One does not simply "see" a D'Angelo show. It isn't an event you just show up to with the same hipster indifference you might find at a club featuring the latest and greatest indie rock band. If you're in the audience to see D'Angelo and his unbelievably talented band The Vanguard, you've been waiting for this. Maybe weeks or months, but in most cases it's been at least a decade. That kind of anticipation is not easily rewarded, but The Second Coming Tour has been blowing people away at every stop along the way. First Avenue in Minneapolis was the final stop in North America for this tour, and you could tell it was special for D'Angelo to end it in the house made famous by his idol, Prince.
Questlove was at the venue doing DJ sets before and after the show. Thank goodness he was, because D'Angelo's flight was delayed and he didn't get to First Ave until after he was scheduled to be on stage. Quest also sat in on drums with opening act LP Music, a progressive jazz quintet based in the Twin Cities and led by saxophonist Eric Leeds (featured on most of Prince's albums from 1986-2003).
The crowd played along with LP Music, bobbing along but mostly just watching Questlove. Everyone in the band is talented to an amazing degree, but with the late start time people were a little antsy to move on to the headliner. The band jammed for about an hour, with an exciting drum battle between Quest and their other drummer Petar Janjic. Janjic held his own for the most part, but Quest eventually ran him down before the bad jumped back in to get back to the funk.
Some time around 11:15 The Vanguard finally took the stage and started playing the intro to "Ain't That Easy," the opening track from Black Messiah. The energy in the crowd was reverential; most talking had faded away as the curtain rose to reveal the band. All eyes were on the stage, witnesses waiting for their sermon to begin.
The talk of a church-like experience gets blown up a bit in regards to D'Angelo & The Vanguard's live set, but if you're a fan it can be as close to seeing God as you may ever get. All live music has a feeling of spirituality and connectivity, but D'Angelo seems to amp it up to another level with his intensely soulful performance.
The setlist has been the same for every show of the tour, but that only means the band has had a lot of time to perfect their chemistry on stage. The Vanguard might be the best group working today. The switch in late June from Kendra Foster to Joi Gilliam (Dungeon Family collective) seems to have gone off without a hitch. Gilliam is a bit more subdued which leaves more opportunities to focus on the rest of the band.
Pino Palladino has been heralded as the bass master he is, and it's obvious that D'Angelo has absolute trust in his skill. When the band played their final song in this final set, Pino was the last one standing next to D'Angelo (a position he most certainly deserves). Every member gets their moment to shine during different songs. Underrated guitarist Isaiah Sharkey got a big round of applause. His departure from the stage was a good reminder of how close this group is, as he seemed almost near tears giving his bandleader the final goodbye of the tour.
It was an emotional night overall. Through his banter with the audience it was obvious that D'Angelo has been overwhelmed by the reaction to his comeback. He's very gracious to be playing for audiences again and expressing himself both emotionally and musically as articulate as any performer ever. And that emotion ran through the veins of every member of the audience.
This isn't a greatest hits show, though "Brown Sugar" did receive a lot of cheers. The Second Coming Tour is more like an evolving jazz piece, kind of like the opening set from LP Music. The songs flow into one another like they were all written as one piece. The musicians in The Vanguard are talented enough that they can work in breaks for one another and never miss a beat. After a long run of songs, Sharkey can rest a minute while Jesse Johnson plays some lead guitar and vice-versa. D'Angelo often leaves the stage for costume changes or just to take a quick breather while the band continues to play. With a two and a half hour set that's comprised of only 15 songs, you can't blame the guy for sitting out a minute.
The band goes on a month-long break from now until October 1 when they play at Carnegie Hall. They'll play a few more after that and then who knows? Go see them while you can!


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Q: Unix - Compare two directories recursively, output differences as a list minus directories I have an archive system that archives any file (and the corresponding directory structure of where that file is located) to another volume. It ignores empty directories.
After the archive has created a copy to an external volume, I've been using the following command to list the differences to make sure that no file has been missed:
diff -qr dir1(original) dir2(archive)

My problem is that all of the empty directories that the archive system ignores show up and clog the resulting list. Is there a flag (or an alternative way with rsync) that can just list the files that are different between the two directories and ignore differences in directories altogether.
Just to clarify, I'm not actually looking for differences in the files themselves, I'm just trying to compare two directory trees to see that they both have all the same files.

A: you can use rsync -ai dir1/ dir2/ --dry-run to create a machine-readable list of changes between dir1 and dir2. you would have to filter out the directories yourself, but the syntax is quite easy to handle.

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PFR Home Page > Teams > San Francisco 49ers > 1983 Statistics & Players
1983 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players
Record: 10-6-0, 1st in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Walsh (10-6-0)
Points For: 432 (27.0/g) 4th of 28
Points Against: 293 (18.3/g) 4th of 28
Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6
SRS: 8.71 (2nd of 28), SOS: .02
Won Divisional Round 24-23 vs. Detroit Lions
Lost Conference Championship 21-24 vs. Washington Redskins
Defensive Coordinator: George Seifert
Other Notable Asst.: Paul Hackett (Quarterbacks/WR/TE), Norb Hecker (Linebackers), Sherman Lewis (Running Backs), Bill McPherson (Defensive Line) and Ray Rhodes (Defensive Backs)
Stadium: Candlestick Park
Principal Owner: Edward DeBartolo, Jr.
General Manager: John McVay
Offensive Scheme: West Coast
Defensive Alignment: 3-4
Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1500
Training Camp: Sierra College (Rocklin, California)
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432 6054 1072 5.6 31 19 344 339 528 3797 27 12 6.8 199 511 2257 17 4.4 129 89 695 16
293 5189 1032 5.0 42 18 302 322 526 3253 23 24 5.6 181 449 1936 10 4.3 98 91 793 23
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Sat September 3 6:00PM ET boxscore L 0-1 Philadelphia Eagles 17 22 17 336 210 126 3 20 281 156 125 1
Thu September 8 8:30PM ET boxscore W 1-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 48 17 21 413 216 197 1 23 340 272 68 6
Sun September 18 1:00PM ET boxscore W 2-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 42 27 24 527 336 191 2 22 385 172 213 2
Sun September 25 4:00PM ET boxscore W 3-1 Atlanta Falcons 24 20 28 418 261 157 2 19 319 184 135 1
Sun October 2 1:00PM ET boxscore W 4-1 @ New England Patriots 33 13 29 426 252 174 14 295 220 75 3
Sun October 9 4:00PM ET boxscore L 4-2 Los Angeles Rams 7 10 20 381 303 78 3 13 307 118 189 2
Sun October 16 1:00PM ET boxscore W 5-2 @ New Orleans Saints 32 13 15 328 134 194 1 20 288 198 90 5
Sun October 23 4:00PM ET boxscore W 6-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 45 35 22 460 358 102 2 28 441 302 139 3
Sun October 30 4:00PM ET boxscore L 6-3 New York Jets 13 27 17 312 227 85 2 21 364 178 186 1
Sun November 6 4:00PM ET boxscore L 6-4 Miami Dolphins 17 20 20 394 210 184 2 18 316 183 133 1
Sun November 13 4:00PM ET boxscore W 7-4 New Orleans Saints 27 0 28 397 273 124 3 10 129 55 74 3
Sun November 20 4:00PM ET boxscore L 7-5 @ Atlanta Falcons 24 28 22 308 174 134 2 19 373 275 98
Sun November 27 1:00PM ET boxscore L 7-6 @ Chicago Bears 3 13 20 290 218 72 4 16 324 133 191 1
Sun December 4 4:00PM ET boxscore W 8-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35 21 29 460 233 227 2 19 359 321 38 3
Sun December 11 1:00PM ET boxscore W 9-6 @ Buffalo Bills 23 10 19 310 183 127 1 16 303 183 120 5
Mon December 19 9:00PM ET boxscore W 10-6 Dallas Cowboys 42 17 13 294 209 85 1 24 365 303 62 5
Sat December 31 4:00PM ET boxscore W 11-6 Detroit Lions 24 23 20 291 188 103 2 22 412 224 188 5
Conf. Champ.
Sun January 8 12:30PM ET boxscore L 11-7 @ Washington Redskins 21 24 19 434 347 87 3 24 410 238 172 2
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Indus Holdings Q3 Sales Increase…
Indus Holdings Q3 Sales Increase 94% to $10.1 Million
Indus Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Vertically-integrated cannabis leader charts path to self-sustaining profitability with operational upgrades, managerial changes, and funding strategy
SALINAS, Calif., Nov. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Indus Holdings, Inc. ("Indus") (CSE:INDS; OTCQX: INDXF), a leading, vertically-integrated cannabis company, today announced its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ending September 30, 2019. All figures stated are in US Dollars.
Third Quarter and Year to Date Financial and Business Highlights
Revenue generated for the three-month period ending September 30, 2019, was $10.1 million; 94% year-over-year growth. Revenue for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2019, was $26.2 million; 140% year-over-year growth.
EBITDA for the three-month period ending September 30, 2019, was ($16.8 million), EBITDA for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2019, was ($22.9 million). EBITDA included ($5.4 million) in write-offs of certain inventory in net loss, foregoing any future remediation, labor, and sales costs required. The inventory adjustments included revaluation and write-offs driven by the Company's decision to discontinue certain emending processes as a result of enhancing internal quality metrics, changes in materials requirements, inconsistent laboratory testing in California, and the overall economics of re-blending and reprocessing.
Revenue split per segment for the three-month period ending September 30, 2019, was 42% of revenue generated from Owned brands, 40% from Agency, and 18% from Distributed brands.
Revenue for the three segments grew 38% for Owned brands year over year, Agency brand revenues grew 354% and Distributed brand revenues grew 47% compared to the prior year.
Operating expenses were $12.4 million for the three-month period ending September 30, 2019, compared to $2.9 million in the same period last year. On a sequential basis, operating expenses at $12.4 million were up $4.0 million from the second quarter.
Added 21 new dispensaries during the quarter servicing over 500 licensed dispensaries in California.
Increased deliveries per day by 56% going from 46 to 72 deliveries while covering approximately 90% of the licensed dispensaries in California.
Had over 12 days in Q3 with 100 or more deliveries compared to just one day in Q2.
Increased average delivery value by 10%.
Launched new owned brand Kaizen; and launched recently acquired Humble Flower with new packaging and CBD online ordering capabilities, including mainstream retail.
Owned-brand Cypress Cannabis became number 18 selling brand in the state of California up from 98 in Q2.
The Company had a cash position of $12.7 million for the period ended September 30, 2019, of which $10 million has been escrowed for the announced Nevada and Oregon acquisition.
The Company achieved a new revenue record – $10.1 million in Q3. While that represents a 94 percent year-over-year increase, we did expect more. Our projections were impacted by a cultivation contract that was not fulfilled in Q3 – we had contracted for 2,000 pounds of flower in the quarter, which did not pass our lab tests and pricing agreement, resulting in more than a $3 million negative revenue impact. At the same time, our own harvest, which we planned to have two weeks of sales in Q3, got pushed to the beginning of Q4.
Chief Executive Officer, Robert Weakley
The issues that we had with our contractors further reinforce the need for Indus to become independent and self-sustaining for the company to achieve profitability. We have not had an issue selling our flower and concentrates, however we have had a supply chain issue in meeting the demand, which will be solved with the completion of our greenhouse in 2020.
Subsequent events to the fiscal third quarter ending September 30, 2019
Indus Holdings, Inc. announces a strategic plan including leadership changes, funding strategy, and operational improvements that will place the organization on a path to self-sustainability and profitability in the first half of 2020.
Leadership Changes:
Mark Ainsworth, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Ainsworth has been instrumental to Indus' brand development and growth strategy since inception and will focus on taking a hands-on approach in successfully executing the company's new operational plan to get to profitability in the first half of 2020.
Chief Financial Officer Tina Maloney will be retiring from her position as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Indus. Maloney has agreed to remain engaged with the company during the transition. The company would like to thank Maloney for her contributions and wishes her the very best in her retirement.
President Joe Bayern will be leaving the company. The company would like to thank Bayern for his contributions and wishes the best in his future endeavors.
"With the infrastructure we have in place and final operational improvements underway we will put Indus on the path to profitability with greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and regenerative revenues that will take us over the finish line," stated Mark Ainsworth, newly appointed Chief Operating Officer.
Funding Requirements:
Indus Holdings, Inc. is exploring additional cap-ex funding sources to assist in the organization's 2020 plan to become EBITA and cash flow positive in the first half of 2020.
Operational Plan and Initiatives Underway:
The Company remains focused on the most profitable parts of its business where infrastructure is built with the ability to grow. Top priorities are finishing the improvements at its cultivation facilities, installing an automated packaging line, and exploring opportunities to reduce expenses and preserve cash. Operational improvement initiatives will be dedicated to the Company's core operating states of California, Nevada, and Oregon.
Key initiatives the Company aims to achieve in 2020:
California Cultivation Facility Build-out:
complete renovation of two additional greenhouses, adding 110,000 square feet of additional cultivation, and increase flower production from 1,000 pounds per month to 4,000 pounds per month, while reducing cost of growing flower by 40%. The Company expects the cap-ex required to complete the renovation to be $4.2 million.
increase trim production from 1,000 pounds per month to 4,000 pounds per month, reducing dependence on purchasing outside trim and improve margins in all company owned brands.
Production Capacity: the company aims to achieve full production by Q2 2020, increasing its overall production from eight grow rooms and four and half turns a year to 30 grow rooms six turns a year. The company plans to grow its production from 11,000 pounds in fiscal 2019 to 30,000 pounds in fiscal 2020, and 45,000 lbs in fiscal 2021.
Infrastructure Upgrade: in August of 2019, the Company received an upgrade to its Power, Gas & Electricity (PG&E) service – from 400 amps to 4,000 amps – to power the new greenhouses, increasing product output while decreasing cost per pound. Additional greenhouses have been renovated with new roofs, sides, and blackout shades that are nearly completed and now the focus can be on the final stages of adding the lights and the positive pressure to complete the renovations.
Packaging Efficiency Improvement: the Company aims to install a new $1.6 million flower packaging line in Q1 2020, doubling the capacity packaged per day.
Labor Cost Reduction: the installation of the automated flower packaging line in combination with streamlining its operations is expected to reduce packaging labor requirements from 80 temporary employees to eight employees. The Company expects labor costs savings of more than $2 million on an annual basis.
Brand Development and Expansion: the Company continues to expands its brand portfolio and focus on improving sales. Humble Flower (both CBD and THC) began sales in late Q3 2019, Kaizen (High-end concentrates) began sales in Q3, Canna Stripe (Gummies) will be released in December 2019, the Shredables (CBD Protein Bar) brand will be released in Q1 2020.
Restructuring Selling Expenses: the Company has implemented a re-configuration of its commission structure, re-organizing its sales structure, and focusing on reducing the amount of trade discounts. The Company believes that on a pro forma basis for 2020 this could result in as much as $11 million in savings.
Packaging and Raw Material Cost Reduction: the Company has implemented an analysis of opportunities to reduce costs, having already identified 2020 savings in excess of $300,000.
"Indus Holdings, Inc. has seen tremendous growth since we launched with a handful of employees in 2014, and now our destiny is in our hands," said Weakley. "We are focused on placing the right people in the right roles and putting our portfolio of original, owned products front-and-center as we edge closer to becoming a sustainable, profitable enterprise."
Fiscal Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Call Details
Indus Holdings, Inc. plans to host a conference call with management Dec. 2 at 8:30 a.m. EST. The call can be accessed using the following dial-in information:
U.S and Canadian Toll-free: +1 877-407-0789
Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before the call to register. The conference call will be webcast live and archived on the investor relations section of the Indus Holdings, Inc. website at https://ir.indusholdingco.com.
To be added to the Indus Holdings, Inc. email distribution list, please email ir@indusholdingco.com with Indus in the subject line.
About Indus Holdings, Inc.
Indus Holdings, Inc. (CSE:INDS) is a vertically-integrated cannabis company with advanced production capabilities, including cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, brand sales & marketing, and distribution. Founded in 2014 and based in Salinas, California, Indus offers services supporting every step of the supply chain and an extensive portfolio of award-winning brands, including House Weed, The Original Pot Co., MOON, Acme, Beboe, and Dixie Elixirs & Edibles. Indus Distribution, a division of Indus Holdings, Inc., is a leading distributor of cannabis products, servicing an extensive portfolio of brands and licensed retailers.
Bill Mitoulas
Indus Holdings, Inc.
ir@indusholdingco.com
Office: 1.416.479.9547
Renata Follmann
Rossetti Public Relations
pr@indusholdingco.com
Use of Non-IFRS Financial Information
To supplement the Company's financial results presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), Indus uses non-IFRS measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for financial and operational decision making, for planning and forecasting purposes and to evaluate the Company's financial performance. These non-IFRS financial measures are adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, and non-IFRS net earnings (loss). Management believes that these non-IFRS financial measures reflect the Company's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in the business, as they facilitate comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Management also believes that these non-IFRS financial measures enable investors to evaluate the Company's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management. These non-IFRS financial measures may also exclude expenses and gains that may be unusual in nature, infrequent or not reflective of the Company's ongoing operating results. Since these measures are not calculated in accordance with IFRS, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, our reported results as indicators of our performance, and they may not be comparable to similarly named measures from other companies. The tables below reconcile our results of operations in accordance with IFRS to the adjusted results mentioned above:
INDS, indus, Indus Holdings, indxf
Leading Publicly Traded Cannabis Companies Post Strong Revenue Growth in June Quarter
Indus Holdings Generates Q2 Revenue of $9.7 Million
Indus Holdings Q1 Revenue Increases 180% to $6.4 Million
Indus Holdings to Acquire W Vapes for $20 Million


NTU President Professor Subra Suresh has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Southampton in recognition of his research and scholarly achievements.
In the citation read on stage during his conferment in 26 July, Prof Suresh was lauded as a renowned engineer and eminent scientist with an outstanding record of academic achievement and public service.
Established in 1952, the University of Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of 24 research-intensive universities in Britain. Notable among its honorary degree recipients are the Duchess of Cornwall, Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist Professor Brian Schmidt, the inventor of the Worldwide Web Professor Tim Berners-Lee, and renowned broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Professor Sir Christopher Snowden, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Southampton, said, "We are delighted to award an Honorary Doctorate to Professor Suresh. His outstanding record of academic achievement and public service is to be celebrated.
Appointed in January as NTU President, Prof Suresh holds 15 honorary doctorate degrees from institutions in the US, England, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, India, Russia and China. Besides the University of Southampton, his other honours this year include honorary degrees from Northwestern University in the USA and Mangalore University in India, the Brown Engineering Leadership Medal from Brown University's School of Engineering, as well as election as Honorary Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford University.
Prof Suresh has also been elected a fellow or honorary member of all the major materials research societies in the US and India, and to membership in 15 science or engineering academies around the world. He holds the distinction of being a member of all three National Academies in the USA, of sciences, engineering and medicine.
Southampton and NTU joined hands to launch The Photonics Institute in 2014 to establish Singapore as a powerhouse in photonics and optics research. Southampton, UK, is home to the Optoelectronics Research Centre, renowned for being the birth place of the ubiquitous fibre-optic Internet now found in most homes.
Housed in NTU Singapore, The Photonics Institute focuses on research involving light technology such as those found in fibre-optic cables, lasers and consumer products such as DVD/Blu-ray devices or remote control devices.


Mien Tay Cruise will bring you to explore the unique and colorful life on Mekong Delta. We will cruise in numerous small canals and arroyos to experience the daily life of local people along the riverbeds: floating markets, orchards, local school and fruit production factories. Especially, you will have a good chance to take a morning walk along the banks of Mekong River and find yourself lost in the beauty of Mekong Delta and local culture in each village.
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-07h30am: pick up at hotel in Saigon then route for Cai Be (120km).
-10h00am: arrive Cai Be, small motor boat trip to explore the lively Cai Be floating market in the morning.
-Walking for visit a handicraft village of the local people and sample various tropical fruits.
-Continue boat trip to Mekong Lodge – an eco-resort Mekong Lodge includes more than 40 private pretty bungalows and River View Restaurant, stretched in an area of more than 10.000 m2 lays just beside the Tien River.
-Visit Mekong Lodge and walking around this area to see local people who are doing daily activities and preparing lunch for their families.
-Embark Mien Tay sampan, welcome drink and check in Mien Tay sampan.
-After lunch, cruise depart from Cai Be to Sa Dec via My Thuan, a nice and quiet town overlooking Mekong river. Up to river tide, stop en route to visit brickyard handricarft villages a long the Mekong River.
-Relax on boat while sipping an aperitif .
-Dinner and overnight on board in Sa Dec.
-Breakfast on board while seeing activities on Mekong River in Sa Dec in the sunrise.
-08h00 disembark and check out luggages, let them on vehicle and start excursion to visit Sa Dec town where Marguerite Duras's famous novel Lover was set and made famous by the film L'Amant, the Marguerite Duras story and explore this town.
-Visit the lively Sa Dec food market and primary school headed by Magueritte Duras, Huynh Thuy Le Old House, Kien An Cung, Cao Dai Temple.
-Visit a local garden by walking or biking along the village path and get yourself acquaintance with rural activities as farmers farm their fields & orchards.
-10h30 return Saigon by car. Drive to a restaurant in My Tho. Lunch at restaurant. END TOUR.
When our hotel offered this package tour, we didn't expect any adventures here other than sailing thru one of the longest rivers in the world, the Mekong. We're wrong. First, we boarded a long-tail boat and headed to honey bee farm for some demonstration on honey bees and Vietnamese honey tea tasting. You also get to mingle with some village folks here with their workshops selling indigenous products. As you go around, you'll find exotic fruits like the durian. You will be served with platters of local fruits like dragon fruit and ripe mangoes accompanied by live local music and dance. Then on to sampan boat ride, the loveliest part of this Mekong trip. You pass thru narrow canals with canopy of palms and beautiful mangroves. Drop by a coconut candy factory and try their numerous sweets. Thenafter, ride on a horse-driven cart to a sumptuous lunch in a nearby village. Finally, board on a motorized small boat coasting thru small water channels back to Mekong River. Awesome trips in this southern part of Vietnam.
The Mekong River Cruise was wonderful. We loved having our own small boat to travel around the Mekong Delta. We traveled through the small canals and saw fishermen and the way local people live. We got to see coconut candy being made which was also interesting. On the same day, we went to a place for lunch that served elephant ear fish that turned out to be delicious albeit not too pretty to look at! Besides that, we took a horse and buggy ride through a small village. The day was relaxing and pretty much free of tourists. We loved it!


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The following is a multi-post "how to" series on setting up a digital resume like this one. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. You can read the entire article here.
I highly, highly, highly recommend that you set up your site at WordPress.com ("WP.com"). This is a completely free website platform, and the functionality you get for the price is not to be believed. I have four sites set up on WP.com: PluggedInLawyer.com, AttorneysOnTheMove.com, TracyTC.com (my personal site) and TracyThrowerConyers.com (my resume site).
WP.com sites allow you to do almost anything you can do on other sites where you pay somebody to host the site, with the exception being that you can't set up your WP.com sites to make money (ie, you can't include pay-per-click advertising). This makes them perfect for resume sites.
Another beautiful thing about WP.com is that the founders treat the platform as a labor of love and "giving back." They are on a mission to bring web publishing to the masses and have added all kinds of functionality in an easy to use way that we used to have to pay expensive programmers to create not that many years ago.
The instructions below assume that you are using WP.com.
Let me start by saying the guys at WP.com have made website creation braindead simple. I figured it out and you can, too. It's almost as simple as using wordprocessing software.
A long laundry list of helpful training videos for setting up WP.com sites is outlined in WordPress Sites So Easy That Even A Lawyer Can Set Them Up.
You type in your search term(s), view initial results to see if the information is what you had in mind, and then save your search and pick how often you want new information emailed to you.
You can get the alerts sent as soon as the information hits Google's search engine database, once a day or once a week. Depending on the nature of the information, you might have different queries sent to you with different frequencies.
For instance, I have an alert set up for my professional name and if I'm mentioned on the web, I want to know "as it happens." Alerts set for content creation ideas probably don't need to land in my inbox more than once a day or once a week.
Nothing keeps your practice humming like cementing existing client relationships. Set up alerts to follow news for your biggest clients. Congratulate them on reported accomplishments or reach out if you see issues on the horizon. Also consider following their biggest competitor so you're ready if an issue or opportunity arises with your client due to the actions of a competitor.
The following is an excerpt from a white paper recently written for a group of 3L's at a prominent law school. The principles are applicable to attorneys looking for jobs at any level. You can find Part 3 here, Part 2 here and Part 1 here.
In Part 1 of this series, we covered reasons why digital reputation is becoming increasingly important for attorney job seekers and I advocated the AIM Model for growing a targeted online reputation. In Part 2 of this series, we discussed "assessment" strategies under the model and in Part 3 we discussed "influencing" your reputation under AIM. Today, we talk about monitoring and maintaining the online reputation that you've worked so hard to establish.
If you do nothing else but read this series of posts, please pay attention to this next piece of advice. Even if you do everything described in the series, please likewise pay heed.
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A Recent Bill In Parliament Tried To Make Sexual Crimes Gender Neutral. What Is Your Opinion?
Looking at sexual crime through the lens of gender leads to a flawed understanding of the dynamics of crime itself; gender neutrality is the answer.
Sanya Talwar
Tags:gendersexual abuseviolence
Gender Neutrality is the idea that policies, language, and other social institutions which characterize social structures, gender roles, or gender identity, should avoid distinguishing roles according to people's sex or gender.
This is believed to help in avoiding discrimination based on gendered conceptions of every phenomenon. In view of this definition, it seeks to enforce the idea that:
Sexual crimes are not specific to gender
This means that a man is not always the perpetrator of the crime and the woman is not aways the victim. Men, women, transgenders or any other persons identifying with a particular gender identity (or not) may fall in the ambit of 'perpetrator' or 'victim'
Understanding sexual crimes in light of specific genders and biological sex further perpetuates gender roles. This results in a flawed understanding of the role of gender in society, and reinforcement of stereotypical ideas such as
only men can be 'protectors/ breadwinners/ perpetrators of crime',
that only women can be 'nurturers/ homemakers/ at the receiving end of sexual crimes',
that transgenders are 'hijras/ abnormal/ miscreants/ have nots'
and that associating with other gender identities is a 'mental disease'.
Statistics of sexual crimes almost always point abysmally towards women as victims, as against men or other genders. But that does not mean that this can justify one crime against another.
No matter what the statistics say, it is a rather flawed way of understanding sexual crimes and violence.
We contribute to these stereotypes
We fight the regressive mentalities that exist in our society and insist that women are "not the property of their husbands or fathers." We express outrage against incidents of sexual crimes and violence against females.
But we also, more often than not, never fail to laugh at the 'funny scenes' in movies that show men at the receiving end of sexual crimes, like in the recent Badrinath ki Dulhania. We also fail to express outrage against incidents of sexual crimes and violence perpetrated against men, transgenders, and other gender identities.
How gender neutrality works in the law
It becomes extremely important to understand sexual crimes and violence from a psycho-social lens and not in terms of gender or sex.
On the one hand, in ongoing momentous moves such as those of decriminalising homosexuality and repealing the old adultery law (as being a regressive penal provision), the Supreme Court is definitely pro-active in recognising gender neutrality and its benefits for forging progressive mindsets.
Yet, when in July 2019, KTS Tulsi introduced a bill in the parliament which sought to make sexual crimes gender neutral, it was heavily opposed by the central government on the ground that the statistics are heavily inclined towards justifying women-specific laws, and insisted that women are the 'victims'.
The tightroped stand of the government against gender neutrality seems to be antithetical to the pro-activeness of the Supreme court of India.
Both these – the judiciary and the legislature – are the pillars of democracy. Even though they are independent of each other in their functioning, some fluidity between them may serve to effect a transitional shift in recognising the root cause of sexual violence and crime.
The need of the hour seems to be to work towards having a better understanding regarding complexities of gender, and to recognise the repercussions of having gender specific laws which further perpetuate the idea of solidified gender roles.
Indeed, ignorance of how the laws impact people's lives leads to consequences that promote an already regressive mindset.
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Not a UT fan, but I still think so. IMO "blue blood" is based on history and tradition and UT is rich in both. College football is cyclical and UT will be contending for championships again at some point.
1. Biggest school in the state gives us the recruiting prowess to take the best in-state recruits if we decide to focus there.
There are ebbs and flows for all programs in sports. Granted we have been in a lull for far too long, the pieces are still there if we have the right coaches and staff to employ good decision making and the fearlessness that is needed to win or lose at a high level. I think that the current staff is doing business the right way, and I foresee that we will return to glory in the not too distant future (circa 4 years from this season) with flashes of brilliance on the way paired with some disappointment at times.
Tennessee has one of the top "brands" in college football but its not "blue blood' status. And YES the last 10-12 years have tarnished that brand.
1) Will Tennessee ever win again?
2) What happened to your program?
3) I really used to like watching Tennessee games on TV.
A huge part of being a "blue blood" is having some kind of mystique or reputation on a national level that goes back many decades. Schools like Michigan (although it is undeserved, but I digress), Ohio St, Alabama, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma have that. You can argue Texas, Nebraska, Penn St, and USC have that.
IMO, and I say this as a Tennessee fan, but Tennessee seems to fall right outside that category. Tennessee has a great brand - the Power T is recognized everywhere - but it doesn't quite seem to have that "aura" on a nationwide level that some of those other schools have.
You'll notice that those schools I just mentioned make up most of the schools at the top of the all-time wins list (all except the Ivy League schools). If it makes us feel better, the other schools right behind us in that list - Georgia, LSU, Auburn, etc., aren't blue bloods either. The top 8/9 in the all-time wins list seem to be in the "blue blood" category.
Statistically speaking I have to say that UT is a blue blood program. In looking at the list of all time wins that you mentioned, UT is number 13. That puts UT right at the top 10% all time as it pertains to winning games. So if roughly 90% of power 5 teams are lower on that list I don't see how UT could be anything but a blue blood. I'll echo my previous post and say that we have been down for a while, but with that said, losing as much as we have over the last decade and still being as high on the all time win list reinforces that UT is a blue blood program and a sleeping giant.
Correct, statistically speaking. Who is a blue blood and who isn't goes beyond just the stats though.
Tennessee is absolutely right around a number of schools I'd consider blue bloods in terms of all-time wins. The school immediately ahead of us on that list, USC, is probably a blue blood. They only have 1 more all-time win than Tennessee, but they also have 11 claimed national titles, 39 conference titles, 80 consensus All-Americans, and 6 Heisman winners (7 if you count Reggie Bush). They have significantly more of those than Tennessee does in all of those categories, plus are located in a much bigger media market. That kind of stuff, when done over a very long period of time, builds the "mystique" of a program that I'm talking about. Tennessee just doesn't quite have that to the level that a USC or Ohio St does. In the same ballpark, but just not quite to the same level.
Tennessee seems to be at a cutoff point in that list. I think everyone ahead of Tennessee is a blue blood, or you can make an easy argument they are a blue blood. Everyone from Tennessee and behind (the schools immediately behind us are Georgia, LSU, Auburn, West Virginia, Clemson) are programs that have been good over a number of years, some better than others, but aren't blue bloods.
We're like other programs that have hit hard times except we have the money to be one of the good ones.
Maybe we're like a slate blue blood, about halfway between regular blue and smokey gray.
Getting to be about time to wipe that slate clean though, eh?
I hate it, but this is accurate. We can recapture it, but there's a whole generation of people out there where Tennessee football is just "meh." There was a run in Bama football not to long ago when PF owned Bama where they were "meh" nationally as well. We can return to prominence but it takes winning not jaw jacking.
Fulmer owning Bama was about the least embarrassing bad thing that happened to them during those days. Fulmer owned a lot of people in those days, except Spurrier. Alabama football from 1997-2007 was an even more embarrassing run than Tennessee is having, although ours has lasted longer now.
I remember when they hired Shula and especially Saban, a lot of folks (including a bunch of Tennessee fans) were telling them to give it up, the Bear has been dead 25 years, the game is different and has passed Alabama by, Alabama doesn't have the same place in the sport it used to and can't expect to be really good ever again, etc.
Winning has a way of creating a knew it all along effect or a "they've always been good" effect in people, especially if the program in question has a successful past. Today, people say things like "Well yeah, we all knew Alabama would be really good again eventually, they are a traditional power." Well, most certainly not everybody figured that at the time.
Bama, at least, had an SEC title in 1999. Franchione leaving set them back (hiring Shula) until Saban got there.
True, although that title could be "cancelled out" by multiple postseason bans/NCAA trouble and having to fire a coach before he even coached a game because he ran up a bar tab with strippers on a UA credit card. The depths they hit were pretty low, certainly as low as anything Tennessee has experienced, and probably worse.
I wouldn't argue against USC being a blue blood, and that is clear based on the statistics that you listed. But there are some contributing factors that you have to look at when comparing these two teams. First, USC plays in the PAC 12 which is a far inferior conference when compared to the SEC. That is not something that anyone with any college football knowledge would argue against. That is not the only thing that matters, but it explains the disparity between conference championships and an argument could even be made that they have historically had an easier road to the Natty based on their scheduled opponents and in conference competition. Now, they clearly have a more proven history regarding All-Americans and Heisman winners, which is the reason that they have so many wins and are also a blue blood.
You make a good point and I can see why you would look a little more closely at Tennessee as a blue blood, but IMO if Tennessee had not been such a dumpster fire over the last few years we wouldn't be having this conversation. Based on recent years many might say that Clemson is a blue blood program, but that is based more on recent success rather than history. Throughout history Tennessee has risen and fallen in the ranks, but more often UT has been considered among the biggest programs, while not necessarily considered one of the all time best.
You make good points, but remember the Pac 12 is a far inferior conference today. College football has always been more popular in the southeastern United States than anywhere else, but the SEC hasn't always been the best conference. The dominance of the SEC is actually a fairly recent phenomenon in the history of college football, and the run the conference was on from 2006-2012 was unprecedented and probably won't be repeated. It hasn't always been that way. The SEC has gone through periods, particularly the 80s and 90s, where the conference just wasn't very good, or wasn't very deep, or was inconsistent.
Clemson is by no means a blue blood program, and neither is a school like Florida. They are very much "new money" programs. Tennessee isn't a "new money" program, but I'm not sure they are quite storied enough to be a blue blood. We're pretty close, basically right on that threshold between "historical power" and blue blood, IMO. Other SEC schools like LSU, Georgia, and Auburn are also right on that threshold, although I think Tennessee is closer to it than each of them.
Fair enough. I can see your logic and I am admittedly not well versed in history beyond what would be considered pretty recent as it pertains to college football. But I'll say this, whether or not UT is a blue blood will not carry them through this season, and no matter how good or bad we have been historically we are in a state of disarray at the moment. If CJP can right the ship and help the team return to its former status of challenging for the SEC East with runs for the SEC Championship or more once every 5 years I would take that for our program over the next decade or so. I would obviously like to see the team established as a blue blood along with the likes of the all time best, but that will take some time no matter how you slice it.
We a struggling to maintain relevance. We used to be feared.
Correct. Tennessee is top 10-12 all-time in D1 wins iirc, so we have great history and tradition. But Tennessee is not and has never been a top 5 blueblood type program. Perhaps when we went on our great 1990s run we inched into the top 10, but we're certainly nowhere near that now given the last 10-12 seasons. We're in that second tier historically behind the Alabamas, Oklahomas, Notre Dames, USCs, Michigans, Ohio States, etc. imo.
I didn't laugh when Bama hired Saban. I knew it was a game changer. I never dreamed it would be THIS much of a game changer.
How is Michigan a blue blood?
#1 all time in college football with 953 wins.
Really. More wins than any other team in college football history. Surely that qualifies.
Uh. Ok. Sure. Whatever you say.


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TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WILL STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT AT CIRCLE K SPEED STREET PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA ON MAY 24
THE FASTEST, MOST CREATIVE AND MOST NUTRITIOUS ZUCCHINIS CLAIMED VICTORY AT THE 2018 ZUCCHINI 600
CIRCLE K SPEED STREET PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA OFFERING UP THREE FULL DAYS OF AMAZING FAMILY FUN
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 9, 2018) – For the 24th annual Circle K Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola, Circle K, Toyota, Coca-Cola and the 600 Festival Association have teamed up to make a positive community impact.
Until Saturday, May 12, students and parents within the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools district can nominate a deserving high school teacher for a chance to win a new 2018 Toyota Camry. Nominations can be submitted through Circle K's free app, available through Apple iTunes or Google Play stores. Teachers will be selected on the basis of a quality and thoughtful nomination.
"Circle K is a global company that contributes, invests and believes in the communities we serve," commented Misti Mason, senior marketing manager at Circle K Southeast. "We are in awe of the daily service that our teachers provide the Charlotte Mecklenburg School district and are delighted to have this phenomenal opportunity to give back. From deserving students and teachers to the folks within the Classroom Central organization, we honor each of you!"
The giving doesn't stop there. A recent survey concluded that teachers spend an average of $500 of their own money to pay for school supplies. Coca-Cola Consolidated is donating $500 gift cards to the twenty teachers who were chosen as finalists.
"Teachers inspire our children in classrooms every day," said Christi McGee, vice president of communities at Coca-Cola Consolidated. "As Charlotte's local bottler, Coca-Cola Consolidated is honored to support our teachers because we appreciate the heroic work they do for our community."
Three finalists will receive VIP treatment on May 24 at Circle K Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola. Prior to Judah & the Lion taking the stage in Romare Bearden Park in uptown Charlotte, the winning teacher will be announced and presented with keys to his/her 2018 Toyota Camry, compliments of Circle K. The two remaining finalists will receive free Circle K gas for a year.
In addition, Circle K will reward 30 local students with $1,000 scholarships. Since April, principals from area public high schools have nominated deserving seniors who will be attending a university, community college, trade or technical school in the fall. The 30 selected students will receive VIP tickets to Judah & the Lion and be recognized on stage.
As an extension of Circle K's salute to teachers and students, the 600 Festival Association is donating $1 from every ticket sold to the May 24 concert to Classroom Central, a local nonprofit that equips students living in poverty to effectively learn by collecting and distributing free school supplies.
Classroom Central will be present all three days at Circle K Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola and collecting supplies in its newly-unveiled ClassVROOM Central mobile free store truck.
"The 600 Festival prides itself on creating unforgettable experiences and giving back to the Charlotte community," said Jacqueline Gafrarar, executive director of the 600 Festival. "It is a true honor to recognize teachers that are the backbone of this community, deserving students and an organization like Classroom Central."
From May 24 to 26, Circle K Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola will provide family-friendly fun with access to racing's brightest stars, musical entertainment, a variety of food and beverage vendors, a kids' zone, and interactive displays from sponsors including Circle K, Coca-Cola, GEICO, North Carolina Education Lottery, PNC Bank, Vacation Village Resorts, HARIBO Gummy Candy, Swisher Sweets and more.
In addition to Judah & the Lion, Chase Rice, Easton Corbin, Dustin Lynch and Brett Young will headline the Coca-Cola stage Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26. To purchase tickets, click here. For a complete list of entertainment and live music on both the Coca-Cola and Mello Yello stages, visit http://600festival.com/speed-street-schedule/.
Prior to the 24th annual event, the community can enjoy Haulers on Union Parade and Fan Fest presented by Freightliner in Concord May 17; and the Little 600 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville May 22. Both events are free.
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Saturday is Halloween! I remember that night as a child. It was a night filled with great anticipation, mischievousness and anxiety. The anticipation was because I knew I would haul in enough candy and other goodies to last until at least Thanksgiving! Our neighborhood, and that of my grandparents, was fertile ground waiting for the night stalkers to arrive "trick or treating." Across the street from my grandparents' house was the parsonage for the Church of the Brethren a block away. They had two boys and we would spend a couple of hours getting our pillowcases full before giving up and heading back to the house. Occasionally, a house would be dark, and once in a while a house would be lit up to the max, but the residents didn't participate. When we went through our stash, we found popcorn balls the size of a large apple, small loaves of Wonder Bread (we had a delivery man on the route), candy bars, pencils, suckers and homemade cupcakes. Our anxiety was concern over people who might put undesirable things in the treats, but we were diligent in checking for suspicious objects.
This coming Sunday we will be celebrating All Saints Day, the day after All Hallows Eve. In the lifespan of Christianity, many people have given their lives for their faith. Some have been put to death, like those in Syria under the hand of ISIS and the victims of the Holocaust in Germany. Reformers, Anabaptists and Catholics alike have been persecuted, mainly by each other, but sometimes by other faith traditions. Even more people have given their lives in service to the church, missionary work and ministry. As we remember and celebrate our own members who have passed away over the last twelve months (Ralph Denham, Earl Duncan, Mary Jane Waddell, Linda Williams, Jim Hamby, Bob Brumley, Peggy Polk, Jim Cinnamon, Jackie Neal, John Ernspiker, Nancy Rogers), I am reminded of the history and ministry of JCC. In the cabinet by the front doors are the two time capsules we filled as part of our 175th Anniversary are documents and photos that represent the saints gathered for worship, ministry and service in Jeffersontown, Kentucky since the early 1790's. In 1837 the "regular Baptists" voted to leave the Campbellites who then built their new building in 1839.
Since then until this very day, JCC has seen many saints and we thank God for every one!
Leading up to the celebration of All Saints' Day, October is designated as the month to celebrate individuals called into the ministry of the church. Please remember all the folks we have in ministry from JCC: ordained clergy: Bill Bernauer, Susan Bernauer, Thurmond Coleman, Jr., Linda Jones, David Kenley, Ron Loughry, Bob Olive, Vicki Poole-Adams, David Scarlott and myself; commissioned minister: Melisa Scarlott; licensed ministers: Marlon Cummings, Ben Gritton and Max Hazell; Timothy and Phoebes: Phillip Cook, Betty Dawson, Jennyfer Norville, and John Opsata.
Come celebrate all the saints this week!


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Not sure, maybe i missed it, but is DO 4.0 designed to be used on existing databases?
For now DO always creates TypeId column - even if it isn't needed (e.g. when a sealed class is mapped to a table). This isn't a technical limitation, i.e. we'll fix this when more important things will be done.
If you need inheritance mapping, you MUST "migrate" to our TypeId column. I.e. we support a single Type identifier (key): integer.
Build Info (TypeInfo, FieldInfo, etc.) objects describing the final model. It is built solely by Def model. Model validation is also performed on this step.
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The jury panel of the 2016 Wolf Prize in Agriculture has unanimously decided to award the prize to:
Trudy Frances Charlene Mackay
the Department of Biological Sciences,
North Carolina State University, NC, USA
"For pioneering studies on the genetic architecture of complex traits and the discovery of fundamental principles of quantitative genetics with broad applications for agricultural improvements."
It is now well recognized that the majority of traits of economic importance in animal and plant breeding (and traits related to most human diseases as well) are influenced by a large number of genes acting in complex regulatory networks. Trudy Mackay was among the first to realize this and throughout her career has used quantitative genetics to provide fundamental insight in the complex interplay between genes acting on complex traits as well as in understanding the interaction with the environment. Moreover, she was among the first to realize that the rapid developments in genomics allowed the integration of quantitative genetics with molecular details of genes interacting within complex regulatory networks.
Early in her career she already recognized the many possibilities a novel model organism like Drosophila offers towards this end. She developed a number of clever strategies like the use of transposable P-elements and high resolution mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) by complementation testing in this model species. This allowed her to uncover fundamental genetic principles studying intriguing traits like life span, behavioral responses and alcohol tolerance. Principles proven to be applicable in a wide range of species and in areas from agriculture to human genetics. More recent, recognizing the possibilities whole genome sequence data would offer, she initiated the development of the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel, which has proven of invaluable importance to further unravel the architecture of complex genetic traits.
Trudy Mackay has been a key person in building the intellectual framework for modern quantitative genetics and she has explained these principles in numerous excellent reviews and by contributing to the major textbook in the field, 'Introduction to Quantitative Genetics' by Falconer and Mackay. More recently she has been pioneering the concept of system genetics and enabled the first whole genome analysis using genomic selection, a fundamental tool that has revolutionized animal breeding. Combining genomic information with genomic selection is expected to further revolutionize improvement programs in animal as well as plant breeding.


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John Lennon's First Wife, Cynthia, Passes Away at the age of 75
Many people associate legendary singer and songwriter John Lennon for being married to Yoko Ono; a marriage that was so controversial amongst fans and the band that many people believed caused the breakup of the band.
But before Ono, Lennon was married to Cynthia Lennon, who has just passed away at the age of 75.
Cynthia and John's only son, Julian, who has also gone on to become a musician himself, issued an official statement read by his representative. The statement reads,
"Cynthia Lennon passed away today at her home in Mallorca, Spain, following a short but brave battle with cancer. Her son Julian Lennon was at her bedside throughout. The family are thankful for your prayers. Please respect their privacy at this difficult time."
Last year Julian commented on how he and Cynthia lived separate lives as he grew up having a father who was in the Beatles.
In an interview with Fox411 he stated,
"Anyone must remember that dad left when I was 3 years old. Mom and I lived out of the limelight. We lived a totally different life."
Cynthia Powell and John Lennon met back in the '60s at art school, and went on to get married. She once told the British Independent Newspaper,
"I didn't marry a Beatle. I married a broke student who played the guitar and ponced all my grant money off me."
Even though she divorced John she once told Good Morning America,
"You couldn't resist being around him. You couldn't resist watching what he was up to. I mean, he was a total rebel. Everybody was amazed by him."
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What are the impacts of flow regime changes on fish productivity in temperate regions? A systematic map protocol
Environmental Evidence , Volume 6 - Issue 1
Background: Ecosystem changes from altered flows can have multiple impacts on fish, including changes to physical habitat, habitat access, food supplies, behaviour, community composition, energy expenditure, and population dynamics. There is growing evidence of the potential negative consequences of altered flow regimes on fluvial ecosystems and the fisheries they support. As such, the scientific and policy communities have acknowledged the need for maintaining or restoring natural flow variability in order to sustain ecological health of fluvial ecosystems. However, for resource managers, making decisions on the potential effects of flow alterations on fish productivity has been problematic because there are still uncertainties regarding flow-fish productivity relationships. Therefore, to ensure the maintenance of healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems and the sustainability of riverine fisheries, a better understanding of the impacts of flow alteration on fish productivity is needed. Due to the wide scope of this review, and the diversity of fish productivity outcomes used to evaluate flow alteration impacts, the set of studies will be quite heterogeneous. Therefore, prior to undertaking a comprehensive and quantitative synthesis, we propose to begin with a systematic map to provide an overview of the available evidence on the impacts of flow regime changes on fish productivity. We will also use this systematic map to identify subtopics that are sufficiently covered by existing studies to allow full systematic reviewing. Methods: This systematic map will compile evidence on the impacts of flow regime changes on fish productivity. All studies that evaluate the effects of flow regime change on direct outcomes of fish productivity, will be included in the review. We will use a broad definition of fish productivity to include any measurement related to: biomass, abundance, density, yield, diversity, growth, survival, individual performance, migration, reproduction, recruitment, or surrogate thereof. Relevant causes of a change in/modification to flow regime can include: (1) anthropogenic causes: dams, reservoirs (impoundments), hydroelectric facilities, locks, levees, water withdrawal (abstraction), water diversion, land-use changes, and road culverts; or (2) natural causes: climate change (possible indirect anthropogenic cause as well), floods, droughts, seasonal changes. Any freshwater or estuarine fish species or species groups in temperate regions will be considered. The review will include a wide range of sources including primary and grey literature and use public databases, search engines and specialist websites. A searchable database containing extracted meta-data from relevant included studies will be developed and provided as a supplementary file to the map report. The final narrative will describe the quantity and key characteristics of the available evidence, identify knowledge gaps for future research and identify subtopics that are sufficiently covered by existing studies to allow full systematic reviewing.
Keywords Dam, Evidence-based policy, Fish abundance, Fish biomass, Fish density, Flow modification, Hydroelectric, Reservoirs, River regulation, Stream
Persistent URL dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13750-017-0093-z
Journal Environmental Evidence
Rytwinski, T. (Trina), Taylor, J.J. (Jessica J.), Bennett, J.R, Smokorowski, K.E. (Karen E.), & Cooke, S.J. (2017). What are the impacts of flow regime changes on fish productivity in temperate regions? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 6(1). doi:10.1186/s13750-017-0093-z


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Q: How to set both secure and samesite:strict in cookie creation? I am trying to get this line to work in JS:
document.cookie = cname+ "=" +cvalue+ ";" +expires+ " ;path=/;  Secure; SameSite=strict";
When I try this, I get the following console output:
Cookie "cookieName" will be soon rejected because it has the "SameSite" attribute set to "None" or an invalid value, without the "secure" attribute.
I am not using secure with None, I am using secure with Strict for SameSite. What exactly is going on here, and can I use samesite:strict and secure:true without needing to change that strict to none?

A: Try:
SameSite=Strict; Secure;

This worked for me!
Check the order.
Secure starts with an capital letter.
After Strict an secure is a semicolon.
Do you also submit a date for expires (expires = ?)
See my comment below with an working example that I have in production.
An you can see also here:
samesite-examples in JavaScript by GoogleChromeLabs


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Summary of Worldwide High Path AI Updates
The following HPAI updates have been summarized from recent releases from ProMED and WATTAgNet (May 6, 2017)
May 5. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) serotype H7N3 has been reported in a Mexican commercial layer farm. The 151,000 bird flock had been vaccinated against the disease beforehand and did not show any clinical signs. The farm is under quarantine and the birds were sent to an authorized slaughterhouse near the site. Quarantine zones were established and the epidemiological investigation is on-going. This is the same type of HPAI that ravaged Mexico poultry industry in 2012.
On May 4, H5N8 high path avian flu was confirmed near Thornton, Wyre, Lancashire in a small backyard flock of chickens. A second backyard flock of chickens and ducks was confirmed with the same virus on May 6.
The most recent case of H5N8 in poultry in England was confirmed on 24 February 2017 and the last finding in wild birds was on 10 March 2017. Prior to this finding, UK authorities had announced the lifting the AI Prevention Zone and the Ban on Poultry Gatherings in place across England, effective May 15.
France: temporary ban on rearing ducks, geese
In the municipalities of southwest France where the great majority of HPAI outbreaks caused by the H5N8 virus have occurred since last November, a ban was put in place on April 17 on the commercial farming of all ducks and geese, according the agriculture ministry. Some 2000 farms were ordered to slaughter their birds and go into fallow.
Providing no HPAI viruses are detected in the meantime, the ban on duck and goose farming will be lifted on May 28. During this period, along with the depopulation, producers have been called on to strengthen measures to exclude wild birds from poultry feed, water sources and range areas, to clean and disinfect buildings, and to dispose of all potentially infectious litter and manure. These measures apply even to farmers who do not intend to return to domestic waterfowl production.
Since Nov. 2016, some 4 million birds have been depopulated on 485 infected farms. Last year [2016], an outbreak forced a 2-week halt in foie gras production in 4000 poultry farms.
Russia:
Russia's veterinary authority has reported two new outbreaks of HPAI caused by the H5N8 virus. Affected were a farm with more than 99,000 poultry in Rostov oblast, and a small backyard flock in Moscow oblast.
Hungary:
Hungary officials have reported four new outbreaks of HPAI to the OIE, all starting in the second week of April. All these outbreaks involved geese, leading to the loss of more than 5,500 birds of varying ages. Three of the outbreaks were in the same district.
Sweden:
An outbreak of H5N8 bird flu has been detected at a hen farm in eastern Sweden, the country's board of agriculture said on [Tue 25 Apr 2017].
Sweden eased restrictions on bird farms earlier this month. Bird flu was detected at a Swedish hen farm in December 2016 and has also been found in several wild birds in the country
South Korea– More than one quarter of the layer population in South Korea has been lost to the disease in past six months. In South Korea, more than 37.8 million poultry have been culled to control the spread of H5N6 HPAI, which first hit the country in November last year, reports the Yonhap news agency. Included in this figure are 25.2 million hens, bringing the country's population of egg-layers down by more than 26 percent to 51.6 million, as of March 1.
Taiwan:
Taiwan has been battling to control HPAI of the H5N2 variant in poultry for more than two years. 112 outbreaks with 1,034,000,000 birds died or destroyed
There were a further eight outbreaks of the disease in the week starting March 31. Affected were seven flocks of native chickens and one of geese, and more than 138,000 birds died or were destroyed as a result.
China has culled 80 000 chickens in the country's north after detecting an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu on a farm of layer hens, said the agriculture ministry on [Fri 5 May 2017].
Infection with bird flu usually peaks during winter months and tails off in the spring but cases of H7N9 have been unusually high in the country since last year [2016].
More than 200 people have died since last October [2016] and new cases continue to be reported, with the latest fatality occurring in Shaanxi province this week [week of 30 Apr 2017].
Outbreaks among birds have spread northwards, and the virus has evolved from a low pathogenic one into one with more serious symptoms.
There have been two confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 HPAI in backyard flocks in the last week. There were 6 cases of H5N6 reported in backyard flocks in April


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GeoEye Signs Two New Seven-Figure GeoEye-1 Imagery Contracts
Partners in Middle East and Asia Both Sign Up for Access to World's Highest Resolution Commercial Earth-Imaging Satellite
Herndon, Va., July 13, 2012 — GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced that it recently signed seven-figure agreements with two international partners in the Middle East and Asia for both the renewal and expanded use of GeoEye imagery products.
The Middle East affiliate has signed a new agreement for access to GeoEye-1 sub half-meter imagery, which is the highest resolution commercial imagery available globally. This affiliate has had an ongoing agreement with GeoEye for IKONOS satellite imagery collection and distribution since 2000. The agreement with the government customer in Asia renewed their access to GeoEye-1's highly precise imagery products. This customer has had an agreement in place for GeoEye-1 satellite imagery collection since 2009.
Both partners have indicated they will integrate GeoEye-1's high-resolution imagery with their own systems to support regional security and peace missions.
"Both the Mideast Regional Affiliate and the Asian government customer have been trusted and valued partners for many years," said Paolo Colombi, GeoEye's vice president of International Sales. "We appreciate the extension of our partnerships and the expansion of our global footprint that these agreements represent. We look forward to supporting our partners' mission critical requirements by delivering superior-quality location intelligence regarding these highly sensitive and dynamic regions of the world."
About GeoEye
GeoEye is a leading source of geospatial information and insight for decision makers and analysts who need a clear understanding of our changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize resources. Each day, organizations in defense and intelligence, public safety, critical infrastructure, energy and online media rely on GeoEye's imagery, tools and expertise to support important missions around the globe. Widely recognized as a pioneer in high-resolution satellite imagery, GeoEye has evolved into a complete provider of geospatial intelligence solutions. GeoEye's ability to collect, process and analyze massive amounts of geospatial data allows our customers to quickly see precise changes on the ground and anticipate where events may occur in the future. GeoEye is a public company listed on NASDAQ as GEOY and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia with more than 750 employees worldwide. Learn more at www.geoeye.com.
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Without limitation, the words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including statements relating to growth, expected levels of expenditures and statements expressing general optimism about future operating results, are forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe our business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements and those presented elsewhere by our management from time to time are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2011, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 13, 2012, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012, which we filed with the SEC on May 4, 2012. Copies of all SEC filings may be obtained from the SEC's EDGAR Web site, http://www.sec.gov/, or by contacting: William L. Warren, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at 703-480-5672.
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Q: With a firmware password set on a Retina MacBook Pro, what are recovery options? I am considering setting a firmware password on my Retina MacBook Pro for security reasons. If I do this and later lose the password (or other such extenuating circumstances), how can the data be recovered? Is it even possible?

A: It is possible for the lost firmware password to be reset, but not by a normal user.  As an Apple Certified Macintosh Technician working for a third-party service centre, if someone brings in a machine that has RAM soldered to the Logic Board and they have forgotten their firmware password, I can upload the serial number and request a firmware password reset.  We're then provided with a disk image that can reset the firmware on the machine with that specific serial number.  I believe, but can't confirm at this stage, that the utility on the disk image may expire after a certain length of time.
For all those concerned about privacy, any technician that requests a firmware password reset will have their details logged on Apple's end — so if it's reset for nefarious purposes, the details about which technician performed the reset can be tracked down quickly.  The reset also requires direct, physical access to the machine - the password cannot be reset remotely.


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Lézardrieux () ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand: ) im Département Côtes-d'Armor in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Lannion und zum Kanton Tréguier. Die Bewohner werden im Französischen als Lézardriviens bezeichnet.

Geografie
Lézardrieux liegt östlich der Côte de Granit Rose im äußersten Norden der Bretagne am Ärmelkanal, etwa 39 Kilometer nordwestlich von Saint-Brieuc an der Mündung des Trieux. Zum Gemeindegebiet gehören auch die Bréhat-Inseln. Umgeben wird Lézardrieux von den Nachbargemeinden Lanmodez im Norden, Ploubazlanec im Nordosten, Paimpol im Osten, Plourivo im Süden, Pleudaniel im Süden und Südwesten sowie Pleumeur-Gautier im Westen.
In der Gemeinde liegt im Ärmelkanal das Naturreservat Sillon de Talbert. Durch Lézardrieux führen die früheren Routes nationales 786 und 787.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Sehenswürdigkeiten

 Kirche Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts erbaut
 Kapelle in der Ortschaft Kermouster aus dem 18. Jahrhundert
 Hängebrücke von Lézardrieux

Gemeindepartnerschaft
Mit der französischen Gemeinde Morangis im Département Essonne (Region Île-de-France) besteht eine Partnerschaft.

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Band 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5, S. 582–587.

Weblinks

Ort in der Bretagne
Ort mit Seehafen
Gemeindegründung 1790


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Abiola Temi-Tope Onakoya (born 10 October 1990) is a Nigerian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships and 2016 World Indoor Championships.

Competition record

Personal bests
Outdoor
200 metres – 20.83 (+1.7 m/s, El Paso 2013)
400 metres – 45.79 (Calabar 2013)

Indoor
400 metres – 47.40 (Birmingham, AL 2014)

References

External links

1990 births
Living people
Nigerian male sprinters
Sportspeople from Ogun State
People from Ijebu Ode
World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria
UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes


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ALFONSO-O-O-O GOOD – SORIANO'S TWO HRS POWER YANK ROUT
CLEVELAND – They each own an MVP award, so Joe Torre and Jason Giambi understand what it takes to win baseball's highest individual honor.
And they are seeing it from Alfonso Soriano, the best bargain in baseball.
"He is officially moving into cartoon-character role," Giambi said of his Yankee teammate last night after Soriano homered in the first and second innings to power the Yankees to a 14-5 spanking of the Indians in front of 42,631 at Jacobs Field.
Giambi was the AL MVP in 2000. Torre was the NL MVP in 1971.
"If the season ended today, he would figure prominently in the MVP voting," Torre said of his All-Star second baseman, who has 22 homers, 68 runs scored, a .313 batting average, 23 steals and 56 RBIs, all from the leadoff spot.
It was the seventh time this year Soriano has opened the first inning with a homer. That's two shy of Rickey Henderson's team record.
Much is made of how much the Yankees spend, but Soriano is making a paltry $630,000 this year and doesn't get a dime if he wins the MVP.
"Not now, but maybe when I become a free agent in the future," Soriano said of not having an MVP clause in his contract.
When former Yankee Luis Sojo predicted Soriano would be another Alex Rodriguez, Soriano smiled. When Giambi said he has the potential to be the first player to steal 50 bases and hit 50 homers in the same season, he smiled.
When he was voted to the All-Star team in his second full season he smiled.
That smile was in full bloom when asked about hearing his name linked to the MVP award.
"When I go to the field I hear a lot of fans say MVP and I get excited," said Soriano, who hit Ryan Drese's second pitch, a fastball in, 421 feet to left and a 2-1 breaking ball 390 feet with two on in the second off Drese to highlight a seven-run second inning.
David Wells was the beneficiary of the offensive orgy and improved to 10-5. After Torre made a rare visit to the mound in the third inning to get on Wells to pitch better with a big lead, Wells settled down. In seven innings, he allowed five runs (four earned) and 11 hits.
Jorge Posada went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and six RBIs. Nick Johnson, who was in an 8-for-50 (.160) slide, went 3-for-5.
Coupled with the Red Sox losing to the sorry Blue Jays, 4-1, the Yankees stretched their AL East lead to a season-high three games.
Thanks to Soriano's two dingers, plus an RBI single by Williams, an RBI double by Robin Ventura and Posada's two-run bloop double to right, Wells took the mound in the second with an 8-0 lead.
He gave up a two-run homer to Ricky Gutierrez and an RBI single to Chris Magruder, and it looked like The Jake was going to host a slow-pitch softball game. Five Yankee runs in the third, when Posada homered with the bases drunk and Williams drove in a run with a groundout, stretched the lead to 13-3.
After Milton Bradley singled in a run in the third and Gutierrez (4-for-4) singled to right, Torre talked with Wells.
Torre and Wells refused to give a play-by-play of the talk Torre delivered while staring into Wells' eyes. However, Posada said Torre "got on him a bit."
It worked, since Wells shattered Ben Broussard's bat to start an inning-ending 1-2-3 double play. After Torre's pep talk, Wells retired the next eight Indians to restore order to the game.
MET RALLY JUST A TEASE : TO LITTLE TOO LATE LEAVES 'EM 13 ...