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Premier League update - the race for second place
By Stam on Jan 17, 2018 2512 views 0 comments
With 15 to games to go in the Premier League there's an almighty battle going on to secure second place behind Manchester City.
City are long odds on to claim the title, but Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will fight for the runners-up spot.
Sixth-placed Arsenal are currently eight points adrift of the top four and they look likely to miss out on Champions League football once again.
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United and Spurs have slightly harder run-ins than Liverpool and Chelsea, with five games each to come against the current top six.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal must all visit Old Trafford, and while visits to face Spurs and City won't be easy Jose Mourinho's side look a decent bet at 13/8 to claim second place.
Liverpool's thrilling 4-3 victory over City over the weekend sparked talk that they could finish above both United and Chelsea, but trips to United and Chelsea will be major tests.
The Reds will fancy their chances of beating Spurs at Anfield on February 4, and a win there would certainly give them valuable breathing space in the race to secure a Champions League spot.
The derby game against Everton at Goodison Park on April 7 is a potential banana skin, but Liverpool will hope to have secured third place by the time the face Brighton and Hove Albion on the final day of the season.
Chelsea had looked nailed on to secure a top four finish, but they've gone off the boil in recent weeks and could come under severe pressure from Spurs.
The Blues must visit both United and City during the run-in, although home fixtures against Spurs and Liverpool give them the opportunity to dent their rivals' top four hopes.
If Chelsea can address their current lack of goals by adding a forward or two to their squad during the January transfer window, they should strongly challenge Liverpool for third.
Spurs still have to face United, Arsenal and City at Wembley, while trips to Liverpool and Chelsea will undoubtedly be tough games.
However, Spurs finish their season with fixtures against Brighton, Watford, West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City, so they could be a dangerous proposition over the final weeks if they are still within touching distance of the top four in the Premier League.
Top five prediction: City, United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs.
Discussion: Premier League update - the race for second place
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is Mao Abe's second album, released on . The album was released in two versions: a regular version and a limited edition CD+DVD version.

Recording
The album consists of songs Abe wrote in her second and third years of high school. There are three exceptions: "Salaryman no Uta", "Itsu no Hi mo" and . "15 no Kotoba" was written just after Abe's first album was released in early 2009, and "Itsu no Hi mo" in September. Abe has not written any songs since then, blaming personal stress though finding live performance easy in this time, due to its passive nature and the lack of a need to quietly concentrate.

Abe started creating the album in June 2008. Unlike her first album, she made it without a specific theme or concept in mind. Some songs Abe had made a conscious effort to leave until her second album, such as  (which is influenced by the Yasutaka Nakata electro-pop sound of Perfume). Abe found they clashed with the image she created of herself for the first album, instead wanting to focus on songs that would solidify her sound.

Promotion
The album was preceded by three singles. "Tsutaetai Koto/I Wanna See You", Abe's first physically released single, featured tie-ups for both A-sides: "Tsutaetai Koto" was the music variety show Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'''s ending theme song, while "I Wanna See You" was used in Calpis Water commercials. "I Wanna See You", along with her next single "Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu", were originally released in 2008 on iTunes as acoustic demos. The third single, "Itsu no Hi mo", was used as the ending theme song for the Fuji TV documentary variety talk show .

"Mada" was used as a radio single to coincide with the album's release. It reached #23 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

An album track, "15 no Kotoba", was used as the theme song to the film Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora'', starring Sosuke Ikematsu.

Track listing

CD track list
All songs written by Mao Abe.

DVD track list

Singles

Japan sales rankings

References

Mao Abe albums
2010 albums
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Norwich Orders: You Can't Be Anonymous on the Internet After All
It's hard to start a lawsuit when you don't know who you're suing. What can potential claimants do when they have been wronged but lack the essential information necessary to start a lawsuit?
The answer to this question came in 1974 when the ancient equitable bill of discovery was resurrected in the form of what is now known as the Norwich Order.
Where granted, Norwich Orders compel innocent third parties to disclose information and/or documents a claimant requires before commencing a lawsuit that could not otherwise be obtained. They can assist claimants to advance meritorious claims by preserving assets, identifying potential defendants and uncovering actionable wrongs.
Norwich Orders are a controversial and exceptional equitable remedy. They can burden innocent third parties by forcing them to disclose information or documents and force disclosure of confidential information. These are effects courts will avoid unless a claimant can show why the disclosure is just and necessary in the circumstances.
The Norwich Order takes its name from the 1974 British case, Norwich Pharmacal Co. v. Commissioners of Customs and Excise. The Court granted an Order which compelled the third party customs authority to disclose the identity of the unknown individual who had been smuggling the claimant's patented drug across the border without permission. In granting the Order, the court stated: "a person who gets mixed up in the tortious acts of others so as to facilitate their wrong doing may incur no personal liability but he comes under a duty to assist the person who has been wronged by giving him full information and disclosing the identity of the wrongdoers."
Canadian courts first adopted the Norwich Order in the 1998 decision, Glaxo Wellcome PLC v. Minister of National Revenue.
Two years later, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench approved Norwich Orders in the case Alberta Treasury Branches v. Leahy. The Court considered an application by the claimant, ATB, to obtain disclosure of financial documents belonging to a former ATB official whom ATB suspected of corruption.
Before granting the Norwich Order, the Court considered the following five factors, which have since been adopted in numerous subsequent decisions:
Whether the claimant has provided sufficient evidence to raise a valid claim;
Whether the claimant has shown that the third party was somehow involved in the wrong;
Whether that third party is the only practicable source of information;
Whether that third party could be indemnified should any harm come of the order, if granted; and
Whether the interests of justice favor the disclosure.
Norwich Orders are increasingly being used where a claimant is defamed online by an anonymous author. In such cases, the administrators of the websites or Internet Service Providers are the innocent third parties who have the information the claimant seeks and could not otherwise obtain – the identity of the wrongdoer.
In these situations, courts must strike an appropriate balance between freedom of expression and privacy interests of anonymous defamers on the one hand and the reputational interests of the claimants on the other.
In the 2009 Ontario decision, York University v. Bell Canada Enterprises, the claimant sought a Norwich Order to compel the Internet Service Providers to disclose the identities of anonymous authors of defamatory emails and web postings.
After considering the Leahy test, the Court decided the claimant's equitable right to obtain the information outweighed all other considerations, including the author's right to privacy. The Court reasoned that the author could not have a reasonable expectation to privacy in relation to the use of the Internet for the purpose of publishing defamatory statements.
In August 2012, our firm successfully obtained Norwich Orders after our client was anonymously defamed on several websites and blogs, including Facebook. The Orders, among other things, compelled Facebook to disclose the identities of the individuals responsible for administering the defamatory Facebook Pages.
While only rarely invoked in the past, Norwich Orders are gaining increased attention in Canada and worldwide, as tool used for a number of purposes including identifying individuals involved in online defamation or other tortious or fraudulent activity.
Contact one of our professionals in Field Law's Intellectual Property and Technology Group for more information on how Norwich Orders may impact you.
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These statistics cover Thornberry's record during the 113th Congress (Jan 3, 2013-Jan 2, 2015) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 12, 2015. Although Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA1], Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4], Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10], and Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] served in the 112th Congress, they took office within the last two months of the 112th Congress and here are grouped with other freshmen for the 113th Congress.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (3rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (11th percentile); House Republicans (11th percentile); Safe House Seats (9th percentile); All Representatives (8th percentile).
Compare to all Texas Delegation (8th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (5th percentile); Safe House Seats (10th percentile); All Representatives (10th percentile).
Compare to all Texas Delegation (25th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (6th percentile); House Republicans (19th percentile); Safe House Seats (11th percentile); All Representatives (10th percentile).
1 of Thornberry's bills and resolutions in the 113th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (25th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (15th percentile); House Republicans (16th percentile); Safe House Seats (15th percentile); All Representatives (15th percentile).
The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 5 of Thornberry's bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (89th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (82nd percentile); House Republicans (89th percentile); Safe House Seats (88th percentile); All Representatives (87th percentile).
Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Thornberry introduced 1 bill in the 113th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (39th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (42nd percentile); House Republicans (21st percentile); Safe House Seats (38th percentile); All Representatives (38th percentile).
Thornberry introduced 0 bills that became law in the 113th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (36th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (32nd percentile); House Republicans (40th percentile); Safe House Seats (37th percentile); All Representatives (36th percentile).
Thornberry tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 36% of Thornberry's 11 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in the 113th Congress.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (61st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (53rd percentile); House Republicans (43rd percentile); Safe House Seats (56th percentile); All Representatives (53rd percentile).
Compare to all Texas Delegation (56th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (45th percentile); House Republicans (50th percentile); Safe House Seats (51st percentile); All Representatives (51st percentile).
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 113th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Thornberry's score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (36th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (74th percentile); House Republicans (29th percentile); Safe House Seats (61st percentile); All Representatives (62nd percentile).
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 113th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Thornberry's score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all Texas Delegation (67th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62nd percentile); House Republicans (53rd percentile); Safe House Seats (66th percentile); All Representatives (67th percentile).
GovTrack looked at whether Thornberry supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Thornberry 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.


Filed under Editorials/Columns , GameSpot , Meta-journalism , Published Works , Video Games.
Huh? Who's there? Oh, sorry…I was just taking a quick, 10-day nap to recover from the whirlwind of game-filled days and sleepless nights that was this year's E3 Media & Business Summit. While the developers and publishers are the ones ostensibly driving the show with their "games" and "announcements," I maintain that it's us sleep-deprived journalists that are really the core of the event. After all, we're the gatekeepers who have to condense the whirlwind of news into something somewhat interesting and digestible to the gaming public. With so many disparate journalists in one place, consensus on a game or company's performance can coalesce quickly.
PressSpotting: Are You Done With That Game?
In a perfect world, every game reviewer would be able to play every game to completion before crafting a thorough and well-researched critique of the gameplay and narrative. Of course, in a perfect world every game would be perfect, so there would be no need for reviewers at all. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, and practically every professional reviewer admits to falling short of the ideal, play-it-to-the-finish standard at one time or another. The reasons behind these lapses range from the practical to the personal.
Embargo issues, trade-association conflicts, and a tantalizingly inaccurate source for game-sales data highlight the month's game-journalism issues.
Filed under Editorials/Columns , GameSpot , Interviews , Meta-journalism , Published Works , Video Games.
The media tend to come at video games from a lot of different angles. Various stories might alternately treat gaming as a multibillion dollar business, a growing cultural phenomenon, an art form worthy of critique, or the leading edge of a technological revolution. But there's another potential gaming angle that gets comparatively little coverage or respect from the press in general: gaming as professional sport.
This is slowly beginning to change, though, as more and more media outlets begin to take pro gaming seriously. CBS, Spike TV, USA, and DirectTV have all experimented with pro gaming broadcasts to various degrees, and G4 recently announced a deal to show Championship Gaming Series events on its network.
The entire pro gaming subculture is also the subject of a new book, Game Boys, a fascinating look at pro gaming's efforts to gain respect and attention through the lens of two competitive Counter-Strike teams. I talked with Game Boys author Michael Kane about his experience writing the book, the current state of pro gaming on television, and whether or not video games could become the next great spectator sport.
When a console maker and a publishing house get together to create an "official" editorial product, the result usually straddles the fuzzy line between editorial independence and official access. Even if the actual content is fair and duly critical of the licensing company, there's still the problem of perception. Without clear lines of division between promotion and editorial, readers might well wonder where the "official" part of the title ends and the independent voice of the editors begins.
This fuzzy line gets even fuzzier with Qore, a first-of-its-kind downloadable "interactive" magazine for the PlayStation 3. Qore is created by Future Publishing (the house behind all three "official" console magazines) but "presented by the PlayStation Network," making for a product that is a confusing hybrid of advertising and editorial that often ends up feeling more like the former than the latter.
PressSpotting: Bias or No Bias?
It's a quote that should be familiar to anyone who's ever read a comment thread on a major video game Web site. The accusation can apply to a review (which is, by definition, supposed to be biased in one direction or another), a news story (which, theoretically, should be free from any undue bias), or, really, any piece that the commenter doesn't personally agree with. The implication, of course, is that the author is being unfairly swayed by some unseen factor (money, swag, advertising pressure, or even simple personal preference) and that therefore their reporting or opinion shouldn't even be considered.
While throwing up an anonymous accusation of bias is easy, answering the charge isn't always so clear-cut. When I put the question of biased coverage to members of the gaming press, the answers ran the gamut.
I look at a few game journalism issues that almost feel through the cracks in May, including a game media firestorm around Headline News' Glenn Beck, a dead rumor site written by a mysterious "Surfer Girl," and an "Influencer Network" meant to subtly influence the influencers.
Was it really just a few weeks ago that some corners of the mainstream media were warning about how Grand Theft Auto IV was training an entire generation of immoral killers? It seems like ancient history now that the video game coverage narrative has shifted over to Nintendo's Wii Fit, the savior of a generation plagued by childhood obesity.
In a previous life, Stephen Totilo helped create Hogan Knows Best.
It may seem odd to think about it now, but before he became MTV News' first full-time video game reporter, Totilo was one of the people behind the idea for the pro-wrestler-based reality show. After his departure from the project nearly three years ago, the VH1 series was a modest hit, running from 2005 to 2007.
As much as Grand Theft Auto IV is being hailed as a revolution in gaming, its release also seems to herald a revolution in mainstream coverage of gaming itself.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeFixes;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.OrderModifiers;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.CSharp.UnitTests.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Test.Utilities;
using Xunit;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.CSharp.UnitTests.OrderModifiers
{
    public class OrderModifiersTests : AbstractCSharpDiagnosticProviderBasedUserDiagnosticTest
    {
        internal override (DiagnosticAnalyzer, CodeFixProvider) CreateDiagnosticProviderAndFixer(Workspace workspace)
            => (new CSharpOrderModifiersDiagnosticAnalyzer(), new CSharpOrderModifiersCodeFixProvider());

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestClass()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"[|static|] internal class C
{
}",
@"internal static class C
{
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestStruct()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"[|unsafe|] public struct C
{
}",
@"public unsafe struct C
{
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestInterface()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"[|unsafe|] public interface C
{
}",
@"public unsafe interface C
{
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestEnum()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"[|internal|] protected enum C
{
}",
@"protected internal enum C
{
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestDelegate()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"[|unsafe|] public delegate void D();",
@"public unsafe delegate void D();");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestMethod()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|unsafe|] public void M() { }
}",
@"class C
{
    public unsafe void M() { }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestField()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|unsafe|] public int a;
}",
@"class C
{
    public unsafe int a;
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestConstructor()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|unsafe|] public C() { }
}",
@"class C
{
    public unsafe C() { }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestProperty()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|unsafe|] public int P { get; }
}",
@"class C
{
    public unsafe int P { get; }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestAccessor()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    int P { [|internal|] protected get; }
}",
@"class C
{
    int P { protected internal get; }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestPropertyEvent()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|internal|] protected event Action P { add { } remove { } }
}",
@"class C
{
    protected internal event Action P { add { } remove { } }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestFieldEvent()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|internal|] protected event Action P;
}",
@"class C
{
    protected internal event Action P;
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestOperator()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|static|] public C operator +(C c1, C c2) { }
}",
@"class C
{
    public static C operator +(C c1, C c2) { }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestConversionOperator()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"class C
{
    [|static|] public implicit operator bool(C c1) { }
}",
@"class C
{
    public static implicit operator bool(C c1) { }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestFixAll1()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"{|FixAllInDocument:static|} internal class C
{
    static internal class Nested { }
}",
@"internal static class C
{
    internal static class Nested { }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestFixAll2()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"static internal class C
{
    {|FixAllInDocument:static|} internal class Nested { }
}",
@"internal static class C
{
    internal static class Nested { }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestTrivia1()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"
/// Doc comment
[|static|] internal class C
{
}",
@"
/// Doc comment
internal static class C
{
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestTrivia2()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"
/* start */ [|static|] /* middle */ internal /* end */ class C
{
}",
@"
/* start */ internal /* middle */ static /* end */ class C
{
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsOrderModifiers)]
        public async Task TestTrivia3()
        {
            await TestInRegularAndScript1Async(
@"
#if true
[|static|] internal class C
{
}
#endif
",
@"
#if true
internal static class C
{
}
#endif
");
        }
    }
}

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The ID Town project originates from the abandoned Honghua Dyeing Factory, locating in Dapeng New Tourist District in Shenzhen East. The 8-hector factory finds itself surrounded by the mountain near the coast of Southern Chinese Sea. The old-temple-like workshop buildings evoke one's impression of an Acropolis in the nature. Our design starts from this special on-site ruining atmosphere in the nature.
The factory was topographically divide into two quarters - the living quarter built in the north on the slope hill side, which we call Hill Town (H–Town), and the production quarter built on the valley platform in the south, which we call Valley Town (V-Town). The main building content of V-Town is 5 large workshop buildings; 4 of them are single-level double-sloping roof concrete structural buildings with standard column distance of 6 metres. The absence of windows and doors of grates a unique transparent ground space underneath those huge concrete sloping roofs in the heart of the green hilly area.
The first reconversion project in iD Town is to transform the longest workshop, which used to be dedicated to purifying the rough cloth, to a reception centre of iD Town, namely Z Gallery, together with 7 individual artist studios. The new building intervention tries to keep a critical distance from the existing building relics so as to inspire spatial dialogue to the site's historic past, and maintain the strong site presence of the interweaving of artificial and natural powers.
Z Gallery is conceived as a linear black steel box floating on the ground ruins of the former purification workshop. Exhibition, café, meeting rooms and small reception are set up within the box. In order to response to the diverse using demands on the space, and to cope with the Southern China's heat and humidity in summer as well, the black box's façade are composed of a series of rotating wall-doors and sliding glass doors. They can create different expressions during different events or in different seasons, while reducing the energy cost for air conditioning.
The 7 grey boxes of individual artist studios are in line with Z Gallery, extending the spatial creation into the post-industrial ruins and zigzagging in-between the abandoned machine substrates. Each box is both an incubator and a showcase of one artist, who can explore the built space and the whole factory site from this single box base. A semi-outdoor metal bridging and platform system connects the new architectural intervention into the broader landscaping master plan of the site, spreading the new design and art spirit to the future space of iD Town.
China - Dapeng New District, Shenzhen
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Jianxiang He, Ying Jiang (O-office Architects)
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A recent Court of Appeals' interpretation of the Michigan Whistleblowers' Protection Act (WPA) has significant ramifications for attorneys.
In McNeil-Marks v MidMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot, the Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that attorneys are members of a public body for WPA purposes, regardless of whether they are in public or private practice. Not only does this mean an employee may qualify for WPA protection by simply being about to call an attorney for legal advice, but it may prevent an employer from involving its attorney in certain parts of an internal investigation, or risk facing WPA claims. Every attorney who represents an employer or employee, has a client that has employees, or merely has employees him or herself, is affected by this decision.
The WPA protects employees from employer retaliation for reporting or being about to report a suspected violation of the law to a public body. To establish a WPA claim, an employee must show: (1) that she engaged in a protected activity; (2) that an adverse employment action was taken against her; and (3) a nexus between the two. The Court of Appeals' decision has seemingly expanded the scope of conduct that meets element one of that test.
As mentioned above, that ruling has many ramifications. First, and most obvious, is the expansion of the WPA to cover activities that would not obviously be considered reporting to a public body.
Second is the implication of the logic – i.e., who or what else is considered a public body under the WPA? Is anyone who is required to be, or simply chooses to be, a member of a state created body now a "public body" themselves, for WPA purposes?
Preposterous results can be contemplated. For example, complaining to a janitor at the local community college about an employment condition would constitute reporting to a public body.
Certainly, there is no shortage of far-fetched hypotheticals one could think of, but a more practical issue is how attorneys are affected in their representation of clients who are also employers.
As noted, if an employer engages an attorney to investigate an internal employment issue, or any internal issue for that matter, a WPA claim may arise. If the attorney speaks with an employee, and that employee is subsequently terminated from employment based on the investigation, the employee may have a WPA claim simply because she "reported" to a public body by speaking with the employer's counsel.
That scenario may also give rise to a malpractice risk. An attorney practicing employment law would be presumed to know the Court's interpretation of the WPA, and the risk that his or her involvement in a client's internal issue, where there is communication between an employee and the attorney, may give rise to WPA claims against the client. As a result, failure to advise a client of that risk prior to undertaking representation may create malpractice liability. Of course, there is an issue affecting all attorneys that have employees: their own employees have reported to a public body for WPA purposes if they report a violation or suspected violation of law to the attorney-employer.
An application for leave to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court has been filed in the McNeil case, and remains pending at Docket No. 154159. On January 24, 2017, the Supreme Court issued an order directing the Court Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application, and requested supplemental briefs on the issue of whether communication with an attorney constitutes a report to a public body that is protected under the WPA.
Warren Krueger is an associate attorney at Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis, & Gotting PC. He practices employment law, and is co-chair of the Ingham County Bar Association – Employment and Labor Law Section.


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Special series (Ongoing) /
Late Complications in the Management of Nasopharyngeal Cancer
This focused issue on "Late Complications in the Management of Nasopharyngeal Cancer" is guest-edited by Dr. Imjai Chitapanarux from Division of Radiation Oncology, Chiang Mai University, and aims to provide a comprehensive review on the management of late complications in Nasopharynx Carcinoma.
Dr. Chitapanarux has completed her MD and postdoctoral studies in Radiation Oncology from Chiang Mai University and pursued advanced training in radiation oncology and clinical research in UCLA, USA. Her research is focused on head and neck cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and breast cancer. She has published more than 80 papers in reputed journals. Dr. Chitapanarux is the professor and the Deputy Head of Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, the Chair of Northern Thai Research Group of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (NTRG-TRO) and also the head of Chiang Mai Cancer Registry.
Focused issue outline:
Salivary gland and Dental complication
Optic Neuropathy after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Ototoxicity after chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Osteoradionecrosis of base skull
Swallowing disorder after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Temporal lobe necrosis after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Temporo‐mandibular joint (TMJ) damage after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Late complications of chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Precision Radiotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma


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Kmiec & Noonan, LLC zealously represents individuals who are accused of crimes by the government. We work for the individual who is injured and in pursuit of fair compensation from an insurance company. We also work for the individual who is disabled and has been denied disability benefits by Social Security Administration.
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First polymer LED that stays lit up when stretched and scrunched, first fully stretchable OLED
12-Aug-13
Stretchable electronics could lead to developments in video displays that could be rolled up, or cell phones that could swell or shrink, or electronic sheets that could be draped and aid in development of robotic skin and embedded medical devices. Engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have taken a step toward these handy electronics by creating the first fully stretchable organic light-emitting diode (OLED). Previously, researchers had only been able to create devices that are bendable but can't stretch, or stretchable pieces that connect smaller, rigid LEDs. One challenge in creating stretchable electronics is to develop an electrode that maintains its conductivity when deformed. To achieve this property, some researchers have turned to carbon nanotubes because they are stretchable, conductive, and appear transparent in thin layers, letting light shine through. However, for carbon nanotubes to hold their shape, they must be attached to some surface. Coating carbon nanotubes onto a plastic backing has not worked well, because the nanotubes slide off or past each other instead of stretching with the plastic. While some researchers have gotten around this problem, they still were not able to make a completely stretchable OLED. To make their device entirely pliable, the UCLA researchers devised a novel way of creating a carbon nanotube and polymer electrode and layering it onto a stretchable, light-emitting plastic. To make the blended electrode, the team coated carbon nanotubes onto a glass backing and added a liquid polymer that becomes solid yet stretchable when exposed to ultraviolet light. The polymer diffuses throughout the carbon nanotube network and dries to a flexible plastic that completely surrounds the network rather than just resting alongside it. Peeling the polymer-and-carbon-nanotube mix off of the glass yields a smooth, stretchable, transparent electrode. The infusion of the polymer into the carbon nanotube coatings preserved the original network and its high conductance. "The approach we used is very simple and can be easily scaled up for real production," says Zhibin Yu, previously a researcher in Pei's group and now a researcher at University of California, Berkeley. To create the stretchable display, the team sandwiched two layers of the carbon nanotube electrode around a plastic that emits light when a current runs through it. The team used an office laminating device to press the final, layered device together tightly, pushing out any air bubbles and ensuring that the circuit would be complete when electricity was applied. The resulting device can be stretched by as much as 45% while emitting a colored light. Another benefit of the electrode is that it is less likely to short out. Using this method, they ended up with a relatively flat surface that can be used for an electrode. The stretchable electronics demonstrated thus far lose conductivity after being stretched too far or too many times, so more research is needed in this area. "We are still some ways off from having high-performance, really robust, intrinsically stretchable devices," says Bao, but "with this work and those from others, we are getting closer and closer to realizing this kind of sophisticated and multifunctional electronic skin."
The first polymer organic light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) that can be stretched while lit have been produced by researchers in Europe and Japan. Matthew White from the Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells in Austria and his teammates call the 2µm thick PLEDs 'the thinnest and most flexible electroluminescent devices' yet. Thinner PLEDs can be more flexible. And though polymer materials just a few hundred nanometers thick can emit light, existing commercial PLEDs surround them with comparatively bulky layers. They must be assembled on a robust base substrate and use a comparatively stiff indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrode. Also, today's commercial materials are air- and water-sensitive and therefore need a protective encapsulant layer on top. That makes final devices over 100µm thick. The team produced the PLEDs on a 1.4µm thick PET foil substrate, akin the foil used in helium balloons, only a lot thinner. It is hard to spin-coat PLED materials onto such thin films, but working together with researchers from the University of Tokyo, the team achieved this. They stuck films onto silicone-coated rigid glass, which holds them in place using van der Waals forces alone, allowing easy post-fabrication removal, as easy as just peeling it off. The scientists also swap ITO for a polymer electrode, and synthesised an air-stable red light-emitting polymer so they could dispense with the protective layer. However, as the devices' electrode materials weren't air stable, they only worked for a few hours. Being so thin gives their devices uniquely small bending radii, which allows them to be crumpled. Exploiting this, the team made stretchable PLEDs by attaching their films to extended elastomeric tape. When the tape contracts, the PLEDs fold randomly, ready to be pulled flat when stretched. 'This can add functionality without adding weight,' White says. 'Obvious applications would be police tape at a traffic accident that glows bright red, or balloons where the wrinkles would break a non-flexible chip.' The team hopes to make foils combining entire PLED displays with a power source.
Growing use of plastics aids to prop label demand to US$19 billion in 2017
Quest for commercial production of sustainable, high-performance plastics continues
Automotive applications drive the global long fiber thermoplastics market
Fluorescent fingerprint tag aims to increase IDs from 'hidden' prints on bullets and knives
Consumption of Wind Energy Composites forecast to grow 12.8% pa between 2013 and 2018
Medical polymer market in China to surpass US$4 bln in 2017, growing at a 5 year CAGR of 16.1%
Global aerospace plastics market expected to reach US$10.5 bln
Indian carbon fiber composites market growing at over 20%, expected to reach US$53 mln by 2018
Global petrochemicals market growing at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2012 to 2018
Biocompatible, shape memory hydrogels, implant coating that promotes bone growth
2050 mm Galileo metallizer


Built in the neo-Gothic style in 1857 to serve the largely Anglican British community in what was formerly called Simla, Christ Church is situated on The Ridge.
It stands out as one of the prominent landmarks of Shimla and its silhouette is visible for kilometres around the vicinity of Shimla city. Christ Church is one of the enduring legacies of the British Raj. Christ Church was designed by Colonel J. T. Boileau in 1844, and the church was consecrated after 1857. The clock adorning Christ Church was donated by Colonel Dumbleton in 1860. The porch was added in 1873.


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Cristóbal Hernández de Quintana (1651-1725), est un peintre baroque espagnol, le représentant le plus important de la peinture baroque dans les îles Canaries.

Biographie
Il naît à La Orotava (Tenerife) comme le fils illégitime d'une famille riche de la ville voisine de Los Realejos. Dans sa jeunesse, il a déménagé à Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, où le , il épousa María Pérez de Vera qui a ensuite divorcé.

À la mort de sa mère en 1679, Cristóbal retourné à Tenerife et réglé dans la ville de San Cristóbal de La Laguna, où il se remarie María de la Concepción Perdomo en 1686. Ce couple a eu au moins six enfants.

Parmi ses œuvres les plus importantes, ils comprennent des thèmes religieux, tels que des retables et des peintures. Faits saillants de l'autel de l'ancienne basilique de la Candelaria ou la restauration d'une peinture de Juan de Roelas appartenant à la cathédrale de Santa Ana à Las Palmas.

Il est mort en 1725 à San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

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Peintre espagnol du XVIIe siècle
Peintre espagnol du XVIIIe siècle
Naissance en 1651
Naissance à Tenerife
Décès en 1725
Histoire de Tenerife


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Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The hospital ranks 25th among the 100 most competitive hospitals in China, according to the 2015 China Hospital Blue Book Competitiveness Report released jointly by the Hong Kong Eric Peter Hospital Management Research Center and the Documentation Publishing House of Chinese Academy of Social Science in March 2016.119
The General Surgery Department has 240 beds and performs about 7,000 operations annually. It is staffed with 47 doctors, 3 doctoral advisors, 11 master's advisors, 6 professors, 34 associate professors, 11 full-time doctoral students, and 15 full-time master's students.120
Its liver surgery department has a postdoctoral fellow research center and hosts doctoral and master's programs. Xinhua Hospital is also one of the first liver transplant hospitals licensed by the Ministry of Health.
It was one of the first to carry out orthotopic, piggyback, and pro-donor liver transplantations. Its official website boasts its "routine operations" of living-donor liver transplants for both adults and children and that the hospital "has identified liver transplant experiences suitable for China's conditions."121
The hospital hosted the "Oriental Technology Forum – Liver Transplantation," organized by the city of
Shanghai, the Chinese Academy of Science, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. It received national-level funding and funding from key research projects of Shanghai.
Dr. Quan Zhiwei, associate dean of the hospital, is a member of the Organ Transplant Committee of the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and an editorial member of the Chinese edition of Annals of Surgery. He has published over 40 papers in Chinese and international journals and holds several patents.
irector Chen Litian conducted over 500 liver transplants at the Oriental Organ Transplantation Center after obtaining his PhD in 2003. He established the Liver Transplant Department at Xinhua Hospital in 2011.122 He was also involved in writing and compiling Liver Transplants in China, Liver Transplantation Manual, and A Mapping Guide to Organ Transplant Surgery, and other publications.123
Dr. Du Zhiyong received his PhD in 2008, and began post-doctorate study at Rui Jin Hospital under Professor Peng Chenghong, a domestically-renowned expert liver transplants. He joined Xinhua Hospital in July 2011, and has performed a large number of liver transplant, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic surgeries.124
The current pages of the Xinhua Hospital Liver Transplant Center no longer contain the information regarding the number of beds and personnel.
The hospital has about 3,000 employees, 46% of whom hold senior and associate senior professional titles. It has 42 doctoral advisors, 181 master's advisors, a clinical postdoctoral fellow research center, 8 doctoral programs, and 25 master's programs.125


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But lager, rose bushes and pork shoulders get the chop...
Smartphones and online dating join consumer price index
by shelleyportet in E-Commerce
on March 16, 2011, 7:35 PM PDT
Smartphones and mobile apps are now in the basket of consumer goods used to calculate UK inflation rates by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
The addition of smartphones to the consumer price index (CPI) reflects the recent increase in smartphone sales led by Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S.
Consumer goods used to calculate inflation now include smartphones, mobile apps and MDF…Photo: Mukumbura
Mobile applications – such as Angry Birds, Facebook and silicon.com's app – are also new to the CPI and replace mobile downloads such as crazy frog ringtones and Justin Bieber wallpaper. The inclusion of mobile apps in the CPI reflects the surge in mobile downloads, with apps developed by organisations as diverse as the BBC and British Airways.
Large flat-screen TVs have been given their own category in the CPI as an increasing number of Brits are setting up home-cinema systems.
Online dating fees have also been propelled into the CPI calculations, as more members of the public are choosing to find love over the internet.
Phil Gooding, statistician at the Office for National Statistics, said in a statement that many of the new items included in the CPI "show the way technology is changing our lives".
"Powerful smartphones and the applications that run on them have become essential for many when communicating or seeking information. Likewise, increasing numbers of people now seek a partner via internet dating sites," he added.
It seems the public is also growing lazier, as oven-ready joints replace pork shoulders to reflect the increasing number of consumers opting for prepared foods.
Other notable changes to the CPI basket include the exclusion of rose bushes and vet fees for spaying a kitten, the inclusion of medium-density fibreboard (MDF) and the replacement of four cans of lager with bottles of sparkling wine.
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Nearly two years after the first A350 XWB's maiden flight in 2013, a "first-of-its-kind" 1:20 scale model of this new-generation jetliner has joined the skies – the result of a project spurred by an aeronautical mechanic-in-training at Airbus.
The A350 XWB's "smaller brother" successfully performed its own inaugural flight from Airbus' runway Hamburg-Finkenwerder, developed in a project inspired by Christoph Paff – the training mechanic who in 2011 heard that fellow Airbus apprentices wanted to build an A350 XWB model, but envisioned something more ambitious than what was being discussed. "We work for a super company so we should try something grander: like an A350 XWB with a 3.20-metre wingspan and powered by jet engines," Paff explained.
The project planning ran from 2011 to mid-2012, with the A350 XWB scale model subsequently produced during more than 3,000 hours of work. Paff was the "pilot" for the scale model's first flight, remotely controlling this representative A350 XWB to manage the engine thrust, along with operation of the rudders, elevators, lights, flaps and other components. After lifting off, the scale model turned a few laps and then landed smoothly.


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WebGLStudio.js is an open source full 3D graphics suite inside the browser. You can edit the scene, the materials, code behaviours, design effects, shaders, and share it, all inside the browser using standard technologies.

Some of the important features:

 * Full 3D graphics engine (LiteScene.js) that support multiple lights, shadowmaps, realtime reflections, custom materials, postFX, animation.
 * System based in components so very easy to extend (controlling the rendering pipeline or hooking for interaction events).
 * Easy to use WYSIWYG editor, with all the features in one place (coding, graph compositing, timeline).
 * Graph editor to create interesting behaviours or post-production effects.
 * Virtual File System to store all the resources on the web (LiteFileServer.js) just by dragging them (with quotas, users and shared folders).
 * Easy to export and share, just by sending one link.

For more information visit http://webglstudio.org

Installing
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To install you need to copy the editor files in your server and install also LiteFileServer.js, edit the config.json with the right paths to everything and it is ready to be used.

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Q: PHP how to check if IP RANGE provided is IPv4 or IPv6 So I have the following two IP ranges
2a02:c78::/29
2.120.0.0/13

What php function can i use to tell the difference between a ipv4 range and a ipv6 range
Need something like this
function ip_range_type($range_ip)
{
//if ip range provided is ipv4 then

//if ip range provided is ipv6 then
}

A: Credit for this solution goes to user @deceze
function ip_range_type($range_ip)
{
    if (strpos($range_ip, ':') !== false) {
        //if ip range provided is ipv6 then
        echo "range provided is ipv6";
    } else {
        //if ip range provided is ipv4 then
        echo "range provided is ipv4";
    }
}
$range_ip = "2a02:c78::/29";
ip_range_type($range_ip);

A: IP addresses has a lot of Ranges like All IPv4 Ranges with network addresses & CIDR same you can check for IPv6 Ranges too. Answer of your question is already explained here check IPv4 or IPv6 Range with an efficient way.

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Liberty Air Max 1s – check. Fjall Raven rucksack – check. 13 inch MacBook Pro with retina display – check.
It isn't necessarily the list of essentials needed when starting the new term but let's be honest, nobody really uses their first student loan instalment to get kitted out with the course's set reading list.
Whenever the guilt hits you about the ridiculous purchases you've made, just remember you weren't as extravagant as Dale Andrew – he used his to buy a Shih Tzu.
Dale bought Fozzi when he was blessed with his first loan payment along with a £50 Friends boxset from HMV and a set of Beats.
Dale claims his pup robs him of around £15 a week and this doesn't include one-off fees at the vet and the odd squeaky toy here and there from Pets at Home.
I spoke to Dale about how his dog has taken priority over his studies.
Do you spend more money on your dog than stuff for uni?
Yeah definitely, I wouldn't even think about spending over a tenner on a pack of dog food or buying him a new collar just for the sake of it – but last week I decided I couldn't afford to buy a calculator for my psychology exam. Buying books and stuff like that for uni is never at the top of my list when my loan comes in.
So do you think buying things for uni are important at all or do you always prioritise your dog?
Dog toys are worth my overdraft but the Pukka Pads can wait.
Is having a dog while studying a big hassle or distraction?
No. Well, actually yeah probably. I'm easily distracted from studying anyway but I suppose if I didn't have Fozzi I would spend a lot more time at the library rather than staying at home and making sure he's been walked, taking selfies with him and feeding him etc.
If it wasn't for buying a dog, would you have more money to spend on textbooks and other supplies?
I don't regret spending most of my student loan on him. I've always wanted a pet and personally I'd rather sacrifice having the proper books and whatever other essentials I need to study for the sake of having my own Shih Tzu.
Fair enough I would probably have more money to buy textbooks I actually need and I might have actually managed to get a calculator for my psychology exam but Fozzi is definitely worth it.
Do people tell you it was stupid to spend your loan on a dog?
All the time. Most people usually laugh apart from my Mum, she wasn't too pleased about it. I actually didn't tell her I was planning to get him. She loves him now but the first thing she asked when I brought him home was how I afforded it. When I told her I used my money from SAAS she absolutely flipped. She doesn't care now though, she understands that it was a worthwhile investment.
I suppose there's probably a lot of important things I could have used my student loan to buy – including the calculator. I get why people think it's hard to justify using your student loan to buy a pet. But, when I know it's going to take forever to pay it all back, I may as well have a dog to accompany me on the long process.


Today, with more than 10,000 users worldwide, ASSET's two platforms – the ScanWorks® platform for hardware validation and test, and the SourcePoint® platform for software debug and trace – provide real insight from code to silicon for engineers in design and manufacturing who are working on the most advanced Intel® and ARM® designs.
Over the last decade, the speed and complexity of multi-core systems has increased dramatically. At the same time, more applications have demanded lower and lower power consumption, leaving little margin for error in system design and manufacturing. In addition, software, firmware and hardware have become increasingly interdependent. Each must be debugged within the context of the others. And that's why the vision for the SourcePoint and ScanWorks platforms calls for them to be brought closer together, creating a seamless validation, test and debug environment across hardware and software. That's real insight into root causes.


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package com.principalmvl.lojackmykids.authentication;

import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;

/**
 * @author Luke Taylor
 */
public enum AppRole implements GrantedAuthority {
	ROLE_ADMIN(0), ROLE_NEW_USER(1), ROLE_USER(2), ROLE_ANONYMOUS(3);

	private final int bit;

	/**
	 * Creates an authority with a specific bit representation. It's important that this
	 * doesn't change as it will be used in the database. The enum ordinal is less
	 * reliable as the enum may be reordered or have new roles inserted which would change
	 * the ordinal values.
	 *
	 * @param bit the permission bit which will represent this authority in the datastore.
	 */
	AppRole(int bit) {
		this.bit = bit;
	}

	public int getBit() {
		return bit;
	}

	public String getAuthority() {
		return toString();
	}
}


I think when april will come than Datawind anounced aakash 3 and .delay in june and it will be continued.
i book aakash tablet in first week of jan.when come.
Aakash tablet = kapil Sibal = india's biggets joke , this tablet is launching from last 6 months , i think it will take more than year to be launch or may be 2 or 3 or may be more to launch because the kapil Sibal is here na.
Same with BSNL's T-Pad. Before making payment I was told that I will get my T-Pad within a week of making payment. After making payment and 2 weeks later I inquired about it and was told it will take 10 more days.


For years, I've been reading predictions about new technologies that will render passwords obsolete. Then I click through and inspect the details and I wind up shaking my head. There are plenty of clever identity technologies working their way into the mainstream, but passwords will remain a necessary evil for many years to come.


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It was, as always, a joyous, entertaining, moving and energy filled celebration Saturday evening at Heartwood in the Hills, Calhoun's center for creativity and the arts, which "Celebrates the artist in every person."
The center was filled to the brim with spectators, supporters and community residents, who clapped, cheered, laughed and sang along with the evening's program.
It was a genuine treat with attention shining brightly on young people who come to Heartwood to broaden their artistic abilities. Heartwood's Artistic Director Jude Binder and staff nurture the best in them, a dedicated effort to make a difference in their lives, and the lives of adults who also come to the center.
Binder said Saturday night was the ninth "December Celebration" presented to the community, with Heartwood planning on a grand celebration for its 20th anniversary next year.
Saturday night's program included a segment from "Field of Flowers" called "Breaking Bread," a production developed by the center around domestic violence, music by Ethel Caffie-Austin and lyrics by Jude Binder, with music performed by the Field of Flowers Chorus.
Heartwood's dance teams performed to music by Pierre Moerlen, in addition to a slide presentation which featured participants in Heartwood programs.
Kids participated in a visual arts presentation "The Bright Yellow Rope" by John Houston, featuring guitarist Harry Beall and his guitar class.
The grand finale "In December," displayed past and new masks and costumes created at Heartwood, performed to the music of Ravel, followed by "Reverence" performed by the dance teams to the music of Alexandre Borodin.
Perhaps, the most enjoyable part of the evening was the recognition given to participants in Heartwood's programs, with the cooperation of Heartwood's turtle, who was assisted this year (to speed up things) - the hare.
The turtle pauses to remember Barbara Anderson "Barbara's Room"
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Fixing the Aral Sea disaster: towards environmental cooperation in Central Asia?
By Rafis Abazov
June 28th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Kazakh experts have recently begun to call water the "liquid gold of the 21st century," as all states in the Central Asian region face greater demand for water concurrent with a significant decline in water supply. The Aral Sea – which became a symbol of environmental mismanagement and environmental catastrophe at the end of the 20th century – shows that sustainable development policies can help to deal with even the most difficult water issues. Conversely, however, mismanagement and border conflicts over water might worsen the situation, leading to further political and economic tensions. The current question is whether Kazakhstan can collaborate with other Central Asian states in saving and perhaps reviving the Aral Sea.
Published in Analytical Articles
Uzbekistan and South Korea: towards a special relationship
By Mirzokhid Rakhimov and Sung Dong Ki
South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn visited Uzbekistan on May 19-20, 2016. The visit was the fifteenth official high-level meeting between the two countries. Over the last year, several new actors have increased their engagement with Central Asia, aside from South Korea also including Japan and India. South Korea is an important partner to the Central Asian republics, and especially to Uzbekistan. In May 2015, Islam Karimov made Seoul the destination of his first foreign visit after his reelection as president. The visit underscored the priority given to South Korea in Uzbekistan's foreign policy. South Korea is among the largest investors in Uzbekistan's economy, and cooperation is growing in education, tourism, cultural exchanges, and security.
Ad-hoc peace or ad-hoc war: micro-geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus
By Farkhod Tolipov
June 2nd, 2016, The CACI Analyst
A few weeks before the April 2-5 fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a border crisis occurred between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on March 18-26. Some observers connected these two events as links in the same chain. Indeed, both cases revolve around so-called frozen conflicts in the post-Soviet space; where one of the conflicting sides is a CSTO member and the other is not; and where speculations proliferate of a hidden Russian hand in both the instigation and mediation of the clashes. The two conflicts can be seen as a by-product of the same process – the continuing divergence of the former single Soviet space.
Kyrgyzstan's prime minister resigns over corruption scandal
By Arslan Sabyrbekov
May 6th, the CACI Analyst
On April 11, Kyrgyzstan's prime minister officially announced his decision to step down amidst allegations of corruption. Temir Sariev, who has headed the Kyrgyz executive for less than a year, became the 26th Kyrgyz prime minister to leave his post since the country's independence.
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Is China about to make military moves in Central Asia?
By Stephen Blank
May 9th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
China has steadfastly refused to get involved in providing hard, i.e. military, security to Central Asian governments, including Afghanistan. This might now be changing. In a March visit to Kabul, General Fang Fenghui, Chief of Staff of the PLA, announced plans to set up an anti-terror regional alliance with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan reportedly endorsed this proposal. China's initiative could imply a major new development in Chinese policy and in Central Asia's overall security, with lasting implications for the region.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr, Kazakhstan's Role in International Mediation under First President Nursultan Nazarbayev, November 2020.
Book S. Frederick Starr, Eldar Ismailov, Nazim Muzaffarli, Basic Principles for the Rehabilitation of Azerbaijan's Post-Conflict Territories, 2010.
Analysis Svante E. Cornell, How Did Armenia So Badly Miscalculate Its War with Azerbaijan? The National Interest, November 14, 2020.
Op-ed Svante E. Cornell, Halting the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Russian Peacekeeping is not the Solution, Washington Times, October 20, 2020.
Analysis Svante E. Cornell, Can America Stop a Wider War between Armenia and Azerbaijan? The National Interest, October 5, 2020.
Article S. Frederick Starr, America Inches Toward a Serious Central Asia Strategy, AFPC Defense Dossier, June 3, 2020.
Silk Road Paper Farrukh Irnazarov and Roman Vakulchuk, Discovering Opportunities in the Pandemic? Four Economic Response Scenarios for Central Asia, July 2020.
The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center affiliated with the American Foreign Policy Council, Washington DC., and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. For 15 years, the Analyst has brought cutting edge analysis of the region geared toward a practitioner audience.
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Bring stock to a boil in a medium pot and keep warm over low heat on a back burner.
Meanwhile in a large heavy bottomed pot sauté butter, oil, and onions over medium-high heat until translucent, about 3 minutes.
Add garlic and barley and stir for another 5 minutes or until barley become lightly toasted and brown.
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Season with salt and pepper, and before serving stir in parsley.
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Q: Fetch specific data from JSON I already asked that question and read a lot of JSON extraction examples and still I cant handle with that JSON... :(
 I am trying to get only the 'addr_tag' data without anything else, I can get some other information easily but i dont know the right syntax to get the 'addr_tag'
Thanks!
import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

js1 = urlopen("https://blockchain.info/address/1dice97ECuByXAvqXpaYzSaQuPVvrtmz6?format=json&limit=1").read().decode('utf8')
obj1 = json.loads(js1)

print (obj1['txs']) #I need to know the what to put here instead of 'txs'...

Thanks!

A: It is deeply nested, txs is the outer key, the value for txs is a list which has a dict with the inputs whose values is also a list that contains a dict, inside that dict prev_out has a dict as a value that has the addr_tagkey:
print(obj1["txs"][0]["inputs"][0]["prev_out"]["addr_tag"])

There are actually 2 addr_tags in the json the second is under:
print(obj1["txs"][0]["out"][1]["addr_tag"])

Satoshi Dice Change Address

If the keys are not always there you can use dict.get:
inter = js["txs"][0]
k1 = next((d["prev_out"].get("addr_tag") for d in inter["inputs"] if "prev_out" in d), None)
k2 = next((d.get("addr_tag") for d in inter["out"] if "addr_tag" in d), None)

If any key is not in your json, the value will be None so you can just check with an if:
 if k1 is not None:
     .......
 if k2 is not None:
      ................

Looking at the link the data and format keeps changing from run to run, this function will recursively check all the dicts and pull any "addr_tag" values:
def rec_get(d, k):
    if isinstance(d, dict):
        if k in d:
            yield d[k]
        else:
            for v in d.values():
                yield from rec_get(v, k)
    elif isinstance(d, list):
        for v in d:
            yield from rec_get(v, k)

print(list(rec_get(js, "addr_tag")))

using the link json, you get which repeats some keys but you can call set(.. instead of list:
['Satoshi Dice Change Address', 'Satoshi Dice Change Address', 'SatoshiDICE 50%', 'Satoshi Dice Change Address']


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Culture | Insiders
The problem with the phrase, "Instagram-worthy"
Life, framed
Text: Adibah Isa
Illustration: Angel Hendraya
Adibah Isa
It's time we stopped recommending things based on how great it'll look on Instagram
I have a problem with the phrase "Instagram-worthy". And no, I'm not a millennial-hater who has a stick up my butt, nor do I abhor social media and Instagram. In fact, I upload a new image every other day, paired with a caption that's either useful or opinionated on my work account, or tight-lipped and esoteric in my private edition. What I personally don't agree with is when things are recommended as "Instagram-worthy" in the first line of praise. I have a bone to pick with this phrase, and here's why.
The stories in our guide for digital millennials are rooted in one issue: What if the Internet died? How will we make friends, date around, fix our homes or rentals and get style and beauty inspiration during an unwelcome Internet detox? The yearning for a world where things aren't rated for being "Instagrammable" is a call for returning to credibility — when things are recommended not just by how it'll fit into the four corners of an upload.
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A semi-satirical story on Vogue defines an Instagram-worthy upload to be "anything beautiful, awesome, hilarious, or amazing that evokes emotions including but not limited to: laughter, appreciation, jealousy, inspiration." When you order a flat white from your favourite café, do you ensure that it'll make your followers jealous? No. You genuinely like the barista who makes small talk — that for once, isn't painful — and you like how the coffee tastes. When you think of a restaurant to catch up with friends you haven't seen in ages, you consider everyone's budget, dietary restrictions and location preferences. You don't care if its walls are washed with millennial pink, do you?
Sure, we all look for the whole package, and there's nothing wrong with that. For instance, Sketch London's popular pink hues are as impressive as its high tea menu, but I'd sooner trust a story that leads with "London's best high tea restaurants", rather than "London's Instagrammable high teas". But that's just me, and I'd like to think I'm not alone in this.
A week ago, National University of Singapore (NUS) — one of Singapore's top ranking tertiary institutions — received flak on its NUS Office of Admissions page. In a bid to make the school "#mychoiceNUS" for prospective students, the office uploaded three images of students posing by locations in the school they called "the most Instagram-worthy spaces of NUS". A number of alumni members who reacted to the post were outraged by that shallow move, sharing that they never chose NUS based on how Instagram-worthy it was. Instead of showing any facilities or equipment within the campus, their strategy to appeal to the next generation was to show off their concrete brick red and grey walls, useful backdrops for posting "OOTDs".
I'm not one to impose a ban on the phrase altogether. But as a trusted friend, a content creator or a responsible resource, it holds more depth when you rave about how a place or product touches your multi-sensory being rather than just how it'll look on Instagram.
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5 areas where VCs can play an outsized role in addressing climate change
Jamil Wyne Abrar Chaudhury 1 year
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Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. He has worked with the World Bank, IFC, UN, Clean Energy Venture Group, Schmidt Futures, Ashoka, and other organizations.
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Dr. Abrar Chaudhury is a climate finance research fellow at Oxford Said Business School researching on topics of global environmental change, climate finance, policy implementation, sustainable development, and corporate purpose.
While global tech and finance leaders have suggested that the world's first trillionaire will be someone tackling climate change and that many climate unicorns are on the way, current VC levels are dwarfed by the mind-boggling funding amounts that are needed to give humanity a fighting chance.
As of October, climate-tech startups had raised over $32 billion in 2021 and, according to Dealroom and London & Co., U.S. VCs invested nearly $50 billion in climate-tech companies between 2020 and 2021. However, depending on whom you talk to, the climate finance gap currently sits at $2.5 trillion to 4.8 trillion.
To put this gap into perspective, total global VC funding (across all sectors, including climate) in 2021 was at an estimated $643 billion, and most countries in the world, aside from a handful, have a GDP under $4 trillion. Additionally, a sharp uptick in the number of climate funds and startups has some experts worrying about the potential of a bubble, and doubters may argue that traditional VC investment strategies are too risky to make a meaningful contribution to addressing climate change.
So where precisely do VCs factor into global efforts to address climate change? Indeed, a vast portion of the investments will be allocated toward infrastructure investments, as well as emergency funding, which will not yield venture-like returns. By the same token, new policies and national programs will be spearheaded by governments, and as conditions worsen in certain countries, foreign aid agencies will be crucial players.
Accordingly, we won't be looking to VCs to write billion-dollar checks, create new policy incentives, or provide shelter and food to populations in need. However, VC funds and their investment strategies and networks have unique features that give them an important position in these global efforts.
Below we outline five key areas where we believe VCs can play a role in addressing climate change:
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Backing and de-risking proven climate technologies
Venture capital has a vital role to play in de-risking climate technologies, which can help bring costs down, accelerate adoption rates and transform markets to enable a decarbonized future. Any hope of addressing the climate crisis requires helping entrepreneurs to mitigate technology risks and scale their innovations quickly and cost-effectively.


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The death of the 68-year-old Himmel from cancer was announced Wednesday night during KFMB Channel 8's 11 p.m. broadcast. Himmel had worked for the news station since 1979.
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Q: Should examples questions still be able to be created and voted on when in commitment? When a site open, it is useful to have as many examples of good valid/invalid questions as possible, therefore why stop governing this information just because a site is in the commitment phace?
Should we keep updating the list of examples of good valid/invalid questions even after a site has opened as a well to document what the site is about?

A: I can appreciate the enthusiasm to continue working on the proposal but it's time to move on to the job of getting the site actually created. The proposal is a means to and end and not the end goal itself. Don't over-engineer it. Most of the discussion happens in beta with the actual users of the site.
The initial proposal—emphasis on the word "initial"—has been accepted and is being used as a petition for the site to be created. People are digitally signing the proposal as a commitment to support that site. It wouldn't be right if the proposal changed behind the scenes after people have committed to it.
Besides, everyone else has moved on. You don't want a few people to continue working in virtual isolation when there isn't a lot of community around to vet the information added.

A: I understand why it is the way it is and hopefully the commitment phase will speed up as the process gets more streamlined but currently it feels like commitment is essentially a 'coma' phase - momentum builds nicely as the proposal passes through define and then comes to a complete stop in commitment as it waits for enough people to just click the one button.
This was highlighted by someone I referred to the site for a proposal which had entered the commit phase by the time he got there.  He was a bit surprised that all he could do was hit 'commit' and wait an indeterminate time* before he could actually do anything.  He had some questions and feedback to add but the discussion is now frozen.  As someone who is never heard of the Stack family of sites before this wasn't a great first impression.
Even if the questions are frozen, I think it might be good to have some form of discussion available in the commit phase as it would keep the momentum up prior to launch and hopefully get more going from already actively engaged users during beta.
Still, this is all unexplored territory and this may stop being an issue as the Area51 system beds in to regular operations.
*. I didn't explain about the current 90% thing - I appreciate it's only temporary but didn't think it would have gone down too well on top of the inactive wait period.

A: I think we should be able to add comments in the commit phase like we can for the definition phase. I mean the comments at the top of the page.

A: Here's a use-case for allowing questions to be added in after we hit commit. I'm part of a proposal right now on the topic of theoretical computer science. we blew through the definition phase and are now in commit. The problem: We've just got some attention from the large number of folks involved in quantum computing. Their questions would be entirely legitimate for the forum, but because of the profile of people in the define phase, we didn't have any quantum-related questions.
So they come to the site, and hope to commit, but there's no way to even add questions, let alone vote on questions that they might like.
Rinse and repeat with algorithmic game theory, logic, and other such disciplines.

A: I don't think so. That's why there's the proposal stage. Once you get past that, you already have 5 good off-topic questions and 5 good on-topic questions. That pretty much defines the site proposal. The commitment stage is not about the content of the site, but about participation and referring more people. Furthermore, the proposed questions become real questions once the beta starts, so from this point on the addition of questions for evaluation purposes should be avoided to keep things clear.
You can of course add your questions once the beta starts.