Pokemon have been quite a thing in the Sniff household for the last year or two (before "Go" and Sun and Moon made them trendy again), but a recent expansion has been into the Trading Card Game. For those who haven't played, its a card game played with Pokemon cards. However while the basic game is reasonably fun, what makes it interesting is that you can choose what cards make up a your deck. When you get ripped off at Asda's for a "booster pack" it provides 10 new cards, which you can use to replace cards previously in your deck. Generally you can think of it as a giant game of rock paper scissors, where some cards are better than others, but even some of the weaker ones can come into their own under the right circumstances, so picking the right cards to use is critical.
One card such card is called "Greedy Dice". Within the game there is a pile of 6 "prize" cards, dealt randomly from your deck at the start of the game. Each time you knock out an opponent you get a prize card from your own pile, and if you get all 6 you win! The rule for greedy dice is, if its drawn from the prize pile, you toss a coin and if its heads you get to take another prize card! Two for the price of one!
However once you actually think about it, is it really such a great card to have in your deck? You're limited to 60 cards, so if you put a GD card in, you need to take something out, so you need to be pretty sure its worth it.
So lets do the maths... from 60 cards you have a 1 in 10 chance that one of the 6 prize cards is the GD card. So you'll get something good 1 game in 10? Well not so fast... there are six prize cards, but GD is only useful if one of the first 5. Getting to take an extra prize card does'nt' really help if you've already won. Worst, we forgot about the coin toss, so we get a benefit less than 1 game in 20.
So here we've got 60 cards in a deck, 6 of them are placed as prizes, and of the whole deck 4 of them are greedy dice. To represent the deck and the prizes I've made two lists of booleans - we don't actually care what the cards are, so I'm simply going to store yes or no to record if its a GD.
So here we go setting up a game. We clear out the cards, and the prizes, and then add 60 regular cards to the list. Then we replace 4 of those with greedy dice. Now we're ready to play!
We pick up the first prize card and if its a GD we toss a coin. If its heads then we've found (and successfully used) a Greedy Dice card. If its tails then we actually loose out in the game, as normally we'd get a useful card as a prize - GD is useless except to win a second prize. We keep track of the number of times we benefit.
.say join "found " join [found] join " in " join [games ] " games"
Now all we need to do is play a million games! A fraction of a second later, we discover we got an extra prize 167360 times in 1 million games. Thats 16.7% or about once every 6 games.
Of course I'm not the first person to figure this out: Here some one comes up with the number: 15.83% That's a little but lower than our result, but you read closely you'll see that he's calculated the probability that you'll get one or more useful GD in any game, whereas we've counted the number of times GD's help - sometime more than one per game.
Now when we get a good GD card we call it a win for that match, and stop searching. Doing that we get an exact match up.
So not looking good, and about 1 game in 6 to see any benefit. However if you're new to TCG you might want to try the half deck variant - 30 cards and 3 prizes makes the games a little quicker, and its much easier to build a deck from the the cards you happen to have, rather than having to buy extras to make up a sensible 60. If we have 4 GD from 30 we're more likely to pick them for each prize slot (at the cost of taking up a greater proportion of deck space), which should help... except now we only draw 2 useful prize cards instead of 5, bringing the gain down to a useless 13%.
Either way you can probably do something more interesting with those 4 card slots than GD. Maybe in some future expansion they'll add a trainer card which lets you do something more useful with the GD card, but for now its just a dead card!
We've had a few sunny days recently - the sort of days where some people might sit on the balcony with a drink and maybe relax doing a crossword puzzle. Trouble is I'm rubbish at crosswords. Soduku looks more interesting, but it just seems like mental busywork. Filling in those boxes seems like the sort of thing you should get a computer to do... So... Sitting out, with a drink and writing a program to solve puzzles! That's more the thing.
Much as we did for some some of the other puzzle solving programs we start by trying to represent the problem on the computer (while code is the exiting part of programming - its the verbs, the doing, its the "nouns" are at least as important).
....set text to join text "|"
Here we replace letter x of item y of board with [val]. Unfortunately Scratch/Sniff don't support that operation directly (it would be rather neat if it it did, and I may consider quietly adding it...), so we copy the line a letter at a time into newLine, substituting val for the appropriate square.
Now its time to actually start thinking about how to solve the problem! What we've done so far is "bottom up" programming. I've built a load of useful things I'm pretty sure I'm going to need, so now I can use them to express the rest of the problem using those tools. The alternative is top-down. Build the program assuming the tools you need exist, then once the whole thing is written go back and fill in the missing operations.
The advantage of top down is that you know what tools you need to build, but the neat thing about bottom-up is that you start running the code that you have to do things immediately, even if you're not ready to solve the whole problem. A smart programmer uses both "as appropriate".
We're going to go through the board one square at a times and write a value in that square. Then we check if the board is valid. If it is we'll move on to the next square. If not we'll try a different value in this square. If there's no valid number that can go in this square, then we need to go back and change the previous square (which in turn may require going back to the previous square!).
This is exactly what a human player would do, but they would use skill and judgement to pick a square with only one or two possible values, so that they never have to go back too far. As we're doing this on a computer which has no skill and judgement then we'll just work through the square from top left to bottom right. This will mean we have to try a lot more combinations that a human would, but foruntatly the computer is super good at that!
After some running the initialisation, and printing the initial board (which we've already done - bottom up), we start at the top left and loop until we've covered the whole board. Each time round the loop we pull out the value of the current square, and check if the its a valid move. If it is OK then we move on to the next square. If its not OK then we need to fix that. The easiest way to fix that is to add one to the value in the current square and go round again to see if that fixes things. Unfortunately that's not always possible - if we've already tried all 9 values in that square and none of them have worked, then we need to retreat.
If the board is solvable then eventually we'll reach the bottom, and we can print out the completed results (of course during testing we can use the showBoard script a lot more to check the progress, but I've removed those as they're not needed in this final version).
Now we've switched to a top-down approach - I need to work out how to write checkBoard, advance and retreat, but once I do this should just start working.
Here you can see advance is pretty simple - we just increment x, and if we've reached the end of the line, move on to the next line. However there's an implicit trick in this code... we don't have to worry about fixed positions on the board. Ideally we should skip over them, because we're not allowed to change them, but when we advance we're actually safe to advance to a fixed square, because when we test that its OK the next time round the loop we know that is will succeed because if it wasn't OK, then we'd already have noticed. We will never change fixed squares, so if we advance to a fixed square it must be OK.
If the square we're retreating from isn't fixed, then we set it to zero on the main board. Then we move back a square by subtracting 1 from x, and then checking if we need to move up a line.
Now we're on the new square we need to check if its fixed. If it's not fixed then we incremented it, to get the new value for that square, and stop the sciprt. On the other hand if it is fixed, or its already reached 9, then we need to retreat further, so we go back around until we find a previous square that we can increment.
There are 4 steps to doing that, and the first three shown above are pretty easy: if the current square is 0 (empty) then that's not OK. Then we go along the line - if it contains the current value of the test square at a location other than the current square then that's not allowed either. Similarly for the column.
The final check is to make sure that each 3x3 group is valid. The tricky part of this is figuring out which square we're in without writing a ton of code. Unfortunatly to make things worse, Scratch/Sniff are "index from 1" languages. There's nothing wrong with that, and it makes some things much clearer, but this particular bit of code is much more complex. Basically we're dividing by 3 and keeping the remainder to find out where we are in the square. Then we subtract that from the position to find the top left corner of the square. The extra -1's are needed to make it work properly, so that when we access square 1,1 of the group we get the right position.
Once we have the origin of the 3x3 group we just loop over the rows/columns checking each square. If we find a cell other than the one we're testing which contains the value, then we have a bad square again.
To get there the code considers over half a million possible board positions! But that's OK, because that's what computers are good for.


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Letter From a Former Gospel for Asia Donor Asking GFA Leaders to Repent
A reader who wishes to remain anonymous gave nearly $90,000 to Gospel for Asia over the last four years (click to view redacted giving history). Recently, he evaluated his decision and stopped giving to GFA. Feeling burdened for the work GFA claims to do, the individual wrote this letter to GFA. I have the person's permission to publish it and hope it will stimulate reflection at GFA and among remaining GFA supporters.
I've seen this coming from the beginning months ago, but I'm now more prayerfully convinced than ever that the Lord will continue to slowly, methodically, and systematically dismantle GFA *unless* there is full and complete repentance from KP and top leadership. What does this mean exactly? What *specific* actions does KP have to take to stop God's increasing righteous wrath? It means KP will have to A) sell ALL the 'for profit business' stuff which was so deceptively and fraudulently acquired with donor funds, and start using this money from the sales and all other donated funds specifically for its donor-intended purposes precisely as advertised on the GFA websites, and B) no more hoarding massive cash reserves in banks for accumulating interest but send the vast majority of it to the mission field. It's hundreds of millions of dollars which was donated for and belongs to the Lord's work!
Also, no more false advertising, including, for example, $35/mo BOH child support when it's really more like $10 or less being spent per child. So many more kids could have been impacted through the program. With dynamic financial growth in recent years, GFA has also had enough money to support at least 50,000 missionaries, but sadly, KP chose to support only 14,000 instead. The main focus is not on supporting missions but his denomination Believer's Church of which he is the head, archbishop, titled the Metropolitan, "His Grace or His Eminence the Most Reverend" Dr. KP Yohannan. In fact, KP has a B.A. and the doctorate is only honorary and the religious title of archbishop has been ruled "invalid" because the two bishops from the Church of North India (CNI) who conducted KP's ordination without Church consent were dismissed from the Church for doing so.
The Lord's patience and mercy are being tried to the maximum. This unrepentance mocks the Lord. If KP and his wife and son as well as top leadership just continue to try to wait it out and "weather the storm" and tinker a little here and there with a few more relatively minor changes without dealing with the heart of the problem outlined above, then the bleeding will continue and the damage will not cease. KP cannot continue to mock and try God by keeping the massive palatial state-of-the-art hospitals, posh private schools, agricultural plantation, etc., all bought with donor money rather than having that money sent to save lost perishing souls and help the needy. I believe it will be very much like Moses and the Pharoah, and the "plagues" will not stop for KP but the Lord will continue to increase the pressure and it will just get worse and worse unless and until KP truly repents which means DRASTIC action as outlined above. If KP will just do these TWO things (above), then it will make the biggest difference in the world in God's eyes and GFA may be saved rather than steadily and eventually become just a shadow, a skeleton of what it once was. Precious time has been lost. Time is of the essence now. Action must be taken quickly and decisively, and not to save face or personal reputation, but for the sake of the lost.
There is one more secondary but also important thing that must be changed both in the GFA offices and in Believer's Church in Asia. The Lord did not appoint KP to a position of higher authority and power or to establish a denomination under his own name sustained by donor funds, nor to bribe others to appoint him to the title. Nor was this done with donor knowledge or consent. God appoints his shepherds to be godly, lowly and meek, yet wise spiritual protectors and guides. Not corrupt, lying, hypocritical, glory-seeking, and foolish. There are many who would now argue that even if KP once had an anointing, he has disqualified himself from the ministry through his many serious immoral and potentially criminal actions, becoming a wolf among the sheep. What's more, God does not acknowledge so-called "spiritual leaders" seeking Pharisee-like admiration & reverence and power & authority for themselves, these so-called "right reverend fathers in God," archbishops, or "venerable archdeacons", whether they imitate Eastern Orthodox or any other man-made ordinances, including Hindu-like pagan practices like praying around a metal symbol or icon as BC members do. Truly, truly no. No, indeed, Apostle Paul knew nothing of these mere inventions of man. They are an abomination to the Lord. Such idolatry must not be practiced, and such a position of superiority is not to be given even to pastors and teachers, or to the wealthy and esteemed among believers, NO, but to servants, ay, and to slaves. "But Jesus called them to Himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.'" (Matthew 20:26-27).
But KP Yohannan has clearly and blatantly shown he wants to bypass all this and be venerated here on earth rather than wait for reward in heaven. He usurps the honour and authority that belongs only to Christ by having people bow to him and kiss his ring. Apostle Peter did not allow himself to be bowed to (Acts 10:25-26). Not even the angels allow themselves to be bowed to (Revelation 22:8-10).
But for those of us who wish to be servants of the gospel of Jesus Christ and not masters of special position and power or protestant popes of church denominations to receive the veneration of man which only Jesus the Head of the Church Himself has a right to: "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."
This is my third and final warning. I hope it will be heeded for the sake of GFA staff and for the sake of the lost in Asia — the good GFA work that some of the donor money is used for. Otherwise, if the Lord's warnings continue to be ignored, then GFA will continue to go down. Our Lord will not tolerate being tried or mocked by disobedience and will reveal His power in even more awesome and frightening ways as He did with Israelites who warning after warning simply refused to repent. Our Lord loves KP and GFA workers too much to want to let this evil destroy GFA. Please KP, in the name of the Living God, for your own blessed sake and everyone else involved, I humbly desperately beg you, repent! genuinely REPENT!!
Interested readers, what do you think of these conditions? I suspect former staff might weigh in as well.
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Interesting: Scandals forcing Hillary Clinton to delay announcement of 2016 campaign...
Do American voters, and Democrats, really want 4 years or more of nothing but scandals?
Via Washington Times
Many of the key figures cited in a scathing inspector general's report this week are allies of Hillary Rodham Clinton, marking the latest in a series of stumbles for the former first lady and secretary of state that likely forced her to delay her planned presidential campaign announcement.
A Democratic strategist familiar with her team's thinking said they are scrambling to limit the damage and readjust the campaign rollout schedule after the Homeland Security Department's inspector general revealed an apparent cronyism scandal that ensnared Mrs. Clinton's brother, Anthony Rodham, and two of her political confidants, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell.
The accusation that a top Obama administration official did favors for the three politically connected Democrats follows other damaging revelations swirling around Mrs. Clinton, including that the Clinton Foundation pocketed foreign donations while she was secretary of state and that she exclusively used a private email account that concealed official business while she was in office.
"She is being tarnished before the race starts. It's kind of like if you're a race horse having a leg broken on a regular basis and the wound never heals," said Hank Sheinkopf, a veteran Democratic campaign adviser who worked for President Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign.
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"IT: Chapter Two": All the Fun, Less Of The Terror
Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, and Andy Bean in "It: Chapter Two"
IT: Chapter Two is a satisfying conclusion to the torment of Pennywise but it perhaps lacks some of the terror that made the first movie so successful.
The feature begins in the same feat as its predecessor. We are introduced to an LGBT+ couple who we quickly form an attachment to, only to see Pennywise devour one half of the couple. Mike then discovers the news and makes a phone call to each member of the loser gang to tell them they must return to Derry. Each individual reacts with terror but has no idea why they are so afraid. They have blocked out the trauma they endured as children and leaving Derry has blurred their memories.
The reintroduction and reunion of the core characters is well done and we very quickly form an affinity with the grown-up version of the gang. Learning that Bev has fallen into another abusive relationship following her father's abuse is shocking and unpleasant. Although true to the books, this scene is perhaps a little too realistic for a horror that is meant to entertain.
The plot that follows is very formulaic and full of jump scares. There are some terrific monsters only much of the suspense that made the original feature so superb is lost. The feature is almost three hours long and there are points where one might find themselves apathetic to the monstrous Pennywise chasing the gang around in circles.
Where the film does succeed, however, is in concluding the stories of the losers without being corny. The ending satisfied, in a way that Bill's stories did not, by offering us a happy ending. Each came to terms with their own trauma without making a grandiose confession to the rest of the group. For they each had to take their journey alone. Bill accepting that the death of his brother was not his fault is particularly moving, as is Eddie's moment of bravery right before his death.
Furthermore, just like its predecessor, chapter two is funny. There are several laugh-out-loud moments and as adults, comic relief characters Richie and Eddie retain the charm they had as kids. In the places where IT: Chapter Two fails as a horror, it succeeds as a comedy. Equally, Ben's enduring affection for Bev drives his subplot and is heartwarming to watch.
Overall, the sequel to the most successful horror film of the decade may have lacked the suspense and terror of the original but it did not fail to entertain. Perhaps if the feature were half an hour shorter, the audience would be less inclined to grow apathetic towards the string of monsters chasing the team round in circles. Then again, should cutting the feature short result in the absence of closure for any of the characters, it would not be worth the risk.
IT: Chapter Two Review


This was the last group we had for our Bioluminescence Tours in March, and what a group it was. Ian and his girlfriend flew in from New York just for the weekend so that they could go on our Bioluminescence Tour. Brittany and her buddy were from Colorado and are gearing up to stand up paddle all over the lakes back in the US. Thank you all for coming!


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Q: insert data from database to textbox C# I have 2 textboxes and 2 labels.
label: UserID & ACCType.
textbox: Email & Password.
I want to find data from the textboxes and then insert data from the database into the 2 labels.
so, in other words, I would like to collect the email and password in the textboxes. from this information, i want to then insert the ID and AccountType in the labels. what am I doing wrong?
        protected void Login_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string UID = UserID.Text;
        string AType = AccType.Text;
        string Email = Email.Text;
        string Password = Password.Text;

        SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection();
        con.ConnectionString = "Data Source=sql2016.fse.network;Initial Catalog=db_1518393_fse_rec; User ID=user_db_1518393_fse_rec; Password=P@55word;";

        Int32 verify;
        string query1 = "Select * from Accounts where Email='" + Email.Text + "' and Password='" + Password.Text + "' ";
        SqlCommand cmd1 = new SqlCommand(query1, con);
        con.Open();
        verify = Convert.ToInt32(cmd1.ExecuteScalar());
        con.Close();
        if (verify > 0)
        {
            //successful
            ErrorMessage.Text += "Logging in...";
            //Response.Redirect("succesful.aspx");

            //display User ID & Account Type

            string query2 = "INSERT * from Accounts where Email='" + Email.Text + "' and Password='" + Password.Text + "' + ID + AccountType";
            //string query2 = "Select Email, Password, ID, AccountType from Accounts(Email, Password, ID, AccountType) " + "Values('" + Email + "', '" + Password + "', '" + UID + "', '" + AType + "')";

        }
        else
        {
            //unsuccessful
            //Response.Redirect("unsuccesful.aspx", true);
            ErrorMessage.Text += "Email or Password incorrect! Please try again.";
        }

    }

A: this is wrong
    string query2 = "INSERT * from Accounts where Email='" + Email.Text + "' and Password='" + Password.Text + "' + ID + AccountType";

should be like this
INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3, ...)
VALUES (value1, value2, value3, ...);

as showing in W3Schools here

A: Few things to consider here...
First, as many people noticed (and always will here on SO), NEVER concatenate strings for commnand text. Instead, user parameters, like this:
string query1 = "Select * from Accounts where Email=@Email and Password=@Password ";

cmd.Parameters.Add("@Email", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Email.Text;
cmd.Parameters.Add("@Password", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Password.Text;

Second, you are using ExecuteScalar which only return number of affected rows. Instead, you should read data with DataReader. Something like this:
SqlDataReader reader = cmd1.ExecuteReader();
verify = reader.HasRows;

if (verify)
{
    ErrorMessage.Text += "Logging in...";
    reader.Read();

    this.lblUserId.Text = reader["ID"].ToString();
    //read other data into other labels
}

con.Close();

third, you INSERT syntax is wrong and should be like this:
string query2 = @"
INSERT INTO Accounts
    (Email, Password, ID, AccountType)
VALUES
    (@Email, @Password, @ID, @AccountType)
";

cmd.Parameters.Add("@Email", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Email.Text;
cmd.Parameters.Add("@Password", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Password.Text;
cmd.Parameters.Add("@ID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = /* some ID textbox or what ever */;
cmd.Parameters.Add("@AccountType", SqlDbType.Int).Value = /* some value for acc type */;

... and fourth:
why do you enter account data into table after user successfully logged in?

A: You said you want to update the labels after collecting email and password from the textboxes which i guess can be achieved using the 'query1', if the Account table of yours contain the field 'UserId' and 'AccountType'. You should use DataReader instead of ExecuteScalar for verification and reading of data from db and update the labels with UserId and AccountType. Following can be the hypothetical answer of yours:-
SqlDataReader dr = cmd1.ExecuteReader();
if(dr.HasRows)
{
  //if email and password is okay
  while(dr.Read())
  {
   //successful
   ErrorMessage.Text += "Logging in...";
   //Response.Redirect("succesful.aspx");

   //display User ID & Account Type
   UserId.Text = (string)dr["userid"];
   AccType.Text = (string)dr["accounttype"];
  }
 }
 else{
    //unsuccessful
    //Response.Redirect("unsuccesful.aspx", true);
    ErrorMessage.Text += "Email or Password incorrect! Please try again.";
 }

And Finally, I have no idea on why you trying to insert any data to the Account table after logging in. I mean you should update some field on your table instead of inserting a new row into the table.

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Starting from a previously arranged gathering place in Bitola, our licensed mountain guide with a 4×4 jeep will take on an 10-12 hour adventure to one of the most significant sites from the First World War on the Macedonian front where the most important and decisive battle had been played.
The road leading to Dobro Pole is a mountainous road in extremely poor condition and is only available by terrain vehicle. It is bad and unmarked terrain and is recommended to be visited accompanied by a licensed mountain guide. Because location Dobro Pole is on the Macedonian – Greek border, it is necessary to obtain a visiting license from the local authorities in Macedonia, which we will provide it.
An interesting fact which speaks of the importance of the Battle of Dobro Pole is the fact that in the center of Paris, today there is a street named Dobro Pole (Rue du Dobropol).
About The Battle Of Dobro Pоle
Dobro Pole is WW I location in Municipality of Novaci-region of Mariovo on the Macedonian – Greek border.
With the relocation of most German units on the Western Front in the spring 1918, the position of the Central Powers on the Macedonian front was further deteriorated.
The morale among the starving Bulgarian army was at exceptionally low level and more soldiers deserted on the other side, some of them leaving behind a letter, saying: "Empty backpacks do not defend borders".
In this situation the command of the Entente saw a great opportunity to put additional pressure on the Germans, who were already withdrawing on the Western Front, through a strong offensive on the Macedonian Front. The main attack was planned on the locality called Dobro Pole (Dobro Polje, Добро Поле – literate translation – Good Field).
Dobro Pole is locality between the peaks Sokol (Сокол – Falcon) and Veternik (Ветерник – Windy place) of Nidze Mountain and many allied generals believed that the attack on this location would be a suicide, since as an open field it is easily defended. On the other hand, the siege of this place would mean a total collapse of the entire Bulgarian defence; therefore, the Allies were willing to take the risk.
The attack began on 14th September, 1918 with artillery bombardment of several positions. Infantry attacks followed on September 15th at 5:30 pm. According to the testimony of the local population which remained in small number in the nearby villages – "The earth was burning from the heavy bombardment."
On the side of the Allied forces in the front row were the 122nd French Infantry Division, the 17th French Infantry Colonial Division and the Serbian Shumadiska Division, and in the second row were two Serbian divisions – Timochka and Yugoslav.
Bulgarians had endured the heavy bombing, so the fight had to be won by the infantry. Serbian armies slowly penetrated the steep slopes and the more they approached, the more frequent the Bulgarian counter attacks were. Using flamethrowers the Bulgarian machine-gun nests were destroyed and after eight hours of battle, the Bulgarian line was breached. In two days since the beginning of the attack, defence positions of the Bulgarians and Germans in this area were drilled 25 km wide and 10 km in depth. The commander of the 11th German Army ordered the withdrawal of German and Bulgarian units from the line near the village Polchishte. Ten days after the Dobro Pole battle the Allied forces were in Gradsko (Градско) which was then a communications centre of the Central forces and thus the communication between the German command and the Bulgarian army on the frontline was terminated.
On 29th September, the Allies entered in Skopje and were already on the state borders of Bulgaria. Afraid of the possibility to be occupied by the Allies, a Bulgarian delegation on 29th September, 1918, in Thessaloniki, signed a truce with which military operations between Bulgaria and the Allies stopped on September 30th, 1918. Although the terms of the armistice were very difficult for Bulgaria, their delegation signed the truce. With the signing of the armistice, all hostilities in the region on the Macedonian front ceased. On the other hand, the Serbian Army continued fighting with the German and Austro-Hungarian armies in the liberation of Serbia. The defeat that the German and Austro-Hungarian army suffered first caused the collapse of Austria-Hungary, which on November 4th, 1918 signed a capitulation, which, on the other hand, lead to the disintegration of the dualistic state and the Hapsburg monarchy. Failures on the Western Front, the events in the Balkans and the internal crisis and unrest forced Germany to sign an armistice with the Allies, on November 11th, 1918 and by doing this, it admitted its defeat.
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In that manner a tag cloud is not an alternative for a tree structure any more than a list view. A couple things came up that are taking my time at the moment. Another is that parent brances move out of view quickly in deeper trees, and that the items which form the ancestors can be at different places in the lists.
Theyre hard to click even on desktops, let alone on tablets (see deep tree hierarchies occupy a lot of horizontal space, so you get clipping or horizontal scrolling, which is frustrating for users. User experience stack exchange is a question and answer site for user experience researchers and experts. I dont know all the different ways of visually displaying a hierarchical list of nodes, but here are the four main ones i can think of the idea is that the subnodes for the selected item in column a, are shown in column a1 next to it.
I have found it to be a efficient way to quickly organize data. Icons are 2x line height, which allows you to wrap long lines once rather than have them overflow the box this may or may not suit your needs, but i think its always helpful to look at the possibility of modernizing an existing control before writing it off as antiquated. A benefit, especially with trees that contain different of nodes on different levels, is that each column only contains one a single type.
Who says its for web or non for web? Its used in iphone - so iphone is web too? Ui is ui and web or not doesnt matter. Breadcrumbs can be a of the solution, but in the area where we have the most records we need neighboring groups open at the same time. Note we may or may not choose to show the file level only if the user requests it.
In my case, i would display the top level configuration items completely collapsed. Can we use smaller indenting and line-wrapping to preserve horizontal space budget? If the tree has many nodes, its easy for users to get disoriented while deep inside the hierarchy. And in this case, the answer was pointing to a pattern (that just happened to be coded already).
I find the lack of structure of multi-tag searching to be liberating and can lead to much quicker paths to finding a specific file i prefer tags too, this is also the concept used in gmail (labels) as an alternative for moving new emails to folders (which also enables multiple labels and now also hierarchical labels). There is also a great jquery plugin for accomplishing ios-like drill-down menus ios-like drill-down menus are miller columns that are shown one at a time. It is a useful way to display data when the relative size of the nodes is important. . A little harder to read, but gives you the advantage of lining all the code up flush left (fits more characters on the screen horizontally).
I would prefer to use smth like iphone sliding menu for tree structure. But most people working in ux today are working on web projects. I dont like tree views, but sometimes they really are the most appropriate widget.
What i meant, is if the data source is a tree (e. Seems quite reasonable to me and handles emphasis smartly ! I was just thinking about making use of space prior to selection to highlight some of the configuration options. There is also a great jquery plugin for accomplishing ios-like drill-down menus ios-like drill-down menus are miller columns that are shown one at a time.
And here its even more clear because the suggestion is to use the jquery plugin not the concept. A couple things came up that are taking my time at the moment. This conversion is usually one way, since tags usually do not have hierarchy.
User experience stack exchange is a question and answer site for user experience researchers and experts. In my case, i would display the top level configuration items completely collapsed. I do think the solution will have one level of expandcollapse in it though -- its n-level, but 4 levels in most cases.
What are you trying to achieve? Can you mockup the information you want to display - this will help work out possible solutions. I dont know all the different ways of visually displaying a hierarchical list of nodes, but here are the four main ones i can think of the idea is that the subnodes for the selected item in column a, are shown in column a1 next to it. Theyre hard to click even on desktops, let alone on tablets (see deep tree hierarchies occupy a lot of horizontal space, so you get clipping or horizontal scrolling, which is frustrating for users.
The design problem is a configuration panel that takes up 13 the application space configuration groups have files which have child items that need to be seenmanaged the 13 width configuration panel directly affects the 23 width application area. You linked to a jquery implementation without knowing what kind of project it is. Icons are 2x line height, which allows you to wrap long lines once rather than have them overflow the box this may or may not suit your needs, but i think its always helpful to look at the possibility of modernizing an existing control before writing it off as antiquated. Join them it only takes a minute there are other similar questions to this, but none of the solutions really fit my problem space. For certain types of hierarchies (such as nested text), a control that i call a nestview might be suitable this actually evolved from a number of answers given to a question on programmers.
Is there any alternative UI for tree structure? - User Experience Stack ...Mar 21, 2012 ... Hierarchy: Stacks. Columns. Hierarchy: Columns ... Hierarchy: Networks ... An alternative that is used sometimes, is a Miller Columns view.


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This show is one of a kind with lavish costumes, grand sets and tales used to keep the audience of the show hooked. This show has been conceptualized in a way that brings out a new and fresh version of the story of Lord Ganesha. It is an in-depth story that captures all angles including the technical sides and an excellent script. Use of motion capture technology makes the images look more real. The story has been so well reinvented such that new audience experience a fresh mythological story on their TV screens. Visual effects have also been used well in the show that has been creatively presented to retain the attention of the audience.
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Q: Duplicated symbol error when changing to Release I've been working normally in Debug scheme, now I changed to Release and Im having this error:
duplicate symbol _OBJC_CLASS_$_FMDatabase in /Users/XXX/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/XXX-eotzriquwrojfrgwpqxtmjmoyrlq/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/libMapView.a(FMDatabase.o) and /Users/XXX/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/XXX-eotzriquwrojfrgwpqxtmjmoyrlq/Build/Intermediates/XXX.build/Release-iphonesimulator/XXX.build/Objects-normal/i386/FMDatabase.o for architecture i386

Any idea of what is going on?

A: You have two classes called FMDatabase, or more likely, you have one class but you are trying to link its object file twice.  My guess would be, you have included the .m file in the project but you also have a library with it in.


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Feb. 7, 2007 / 3:30 AM
This is Wednesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2007 with 327 to follow.
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include English statesman and writer Sir Thomas More in 1478; farm equipment manufacturer John Deere in 1804; English novelist Charles Dickens in 1812; Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who devised the periodic table, in 1834; "Little House" books author Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1867; ragtime composer and pianist Eubie Blake in 1883; novelist Sinclair Lewis in 1885; actor and Olympic swimming gold medalist Buster Crabbe in 1908; actors Miguel Ferrer in 1955 (age 52) and James Spader in 1960 (age 47); country singer Garth Brooks in 1962 (age 45); and comedian Chris Rock in 1966 (age 41).
In 1904, a massive fire, possibly started by a discarded cigarette, struck Baltimore, burning for 31 hours and destroying an 80-block downtown area. Miraculously no lives or homes were lost.
In 1915, D.W. Griffith's "Birth Of A Nation," a landmark in the history of cinema and the first American full-length motion picture, opened in Los Angeles and was immediately a smash hit though many found its treatment of race offensive.
In 1940, British railroads were nationalized.
In 1956, Autherine Lucy, the first black person admitted to the University of Alabama, was expelled after she accused school officials of conspiring in the riots that accompanied her court-ordered enrollment.
In 1964, the Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time and immediately set off a frantic wave of "Beatlemania."
In 1973, the U.S. Senate voted to set up a committee to investigate the break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington's Watergate complex.
In 1984, two U.S. shuttle astronauts made the first untethered space walk.
In 1986, both Ferdinand Marcos and challenger Corazon Aquino claimed victory in the Philippine presidential election.
Also in 1986, Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled to France.
In 1989, a U.S. State Department report on international human rights accused Israel of mishandling the Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.
In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as Haiti's first democratically elected president in 186 years.
In 1993, another 13 women accused U.S. Sen. Bob Packwood of improper advances, bringing the total to 23 women who have said the Oregon Republican harassed them with unwelcome sexual overtures.
In 1995, the alleged "mastermind" in the 1993 bombing of New York's World Trade Center, Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, was arrested in Pakistan. He was extradited the next day.
In 1998, the Winter Olympics opened in Nagano, Japan.
In 1999, King Hussein of Jordan died following a battle with cancer. He was 63. Hussein had ruled Jordan for 46 years.
In 2002, despite exchanges between Israel and the Palestinians that at times approached outright warfare, Israeli Prime Minister Sharon said he expected a Palestinian state to emerge from the conflict.
In 2003, Colombian rebels were blamed for a bomb explosion at a Bogota social club that killed more than 30 people and injured many others.
In 2005, U.S. President George Bush introduced a $2.5 trillion budget that provided more money for the military and national security but eliminated scores of domestic programs.
Also in 2005, rescuers reported no survivors among the 104 people aboard an Afghan airliner that crashed in the mountains near Kabul. It was Afghanistan's worst air disaster.
In 2006, some 2,000 California residents were forced to flee a major brush fire raging through an area near Anaheim.
A thought for the day: Victor Hugo wrote, "An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come."
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Dé Máirt, 9 DFómh 2018
Written Answers Nos. 219-236
Nursing Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
219. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form. [40607/18]
Freagraí scríofa (Ceist ar Health)
Minister for Health
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.
Medicinal Products Reimbursement
220. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the drug Spinraza is made available to persons of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/18]
The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. As Minister for Health, I do not have any statutory power or function in relation to reimbursement of medicines.
For a medicine to be considered for reimbursement by the HSE, it must first have a marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), before being assessed under the 2013 Act.
HSE decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds, on the advice of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE). The NCPE conducts health technology assessments (HTAs) for the HSE, and makes recommendations on reimbursement to assist HSE decisions.
The NCPE uses a decision framework to systematically assess whether a drug is cost-effective as a health intervention. This process ensures that only treatments that are clinical and cost effective are reimbursed.
The HSE strives to reach a decision in as timely a manner as possible. However, because of the significant monies involved, it must ensure that the best price is achieved, as these commitments are often multi-million euro investments on an on-going basis. This can lead to a protracted deliberation process.
Nusinersen (Spinraza) is indicated for the treatment of 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a disorder characterised by progressive muscle atrophy and weakness.
In May 2017, the EMA granted market authorisation for nusinersen and in October 2017, the HSE received a reimbursement application for nusinersen.
In December 2017, the NCPE completed a HTA of nusinersen and did not recommend reimbursement at the price submitted. No decision has been arrived as yet on the application for the reimbursement of nusinersen as the statutory process is still on-going.
Pharmacy Regulations
Brendan Griffin
221. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/18]
The Pharmacy Act 2007 established the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) and the functions of the Society are set out in the Act. The functions of the PSI are carried out on its behalf by the Council of the Society.
Section 30 of the Act provides for an exception to the general provision in the Act which requires the sale and supply of medicines at a pharmacy to be conducted under the personal supervision of a registered pharmacist, and specifies that no offence is committed where a registered pharmaceutical assistant "acts on behalf of a registered pharmacist during the temporary absence of the registered pharmacist".
Section 30 also permits the Council to make rules as to:
1. What may or may not be done by a registered pharmaceutical assistant when acting on behalf of a registered pharmacist; and
2. What constitutes the temporary absence of a registered pharmacist.
On June 21, the Council of the Society approved for issuance for public consultation the proposed draft Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Temporary Absence of Pharmacist from Pharmacy) Rules 2018. This public consultation commenced on 17 July and ran until 14 August and afforded any interested party the opportunity to make representations on the matter directly to the PSI.
Following completion of the public consultation phase, the Council of the PSI considered the proposed draft Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Temporary Absence of Pharmacist from Pharmacy) Rules 2018 at its meeting on the 20th September 2018 where Council approved the draft rules without amendment.
Correspondence outlining the concerns of registered pharmaceutical assistants has been received by my Department. My role in relation to this process is limited to the consideration of any such Rules once submitted for my approval. I must consider any Rules presented to me from a fair and impartial perspective, without prejudice or prejudgement. This includes consideration of concerns raised by, or on behalf of, registered pharmaceutical assistants.
I await the receipt of the Rules for my consideration from the PSI and until that time, I am unfortunately not in a position to comment any further on the matter raised.
Medical Qualifications
222. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the need for locum consultant post applicants, particularly within psychiatry, to hold specialist registration in the general division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/18]
The HSE Policy in respect of consultant appointments including psychiatry, both permanent and temporary, has a requirement that they are on the relevant Specialist Register. In March 2008, the HSE amended the qualifications specified for consultant posts to require registration in the relevant specialist division of the Register of Medical Practitioners at the Medical Council. The rationale for the change was the imperative to ensure that consultants employed in the public health system have the appropriate training, skills, competences and qualifications to deliver care as assessed by the Medical Council which has the statutory role of protecting the public by promoting the highest professional standards amongst doctors practising in the State. The Consultants' Contract 2008 reflects this requirement.
HSE HR Circular 021/2017 addressed in detail the qualifications required for consultant posts. The effect of this is that applicants who are not registered in the relevant specialist division cannot be appointed to a permanent consultant post in a HSE hospital or service or in a Section 38 agency funded by the HSE.
The HSE has advised however that there are circumstances where it has been required to continue to appoint doctors who were not on the Specialist Register to fill consultant posts that were vacant so that essential services could be delivered. A process is in place where the Hospital Groups provide an assurance to the appropriate National Service Director that the required relevant supervisory supports are in place for Consultants not on the Specialist Register.
Medicinal Products Availability
John McGuinness
223. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the drug niraparib will be made available to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are platinum resistant and due to this were refused access to the drug by the compassionate access programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the drug is available in the UK and Europe for both sets of patients; and if the matter will be expedited. [40620/18]
The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. As Minister for Health, I do not have any statutory power or function in relation to the reimbursement of medicines. In addition, Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 precludes me from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In line with the 2013 Act, if a company would like a medicine to be reimbursed by the HSE pursuant to the community drugs schemes, the company must first submit an application to the HSE to have the new medicine added to the reimbursement list.
As outlined in the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, and in line with the 2013 Act, the HSE will decide, within 180 days of receiving the application (or a longer period if further information is sought from the company), to either add the medicine to the reimbursement list or agree to reimburse it as a hospital medicine, or refuse to reimburse the medicine.
HSE decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds, on the advice of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE). The NCPE conducts health technology assessments (HTAs) for the HSE and makes recommendations on reimbursement to assist HSE decisions. The NCPE uses a decision framework to systematically assess whether a drug is cost-effective as a health intervention.
I have been informed that the NCPE completed a rapid review on Niraparib (Zejula) on 21 June 2018. They recommended that a full HTA be conducted to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of niraparib compared with the current standard of care. The HSE commissioned the HTA on 27 June 2018.
Hospital Appointments Status
224. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/18]
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The National Waiting List Management Policy, a standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, since January 2014, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Clare Daly
225. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints in regard to bullying that have been submitted by nurses and midwives via the HSE's new complaints notification process created as part of the organisation's dignity at work policy since the notification system launched. [40630/18]
I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Darragh O'Brien
226. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the plans in place in order to address the shortage of anaphylactic pens here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40634/18]
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has advised that it is aware of the global intermittent supply of certain adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) that has subsequently impacted the Irish market. The shortage of these products has caused increased demand for the other AAI ranges marketed in Ireland resulting in further supply disruptions.
The Medicine Shortages Framework was launched in September. It is a collaborative initiative that brings together key players in the health sector with the aim of developing strategies to mitigate the effect of shortages in Ireland so that patient health is protected. This new framework will result in a co-ordinated national response to managing medicine shortages and provides mechanisms that can be swiftly activated if a shortage of a particular medicine does occur. The framework strengthens and improves procedures which provide enhanced protection for patients through forward planning and shortage identification. It was developed after extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders involved in the provision of medicines, including state agencies, healthcare professionals, patient groups, and industry.
The HPRA provides the platform for, and facilitates the coordination of, all stakeholders to share information in order to prevent or mitigate the impact of medicine shortages when they occur. A medicine shortages list is being maintained on the HPRA website as part of this framework and is updated frequently as new information arises in relation to shortages of individual medicines.
Under this framework, the HPRA has been working closely with all suppliers of AAIs in Ireland to reduce the impact of supply disruptions on patients and healthcare professionals. As a result, while there remain limited supplies of certain AAIs, alternative AAIs are available.
Due to the general increased demand for AAIs at this time of year individual pharmacies may still be experiencing supply issues, but there are supplies within the system and more are expected in the coming weeks.
While the supply situation for individual AAIs is subject to change the HPRA will be maintaining regular contact with all AAI suppliers and other relevant stakeholders, including wholesalers and healthcare professionals (including the Irish Food Allergy Network).
Patients and their carers should familiarise themselves with any AAI that has been supplied to them, especially if it is one they have not received previously. If a patient has any questions relating to administration of an AAI, they should speak to their pharmacist or doctor.
Hospital Staff Data
Mary Butler
227. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant radiologists attached to University Hospital Waterford; the respective speciality applicable to each radiologist, for example, mammography, MRI and so on of each; his plans to increase the number employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40639/18]
Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
228. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the outpatient waiting list for neurology at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40640/18]
Improving waiting times for hospital procedures and outpatient appointments is a key commitment in the Programme for Government.
In 2018, the HSE expects to deal with a total 3.3m out-patient attendances at an overall ratio of new to return patients of 1:2.5. The HSE also advises that in 2017 almost half a million (479,000) outpatients did not attend their appointments. The establishment, earlier this year, of the central validation office in the National Treatment Purchase Fund is an important development in this regard.
My Department is engaging with the HSE and the NTPF to finalise an Outpatient Action Plan. This Plan will aim to reduce the growth in the number of patients waiting for outpatient services through improving the accuracy of the waiting list and trialling NTPF funded interventions, including weekend and out of hours clinics. NTPF has invited proposals from Hospital Groups and as of end of September had approved almost 12,700 outpatient appointments.
In relation to the specific query raised in relation to plans to reduce the neurology waiting list at University Hospital Waterford, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
229. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a MRI scan at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40641/18]
Medical Card Administration
Jack Chambers
230. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which applications for medical cards from persons with severe rheumatoid arthritis are considered in the context of their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40647/18]
The HSE's Expert Group on Medical Need and Medical Card Eligibility examined the issue of awarding medical cards on the basis of illness and concluded that it was not feasible, desirable, nor ethically justifiable to list medical conditions in priority order for medical card eligibility. The Expert Group also concluded that a person's means should remain the main qualifier for a medical card. This position remains unchanged.
Medical card provision is based on financial assessment. In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure and every application must be assessed on that basis. Under the legislation, having a particular illness, in itself, does not establish eligibility for a medical card and therefore, the medical conditions of applicants for this scheme are not monitored on that basis. Where the applicant's income is within the income guidelines, a medical card or GP visit card will be awarded.
Every effort is made by the HSE, within the framework of the legislation, to support applicants in applying for a medical card and, in particular, to take full account of the difficult circumstances in the case of applicants who may be in excess of the income guidelines. It should be noted, in certain circumstances, the HSE may exercise discretion and grant a medical card, even though an applicant exceeds his or her income threshold, where he or she faces difficult financial circumstances, such as extra costs arising from an illness. Social and medical issues are considered when determining whether undue hardship exists for an individual accessing general practitioner or other medical services. The HSE affords applicants the opportunity to furnish supporting information documentation to fully take account of all the relevant circumstances that may benefit them in the assessment, including medical evidence of cost and necessary expenses.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
231. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of 34 months in County Wexford for an appointment with a child and adolescent primary care psychologist; the further reason the service is taking no urgent appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40659/18]
Minister of State at the Department of Health
As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
Home Help Service Provision
Bernard Durkan
232. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for additional home support in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40660/18]
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Homeless Accommodation Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
233. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in homeless accommodation; if they are supported temporary accommodation, temporary emergency accommodation or other available specifically for homeless persons leaving hospital in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40667/18]
As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
234. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting times for accessing mental health supports in Dublin 5 (details supplied) is 16 weeks; the steps he is taking in order to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40669/18]
235. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for an appointment in each of the mental health services in Dublin 5 (details supplied); the average time a patient will wait for an appointment in each of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40670/18]
236. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if changes will be brought forward to the Dentists Act 1985 which would allow dental hygienists to treat patients without the need for supervision by a dentist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40697/18]
My Department is currently developing new legislation to replace the Dentists Act, 1985. The role and the regulation of dental hygienists is being examined in the context of this new legislation. The drafting of the scheme of the Bill has commenced, however it is at an early stage.


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Did Hollande travel to vote in a private jet?
On Sunday April 23, the French blogging site "La Gauche m'a tuer" shared a story on its Facebook page claiming that President François Hollande had used a private jet to go to vote in the town of Tulle in the first round of France's presidential election. However, the head of state did not travel on a private jet but on the presidential Falcon, according to the AFP's correspondent at the presidential palace.
"Hollande travels to vote in Tulle in a private jet: the €30,000 cost of the operation is paid by the French tax-payer", alleges La Gauche m'a tuer. However, it does not specify that the article to which it refers is from 7 December 2015, following the first round of regional elections held at the height of the international climate conference in Paris. The Facebook post published Sunday afternoon, in full first round of the presidential, was shared more than 14,000 times in 24 hours.
The AFP reporter, who was present in Tulle as the President voted, confirmed that François Hollande arrived and left Corrèze by plane. But he says he traveled aboard the presidential Falcon and not a private jet.
However, the use of this plane for these purposes had already provoked criticism at municipal meetings in March 2014. The cost of the return trip was, however, less than the figure put forward by La Gauche m'a tuer according to an estimate in Le Parisien. The newspaper suggested the trip would cost €9,200. In the May 2014 European elections, Hollande avoided controversy by travelling to Tulle by car.
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The Lost Boy è il primo album in studio del rapper statunitense YBN Cordae, pubblicato il 26 luglio 2019 dalla Atlantic Records e dalla Art@War.

Contiene le collaborazioni con Chance the Rapper, Anderson Paak, Ty Dolla Sign, Pusha T, Arin Ray e Meek Mill. L'album ha ricevuto ampi consensi da parte della critica musicale ed è stato nominato come miglior album rap ai Grammy Awards 2020, mentre Bad Idea, singolo estratto dall'album, è stato nominato come miglior canzone rap.

Promozione
Il singolo principale dell'album, Have Mercy, è stato pubblicato l'8 marzo 2019. Il 16 aprile 2019 sono stati pubblicati due video musicali per Have Mercy, il primo diretto da Cole Bennett e il secondo da Aplus. Il singolo è stato prodotto da Flippa, Kid Culture e Nils.

Il secondo singolo estratto dall'album, Bad Idea, è stato pubblicato il 17 giugno 2019, accompagnato da un video musicale con la partecipazione del rapper statunitense Chance the Rapper. Il singolo è stato prodotto da Bongo ByTheWay e co-prodotto da Kid Culture.

Il terzo singolo dell'album, RNP, è stato pubblicato il 23 luglio 2019 e vede la partecipazione del cantante Anderson Paak. Il singolo è stato prodotto da J. Cole. Il video musicale è stato rilasciato il 14 ottobre.

Il video musicale di Broke As Fuck, brano contenuto nell'album, è stato pubblicato il 15 agosto 2019.

Accoglienza
 The Lost Boy ha ricevuto ampi consensi dalla critica. Fred Thomas di AllMusic ha scritto: "Le abilità del rapper non sono in discussione in The Lost Boy, ma l'album a volte supera le sue ambizioni, puntando a troppi stili diversi per poterli colpire tutti con eccellenza. Quando Cordae raggiunge un perfetto equilibrio tra una produzione dolce e potenza lirica su brani eccezionali come We Gon Make It, dimostra di aver svolto un lavoro ancora più completo per essere un talento agli inizi." Nicolas Tyrell di Clash ha invece affermato: "Audace e pieno di spavalderia, ma allo stesso tempo stratificato ed emotivo, YBN Cordae è in grado di trasmettere i suoi desideri, le sue speranze e paure in un formato ambizioso e ben congegnato. Un debutto forte da parte di un artista che sa di essere capace di un successo a lungo termine."

Will Schube di Pitchfork ha recensito l'album con seguenti perole: "Nonostante l'importante lista degli artisti ospiti, The Lost Boy resta lo show di Cordae. [...] Sicuramente è un debutto di successo."

Tracce

Formazione
Musicisti

 Cordae – voce
 Isaac Wriston – basso (tracce 1, 8)
 Johnathan Smith – piano (tracce 1, 8)
 Chance the Rapper – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 4)
 Aliandro Prawl – tastiera (traccia 4)
 Amanda Bailey – corde (traccia 4)
 Tarron Crayton – basso (tracce 4, 13, 14)
 Kid Culture – programming (traccia 4)
 Karim "Kace" Hutton – basso (traccia 5)
 Anderson Paak – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 6)
 Justin Zim – basso (traccia 7)
 Ty Dolla Sign – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 9)
 Freaky Rob – chitarra (traccia 9)
 illuid.haller – pianoforte (traccia 10)
 Pusha T – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 12)
 G Koop – chitarra (traccia 12)
 Arin Ray – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 13)
 Raymond Komba – pianoforte (tracce 13, 14)
 Meek Mill – voce aggiuntiva (traccia 14)

Produzione
 Brendan "Bren" Ferry – registrazione (tracce 1-8, 10-15)
 Pedro Calloni – registrazione (traccia 2)
 Juro "Mez" Davis – registrazione (traccia 6)
 Take a Daytrip – registrazione (traccia 7)
 Cyrus "NOIS" Taghipour – missaggio (tracce 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12-15)
 Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – missaggio (tutte le tracce)
 Aria "Angel" Ali – missaggio (tracce 2, 4, 6)
 Dave Kutch – mastering (tutte le tracce)
 Zachary Acosta – assistenza ingegneria (tutte le tracce), mixing (tracce 2, 3)
 Curtis "Sircut" Bye – assistenza ingegneria (traccia 2)

Successo commerciale
The Lost Boy ha debuttato alla pozione numero 13 della Billboard 200 la settimana del 10 agosto 2019. L'album ha anche debuttato nella classifica R&B/Hip-Hop al diciottesimo posto.

Classifiche

Note

Collegamenti esterni

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On May 3rd, Midsomer Murders fans got a fantastic surprise. Series 20 was dropped on Acorn TV followed just hours later by the announcement that it was also on BritBox. For the first time, you can watch the premiere of the new series on EITHER of the major British TV subscription services. Even more incredibly, US audiences actually get to see the episodes BEFORE they premiere in the UK.
Click here to go to Amazon and add Midsomer Murders Series 20 to your watch list.
What's Included in Series 20 of Midsomer Murders?
In Series 20, Neil Dudgeon is back as Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby. Alongside him, we have the relatively new Nick Hendrix as DS Jamie Winter, Fiona Dolman as wife Sarah Barnaby, and newly-added Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca as pathologist Petra Antonescu.
There are six feature-length episodes in the new series, and topics include bride killers, an elite high IQ society, a cursed abbey, a death at the local rugby club, a circus, and a comic festival.
If you're watching on BritBox, you'll also be able to find their exclusive playlist of Neil Dudgeon's favorite episodes for the first 19 series. Each of them will be accompanied by a video introduction. We're not sure where to find that feature in BritBox just yet, but we'll let you know when we find the episode in question.
Since the episodes have only just launched, the Midsomer Murders death counters don't seem to have been updated just yet for the murders of Series 20. On an episode-by-episode basis, we like to make a game of it. Everyone gets 15 minutes to lock in their predicted number of deaths for the episode, along with methods employed. The person getting closest wins, but the sheer variety of death methods makes it an incredibly difficult thing to nail. After all, who would randomly guess "murdered by King Neptune's trident", or "death by slide projector"?
Between this surprise release and everything else showing up on the British TV streaming services lately, I'm sure it will be a busy weekend for many. Will you be binge-watching, or carefully rationing them for maximum duration of enjoyment?
I live in Bandon Oregon and could not find season 20 of Midsomer Murders on either Acorn or Britbox.
Hi Pamela – I'd recommend checking again. It's definitely on both!
Series 20 is being shown in the US already ? I play the role of a Police Officer in Send in The Clowns episode. Not seen it here in the UK yet.
Binge watched Midsomer from the beginning. What a show, what a show, what a show. Lot of twisting in the plots. Just when I know I have figured it out, I'm wrong. All the actors are superb in their characters from Series 1 to Series 20.
I've been purchasing the box sets from the very beginning, with Tom Barnaby with Troy, through John Barnaby & his most recent side-kick.. I love the English countryside as much as the show itself! For me, here in Montana, westerns & Midsomer Murders rule!!


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We know President Trump wants to take money from our national security accounts to pay for his wall, and now we have a list of some of the projects and needed base repairs that could be derailed or put on the chopping block as a result.
What President Trump is doing is a slap in the face to our military that makes our border and the country less secure. He is planning to take funds from real, effective operational priorities and needed projects and divert them to his vanity wall.
The issue seems to be the reallocation of $3.6 billion to pay for the border wall, but there is a serious problem. In November of last year The Nation reported that accounting practices at the Pentagon consist in perpetually making up numbers to justify yearly increases.
The status quo has been generating ever-higher DoD budgets for decades, not to mention bigger profits for Boeing, Lockheed, and other military contractors.
The losers in this situation are everyone else. The Pentagon's accounting fraud diverts many billions of dollars that could be devoted to other national needs: health care, education, job creation, climate action, infrastructure modernization, and more. Indeed, the Pentagon's accounting fraud amounts to theft on a grand scale—theft not only from America's taxpayers, but also from the nation's well-being and its future.
The misappropriation of resources does not even begin to tell the story of the threat to global security posed by the United States military posture. One would think that the disastrous history of the "global war on terror" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, … would penetrate the awareness of our national security functionaries. Unfortunately, with very few exceptions, none of that is detectable.
The only ones who are grateful for the ever-increasing, mostly undeclared drone warfare seem to be the "bad guys" and the war industry.
Sadly, the effects of these wars on personal lives is rarely part of the "thank-you-for-your-sevice salutes" as Major Danny Sjursen calls them in his recent post Uncle Sam Sent Me to Rehab for PTSD. Nor do we as a society internalize the connection between war and the torture as described in Flint Taylor's recent book, "The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago." The book features Jon Burge, a military police officer in Vietnam who came home to join the Chicago Police Department and became the leader of its torture ring.
Channeling funds into clean energy, health care and education in an effective way will therefore create significantly greater opportunities for decent employment throughout the U.S. economy than spending the same amount of funds with the military.
In spite of the massive fraud at the Pentagon, Senator Reed claims that he can trace the effect of the "small" amount to be spent for the inequality, poverty, and death enhancing wall the Trump Administration wants to build at the Mexico-US border. He makes this claim in spite of the obvious fact that it is absolutely impossible to trace $3.6 billion in a department awash in hundred billions dollars worth of accounting fraud.
Preventing the construction of the wall is the right cause, but the arguments presented by the Senator Reed—surely, uncritically followed by the rest of the Rhode Island congressional delegation—are indicative of endless, reflexive support for ever-increasing war spending and perpetual war. Sadly, present and future generations will pay the price for this collective insanity.
Senator Reed's arguments are also uncritically followed by state and local officials, all of whom are eager to rush to any military contractor's ribbon cutting ceremony or climb on board in support of state level corporate welfare that uses taxpayers' money to train workers for the construction of the vehicles that may very well contribute to a nuclear exchange. How good is a "good job" if it is instrumental in destabilizing the nuclear balance and making an accidental or panicked launching of nuclear missiles much more likely?


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SIRT1-mediated FoxOs pathways protect against apoptosis by promoting autophagy in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells exposed to sodium fluoride
Xiaolong Gu, Dandan Han, Wei Chen, Limei Zhang, Qianyun Lin, Jian Gao, Séamus Fanning and Bo Han _
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Xiaolong Gu1, Dandan Han1, Wei Chen1, Limei Zhang1, Qianyun Lin1, Jian Gao1, Séamus Fanning2, Bo Han1
1College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, P R China
2UCD-Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Bo Han, email: hanbo@cau.edu.cn
Keywords: apoptosis, autophagy, MC3T3-E1 cells, SIRT1, sodium fluoride
Received: June 14, 2016 Accepted: August 15, 2016 Published: August 24, 2016
Fluorine may result in damage to teeth, bones and other body tissues, and is a serious public health problem. SIRT1 deacetylates FOXOs, which brings about apoptosis and autophagy promotion or suppression. Fluorine may induce cell apoptosis, however, the role of autophagy in apoptosis induced by fluorine is still poorly understood, and the interaction between SIRT1 and FOXOs should be further illustrated. Therefore, this study investigated the mechanisms underlying the NaF- induced apoptosis and autophagy in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro through activating or inhibiting SIRT1. Via RT-PCR, western blot, flow cytometry assays, fluorescence and laser confocal microscopy, it was found that NaF induced both cell apoptosis and autophagy. Results also showed that NaF up-regulated SIRT1 expression in a dose-dependent manner. The autophagy of MC3T3-E1 was also up- regulated indirectly whilst apoptosis was significantly attenuated when incubated with the SIRT1 activator SRT1720. When SIRT1 inhibitor Ex-527 was used, the latter effects were reversed. Furthermore, SIRT1 increased deacetylation of FoxO1 and promoted the up-regulation of its target substrate Rab7, as well as increase of Bnip3 which was substrate of FoxO3, and we hypothesize that these pathways may cause an increase in autophagic flux and a reduction in apoptosis. In conclusion, SIRT1-induced autophagy enhancement protects against fluoride-induced apoptosis through autophagy induction in MC3T3-E1 cells, which may be associated with a SIRT1-FoxO1-Rab7 axis and a SIRT1-FoxO3-Binp3 axis. The role of SIRT1 in selecting between cell survival and death provides a potential therapeutic strategy in fluorosis.


Back in early November, I wrote about NSF:MW and how it was the nail in the coffin for the NFS franchise. Yet, over a month (almost TWO months, in fact) later, I am still playing the game. Why? Because at its core, driving around in different cars in different races to meet various goals is actually pretty fun. Of course, the things I didn't like I still don't like: landing perfectly in grass but being told I "crashed" because it was in a "closed" area of the game, multiplayer, etc.
I have been systematically riding in each of the available cars, completing all the races for each car, trying to have gold medals for every car and every race in the game. It's an upgrade thing, I think. It is the challenge and satisfaction of meeting the goals set. It is crashing into cop cars in order to start an all-out blitz against me. It is racing through traffic at 190+ mph trying not to hit anyone. It is making killer jumps.
I think the reason I keep playing is because I understand the game much better as an arcade racer than as the game I *thought* it was going to be. I do not often participate in DLC add-ons, but for less than the price a lot of iOS apps, I bought the Speed Pack. I am now zipping around the city at 200+ in several vehicles, and it is a fun game.
I still don't play multiplayer. I still hate the sorta-open world. But, I have to admit I do enjoy the game for what it is more than I don't like it for what it isn't.
Emily said, "It's like a winter wonderland!" I couldn't agree more!
And just like that, sleet becomes snow in the city of Redland!
Emily read the the story of the birth of Jesus tonight. We are very blessed.
Noel cheering on the Wolves. That explains all the noise!
Happy Winter Solstice, folks! Yeap, you heard me: Happy December 21, 2012. Wait, wasn't the world supposed to end today? Sure, sure, I know, I know. It didn't though, did it? Sorry all you doomsdayers, but the world not ending is all my fault.
You see, for months, I had been promising myself that I would write a "farewell, world" post, explaining different aspects of human life to the next lifeforms to inhabit the Earth (always presuming there would be more to come). I had planned to talk of love and hate, war and peace (not the book), War and Peace (the book), men and women, deep space and deep seas. I was going to cover oral communication, the written word, radio and television. Ancient tools and modern day technologies would fill screens and screens of my electronic aria.
Oh yes, it was to be an aria. Music and vocals would have risen and fallen in wondrous ebbs and flows as I bestowed upon the soon-to-have-been destroyed world the grand knowledge of, well, everything. Don't get wrong, I am not saying that I know everything. Far from it, but I would have cross-referenced my article with the sites and sources that would make any of my past teachers proud.
But, I didn't do any of it. Heck, I didn't even start it. And so, because of that, the world was not allowed to come to the demise that so many eagerly awaited.
I do wish, however, I would have been smart enough to sell doomsday-related tools, books, etc that would have made me as rich as the charlatans that bilked billions from those that bought into the whole mess. That would have been righteous, dude.
Of course, the Mayans never actually predicted the end of the world. Their calendar (and just ONE of their calendars, at that) just ran out. Evidently, there are a LOT of people in this world who do not realize that the modern-day calendar runs out, too: every December 31. Here's the funny thing, though: Every year, it starts over. Ouch. Didn't see that one, doomsdayers, did ya?
Will the world come to some cataclysmic end? Science says so. Religion says so. But, will it really? The real question is this: So what if it does? The true end of the world would be catastrophic beyond any human ability to do anything about it. Live your lives, share your love, make the most of the days you are here on Earth. And, before you pass on from this planet (in whatever form that takes), do something nice for someone else - at least once.
For all you expecting the world to end, I apologize. Maybe next time I'll get around to writing the "History of Everything."
Noel hides out in the "Black Widow" cup we got from Kennywood!
You know your boss knows you well when she gives you a bacon themed ornament!
Merry Christmas to you and yours from Central Baptist Church! Fear Not! Come out at 6pm tonight to see the encore presentation!
Emily's Noel grabbed a bowl of Skittles and a book. Looks like she's been up all night reading!
Noel hijacked a reindeer and headed for the bear in the kids' bathroom!
How many other people have taken a CLOSE look at the iOS6 map icon??
We found Noel chillin in the fridge, drinking chocolate milk from a Razorbacks cup!


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