Andy Murray shows no signs of the injury that forced him to miss the French Open and is now odds on at $1.91 to win the tournament. Marin Cilic is still a decent each way bet at at $17.00, and as he meets the big serving Thomas Berdych next. In a close match were tie breaks could edge it, he is better value than the big Czech.
Roger Federer is odds on at $1.91to lift his sixth Halle crown. The value would therefore appear to be in the bottom half of the draw, with the elegant Richard Gasquet a good bet to reach the final. An each way bet at $5.50 would therefore appear to be a good investment.


If a parent has given you this to read, you are teaching a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder. The family of this child has decided to share this information with you. This sharing is a big step for the family, and one I hope that you will treat gently and with the respect it deserves. This family has been through traumas you cannot even imagine. I will describe a few of them here below so that you get the 'flavor' and perhaps even begin to understand why this child's parents sometimes seem so harsh or harried or even depressed.
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is most common in foster and adopted children, but can be found in many other so-called 'normal' families, as well, due to divorce, illness, or separations. RAD happens when a child is not properly nurtured in the first few months and years of life. The child is left to cry–in hunger, pain, need for changing, or cuddling–and learns that adults will not help him or her. Children whose parents are more involved in getting their next drug fix, than they are in nurturing the developing child, learn that their needs are not primary to adults. Children born of drug or alcohol-addicted parents learn, even in the womb, that things do not feel good and are not safe for them. In severe cases, where the child was an abuse, neglect, or violence victim, the child learns that adults are hurtful and cannot be trusted. The child with RAD, therefore, develops habits of dealing with the world in a way she believes will keep her safe. He manipulates in order to control a world he literally thinks will kill him if he does not control it. Without therapy, kids with RAD never develop the attachments to another human being which teaches them to trust, accept discipline, develop cause-and-effect thinking, self-control, and responsibility for their own actions.
Children with RAD are often involved in the Juvenile Justice System as they get older. Left untreated, such children can maim, kill, and torture–without conscience or feeling. They can start fires, kill pets and terrorize their families. It has been said that untreated RAD children grew up to be such people, as, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and the teenagers who shot up Columbine High. They feel no remorse, have no conscience, and see no relation between their actions and what happens as a result. Because, they never connected with, or relied upon another human being, in trust, throughout their entire lives–they attempt to become their own parent.
In most cases, what you will see as a teacher, is a child, who is, initially, surprisingly charming to you–even seeking to hold your hand, climbing into your lap, smiling a lot. You may feel delighted that you are getting on so well with him/her. At the onset of your contact with the child who has been reported from prior grades as 'impossible', you will wonder what those previous teachers did to provoke the behaviors you have not seen but which are reflected in the prior grade reports. A few months into what you thought was a working relationship, the child is suddenly openly defiant, moody, angry and difficult to handle. There is no way to predict what will happen from day to the next. The child often eats as if he hasn't been properly fed and is suspected of stealing other children's snacks or lunch items. The child does not seem to make or keep friends. The child seems able to play one-on-one for short periods, but cannot really function well in groups. The child is often a bully on the playground. Although RAD kids typically have above average intelligence, they often do not perform well in school due to lack of problem-solving and analytical-thinking skills. They often test poorly – often deliberately.
Children who suffer from RAD might climb into your lap and pretend to be affection 'starved'. RAD kids often talk out-loud in class rooms, do not contribute fairly to group work, or conversely argue to dominate and control the group. Organizational abilities are usually limited, and monitoring is resented. There may be a sense of hypervigilance about them that you initially perceive as no sense of personal space and general 'nosiness'. They seem to want to know everyone else's business but never tell you anything about their own. There is no sense of conscience for their actions, even if someone else is hurt. They may express an offhand or even seemingly sincere "sorry", but will likely do the same thing again tomorrow. These kids thrive on having made you 'lose' it. They are not motivated by self or parental pride. Normal reward and punishment systems simply do not work– kindness, sympathy or concern only exacerbate their poor behaviors – they see you as simply a 'sucker' to be exploited.
They will deliberately omit parts of assignments–even when writing their names–just so that they are in control of the assignment, not you. When assigned a seat they will often choose an indirect, self- selected path to reach the seat. When given a certain number of things to repeat or do, they often do more than, or less than directed. They often destroy toys, clothing, bedding, pillows, and family memorabilia, then feign complete innocence even when the shredded materials are lying at their feet. They usually blame parents, siblings, or others, for missing and incomplete homework, missing items of clothing, lost lunch bags, etc. RAD kids sometimes feign fear of parents when in a public place simply for the reactions it elicits from other adults. Children with RAD are masters at triangulating parents and teachers with any number of half or completely false stories. They destroy school bags, lose supplies, steal food, sneak sweets, break zippers on coats, tear clothing, and eat so as to disgust those around them (open mouth chewing, food smeared over face).
They often inflict self injuries, pick at scabs until they bleed, and seek attention for non-existent/miniscule injuries. But, they will seek to avoid adults when they have real injuries or genuine pain. Kids with RAD sometimes have multiple falls and accidents and frequently complain about what other children have done to them, i.e. "He started it!", "Suzi kicked me first". RAD kids can walk around in significant physical pain from real injuries and will minimize the injury until it is detected–at which point they may be able to exploit the delay occasioned by their own failure to complain appropriately. They often will not wipe a running nose or cover a mouth to sneeze, or conversely will overreact or exaggerate a cough or mild illness. They accept no responsibility for their actions and do not have any sense of why everyone can get so aggravated with them. They often have scrapes, bumps, bruises and will claim abuse by an adult in order to obtain attention and seem to be "accident prone".
They are in a constant battle for control of their environment and seek that control however they can, even in totally meaningless situations. If they are in control, they feel safe. If they are loved and protected by an adult, they are convinced they are going to die, because they never learned to trust adults, adult judgment, or to develop any of what we know as normal feelings of acceptance, safety and warmth.
These children often slur words just to make you ask them to repeat themselves or speak more clearly. Their speech patterns are often unusual, and may involve talking out of turn, talking constantly, talking nonsense, humming, singsong, asking unanswerable or obvious questions, i.e. "Do I get a drink any time today?". They have one pace – theirs! No amount of "Hurry up, everyone is waiting on you!" will work. They want to be in control, and you have just told them that they are! If you need the child to finish lunch so everyone can go to the playground, he might eat five times slower than usual. If you need the child to dress and line up, he might scatter papers, drop clothing, fail to locate gloves, wander around the room – anything to slow the process and control it further. Five minutes later he may be kissing your hand or stroking your cheek with absolutely no sense of having caused the mayhem that ensues from his actions.
You can begin to understand what this child's parents face on a daily basis. The parents are often tense. They are involved in 'control battles' for their parental role nearly every minute they are with the child. The parents adopted the child thinking love would cure anything that had happened to her before the adoption. They have only recently learned that 'normal' parenting will not work with this child–that much of what they have tried to do for years simply fed into the child's dysfunction. They are frightened, sad, stressed and lonely. Many feel unmerited guilt for their perceived 'failure' with this child. The mothers often bear the brunt of the child's actions and the child is often clever enough to make certain none of it occurs in front of the father. Hence, they even triangulate the parents – because it puts them in control of the situation, which makes them feel safer.
It takes a tremendous amount of work and therapy to turn these kids around so that they can experience real feelings and learn to trust. Parents who have embarked on this healing journey for their child need support and consistency from other adults who interact with the child. This diagnosis is a relatively new one in the some mental health communities, despite widespread acceptance for years in many states.
What can you do as a teacher? CALL THE PARENTS. They will likely not be real warm about this child at this point, and can be perceived as too harsh until you get to know them better. Have them in to talk with you about this issue. They are often hostile to outside commentary because other without RAD information don't really know what these folks are living with every day. Call them and talk about what you see in the classroom and ask if they have any other strategies for managing things. Parents who are in counseling and therapy with their child will eventually open up to you and you'll all be able to help the child get healthy or at least not contribute to his dysfunction. Remember the child's primary objective is to triangulate you from the parents so that he controls the relationships on his terms, not yours. He may also seek to triangulate you from other supervisory or authority figures at the school.
If parents let you know that time is precious on a particular occasion due to ongoing therapy (or whatever) don't feel put-off or shut-out. They will talk to you when they have time, and time is one of the things RAD parents often run out, of as they work desperately to save their child's future. The therapy and home-parenting techniques are exhausting, and time-consuming. Try to respect that, if it seems they are not focusing on your goal of home or class-work. Do not trust schoolbag communication or expect things sent in a "communication envelope" to be as complete as when they left the school with the child. Many parents develop alternative communication methods once they realize why they feel so 'out of it' where the school is concerned. They are 'out of it', because that is how the child wants it. And, the child will hide or destroy notes, and information sheets. Or, partially reduce the contents of communication envelopes so that it looks like you simply have an unresponsive parent on your hands. Use the phone and regular mail – it works.
Don't feel you need to apologize if you have believed this child and blamed the parents. If they have given you this information, they already trust you, and do not blame you for not having the information you needed – likely they only just recently got it themselves. Make it perfectly clear in your interactions with the child that YOU ARE THE BOSS of the classroom or activity. Remind the child, unemotionally, but firmly, that you are the boss–you make the rules. You can even smile when you say it if you can 'get' the smile 'all the way up to the eyes'. Just remember to get the child to verbally acknowledge your position i.e. "Yes, ma'am, you are the boss". Do it every day for a while, then use periodic reminders. Insist upon use of titles or prefixes: "Miss" Jane, "Teacher" Sarah, "Mr" Philips–they establish position and rank. Structure choices so that you remain in control: "Do you want to wear your coat, or carry it to the playground?", "You may complete that paper sitting or standing", "You may complete that assignment during this period, or during recess". Remember to keep the anger and frustration that the child is seeking out of your voice. Try to 'smile all the way to your eyes', if you can, otherwise, simply stay as neutral as you can. Structure and control without threat.
YOU ARE NOT THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER for this child. You cannot parent this child. You are his teacher–not his therapist–not his parents. Remind the child that her parents are where she can get hugs, cuddles, food and treats. You will only have responsibility for this child for one school year – understand that, unless you maintain your role as teacher, this child will consider the move into the next grade as having you 'abandon' him. The only way to avoid that is to remain in your teacher role and support the process of helping this child learn to be a whole human being as best you can in the time you have. Teachers are left-behind each year, it is normal. These children need to learn that lesson.
Establish EYE CONTACT with the child, insist upon it as often as the opportunity presents itself. Do not be deceived by the child's focusing on your forehead or chin. Children with RAD do not like eye contact and will do just about anything to avoid it unless they are lying or trying to manipulate you–at which point you will be hard-put to avoid a 'staring' contest. Be firm, be consistent, be specific.
CONSEQUENCE POOR DECISIONS AND BAD BEHAVIOR. Poor decisions and choices, like: incomplete homework, wrong weight jacket for the weather, also need to be acknowledged. "I see you chose to have incomplete work from this activity period. You may finish it at recess while the other children who chose to finish their work go outside and play. Better luck next time." Nothing mean, or angry, or spiteful – it's just the facts. Remember that they have difficulty with cause-and-effect thinking and have to be taught consequences. Normal reward systems like treats and stickers simply do not work with these children. You will continue to see 'Jekyll and Hyde' from day-to-day with absolutely no correlation to standard reward systems. Standard behavior modification techniques do not work with this child – she doesn't think the way nurtured children think. Her entire being is centered on being in control so she can be 'safe'. If anyone else is in control she is anxious and certain she is going to die – no kidding, it is that serious.
Consequencing is a good teaching technique for adults involved with RAD kids – there is a consequence associated with each good behavior, each poor behavior – teach them what those consequences are – they will not think of, or recognize them without your direction.
BE CONSISTENT, BE SPECIFIC. The RAD child will be "good" for you one or two days–or even weeks–just to watch your incredulity at his or her misbehavior the next time. General compliments like "You're a good boy!" or "You know better", are not helpful. Be specific and consistent – confront each misbehavior and support each good behavior with direct language. "You scribbled on the desk – you clean it up" "You hit Timmy, you sit here next to me until I decide you may play again without hitting." "You did well on the playground today, good for you!" "You chose to complete that assignment, that's a good choice!" Be positive when you can.
DO NOT ACCEPT POOR MANNERS OR INCOHERENT SPEECH. The child must say "May I please be excused to use the restroom?" Not, "I gotta pee". And, yes, they will often wet themselves rather than ask appropriately–just to upset you and make you think you're responsible for making them stand there too long. Say, "I see that you wet yourself. That must not feel very good." Then, just go back to whatever you were doing. He might feel embarrassment, or even just the discomfort that is a NATURAL CONSEQUENCE of his choice to wet himself, rather than ask for excuse to the restroom properly. Feel free to not respond to slurred or incoherent speech. The child will learn she cannot manipulate you into asking for a repetition or clarification. If you feel you must, tell the child that you will not be able to hear him until he makes the choice to speak clearly and then turn your attention elsewhere. The child should say, "Yes, Miss Janice." "No, Mr. Sayers." "Yeah," and "Nope," and "I don't know," are no longer part of the child in therapy's vocabulary – do not tolerate them in your classroom, they are disrespectful.
This NATURAL CONSEQUENCES thing is important. Do not permit this child to control your behavior by threatening to throw a tantrum–instead, let him, out in the hallway or in another room. Say, "You can have your tantrum here if you choose to." If she is wetting her pants–instead, let her, and then make her clean up any puddles or stains. Say, "I see you've wet the rug, here is a rag and bucket to clean it up" If he is puttering around doing his own thing when it delays the class' departure for a planned activity, say, "I see you've chosen to fool around rather than get ready to go, you can wait here in the supervisor's office until we get back".
Time-outs do not work for these children – they want to isolate themselves from others. Bring the child near the activity he has had to be removed from and have them stand with you, or sit in a chair along side you. It's called a "TIME-IN". If you can take the time, speak quietly about how much fun the other children are having and how sad it is that she cannot join in right now. No raised voices, no anger. Don't lose your temper if you can avoid it, remember he is manipulating you to do just that. If you are going to 'lose it', seek assistance from another adult until you are back in control.
DO NOT SYMPATHIZE with this child. Feeling sorry for her will only give her power over you, usurp your role as teacher, and prevent you from being effective in your role. Remain consistent in your expectations, do not lower them for this child. The child with RAD has even more to learn than 'normal' kids.
SUPPORT THE PARENTS. The child who is losing control at home and in the classroom because folks are 'on to him' will get a whole lot worse before he gets better. Listen appropriately. Always redirect this child to her parents for choices, hugs, decision-making and sharing of information that you believe is either not true or is designed to shock or manipulate you. Follow up with the parents.
REMAIN CALM AND IN CONTROL OF YOURSELF. No matter what she does today. If she manages to upset you, she is in control, not you. Remove yourself or the child from the situation until you are able to cope.
AVOID BEING ALONE WITH THIS CHILD. They learn, shockingly early in life for some of them, that such situations can be manipulated into abuse claims for which there is no "witness".
If your classroom is out-of-control because of this child, get help. Although many schools and school districts already use our parenting materials and resources, many school counselors, and administrators have not yet had exposure to the RAD diagnosis or how to handle it in schools. There are many resources available. Don't give up! These children are inventive, manipulative, and very much in need of everything you can offer to help them get healthy. Remind the child that you will be speaking with her parents on a regular basis. Report to the child's home as often as you can without feeling burdened by the effort. Expect notes to be destroyed. Use the phone. If you do not get a response to written communication and the parents seem to be out of touch with general information, do not blame them. Chances are they never got the message, never saw the right number of papers and have no clue what is going on because that is just how the child likes it. It takes control from the parent. Give it back by communicating directly whenever possible.
This child can, and will be helped to get healthy. And, you can be a part of that process with the right tools. Keep in touch with the family. Remember that what you see in school is only the tip of the iceberg – family life is terribly threatening to these children and what the parents have to deal with every day is nearly unimaginable to other uninformed adults. Blaming the family or failing to communicate with them adds to the dysfunction and puts the child at greater risk of never getting healthy. This child is learning in therapy to be respectful, responsible and fun to be around. It will take time, it will be an effort, if in the end it is successful, it will be because the adults in her life were consistent and the child decided to work in therapy.
Your contribution as his teacher cannot be underestimated or undervalued! His parents will be grateful for the support, and the therapist will have fewer inconsistent venues to sort out while helping the child to heal.


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Attorney Camille R. Borg Selected to the 2021 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
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An Exclusive Honor
We are excited to announce that our founding attorney, Camille R. Borg, has been selected to the 2021 Texas Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers (a division of Thomson Reuters)! No more than 2.5% of licensed attorneys in Texas are recognized on the Rising Stars list. This incredible accomplishment is reflective of Attorney Borg's passion and commitment to her clients and to the legal profession in general. Nominated by her peers, she is honored to be included.
The Rising Stars List Selection Process
Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service. Each year, Super Lawyers publishes their Rising Stars List of outstanding attorneys who have obtained a high level of peer recognition and exhibited excellence in the practice of law. To qualify for the Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, an attorney must be under the age of 40 or in practice for 10 years or less.
The patented Super Lawyers selection process is comprehensive and rigorous. To build the list, attorneys across the state are surveyed, nominating candidates from over 70 practice areas and all firm sizes. The list is then validated by third-party research in 12 categories. Before being finalized, the list is narrowed and peer-reviewed by a highly credentialed panel of lawyers.
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Published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and the Texas Super Lawyers Digital Magazine, the goal of the Rising Stars list is to provide both consumers and referring attorneys with a credible, diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. This list is an invaluable resource in the field and helps connect clients with the highly qualified lawyers they are looking for.
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Attorney Camille R. Borg first became interested in law during her first career in social work and mental health. She went on to graduate from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2012. She was admitted to legal practice in 2014. Since then she has become well-known in the legal community for her drive and dedication. Attorney Borg founded Camille Borg Law PLLC with the goal of providing clients with the compassionate family law services they deserve.
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Change Your Marriage for the better?
You're probably thinking, "Why should I be the first to change, or how come I have to do all the work?" The answer is simple: God will work with whoever is available and give that person the strength to change. Are you available?
If you ignore each other's needs, one or both of you will be more tempted to "go" elsewhere. But having unmet needs is no excuse for bad behavior and going after satisfaction outside your marriage is always wrong. The Bible says —to both of you —to "be satisfied with the wife/husband of your youth." That indicates that we should be content with our mates.
The best way to avoid the "Greener Grass Syndrome" is to water your own lawn.
If our marriages are well watered, the grass on our own side of the fence will be lush and soft and lovely. And if you're both content and committed to your marriage, the Flirty Frank's and Teasing Tina's at the office, gym, or grocery store won't be as tempting.
Maybe you're saying, "But, Nancy, you don't know how selfish my husband/wife is." You're right, I don't know your situation, but I'm assuming that you chose to marry that person. For that reason they must have some wonderful qualities too. Unless your spouse is abusing you or your children, you can choose to be satisfied in your marriage.
Earl shook his head as he told Ron, 'I've been buying size eleven shoes since high school. It never occurred to me to measure my feet to see if they'd grown.' His shoes had been too small for years! His feet had changed, but he wasn't paying attention.
Have you measured your marriage lately? It's easy to get complacent and just continue doing what we've always done. Since nothing ever stays the same, small changes can sneak up on us and cause some big problems.
If you're struggling in your relationship and feel like you've grown apart from your spouse, today can be the day of new beginnings. I know how lonely, discouraged, and exhausted you may feel. That is because I've felt that way.
I was in a marriage full of emptiness. I was the original desperate housewife, when 24 years ago, I had an affair and moved out of our house. Ron and I were both selfish, angry, and critical. But we aren't anymore. Well… I'm still a little selfish, but mostly our lives are full of light and love. And yours can be too. We admitted our faults, asked for forgiveness, changed our behavior and decided to love each other. Our feelings eventually caught up with our actions and we slowly grew a lovely 'green grass' marriage in own backyard.
These are good thoughts to consider. We hope this will be helpful to your marriage, as you apply the principles Nancy brought to the forefront.
"Heavenly Father, We pray you will look with favor upon this marriage. We pray that in good times and in bad they will grow in their love for each other. May they resolve to be of one heart, blessed with the peace You will give to them as they seek You. In their struggles help them to know that You are there with them and will help them with their needs. Inspire them to be kind in their words and actions. Also inspire them to be considerate of each other's feelings, and forgiving of each other's human weaknesses and failings.
May your marriage be blessed!
(Uganda) I am a week and two days in marriage and I must say these articles are very warm and educative. I love reading them every day as I learn from them too. Every time I read I am stirred into doing something special for my husband. Thank you for sharing the marriages, and including me in your mailing.
(South Africa) I agree with you entirely that marriages can be raised from the dead. I know I have been there once. My husband and I were divorced in 1998 and remarried in 2001. God is a restorer of all things be it marriage, sickness, finances ,or whatever. All we need is to believe His Word. Trust Him for He is faithful and just put God's Word in action. Thank you for sharing with us.
(South Africa) Just to add something on this great message. The water you give to your wife or husband is the fruits your bear!


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What's the most effective way of building a wholesale e-commerce channel? We've found that many brands still rely on a utility style system. This is a limited collection of ways to capture orders and not much else. It's an old way of building a B2B, where the tools exist to complete transactions and not much else.
And it means that brands stuck in this kind of system are missing out on a lot of opportunity to grow.
So what's the best way to move forward and build a pro-active, modern system? Implement a content & commerce solution that offers up a single, complete destination for all users.
First, let's look at the old way and the limitations it puts on your brand.
This steady accumulation of not-really-new systems eventually turns into a kind of decision debt, where old decisions or exceptions made for client needs result in an unwieldy system that doesn't work well. You eventually find yourself in the unfortunate situation of being the tool instead of your B2B system.
One of your reps is taking orders on paper that someone will have to key in while a customer just emailed an order using last season's spreadsheet and will need to be called to straighten out a few things.There are so many different tweaks and variables that it is impossible to maintain standards. And so of course, this leads to mis-keyed orders and more instances of simple human error.
Now let's look at a modern way - what we call a Content & Commerce Approach - and how it can help you solve these problems.
First, it's not just an order capture tool, it's a wholesale destination. It's a place for your customers to learn, shop, and order in a complete, standardized system that reduces errors and effort. Suddenly you are not the tool anymore - your B2B destination is.
Second, having a wholesale destination provides you with a single source of truth for your data. Instead of trying to keep all of your business knowledge straight with an ad hoc solution (like spreadsheets), you can manage it all in one place and trust that they will be applied.This is especially helpful with pricing and product segmentation.
Your wholesale destination also gives you incredibly valuable visibility into your season, in real time. You're able to go in and see where your buyer is at with their order, what they're considering and what they might be missing. This allows you to pivot and accentuate the best of your line to reflect the changes that you're seeing - changes that you would not have seen under the old method until it was too late.
Finally, there's content. The beauty of fully functional wholesale destination is that it brings all of your retailers to a single location, which allows you to educate them on your brand, teach them about new products, and maintain conversations with them. You can lead them through the story of next season's line and let them download digital collateral or stream a video that you've produced to highlight a hot product. As you know, and as our research confirms, retailers will buy more of the products that they are educated on.
With so much riding on each of your seasons, and with such complex workflows outside of a modern wholesale destination, we recommend getting out of the old system you've been working with and into a new Content and Commerce wholesale solution. Get out of the utility mindset - don't be the tool and put a tool to work for you.


Procurement principles, supplier selection and approval processes are important for Oriola. Oriola promotes adherence with its principles among its business partners and suppliers. We have Business Partner Code of Conduct. By the end of 2018, 227 out of 451 identified direct product suppliers have been benchmarked against Oriola's supplier practices included in the Oriola Business Partner Code of Conduct.
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60% of men (and 40% women) worry about hair loss. It's no surprise that 'vitamins for hair growth' is one of the most commonly searched keyword phrases in Google's search engine. But the question is: Are there vitamins that can stop hair loss and promote healthy hair growth?
Biotin has been called 'hair food' and rightly so since one of the effects seen most often is an increased rate of growth in the hair when taking biotin supplements on a daily basis. Many of the leading hair growth brands contain a generous dosage of biotin, and this potent vitamin also promotes stronger and faster growing nails.
Cyclohexane (AKA inositol) is important for hair growth. Men, who were taking inositol supplements, reported less hair loss, although clinical trials of it are yet to be carried out. Cyclohexane is a key beneficiary for preventing the loss of hair.
Functional tests have shown positive results in Saw Palmetto being able to inhibit the formation of DHT. In men, DHT is the primary contributing factor to pattern baldness, and in women, DHT is one of several possible causes of hair loss. Saw palmetto has shown excellent results in preventing hair loss.
Ginkgo biloba has been found to increase circulation and help with hair growth. It does this by increasing blood flow to the peripheral parts of the body, and micro-capillaries. By improving circulation to these capillaries, the body is able to more-effectively deliver oxygen and nutrients to the scalp, thus promoting hair growth.
Dimethyl Sulfone, also know as Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) has been found to be helpful in treating conditions including allergies, snoring, asthma, and back pain-although these uses need more clinical research to substantiate MSM's effectiveness. Most recently, MSM has become a popular supplement for promoting fast, healthy hair growth.
Pteroyl-L-Glutamic Acid is an essential B vitamin that is vital to the proper functioning of the human body. This common ingredient can stump hair loss, paving the way for healthier hair growth.


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Race Fans with a Dream: How OTB Promotions Began
No. Stonington, CT — This sport is not dead. What this sport needs is revival.
Those words come from OTB Promotions Executive Vice President Josh Vanada, when asked what he hopes to accomplish with this company.
"(Our sport) has changed because our culture has changed, and our economy recessed. Unfortunately, we, as a community, failed to change with it. OTB is going to strive to be the catalysts of change, promoting this industry for all that it offers, and, therefore, safeguarding us from such future complacency."
Step back to the beginning of OTB Promotions. Vanada, working on building the 1.7 mile road course at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, met Lou Gingerella, who was a consultant on the road course renovation. In discussion, Gingerella expressed interest in hosting an event, and Vanada explained his love for promotion. "Lou and I are like-minded when it comes to our philosophies on motorsports, and business. It's really a fun partnership," expressed Vanada.
Enter Shawn Sicard. Vanada needed means to communicate in the industry, something he feels is not his strong-suit. "I knew from our past interactions, Shawn had the creativity and ingenuity to not only keep people interested in our product, but to impart to them the great passion we have for this game."
Sicard has been on both sides of the fence in the industry, and understands the parameters of the sport, through both spectrums. "Racers just want to be treated fairly. Management wants a successful industry. Fans want a product they can care about, and be proud of a once-thriving sport."
What the trio have in common is a love of the sport. The undeniable addiction that comes from growing up around the industry. The will to step up, and bring new ideas to the table. To create entertainment and excitement in the racing world that fuels our passion, and to pass that passion along to others. To most of us, racing is a hobby, a form of entertainment, but there is no group of people as passionate about a sport as the racing family. "Some of the finest, most genuine, and passionate people that I have ever met are motorsports enthusiasts," Vanada proclaims. "The relationships that are formed in this sport are long-lasting and deep. They are authentic, and many times, self-sacrificing. Rivals one moment, friends the next. Crew members working until 3am to make sure the driver's ready to be at the track at 7am when the gates open."
"To me racing is an opportunity to find out what you're made of," feels Gingerella. "Racing is special because you are pushing yourself beyond where you think you can go."
This is why OTB Promotions will strive to bring new ideas to the industry, and combine with existing ideas, to recreate the passion and drive that racers, fans, and management need for this sport to succeed in the future. The trio at OTB Promotions remember what is was like growing up around racing, looking up to drivers as heroes, the excitement of arriving at a race track, and the memories surrounding this sport. OTB Promotions will strive to bring fun and innovation back to the sport, while bringing fresh, new ideas to the industry. The only question left, is what will OTB Promotions come up with next?
-OTB Promotions Press Release
Josh Vanada, OTB Promotions, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
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Deadly South Asia floods continue to torment millions – Oxfam responds
Deadly floods and landslides in South Asia have already killed 300 people and forced over 12 million more from their homes, as the disaster continues to escalate. During the past few days, India, Nepal and Bangladesh have experienced some of the largest floods in years, threatening millions more people. Oxfam staff in the three countries say […]
Oxfam launches emergency response in flood-hit Indian states of Assam and Bihar
Heavy rainfall and flooding has affected more than 7 million people in two Indian states of Assam and Bihar. Oxfam is responding and providing clean drinking water, emergency shelter and hygiene kits to affected people in several districts of Assam and Bihar. The flooding has caused massive destruction in 30 districts of Assam and 12 […]
41 million people affected by South Asia floods: Oxfam responds
The UN is reporting that at least 900 people have been killed by ongoing monsoonal flooding and landslides in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and its estimated 41 million people have been affected across a huge area. While some level of flooding occurs annually in the monsoon season, Oxfam staff in Bangladesh reported that two-thirds of […]
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Hundreds of thousands of families still remain in temporary housing, one year on from Nepal's devastating earthquake, says Oxfam
Hundreds of thousands of families in Nepal are facing another monsoon season living in temporary shelter after severe earthquakes rocked the country one year ago.
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Nepal earthquake 6 months on: delays in policy and fuel crisis hamper recovery efforts
Relief for the 8 million people affected by the devastating Nepal earthquake six months ago is being disrupted by delays in reinstating the Nepal Government's National Reconstruction Agency, Oxfam said.
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Australia's aid to rebuild Nepal falls short
Australia's pledge to the recovery of earthquake-rocked Nepal at a Kathmandu donor conference yesterday has been dwarfed by more generous members of the international community, Oxfam said today.
Nepal must be rebuilt stronger, Oxfam
The Australian Government and the international community must support the Nepalese Government to grasp a golden opportunity to rebuild the country to be more resilient to future disasters, Oxfam said ahead of a donors' conference in Kathmandu today.
Time running out to get aid to Nepalis before Monsoon
Time is running out for aid workers to get vital assistance and pre-positioned supplies to people affected by the Nepal earthquakes, with the monsoon season about to start and tens of thousands of people still living outdoors in makeshift shelters.
Oxfam reaching Nepal's most isolated in race against monsoon
One month on since the first earthquake hit Nepal, Oxfam is working with mountain guides and porters to deliver life-saving aid to the most remote communities before the fast approaching monsoon hits the country.
Nepal Survivors to be hit again with Monsoon
The rapidly approaching monsoon season in Nepal threatens to bring another round of disasters for survivors of the recent earthquake who are still spending each night sleeping in the open, Oxfam said.
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Farid Herrera and Aneta Zwierzynska are hosting a 3 hour outdoor training session.
The session will be an insight into some of our training and will include aspects from, Contemporary dance, Capoeira, Parkour and Acrobatics.
If you are interested in re-connecting with your body, exploring and learning new movements and diciplines or simply looking to try something new, come and join us.
We encourage a friendly environment, research, play and challenges, whilst looking into the different possibilities for self improvement and expression.


Egg-less whole wheat carrot cake Recipe – Tasty and healthy cake recipe made with whole wheat flour, grated carrots, nuts, dry fruits and no eggs! The addition of carrots, nuts gives a nice texture and unbelievably delicious taste, also provide nutrients!
Whole wheat carrot cake is really a great healthy snack that your kid will enjoy during snack time. This can be given to toddlers after one year. Check out other healthy cake recipes for toddlers and kids.
Now Let's get on to check how to make this healthy egg-less whole wheat carrot cake.
Egg less whole wheat carrot cake - no fuss, egg-less cake recipe with whole wheat flour, carrots and nuts.
Take a carrot, wash and peel the skin. Grate them using a grater. Set aside.
Take the brown sugar/palm sugar and cardamom in a blender. Grind it to a smooth powder.
Sieve the whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda. Keep it ready. Also preheat the oven to 180 deg C for 10 minutes.
Take broken walnuts, raisins and grated carrots in a bowl.Dust with 1 tbsp of whole wheat flour. Set this aside. Now in a mixing bowl add in the ground sugar mixture.
Add in 1 cup of milk followed by ¼ cup of oil. Stir it well with a hand whisk until the oil is mixed evenly.
Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. The final mixture should be slightly thick and at pouring consistency. Adjust with milk to get the desired consistency if required. Finally add in carrot nuts mixture and give a quick mix.
Grease a cake pan with oil. Pour the mixture to the cake tin and gently tape it.
Bake in the preheated oven at 180 deg C for 35 -40 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the cake pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool it down completely and cut into pieces!
1. Take a big carrot, wash and peel the skin. Grate them using a grater. Set aside.
2. Take the brown sugar/palm sugar and cardamom in a blender. Grind it to a smooth powder.
3. Sieve the whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda. Keep it ready. Also preheat the oven to 180 deg C for 10 minutes.
4. Take broken walnuts, raisins and grated carrots in a bowl.Dust with 1 tbsp of whole wheat flour. Set this aside. Now in a mixing bowl add in the ground sugar mixture.
5. Add in 1 cup of milk followed by 1/4 cup of oil. Stir it well with a hand whisk until the oil is mixed evenly.
6. Once all the wet ingredients are mixed well, add the sieved whole wheat flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
7. Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. The final mixture should be slightly thick and at pouring consistency. Adjust with milk to get the desired consistency if required. Finally add in carrot nuts mixture and give a quick mix.
8. Grease a cake pan with oil. Pour the mixture to the cake tin and gently tape it.
9. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 deg C for 35 -40 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the cake pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool it down completely and cut into pieces!
The delicious whole wheat carrot cake is ready to serve !
Dusting the carrots and nuts in flour helps to prevent sinking them into the cake. Dont skip that step.
This carrot cake stays well for 4 days at room temperature and keeps good for a week if stored in refrigerator.
Hi Mam. I tried this cake and followed the steps as mentioned but the cake got burnt I don't know the reason . Can you help.
3. the baking tin is not greased well.


A serious problem for some gardens is the risk of the weight of snow bringing down tree limbs or sections of large plants, especially evergreen plants where there are leaves to collect the snow landing on them. The weight of snow on the tops of greenhouses, poly-tunnels, sheds and cold-frames might also need thinking about if you don't want a nasty surprise. Hopefully, you can ignore this advice either because the coldest you get is +25°C, or your shed has a steel-reinforced roof.
We're OK for our garden and don't need to worry about the weight of snow so much (we simply don't get that much), but seeing the bamboo in the garden bent-double just brought this to the front of my mind.
Luckily, bamboo is one of the most flexible and elastic plants there are and although it looks as though it will now have to start growing sideways, it will actually pick itself up after the snow goes.


Austin Healey is an English rugby union player, who played as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, and has represented England and the British Lions. He is celebrity dancer.He now plays for Bishop's Stortford rugby club.In 2008, he took part in Strictly Come Dancing (Series 6) which started on the 20th September. He made it to the quarter-finals, with dance partner Erin Boag.


This is a very nice and loaded with the LT package truck that has higher miles but the CARFAX shows that there is an incredible 38 SERVICE HISTORY RECORDS! Very rare to find that. Only two owners also. NADA still gives this truck a $12,825 value, so this is a very good price for a nice running and good condition truck. NO DOC FEES EITHER! We take trades and are buying good clean vehicles too. See it at Harvest Motors or call 907-746-2040.


The Queen and her hand-shaking robot friend the Duke of Edinburgh met with another service robot yesterday, one designed to assist police in defusing and detonating suspicious packages.
She was in town to do one of her official opening performances, where she officially opened the new New Scotland Yard buildings -- the refitted home of the city's police. While there, she looked at some vintage Metropolitan Police vehicles, petted a couple of horses, then it was on to the exciting things in the shape of a demonstration of the bomb disposal robot in action.


Owner Karen Thomas and Managing Partner John Nagy share a philosophy of seasonal menus that feature the freshest, locally grown produce and locally caught fish and seafood available. Our mesquite grill adds fantastic flavor to our grilled Seafood and Steak creations. Eleven South has earned many awards, including: 8 time winner of the Wine Spectator Grand Excellence Award, 3 time winner of the Florida Trend's Golden Spoon Award and 3 time winner of Open Table's Top 10 Diner's Choice Award. Eleven South is dedicated to Great Food & Wine!


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Q: How can I retrieve string literals using reflection? Is it possible to retreive all of the string literal values from an assembly using reflection?
Lets say I have this class:
public class Example
{
    public void PrintName()
    {
        Debug.Print(@"My name is Dave");
    }
}

I would like to use reflection to get a list of strings in the application like the string "My name is Dave".
I have found how to do this if the string is assigned to a variable, but not for an inline literal.

A: Below is some quick code that should work.  Another thing you can do is read all the string literals in an assembly by looking at the #US metadata stream.  I wrote some code a while back that does this I can dig up if you are interested.
  class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            foreach (string literal in FindLiterals(typeof(Program).GetMethod("TestMethod1", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static)))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(literal);
            }

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        private static IEnumerable<string> FindLiterals(MethodInfo method)
        {
            ILReader reader = new ILReader(method);
            foreach (ILInstruction instruction in reader.Instructions)
            {
                if (instruction.Op == OpCodes.Ldstr)
                {
                    yield return instruction.Data as string;
                }
            }
        }

        private static void TestMethod1()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Abc");
            Console.WriteLine("123");
        }
    }

    public interface IILReaderProvider
    {
        byte[] GetMethodBody();

        FieldInfo ResolveField(int metadataToken);
        MemberInfo ResolveMember(int metadataToken);

        MethodBase ResolveMethod(int metadataToken);
        byte[] ResolveSignature(int metadataToken);

        string ResolveString(int metadataToken);
        Type ResolveType(int metadataToken);
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    public struct ILInstruction
    {
        private readonly OpCode operationCode; // 40.  56-64.  The entire structure is very big.  maybe do array lookup for opcode instead.

        private readonly byte[] instructionRawData;

        private readonly object instructionData;

        private readonly int instructionAddress;

        private readonly int index;

        internal ILInstruction(OpCode code, byte[] instructionRawData, int instructionAddress, object instructionData, int index)
        {
            this.operationCode = code;
            this.instructionRawData = instructionRawData;
            this.instructionAddress = instructionAddress;
            this.instructionData = instructionData;
            this.index = index;
        }

        public OpCode Op
        {
            get
            {
                return this.operationCode;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the raw data.
        /// </summary>
        public byte[] RawData
        {
            get
            {
                return this.instructionRawData;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the data.
        /// </summary>
        public object Data
        {
            get
            {
                return this.instructionData;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the address of the instruction.
        /// </summary>
        public int Address
        {
            get
            {
                return this.instructionAddress;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the index of the instruction.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// The index of the instruction.
        /// </value>
        public int InstructionIndex
        {
            get
            {
                return this.index;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the value as integer
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The data value.</value>
        public int DataValue
        {
            get
            {
                int value = 0;
                if (this.Data != null)
                {
                    if (this.Data is byte)
                    {
                        value = (byte)this.Data;
                    }
                    else if (this.Data is short)
                    {
                        value = (short)this.Data;
                    }
                    else if (this.Data is int)
                    {
                        value = (int)this.Data;
                    }
                }

                return value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the length of the instructions and operands.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The length.</value>
        public int Length
        {
            get
            {
                return this.Op.Size + (this.RawData == null ? 0 : this.RawData.Length);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>
        /// A <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
        /// </returns>
        public override string ToString()
        {
            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
            builder.AppendFormat("0x{0:x4} {1,-10}", this.Address, this.Op.Name);

            if (this.Data != null)
            {
                builder.Append(this.Data.ToString());
            }

            if (this.RawData != null && this.RawData.Length > 0)
            {
                builder.Append(" [0x");
                for (int i = this.RawData.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
                {
                    builder.Append(this.RawData[i].ToString("x2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                }

                builder.Append(']');
            }

            return builder.ToString();
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Reads IL instructions from a byte stream.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Allows generated code to be viewed without debugger or enabled debug assemblies.</remarks>
    public sealed class ILReader
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The _instruction lookup.
        /// </summary>
        private static readonly Lazy<Dictionary<short, OpCode>> instructionLookup = new Lazy<Dictionary<short, OpCode>>(ILReader.GetLookupTable, System.Threading.LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication);

        /// <summary>
        /// The IL reader provider.
        /// </summary>
        private IILReaderProvider intermediateLanguageProvider;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ILReader"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="method">
        /// The method.
        /// </param>
        public ILReader(MethodInfo method)
        {
            if (method == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("method");
            }

            this.intermediateLanguageProvider = ILReader.CreateILReaderProvider(method);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the instructions.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The instructions.</value>
        public IEnumerable<ILInstruction> Instructions
        {
            get
            {
                byte[] instructionBytes = this.intermediateLanguageProvider.GetMethodBody();
                int instructionIndex = 0, startAddress;
                for (int position = 0; position < instructionBytes.Length; )
                {
                    startAddress = position;
                    short operationData = instructionBytes[position];
                    if (IsInstructionPrefix(operationData))
                    {
                        operationData = (short)((operationData << 8) | instructionBytes[++position]);
                    }

                    position++;

                    OpCode code;
                    if (!instructionLookup.Value.TryGetValue(operationData, out code))
                    {
                        throw new InvalidProgramException(string.Format("0x{0:X2} is not a valid op code.", operationData));
                    }

                    int dataSize = GetSize(code.OperandType);
                    byte[] data = new byte[dataSize];
                    Buffer.BlockCopy(instructionBytes, position, data, 0, dataSize);
                    object objData = this.GetData(code, data);
                    position += dataSize;

                    if (code.OperandType == OperandType.InlineSwitch)
                    {
                        dataSize = (int)objData;
                        int[] labels = new int[dataSize];
                        for (int index = 0; index < labels.Length; index++)
                        {
                            labels[index] = BitConverter.ToInt32(instructionBytes, position);
                            position += 4;
                        }

                        objData = labels;
                    }

                    yield return new ILInstruction(code, data, startAddress, objData, instructionIndex);
                    instructionIndex++;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates the IL reader provider.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="methodInfo">The MethodInfo object that represents the method to read..</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// The ILReader provider.
        /// </returns>
        private static IILReaderProvider CreateILReaderProvider(MethodInfo methodInfo)
        {
            IILReaderProvider reader = DynamicILReaderProvider.Create(methodInfo);
            if (reader != null)
            {
                return reader;
            }

            return new ILReaderProvider(methodInfo);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Checks to see if the IL instruction is a prefix indicating the length of the instruction is two bytes long.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">The IL instruction as a byte.</param>
        /// <remarks>IL instructions can either be 1 or 2 bytes.</remarks>
        /// <returns>True if this IL instruction is a prefix indicating the instruction is two bytes long.</returns>
        private static bool IsInstructionPrefix(short value)
        {
            return ((value & OpCodes.Prefix1.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix1.Value) || ((value & OpCodes.Prefix2.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix2.Value)
                        || ((value & OpCodes.Prefix3.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix3.Value) || ((value & OpCodes.Prefix4.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix4.Value)
                        || ((value & OpCodes.Prefix5.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix5.Value) || ((value & OpCodes.Prefix6.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix6.Value)
                        || ((value & OpCodes.Prefix7.Value) == OpCodes.Prefix7.Value) || ((value & OpCodes.Prefixref.Value) == OpCodes.Prefixref.Value);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The get lookup table.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>
        /// A dictionary of IL instructions.
        /// </returns>
        private static Dictionary<short, OpCode> GetLookupTable()
        {
            // Might be better to do an array lookup.  Use a seperate arrary for instructions without a prefix and array for each prefix.
            Dictionary<short, OpCode> lookupTable = new Dictionary<short, OpCode>();
            FieldInfo[] fields = typeof(OpCodes).GetFields(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public);
            foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
            {
                OpCode code = (OpCode)field.GetValue(null);
                lookupTable.Add(code.Value, code);
            }

            return lookupTable;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the size of a operand.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operandType">Defines the type of operand.</param>
        /// <returns>The size in bytes of the operand type.</returns>
        private static int GetSize(OperandType operandType)
        {
            switch (operandType)
            {
                case OperandType.InlineNone:
                    return 0;
                case OperandType.ShortInlineBrTarget:
                case OperandType.ShortInlineI:
                case OperandType.ShortInlineVar:
                    return 1;
                case OperandType.InlineVar:
                    return 2;
                case OperandType.InlineBrTarget:
                case OperandType.InlineField:
                case OperandType.InlineI:
                case OperandType.InlineMethod:
                case OperandType.InlineSig:
                case OperandType.InlineString:
                case OperandType.InlineSwitch:
                case OperandType.InlineTok:
                case OperandType.InlineType:
                case OperandType.ShortInlineR:
                    return 4;
                case OperandType.InlineI8:
                case OperandType.InlineR:
                    return 8;
                default:
                    return 0;
            }
        }

        private object GetData(OpCode code, byte[] rawData)
        {
            object data = null;
            switch (code.OperandType)
            {
                case OperandType.InlineField:
                    data = this.intermediateLanguageProvider.ResolveField(BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0));
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineSwitch:
                    data = BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0);

                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineBrTarget:
                case OperandType.InlineI:
                    data = BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0);
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineI8:
                    data = BitConverter.ToInt64(rawData, 0);
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineMethod:
                    data = this.intermediateLanguageProvider.ResolveMethod(BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0));
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineR:
                    data = BitConverter.ToDouble(rawData, 0);
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineSig:
                    data = this.intermediateLanguageProvider.ResolveSignature(BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0));
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineString:
                    data = this.intermediateLanguageProvider.ResolveString(BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0));
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineTok:
                case OperandType.InlineType:
                    data = this.intermediateLanguageProvider.ResolveType(BitConverter.ToInt32(rawData, 0));
                    break;
                case OperandType.InlineVar:
                    data = BitConverter.ToInt16(rawData, 0);
                    break;
                case OperandType.ShortInlineVar:
                case OperandType.ShortInlineI:
                case OperandType.ShortInlineBrTarget:
                    data = rawData[0];
                    break;
                case OperandType.ShortInlineR:
                    data = BitConverter.ToSingle(rawData, 0);
                    break;
            }

            return data;
        }
    }

    internal class DynamicILReaderProvider : IILReaderProvider
    {
        public const int TypeRidPrefix = 0x02000000;

        public const int MethodRidPrefix = 0x06000000;

        public const int FieldRidPrefix = 0x04000000;

        public static readonly Type RuntimeDynamicMethodType;

        private static readonly FieldInfo fileLengthField = typeof(ILGenerator).GetField("m_length", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

        private static readonly FieldInfo IntermediateLanguageBytesField = typeof(ILGenerator).GetField("m_ILStream", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

        private static readonly MethodInfo bakeByteArrayMethod = typeof(ILGenerator).GetMethod("BakeByteArray", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

        private static readonly PropertyInfo dynamicScopeIndexor;

        private static readonly FieldInfo dynamicScopeField;

        private static readonly Type genericMethodInfoType;

        private static readonly FieldInfo genericMethodHandleField;

        private static readonly FieldInfo genericMethodContextField;

        private static readonly Type varArgMethodType;

        private static readonly FieldInfo varArgMethodMethod;

        private static readonly Type genericFieldInfoType;

        private static readonly FieldInfo genericFieldInfoHandle;

        private static readonly FieldInfo genericFieldInfoContext;

        private static readonly FieldInfo ownerField;

        private object dynamicScope;

        private ILGenerator generator;

        static DynamicILReaderProvider()
        {
            BindingFlags bindingFlags = BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance;
            dynamicScopeIndexor = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.Emit.DynamicScope").GetProperty("Item", bindingFlags);
            dynamicScopeField = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.Emit.DynamicILGenerator").GetField("m_scope", bindingFlags);

            varArgMethodType = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.Emit.VarArgMethod");
            varArgMethodMethod = varArgMethodType.GetField("m_method", bindingFlags);

            genericMethodInfoType = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.Emit.GenericMethodInfo");
            genericMethodHandleField = genericMethodInfoType.GetField("m_methodHandle", bindingFlags);
            genericMethodContextField = genericMethodInfoType.GetField("m_context", bindingFlags);

            genericFieldInfoType = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.Emit.GenericFieldInfo", false);
            if (genericFieldInfoType != null)
            {
                genericFieldInfoHandle = genericFieldInfoType.GetField("m_fieldHandle", bindingFlags);
                genericFieldInfoContext = genericFieldInfoType.GetField("m_context", bindingFlags);
            }
            else
            {
                genericFieldInfoHandle = genericFieldInfoContext = null;
            }

            RuntimeDynamicMethodType = typeof(DynamicMethod).GetNestedType("RTDynamicMethod", BindingFlags.NonPublic);
            ownerField = RuntimeDynamicMethodType.GetField("m_owner", bindingFlags);
        }

        private DynamicILReaderProvider(DynamicMethod method)
        {
            this.Method = method;
            this.generator = method.GetILGenerator();
            this.dynamicScope = dynamicScopeField.GetValue(this.generator);
        }

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        internal object this[int token]
        {
            get
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                return dynamicScopeIndexor.GetValue(this.dynamicScope, new object[] { token });
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        }

        public static DynamicILReaderProvider Create(MethodInfo method)
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                throw new ArgumentNullException("method");
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            if (dynamicMethod != null)
            {
                return new DynamicILReaderProvider(dynamicMethod);
            }

            Type methodType = method.GetType();
            if (RuntimeDynamicMethodType.IsAssignableFrom(methodType))
            {
                return new DynamicILReaderProvider(ownerField.GetValue(method) as DynamicMethod);
            }

            return null;
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        public byte[] GetMethodBody()
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            try
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            }
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            {
                return FieldInfo.GetFieldFromHandle((RuntimeFieldHandle)tokenValue);
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            if (tokenValue.GetType() == DynamicILReaderProvider.genericFieldInfoType)
            {
                return FieldInfo.GetFieldFromHandle(
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                    (RuntimeTypeHandle)genericFieldInfoContext.GetValue(tokenValue));
            }

            return null;
        }

        public MemberInfo ResolveMember(int metadataToken)
        {
            if ((metadataToken & TypeRidPrefix) != 0)
            {
                return this.ResolveType(metadataToken);
            }

            if ((metadataToken & MethodRidPrefix) != 0)
            {
                return this.ResolveMethod(metadataToken);
            }

            if ((metadataToken & FieldRidPrefix) != 0)
            {
                return this.ResolveField(metadataToken);
            }

            return null;
        }

        public MethodBase ResolveMethod(int metadataToken)
        {
            object tokenValue = this[metadataToken];
            DynamicMethod dynamicMethod = tokenValue as DynamicMethod;
            if (dynamicMethod != null)
            {
                return dynamicMethod;
            }

            if (tokenValue is RuntimeMethodHandle)
            {
                return MethodBase.GetMethodFromHandle((RuntimeMethodHandle)this[metadataToken]);
            }

            if (tokenValue.GetType() == DynamicILReaderProvider.genericFieldInfoType)
            {
                return MethodBase.GetMethodFromHandle(
                    (RuntimeMethodHandle)genericMethodHandleField.GetValue(tokenValue),
                    (RuntimeTypeHandle)genericMethodContextField.GetValue(tokenValue));
            }

            if (tokenValue.GetType() == DynamicILReaderProvider.varArgMethodType)
            {
                return DynamicILReaderProvider.varArgMethodMethod.GetValue(tokenValue) as MethodInfo;
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            return null;
        }

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        {
            return this[metadataToken] as byte[];
        }
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            return this[metadataToken] as string;
        }

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            return Type.GetTypeFromHandle((RuntimeTypeHandle)this[metadataToken]);
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        {
            this.Method = method;
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        public byte[] GetMethodBody()
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        }

        public FieldInfo ResolveField(int metadataToken)
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            return this.MethodModule.ResolveField(metadataToken);
        }

        public MemberInfo ResolveMember(int metadataToken)
        {
            return this.MethodModule.ResolveMember(metadataToken);
        }

        public MethodBase ResolveMethod(int metadataToken)
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            return this.MethodModule.ResolveMethod(metadataToken);
        }

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        {
            return this.MethodModule.ResolveSignature(metadataToken);
        }

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        }

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A: I'm afraid you can't. You would have to parse the code. Look into Roslyn.

A: You could but won't be easy or clean or neat and will probably be difficult to get it working reliably.
You can start with MethodInfo.GetMethodBody() and then parse the binary IL. There are some libraries out there that do that, try Cecil for example.

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HE IS FROM a village in Rohtak, Haryana, and she from Allahabad city, Uttar Pradesh. He is a first generation literate, who went to a Hindi-medium school, where classes were held under the trees. Her father was a member of the Rajya Sabha and a man of letters, who wrote many books including Village Panchayats in India and Land Reforms in India. His first language is Russian, and hers Spanish. Married for over 40 years now, they speak Spanish and Russian at home, along with Hindi and English.
Meet professors Abhai and Vibha Maurya, a couple bound as much by language and letters as by love. Abhai is founder and retired vice-chancellor of the Central University of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, and Vibha retired as professor in the department of Germanic and Romance studies, Delhi University, last year.
Vibha's father was Harsh Deo Malaviya, a communist who had got disillusioned with the Quit India movement. He was adviser to E.M.S. Namboodiripad, the first chief minister of Kerala, but later joined the Congress and represented Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha from 1972 to 1978. Given this background, Vibha's heroes of her early years were Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
Abhai's background was a study in contrast to Vibha's, and his life was also far removed from hers. A topper in class, Abhai was advised to become an engineer, by his teachers. But, because young Abhai played cricket, he had to skip classes.
"You can learn a language on your own at home, but that is not true of maths," says Abhai. "I always had a flair for languages and good expression. And, my parents could not afford to send me to an engineering college." So, in 1965, he ran away to Delhi, which is not far from his village, and joined the Indo-Soviet Institute of Russian Studies that had just been set up in IIT Delhi. It offered him a scholarship of Rs 75 a month.
The institute eventually became part of the new Jawaharlal Nehru University, and his batch was the first to graduate from the new university in 1969. His degree number was 01, making him literally JNU's first alumnus. Abhai went on to do his PhD, after which he got a fellowship to study at the Maurice Thorez Institute in Moscow, where he met Vibha.
When Vibha returned to India in 1976, there were posts for Spanish teachers in Delhi University and the JNU. She applied for both, and was the only qualified candidate. Both accepted her, she joined the JNU, and worked there for two and a half years. That was when she and Abhai got married. She later moved to Delhi University.
Abhai joined Delhi University's department of modern European languages, and soon became its head. "We started the MPhil programme first, taking in students who had done masters in English, and then came down to other degrees in Russian," says Abhai. He taught Russian until his retirement in 2010.
Vibha had taught Spanish for 41 years. When she started out, they had a one-year certificate course in Spanish. Now, the DU offers BA, MA, MPhil and PhD in Spanish. She was the only teacher then, now there are nine of them. "My association with the language has been for more than half a century now. I don't know whether I speak better English or better Spanish," says Vibha, who did her PhD in 19th century Latin American literature and Spanish from Havana, Cuba, in 1984-86.
Vibha is proud to be a Hispanist, and is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy. "There are 23 countries in the world where Spanish is the first language," she points out. "English is the most spoken language, but Spanish is the mother tongue of the largest number of people in the world." Vibha has also translated the Spanish masterpiece Don Quixote into Hindi.
The Mauryas' daughter Anubhuti also reads, writes and speaks a foreign language. A teacher of medieval history at the JNU, she did her PhD on medieval Kashmir, and learnt Persian. Anubhuti studied Spanish while in school. Few know that Vibha was involved in the introduction of Spanish in the CBSE curriculum. Anubhuti learnt to speak Spanish when she would go with her mother on her teaching assignments in Spain and Latin America.
Abhai, who was awarded the A.S. Pushkin Medal, the highest honour in the field of Russian language and literature, is also author of the Russian-English-Hindi Essential Dictionary. It is 800 pages of root-based entry, published in 2007. Among many other published works of his is a book on comparative literature, which is the main textbook of Russian, all over India.
"Compiling dictionaries is donkey work. Writing a novel is a six-month process, but dictionaries take eight to ten years," says Abhai, whose work on the 1,900-page Parable International English-Hindi Dictionary began in 2008 and ended in 2017.
Why the dictionary? His reply is a telling comment. When he looked up an English-to-Hindi dictionary as a student in a Hindi-medium school, the Hindi equivalent of the English word was more difficult than the English one. "Therefore, to show a mirror to Hindiwalas that a lot of work needs to be done, I did this dictionary," he says. His aim was to keep the Hindi equivalents simple.


How to Train Your Dragon was not only a great and highly entertaining film that did huge worldwide box office numbers, but it was one of the best uses of 3D that I've seen in the cinema. Needless to day, I was excited to see the sequel, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and it did not disappoint. Five years have passed since the heroic young Viking Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) befriended a dragon named Toothless that led the residents of Berk to live side-by-side in peace with the fire-breathers. Hiccup now has the respect of his father, Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), the love of his girlfriend Astrid (America Ferrera) and has discovered his long-lost mother (Cate Blanchett), but the power-hungry Drago Bludvist (Djimon Hounsou) is threatening everything.
At the recent L.A. press day, Collider had the opportunity to chat with Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson, who are both clearly friends, as well as co-stars. During the very playful interview (they kept teasing me about the skulls all over my sweater), they talked about when they learned the first film was going to be such a huge worldwide hit, how special it is to be a part of this franchise, how things were different the second time around, and how much the film changed over the course of making it. Gerard Butler also talked about what can be expected from the Olympus Has Fallen sequel, London Has Fallen, and how all of the characters end up back together. Watch the video after the jump.
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Artistic Influences of Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda Brand
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Alta Moda Brand – Since its founding in 1985, the luxury Italian fashion house of Dolce & Gabbana has been well-known worldwide for ready-to-wear collections, handbags, cosmetics, eyewear, and accessories. The ultra-extravagant Alta Moda collection was launched in 2012, and it has solidified its global reputation as a lifestyle brand in the decade since.
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Alta Moda launched with an exclusive client list of only 100. However, in the ten years since its founding, Alta Moda has become known as a lifestyle brand that now attracts thousands to its annual show that is renowned for its glamour and decadence. Dolce & Gabbana takes inspiration for its Alta Moda line primarily from the wealth of Italian culture, but the fashion line is also positioned as a lifestyle brand by contributing to the definition of its clients' ways of living through a tribute to a variety of art forms through its unique pieces and extravagant showcases.
One of the ways that Dolce & Gabbana has aligned Alta Moda with an inspirational outlet is through its incorporation of iconic music in its presentation. Its first show in July 2012 opened in the ancient iconic Roman amphitheater with a performance of Bellini's Bel Canto opera Norma. In 2016, Alta Moda's show in Milan included clothing inspired by the heroines of Giacomo Puccini's operatic heroines. The 2017 Alta Moda collection was dedicated to the masterpieces of the composer Giuseppe Verdi.
In 2013, the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda collection was inspired by symbols of Milan, and the event was influenced by mosaics in Venetian and Byzantine cathedrals. The 2017 show in Tokyo paid tribute to Asian engravings, Renaissance paintings, and Baroque fashion, and the show in Beijing was dedicated to Chinese art. In 2018, the Alta Moda and Alta Sartoria shows were held in Mexico City and were influenced by the art of painter Frida Kahlo.
The first Alta Moda autumn/winter collection, released in 2012, was inspired by Luchino Visconti's 1963 film The Leopard. In 2015, the brand's Portofino collection became Dolce & Gabbana's largest production with 80 performers and 94 models participating in the show inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2018, the brand's first New York show premiered at the New York Public Library, further proclaiming the influence of literature on the brand and its iconic pieces. In 2018, the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show premiered the Alta Gioielleria collection, which was created in tribute to The Betrothed, the first Italian historical novel. The 2019 collection of Alta Gioielleria was held in Palma di Montechiaro in tribute to the Italian prince and author Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and its winter event was held in the historical library Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.
The Dolce & Gabbana brand of Alta Moda definitely inspires not only its elite list of clientele, but people everywhere who can appreciate the artistic influences on its collections. While the shows are exclusive to invitation only, fashion lovers everywhere can draw inspiration from the photos and videos of the extravagant tributes to art, literature, music, and film that are an important part of the annual productions.
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Ganguly ready to become CAB president again
Sourav Ganguly, the outgoing chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will again return to the post of the President of his state unit Bengal Cricket Association (CAB). The former India captain on Saturday said that he will contest the CAB elections. Ganguly had to step down from the post of BCCI president as no one in the board has held the post for more than three years so far. He was the CAB President for four years between 2015 and 2019 before becoming the BCCI President.
Ganguly told PTI, "Yes, I will contest the CAB elections.I plan to file my nomination on October 22. I had been in the CAB for five years and as per the rules of the Lodha recommendations, I can continue in this post for another four years. But the nomination of the former Indian player will change a lot of equations.
Ganguly said, "I will decide my panel on October 20. lets see. Events watchers feel that a lot will depend on what the BCCI decides regarding the ICC chairman. A senior BCCI official (with a close watch on the events) said on the condition of anonymity, "It has always been the case with Sourav that there has been a last minute change. In 2019, he had closely defeated Brajesh Patel for the post of BCCI President in which the equations changed at the last minute. ,
"Don't forget that the ICC chairman's nomination is also to be filed on October 20. Whether the decision of powerful people in BCCI changes or not, the question remains. At present, if BCCI's stand is seen, then the chances of Ganguly becoming the BCCI candidate for the post of ICC President are less than 10 percent.
If BCCI officials have a change of heart, Ganguly as CAB president will continue to be relevant in the administrative corridors of the board as their representative in various board meetings. But there are many equations that always work and clarity on this will come only after the BCCI's general annual meeting on October 18 in Mumbai. There were also rumors that Ganguly had decided to step down due to bitter circumstances but these were refuted by Arun Dhumal, who became Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman, in an interview to PTI.
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Not all plants you encounter are entirely pleasant. Many of them have defense mechanisms. Here's a poem I wrote recently out of frustration with a plant I ran into.
For my clothes shall be hair-free.
And beat a hasty retreat.
Which caused this lengthy rhetoric.
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