin is still a new and highly speculative digital asset class which could lose significant value over short periods of time. Also, while the number of merchants accepting bitcoin is growing exponentially, there are still limits as to the real world commerce applications of bitcoin-denominated income. Finally, once you have your bitcoin wealth, there's still the challenge of storing it securely – a process that's getting easier but must continue to do so before mass adoption is feasible.
For this reason, it would seem prudent that employees who are so inclined to accept payment in bitcoin do so with only a fraction of their income. In this way, the bitcoin salary could be akin to common retirement withholdings, although obviously far more risky.
BitPay is presently undergoing pre-availability testing of this API with a small number of clients. Our objective with this early round of testing is to validate the capabilities of the API and to tune the automated and business processes associated with this service. At the conclusion of testing we expect to make this API generally available. We do have room to add additional pre-availability testing partners.
The earliest public examples of companies paying their employees in bitcoin are the Internet Archive, which announced the policy in February 2012, and a Finnish dev shop which followed suit in March.
BitPay isn't asking employers and employees to do anything that they're not doing themselves. All 20 of the company's own employees receive at least a portion of their salaries in bitcoin, while co-founder and CEO Tony Gallippi along with three other employees receive 100 percent of their after-tax pay in bitcoin. It was this internal demand that led to BitPay ultimately productizing its Bitcoin Payroll API.
The Atlanta-based startup has raised $2.5 million to date, including a May 2013 $2 million Seed round led by Founders Fund. Prior backers include CoinDesk founder Shakil Khan, SecondMarket and Bitcoin Investment Trust founder Barry Silbert, Automatic founder Matt Mullenweg, and Ashton Kutcher, among others. The company offers its platform on a SaaS basis, rather than charging fees on a per-transaction basis.
Bitcoin is slowly gaining support outside the realm of libertarian, tech early adopters. Services like the Bitcoin Payroll API and the standard BitPay payments platform is pushing the currency further into the mainstream.


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After the long international break, Inside Wales stops by to talk about Cardiff's hot start.
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Cardiff City is the hottest team in the league. We talk with Inside Wales Sport to see how they've done it, and whether they can keep it up.
Cottagers Confidential: You're undefeated and top of the table. Are you that good, or has it been more of a mixture of good form with a friendly schedule?
Inside Wales: It's always tough to say this early in the season, but it has to be said that Cardiff have made an excellent start to the season, and they deserve to be top. They were excellent against Wolves, who also enjoyed a good start, blew away Aston Villa and showed they could come from behind against QPR.
Will Cardiff win the league? probably not and City fans aren't getting ahead of themselves, but it's 12 points less needed to get in the top six and a long hard season ahead. Cardiff have played very well so far this season and they've answered every question asked of them, that won't always be the case this season, but there's a real strength in depth and a fantastic front three that no team has got to grips with just yet.
CC: What are the biggest changes to the team from last year?
Inside Wales: Warnock has added an abundance of pace to the front-line with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, a player who has been a revelation so far, coming in alongside the brilliant Kenneth Zohore and reinvigorated Junior Hoilett. Loic Damour has been added to the midfield and he's another who has come from nowhere, but he's another work-hard player does a lot of running alongside Aron Gunnarsson to create space for the more creative Joe Ralls. Lee Tomlin is a very good technical player, but he's been in and out. New signings Danny Ward and Omar Bogle have had to be content with a spot on the bench. Neil Etheridge has been very good in goal, it has to be said, while Callum Paterson and Lee Camp will be out for a while with injuries.
Deadline day signing Craig Bryson will add some competition but you can expect he and Liam Feeney to start life at Cardiff on the bench.
There have been a fair few signings, but the core of the side which ended last season in fine form has remained and that's probably where Cardiff have benefited.
CC: Where do you expect to end the season?
IW: Cardiff are looking for a top six finish this season and a fantastic start doesn't change that. The Bluebirds have missed out on promotion every way imaginable, they've even lead for the first 10 or so weeks only to not win a game from November to January and then finish in the bottom half. Those sort of experience keep Cardiff fans grounded and Neil Warnock is very much the same. There's no doubt this team is capable of finishing in the top two after seeing the first four games, but being realistic, top six would be a great achievement given the ey spent again in the Championship this season. Cardiff have signed 10 in total, I believe, but spending is still only around £5 million. That's not a top six budget in this league anymore, so top six is the goal.
CC: Predicted lineup and score?
IW: Starting lineup: Etheridge, Peltier, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Damour, Hoilett, Mendez-Laing, Zohore.
Score: 1-1

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Stu Miller (ur. 26 grudnia 1927 w Northampton, zm. 4 stycznia 2015 w Cameron Park) – amerykański baseballista.

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W latach 1952–1968 grał w Major League Baseball. Występował w barwach St. Louis Cardinals w latach 1952-1954 i 1956, Philadelphia Phillies w 1956, San Francisco Giants w okresie 1957–1962, w latach 1963–1967 reprezentował klub Baltimore Orioles. Karierę zawodniczą zakończył w 1968 w drużynie Atlanta Braves.

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The HPV vaccine could prevent thousands of people every year from getting cancer. But a new CDC report says most children still do not receive it.
Every 20 minutes a person in the U.S. is diagnosed with with a human-papilloma virus-associated cancer. Most of those cancers could be prevented with an HPV vaccine.
But fewer than half of American children are given the vaccination, CDC officials announced yesterday.
If as many people got vaccinated against HPV as do against whooping cough (which is still not a perfect number, 86 percent), there would be thousands fewer cases of head, neck, and pelvic cancer in men and women every year. If the United States could reach the same vaccination rates as Rwanda, for example, CDC has previously noted, it would prevent 50,000 girls alive today from getting cervical cancer.
"We were disappointed with the overall findings," Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant U.S. surgeon general and director of the National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in a press conference. There had been zero improvement in the rate of HPV vaccination between 2011 and 2012. Between 2012 and 2013, the rate increased by 5 percent, but that was still below the CDC goal.
"When a teen is in the doctor's office and receives another vaccine, but not HPV, that's a missed opportunity," Schuchat said. CDC estimates that if every time an 11 or 12-year-old was getting another vaccine, HPV was given as well, coverage with at least one of the recommended three doses would have been 91 percent instead of 47 percent. The rate of completing the entire course is much lower.
One of the top five reasons parents listed for not getting the HPV vaccine for their son or daughter was that it hadn't been recommended to them by the doctor or nurse.
"We think that parents who aren't planning to vaccinate lack knowledge and didn't hear a clinician recommendation. We don't think it's an issue of politics," Schuchat said, referring to the fact that HPV is sexually transmitted, and prevention of illnesses so transmitted is, you know, a matter for political debate.
That's not to say that doctors aren't bringing up the vaccine. Oklahoma pediatrician Paul Darden wrote in the journal Pediatrics recently, "Despite doctors increasingly recommending adolescent vaccines, parents increasingly intend not to vaccinate female teens with [the] HPV [vaccine]."
It's not uncommon for practitioners to recommend vaccines against diphtheria and meningitis, and then to "initiate a conversation" about the HPV vaccination.
"We think it's a much better way to say, 'Today there are three recommended vaccines: meningitis, Tdap and HPV,'" Schuchat said. "Really mainstreaming the recommendation for HPV together with the other two recommended vaccines; we think that is a very clear way to send a strong recommendation and it's easy for parents to understand."
The optimal time for boys and girls to receive the vaccine is at age 11 or 12, when studies have shown that their bodies produce the strongest antibody response. "When people say let's talk about it, let's wait and we can do it later," Schuchat said, "so often teens are never back in the office; and you really don't know when they'll be exposed to the virus in their later years."
Of the 14 million new HPV infections in the U.S. every year, most happen in peoples' teens and 20s.
Safety was not among parents' top concerns, and the preponderance of evidence does not suggest any kind of health risk associated with the HPV vaccine, Schuchat added.
Of note, teenagers do sometimes faint after HPV vaccination. "We think it's really important for the teens, the parents, and the clinicians," Schuchat said, "to observe them for 15 minutes or so after vaccine is given because kids are just running off and sometimes pass out. There was actually even a death from someone who fainted shortly after getting one of these vaccines and was in a car accident. So we think it's important to not jump off the table and run off and go about your business, but to actually rest for 15 minutes."
In recent years, the cost of the vaccine has been a significant barrier. But the HPV, Tdap, and the meningitis vaccines are all now part of the Vaccines for Children program, which provides free vaccines to uninsured people. The HPV vaccine should also be covered by most recently-updated insurance plans.
"The results we are reporting today are disappointing," Schuchat said. "We don't really have a big news story on teen vaccination results today. But no news is bad news for cancer prevention."


On June 5th 2017, Bandai Namco Entertainment and GREE, Inc. released an update for the game Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Blazing that eliminated all English voices for the characters and replacing them with Japanese.
According to their notice on the game they say: "As of this update, character voice tracks will only feature the original Japanese audio. The Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing team came to this decision based on future character addition plans, the operating schedule of the game, as well as input from our fans around the world. After much consideration, we decided that using the Japanese character voices will allow us to provide the best possible experience for all of our players."
Bandai Namco Entertainment and GREE, Inc. should create an option in the settings of the game for the player to choose between English and Japanese audio.
Many English speakers don't understand Japanese audio without subtitles and it takes away from the excitement of the game and works in favor of Japanese players only. Many players grew up watching Naruto in English. There are many more English speakers in the world than Japanese.
I believe they should give players an option to pick between Japanese or English audio in the settings as well as leaving a note for the players that not all characters have audio for the English version.
Many other games that Bandai Namco Entertainment have released, such as the popular Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series, have the option between English and Japanese in the settings.
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A 95-year-old Florida woman who won an arbitration fight against her banker grandsons is now battling them in court — seeking to collect the award, and also to preserve her ability to speak freely about her experience.
Beverley Schottenstein prevailed earlier this year in a financial industry arbitration after accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co., and two of her grandsons who handled her account there, of improper trading in her $80 million portfolio, in a case that highlighted the complications and conflicts that can arise when bankers manage money for family members.
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Gladstones redevelopment model
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A community open house for the Gladstones redevelopment project held last week at Palisades Village (above), with models of the new design on display (right)
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This model of the Frank Gehry design for the Gladstones redevelopment project was on display at last week's community open house in Pacific Palisades.
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A Peek at the Future of Gladstones
Under a new name, the re-do, with Wolfgang Puck as restaurateur and Frank Gehry as architect, is moving forward.
By Jimy Tallal / Special to The Malibu Times
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Gladstones restaurant, located on Will Rogers State Beach just outside Malibu city limits, has been in business since 1972 and was at one time one of the highest-grossing restaurants in the state—but those revenues have been slipping. Sales at Gladstones had declined from $9.8 million in 2014 to $7.7 million in 2016, and the facility sometimes had difficulty making lease payments, according to Eater LA.
LA County holds a 50-year lease on the state-owned land. The LA County Board of Supervisors decided to replace the old Gladstone's with something newer and more exciting once the restaurant's lease expired in October 2017.
Initial plans have been revealed for a revamp of the current Gladstones restaurant site, after county supervisors called for an "architecturally attractive waterfront dining destination with easy access to public transit" and two types of dining spots—an affordable neighborhood cafe and an upscale traditional restaurant—on the site.
The county put out a request for proposals (RFP) to revamp the nearly-three-acre-property last year. Four companies bid on the project, and it was awarded to PCH Beach Associates in April 2018.
The new restaurant's approach will be to provide "high-quality, locally sourced food with changing menus" in the following venues: casual dining and a bar in both indoor and outdoor settings; a roof top bar and lounge; fine dining; private dining/events with indoor and outdoor space; corporate events; catering; and a small retail business.
Another feature will be an exterior public deck with concession stands housed in small independent structures along PCH, offering ice cream, sundries, grab-and-go food and beverages, a bar and public restrooms. The exterior public deck will be seamlessly connected with the restaurant an served by WP Beach staff. Proposed amenities include a bocce ball court and chess tables as well as a monument to Gladstone's.
Last week, a community open house was held in the Pacific Palisades, inviting the public to learn more about the vision that LA County and its private developer, PCH Beach Associates, LLC, has for the redevelopment of the Gladstone's restaurant site—located on the beach at the very end of Sunset Boulevard. Already on board for the project are two LA-based icons: Architect Frank Gehry and Chef Wolfgang Puck. The restaurant's name will likely be changed to WP Beach Restaurant.
Architect Frank Gehry, 90, known worldwide for his deconstructivist style has, according to a written statement at the open house, drawn his design inspiration "from the landscapes and communities that make Southern California a world renowned destination." Gehry may be best known locally for his design of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA, but his iconic architectural designs can be seen around the world.
Wolfgang Puck, 69, is a world famous chef and with numerous restaurants—everything from the upscale "Spago" in Beverly Hills to the fast food "Wolfgang Puck Express." He is credited with helping to invent "California Cuisine." According to written statements at the open house, "His vision for this waterfront destination is to deliver culinary excellence in a casual, family-friendly environment ... WP Beach will be a gathering place where families can relax during the day, yet, as the restaurant transforms into evening, offers the perfect place for cocktails or dinner."
"I'm excited to see the progress that these two local icons, Chef Wolfgang Puck and architect Frank Gehry, are making in reimagining one of our legendary landmarks. They are transforming it into a world-class, must-see, must-eat dining destination," LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said in a written statement to The Malibu Times. "This effort is another great example of the synergy of cultural and culinary talent so prevalent in LA County today."
At the time, Kuehl made the motion asking for a redevelopment of the building "because the existing facility is seriously deteriorated and outdated."
Gary Jones, director of LA County Beaches & Harbors, wrote the Board of Supervisors that PCH Beach's, "Overall design, both interior and exterior, utilizes the size of the parcel's site to its maximum potential, and is being driven by the intent to create the iconic landmark that the location deserves."
Tom Tellefsen, the investor who put the winning package together, was on hand for the open house. He told TMT that "WP Beach" may just be a temporary name for the project, that the new restaurant will stay in the same footprint as Gladstones, and that Gehry and Puck were both very enthusiastic about the opportunity to work on a project together. Tellefsen is responsible for bringing both men in, after working with each of them previously. He said Gehry "had never designed a restaurant from the ground up before."
The current Gladstones will continue to operate under a two-to-five-year agreement until the execution of the PCH Beach Associates concession contract.
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XVI. The Construction of the Sciences
A. Logic as a teaching method, and as a branch of philosophy
Thomas asks whether logic is an art or a science, and comes to the conclusion that it is both.
The thirteenth century, in fact, considered logic as an art and retained the practice of exercises in logic. At the universities of Paris and Oxford, students were trained in the analysis of syllogisms, the refutation of sophisms, and the discussion of arguments for an against a given thesis. This kind of logic, which the early Middle Ages placed among the seven liberal arts under the name of Dialectica, is not strictly speaking a branch of philosophy.
But, side by side with this instrumental logic destined to discipline the mind, as athletic exercises train the muscles, the philosophers of the thirteenth century recognize and cultivate a philosophical logic which consists in a study of the architecture of human knowledge or of the methods adopted by the mind in the construction of the sciences, whether particular or philosophical. In this meaning of the term, logic itself is a science. It takes as its subject matter the whole content of knowledge, in order to study the laws which govern its coordination, synthesis, and systematization; and just as knowledge reaches an objective reality, logic too, in the final analysis leads us to truth and to certitude. We may say that in the realm of their logic, the Schoolmen not only followed but also completed Aristotle.
B. Judgment
The most elementary construction of knowledge is the judgment, or the perception that a content of representation (for instance, 'white') applies or does not apply to another (for instance, 'snow'). It consists in the union or disunion of the two contents of representation (II, D).
Science has to do with only one kind judgment, the necessary and universal judgment, known as a 'law.' Scientia non est de particularibus. — Science has nothing to do with particular cases, or mere 'atomic propositions.' The logical law, or judgment, may be dependent upon, or independent of experience. Accordingly, it is included in one of the two classes of judgments which we have called above judgments of the existential and of the ideal order (IV, B).
Let us consider each of these classes in more detail.
(a) With judgments of the ideal order, we are confronted with the process of pure deduction. An understanding and a comprehension of the subject and the predicate are sufficient in making the necessity of their connection evident, — just as in order to affirm the principle of contradiction it is enough to understand the meaning of being and non-being.
Mathematical judgments are of this sort; and the only difference between these and the directing principles of knowledge is that the latter are the foundation of all affirmation, whereas mathematical judgments relate only to a special field, namely quantity.
Moreover, the judgments of ideal order with which mathematics is concerned belongs to the same two types which we already discussed in connection with the directing principles. Thus mathematics comprehends
Judgments in which the subject considered in its essential elements includes the predicate, as for instance, 2 + 2 = 4.
Judgments in which the predicate is not included in the subject, although a comparison of the content of both is sufficient to make the necessity of their connection evident. That every number is either odd or even, remarks Thomas Aquinas, is a judgment belonging to that second type. The content of odd or even is not comprehended in the notion of number, but from the mere comparison of both it appears that being odd or even is a necessary property of every number.
(b) With the judgments of the existential order, we are confronted with the process of induction. A comprehension of the meaning of chlorine and oxygen is not sufficient to reveal the law governing their combination. Observation and experiences are needed in order to discover how they react to one another; and the law is obtained by applying to observation and experience such directing principles as those of sufficient reason and causality. For, these two principles justify us in concluding that the convergence and constancy of observed phenomena (as for instance the boiling of water under the action of heat) can only be explained by reference to a tendency on the part of the substance to act in a particular way, a tendency which is stable, and rests upon the nature of the thing in question (thus it is of thenature of water to boil at 100 degrees C.). The Schoolmen did not study the methods of experiment with care and detail. This was only to be expected, seeing that the experimental sciences were in an undeveloped state in those times. But we already find among them — notably John Duns Scotus, who flourished a few years after Thomas — a keen analysis of the methods of induction, or the ways by which we may pass from the observation of particular cases to the law which governs all.
C. Reasoning
A process of reasoning is itself a system of judgments, since it consists in passing from judgments already known to another less known or not known at all. The syllogism, which is the simplest expression of reasoning, consists of three judgments. It starts out from the enunciation of a law, or of a necessary relation, based upon the nature of things (for instance, "it is of the nature of a spiritual being to be simple, i.e., without parts"), and proceeds to show that this law applies to all or certain beings seen to be comprised under the extension of the law (for instance, "the human soul, belonging as it does to the category of spiritual beings, is endowed with simplicity"). The law, which is the foundation of the syllogism, belongs to either class of judgments, as it is dependent upon or independent of experience. The result of a syllogism is a new judgment, so that the judgment is the unit of logical construction, with which all knowledge begins and ends.
D. Scientific systematization and its methods
1. First principles of each science.
Isolated reasonings could not make a science. In their turn they are connected together like the links of a chain: each finds its justification in a previous inference. But there must be a beginning to the process, — there must be something from which the whole chain may hang. An infinite regression would render all knowledge impossible.
There are therefore at the base of each and every science certain indemonstrable judgments, known as the first principles of the science in question. They formulate certain very simple and evident relationships, and are derived from the subject matter of the science. Their enunciation may or may not presuppose observation, according to the nature of the subject matter of the science. Thus that 1 + 1 = 2 is a principle of arithmetic; that the group life is for the sake of the individual members is a principle of social science. These principles, which do not admit of further definition or demonstration, constitute the limits and boundaries of each science. They consist generally of 'definitions,' inasmuch as they make clear what is the object studied by each particular science. We see, then, that besides the governing principles of all knowledge which are common to every science, like the principle of contradiction, each science has its own fundamental principles [1].
2. Material and formal object of each science.
The numerous reasonings which go to make up a science, together with its definitions and the first principles which constitute its basis, for one coherent whole, a unified system. The unity which runs through the whole, and is more or less evident according to the importance of each section, depends on the 'formal object' of the science. What does this mean?
The Schoolmen point out that in every science there is room to distinguish between the things themselves which are studied — the raw material of the science, its 'material object' — and the point of view, or aspect from which these materials are considered ('formal object'). For example, the human body is the material studied by physiology, but this only considers it from one point of view, namely, that of the functions exercised by its organs. This point of view is grasped as a result of abstraction, so that abstraction (II, C) is the generative process which underlies all science.
Every reasoning or principle must express in some way the formal object of the science in question. Thus in physiology, every doctrine ought to be concerned with the functional role of organs. It is the 'formal object' which gives each science its distinctive character, and makes it what it is, — hence the designation of formal object [2]. Whence it follows, that two sciences may possess the same subject matter, may have the same 'raw material,' but unless they are to be identical, each must study this material from a distinct and separate point of view. Thus anatomy also studies the human body, but from the point of view of its structure. If it were to concern itself with functions, it would trespass upon and identify itself with physiology, and one or the other would have to disappear.
Thomas applies this theory of the specification of sciences to philosophy and theology, which have to some extent the same material object, but of which the formal points of view are quite distinct. "A difference in the point of view from which the mind contemplates the object entails a diversity in the branches of knowledge (diversa ratio cognoscibilis diversitatem scientiarum inducit). The astronomer and the physicist both may prove the same conclusion, — that the earth, for instance, is round: the astronomer by means of mathematics (i.e., abstracting from matter), but the physicist by means of matter itself. Hence there is no reason why those things which may be learned from philosophical science, so far as they can be known by natural reason, may not also be taught us by another science so far as they fall within revelation. Hence theology included in Sacred Doctrine differs in kind from that theology which is part of philosophy" [3].
This justifies what we said at the beginning, that scholastic Philosophy is quite different from scholastic Theology, despite the relation between them, of which there will be made a brief mention toward the end of this work.
On these notions of the formal and material object, the scholastics rest their classification of the sciences whether particular or general, i.e., philosophical, and their division of philosophy (XVIII).
Scheme of scientific judgments. If we bear in mind that there are two types of judgments, namely judgments of the ideal and of the existential order (IV, B), and that the first type includes two classes, we may establish the following scheme of judgments which are involved in any science.
A. Axioms, relating to all being, and common to all the sciences: these are judgments of the ideal order, especially of the second class.
B. Judgments proper to certain sciences.
1. Deductive sciences: judgments of the ideal order (both classes). They are either (a) the fundamental principles of the science in question; immediate and self-evident judgments (example, 1 = 1). (b) mediate, or calling for demonstration, e.g., the complicated theorems of geometry.
2. Experimental sciences: judgments of the existential order. (a) immediate or self-evident, e.g., "I think, therefore I exist." (b) mediate, e.g., "water boils at 100 degrees C."
In formal, we find the determination, which belongs to the forma.
3. Summa Theol., Ia, q. 1, art. 1.
The late Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty was the Founder and President of The Center for Applied Philosophy and the Radical Academy, and is Honorary Philosophy Editor at The Moral Liberal. The Moral Liberal has adopted these projects beginning with a republishing and preserving of all of Dr. Dolhenty's work.
Dolhenty: Summary of Being & Existence & the Nature of Reality
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Q: SupportMapFragment and DrawerLayout list not match_parent I have SupportMapFragment and DrawerLayout with appcompat theme (Theme.AppCompat.Light).
My problem is Navigation Drawer not fill parent height. Screenshot below:

My layout:
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/map"
        class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/location_list"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:background="#fff"
        android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
        android:divider="#808080"
        android:dividerHeight="1dp" />

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

My code:
public class NewPluginActivity extends UfoFragmentActivity {
    private SupportMapFragment mMapFragment;
    private GoogleMap mGoogleMap;
    private ListView mLocationList;

    @Override
    public void bindObjects() {
        mMapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map);
        setDrawerLayout((DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout));
        setDrawerToggle(new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, getDrawerLayout(), R.string.open_drawer, R.string.close_drawer));
        mLocationList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.location_list);
    }

    @Override
    public void setListeners() {
        mMapFragment.getMapAsync(new MapReadyCallbackListener());
        getDrawerLayout().setDrawerListener(getDrawerToggle());
        mLocationList.setOnItemClickListener(new LocationListClickListener());
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        switch (item.getItemId()) {
            case android.R.id.home:
                if (getDrawerToggle().isDrawerIndicatorEnabled()) {
                    if (getDrawerLayout().isDrawerOpen(mLocationList)) {
                        getDrawerLayout().closeDrawer(mLocationList);
                    } else {
                        getDrawerLayout().openDrawer(mLocationList);
                    }
                }
                return true;
        }

        return  super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.plugin_activity);
        bindObjects();
        setListeners();

        if (Constants.PAID) {
            getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
            getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
        }
    }

    private class MapReadyCallbackListener implements OnMapReadyCallback {
        @Override
        public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
            mGoogleMap = googleMap;
        }
    }

    private class LocationListClickListener implements android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            getDrawerLayout().closeDrawer(mLocationList);
        }
    }
}

public abstract class UfoFragmentActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements CommonApi {
    private ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
    private DrawerLayout mDrawerLayout;

    public ActionBarDrawerToggle getDrawerToggle() {
        return mDrawerToggle;
    }

    public void setDrawerToggle(ActionBarDrawerToggle toggle) {
        mDrawerToggle = toggle;
    }

    public DrawerLayout getDrawerLayout() {
        return mDrawerLayout;
    }

    public void setDrawerLayout(DrawerLayout drawerLayout) {
        mDrawerLayout = drawerLayout;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
        mDrawerToggle.syncState();
    }

    @Override
    public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
        super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
        mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
    }
}

If I change map fragment to relativelayout (for example) I no have problem...
My build.gradle:
android {
    compileSdkVersion 22
    buildToolsVersion '22.0.1'
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "ru.neverdark.phototools.azimuth"
        minSdkVersion 9
        targetSdkVersion 22
        versionCode 6
        versionName '1.4'
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile project(':luckycatlabs')
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.0.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.0.0'
}

A: Problem solved.
Emulator problem (my code works fine in the real devices)

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Japan Commission TIPDO Health Centre
The Japanese deputy Head of mission One in Ghana Shigeru Umetsu has on behalf of his people and government officially opened one of Japan's funded Peripheral Health Unit (PHU) grant project for the Kunsho community, Makarie Gbanti chiefdom, in the Bombali district.
The grant for the construction of a Peripheral Health Unit for people in Bombali district was given to a local Non-Governmental Organization, Tinap for Peace and Development Organization (TIPDO) who are operating in Six (6) of the Thirteen (13) chiefdoms in Bombali.
The Deputy Head of Mission One, Shigeru Umetsu, while addressing stakeholders and locals revealed that the grant was in the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand United States Dollars for the construction of a PHU, with water facility, toilet, staff quarter and incinerator. He said the centre will also be provided with medical equipment, motor tri-cycle ambulance and furniture to keep the facility to standards for residents in that part of the country.
Mr. Shigeru Umetsu said his government intervention is aiming at improving on health care service deliveries for pregnant women, lactating mothers and their new born babies, and the aged pointing that the centre will also serve as a practical centre for all practicing nurses from any paramedical. He called on local authorities, health officials and the government for effective utilization of the facilities so that generations will benefit from it as he pledged their continual support to the local Non-Governmental Organization TIPDO.
The chairman of Bombali district council John Shanghai Koroma revealed that the ceremony was timely and significant because according to him it is exactly Sixty (60) years since the Japanese government started developing other countries. He thanked the Japanese for their support to the government and people of Sierra Leone pointing out that all their support are tangible and significant.
Chairman Koroma said the Makarie Gbanti chiefdom suffered seriously during the Ebola outbreak as a result of the non-availability of health centre as locals had to trek Nine miles to the government referral hospital in Makeni. He said the PHU by TIPDO from the Japanese government is a solution to the health issue in that part of the country because of its strategic location and proximity to Nine of the Thirteen chiefdoms in the district.
The district council chairman requested for an expansion of the PHU into a hospital status as he put it the completion of the Makeni/Guinea highway via Kamakwei will open traffic and movement of more people in the path. So if a hospital is available there, all health related cases will be addressed there. He pledged council continual support to the centre and the organization.
The district health sister One, Sister Serry Kamal said the District Health Management Team (DHMT) is committed to quality health service delivery in the district and the construction of the PHU have boosted their work. She assured all of allocating dedicated staff to the centre, the ready availability of drug and proper utilization of the facilities.
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Place Based Model, Partners, Community, Media Release
At-risk youth in Hervey Bay stand to benefit from a new partnership between youth intervention charity Youth Insearch and youth homeless service Reconnect.
The partnership will enable Youth Insearch to place social worker Alectra Hancox in the area to support young people in the Hervey Bay region.
Ms Hancox said her focus would be on supporting and working with local young people experiencing adversity in their lives.
"My experience in working with diverse young people and their families in remote and regional areas of Australia has given me a strong understanding that all people need connection to positive role models. It is so important to instil hope and use strengths-based practices, to increase resilience when young people experience adversity" Ms Hancox said.
Alectra has extensive experience working in the social services sector, with her most recent role as Project Officer with Primary Health Network (MHAODS).
Alectra has also worked as the Queensland Health Child Safety Officer in Far North Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, in Child and Family Services within Neighbourhood Centres, as a Family/Youth Case Worker with Child Safety on Norfolk Island, and with NDIS as both a Psychosocial Transition Officer for mental health participants, and as a Behaviour Support Practitioner.
Youth Insearch CEO Stephen Lewin said the placement of a new social worker within the community would help young people who were struggling and ensure they received tailored care.
"We want to point the young people of Hervey Bay in the right direction, helping them identify what support services are available and how the Youth Insearch program can assist them to overcome their challenges," Mr Lewin said.
Hervey Bay is the latest area to benefit from Youth Insearch's Place-Based Model, which is already embedded in the Dalby, Chinchilla, Tara and Bundaberg communities.
Youth Insearch has found that when social workers assist young people in a single community, they are able to provide tailored support to each young person on a one-on-one basis and connect them with appropriate support services.
Youth Insearch Regional Coordinator for Wide Bay Burnett Donna Ryan said she was thrilled to welcome Alectra Hancox to the Youth Insearch team.
"It is great to have Alectra on board in Hervey Bay in response to the strong need for a social worker in the community. Due to the recent increase in requests for support from young people, Alectra's assistance will help us work more closely with case coordination."
The Youth Insearch community-based partnership with Reconnect was launched on Wednesday 1 September 2021, adhering to Queensland COVID-19 social-gathering restrictions, at The Neighbourhood Hive in Pialba.
Supporters of the social worker partnerships include Hand Heart Pocket the Charity of Freemasons Queensland, the Tenix Foundation and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, who will be funding Youth Insearch in its transition to the social worker model and seven new social worker positions in Queensland over the next three years.
Anyone wanting more information on the Youth Insearch and Reconnect peer-to-peer program can click here pop into the Reconnect Youth Centre located in the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre, 80 Main Street Pialba.
Caitlin Stevens
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Email | 0434 412 376
About Youth Insearch
Youth Insearch is the only Australian organisation dedicated to helping young people face trauma through peer group support, where young people help one another. Youth Insearch's purpose is to empower young people to take control of their lives by giving them the opportunity and skills to develop their self-esteem and play a positive role in society.
Youth Insearch runs one of the most successful youth intervention programs in Australia, with more than 80 per cent of participants making significant positive changes in their lives. The program has a high Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation rate, with 28 per cent of participants and 20 per cent of leaders identifying as Indigenous.
About Reconnect
Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre's youth services hub, Reconnect Youth Centre, runs the Reconnect program with an aim to work with young people aged 12 to 18 who are at risk of homelessness. This program assists young people who remain in their family home to overcome conflict, strengthen communication and work through the challenges of their changing family role. If this is not possible, the team helps young people to live independently or with extended family, while maintaining strong community and family links, in the hope this will strengthen their ability to engage in education, employment and the community.


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Author: nathan.lankford
New Tunes from Fresh & Onlys
July 27, 2009 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
Fresh & Onlys have already released one album this year, and their ready to release more tunes for you on September 15th when Woodsist puts out their Grey-Eyed Girls record. It should be full of brooding rock with that deeply haunting voice that you'll hear in the song "Invisible Forces," which we'll happily toss your way.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/freshonlysinvisible.mp3]
Download: Fresh & Onlys – Invisible Forces [MP3]
YACHT – See Mystery Lights
Rating: ★★ · · ·
When Jona Bechtolt left B.L.O.W all these years back now, no one knew what direction he would pursue, as his music seemed perfectly fitting for the duo. He wowed many with his clever YACHT debut, I Believe in You…, but could he proceed in a similar direction while achieving similar success when he added Claire Evans to the mix? See Mystery Lights is the answer to that question, though not necessarily the answer many were seeking.
The predominant factor on this set of ten songs is the usual inclusion of various blips and bleeps fused with clever pop elements throughout, much the same recipe used on the debut. This round, the beats don't really sound as progressive and interesting as they once did. Perhaps this is due to the similarities of recent releases by other electronic based groups such as Animal Collective. Electronic collages are gradually wearing listeners down, and themselves, becoming watered down.
Redundancy seems to be one of the factors that contributes to the decline in creativity on See Mystery Lights. "It's Boring/You Can Live Anywhere You Want" carries on for entirely too long, and never really seems to break into any new territory throughout the eight minutes of the song. "Psychic City" opens with beats that seem reminiscent of The Knife, but then there is an utterly annoying water drop sound that continues to drip for the entirety of the song while Evans imitates early Debbie Harry.
"Summer Song" has easily one of the more enjoyable beats on the album; it's probably one of the songs you would pick to play at a party, but even still, the promising beats don't seem to really take off and go anywhere. It's as if the whole record seems to be treading water, in danger of drowning itself in monotonous beats and repetitive lyrics. What once garnered interest and enjoyment now seems tired and basic. One can go through the whole album without feeling as if any time has passed at all; musically, the album has stayed in the same place, as have you, the listener.
And in the end, you find two renditions of songs that were already presented on the album, which don't particularly add anything to the originals, if you are to say that they don't detract from those songs. It seems that See Mystery Lights just didn't quite come together for YACHT, and one might possibly say that the group suffered to come up with new material for an entire album, as clearly they ran out of songs. It's not a horrible offering, but it's one that won't really add much to your listening experience on this Earth.
Magnolia Electric Co @ The Mohawk (7/25)
Jason Molina brings his band, Magnolia Electric Co to the Mohawk this Saturday night in just one of the many shows about town. Not only do you get to see his band for the measly price of $8 (or $10 at the door), but you also get to see the likes of Monahans, and our personal favorites The Donkeys. It might be a mellow affair, but it will definitely be one you'll enjoy thoroughly as you celebrate the end of the week. Here is an old MEC tune to get you in the mood.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/magnolia-electric-co-the-dark-dont-hide-it.mp3]
The Bronx @ Red Seven – 7/25
Let's face it, we all need a little hard rock in our lives from time to time, and no one is going to do a better job than The Bronx. Whether it be their high fueled live show or just the ballsy rock you dig, you'll want to find yourself at this show on Saturday evening. The evening's set will take place at Red Seven and the doors are set to open at 8 PM. Be sure to get plenty of fluids and rest, as you'll need it for this show.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/614mp3_03_past_lives.mp3]
Download: The Bronx – Past Lives [MP3]
New Tunes from Awesome New Republic
Knowing very little about Awesome New Republic, I have to admit, I'm going to be scouring the Internet for all the latest on this group. Their song, "Florida," an homage of sorts to their home state has been kicking around in my head all day long, so I figured I should share it with you. According to the kids over at Stereogum, the EP from which this song comes, Rational Geographic II, is up for free on the group's web site.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2-02-florida-1.mp3]
Download: Awesome New Republic – Florida [MP3]
New Tunes from The Cave Singers
We've mentioned The Cave Singers before, and we loved their set a few years back at Fun Fun Fun Fest, so when news came about concerning a new album, we were excited. This new album, Welcome Joy comes out via Matador on August 18th, and we're sure it will be nothing short of delicious. On the new song, there is a bit of an edge to it, which isn't surprising considering the past of the trio.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/the-cave-singers-at-the-cut.mp3]
Download: The Cave Singers – At The Cut [MP3]
Tiny Vipers – Life on Earth
July 22, 2009 nathan.lankford One comment
Rating: ★★½ · ·
Tiny Vipers is the project of Seattle's Jesy Fortino; she is the possessor of one incredible voice, wavering between high notes, and those from the depths of her diaphragm. Her new album, Life on Earth, checks in precisely where she left us the last time around, filled with careful guitar strumming, soft-spoken piano chords, and, of course, her astonishing vocals.
In this instance, the artwork on the cover pretty much seems to some up the album as a whole. There is a girl in the middle of a dense shadowy hillside; we'll let the girl play the role of Fortino. Off in the distance, you can barely make out the band name and record title. Rising flames play the role of Jesy's voice. For the most part, the album has a lot of absent space musically, which really ties in the statement of the artwork and the music.
No one will take away Fortino's voice, and its clear quality. The way she wavers between pitch and tone with songs like "Development" is something very few other musicians can imitate, though recent folk movements have seen many try their best. It's soothing quality is clearly something many listeners will find appealing, though perhaps more in the midnight hour than the morning drive to work as they prepare for the day. Overall, it has a cleansing quality for one's ear, removing beats and shuddering guitars in trade for a naked guitar and vocal approach. Therein lies the drawback to such an album. Placing the beauty of voice aside, there is no real pacing to the effort here, which allows for a lot of the songs to slowly drift into one another, making for one collage of extreme vocal exploration with very little else.
If in your search for music you seek out minimal instrumentation, slow pacing and a strong vocal presence, then this is precisely the album you have been looking for in all these years. No one will be able to mimic this effort, as Tiny Vipers has few peers that can rise to meet her in this place. Still, a lack of pacing makes for a drawn out listening affair, which may be just what some of us need at the end of the day.
Tiny Vipers will be playing with Castanets at Mohawk on Friday, July 24th.
New Tunes from Julian Plenti
Julian Plenti is the new name for Interpol frontman Paul Banks. He is set to debut his new album Julian Plenti is…Skyscraper on August 4th via Matador Records. I wonder if it will be in the realm of people like Albert Hammond Jr and be an Interpol lite album? Based on this track, it seems JP is going off on his own a bit, which is a good thing in our book.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/julian-plenti-games-for-days.mp3]
Download: Julian Plenti – Games for Days [MP3]
Men @ The Beauty Bar – 7/22
Men is two parts Le Tigre, and they will be making their way to Austin this Wednesday night at the Beauty Bar. It seems that the group is predominantly the work of JD Samson, but there are other contributions from her former band-mates. Men will be hitting the stage with Gretchen Phillips. Sounds like a danceable way to spend your hump day.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/men-off-our-backs.mp3]
Download: Men – Off Our Backs [MP3]
Generationals – Con Law
New Orleans duo, Generationals, seem to have flown beneath the radar for quite some time, that is until Park the Van Records, home to Dr. Dog, decided to release their album Con Law. The record crosses various rivers of genre, yet always staying familiar in the listener's ear. Here we have a complete album of pop celebration that will surely tide us over for the rest of the summer.
When "Nobody Could Change Your Mind" begins, the tinkering of electronic keyboard makes it seem like just any other neo-electroni-pop album, but then the horns kick in, stepping the album out of a purely cliche realm of music. Vocals here have a bit of an echo, which may give them a lo-fi title, but the band is nowhere near that mark.
"Angry Charlie" switches gears, and recalls the best moments of MGMT, although if you listen to this on repeat several times you will see that the usage of the organ and bounding percussion give it an entirely different light, moving the band beyond their peers. Yet, this group immediately allows for the staleness of such styles to veer in different directions. The half-hearted stomp of "Faces in the Dark" demonstrate that the band is far more than a one trick pony; they have a barrage of approaches in the writing of Con Law, allowing for the album to take on a more long-standing importance for fans.
By the time you meet the mid-section of this record, you start to wonder exactly why you hadn't heard anything about this band up until this point in time. ""When they Fight, They Fight," and "Our Time (2 Shine)" are both solid tracks that exemplify just how special a listening experience this will be. Both songs hold tightly to some really great hooks, while still paying homage to classic beach sounds. They might take a slight misstep from here with "Wildlife Sculpture," as it's one of the very few songs that doesn't immediately make you want to press repeat on your player, whatever format.
Just as the album seems as if it will stay with electronic flourishes, "Exterior Street Date" sweeps in with ringing guitars. The vocals will take the key role for the majority of the song here, but the subtlety of the chorus somehow manages to stick inside your head. This duo is the key of under-spoken pop gems, accessible and discernible, only for those with careful ears. Following this comes "It Keeps You Up" with its bouncing piano work and vocals that appear to be sung by a mass group of fans, though it's just one voice. Such care went into the patchwork of these songs that it's no wonder you find yourself listening to them again and again. And such is the story of the album, you find yourself rushing back and forth to play that track over and over, wondering to yourself if it really was that good. The answer for the songs, and the album is yes!
Generationals play at Stubbs Indoors on August 6th.
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Tesla software update bypasses "range anxiety"
Elon Musk announced yesterday that the Tesla Model S will be getting a software update this month which will address concerns about drivers not knowing how long they can travel without running out of juice. To be fair, you can already see the mileage you're going to do with the juice you have left in the Tesla vehicle, but with the software update, you will also be able to see nearby charging stations and the platform will also let you know when you've gone too far away from one such station.
People interested in the Tesla Model S were concerned about recharging their vehicles and in its impossibility, getting stranded on a road or freeway somewhere, with no possibility of getting near an electric charger. The 6.2 version of the new software will "give drivers peace of mind", according to founder Elon Musk. Within the software, developers have introduced a feature called "Range Assurance", which will deliver information about Tesla supercharger stations in the vicinity of the vehicle you're driving.
With the new feature, Elon Musk wants to calm "range anxiety" of electric car drivers and stressed the fact that with it, drivers will not be stranded without power, unless they want to be. Vocal confirmation will be required when the software warns the driver that they are getting too far from a charging station and that their current juice won't last until the next one. The driver at the wheel of the Tesla sedan will have to confirm twice that they are sure about going forward on their trip, at the risk of running out of juice and being stranded.
There are 403 Tesla Supercharger stations scattered across the United States, which is a rather low number at first. Considering the fact that adoption of electric vehicles is still in its incipient stages, that shouldn't be too big of a problem. As adoption grows, more stations will be added to the roadmap and Elon Musk is also working on battery swap stations in the state of California.
The 6.2 software update for Tesla vehicles should be arriving by the end of the month, over the air through the vehicles' own cellular connection. Drivers should be getting the update as soon as next week, according to Elon Musk. As the development of Tesla software goes on, drivers should be expecting more features to be added that will enhance their driving experience. Elon Musk stresses the fact that the Tesla Model S is more of a computer than just a transportation vehicle thanks to the software solutions the company provides.
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