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WWDC 2016 rumor roundup: What to expect at Apple's June 13 keynote
By Neil Hughes
Wednesday, June 01, 2016, 11:35 am PT (02:35 pm ET)
Members of the press were invited on Wednesday to an Apple keynote that will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, scheduled to take place on June 13 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern in San Francisco. Here's what you can expect.
Count on it: iOS 10, new Mac OS and more
Of most interest at this year's WWDC is the next-generation version of iOS, presumably known as iOS 10. It's also expected that Apple will unveil OS X 10.12, potentially rebranded as macOS.
Also likely to be on tap are new updates to both tvOS for Apple TV, and watchOS for the Apple Watch. Potential additions to those lesser platforms, however, haven't surfaced yet, though additional refinement for the still-rough watchOS is widely expected.
Announcements related to all of Apple's operating systems should come at the keynote presentation, which is likely to be streamed publicly for the world to see, as the company has done in years past. The event will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Calif.
Also expected: Siri improvements, Apple Music revamp
Of particular interest this year is Siri, as Apple is widely expected to bring its voice-driven personal assistant to the Mac. In recent years, some aspects of Siri have fallen behind competing services from the likes of Google, Amazon and Microsoft, and onlookers expect that Apple may have a major overhaul in the works to strike back at the competition.
Siri for Mac mockup by Uplabs.
Last year, it was said that Siri will be expanded to gain new phone-based functionality, including answering calls, and transcribing voicemails to text so they can be quickly read. It's also expected that Siri functionality will be extended to third-party applications through a new API for developers.
Apple Music is also expected to receive some attention in iOS 10, complete with a more intuitive user interface and an expanded Beats-branded streaming radio. The changes are said to be accompanied by a major ad campaign to further drive adoption of the $10-per-month streaming service.
Apple's Photos apps for both iOS and OS X are also expected to get significant upgrades this year, restoring image editing features that were previously found in iPhoto.
It's also rumored that iOS 10 will finally give users the ability to hide built-in apps on their iPhone or iPad, such as the Compass or Voice Memos.
Not rumored but logical: Apple Maps enhancements, HealthKit expansions
Other areas of interest that could receive attention this year include Apple Maps and accompanying local data. Maps is expected to receive enhancements from Apple's roaming vans collecting mapping data, which could include a Google-like street view, or enhancements to 3D Flyover.
Another focus for Apple, particularly since the launch of the Apple Watch, has been HealthKit. Since HealthKit debuted, Apple has also made accompanying CareKit and ResearchKit tools available. It wouldn't be a surprise for Apple to expand on these efforts at this year's conference.
No new iPhone hardware, but Macs are a maybe
Not anticipated at WWDC: New iPhones. Apple isn't expected to unveil its next-generation handset, known unofficially as the "iPhone 7," until September.
There is an outside chance for new Mac hardware, particularly with new MacBook Pro casing leaks and continued Thunderbolt Display outages, as well as an aging Mac Pro lineup. But in recent years, Apple hasn't introduced new hardware at WWDC, instead opting to keep it a software- and developer-focused event.
One recent rumor claimed Apple is working on a new Thunderbolt Display with 5K Retina-resolution screen and integrated graphics card. It was suggested Apple could introduce the new hardware at WWDC ahead of a launch later this year, which wouldn't be unprecedented. But Thunderbolt Display inventory has been low for years, and it's unclear whether Apple is even interested in investing in the niche accessory any further.
Regarding new MacBook Pros, well-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects them to feature a new form factor with four USB-C ports, an OLED touch bar replacing the function keys, and Touch ID secure login support. However, Kuo's sources pegged the all-new MacBook Pro for a fourth-quarter launch in 2016, making an introduction on June 13 seem unlikely.
As such, don't hold your breath for new hardware at WWDC. While there's an outside chance of it, this is likely to remain a software-focused event.
For more coverage, see AppleInsider's in-depth previews of WWDC:
Previewing WWDC 2016: Big news for iOS 10, iPhone 7, new iPad Pro
Anticipating WWDC 2016: What's in store for Apple's Macs and OS X
Anticipating WWDC 2016: what's ahead for Apple Watch 2 and watchOS 3
Anticipating WWDC 2016: What's in store for Apple TV and tvOS
Anticipating WWDC 2016: What's in store for iCloud and CloudKit
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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> High Court of Ireland Decisions >> O.D.N. & anor ( A Minor ) -v- The International Protection Office & ors [2017] IEHC 812 (21 December 2017)
O.D.N. & anor ( A Minor ) -v- The International Protection Office & ors
2017 857 JR
Humphreys J.
[2017 No. 857 J.R.]
O.D.N. AND A.A.N. (A MINOR SUING BY HER MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND O.D.N.) (NIGERIA)
THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OFFICE, THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND IRELAND
JUDGMENT of Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys delivered on the 21st day of December, 2017
1.	The applicants in this case are a mother and daughter from Nigeria. The mother arrived in the State in February, 2006, at the age of 16. The child was born in the State on 24th February, 2006. The mother applied for asylum on 28th March, 2006, including the child in the application. That application was refused on 23rd May, 2006. An appeal against that refusal was dismissed on 27th July, 2006 by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. A proposal to deport was issued on 25th August, 2006. An application for subsidiary protection was made in 2006 and was subsequently refused on 11th January, 2008.
2.	Deportation orders against the applicants were made, and notified to the applicants on 15th September, 2009. However, the applicants failed to present to the GNIB. On 9th October, 2014 they applied for revocation of the deportation orders while being evaders, and ultimately presented on 16th June, 2016, thus having evaded for almost seven years. During that time they did not provide an address and apparently had up to three sets of solicitors. They seemed to have expected the Minister to reply to their correspondence despite being evaders. However, under those circumstances it seems to me that the requirement that legal or constitutional rights are first situated in a social contract, and in corresponding and relevant duties, has the consequence that there is no obligation whatsoever on the Minister or any decision-maker to consider any representations from a person who will not disclose their whereabouts and who is on the run (to that extent I would respectfully disagree with the views to the contrary of Eagar J. in Ashade v. The Governor of the Dóchas Centre [2014] IEHC 643 on this issue). In any event, in November, 2016, the s. 3(11) application was rejected.
3.	A subsequent application for permission to re-enter the asylum process was made on 31st October, 2017, and this case concerns that application. It was made after the mother was informed that the applicants would be deported. Both the timing and the legalistic content of the application make it clear that it is an abusive eleventh-hour application made for delay purposes. The applicant was due to be collected on 2nd November, 2017 for the purpose of deportation, but instead went to hospital complaining of back pain. The hospital has stated that there was no reason why she could not board an aircraft, that no sinister cause for her symptoms was found and that she was mobile on discharge.
4.	On 8th November, 2017, a consent form was submitted to the Department of Justice and Equality to authorise solicitors to act on her behalf, and on the same date the present judicial review was launched, seeking a declaration that the applicants were entitled to remain in the State pending the determination of the application for consent to re-enter the protection process under s. 22 of the International Protection Act 2015. On 17th November, 2017, the applicants were refused consent to make a subsequent application. The International Protection Office concluded that there were no new elements or findings presented which would have made it significantly more likely that they would qualify for international protection.
5.	In the light of that finding, I permit an amendment to the proceedings to allow certiorari of that decision to be sought. I have heard helpful, detailed and informative submissions from Mr. Anthony Lowry B.L. for the applicants, and Ms. Emily Farrell B.L. in reply for the respondents and I am grateful to them both.
Relief sought
6.	The substantive relief is at para. D5 of the statement of grounds as amended, namely certiorari of the refusal of the permission to make a subsequent application for protection under s. 22 of the 2015 Act. Further relief is sought at para. D1 by way of a declaration that the applicants are entitled to remain in the State pending a determination of their application under s. 22, but that only arises if the Minister's decision on the application is quashed. Other declaratory and injunctive relief is also conditional on showing the unlawfulness of the s. 22 decision. The ground for quashing that decision is that the child should be entitled to a personal interview. Mr. Lowry accepts that the mother is not so entitled.
Does failure to afford an interview render the second named applicant's right to be heard impossible or unduly difficult?
7.	The argument made by Mr. Lowry is that refusal of a personal interview renders the right to a consideration of the re-application an impossibility, or effectively annuls or severely curtails that right. However, it seems to me on the facts that that premise is not correct. It has not been demonstrated that the applicants have been hampered by the lack of an interview. Firstly, they did not ask for an interview, which is fatal to the present application. Secondly, they did not aver in these proceedings that they have been hampered by the lack of an interview. Thus, the factual premise for the elaborate and learned argument made simply does not arise. On these facts, it seems to me that a personal interview was not necessary for an effective hearing of the applicants. It certainly has not been shown how a personal interview would have significantly advanced matters, let alone would have been necessary to avoid the right to be heard being rendered impossible or unduly difficult. Thus, the argument made under this heading simply does not arise.
8.	Insofar as reliance is placed on the recast Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection), while it is true that certain provisions of that directive could be thought of as elucidating the meaning of the original directive, this is not such a provision. Thus, the point under consideration here is quite different from the provision I considered in F.I. v. The Governor of Cloverhill Prison (Maher) [2015] IEHC 639 [2015] 10 JIC 2103.
9.	Insofar as Mr. Lowry relies on art. 24 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on the rights of the child, the requirement to take into account the best interests of the child and hear the voice of the child is not necessarily meaningful in this context where the child is not in a position to give evidence regarding the alleged persecution. Anyway, the voice of the child has been heard in writing. It is not a breach of the requirement to hear the voice of the child to require that that be done through a written procedure. On a purposive interpretation, a personal interview of an eleven year old regarding alleged persecution that occurred before she was born will not achieve a whole lot. On these facts, it has not been demonstrated that she has the age and understanding to contribute anything meaningful on this issue.
10.	Insofar as reliance is placed on Case C-560/14 M.M. v. Minister for Justice and Equality, that decision was the interpretation of art. 4 of the Qualification Directive 2004/83/EC (Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted), which includes a specific procedure for application in a quite different context to that under consideration here.
11.	For these reasons the order will be:
(i).	that the application be dismissed; and
(ii).	considering and applying Okunade v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2012] IESC 49, that the injunction restraining deportation be discharged.

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The man, in his 40s, purchased the two identical 50-game marked entries online using his favourite numbers. The tickets were two of four division one winning entries from across Australia, each paying $993,091.48.
When contacted by Golden Casket to confirm his win, the man was already busy celebrating, however, what he didn't know was that he had won the draw not once, but twice.
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Assonance is a literary device which is used within sentences and phrases to create rhythmic verses. Go through this article of assonances and its examples and learn about the same.
Figures of Speech : Assonance Examples
Reading the line "it beats....as it sweeps...... as it cleans" can interest you and catch your attention. Here, the writer has repeated the sound long 'e' to create a rhythm and to increase the mood the line creates. This advertising slogan of 1950's is a strong instance of Assonance. Do u know what assonance is? As you all know that grasping the rules of English language is not a cake walk for it is replete with more-than-sufficient rules and devices with regard to usage and grammar. There are ample literary devices which make reading a poem, or a prose, a thrilling experience. Down the centuries, plenty of poets and writers have turned masters of these devices by making the best use of them. Assonance is one such literary device where the vowel sounds are repeated to create an internal rhyming within sentences or phrases. To put in simpler terms, it refers to the effect when a sound of vowel is repeated in a same sentence with the help of words that are positioned close to each other. Popularly known as building blocks of verse, this literary device is mainly used in verse to increase the stress on a subject or to add flare.
Examples Of Assonance
Assonance Examples In Poetry
'Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn'. In the above lines from the poem of William Wordsworth,the sound of 'o' is repeated to provide rhythm to the verse. Thus the sound of 'O' is the assonance in this verse.
The repeated sound of 'e's in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'the bells' is another popular example of assonance. This excerpt from the poem proves the assonance, 'Hear the mellow wedding bells'
Another popular line from Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven' is "And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain". In this line, the sound 'ur' in 'purple' and 'curtain' is the assonance.
Poets like Lord Alfred Tennyson are known for using this literary device to its best. In the verse 'And murmuring of innumerable bees', the mounting of 'e' vowel into the reduced note of 'r' depicts the emotions in an excellent manner.
This is an instance of assonance from the Poem El Dorado from Edgar Allan Poe. This poem is as:
'Gaily bedight,
A gallant night
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of El Dorado.
But he grew old -
This knight so bold -
And - o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like El Dorado'.
Examples Of Assonance In Songs
The lyricists of the modern times give great importance to assonance in their songs. In this song from Nickelback, there are instances of assonance as 'I' in the first two lines is followed by 'e'.
And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along
In the song 'Fade to Black', the beautiful and outstanding instances of assonance 'e' cannot be forgotten by lovers of literature.
Life it seems will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters, no one else
Examples Of Assonance In Prose
Assonance need not be seen in songs or poetries only. There are times when prose writers repeat the vowel sounds to emphasize its meaning. In the following sentence, the sound 'o' is repeated. 'Poetry is old, ancient, goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came'.
In the sentence 'I blew the balloon', the sound 'oo' is repeated and kept close together to create a rhythm.
Difficult Assonance Examples
There are times when the instances of assonance are harder to locate on account of them being rather subtle. The higher sounds increase their level of energy in prose while the longer vowel sounds such as longer O's and A's subside to provide a more sober mood.
The following lines from, a Cormac McCarthy's novel, describe the quandary of a mother who discovers a site where a baby has been murdered. "And stepping softly with her air of blooded ruin about the glade in a frail agony of grace she trailed her rags through dust and ashes, circling the dead fire, the charred billets and chalk bones, the little calcined ribcage."
In this sentence, words such as 'glade', 'grace', 'trailed', helps in maintaining the chilling mood of the work; the same effect is repeated and highlighted at the end with the word 'ribcage'.
Assonance Examples For Kids
Though seemingly easy to understand, it is difficult to grasp the concept of assonance from the literary point of view. Hence, kids must be taught with simple instances and less complicated words. You must help them rhyme one word with the other in the same sentence. Some examples follow:
Take the gun and have fun.
Play with the clay to make the dolls.
Bake the cake and eat quickly.
The camp is foiled as the soil is damp.
Few Other Short Examples Of Assonance
Following are some of the short examples of assonance.
I lie down by the side of my bride.
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground.
It's hot and it's monotonous.
The crumbling thunder of seas.
Try to light the fire.
Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.
Hear the mellow wedding bells.
Literary works usually feature plenty of assonant words and sounds, as poets and writers try to make their words and phrases rhythmic. However, always remember that assonance differ from the basic rhyme. Assonances appear in poems in a subtle manner, not being too obvious to the reader. Apart from this, there are many who warn against overdoing assonances as using words with repeated sounds can even lead to ruining the whole work as needless stress is given on some words and sounds. Among the literary figures, Edgar Allan Poe is one of the poets who mastered this literary device; his poems are rich with perfect examples of assonances.


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Q: What is the reason define unknown enum in separate class? In Apple Lister example https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/Lister/Listings/Objective_C_ListerKit_AAPLListInfo_m.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014701-Objective_C_ListerKit_AAPLListInfo_m-DontLinkElementID_35
they have this code to define additional undefined state of color enum
#define AAPLListColorUndefined ((AAPLListColor)-1)
...
#undef AAPLListColorUndefined

but why don't they just add this to the class where they define others color
typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, AAPLListColor) {
    AAPLListColorGray = 0,
    AAPLListColorBlue,
    AAPLListColorGreen,
    AAPLListColorYellow,
    AAPLListColorOrange,
    AAPLListColorRed
};

Is there a reason behind this ? or just a personal style without any benefit.

A: Note that AAPLListColorUndefined is used only in the file it's declared (and is even specifically undefined at the end of that file.) It's basically a helper value that's only used in that class (to keep track of whether the colour has been set yet.) Unlike the other values, it's only useful in that one class. So, that's design reason one: it's not really a colour value; it's basically just a flag used in that specific class.
A second reason is that the compiler will check NS_ENUM values for completeness in switch statements. Try adding AAPLListColorUndefined into the enum itself—you'll now see compiler warnings for switch statements like this:
// Warning: Enumeration value 'AAPLListColorUndefined' not handled in switch
switch (listColor) {
    case AAPLListColorGray:     return _grayColor;
    case AAPLListColorBlue:     return _blueColor;
    case AAPLListColorGreen:    return _greenColor;
    case AAPLListColorYellow:   return _yellowColor;
    case AAPLListColorOrange:   return _orangeColor;
    case AAPLListColorRed:      return _redColor;
}

...because the compiler can see that the undefined value isn't being handled. As the value can only be undefined in that one specific class, it makes sense not to have it available in the NS_ENUM for the other classes, as that would force you to handle it, when you know your colour value can't logically can't ever be undefined in them. (In the other files, a default grey colour is used, so there's no need for an "undefined" value—the colour is always defined.)
So, that's kind of the "flip side" of the design reason: as well as only being useful in the one file it's defined, it's specifically not useful in the files it's not being used in.
This is very tidy code, I'd say. If you were to add the undefined colour as part of the enum, then you'd need to do something in every switch statement that used the enum, even if it was only having a default: case that did nothing, or raised an error that you knew would never happen.
Or, you could get away without having the undefined value at all in AAPLListInfo.m by setting the colour property to a default value, say grey, like the other files, but then you'd need an extra flag—a boolean, probably—to indicate whether the list info has been fetched.

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2)Satisfactory completion of the First (Qualifying) Examination, which is a presentation of the dissertation research area that highlights key problems in the field.
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** This course is currently taught as a two part course over two semesters with 3 credits each: BME G4301 and G4302 Physiology for Engineers I and II.
*** This course is currently taught as BIOL 78001 Mathematical Biology: Lecture (3 cr.) with BIOL 78002 Mathematical Biology: Lab (2 cr.), at the Graduate Center. When you request an ePermit to take this course at the Graduate Center, be sure to provide BIOL V8201 and BIOL V8202 as the equivalent courses here at CCNY so that the credits transfer automatically.
Once the core course GPA requirement has been met, the student must submit the First Exam Scheduling Form (found at the end of this document) to schedule the First Exam. Students who enter the Ph.D. program with a B.S. degree must complete the First Exam before they are one week into their fifth semester in the program (i.e., by the time they have completed two years in the program). Students who enter the Ph.D. program with a master's degree must complete the First Exam before they are one week into their third semester in the program (i.e., by the time they have completed one year in the program). By this time students are expected to have completed 30 credits. Students who would like to schedule their First Exam beyond the stated time must provide a reasonable explanation for the delay when they submit the First Exam Scheduling Form, which still must be submitted within the time period stated above. Not being able to complete the core courses because of scheduling issues should not delay scheduling of the exam. If the First Exam is not passed before the student has completed 45 credits of coursework, permission must be obtained from the Graduate Dean to continue in the program.
The BME Ph.D. Qualifying Exam is an evaluation of the candidate's potential for Ph.D.-level research. The Exam consists of a written part and an oral part, both of which should present an outline of how the candidate will approach the development of her/his dissertation. The dissertation project need not be defined in detail at this point. Preliminary research results may be presented, but are not required. The presentation may be an overview of the proposed field of dissertation research, identifying a key problem in the field that will become the focus of the dissertation. Or, it may focus on a particular problem, giving enough background literature review that the importance of the problem to the proposed field can be described. This First Exam differs from the Second Exam in that the emphasis is on how the candidate will approach the development of their dissertation; it is not a detailed proposal for dissertation research. The written part of the First Exam should be reasonably short (about 20 pages, double-spaced) and should include an introduction to the research topic and relevant references. It may include a review and critical survey of pertinent literature, a discussion of physiological and/or clinical relevance, theoretical aspects including mathematical models / computer simulations if relevant, or a discussion of experimental aspects including alternative experimental methods as appropriate. The literature survey is not expected to be exhaustive, but should cover key papers relative to the dissertation topic. It is required that the student prepare this document on his/her own without editorial assistance from the student's research mentor, other faculty and students, or any other person. Consultation with the student's research mentor, other faculty and students, or any other person is permitted, but not on the creation of prose that will appear in the document. Submission of the document is a statement by the student that the student on his/her own created the document, referencing all the sources (printed literature, websites, personnel communications) employed in the formation and preparation of the document. The document will be used by the Examining Committee as a test of the student's ability to communicate clearly and logically in written English as well as a test of his/her capacity to do Ph.D.-level research. The oral part of the First Exam will involve a presentation of the written document before the Examining Committee and a discussion with the committee of both the document and its presentation. Typically, the student will make a formal presentation of 15-20 minutes duration. This presentation will be used by the Examining Committee to evaluate the student's ability to communicate clearly and logically in spoken English as well as a test of his/her capacity to do Ph.D.-level research. Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of their general research topic including the physiological and/or clinical relevance and the underlying theory, experimental and mathematical techniques, and pertinent literature related to the field. If a student is not familiar with any background topic it should be so indicated and accompanied by a plan to remove the deficiency.
The Qualifying Exam committee will consist of three or more members. One of the committee members must be the student's research mentor, and at least two of the members must be members of the BME Department. The student must propose the committee members on the First Exam Scheduling Form. After approval by the BME Ph.D. Advisor, the student is responsible for scheduling the Exam with the committee members within the time period described above. The First Exam written document must be submitted to the committee AT LEAST one week before the oral exam. The chairperson of the Examining Committee, who will not be the student's mentor, is responsible for quality monitoring and for properly conducting the exam.
The student is informed of the exam result immediately after the exam; the chairperson of the Examining Committee will then give the result to the BME Ph.D. Advisor, who will inform the Graduate Dean; this is the only way the student's record will be properly updated. If a student fails the exam, he/she may petition the Examining Committee to repeat the exam once. After the First Exam is passed, the student moves from Level 1 to Level 2 if 45 credits (including course and research credits) have been completed.
It is recommended that the Second Exam be scheduled as early into the student's research project as is feasible (see timeline below); it is usually done after the student has results from preliminary experiments or models and often after a manuscript has been submitted for publication. The student must also provide the Graduate Dean's office with the title of the research proposal, the date, time, and location of the exam, as well as the names and addresses of all the Examining Committee members at least four weeks before the exam. It is also the student's responsibility to sign up for an appropriate room for the Second Exam (usually ST-402 or ST-564). The written research proposal must be submitted to the Examining Committee and the Graduate Dean AT LEAST two weeks before the exam. The BME Ph.D. Advisor should also be notified of the exam date so that the presentation date can be circulated to the department.
In preparation for the Second Exam the student will develop a proposal that describes the dissertation research. In the Second Exam the student should demonstrate a strong understanding of previous work in her/his field and should present the work she/he has performed to date along with a plan for the research to be completed. The written part of the Exam, the research proposal, has no set format but it is suggested that students use the older format of an NIH grant proposal: Specific Aims - 1 page (required), Background & Significance ~4-5 pages (suggested), Preliminary data -5-6 pages (suggested), Methods and experiments - 10-15 page (suggested), References need to be included but do not count to the 25 page limit, use 11 point Arial or Helvetica, single spaced, 0.5 inch margins. The oral part of the Second Exam is a public defense of the written research proposal that consists of a seminar-type presentation (approximately 1 hour total time: a 30-40 minute talk with 20-30 minutes for questions). After general questions from the audience, everyone but the Examining Committee (and any additional faculty who choose to stay) leave the room and the student may be asked further questions. Then the student leaves the room while the committee deliberates.
At this stage the student's Examining Committee is usually called the Dissertation Committee because the same members usually serve on the Final Exam Committee. The committee usually consists of four or five members, including the student's research mentor. At least three of the members must be from the BME Department and often one member is from outside of CCNY. Note that any students who are being mentored by an outside NYCBE member must have a CCNY co-mentor.
The student is informed immediately after the exam whether she/he passed or not. Suggestions for changes in the scope of work may be given at this time. If a student fails the exam, he/she may petition the Examining Committee to take it again. After passing the Second Exam and completing all 36 course credits, the student moves from Level 2 to Level 3 and is considered a Ph.D. candidate. The only remaining requirement is the Final Examination, and the student must register for BME K9000 Dissertation Supervision (1 cr.) for every semester until the dissertation defense (the instructor for this course should be the student's Ph.D. mentor or the CCNY co-mentor if the Ph.D. mentor is a NYCBE faculty member). Second examinations are public events open to the faculty of the school. Doctoral students may attend at the discretion of the Examining Committee chair. Notice of events must be circulated among faculty at least two weeks before the examination date.
The defense of the dissertation is scheduled after all the research has been completed and the dissertation is completely written. The student must provide the Graduate Dean's office with the dissertation title, and the date, time, and location of the exam (the student must reserve a room), as well as the names and addresses of all the Examining Committee members at least four weeks before the exam. The dissertation must be submitted to the Examining Committee and Graduate Dean AT LEAST two weeks before the exam. The BME Ph.D. Advisor should also be notified of the defense date.
The purpose of the Final Exam is to defend the Ph.D. dissertation. The format of the oral defense is similar to that of the Second Exam (see above) except that the focus is on the significance of the research results and the contribution of the student's work to the field. The written dissertation is organized into chapters and usually begins with a comprehensive introductory chapter summarizing the background and significance of the project and ends with a summary/conclusions chapter discussing the overall results and their significance. The middle chapters are usually presented as manuscripts already published, submitted for publication or to be submitted for publication (note that if a paper has already been published copyright permission must be obtained from the journal in which it was published). Students are advised to look at dissertations of recent graduates of the program for the overall format, and contact the Graduate Dean's office for formatting information for the dissertation.
The Dissertation Committee is usually the same as the Examining Committee for the Second Exam, although in general there should be at least four members from the CCNY engineering faculty plus one committee member from outside of CCNY. Additional member(s) may be added if desired. The date for the defense has to be communicated to the Dean of Graduate Studies at least four weeks before the examination.
Final Exam Results: The student is informed immediately after the defense whether she/he passed or not. Any required changes to the dissertation are noted at this time. The student should submit a copy of the final version of the dissertation (after corrections are made) to all the Examining Committee members.
Depositing the dissertation : When the examining committee the final document has approved the dissertation document must be submitted to with the Dean's office before you can receive your formal diploma. An approval of dissertation with signatures of the committee has to be submitted as well. A template for this page is available from the Office of the Dean for Graduate Studies. You will also receive instructions there on the hardcopy and softcopy formatting and how to deposit the thesis with the librarian. A guideline from the librarian on formating and depositing including deadlines can be found here. Students must also complete a Doctoral Student Exit Survey which they can obtain from the Graduate Dean's office or use this form.
Final examinations are public events open to the faculty of the School. Doctoral students may attend at the discretion of the Examining Committee chair. Notice of events must be circulated among faculty at least two weeks before the examination date.
Please note that the date of the final examination does not constitute the graduation date.
Level 1: Incoming student taking coursework.
Level 3: Student has completed all coursework (36 credits) and passed the Second Exam. At this stage the student is considered a Ph.D. candidate. Student must register for BME K9900 Dissertation Supervision (1 cr.) every semester until completion of the degree. For a change of level to go into effect for a particular semester (along with the concomitant reduction of tuition), the requirements for the level change must be completed at the start of the semester (for the actual deadlines consult the Graduate Dean's office). A change of PhD Level is communicated to the registrar using a "Change of Level Request" form, which can be obtained at the Graduate Dean's office or here. Please drop of this form at the Graduate Dean's office.
how to apply for an en-route M.Phil. Degree.
Different levels are associated with different tuition payments. It is therefore important to make sure that the graduate advisor is notified as soon as a student has successfully completed first and second exam using a "Change of Level Request" form. The deadline for a change of level to be reflected in reduced tuition payments is generally shortly before or at the beginning of every semester. Forms and deadlines are available from the Graduate Dean's office. Tuition also differs significantly for in-state and out-of-state students. Out-of-state students are therefore strongly encouraged to communicate their new address to the Registrar as soon as they have moved to NY.
K9000-- Dissertation Supervision is the course that Ph.D. Students register after moving to Level 3. Level 3 means that the student has passed the First and Second Exams and has completed 36 credits of course work. Once a student is Level 3, K9000 is the only course they can register for (not including J99xx and WIU credits). Only Level 3 students should be registered for K9000, Dissertation Supervision and the course is always for 1 credit.
WIU stands for Weighted Instructional Unit. This is not a course. WIUs are used in registration to account for student activities (i.e., teaching, research, etc.) that would allow the student to be classified full-time (9 or more credits) in situations when they cannot or do not have to be registered for a full course load.
Ph.D. Students at Level 2 and Level 3 must always be in full-time status. Foreign students must always be in full-time status regardless of their level. Students on a Fellowship are expected to be in full-time status as well. Level 1 Ph.D. students who are self-supported are basically the only Ph.D. Students that may be on part-time status. WIUs are used as needed to have students classified full-time on a given semester.
Because CUNYfirst cannot automatically classify Level 2 and 3 students as full-time, WIUs are used, in addition to the required coursework, to classify the students full-time. Students who have to register for WIUs register for as many units as they need to be full-time. It is very important to register these WIU credits or else you are withdrawn from the program. For other students the number of WIUs to be used has to be determined on an individual basis.
A student has enough remaining courses to take a full load, but the mentor asks them to carry a lower course load so they can concentrate on some aspect of research then they would add enough WIUs to their course load to be classified full-time.
A student only needs one more course to complete the course requirements he would register the course and 6 WIUs to make the 9 credits that are required to be classified full-time.
A student has completed all 36 credits of course work and 24 credits of Dissertation Research but has not taken the Second Exam, that student has no other courses to register. Since the student must be in full-time status he/she would register for 9 credits WIUs and continue to do so until he passes the Second Exam and moves to Level 3.
Students register these for these courses directly using their CUNYfirst account. International students and students on tuition waivers need to be registered full time, which is minimum of 7 credits. WIU credits are to be registered under the name of the PhD Advisor (the single advisor for the BME program). The instructor for the J99xx and K9000 credits is your specific PhD Mentor (each student has her/his own mentor). So please be sure you select the correct course/section when registering. Note that prior to registration for any of these credits the student may need to be given permission to register for those credits. Please email the PhD Advisor (not your thesis mentor) to let them know which credits you would like to register for. They can then give you permission to register for those courses on CUNYfirst. Be sure to submit such requests per email to bmephd@ccny.cuny.edu if you want them to be addressed in a timely manner.
Students may take graduate courses as the Graduate Center or any other CUNY senior college (e.g. Hunter). Registration is done on CUNYfirst and requires an E-Permit that has to be approved at several levels (BME Ph.D. Advisor, the Graduate Office and the Registrar Office in that order). Be sure to list an equivalent course at CCNY if one exists at the time that you request the ePermit. This makes transfering credits easier. The E-Permit process is handled by the Registrar's Office and unfortunately mistakes occur in assigning this approval chain, and sometime approvers don't act on a timely basis. It is advisable to initiate this VERY early in the previous semester, and check in the E-permit system who the approvers are so you can follow up. If there are problems or questions the best is to follow-up with the Registrar's Office via email. Please copy the Advisor and the Graduate Office on this communication. At present, students wishing to take courses at other universities for credits, have to pay the tuition of that institution and then transfer the credit. Alternatively, they may attempt to obtain instructor approval to audit the course, but in that case the credits can not be transfered.
please see the CCNY Graduate Bulletin before contacting one of the advisors below.


Sprint has introduced the first nationwide network-based voice-activated dialing and information service. Sprint PCS Voice Command provides each customer with a personal Web page to manage and organize, and easily enter up to 2,500 numbers in an extensive address book. By using their voice, Sprint PCS Voice Command customers can dial, look-up directory names, modify their address book entries, and perform various speech-enabled, voice-independent functions while using any Sprint PCS Phone.
Volvo's construction equipment unit has invested $5 million in Hacienda's Iron Planet, a new business which provides an electronic marketplace for used heavy equipment. The Volvo investment is part of Iron Planet's second-round funding, which includes venture capitalists such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Accel Partners.
Commerce One announced that Trade Alliance, its global MarketSite partner in Singapore, has successfully launched its global e-marketplace. Trade Alliance, a $30 million joint venture between Sinar Mas, a major regional player in food, paper, and Nissho Iwai Corporation, one of the world's largest trading companies, reported the successful completion of $500 million in transactions on August 17, 2000, the first day of operation. Trade Alliance is initially offering two e-marketplaces, e-FoodAlliance and ePaperAlliance. Trade Alliance expects to launch more vertical trading marketplaces over the next few months and intends to expand its operations to 15 Asian countries including China and India.
ProBusiness Services has received a $30 million strategic investment from General Atlantic Partners, LLC. The venture firm was an early investor in ProBusiness prior to the company's initial public offering. According to ProBusiness CEO Tom Sinton, the investment "allows the company to grow its outsourced shared services business at the pace the market is demanding while maintaining a strong balance sheet. With this investment, we now have the technology and capital to become the leader in offering comprehensive outsourcing for large employers."
Remedy Corp and Pink Elephant, an international leader in IT Service Management solutions, announced that Remedy Strategic Service Suite 4.0 is the first service desk package in the world to be certified by Pink Elephant's PinkVerify service. This certification verifies that Remedy Strategic Service Suite 4.0 is compatible to the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices.


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Snøhetta Has Just Unveiled Its Plan to Transform Ford's Research Center
The AD100 firm's latest design will reimagine the legendary 350-acre site for the first time since 1946
By Elizabeth Fazzare
Ford Motor Company has tapped Snøhetta to reimagine its research and development campus in Dearborn, Michigan for the future.Image: Snøhetta and Plomp
Can a corporate campus inform city planning? That's the question proposed by AD100 firm Snøhetta's latest master plan—a future-forward update to the Ford Motor Company's research and engineering complex in Dearborn, Michigan. The 350-acre site has not undergone a holistic rethinking since 1946, when Henry Ford II laid out the vision for the company's first campus dedicated to R&D in this industrial city in the south of its state. Now, the recently unveiled master plan, for which Snøhetta was also hired as lead architect and landscape designer, attempts to move the company into the 21st century and beyond with a multimodal, habitat-centered, and public-facing approach.
The master plan suggests that a multimodal yet pedestrian-oriented campus is key to ensuring use through generations.
Image: Snøhetta and Plomp
When thought turns to contemporary corporate campuses, visions of the highly secretive, impenetrable behemoths may come to mind. Perhaps their series of towers, or a spaceship-esque ring, is integrated into a park. Perhaps they've built their own pier. In any case, flexible interior spaces within a flashy design are top priority.
Snøhetta works differently. "There are plenty of people that can make nice buildings. We are making an ecosystem," explains principal Craig Dykers of the layered plan his design and landscape teams have set forth after two years of research and planning work with Ford. Though required to accomplish just three basic goals—consolidate Ford employees currently strewn across Dearborn, optimize team adjacencies, and increase opportunities for collaboration—the master plan improves the workplace far beyond its call.
All workspaces are versatile as a means of future-proofing their use. "It's fundamentally creating good space," says Snøhetta principal Craig Dykers. "The most useful spaces have good daylight and comfortable proportions."
It's conceived as a living laboratory for mobility, with streets and buildings designed for our current crossover period in technologies but able to accommodate the future. Traditional cars still dominate our nation's roads, but self-driving vehicles are making quick headway in popularity, so the design team reimagines internal streets on the new Ford campus as pedestrian-prioritizing open spaces shared by walkers, bicyclists, minibuses, and autonomous and driver-controlled cars. Likewise, its mostly interconnected offices are designed for versatile uses, a research space today could become a design studio in the future while maintaining its fundamental building blocks: daylight and comfortable proportions. Buffer zones between structures have been planned for new or reshaped buildings, whose need may arise as new discoveries are made. "It's sort of a blank canvas for that," says project director Nathan McRae. "It allows different technologies to be used over time and has the variability for experimentation without overcommitting to anything now."
Interconnected buildings allow for team adjacencies on a campus that will consolidate 20,000 employees when fully realized.
The campus will also be a better neighbor, more porous and generous than currently. The surrounding context informs its massing, which builds up density at the side of the site that touches a heavily trafficked street (where the test track is located). And the site itself is all public; layers of security protect entrances to office buildings, while retail spaces activate many of their ground-floor perimeters. Near the residential-adjacent end, a new park will meander in a natural floodplain, now topped by parking lots. During their site evaluation and research, the Snøhetta landscape team discovered savannah, woodlands, and a cedar maple forest had once thrived here and will be reestablished based on natural drainage patterns. Overall, building area will increase by 3% while open space will increase by 29%.
At the residential-adjacent end of the master-plan site, the Snøhetta landscape team plans to reinstate the natural savannah and woodlands that had been paved over by parking lots.
Integrating habitat and industry into a semi-public site may seem the obvious solution for a campus that spans the equivalent of several neighborhoods; however, the history of corporate campus planning shows that an environmentally gentle and friendly approach is not the norm. Yet that is changing, according to Dykers. "Ford, like many other companies, has realized that we have to have greater sensitivity for the impact of the things that we create," he says. "This is also true in the architecture industry where we can't just build a building and say that we are done. Buildings have an effect on society, on climate, on national landscapes." In addition to making changes in how colleagues interact amongst themselves and with their surroundings, the scale of the master plan suggests processes that can be applied more broadly. Says Dykers, "Hopefully, if we are very successful, people will see this as how you can plan future cities better."


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Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Regional Governance Matters
An ethnic Rohingya family from Myanmar inside a house in Ampang in the suburbs of Kuala Lampur. Photo: AFP
By Md. Harun Or Rashid
According to an estimate by the UNHCR, about 25,000 people have been taken by boats from January to March 2015 by human traffickers. International media also covered the death of around 400 people in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand while the traffickers abandoned them on the sea. The discovery of mass graves in Malaysia and Thailand illustrates this saga of cruelty and exploitation of the refugees.
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority in Myanmar's eastern Rakhine state, who are culturally discriminated, economically exploited, and politically sidelined by a government that is influenced by the Buddhist majority. Thus, extreme intolerance for the Rohingyas has been mainstreamed in Myanmar, with even the so-called civil society activists considering them as intruders who must be deported to Bangladesh. Bangladesh is now home to 32,000 registered Rohingya refugees, sheltered in two camps in the south-eastern district of Cox's Bazar, whereas thousands are living outside the camps, mixed up with the localities, living in temporary houses, locally known as Taal. According to UNHCR, more than 800,000 individuals in Rakhine State lack citizenship, in addition to other groups potentially at risk in other parts of Myanmar.
Against this backdrop, the question arises as to how this humanitarian crisis can be solved. The crisis cannot be allowed to continue for decades. International agencies including the UN requested neighbouring countries to host the floating people on a humanitarian ground. Some countries responded to the request but the crisis continues. Receiving more and more floating refugees cannot be a permanent solution. These people must have their right to a secure life and to live peacefully in their homeland.
For a sustainable solution, international agencies including the UN must take serious actions. Alongside the UN, regional associations like ASEAN and SAARC should be held responsible as they have been directly affected by the crisis. Therefore, the member states of these associations should have the political will and interest to resolve the crisis. There requires a combined political will and coordination between SAARC and ASEAN for a comprehensive settlement that is in the mutual interest of both sub-regions of Asia. UNHCR can initiate and mediate in the process, because despite the existence of these two inter-governmental institutions, no joint solution has been worked out. The recent Bangkok conference was a crucial step in the right direction that initiated a dialogue between the South and Southeast Asian states and it was the first time that the participating states exchanged their views in a comprehensive manner. Moreover, the USA, Australia and Japan vowed financial assistance for basic needs of the refugees as well as humanitarian aid for the Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh. But a matter of concern is that the Bangkok conference failed to think of any significant long term strategy to deal with the crisis.
Besides, there must be a comprehensive regional policy to tackle the crisis. The majority of the Asian states rejected the International Law on Refugees, established under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol, claiming it to be irrelevant to the Asian refugee experiences. But it is high time for the Asian countries to ratify the convention. Moreover, whilst Asian countries have rejected the international conventions, majority of Asian states including Myanmar and Bangladesh are signatories to the Bangkok Principles on the Status and Treatment of Refugees adopted in 1966 by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC). But there are some limitations of the Bangkok Principles, including limiting the rights of refugees, in the name of the security of the states, which puts the onus upon the state to decide whether or not the principles are applied. In addition, the Bangkok Principles are not regularly monitored, thus there is no mechanism to enforce or convince the states to follow the provisions. A joint regional intervention by SAARC and ASEAN for a comprehensive settlement of the crisis is, thus, a crucial need at the moment.
The writer is a Research Associate/Lecturer at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University.


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Q: Providing a HTTP proxy for users in another continent I have a server located in Europe but our customer-base in South America is growing a lot.
I soon realized that many ISPs in South America have random international routing issues. Meaning that our customers will simply have issues to connect to our server. Sometimes this lasts a few minutes, sometimes it lasts several hours.
Anyway, it's hard to explain to the customer why he can access all websites located in his country and many others while he can't access our server.
At this point, it's not viable to separate my application and run at servers in South America. So i was looking into the option of renting Linux servers in a reliable DC ( without routing issues ) and proxy all connections from our users.
To do this i took a look at HA Proxy + a DNS server with geolocation. Is this the easiest way of doing it?
Are there any other softwares or services that would work better in this situation?
Not only free/open-source. It can be paid as long as it works.

A: Short answer, as it's the connectivity that's at fault running a proxy will probably not help. It might be worth checking what ISPs are in the path, and if switching would improve things.
You may still get an improvement by running a second site in the US (DC's there are cheaper and more reliable) and caching data to save the trans-atlantic latency hit.


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Lights, Camera, Action: Apple Airs New iPad TV Ad During Oscars Telecast
by Aldrin Calimlim
Lights, camera, action! Those are the three landing words in Apple's new iPad (and iPad mini) TV ad, which has just aired during tonight's telecast of the 85th Academy Awards. The ad, aptly titled "Hollywood," follows the structure of Apple's last couple of iPad TV ads, "Alive" and "Together." Like those two previous ads, "Hollywood" runs through a quick succession of words three times and, for each time, arrives at a featured word, which is then interpreted using different iPad apps. After landing on the word "lights," the ad shows Apple's iMovie app, a shopping app with search results for lights, a Disneyland app showing a lights-filled ferris wheel, and a clip from "Back to the Future." If you can't see the video embedded above, please click here. For "camera," the ad features Instant: The Polaroid Instant Photos for iPad showing photos taken in and around Hollywood, Apple's iTunes app, 8mm for iPad, and a clip from "Apollo 13." Finally, for "action," the ad displays a clapperboard with "The Social Network" director David Fincher's name on it, Apple's Maps app showing the Flyover visuals for the Hollywood sign, the Action Movie FX app, and a clip from "Indiana Jones." The ad is embedded above in its entirety for your viewing pleasure. Now excuse me while I go back to watching the Oscars.
Instant: The Polaroid Instant Photos for iPad
ThinkTime Creations LLC
Action Movie FX
Bad Robot Interactive
8mm for iPad
Nexvio Inc.
Say Cheese: New LG Ad Pays Homage To Apple And Then Tears Into Them
Purported Rear Shell Photos Hint That New iPad mini Might Have A Retina Display


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2023 Seedlings For Schools Program – Jan 30
Posted by Pennsylvania Game Commission on January 10, 2023
Seedlings for Schools is a partnership program of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Howard Nursery and the Wildlife for Everyone Foundation. Since the Seedlings for Schools initiative began in 2008, 1.5 million seedlings were dispersed statewide to all counties of the Commonwealth. Seedlings are grown and shipped from the Game Commission's Howard Nursery located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The Seedlings for Schools program allows students to experience their role as caretaker of their environment while having fun in the outdoor classroom.
The program is available to all Pennsylvania schools with children enrolled from kindergarten through 12th grade. Pre-K programs do not qualify.
Seedlings for Schools 2023 ordering will begin January 30, 2023 and will end March 31, 2023.
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The Cruise Cardinal is at it again! This time, he's on board the Golden Princess, heading out of Seattle for Alaska on a 7-day turnaround. This cruise was in early June, 2013.
Alaska cruises are often more expensive than Caribbean cruises; the cruising season in Alaska is short – between May and September of each year. So the cruises are in demand – and the cruise lines know this and can charge a premium for the privilege. But the experience is fantastic. The scenery is amazing to see – waterfalls, glaciers, whales, dolphins, eagles, it's quite spectacular!
This episode centers on the experience of visiting the Sawyer Glacier, at the end of the Tracy Arm Fjord. This visit happened in the space of about 6 hours, on the same day the ship visited Juneau! Seeing the glacier up close is an amazing experience, and the Cruise Cardinal recommends it highly!


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other side of the Frozen Sea.
resolved to deliver her from a peril which soon became too manifest.
said; "drown me; any thing, rather than let me be food for this horror."
with oaks full of nightingales, with here and there a solitary mountain.
It was a little green meadow with a brook.
ring, and lady, all at once.
all from whom he could experience danger in the course of his adventures.
Angelica's face at a window.
same road, took her way towards the East.
grass, between two companions that were dead.
and so be able to do justice to my memory, in case I fail."
or to succeed; and Cloridan, seeing this, determined to go with him.
put the sword's point in his throat, and there was an end of his dreams.
dismissed them into the other world, loving and enfolded.
bestowed the lands, only Medoro forbade it.


Students are speaking out about the accessibility of mental health resources on campus one day after a silent protest was held at the University of Toronto.
On Monday, hundreds of students gathered outside the president's office at the university, demanding more resources amid what they say is a growing mental health crisis.
Students said that there are long waits to speak with a counsellor over the phone or to book an appointment.
Nadia Blackwood told CTV News Toronto on Tuesday that she struggled last year as a first-year student and reached out for help.
Bella Shulman said she was able to get an appointment, but was told she would have to wait another six months for help.
The Chief Youth Officer at Kids Help Phone and Good 2 Talk, a service geared specifically to post-secondary students, said that her counsellors held 28,000 sessions with students last year.
In a statement, Sandy Welsh, Vice-Provost of the University of Toronto, said they realize the "growing need for mental health services" on campus and in the community.
The phone number for Good 2 Talk's helpline is 1-866-925-5454.
Nadia Blackwood, a student at the University of Toronto, says she struggled in her first year at the school.


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ISIS Fighters Surrender "En Masse" - Trump & Mattis Winning...
BREAKING: The NFL Surrenders To Trump In Shocking Letter From Roger Goodell To All 32 Teams!
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Remember how the sports media reacted when Trump took on the NFL?
"This was the entire league coming together against an outsider," they all said.
That was before the President essentially forced the Dallas Cowboys to stand for the national anthem.
READ MORE: Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Makes Shocking Threat To NFL Players Over National Anthem Protest
Now, it looks like the lamb finally bit the butcher. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has penned a letter to all 32 NFL teams, which has also been published to the internet.
In the document, Goodell says that the Anthem/kneeling protests are divisive and obtuse, and that the league wants all of its athletes to stand for the Stars & Stripes.
The letter:
More from ESPN:
The NFL has developed a plan to "move past" its ongoing debate about player protests during the national anthem and could enact it next week, commissioner Roger Goodell wrote Tuesday in a letter to all 32 teams.
Goodell made it clear in the letter, obtained by ESPN's Adam Schefter, that he wants players to stand during the anthem. He did not provide specifics on how he intends to ensure it, but he wrote that it would "include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues."
The issue will be discussed, and likely acted upon, during the NFL's regularly-scheduled fall meetings on Oct. 17-18.
In the letter, Goodell said he wanted to end the controversy by agreeing on a uniform approach for all teams.
"Like many of our fans," Goodell wrote, "we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us.
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There is something darkly sinister about the Portuguese phrase "Boa Noite, Cinderela." It sounds like something an evil witch in disguise would say to an innocent Disney princess before feeding her a poisonous treat. In Brazil, it describes the phenomenon of drugging victims in bars to later assault or rob them.
Outside of Latin America, mostly women are targeted with this type of crime, and sexual assault is usually part of the equation. South of the Equator, gay men are often the prey. The predators may also be gay, or they may be heterosexual. Assailants only need to act gay long enough to befriend and flirt with a single gay man before slipping a drug into his drink.
The substance itself could be an existing party drug which creates the desired effect (Special K, GHB, or Rohypnol.) Or, it could be scopolomine, a particularly scary drug with the abilities to subdue victims, make them compliant in their own robbery, and leave them with memory loss.
The goal is almost always robbery, and the story almost always ends with the victim awakening hours, sometime even days, later with no memory of what happened after they met their attacker.
Recently, the crime has entered the digital age with an assailant using Grindr to pick up, drug, and rob gay men in Sao Paulo.
One final tip is to share your story if you have been victimized. When attacks have happened in the gay bars of Sao Paulo, victims and their friends have taken to Facebook to post warnings and even distribute surveillance camera images of their attackers.


A perfect day for cricket at the beautiful ground at Montrose Bay, with all teams excited to start the season.
First match started with Derwent Scorpions winning the toss and bowled out for 81 runs. TPS lead by captain Gagan Virk chased the total in just 7 overs with some big hits and two lost balls.
Pak Eagles on the other ground chased a decent total of 131 runs with 9 wickets in hand and debutante team International Raiders lost the match, although they acquitted themselves very well.
Spartan XI put a target of 188 for Subbies who were all out on 80 runs.
The highlight of the day was Gurkha Legends defeating Van Diemens devil by 6 wickets.
All scores can be found here.
Round 2 of the HCL kicked off with an exciting match between defending champions the Crusaders and the International Raiders. The Crusaders posted a healthy total led by Aakarshan Arora with 53 not out. The wind was fierce but this worked well for the Crusaders' fast bowlers in reply as they rattled the International Raiders who were all out for only 70 runs.
In the second game of the day, the first century was scored in the HCL season by TPS player Khusvinder Singh who scored 123 not out. This helped TPS to post a massive total of 185 runs. Gurkhas Legend had a slow start in their innings but managed to post 146 runs in their 20 overs.
Over at Abbotsfield Park, The Pak Eagles won their second match of the season, comfortably overcoming the Spartan XI by 8 wickets. The star was Arslan Iqbal for the Pak Eagles who hit 48 runs.
The Subbies had tough day as they were bowled out for just 66 runs by the Derwent Scorpions. It wasn't all smooth sailing by the Scorpions, who in return chased down the runs with 6 wickets in hand.
This weekend, it was great to see many new faces for a number of teams with some players from other local competitions now playing with various teams which has brought new opportunities for many HCL players to connect with and find new friends at mainstream club level.
The competition is hotting up with all teams now flexing their muscles and setting their sights on reaching the finals.
The 3rd round opened with IC Crusaders vs Spartan XI. The Spartans posted a solid total of 136 off their 20 overs with the defending champions Crusaders confident of chasing down the total. It wasn't to be though as the Spartans' tight bowling and fielding restricting the chase and ensuring victory by 26 runs.
The Gurkha Legends batted first against the Subbies, Pawan leading the charge with 54. They posted a total they were very happy with – 6/147 off their 20 overs. In reply, the Subbies made 111 but are finding their feet in the HCL and hopefully their first win is not far away.
Tasmanian Pujabi Society (TPS) had a great day out making 174 with Sarwan Kumar scoring 56 runs – a great effort after they lost their star batsman and captain Gagan Virk cheaply. In reply, the Van Diemens Devils had to take a few risks chasing the large total but in the end lost the match by 70 runs.
The Pak Eagles (one of the competition favourites) had a scare with the Derwent Scorpions doing a great job in reaching 145 facing the strong bowling lineup of the Eagles. The Pak Eagles cruised to victory though with the dominant Saad Bajwa hitting 68 not out to lead them to victory by 7 wickets and 6 overs to spare.
After three rounds, the TPS and Pak Eagles are on top undefeated with 6 points followed by Gurkha legend and Spartan XI on four points each. The Crusaders and Derwent Scorpions have 2 points each and Subbies / International raiders/ Van Diemens Devils still searching for their first wins.
Sunday rolled around again – fast becoming the day known for the Hurricanes Champions League. Teams and their respective communities await to get on the ground and enjoy the game.
Round 4 started with IC Crusaders scoring massive 210 against Derwent Scorpions which is the highest score so far for this season. Fuelled by Janoti (53), Arora (44) and Simerpreet Singh (41), the Crusaders total proved too daunting for the Scorpions who put up a fight but fell by 58 runs short.
Spartan XI set the International Raiders a target of 151 off their 20 overs with solid contributions across the board. Confident of victory, in response the Raiders could only manage 116.
The saying goes when love exceeds its limits, it becomes a rage and the game between Gurkha Legend and Pak Eagles took that turn. Gurkhas batted first posting 139 with the loss of only 6 wickets. Things went down to the wire in the Eagles innings with a nail biter on the cards. Off the very last ball, the Eagles were dismissed only one agonising run short.
The ever-improving Subbies batted first against a strong Van Diemen's Devils side scoring 92 runs. This total didn't pose many problems for the Devils who chased down the total with all 10 wickets in hand in the space of just 10 overs thanks to Nick Cuff (43no) and Matt Bedford (38no).
Cricket is an emotional game and yesterday proved one thing - how much Cricket is loved by all communities. Win or lose it was a great day had by all.
The scene was set for a fantastic evening of family entertainment, music, cultural celebrations and cricket for the Hurricanes Champions League Grand Final at KGV Oval in Glenorchy.
Two of the best teams of season reached the final in TPS (Tasmanian Punjabi Sports club) which remain undefeated for the whole tournament to date playing against the Pak- Eagles, another strong outfit. Both teams have a very interesting history with their origins of India and Pakistan showcasing national pride in the cricket world. However, the spirit displayed for the Grand Final was that of unity and harmony and a celebration of our great love of cricket.
The game started with Pak eagles winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. Opening pair Sarwan Kumar and Nrip Parmar giving TPS a brilliant start with a partnership of 74 runs. Captain Gagan then strode to the crease and took on the task of maintaining a strong run rate with 41 runs, including two towering 6 sixes and 3 fours. At the end of their 20 overs, the TPS mounted a massive total of 5/196 providing a big task for the Pak Eagles to chase down.
Knowing a quick start was vital for the Pak Eagles, they were unable put together enough partnerships to make a real dent in the imposing total of the TPS and stumbled to be all out in 14 overs with 105 on the board.
Man of the match was Gagan Virk with 41 runs and 3 wickets for the TPS. His teammate Sarwan Kumar was also awarded player of the tournament on the evening, amassing 300 runs and taking 20 wickets for the season. The best first year team was awarded to the Gurkha Legends and Fair Play award to the Derwent Scorpions for their cheerful performance and aligning with the HCL vision.
A fantastic evening to finish the season as KGV went into party mode after the Grand Final with Bollywood tunes playing well into the night.
Attention now moves to the ICSL Dream Team (the representative side selected from the tournament) who will play against the Margate Cricket Club on Australia Day January 26th. Play will commence at 11am at the Margate Oval.
Scores for the Grand Final can be found here.
Match reports written by Raj Chopra.


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JB: "It made a warrior out of me."
March 29, 2019 April 7, 2019 ~ portlandveteransproject
How old does that make you today?
Tacoma, Washington.
What was the technology available during your upbringing? Did you have an automobile or a telephone?
Both. My mother had the first Model A in Pierce County.
How did WWI impact your family? Did any family members serve?
I had a cousin who was Canadian who was killed during WWI.
Did the Great Depression have any impact on your family?
My father owned a dock on the waterfront. During that time there was a lot of unrest among the unions, so we had a guard around the house. My dad was afraid that we might get attacked.
Do you recall hearing about President Roosevelt often as a child?
It's interesting, he was similar to the United States today, because he was hated by one group and loved by another.
Do you remember hearing about Hitler, and the Third Reich, as a child?
I do remember Hitler, and Germany. What I remember was when we finally got into the war.
Do you recall hearing about Pearl Harbor?
I think I may have been in high school.
How did you get involved in the military? Did you enlist, were you drafted, or were you part of ROTC?
I enlisted in the Navy. So, off I went to boot camp in Chicago. I ended up going to a school in Memphis, Tennessee.
Did you go overseas during your service?
No. They thought maybe I was smart enough to learn code, so they sent me to Memphis where they had a school. I became an instructor, so I was teaching code. Finally, the war got over, and they let me loose- actually, they sent me to Florida. That worked pretty good, because Florida is lovely and warm and beach-front. {Laughs}
Were you kept updated about the status of the war overseas? Did you hear news often?
What kind of coding did you learn and eventually teach?
We had to learn the alphabet in code. At that time, the coding was one in five letters, so you can have A-B-C-D-E mean one thing, and A-B-D-F-G mean something else. You had to know each individual code.
What was your reaction when you found out that the war was over in Europe and Japan- VE or VJ day?
I remember VE day. The room went wild, and everybody was having a gay time.
You served in both WWII and the Korean War. When did you begin to hear about a possible conflict engagement in Korea?
After I got discharged from the Navy, I went to school. While I went to school, they paid me $20 a week under the GI bill; I could earn another $30 a month by taking ROTC. So, I took ROTC, infantry, and was trained as an infantry officer. As I graduated from college at Washington State University, I received a commission. I was now a first class mate, and I got recalled into the Army. Of course, I went into this one as an officer, which was much easier.
How did you feel about becoming involved in another war?
It didn't bother me.
What was your boot camp or training experience like the second time?
All I had was a summer camp at Fort Lewis. They treated us like we were recruits, and so that's what training I had. They shipped me off to Korea.
Where were you stationed in Korea?
I was just north of the 38th parallel. In present-day North Korea? Yes.
What was your job or assignment in Korea?
I was a second lieutenant, and they made me a first lieutenant when I first got there, so that made me eligible to be a company commander. I ended up in a company where I had 2 officers who were first, and I was a second. After 30 days, I was the only officer left. It wasn't much fun.
Tell me about any specific memories or experiences that stand out.
I can remember generally how we lived, in the dugouts. We ate in the open.
Were you kept updated on events such as Pork Chop Hill while in Korea?
No; Pork Chop Hill was an early action, so I, fortunately, missed that type.
Did you ever have any interactions with the Korean men or the Korean forces?
Yes. I was wounded in Korea. How were you injured? I was going up a hill, and the fellow in front of me was a soldier. We were trying to reach a trench line, but they weren't very nice, so they threw a hand grenade down the hill and it hit the guy in front of me and went off and wounded me. Were you hospitalized for this injury? No, I wasn't wounded badly enough.
When, or why, did your service end?
As I recall, they sent me home, which was very nice. I was happy. And, that was the end of the war. As far as I was concerned, it was the end of the military.
What was your job or career after your service?
While I was in school, there was a company called The College Life Insurance Company, which sold insurance. I went to work for that company.
You have a unique experience in having served in both the Army and the Navy. What were some of the main differences between those two branches?
I was an officer in one and an enlisted man in the other. {Laughs}
How does your military service impact how you think about wars today?
It made a warrior out of me, but I think that's all.
As a Korean War veteran, what is your opinion on the current state of North and South Korea?
I think that we're going to go back to Korea. We haven't finished the job.
Do you think the world has any misinterpretations about WWII, or the Korean War, from books, TV, or movies?
I don't think so. In the movies, we had to be heroes. By the time Korea came around, we were in a different position, and suddenly we were being overrun by foreign troops. I think that we had an entirely different picture- the M*A*S*H, for example, was trying to say, "Hey, it's not all that bad over here."
How did your service impact your life as a whole?
It gave me time to grow, and to think differently.
Author's Note: JB was not able to provide any personal photographs from his service in the Navy and Army during WWII and the Korean War, respectively. The photos included are provided for the reader's reference, but do not describe JB's exact experience or his surroundings. The images are cited to their respective owners.
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