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Pakistan vs Australia: Steve Smith transcends Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar to script test record
Australian batter Steve Smith has been in good form for the team in the ongoing tour of Pakistan. After playing knocks of 78 and 72 in the first and second Test in Rawalpindi and Karachi, respectively, Smith registered another 50+ score in the first innings of the ongoing third and final Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Despite not being able to reach triple figures so far in the series, Smith scripted a huge record with his knock of 59 in the first innings. Smith, who took his tally of runs to 7,993, exceeded former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who had scored 7,913 runs after 150 Test innings.
Indian trio of Sachin Tendulkar (7,869), Virender Sehwag (7,694) and Rahul Dravid (7,680) are next in the list.
In the ongoing third Test, Australia went down to 17 for two after electing to bat first.
Smith led Australia's revival, alongside Pakistan-born batter Usman Khawaja, as the duo added 138 runs for the third wicket.
Both Smith and Khawaja missed out on their respective centuries as they were dismissed on scores of 59 and 91, respectively.
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Chris Oliver is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, a position to which he was hired in December 2021. Oliver was the head football coach at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky from the inception of the school's football program, which began play in 2010, through the 2021 season. Oliver led the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship in the spring of 2021.

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Longtime New York restaurateur Joey Allaham visited Manhattan's Park East Synagogue late last year with an offer for lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Come visit Doha, the capital of Qatar, by invitation of the emir, The Wall Street Journal Reported.
Dershowitz says he hadn't met Allaham before and initially demurred before agreeing to go. The professor also didn't know he was on a list of people Allaham says he and his lobbying-business partner, Nick Muzin, identified as influential in President Donald Trump's orbit, it said.
Doha, which was boycotted by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain in June 2017, gathered the list of 250 Trump influencers whom it wanted to help change US policy, the newspaper said.
The list included former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and radio host John Batchelor.
Allaham and Muzin earned at least $3 million for their services, according to the report.
Some of the people on the list, including Dershowitz, said "they feel duped because they hadn't known the trips were part of a state-lobbying effort", according to the Journal.
Adding to the controversy, Allaham carried out most of his work without registering as a foreign agent until June, the paper said, but the two have since stopped working for Qatar.


United States, situated in the central North America, is one of the largest and the most important countries in the world.
Located in the North American Continent, the United States is commonly known as the USA. It comprises fifty states and a federal district.
It is flanked by the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans and contains the non-contiguous states of Hawaii, Alaska and some of the islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific. It has a place of pride on the world map and is held in high esteem by people across the globe.
The United States is the third largest in population and the fourth largest nation by total area.
The United States is almost entirely situated in the western hemisphere.
Alaska is its largest state in terms of area.
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the US and the New York City is its largest city.
The United States has a population of around 325 million people in an area of 3.79 million square miles.
Long years after the discovery of the United States by Christopher Columbus, thirteen colonies of Great Britain founded the US.
The US issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, after getting independence from Great Britain forming a cooperative union. Today, the US is a federal constitutional republic.
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, on January 20th, 2017. He is the oldest and the wealthiest person ever to assume presidency and the first one without any prior military or government service.
He was preceded by Barack Obama, who served as the 44th President of the United States, from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017.
The United States is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
The United Nations Headquarters are located in the New York City.
English is the de facto national language of the United States.
Apart from Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism prevail in the US. The United States is a multicultural and secular nation.
The film industry of the United States gets its name from Hollywood in California, which is the central location of the American movie industry.
United States has produced geniuses like Thomas Edison, Graham Bell and many more.
US had a lion's share in the development of the ARPANET and the creation of the Internet.
The United States is the world's largest consumer of petroleum.
The US houses many of the world's busiest airports. It owns majority of the world's largest airlines, where American Airlines tops the list.
During the Spanish-American War and World War I, US emerged as a military power.
After the Second World War, United States was the first nation to equip itself with nuclear weapons.
United States is today, a political, economic and cultural icon.


Over time, brands get tired and listless.
Logo design is an art. And a science. Perceptions are all-important and dictate how your target market(s) see your brand.
In the same way one trades in a car for a better, newer model every so often, so there exists a need for the occasional revamping of one's logo. This has everything to do with the need to stay relevant and putting a fresh face out into the market.
A logo that came across as vibrant, fresh and funky in 2001 may well have lost its lustre over the years and today appears like something out of a museum.
(Yes, I KNOW my website looks dated but this is by design!!).
Perceptions are all-important and ultimately dictate how your target market(s) see your brand. Logo design is, by its nature, subjective. Just because YOU like your logo doesn't mean that everyone will. So if you feel you're in need of a new logo or are in the market for a simple logo refresh, it's often a good idea to take a step back and get insight from a good design agency (or me) and provide as clear a brief as possible.
When briefing your agency, point out what you like, and don't like, in a logo. Whilst some may love intricate designs, beautiful typography or the colour purple, you may prefer a design from the 1940's. Nothing wrong.
Talk to me. My details are on the CONTACT page.
In the meantime, here are a number of logos I've had a hand in, in the past.


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Five years ago, while battling an alien force known as the "Mimesis," Dannar pilot Goh Saruwatari first met Anna Aoi. Today, on the day of their wedding, the ceremony is interrupted when the...
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Should this question about colors depicting game item rarity have been re-opened?
There is a question that was asked involving gaming history and color schema of item rarity. As standards go on this site, this is off-topic as it is requesting the identity of the game that first used this color schema. The reasons why it is off-topic, per the tag wikis, are the following:
game-identification - Only ask if you have a screenshot, video, or audio clip from the game you want to identify.
gaming-history - Avoid questions that ask for the first game that did something.
This question was closed accordingly, but then re-opened a few days later.
Should this question have been reopened?
If yes, are there any details that I am missing as to why this would be on-topic?
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The rules in gaming-history supersede the rules in game-identification, in this case. The question doesn't fall within the purview of game-identification, as we have been using it, anyway. – MBraedley Sep 27 '17 at 15:03
We've definitely been closing questions that ask for the first game that did a thing as ITG for a long time. If we want this kind of question to stay open, we should be making that decision on meta (like on this question!) and it should be closed as per current policy until that consensus is reached. – Invader Skoodge Sep 27 '17 at 15:08
I'll just restate here what I said in the question: I think this is an awesome question that is unfortunately off-topic based on the site's current rules. Also unfortunately, I can't think of an alternate question that keeps the spirit of the original without being off-topic itself for dev intent or non-gaming. And as much as I like it, I also don't think it's right to make exceptions except in extreme circumstances. – Mage Xy Sep 27 '17 at 15:22
@MageXy It also seems like a fairly complicated one to answer. The current answers really seem unsatisfactory to me. – JMac Sep 27 '17 at 16:30
Would answers that attempt to find ways to have this question be re-opened be acceptable? Or does this question focus entirely on the past on-hold/reopened/on-hold again events? – Ellesedil Sep 29 '17 at 18:55
@Ellesedil This question was focused on the hold/re-open and reasons why, not necessarily attempts to edit it to become on-topic. But if you can see how the linked questioned could be edited to be on-topic, I'd like to hear your thoughts – Wondercricket Sep 29 '17 at 19:05
@Ellesedil Your edit didn't make it any more off-topic. Now it would be considered Game Dev & Design – Wondercricket Sep 29 '17 at 19:25
No it wouldn't. From the gaming-history tag (emphasis mine): Questions about the history of games, conventions, customs, traditions and gaming terms, and how they have developed over time. – Ellesedil Sep 29 '17 at 19:29
@Ellesedil I would disagree; not only is the question as stated still off-topic, but you've edited it to change the intent of the poster. Which is not what editing is for, at all. I get that you're trying to salvage the question, but changing intent has to come from the asker. – Frank Sep 29 '17 at 19:34
@Frank: It seems clear from other posts that you view most gaming history questions to be off-topic. So your stance here isn't surprising. All I did was rephrase one sentence to fall more in line with the question title and the tag the author supplied in the question. I don't consider that to be changing intent at all, but feel free to do whatever you feel is necessary. At this point, I feel like we're trying to find reasons to make it off-topic instead of trying to find a way for it to be considered on-topic. – Ellesedil Sep 29 '17 at 19:40
@Ellesedil I thought that would be obvious. But rather than unilaterally editing the question, how about you propose a solution as an answer, so that the community can judge it? That's the whole point of this discussion, after all. – Frank Sep 29 '17 at 22:02
@Frank I actually asked that very question here in the comments, since that was also my first thought. I saw the original response about the question focused on it being previously re-opened (not the edited response a few minutes later) and went ahead with the edit. I suppose it's another reminder of the one thing to keep in mind with Stack Exchange: don't react to things until 5 minutes has passed. – Ellesedil Sep 29 '17 at 22:22
No, this question should not have been reopened; it clearly meets the criteria for game identification. It's asking for the first game that started this, with this line:
Which game starts this trend, which game solidified it?
It's actually an open ended subjective identification question, as it not only wants to know which was first, but which games continued and refined the mechanic.
It's an interesting question, as the votes show. But popularity does not mean a question is on-topic. Game identification questions have always been popular. But they're still off-topic. This question should be closed again, until the asker can edit it to be on-topic. I confess I don't know of any other way to ask it that would actually be on-topic, but that's the only way we could keep it.
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I agree that it shouldn't have been reopened. As of right now it has been closed again by a different set of users, and should stay that way – Wondercricket Sep 28 '17 at 16:09
Instead of asking for the first game, would asking how color-coded items based on rarity evolved into gaming be sufficiently on-topic for gaming history? That avoids explicitly asking for a game, although good answers would probably still include that information as part of the historical context. – Ellesedil Sep 28 '17 at 18:35
If this is the community consensus (and it does appear to be), then we should take a closer look at some of the other questions in that tag. Specifically, Origin of achievements is asking for a specific game that started the trend, and possibly What is the origin of the WASD key scheme could be considered off-topic. – Mage Xy Sep 28 '17 at 18:36
@MageXy - See this discussion on historical trivia and why it's on-topic (& contentious) – Robotnik♦ Sep 29 '17 at 6:05
@Robotnik To me, that just makes this topic even more confusing. The two questions I linked in my previous comment are both asking for games that started some trend. Why are they considered "historical trivia" but the rarity color question is not? – Mage Xy Sep 29 '17 at 18:45
@MageXy That's the question I've been asking myself, but then I've never agreed that this should be off topic in the first place – Robotnik♦ Sep 30 '17 at 3:43
For full transparency: I've started and stopped putting an answer here a few times about potential edits to the question to make it on-topic. I ended up requesting clarification on the question (in comments) about the intent of this meta question, and received a response that it was focused on the on-hold/reopened back and forth from a day or two ago. I took this to mean to just work on the question itself and let the normal re-open process play itself out that's triggered on edit. What I didn't notice was that response being edited to include "but let's talk about anyway" (paraphrasing). Oops. Well, the Internet hasn't exploded yet, so let's get on with it. The moral of this particular story: don't react to anything on a Stack Exchange site until it's been up for over 5 minutes.
I made an edit to the question specified that replaced
Which game starts this trend, which game solidified it? Does this trend come from outside gaming?
which is a clear request for game identification and specifically discouraged in the gaming-history tag to
Why and how was this introduced in gaming? Does this trend come from outside gaming? How did this evolve to become a trend that almost all games began to follow?
I felt like this change made it on-topic according to the gaming-history tag. The tag's summary states (emphasis mine)
Questions about the history of games, conventions, customs, traditions and gaming terms, and how they have developed over time.
I would argue that with item rarity represented by color being so common in new games that are published, it's now a common gaming convention. Additionally, in the detailed description it says
An ideal gaming-history question will usually begin with the word why or the word how.
Also, the question now avoids
Lastly, avoid questions that ask for the first game that did something. These questions are too narrow for gaming-history.
It's now not narrowly asking about a specific game, which broadens the question a bit.
However, since making the edit, 3 people have now stated that the question sounds like a developer-intent question. To me, this actually shifts the conversation from the item rarity color question to something completely different: what kind of gaming-history questions are on-topic? If we can't ask about how or why a gaming convention came to be and how it developed over time because it's "developer intent", then just what kind of gaming-history questions should be asked? And what sort of changes should be made to the tag's info?
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That isn't exactly the way to go about this. Your edit has, for all intents and purposes, changed the base question that the OP asked, which is exactly what edits are supposed to avoid doing. – Niro Sep 29 '17 at 22:56
@Fluttershy: I don't think the intent has really changed unless your argument is that the author's intent the whole time was to ask a game identification question. The entire question is focused on the color-coded item rarity topic up until it asks which game first included it. The question's topic seems clear to me it's about colored item rarity. But if it's really an inappropriate edit, then roll it back. I could simply ask the same question with my included edits, if I wish. But that's not really the topic of my answer, either. My topic, here, is about the gaming-history tag. – Ellesedil Sep 29 '17 at 23:04
This exact problem is why I held off on editing the question myself two days ago. The question falls into this weird niche where the info provided in both the question and the answers would be a really cool addition to the site, but no matter how you ask it the question itself is off-topic. – Mage Xy Sep 30 '17 at 1:21
@MageXy Then perhaps we need to look at why it's off topic in the first place? – Robotnik♦ Sep 30 '17 at 3:40
@Robotnik Because it's a useless area with nothing that plays to our core expertise, perhaps? – Frank Sep 30 '17 at 3:51
@Frank - That's your opinion, and not an unsurprising one given your disdain for the entire gaming history area. I disagree completely with that assessment. Now sure, Questions that only ask "What's the first game to" where the answer basically boils down to a game title, those are crap questions, agreed. But questions like OP that cover an interesting historical topic area but just so happen to use "the magic words" become off topic? That's a baby being thrown out with the bathwater IMO, and given the general support from people like Mage above I don't think I'm alone in that assessment. – Robotnik♦ Sep 30 '17 at 6:39
@Robotnik My general disdain is due to the inherent lack of value in the questions, and the fact that we are playing magic word syndrome with them. We have zero consistency with the class of questions, and it's an extremely thin line between game identification and gaming history. Use this question as an incredibly good example; change a couple words, and people think it's good to go. If we want consistency, then we need to acknowledge how close the two areas are, and come up with some way to salvage the borderline ones. – Frank Sep 30 '17 at 13:28
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged discussion allowed-questions closing specific-question historical-trivia .
What is the difference between historical trivia questions and identification or recommendation questions? And should they be allowed?
Is "Historical Trivia" off-topic?
Is this question about the history of cinema and game-console design decisions on topic?
Why is a question about the game "Scan Most Bluetooth Devices" off topic
Why has this question asking for developer statements been reopened?
Are questions about hardware design decisions classified as "developer intent" questions?
Why can't we ask a question about the etymology of a concept linked to the gaming industry?
Would adding an additional prompt for 'game identification' questions encourage users to provide more information?
Why is this question about "recommendations of games"?


Gallery Protocol is pleased to present 'Reflections on Display', an exhibition of new drawings and paintings by Richard Heipp. For almost 40 years Heipp has used painting to examine and untangle the relationship between Art, craftsman-ship, and the conventions of display. Heipp's photo-centric works, in which handmade images mime not only the "realism", but also the anachronisms and materiality of photographic imagery, challenge contemporary habits of image consumption by defying the conditions of speed and indiscriminacy with which images are typically produced.
Richard Heipp is a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor of Art. He has taught at UF for 35 years. He is a painter who's work has been featured in more than 25 solo exhibitions, well over 100 group shows, and whose painting are included in numerous museum collections. Additionally, he has also been commissioned to complete 20 site-specific public art projects. His many awards include an Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award from the Southeastern College Arts Association as well as six, State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowships.


To celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th birthday, Les Enfants Terribles are inviting us to join them for dinner at The Twits. It's everything you could possibly expect from the Olivier Award nominated theatre company, creators of Alice's Adventures Underground and The Game's Afoot.
The immersive dining experience will run from 4th September until 30th October at the Twits' Windowless House and Ghastly Garden (or London's Vaults if you want to be particular) and it's strictly adults only so they'll be no nasty, nosey little children. Result!
Les Enfants Terribles are known for going all out with their productions, and Dinner at The Twits will be no exception: fish glass eyes out of your cocktails; enjoy gruesome looking (yet delicious tasting) food made by the masters of contemporary food design, Bombas and Parr; enjoy entertainment from your hosts, Mr and Mrs Twit; and spend time exploring the unbelievable venue.
After a delightful dinner of bird pie and perilous pudding, head to the Muggle-Wumps Downside Up Cocktail Cavern for a not-so gruesome Twits-themed cocktail. Or three. Or four. (You can come for a cocktail even if you don't have a ticket, so that's maybe worth bearing in mind).
Tickets start at £84 and they can be bought through Fever here.


This email from one of my Live Help disciples is a great illustration of the kind of attention to detail and concentration you need to have while troubleshooting. I like to call troubleshooting the "rational art." Yes, there are techniques and cause-and-effect relationships that you need to know but, as illustrated in this repair story, there's also something more, something supra-rational that isn't learned in text books; this is the Edge of the troubleshooting katana.
In this repair story, my apprentice, Chris, is struggling with a GE wall oven that kept throwing an F3 code while in use. Typical of most F-codes, the manual simply says to check the sensor and its connector. Chris did this and found nothing unusual. The sensor resistance at room temp was normal. We talked about it on the phone and I recommended that he get another sensor resistance reading at a higher temp to rule out the possibility of a non-linear response from the sensor. This is where the story picks up.
FYI I did test the oven sensor. It was perfect at boiling water. So I set it in a pan of cooking oil and used my turkey fryer thermometer, cranked the oil up to 500 degrees with the sensor in it, hooked to my multimeter.
Its supposed to do ~2 ohms for every degree F above room temp. So at 212 in water it drew almost exactly 1380 OHMS, could even watch it go up with the heat. Same with the oil at 400 degress it was supposed to draw 1756 ohms and at first it was perfect at about 1790 OHMS. I was bummed at first and gave up but after a few more minutes, actually as I turned it off it jumped to 2400 ohms around 440 degrees! This is incorrect, it should be 1836ohms at 440. As it cooled, the ohms stayed in the 2400 range until around 300, then jumped back down to 1550 or so. Interesting. Not sure what went wrong in the sensor to be so erratic. Its 11 years old and get heavy use.
A new sensor has been placed and all is functioning well. The new one did come with ceramic wire nuts BTW.
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This week's quick Challenge is "Atheists can be just as moral without God". How would you respond to this common objection to Christianity?
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When Can a Claimant Sue a Retailer In Lieu of a Product Manufacturer and Who Has The Burden Proof Under the Washington Products Liability Act ("WPLA")?
From the Desk of Brian Schiewe: The WPLA limits when a retailer of a product can be sued in lieu of the product's manufacturer. These statutory conditions generally turn on whether the plaintiff can prove that the chances of collecting from the manufacturer are close to impossible. But which party has the burden of proof in that context? And how does a Court determine if a party has produced enough evidence to support their motion? Read on to find out.
Claims Pointer:
In this case, the Washington Court of Appeals addressed whether a summary judgment motion was proper against a retailer of a wood stove who was being sued in place of the manufacturer. The Court held that summary judgment was not proper because the claimant was required to produce more than "conclusory statements" to support their summary judgment motion. More importantly, the Court ruled that the burden of proof is on the claimant – not the seller – to establish that a seller is liable in the manufacturer's place.
American Family Mutual Ins. Co. v. Wood Stoves Etc., Inc., 83528-9-I, 2022 WL 9731624 (Wash. Oct. 17, 2022)
In 2019, Lavonee Jaff and Joseph Scott purchased a Ravelli Group brand wood pellet stove from Wood Stoves Etc. Inc. ("Wood Stoves"). Two days after they purchased the stove, the stove caught fire. Scott was able to extinguish the fire, but later that same evening, the stove reignited and Scott was forced to call the fire department to fully extinguish the blaze.
Jaff and Scott had a homeowner's insurance policy through American Family Mutual ("AmFam"), which paid $115,355.88 for the fire damage to the home. After making that payment, AmFam filed a subrogation suit against Wood Stoves to recover damages under the Washington Product Liability Act.
In October 2021, AmFam moved for summary judgment. In support of their motion for summary judgment, AmFam argued that they were suing Wood Stoves because they would have difficulty recovering from Ravelli Group, the manufacturer of the stove. AmFam did not supplement their motion with any substantive evidence, instead merely stating that Ravelli was an Italian corporation and that there was "no evidence" of Ravelli contacts in Washington that would establish jurisdiction.
Summary judgment was granted, and Wood Stoves appealed.
Under the WPLA, a product seller, other than a manufacturer, may only be held liable if certain express conditions are met including:
[n]o solvent manufacturer who would be liable to the claimant is subject to service of process under the claimant's domicile or the state of Washington; or
[t]he court determines that it is highly probable that the claimant would be unable to enforce a judgment against any manufacturer.
RCW 7.72.040(2)(a)–(b).
If the moving party fails to meet this evidentiary burden, summary judgment should not be entered, regardless of what evidence the nonmoving party submits. Jacobson v. State, 89 Wn.2d 104, 108, 569 P.2d 1152 (1977).
On appeal, AmFam argued that they, as the claimant, were not required to establish the elements under RCW 7.72.040(2)(a) and (b) to prove that Wood Stoves, as the seller, was liable. Instead, AmFam asserted that the statute functioned as an affirmative defense that the seller must prove to establish that a manufacturer is liable in the seller's place.
The Court vehemently disagreed with AmFam's characterization of the statute, stating that AmFam's proposed interpretation would produce an "absurd" result that would contradict the plain language of the statute, and subvert the explicit legislative intent of the WPLA to reduce liability for nonmanufacturer sellers of products. The Court, therefore, held that the requirements of RCW 7.72.040(2) are statutory elements that the claimant must prove, not an affirmative defense that the seller must prove.
The Court then went on to address AmFam's motion for summary judgment. In support of their motion for summary judgment, AmFam argued that Ravelli was not subject to service of process under the laws of Washington and that it was highly unlikely that AmFam could enforce a judgment against Ravelli. AmFam argued that, under the statute, they were entitled to recover from Wood Stoves instead of Ravelli. However, Wood Stoves argued that Ravelli could be served under Section 14 of the Hague Convention, which covers service abroad of judicial documents in civil matters. AmFam failed to rebut this argument in their reply and did not provide any evidence of the service difficulty other than stating that service against Ravelli would be difficult.
The Court ultimately found that this argument from Wood Stoves raised a genuine issue of material fact as to the service of process question and that AmFam was required to "do more than make conclusory statements about the difficulty of suing the manufacturer . . . in order to obtain judgment against Wood Stoves."
Therefore, because a genuine issue of material fact persisted that AmFam did not counter with any concrete evidence, the Court of appeals reversed and remanded this matter for further proceedings.
Big Picture:
Under the WPLA, the burden is on the plaintiff/claimant to show that they have met the statutory elements of RCW 7.72.040(2)(a) and (b). These are not treated as an affirmative defense where the burden is on the seller. Moreover, a plaintiff/claimant must establish this evidence by doing something more than making conclusory statements.
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Practice Areas: Products Liability
Posted On: Wednesday January 18, 2023
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What Are Your Obligations Now?
The State Board of Education and Office of Administrative Law issued emergency regulations allowing non-medical volunteers to administer anti-seizure medication, such as Diastat, to epileptic students. What are the training requirements for volunteer staff, and what are the related labor policy implications? What actions must you take should you lack volunteers at your site? And how can your district/staff be liable? In this webinar, Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost attorneys Lenore Silverman and Shawn Olson-Brown answer your questions while addressing regulation timelines and the supervisory duties of the licensed health care professionals involved in training.


Skype is gone, guys. Gone and done with. They rolled out the latest upgrade, and I have no idea what to say about the new design and performance.
As they say, bad news has long legs and I've heard the first laments a couple of days ago, before it was even official.
But, I never imagined anything could be THAT bad. Have you ever tried to read white or orange font? It burns your eyes to try and decipher through those colors. If you haven't had the luxury, now you've got a chance. Be prepared to fiddle with the contrast on your phones and tablets in order to make the letters out. If you're wearing glasses, you have my condolences. And to make it even worse, the font colors an't be changed. The only option left is the black and white. Black and white, good god! What do they think of in Redmond? That we run Skype on Kindle?
The incoming message alert made me jump this morning. Sounds like a retching toad. The Skype notification sounds are well known around the world. You can normally tell the Skype jingle from dozens of other notifications, literally anywhere. I have no idea why they went and changed that. I can understand the new skins, perhap, snowflakes think the blue and white traditional skin is dull and boring, but we, Millennials, feel like something precious has been taken from our very hands. The new alert is okay if you want to start a good old panic in a crowd. It has the effect of a gun shot into one's ear. Can you imagine having to say, "Don't panic, guys, it's just my Skype going off".
Status dots are what really get under my skin. Why? Because they're gone, that's why! What you've got is just a twisting colored worm running across the screen if someone is writing to you. It was meant to look like a radio wave graph, but, it just doesn't. How on Earth can I tell who is online, who is not and who just doesn't want to be disturbed! You can't do it at a glance anymore! You have to enter the contact page and see how long ago they were online and by how long you missed them.
I've been with Skype for 20 years. I have over 100 personal and business contacts stored in Skype. I used to roll through the contact panel to make sure the contact I want is online (or at least on a stand-by), so that my message wouldn't be lost into oblivion, but now, I have to spend some more time to tap the contact open, stare at the online info and try to decipher what it means.
It is an unbelievable and wildly unsuccessful change, Microsoft! You killed the most successful messenger and online phone in the world. You killed a legend.
P.S. Don't hope you can skip the upgrade. When the old version's life ended, Skype refused to log the subscribers in. The #skypedown hashtag is in trend now on Twitter. Look and see.
Great. Now I can't use Skype on any of my devices. Thanks a lot, Microsoft…..
I cannot believe what they did to Skype! I can't use it anymore, the calls are very low quality. Horrible. Thumbs down, Skype!


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10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger
CPJ names the worst online oppressors. Booming online cultures in many Asian and Middle Eastern nations have led to aggressive government repression. Burma leads the dishonor roll.
New York, April 30, 2009—With a military government that severely restricts Internet access and imprisons people for years for posting critical material, Burma is the worst place in the world to be a blogger, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in a new report. CPJ's "10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger" also identifies a number of countries in the Middle East and Asia where Internet penetration has blossomed and government repression has grown in response.
"Bloggers are at the vanguard of the information revolution and their numbers are expanding rapidly," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. "But governments are quickly learning how to turn technology against bloggers by censoring and filtering the Internet, restricting online access and mining personal data. When all else fails, the authorities simply jail a few bloggers to intimidate the rest of the online community into silence or self-censorship."
Turkmen soldiers guard an Internet cafe in Ashgabat. (Reuters)
Relying on a mix of detentions, regulations, and intimidation, authorities in Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Egypt have emerged as the leading online oppressors in the Middle East and North Africa. China and Vietnam, where burgeoning blogging cultures have encountered extensive monitoring and restriction, are among Asia's worst blogging nations. Cuba and Turkmenistan, nations where Internet access is heavily restricted, round out the dishonor roll.
"The governments on the list are trying to roll back the information revolution, and, for now, they are having success," Simon added. "Freedom of expression groups, concerned governments, the online community, and technology companies need to come together to defend the rights of bloggers around the world."
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CPJ issued its report to mark World Press Freedom Day, May 3, and to call attention to online repression, a great emerging threat to press freedom worldwide. CPJ considers bloggers whose work is reportorial or fact-based commentary to be journalists. In 2008, CPJ found, bloggers and other online journalists were the single largest professional group in prison, overtaking print and broadcast journalists for the first time.
In compiling this list, CPJ studied conditions for bloggers in countries around the world. CPJ staff consulted with Internet experts to develop eight criteria that included governments' use of filtering, monitoring, and regulation; authorities' use of imprisonments and other forms of legal harassment to deter critical blogging; and the extent and openness of Internet access. For further explanation of CPJ's methodology, click here.
WORST COUNTRIES TO BLOG
1. BURMA
Zarganar is serving a 59-year prison term. (AP)
Burma, which heavily censors print and broadcast media, has also applied extensive restrictions on blogging and other Internet activity. Private Internet penetration is very small—only about 1 percent, according to the Internet research group OpenNet Initiative—so most citizens access the Internet in cybercafés. Authorities heavily regulate those cafés, requiring them, for example, to enforce censorship rules. The government, which shut down the Internet altogether during a popular uprising in 2007, has the capability to monitor e-mail and other communication methods and to block users from viewing Web sites of political opposition groups, according to OpenNet Initiative. At least two bloggers are now in prison.
Lowlight: Blogger Maung Thura, popularly known as Zarganar, is serving a 59-year prison term for disseminating video footage after Cyclone Nargis in 2008.
2. IRAN
Authorities regularly detain or harass bloggers who write critically about religious or political figures, the Islamic revolution, and its symbols. The government requires all bloggers to register their Web sites with the Ministry of Art and Culture. Government officials claim to have blocked millions of Web sites, according to news reports. A newly created special prosecutor's office specializes in Internet issues and works directly with intelligence services. Pending legislation would make the creation of blogs promoting "corruption, prostitution, and apostasy" punishable by death.
Lowlight: Blogger Omidreza Mirsayafi, jailed for insulting the country's religious leaders, died in Evin Prison in March under circumstances that have not been fully explained.
3. SYRIA
The government uses filtering methods to block politically sensitive sites. Authorities detain bloggers for posting content, even third-party material, deemed to be "false" or detrimental to "national unity." Self-censorship is pervasive. In 2008, the Ministry of Communications ordered Internet café owners to get identification from all patrons, to record customer names and times of use, and to submit the documentation regularly to authorities. Human rights groups noted that authorities harass and detain bloggers perceived as antigovernment.
Lowlight: Waed al-Mhana, an advocate for endangered archaeological sites, is on trial for a posting that criticized the demolition of a market in Old Damascus.
4. CUBA
Sánchez's Generación Y is among a small but emerging group of independent Cuban blogs. (CPJ)
Only government officials and people with links to the Communist Party have Web access. The general population goes online at hotels or government-controlled Internet cafés by means of expensive voucher cards. A small number of independent bloggers such as Yoani Sánchez detail everyday life and offer criticism of the regime. Their blogs are hosted outside the country and are largely blocked on the island. Two independent bloggers tell CPJ that they are harassed by authorities. Only pro-government bloggers can post their material on domestic sites that can be easily accessed.
Lowlight: The government now jails 21 writers who were on the leading edge of online journalism in the early part of the decade. These writers, all but one of whom was jailed in 2003, phoned or faxed their material to overseas Web sites for posting.
5. SAUDI ARABIA
An estimated 400,000 sites are blocked inside the kingdom, including those that tackle political, social, or religious issues. Self-censorship is widespread. Aside from "indecent" material, Saudi Arabia blocks "anything contrary to the state or its system," a standard that has been interpreted liberally. In 2008, influential clerics called for harsh punishment, including flogging and death, for online writers guilty of posting material deemed heretical.
Lowlight: Blogger Fouad Ahmed al-Farhan was jailed without charge for several months in 2007 and 2008 for promoting reform and the release of political prisoners.
6. VIETNAM
Bloggers have daringly tried to fill the gap in independent news that is left by the traditional state-controlled media. The government has responded with more regulation. Authorities have called on international technology companies such as Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft to provide information about bloggers who use their platforms. Last September, prominent blogger Nguyen Van Hai, also known as Dieu Cay, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on tax evasion charges. CPJ research shows the charges were in reprisal for his blogging.
Lowlight: In October 2008, the Ministry of Information and Communication created a new agency tasked with monitoring the Internet.
7. TUNISIA
Internet service providers are required to submit IP addresses and other identifying information to the government on a regular basis. All Internet traffic flows through a central network, allowing the government to filter content and monitor e-mails. The government employs an array of techniques to harass bloggers: conducting surveillance, restricting bloggers' movements, and undertaking electronic sabotage. Online writers Slim Boukhdhir and Mohamed Abbou have served jail time for their work.
Lowlight: In a March address, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali warned writers against examining government "mistakes and violations," saying it was "an activity that is unbecoming of our society and is not an expression of freedom or democracy."
8. CHINA
With nearly 300 million people online—more than any other country in the world—China has a vibrant digital culture. But Chinese authorities also maintain the world's most comprehensive online censorship program, one emulated by many other countries. The government relies on service providers to filter searches, block critical Web sites, delete objectionable content, and monitor e-mail traffic. Because China's traditional press is tightly controlled, bloggers often break news and provide provocative commentary. Blogs, for example, played prominent roles in spreading news and information about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. But bloggers who go too far in promoting unpopular views or reporting sensitive information can find themselves in jail. At least 24 online writers are now in prison, CPJ research shows.
Lowlight: In 2008, the National Office for Cleaning Up Pornography and Fighting Illegal Publications announced that it had removed more than 200 million "harmful" online items during the prior year.
9. TURKMENISTAN
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov promised to open his isolated country to the world by providing public Internet access. But when the country's first Internet café opened in 2007, it was guarded by soldiers, connections were uneven, the hourly fee was prohibitively high, and authorities monitored or blocked access to certain sites. The Russian telecommunications company MTS, which entered the Turkmen market in 2005, started offering Web access from mobile phones in June 2008, but service agreements require customers to avoid Web sites critical of the Turkmen government.
Lowlight: Turkmentelecom, the state Internet service provider, routinely blocks access to dissident and opposition sites, while it monitors e-mail accounts registered with Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail.
10. EGYPT
Amer is jailed for insulting the president and Islam. (Reuters)
Authorities block only a small number of Web sites, but they monitor Internet activity on a regular basis. Traffic from all Internet service providers passes through the state-run Egypt Telecom. Authorities regularly detain critical bloggers for open-ended periods. Local press freedom groups documented the detention of more than 100 bloggers in 2008 alone. Although most bloggers were released after short periods, some were held for months and many were kept without judicial order. Most detained bloggers report mistreatment, and a number have been tortured.
Lowlight: Blogger Abdel Karim Suleiman, known online as Karim Amer, is serving a four-year prison term on charges of insulting Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
In consultation with Internet experts, CPJ developed eight questions to assess blogging conditions worldwide. The questions:
Does a country jail bloggers?
Do bloggers face harassment, cyber-attacks, threats, assaults, or other reprisals?
Do bloggers self-censor to protect themselves?
Does the government limit connectivity or restrict access to the Internet?
Are bloggers required to register with the government or an ISP and give a verifiable name and address before blogging?
Does a country have regulations or laws that can be used to censor bloggers?
Does the government monitor citizens who use the Internet?
Does the government use filtering technology to block or censor the Internet?
Based on these criteria, CPJ regional experts nominated countries for this list. The final ranking was determined by a poll of CPJ staff and outside experts.
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The pair shared some advice for other couples who are planning their wedding: "It's all worth it even though planning IS stressful. Even if you want to get everything done well ahead of time, the important details can't happen until the week or two before. Just have faith!" shares Neha.


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James Reilly's new book about modern Syria aims to reach a wide audience with an accessible portrait of Syria's modern era.
Anna Shternshis created and directed the Yiddish Glory project with poet-musician Psoy Korolenko, an initiative that's brought back to life the forgotten Yiddish music written during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union.
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When the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali was killed in 661, the Age of the Rashidun, or rightly-guided ones, came to an end. Mu'awiyah, a member of the powerful Umayyad clan and governor of Syria, assumed the office of caliph and moved the capital of Islam from Medina to Damascus. This marked the beginning of the Umayyad Caliphate, which ruled the Islamic world until 750. By appointing his son Yazid as his successor, Mu'awiyah founded the tradition of family dynasties, which effectively ended the original Islamic practice of electing the caliph by a council of elders, or shura.
Throughout their reign, the Umayyad caliphs faced civil war and rebellion, but maintained their dominance and engaged in a spectacular campaign of territorial expansion. Before the founding of the Umayyad Caliphate, Muslim armies had already occupied what are today Syria, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, and Iran. In the first part of the 8th century, Umayyad forces completed the conquest of north Africa, Spain, and Portugal, and invaded territories as far east as central Asia, Afghanistan, and India. Poetry, art, and architecture thrived under Umayyad rule, as did scholarship and trade. Arabic was the official language of the government and of religion, and Arab settlers traveled far and wide.
The Umayyad dynasty fell over the issue of taxes. The small ruling class paid lower taxes, while the lower classes and minority non-Muslims paid higher taxes. For a short while, the Umayyads even discouraged conversion to Islam in order to maintain higher tax revenue. Resentment turned into rebellion, and descendants of al-Abbas, an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, raised an army in northern Iran. The Abbasids defeated the Umayyad army and killed many of the Umayyad leaders, winning the caliphate for themselves.
The Abbasids moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad, and ruled the Islamic world from 750-1258. After a century or so of quelling uprisings and solidifying control, the Abbasid Caliphate oversaw an era of prosperity and cultural achievement. Industry, agriculture, and commerce all flourished, while Baghdad became an international trade center with a population of nearly a half-million. This wealth funded research in math, science, medicine, architecture and art, poetry, literature, and philosophy. Muslim cities became important centers of learning where Greek and Latin works of science and philosophy were translated, interpreted, revised, and recast to fit an Islamic world view. Cross-cultural exchanges, particularly in science and art, enriched Islamic civilization and neighboring civilizations alike. Christian scholars in Europe studied the work of Muslim scholars, who brought sophisticated mathematics and science, and the translations of Greek and Latin scholarship, to the European cities and schools.
The Abbasids ruled directly over Mesopotamia, Iran, Egypt, and Syria, and collected taxes and tributes from the more distant provinces. In the late 9th century, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, and Iran won autonomy from the Abbasid Caliphate. Changes in leadership in Egypt and Baghdad contributed to growing dissension, weakening the power of the central government. In the late 11th century, Abbasid armies were attacked in the west by invading Christian Crusaders and in the east by Mongol forces. The Mongols captured Baghdad in 1258, and executed the last Abbasid caliph. This event marked the end of the Islamic caliphates.


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In a off-late study, Google deleted two extensions with names 'Add to Feedly' and 'Tweet this Page' from its Chrome Web Store after it discovered they were providing viruses to their users. The extensions in return, which were at starting safe to use by any individual before being taken over by some third-parties from their initial makers for doubtlessly a good sum of money, began displaying advertisements almost on all web pages a user would browse through. What's even bad is the fact that these commercials were opt-out instead of opt-in. Unfortunately, there's presently no official characteristic in position that would save the privacy of the users from giving out such extensions in the future. Nonetheless, a brand new extension by the name of ExtShield has been made in reaction to this report, in order to guard your web browser from harmful extensions.
News that software producers are in search of opportunities to purchase popular extensions and hence in search to make money as yield by profusing updated adware code upon new ownership was first burst out by Amit Agarwal of Digital Inspiration. According to Amit's blog post, he initially created 'Add to Feedly' after changing to Feedly's RSS service when he discovered that the the service didn't possess an official Chrome extension for the job. After making Add To Feedly for his own use, he at a later point of time made it available on Chrome Web Store, where it rapidly gained a huge user base.
According to Amit, the purchaser profused the new code to users with the help of an update with no extra functionalities other than the adware code, which was attached for providing service to online affiliate links and commercials on webpages. And because Chrome updates its extension in the background without user interference, many user's didn't even have the knowledge that their browser was now flooded with adware.
I'm not certain how ExtShield would guard users from such kind of viruses, but the extension is planned to monitor updated and freshly installed extensions in Chrome on a regular basis, enabling it to report you on the fly if a malicious extension has been discovered. You wouldn't discover any tailer-make settings or customizable metrics in ExtShield; it's instead set-it-and-forget-it type of extension as of now. When you click its icon from Chrome's Omnibar, you're merely shown with a rather plain screen titled Protector, along with by a text snippet showing that any dangerous malware, spyware and adware extensions are currently being monitored.
Nevertheless, it's really nice to see that extensions like ExtShield have started showing up in the Chrome Web Store as a phae to cut on the possibilities of your browser getting attacked with malicious code. You can have the free extension with the link provided below.


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Southampton troll Everton fans after lighting fireworks outside hotel
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Southampton have taken to Twitter to poke fun at the Everton fans who decided to set off fireworks outside the Saints' team hotel in the early hours of Saturday morning. Nathan Jones' side managed to secure an important victory over the Toffees at Goodison Park in spite of their late-night disruption, with James Ward-Prowse curling in a decisive free-kick to claim all three points late on.
Everton managed to draw first blood shortly before half-time through Amadou Onana, who managed to wriggle through a mass of bodies inside the area to head home from close range. They were unable to hold onto their slender advantage, though, as Ward-Prowse diverted a smart finish into the bottom corner before scoring from a direct free-kick to wrap up the victory for Southampton.
The overnight attempts by some Everton fans to disturb the sleeping patterns of Southampton's players did not have the desired effect and the Hampshire club opted to bite back on Twitter in comical fashion by posting a mock hotel review, in which they played down the impact of the fireworks on their pre-match preparations.
It reads: "We can't say enough positive things about the Inside By Melia Liverpool! Had an important business trip to attend in the city and they were the perfect hosts. The hotel ensured we were looked after and well-rested for our meeting, which was an extremely productive one.
JUST IN: Frank Lampard takes blame for Everton woes after Southampton loss
"Rooms were brilliant, beds were incredibly comfy, and the blackout blinds and triple glazing… oh wow! You could literally have a firework display going on outside your window and you'd never know it. Best night's sleep we've ever had!
"In fact, the only rocket we noticed all weekend was the one James Ward-Prowse sent into the net in the 78th minute at Goodison. Will definitely be returning again."
The result helped rock-bottom Southampton draw level with Everton and West Ham at the foot of the Premier League table, while it gave the Toffees even more food for thought in the form of another blow to their hopes of survival at the end of the campaign. Everton boss Frank Lampard refused to blame the day's off-field protests against the club's owners for their latest defeat, though, with the 44-year-old insisting after the final whistle that the buck stops with him.
"I'm completely focused on what we're doing on the pitch," said Lampard. "The off-field noise is there but the things we can control as staff and players is on the pitch and today we got beaten.
"It's a difficult period. There is so much passion at this club for the right reasons, everyone wants the best for the club. Of course, over the years we've come in a direction where we were in a relegation battle last year and again this year."
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Fulbright Scholar is on a Path to Change the World of Impossibilities for People with Disabilities
Fulbright scholar Juan Sebastian Betancourt Chaparro is changing the world for people with disabilities through his pioneering work. He earned a master's degree through a Laspau-administered Fulbright Program in international business from the Florida International University (FIU). Today, Betancourt is a professor at the Universidad de La Sabana in his native Colombia, CEO-Founder of NKLUSVLIFE, and a member of a large network of institutions that promote inclusion such as Fulbright Colombia and Saldarriaga Concha Foundation.
Juan Sebastian Betancourt Chaparro has a vision of changing the world for people with disabilities. He is working with local governments and businesses to create more accessible facilities for individuals using wheelchairs, and has proved that there are economic benefits to creating a more inclusive community, especially in places like restaurants, public malls, bars, pubs, universities and even sports arenas.
Betancourt, who lives in Bogota, Colombia, knows firsthand the challenges of living with a disability. He has an incomplete spinal cord injury C4/C5 which happened in 2003 during his senior year in high school on a trip with his classmates. "I dove into the pool and broke my neck, after hitting my head at the bottom of the pool. When I woke up I was already in the hospital. During the last month or two of my rehab sessions, I asked myself, "What am I going to do with my life now?"
Because he has always been a disciplined and erudite student, Juan decided to continue his education after high school graduation. He pursued undergraduate studies in international business at the Universidad de La Sabana, one of the top universities in Bogotá, and coincidentally, located right next to his rehabilitation facility. Near the end of his undergraduate studies, Betancourt was part of an internship program at Unilever, a global company that produces consumer goods for their supply management team. Betancourt worked in the logistical component for products like Dove and Lipton Tea. Soon after, he worked for several companies as an independent consultant and marketing strategist, including a floral company, which supplies flowers to all Walmart stores in the United States.
"I'm trying to change the way people in Bogotá, Colombia, see people with disabilities. Instead of just seeing a disabled person, I hope they see this person as someone who can bring benefits to companies, communities, and overall be productive in our society."
As Betancourt succeeded in his professional life, he considered the possibility of going back to school to pursue graduate studies, not in Colombia, but abroad. Betancourt's closest acquaintances highly encouraged him to take the risk and provided the full support needed for his journey. While working for the floral company, he applied for the Fulbright scholarship program, "I applied first in 2010 when I was finishing my undergraduate studies, but I not was not eligible for the scholarship because at that time, I didn't have my bachelor's degree yet. After my undergraduate graduation in 2011, I applied for the second time and received a wonderful news from Fulbright stating that I had been selected to pursue master's degree in international business at Florida International University." While at FIU, Betancourt interned with Sony, Latin America for 4 months.
Taking into account that the Fulbright Program requires the scholar to return to his home country upon the academic studies completion and apply the knowledge acquired abroad, Juan Sebastian needed to figure out what to do next when moving back to Colombia. He had two options in mind: apply for a job in Colombia or become an entrepreneur. In May 2015, one month after he returned to Colombia, he founded his own company, NKLUSVLIFE, a company that offers marketing, brand management and consulting to promote a profitable and sustainable business while being inclusive and accessible. As a successful entrepreneur, Betancourt currently balances his work as a professor of emerging markets at the Universidad de La Sabana, the same institution where he pursued his undergraduate studies.
Betancourt has a clear vision for the future and thinks big. He wants to the view of people with disabilities and their potential to contribute to society. In addition to changing the experience of people with disabilities in Colombia, Betancourt is also thinking beyond his own country. "One day, I would like to work with wheelchair sports teams, leagues and national teams to set up their travel plans. When people with disabilities go to other countries to participate in sports and/or vacations, we can inform them about inclusive places and provide logistical advice such as hotels, restaurants and attractions that can comfortably accommodate this particular population. I am very committed to this idea and I know this dream has potential to become true."
Betancourt fully embraced his Fulbright experience and has advice for scholars and dreamers like him, "It is a once in a lifetime experience and you would be surprised about the level of cultural insight, perspective and general understanding you get from the process. It is a chance as well to be part of something unique where you can apply your recent knowledge and change the world for better. Treasure those moments, experience new things, keep new friends that come to your life and get ready to be ambitious and make the world a better place. Find your purpose in life and contribute for a common goal that transcends in later generations."
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All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
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## [2.3.0] - 2022-02-11
### Other
- Not compatible with Laravel 8.19.0 (and above), since it already includes a schedule:list command

## [2.2.1] - 2020-12-02
### Other
- Support PHP 8.0

## [2.2.0] - 2020-09-04
### Other
- Support Laravel 8.*

## [2.1.0] - 2020-01-16
### Other
- Support Laravel 7.*

## [2.0.1] - 2019-10-08
### Other
- Support Laravel 6.*

## [2.0.0] - 2019-09-08
### Breaking
- Drop support for PHP 7.1 (It is EOL)
### Changed
- Resolve Schedule instance from container instead of injecting, see #30
### Other
- Support Laravel 6.0

## [1.2.1] - 2019-02-27
### Other
- Support Laravel 5.8
- Test against PHP 7.3

## [1.2.0] - 2019-02-09
### Other
- Remove support Laravel 5.5 (it did not actually work)

## [1.1.1] - 2018-09-23
### Fixed
- Fixed crash when scheduling Closures and Jobs, #23

## [1.1.0] - 2018-09-04
### Other
- Support Laravel 5.7

## [1.0.0] - 2018-03-09
### Breaking
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- Only support Laravel 5.5 and above

### Added
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## [0.2.1] - 2018-02-07
### Other
- Support Laravel 5.6 and PHPUnit 7

## [0.2.0] - 2017-08-14
### Updated
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## [0.1.4] - 2017-01-28
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## [0.1.3] - 2015-12-30
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## [0.1.2] - 2015-12-28
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Reserve players' performances a good selection headache to have, says Dravid
India head coach Rahul Dravid felt that the performances from youngsters in the team will give the team more options
India head coach Rahul Dravid said that the team management and selectors will have a good selection headache as he praised the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel and Jayant Yadav who made the most of their opportunities in the 1-0 series win against New Zealand.
Agarwal top-scored in the second Test at Mumbai with scores of 150 and 62 while Siraj, who replaced injured Ishant Sharma for the match, claimed 3-19 in the first innings. Shreyas Iyer scored a century and a fifty on his debut in the first Test at Kanpur.
"Great to see the boys stepping up and taking their opportunities. Yes, we were missing a few senior players. Credit to the guys who came in, Jayant had a difficult day yesterday, but learnt from it today. Mayank, Shreyas, Siraj, who doesn't get a lot of opportunities," Dravid said in the post-match presentation.
Spin-bowling allrounder Axar Patel claimed nine wickets in the series and scored 124 runs across four innings which included a fifer and a fifty.
"Axar, great to see his development with the bat in addition to what he can do with the ball. It gives us a lot of options as well, helps us become a stronger side," Dravid added.
Dravid felt that despite the dominant 372-run win in the second Test, India were made to work hard.
"This result seems one-sided, but right through the series, we were made to work hard. There have been phases where we were behind and had to fight back, credit to the team," he said.
Selection headache
The batting legend felt that the young players' performances in the New Zealand series will give the team a selection headache ahead of the South Africa series.
"It's a good [selection] headache to have, see young boys perform well. There's a great desire to do well and everyone's pushing each other. I hope we have more headaches to have, as long as we have clear communication and we explain to the players why, don't see it to be a problem," Dravid said.
After dismissing New Zealand for a paltry 62 in the first innings, India chose to not force a follow-on. Dravid said that it was a conscious decision to give the younger batters more confidence.
"We knew we had a lot of time, didn't think much of the follow-on, also a lot of young batters in the side, so wanted to give them a chance to bat in conditions like these. Knew we may be in such situations in the future where we may have to force pace in tough conditions," he said.
Kohli pleased with win
India captain Virat Kohli, who was returned to the side for the second Test, was pleased with the series win after missing out on a win in the first match at Kanpur.
"To come back with a win is a great feeling, returning as the captain it was a clinical performance, something we've seen time and again. You want individuals to step up and guys did that," he said at the post-match presentation.
Kohli was generous in his praise of the pitch at Wankhede for assisting both bowlers and batters.
"We discussed areas we could improve on, it was also a case of the opposition playing out a good draw and pitch not assisting the bowlers on day five like you expect it to. Here the pitch had a bit more, were able to create more pressure, also because there was more pace and bounce. All in all, the pitch at Wankhede provided the opportunity to play good cricket all around," Kohli said.
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July is a busy month. Graves and Riding continue to finish and decorate the Posada. Riding has words with the builder, who is not keeping to Riding's end-of-June deadline, nor keeping the job fully staffed.
At the same time, Graves and Riding are busy with editorial projects. Graves drafts a new poem, " On the Other Hand (Liquorice) ," and devotes time to Schwarz's memoirs. He also begins reading over Tom Matthews' novel The Moon's No Fool . He is approached by Frank Richards for an opinion on his as-yet-untitled piece; Graves thinks it's very good and agrees to provide editorial help. He suggests the title Old Soldier Sahib .
Graves and Riding continue to read over A Mistake Somewhere . Graves goes over the proofs of James Reeves' poems, and considers Riding's latest additions to A Trojan Ending . The final proofs of Progress of Stories are checked, and Graves and Riding write blurbs for that, as well as for Epilogue , The Moon's No Fool, Reeves' poems and A Mistake Somewhere. Often these tasks keep Riding and Graves up until three or four o'clock in the morning.
Riding and Honor also come up with ideas for two new projects: a piece on poets and a children's university library series. Graves, Riding and Wyatt work out project plans for both of these.
The I, Claudius film is delayed due to Charles Laughton's illness, but Korda assures Graves that Graves was not chosen to write the scenario for the T. E. Lawrence film only because Arnie Lawrence preferred it that way. Graves asks Korda to consider Riding's A Trojan Ending and their co-written No Decency Left .
The household attends more bullfights in July, and Graves exercises his domestic side, making green pickle in the kitchen and experimenting with different flavours of home-made ice cream. Karl returns from Ibiza, bearing mementos for all.
Financially, the month is a good one. Graves receives £500 from Korda, and immediately sends £150 to Nancy as child support. The Hawthornden prize money also comes through. Graves indulges his predilection for buying gifts, and presents Riding with a diamond and amethyst ring.
At the end of the month, Honor, Julian and Mary return to England.
A literary prize awarded to R.G. for "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God." (RPG 224; diary May 12, 1935). Oldest of the famous British literary prizes, founded by Alice Warrender in 1919. eds.


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Two big tasks to do this week - get the taxes in order, and start on the presentations for May and July.
* Read email and blogs, finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 1 March to 7 March 2015 post. We went off to church at 9:30 a.m. and home by 11:30 a.m. I watched TV and ate lunch.
* Online at 12:30 p.m., decided to load TurboTax and get started on taxes. Got it pretty much done - need to review everything, try to find more big deductions, and pay through the nose. Drat.
* Wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of March 1-7, 2015 and set it for later. Checked Facebook. Wrote the FS post for Monday too.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watch TV, wash dishes. Foergot to go for a walk. Drat.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then transcribed the probate record and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post. That lead to finding a death record for a daughter of James Richmond in 1907 (I had her dying in 1947). From there I went down the rabbit hole looking for content for the Sawyer to Schermerhorn folks in my database. Added quite a few sources, including a Knapp line extended (cousins!).
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.


It's a time of very long ago. A time where human are evolving slowly and many cultures are confined to continents. This noble teacher was born in India, a beautiful country, rich with good cultural aspects, abundant of religious worshipers.
He was born into the luckiest family of the country, the family of a wealthy king. But the royal predictors foresee the mysterious events, which the little prince will go through and eventually let go off royal amenities for some unfound truth seeking. King Suddodhana, the father of prince Siddhartha evade all the sad and bad causes away from prince to protect him from abandoning the crown.
Regrettably, the king was defeated by that cold war. One day Siddhartha on his daily town visit, accidently saw a wretched old man, dying person, a dead body and a clergy. He found its strangeness and his mind wanders deeply to find why such sufferings to people.
Siddhartha's journey was determined to find the true meaning of life, to find the reason why these people are suffering every day and die. Nonetheless, He was blessed with all the luxuries, surrounded by loved ones. Though, there is something inside his spirit is looking for an escape, an escape from this whole repeating agonized existence.
The journey was not simple, not comfortable. He had to meet several teachers, follow their concepts, realize the emptiness of all those. He had to suffer from hunger and thirst, put his body to the extreme danger before he can realize that the ultimate relief is solely based on our own thoughts not anywhere else.
He discovers the noble truth of life sufferings, the reason for sorrow and how to cure the suffering. Then he started to offer his findings to the mankind, he firstly pays gratitude to his first ever teachers and then his parents and relatives. Never missed anyone in need of consolation.
His teachings are re- born as scientific discovering, proving the intelligence of the great leader. None of his words are meaningless. There is a solution for every struggling inside his philosophy.
Lord Buddha's teaching is eternal, in accord with anyone's problem, can use in any situation. Most of all if you follow the theories and practice with patience you will be the happiest and serenest person you've ever wondered.
This is the ultimate revelation gifted to all human if we are lucky we'll follow him and realize the ultimate truth behind everything and learn to live every moment with contentment. It is the millions of worshipping and prayers he attains for his great kindness to the mankind.


In the previous post (Clickstream data and results reordering) I highlighted how the clickstream data could be used to easily surface articles that are not picked up by usual keyword searches. That post highlighted how it could be used to improve search results. In my mind I was thinking this could help surface documents to improve a clinician trying to answer their clinical questions.
A user conducts a search and find, say 15, controlled trials. We could create a system that highlights the most connected clinical trials that have not been selected already. So, possibly an in-built safety check to ensure that no trials are missed.
Related concepts. You see some spectacularly complex search terms, no doubt human generated. There may be other systems but we could surface related concepts. A simple example was shown in the early post (Clickstream data and results reordering) where it highlighted that obesity is related to diet. OK, we all know that – but the computer didn't, it spontaneously highlighted it. Doing this on a large scale using Trip's 'big data' will generate more obscure relationships – potentially very useful in generating a comprehensive search strategy!
If there are any systematic reviewers/searchers I'd love to hear what you think!


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Happy Birthday!! That house looks so awesome.
I have never tried snowshoeing before and I have always wanted too. Maybe next year.
Well, bummer on the lack of snow but it sounds like the rest of the trip was fun – good friends, great beer and some shopping!!!
Yep, despite the disappointing snow it was a fantastic weekend.
Been reading your blog for a very long time and this is the first time commenting. Love your photography and Bella is so cute. Here in Central Florida there are no trails or even hikes you can go on that look like that in your area. The scenery in Oregon is gorgeous I would love to hike on those trails – pouring rain or not.
Thank you for reading Marianne! I appreciate your comment, too. I love the hiking opportunities here. The northwest is gorgeous if you like the outdoors.
I just read that Boneyard has a new IPA and wondered if you'd tried it, since you're such a fan! Sounds like a great weekend (so far, at least!).
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I did! I can't remember the name of it now but I definitely liked the original (RPM) better.
I know where your snow is…. my yard LOL!
I should come over and snowshoe in your yard!!
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I hope there's snow soon!
Happy 35th! Too bad about the snow, but your husbands steak salad looks amazeballs – and I agree – way too much lettuce on that sammie!
It was good. He won lunch.


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Bid for Hammers pair?
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West Ham United have rejected a £15m bid from Manchester City to sign both Craig Bellamy and Scott Parker. The Premier League club insist that neither player is for sale and have also moved to hold talks with Matthew Upson's representatives to spell out their intention to hold on to the England international who is also attracting intense interest with the transfer window set to open.
>>independent.co.uk
How reliable the story is we don't know, but the name of Bellamy is not a surprise given the speculation that has surrounded him. As one of the comments in the Blackburn thread mentioned, he was also left out of yesterdays victory over Stoke (after returning to goalscoring form the day before). UPDATE - He didn't play due to suspension.
I really don't see how Bellamy improves our line up. If Hughes continues with the 4-2-3-1 line-up I just don't see where he fits in. He cannot operate as a lone striker, but perhaps Hughes is looking at playing him in a wider role?
Something else to bear in mind is the return of Bojinov. Hopefully injury free, playing in a similar role to that of Bellamy, he is a far better option.
Parker is an interesting one. We do need to upgrade that defensive midfield area and Parker is a useful player. He gets the job done and appears to have rebuilt his career somewhat after spells at Chelsea and Newcastle. If we cannot grab Marcos Senna, then he may well be a useful pick up.


Nick Virgilio was one of the first poets to become internationally known for haiku written in English. He was also a beloved character in his hometown of Camden, New Jersey, as the film "Remembering Nick Virgilio" clearly shows.
The 27-minute version of the film by Sean Dougherty was the feature presentation of the HaikuLife Haiku Film Festival for 2015, celebrated on International Haiku Poetry Day 2015, an initiative of The Haiku Foundation.
Be sure to visit the Nick Virgilio Haiku Society web site.


I can't believe I've never blogged about this recipe before. Special K Bars are my go-to crowd pleasing dessert for just about ANY function.
Growing up I remember my mom always making them for pot-lucks and block parties and they were always my absolute favorite. Over the years I have made them so many times I feel like I've perfected the recipe with a few little tips and tricks.
If you make Special K Bars using these tips and tricks you're guaranteed to have an amazing outcome!
Mix Karo strip and sugar in saucepan over medium heat until at a rolling boil.
Pour over cereal and mix until coated.
Pour into 9×13 dish and flatten with the back of a fork, running the fork lengthwise along the pan until all pressed down.
Scatter chocolate chips and butterscotch chips over flattened cereal mixture. Place in oven for just a couple of minutes, just until the chips are glossy.
Remove from oven and spread chocolate and butterscotch chips together with the back of a large spoon. They will mix and smooth nicely.
Let cool for 8 hours before cutting, then cut with a sharp knife.
Hopefully using these tips you will be able to make the PERFECT Special K Bars for your next occasion! I hope you love them as much as we do!


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Abstract: An approximate set of coupled ordinary differential equations are developed which describe the temporal evolution of the vapor domes and film over a flat plate heater surface during film boiling for the general case of a subcooled bulk liquid. Given these results, a phenomenological model is then developed to describe the intermittent surface wetting process observed to occur in the film boiling regime. Assuming that the heater surface has been locally wetted, equations are developed to predict the time-dependent heat flux during contact and the subsequent duration of the liquid dryout period. Additionally, assuming that liquid propagation along the surface is terminated at the inception of nucleate boiling, an expression is developed to predict the wetted area of contact at a given node site. The hydrodynamic and surface interaction results are then combined to obtain an expression for the composite heat flux in the film boiling regime.
A comparison of the local liquid-solid contact model with the experimental data available in the literature indicates that the model adequately predicts the wetted area fraction in a large neighborhood of the minimum film boiling point for an aluminum-water system. The model slightly underpredicts the wetted area fraction for methanol on the same surface. A comparison of the overall energy balance to the experimental data indicates that the model reasonably predicts the film to transition boiling progression for a wide class of heater surface/bulk liquid systems.