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As many of my fellow citizens know, men have been running this pop stand we call the United States since 1776. I fully expect we'll have a lady President in my life time and it won't be when I'm an old lady dribbling into my Depends.
Marianne Schnall, writer and founder of the website Feminist.com, wonders this herself and now she's asking other noteworthy people on why we haven't had a woman President and what will it take to make this happen in her book, What Will It Take to Make A Woman President?-Conversations About Women, Leadership and Power.
This simple inquiry put Schnall on a quest to find out why America has never had a woman President and she found some pretty big guns to ask them this very thought-provoking question.
Not surprisingly, many of the people Schnall interviews are women who have spent time in the political trenches. These people include Republicans like former US senators Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Olympia Snowe, GOP political strategist Ana Navarro, and the Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin. On the Democratic side, we have current US Senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill, former Speaker of the House and current Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile.
Other notables interviewed by Schnall include feminists both young (Jessica Valenti) and not so young (Gloria Steinem). Journalists, broadcasters and writers include Soledad O'Brien, Pat Mitchell, Maya Angelou and Melissa Harris Perry. The world of business and academics is covered by Sheryl Sandberg, and Anita Hill. Celebs like Joy Behar, Kathy Najimy and Melissa Etheridge also give us their two cents worth.
And don't worry; this book isn't a total estrogen fest. Schnall also includes the men by interviewing Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom, and former member of the NFL and social activist Don McPherson.
And let's not forget that because of sexism women are often judged on their looks and their outfits, or are seen as too emotional who can't handle the rough and tumble world of politics. Or if they can handle the rough and tumble world of politics they're branded as cold, bitchy or bossy.
What else could be keeping a woman from becoming president? Until recently, there was a dearth of strong female political role models. Often women are not encouraged to get involved in politics, whether it's running for office or running a campaign. Women sometimes don't have access to the huge amount of money that men do (running for office ain't cheap, kids). And speaking of kids, undoubtedly a majority of childcare falls on women and a lot of them may eschew politics until their children are grown.
Furthermore, our media can be brutal when covering female political candidates. The mainstream media may be considered liberal (it's not), but it can be downright reactionary or irritatingly condescending. Years ago the New York Times did a piece on women in politics, specifically the chance of having a woman in the Oval Office. This piece was published in the Times' "Style" section (as opposed to the news or opinion section) and was illustrated with a fancy pink purse emblazoned with the Presidential seal because we all know ladies love pink and purses!
We know the reasons why we haven't had a lady President. Now what can we do about it?
Answers vary, but the interviewees offer several ideas on how to get women to run for office. They include women demanding more access, increasing our confidence and willingness to put ourselves on the line politically, and promoting women as ideal political candidates who can bring a fresh perspective to governing.
And just what are these fresh perspectives women can bring to governing? According to the interviewees women bring new perspectives and are willing to reach across the aisle to build consensus. Women are collaborative and acknowledge the importance of relationships. Now this may sound like stereotypes (I've worked with women who exhibited none of these traits), but don't they sound like things desperately needed in the world of politics?
I enjoyed reading What Will It Take To Make a Woman President, and I appreciated everyone's thoughts, ideas and opinions. I would have appreciated Schnall interviewing the average woman and man off the streets to get their input, but I also understand the importance of people who have actually been there and done that political-wise.
The year 2016 may seem a long time from now but it is a Presidential election year. And not surprisingly Hillary Clinton's name is mentioned a lot as a potential candidate. But there are countless other women who can run for President. Is the United States ready for a President with lady parts asks What Will Take To Make a Woman President? The answer is a resounding "Yes!" And it's only a question of when this will happen and what action steps we can take to make this a reality.


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#ifndef CLOTHING_ASSET_AUTHORING_H
#define CLOTHING_ASSET_AUTHORING_H

#include "NxClothingAssetAuthoring.h"
#include "ClothingAsset.h"
#include "ClothingGraphicalLodParameters.h"
#include "ApexAssetAuthoring.h"

#include "ReadCheck.h"
#include "WriteCheck.h"

#ifndef WITHOUT_APEX_AUTHORING

namespace physx
{
namespace apex
{
namespace clothing
{

class ClothingPhysicalMesh;

class ClothingAssetAuthoring : public NxClothingAssetAuthoring, public ApexAssetAuthoring, public ClothingAsset
{
public:
	APEX_RW_LOCKABLE_BOILERPLATE

	ClothingAssetAuthoring(ModuleClothing* module, NxResourceList& list, const char* name);
	ClothingAssetAuthoring(ModuleClothing* module, NxResourceList& list);
	ClothingAssetAuthoring(ModuleClothing* module, NxResourceList& list, NxParameterized::Interface* params, const char* name);

	// from NxApexAssetAuthoring
	virtual const char* getName(void) const
	{
		return ClothingAsset::getName();
	}
	virtual const char* getObjTypeName() const
	{
		return NX_CLOTHING_AUTHORING_TYPE_NAME;
	}
	virtual bool							prepareForPlatform(physx::apex::NxPlatformTag);

	virtual void setToolString(const char* toolName, const char* toolVersion, PxU32 toolChangelist)
	{
		ApexAssetAuthoring::setToolString(toolName, toolVersion, toolChangelist);
	}

	// from NxApexInterface
	virtual void							release();

	// from NxClothingAssetAuthoring
	virtual void							setDefaultConstrainCoefficients(const NxClothingConstrainCoefficients& coeff)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mDefaultConstrainCoefficients = coeff;
	}
	virtual void							setInvalidConstrainCoefficients(const NxClothingConstrainCoefficients& coeff)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mInvalidConstrainCoefficients = coeff;
	}

	virtual void							setMeshes(PxU32 lod, NxRenderMeshAssetAuthoring* asset, NxClothingPhysicalMesh* mesh,
													PxU32 numMaxDistReductions = 0, PxF32* maxDistReductions = NULL,
													PxF32 normalResemblance = 90, bool ignoreUnusedVertices = true,
													IProgressListener* progress = NULL);
	virtual bool							addPlatformToGraphicalLod(PxU32 lod, NxPlatformTag platform);
	virtual bool							removePlatform(PxU32 lod,  NxPlatformTag platform);
	virtual PxU32							getNumPlatforms(PxU32 lod) const;
	virtual NxPlatformTag					getPlatform(PxU32 lod, PxU32 i) const;
	virtual PxU32							getNumLods() const;
	virtual PxI32							getLodValue(PxU32 lod) const;
	virtual void							clearMeshes();
	virtual NxClothingPhysicalMesh*			getClothingPhysicalMesh(PxU32 graphicalLod) const;

	virtual void							setBoneInfo(PxU32 boneIndex, const char* boneName, const PxMat44& bindPose, PxI32 parentIndex);
	virtual void							setRootBone(const char* boneName);
	virtual PxU32							addBoneConvex(const char* boneName, const PxVec3* positions, PxU32 numPositions);
	virtual PxU32							addBoneConvex(PxU32 boneIndex, const PxVec3* positions, PxU32 numPositions);
	virtual void							addBoneCapsule(const char* boneName, PxF32 capsuleRadius, PxF32 capsuleHeight, const PxMat44& localPose);
	virtual void							addBoneCapsule(PxU32 boneIndex, PxF32 capsuleRadius, PxF32 capsuleHeight, const PxMat44& localPose);
	virtual void							clearBoneActors(const char* boneName);
	virtual void							clearBoneActors(PxU32 boneIndex);
	virtual void							clearAllBoneActors();

	virtual void							setCollision(const char** boneNames, PxF32* radii, physx::PxVec3* localPositions,
														PxU32 numSpheres, PxU16* pairs, PxU32 numPairs);
	virtual void							setCollision(PxU32* boneIndices, PxF32* radii, PxVec3* localPositions, PxU32 numSpheres,
														PxU16* pairs, PxU32 numPairs);
	virtual void							clearCollision();

	virtual void							setSimulationHierarchicalLevels(PxU32 levels)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.hierarchicalLevels = levels;
		clearCooked();
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationThickness(physx::PxF32 thickness)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.thickness = thickness;
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationVirtualParticleDensity(physx::PxF32 density)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		PX_ASSERT(density >= 0.0f);
		PX_ASSERT(density <= 1.0f);
		mParams->simulation.virtualParticleDensity = PxClamp(density, 0.0f, 1.0f);
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationSleepLinearVelocity(physx::PxF32 sleep)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.sleepLinearVelocity = sleep;
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationGravityDirection(const physx::PxVec3& gravity)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.gravityDirection = gravity.getNormalized();
	}

	virtual void							setSimulationDisableCCD(bool disable)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.disableCCD = disable;
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationTwowayInteraction(bool enable)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.twowayInteraction = enable;
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationUntangling(bool enable)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.untangling = enable;
	}
	virtual void							setSimulationRestLengthScale(float scale)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mParams->simulation.restLengthScale = scale;
	}

	virtual void							setExportScale(physx::PxF32 scale)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mExportScale = scale;
	}
	virtual void							applyTransformation(const physx::PxMat44& transformation, physx::PxF32 scale, bool applyToGraphics, bool applyToPhysics);
	virtual void							updateBindPoses(const physx::PxMat44* newBindPoses, physx::PxU32 newBindPosesCount, bool isInternalOrder, bool collisionMaintainWorldPose);
	virtual void							setDeriveNormalsFromBones(bool enable)
	{
		NX_WRITE_ZONE();
		mDeriveNormalsFromBones = enable;
	}
	virtual NxParameterized::Interface*		getMaterialLibrary();
	virtual bool							setMaterialLibrary(NxParameterized::Interface* materialLibrary, physx::PxU32 materialIndex, bool transferOwnership);
	virtual NxParameterized::Interface*		getRenderMeshAssetAuthoring(physx::PxU32 lodLevel) const;

	// parameterization
	NxParameterized::Interface*				getNxParameterized() const
	{
		return mParams;
	}
	virtual NxParameterized::Interface*		releaseAndReturnNxParameterizedInterface();

	// from NxParameterized::SerializationCallback
	virtual void							preSerialize(void* userData);

	// from ApexAssetAuthoring
	virtual void							setToolString(const char* toolString);

	// internal
	void									destroy();

	virtual bool							setBoneBindPose(PxU32 boneIndex, const PxMat44& bindPose);
	virtual bool							getBoneBindPose(PxU32 boneIndex, PxMat44& bindPose) const;

private:
	// bones
	PxU32									addBoneConvexInternal(PxU32 boneIndex, const PxVec3* positions, PxU32 numPositions);
	void									addBoneCapsuleInternal(PxU32 boneIndex, PxF32 capsuleRadius, PxF32 capsuleHeight, const PxMat44& localPose);
	void									clearBoneActorsInternal(PxI32 internalBoneIndex);
	void									compressBones() const;
	void									compressBoneCollision();
	void									collectBoneIndices(PxU32 numVertices, const PxU16* boneIndices, const PxF32* boneWeights, PxU32 numBonesPerVertex) const;

	void									updateMappingAuthoring(ClothingGraphicalLodParameters& graphLod, NiApexRenderMeshAsset* renderMeshAssetCopy,
																	NiApexRenderMeshAssetAuthoring* renderMeshAssetOrig, PxF32 normalResemblance,
																	bool ignoreUnusedVertices, IProgressListener* progress);
	void									sortSkinMapB(SkinClothMapB* skinClothMap, PxU32 skinClothMapSize, PxU32* immediateClothMap, PxU32 immediateClothMapSize);

	void									setupPhysicalLods(ClothingPhysicalMeshParameters& physicalMeshParameters, PxU32 numMaxDistReductions, PxF32* borderMaxdistances) const;

	void									distributeSolverIterations();

	bool									checkSetMeshesInput(PxU32 lod, NxClothingPhysicalMesh* nxPhysicalMesh, PxU32& graphicalLodIndexTest);
	void									sortPhysicalMeshes();

	// mesh reordering
	void									sortDeformableIndices(ClothingPhysicalMesh& physicalMesh);

	bool									getGraphicalLodIndex(PxU32 lod, PxU32& graphicalLodIndex) const;
	PxU32									addGraphicalLod(PxU32 lod);

	// cooking
	void									clearCooked();

	// access
	bool									addGraphicalMesh(NxRenderMeshAssetAuthoring* renderMesh, physx::PxU32 graphicalLodIndex);

	Array<ClothingPhysicalMesh*>			mPhysicalMeshesInput;

	PxF32									mExportScale;
	bool									mDeriveNormalsFromBones;
	bool									mOwnsMaterialLibrary;

	NxClothingConstrainCoefficients			mDefaultConstrainCoefficients;
	NxClothingConstrainCoefficients			mInvalidConstrainCoefficients;

	const char*								mPreviousCookedType;

	ApexSimpleString						mRootBoneName;

	void									initParams();

	// immediate cloth: 1-to-1 mapping from physical to rendering mesh (except for LOD)
	bool									generateImmediateClothMap(const NxAbstractMeshDescription* targetMeshes, PxU32 numTargetMeshes,
															ClothingPhysicalMeshParametersNS::PhysicalMesh_Type& physicalMesh,
															PxU32* masterFlags, PxF32 epsilon, PxU32& numNotFoundVertices,
															PxF32 normalResemblance, NxParamArray<PxU32>& result, IProgressListener* progress) const;
	bool									generateSkinClothMap(const NxAbstractMeshDescription* targetMeshes, PxU32 numTargetMeshes,
															ClothingPhysicalMeshParametersNS::PhysicalMesh_Type& physicalMesh, PxU32* masterFlags,
															PxU32* immediateMap, PxU32 numEmptyInImmediateMap, NxParamArray<SkinClothMap>& result,
															PxF32& offsetAlongNormal, bool integrateImmediateMap, IProgressListener* progress) const;

	void									removeMaxDistance0Mapping(ClothingGraphicalLodParameters& graphicalLod, NiApexRenderMeshAsset* renderMeshAsset) const;

	bool									generateTetraMap(const NxAbstractMeshDescription* targetMeshes, PxU32 numTargetMeshes,
															ClothingPhysicalMeshParametersNS::PhysicalMesh_Type& physicalMesh, PxU32* masterFlags,
															NxParamArray<ClothingGraphicalLodParametersNS::TetraLink_Type>& result, IProgressListener* progress) const;
	PxF32									computeBaryError(PxF32 baryX, PxF32 baryY) const;
	PxF32									computeTriangleError(const TriangleWithNormals& triangle, const PxVec3& normal) const;

	bool									hasTangents(const NiApexRenderMeshAsset& rma);
	PxU32									getMaxNumGraphicalVertsActive(const ClothingGraphicalLodParameters& graphicalLod, PxU32 submeshIndex);
	bool									isMostlyImmediateSkinned(const NiApexRenderMeshAsset& rma, const ClothingGraphicalLodParameters& graphicalLod);
	bool									conditionalMergeMapping(const NiApexRenderMeshAsset& rma, ClothingGraphicalLodParameters& graphicalLod);

};

}
} // namespace apex
} // namespace physx

#endif // WITHOUT_APEX_AUTHORING

#endif // CLOTHING_ASSET_AUTHORING_H

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By Paul Honda
In the public eye, David Hallums wore green on the basketball court.
At heart, he bleeds purple, which is one reason why Pearl City hired the former University of Hawaii hoopster as its new football head coach yesterday.
"There's a lot of school pride and I'm definitely excited. But I'm humbled, very humbled," Hallums said Monday. "I talked with my brother, Kalani, and it almost overwhelmed me how much people care about Pearl City."
Hallums, 45, will replace Kai Kamaka, who was 18-12 in three seasons as the Chargers' coach. Kamaka was released by the school following a year of ups and downs: a run to the Division II state tournament marred by player suspensions due to on-field conduct.
"I know there's a lot of controversy with what happened with Kai. I can guarantee you all the drama's going to be done," said Hallums, a law enforcement officer with HPD.
He is still a presence in the media. For years, Hallums has done color commentary on radio, and was recently hired as a color commentator by OC Sports for UH men's basketball.
He plans to meet with returning players soon.
"We hope to match what Kai did. I loved what they did on both sides of the ball. Once everything settles, the guys won't see drastic changes," he said.
Hallums intends to retain two assistants: offensive line coach Sean Na'auao and junior varsity coach Guy Paredes. The latter is a former teammate of Hallums' at Pearl City. Hallums has stayed in contact with Kamaka since his release. Kamaka had expressed an interest in staying on staff.
"He brings a lot. He's a great coach," Hallums said. "I've had many conversations with Kai. But for now, there's a mutual understanding. … We're planning to start from square one. I wish him the best."
Buccaneers fire head coach Raheem Morris
PSG president says Beckham to remain in LA

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Many have commented on the risks managers face by not assuming a win-win approach in negotiation—and I am one. Obstinately reject all your employees' requests, suppliers' inquiries, and peers' pleas for help, and you'll quickly find yourself on the other side of a pink slip.
But, as my friend Georg Berkel is discussing in his upcoming book on learning to negotiate, pursuing a win-win with one party can often carry a less appreciated risk of its own: creating a win-lose for someone else. Since understanding the second risk is just as critical for making management negotiable, let's unpack this cryptic possibility.
Consider the following examples: Managers sometimes receive requests from employees hoping to be exempted from an organizational policy. Or inquiries from suppliers hoping for preferential treatment in an RFP. Or pleas from peers trying to redirect resources toward their pet projects. What's interesting about these situations is this: A simplistic reading of the voluminous writing on win-win negotiation would essentially encourage the manager to get creative in accommodating such requests. At least when it fulfills their own managerial interests in winning friends and allies, go ahead and waive the policy, wink at the preferred supplier, speak out in favor of the pet project.
But here's what's even more interesting: Do each of those things, thereby securing a win-win with the requestor, and the manager is bound to create a win-lose for someone else. What about the other employees who still have to follow the policy (and thus face greater constraints)? Or the other suppliers who don't get preferential treatment (and thus have a lesser chance of winning the deal despite a potentially better product)? Or the colleagues in other departments who find their funding cut to accommodate the peer's expensive project (and may thus underperform)? In each case, pursuing a win-win with a requestor present at the table tends to create a win-lose for someone absent from the table. And that win-lose will likely become a lose-lose when the victim retaliates.
And so, in contrast to an overly simplistic reading of the voluminous writing on negotiation, win-win is not always an unalloyed good. Perhaps it is for the parties present, but not necessarily for the parties absent (and, for many organizational decisions, many are absent). But hopefully a mere awareness of their phantom presence can nudge the manager toward a win-win for the broader collective.
Any guesses as to the most popular phrase in the toddler's vocabulary? That's right: "It's not fair." While we may be tempted to discount these three words as a manifestation of the toddler's irrational mind, I'm here to suggest that they can actually teach us something important about disputes. In particular, I'd like to suggest that this phrase represents nearly everyone's reaction in a dispute situation, and recognizing as much can make our own disputes more negotiable.
This is a classic dispute. The toddler made a claim, namely that chocolate was appropriate at 7 AM. And the parent rejected it, namely by saying no. Both sides found their own positions entirely fair.
While this dispute may seem silly or contrived, consider the following analogue: It's January, and you wish to take your vacation a bit earlier this year than last. So you ask your boss: "Boss, can I take my vacation in February?" "No," your boss says, "We're pretty busy that time of year." A completely different domain, but a very similar situation. You wanted to do something a little earlier than someone else expected, and they simply said no. Again, both sides probably found their own positions entirely fair.
Anytime one party makes a claim and another party rejects that claim, you have the basic outlines of a dispute. And anytime you have the basic outlines of the dispute, both parties think that their position is fair. The fact that we identify with our own vacation claim more than the toddler's chocolate claim doesn't change the basic situation: everyone in a dispute considers their own view the very epitome of fairness.
In this light, toddlers can teach us something important: in the context of a dispute, appeals to fairness are not likely to work. However fair your own claim seems, you can rest assured your counterpart sees things just the opposite. So how convinced will they be by the natural and oft-made argument, issued later and in a professional adult manner of course, that this particular decision is not particularly fair? Not very.
In this respect, I have to lodge a slight amendment to the book Getting to Yes. Despite the book's many positive qualities, which I have often extolled in this blog, it advises the reader to resolve conflicts by focusing on objective standards. But the toddler's behavior shows us that objectivity is subjective, at least when a negotiation becomes a dispute. Since everyone finds their own views the epitome of fairness, trying to be objective is unlikely to get you any closer to a resolution.
So what can you do? Well, you can probably turn to another insight from Getting to Yes: Focusing on underlying interests. The toddler wanted chocolate at 7 AM, but why? Perhaps they're just hungry for something a little sweeter than the normal dose of plain oatmeal, in which case an apple may do? Your boss said no to the February vacation, but why? Are they concerned that you won't finish the big report, which you've actually already drafted?
Bottom line: "It's not fair" is everyone's reaction to a dispute, not just the irrational toddler's. And however professional and adult-like you put it, it's not going to convince your counterpart. So the next time you find yourself in a dispute, resist the toddler's temptation to highlight the unfairness of the situation and instead focus on unearthing whichever of your counterpart's interests led them to reject your claim in the first place. It's only by transcending the tendencies of a toddler—surprisingly hard for all of us in a dispute—that we can hope to resolve the disputes and achieve the interests in our own lives.


HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): At least seven kidnappers, including a woman, have been detained in western Herat province, the governor's office said Monday.
A statement from the governor's house said the gang was busted by the National Directorate of Security (NDS ) personnel.
The detainees had confessed to their involvement in kidnapping several residents of Herat City and Iranian nationals, the statement said.


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Chandra Wilson — From NAACP Image Awards to Grey's Anatomy Set!
February 11, 2015 by Nicole Pomarico
It's official: Grey's Anatomy's Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey) is our career role model. Chandra's been busy directing an upcoming episode of Grey's, which is obviously a huge undertaking. But did she slack off on her other obligations to get it done? No, she did not — and that's why we love her.
Recently, Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey) brought her daughter, Stella, to work with her, and somehow, Stella ended up behind the camera — in a pic she shared on Instagram, anyway!
In the photo, Stella looks like she's deep in thought as she films a very pivotal Grey's scene as her mom, who seems to be dressed in Mer's scrubs, looks on with pride. Does this mean Stella has a future in entertainment, like her mom? Maybe!
"So busy working it almost slipped my mind," Ellen captioned the photo.
We absolutely love that the Grey's cast is allowed to bring their kids to work. It must be difficult to work such long hours without getting to love on your little ones, and it also must be a cool experience for said little ones to see what happens on a TV set. Everybody wins!
Fingers crossed we get to see Stella guest star in an upcoming episode? She'd make an excellent patient, if you ask us.


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Q: How to obtain an url string by concatenating two strings in javascript I am trying to send a request using axios, and it works well when I hardcode the url, like this:
const logIn = (email, password) => {
  axios.post("http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/token_auth/", {
    username: email,
    password: password
  })
  .then(function (Response) {
    console.log('Login succesfull');
  })
  .catch(function (Error) {
    console.log('Login failed.');
  });
}

The problem is when I try to concatenate two strings to get the same url, like this:
import apiServer from 'controllers/settings';

const logIn = (email, password) => {
  axios.post(apiServer+"token_auth/", {
    username: email,
    password: password
  })
  .then(function (Response) {
    console.log('Login succesfull');
  })
  .catch(function (Error) {
    console.log('Login failed.');
  });
}

In this later case, I can see that the concatenation is not working straightforwardly, and so I don't get the url string I am looking for:

Is there any other way in javascript to concatenate two strings so I can use the resulting string as a url?
EDIT
The value of apiServer is defined in another file settings.js:
const apiServer = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/";

A: It seems that apiServer is an Object for some reason.
Just make sure it's a String, and later you can do the concatenation, or a String interpolation as follows:

const apiServer = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/"

const url = `${apiServer}token_auth`

console.log(url)

If you prefer doing it with concatenation:
const apiServer = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/"

const url = apiServer + "token_auth"

A: You should export your constant in you settings.js file :
export const apiServer = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/";

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If you were a logo, what would you look like? May sound like a silly question, but if you're on the entrepreneurial path, it's an important one. When you get right down to it, a good logo is what's going to draw someone into your brand, whether it's clicking your brand page, wearing your printed brand t-shirts or picking up your business card. You don't have to be a graphic designer to make your own, but you can definitely learn from one in our new online class, Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator.
Your instructor Meg Lewis is a creative designer who's worked with over 60 companies to visualize their brand identity, and you're up next. Head on over to the B+C online classroom to sign up right now!
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Q: Add more dropdown with dynamic values I have three dropdown(two dropdown with dynamic values and one empty dropdown) and one button. When I click the button, The same four things(two dropdown with dynamic values, one empty dropdown and one button) will be append to my code.
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Holyrood committee accuses SNP minister of evasion over ferries fiasco
An SNP minister has been accused of disrespecting a Holyrood probe into the ferries fiasco by providing it with "unsatisfactory and evasive" responses.
Keith Brown, who is now justice secretary, but was previously the minister responsible for infrastructure, was strongly criticised by the Scottish Parliament's public audit committee. It questioned whether his behaviour breached the ministerial code.
Mr Brown previously told MSPs he did not "have any further information to provide" after being pressed for more details.
There has been a long-running row over the construction of two CalMac ferries, the Glen Sannox and the as-yet-unnamed hull 802, which are now more than three times over budget and years late. One is destined for the Arran route and the other will serve Skye, North Uist and Harris.
Keith Brown. Picture: John Devlin
Their botched construction at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow is the subject of a probe by the public audit committee, which is led by former Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard.
Mr Brown, who is also the deputy leader of the SNP, was asked for details of the information shared with him by then transport minister Derek Mackay, as well as any action he took following concerns raised by Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL), which owns the ports, ferries, harbours and infrastructure.
In a scathing letter to Mr Brown on behalf of the committee, Mr Leonard said: "The committee finds your responses to be both unsatisfactory and evasive. By way of example, we asked for details of the information that was shared with you by the former minister for transport and the islands, before he went on leave, about the status of the procurement of the ferry vessels, including any concerns.
"You failed to answer that specific question, referring instead to a submission you received from Transport Scotland when the minister was on leave. This was not information we asked for, as it is already in the public domain.
"The committee is extremely disappointed by your failure, once again, to provide sufficient answers to the questions we sought to help inform our scrutiny despite our best efforts. Your unwillingness to engage constructively with the committee is disrespectful to both the committee and the Parliament."
Mr Leonard highlighted the requirements outlined in the Scottish ministerial code, including that ministers have a duty to account for their policies, actions and decisions, and they should be "as open as possible with the Parliament and the public".
He said: "We now find ourselves in the regrettable position of questioning whether these requirements have been followed in this case. The committee is now turning its attention to producing a report of our scrutiny, which will be published in the coming months.
"I expect we will wish to consider in this report the level of engagement we have had with Scottish ministers and stakeholders during the course of our work, and how this is reflected in our conclusions and recommendations. The committee would consider any further evidence you wish to give. The deadline is January 6, 2023."
Scottish Conservative transport spokesman Graham Simpson insisted Mr Brown "must come clean", adding: "He cannot continue to dodge critical questions about what he knew and when in relation to his Government's ferries fiasco.
"His lack of detailed responses are not only an insult to the committee, they are the latest example of a senior SNP figure believing they are above parliamentary scrutiny."
The Scottish Government was approached for comment.
Keith BrownSNPHolyroodScottish ParliamentMSPs


Our goal is to propel entrepreneurial teams as integrated and holistic lifelong laborers in business start-ups around the world. The Entrepreneur Readiness Workshop (ERW) is the first step to prepare for ministry as a Navigator missional entrepreneur. Missional enterprise is the Navigator's Business as Mission (BAM) context to living out our calling.
Should I come if I don't know how to start a business or have business experience? Yes, this workshop is geared to helping both those with some business salve and others with little experience. You will be teamed together to uniquely utilize your strengths just like on an entrepreneurial team. Actually, some of the best entrepreneurs are those who currently don't know anything about business.
After the workshop, what's next? The ERW should give you a good sense of "missional enterprise is great, but I could never imagine myself doing this…" or "I could see myself as part of a team." In either case, you'll have an opportunity to reflect on whether or not missional enterprise is for you. If so, we have a team who can walk with you through next steps here in the US or somewhere internationally.
How certain do I need to be about serving internationally? The ERW is meant to be a starting point. You may still be 5-10 years out from moving around the world, possibly. There is no need to commit to a timeline or location just yet. Although we discuss international contexts, missional enterprises can even be started in the US. The Navigator's I-58, Nations Within and NavMissions already have missional enterprises.
ERW Alumni are currently starting new ventures around the world in places like Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and the US.


Othelo Gervacio's Horror/Skate/Metal ink wash work is where it's at. Gervacio's technique renders skeletons, reapers, and ghosts just softly enough to mix up the whole graphics game. With a nice mix of controlled bleeding and tight line work, this is a prime example of how this stuff should be done. Where Neckface might parody, Gervacio comes in and celebrates, proving that imitation is not always a form of surrendered creativity.
Joana Avillez is a radical comic book drawing machine from Manhattan, NYC. Her work exists in a universe all her own where old timey cartoons wear Geta shoes and one-of-a-kind hats, while reading old issues of Heavy Metal and Raw, over a nice hot bowl of asian soup. Buy copies of her most recent book "Life Dressing: The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas" here.
We usually post only one video a day but I thought we'd throw caution to the wind today and do an entire day of videos. Lets start the morning right with a mega epic video by my new favorite band, Barbariön. Join me in headbanging the start of the day after the jump.


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Association for retired school/school-board administrators and non-teaching professionals.
Serves the English-speaking 50+ community of east-end Montreal.
A non-profit, fraternal organization aimed at the preservation of Irish history.


Newstalk ZB – The Justin du Fresne Show – joke arising from controversy over Prime Minister's allegedly speeding motorcade.
 On The Justin du Fresne Show, broadcast on Newstalk ZB on the morning of 19 July 2004, presenter Justin du Fresne told a joke arising from the earlier controversy over the Prime Minister's allegedly speeding motorcade.
Doesn't take long does it, for the jokes, it never takes long, after an event of some, some discussion, you know, an event that captures the public imagination, it never takes long for the jokes to turn up.
 He then went on to tell the joke, which involved Prime Minister Helen Clark's chauffeur-driven car hitting and killing a cow on the road, and the driver being misunderstood when he reported to a farmer that he was the Prime Minister's driver and he had just "killed the cow".
 Arnold Sabine complained to Newstalk ZB that the broadcast was breached the requirement of good taste, and "bordered on incitement". The complainant appeared to be concerned at the use of "obscene and suggestive language".
 In a brief letter, Newstalk ZB, which responded to the complaint on behalf of The Radio Network, declined to uphold the complaint. It assessed the complaint under Principle 7 (social responsibility) of the Radio Code of Broadcasting Practice, but did not address the application of Principle 1 (good taste and decency).
 Newstalk ZB declined to uphold the complaint on the basis that it was an attempt at humour and was thus covered by Guideline 7a.
 Mr Sabine was dissatisfied with this response and referred his complaint to the Authority. In his referral, Mr Sabine did not add to the submissions in his original complaint.
 The Radio Network responded to the referral of the complaint to the Authority. In its response, TRN apologised for the fact that the complaint had not been processed in accordance with its standard procedures (in that it had been assessed by the individual station involved rather than through TRN's established complaint procedures).
 TRN then considered the complaint under Principle 1 of the Radio Code, and noted that "while the joke is not particularly funny, it is a joke and in terms of bad taste rates at a reasonably low level". TRN also noted, in relation to the complainant's apparent concerns that the broadcast appeared to be anti-government, that governments in power for a long time are subject to scrutiny and criticisms and are "fair game" for jokes.
 TRN concluded that the joke was made in the context of the speeding controversy and was broadcast to an adult audience. Accordingly, it submitted that the complaint should not be upheld.
The item was clearly an anti-government broadcast.
 The Authority does not uphold the aspect of the complaint that alleges the broadcast failed to observe standards of good taste and decency. The Authority notes that Newstalk ZB is aimed primarily at an adult audience, that the item was clearly introduced as a joke, and that it contained no offensive language.
 Furthermore, the Authority notes that the joke was clearly not intended to be a personal attack on the Prime Minister, but was instead an attempt at humour directed at a public figure and arising directly from a highly publicised controversy involving that figure. The Authority notes that public figures are often a target for such humour, and there was nothing offensive or obscene in the joke to bring it within the ambit of Principle 1.
 Nor does the Authority consider that the broadcast breached Principle 7 (social responsibility). As noted above in relation to Principle 1, the broadcast was an obvious attempt at humour, containing no offensive material, and was simply directed at a public figure involved in a recent controversy. In the view of the Authority, the broadcast contained nothing to threaten Principle 7 of the Radio Code of Broadcasting Practice.


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Media Release – The Federal Budget 2016 and its Impact on Australians Saving for their Retirement
Federal Budget, Financial Planning, Media Release, News, Retirement Planning, Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF), Superannuation
In the Federal Budget on Tuesday night, the Treasurer announced a number of tax reforms to superannuation.
Mr Morrison said the Turnbull Government's objective is to ensure tax concessions are better targeted to those who need incentives to save for their retirement, increase confidence in the system and make retirement savings more fiscally sustainable.
However, Newcastle Certified Financial Planner, Elliot Watson, said that while some of the changes, the Government has forecast, are good news for low income earners, other changes, along with similar rhetoric from the opposition, indicates that both sides of politics fail to understand the basic fiscal requirements of an individual's superannuation savings – if they are to fund a sustainable retirement income stream.
Mr Watson said, 'that while the goal of superannuation policy is to remove the tax burden of the Government funding retirement, the decision to limit concessional contributions, that is; salary sacrifice amounts, to $25,000 and the introduction of a lifetime cap of $500,000 on non-concessional contributions, will significantly handicap, most Australians' pre-retirement saving strategies.'
The Government clearly fails to understand that, for most Australians, there is a short window of opportunity during their life, usually between 50 to 65 years, when they generally have some disposable income that can be allocated to boost their retirement nest egg. Prior to this age, the majority of families are straddled with home mortgages, the costs of raising children and other living expenses.
Mr Watson points out that, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard (which benchmarks the annual budget needed to fund either a comfortable or modest standard of living in retirement), the average couple will require an annual net income of $59,236 and a single $43,184[1]. At a 5% annualised return this represents a minimum accumulated amount, at retirement, of $1,184,720 and $863,680. If a prospective retiree's superannuation, falls short of this amount, they will be partially reliant on the age pension.
Mr Watson said, 'that these particular changes, announced in the budget, will only hinder an individual's ability to fully fund their retirement. By removing incentives, such as salary sacrifice and capping non-concessional contributions, people will be less motivated to contribute surplus disposable income to their retirement.
About Elliot Watson Financial Planning Pty Ltd
Elliot Watson, the owner and operator of Elliot Watson Financial Planning Pty Ltd, is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and the winner of the NSW Charter of Financial Planning Value of Advice Award 2013. Elliot has over nine years of industry experience and holds the Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning and the Master of Financial Planning.
[1] http://www.superannuation.asn.au/resources/retirement-standard
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Making the Crime Fit the Punishment – Internet censorship and the 'Russiagate' campaign
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In 2018 the campaign to blame Russia for Trump's victory was in full swing. It was not until 2022 that it was finally shown that the so-called 'Steele Dossier' on which the campaign was based, was itself a complete fake, commissioned by the Clinton Camp in the Democratic Party. It was however too late: by the time the truth had its boots on, the lie was twice around the world.
The substitution of falsehood for truth was achieved by two means that have now become standard fare: the systematic Goebelsian repetition of the lie until it becomes commonsense truth – and the suppression of those who protest the lie as purveyors of 'fake news', agents of foreign powers, useful idiots, and that paraphernalia of abuse against any who attempt inform themselves that has now become customary
My two short presentations to the Socialist Studies panels at the Congress of the Humanities in 2018 attempt to get to the misconceptions, lying at the heart of the bourgeois liberal vision, which make such travesties of democracy and freedom acceptable to those who profess to love them. First, in this post, come the slides. Following that, my notes that accompanied the slides and reference them individually. Following that, the incomplete text of a paper that was not completed.
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Der Unbehagen der Marxisten: Financem, unproductive labour, and crisisDoctrines, Economics, Myth Industry, Pluralism, Theory of Value
Depressions, Cycles and capitalist self-restoration: a pluralistic introduction to the relation between Schumpeter, Keynes, and Marx. Short course at Changchung University, Jilin province, ChinaDoctrines, Economics, Ethics, Geopolitical Economy, Myth Industry, Pluralism, States and Nations, Theory of Value


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Q: Azure Data Factory Pipeline 'On Failure' I am setting up an ADF pipeline to copy blob into an Azure SQL DB. I have a Iteration activity in my pipeline, where I have set up a counter to loop and copy only if the blob exists.
This works great except for some random PK violations, which I will have to check manually. So I edited my pipeline to log the error, and continue. So I set up the pipeline as such.

If the copy activity fails due to Primary Key Violation, (for now) ignore, but log the details using a stored procedure and continue as usual i.e. update the loop counter to get the next folder.
Unfortunately, the success of Log Failure does not execute the "Set Variable" activity. So it goes back in an infinite loop keep coming back with the same exception, but the Stored Procedure activity itself is logging the error message correctly.
If I create a new "Set Variable" and do exactly what the SetLoopVariable does, it seems to be okay. but that means I have to copy every activity after that to have two separate paths. Which I feel is redundant.
BACKGROUND: My file structure is container/YYYY/MM/dd/HH/mm, there will be at least one file per hour, but not for every minute of the day so I to do a check if the folder exists before attempting to copy.

A: This is by design. SetVariable will only be called if Copy Data succeeds and fails, since Data Factory V2 Activity Dependencies are a Logical AND.

A: Thomas answer is correct.  I had this exact issue recently.  In case it helps someone else, I realised it means the arrows don't represent a flow but a dependency.  The box only runs if all the preceding tasks are done, which is impossible in your case because it depends on the copy both succeeding and failing.
To solve your case just duplicate the 'set loop variable' in your error handling path.
However you might then have the same problem  that I now have here Azure data factory: Handling inner failure in until/for activity


Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden: A New York, NY Restaurant.
One of the largest outdoor drinking venues in the city, this Astoria beer garden boasts a huge backyard with communal picnic tables and a stage for live music. The Czech-inspired menu features imported pilsners like Krusovice and Staropramen, and traditional dishes like grilled bratwursts, potato pierogis, and roast pork with sauerkraut and dumplings. Though summer is undoubtedly Bohemian Hall's busiest season, the indoor bar makes for a cozy winter hang spot.


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Art of the Guitar
Some of the best known guitar pieces
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
1. Malaguena, Op. 165, No 3
Julian Arcas (1832-1882)
2. Fantasia on Themes from Verdi's La Traviata
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
3. Prelude No. 1 in E minor
4. Prelude No. 2 in E major
Stanley Myers (1930-1993)
5. Cavatina from The Deer Hunter
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Five Lyric Pieces
6. Spring Dance, Op. 38, No 5
7. Elegie, Op. 38, No 6
8. Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2
9. Lullaby, Op. 38, No. 1
10. Norwegian Melody, Op. 12, No. 6
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
11. La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin from Preludes, Book I
Abel Carlevaro (1918-2001)
12. Campo from Preludios Americanos
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
13. Fantasie Hongroise, Op. 65, No. 1
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
14. Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9
Five Pieces from Venezuela - Harmonized by Vicente Emilio Sojo (1887-1974)
15. Cantico
16. Aguinaldo
17. Cancion
18. Aire Venezolano
19. Galeron
Jose Broca (1805-1882)
20. Pensamiento Español
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (1903-1982)
21. Campanas del Alba
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Fingerstyle Guitar
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"…an exceptional CD of its kind."
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"…supreme musicianship supported by immaculate technique…Without doubt, another outstanding release from a true artist of the guitar."
"…played with technical polish and, more important, genuine musicality."
"He holds each work like a bird in the hand, releasing the distinctive sonorities of each and then returning to an overall trajectory… The overall effect is absolutely entrancing."
"Russell's concert flows from selection to selection with the same polish and expert phrasing that is shown in all his performances."
"…all in all I see this as an exceptional CD of its kind."
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GRAMMY AWARD WINNER DAVID RUSSELL
SHINES ON ART OF THE GUITAR
GRAMMY Award winning guitarist David Russell is a world-class musician who has spent a lifetime performing and recording the works of many composers who have written for guitar as well as transcribing other works for guitar. Not one to rest on his laurels, the virtuoso continues his long and prolific relationship with Telarc with the March 27, 2007, release of Art of the Guitar.
"A phrase played by [David Russell] is a thing of such clarity and direction that it seems almost physically palpable," hailed American Record Guide, "It is an object of such polish, perfect curvature, and ineluctable sweep that one feels as though one could pick it up and examine it as if it were a sculpture."
Art of the Guitar features selections from the traditional Spanish repertory as well as original works by composers from Latin America, Hungary and England, and arrangements of works by Norway's Edvard Grieg and France's Claude Debussy. "This collection of pieces has been a part of my repertoire for many years," says Russell. "I am happy to finally find a home for them on this recording."
Staying true to his roots in the Spanish idiom, Russell explores Julián Arcas' Fantasia on Themes from Verdi's La Traviata, a work from a composer whose early life is shrouded in mystery, but who gained critical acclaim in England during the 1860s. He later returned to his native Almería where he opened a music shop and collaborated with the eminent guitar-maker Antonio de Torres of Seville on improving the instrument.
As a rebellious teenager, composer Vincent Villa-Lobos ran away from home and performed with the street musicians of Rio de Janeiro known as chôros. The style of Brazilian music had an indelible effect on him, so much so that he created a new concert genre known as Chôros. Art of the Guitar features Villa-Lobos' preludes No. 1 & 2.
Straying a bit from the norm, Russell includes English film and TV composer Stanley Myers' bittersweet "Cavatina" from The Deer Hunter. Continuing through the recital, Russell plays five of the sixty-six Lyric Pieces of Grieg. These pieces are rooted in the songs, dances and, spirit of Norway, and are a testament to Grieg's commitment to composition even during his rapidly growing renown as a winning teacher, pianist and conductor of the Philharmonic Society in Oslo. Grieg later finished this work after resigning his positions in Oslo in order to compose, tour, and attend to his frail health.
The 24 Debussy Préludes "are the quintessential examples of [Debussy's] ability to evoke moods, memories and images that are at once too specific and too vague for mere words," says Richard E. Rodda in the CD liner notes. Russell performs Debussy's La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (The Girl with Flaxen Hair) from Book 1 with the great delicacy needed to tell this story of a young Scottish girl singing in the morning sunshine of her simple, unaffected love.
Other works featured on Art of the Guitar are Uruguayan composer Abel Carlevaro's "Campo" from Preludios Americanos, Hungarian Johann Kaspar Mertz' "Fantasie Hongroise," and the Spanish composer Fernando Sor's Variations on a Theme by Mozart which supposedly borrows from the chorus Das Klinget So Herrlich in the Act I finale of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute, but actually bears little resemblance, as though Sor remembered the tune imperfectly and filled in the many forgotten bits from his own imagination.
Russell's GRAMMY for his 2005 Telarc recording Aire Latino (Best Instrumental Soloist in Classical Music) prompted the award of the silver medal from the Spanish town of Nigrán, where the Scotland native currently resides. Russell says the GRAMMY Award is "not only a boost in confidence for me and a great recognition for many years in the business, but it is also a wonderful acknowledgment for the guitar."
Russell continues to enjoy worldwide acclaim for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry – creative strengths that are readily apparent on Art of the Guitar, his twelfth Telarc recording. He will tour the U.S. in the spring of 2007 in support of the new recording.
Label: Telarc Catalog #:CD-80672
SACD-60672 Art of the Guitar Super Audio CD
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Suspect wanted for murder in Cape Town, arrested in Northern Cape
By Molaole Montsho 10h ago
Rustenburg – A 45-year-old man, wanted for murder in the Western Cape, was arrested in Danielskuil, in the Northern Cape, on Friday.
Northern Cape police spokesperson Captain Sergio Kock said the man allegedly attacked a couple with a panga in Delft, in the Western Cape, and fled to the Northern Cape.
"It is alleged that during the early hours of September 1, 2021, the suspect broke into a house in Delft, Western Cape, and attacked a couple with a panga, leaving the husband dead and the wife in critical condition in hospital," said Kock.
Captain Kock said members of the Northern Cape tracking team, and a reservist from Delportshoop, followed up on information and searched several houses in Danielskuil, north west of Kimberley.
He was found hiding at a house in Sloya, Danielskuil. He was on the run for at least two weeks.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, Andre Rudolph Appelgryn, 64, appeared in Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court, in the Western Cape, on Friday, facing charges of fraud, the Hawks said.
Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said Appelgryn was arrested by the Hawks in Cape Town.
This was after the team conducted a search and seizure on Thursday, at his candles company offices in Bredasdorp, and confiscated documentation regarding Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (TERS) funds.
"It is alleged that during the period between May and June, 2020, Appelgryn claimed TERS funds from the department of labour, on behalf of 44 employees who were working for him prior the Covid-19 pandemic, and used the monies claimed to service his payroll," Hani said.
"Subsequently, an amount of R345 970.20 was paid into his business account. This resulted in a joint investigation between UIF and the police, after they realised that the TERS monies were claimed unlawfully, as the workers were working through lockdown and receiving their full salaries. They were not eligible for the TERS imbursement," said Hani.
Appelgryn was released on a R5 000 bail and his case was postponed to October 25, 2021, for investigation.
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Varzielas ist ein Ort und eine ehemalige Gemeinde (Freguesia) im portugiesischen Kreis Oliveira de Frades. Die Gemeinde hatte 359 Einwohner (Stand 30. Juni 2011).

Am 29. September 2013 wurden die Gemeinden Varzielas und Arca zur neuen Gemeinde União das Freguesias de Arca e Varzielas zusammengeschlossen.

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Green Mountain Couple: New Year = New Me?
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I have a great and supportive husband and my new friends on the Lose It Community are wonderfully supportive because they are going through the same thing! I will keep you updated on these to products and how they work for me. I wish Everyone A Healthy and Happy New Year!
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spatial and temporal dynamics of rabies virus variants in big brown bat populations across canada: footprints of an emerging zoonosis. phylogenetic analysis of a collection of rabies viruses that currently circulate in canadian big brown bats (eptesicus fuscus) identified five distinct lineages which have emerged from a common ancestor that existed over 400 years ago. four of these lineages are regionally restricted in their range while the fifth lineage, comprising two-thirds of all specimens, has emerged in recent times and exhibits a recent demographic expansion with rapid spread across the canadian range of its host. four o ... 2010 20406385
synonymy of longibucca eptesica with longibucca lasiura (nematoda: rhabditoidea) and new host and geographic records. the genus longibucca chitwood, 1933 (nematoda: rhabditoidea) is reviewed based on examination of museum and adult specimens collected from 4 species of bats (myotis lucifugus, myotis ciliolabrum, eptesicus fuscus, and lasionycteris noctivagans) in alberta, canada. two species are considered valid, namely longibucca vivipara chitwood, 1933, and longibucca lasiura mcintosh and chitwood, 1934. longibucca eptesica elsea, 1953 is considered a synonym of l. lasiura. new hosts of longibucca lasiura inc ... 1994 8195954
major antigenic groups of rabies virus in canada determined by anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. a total of 123 rabies virus isolates from various geographical areas in canada were characterized by a panel of 43 anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. four major antigenic groups are found in terrestrial mammals: "canadian arctic" from ontario, quebec and the northwest territories; "south-eastern georgian bay" from ontario; "south mid-central skunk" from alberta, saskatchewan and manitoba; and "brook's, alberta skunk" from a restricted area in alberta. bat isolates can be divided into 4 maj ... 1986 3769442
rabies in insectivorous bats of western canada, 1979 to 1983. a total of 1,745, 362, and 536 bats collected in alberta, british columbia, and saskatchewan, respectively, was tested for rabies virus between 1979 and 1983. only one (0.1%) of 769 bats collected at random from buildings was infected with rabies virus in contrast to 95 (5%) of 1,874 symptomatic, rabies-suspect bats submitted for testing. the pattern of infection in the rabies-suspect bats was similar in alberta and saskatchewan, but differed in british columbia. rabies was diagnosed in four spe ... 1986 3735577
characteristics of bat rabies in alberta. rabies in bats was monitored in alberta from 1971 to 1978 big brown bats replaced silver-haired bats as the species most frequently reported rabid during these years. rabies infection was comparatively high among little brown bats in central alberta in 1973 and has subsequently declined. only one rabid little brown bat was discovered in southern alberta which is populated by a different subspecies. outbreaks of rabies in little brown and big brown bat colonies tended to be brief events. observat ... 1980 7397600


You've probably heard people refer to the term "TMJ" or that they have an issue with their "TMJ." Have you ever wondered what the TMJ was and what issue a person might be having with it?
If so, you're not alone. Dr. Andrew Mortensen has fielded many questions like this at his practice serving Orange County. He feels that patient education is a crucial part of advanced general dentistry to enhance the look and wellness of smiles. With that in mind, let's get to the bottom of the TMJ issue and discuss some treatments for it.
A TMJ disorder refers to an issue with the proper alignment and function of the jaw joint, which is also known as the temporomandibular joint. It is one of the most complicated joints in the human body given how many different motions must be made by the jaw in order for people to speak, eat, make facial expressions, and so forth.
The most common signs of a TMJ disorder include locking of the jaw, clicking or popping sounds when people open their mouths wide, jaw pain, and a strange grinding sensation in the joint.
Some of the most common causes of TMJ disorders include teeth grinding (bruxism), blows or trauma to the jaw and face, arthritis of the joints, and stress/tension on the jaw joint caused by improper dental alignment.
The best treatment for a TMJ disorder will depend on the nature of the condition and its root cause.
One of the standard treatments for TMJ disorders is the use of a night guard/bite guard. This is a plastic mouthpiece that a patient wear while he or she is asleep. The mouthpiece keeps the upper and lower teeth from making contact, which reduces stress on the jaw if a patient grinds their teeth at night.
If teeth grinding is the result of stress and anxiety, there are many different options for stress management that may help a patient experience less intense or less frequent bouts of teeth grinding. This included meditation, controlled breathing, regular exercise, and so forth.
If a patient does not respond to the above non-invasive treatments, there are minimally invasive measures to consider. One example is orthodontic treatment, which adjusts the alignment of the teeth and improves the rest position of the jaw joint in the process.
Sometimes the injection of an anti-inflammatory medication into the jaw joint helps alleviate the issue. This is common when arthritis is the primary cause of the TMJ disorder.
Surgery is a last resort if patients do not respond to non-surgical and minimally invasive therapies for their TMJ disorder. Still, dentists and oral surgeons will work conservatively with surgery, trying to use less invasive techniques to minimize scarring and ensure shorter healing times whenever possible.
For more information about TMJ disorders and how our dental care team can help you have the healthiest and most beautiful smile possible, be sure to contact our cosmetic and restorative dentistry center today. Dr. Andrew Mortensen and the entire team at the practice will work with you and help you enhance your smile.