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One teen killed, three others injured in Auglaize County crash on U.S. 33
Published: Monday, April 16, 2018 @ 3:14 PM
Updated: Monday, April 16, 2018 @ 10:50 PM
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WAPAKONETA — UPDATE @ 10:50 p.m.:
One teen was killed and three others suffered incapacitating injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Wapakoneta Monday.
>>Child found wandering in the cold; Babysitter jailed, due in court Tuesday
Kennedy Schreiber, 16, of St. Marys, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Auglaize County Coroner's Office, according to Lieutenant J.S. Carrico of the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Schreiber, driving a 1997 Toyota, traveled northbound on Townline-Kossuth Road around 3 p.m. when she failed to stop at the stop sign at U.S. 33, according to a release.
A 2001 Buick driven by Brian J. Grube, 35, of Piqua, travelling eastbound on U.S. 33, struck the driver's door of the vehicle Schreiber was driving, the release stated.
The Toyota crossed the median and westbound lanes of US 33 before coming to a stop off the north side of U.S. 33, Carrico said.
Grube was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital and sustained incapacitating injuries, the release stated.
Carson Liming, 17, and Joseph Zartman, 17, both of St. Marys, were occupants of the Toyota driven by Schreiber. The two were taken to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima sustaining incapacitating injuries, the release stated.
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Schreiber was taken to Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys.
Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, St. Mary's Police Department, St. Mary's Fire Department, Buckland Fire Department, Auglaize County Emergency Management, Ohio Department of Transportation and the Auglaize County Coroner's Office assisted OSP at the scene of the accident.
FIRST REPORT:
At least one person has died in a crash near the intersection of U.S. 33 and Townline Kossuth Road near St. Marys, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported around 3 p.m.
The westbound lanes of U.S. 33 are closed at Townline Kossuth, troopers said.
Troopers said it's unclear how many vehicles are involved.
We're working to learn more and will update this page as details become available.


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Pusionella valida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm. The shell is smooth and ponderous. There are 11–12 whorls, flatly rounded, with two or three striae around the upper portion, and several at the base of the body whorl. The color of the shell is light yellowish brown.

Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean. This ascription is uncertain as this marine species probably occurs from West African to Namibia

References

  Dautzenberg, Ph. - Mission Gruvel sur la còte occidentale d'Afrique; Paris :Masson et cie 1912, p. 8 (described as Pusionella haasi)
 Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
 Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
 Nolf F. (2010) Pusionella haasi Dautzenberg, 1912 a junior synonym of Pusionella valida (Dunker, 1852) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae). Neptunea 9(4): 1–10

External links

 Syntype in the MNHN, Paris

valida
Gastropods described in 1852

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STOCKHOLM - Sweden boasts one of Europe's lowest consumption of recreational drugs, but the same strict policy authorities consider key to success could also be pushing up the number of drug-related deaths.
Cocaine, ecstasy and even cannabis are rarely seen in streets and clubs in line with Sweden's official "zero tolerance" approach, whose ambitious target is clear.
"The overarching goal: a society free from illegal drugs," it states.
Sweden criminalised illicit drug use in 1988, thanks in large part to a two-decade campaign by a group called the Swedish National Association for a Drug-free Society (RNS).
It followed a two-year attempt to introduce a more tolerant approach that was considered a failure by authorities.
"The most important link in the chain when it comes to the drug problem is the use of drugs, the demand that comes from the individual user," said RNS secretary general Per Johansson.
"If you don't focus on the demand you will never be effective combating the supply of drugs."
Sweden also puts strong emphasis on prevention, with extensive drug awareness programmes in schools and even preschools.
The country now has some of the continent's lowest rates of drug consumption among students aged 15 and 16.
According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), only nine percent of the Swedish school population had tried cannabis, compared to 39 percent in France, 42 percent in the Czech Republic and around 25 percent in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands.
A survey by the Swedish Drug Users Union in 2008 showed that a majority of the population supports the strict policy.
Every other Swede said that possession or cultivation of cannabis for personal use should be punished with prison, and six in 10 believed that a "total war" on cannabis - which the survey defined as arresting and jailing all dealers and users - was the best tactic.
"Drugs have always been seen as something not Swedish, like something foreign," said Boerje Olsson, a sociology professor at Stockholm University.
"They are not part of the Swedish morals. People think 'this has nothing to do with us'."
The latest EMCDDA data shows that the number of Swedish adults between 15 and 64 who had consumed cocaine during the last year was almost five times smaller than the biggest consumer, Spain.
For ecstasy, consumption figures in Britain and the Netherlands were 14 times higher than in Sweden.
Police play a key role in enforcement. Anyone even suspected of being "high" can be detained and given a compulsory urine test. If positive, they are slapped with a criminal charge and must stand trial.
Official state data shows that illicit drug consumption accounts for about half of all offences recorded in Sweden.
The mood contrasts sharply with more "open" drug scenes found in clubs in Spain and Germany, and catches some off guard.
One ex-addict and member of Cocaine Anonymous Sweden, who asked not to be named, said he became "totally paranoid" upon return to Sweden.
"You kept thinking all the time, 'Who are the undercover police here?' " he said.
Though lauding the benefits of no tolerance, certain experts argue there is a downside.
"We put a lot of effort in preventing people from starting to use drugs but we have little focus on the people who have an abuse problem," said Bjoern Johnsson, a drug policy researcher at Malmoe University.
He linked Sweden's reluctance to introduce harm reduction programmes, focused on rehabilitation rather than criminalisation, with the growing drug-related deaths.


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We offer day trip to Ephesus and The Cave of Seven Sleepers from Istanbul by flight everyday. First visit destination may change due to flight schedule. Ephesus was political and economic centre during Roman Empire. The Cave of Seven Sleepers, where is a holy place for both Muslims and Christians.
Things to see: Ephesus Ancient City, Celsus Library, the Great Theater, Artemis Temple, Virgin Mary House
Learn about the history of the ancient site from a professional guide.
See historical and natural monuments
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Transfer from your hotel in Istanbul to airport. Flight to Ephesus. After arriving transfer to ancient city for tour as ;
Ephesus Ancient City , Ephesus was the capital of the Luwian Kingdom or Arzawa (16 th-13th centuries B.C)representing the most important power in western Anatolia, which was first a rival , then a vassal of the Hittite Empire. During the course of the 11 th century ;settlers from the Greek mainland conquered the coast of western Asia Minor, socalled Ionian colonization .The foundation myth refers to Androcios , the son of a legendary Attic king, who wrested Ephesus from the indigenous Carians Leleglans and Lydians .
The Curetes Street, (in antiquity, the Embolos) running through the valley depression between the two city mountains as the former Processional Way, does not follow the orthogonal street grid of the Hellenistic-Roman city.
The Temple of Hadrian, P. Vedius Antoninus Sabinus donated the small, temple-like monument which, according to a building inscription, honoured Emperor Hadrian (A.D. 117-138). The colonnade in front of the cella supports a so-called Syrian gable. The reliefs over the door lintel depicting the Ephesian foundation myth belong to a late antique rebuilding.
Celsus Library, assumed that the constrcution was completed in 117 A.D. It is made of very good marble and decorated with figures of Eros, Nike, rosettes and garlands in relief. The most distinctive building and one of the most photographed structure that is commonly associated with Ephesus. It was erected by Gaius Julius Aquila(son of Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus).
House of Virgin Mary, after the death of Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary had gone to Ephesus with Saint John and lived here since then on until her death at the age of 101. The Popes Paul VI and Jean Paul II visited this house. The House of Virgin Mary is declared to be sacred and an important pilgrimage spot visited by Christians from all over the world. It is close to the peak of Bülbül Mountain, one of the hills overlooking Selçuk.
The Temple of Artemis, was in its day the largest in the world, eclipsing even the Parthenon at Athens, and thus earning a spot on the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Only one of its original 127 columns remains, often as not topped by a stork's nest; a poignant testament to the transitory nature of human achievement. Still it is a lovely tranquil place, the enormous pillar giving you some indication of the vast size of temple.
The Cave of Seven Sleepers, refers to a group of seven youths who escaped a persecution of Christians being conducted during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius. According to a legend, Yemliha, Mekseline, Mislina, Mernuş, Sazenuş, Tebernuş and Kefeştetayuş, who escaped from torture since they believed in one God, hid inside a cave and fell into a deep sleep with a dog (Kıtmir) along with them. The people, who eventually realized that they were in the cave, weaved the gate of the cave, leaving them to death.
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Q: Let G be a group and let H and N be subgroups of G such that N is a normal subgroup of G. Then, How come H∩N is a subgroup of H? [ Theorem: Let G be a group and let H and N be subgroups of G such that N is a normal subgroup of G
Then, H∩N is normal subgroup of H ]
The proof of this theorem starts by saying that from the properties of intersection and union of subgroups, we can see that H∩N which is a subset of H is also a subgroup of H and then it builds upon this to go on to prove the stated theorem.
I'm having trouble understanding this line. Could somebody please elucidate it ?

A: If $H_1,H_2\le G$, then $H_1\cap H_2\le G$.
Infact $1_G\in H1\le G$ and $1_G\in H_2\le G\implies1_G\in H_1\cap H_2$.
If $x\in H_1\cap H_2$, then it will exist the inverse of $x$ because both $H_1$ and $H_2$ are subgroups of $G$, so they are closed under inverse.
If $x,y\in H_1\cap H_2\implies xy\in H_1$ and $xy\in H_2$, so $xy\in H_1\cap H_2.$
Now we want to show that if $N\trianglelefteq G$ and $H\le G\implies H\cap N\trianglelefteq H$.
Let $x$ be an element of $H\cap N$ and let $h$ be a generic element of $H$. Since $N$ is normal in all $G$, it is also normal in any subgroup of $G$. In other words $g^{-1}ng\in N$ $\forall g\in G,\forall n\in N\implies h^{-1}xh\in N$ $\forall x\in H\cap N$ and $\forall h\in H$. But the product $h^{-1}xh$ also belongs to $H$, then $h^{-1}xh\in H\cap N\implies H\cap N\trianglelefteq H$.

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"The scent of the garden in the morning feels like vacation"
When we moved here 17 years ago we fell in love with the taste of our neighbors apples. Small snacking apples with not much "keeping" or canning properties. But, so fresh and sweet and delicious. Our neighbors didn't eat them, so Ted would pick them by the small basket and we'd eat them and share them with anyone who came around. My garden has more plants than space. So years ago we decided to add this tree to our garden by means of grafting a branch from our neighbors unknown variety tree onto dwarf root stock M26. This gave us a miniature version of their tree. My goal was not a particular pattern. Just a narrow, space saving tree. I planted the M-26 root stock, which came as a small tree, the summer before. In late winter while the neighbor's tree was still dormant we took some branch cuttings. I kept the cuttings in the refrigerator crisper in a plastic bag with moist peat moss. In the spring when the M26 root stock tree was breaking dormancy, Ted's strong hands cut the notch for the graft, matched the neighbor's branch to the root stock and I taped it together and voila! We have our own apple tree. This picture was from this fall. You can click on the picture to get a better look at the tree.
I am impressed...that looks like a wonderful tree!
What a bounty of fruit you have on your tree. I so admire your talent in Espalier ... I would not know where to begin. Beautiful!
That is great that you have your own tree now. Looks like it's loaded with apples. Do they taste just like your neighbors or a little different? Good work and great post!
That is great! Looks like it gives you lots of apples! Do you do anything to keep the worms out of the fruit? I have a terrible time with ours. We get lots of apples, but most have worms.
Gloria girl ! .. now that is innovative ! .. you knew how good those apples were and even though your neighbor had no idea of their identity you stuck to them and now have your own growing .. you have to love this method .. our neighbor has one that is beautiful.
We have gone through two types of apple trees .. the last one was grafted with 4 different kinds of apples .. but fruit trees just don't seem to take well for some reason .. my impatience perhaps ?
So .. we replaced that apple with .. get this .. a serviceberry .. but this one is special .. it is called Autumn Brilliance .. it is for the colour in Autumn (that is my favorite time of year) .. so the little berries would be great to try but the "robinator" seems to get to most of them before we could.
Next .. I am hunting down a "Korean Maple" tree .. it is very much like the appearance of Japanese Maples but more zone tolerant and sun tolerant for our climate from what I have read.
Oh my!! my mouth watered when I see those apples. Now I must get one to quench my craving.
Those apples look really good and juicy.
I've been Blogging since September of 2009. Click on the picture below to read about how the garden started.
Our local paper published an article on how my garden got to be in the Wall Street Journal.
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Ricoh - a sleeping giant in wide format!
Most people will know that Ricoh make very good inkjet printheads, now up to the 5th Generation and used by some of the world's leading roll and flatbed printer manufacturers. It would surprise many to know that, at USD$18.2 billion, Ricoh's sales revenue is about the same, if not a little higher, than Xerox's.
Over the last 25 years Sign Essentials has grown to be one of Queensland's leading industry suppliers having been established in 1991 by Mike Strange, father to Sean Strange, the current General Manager.
Jetmark announced it had teamed up with Colorjet back in August and began to unveil the Colorjet range of large format printers at the recent Visual Impact Expo in Sydney.
Almost 30 years ago one of the leading suppliers in Australia to the signage, wide format, garment decoration and vehicle customisation markets introduced itself to the market. The company was Conect Enterprises, established by husband and wife team Tony and Pam Coniglio which has grown and evolved over the years to become the respected and well known institution it is today.
It's hard to imagine that the company we know as DES today has been around for three decades and that its initial 'seed' was sown from within the construction plan sector.
Back in the late 80s Brothers Ian and Tim Clare acquired Drafting Equipment & Supplies, a sensitised (diazo) paper coating plant and paper converting operation which supplied direct to customers as well as through dealer channels in Australia and New Zealand.


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CBRE|HEERY is looking for a Sr Construction Project Manager for a University/Higher Education client in the Newark, NJ Area. The project is a large phased academic lab facility renovation including BSL-3 laboratories. This is a high profile, extremely complex renovation project requiring significant coordination and contractor oversight on an urban college campus.
Review client's direct cost payment requisitions and budget status, review of subcontracts, bonds/subcontractor default insurance, review of change orders, review of client's monthly Job Cost Reports, opine on adequacy of contingency, review of construction and disbursement schedules, review of lien waiver and other documentation submitted by the Developer.
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Experience with interior buildout and renovations, MEP upgrades including life safety and HVAC sytems preferred.
Experience with BSL-3 laboratories, working in occupied spaces along with knowledge of all building trades and code requirements, working on a college campus preferred.


Here's just a quick reveal of a new dress I made for Little Tweedie recently – New Look 6309. I fell in love with this pattern – the fact that there are three sleeve variations and the peter pan collar really grabbed me, not to mention the option of making a matching coat. I have a feeling I will make many different versions of this dress!
This will be a Christmas present for Little Tweedie, so I don't have any photos of her wearing it yet, but I can't wait to see how it looks on!
Thanks Sarah! Once I've given birth & lost the weight I'll have to get a photo of us in matching dresses (if only to embarrass her with in later life!).
Cute!! I'm sure she will love it!!


NEW HOURS beginning FEB adding Mon 7:50-8:50pm Adults/Teens Class see full schedule below!
Welcome to the Traditional Mixed Martial Arts Dojo website my name is Michael Fletcher and I am the Sensei of the Traditional Mixed Martial Arts Dojo located in Butler, Pennsylvania. Why the name? We are Traditional and we train in a mix of several styles. We train in (Kuniba-Ha Shito-Ryu and Kuniba Ryu Goshindo) that combines Jiu-jitsu, Judo, Aikido and Karate into one complete system . Most of todays MMA gyms you train with one person in jiu-jitsu, another in kickboxing, another in judo etc. then YOU have to put it all together knowing when and how. At the Traditional Mixed Martial Arts Dojo, you train under ONE Sensei to teach you ALL of these styles that was put together by a True Japanese Sensei. We offer several membership options to meet your budget. Read more about this system on the Style page.
A system developed by a true Japanese Sensei (he was actually a Soke) comprised of Judo, Jiu-jitsu, Aikido and Karate-jitsu. Shogo Kuniba, Soke, look him up on youtube.com, He is the one that put this system together. It's a great system. Kuniba-Ha Shito-Ryu and Kuniba Ryu Goshindo are the two styles we train in!
No one else offers classes like The Traditional Mixed Martial Arts Dojo!
You learn principles and techniques that come from a SYSTEM that has been PROVEN in the streets time and time again!
You get a heritage and history of training that consists of great Sensei.
You will learn techniques from the ground and standing up, you will learn weapons that are practical for today. And learn how to disarm an assailant with a gun or knife.
What you don't get is attitudes or egos; those will get you hurt in a training environment!
We are not the sport; however I have had some students to compete in the Cage Fights that have done very well.
In the 32 years I have been teaching I have had only ONE injury in the dojo, that is a GREAT record! I don't believe you should get hurt in the dojo training. You will get bruises and jams, like any sport you play in. But you should never have any kind of accidents; control is the name of the game. Control YOU and you CONTROL them!
You will have the opportunity to train with me, Michael Fletcher, Sensei I have been training for over 42 years (1976). I teach ALL the classes and am the only Sensei in the dojo! I am the only civilian certified to teach Law-enforcement in the state of Virginia by the DCJS (Department of Criminal Justice Services).
My First dojo opened in Harrisonburg, VA. April 1990.
I closed the Harrisonburg Dojo Dec 28th 2016.
The Butler Pennsylvania Dojo was opened Jan 2, 2018.
Jan 2, 2018 Started Classes at Butler Health and Fitness.
Located upstairs Butler Health and Fitness 215 North Duffy Rd. Butler, PA.
Kuniba Soke founded our system in the 1980s.
Sensei Fletcher opened this dojo in 1990 after training with Kuniba Soke. In 2016 Fletcher Sensei moved and is planning on opening a Dojo in Penn.
Our system is comprised of several Traditional Japanese Martial Arts; such as Judo, Aikido, and Karate.
The system also includes Jiu-Jitsu, making it an excellent choice for those interested in self defense or MMA.
Congratulation Marcus for winning your first cage match in 2 min 50 sec.


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import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.imageio.ImageIO;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport;

import br.com.dlp.framework.exception.JazzBusinessException;
import br.com.dlp.framework.exception.JazzRuntimeException;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.empresa.RelatorioVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.event.EventVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.event.ParticipationHelperWS;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.exam.ExamVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.exam.QuestionnaireVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.exceptions.JazzOMRException;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.person.PessoaVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.question.CriterionVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.question.QuestionVO;
import br.com.dlp.jazzomr.results.ImageVO;
import br.com.jazz.jrds.JazzJRDataSourceProvider;

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	private static Long questionPk =1l;
	private static Long alternativePk = 1l;

	public JazzOMRJRDataSourceProvider(Map<String, Object> map) {
		super(getEventos(),EventVO.class, map);
	}

	protected static List<EventVO> getEventos(){

		List<EventVO> eventos = new ArrayList<EventVO>();

		eventos.add(createDemoExam());
		return eventos;
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 	 * @param pessoaVO
 	 * @param empresaVO
	 * @return
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		ExamVO exameDemo = getExame();

		List<PessoaVO> pessoasSelecionadas = getPessoas();

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		EventVO eventVO=null;
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			eventVO = ph.processParticipations("Evento teste",exameDemo, pessoasSelecionadas, 3, getJasperReport());
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			throw new RuntimeException("Erro ao tentar montar exame",e);
		}

		eventVO.setDescription("Prova Bimestral");

		return eventVO;

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		InputStream stream = JazzOMRJRDataSourceProvider.class.getResourceAsStream("/reports/ExamReportDSP2.jrxml");

		JasperReport jr;
		try {
			jr = JasperCompileManager.compileReport(stream);
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			throw new JazzRuntimeException("Erro ao tentar compilar relatorio!", e);
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	public static List<PessoaVO> getPessoas() {
		List<PessoaVO> pessoasSelecionadas = new ArrayList<PessoaVO>();
		pessoasSelecionadas.add(new PessoaVO(1l,"@@Darcio"));
		pessoasSelecionadas.add(new PessoaVO(2l,"@@Joao"));
		pessoasSelecionadas.add(new PessoaVO(3l,"@@Antonio"));
		pessoasSelecionadas.add(new PessoaVO(4l,"@@Maria"));
		return pessoasSelecionadas;
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	/**
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	public static ExamVO getExame() {

		QuestionnaireVO enemCiencHumanas = createENEMCienciasHumanas();
		QuestionnaireVO enemCiencNatureza= createENEMCienciasNatureza();

		ExamVO exameDemo = new ExamVO();
		exameDemo.setPK(1l);
		//exameDemo.setRelatorioVO(empresaVO.getRelatorioVOs().get(0));
		exameDemo.setDescription("Exame Demo - ENEM 2010");
		exameDemo.getQuestionnaires().add(enemCiencNatureza);
		exameDemo.getQuestionnaires().add(enemCiencHumanas);
		return exameDemo;
	}

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	 * @return
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	protected static QuestionnaireVO createENEMCienciasNatureza() {
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		questionnaireVO.setPK(2l);
		questionnaireVO.setDescription("CIÊNCIAS DA NATUREZA E SUAS TECNOLOGIAS");

		{
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			String[] alt1 = new String[]{
					"A temperatura da água",
					"Uma mãe coloca a mão"};

			createQuestion(questionnaireVO, qDesc, alt1);
			}

		{
			String qDesc =
					"As ondas eletromagnéticas";

			String[] alt1 = new String[]{
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					"refração.",
					"difração."};

			createQuestion(questionnaireVO, qDesc, alt1);
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		return questionnaireVO;
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	 * @param questionnaireVO
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		QuestionVO questionVO = createQuestion(qDesc, alts);

		questionnaireVO.getQuestions().add(questionVO);
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	 * @param questionnaireVO
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	 * @param alt1
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		questionnaireVO.getQuestions().add(questionVO);
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	private static  QuestionVO createQuestion(String qDesc, String dissertativa) {
		QuestionVO questionVO = new QuestionVO();
		questionVO.setDescription(qDesc);

		CriterionVO dissertativeVO = new CriterionVO();
		dissertativeVO.setDescription(dissertativa);
		dissertativeVO.setMaxPonto(5);
		dissertativeVO.setQtdLinhas(40);
		dissertativeVO.setRequired(true);
		dissertativeVO.setCritType("D");

		questionVO.getCriterionVOs().add(dissertativeVO);

		return questionVO;
	}

	/**
	 * @param empresaVO
	 * @param qDesc
	 * @param alt1
	 * @return
	 */
	protected static QuestionVO createQuestion(String qDesc, String[] alt1) {
		QuestionVO questionVO = new QuestionVO();
		questionVO.setPK(questionPk++);
		questionVO.setDescription(qDesc);

		boolean correct = true;
		for (String altDesc : alt1) {
			CriterionVO criterionVO = new CriterionVO();
			criterionVO.setPK(alternativePk++);
			criterionVO.setDescription(altDesc);
			criterionVO.setCorrect(correct);
			criterionVO.setOrdem(new Double(alternativePk));
			criterionVO.setCritType("A");
			questionVO.getCriterionVOs().add(criterionVO);
			correct = false;
		}
		return questionVO;
	}

	/**
	 * @param empresaVO
	 * @return
	 */
	protected static QuestionnaireVO createENEMCienciasHumanas() {
		QuestionnaireVO questionnaireVO = new QuestionnaireVO();

		questionnaireVO.setPK(1l);
		questionnaireVO.setDescription("CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS E SUAS TECNOLOGIAS");

		{

			String qDesc = "Muitos processos erosivos";

			String[] alt1 = new String[]{
			"a maior ocorrência de enchentes",
			"a contaminação da população "
			};

			QuestionVO questionVO = createQuestion(qDesc, alt1);

			CriterionVO diss = new CriterionVO();
			diss.setPK(99l);
			diss.setDescription("DESCREVA SUA RESPOSTA");
			diss.setQtdLinhas(4);
			diss.setCritType("D");
			questionVO.getCriterionVOs().add(diss);

			BufferedImage img = loadImage("/reports/morro.png");
			ImageVO imageVO = new ImageVO();
			imageVO.setTitulo("Figura 1");
			imageVO.setImage(img);

			questionVO.getImageVOs().add(imageVO);

			questionnaireVO.getQuestions().add(questionVO);
		}

		{
			String qDesc = "Antes, eram apenas as ";

			String[] alt1 = new String[]{
					"o aumento do aproveitamento ",
					"a redução do processo ",
					"a ampliação do "};

			createQuestion(questionnaireVO, qDesc, alt1);
			}

		return questionnaireVO;
	}

	/**
	 * @param imageFile
	 *          TODO
	 * @return
	 * @throws JazzOMRException
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	protected static BufferedImage loadImage(String imageFile) {
		InputStream is = JazzOMRJRDataSourceProvider.class.getResourceAsStream(imageFile);
		BufferedImage bi;
		try {
			bi = ImageIO.read(is);
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new JazzRuntimeException("Erro ao tentar carregar imagem (" + imageFile + ")!", e);
		}
		return bi;
	}

}

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Jessie Ware moves Roseland show to Irving Plaza, adds Warsaw show (updated dates)
Jessie Ware at Central Park w/ Disclosure in August (more by Robert Altman)
British pop singer Jessie Ware is set to return to North America for a tour this fall, and though that tour was supposed to hit NYC on November 2 at Roseland Ballroom, it's been moved to the smaller Irving Plaza, and now happens on November 4. Tickets for the Irving show are on sale now, and all tickets purchased for Roseland will be honored. If you can't make the new date, refunds are available.
UPDATE: Jessie made other changes to her tour too, including adding a Brooklyn show happening on November 2 at Warsaw. Tickets for that show are not on sale yet, but you can check Ticketweb for updates.
Mikky Ekko, who has collaborated with Active Child and Rihanna, was billed to open the Roseland show and is still on many other tour dates, but isn't currently listed for the Irving Plaza or Warsaw shows (neither is anyone else). Updated dates are listed below.
Jessie's collaborators Disclosure, who she sang with the last time she was in NYC, just announced their own tour too.
Updated Jessie Ware dates are listed, along with a video, below...
Jessie Ware - "Imagine It Was Us" Official Video
Jessie Ware -- 2013 Tour Dates
10/17 Dallas, TX South Side Music Hall
10/18 Austin, TX Emo's
10/19 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
10/21 New Orleans, LA House of Blues *
10/22 Atlanta, GA Center Stage *
10/23 St Petersburg, FL State Theatre
10/25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution *
10/26 Orlando, FL House of Blues *
10/27 Asheville, NC Mountain Oasis
10/29 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom *
10/31 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
11/01 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts *
11/02 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
11/04 New York, NY Irving Plaza
11/05 Montreal, QB Corona Theatre
11/06 Toronto, Ontario Sound Academy
11/08 Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall
11/09 Chicago, IL House of Blues
11/10 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/12 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
11/13 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
11/15 Seattle, WA The Neptune Theatre
11/16 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
11/18 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/19 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
* - w/ Mikky Ekko
Filed Under: Jessie Ware, Mikky Ekko
Categories: Music News, tour dates


Experienced professionals and journalists from Steve McCurry to Paolo Pellegrin and from Eric Bouvet to Anders Petersen showed us stories from our country that we had not seen, although we had looked. While Jane Evelyn Atwood descended into a coal mine in Zonguldak, Bruno Barbey worked in places that reflected the historical background of Istanbul. Samuel Bollendorff searched the lives that changed due to "water" in the Southeast. Eric Bouvet covered night shift police officers in Istanbul. While Kathryn Cook pursued the traces of 1,000-year-old civilizations in the Ahlat district of Bitlis province, Claudine Doury chronicled young women who are textile workers. Carolyn Drake focused on football culture. Nikos Economopoulos compiled road trip stories from the East and Southeast to the depths of Anatolia. Michel Vanden Eeckhoudt was the guest of Turkish nomads living in Mersin. Rena Effendi worked in the labyrinth-like streets of Tarlabaşı, a neighborhood very close to Istiklal Street in İstanbul, while George Georgiou showed how Anatolia has changed. Harry Gruyaert reflected the colors of İstanbul. Guillaume Herbaut spent time in the highlands of Rize to depict tea culture. Ed Kashi took photos depicting economic development in the country, while Massimo Mastrorillo looked into the new Turkey that is being rebuilt on the margins of urban transformation. Steve McCurry included the whirling dervishes in Bursa province in his portfolio. Davide Monteleone was around the Marmara Sea to capture the importance of the Bosporus and Çanakkale straits. Christopher Morris photographed President Abdullah Gül with the people around him at the Tarabya presidential residence. Paolo Pellegrin took photos of the Kırkpınar oil wrestling in Edirne. Anders Petersen shot minority groups, and Reza photographed an Ashura ceremony in İstanbul. Anthony Suau focused on the concepts of wealth and prosperity, as Gaël Turine looked at the TV industry by examining the series "Valley of the Wolves." Vanessa Winship presented portraits of children who attended the Turkish Olympiads from all over the world, while Ami Vitale portrayed the other side of Kapadokya (Cappadocia).


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Novel Research Lays the Groundwork for New Therapies Against Sepsis
Protective role for SHARPIN, a protein involved in regulating inflammation, according to report in The American Journal of Pathology
Philadelphia, PA, April 8, 2016
Sepsis represents a serious complication of infection and is one of the leading causes of death and critical illness worldwide due in part to the lack of effective therapies. A report in The American Journal of Pathology provides evidence from both mouse and human studies that SHARPIN, a protein involved in regulating inflammation, has anti-septic effects. These findings may spur development of novel sepsis treatments.
"Sepsis has been linked to enhanced activity of the enzyme caspase 1 and aberrant expression of pro-inflammatory interleukins 1β and 18. SHARPIN binds to caspase 1 and inhibits its activation. Our study proposes that the caspase 1/SHARPIN interaction may be a key pharmacological target in sepsis and, perhaps, in other inflammatory conditions where SHARPIN is involved," explained Liliana Schaefer, MD, Professor of Pharmacology at the Institut fur Allgemeine Pharmakologie und Toxikologie of the Klinikum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
The investigators found that sepsis in mice bred to be deficient in SHARPIN resulted in enhanced levels of interleukins 1β and 18 and active caspase 1, as well as shortened survival. Treatment with a caspase 1 inhibitor reversed these effects by reducing levels of interleukins 1β and 18, decreasing cell death in the spleen, and prolonging survival.
The investigators also reported for the first time that this mechanism may be relevant to human sepsis. "We found a decline in SHARPIN levels in septic patients correlating with enhanced activation of caspase 1 in circulating mononuclear cells and an increase of interleukin1β/18 in the plasma," noted Dr. Schaefer. "Our findings suggest that using pharmacological caspase 1 inhibitors could be beneficial in septic patients with low SHARPIN levels and these therapies may be more efficient than other anti-inflammatory therapies."
Confocal images of human monocytes immunostained with antibodies toward SHARPIN (red) and caspase 1 (green). Notice the dramatic increase in caspase 1 upon stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and ATP, and its co-localization with SHARPIN as visualized by the merged fluorescence (yellow). Nuclei are stained blue with DAPI.
A recent Task Force convened by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (JAMA 2016;315:801) define sepsis as "a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection." Septic shock comprises a subset of sepsis in which underlying circulatory and cellular metabolism abnormalities are severe enough to substantially increase the risk of death. Symptoms of sepsis include changes in body temperature, rapid heart rate, and rapid breathing. Other indicators are reduced urine output, changes in mental status, breathing difficulty, abdominal pain, and low platelet count.
"An Essential Role for SHARPIN in the Regulation of Caspase 1 Activity in Sepsis," by Madalina-Viviana Nastase, Jinyang Zeng-Brouwers, Helena Frey, Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh, Chiara Poluzzi, Janet Beckmann, Nina Schroeder, Josef Pfeilschifter, Jaime Lopez-Mosqueda, Jan Mersmann, Fumiyo Ikeda, Renato V. Iozzo, Ivan Dikic, and Liliana Schaefer (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.12.026). This article appears online ahead of The American Journal of Pathology, Volume 186, Issue 5 (May 2016) published by Elsevier.
Full text of this study is available to credentialed journalists upon request; contact Eileen Leahy at +1 732-238-3628 or ajpmedia@elsevier.com. Journalists wishing to interview the authors should contact Ricarda Wessinghage at +49 69 / 6301-6444 or Ricarda.Wessinghage@kgu.de.
This research was supported by the German Research Council (SCHA 1082/6-1, SFB 815, project A5 (Liliana Schaefer), A7 (Josef Pfeilschifter), and A17 (Jan Mersmann), SFB 1039, project B2 (Liliana Schaefer), LOEWE program Ub-Net (Liliana Schaefer and Madalina-Viviana Nastase).
The American Journal of Pathology, official journal of the American Society for Investigative Pathology, seeks to publish high-quality, original papers on the cellular and molecular biology of disease. The editors accept manuscripts that advance basic and translational knowledge of the pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis, and mechanisms of disease, without preference for a specific analytic method. High priority is given to studies on human disease and relevant experimental models using cellular, molecular, animal, biological, chemical, and immunological approaches in conjunction with morphology.
The leading global forum for reporting quality original research on cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease, The American Journal of Pathology is the most highly cited journal in Pathology – close to 40,000 cites in 2014 – with an Impact Factor of 4.591 and Eigenfactor of 0.06689 according to the 2014 Journal Citation Reports®, Thomson Reuters, 2015, and an h-index of 217 according to the 2014 SCImago Journal and Country Rank.


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Two diners drink over a hot pot of dog meat in Yulin in southwestern China. Photo: Weibo
Dog meat festival opens in China despite controversy
Locals have upheld the tradition of eating dog meat in the summer, but there will be no more graphic scenes on the streets
China's controversial dog meat festival started on Thursday in Yulin in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, but according to the local media, there have been fewer animal welfare protests this year.
It has been reported that many restaurant owners in Yulin have opted to order raw meat directly from local abattoirs this year, rather than slaughtering the dogs themselves. This is a departure from the previous tradition of piling up crates of canines and killing them at the entrances to the restaurants as proof that their meat was fresh and not adulterated.
"This can be a sign of compromise," a volunteer with an animal rights advocacy group told Global Times.
Meanwhile, posters that read "boycott dog meat festival, save man's best friend" were plastered around the city amid a heightened police presence in streets with popular restaurants.
Animal welfare activists stage a protest in Yulin. Some had been threatened and assaulted in previous years. Photo: Weibo
The festival was traditionally held on the Summer Solstice, which fell on Thursday this year.
According to local customs and traditional Chinese medicine theory, dog meat is nutritious and helps fend off tropical diseases.
In the heyday of the week-long Yulin dog meat carnival, a dog dealer could rake in up to 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million), according to a report on Chinese news portal Sina.
The festival also shored up profits for local restaurants, reportedly contributing one third of their annual income as locals and tourists ate dog meat specialties.
The Hong Kong-based Apple Daily also reported that this year the local government had mandated eateries in the city replace the words "dog meat" with euphemisms like "high-protein, nutritious meat" or "local specialty meat" on their signboards and menus. Still, restaurants there have been chock-a-block with locals and tourists, in particular those from neighboring Guangdong province.
Some even took along their pet dogs while they ate their meals.
Locals also told reporters that the irony was that the barrage of negative reports and demonstrations by animal welfare activists had made the dog meat festival even more well-known across the nation and overseas and many hotels in the city were fully booked.
ChinaAnimal RightsYulin dog meat festivalanimal welfaresave the dogs


Jersey St. is a small residential street on the City's East side. Jersey St runs from East Main Street to Garson Ave. Jersey St.'s claim to fame is a house explosion which happened at 105 Jersey St on August 1, 1988. A man wishing to commit suicide filled his house with gas and eventually ignited it. The resulting blast destroyed his home and badly damaged several others. Jersey St. joins a long history of explosions in and around Rochester.


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Watto és un personatge de ficció pertanyent a l'univers de Star Wars. Apareix en l'Episodi I: L'Amenaça Fantasma com amo d'Anakin Skywalker i la seua mare, Shmi en el planeta Tatooine; així com en l'Episodi II: L'Atac dels Clons.

Personalitat
Watto és un ser sagaç i egoista amo d'una tenda de recanvis en Mos Espa, en el planeta de Tatooine. Es tracta d'un toydarià, una raça d'éssers alats de Toldaría, entre que les seues característiques es troben la de ser éssers de voluntat ferma, resistents als trucs mentals dels cavallers Jedi. En realitat, el seu negoci és de venedor de ferralla, i gràcies a la seua astúcia ha sabut traure-li profit i guanyar diners per a la seua veritable passió: el joc. Watto no dubta en emprar daus trucats per a guanyar alguna de les seues apostes o per a jugar amb avantatge a l'hora de regatejar, com fa quan està en joc Anakin Skywalker i la seua mare en un regateig amb Qui-Gon Jinn.

Té passió també per les carreres de baines que se celebren en Mos Espa, així com la revolada que produeixen les mateixes i veure-les amb els seus amics o coneguts.

Es pot afirmar que Watto és un mal perdedor. Després de perdre l'aposta que fa que Anakin Skywalker siga lliure, s'enfuria en pensar les astronòmiques sumes de diners que podia haver guanyat en cas d'haver apostat pel xicotet en la carrera de Boonta Eve. Va apostar per Sebulba.

El toydarià és aficionat també a fumar el seu shisha d'oli, que li provoca taques en la pell.

Watto és un ésser dur, però just. És conegut per tractar als seus esclaus amb més decència que uns altres.

El seu negoci
Com es pot observar, Watto és un toydarià que necessita del negoci que regenta per a donar cabuda a la seua major afició: el joc i les apostes.

La seua botiga de ferro vell té nombrosa mercaderia; des de peces de recanvi molt cercades de droides en funcionament fins a brossa que li costara molt vendre o posar en el mercat. En el seu negoci, té nombrosos treballadors, que van des de droides fins a esclaus, dedicats a l'atenció al client i a la reparació i millora de peces per a la seua venda al públic.

Bibliografia

Enllaços externs

 Article sobre Watto

Personatges de la Guerra de les Galàxies


Copy music from your PC to your MiniDisc.
Allows you to play music from your iPod while it is connected to your PC.
Manage your iPod from within the Winamp media library.
Copy your iTunes music outside of iTunes.
Keeps your digital music in order and makes it portable.
Automatically add audio and video files from any source to your iTunes library.
Announce iTunes song titles & exports to iPod shuffles.
Menu bar shortcut for ejecting your iPod.


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Starbucks to Present at J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum
March 24, 2011 • 1 min read
SEATTLE, March 24, 2011 - Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) will be presenting on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at the J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum in Las Vegas. A live webcast of the presentation will be available over the Internet at http://investor.starbucks.com. An archived webcast will be available on Starbucks website, at the above URL, through Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting the highest quality arabica coffee in the world. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at www.starbucks.com.
© 2011 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved.
Starbucks cozy winter menu introduces the new Pistachio Cream Cold Brew
Starbucks greets the new year with the launch of its winter menu featuring the return of the fan-favorite Pistachio Latte and the new Pistachio Cream Cold Brew.
Starbucks Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Timeline
This timeline lists milestones in all the ways we have demonstrated our commitment to be welcoming over the years.
Starbucks Unveils Heritage Market, With Three Seattle Hometown Stores Dedicated to Honoring Past, Present and Future of Coffee and Community
The Heritage Market is a direct result of partner (employee) feedback asking for a closer connection to Starbucks heritage and an enhanced focus on coffee, craft, community and culture.


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// Copyright 1997-2013 Omni Development, Inc. All rights reserved.
//
// This software may only be used and reproduced according to the
// terms in the file OmniSourceLicense.html, which should be
// distributed with this project and can also be found at
// <http://www.omnigroup.com/developer/sourcecode/sourcelicense/>.

#import <OmniBase/OBPostLoader.h>

#import <OmniBase/OBRuntimeCheck.h>
#import <OmniBase/OBUtilities.h>
#import <OmniBase/macros.h>
#import <OmniBase/rcsid.h>

RCS_ID("$Id$")

#if 0 && defined(DEBUG)
    #define POSTLOADER_DEBUG(format, ...) fprintf(stderr, format, ## __VA_ARGS__)
#else
    #define POSTLOADER_DEBUG(format, ...) do {} while (0)
#endif

static NSRecursiveLock *lock = nil;
static NSHashTable *calledImplementations = NULL;
static BOOL isMultiThreaded = NO;
static BOOL isSendingBecomingMultiThreaded = NO;

@interface OBPostLoader (/*Private*/)
+ (void)_bundleDidLoad:(NSNotification *)note;
+ (BOOL)_processSelector:(SEL)selectorToCall inClass:(Class)aClass initialize:(BOOL)shouldInitialize;
+ (void)_becomingMultiThreaded:(NSNotification *)note;
@end

@implementation OBPostLoader
/*"
OBPostLoader provides the functionality that you might expect to get from implementing a +load method.  Unfortunately, some implementations of OpenStep have bugs with their implementation of +load.  Rather than attempt to use +load, OBPostLoader provides similar functionality that actually works.  Early in your program startup, you should call +processClasses.  This will go through the ObjC runtime and invoke all of the +performPosing and +didLoad methods.  Each class may have multiple implementations of each of theses selectors -- all will be called.

OBPostLoader listens for bundle loaded notifications and will automatically reinvoke +processClasses to perform any newly loaded methods.

OBPostLoader also listens for NSBecomingMultiThreaded and will invoke every implementation of +becomingMultiThreaded.
"*/

+ (void)initialize;
{
    OBINITIALIZE;

    // We used to allocate this only when going multi-threaded, but this can happen while we are in the middle of processing a selector (that is, a +didLoad can fork a thread).  In this case we'd end up 'locking' nil when starting the +didLoad processing and then unlocking a non-nil lock that we didn't own.  We could create the lock in +_becomingMultiThreaded: _and_ lock it if we are in the middle of +processSelector:initialize:, but that's just getting too complicated.
    lock = [[NSRecursiveLock alloc] init];

    // Set this up before we call any method implementations
    calledImplementations = NSCreateHashTable(NSNonOwnedPointerHashCallBacks, 0);

    // If any other bundles get loaded, make sure that we process them too.
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(_bundleDidLoad:) name:NSBundleDidLoadNotification object:nil];

    // Register for the multi-threadedness here so that most classes won't have to
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(_becomingMultiThreaded:) name:NSWillBecomeMultiThreadedNotification object:nil];
}

/*"
Searches the ObjC runtime for particular methods and invokes them.  Each implementation will be invoked exactly once.  Currently, there is no guarantee on the order that these messages will occur.  This should be called as the first line of main().  Once this has been called at the beginning of main, it will automatically be called each time a bundle is loaded (view the NSBundle loading notification).

This method makes several passes, each time invoking a different selector.  On the first pass, +performPosing implementations are invoked, allowing modifications to the ObjC runtime to happen early (before +initialize).  Then, +didLoad implementations are processed.
"*/
+ (void)processClasses;
{
    [self processSelector:@selector(performPosing) initialize:NO];
    [self processSelector:@selector(didLoad) initialize:YES];

    // Handle the case that this doesn't get called until after we've gone multi-threaded
    if ([NSThread isMultiThreaded])
        [self _becomingMultiThreaded:nil];

#ifdef OMNI_ASSERTIONS_ON
    OBPerformRuntimeChecks();
#endif
}

/*"
This method does the work of looping over the runtime searching for implementations of selectorToCall and invoking them when they haven't already been invoked.
"*/
+ (void)processSelector:(SEL)selectorToCall initialize:(BOOL)shouldInitialize;
{
    BOOL didInvokeSomething = YES;

    [lock lock];

    // We will collect the necessary information from the runtime before calling any method implementations.  This is necessary since any once of the implementations that we call could actually modify the ObjC runtime.  It could add classes or methods.

    while (didInvokeSomething) {
        int classCount = 0, newClassCount;
        Class *classes = NULL;

        // Start out claiming to have invoked nothing.  If this doesn't get reset to YES below, we're done.
        didInvokeSomething = NO;

        // Get the class list
        newClassCount = objc_getClassList(NULL, 0);
        while (classCount < newClassCount) {
            classCount = newClassCount;
            classes = (Class *)reallocf(classes, sizeof(Class) * classCount);
            if (classes == NULL) {
                // If realloc fails, we need to abort, otherwise we'll leave the application in a nondeterministic state.
                // Classes may expect to get +didLoad, +becomingMultiThreaded, etc., and will misbehave if they don't.
                NSLog(@"aborting: realloc failed while retrieving class list to process selector +%@.", NSStringFromSelector(selectorToCall));
                abort();
            }
            newClassCount = objc_getClassList(classes, classCount);
        }

        // Now, use the class list; if NULL, there are no classes
        if (classes != NULL) {
            int classIndex;

            // Loop over the gathered classes and process the requested implementations
            for (classIndex = 0; classIndex < classCount; classIndex++) {
                Class aClass = classes[classIndex];

                if ([self _processSelector:selectorToCall inClass:aClass initialize:shouldInitialize])
                    didInvokeSomething = YES;
            }
        }

        // Free the class list
        free(classes);
    }

    [lock unlock];
}

// When octest loads a unit test bundle, we get a whole slew of notifications for each dependent framework. We'll keep track of the last set of bundles that were around when this method got called and only +processClasses if it changes.
+ (void)_bundleDidLoad:(NSNotification *)notification;
{
    static NSSet *PreviouslySeenBundles = nil;
    static NSRecursiveLock *PreviouslySeenBundlesLock = nil;
    static dispatch_once_t once = 0;

    dispatch_once(&once, ^{
        PreviouslySeenBundlesLock = [[NSRecursiveLock alloc] init];
    });

    [PreviouslySeenBundlesLock lock];
    @try {
        NSMutableSet *LoadedBundles = [[NSMutableSet alloc] init];
        [LoadedBundles addObjectsFromArray:[NSBundle allBundles]];
        [LoadedBundles addObjectsFromArray:[NSBundle allFrameworks]];

        if (![PreviouslySeenBundles isEqualToSet:LoadedBundles]) {
            PreviouslySeenBundles = [LoadedBundles copy];
            [self processClasses];
        }
    } @finally {
        [PreviouslySeenBundlesLock unlock];
    }
}

/*"
This can be used instead of +[NSThread isMultiThreaded].  The difference is that this method doesn't return YES until after going multi-threaded, whereas the NSThread version starts returning YES before the NSWillBecomeMultiThreadedNotification is sent.
"*/
+ (BOOL)isMultiThreaded;
{
    return isMultiThreaded;
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Private

+ (BOOL)_processSelector:(SEL) selectorToCall inClass:(Class)aClass initialize:(BOOL)shouldInitialize;
{
    Class metaClass = object_getClass(aClass); // we are looking at class methods

    unsigned int impSize = 256;
    unsigned int impIndex, impCount = 0;
    IMP *imps = NSZoneMalloc(NULL, sizeof(IMP) * impSize);

    //POSTLOADER_DEBUG("Checking for implementations of +[%s %s]\n", class_getName(aClass), sel_getName(selectorToCall));

    // Gather all the method implementations of interest on this class before invoking any of them.  This is necessary since they might modify the ObjC runtime.
    unsigned int methodIndex, methodCount;
    Method *methodList = class_copyMethodList(metaClass, &methodCount);
    for (methodIndex = 0; methodIndex < methodCount; methodIndex++) {
        Method m = methodList[methodIndex];

        if (method_getName(m) == selectorToCall) {
            IMP imp = method_getImplementation(m);

            // Store this implementation if it hasn't already been called
            if (!NSHashGet(calledImplementations, imp)) {
                if (impCount >= impSize) {
                    impSize *= 2;
                    imps = NSZoneRealloc(NULL, imps, sizeof(IMP) * impSize);
                }

                imps[impCount] = imp;
                impCount++;
                NSHashInsertKnownAbsent(calledImplementations, imp);

                POSTLOADER_DEBUG("Recording +[%s %s] (%p)\n", class_getName(aClass), sel_getName(selectorToCall), (void *)imp);
            }
        }
    }
    if (methodList)
        free(methodList);

    if (impCount) {
        if (shouldInitialize) {
            @autoreleasepool {
                POSTLOADER_DEBUG("Initializing %s\n", class_getName(aClass));

                // try to make sure +initialize gets called
                if (class_getClassMethod(aClass, @selector(class)))
                    [aClass class];
                else if (class_getClassMethod(aClass, @selector(initialize)))
                    // Avoid a compiler warning
                    OBSendVoidMessage(aClass, @selector(initialize));
            }
        }

        for (impIndex = 0; impIndex < impCount; impIndex++) {
            @autoreleasepool {
                POSTLOADER_DEBUG("Calling (%p) ... ", (void *)imps[impIndex]);

                // We now call this within an exception handler because twice now we've released versions of OmniWeb where something would raise within +didLoad on certain configurations (not configurations we had available for testing) and weren't getting caught, resulting in an application that won't launch on those configurations.  We could insist that everyone do their own exception handling in +didLoad, but if we're going to potentially crash because a +didLoad failed I'd rather crash later than now.  (Especially since the exceptions in question were perfectly harmless.)
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                    OBCallVoidIMP(imps[impIndex], aClass, selectorToCall);
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'I'm sorry for keeping you in the dark through all the assumptions," Jenner said on Instagram. 'I understand you're used to me bringing you along on all my journeys. My pregnancy was one I chose not to do in front of the world.
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Later topic: Can a press be too old for use?
New member here. Thank you for allowing me to join.
We have a nearly operational Squintani Model 5 treadle press, but there are a couple of pieces that need to be fabricated. I am trying to find a pattern with which to make the chase and another for the guide/sheet catcher assembly.
Is there someone on this list that has a similar press and could photograph these for me? I don't know if the Model 6 may be similar but I doubt the table top versions would be.
What would be really great is if there was someone that has these parts or if there were plans for them.
Attached pic is from during installation in the new studio. Things have changed a bit since then.
Actually made in London maybe, the sales address for Squintani in the 1890s was in Bishopsgate right by Liverpool Street Main Line Station. There used to be a chap up in the Peak District somewhere who had a table top 4 who made some effort to start a discussion group, but think it withered.
My 4 had once been Roy Lewis' Keepsake Press.
Thanks @harrildplaten for the info. Really appreciated. We didn't realise when we bought the press how seemingly rare these models are. Which on the one hand is pretty cool, but on the other, it makes it hard to find parts or patterns when you want it for more than just an ornament.
From the St Brides Institute Printing Museum search engine, I see they have a couple of copies of Squintani's "How to Print" and "A short history of the Model in Britain" by Hardwick. But they are not digitised I think. I will do as you suggest and contact the Librarian and see where we go. I'll post back.
You don't happen to have any photos of the Model 4 do you?
This references a 'Bob Richardson' who sounds knowledgeable about Model presses. (There's a link to a photograph of the parts for a Model no.3 although probably not relevant for a no.6. as you say).
It's a shame that the 'user group' idea came to nothing, as I was trying in vain to find a replacement ink disk last year (I am going to have to get mine 'skimmed' by a motor engineer to get it true again).
It has been a long time since I have logged onto the site. I miss seeing the interesting post and newly found items.
I have a Model or 2. Although, my Models are the US Manufactured version, they are quite similar.
I don't know if I may be able to help you with your particular dilemma but I do have some knowledge of these Models.
With the UK Versions - Squintani Models and the Model Press Manufactured Presses, Platenprinter is quite knowledgeable. He has pointed me in the right direction from time to time.
I do believe the Squintani Model NO 4 is the same size as the Daughaday Model NO 3, which I have 2 of these floor Treadle Presses.
Sadly, I do not have any parts to offer but maybe some photos or a size of a particular part, if that helps, feel free to contact me.
Squintani patented his version of Daughaday's Model press in the UK in 1877. He was in a partnership and when they split in the 1880s the business became the Model Printing Press Company and then a few years later they were taken over by Excelsior Printing supplies. There might be some information here of use to you.
Word of warning, the roller stock diameters changed at different times. I learnt this the hard way on a No 2 and had to have the a roller saddle repaired.
I love the link you shared. Quite impressive, a vast amount of information.
I recently came across my first Model Press NO4 manufactured by the Model Press Company of London. It is extraordinarily large. Sadly, it is my only UK Model Version. I have 124 Models and only 1 from the UK. I would love to add more, Especially the French Version and Swedish Version. They are a little more ornate than the common Models.
Again, thanks for sharing the link.
My humblest apologies for not replying sooner. Not sure how to get this forum to send me notifications of posts to the thread. Was building a new work bench last weekend, so wasn't looking at the computer.
Thanks for the links and for the very useful information. I see that there are various designs for the guide assemblies. The guide assemblies on the hand presses look more simplistic than the larger Model presses.
From what I can see, the guide assembly appears to be a rod bolted from the ends and the two uprights screwed through the side. What kind of metal are these? I presume they are not mild steel but rather some kind of spring steel.
Petspo1, I love your set up. If you are able, would it be possible to see what these assemblies look like in your machines? But seriously, though… 124 presses?? That's one heck of a lot of type and your right leg muscles must be enormous.
Platenprinter, thank you for the Flickr link. I see too that not only did the roller stock change but pretty much everything else did too.
I have not come across the Daughaday Model presses here.
Some further questions, does the guide assembly move on the lower axis? Or do the upright guides crush against the platen when it moves forward?
I notice that the upright guides are attached with either a machine screw or wing nut.
What do the upright guides line up against in relation to the chase? I see that on the chases the roller indentations provide correct pressure for the type, so where do the guides sit when the platen is closed?
In passing there were regular adverts for Model presses in the 18802-80s in a UK journal called 'The Garland' . Quite remarkably one of a Model 4 (with wood engraved detailed pic), faced on the opposite page an advert for "Turks Islands Salt" , which was placed as an ad by my Great Grandfather who came from Turks. And who was of course the son of American Refugees.


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Brian Coleman, Barnet's new Mayor, used his swearing-in last night to have a pop at bloggers:
There are a few people that I would not like to thank. Those bloggers that think anyone involved in civic life, whether it is an elected politician or professional officer, is fair game for personal abuse and whose mission it is to undermine and denigrate. Whilst mayor of this borough I will not tolerate anyone in this chamber or outside who regard it cool and trendy to undermine democratic institutions, and I do not have time for those who have community criticism rather community service.
Hmm. At a time when the country's in a writhing outrage over MPs' expenses, brought to light not by transparency and fair play by elected politicians or professional officers but by investigative journalism, taking the opportunity afforded by a public ceremony to hit out at your detractors might be a teensy bit out of step with the public mood. We're not comparing ourselves with the Telegraph, but we do think Londoners have the right to know about things like, ooo, £10k taxi bills and serial trips to Cyprus. It's called democratic accountability, innit?
So if there are any bloggers in Barnet who write about politics because they think it's cool and trendy (excuse us while we pause for a laughter break) be warned: Brian Coleman's on to you.


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The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities in Millvale, Pennsylvania expressed their concern and compassion for the families and friends of the victims in the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue with a large sign stating, "We pray for and support our Jewish friends – Shalom." They placed the sign in a strategic location where it could be seen by hundreds of people every day. One individual who saw the sign was Nathaniel, a Jewish man from Boston who was on his way to Shabbat services at a nearby synagogue. Moved to tears by what he saw, Nathaniel came up to the region house on Mount Alvernia to express his thanks.
There Nathaniel met Sister Susanne Sutton who was walking between buildings on the campus. Nathaniel voiced his gratitude and told her how he had been so moved by what he saw. They talked for a while about the shooting at the synagogue and how the residents of Pittsburgh responded to it, and, in particular, the sisters' response on the sign. Nathaniel was carrying two loaves of Challah bread for the Shabbat meal he was on his way to attend. He gave one loaf to Susanne for the sisters.
Susanne then invited Nathaniel to see the sisters' home and they toured the first floor. He was especially impressed with our chapel's beauty and sacredness. He shared information about some activities that his congregation in Boston was planning, and he said that people in Boston were overwhelmed with the Pittsburgh people's response to the tragedy. The sisters now have a poster from a Boston synagogue hanging on the Community Bulletin Board outside the dining hall where important information is shared.
The sisters shared the Challah bread at a meal. The awareness of the recent tragedy and of their closeness in faith with our Jewish neighbors was made real to us in Sister Suzanne's encounter. She was at the right place at the right time.
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Money is insanely tight right now and after our laptop died we dont have $400 plus to replace it with something for web surfing and YouTube. Seems like a galaxy 10.1 tablet will be our best bet.
I'd like to stay under $150. An older version or used/refurbished is okay. But any suggestions on where to find a great deal or maybe what generation/features to look for or avoid? This will be our first tablet.
Just go to Best Buy or Walmart and buy a cheap 7 or 10 inch tablet until you have enough for a laptop. The small tablets are fine for internet browsing but for any real work I would automatically go to my regular PCs.
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There are a ton of inexpensive Windows tablets on the market right now.
Oh okay, so a galaxy isn't a must then? Are they all good screen quality and durable? What's the best for my price range?
I have a Galaxy Tab S and like it. it's super thin and light. the resolution is fantastic. performance is excellent.
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This seems like a pretty clear winner at this point! Slightly over budget but with office included it seems like one hell of a value.
How are you posting on the internet right now? If you only want to watch videos and surf the web, then use what ever it is you are using now and save your money for something better.
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I have a 10.1 samsung galaxy tablet, its a really really good tablet.
We have been using our phones.
Check pawn shop picked up a tmobile tab 3 for $75.
I don't need tmobile( i get the tmobile logo when it boots up other than that nothing else) but wifi works fine.
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Ava Group, a market provider in the provision of risk management services and technologies, announces the launch of the Global Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CCoE). This new programme demonstrates Ava Group's strong commitment to data security of customers, by providing expert guidance and assurance that the products deployed on their data network infrastructure exceed stringent globally-recognised cybersecurity standards.
The CCoE takes full advantage of the NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkAva Group customers operate some of the most at-risk infrastructure around the world, across sectors that include extractives and energy, utilities, government and military sites. The CCoE's mission is to ensure a high standard of cybersecurity and that all Ava Group products are subjected to rigorous and continuous testing during development and their entire lifespan to ensure there are no weaknesses in the product that could compromise an organisation's security credentials.
The CCoE takes full advantage of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, combined with 2900 cybersecurity standards from globally-recognised independent testing organisation Underwriter Laboratories (UL).
In addition, the CCoE offers customers access to security configuration information, product-specific hardening guides and validated testing reports, as well as offering greater value with expert advice regarding enhancements for the protection of the entire data network infrastructure. The Ava Group has a long standing and proven pedigree in data network infrastructure protection through its Future Fibre Technologies (FFT) Data Network Infrastructure Physical Security (DNIPS) application.
In launching the CCoE, Ava Group has once again taken a market leading position"
The scale of the cybersecurity threat remains high with predictions that by 2019 a business somewhere in the world will succumb to an attack every 14 seconds. The financial burden of which is estimated to be an average of US$ 800,000 (Source: PwC Global State of Information Security Survey). The total annual cost to the global economy is estimated at over US$ 6 trillion (Source: Herjavec Group 2017 Cyber Crime Report).
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Composite fillings are done in one visit. And look very natural. We clean the tooth from the decay and possible an old filling, than we fill in the composite material and use a special light to harden immediately.
A bridge replaces missing teeth without the use of a denture or dental implant. We use the adjacent teeth as anchors, place crowns and connect them with a fake crown that replaces the missing tooth. We may also recommend dental implants to replace the missing teeth.
Bridges are usually made from the PFM (Porcelain Fused to Metal). The biggest difference here is the metal. Despite it being invisible (covered by the porcelain), it has the most crucial influence on the long term success. The metal is divided into 3 groups. Non-precious, semi-precious and precious (also high noble). The higher the percentage of precious metals in it, the better is the corrosion resistance, which makes the bridge longer lasting.
The latest research is working on replacing the metal all together with ceramics, and it does look promising.
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These used to be made out of gold, but now we use modern ceramics to make them blend in better and we can also preserve this way more tooth structure.
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Storm over Asia (1938 film)
Storm over Asia (French: Tempête sur l'Asie) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Sessue Hayakawa and Madeleine Robinson.
Storm Over Asia
Richard Oswald
Frederic Brunn
Arnold Lipp
Jacques Natanson
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Oswald had left Austria as it became an increasingly hostile working environment in the years leading up to Anchluss. It was his last film in Europe, before he moved to the United States and made three films in Hollywood. Conrad Veidt was similarly an exile from Germany, and had settled in Britain.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Claude Bouxin and Raymond Gabutti.
An adventurer gets into a series of scrapes when he tries to secure control of oil deposits in Mongolia.
Reviewing the film Variety wrote that it was "a moderately good adventure drama" and predicted it would enjoy commercial success in France due to the popularity of Conrad Veidt. Going on to observe "It's almost a one-man film and Veidt makes all there is to be made out of a story that sometimes is fantastic enough to seem ludicrous".[1]
Conrad Veidt as Erich Keith
Sessue Hayakawa as Le prince Ling
Madeleine Robinson as Suzanne
Lucas Gridoux as Jack Murphy
Serge Grave as Jimmy
Paul Azaïs as Jonny le pianiste
Robert Le Vigan as Sir Richard
Raymond Aimos as Pierre, le pickpocket
Alexandre Mihalesco as Le fou
Habib Benglia as Washington-Napoléon Brown
Michiko Tanaka as Le princesse Shô
Roger Duchesne as Le Docteur Leclerc
Soister p.281
John T. Soister. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
Storm over Asia on IMDb
The films of Richard Oswald
The Iron Cross (1914)
Ivan Koschula (1914)
The Silent Mill (1914)
Laugh Bajazzo (1915)
The Vice (1915)
Tales of Hoffmann (1916)
A Night of Horror (1916)
The Uncanny House (1916)
The Sea Battle (1917)
The Lord of Hohenstein (1917)
Let There Be Light (1917)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917)
The Story of Dida Ibsen (1918)
Jettchen Gebert's Story (1918)
Diary of a Lost Woman (1918)
Henriette Jacoby (1918)
The House of Three Girls (1918)
Different from the Others (1919)
Prostitution (1919)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1919)
Unheimliche Geschichten (1919)
Figures of the Night (1920)
Kurfürstendamm (1920)
The Merry-Go-Round (1920)
Manolescu's Memoirs (1920)
Lady Hamilton (1921)
The Golden Plague (1921)
The House in Dragon Street (1921)
The Love Affairs of Hector Dalmore (1921)
Lucrezia Borgia (1922)
Carlos and Elisabeth (1924)
Semi-Silk (1925)
The Wife of Forty Years (1925)
Rags and Silk (1925)
Should We Be Silent? (1926)
When I Came Back (1926)
We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment (1926)
The White Horse Inn (1926)
Assassination (1927)
Radio Magic (1927)
Agitated Women (1927)
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel (1927)
Lützow's Wild Hunt (1927)
A Crazy Night (1927)
The Green Alley (1928)
Villa Falconieri (1928)
Spring Awakening (1929)
The Mistress and her Servant (1929)
Marriage in Trouble (1929)
Cagliostro (1929)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929)
Dreyfus (1930)
Vienna, City of Song (1930)
Alraune (1930)
The Tender Relatives (1930)
Schubert's Dream of Spring (1931)
Poor as a Church Mouse (1931)
Victoria and Her Hussar (1931)
The Captain from Köpenick (1931)
Countess Mariza (1932)
The Flower of Hawaii (1933)
A Song Goes Round the World (1933)
Adventures on the Lido (1933)
My Song Goes Round the World (1934)
When You're Young, the World Belongs to You (1934)
Bleeke Bet (1934)
Storm over Asia (1938)
Isle of Missing Men (1942)


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Wade Hampton & H.B. McClellan July, 1886, Rummel Farm. Tipton photo.