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Q: codes on jsfiddle cannot be converted I developed this html5 animation on jsfiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/UZMyu/5/
I tried to make it work on plain html document, but it doesnt work.
on jsbin,the snow effect is not coming, the photo in the middle not showing up.
http://jsbin.com/lonefopuzo/1/edit?html,output

$(function() {

  var COUNT = 180;
  var masthead = document.querySelector('.masthead');
  var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
  var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
  var width = masthead.clientWidth;
  var height = masthead.clientHeight;
  var i = 0;

  var Snowflake = function() {
    this.x = 0;
    this.y = 0;
    this.vy = 0;
    this.vx = 0;
    this.r = 0;

    this.reset();
  }

  Snowflake.prototype.reset = function() {
    console.log('Reset was called');
    this.x = Math.random() * width;
    this.y = Math.random() * -height;
    this.vy = 1 + Math.random() * 3;
    this.vx = 0.5 - Math.random();
    this.r = 1 + Math.random() * 2;
    this.o = 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.5;
  }

  canvas.width = width;
  canvas.height = height;
  canvas.style.position = 'absolute';
  canvas.style.left = canvas.style.top = '0';
  ctx.fillStyle = '#FFF';

  var snowflakes = [],
    snowflake;
  for (i = 0; i < COUNT; i++) {
    snowflake = new Snowflake();
    snowflakes.push(snowflake);
  }

  function update() {

    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);

    for (i = 0; i < COUNT; i++) {
      snowflake = snowflakes[i];
      snowflake.y += snowflake.vy;
      snowflake.x += snowflake.vx;

      ctx.globalAlpha = snowflake.o;
      ctx.beginPath();
      ctx.arc(snowflake.x, snowflake.y, snowflake.r, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
      ctx.closePath();
      ctx.fill();

      if (snowflake.y > height) {
        snowflake.reset();
      }
    }

    webkitRequestAnimationFrame(update);
  }

  webkitRequestAnimationFrame(update);

  masthead.appendChild(canvas);
})();

$(function() {
  setTimeout(function() {
    $(".seasons1").addClass("rotate");
  }, 1000);
});

$(function() {
  setTimeout(function() {
    $('.seasons1').animate({
      opacity: 1,
    }, 2000);
  }, 1000);
});

$(function() {
  setTimeout(function() {
    $(".seasons1").removeClass("rotate");
  }, 10000);
});

$(function() {
  setTimeout(function() {
    $(".seasons1").addClass("rotate2");
  }, 11000);
});

$(function() {
  setTimeout(function() {
    $('.seasons1').animate({
      opacity: 0,
    }, 2000);
  }, 14000);
});

$(function() {
  setTimeout(function() {
    $('.seasons2').animate({
      opacity: 1,
    }, 2000);
    $(".seasons2").addClass("rotate");
  }, 14000);
});
.masthead {
  width: 1000px;
  height: 800px;
  background-size: 1000px 800px;
  background: #ffb76b;
  /* Old browsers */
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(left, #ffb76b 0%, #ffa73d 36%, #ff7c00 100%, #ff7f04 100%);
  /* FF3.6+ */
  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(0%, #ffb76b), color-stop(36%, #ffa73d), color-stop(100%, #ff7c00), color-stop(100%, #ff7f04));
  /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #ffb76b 0%, #ffa73d 36%, #ff7c00 100%, #ff7f04 100%);
  /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
  background: -o-linear-gradient(left, #ffb76b 0%, #ffa73d 36%, #ff7c00 100%, #ff7f04 100%);
  /* Opera 11.10+ */
  background: -ms-linear-gradient(left, #ffb76b 0%, #ffa73d 36%, #ff7c00 100%, #ff7f04 100%);
  /* IE10+ */
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb76b 0%, #ffa73d 36%, #ff7c00 100%, #ff7f04 100%);
  /* W3C */
  filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffb76b', endColorstr='#ff7f04', GradientType=1);
}
.seasons1 {
  width: 299px;
  height: 299px;
  background-image: url("http://i.hizliresim.com/31N162.png");
  position: absolute;
  left: 330px;
  top: 180px;
  opacity: 0;
}
.seasons2 {
  width: 267px;
  height: 267px;
  background-image: url("http://i.hizliresim.com/7VYVJL.png");
  opacity: 0;
  position: absolute;
  left: 340px;
  top: 200px;
}
.rotate {
  -webkit-animation: spin 4s ease-in-out; // No more infinite
  -moz-animation: spin 4s linear;
  animation: spin 4s linear;
}
@-moz-keyframes spin {
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(2460deg);
    transform: rotate(2460deg);
  }
}
@-webkit-keyframes spin {
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(2460deg);
    transform: rotate(2460deg);
  }
}
@keyframes spin {
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(2460deg);
    transform: rotate(2460deg);
  }
}
.rotate2 {
  -webkit-animation: spin 4s ease-in-out; // No more infinite
  -moz-animation: spin 4s linear;
  animation: spin 4s linear;
}
@-moz-keyframes spin {
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(5460deg);
    transform: rotate(5460deg);
  }
}
@-webkit-keyframes spin {
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(5460deg);
    transform: rotate(5460deg);
  }
}
@keyframes spin {
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(5460deg);
    transform: rotate(5460deg);
  }
}
.text1 {
  width: 412px;
  height: 138px;
  background-image: url("http://i.hizliresim.com/W64rEq.png");
  opacity: 1;
  position: absolute;
  left: 40px;
  top: 500px;
}
.text2 {
  width: 523px;
  height: 160px;
  background-image: url("http://i.hizliresim.com/BRE929.png");
  opacity: 1;
  position: absolute;
  left: 440px;
  top: 485px;
}
.replay {
  width: 330px;
  height: 57px;
  background-image: url("http://i.hizliresim.com/BREEzG.png");
  opacity: 1;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 50;
  left: 50px;
  top: 685px;
}
.replay:hover {
  cursor: pointer;
}
.visit {
  width: 330px;
  height: 57px;
  background-image: url("http://i.hizliresim.com/4ZDD3L.png");
  opacity: 1;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 50;
  left: 620px;
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A: check the jsfiddle
Check the JSBin
you have few mistakes just fixed it for you
first missing $ at the beginning  and remove the () from the end of the function
missing some prefixes in your CSS
and you're using webkitRequestAnimationFrame which works in chrome only change it to requestAnimationFrame

A: On JSbin you missed the first $ for $(function){...}  adding that and you get the snowflakes back
Also, remove the () at the end of the same $(function){...} for the animated image to comeback...

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Pityriasis Amiantacea refers to a scalp condition characterized by hair that is stuck together with yellow or sliver scales accumulated in a way that looks like the hair is glued down on the scalp. Pityriasis Amiantacea affects children more often than adults.
What is the cause of Pityriasis Amiantacea?
The cause is unknown, but it can develop in association with other scalp disorders such as tinea capitis, seborrheic dermatitis, or psoriasis.
Thick yellow and silver scales become adherent around the hair shafts which become pinned down on the scalp.
The visual appearance is unique and a dermatologist usually make a visual diagnosis. will test scalp and hair samples for mycology. There may even be a bacteria culture tested as well.
Samples of the scaly material is sometimes collected for a skin scraping to check microscopically for the presence of fungal organisms or send to a lab for a bacterial culture.
Pityriasis Amiantacea can last for months to years.
The treatment can include topical steroid ointments, foam, liquid, or spray plus medicated shampoos, oral or topical antibiotics.
If a fungal scraping is positive, then an oral antifungal medication would be prescribed.
A dermatologist should be consulted when persistent thick patches of scaling and stuck down hair appear on the scalp.
Successful treatment and the recovery from Pityriasis Amiantacea can take a few weeks to a few years, but flare ups are common. Although it is known to be persistent and reoccurs often, eventually it usually goes away.


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#include "StandardProfile/impl/ServiceImpl.hpp"

#ifdef NDEBUG
  #define DEBUG_MESSAGE(a) /**/
#else
  #define DEBUG_MESSAGE(a) a
#endif

#include <iostream>

#include "abstractDataTypes/Any.hpp"
#include "abstractDataTypes/AnyEObjectBag.hpp"
#include "abstractDataTypes/SubsetUnion.hpp"
#include "util/util.hpp"
#include "uml/Property.hpp"
#include "uml/Operation.hpp"
#include "uml/Parameter.hpp"
#include "StandardProfile/StandardProfileFactory.hpp"
#include "StandardProfile/impl/StandardProfilePackageImpl.hpp"
#include "uml/Stereotype.hpp"

//Types included from attributes, operation parameters, imports and composite owner classes
#include "uml/umlPackage.hpp"
#include "uml/Component.hpp"

//Packges and Factories included from types of attributes, operation parameters, imports and composite owner classes
#include "uml/umlFactory.hpp"
#include "uml/impl/umlPackageImpl.hpp"

//Packages of included Enumerations

//Includes from InstanceValues (if required)

//Includes from Ports typed by interfaces (if required)

//Includes from roles of ConnectorEnds (if required)

using namespace StandardProfile;

//*********************************
// Constructor / Destructor
//*********************************
ServiceImpl::ServiceImpl()
{
	/*
	NOTE: Due to virtual inheritance, base class constrcutors may not be called correctly
	*/
	DEBUG_MESSAGE(std::cout<<"Service is created..."<<std::endl;)
	//***********************************
	// init Get Set
	//getter init
		//Property base_Component
		m_getterMap.insert(std::pair<unsigned long,std::function<Any()>>(1690426049,[this](){ return eAny(this->getBase_Component(), uml::umlPackage::COMPONENT_CLASS, false);}));

	//setter init
	//Property base_Component
		m_setterMap.insert(std::pair<unsigned long,std::function<void(Any)>>(1690426049,[this](Any object){this->setBase_Component(object->get<std::shared_ptr<uml::Component>>());}));

	//unsetter init
		//Property base_Component
		m_unsetterMap.insert(std::pair<unsigned long,std::function<void()>>(1690426049,[this](){m_base_Component = std::shared_ptr<uml::Component>(nullptr);}));

}

ServiceImpl::~ServiceImpl()
{
	DEBUG_MESSAGE(std::cout<<"Service is destroyed..."<<std::endl;)
}

ServiceImpl::ServiceImpl(const ServiceImpl & obj):ServiceImpl()
{
	*this = obj;
}

std::shared_ptr<ecore::EObject>  ServiceImpl::copy() const
{
	std::shared_ptr<ServiceImpl> element(new ServiceImpl());
	*element=(*this);
	element->setThisServicePtr(element);
	return element;
}

ServiceImpl& ServiceImpl::operator=(const ServiceImpl & obj)
{
	//call overloaded =Operator for each base class
	uml::StereotypeImpl::operator=(obj);
	//create copy of all Attributes
	#ifdef SHOW_COPIES
	std::cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\r\ncopy Service "<< this << "\r\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ " << std::endl;
	#endif
	instantiate();

	//copy attributes with no containment (soft copy)
	m_base_Component = obj.getBase_Component();

	//clone attributes with containment (deep copy)

	return *this;
}

std::shared_ptr<uml::Class> ServiceImpl::getMetaClass() const
{
	return StandardProfilePackageImpl::eInstance()->get_StandardProfile_Service();
}

void ServiceImpl::instantiate()
{

}

void ServiceImpl::destroy()
{

	//Erase properties
	//deleting property base_Component
	m_base_Component.reset();

	//Erase back reference to owner
}

//*********************************
// Attribute Setter Getter
//*********************************
void ServiceImpl::setBase_Component(std::weak_ptr<uml::Component> _base_Component)
{
	m_base_Component = _base_Component;

}
std::weak_ptr<uml::Component> ServiceImpl::getBase_Component() const
{

	return m_base_Component;
}

//*********************************
// Union Getter
//*********************************

//*********************************
// Operations
//*********************************

//*********************************
// Structural Feature Getter/Setter
//*********************************
//Get
Any ServiceImpl::get(std::shared_ptr<uml::Property> _property) const
{
	std::string qualifiedName = _property->getQualifiedName();
    return this->get(qualifiedName);
}

Any ServiceImpl::get(std::string _qualifiedName) const
{
	unsigned long uID = util::Util::polynomialRollingHash(_qualifiedName);
    return this->get(uID);
}

Any ServiceImpl::get(unsigned long _uID) const
{
	std::map<unsigned long, std::function<Any()>>::const_iterator iter = m_getterMap.find(_uID);
    if(iter != m_getterMap.cend())
    {
        //invoke the getter function
        return iter->second();
    }

	return eAny(nullptr, -1, false);
}

//Set
void ServiceImpl::set(std::shared_ptr<uml::Property> _property, Any value)
{
	std::string qualifiedName = _property->getQualifiedName();
    this->set(qualifiedName, value);
}

void ServiceImpl::set(std::string _qualifiedName, Any value)
{
	unsigned long uID = util::Util::polynomialRollingHash(_qualifiedName);
    this->set(uID, value);
}

void ServiceImpl::set(unsigned long _uID, Any value)
{
	std::map<unsigned long, std::function<void(Any)>>::const_iterator iter = m_setterMap.find(_uID);
    if(iter != m_setterMap.cend())
    {
        //invoke the setter function
        iter->second(value);
    }
}

//Unset
void ServiceImpl::unset(std::shared_ptr<uml::Property> _property)
{
	std::string qualifiedName = _property->getQualifiedName();
    this->unset(qualifiedName);
}

void ServiceImpl::unset(std::string _qualifiedName)
{
	unsigned long uID = util::Util::polynomialRollingHash(_qualifiedName);
    this->unset(uID);
}

void ServiceImpl::unset(unsigned long _uID)
{
	std::map<unsigned long, std::function<void()>>::const_iterator iter = m_unsetterMap.find(_uID);
    if(iter != m_unsetterMap.cend())
    {
        //invoke the unsetter function
        iter->second();
    }
}

//*********************************
// Operation Invoction
//*********************************
//Invoke
Any ServiceImpl::invoke(std::shared_ptr<uml::Operation> _operation, std::shared_ptr<Bag<Any>> _arguments)
{
	std::string qualifiedName = _operation->getQualifiedName();

	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < _operation->getOwnedParameter()->size(); i++)
	{
		qualifiedName += "_" + _operation->getOwnedParameter()->at(i)->getType()->getName();
	}

    return this->invoke(qualifiedName, _arguments);
}

Any ServiceImpl::invoke(std::string _qualifiedName, std::shared_ptr<Bag<Any>> _arguments)
{
	unsigned long uID = util::Util::polynomialRollingHash(_qualifiedName);
    return this->invoke(uID, _arguments);
}

Any ServiceImpl::invoke(unsigned long _uID, std::shared_ptr<Bag<Any>> _arguments)
{
	std::map<unsigned long, std::function<Any(std::shared_ptr<Bag<Any>>)>>::const_iterator iter = m_invocationMap.find(_uID);
    if(iter != m_invocationMap.cend())
    {
        //invoke the operation
        return iter->second(_arguments);
    }

	return eAny(nullptr, -1, false);
}

std::shared_ptr<Service> ServiceImpl::getThisServicePtr()
{
	return m_thisServicePtr.lock();
}
void ServiceImpl::setThisServicePtr(std::weak_ptr<Service> thisServicePtr)
{
	m_thisServicePtr = thisServicePtr;
	setThisStereotypePtr(thisServicePtr);
}

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I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence my opinion on the book at all. This review is spoiler-free.
I had never read anything by Marie Lu before Warcross came out, but I was always interested. When the opportunity to read this book arose, I knew I had to give her a shot. I wasn't sure what to expect and I hadn't read many gaming books.
I really loved Lu's vision of the not-so-distant future. It's a shiny world, particularly when we get to Tokyo, but it still feels incredibly grounded in reality. This is a world that I can imagine living in one day. I liked how integrated Warcross and virtual reality were – nearly everyone has access to it through the generosity of Hideo Tanaka, the game's creator. For me, it almost reflected the madness that was Pokemon Go, except that Warcross actually lasts and makes a lasting global impact (yikes).
When it comes to virtual reality plots, the author's imagination is truly the limit. Lu did such a great job with imaginative descriptions of the game's landscape. You can really see her background as a video game artist shine through. The technology was easy to understand — again, making it feel very realistic — and still managed to be so incredibly cool.
I will say that I wish there was more descriptions of Emika's hacking in the book. We get things like 'I ran a hacking program', but no description of the actual process. I'm no expert, but surely it's more complicated than just running a program. How did she get access to these programs? It felt a character in a hacking TV show mashing the keyboard and suddenly getting access to The Pentagon. I would have loved more details here, but that may just be my background as a sci-fi reader.
I thought the Warcross game itself was…just okay. It is pretty basic: there are two teams of five or six players. The main objective is to steal the other team's artifact, which is a gem that floats above the head of a selected player. It's so simple! It's great in terms of simplifying it for the sake of the story, but I am not convinced that this would draw in billions of viewers and become a global sensation. I would have absolutely loved to have seen Warcross as an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game — think World of Warcraft). The world she describes within Warcross would have been so perfect for this! I think this is just my casual gaming bias coming through.
Finally, I am not sure Emika really needed to be involved in the game in order to work for Hideo. She hacked the game from dingy New York City apartment — why is it necessary for her to become a wildcard in the game? It works for the plot, but I wish this was strengthened a little more.
We really have two main characters in Warcross: Emika and Hideo. It's true that we have a few others, such as Emika's Warcross team, but these two are the most important. Emika was awesome — I really liked her. The book is told through her point of view, and her voice is very strong. She's a very no-nonsense heroine. She knows what she needs to get done and she does it. She is essentially on her own when the book starts, and she manages to build a life for herself through technology. She's rightfully suspicious when she's swept off the Tokyo following her Warcross hack, but she knows a good thing when she sees it. She's incredibly sensible, which is a trait I haven't' often seen in YA heroines.
Hideo is the perfect mysterious and broody love interest. I wont say much about him because you learn more and more as the book progresses, but I really enjoyed his public persona versus his private self. I was worried he'd go a little Christian Grey in the sense that he was too messed up to function and would pull the annoying 'I cannot be with you because I am too ____!' But I found their relationship not only believable, but enjoyable to read.
Overall, Warcross is an incredibly fun, wild ride. I am absolutely going to pick up her other books — her writing is top-notch! Warcross was easily the most fun book I've read in a long time. It's the perfect thing to snuggle down with on a chilly Saturday — you'll be whisked away to a world where anything can happen!
Have you read Warcross? What did you think? Is it on your TBR? Let me know!


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SoE Professors Receive 2020-2021 University-wide Faculty Awards
Associate Professor Waheed U. Bajwa (left) Associate Professor Jonathan P. Singer (right)
Each year, outstanding members of the Rutgers University community are selected by their peers to receive University-wide Faculty Awards. The eight awards honor exceptional contributions to teaching, research, or public service.
School of Engineering faculty Waheed Bajwa and Jonathan Singer were among the 2020-2021 awardees recently announced by Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and Executive Vice President Prabhas Moghe.
"Professors Bajwa and Singer are deserving recipients of these prestigious faculty awards," says Dean Thomas Farris. "These awards highlight and affirm the strength and dedication of our faculty in providing our students with a world-class engineering education."
Bajwa, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and visiting fellow at Princeton University, is a recipient of the Warren I. Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award, which honors the memory of noted historian and professor, Warren I. Susman, is presented annually to tenured faculty members in recognition of their outstanding service in stimulating and guiding the intellectual development of Rutgers' students.
"Rutgers is home to thousands of excellent, dedicated, and inspiring teachers. So, the fact that I was chosen as a recipient of this university-wide teaching award feels a bit surreal to me," says Bajwa. "At the same time, inspired by several innovative instructors both within and outside Rutgers, I've been working on my pedagogical techniques over the last decade. This award is a validation of these efforts.
"I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that this award has only been made possible through the constant encouragement of my colleagues within the ECE department and the school, the unrelenting desire of several people within the Rutgers active learning community to help me, and last but not least, the patience of my students as I fumbled through the process of refining my pedagogical approach – and their willingness to provide feedback on my teaching style."
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Jonathan Singer is a recipient of the Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence Award. It honors recently promoted and tenured faculty who have made truly outstanding contributions to teaching during their early years at Rutgers.
"Ever since I first worked in a lab as an undergraduate, I understood both the value of hands-on research and how difficult it would be to give this experience to every student," says Singer. "Since then, I've been motivated to incorporate hard-to-translate experiences of research into coursework.
"Through the trust of my department's leadership and the organizers of the NJ Governor's School, I had the opportunity to implement some of my most ambitious active learning ideas at Rutgers in courses and over the summer. To see them not only work in practice, but also to be recognized through this honor is extremely gratifying. It's energized me to keep developing as an educator and a mentor."

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Karen Tweed selected for Huddersfield
Karen Tweed has been selected to stand in Huddersfield at the next general election.
She is a former deputy chairman of Colne Valley Conservative Association and is a former council candidate for the Colne Valley ward on Kirklees council.
She said on her selection:
"I am proud and honoured to have been selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Huddersfield. I have lived in the Huddersfield area for over 25 years and I look forward to speaking up for Huddersfield in the months to come. Across Kirklees you can see the results of 12 years of neglect from a Labour Government with unemployment on the rise, businesses struggling and development schemes being scrapped. I will be setting out the Conservatives vision for change and listening to the views of people across Huddersfield."
The seat has been held for Labour since 1983 by Barry Sheerman (who was MP for Huddersfield West between 1979 and 1983), who will defend a notional majority (after minor boundary changes) of 7,883 over the Liberal Democrats, according to the Rallings and Thrasher figures. The Conservatives start in third place on a notional 21% of the vote, 3% behind the Lib Dems.
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Consumer survey reveals top three ways to capture the attention of a prospective customer.
You'd think getting the phone to ring would be easier than ever. There are more places to advertise than there have ever been, and with the advent of social media and "inbound marketing," customers should flock to your company like magic whenever they have the slightest need.
It takes a lot of money and/or effort to get someone's attention at just the right time so they call you, and not the other guy. Competition is fierce, and when it comes to demand service, the customer doesn't have a lot of time to be picky.
How will a homeowner even know you exist, and if she does, why would she call you to repair her air conditioner instead of any of the other companies in your market?
from the crowd. For some, running an ad is the only hope they have of "standing out" — and that hope is slim indeed.
It's become more difficult than ever to get someone's attention with traditional advertising. Mail may never be opened, people fast-forward through commercials and creating a pay-per-click ad that "stands out" is pretty much against the rules.
Because of all that, traditional advertising can be costly, ineffective and maddeningly unpredictable. But there are other ways to get someone's attention.
Recently, Service Nation Alliance conducted a survey of its members' customers, and got back thousands of responses.
One of the questions asked of these customers was: What works best when it comes to getting your attention? There were three answers that came up more than any others.
According to customers, the first way you can stand out is through online reviews. The typical shopper puts a lot of faith in those star ratings and testimonials.
A company with a lot of positive reviews has a big advantage over one that doesn't. Unfortunately, there may be no way to generate enough reviews to catch up to some of the more established companies. After all, you can't simply go out and buy a bunch of 5-star reviews (right, Google?).
Without a doubt, you should strive to create happy customers and good reviews, but you might never have enough to be the company that stands out from the crowd.
The second way to stand out is by offering a credible, appealing promise. Potential customers want to know what's in store for them when they call your company (peace of mind is a big selling point).
A slogan or tagline or unique selling proposition can draw people in. That's a great way for a customer to differentiate between competitors when she lines them up side-by-side; but how do you get into that lineup?
How will she even know your company exists or that you have the most appealing promise if you aren't visible to her? For your promise to attract new business it usually means you have to spend more of those erratic advertising dollars.
The third way to stand out offers more hope for the average contractor. It's your truck.
A large percentage of respondents said your company stands out when your trucks are frequently in their neighborhood. That's true, but only if your truck catches their attention.
It can't look like all the other white vans in the neighborhood. White vans blend in. They might as well be invisible to consumers.
There's a reason white vans are associated with kidnappers — kidnappers don't want to be noticed or remembered. They don't want to stand out. They want to blend in. When it comes to white vans, remember: they're good for kidnappers, bad for contractors!
An even larger percentage of respondents said your company stands out when your vehicles are clean and have a distinctive wrap, lettering or style. Now that's something any contractor can do, and if done properly, can make your company more noticeable and memorable than even your biggest competitor.
There are really creative designers out there who can make your trucks unforgettable and turn them into "rolling billboards" — just look at HVACR Business' annual Tops in Trucks Fleet Design Contest.
The impact is immediate. You won't believe how quickly people start telling you they "see your trucks everywhere" as soon as you put one on the road. I've seen it happen over and over.
If you navigated to LittleRedTrucks.com in the late 1990s and early 2000s, you'd find "The Company with the Little Red Trucks" — A-abc Appliance & Air Conditioning. At their peak, A-abc did about $12 million in residential service and replacements. The same volume of work would generate $20 million today.
A lot of that could be attributed to those red trucks. Do you think Ahron Katz was onto something with that tagline? It didn't take him long to realize how powerful those trucks could be from a marketing standpoint. He knew how to use them to drive sales.
Those trucks were not only easy to spot, they became an integral part of the brand. People all over Dallas would see them everywhere they looked; either driving down their street or prominently displayed in their phone book, mailbox, TV or pretty much anywhere else Ahron could run an ad.
An image of the truck appeared on everything they produced. When combined with A-abc's credible, appealing promise — You'll be astounded by our service or you don't have to pay a dime. — it created an unmistakable, successful brand; all because he used red when everyone else was using white.
You may not be able to attract enough reviews to get someone's attention, and there's a good chance your promise is barely being noticed. Based on the survey, the best way most contractors can stand out is to ditch the creepy, windowless, white van and have your trucks outfitted with a professionally designed wrap that is unique, eye-catching and memorable.
If you really want to ramp up the effectiveness of your truck, add your "credible, appealing promise" right next to your logo. And, when your phone starts ringing, don't forget to ask for that review!


Australia will contribute $500,000 in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Chris Gallus, announced today.
'The Australian Government will provide humanitarian relief to Palestinians in Rafah through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),' Mrs Gallus said.
'Our contribution to the UNRWA's Rafah Emergency Appeal will help supply shelter and medical assistance to the most vulnerable Palestinian communities.
'Australia has contributed more than $11 million in humanitarian aid for the Palestinian territories and refugees in 2003- 04.
'We also increased annual funding for international humanitarian, emergency and refugee programs by $13 million to $146 million in last month's budget,' Mrs Gallus said.


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package com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec;

import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.ClientMessage;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.Generated;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.builtin.*;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.custom.*;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import static com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.ClientMessage.*;
import static com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.builtin.FixedSizeTypesCodec.*;

/*
 * This file is auto-generated by the Hazelcast Client Protocol Code Generator.
 * To change this file, edit the templates or the protocol
 * definitions on the https://github.com/hazelcast/hazelcast-client-protocol
 * and regenerate it.
 */

/**
 * Adds a new queue configuration to a running cluster.
 * If a queue configuration with the given {@code name} already exists, then
 * the new configuration is ignored and the existing one is preserved.
 */
@Generated("faed08d78771f41333205db25009f47e")
public final class DynamicConfigAddQueueConfigCodec {
    //hex: 0x1B0B00
    public static final int REQUEST_MESSAGE_TYPE = 1772288;
    //hex: 0x1B0B01
    public static final int RESPONSE_MESSAGE_TYPE = 1772289;
    private static final int REQUEST_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET = PARTITION_ID_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_ASYNC_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_MAX_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_ASYNC_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_EMPTY_QUEUE_TTL_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_MAX_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_STATISTICS_ENABLED_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_EMPTY_QUEUE_TTL_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_MERGE_BATCH_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_STATISTICS_ENABLED_FIELD_OFFSET + BOOLEAN_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE = REQUEST_MERGE_BATCH_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int RESPONSE_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE = RESPONSE_BACKUP_ACKS_FIELD_OFFSET + BYTE_SIZE_IN_BYTES;

    private DynamicConfigAddQueueConfigCodec() {
    }

    @edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings({"URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD"})
    public static class RequestParameters {

        /**
         * queue name
         */
        public java.lang.String name;

        /**
         * item listeners configuration
         */
        public @Nullable java.util.List<com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.task.dynamicconfig.ListenerConfigHolder> listenerConfigs;

        /**
         * number of synchronous backups
         */
        public int backupCount;

        /**
         * number of asynchronous backups
         */
        public int asyncBackupCount;

        /**
         * maximum number of items in the queue
         */
        public int maxSize;

        /**
         * queue time-to-live in seconds: queue will be destroyed if it stays empty or unused for that time
         */
        public int emptyQueueTtl;

        /**
         * {@code true} to enable gathering of statistics, otherwise {@code false}
         */
        public boolean statisticsEnabled;

        /**
         * name of an existing configured split brain protection to be used to determine the minimum number of members
         * required in the cluster for the queue to remain functional. When {@code null}, split brain protection does not
         * apply to this queue configuration's operations.
         */
        public @Nullable java.lang.String splitBrainProtectionName;

        /**
         * backing queue store configuration
         */
        public @Nullable com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.task.dynamicconfig.QueueStoreConfigHolder queueStoreConfig;

        /**
         * Classname of the merge policy.
         */
        public java.lang.String mergePolicy;

        /**
         * Number of entries to be sent in a merge operation.
         */
        public int mergeBatchSize;

        /**
         * Class name of the configured {@link java.util.Comparator} implementation.
         */
        public @Nullable java.lang.String priorityComparatorClassName;

        /**
         * True if the priorityComparatorClassName is received from the client, false otherwise.
         * If this is false, priorityComparatorClassName has the default value for its type.
        */
        public boolean isPriorityComparatorClassNameExists;
    }

    public static ClientMessage encodeRequest(java.lang.String name, @Nullable java.util.Collection<com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.task.dynamicconfig.ListenerConfigHolder> listenerConfigs, int backupCount, int asyncBackupCount, int maxSize, int emptyQueueTtl, boolean statisticsEnabled, @Nullable java.lang.String splitBrainProtectionName, @Nullable com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.task.dynamicconfig.QueueStoreConfigHolder queueStoreConfig, java.lang.String mergePolicy, int mergeBatchSize, @Nullable java.lang.String priorityComparatorClassName) {
        ClientMessage clientMessage = ClientMessage.createForEncode();
        clientMessage.setRetryable(false);
        clientMessage.setOperationName("DynamicConfig.AddQueueConfig");
        ClientMessage.Frame initialFrame = new ClientMessage.Frame(new byte[REQUEST_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE], UNFRAGMENTED_MESSAGE);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET, REQUEST_MESSAGE_TYPE);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, PARTITION_ID_FIELD_OFFSET, -1);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET, backupCount);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_ASYNC_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET, asyncBackupCount);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_MAX_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET, maxSize);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_EMPTY_QUEUE_TTL_FIELD_OFFSET, emptyQueueTtl);
        encodeBoolean(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_STATISTICS_ENABLED_FIELD_OFFSET, statisticsEnabled);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_MERGE_BATCH_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET, mergeBatchSize);
        clientMessage.add(initialFrame);
        StringCodec.encode(clientMessage, name);
        ListMultiFrameCodec.encodeNullable(clientMessage, listenerConfigs, ListenerConfigHolderCodec::encode);
        CodecUtil.encodeNullable(clientMessage, splitBrainProtectionName, StringCodec::encode);
        CodecUtil.encodeNullable(clientMessage, queueStoreConfig, QueueStoreConfigHolderCodec::encode);
        StringCodec.encode(clientMessage, mergePolicy);
        CodecUtil.encodeNullable(clientMessage, priorityComparatorClassName, StringCodec::encode);
        return clientMessage;
    }

    public static DynamicConfigAddQueueConfigCodec.RequestParameters decodeRequest(ClientMessage clientMessage) {
        ClientMessage.ForwardFrameIterator iterator = clientMessage.frameIterator();
        RequestParameters request = new RequestParameters();
        ClientMessage.Frame initialFrame = iterator.next();
        request.backupCount = decodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.asyncBackupCount = decodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_ASYNC_BACKUP_COUNT_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.maxSize = decodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_MAX_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.emptyQueueTtl = decodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_EMPTY_QUEUE_TTL_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.statisticsEnabled = decodeBoolean(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_STATISTICS_ENABLED_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.mergeBatchSize = decodeInt(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_MERGE_BATCH_SIZE_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.name = StringCodec.decode(iterator);
        request.listenerConfigs = ListMultiFrameCodec.decodeNullable(iterator, ListenerConfigHolderCodec::decode);
        request.splitBrainProtectionName = CodecUtil.decodeNullable(iterator, StringCodec::decode);
        request.queueStoreConfig = CodecUtil.decodeNullable(iterator, QueueStoreConfigHolderCodec::decode);
        request.mergePolicy = StringCodec.decode(iterator);
        if (iterator.hasNext()) {
            request.priorityComparatorClassName = CodecUtil.decodeNullable(iterator, StringCodec::decode);
            request.isPriorityComparatorClassNameExists = true;
        } else {
            request.isPriorityComparatorClassNameExists = false;
        }
        return request;
    }

    public static ClientMessage encodeResponse() {
        ClientMessage clientMessage = ClientMessage.createForEncode();
        ClientMessage.Frame initialFrame = new ClientMessage.Frame(new byte[RESPONSE_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE], UNFRAGMENTED_MESSAGE);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET, RESPONSE_MESSAGE_TYPE);
        clientMessage.add(initialFrame);

        return clientMessage;
    }

}


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How Does the N1S2 Directive Affect Your Organization's Security Requirements?
by theonsecurity | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog | 0 comments
As cyberthreats continue to grow in our increasingly connected world, becoming more complex and larger in scale, legislators are seeking to enhance the digital protection of companies, citizens, and nation states. To that end, the European Union (EU) has introduced the NIS2 (Network and Information Security) Directive to replace and fill in the gaps of its predecessor, the NIS Directive.
In this blog, we cover what the NIS2 directive is, who it applies to, and how it will affect your organization's security requirements.
What is the NIS2 Directive?
The NIS2 directive is an EU legislative text which aims to establish a high level of common security across the EU in order to protect critical infrastructure and organizations from growing cyber threats over the long term. The NIS2 directive focuses on organizations providing essential services that contribute to the functioning of society, organizations that are often major targets for cybercriminals.
The NIS2 Has Three General Objectives:
Increase cyber resilience across essential service providers
Streamline resilience with stricter security requirements and penalties
Improve the EU's collective ability to prepare for and respond to cyber threats
Why Has the NIS2 Directive Been Developed?
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a dramatic change in the cybersecurity landscape. The world has rapidly become more digital and remote — the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally, at 9.7 billion in 2020, is expected to nearly triple to over 29 billion in 2030. As a result, cyberthreats have skyrocketed, with an 81% increase since the start of the pandemic.
In acknowledgement of this, the European Commission proposed a repeal and replacement of the initial NIS directive (proposed in 2016, implemented in 2018), which had limitations, inconsistencies, and a lack of guidance on protecting against and responding to cybersecurity events.
In its place, the NIS2 directive offers a more clear, comprehensive policy aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity and resilience of more sectors and types of private and public entities in the EU.
Who Does the NIS2 Directive Affect?
The same entities covered by NIS are also covered by NIS2, however there are new additions, and the terminologies have changed. Instead of the NIS' DSPs (Digital Service Providers) and OESs (Operators of Essential Services), the NIS2 directive distinguishes two types of entities:
Essential Entities (EE)
Important Entities (IE)
Essential Entities include the following sectors:
Financial Market Infrastructure
Digital Infrastructure (cloud providers, data centers, DNS, etc.)
Important Entities include the following sectors:
Postal and Courier Services
Food Production, Processing, and Distribution
Chemical Manufacturing, Production, and Distribution
Manufacturing of: computer, electronic and optical products; medical devices; electrical equipment; motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers; other transport equipment
Digital Providers of: online search engines; online marketplaces; social networking services platform
The following are new additions with the NIS2 directive:
Wastewater and Waste Management
Manufacturing of Certain Critical Products (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, chemicals)
Providers of Public Electronic Communications Networks or Services
You are in the category of being an important or essential entity if your organization falls within one of these sectors. Important to note is that the NIS2 directive applies to organizations within the EU, as well as organizations outside of the EU that are essential within an EU country. All will be required to comply with the NIS2 directive.
How Does the NIS2 Directive Affect Your Organization's Security Requirements?
While NIS2 is built on the initial NIS directive, there are several important changes that organizations will be required to consider.
NIS2 – Key Changes to Consider:
Risk Ownership – Management bodies will have a crucial and active role in the supervision and implementation of NIS2 measures. They will also be liable for non-compliance and be subject to temporary bans and suspensions or the designation of a monitoring officer.
Enforcement – Competent authorities can impose administrative fines up to 10 million EUR or 2% of the total global annual turnover of the company for not complying with the reporting and/or cybersecurity risk management measures.
Security Obligations – NIS2 provides a list of security measures that shall be implemented, including risk analysis and information system security policies, incident handling, business continuity and crisis management, development and maintenance, policies and procedures (testing and auditing) to assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity risk management, effective use of cryptography and encryption.
Supply Chain Security – Entities will need to perform due diligence to ensure the security of their supply chains.
Incident Reporting – Incident response will play a critical role in compliance with NIS2. Entities should submit an initial notification within 24 hours to the relevant competent authority of any significant cyber threat that could have potentially resulted in a significant incident. Furthermore, the recipients of their services must be informed of incidents that are likely to adversely affect the provision of that service.
The level of requirement for cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations under NIS2 depends on the 'important' or 'essential' entity classification assigned to an organization under the directive.
When Will the NIS2 Directive Be Enforced?
The NIS2 directive was approved by European Parliament on November 10, 2022, bringing the legislative process to a close. The regulation was approved by the Council of Ministers on November 28, 2022, and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on December 27, 2022. From the latter date, member states have 21 months to meet the requirements and incorporate the provisions of the NIS2 direction into national law — until September 2024.
What Should be the Next Steps for Your Organization?
To prepare for the NIS2 directive's enforcement and to effectively manage evolving cyber risks, organizations should seek to improve cyber resilience capabilities.
Areas of focus to protect information security and prepare for compliance with the NIS2 directive:
Raising of cybersecurity awareness and training
Preparing risk management measures — effective identification, assessment, and elimination of cyber security risks
Streamlining cybersecurity incident handling and reporting
Improving cybersecurity infrastructure, practices, and overall cybersecurity posture
The NIS2 directive will harmonize cybersecurity efforts across member states of the European Union — but its requirements are stringent. While its enforcement is some months away, organizations should start working on compliance now to ensure preparedness when the time comes.
Game-Changing Data Security to Help Prepare for NIS2 Enforcement
Implementing robust digital encryption will be key to your organization's readiness for the new NIS2 directive.
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Yay, I am so happy that I was able to finally get y'all a new free fall printable! I love free printables. I also love sharing the printables I create! This one says Fall Blessings and can be kept out from now until Thanksgiving if you like.
This prints out on a regular sheet of printer paper. Printables can be placed anywhere. I like to put them on clipboards and hang around the house, on the fridge, in a frame, at work or ANYWHERE!!! Hope you like! Enjoy!


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Few video games so directly encapsulate the notion of "being a toy" as The Room.
Few video games so directly encapsulate the notion of "being a toy" as The Room, a popular iOS title now boasting a high-definition PC port, upscaled graphics, and touch controls substituted with a mouse. While the majority of games flooding the iOS marketplace feature little but simplistic gameplay and cartoonish 2D visuals, The Room made a mark with spectacular 3D graphics and moody ambience, establishing itself as a more mature and highbrow experience involving Hellraiser-style puzzle boxes tackled with Apple's intuitive touch controls. Solving each puzzle reveals more of the game's narrative involving the fates of past adventurers who would dare attempt the puzzle boxes, shades of Lovecraft permeating its storyline and complimenting the thick atmosphere that the visuals and sound design create.
Much of the press for The Room has focused on that atmosphere over the actual gameplay and puzzles, and this is no accident. The Room falls victim to its own frustrating case of "video game logic," where most of its mysteries are solved through endlessly clicking around each puzzle box until the correct doohickey opens or closes to reveal a gizmo that matches a symbol and unlocks the next thingamabob. The Room's shallow puzzle solutions are divided between those that require recognition and memorization of shapes or symbols, and those that are exclusively designed to be deduced with brute force rather than rationality, and neither come close to the kind of elegant, rewarding riddles that drove this year's earlier successful iOS-to-PC remake Year Walk. Any puzzles that do offer something genuinely original and clever are repeated ad nauseam to rid them of interest: Consider that, while there's a certain cleverness in manipulating a folding key on screen to match numerous different locks, this "puzzle" is merely one of trial and error, and ends up being repeated across the short storyline. Ditto the alignment of different laser lights to form a specific symbol, and the use of an intriguing spyglass to find hidden symbols and markings on the box like a blacklight, and so on, so on. There's even a dull game of Simon before the unsatisfactory climax to really stretch the notion of The Room as a "deeper puzzle game" thin.
The game's narrative covers only a few puzzle boxes, each unlocking the next and containing notes from a doomed individual who previously solved them. This framing device, while well-written in foreboding, believable letters that simultaneously warn and allure the player with promises of revelations and answers, doesn't cohere into something meaningful, ultimately leaving this very short game feeling pointless and trivial. While it's to The Room's credit that the graphics and sound design remain impressive with the transition to PC, and able to compete against other PC titles, the gameplay does not, and without a compelling story the experience ends up being sadly forgettable.
The Room is now available on Steam from Fireproof Games.


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Seattle Children's faces widening array of lawsuits over fatal mold infections
Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:21 pm Updated Jan. 8, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Seattle attorneys Brad Moore, second from right, and Karen Koehler announce in December the filing of a lawsuit against Seattle Children's on behalf of the families of patients who have been sickened by Aspergillus mold. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times, file)
Ryan Blethen
Beth Hutt is 5 months old and has never been home since her birth in August. She was born with a heart condition and rushed from Tacoma General Hospital to Seattle Children's, where she has undergone three surgeries, beginning when she was 5 days old.
At some point during her stay at Seattle Children's, Beth contracted an infection in her heart from the Aspergillus mold, a recurring problem that has sickened patients at the hospital as far back as 2001.
Beth's parents, Katie and Micah Hutt, knew about the problems Seattle Children's was having with Aspergillus but said it was a "no-brainer to take her to Children's."
"We went into this situation believing that an issue had been found and it was fixed," Katie Hutt said.
On Wednesday, attorneys pursuing a class-action lawsuit against Children's on behalf of the families of patients who have been sickened from the mold sought to add Beth Hutt to the case.
The lawsuit, filed in December in King County Superior Court on behalf of four children or their estates, seeks class-action status for patients who were sickened by Aspergillus at Children's between 2005 and 2017. A fifth patient was added to the complaint before Beth Hutt.
In an emailed response, Seattle Children's didn't answer questions about Beth Hutt.
"We are working diligently to resolve these issues, including the claims that have been brought against Seattle Children's related to past surgical site infections," the statement read. "We are incredibly sorry for the impact this situation has had on our patients and families."
Beth's second surgery was Nov. 7, three days before Children's administrators closed three of the hospital's operating rooms, after the hospital announced it had found two possible cases of Aspergillus infections. Children's closed the remaining operating rooms on Nov. 13 to sanitize them and inspect the air-handling system that serves the rooms.
The state Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday that it had finished an investigation of the hospital, which it began in November "after the hospital self-reported a case of Aspergillus to us." The agency said it did discover mold, but found the hospital to be following the state's rules and found no evidence of deficient practices.
Last year's problems with Aspergillus weren't the first for Children's. In October 2017, inspectors with the DOH cited the hospital for a serious violation over its failure to "implement and monitor an effective infection prevention program."
In June 2018, Children's closed two operating rooms and an equipment-storage room for three days after Aspergillus was detected and attributed to small gaps in the walls of the operating rooms.
Children's problems with Aspergillus came to light again on May 18 last year, forcing it to close four operating rooms for more than six weeks because of the mold.
This time, the Aspergillus was attributed to a gap in the array of air filters in an air-handling unit serving the operating rooms, prompting the hospital to shut down, clean and install new units. Hospital officials wouldn't say Wednesday if those units were now installed.
Children's chief executive, Dr. Jeff Sperring, has acknowledged 14 patients had been sickened by Aspergillus since 2001, six of whom died. He said the hospital had "failed" and blamed the hospital for not recognizing a connection between the infections and the air-handling units attached to its operating rooms.
One of the reasons Hutt was added to the lawsuit is because she is one of the most recent patients to be infected by the mold, which gives the complaint representation during a wider time frame, said attorney Karen Koehler, one of the lawyers handling the lawsuit.
Children's, the region's premier pediatric hospital, faces a series of lawsuits related to the Aspergillus infections, including a suit filed in December by the family of an 11-year-old boy claiming he was infected during surgery in March 2019, and another that alleges a 4-year-old boy needed a second brain surgery in May related to his risk for Aspergillus exposure during surgery.
Aspergillus is a common mold that most people breathe daily without getting sick, but its risk to hospital patients has been known for decades. Patients with lung disease or weakened immune systems — especially organ- or stem-cell transplant patients — are at higher risk of developing Aspergillosis. In the most serious cases, symptoms range from a fever to coughing up blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The family of another patient, a teenager who played football, filed suit in late October. That suit alleges the hospital "failed to take reasonably prudent measures to prevent Aspergillus from infecting" their son, leaving him disabled.
Despite the Hutts' frustration and anger with the hospital's administration and building services, they don't hold it against the nurses and doctors who have been working with their daughter.
"We would not trade the level of care we have received for anything," said Beth's father, Micah Hutt.
Beth Hutt is still at Seattle Children's and had another surgery on Jan. 2.
Ryan Blethen: rblethen@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @RyanBlethen.
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/**
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class StreamActivityMonitorService extends \Google\AdsApi\Common\AdsSoapClient
{

    /**
     * @var array $classmap The defined classes
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      'ObjectValue' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\ObjectValue',
      'AdBreak' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\AdBreak',
      'AdDecisionCreative' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\AdDecisionCreative',
      'AdResponse' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\AdResponse',
      'ApiError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\ApiError',
      'ApiException' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\ApiException',
      'ApiVersionError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\ApiVersionError',
      'ApplicationException' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\ApplicationException',
      'AuthenticationError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\AuthenticationError',
      'BooleanValue' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\BooleanValue',
      'CollectionSizeError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\CollectionSizeError',
      'CommonError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\CommonError',
      'CreativeTranscode' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\CreativeTranscode',
      'Date' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\Date',
      'DateTime' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\DateTime',
      'DateTimeValue' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\DateTimeValue',
      'DateValue' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\DateValue',
      'FeatureError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\FeatureError',
      'FieldPathElement' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\FieldPathElement',
      'InternalApiError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\InternalApiError',
      'LinearStreamCreateRequest' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\LinearStreamCreateRequest',
      'NotNullError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\NotNullError',
      'NumberValue' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\NumberValue',
      'ParseError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\ParseError',
      'PermissionError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\PermissionError',
      'PublisherQueryLanguageContextError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\PublisherQueryLanguageContextError',
      'PublisherQueryLanguageSyntaxError' => 'Google\\AdsApi\\AdManager\\v202205\\PublisherQueryLanguageSyntaxError',
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International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has urged South Africans to make donations for flood relief in neighbouring countries battered by Tropical Cyclone Idai.
Over the past week, parts of Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique were affected by the tropical cyclone that left trails of destruction while claiming tons of lives in its wake.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Sisulu appealed to South African NGOs, companies and individuals to make donations towards humanitarian aid for the affected countries.
According to reports, at least 100 people have lost their lives as a result of floods that have left 400 000 displaced and in urgent need of shelter, food and other amenities.
"The Minister has, on behalf of the people of South Africa, sent a message of condolence to the people of Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and wished those in hospital speedy recovery," the department said.
"We have directed all our Embassies and Diplomats to continue to work with the three countries to assess the damage. We have this afternoon received reports from our Missions and our teams on the ground who are working with authorities. What is urgent now is the provision of humanitarian aid," Sisulu said in the statement.
The department urged South Africans affected by the floods to contact the Embassies or call the 24-hour DIRCO call centre on 012 351 1000.


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Q: Simple formula question How many possible combinations of numbers can be made using 0-9 without using the same number twice any any part. example 1,2,12,1234567890...but never using 1111 or 122 versions...
Any combination that only uses each number one time.
Can someone help.
Additional information!
I have a simple lock box that we have forgotten the combination. We no longer wish to open it (its empty and we know that, but now have a bet in the office as to how many possible number combinations there are to try if someone so wished. There are 10 buttons on it, 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 .. no number can be used 2 times as once the number is pressed it cannot be pressed again.
The bet is simple. There are 5 project managers each of us have blocks. CLosest to the actual possible number is the winner, farthest from the actual possible number combinations is the loser and must buy all lunch. Combination possibilities...0-10K, 10,0001-50K, 50,001-100,000, 100,001-500,000, and 500,001-1mil....

A: The combinations have no more than $10$ digits.
For $1\le n\le 10$, there are $a_n=10\cdot9\cdot\ldots\cdot(10-n+1)$ combinations. This is
$$a_n=\frac{10!}{n!}$$
Then, the total number of combinations is:
$$\sum_{n=1}^{10}\frac{10!}{n!}=10!\sum_{n=1}^{10}\frac1{n!}\approx10!e$$
Notice
Since you have said 'combinations' and not 'numbers' I have counted the combinations that start with $0$.


On July 29, a federal appeals court ruled that individual genes may be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had reached the opposite conclusion. The case centered on the question of whether genes were inherently products of nature. In its ruling, the court found that genes were isolated DNA, having "been manipulated chemically so as to produce a molecule that is markedly different from that which exists in the body," thus making them unique from "naturally-occurring" DNA.
The case revolved around patents held by Myriad Inc. for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that are often mutated in breast cancer. The plaintiffs in the case, which included several researchers and the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged the right of the company to hold exclusive rights to what they felt were products of nature. While upholding the right of companies to patent individual genes, the appeals court actually invalidated Myriad's BRCA patents, stating that the patents… "are directed to the abstract mental processes of comparing two nucleotide sequences" and therefore unpatentable.
An appeal to the Supreme Court is likely. ASBMB will continue to monitor the case.


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namespace Cofoundry.Web;

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/// Represents a partial update of a model, intended for use in
/// a web api http patch operation with a json payload.
/// </summary>
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{
    private readonly string _jsonData;
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    public JsonDelta(string jsonData, JsonSerializerSettings jsonSerializerSettings)
    {
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    /// Updates an existing model with the data from the delta.
    /// </summary>
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    public void Patch(TModel model)
    {
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NEW FCC CO-CHAIR
By: Stephanie Zarriello
San Antonio – The other week the San Antonio Observer reported the Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce is now under the leadership of CPS Energy's Dr. Eddie Kirby who was appointed chairman of the board. After hearing of the community loss, Founder of the Fair Contractor Coalition, TC Calvert announced the FCC would be co-chaired by Deborah Omowale to keep the focus on Black business progress in San Antonio and Bexar County. Calvert noted on February 12th the decision was made because Omowale made tremendous progress with lifting the voices of Black business owners.
In less than a year, Deborah Omowale addressed critical issues important to the 3% to 4% of San Antonio's Black business population. She took on a major issue of access to affordable capital with Liftfund's CEO Janie Barrera. What came out of her discussion was a new program the Alamo City Black Chamber members will benefit with a lower financing rate contingent on completing education class requirements.
Omowale's efforts tripled the chamber's membership. She recruited 6 new board members to take part in the advocacy of the chamber. She promptly regained corporate sponsorship for programs that needed support. What we like is she restored relationships with media partners, like the Observer, Tha1Radio, and TAAN TV.
Omowale penned a historic agreement with the Black Contractors Association for African American Business Enterprise (AABE's) with Bexar County, an area under much criticism over the years. She renewed the chamber's EPIC leadership program as the program went dormant in 2016.
Deborah addressed inequities with the 300 Commission as she saw a lack of inclusion of Black businesses with the celebration of the birthday of the City of San Antonio. Likewise, she weighed in and formed close partnerships for vendor benefits with the City of San Antonio, Alamo College District, GoRio, and VIA. Deborah is most proud of putting a financial accounting system online with full transparency and checks and balances. She worked hard with no pay.
After succeeding H-E-B's Wayne Terry's term, Omowale found herself under an expiring lease agreement with Zachry in St Paul Square. Omowale and the renewed support of USAA, with the allignment of the chamber and the veterans at the Good Samaritan Veterans and Outreach Transition Center at St. Philip's College was applauded throughout the community. President Adena Loston, board member of the chamber, really championed the 80-year organization to relocate on her campus. The organization appeared to be moving on up.
It was only a month ago, Omowale was featured in the San Antonio Business Journal as the face of San Antonio chamber women selected to lead business interest typically reserved and addressed by men. Omowale was the future of the chamber's advocacy.
Young business entrepreneur, Veronica Leno said, "I look up to Omowale as a symbol of hope as a Black business owner who had the battle scars and continued to fight and motivate my generation. As a native of San Antonio, I will follow her where ever she goes."
Members of the chamber still have not received or necessarily understand why the resignation of Omowale occurred. While board members are privileged with the information, the board members we reached out to said they declined statement or couldn't discuss personnel matters.
The collective sentiment however remains we cannot afford to lose great talent such as Deborah Omowale.
The SA Observer pointed out that the chamber's Executive Board, where all the major decisions are made, are made up of mostly corporate or public agencies. SAWS, CPS Energy, control a major position to how well Black businesses perform in the chamber and in San Antonio.
As an active participant of the Fair Contractor Coalition, Deborah was effective in all aspects of her service. The membership of the FCC called TC Calvert to make sure the talent of Omowale was not lost or misplaced.
Greg Jackson, FCC Member and advocate says, "It's a great access to the team to acquire the talents of Deborah Omowale. We can definitely use her expertise working with others across party line."
Businessman and founding member of the FCC, Ken Lowe indicates, "Black business growth is dependent on Black business owners who know what we face day in and day out. Black business owners who have paid a payroll and know that lives depend on their success or failure is the type of leader who gains respect. Deborah has done that and more."
While the FCC is made up of a coalition of minority and Christian chambers of commerce, a person doesn't have to be a member of a chamber to be a member of the FCC.
TC Calvert adds, "the decision is necessary as this movement is to advance this generation of business owners and the next generation is too important. Deborah understands the complex nature of the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, SAWS, CPS Energy, and all of the public agencies we have met with to improve their report card scores. We cannot afford to roll back progress with actors who have not sat at the FCC table. We are in the continuous position to educate what diversity and inclusion really means to the leaders elected or appointed by the people. I am glad Deborah introduced me to support our Black Chamber. Her advocacy as co-chair will continue the advocacy we desperately need in San Antonio."
I wrote last week, for some, Deborah Omowale was probably too outspoken, especially as she stood with the strong advocacy leaders of the Fair Contractor Coalition. It was my observation as a chamber member, that the rest of the chamber's board just didn't get it. It? The fact that Black businesses are dying and tired of receiving crumbs and other company leftovers.
I repeat this week, Black contractors and business owners mention to me that whenever public companies are in charge of the Black chamber, the chamber acts very conservative – more less imitating the companies they represent. It will be interesting to see if Kirby led Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce will continue to stand up for economic injustices and work with the FCC as the coalition organization.
Christopher Herring, chairman of TAAACC notes, "the Alamo chamber will rally under Dr. Kirby's leadership. He was one of my recruits to be on the board years ago. Deborah and Eddie came on at the same time. They both are very good team players and I expect as we get closer to our statewide business conference in September, we will be working together as one team to continue to advance Black businesses." He adds, "I am particularly excited Deborah forged a relationship with my mentor at Junior Achievement to enable the chamber to start a summer program for middle and high school students to teach financial literacy. I was told this starts in mid June. This is where the business legacy and opportunity begins for Dr. Kirby and the Alamo City Chamber."
TC Calvert
FCC Coalition
Tha1Radio
Observer Newspaper
TAAN TV
Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Eddie Kirby


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GENEVA (AFP)-Severe flooding caused by torrential rains stretching across Africa is probably linked to the "La Nina" weather pattern thousands of mile away in the Pacific. The World Meteorological Organisation warned in July that the combination of tropical wind patterns over the Pacific Ocean and cooler than normal sea temperatures off western Latin America could have a "planetary" impact. The link between "La Nina" and flooding in western Africa has been closely studied since the 1990s. "We have found a very close relationship between La Nina and the phenomenon of flooding in West Africa. It was therefore very probable that a rather rainy season would occur in the region extending from Sudan in the east to Senegal in the west."
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Do Democrats & Trump need to cut a deal on border security funding?
President Donald Trump is visiting the border town of McAllen, Texas, to make the case for his $5.7 billion dollar wall with Mexico.
Speaking with reporters at the White House before departing, Trump repeated his earlier assertion that he was considering the possibility of declaring a state of emergency to fund the wall.
The president's visit to Texas first comes as the partial government shutdown reaches the 20-day mark. Trump is demanding $5.7 billion in federal funding to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have rejected providing any money for a barrier.
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Give 'em a break
Fishing closure remains in effect for 14 miles of the Ruby River
Jolene Palmer
news@madisoniannews.com
Full fishing closures lifted on May 25 were reinstated on June 16 for the Ruby River from its confluence with the Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges to Duncan District Road crossing outside of Sheridan. This area includes the state access at Silver Springs Bridge as well as county bridge access at Duncan District Road, Lewis Lane and Seyler Lane.
The emergency closure cited flows in the Ruby River at a U.S. Geological Survey gauge near Twin Bridges dipping below 20 cubic feet per second on June 16, well below the fifth percentile of historic daily flows for that date, which is 45 cubic feet per second. Water temperatures also exceeded 73 degrees for three consecutive days from June 13 to 15.
According to a Fish, Wildlife & Parks press release, closures of this nature are designed to protect fish that become more susceptible to disease and mortality when conditions, such as low flows and high water temperatures, combine with additional stressors.
This is especially expedient this year as recent fish surveys found low numbers of trout in the lower Ruby River. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists estimate there are about 191 fish per mile at the upper end of the closure area, which has a long-term average of about 700 fish per mile. At the lower end, there are an estimated 31 fish per mile, compared to a long-term average of about 800 fish per mile.
"From a fisheries perspective, we're at historically low trout abundances in the lower Ruby," said Matt Jaeger, FWP's Hydropower, Native Species and Beaverhead-Ruby Program Manager. "So that, in combination with poor snowpack and low precipitation leading to low flows and high temperatures, is why we feel an angling closure is warranted."
Ruby River water users are also taking steps to keep flows above 20 cubic feet per second, in accordance with the Ruby Valley Users Drought Management Plan. Stored water users have taken a 15% reduction in allocated water, and decreed water users have taken a voluntary 10% reduction in allocated water, according to Bill Wood, the dam tender for the Ruby River Water Users Association.
"We're trying to balance the needs of users who rely on water from the Ruby while maintaining flow levels that fish need," Wood said. "Water levels at Ruby River Reservoir peaked at 93% of capacity this year, which is the first time since 2003 that the dam didn't spill."
The river will remain closed to fishing until lifted by FWP administrative action when daily mean flows exceed 40 cfs for seven consecutive days or until Oct. 15, 2021, at which time the restrictions will no longer remain in effect.
Unless the area receives a deluge of rain, the likelihood of the stretch opening is seemingly low. On June 28 just before 11 a.m. the gauge was reading 20.8 cfs. The lowest the gauge ever recorded on June 28 was 16 cfs in 1954. The highest? On June 28 in 1964 the river was flowing at 1300 cfs.
For the areas that remain open for fishing, waters are warm, so handle fish quickly with pre-wet hands and, ideally, don't take them out of the water.
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