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Q: PHP Compare 2 multidimensional arrays and remove duplicate based on key value I have 2 arrays e.g.
OldMembers:
Array (
  [0] => Array
    (
        [time] => 1361612421
        [memberid] => 90
    )

  [1] => Array
    (
        [time] => 1361614422
        [memberid] => 96
    )

  [2] => Array
    (
        [time] => 1361617423
        [memberid] => 108
    )
)

and NewMembers
Array (
  [0] => Array
    (
        [time] => 1361618411
        [memberid] => 103
    )

  [1] => Array
    (
        [time] => 1361618443
        [memberid] => 129
    )
  [2] => Array
    (
        [time] => 1361618463
        [memberid] => 96
    )
)

What is the best way to remove duplicates from NewMembers based on key memberid ? E.g. in this case I need removed second array from NewMembers because memberid 96 already exist in OldMembers on position 1... and I just need that instance removed from NewMembers array ?

A: Not the best answer for sure, but if nobody else will propose anything, at least you will have that.
foreach($newmembers as $newmemberId => $newmember) {
    foreach($oldmembers as $oldmember) {
        if($oldmember['memberid'] == $newmember['memberid']) {
            unset($newmembers[$newmemberId]);
            break;
        }
    }
}

$newmembers and $oldmembers are your arrays of course.

A: Try
array_unique( array_merge($oldMember, $newMember) );

Did not tested but hope it will work.
Tested Code.
<?php
$oldMember = array
(
    '0' => array
    (
        'time' => 1361612421,
        'memberid' => 90
    ),
    '1' => array
    (
        'time' => 1361614422,
        'memberid' => 96
    ),
    '2' => array
    (
        'time' => 1361617423,
        'memberid' => 108
    )
);

$newMember = array
(
    '0' => array
    (
        'time' => 1361618411,
        'memberid' => 103
    ),
    '1' => array
    (
        'time' => 1361618443,
        'memberid' => 129
    ),
    '2' => array
    (
        'time' => 1361618463,
        'memberid' => 96
    )
);

$id_arr = array();
$final_arr = array();

checkmemberidArray($oldMember, $id_arr, $final_arr);
checkmemberidArray($newMember, $id_arr, $final_arr);

function checkmemberidArray($arr, &$id_arr, &$final_arr)
{
    foreach ($arr as $key => $value)
    {
        if (!in_array($value['memberid'], $id_arr))
        {
            $id_arr[] = $value['memberid'];
            $final_arr[] = $value;
        }
    }
}

echo "<pre>";
print_r($final_arr);
echo "</pre>";
?>

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OPINION: Liquor Cannabis Board Agents May be Operating Beyond Their Legal Authority
by Luna Reyna
Washington State is grappling with police violence and accountability issues. Over the past year, we have witnessed citizens' frustration spill into the streets, many demanding to defund the police entirely. Meanwhile, more than $24 million in cannabis taxes are going to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) whose Liquor Enforcement Officers (LEO) are issued uniforms with police patches and jackets with "POLICE" plastered in front and back despite not having adequate training or the authority these things allude to. LCB vehicles have also been modified with the same red and blue strobe lights as typical police cars. Until a security risk management firm review in 2019, all agents carried a mandatory firearm. Another $5.6 million goes to an actual drug enforcement task force run by Washington State Patrol.
After Initiative 502 (I-502) passed in 2012, which made Washington the second state in the country to legalize recreational cannabis, it was largely celebrated. Many supporters had hopes that Washington's recreational cannabis industry could be a template for other states that weren't far behind. In the excitement to legalize cannabis, the existing regulatory body, the Washington State Liquor Control Board, was renamed the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) and tasked with the licensing and regulation of all marijuana production, processing, and sales. Within weeks, the newly appointed LCB leaders violated open public meetings law by meeting at least 17 times with local police and prevention groups privately.
This has colored the ways in which the LCB has operated since. Just a few months after I-502 was passed, the LCB attempted to classify LEO as a general authority Washington law enforcement agency through proposed legislation HB 1876, which would have amended current law to include a "peace officer or enforcement officer of the state liquor board" in the definitions of both "criminal justice personnel" and "law enforcement personnel." The amended language would have changed what was largely intended to simply be a regulatory agency into an agency with the authority to arrest lawbreaking individuals, write search warrants, access criminal databases, or perform similar key functions in conducting criminal investigations like any other state police officer.
Rick Garza, who was appointed LCB agency director in 2013, was present at the private illegal meetings with police that year. Garza remains in this position to this day and has continued in the effort to convert the LCB from a regulatory agency to one in line with the local police. When the first attempt failed, two new bills for general police authority were proposed in 2014, HB 2394 and SB 6130, which would have amended current laws in place for criminal justice training standards. During a House Public Safety Committee Meeting for HB 2394 in January of 2014, Justin Nordhorn, the chief for the enforcement and education division of the LCB at the time, candidly asked for full general authority police officer powers.
Both of the attempts in 2014 failed. As did the attempt in 2015 and the attempt in 2016 and in 2017. Every attempt the LCB has made to expand their enforcement powers has failed because it is generally perceived as an overreach, even by local police. The Senate bill report for SB 5132 in 2017 clearly states that "The ability to enforce laws around patron conduct are particularly concerning and duplicative of law enforcement powers." It goes on to state, "Law enforcement is concerned when an agency proposes to expand its limited authority beyond the scope of the regulatory purpose for which it was created." Those opposed included James McMahan of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC).
A 2007 job announcement detailed how newly hired LEOs would be required to participate in two training programs: Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) and a formal 12-month field training officer program. Because the LCB maintains that agents are limited-authority peace officers, many people applied thinking they would receive BLEA training through the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC), but when then-LEO David Stitt requested BLEA training, he was told by his chief that he was already trained by the standard of the day and was denied the further training. "In the beginning I didn't know what the implications of that were. I just wanted to do my job. But later on what I found out was that they had put us into a risky liability situation," Stitt explained to me in an interview.
Stitt was concerned about potential lawsuits and civil claims that could arise out of the type of enforcement heavy work that was required of him, so when he was denied BLEA training in May 2015, he quit.
A current LEO at the LCB who asked to remain anonymous (I'll refer to them as Walter) explained these concerns further.
"We have in-house training officers that are carrying badges and guns. How is that even remotely possible when you haven't sent people to the police academy?" he said in an interview. "Eventually, if one of us pulls the gun out and shoots somebody and that report becomes a part of the defense attorney's evidence, who's going to pay for that risk-management-cost lawsuit?"
John Jung, a current LEO, began working for the LCB in March of 2008. Jung spent more than five years investigating organized criminals with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations with the LCB as a task force officer. When Jung became aware of the LCB's many attempts to obtain general police authority, he began asking questions. By 2014 he was raising concerns about the agency's lack of authority.
In a 2018 email between Jung and LCB Chief Nordhorn obtained through public records requests, Jung begins by stating, "I have always prided myself in serving the public and this state with distinction and integrity." Jung went on to request the BLEA training. Nordhorn claimed that Jung's requests for BLEA training were unwarranted. Nordhorn has overzealously interpreted four legislative statutes to provide the LCB with limited authority peace officer powers without the State-required certification by the CJTC — something Nordhorn himself admitted is the State standard. This email also details another LCB agent who was proven to have perjured themself in court by identifying as a peace officer.
In the same email, Jung attached an official LCB document that was obtained through a public records request, which gives "examples of where LCB officers could have acted if they had the appropriate authority." According to this document, the LCB cannot even intervene if they see a licensee smoking cannabis on a licenced premises. Instead, they should have to contact the local police since they are considered a limited-authority regulatory agency.
It is clear from this document — and others I have reviewed — that Jung and Stitt were right to be concerned about the overreach of the LCB and their roles as LEOs.
Jung's outspoken advocacy for the public's rights, which he believes are being violated, has resulted in him being harassed internally according to his March 2019 testimony before the Commerce and Gaming Committee in favor of SB 5318. "I could've remained silent about this action and allow this agency to continue to misuse its authority against the public," Jung said in his statement. "However, my personal integrity is greater than the fear of retaliation, and that's why I've decided to speak out in order to hold this agency accountable and transparent because the public deserves more."
Originally, SB 5318 would have set up a Legislative Work Group that would investigate the complaint against the LCB and reestablish cohesive training and guidelines as well as the required qualifications and experience necessary for LEOs, which would have completely restructured the LCB. Most importantly though, SB 5318 could have created an ombudsperson who would handle licensees' concerns about the LCB without threat of retaliation. None of this was included in the final bill, however, even after a bipartisan group of ten legislators wrote a letter to Governor Jay Inslee about the LCB's "toxic culture."
Less than a year later, the LCB attempted to pass HB 1626 in an effort to expand their authority. Once again, it failed. However, it seems the LCB may still be operating outside their authority.
"In fact, LCB has been serving search warrants at private homes related to marijuana grows; in essence, performing criminal investigations at unlicensed marijuana premises when they are currently seeking authority to conduct criminal investigations at licensed premises," Jung said in an email on November 1, 2019, to Representative Roger Goodman that was obtained through a public records request. "The most we are able to do is to cite businesses for allowing disorderly conduct, but never into specific criminal investigations such as prostitution, drug dealing, trafficking weapons, etc."
The 2019 independent review of enforcement operations and management of the LCB done by Hillard Heintze (HH) — one of the leading security risk management firms in the world — echoed the concerns of the WASPC in 2017, revealing that, "Current policies, training and metrics reflect law enforcement strategies, rather than those specifically developed for regulatory agencies." The HH review was commissioned by the LCB as a way to appease those who asked for accountability and major structural and cultural change through SB 5318. According to their own commissioned review, the emphasis on law enforcement has resulted in officers not fulfilling their roles as regulators and lacking in the training necessary for them to adequately regulate cannabis.
The HH review also details how the LCB hires ex-police officers without reviewing the necessary qualifications for them to work in a regulatory setting. These ex-police officers are BLEA-trained through the CJTC as police officers, but once they leave a general authority agency their peace officer status no longer stands. Yet once the officers are hired, they are given "a significant amount of autonomy in the field," according to the HH review, with little oversight to ensure accountability. This dangerous lack of oversight has resulted in "licensees' unwillingness to provide feedback or complaints because they have a fear of retaliation."
In February of this year a Government Accountability Institute (GAI) report titled "Cannabis Cronyism" ridiculed the LCB for the way the agency presents itself as having "cop" authority. The report details how "the agency has conducted criminal investigations and served warrants." It explains: "Judges who sign these warrants are under the mistaken impression that the LCB's officers have the legal authority to enforce laws, since they act like typical police. This issue is controversial because the LCB is a regulatory agency that has not been granted legal policing authority."
The HH review recommended 18 major structural changes that echo the changes outlined in SB 5319, which the LCB fought against. From the agency's mission statement and goals to training and education, every aspect of the agency is recommended for reconsideration, reorganization, and reassessment, the report says. Instead of hiring retired police officers — whose former jobs were to arrest and jail those who consumed, grew, and sold cannabis only nine years ago — the agency should be focused on regulation and "work with community members to protect public safety and improve the community," according to the HH review.
After the HH review highlighted the LCB's emphasis on law enforcement instead of the intended regulatory duties, the agency reduced the number of officers allowed to carry firearms to 50%. According to the GIA, the LCB also plans to "create a new group within the Cannabis Enforcement/Education Unit that would 'consist of unarmed, non-commissioned employees whose key objective will be to educate and work collaboratively with licensees to achieve compliance.'"
Brian Smith, the LCB communications director, pointed to this unit when asked why the LCB has not followed the HH review's recommendations. Smith claims that the agency has addressed and implemented all the recommendations of the HH review "to their satisfaction as well as the Board's and agency leadership." He went on to say by email, "The LCB welcomed and accepted the recommendations in the review."
But had SB 5319 passed, the LCB would not have had power over the restructure and an ombudsperson would be in place to investigate licensee reports of retaliation and "cop" conduct.
Smith also claimed that there has been a "marked increase in education and lower level corrective actions" since this new unit has been put in place.
However, according to Walter, "LEOs are told to mark all contacts, even for enforcement agents, as education because 'we are always discussing compliance issues.'" Which illustrates how potentially deceptive the LCB stats will be moving forward.
Moreover, Walter and others say the duties that will be assigned to the new unit mentioned in the GIA were already outlined for the LCB when I-502 was originally proposed.
These are duties that should have been a priority since the LCB's inception. There should be no need for a new unit. Outside of this tremendous oversight, requiring LCB agents to carry firearms at all is reckless.
Christopher King, an activist who worked as a journalist and private-practice attorney before moving to Washington in 2012, was excited about the new cannabis legislation and voted for I-502. "At that time I did not fully comprehend the negative consequences that would foreseeably flow from it," King explained in an interview.
In October 2020, King decided he had to create awareness about what he perceived as the LCB's violation of the public's 14th Amendment rights and filed a lawsuit against the LCB in hopes of exposing them. "They are fake cops in the business of unauthorized constitutional deprivation and the whole dang scheme needs to be taken down and any case involving non-certified peace officers needs to be wound back or damages provided to the innocent," King said. "As a former government lawyer, I know how slippery things can be, and the LCB is about the slipperiest agency I've ever witnessed on many fronts.".
King's case is currently at a standstill while a decision is being made about whether it should be heard in federal court.
As someone who has reported on the Washington cannabis industry for the last five years and who has been investigating this since December of 2020, it seems the LCB has chosen to cherry-pick certain statutes that often stretch into a legal gray area and have gotten away with it for a very long time. A Washington State attempt to track police accountability, SB 5051, "concerning state oversight and accountability of peace officers and corrections officers," was filed in December of 2020. When I reached out to the senators who sponsored this bill to ask if the bill would apply to the LCB, they needed to reach out to committee staff for the Senate Law & Justice Committee to clarify. Even legislators drafting and sponsoring these bills are unclear about where the LCB's authority lies. According to committee staff, LCB LEOs are reserve officers, which is a title that has not been claimed by the LCB at any point in the past.
Furthermore, when Smith detailed the highlights of the changes made since the HH review, he touted a new policy and external affairs director, Chief Justin Nordhorn. Nordhorn is the same agent who has been enforcement-focused and determined to obtain general authority for the regulatory agency since 2014 as the previous enforcement chief for the LCB's Enforcement and Education Division. According to Cannabis Law Report, "Nordhorn will be overseeing a newly formed outreach team consisting of existing LCB staff. That team is developing an outreach strategy to directly engage stakeholders and licensees to further education, understanding of and compliance with LCB rules and policies."
Given the HH review's recommendations to focus on regulation and develop better community relationships, appointing Nordhorn to this position — after a career of heavy enforcement — seems ill-fitted and contrary to the recommendations in the HH review.
Smith refused to respond to questions about how leadership was determined for Nordhorn's newly appointed position or about training expectations moving forward, and he refused to share detailed information about the outreach and education efforts. He explained that if I wanted further information I would need to submit a public records request.
In my view, these are not the actions of an agency that "welcomed and accepted the recommendations in the review." Transparency and accountability are the only way forward for the LCB in order for the agency to shed the reputation they have gained since its inception, for the "toxic culture" the agency has cultivated to be eradicated, and for the cannabis community to trust the agency. If this does not happen, the only way forward is through major legislation.
Luna Reyna is a South King County-based journalist. She is deeply invested in shifting power structures and centering the work and voices of marginalized communities. Whether investigating the impact of environmental racism or immigration, interviewing an artist whose work sheds light on the casualties of war, or covering restorative justice efforts as a self-described "Cannabis Chronic-ler," her work is in service of liberation and advancing justice.
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package org.mockito.internal.progress;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.exceptions.base.MockitoException;
import org.mockito.internal.verification.VerificationModeFactory;
import org.mockitoutil.TestBase;

public class TimesTest extends TestBase {

    @Test
    public void shouldNotAllowNegativeNumberOfInvocations() throws Exception {
        try {
            VerificationModeFactory.times(-50);
            fail();
        } catch (MockitoException e) {
            assertEquals("Negative value is not allowed here", e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

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The afternoon visit was a contemplative one.
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Egypt court postpones Mubarak verdict to Novemberhttps://indianexpress.com/article/world/middle-east-africa/egypt-court-postpones-mubarak-verdict-to-november/
Egypt court postpones Mubarak verdict to November
Mubarak is being retried on charges of complicity in the killing of around 850 unarmed protesters during the January, 2011.
By Press Trust of India |Cairo | Published: September 27, 2014 3:13:17 pm
The sale of King Tutankhamun's 3,000-year-old statue restarts debate on whether ancient artefacts belong to their country of origin
Al-Qaida accuses Egypt of killing ex-president Mohamed Morsi in jail
Egypt detains opposition leader accusing him of anti-government plot
On saturday an Egyptian court postponed until late November, the verdict in the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak for his complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolution that toppled him.
Mubarak arrived in a helicopter earlier Saturday to New Cairo's Police Academy ahead of an expected verdict.
Several of Mubarak's supporters and opponents gathered outside the Police Academy, where Cairo's Criminal Court was expected to issue its verdict in the retrial.
Families of the victims held pictures of relatives they lost while Mubarak supporters chanted slogans questioningwhether Egypt had really improved following Mubarak's ouster.
Mubarak, 86, is being retried on charges of complicity in the killing of around 850 unarmed protesters during the January, 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule.
His sons Gamal and Alaa, Mubarak-era interior minister Habib El-Adly, and six of El-Adly's aides are also charged in the same case.
The former autocrat was sentenced to 25 years in jail in 2012 but the verdict was successfully appealed in January,2013 as the presiding judge ruled that there was not enough evidence presented by the prosecution.
Mubarak's retrial began in April, 2013.
Egypt has been wracked by political turmoil since the overthrow of Mubarak and later under its first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Morsi's term was plagued by political uncertainty and violence in a deeply polarised country that ultimately led to his ouster by the powerful military on in July last year following mass protests against his rule.
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This plugin is a labyrinth of nonsensical labels, buttons and code. Though it's powerful, I have never used this plugin without an enormous amount of frustration. If you wrestle with it long enough you might get something that works. There is no option to globally make basic changes. No global color changes. The CSS editor is a cluster and difficult to use. This plugin is in desperate need of a UX designer.
Fabulous customer support. Richard helped in resolving a lot of queries in a detailed & professional way. Highly recommended.
Very variable app with a great support!
Buy this Plugin!!!! Support is top notch and they always have an answer!. Amazing customer support!
Excellent plugin with even better support.
You haven't bought this plug-in yet? Well, what in the world are you waiting for? Not only is Calendarize It! extremely well built and wildly detailed (there really isn't a feature they left out), it works SEAMLESSLY with WP Bakery, and is truly backed with out-of-this-world customer service. Think I sound like a fake reviewer voicing an infomercial? Well, that might just be the excitement in my writing, but let me assure you that I am no fake reviewer. I love this product, serve as digital designer/marketer for a sixty person company, and will be sticking with this plug-in for the next few years so long as RightHere keeps up the simply outstanding work that they have done here! Buy now or live with the buyer's remorse after buying another silly calendar plug-in: The choice is yours.
The plugin is great, support always replies fast. Sometimes it get bugs with no particolar reason (I guess). I had some problem with maps and now when you click on a category (organizer or place) the page gives a string error, while few weeks ago everrthing worked perfectly.
Updated review: Overall the plugin works well. The few issues we had were finally resolved, but did take a while to get a response. Code quality is good and has a lot of features available.
Awesome calendar plugin, I wish it supported external feeds out of the box, however, the external feed add-on is quite flexible and easy to use. Plugin works and looks great, support was quick and attentive, highly recommended.
Support was great to start with, but now the plugin is becoming unusable with issues that were reported 3 months ago and are being ignored as my initial support runs out in 3 days.
Great on paper but buggy beyond belief. I've spent weeks with the author. Support is spotty, sometimes I get a response within a day other times it's weeks. Helpdesk system is atrocious. Unfortunately I will need to migrate away from this plugin even though I've sunk a fair amount of time and money. It's just too buggy, too many issue, needs a complete overhaul.
Excellent value for a great product. So far it does everything that I need and want. But a product is only as good as its support and Richard has been a tremendous help providing timely and excellent results in dealing with any issue that I had. Job well done!
Very efficient and quick customer support to adapt the plugin when it does not work directly with your WP template.
Perfect response time! All my problems were fixed after a few tries.
Thanks for Help with the RSVP issue.
The documentation is very limited and the support site too. You can email the supportdesk but when you have multiple questions, you want to find answers in the documentation.
Fantastic support that offered more than expected.
There was an encoding conflict with my server. Support worked with me for days on a resolution and stayed with it until completed. Very well done. Thank you for all your help.
Just one word "perfect". I had two issues so far and the support team answered very very quick, fixed the problems in a few minutes and explained it even to a programming noob like me in a simple way.
This plugin is incredible rich by all possible useful features. I didn't understand first how it works, but kind support explained me all. Strongly recommend to buy. I bought not only the plugin, but and Woocommerce add-on, RSPV, it worths it.
I really love the plugin itself – beautiful, thoughtful design and UI, The add-ons handle just about any additional needs we could have, plus they offer a lot of free ones. Hands down – highly recommend. Support seals the deal – quick to respond and helpful. Not dismissive, they don't deal in just sending you canned answers, they don't forget about your tickets and just let them die. Best support experience I've had in years! And aside from that well documented with quality coding.
This product is wonderful and the Tech Support is great. They even help out over the weekend. Who does that anymore! GREAT TEAM.
Only plugin, which associate calendar with custom post type, with vast amount of free and paid add-on to support development. Only flip side… generate too many css & js queries on adding subsequent addon… If can be great if their is an option to combine them.
When a plugin author is responsive to their clients, it is a wonderful thing. Alberto and Richard stepped up and delivered a solution for our organization. Kudos!
Thank you for your prompt and continuous support!
does not work. There is no support. They stopped responding to my emails when I told them that the plugin was not working. Do not buy anything here!
Came with more features than I was expecting – extremely well-developed plugin.
For the few (very) minor issues I did have, support has been quick and really helpful.
Loving the control over views. Too many other plugins force me into their way of working but this gives great control to tailor to my site.
What a robust platform you have created with Calendarize-It. I am using a selection of free and paid add-ons, and now have great confidence in this plugin. The support has been terrific, it has greatly enhanced the learning experience. Thank you!
great choice of free addons.
This calendar packs a lot functionality and plenty of freebie downloads too. Support has been terrific.
Very sluggish response, My website is live and code stopped working. I created 2 tickets and I am waiting for the response, they asked me some more details in the reply to the ticket and after that there is no communication in the last 2 days. I hope they will fix it soon , I am loosing my clients due to code not working.
very bad experience with support. no words for it!
after several days I have many unresolved bugs!
Only a few small glitches but the support team took care of them.
Many days I was looking for the plugin before I have found Calendarize. Right now it's the most important thing on my customers site (fitness clubs). It's just perfect!
Prob one of the only excellent apps on here.
Poor and slow customer support, maybe good for personnal website, but not in a professional approach as an agency with clients wainting like us.
A really great product. With a lot a features. Very modular to implement in your site. And a support very very reactive.
Calendarize it! is a very comprehensive plugin with a lot of options. You can easily manage its appearance with its CSS editor. And the customer support is more than helpful.
trop compliqué une usine à gaz je vous le déconseille !
Hey, its THE BEST Calendar Plug-In in our opinion in the market. And we tested a lot. More than that the guys of the support team are awesome. Richard is so patient and so understanding. Thanks You!
Very flexible and easy to use. Beautiful designs and lots of room for custom code.
At first I was not overwhelmed with the plugin because I had quite some issues with the set up. There are a lot of options and some settings do interfere, leading to some strange behaviors. But the good part is, that customer support was really great. I got fast response and constructive action after opening an issue. Also my suggestions for optimizing usability where taken as potential features for a future update. I'm looking forward to further development of this calendar plugin! I hope that the settings area will be optimized as well, to make using the plugin more intuitive and less prone to errors. So far I think I'll keep using this plugin because it actually is the most flexible and feature rich I came across.
It has now taken a month and their tech support has not been able to answer a simple question about how to sort calendars. Sometimes it takes a week and multiple messages to get a reply from them. I even bought an extended support licence. I have used Envato for years and this is the worst support experience yet. Terrible service!
They are open to new ideas to improve and make the plugin more complete.
plugin is oke! but the support… we dont find words for it!


Check tackle before each trip; restock essential lures if needed. Inspect, sharpen, and straighten hooks. Remove several feet of line from reels and re-tie knots.
Replace monofilament lines frequently to maintain peak line performance.
Experiment with lure types, sizes, colors, and retrieves. When in doubt, stick with proven lures and basic colors.
When fishing in clear conditions and fish seem to be line shy, switch to light, non colored lines, small lures and downsize or eliminate snaps and other hardware.
When scouting areas for fish, try fishing a "dead stick". A surprising number of fish can be caught by simply dangling a small jig or bait off a spare rod while fishing.


One of the most popular ways of applying colour directly to the body, is to use coloured silks. These are used to place directly onto the body of the patient.
Any natural fabric i.e. cotton, can be used where pure silk is not appropriate. For instance, when treating animals with colour.
Depending upon what colour is required to treat a patient, the coloured silk is placed directly onto the body. It is not usually necessary for the patient to remove his or her clothes for this. However, any coloured clothing should generally be removed for best results. Any qualified colour therapist should have a white dressing gown or similar to hand if necessary.


The vigilant security authorities in the coastal city of Latakia has foiled a deadly terrorist attack against a residential neighborhood in the city by dismantling a booby-trapped vehicle.
A suspicious white pick-up vehicle was being monitored while parked in a crowded neighborhood by Syrian security agents in the coastal city of Latakia. The car had a plate number from Aleppo city.
Upon careful inspecting and monitoring the driver was arrested and the car was taken to the city's outskirts and the explosives were dismantled by the Syrian Arab Army Engineering Corps.
The vehicle packed with about 55 kilograms of TNT highly explosive materials of both powder and paste nature. The quantity and type of the explosives would have caused a massive damage and claimed a large number of lives in the narrow and crowded neighborhood it was parked at.
Coward terrorist wanted to remotely detonate the vehicle by a remote control working from afar. 2 detonators connected to the explosives were supposed to be detonated and ignite the explosions.
Obviously the criminal minds have worked with expertise to cause the maximum damage and claim the highest toll among civilians to spread fear in the city and to revenge the losses the US's proxy agents of ISIS, Nusra Front, and other terrorist groups are being inflicted by the Syrian Arab Army and their allies all over the country.
The Syrian people are used to these types of attacks and any terrorist attack will only make the Syrian people more determined to face the terrorists, their sponsors and all their supporters in the West and its regional stooges, especially Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar from the Gulfies who collectively have sent thousands of tons of weapons and explosives to the various terrorist groups like ISIS, Nusra Front and other branches of the FSA to kill more Syrians throughout the Syrian crisis and have imported tens of thousands of foreign terrorists from all sides of the world into Syria.


"Porpoise" literally means "pig-fish" from the Old French porpais (porc "pig, swine" + peis "fish"), probably a translation of Germanic words such as the Old Norse mar-svin, meaning "mereswine," which was also an early English word for porpoises or small dolphins.
As you may know, dolphins, porpoises, whales and orcas belong to the order Cetacea (from Ancient Greek kêtos, "sea-monster or huge fish"). Porpoise and dolphin are sometimes used interchangeably, but technically speaking, porpoises lack the dolphin's long "beak" and tend to be smaller and stouter, with spade-shaped teeth and a small triangular dorsal fin. There are also almost four times as many dolphin species as porpoise species.
And on a related note, dolphin is related to the Greek delphys, meaning "womb," suggesting the fact that it that bears live offspring or perhaps because of the animal's shape.


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Q: What's wrong with this jsp and servlet?
This code send me the following error and i don't know why, it seems that the error is an imput string, but i think the code is correct. Maybe i made a mistake writting the jsp? what am i doing wrong?

117:

118:                    <input id="textinput" name="nombreUsuario" type="text"
119:                        placeholder="inserta nombre" class="form-control input-md"
120:                        required="" value="${usuarios.nombreUsuario }" >
121:
122:

123:

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java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "nombreUsuario"
    at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)

The servlet

protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws ServletException, IOException {
        request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");

        // GestionEventos gestionEventos = new GestionEventos();
        GestionUsuarios gestionUsuarios = new GestionUsuarios();

        if (request.getParameter("id") != null) {
            int id = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("id"));

            Usuario us = gestionUsuarios.getUsuarioPorId(id);

            Collection<Usuario> usuarios = gestionUsuarios.list();

            if (us != null) {

                request.setAttribute("usuarios", usuarios);

                /*
                 * Usamos un map para comprobar si un evento está marcado
                 */

                // Map<Integer, String> usuarioEvento = new HashMap<Integer,
                // String>();

                // Usuario u = new Usuario();

                // usuarioEvento.put(new Integer((int) u.getIdUsuario()),
                // u.getNombreUsuario());

                // request.setAttribute("usuarioEvento", usuarioEvento);

                request.getRequestDispatcher("formularioUsuario1.jsp").forward(request, response);
            } else {
                // id sin corresponder a ningun usuario
                response.sendRedirect("TablaUsuariosServlet");
            }

        } else {
            // no hay un id válido
            response.sendRedirect("TablaUsuariosServlet");
        }
    }

protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws ServletException, IOException {

        request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");

        int id = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("id"));

        String nombreUsuario = request.getParameter("nombreUsuario");
        String apellidosUsuario = request.getParameter("apellidosUsuario");
        String contrasenia = request.getParameter("contrasenia");
        String email = request.getParameter("email");
        String preguntaSecreta = request.getParameter("preguntaSecreta");
        String respuestaSecreta = request.getParameter("respuestaSecreta");
        String sexo = request.getParameter("sexo");

        // Editando el usuario
        GestionUsuarios gestionUsuarios = new GestionUsuarios();

        Usuario us = gestionUsuarios.getUsuarioPorId(id);

        us.setNombreUsuario(nombreUsuario);
        us.setApellidosUsuario(apellidosUsuario);
        us.setContrasenia(contrasenia);
        us.setEmail(email);
        us.setPreguntaSecreta(preguntaSecreta);
        us.setRespuestaSecreta(respuestaSecreta);
        us.setSexo(sexo);

        gestionUsuarios.editarUsuario(us);

        response.sendRedirect("TablaUsuariosServlet");

    }

The jsp code inside a form

                Nombre

                    <input id="textinput" name="nombreUsuario" type="text"
                        placeholder="inserta nombre" class="form-control input-md"
                        required="" value="${usuarios.nombreUsuario }" >

The input

<form class="form-horizontal" method="POST" action="EditarUsuario">
        <fieldset>

            <input id="textinput" name="id" type="hidden" value="${usuario.idUsuario }"/>

A: the value of request.getParameter("id") is null you should have add an input
in the form with name="id"
example :
<input  name="id" type="text"/>


No time for a relief rally — stocks are tumbling again.
The major averages are set to extend their losses today as stocks across the globe build on Tuesday's drop. Asian and European indices are already racking up big losses today, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index posting its worst week since October, Bloomberg notes, breaking support to hit its lowest level in two years.
Bears are growling stateside as well, with the Dow set to shed more than 400 points at the open.
The big news spooking stocks today is the arrest and pending extradition of Wanzhou Meng, chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei, who was nabbed in Canada and accused of violating sanctions against Iran.
Pundits are now worried the Meng arrest will upend the holiday trade war truce, even though no one knows if Trump was involved in the arrest decision.
As the damage comes into focus early this morning, we can expect the major averages to open precariously close to their November lows.
Tariff Man can't prop up the stock market.
Monday's ho-hum "trade truce" rally came crashing down Tuesday morning after President Trump hopped on Twitter, declaring himself Tariff Man, protector of our brave nation's trade riches.
But Trump's little Twitter stunt didn't impress investors. The market quickly began to reassess the Monday rally as contradictory details began to emerge regarding the China – U.S. agreement.
What started as a gap-fill turned into a full-on meltdown Tuesday. The Dow sank 800 points, while the Nasdaq Composite crashed almost 4%. The rout gave back all of Monday's rally and then some, eating into the market's post-Thanksgiving bounce and scuttling any chances of an early Santa Claus rally.
In just two trading days, the major averages are back on the brink of a significant breakdown.
Investors have quickly exposed the trade truce as a "sell the news" event. In the blink of an eye, the S&P 500 has devoured its recent gains and is coming perilously close to knocking on the door of its correction lows.
The post-Thanksgiving comeback gave the bulls an opportunity to attack resistance just above 2,800. When the move failed, it was lights out for the S&P. The Thanksgiving lows will now act as the line in the sand for U.S. stocks.
Meanwhile, Oil's Tuesday bounce is gone with the wind.
Not to be outdone by a cratering stock market, crude is joining today's decline. Oil futures are down more than 2.5% this morning after Saudi Arabia proposed a smaller production cut following this week's OPEC meetings.
Despite this morning's drop, oil continues to hold strong above $50 following October's cascading meltdown. Despite the small relief rally posted early this week, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate Crude is 30% cheaper than it was on Oct. 1.
Finally, some of our comeback trades are suffering this week.
After posting modest comebacks leading up to the Tuesday meltdown, many of the speculative snapback moves we've been watching are quickly unraveling.
Most notably, investors hammered the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:SMH), crashing shares almost 5% by Tuesday's close. While we don't have any semiconductor plays in the trading portfolio right now, I was watching this group as SMH broke above its November highs early this week. This rally appears cooked following Tuesday's breakdown, and the poor semis are back in market purgatory.
Will artificial intelligence (AI) make life easier but less fun? University of Alberta computer scientist Michael Bowling puts AI to the test in the entertainment world battling the world's greatest poker players at Texas Hold 'em.
It's time to profit off of the explosive growth of computer chips. Today Ray reports on one of his favorite superstocks of this year.
Get Back to Fundamentals ALREADY!
Today's Rundown looks at what to expect from the first round of earnings reports. Strong reports this quarter would do wonders for the market. Big banks are up first. Today we break down what to expect.


This post applies to Sharepoint 2013 on Premise and Nintex Forms. I have not tested it on another versions, but I think it'd happen the same.
Currently you can use a formula on the "Calculated Value" control available on Nintex Forms.
There is a particular behavior when you compare two columns of type person.
I have 2 columns of type Person named PrimaryOwner and SecondaryOwner.
Both of them are equally configured.
And then I use the control named "Calculated Value" that has a formula on a Nintex form comparing those 2 fields.
Then I added an item on the Sharepoint List setting those 2 columns with the same user.
With those values the result of the calculated value is true.
I have the same 2 columns of type Person named PrimaryOwner and SecondaryOwner.
Both of them are NOT equally configured. The difference is that I changed the property named "Show field" on the Sharepoint list settings for 1 of the columns.
Without changing the saved values on the columns named "PrimaryOwner" and "SecondaryOwner" now the result of the calculated value is false.
I also tried using the runtime function named userEquals, but got the same results.
I do not know if it is considered a bug, but perhaps users expect that the comparison does not depend on the format of the field.
The current suggestion is to be careful when you use the Calculated Value control comparing columns of type Person.
I'll try to talk with the support team so as to know their opinion.


'The Holly', 'The Mulberry' and 'The Primrose' are 3 magnificent semi-detached modern family homes that are positioned in one of the most sought after locations in Dublin. These properties present quite a rare opportunity to purchase a 3 storey energy efficient family home with landscaped lawn gardens particularly close to Blackrock and Stillorgan. The three 4 bedroom houses measure approximately 234m2 (2,500ft2). Ideal for either a family home or a trade down from a larger property in the area.
These fine properties are currently under construction [completion June 2018].
The Holly is the the first property on the left follwed by the Mulberry to its right and finally The Primrose completing this exclusive development. The accommodation comprises of: 4 Bedrooms (2 en-suite), 3 reception rooms, study, open-plan kitchen/dining, bathroom, utility and guest WC.
This bespoke development is located within easy access of superb shopping and leisure facilities at Blackrock and Stillorgan - both within minutes walking distance of shops and amenities. The seaside location of Blackrock has always been a great draw for house hunters, providing a great quality of life with its beautiful surroundings and the bonus of direct links to the city centre. With a large range of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars, regular hosted activities in Blackrock Park and a weekend market, the area is vibrant and dynamic. There is an abundance of excellent local primary and secondary schools within the vicinity including Oatlands, St. Andrews, St. Michaels, Blackrock College, Wesley College, and Mt. Anville. There is also a selection of leisure facilities directly in the area; Crunch Fitness in Dun Laoghaire, several Yoga Studios, rugby clubs and The Blue Pool in Monkstown. Transport links are excellent with enviable proximity to both the N11 and the M50, the DART - providing access to St. Stephens Green in 40 minutes, local QBC routes such as the No. 46a, 145, 84X, and AirCoach to the city centre and beyond.


Homes by Honrud is located at the address Po Box 232 in Braidwood, Illinois 60408. They can be contacted via phone at (815) 458-2626 for pricing, hours and directions.
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Bus Crash With NU Tennis Team Kills One
A man was killed after the car he was driving collided Monday with a bus carrying the University of Nebraska women's tennis team.
Eight members of the team were on the charter bus with coach Scott Jensen, but there were no serious injuries, sports information director Chris Anderson said.
The identity of the man who was killed was not immediately available.
The accident happened on U.S. 77 about three miles south of Beatrice, said Terri Teuber, a spokeswoman for the State Patrol.
The team was headed to Manhattan, Kan., for a match Tuesday with Kansas State. The players returned to Lincoln on Monday night, and the match was postponed.


Here are some more pin-hole shots. Sunset across the street from my house tonight! By clicking the 'read more' link at the end of the post, you'll be able to see the images a little better.
I thought I posted a comment, but it disappeared. Any way that's neat, making your own lens. Hope everyone is doing fine. We're ok. How's Bob doing?


Dave Rubin is one of the foremost authorities on blues guitar. He has played electric and acoustic blues, R&B, soul, and funk with names such as Chuck Berry, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, James Brown's JBs, and his own blues bands for more than 30 years. He teaches blues guitar privately in New York City, has authored over 40 instructional books for Hal Leonard, has written features, articles, and columns for every major guitar and blues magazine.


Self catering 300 year old beamed house with large walled sunny terrace.
A separate lounge with Sky TV and wifi. The door from the lounge opens out onto: A large walled sunny terrace with garden furniture seating 8.
The house is situated in the pretty medieval village of Caunes Minervois situated at the foot of the Black Mountains.
The villages cobbled streets and 8th Century Abbey attract visitors from all over the world. The village still retains its quaint quiet charm with shuttered colourful houses with views over the vineyards and Pyrenees.
The village has a weekly market, 2 boulangeries, pharmacy, cafes, restaurants, post office and supermarkets. The local cave supplies Minervois wine and with abundant independant winemakers you are spolit for choice.
Carcassonne is the nearest town with its walled Cite and UNESCO status it is a worthwile visit.
The nearest beach is Narbonne Plage with an endless expanse of sand that is never crowded in the height of summer.
A new swimming pool is open in the next village 5 mins by car.
All rentals include Linens, Towels & Dressing Gowns.
Cleaning Fee €40 per rental.
€200 Breakages Deposit returned after successful checkout.


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Q: floating div issues moving onto a new line

How do I get the /strip.png to move behind the /name.png when the page isn't wide enough for both on one line. At the moment the /strip.png goes to a new line. Thanks.

A: You need to float: right your second div.

A:

http://jsfiddle.net/33XZ4/

A: You can only do this with absolute positioning if you want both div elements to occupy the same space (i.e. have one in front of the other).  You could potentially also do it with backgrounds and having the floated div be a child of the other div, but I think that would actually be more complicated.  In your simple example, changing float: left to position: absolute is enough.
http://jsfiddle.net/ExplosionPIlls/HLNTC/1/
You may need to make the container of the two divs position: relative so the absolutely positioned div plays nice.


WASHINGTON (CNN) — Top Secret Service officials are out of their jobs following months of scandal at the law enforcement agency, sources said on Wednesday.
Four senior officials — responsible for investigations, technology, protections and public affairs — are being asked to leave their posts, though they could still technically stay with the Secret Service, a person at the agency said.
The four officials identified by the source: Dale Pupillo, Jane Murphy, Paul Morrissey, and Mark Copanzzi.
A fifth official, assistant director Vic Erevia, is retiring, though the agency said his retirement is unrelated to the problems the Secret Service has been facing.
The Secret Service was beset with problems at the end of last year after security breaches at the White House and on President Barack Obama's detail. The worst example came when a man armed with a small knife made it through the North Portico door and into the White House residence.
The episode caused consternation among lawmakers, who demanded the agency's director testify on Capitol Hill. That director, Julia Pierson, was soon out, replaced by the former head of Obama's protective division, Joe Clancy.
The departures were first reported by The Washington Post.


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Denso Announces Title Sponsorship of 2016 NHRA Nationals
Denso Products and Services Americas, Inc. has joined the National Hot Rod Association as the title rights sponsor of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. The 17th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals will be held April 1-3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals is the fourth of 24 races in the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello Series. Denso is also a supporting sponsor for the full season, with weekend races kicking off Feb. 11 and extending through November in 19 states across the country.
"Major auto races like the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series showcase the best vehicles and technology our industry has to offer," said Larry Fidance, marketing manager at Denso Products and Services Americas. "It's a perfect fit for Denso. Our brand stands for automotive excellence, safety and innovation, and our spark plugs, in particular, are widely used by professional racing teams on every circuit around the globe. We're proud to sponsor the 2016 series and serve as title sponsor of this year's nationals in Las Vegas."
For nearly half a century, Denso has sponsored world-class motor sports, including NHRA, NASCAR, Formula One, World Rally Championship and Super GT races. In addition to spark plugs, alternators, radiators and engine management systems are among Denso's precision original equipment and replacement auto parts that professional drivers and pit crews of all classes count on for the best performance under the most competitive racing conditions.
Fans are invited to visit the Denso display on the midway at every race to learn more about and purchase Denso's premium Iridium TT, Iridium Power and Iridium Racing spark plugs. Throughout the series, Denso will post its own race and product updates on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Fans can also enjoy Denso posts on NHRA social media platforms during the nationals.
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/// 32-bit signed integer-based clipboard formats.
/// ID and name for the specified ID.
/// Gets the data format with the Windows Clipboard numeric ID and name for the specified data format.
///  PublicOK:So we demand unmanaged code before calling.
// Ensures the predefined Win32 data formats into our format list.
// Lock the data format list to obtains the mutual-exclusion.
// then this is an attempt to register a new format which is not ok in partial trust.
// Reigster the this format string.
/// Specifies the standard ANSI text format. This field is read-only.
/// format. This field is read-only.
/// Specifies a Windows bitmap format. This field is read-only.
/// Specifies the Windows metafile format. This field is read-only.
/// manufacturer (OEM) text format. This field is read-only.
/// pen strokes for handwriting software; This field is read-only.
/// audio format. This field is read-only.
/// directly use. This field is read-only.
/// does not directly use. This field is read-only.
/// not directly use. This field is read-only.
/// by Windows Design. This field is read-only.
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We are facing a suicide epidemic in the United States, and throughout the world.
Suicide rates are up by 30 percent across the nation since 1999, according to a recent report by federal health officials. That increase comes even as the CDC notes that only about half the people who died by suicide had a known mental health condition, which has long been considered the 'cause' of suicide.
Even though it may not be wrong to assume that anyone who would willingly harm themselves may be experiencing mental distress, this certainly does not always manifest itself in any observable way.
This is why it's important to understand the ways in which self harm is (and isn't!) related to measurable psychiatric disorders like depression.
This article is designed to help you understand the what, why, and how of suicide so that you can help those who may be considering it.
So often, the survivors and loved ones surrounding a suicide or suicide attempt feel betrayed and/or confused. This is typically because there were few of the warning signs they expected to see, so the actual event comes as a shock to everyone surrounding the person.
Typical depression manifests itself in fairly understandable ways--a lack of motivation or interest in favored activities, subdued mood, and even outward expressions of depression like talk of feeling sad, lonely, or worn down. All of these things make it relatively easy for friends and loved ones to help a depressed person seek appropriate treatment and maintain a positive outlook and support network.
However, as the recent government study shows, the suicide rate is not very closely tied to pre-existing depression. That means that there is an entirely different demographic at risk for suicide, and it also explains why the suicide rate has increased so dramatically in recent years.
Why The Increase In Suicide Rate?
This is a complicated question that resists easy or trite answers.
Many studies point to the internet as a new and significant risk factor in the increased suicide rate. Instead of traditional depression and obvious risk factors like financial or relational distress, social media allows normally-functioning people to feel inferior or isolated relative to a curated set of 'peers'.
This in turn creates deep-set changes in self-worth without any actual changes in lifestyle, relationships, or economic standing. In fact, a person can now browse Instagram while sitting at a job they genuinely enjoy and feel woefully inadequate or alone, even if they have a healthy friend group and different types of relationships.
If you are fortunate enough to have a friend or loved one who openly discusses their struggles or suicidal thoughts, then you are in a meaningful position to help.
Most often, people who vocalize these battles are seeking help in a roundabout way, but ultimately they can be helped. Most suicide survivors note that with help and hindsight, they cannot believe they ever found themselves in a momentary position of such intense feelings of hopelessness.
There are many harrowing stories from those who survive suicide attempts, noting that as soon as they started, they already wished they could undo it and live life differently. All of this indicates that we all want to feel hopeful, loved, helpful, and alive.
Hopelessness, however overwhelming it may be at given moment, is a temporary state. Depending on the level of risk and emergency, a suicidal person may need protective custody or hospitalization to let their intense emotions subside in a safe place before they seek ongoing help for emotional, psychiatric, or financial damages which brought them to a position of distress.
Unfortunately, it's rare that people who have suicidal thoughts are upfront about their struggles. Studies continue to show that depression and suicide are not nearly as correlated as many believe. In large part, this may be because people who are diagnosed with depression are outwardly displaying their emotions, which leads to a voluntary or involuntary treatment protocol that ultimately helps them manage or defeat their depression.
On the other hand, most suicidal people bury their struggles or emotions until they cannot take it anymore. And even more of them act on a momentary impulse which may be triggered by a single conversation or event, thus preventing people from seeing any warning signs.
This reality sounds daunting, but it underscores the importance of ongoing openness and situational awareness about all of our friends, relatives, and coworkers. Anybody can find themselves in a changing situation which, combined with other risk factors, can quickly leave them feeling overwhelmed.
Instead of letting things reach a point where we feel surprised or dismayed at the actions that a hurting or desperate person might take, we should constantly strive to treat each other better and to be situationally aware. It's not always a dramatic shift towards depression and dark thoughts. Often, a breakup, layoff, or loss of another loved one can be enough to completely transform someone's perspective on life, even if these events are a normal part of the human experience.
Anybody from the most charismatic to the most introverted may feel at times like the burden of living life is heavier than the benefits reaped from it, but all of us survive and thrive on community, hope, and love. In those times when darkness seems insurmountable, it is essential that each of us acts as a light in the lives of others. There are many resources available for yourself or anyone you care about who may be considering suicide.
Instead of assuming that we will see dramatic warning signs and foreboding conversations leading up to any suicide attempt, we should treat everyone as though they need to be heard and may one day find themselves in a position where they need just a bit of extra help.
Perhaps the simplest, most effective way to help a suicidal friend is to simply listen, empathize with their struggles, and ask questions. If a friend says anything that indicates they might be struggling in general, don't let the conversation stop there. Ask them to elaborate a little further, and listen attentively. Express compassion, grace, and sympathy toward them.
Suicide is often the result of feeling crushingly alone. By simply being present for our friends in their struggles, we can help them make it through the darkness.


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Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sandlapper Spike
Last year, I wrote about the BCS schools that haven't won an NCAA tournament game in at least ten years. Thirteen schools fit that description, unfortunately for them. Two things subsequently happened:
1) One of the thirteen, Mississippi, won its first NCAA tournament game since 2001. The Rebels beat Wisconsin in the round of 64 before losing to La Salle.
2) The Big East split into two leagues, the "new Big East" and the American Athletic Conference.
The latter event is leading to a slight change for this year's post. What, precisely, is a "major conference" in college basketball? Does the Big East count? What about the AAC? And if they do, then perhaps shouldn't the MWC as well? Does the Atlantic-10 have a case?
For this year, I've decided to consider seven leagues as "major conferences": AAC, ACC, Big 10, Big XII, Big East, SEC, and Pac-12.
For the record, here are the 13 schools in the A-10 and MWC that have not won an NCAA tournament game since at least 2004 (a few of them have never won a tourney game at all): Duquesne, Fordham, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph's, Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State, and Wyoming.
The following 17 major-conference schools have not won an NCAA tournament game since at least 2004:
– Northwestern (no tournament appearances): NU is the cause célèbre of schools to have never played in the NCAA tournament, because it is the only major-conference school to have never competed in the event. You can read about Northwestern and all the other schools that have never made the Big Dance here: Link
At 13-18 this season (6-12 in conference play), the Wildcats would have to win the Big 10 tourney to make the NCAAs for the first time. That would mean winning four games in four days, against Iowa, Michigan State, probably Wisconsin, and possibly Michigan.
No, that's not happening.
– Nebraska (no NCAA victories): The Cornhuskers are winless in six trips to the Big Dance, and haven't made the NCAAs at all since 1998.
That "haven't made the NCAAs" bit is probably going to change this year, though, as Nebraska appears a decent bet to get an at-large bid. Whether it can finally win a game in the tournament is another matter, of course. It should get the opportunity, though.
– UCF (no NCAA victories): The Knights' football team won a BCS bowl game this past season, but in four trips to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, UCF is 0-fer. All four of those appearances came as a member of the Atlantic Sun.
This year, UCF is 12-17 overall, 4-14 in the AAC, and waiting for football season.
– South Carolina (last won an NCAA game in 1973): It has been more than 40 years since the Gamecocks advanced in the NCAAs. South Carolina's last victory was actually in a regional consolation game. Its losing streak in NCAA play began with a loss to Furman.
The Gamecocks would have to win five SEC tournament games in five days to earn a trip to the NCAAs this year, which is about as likely as Frank Martin controlling his emotions on the sidelines.
– Houston (last won an NCAA game in 1984): That's right, the Cougars haven't won an NCAA tourney game since the days of Phi Slama Jama. That may seem hard to believe, but Houston has only made one trip to the NCAAs since 1992.
In order to return to the grand stage for the first time since 2010, the Cougars would have to win the AAC tourney, a dicey proposition at best. Houston is the 6 seed in a league tournament with five very good teams. Beating three of them in three days is probably not realistic.
– Oregon State (last won an NCAA game in 1982): The Beavers haven't made the NCAA tournament since 1991, the longest such drought for a BCS school outside of Northwestern, and haven't won a game in the tourney since 1982, when OSU lost to Georgetown in the West Regional final. The program has two appearances in the Final Four, so it's not like Oregon State is bereft of hoops tradition.
Only a Pac-12 tourney title will be enough to get Oregon State back to the NCAAs. Raise your hand if you think President Obama's favorite Pac-12 team can win four games in four days, with the first two coming against Oregon and UCLA. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
– Rutgers (last won an NCAA game in 1983): The last time RU won a tourney game was in 1983, when the Scarlet Knights were in the Atlantic-10. Rutgers has since moved from the A-10 to the Big East to the AAC, and, beginning next season, the Big 10.
In 1976, Rutgers made the Final Four as a member of the ECAC Metro conference. That league was probably a bit easier to navigate than this year's AAC, in which Rutgers went 5-13 in conference action (11-20 overall). There will be at least one more year on this list for the Scarlet Knights (if not more).
– TCU (last won an NCAA game in 1987): TCU hasn't made the NCAAs since 1997, when it was in the WAC. TCU's last victory in the tournament came in 1987, as an SWC team.
This year, as a member of the Big XII, the Horned Frogs were the only program in Division I to go winless in conference play. I wouldn't put any money on a league tournament run.
– SMU (last won an NCAA game in 1988): The Mustangs' last win in the Big Dance was an 83-75 victory over Digger Phelps and Notre Dame. SMU was a member of the SWC at the time, as it was for all ten of its appearances in the NCAAs.
Under the tutelage of the remarkable Larry Brown, the Mustangs are poised to return to the NCAA Tournament this year for the first time since 1993, this time as a member of the AAC.
– Providence (last won an NCAA game in 1997): Two notable coaches (Dave Gavitt and Rick Pitino) each led the Friars to the Final Four (in 1973 and 1987, respectively). Providence hasn't won a game in the NCAAs since losing a regional final to Arizona in 1997, however, and hasn't made an NCAA appearance at all since 2004.
This year the Friars are a "bubble" team. To make the NCAAs, Providence probably needs to win at least one Big East tournament game. As it happens, the Friars' first-round opponent is another bubbler…the next team on this list.
– St. John's (last won an NCAA game in 2000): SJU has only played in two NCAA tournaments since 2000, testimony to the modern struggles of this tradition-rich program (two Final Fours, four Elite Eights).
To have any shot at returning to the NCAAs this season, Steve Lavin's Red Storm must beat Providence on Thursday (and likely needs to win the following day as well, a potential matchup against Villanova).
– Iowa (last won an NCAA game in 2001): Iowa is another school that has a fine basketball history. The Hawkeyes played in the 1956 NCAA title game, one of three times Iowa has made the Final Four. Since 2001, however, it has only made the NCAAs twice, losing in the first round on both occasions (the latter appearance as a 3-seed, in a gut-wrenching loss to Northwestern State).
The Hawkeyes should be returning to the NCAAs again this year, barring a lot of conference tourney upsets across the country. Fran McCaffery's squad will get a chance to dance.
– Penn State (last won an NCAA game in 2001): The Nittany Lions got to the Sweet 16 in 2001, upsetting North Carolina in the second round to get there. PSU has only made one tourney trip since (2011).
Barring a spectacular run through the Big 10 tournament, Penn State (15-16 overall, 6-12 Big 10) will have to wait at least one more season to return to the NCAAs.
– Georgia (last won an NCAA game in 2002): UGA has only made two NCAAs since 2002. In 1983, Hugh Durham's Bulldogs made it all the way to the Final Four before losing to eventual champ North Carolina State. That 1983 appearance was actually UGA's first trip to the NCAAs in school history.
Despite a 12-6 conference record, Georgia will have to win the SEC tourney in order to return to the NCAAs. Of all the teams on this list that are in "win league tourney or else" mode, though, the Bulldogs may have the best shot. Admittedly, it's not much of one.
– Auburn (last won an NCAA game in 2003): The last time Auburn made the NCAAs, the Tigers advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2003 before losing by one point in the regional semifinals to Syracuse, which won the national title that year.
The Tigers tend to play well in the NCAAs (12-8 alltime) when they get to the NCAAs. Getting there, however, has been a bit of a challenge at times. This year will be no exception. Only an SEC tournament title will do, and Auburn is the 12 seed in that event.
Seton Hall (last won an NCAA game in 2004): Louis Orr was the coach when Seton Hall last won a game in the Big Dance, winning an 8-9 game against Lute Olson and Arizona in 2004. Orr was also on the bench when the Pirates made their last appearance in the NCAAs, in 2006.
This year, Seton Hall is 15-16, and would have to win four games in four days at Madison Square Garden to qualify for the NCAAs. It would be quite a story.
– DePaul: (last won an NCAA game in 2004): DePaul hasn't been back to the NCAAs since advancing to the round of 32 in 2004.
This season, the Blue Demons have been dreadful (11-20, last in the Big East), culminating in a horrific 79-46 loss to Butler on Senior Night. That would be Senior Night…at home. In Chicago.
(Speaking of Chicago, it's been a tough year for college hoops in the Windy City. The five D-1 schools in the metropolitan area (UIC, Chicago State, Northwestern, Loyola-IL, DePaul) have a combined record of 52-103; four of those schools finished in last place in their respective leagues.)
For any of these schools to break through and win a game in the NCAAs, the first step is getting to the tournament. This year, SMU will be there, and Iowa probably will be as well. Nebraska should join them.
Providence and St. John's could possibly garner at-large bids. The other twelve schools can only get there by winning their respective league tournaments, a tall order. Otherwise, they are guaranteed to be on this list next year.
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Genetics of Speech and Language Disorders | Communication and Deafness |Talking Genetics with Robinson Crusoe
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Dr Dianne Newbury
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Host: Prof. Gina Conti-Ramsden (School of Psychological Sciences)
Speaker: Dr Dianne Newbury (Research Fellow in Physiology and Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford)
The School of Psychological Seminar series runs seminars on the firstThursday of the month' from 3 October 2013 to 5 June 2014.
Refreshments will be available in the Zochonis hub afterwards.
Title: Talking Genetics with Robinson Crusoe UNICEF, UNESCO and the World Health Organization include communication in their core life skills. Deficits in communication disrupt social, emotional and educational development and increase the risk of behavioural disorders, unemployment and mental health issues. Yet, research in this area is under-represented and we still have little understanding as to the causes of communication disorders and their relationships to other developmental delays and behavioural problems. It is likely that genetic factors contribute to communication disorders but we expect there to be many contributory genetic variants, each with only a small risk. Some people inherit certain combinations of these risk variations that, when accompanied by particular environmental factors, make them sensitive to language impairment.
My presentation today will focus upon our study of a unique Chilean population who inhabit the Robison Crusoe Island. This Island community was colonised in 1876 by 64 individuals from whom the majority of the current population (633 people) are descended. In 2008, researchers from the University of Chile noted that approximately 60% of children living on this island were affected by language disorder. They further described how the majority of language impaired individuals were descended from two brothers who formed part of the original colonising party. We have been working with researchers from Chile and with the Islanders to form a study of the genetic origins of the Islanders and to discover genetic variants that might explain the unusually high incidence of language impairment in this population. The identification of contributory genetic variants will lead to a better understanding of the biological basis of speech and language disorders which in turn will facilitate better treatments for affected individuals.
Role: Research Fellow in Physiology and Medicine
Organisation: University of Oxford
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Kerrie McGiveron
Kerrie.mcgiveron@manchester.ac.uk