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US Eventing Squad Off to Solid Start After Day 1 of Dressage
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Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg (Photo: Shannon Brinkman)
The first day of dressage for the eventing discipline began Thursday at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Three U.S. combinations headed down the centerline in Tryon Stadium, putting forth great efforts on the international stage. Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg lead the U.S. contingent and sit in second place with a score of 27.1. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is currently in sixth place and in a good position to secure Olympic qualification.
Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Tsetserleg impressed the home crowd with a lovely test. Christine Turner's 11-year-old Trakehner gelding put together a quiet yet flashy performance with Martin in the irons.
"He is a trooper, that fella. We went in and the crowd erupted; it almost picked him up a level," Martin said. "I have ridden at this level on horses like Neville [Bardos] and Shamwari and they would have gone absolutely bananas with the clapping. For my little Trakehner, he felt like the crowd was there for him and he picked it up a notch."
Lauren Kieffer and Vermiculus (Shannon Brinkman Photo)
Lauren Kieffer and Vermiculus (Photo: Shannon Brinkman)
Individual combination Lauren Kieffer (The Plains, Va.) and Vermiculus had some tension and bobbles in their test, but delivered a respectable performance in the horse's first international championship. Kieffer and Jacqueline Mars's 11-year-old Anglo-Arabian gelding received a score of 32.6 to currently sit in 19th place.
"It is easy to forget that he is actually still pretty green and he hasn't been in a lot of atmosphere," Kieffer explained. She looks forward to cross-country day, adding, "I think the course really suits him. I am glad to be sitting on a part-Arabian since it will be hot and for their endurance."
Will Coleman and Tight Lines (Photo: Shannon Brinkman)
Will Coleman (Charlottesville, Va.) and Tight Lines were the pathfinders for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team as the fourth combination in the ring. Coleman and The Conair Syndicate's 11-year-old French Thoroughbred gelding laid down an obedient test to earn a score of 35.6 for 27th place.
Will Coleman and Tight Lines (Shannon Brinkman Photo)
"I'm happy with Tight Lines," Coleman said. "He tried really hard in there, and I'm really looking forward to the rest of the weekend."
Competition continues Friday with the second day of dressage beginning 9:00 a.m. ET in the Tryon Stadium and will be streamed live on FEI TV. Symansky and Donner compete at 10:19 a.m., followed by Dutton and Z at 2:42 p.m.
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Martin on representing the U.S. on home turf: "It is good fun. You feel like there is a big support behind you, cheering you on. There is added pressure; you don't want to cough up here because you are in front of everyone. We are on a mission here, so we have got to do all three phases well."
Stay up to date on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at WEG by following USA Eventing on Facebook and US Equestrian on Twitter and Instagram, featuring a daily Instagram Story. Use #USAEventing and #Tryon2018.
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Carla Norrlöf is a Swedish-Ethiopian political scientist. She is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on hegemony, as well as the international political economy of trade, investment and security. Her 2010 book America's Global Advantage: US Hegemony and International Cooperation argues that US hegemony is durable because of its dominance in currency, trade and security. She also argues that the US does not buttress the international system out of altruism, but rather because it derives considerable concrete benefits in being the world's reserve currency, dominant military power, and primary supporter of international markets.

She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but raised in Sweden. She has a B.A. in economic and M.A. in political science from Lund University, as well as a PhD in International Relations from the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

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The various flags from the Freetype/2 header.

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FT_LOAD_RENDER ::
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FT_LOAD_NO_RECURSE ::
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FT_LOAD_MONOCHROME ::
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[Arek'Jaalan] Theories on The Mirror.
A few days ago, someone in the Arek'Jaalan project mentioned something called "The Mirror." Personally, I believe that The Mirror has not had the attention it deserves, and within this document I hope to present several plausible ideas as to the meanings of the contents of the various enclaves and what they may reflect of the Sleepers.
Firstly, the name 'mirror' may suggest many different meanings. The most plausible I have heard was that of a server mirror – an up-to-date backup of information. However, upon looking a little more closely at the titles of the enclaves, I believe that this represents a reflection of Sleeper society at a time before their disappearance (at this time strongly believed to be a retreat into a 'virtual utopia') and what parts of their society (or at the very least, scientific community) were devoted to what tasks at that time. The fact that physical locations are referenced (library, laboratory, quarantine sector, holding pens) leads me to believe that The Mirror was a research facility replete with a Sleeper population with each name and number in each index representing a research department and the amount of space it maintained within each enclave.
To begin, I will focus on the Archive Enclave.
Sections 1.1 – 3.3 are fairly self-explanatory, as any advanced civilization backs up data on a regular basis. 3.4 – 3.5 suggest that the Sleepers came into contact with Terran artifacts, most likely from New Eden (a theory strengthened by the next section which deals with the EVE gate). Research into the Terrans or the EVE gate suggests that these topics were of some importance to the Sleepers, either for historical / technological significance or as a possible avenue for research into whatever caused the Sleepers to erect quarantine zones (currently presumed to be a plague). As there the index toward Terran artifact research is so small, it seems to indicate that such research wasn't of great importance, and as such, their idea of a solution to any biological threat had little to do with the Terrans.
Theories into the EVE gate and the small amount of the index given over to it suggest that the EVE gate was a significant scientific curiosity, but not of vast concern to the Sleeper population as a whole, leading me to draw the conclusion that it had little impact on the crisis they faced, yet important enough not to be overshadowed by any threat they encountered.
Talocan technology proves a somewhat sore point. The term 'technology' instead of 'artifacts' makes me think that the Sleepers had a much deeper understanding of the Talocan than they did of the Terrans. The term "artifacts" implies that what was being studied as a society had ceased or moved on prior to any retrieval of items of interest, while the term "technology" implies that there had been prior contact between living Talocan or Sleepers, or that there was a much, much deeper understanding of the Talocan as a whole (enough to figure out the difference between Talocan technological devices and Talocan paperweights). The need to study such technology implies that there was no co-operation between the Sleepers and Talocan toward common technological goals, either due to warfare, secrecy, mistrust, or the passage of time between the Sleepers encountering any Talocan constructs.
As Sleeper drones have been seen near Talocan structures, I am lead to believe that the Sleepers believed them to be of some value and therefore worthy of preservation. Why that is I do not know, but I think that it is most likely of a scientific purpose, as military action invariably involves the destruction of enemy assets, while science preserves and studies items of interest. Therefore, I find it reasonable to assume that armed conflict did not take place between these civilizations at the time the Sleepers' mass cryonic program came into effect. I cannot say with any degree of certainty whether or not this is because the Sleepers had prevailed over the Talocan at that time or that warfare never came to pass.
Emergent Ideologies presents us with two meanings. The first is the most obvious: Ideology that is emerging, but if we reverse the position of those terms within the sentence, we're left with the implication of "ideology of the emergent." Ideology within advanced cultures does not generally tend to waver unless said culture is involved in something that changes the way that the culture thinks, like, I don't know, a plague. The literal meaning of an ideology is that it regulates the actions of an individual and guides them along modes of behaviour that are deemed acceptable. For large cultures that face crises, radical behavior is to be expected, but their justification in terms of indexed ideologies seems, at least to me, as likely as the next idea I will discuss. The ideologies of the emergent: AI.
Try thinking of it like this: An AI is like a child, only a lot more intelligent and capable. However, children have no ideology of their own, and as such, they are guided by their parents. Without imprinted ideology, an intelligence is free to do as it pleases without regard for its environment. In terms of the Sleeper drones, this could mean that a drone could simply choose to abandon the Sleeper Enclaves leaving them defenceless, attack other drones or the enclaves themselves. Therefore, an AI would be considered rogue without these guiding principles and as such, ideology would be required to be a part of an AI should it come into being in order to follow the directives of its master and to avoid possible subversion.
The seemingly vast amount of space given to microvirtual transmission sensors suggests that these sensors are set up to detect transmissions of a microvirtual nature and plenty of them. Granted, that's a ridiculously obvious thing to say, but it gives us context to work with. It also suggests that The Mirror was in constant contact with a transmission source or sources, with detransmission clusters (8.0) copying this data for their own usage (though something to note is the lack of any regard for transmitting data from The Mirror to other points).
The use of the word microvirtual is pivotal to me as a scientist, as there seems to be no accommodation for other forms of communication, such as fluid routers or basic radio waves. I am led to believe that these microvirtual transmissions were the primary method of communication for the society as a whole. With virtual spaces to inhabit, the video screens we see in our quarters or station interiors would seem unfathomably inferior. While we use fluid routers for basic data transmission, the Sleepers must have included virtual reality into every aspect of communications. There would be no need to send and receive messages, video footage or data files when you could interact with another person or persons in a virtual environment and experience a conversation, music, art, literature or a historic event in an interactive environment. The protocols required for such communication would go far beyond anything a simple data network could handle.
While we have seen modified fluid routers in the wrecks of sleeper drones, the lack of the technology on this base indicates that they were not required for the general Sleeper population, and that sleeper drones were not present at The Mirror when it was a research facility. Fluid routers are a great way of transmitting basic data, such as to, from and between Sleeper drones, but a sleeper drone would have no need for microvirtual transmissions, as an AI would not have been brought into being in a body that required constant stimuli like you or I.
Sensor backup systems and operations servers are fairly obvious, so I shan't dwell on them, and as detransmission clusters have been previously discussed I will instead turn my attention to the Proliferation News Network Studios. I find it surprising that this facility had its own news network, and I think that the lack of any direct transmission equipment listed means that this facility only allowed incoming transmissions, with the PNN providing a localized news network. However, quite why a studio is given over to this enterprise is beyond me. Surely, a society so entrenched in virtual realities wouldn't need physical spaces to report news? Unless the name 'proliferation' gives us a clue as to the nature of the news that was being reported, namely news on something that proliferates such as an illness. I cannot draw any conclusions until I have studied what we know of the Sleepers as a society some more.
For my analysis, I shall consider the Medical Enclave to be something like a modern hospital, found within any station you care to dock in. All hospitals have emergency wards where patients are given a high priority. The word triage, in its most basic form means 'to sort.' The amount of space given to the triage department implied that they received patients who required varying degrees of care and as such, needed to be sorted into different categories. The tiny amount of space given to stasis leaves me to believe that it was used for patients who were in such a terrible state that stasis, rather than possible treatment was their top priority. Another idea is that stasis was given to those deemed irreplaceable and of more importance than the general population.
The quarantine sectors are split into four distinct parts. A, B, C and X. The largest section, C, is most likely where the general population were housed. As sectors A and B are much smaller, I assume that the portions of the population homed there were of more importance to their way of life. Another theory is that sections A, B and C reflect the different stages of the disease the Sleepers were attempting to combat, with the ominous-sounding Sector X given up as a place for either corpse storage for post-mortem experimentation, a place for experimental treatments to be carried out, or a housing area for Sleepers in the terminal stages of the illness.
The presence of a quarantine sector at the research facility leads me to believe that either contracting any plague was unavoidable, or that the research conducted required live tissue samples – or as the medical community refer to them – ill people. It is equally conceivable to me that sectors A,B and C were either representative of different 'classes' of Sleepers, or markers of different stages of the illness.
The Oruze Enclave does not concern me greatly, as I am unfamiliar with any of the terms used in the index, but one quote I heard from the Arek'Jaalan discussion caught my attention: "If you weren't going to be around for a while, what would you use as a power source? Could Solar Engineering be a literal meaning for engineering a sun?" Certainly, engineering a sun would have far-reaching implications for solar events such as the Seylin incident or ensuring that a star did what you wanted it to, such as burn brighter, longer or anything else you could think of. When I consider Solar Engineering, I am reminded of the shuttle in the Geztic system and what it could be doing with the magnetic field of the Geztic star.
The titles of this enclave's departments (and the next enclave's) leads me to believe that the Sleepers knew what action had to be taken to defeat their plague: The first action would be to use their knowledge of cryonics to preserve their physical selves, while the second action would be to use virtual reality as a way of finding a cure for the plague.
Here I feel I must interject with a brief glossary. Cryogenics is the science of studying the effects of extremely cold temperatures on tissue and materials, while cryonics is the science of preserving whole living entities via de-animation using extremely cold temperatures.
The animal cryogenic research laboratories, and the space given to them means that research was being undertaken into the effects of cryogenic temperatures on animals, possibly with a view toward cryonic storage of whole animals. This presents us with two theories. The first is that the Sleepers were studying how to use cryogenics as a form of cryonic storage on animals with a view toward using the knowledge gleaned from such an endeavour to produce a human cryonic technology. The second idea is that animals were essential to Sleeper survival (possibly as a source of food and clothing) and as such, research had to be conducted into keeping them safely in cryonic storage for revival at a later date when Sleeper society was ready to resume. A ready supply of animals had to be kept available (hence the holding pens) for specimens to live within, but the interesting part comes in the form of the de-animation genealogy library. A library (and a sizeable one at that, spanning sections 4.0 – 6.0) implies that a lot of research had been conducted on the subject.
Genealogy refers to a sort of genetic history, while de-animation is a term applied to taking a living creature beyond a given point of death, so that it can be re-animated at a later date (either by oxygen deprivation or, in this case, cryogenic temperatures). While I am tempted to think that animals were de-animated, tested upon or modified and then re-animated so that results from experiments could be recorded, I am also presented with a new theory – that certain animals were resistant to the plague and whatever genetic traits made them resistant or immune had to be isolated (possibly extracted?) in order to be incorporated into human genetic makeup. Said experimentation was only catalogued at The Mirror, so that its applications could be studied for human cryogenetic research (sections 7.0 – 9.0). Cryogenetic research, it must be pointed out, is the preservation of genes, not whole humans. Cryogenetic research opens up two interesting avenues.
The first is that it could mean preservation of specific gene sequences. This would be important for a race that was considering changing its genetic composition as it provides a 'backup copy' of gene sequences prior to modification, so that if a gene was modified for an experiment which subsequently failed, a backup copy was available for further experimentation.
The second would mean cryogenically deanimating a person and then changing their genetic composition during their suspension, so that the person who was deanimated was genetically different upon reanimation. As de-animation is a science that involves the subject still retaining a tiny portion of life, the alteration process of the cells having their genetic makeup changed would be incredibly slow. The implications of which are that a race could alter themselves genetically to become resistant to an illness over a period of millennia.
A third possibility, though unlikely in my opinion, is that cryogenetics could be the science of genetic code that cools the body to allow for self de-animation.
Whatever the case, the vast amount of importance placed upon genetics throughout The Mirror leads me to believe that whatever prompted the sleepers to hibernate, genetics was a key part of it. At this time I am strongly inclined to think that any plague (transmitted digitally or physically) the Sleepers encountered had the effect of rewriting a victim's genetic code.
Even the name of the Interdigital Neural Activity Laboratory seems a little obvious. Though why this department is housed within the theoretical genetics department is beyond me. I can only surmise that the interaction between a living brain and an external digital entity (say, a computer) was of interest to Sleeper geneticists. Perhaps technology could only go so far, and enabling a human to interact with a digital framework required the body to be modified to accept such technology? I find this odd, as our own pod technology allows an otherwise ordinary person (albeit an incredibly gifted one) the ability to interface with advanced technology. Perhaps it is a cure to a problem of our time: That the ordinary man-on-the-street cannot become a capsuleer, and so a baseline human must be modified on some level in order to be able to handle the exceptional mental stresses placed upon us during capsule operation. By studying neural activity in people interfacing with technology, research could yield ways for various parts of the brain to be targeted for enhancement (and perhaps enhanced on a genetic level) to better cope with such interfacing.
Multiple ancestry research: Different genes from different backgrounds make for a more varied species, some of which may be immune to a plague or display interesting genetic traits. Other than this, I can think of no reason why research would be conducted in this field, and it is an even larger mystery to me why statistics of proliferation with regards to multiple ancestry would merit scientific attention.
The fact that it is termed as a procedure indicates that whatever datagenesis was and whatever link it shared with virtual genetics, it was not a field under research, but the implementation of an already-established practice. I can only assume that datagenesis is the act of reading a subject's genetic profile and converting it into data that can be worked with within the Theoretical Genetics enclave.
The large amount of space granted to the backup servers for this enclave suggest that a huge amount of data had been gathered on the subject, and that it was of great importance to the Sleepers.
At this time, I have no idea as to the meaning of the mixed intelligence displays.
Case studies of neurodegeneration implies that whatever was being worked on within The Mirror had a significant link to brain damage. Whether this degeneration refers to any possible brain damage incurred during deanimation, a possible plague, cure, genetic manipulation, genetic damage, reanimation, interaction with technology or research conducted at The Mirror is unknown at this stage, and narrowing down possible topics is difficult at best. However neurodegeneration in a genetics lab leads me to believe that genetic alteration had taken place on some level (I'm guessing virtual), and the results of which caused neurodegeneration within subjects or simulations. I am at a loss as to why non-natural teleology was being studied, though it could be a possible avenue into the ultimate purpose of something that wasn't natural. Perhaps it was an attempt to simulate what would happen when a plague victim didn't die and any present plague was allowed to continue using a living host to rewrite genetic code, with data on the subject being stored in the bioinformatics archive, and possible ways to predict the mutation of a plague spore was studied in the virtual mutation department.
Emergent systems could mean new ways of conducting study into this field, or further implementation / research into AI. Either way, nearly half of this enclave is preoccupied with this field, and so whatever happened aboard the Virtual Genetics enclave saw this field as vital to the continuation of the field, but not important enough to devote an entire enclave to it.
At this time I am due for a visit to Amarr for research materials beginning in a few days, so I have many other duties to attend to, but I will take a small period of time to speculate on the Interstellar Surveillance Task Force. The Sleepers were clearly looking for something across different star systems. Who, what, where, how or why is unclear, but if the eyes of the task force were cast toward other systems, then the facility either had to be pretty secretive, or there was a physical threat to the entire Sleeper nation, or the Sleepers were actively searching for something of great importance.
This concludes my conjecture. I welcome any and all comments, so long as they are geared toward delving into the mysteries of the sleepers to establish facts and unquestionable scientific truth. I myself will be available for conversation very infrequently over the next week or so, so please do not be surprised if it seems that I have abandoned this discussion, as I can assure you that I have not.
This is all pretty awesome. One small reaction to a piece: the phrase "Proliferation News" strikes me as a euphemism for propaganda.
If that is so, then Proliferation News at The Mirror was attempting to keep the population (either local or more widespread) under control of some sort, either to calm panic or report false news to the Sleepers. Either that, or to broadcast propaganda to an enemy to demoralise them or to force them into capitulation through an uprising.
Or it could be a tortured translation for "broadcast" on second reflection.


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Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Excerpt Tour for Going Gone! by Anita Dickason, a Political Suspense/Thriller available now. The tour will run December 11, 2017 to January 5, 2018, and this tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, exclusive excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion on their blog. No reviews requested for this tour.
Anita will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $25 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn host.
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Implements root key and certificate rotation, as well as trust pinning configurations to specify known good key IDs and CAs to replace TOFU. Additional improvements and fixes to notary internals, and RethinkDB support.
Detailed release notes can be found here: v0.3 release notes.
Adds support for delegation roles in TUF. Delegations allow for easier key management amongst collaborators in a notary trusted collection, and fine-grained permissions on what content each delegate is allowed to modify and sign. This version also supports managing the snapshot key on notary server, which should be used when enabling delegations on a trusted collection. Moreover, this version also adds more key management functionality to the notary CLI, and changes the docker-compose development configuration to use the official MariaDB image.
Detailed release notes can be found here: v0.2 release notes.
Initial notary non-alpha release. Implements The Update Framework (TUF) with root, targets, snapshot, and timestamp roles to sign and verify content of a trusted collection.
Detailed release notes can be found here: v0.1 release notes.


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Hanoi restricts traffic in more than 20 streets ahead of Party Congress
Hanoi Police has just announced traffic restrictions and re-routing of important downtown streets to serve the XIII National Party Congress, which takes place from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, at the National Convention Center, according to Vietnamnet.
In order to ensure security, safety, and continuity for congress activities, Hanoi Police have restrained the traffic flow and organized the direction of vehicles, specifically, the temporary ban of trucks with the permitted transport volume of 500 kg or more, contractual cars for transporting passengers of 24 seats or more (except for vehicles with special purposes such as serving the congress, sanitation maintenance, solving and troubleshooting).
From 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Jan. 24, the new rules will applied on many streets including Pham Hung, Do Duc Duc, Khuat Duy Tien, Tran Duy Hung, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dao Tan, Kim Ma, Lieu Giai, Van Phuc, Le Hong Phong, Hoang Van Thu, Nguyen Tri Phuong, Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Quyen, Tran Binh Trong, Tran Hung Dao and Thang Long Boulevard.
They will also not be allowed on these streets from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Jan. 25 until the end of Feb. 2.
From 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 25, when the Congress officially opens, the vehicles will also be restricted on these additional streets of Dang Thai Mai, Xuan Dieu, Au Co, Nghi Tam, Yen Phu, Thanh Nien, Hung Vuong, Hoang Van Thu, Doc Lap and Dien Bien Phu.
The country's most important political event, the 13th Party Congress will select the Communist Party general secretary, prime minister, state president, and the National Assembly chairperson for the new five-year term.
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Challenges of the C-Suite with Maya Hu-Chan
by Maya Hu-Chan | Aug 6, 2020 | Videos | 0 comments
CB Bowman interviews Maya Hu-Chan about the challenges executives face in leading an organization.
About Maya:
Her book "Global Leadership: The Next Generation" was a Harvard Business School Working Knowledge book. Her new book "Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust" was published in 2020 (Berrett-Koehler). She is a contributing author of 10 business books and a columnist for INC.com.
Born and raised in Taiwan and living in San Diego, California, Maya is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English. She earned her Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and B.A. from National Chengchi University in Taiwan.
Maya has lectured at the Brookings Institution, University of California, San Diego, University of Chicago, University of Southern California, and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.


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Q: How to remove the dotted focus line from a TCustomListBox? I have a TCustomListBox derived control where I override the DrawItem procedure to give it a better look and feel.
One thing I have noticed, and it seems to affect the standard TListBox as well is that when the control is focused and there are no items it still draws the dotted focus line.

Here is a standard, unchanged TListBox with no items:

The dotted line is drawn when the control is focused (ie, clicked)

Now with my custom control the dotted lines still appear, only differently:

If my custom listbox contains items however, then no dotted lines are drawn:

Here is the main code for the custom listbox:
type
  TMyListBox = class(TCustomListBox)
  private
    FFillColor: TColor;
    FFrameColor: TColor;
  protected
    procedure DrawItem(Index: Integer; Rect: TRect; State: TOwnerDrawState); override;
  public
    constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent); override;
    destructor Destroy; override;
  end;

implementation

{ TMyListBox }

constructor TMyListBox.Create(AOwner: TComponent);
begin
  inherited Create(AOwner);

  FFillColor  := GetShadowColor(clMenuHighlight, 60);
  FFrameColor := GetShadowColor(clMenuHighlight, -20);

  Style := lbOwnerDrawVariable;
end;

destructor TMyListBox.Destroy;
begin
  inherited Destroy;
end;

procedure TMyListBox.DrawItem(Index: Integer; Rect: TRect;
  State: TOwnerDrawState);
var
  Offset: Integer;
begin
  inherited;

  with (Self as TMyListBox) do
  begin
    Canvas.FillRect(Rect);

    if (odSelected in State) then
    begin
      Canvas.Pen.Color := FFrameColor;
      Canvas.Brush.Color := FFillColor;
      Canvas.Rectangle(Rect);
    end
    else
    begin
      Canvas.Pen.Color := Color;
      Canvas.Brush.Color := Color;
      Canvas.Rectangle(Rect);
    end;

    Offset := (Rect.Bottom - Rect.Top - Canvas.TextHeight(Items[Index])) div 2;
    Canvas.Brush.Style := bsClear;
    Canvas.Font.Color := Font.Color;
    Canvas.TextOut(Rect.Left + Offset + 2, Rect.Top + Offset, Items[Index]);
  end;
end;

What else do I need to do in order to remove the dotted focus line from the control?

A: You can add a handler for WM_SETFOCUS to prevent processing when there are no items:
procedure TMyListBox.WMSetFocus(var Message: TWMSetFocus);
begin
  Message.Result := 0;
  if Count <> 0 then
    inherited;
end;

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Make Your Breakfast Quick, Healthy & Delicious.
The story of India's Civilisation is also the story of her Cuisine & Cooking. In Maharashtra people are very fond of their authentic cuisines. In Morya we care for these values and want to carry forward this tradition and taste of the authentic Maharashtrian food.
"Maharashtrian food offers something for everyone" Some authentic food recipes are time consuming in preparation and difficult to maintain their taste, but at the same time they are high in nutritional values and extremely delicious. In today's hectic lifestyle it has become very difficult to enjoy these authentic recipes very often.
"Morya Minerals & Foods Pvt. Ltd." is giving an opportunity to enjoy the treasure of these authentic Maharashtrian foods easily, in the form of frozen foods. Morya Food products are prepared in an extremely hygienic environment by using rich natural grains, spices and other raw materials. The products maintain it's rich authentic taste.
The products are unique and easy to cook because of less preservatives it will give you a homemade feel.We are planning to spread the unique taste of these foods in the Global Market.
I Believe " Eating is a Necessity But, Cooking is an Art ".
Kothimbir Vadi is a delicious savory crisp snack made with gram flour (besan), coriander leaves and spices.
In marathi language "Kothimbir" or "kothmir" stands for coriander leaves. the word "Vadi" means cubes or slices or wedges.
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O.A.R. stands for authentic rock that reflects triumphs and tragedies, and their new release showcases every facet of the band and its musical tastes, which led to the name of the album. Includes the radio-friendly first single, Shattered.
"...A familiar arrangement in modern rock..."--New York Times.
"...A slick pop sound to match their arena-size ambitions."--Rolling Stone.
O.A.R. stands for authentic rock that reflects triumphs and tragedies, and their new release showcases every facet of the band and its musical tastes, which led to the name of the album. Includes the radio-friendly first single, Shattered. "...A familiar arrangement in modern rock..."--New York Times. "...Consice, arena-ready tunes."--USA Today. "...A slick pop sound to match their arena-size ambitions."--Rolling Stone.
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Our town (Soós hill) is the biggest habitat of this rare plant. At Pentecost there is a series of events organized around this topic. Signs help hikers' orientation during their way. There are also professional presentations and colorful programs. We can meet classical music at the concerts in the Calvinistic church.
Balatonkenese's biggest event, that often co-operates with the surrounding communities. Visitors can meet classical, folk and pop music concerts, dance shows, movie nights as well as exhibitions and playhouse activities for ten days. Miss Kenese is a show that cannot be left out in any years.
One of Kenese's famous traditions is an evening with the world-famous organist Xavér Varnus in the Calvinistic church. Young and old, local and visitor listen to his music reverently. Guest artists' play is even an extra experience to the magical night.
A complex experience to families and friend groups on the green lawn of Rákóczi park. The hilarity is primarily provided for these groups. We can find all activities that a park can offer to families: sports, cooking, BBQ, offering cookies, music concerts, train ride and children programs all the way long. An exhibition is related to this event every year, and the General Assembly takes place at the same time.
This is one of the most popular and well-known event of the city. We can participate in it just as a visitor who likes tasting good food or we can also be a member of the many people who compete for the 'best stew' prize. There are cooking teams even from abroad so this festival is positively international. The wonderful atmosphere is not only provided by the star performers but also the delicious food that is given to the public after being tasted by the jury. The all-day fair, the crafts show, and the children's animation end in a huge concert at night.


A masterful biography of a key figure in twentieth-century African American history"Logan (1897-1982), the subject of this superb biography by Kenneth Robert Janken, was a gifted intellectual, important Pan-Africanist, bold civil rights crusader, and highly productive historian.... Among the best in a sizable body of first-rate studies devoted to the lives of African-American leaders, Janken's biography is certain to gain for Logan the recognition that persistently eluded him during his lifetime.... Based upon impressive research especially in the previously untapped Logan papers, and written with extraordinary grace, this multidimensional biography provides a sensitive and incisive analysis of the career, intellectual development, and complex personality of an important scholar/activist". -- Journal of American History"Janken's well-written biography based on Logan's work, letters, diaries, and autobiography, vividly brings back to life the struggles of the Talented Tenth in the early twentieth century". -- American Historical Review"In his frank and thorough biography ... Janken provides a window on the history of black intellectual life of the 20th century". -- Washington Post Book World"Scrupulously fair and intellectually astute.... A frank, well-founded assessment not only of personalities, but also of agendas and the dynamics of power in the top tier of black America at midcentury"


She glued some straw on the hands and feet and declared him Scaredycrow and that was that. Knocked that out just in time for A's arrival!
If I haven't already said.. this is a perfect clue for who she's going to be.
Grammy and Grandpa Joe brought a cake for A!
It was so good and tasty and gave me a headache each time I ate but that didn't stop me from going back for more.
The first week he was home I tried my hand at getting to school with all four!
My sister-in-law brought me a bunch of packs... they are especially helpful when packed in baggies because you can grab-and-go. See the trail mix with the library books that we returned... on time!
But his drawers are filling up with blue and red thanks to some great family and friends - THANK YOU!!!


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You know the words and you know the dance moves, now join the party as four gorgeous guys unite to bring you the ultimate boy band experience. Enjoy a night in pure pop heaven and loose yourself in a pulsating whirl of high energy dance moves and pop-tastic harmonies! Featuring the hits of some of the biggest boy bands in pop history including Backstreet Boys, The Wanted, One Direction, Take That, Boyzone, The Beatles, 911, Westlife, Five, NSYNC and more! These boys are sure to give you a night you'll never forget!
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Mr. Berger's Hook Rugs are the products of home done laborious craft, creating manufactured sentimentality within the work. Gently conflating fine art and craft, these hook rugs appropriate high modernest color field paintings by way of a traditional feminine craft. The work dissolves the distinctions of art/craft and masculine/feminine, disregarding art historical authority. Since hook rugs have been viewed as a feminine craft performed within the domestic space, the process and products have been doubly criticized as kitsch and devoid of art historical content.
Hook rugs are soft to touch and view. Their objecthood lacks authoritative edges, concreteness, and certainty, thus emboding a quiet experience. A hook rug hanging on a wall is a sentimental and playful adaptation of tapestries. Their soft and warm qualities are sentimentality manifest.
Difficult to confront works such as Rothko's White in Center, Newman's Abraham, and Frankenthaler's Indian Summer now welcome interaction from the artistic layperson. As sentimentalized hook rugs, these works are no longer subject to the elitist and hegemonic notions of art world fame, Frankenthaler has always been on par with Rothko.


Ana Ivanovic's latest Adidas marketing campaign has a hidden message.
But let's see what Ana has to say about the real meaning of the tagline.
The campaign, which showcases vivid behind-the-scenes images of Ana during her training sessions, features a number, which at first glance suggests that it might be her age.
The number 30 is in fact a reference to a narrative about Ana and the products she is wearing, providing a intimate insight into her dedication and commitment.
The campaign will be featured in adidas stores and in print and website advertising in the coming months.
So what about Nando? Seems like he's putting the relationship aside/behind too.
Just look at his performance last week. He kicked off 2009 with a great start by making it in the men's singles and doubles finals in Brisbane. I've never seen him so focused and serious in his match before.
Hopefully Nando will break into the top 10 this year. You know, nothing is impossible (perhaps Nando would prefer to say 'impossible is nothing').


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A cyclin-dependent kinase complex (CDKC, cyclin-CDK) is a protein complex formed by the association of an inactive catalytic subunit of a protein kinase, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), with a regulatory subunit, cyclin.  Once cyclin-dependent kinases bind to cyclin, the formed complex is in an activated state.  Substrate specificity of the activated complex is mainly established by the associated cyclin within the complex.  Activity of CDKCs is controlled by phosphorylation of target proteins, as well as binding of inhibitory proteins.

Structure and Regulation

The structure of CDKs in complex with a cyclin subunits (CDKC) has long been a goal of structural and cellular biologists starting in the 1990s when the structure of unbound cyclin A was solved by Brown et al. and in the same year Jeffery et al. solved the structure of human cyclin A-CDK2 complex to 2.3 Angstrom resolution. Since this time, many CDK structures have been determined to higher resolution, including the structures of CDK2 and CDK2 bound to a variety of substrates, as seen in Figure 1.
High resolution structures exist for approximately 25 CDK-cyclin complexes in total within the Protein Data Bank. Based on function, there are two general populations of CDK-cyclin complex structures, open and closed form. The difference between the forms lies within the binding of cyclin partners where closed form complexes have CDK-cyclin binding at both the C and N-termini of the activation loop of the CDK, whereas the open form partners bind only at the N-terminus. Open form structures correspond most often to those complexes involved in transcriptional regulation (CDK 8, 9, 12, and 13), while closed form CDK-cyclin complex are most often involved in cell cycle progression and regulation (CDK 1, 2, 6). These distinct roles, however, do not significantly differ with the sequence homology between the CDK components. In particular, among these known structures there appear to be four major conserved regions: a N-terminal Glycine-rich loop, a Hinge Region, an αC-helix, and a T-loop regulation site.

Activation Loop
The activation loop, also referred to as the T-loop, is the region of CDK (between the DFG and APE motifs in many CDK) that is enzymatically active when CDK is bound to its function-specific partner. In CDK-cyclin complexes, this activation region is composed of a conserved αL-12 Helix and contains a key phosphorylatable residue (usually Threonine for CDK-cyclin partners, but also includes Serine and Tyrosine) that mediates the enzymatic activity of the CDK. It is at this essential residue (T160 in CDK2 complexes, T177 in CDK6 complexes) that enzymatic ATP-phosphorylation of CDK-cyclin complexes by CAK (cyclin activating kinase, referring to the CDK7-Cyclin H complex in human cells) takes place. After the hydrolysis of ATP to phosphorylate at this site, these complexes are able to complete their intended function, the phosphorylation of cellular targets. It is important to note that in CDK 1, 2 and 6, the T-loop and a separate C-terminal region are the major sites of cyclin binding in the CDK, and which cyclins are bound to each of these CDK is mediated by the particular sequence of the activation site T-loop. These cyclin binding sites are the regions of highest variability in CDKs despite relatively high sequence homology surrounding the αL-12 Helix motif of this structural component.

Glycine-rich region
The glycine-rich loop (Gly-rich loop) as seen in residues 12-16 in CDK2 encodes a conserved GXGXXG motif across both yeast and animal models. The regulatory region is subject to differential phosphorylation at non-glycine residues within this motif, making this site subject to Wee1 and/or Myt1 inhibitory kinase phosphorylation and Cdc25 de-phosphorylation in mammals. This reversible phosphorylation at the Gly-rich loop in CDK2 occurs at Y15, where activity has been further studied. Study of this residue has shown that phosphorylation promotes a conformational change that prevents ATP and substrate binding by steric interference with these necessary binding sites in the activation loop of the CDK-cyclin complexes. This activity is aided by the notable flexibility that the Gly-rich loop has within the structure of most CDK allowing for its rotation toward the activation loop to have a significant effect on reducing substrate affinity without major changes in the overall CDK-cyclin complex structure.

Hinge Region
The conserved hinge region of CDK within eukaryotic cells acts as an essential bridge between the Gly-rich loop and the activation loop. CDK are characterized by a N-terminal lobe that is primarily twisted beta-sheet connected via this hinge region to an alpha helix dominated C-terminal lobe. In discussion of the T-loop and the Gly-rich loop, it is important to note that these regions, which must be able to spatially interact in order to carry out their biochemical functions, lie on opposite lobes of the CDK itself. Thus, this hinge region, which can vary in length slightly between CDK type and CDK-cyclin complex, connects essential regulatory regions of the CDK by connecting these lobes, and plays key roles in the resulting structure of CDK-cyclin complexes by properly orienting ATP for easy catalysis of phosphorylation reactions by the assembled complex.

αC-Helix
The αC-Helix region is highly conserved across many of the mammalian kinome (family of kinases). Its main responsibility is to maintain allosteric control of the kinase active site. This control manifests in CDK-cyclin complexes by specifically preventing CDK activity until its binds to its partner regulator (i.e. cyclin or other partner protein). This binding causes a conformational change in the αC-Helix region of the CDK and allows for it to be moved from the active site cleft and completes the initial process of T-loop activation. Given that this region is so conserved across the protein superfamily of kinases, this mechanism where the αC-Helix has been shown to fold out of the N-terminal lobe of the kinase, allowing for increased access to the αL-12 Helix that lies within the T-loop, is considered a potential target for drug development.

The cell cycle

Yeast cell cycle
Although these complexes have a variety functions, CDKCs are most known for their role in the cell cycle.  Initially, studies were conducted in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast).  S. pombe and S. cerevisiae are most known for their association with a single Cdk, Cdc2 and Cdc28 respectively, which complexes with several different cyclins.  Depending on the cyclin, various portions of the cell cycle are affected.  For example, in S. pombe, Cdc2 associates with Cdk13 to form the Cdk13-Cdc2 complex.  In S. cerevisiae, the association of Cdc28 with cyclins, Cln1, Cln2, or Cln3, results in the transition from G1 phase to S phase.  Once in the S phase, Cln1 and Cln2 dissociates with Cdc28 and complexes between Cdc28 and Clb5 or Clb6 are formed.  In G2 phase, complexes formed from the association between Cdc28 and Clb1, Clb2, Clb3, or Clb4, results in the progression from G2 phase to M (Mitotic) phase.  These complexes are present in early M phase as well. See Table 1 for a summary of yeast CDKCs.

 Table 1. CDKCs Associated with Cell Cycle Phases in Yeast

From what is known about the complexes formed during each phase of the cell cycle in yeast, proposed models have emerged based on important phosphorylation sites and transcription factors involved.

Mammalian cell cycle
Using the information discovered through yeast cell cycle studies, significant progress has been made regarding the mammalian cell cycle. It has been determined that the cell cycles are similar and CDKCs, either directly or indirectly, affect the progression of the cell cycle.  As previously mentioned, in yeast, only one cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) is associated with several different cyclins. However, in mammalian cells, several different CDKs bind to various cyclins to form CDKCs.  For instance, Cdk1 (also known as human Cdc2), the first human CDK to be identified, associates with cyclins A or B.  CyclinA/B-Cdk1 complexes drive the transition between G2 phase and M phase, as well as early M phase.  Another mammalian CDK, Cdk2, can form complexes with cyclins D1, D2, D3, E, or A.  Cdk4 and Cdk6 interact with cyclins D1, D2, and D3.  Studies have indicated that there is no difference between CDKCs cyclin D1-Cdk4/6, therefore, any unique properties can possibly be linked to substrate specificity or activation.  While levels of CDKs remain fairly constant throughout the cell cycle, cyclin levels fluctuate. The fluctuation controls the activation of the cyclin-CDK complexes and ultimately the progression throughout the cycle.  See Table 2 for a summary of mammalian cell CDKCs involved in the cell cycle.

 Table 2. CDKCs Associated with Cell Cycle Phases in Mammalian Cells

G1 to S phase progression
During late G1 phase, CDKCs bind and phosphorylate members of the retinoblastoma (Rb) protein family.  Members of the Rb protein family are tumor suppressors, which prevent uncontrolled cell proliferation that would occur during tumor formation.  However, pRbs are also thought to repress the genes required in order for the transition from G1 phase to S phase to occur.  When the cell is ready to transition into the next phase, CDKCs, cyclin D1-Cdk4 and cyclin D1-Cdk6 phosphorylate pRB, followed by additional phosphorylation from the cyclin E-Cdk2 CDKC.  Once phosphorylation occurs, transcription factors are then released to irreversibly inactivate pRB and progression into the S phase of the cell cycle ensues.  The cyclin E-Cdk2 CDKC formed in the G1 phase then aids in the initiation of DNA replication during S phase.

G2 to M phase progression
At the end of S phase, cyclin A is associated with Cdk1 and Cdk2.  During G2 phase, cyclin A is degraded, while cyclin B is synthesized and cyclin B-Cdk1 complexes form.  Not only are cyclin B-Cdk1 complexes important for the transition into M phase, but these CDKCs play a role in the following regulatory and structural processes:
 Chromosomal condensation
 Fragmentation of Golgi network
 Breakdown of nuclear lamina

Inactivation of the cyclin B-Cdk1 complex through the degradation of cyclin B is necessary for exit out of the M phase of the cell cycle.

Other
Even though the majority of the known CDKCs are involved in the cell cycle, not all kinase complexes function in this manner.  Studies have shown other CDKCs, such as cyclin k-Cdk9 and cyclin T1-Cdk9, are involved in the replication stress response, and influence transcription. Additionally, cyclin H-Cdk7 complexes may play a role in meiosis in male germ cells, and has been shown to be involved in transcriptional activities as well.

See also
Cyclin
Cyclin-dependent kinase

References

Cell cycle


President Emmanuel Macron paid state visits to Ethiopia on Wednesday 13 March and Kenya on Thursday 14 March. CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall was part of the delegation, reflecting the development of space cooperation between France and Africa supported by the agency, notably in the fields of applications and new technologies.
Africa's interest in space covers many domains including telecommunications, navigation, weather services, mapping, detection of water resources, forest monitoring, natural disasters, climate change, agriculture, urban development, wildlife tracking, illegal fishing, coastal monitoring and defence.
Wednesday 13 March, in the presence of Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Frédérique Vidal, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Jean-Yves Le Gall and Solomon Belay Tessema, Director General of the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI), signed a framework agreement in Addis Ababa. This agreement covers the Space Climate Observatory (SCO), designed for measuring the impacts of climate change, and space applications for water resource management, forest and crop monitoring, healthcare and developing connectivity. Formed in 2016, ESSTI is tasked with leading and coordinating Ethiopia's space activities, and represents the nation at specialist international institutions. On the strength of its increasing involvement in space, Ethiopia was accepted as a member of the Committee On the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) on 1 January.
Thursday 14 March, the French President's visit moved on to Nairobi for the 4th edition of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and the 3rd edition of the One Planet Summit, to which CNES is contributing through the SCO. To this end, it brought together 25 of the world's space agencies and international organizations on 1 February in Paris to work on the SCO initiative. CNES is now laying the groundwork for the signature of a joint statement of interest on the climate change coping goals of the Paris Agreement.
On the sidelines of the One Planet Summit, Jean-Yves Le Gall also took part with Frédérique Vidal in meetings with representatives of Kenya's universities and institutions, at which a cooperation agreement was renewed with the Kenyan Ministry of Education.


Today I'll build another lab for SharePoint 2010. It was just one VM with DC and a separate SQL 2008 installed. While running the SharePoint 2010 RC Setup I had the problem that no screen appeared to choose the installation type. Normally (at least it was with SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 Beta that way) a screen appears where you can choose to install a Single Server (with SQLExpress), perform a Full Installation or to install just the components needed for a Web Frontend.
However, I thought it must be possible through the setup Config-Files.
To see the predefined files you first have to extract the setup bits.
So fire up an command prompt and go to the directory where the big executable is in.
After a few seconds you'll find a lot of folders inside the destination folder. We have to concentrate on the "Files" folder. Inside that one you'll find a couple of folders which are for different setup scenarios.
You can edit one of the predefined ones or just copy and edit it. I took the Config.xml from the SetupFarm folder.
Voila, as seen on the last screenshot, just my default instance of MS SQL2008 is running.


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Oumou Koultoumy es una deportista guineana que compitió en taekwondo. Ganó una medalla de bronce en los Juegos Panafricanos de 2015 en la categoría de –49 kg.

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Fat People Should Pay More
By Peter Singer
We are getting fatter.
In Australia, the United States and many other countries, it has become common to see people so fat that they waddle rather than walk. The rise in obesity is steepest in the developed world, but it is occurring in middle-income and poor countries as well.
Is a person's weight his or her own business? Should we simply become more accepting of diverse body shapes? I don't think so. Obesity is an ethical issue because an increase in weight by some imposes costs on others.
I am writing this at an airport. A slight Asian woman has checked in with, I would guess, about 40 kilograms of suitcases and boxes. She pays extra for exceeding the weight allowance. A man who must weigh at least 40 kilograms more than she does, but whose baggage is under the limit, pays nothing. Yet, in terms of the airplane's fuel consumption, it is all the same whether the extra weight is baggage or body fat.
Tony Webber, a former chief economist for the Australian airline Qantas, has pointed out that, since 2000, the average weight of adult passengers on its planes has increased by two kilograms. For a large aircraft like the Airbus A380, that means an extra $472 of fuel has to be burned on a flight from Sydney to London. If the airline flies that route in both directions three times a day, over a year it will spend an additional $1 million for fuel, or about 13 percent of the airline's profit from operating that route.
Webber suggests that airlines set a standard passenger weight, say, 75 kilograms. If a passenger weighs 100 kilograms, a surcharge would be charged to cover the extra fuel costs. For a passenger who is 25 kilograms overweight, the surcharge on a Sydney-London return ticket would be $29. A passenger weighing just 50 kilograms would get a discount.
Another way to achieve the same objective would be to set a standard weight for passengers and luggage, and then ask people to get on the scales with their luggage. That would have the advantage of avoiding embarrassment for those who do not wish to reveal their weight.
Friends with whom I discuss this proposal often say many obese people cannot help being overweight. They just have a different metabolism from the rest of us, the argument goes. But the point of a surcharge for extra weight is not to punish a sin, whether it is levied on baggage or on bodies. It is a way of recouping from you the true cost of flying you to your destination, rather than imposing it on your fellow passengers. Flying is different from, say, health care. It is not a human right.
An increase in the use of jet fuel is not just a matter of financial cost. It also implies an environmental cost, as higher greenhouse gas emissions exacerbate global warming. It is a minor example of how the size of our fellow citizens affects us all. When people get larger and heavier, fewer of them fit onto a bus or train, which increases the costs of public transport. Hospitals now must order stronger beds and operating tables, build extra-large toilets and even install extra-large refrigerators in their morgues — all adding to their costs.
Indeed, obesity imposes a far more significant cost in terms of health care more broadly. Last year, the Society of Actuaries estimated that in the United States and Canada, overweight or obese people accounted for $127 billion in additional health-care expenditure. That adds hundreds of dollars to annual health-care costs for taxpayers and those who pay for private health insurance. The same study indicated that the costs of lost productivity, both among those still working and among those unable to work at all because of obesity, totaled $115 billion.
These facts are enough to justify public policies that discourage weight gain. Taxing foods that are disproportionately implicated in obesity would help. The revenue raised could then be used to offset the extra costs that overweight people impose on others, and the increased cost of these foods could discourage their consumption by people who are at risk of obesity, which is second only to tobacco use as the leading cause of preventable death.
Many of us are rightly concerned about whether our planet can support a human population that has surpassed 7 billion. But we should think of the size of the human population not just in terms of numbers, but also in terms of its mass. If we value both sustainable human well-being and our planet's natural environment, my weight — and yours — is one's business.
Peter Singer is professor of bioethics at Princeton University and laureate professor at the University of Melbourne. He is author of "The Expanding Circle" and "The Life You Can Save." © Project Syndicate
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In this blog, I am going to discuss about the changes to the user's information post enrolment, before and after the 1st and 2nd approval steps of the approval process of scheduled offering (Instructor Led Course). The change is confined to the Cost Center (account code).
1.Uses registered for a Scheduled Offering. The User's Account Code at the time of registration is 399. This can be seen by going to User – Related Area — Click on More — Click on Account Code — Account ID.
3. The Account ID is highlighted here by default. Since the Account ID is maintained in the User's Account and also the Item has the chargeback purchasing option as charge to Buyer's Authorised Account Code.
4. The Approval process has two steps: Line Manager & Budget Holder. Before the approval of the the 1st step of approval i.e. Line Manager, the user's account id is updated / changed to 3BD.
Since the BizX and LMS are integrated in our customer's instance, whenever the change happens to employee's cost center in EC – this gets updated to LMS via Provisioning Job (Employee Export to LMS) and the same gets fed in LMS by the User Connector -SF Connector Job.
5. Now, the Line Manager approves the request. The User's Account ID is 3BD at the time of approval.
6. After the Line Manager's approval, the user's cost center has been again changed. The New Cost Center updated is 3EC.
7. Now, the 2nd step of approval is completed i.e. Budget Holder's approval.
At the time of Registration – 399.
Before the 1st step (Line Manager's) of approval – 3BD.
Before the 2nd Step of approval – 3EC.
Now that the approval process is completed and the user is enrolled for the scheduled offering.
The Admin should be able to see which cost center is shown up against the user's enrolment.
Since the cost center has changed multiple times, we would not be able to know the exact answer until we test it and this was one of the scenarios where this kind of question was asked by the business and i had no answer on tip of my tongue and hence had to test this scenario. I think most of the consultants / admins would face this issue and before they come to conclusion this whole exercise would be of great help.
This check can be done through the Financial Transactions tab under Commerce or by running the Financial Transactions CSV Report.
Search for the User's Scheduled Offering transaction with the Transaction Type PURCHASE and click on View Details under Account Codes Column.
The Account Code / Cost Center is the same which was user's registered cost center at the time of registration or submission of interest to attend the scheduled offering. Here, it is 399.
Go to Reports – FInancial Transaction CSV Report and run report for this scheduled offering.
Please find the output below.
I hope this blog would be of help to the consultants / administrators.
Please let me know if you need any clarifications or anything which needs re-look in from my end.


Hey, usually the easiest and best thing to do is to make the web admin and/or the authors aware of the broken link.
Don't know if it's supposed to but it requires login.
Sometimes it's good to program blind without being able to test.
The pictures are a little fubar, is it the model that is chopy or is it a lack of anti aliasing?
Also on the first picture the models have holes in them, what's the cause of that?
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Asia China World News
China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.
A photo posted on the ministry's website showed Wang Yi posing with senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his delegation in the city of Tianjin, then sitting down to talks. The highly conspicuous show of friendliness had the appearance of a diplomatic mission at a time when the Taliban are craving legitimacy.
Wang said China respects Afghan sovereign independence and territorial integrity and always adheres to non-interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
FILE – In this file photo taken on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov, left, speaks to Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader, third left, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban's chief negotiator, third right, and other members of the Taliban delegation prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia. Moscow expects the Taliban to fulfil its pledge not to threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia, Zamir Kabulov, the Kremlin envoy on Afghanistan said in an interview published Wednesday July 14, 2021. Zamir Kabulov, who met with the Taliban delegation that visited Moscow last week, voiced confidence that the Taliban would focus on securing their gains in Afghanistan and wouldn't try to challenge the countries of the region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
He said the hasty withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO "reveals the failure of America's policies and offers the Afghan people an important opportunity to stabilize and develop their own country."
While no agenda was announced for the meeting, China has an interest in pushing the Taliban to deliver on peace talks or at least reduce the level of violence as they gobble up territory from Afghan government forces.
China and Afghanistan share a narrow border high in the remote Wakhan Valley, and China has long been concerned about a possible spillover of Islamic militancy into its formerly volatile Xinjiang region. China has also signed deals for oil, gas and copper mining in Afghanistan, although those have long been dormant.
"The Taliban are a pivotal military and political force in Afghanistan and are expected to play an important role in the in process of peace, reconciliation and reconstruction," Wang said.
China, Wang said, hopes the Taliban will put the nation's and the people's interests first and focus on peace talks, set peace goals, establish a "positive image" and work for unity among all factions and ethnic groups.
Wang also said China hopes the Taliban will "deal resolutely" with the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, a group China claims is leading a push for independence in Xinjiang, but which many experts doubt even exists in any operational form.
The heads of the Taliban Religious Council and the Propaganda Committee were also on the trip.
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Aug. 31 is seen as a boon to China, Washington's chief strategic competitor, which has long resented the presence of U.S. troops in what it considers its own backyard.
If the Taliban do topple the U.S.-backed central government, China could gain a strategic corridor allowing it and long-time ally Pakistan to bring further pressure against common rival India.
Baradar's visit comes shortly after Pakistan's foreign minister and intelligence chief made their trips to China.
Pakistan is seen as key to peace in Afghanistan. The Taliban leadership is headquartered in Pakistan and Islamabad has used its leverage, which it says is now waning, to press the Taliban to talk peace.
While the Tianjin meeting could be seen as a snub at the U.S., Washington has been meeting with China and Russia to produce statements calling on the Taliban to enter into a peace deal.
Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington's point person in talks aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan, also made a brief visit to Pakistan earlier this month as relations between Islamabad and Kabul reached a new low.
That has fed perceptions that the U.S. is engaged in stepped-up efforts to obtain a peace deal ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline that also includes China.
After U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Wang in Tianjin on Monday, she and the State Department included Afghanistan on the list of "areas of global interest" that the U.S. and China could cooperate on.
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Giant 3D printer can build 10 houses in 24 hours
The future of home construction?
By Nathan George
A Chinese company has created giant 3D printers that can build 10 full-sized, detached single-storey houses in a single day's work.
WinSun, a private firm, used four 10m x 6.6m printers to spray a mixture of cement and construction waste to build the walls, layer by layer.
As the buildings are made using recycled materials and the process does not require labour, each house can be printed for just £3,000.
"We purchased parts for the printer overseas, and assembled the machine in a factory in Suzhou," Stated WinSun's CEO, Ma Yihe. "Such a new type of 3D-printed structure is environment-friendly and cost-effective."
Ma hopes his printers can be used to build skyscrapers in the future and has plans to build an entire villa using the same process.
The company also intends to build 100 recycling facilities around China to help keep up with demand.
China has also announced the first 3D printed house project will be located in Qingdao.
3D printing is moving forward rapidly with the ability to produce a wide range of things from everyday items such as jewellery and furniture to more advanced items such as cars.
Could this be the future of home construction? Let us know in the comments box below.
Looking to jump on the 3D bandwagon? Check out T3's round-up of the Best 3D printers to buy now.
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Nathan George is a freelance journalist who has contributed to T3.com in the fields of gaming, social media, streaming services, autonomous vehicles, phones, virtual reality headsets, wireless speakers and future tech. He studied journalism at the University of the West of England and is a holder of the Bronze and Silver The Duke of Edinburgh Award.
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Lofting dust to altitudes above the clouds, a high-pressure system carried dust from Morocco to Spain.
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David de Gea addresses 'strange' Man Utd managerial situation
David de Gea was busy in Man Utd's draw with Chelsea / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages
David de Gea has admitted that it is a "bit strange" that the Manchester United squad are destined to work under two interim managers this season.
Michael Carrick is currently in caretaker charge at Old Trafford following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Ralf Rangnick is expected to take over until the end of the season imminently.
Despite the uncertainty in the dugout, results have picked up with Solskjaer gone. A 1-1 smash-and-grab draw at Chelsea on Sunday followed a vital Champions League win over Villarreal in midweek, meaning Carrick is likely to end his temporary tenure unbeaten.
The Blues enjoyed the lion's share of possession at the weekend and restricted their opponents to just three attempts at goal while firing off 24 themselves. De Gea was kept busy too, making five saves in total, including two inside the first five minutes to keep his side in it.
Speaking after the game, De Gea admitted he was concerned about the amount of chances his side allowed at Stamford Bridge.
"I was feeling danger for nearly the whole game but we defended well. They missed big chances as well and they gave us a chance and we score," he told Sky Sports.
"It's not enough to draw but at the moment, the way we are, it's a good point."
De Gea also addressed the club's managerial situation, confessing that the circumstances had been challenging in recent times.
"It's a bit strange but we are professional players, we need to be training properly, playing properly. That's Manchester United, let's see what happens in the future," he said.
"But at the moment, we are a team and we feel like are all together, fighting for the same things.
When asked specifically about Rangnick's imminent arrival, he added: "Let's see what happens. Now we are with Carrick. He's done good. We won against Villarreal, we got a draw here today. Of course, we are still conceding many chances but the team is together.
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Step into the world of Mediacorp and go behind-the-scenes for a tour like no other! Journey through 15 specially curated exhibits that will both thrill and educate you on the inner workings of the exciting and ever-evolving media landscape.
Led by our tour guides, visitors will be immersed in a 60-min interactive journey through our world of media and broadcasting where one can become the star of a TV show; or try your hand at being a radio DJ, a news presenter and much more. The Mediacorp Experience is a fun and eye-opening day out!
The Mediacorp Experience is a fun and eye-opening day out!
• Go on a replicated drama set and experience how it is like to be a star.
• Be a news presenter as we take you to the simulated news studio.
• Try your hand at being our latest star radio DJ and co-host with our virtual radio personality.
• Step into the world of virtual reality and interact in a whole new way at the Toggle VR 360 Experience.
*The programme of the tour may be subjected to change.
Tour Schedules
Mondays to Fridays: 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm and last flight at 4pm
Closed on weekends, Public Holidays, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's Eve
Briefing conducted 15 minutes before each flight
Booking Rates (Exclude booking fees. Before GST.)
From now till further notice, we are taking group bookings only. Rates quoted are for a group of up to a maximum of 25 visitors.
SINGAPORE RESIDENTS*
Adults $400/group (U.P. $475)
Concession^ $350/group (U.P. $425)
NON- RESIDENTS $500/group (U.P. $575)
To avoid disappointment, make bookings at least one month in advance.
* Include Singapore citizens, permanent residents, holders of work permit, dependent pass or employment pass residing in Singapore. Proof of residency may be required at tour entrance.
^ Children 4 years old and above, students with valid student pass, senior citizens 60 years and above and persons with disability. This tour is recommended for children 10 years and above.
Please note that visitors will not have access to the actual facilities inside Mediacorp Campus as the premises is declared as a protected area.
For more info, please write to eventenquiries@mediacorp.com.sg
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