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Domestic Relations Law § 111
Adoptions – Whose Consent is Required
DRL § 111
1. Subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth consent to adoption shall be required as follows:
(a) Of the adoptive child, if over fourteen years of age, unless the judge or surrogate in his discretion dispenses with such consent;
(b) Of the parents or surviving parent, whether adult or infant, of a child conceived or born in wedlock;
(c) Of the mother, whether adult or infant, of a child born out of wedlock;
(d) Of the father, whether adult or infant, of a child born out-of-wedlock and placed with the adoptive parents more than six months after birth, but only if such father shall have maintained substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the child as manifested by;
(i) the payment by the father toward the support of the child of a fair and reasonable sum, according to the father's means, and either
(ii) the father's visiting the child at least monthly when physically and financially able to do so and not prevented from doing so by the person or authorized agency having lawful custody of the child, or
(iii) the father's regular communication with the child or with the person or agency having the care or custody of the child, when physically and financially unable to visit the child or prevented from doing so by the person or authorized agency having lawful custody of the child. The subjective intent of the father, whether expressed or otherwise, unsupported by evidence of acts specified in this paragraph manifesting such intent, shall not preclude a determination that the father failed to maintain substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the child. In making such a determination, the court shall not require a showing of diligent efforts by any person or agency to encourage the father to perform the acts specified in this paragraph. A father, whether adult or infant, of a child born out-of-wedlock, who openly lived with the child for a period of six months within the one year period immediately preceding the placement of the child for adoption and who during such period openly held himself out to be the father of such child shall be deemed to have maintained substantial and continuous contact with the child for the purpose of this subdivision.
(e) Of the father, whether adult or infant, of a child born out-of-wedlock who is under the age of six months at the time he is placed for adoption, but only if:
(i) such father openly lived with the child or the child's mother for a continuous period of six months immediately preceding the placement of the child for adoption; and
(ii) such father openly held himself out to be the father of such child during such period; and
(iii) such father paid a fair and reasonable sum, in accordance with his means, for the medical, hospital and nursing expenses incurred in connection with the mother's pregnancy or with the birth of the child.
(f) Of any person or authorized agency having lawful custody of the adoptive child.
2. The consent shall not be required of a parent or of any other person having custody of the child:
(a) who evinces an intent to forego his or her parental or custodial rights and obligations as manifested by his or her failure for a period of six months to visit the child and communicate with the child or person having legal custody of the child, although able to do so; or
(b) who has surrendered the child to an authorized agency under the provisions of section three hundred eighty-three-c or three hundred eighty-four of the social services law; or
(c) for whose child a guardian has been appointed under the provisions of section three hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law; or
(d) who, by reason of mental illness or mental retardation, as defined in subdivision six of section three hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law, is presently and for the foreseeable future unable to provide proper care for the child. The determination as to whether a parent is mentally ill or mentally retarded shall be made in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in subdivision six of section three hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law; or
(e) who has executed an instrument, which shall be irrevocable, denying the paternity of the child, such instrument having been executed after conception and acknowledged or proved in the manner required to permit the recording of a deed.
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(a) Notice of the proposed adoption shall be given to a person whose consent to adoption is required pursuant to subdivision one and who has not already provided such consent.
(b) Notice and an opportunity to be heard upon the proposed adoption may be afforded to a parent whose consent to adoption may not be required pursuant to subdivision two, if the judge or surrogate so orders.
(c) Notice under this subdivision shall be given in such manner as the judge or surrogate may direct.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the notice of a proposed adoption nor any process in such proceeding shall be required to contain the name of the person or persons seeking to adopt the child.
4. Where the adoptive child is over the age of eighteen years the consents specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision one of this section shall not be required, and the judge or surrogate in his discretion may direct that the consent specified in paragraph (f) of subdivision one of this section shall not be required if in his opinion the best interests of the adoptive child will be promoted by the adoption and such consent cannot for any reason be obtained.
5. An adoptive child who has once been lawfully adopted may be readopted directly from such child's adoptive parents in the same manner as from its natural parents. In such case the consent of such natural parents shall not be required but the judge or surrogate in his discretion may require that notice be given to the natural parents in such manner as he may prescribe.
6. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subdivision two: (a) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the ability to visit and communicate with a child or person having custody of the child shall be presumed. (b) Evidence of insubstantial or infrequent visits or communication by the parent or other person having custody of the child shall not, of itself, be sufficient as a matter of law to preclude a finding that the consent of such parent or person to the child's adoption shall not be required. (c) The subjective intent of the parent or other person having custody of the child, whether expressed or otherwise, unsupported by evidence of acts specified in paragraph (a) of subdivision two manifesting such intent, shall not preclude a determination that the consent of such parent or other person to the child's adoption shall not be required. (d) Payment by a parent toward the support of the child of a fair and reasonable sum, according to the parent's means, shall be deemed a substantial communication by such parent with the child or person having legal custody of the child.
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Home / Media Releases / TWU STATEMENT ON PROPOSED NEW LAWS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS ON THE M1
TWU STATEMENT ON PROPOSED NEW LAWS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS ON THE M1
The TWU is opposed to the proposed penalties for truck drivers to be introduced during and retained after the Commonwealth Games.
While the TWU supports in-principle the changes to laws on the M1 which will restrict heavy vehicles from the overtaking lane, the threat of losing demerit points is an unnecessary step says Peter Biagini, TWU QLD Branch Secretary.
"We are not opposed to trucks being limited to the two left lanes" said Biagini today.
"The fact of the matter is that heavy vehicles are already regulated, with vehicles speed limited to 100km/h, there is limited situations where it is necessary for them to use the overtaking lane regardless"
"A truck driver's license is their livelihood, and until we see that there will be actual policing of the current laws regarding keeping left unless overtaking for all vehicles, we cannot support threatening the jobs of working people – particularly when this law is restricted to a single stretch of highway"
"The current laws are rarely seen to be enforced, and the worry is that truck drivers will be unnecessarily singled out – creating an uneven playing field"
"These penalties being proposed are above and beyond what is placed on a normal road user, and as such are likely to significantly increase the pressure on truckies"
"No truck driver wants to break the law. Instead, the Government and police should be looking at the pressures that are being applied through the supply chain onto the working people of Queensland"
The TWU will continue to liaise with the current Government on the best way forward.
Media contact: Tom Millroy 0411875910

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Sector3 Studios has been very busy with RaceRoom over the last few months. For one, there is the massive November update and then of course there is the plethora of cars and tracks released within the year. However, since the announcement of the Porsche license back in July, we have not heard too much, until now.
As you may remember, a total of nine Porsches will be added to RaceRoom, the first three of which are landing very soon as part of the Porsche DLC #1 together with the December update.
The first of said three cars is the 991.2 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. A fearsome and especially fast incarnation of German ingenuity which, as you may know from other sims, will be quite a handful to drive, due to its lack of traction control and ABS.
Not only its characteristics set it apart from other GT3 cars though, small "gimmicks" like the purple LED's on the date display, which will inform you about traction loss, are also featured.
Sector3 says that the pack and the patch are "approaching very fast". So, maybe, just maybe, both will be here in time for Christmas?
Check out some images of the Porsche in its natural habitat below.


The Administrator will explain the clause in the Standard Student-PEI contract to the students.
Any amendments on the Student Contract must be acknowledged and signed by both the student and the school's representative.
Students' signature dates on the Student Contract must not be pre-printed.
Principal / MR will ensure that all FORMS are signed, dated and submitted at the end of the day.


If you require a routine appointment you can book up to two weeks in advance. If you have an urgent problem that needs to be dealt with on the day please call the reception at 8am to book a morning appointment.
We now triage (assess)all calls on Mondays and Tuesday. When you call the surgery on Monday and Tuesday you will get a call back by our community pharmacist. She will assess your call and the out come maybe advice, an appointment she may send you to the pharmacy or urgent care.
On a Wednesday - Friday the appointments remain the same.
If all the appointments have been booked for the morning you will be offered a telephone consultation with the doctor, if the doctor needs to examine you, they will tell you what time to attend on that day.
As part of impoving our Patient Access you can now book appointments online through EMIS access. To be able to do this you will need to register online. Please ask the receptionist for an online registration form.
Patients who are between 16 - 75 and have not been seen for 3years or more can request a consultation. Consultations are generally by appointment. We offer over 300 routine appointments each week.
We hold an open surgery every weekday morning for those patients who are unable to wait for the next available evening appointment with a Doctor. Please telephone the surgery at 8.00 on the day you wish to attend the Open Surgery, appointments will be issued on a first come first served basis.
If you want to see a Doctor of your choice then you will need to make an afternoon or evening appointment. Appointments can be made up to one week in advance.
Patients who are too ill or physically incapable of travelling to the surgery may request a home visit.
If you request a home visit please call before 11am.
Encourage the patient to come to the surgery on the basis that it is where best care can be provided.
Home visit by other members of the primary health care team such as District nurses, Health visistors etc who are more appropiate to undertake such visits in view of the reason for such a visit.
An Emergancy Hospital admission may be organised for the patient via ambulance service without first seeing the patient, in cases where their medical condition make that course of action appropiate.
This practice is computerised and registered under the Data Protection Act. Personal information will be confidential to the NHS unless you have given permission in writing.
When you register with us we create a new health record for you and obtain your past health records from your previous GP Practice. We make every effort to keep your information confidential and secure. You have the right to see your health records, though there may be a charge.
The Primary Health Care Team (including doctors, nurses, health visitors, district nurses, midwives, managers and support staff) use your information to provide healthcare and administer the practice. We share information with other people involved in your care, such as hospital doctors.
We use your information to help us improve the type and quality of service that we offer and we provide information to the NHS for financial and monitoring purposes. We use personal information to assist in teaching medical and nursing students. Information from health records is sometimes used for research purposes, although details that could identify a patient will not be removed from the premises.
All telephone calls to and from the practice are recorded and may be monitored for training and quality purposes.
If you wish to speak with a receptionist in confidence, please let them know and they will arrange to speak with you in a private room.


Tuned to meet the demands of BMC Racing Team, these Assos race-tuned knee warmers are the ultimate go-to product for insulation without bulk. One of the least complicated yet most flexible pieces in the ASSOS wardrobe, the reworked kneeWarmer_evo7 is a must-have cycling warmer for spring/fall and summer. Based on feedback from BMC Racing Team's top riders, these ASSOS knee warmers are 7 cm longer than the previous model to give added protection and comfort. Crafted to the highest ASSOS standards, these cycling essentials deploy the same performance-led textiles found in their winter riding jackets. RX Light is an elastic and extremely breathable fabric. DWR (Durable Water Repellency) treated for protection against wind and water. These knee warmers will keep you insulated and comfortable in cool weather riding conditions.
RX Light fabric for warmth, breathability, and lightweight.
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Helicobacter pylori infects half the world's population, and carriage is lifelong without antibiotic therapy. Current regimens prescribed to prevent infection-associated diseases such as gastroduodenal ulcers and gastric cancer can be thwarted by antibiotic resistance. We reported that administration of 1% D,L-α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) to mice infected with H. pylori reduces gastritis and colonization, which we attributed to enhanced host immune response due to inhibition of macrophage ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis. Although no ODC has been identified in any H. pylori genome, we sought to determine if DFMO has direct effects on the bacterium. We found that DFMO significantly reduced the growth rate of H. pylori in a polyamine-independent manner. Two other gram-negative pathogens possessing ODC, Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium, were resistant to the DFMO effect. The effect of DFMO on H. pylori required continuous exposure to the drug and was reversible when removed, with recovery of growth rate in vitro and the ability to colonize mice. H. pylori exposed to DFMO were significantly shorter in length than those untreated and they contained greater internal levels of ATP, suggesting severe effects on bacterial metabolism. DFMO inhibited expression of the H. pylori virulence factor cytotoxin associated gene A, and its translocation and phosphorylation in gastric epithelial cells, which was associated with a reduction in interleukin-8 expression. These findings suggest that DFMO has effects on H. pylori that may contribute to its effectiveness in reducing gastritis and colonization and may be a useful addition to anti-H. pylori therapies.


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Q: SSIS Package Isolation Level vs Stored Procedure Isolation level I have created an SSIS Package which executes a stored procedure. The SSIS Package has the Isolation Level set to Serializable. The Stored Procedure has only one transaction and the transactional Isolation Level of this stored procedure is set to Read Uncommitted.
Will the Isolation Level of the SSIS Package override the Isolation Level of the stored procedure and execute the transaction with Serializable Level?
How can I assure that the stored procedure and the SSIS Package will execute both with the Isolation Level Read Uncommitted? What should I set for Transaction Option?

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How can I assure that the stored procedure and the SSIS Package will
  execute both with the Isolation Level Read Uncommitted?

You can set both isolation levels to Read Uncommitted.

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NTA NEET UG Exam Schedule 2020 for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
December 29, 2019 Prakash Vemula Leave a Comment
NTA NEET UG Exam Schedule 2020 for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. The National Testing Agency, NTA Exam Schedule has been announced on August 21. The national-level competitive examinations of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET, Joint Entrance Examination Mains, JEE Mains and National Eligibility Test, NET that was previously conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE would now be conducted by NTA. CMAT and GPAT examination too would be conducted by NTA. NTA.NIC.IN: https://nta.nic.in/ (NTANEET.NIC.IN : https://ntaneet.nic.in/)
Start of Online Application/ Registration process 2nd December 2019 to 6 January 2020
Download Admit Card 27th March 2020
Exam Date 3rd May 2020
NEET 2020 Result 4th June 2020
NEET UG 2020: Every year, over 11 lakh medical aspirants appear for the MBBS entrance exams. While NEET has been made mandatory for admission in medical colleges since 2016. NEET will be conducted by the National Testing Agency. Here is the list of these exams and their tentative schedule. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2020 will be conducted once in a year.
The entrance examination, which is the gateway for admissions to medical institutions across the country, will be held on May 3, the HRD Ministry announced in a statement. NEET will be conducted on May 3 and the admit card will be available to download from 27th March 2020. The online registration process will be commenced from 2nd to 31st December 2019, and the result of the NEET examination is scheduled to be released on June 4, 2020.
NTA UGC NET Exam Schedule 2020 for UGC NET December and June Exams (National Eligibility Test)
NEET UG 2019 Eligibility criteria, Important dates and Other details NTA Website
How To Apply for NTA UGC NET 2020 (National Eligibility Test)
NEET 2020: Important dates
Online registration process: 2nd to 31st December 2019
The download of admit cards: 27th March 2020
Date of examinations: May 3
Result date: June 4, 2020.
NEET UG 2020: Exam pattern and syllabus
The NEET is a three-hour long exam which includes three sections – physics, chemistry and biology.
Of the total 180 questions, 90 would be from biology and 45 each from physics and chemistry. Preparation syllabus includes the whole of Class 11 and 12 standard NCERT textbooks in the respective subjects. Every correct answer would fetch you plus four marks and every incorrect answer results in a negative mark. Questions that are not attempted do not have any penalty marks. So, choose your battles wisely, if you do not know a question for sure, do not mark it.
National Testing Agency, NTA would be conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET 2020 only once a year next year. The Human Resources Development Ministry has decided against its previous decision to conduct NEET 2020 twice a year in the online mode under NTA. The decision came in after Health Ministry requested MHRD to reconsider the proposal. The examination would now be conducted in the same pattern as this year, in pen and paper mode on May 3, 2020 by NTA.
MHRD has now released a new schedule and the examination for NEET 2020 would now be conducted on May 3, 2020. As for the paper pattern, the reports confirm that the offline pen and paper mode would be available to students. As to the possibility of conducting NEET 2020 in online mode as well, there is no further reports. However, it is confirmed that NEET 2020 would be conducted once next year and would also be available in pen and paper mode.
Also, JEE Mains will happen twice in a year now, in the months of January and April. Aspirants may appear for one or both as per their choice. University Grants Commission's NET examination, scheduled to be conducted by CBSE for this year on July 8, will now be held in December as NTA UGC NET December Exam 2020.
NEET is a national level medical entrance examination and its scores have been used for admission in medical and allied courses across the country. Students can appear for NEET once a year and the best score will be considered for admission. The National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), for admission into medical and dental courses, will be held in May. At present, both these tests are held only once a year.
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET UG Exam, which was taken in offline mode, will go pen and paper mode, under NTA. The results will be able to be processed faster and more efficiently. Major examination reform, NTA, is now operational. It will be conducting the NEET, JEE mains, NET, CMAT and GMAT examinations effective this year.
Announcing the schedule of National Testing Agency, Javadekar stated that the new arrangement made by the MHRD will garner a lot of benefit to the students of the country. The candidates who would appear for these tests will be able to use the best score from the multiple attempts during the counselling process. It will also curb paper leaks and it will all be computerised. Javadekar also informed that neither the syllabus nor format of these examinations will be changed, not even the nature and the kind of questions. Only the method of taking the examination will change. It will all computer-based and conducted in online mode.
NTA NEET UG 2020: A month after it announced that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be conducted online and twice a year from 2020, the government on Tuesday rolled back the decision. The exam will now be held in the pen-and-paper mode and not online. Earlier, the Indian Express had reported that the HRD Ministry's keenness to put off any changes in the NEET's conduct is influenced by the Health Ministry, which fears an online (read computer-based) test would put students from rural and economically poor families at a disadvantage. The registration process for NEET 2020 will begin from 2nd to 31st December 2019 and the exam will be held on May 3. However, the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) will be held twice a year.
NEET 2020: Exams on May 3, check important dates
Addressing a press conference on July 6, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had announced that the newly formed NTA would now conduct national-level entrance examinations – NET, NEET, JEE (Mains) – that were organised by the CBSE. According to the examination calendar released by him, JEE (Mains) would be held in January and April, NEET was supposed to be conducted in February and May. National Eligibility Test or NET would be conducted in December. The Health Ministry, The Indian Express has learnt, sent a letter to the HRD Ministry within three days stating that the public announcement on the NEET was made "without formal consultation" with them. In its letter, the Health Ministry listed eight problems that it anticipated because of Javadekar's announcement. Apart from concerns that a test in online mode would put poor and rural students at a disadvantage, the Health Ministry had a problem with the examination calendar announced for the NEET.
NEET (UG) in May 2020
NTA NEET 2020 would be conducted in the months of May. The score will be taken into consideration at the time of admission.
NTA NEET UG Exam Schedule 2018
NTA NEET UG May 2020 Exam
Online submission of application forms The second week of Mar 2020
Dates of examination 03.05.2020
Declaration of results 04-06-2020
NEET UG 2020 Hall tickets Download from 27th March 2020
Standard of the exams:
Under NTA, these exams will be more secure and at par with international norms, claimed the minister. There will be no issues of leakage and it would be more student-friendly, open, scientific and a leak-proof system.
NTA is expected to bring in a qualitative difference in the examination process by its focus on research and scientific test design using services of Experts, Researchers, Statisticians, Psychometricians, Test Item Writers and Education Specialists.
The item writers would be trained to ensure that the quality of questions is as per the test design. The experts, statisticians and item writers/subject matter experts are already identified for being inducted into NTA. The new system will be student-friendly, fair, transparent and flexible.
The NTA would benefit the students and they would have the option of going to computer centres from August-end to practise for the exams. The tests would be computer-based. The exams would be held over a span of four-five days and students would have the option of choosing the dates, the minister said.
Syllabus:
The syllabus, question formats, language and fees for the NEET, JEE Main and NET exams would not be changed. The time table of the exams to be conducted by NTA would be uploaded on the ministry's website.
Entrance Test, NEET UG, NTA Exam, Schedule
NTA UGC NET 2020 (National Eligibility Test), Apply Online
NTA to conduct National Level Entrance Exams - nta.ac.in
NTA Exam Schedule 2020 for NEET, UGC NET, JEE Main, CMAT and GPAT exams 2020
NTA Entrance Exams Schedule 2020 for UGC-NET, NEET (UG), JEE (Main), CMAT & GPAT Exams
NTA NEET UG Exam Pattern, Syllabus & Exam date 2020
NEET MDS Result 2020 (NEET MDS Entrnace exam for PG MDS courses)
NTA Registration process for TPCs Test Practice Centres; Apply at nta.ac.in
TTWREIS Long term NEET 2020 Free Coaching Admissions 2019(National Level MBBS Entrance Test)
AP NMMS Exam 2020 National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination
TS TET 2019 Eligibility Criteria, Examination Fee (Telangana State Eligibility Test)
TS NMMS Exam 2019 - National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme Examination
NMMS Exam for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
NTA NEET UG Online Application 2020 and instructions
NTA NEET UG Admit Cards 2020 Download from here
How to apply for NEET MDS 2020? NEET MDS Registration Begins @ nbe.edu.in
NTA UGC NET Exam Schedule 2020 & Exam Pattern
NTA JEE Main Exam Schedule 2020 for April & January Exam
NTA NEET UG 2019 Answer keys, OMR sheets, challenge the responses of their OMR sheets
NTA Procedure, Guidelines for UGC NET, JEE, CMAT & GPAT, NEET CBT Exams 2018
NTA TPCs Free Coaching for Competitive Exams (JEE, NEET, NET Exams) 2018


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Q: PHP and Active Directory Authentication allows wrong password I'm working with tying in our internal site to use Active Directory for authentication. However if you put in the wrong password and it finds the username it will still allow authentication. So basically that is telling me that it isn't really even checking whether the password matches or not.  Is there a way to make sure that actual authentication takes place?
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include '_includes/header.php';

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$error['pass']  = '';

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$input['pass']  = '';

if(isset($_POST['submit']))
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    if($_POST['username'] == '' || $_POST['password'] == '')
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        if($_POST['username'] == '') { $error['user'] = 'required!'; }
        if($_POST['password'] == '') { $error['pass'] = 'required!'; }
        $error['alert'] = 'Please fill in the required fields';

        $input['user'] = htmlentities($_POST['username'], ENT_QUOTES);
        $input['pass'] = htmlentities($_POST['password'], ENT_QUOTES);

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    }
    else
    {
        $input['user'] = htmlentities($_POST['username'], ENT_QUOTES);
        $input['pass'] = htmlentities($_POST['password'], ENT_QUOTES);
        $user = $input['user'] . '@domain.local';

        $ldap = ldap_connect("name.of.ldap.server");
        if($bind = ldap_bind($ldap, $user, $pass)) {

            $_SESSION['id'] = $id;
            $_SESSION['type'] = $type;
            $_SESSION['username'] = $input['user'];
            $_SESSION['last_active'] = time();

            header('Location: index.php');

        } else {

                // username/password incorrect
            $error['alert'] = "Username or password incorrect!";

            include 'views/v_authentication.php';

        }
    }
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    // check for any variables within the URL
    if (isset($_GET['unauthorized']))
    {
        $error['alert'] = 'Please login to view that page!';
    }
    if (isset($_GET['timeout']))
    {
        $error['alert'] = 'Your session has expired. Please log in again.';
    }

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    include 'views/v_authentication.php';
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A: $pass is not defined in the code above and therefore null gets passed to ldap_bind().  According to the docs, this attempts an anonymous bind, which appears to be successful in your setup.  Passing $input['pass'] should do it.


Daddy Warbucks will be ready to whisk your little girl away from a hard knock life when she wears this Annie costume! The costume includes a red velour dress with a Velcro clasp in the back and an elastic band around the waist, which provide a comfortable fit. A white satin trims the collar and sleeves and a matching white satin belt is attached around the waist. It'll turn her into the star of any musical performance!


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City settles wrongful death suit after autistic child dies
On behalf of Paul B. Weitz & Associates, PC | Jul 30, 2016 | Wrongful Death
Although the city of New York agreed to a substantial settlement with a woman following the death of her autistic son, the mother says the money does not ease the pain. What she really wants is for changes to occur as a result of her son's wrongful death. Those changes may come on a federal level.
The 14-year-old boy was known by his school to be a flight risk. Nevertheless, the non-verbal child managed to run past school security and out of the building one autumn afternoon. When the boy's mother was informed that he was missing, she launched a massive search. Unfortunately, the boy's body was found on a beach three months later. He was badly decomposed, so the exact cause of death could not be determined.
No one knows exactly where the boy went or what happened to him after he left the school. The mother sued the school officials and the school safety division of the New York Police Department. Her suit states that the school did not properly monitor the exits nor supervise a child with special needs. The city settled the case for $2.7 million.
In addition to the multi-million dollar payout, the city has modified school doors so that alarms sound when they are opened. Several U.S. senators are now proposing federal funding to provide GPS tracking devices for children with special needs. Although these changes come too late for this mother and son, her goal in bringing a wrongful death suit was to prevent other New York families from suffering needlessly.
Source: New York Daily News, "Exclusive: Family of Avonte Oquendo, drowned autistic student, to receive $2.7M in wrongful death suit", John Marzulli, July 28, 2016
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For generations, children learned in their homes, from their parents, and throughout their communities. Children were vital contributors to a homestead, becoming involved in household chores and rhythms from very early ages. They learned important, practical skills by observing and imitating their parents and neighbors–and by engaging in hands-on apprenticeships as teens–and they learned literacy and numeracy around the fireside.
Forced schooling was intended as an antidote to "corrupt parents," but not, presumably, for morally superior parents like Mann, who continued to homeschool his own three children.
In fact, the literacy rate in Massachusetts in 1850 (just two years prior to passage of the country's first compulsory school attendance law there) was 97 percent. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Massachusetts adult literacy rate in 2003 was only 90%.
In advocating for compulsory schooling statutes, Horace Mann and his 19th century education reform colleagues were deeply fearful of parental authority–particularly as the population became more diverse and, in Massachusetts as elsewhere, Irish Catholic immigrants challenged existing cultural and religious norms. "Those now pouring in upon us, in masses of thousands upon thousands, are wholly of another kind in morals and intellect," mourned the Massachusetts state legislature regarding the new Boston Irish immigrants.
It is time to hand the reins of education back to parents and once again prioritize authentic learning over mass schooling. Parents know best. They should be able to choose freely from a wide variety of innovative, agile education options, rather than rely on a one-size-fits-all mass schooling model. By positioning parents to take back control of their children's education–to reclaim their rightful place as experts on their own children–we can foster more education options and better outcomes for children and society.
 Peterson, Paul E. Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press, 2010, p. 26.
 Pepperman Taylor, Bob. Horace Mann's Troubling Legacy: The Education of Democratic Citizens. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2010, p. 33.
 Messerli, Jonathan. Horace Mann: A Biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972, p. 429.
 Epstein, Robert. The Case Against Adolescence: Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen. Sanger, CA: Quill Driver Books, 2007, p. 21.
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(-) Dolphinaria
Equine welfare
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In collaboration with our member organisation GAIA, the famous primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall has made a direct appeal to the Flemish Minister for Animal Welfare Ben Weyts and the Government of Flanders to stop the keeping and breeding of dolphins in captivity.
Jane Goodall calls on Belgium to free dolphins from captivity
Animal Liberation Malta (ALM) has revealed that that between August and September of 2021 three female dolphins died at the Mediterraneo Marine Park at Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Malta. The news was never made public nor was it registered in the non-profit cetacean register Ceta-Base, as is common practice in other international wildlife parks.
Animal organisations put spotlight on death of 3 dolphins in 1 month at Maltese dolphinarium
On November 18, the French Senate definitively adopted a new animal protection bill "aimed at combating animal abuse and strengthening the link between animals and humans". This success follows an agreement on the measures by a joint commission (composed of deputies and senators) on October 21, and an almost unanimous adoption at the National Assembly on November 16.
Historic animal protection bill passed in France
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Public opinion around dolphins in dolphinariums is clearly changing. But what happens to dolphins when the parks get closed? Talks with policymakers are underway and several dolphin rehabilitation programs are getting implemented in Europe, but none are yet operational. The very complex nature of such a pilot project may be to blame.
The rapid closing of dolphinariums poses a threat to dolphins
On 29 January 2021, the French National Assembly approved on first reading an ambitious text on pets and captive wild species. It must now be submitted to the Senate for adoption in March.
Fight against animal abuse : historic vote at the French National Assembly
Expedia's new animal welfare policy promotes only zoos and aquariums that are members of WAZA, but dolphinaria and other animal shows will continue to be promoted.
Expedia's new animal welfare policy is not bold enough
In fact, is an activity that produces additional stress to the dolphins, already held in limited spaces and forced to perform in shows with jumps and pirouettes, accompanied by music at very high volume.
Zoomarine: Swimming with dolphins in dolphinarias is finally banned
The Flemish animal welfare minister Ben Weyts (Flemish nationalist) believes dolphinaria should be phased out.
Flemish animal welfare Minister supports phasing out of dolphinaria
On 2 September more than 200 activists of the organisation C'Est Assez took part in a manifestation in Paris to raise awareness among passers-by and tourists about the massacre of thousands of cetaceans taking place every year in Japan, especially in Taiji Bay.
Stop the dolphin slaughter in Japan


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Trump Signs Executive Order That Could Ban Huawei
Commerce Department Bars Huawei From Buying US Components Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • May 16, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a long expected executive order that bans the purchase of telecommunication equipment from nations deemed to pose a spying risk.
The order, widely believed to target Chinese telecommunication vendor Huawei, gives the U.S. the power to ban any equipment that "poses an undue risk of sabotage to or subversion of the design." The Chinese company isn't named in the order, and no specific countries are mentioned.
"To deal with this threat, additional steps are required to protect the security, integrity and reliability of information and communications technology and services provided and used in the United States," Trump's order reads. "In light of these findings, I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to this threat."
The executive order increases the pressure on Huawei. In August 2018, Trump signed into the law the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a provision that banned the U.S. government from using Huawei and another Chinese telecommunications company, ZTE equipment.
Huawei officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
"To deal with this threat, additional steps are required to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of information and communications technology and services provided and used in the United States."
Trump's order comes amidst increasing tension with China. Earlier this week, the U.S. and China imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on each other's goods as part of a continuing tense dialog over trade.
It also comes as the U.S. is trying to dissuade the U.K. from using Huawei equipment for 5G mobile networking. The U.K. believes the risk is manageable and the equipment could be used for "noncore" purposes, but it does have concerns about Huawei's security practices. Meanwhile, Australia, New Zealand and Japan have barred Huawei and ZTE (see: Huawei's Role in 5G Networks: A Matter of Trust).
Over nearly a decade, the U.S. has ratcheted up pressure on China, accusing the country of running state-sponsored hacking campaigns that stole intellectual property of U.S. companies. Federal prosecutors have filed indictments against members of the Chinese military, and at times, photos of the accused as part of a high-profile strategy (see: US Again Indicts Chinese Intel Agents Over Hacking).
Chinese hackers have also been blamed for some of the largest data breaches in the U.S., including that of health insurer Anthem and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (see: Chinese Men Charged With Hacking Health Insurer Anthem).
Huawei: Price Competitive
Huawei has developed into a telecommunications giant in part because of its price competitiveness. The Rural Wireless Association, which represents U.S. wireless carriers with less than 100,000 customers, urged against a ban in a December 2018 filing with the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC is considering banning subsidies, which come from the Universal Services Fund, to rural carriers using vendors deemed to be a national security risk. But the RWA has argued that could hurt rural wireless broadband and "fundamentally fail to effectively protect national security."
Another complication in the 5G equation is that there aren't many companies that make the necessary switches and networking gear. Aside from Huawei, the other largest vendors are Ericsson and Nokia.
Huawei employees during morning exercises at the company's facilities in Songshan Lake in Dongguan, Guangdong, in 2017. (Photo: Huawei)
There have been persistent concerns that China's government may be able to force homegrown companies into helping with its espionage activities. Huawei has maintained that it does not assist the Chinese government in spying.
But two years ago, China passed its National Intelligence Law that appears to give the Chinese government power to compel companies to assist it, argues Murray Scot Tanner, a principal policy analyst for Alion Science and Technology in a July 2017 essay on Lawfare.
The fast data-transfer speeds of 5G networks could help to fuel new waves of innovation, from autonomous vehicles to the internet of things. Those networks will carry not only sensitive data, but life-critical data, and integrity of the networking equipment is crucial to preserve nations' national security (see: What's Riding on 5G Security? The Internet of Everything).
Aside from spying concerns, the U.K.'s signal intelligence agency, the National Cyber Security Centre, has said Huawei's equipment has "defects," which pose questions about the company's cybersecurity standards (see: Huawei Security Shortcomings Cited by British Intelligence).
The U.K. has yet to decide whether Huawei can be a 5G supplier. But the U.S. has warned that if it does allow Huawei, it could stop sharing intelligence with the U.K. In a February trip to Europe, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other U.S. diplomats warned other European nations against supply chain risks (see: US Intensifies Pressure on Allies to Avoid Huawei, ZTE).
Commerce Department Hits Huawei
Also on Wednesday, Reuters reported that U.S. Commerce Department put Huawei and 70 other affiliates on a list of those banned from buying U.S. components without the government's approval. Huawei would need to obtain a license.
Speaking at a conference in Washington on Tuesday, Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur L. Ross maintained that the dispute with China is not about a "clash of civilizations" but rather "fair versus unfair."
"Our trade dispute with China is also about making sure that our companies' most precious assets - namely, your intellectual property - is not stolen through cyberattacks, forced technology transfers, or state-sponsored industrial espionage," Ross said, according to his prepared remarks.
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The Ride-Along: Intelligence Analysis for Real Time Crime Centers
GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far
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Kirk is a veteran journalist who has reported from more than a dozen countries. Based in Sydney, he is Managing Editor for Security and Technology for Information Security Media Group. Prior to ISMG, he worked from London and Sydney covering computer security and privacy for International Data Group. Further back, he covered military affairs from Seoul, South Korea, and general assignment news for his hometown paper in Illinois.
https://www.inforisktoday.com/trump-signs-executive-order-that-could-ban-huawei-a-12488


Do you all remember, in the long, long distant past, I was working on making myself a Pretty Crafty Home? Some of you liked the idea and were kind enough to join me too. All was going well until July, when the school summer holidays hit!
I decided to take a break from PCH-ing for a month, planning to get back in the creative and homely spirit in August with some child friendly home makes. Well, I didn't quite get there.
Lots of things filled the time instead. First came in the lovely new arrival in the shape of my little niece. Next, we planned lots of craftiness and then of course, there was the lovely holiday to Cornwall. After that, there was a happy event to plan once we got home.
It's always nice to get to be an honorary fairy for the day when you're seven after all.
We've had people to catch up with, jobs to do and maybe we even squeezed a little bit of slobbing around in too. Although not nearly enough for my liking. No repeat of those lovely lazy 8 o'clock starts that I enjoyed so much last year, unfortunately. Why do children insist of waking so early?
Still, we did make a tiny step in the right direction. Last week we finally managed to make a start on my grand plan for Little Madam's ever growing supply of artworks.
We'd managed to track down everything we needed in our big craft shop at the end of summer and it was very nice for us to sit down together and have some Mummy and Daughter crafty time together.
We haven't quite finished the final stages yet of our little joint project yet but pictures will be coming this way soon.
In the meantime, now it's September and I really need to get my PCH plans back on track. There's still plenty of time left to make some differences around here and I don't want to waste a moment more of it.
I've also started to tidy up and clear out and get the house back in shape after the ravages of summer. Little Madam's bedroom alone is turning into another gargantuan tidying task. A birthday and an influx of delightful new gifts to house is largely to blame but I'm getting there. I've got my revised list of tasks that I can realistically accomplish this year and I'm ready, fit, focused and raring to make more pretty things for my home.
What about you? Do you need to get your PCH plans back on track too? Maybe you want to revise your List, or have a little de-clutter? Depending where you are in the world, maybe you want to get ready for Autumn, or is Spring putting cleaning more on your mind?
Whatever you want to do to get back on track, why not leave a comment and let me know your plan for September?
Or, meet me over at the PCH Flickr group and we'll compare notes there.
Either way, good luck everyone.
What to make a Pretty Crafty Home too? It's not to late to join me and make some changes in your home too.
What wonderful moments you've shared with your daughter! I love the clips of clothing! Congratulations on this craft and so so pretty!
I made some pegs like that a few weeks ago, they are lovely. Im decorating my babys nursery ready for his arrival into the world in December. Ive knitted cuddly toys, painted canvases and am I'm embarking on an alphabet border for his room. I love crafting and it keeps me focused. As got made redundant a few weeks ago.
I too need to get my plans back on track after the summer and constant groundworks outside! Managed to get the little one a wardrobe and chest of drawers on Gum Tree yesterday so I am at least a step closer to finishing one room completley!
Oh I love the clothes pins idea. My fridge and freezer are covered in art work and 100% graded papers from school. This would work brilliantly for us. Thanks for sharing.
I love those pegs, they are adorable!
Those pegs are just so sweet!
I need a bit more than a little de-clutter - quite a marathon declutter this autumn methinks!!
I haven't PCH'd at all recently, but I'm still in! I won't be stopping at Christmas either, I plan to keep going until my house is done. It's going to be a long job as there is stuff that needs doing that requires money, and we don't have any at the minute!
Loving the pegs Sandra, I had a go a those a while back, think I still have one or two lying around somewhere, but you've inspired me to make a whole new batch. On the PCH front have been decluttering a drawer or cupboard every few days, have a long way to go though!!!!
Must put up a post of some cute finds in our church thrift shop that I bought & revamped, will put them in the flickr group too.
I'm still keen to keep going with the PCH, I spent some time on Saturday writing a list and have a little finish to show. Thanks for the inspiration!


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$14 million to fund research aimed at reducing childhood obesity
Health-care providers will deliver family-based treatment
by Jim Dryden•June 11, 2018
Tim Parker
Sarah Kruger (center), a behavioral interventionist at the Washington University Center for Healthy Weight and Wellness, offers family-based behavioral weight loss treatment to Cecelia Betts (left) and her mother, Megan Betts (right), in the office of a St. Louis-area pediatrician.
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/DW-PCORI%20.mp3
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are receiving $14 million to test and evaluate a family-based program aimed at reducing childhood obesity.
The treatment program will be administered by health-care providers in primary-care settings in the St. Louis area, Louisiana and upstate New York. The project is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress under the Affordable Care Act.
Led by researchers at the School of Medicine, the study also will involve the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., and the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight in Itasca, Ill.
In the United States, one in five children and one in three adults are considered obese.
Health-care providers in the study will deliver 12 months of family-based treatment — which targets both the child with obesity as well as a parent with an unhealthy body weight. In previous smaller studies, this approach has reduced obesity in children and improved their markers of heart health while helping parents lose an average of 20 pounds.
For comparison purposes, others in the study will receive a standard intervention recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association. The standard intervention will entail children and families receiving counseling focused on improving nutrition and increasing physical activity. They also will receive medical care focused on obesity and related conditions. If after three to six months a child and family need more support, they will be offered a more intensive strategy tailored to the needs and motivation of the child and family.
The family-based treatment component of the program encourages parents to become active participants in the treatment. For example, parents who are obese will be assisted in achieving their own weight-loss goals. This family-centered, comprehensive approach to weight loss is designed to help parents and children make lasting changes in eating and activity habits, while teaching positive parenting techniques that can be applied in a number of scenarios.
For example, the Washington University researchers previously have worked with parents and children to identify how to eat healthy meals while at school. The research team also has taught parents how to create a home environment that supports healthy eating and activity and to model healthy behaviors so that children learn from example to make healthier choices.
"With family-based treatment, one thing we've found repeatedly is that the better a parent does, the better the child does, and vice versa," said principal investigator Denise E. Wilfley, PhD, the Scott Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Washington University Center for Healthy Weight and Wellness. "We not only see that they're eating in healthier ways — for example, by increasing intake of fruits and vegetables and cutting back on unhealthy foods and sugar-sweetened beverages — we see big improvements in physical activity."
Being overweight or obese increases risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, orthopedic problems, fatty liver disease — a potential precursor to cirrhosis and even liver cancer — and psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. And children considered obese have a high likelihood of remaining so throughout adulthood. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen kids ages 6 and older for obesity and to offer or refer them to treatment.
Wilfley, also a professor of medicine, of pediatrics, and of psychological and brain sciences, said 15 to 25 pediatric and family medicine practices will be involved in this project. The American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight will train pediatricians in each of the practices.
"It's quite likely we may have upward of 100 child-care providers involved — including pediatricians, nurses and family-practice doctors — providers who are interested in child welfare and child health," Wilfley said.
The project is one of several projects funded by PCORI, which supports research to provide patients, caregivers and clinicians with information that can be used to make better decisions about health care.
"This project was selected not only for its scientific merit and commitment to engaging patients and other health-care stakeholders in a major study conducted in a real-world setting, but also for its potential to answer important questions about childhood obesity and to fill a crucial evidence gap," said PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, MD. "We look forward to following the study's progress and working with the researchers to share the results."
This award has been approved pending completion of a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and issuance of a formal award contract.
Judy Martin Finch, Director of Media Relations
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Jim covers psychiatry and neuroscience, pain and opioid research, orthopedics, diabetes, obesity, nutrition and aging. He formerly worked at KWMU (now St. Louis Public Radio) as a reporter and anchor, and his stories from the Midwest also were broadcast on NPR. He currently is developing a podcast that will highlight the outstanding research, education and clinical care underway at the School of Medicine. Jim has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He joined Medical Public Affairs in 1992.


The latest installment of the DC Extended Universe, Shazam, hit theaters this past week. Though it wasn't exactly a title that fans were clamoring for, it was nonetheless a fun and interesting detour from DC's typically gritty roster of superhero franchise revival flicks. And that's not a bad thing, to be clear – it's nice to see DC loosen up once in a while.
But if there's one thing we know about superhero films, whether from DC, Marvel or somewhere in between, it's that sometimes they don't quite add up. It can be a nonsensical plot point, a detail that doesn't fit, or a superpower that's just sort of lacking in explanation. In any case, the magnifying glass doesn't tend to play nice with this particular genre. And we tend to take notice of those things. Then we make lists out of them for you to read. No need to thank us, sir or ma'am, it's just what we do.
So with all that said, here are twenty-two things that we feel don't make any sense when it comes to Shazam – and remember, this is purely in the context of the film, so we're not taking any cues from the comic books here. As usual, let us know if there's anything we missed out on in the comments! And if you haven't seen the movie, this is your only warning – spoilers follow.
22 Why Is The Villain's Father Such A Jerk?
While there are some indications, the film really doesn't give us much context as to why Thaddeus' family is so completely, irredeemably bad towards him.
Sure, it explains some of Thaddeus' willingness to be the bad guy, but the behavior of his father and brother towards him is really poorly explained. Of course, his mother being totally out of the picture gives us some indication, but we're not given much else, aside from the idea that they're just bad people.
It may seem a little petulant to bring up realism arguments when we're talking about superhero films, especially one as lighthearted as Shazam. But for this point, in particular, it's really difficult to pass up.
One major plot point for leading character Billy's story arc is his childhood separation from his mother, having lost her in a crowd. After that, he's put into the foster system. Yep, just like that. It's explained that she changed her name and just sort of gave him up. Needless to say, even had she actually managed to get her name changed that quickly, the authorities would've had little difficulty finding her and reuniting them. And if she had really chosen to give him up that easily, there would've been a lengthy administrative process requiring her direct involvement.
One of the opening sequences introducing us to the character of young Billy Batson involves him trapping a pair of cops inside of a store so he can break into their car and steal information from their computer.
Once caught, he's simply released back into foster care. Although he's a minor, this is a pretty serious series of offenses that would've invited a lot more than a slap on the wrist, and that's if they were going easy on him.
19 Why Does The Doctor Melt When She Hits The Symbols?
When Thaddeus is puzzling his way back into the Rock of Eternity after all those years have passed, a female doctor in his employ slaps a wall inscribed with the symbols he's been studying.
As she does, she literally melts away in an impressive display of computer-generated special effects. While it looks awesome, we're never told why exactly this happens, as everyone else in the movie that interacts with the symbols or portals to the Rock of Eternity emerge completely and totally unscathed.
Earlier on in the film, we're shown the dynamic Billy's new and extensive foster family has with the cool kids at school when a pair of bullies pull onto the sidewalk in front of the school and actually hit Freddy with their truck, bowling him over onto his back.
That's pretty mess, d up to begin with. But the real issue here is the fact that no one in the surrounding crowd seems to react with any sort of surprise or urgency, and the bullies don't really seem any worse off for it. I'm just saying that when someone in your vicinity actually gets hit by a motor vehicle, seemingly on purpose, you tend to raise an eyebrow at the very least.
17 Why Is The Wizard Roommates With The Seven Sins?
The Wizard Shazam is locked into eternal conflict with these seven demons, subdued and trapped within statues to prevent them from sowing chaos across the world unchecked. But unfortunately, while he's looking for a champion to inherit his powers, so are they, and the statues that they're confined to don't seem to prevent them from doing just that. They even tempt the people he brings in for, uh, superhero interviews, I guess you'd call them.
The Rock of Eternity consists of more than just that room, so why not stow them elsewhere? Even further, why continuously expose corruptible humans to their influence when he's trying to win them over? Anyway, doesn't the Rock have like, an attic or something? Seems like a better place to keep your immortal enemies than the office where you're interviewing all these "imperfect" mortals.
Oh yeah, you heard that right. I'll wait for you to recover from the initial shock. But Billy is a teenager in his prime with absolutely no social media presence to be had. Definitely the most baffling and confusing plot point in the history of film.
Really though, while it isn't completely beyond the realm of possibility, it's a little hard to believe. But as his foster brother Eugene puts it when they're trying to dig up some social media dirt on him, there's nothing to be found – "he's a ghost!" No Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, no online footprint whatsoever!
When Billy experiences his newfound powers for the first time, almost every single person he encounters has something to say about his superhero suit. And I mean, why wouldn't they? It's pretty difficult not to say something about it.
So, logically, you might expect some full-blown alarm and mass panic when he starts trying out his lightning powers. But the reactions, while there from time to time, are generally pretty tame. He doesn't even seem to draw much attention from people nearby when he manages to blow a power transformer with it. And when he walks around zapping cell phones for people in order to charge them? No one really seems that alarmed until one of them explodes from an overcharge.
14 Why Do People Keeping Getting Attacked In Billy's Immediate Vicinity?
Billy's given plenty of opportunities to put his powers to use for all the right reasons, right of the "Bat." Get it? Because of his last name? It's... you know, actually, nevermind. Not a good joke. Anyway, it all seems just a little too convenient, doesn't it?
I mean really, people just can't seem to stop being accosted, attacked, or robbed for his first ten minutes in the spandex suit. It's like he just has this aura that attracts ne'er-do-wells towards vulnerable people within a fifty-foot radius of his location. Oh, well. Hey. Maybe that's one of his powers? Doesn't seem like the most beneficial one to have, though.
Every time Billy shouts the word "Shazam," a bolt of lightning hurtles down from the sky to transform him into his heroic alter ego. And sure, that's pretty neat and everything, but the problem is that it works indoors as well.
The impact this has on whatever structure he's inhabiting is only showcased once, in his foster home, and is never once revisited, even when he does so in areas where it should be noticed or present some sort of issue – like when he's in school.
"The Red Cyclone," as Billy's heroic persona becomes known, attracts a massive YouTube following as Freddy documents his exploits on video and uploads the clips to the popular media platform.
Despite the tremendous following they develop, not to mention the interest law enforcement entities might take in them given the content, Freddy somehow manages to stay completely anonymous as the uploader. And if that wasn't weird enough, he never seems to struggle with keeping his videos from being demonetized!
11 He Isn't "Pure Of Heart"
One of the primary characteristics that the wizard is seeking when it comes to passing on his powers is a hero that is "pure of heart," the issue that this presents is that Billy really isn't all that pure.
He's not a bad guy, that much is totally certain. But on multiple occasions, he can be seen utilizing his powers to entirely selfish, if not somewhat harmful ends. One prime example of this behavior is shown when he uses his powers to rob cash from an ATM machine. I mean, isn't "greed" actually one of the seven sins that gives Thaddeus his dark powers?
10 Does Shazam Still Need To Breathe?
Despite possessing near invulnerability thanks to his powers, you'd think that he still actually needs to take in oxygen in order to continue functioning. "Endless lung capacity" isn't on Freddy's checklist of superpowers when they're figuring out what all he can do, anyway.
It's a pretty important consideration at several points, like when he ascends to extreme altitudes during one particular confrontation with Thaddeus. It gets just a little bit difficult to breathe when you reach such heights, so it's a question worth answering.
9 What Happens To His Clothes When He Transforms?
Do they just disappear and magically reappear when he turns back into his normal, teenage self? This is particularly baffling when he's using his more grown-up looking alter ego to get himself and Freddy out of school, by posing as a parent for a security guard.
He disappears around the corner momentarily, transforms, and returns from around the corner in a matter of seconds, wearing a long coat to cover up his superhero suit and appear a bit more legitimate. This implies that he was already wearing a large enough coat as his superhero self, inviting another onslaught of questions concerning exactly how this wardrobe stuff plays out.
Yeah, some of them do make sense, but several of them really don't, being given designs that don't seem to take any cue from the "sin" that they represent. It's also totally possible that I'm just failing to see what exactly it is they're trying to do with some of them. Gluttony, for example, makes sense for what it is.
But then you have designs like "Greed," who really just seems to be... greedy for more arms, I guess? He's a pretty typical monstrosity apart from his extra limbs. Don't get me wrong, he's still plenty cool and scary, just not representative.
7 "Only Magic Hurts Magic"
The technicalities here aren't incredibly clear, though it's definitely mentioned as an absolute once Billy begins to learn that Thaddeus actually can lay a pretty significant beat down on him, even with his superpowers taken into consideration.
The environment, however, seems to phase him plenty. Whether he's falling from a significant height when attempting to fly, or crashing through buildings and needing to take a breather after unintentionally smashing into a dressing room. Sure, there doesn't seem to be any lasting damage, but it still visibly impacts him in a way that seems painful.
6 How Does The Villain Know Where They Went After Fleeing The Rock?
Omniscience must be one of the powers granted to Thaddeus by the seven sins, as he seems to know exactly where to find Billy and his foster family after they hastily retreat to a grown-up-oriented bar when Thaddeus confronts them in the Rock of Eternity.
Shortly after they make their escape and exit the establishment, Thaddeus appears right on top of them, having managed to find their exact location. Seeing as they could've conceivably wound up anywhere in the city, nevermind the whole planet, it seems too incredibly convenient that he'd first check for them there, and the whole bit goes unexplained as the action plows on.
What exactly are the limitations for his transformation, anyway? During the action-packed lead up to the climactic showdown with his nemesis, Thaddeus manages to get one up on him by holding his face under the water while he's not transformed, and is his powerless, normal self.
He keeps yelling "Shazam!" while he's under the water, and quite intelligibly, all things considered. Alas, it doesn't work, and he's unable to transform again until he managed to get out of Thaddeus' clutches. So what's the rule? Does someone have to hear him? Does it have to hit a certain level of decibels? Can he do it in a soundproof room? If Billy "Shazams" in the forest, and no one's around to hear him... well, you know the rest.
Yes, of course, it's a great nod to the "Marvel family" in the comic books. But it's a sort of tacked on "deus ex machina" moment with very little foreshadowing. Just when things seem hopeless for Shazam and the world at large, he remembers the wizard saying that there were "seven thrones" in the Rock of Eternity. So he makes the not-at-all-obvious assumption that he can also infuse all of his foster siblings with Shazam powers.
You'd think if this were such a major, and indeed, intended way to utilize the staff that granted him his power, the wizard might have... oh, I don't know, specifically told him that's how this deal works? No cryptic, indirect implication that's going to take him literally the entire movie to figure out. Heck, he could've beat Thaddeus as soon as they met and saved the whole city millions in property damage.
The movie draws to a close with a heartwarming scene, during which Billy fulfills a promise he'd formerly broken with Freddy – show up to have lunch with him, as Shazam, at school, because... you know, superhero clout tends to boost your popularity among your peers like that.
He even does him one better by bringing Superman as his plus one. There's a Superman easter egg presented much earlier in the movie, but having him just show up is more than a little weird on several levels. Superman's current presence in DC is so much grittier and depressing than Shazam's that the two universes clash a bit. Then there's the more obvious question concerning how he got Superman to show up in the first place, and why he'd agree to it.
2 Shouldn't There Be Seven Of Them?
After Shazam realizes that he can gift others with a bevy of superhero powers, he shares it out among his foster siblings to form a team big enough to challenge Thaddeus and the Seven Sin demons.
But that only makes for a total of six! Given the recurring theme of "seven," like the seven thrones the wizard alludes to, the seven superpowers of Shazam, the seven sins and so on, aren't they one person short of the running trend here?
When Billy heads for the Rock of Eternity with his step-siblings, it's apparently fine for mortals to cross the threshold. But as we witnessed earlier in the movie, the symbols themselves have the capacity to pretty much explode anybody that touches them.
They also seem to sort of disappear at convenient or dramatic junctures, without any real rhyme or reason. Like when the foster parents stumble upon where the portal to the Rock of Eternity was, just to find a plain wooden door that had been left open when Billy and the gang jumped through.


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Q: Update Mongo collection fields with values from other collection I'm refactoring my Mongo database to put users in a separate collection, and can't figure out how to save the result of this updated query so that plan names become user IDs:
db.plans.aggregate([{
    $lookup: {
        from: "users",
        localField: "person",
        foreignField: "name",
        as: "person"
    }
}, {
    $lookup: {
        from: "users",
        localField: "place",
        foreignField: "name",
        as: "place"
    }
}, {
    $unwind: {
        path: "$person"
    }
}, {
    $unwind: {
        path: "$place"
    }
},
{
    $set: {
        "person": "$person.id",
        "place": "$place.id",
    }
}
])

For example from this:
{
  "_id": "aeaab905-2d8b-4e26-9244-918956496c35",
  "id": "aeaab905-2d8b-4e26-9244-918956496c35",
  "person": "Alice",
  "place": "Bob"
}

to this:
{
  "_id": "aeaab905-2d8b-4e26-9244-918956496c35",
  "id": "aeaab905-2d8b-4e26-9244-918956496c35",
  "person": "a7609095-869e-4800-9fac-fefc373c37a5",
  "place": "2bd8f68d-721a-4106-bd7f-951236c3593d"
}

where db.users is:
[{
  "_id": "a7609095-869e-4800-9fac-fefc373c37a5",
  "id": "a7609095-869e-4800-9fac-fefc373c37a5",
  "name": "Alice"
},
{
  "_id": "2bd8f68d-721a-4106-bd7f-951236c3593d",
  "id": "2bd8f68d-721a-4106-bd7f-951236c3593d",
  "name": "Bob"
}]

A: As Alex Blex pointed out, $merge worked:
db.plans.aggregate([{
    $lookup: {
        from: "users",
        localField: "person",
        foreignField: "name",
        as: "person"
    }
}, {
    $lookup: {
        from: "users",
        localField: "place",
        foreignField: "name",
        as: "place"
    }
}, {
    $unwind: {
        path: "$person"
    }
}, {
    $unwind: {
        path: "$place"
    }
},
{
    $set: {
        "person": "$person.id",
        "place": "$place.id",
    }
}, { $merge: { into: "plans", on: "_id", whenMatched: "replace", whenNotMatched: "insert" } }
])


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Middle East and North Africa prepare for growth
Led by P&G's plan for Egypt, investment boosts the entire region.
Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor02.29.12
The big news in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, at least when it comes to nonwovens, is the decision by Procter& Gamble, to start making diapers near Cairo, Egypt. The company is moving forward with a new 250,000 square meter facility that will initially make only Pampers. While no figures as to how many diapers Procter & Gamble plans to make there have been released, already at least two large-scale nonwovens investments as well as a decent-sized films plant have followed.
Even without these investments, the MENA region is an important one to nonwovens. According to EDANA, in 2010, this region contributed 41.5 million metric tons (compared to 43.8 million metric tons from the NAFTA region) to Europe. While much of the nonwovens supplied were lightweight spunmelt materials, 25% were 150 gsm or higher.
The biggest challenge facing nonwovens producers and converters looking to target the MENA region is the differences in the levels of wealth from one country to the other. In oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, consumers are used to disposable goods, whether they are made locally or come from international companies, whereas many other nations continue to have little disposable items for things like diapers and feminine hygiene items . . . but that is changing.
"We are seeing huge growth rates—in the double digits—over the next five years in many of the MENA countries," says Paul Andrews,market manager, MENA region for Bostik Adhesives. "Everywhere from Algeria, Egypt, Iran and Lebanon are giving some big growth numbers. Even the UAE and Yemfen are strong, showing how dynamic this region is."
Bostik recently completed work on an adhesives site in Egypt. Executives said the decision was influenced by the attractive growth levels and rising birth rates and high populations in the region.
In fact, the MENA region's one-two punch of high birth rates, often double that of Western Europe or North America, and low penetration rates has led nearly all of the major hygiene products suppliers to focus some sort of resources there in the past couple of years. While a great deal of attention is being paid to Procter & Gamble's Egyptian investment, Kimberly-Clark has operated a joint venture in Israel for years and SCA has made two significant investments in Turkey during the last year, showing that interest in this region is broad based.
With a population of about 86 million, high birth rates and low penetration, all eyes seem to be on Egypt in the region. Additionally, its position at the top of Africa but near enough to the gulf region and even Europe gives this country a geographical advantage which can explain while even amidst recent political turmoil, investment has been strong in this country.
On the nonwovens front, in 2011, both Czech Republic-based Pegas and Turkey's Gulsan group announced large-scale spunmelt lines intended to meet the demand for hygiene materials in the country. While neither company specifically referenced the P&G investment in the country, both said the decision was in part influenced by the actions of an unnamed "major customer."
"Within the scope of its strategy, Pegas has long been monitoring investment opportunities, which could lead to the growth of the company and its expansion outside the Czech Republic," said CEO Frantisek Rezac at the time of the investment announcement. "The aim of the company is to follow its key customers to areas of their production facilities' expansion. The construction of a manufacturing facility in Egypt fits perfectly into this strategy. For Pegas, this investment also represents an historical watershed moment, which moves the company forward from its current position as a major European nonwoven textile manufacturer to that of becoming a company with a more global scope of operation and with a focus on fast growing developing markets.
The company sees this as a significant first step on the road to further international expansion in the future.
Pegas announced inMay it would build a nonwovens plant near Cairo, the company's first investment outside of the Czech Republic.Representing an investment between €55-60 million, the new site will begin nonwovens production late next year when it will make about 20,000 tons of material. Longer term, Pegas expects to add a second line, with a similar output, to the site in 2015-16.
One month after the Pegas announcement, Turkey's Gulsan said it would also build a nonwovens line near Cairo. This new line, which will be operational in the third quarter of next year, will be a 4.2-meter Reicofil 4 able to make 20,000 tons of material for the hygiene market.
At the time of the investment, Gulsan executives said the decision to invest in Egypt supports its future growth in the industry and will reinforce its position as a major maker of spunmelt nonwovens in the EMEA region.
Beyond nonwovens, films maker RKW has opened a facility in Cairo, representing a $30 million investment, and adhesives maker Bostik is now present in the country.
"We looked at several countries but Egypt really stood out because it's closer to Europe and Africa even though its still considered to be in Africa," says Khaled Kleib, managing director, Bostik Middle East. "It does make sense to have a plant when you look at the population in the country and surrounding region. This is really a region that is rich with opportunity."
Nonwovens activity in this oil-rich nation is hot, driven not only by consumer demand but also by government efforts to create a local market for petroleum byproducts, i.e. polypropylene. Already, there are a number of nice-sized local players and many of these are in expansion mode as they seek growth in the region.
Mada Nonwovens is currently building its second polypropylene-based spunbond line which is scheduled to come onstream in 2012. The new machine is a six-beam (SSMMMS), 4.2-meter Reicofil 4 with20,000 ton capacity, says company president Kari Granfors.
"The quality demands in the Middle East are the same as in Europe and the US," he explains. "The international companies like Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark and Unicharm all have strong market positions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In my opinion, the growth rate here is higher than in Europe and the US."
Ian Disley, director of sales and marketing atSaudi Advanced Fabrics, agrees on the importance of this market. While his company's targets medical markets in addition to hygiene, he said he sees increased interest in both markets regionally.
To that end, the company is currently adding its third spunmelt line, which will be up and running by early next year.
"Our strategy has always been to invest in the latest technology to expand SAAF's international business in the medical and hygiene fields," says Abdulmohsen Al-Othman, managing director. "This investment continues that strategy and will enable us to further develop with our strategic partners worldwide."
Saudi German Company (SGN) is also underway with a major capital expansion program that will double its hygiene nonwoven capacity by the third quarter of this year. This investment included the construction of a new 4.2-meter Reifenhauser line that was scheduled to be delivered early this year as well as upgrades to the site's existing Reifenhauser lines in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
While executives would not comment on the investment, they would say that SGN was established in 1996 and currently sells nonwovens in 16 countries on five continents.
Turkey has been a nonwovens haven for sometime as a vibrant textiles industry began diversifying into nonwovens in the late 1990s. From a roll goods standpoint, much of the activity revolves around locally based producers such as Gulsan, Mogul andVateks who have been quietly investing in a diversified range of technologies to target growth both in the MENA region but also in Europe. In fact, interest in Turkey has become so great that EDANA has chosen to hold its next Nonwovens Symposium, an event typically held in Europe, in Istanbul this year.
"The growth of nonwovens' usage locally and also the position of Turkey to serve different markets (is contributing to this interest)," says Serkan Gogul, commercial director of Mogul. The textile background in this country has helped entrepreneurs from this field target nonwovens."
Mogul started out in polyester spunbond and meltblown nonwovens but has more recently been investing in spunlace technology to target wipes as well as some technical applications.
On the end use front, SCA is one hygiene manufacturer keen on growth in Turkey. In 2011, SCA acquired stakes in two hygiene manufacturers based in Turkey. In July, SCA purchased a 50% stake in Komil, the fourth largest maker of baby diapers and feminine hygiene items in Turkey, and in August, the Swedish firm said it would acquire 95% of the Turkish hygiene products company San Saglik, producer of incontinence care products, from the family-owned MT Group.
"The acquisition will enable us to establish powerful hygiene products operations in Turkey in the fields of baby diapers and feminine care products. The business will also provide us with a platform for our incontinence care products in a key growth market with 70 million inhabitants and a fast-growing population," said Jan Johansson, president and CEO of SCA.
One of the world's largest nonwovens manufacturers in the world, Avgol got its start in Israel and the company continues to operate its headquarters in Tel Aviv where it runs six lines. Recent investments have been based around the globe in countries like Russia, China and the US.
Other Israeli producers include Shalag Shamir, Hogla Kimberly, Albaad and Spuntech, many of whom, like Avgol, have taken their success in Israel to new investments in places like the US. Experts say that this global investment has more to do with politics than economics. Because Israel and the US have such good relations and because the Israeli consumer goods market is so small, companies have sought the larger consumer market the US can offer.
Magic in the Middle East
While Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel have the most sophisticated nonwovens markets in the MENA industry, other countries are also seeing activity. For instance, one of the world's largest cotton suppliers, Ihsan Sons has diversified into spunlace production, in 2005 and is now selling 100% cotton wipes and medical products and a few years ago a small outfit was started in Bahrain.
All of these producers are well poised to take part in the considerable growth on the horizon for the MENA region. As a market with populations significantly weighted toward the younger side with some 60% of the population younger than 18, there will definitely be a strong demand for baby diapers moving forward.
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A whole chicken made in the Instant Pot made with rotisserie style seasonings. Pressure cooked at only 6 minutes per pound!
Making a rotisserie style has never been quicker with the Instant Pot! Instead of an hour and a half in a rotisserie cooker, this chicken is made in about 30 minutes! I used a 5 lb chicken (approximately) and it was ready to carve in less than an hour! This chicken is made with all of the classic rotisserie style seasonings so you get the same traditional flavors! I have found that using extra seasonings in the Instant Pot is well worth it because some of the flavors can escape while the pressure is releasing. It's also important to allow the pressure cooker to naturally release because by performing a quick release it will dry out the chicken.
If you want your skin to be on the crispy side, then you'll need to put it in the broiler. I usually set my oven to broil when the chicken is done pressure cooking and that way the oven is ready once the pressure has released. I transfer the whole chicken using the trivet that came with the Instant Pot. CAREFUL! The trivet will be hot! I grab ahold of the handles with silicone baking mitts to prevent getting burned – they work well!
Whole chicken made in the Instant Pot with rotisserie seasonings.
Gently lift the skin up from the breast of the chicken and baste with 1 tbsp of oil.
Rub half of the spices under the skin and place the skin back on the chicken.
Baste the remaining oil on the chicken and rub with the remainder of the seasonings.
Pour 1 cup of chicken broth into the Instant Pot and place the trivet inside.
Set the chicken down inside the pot on top of the trivet.
Allow the Instant Pot to Naturally Release for 15 minutes before removing. This will the chicken from being dry.
Place the chicken onto a baking sheet once it is done naturally releasing.
Melt the butter and drizzle over top of the chicken.
Broil for about 3- 5 minutes to make the skin crispy.