I think we all love nice sunny days to go out and photograph the world around us. Bright light, shadows, white puffy clouds, 70 degrees, no humidity, and breezes that stop when we decide to shoot a macro flower shot. How much better can it get.
Unfortunately we have to step back into the real world and accept the fact that nature can have a tendency not to play nice all the time. But as diverse photographers we can always be up to the challenge.
I happen to love rainy weather for creating images. Sure it is lacking a lot of the elements I noted in the first paragraph but it comes with its own set of goodies for making dramatic photographs, especially in black and white, or for some really nice saturated colors. Did I say Fall is coming? If mother nature provides us with a great Fall colors we should do a rain dance for at least a couple of soggy and moody rain days and you will know what I mean.
—–That brings me to the point of this article. Water, rain, snow, ice, streams, rivers, boats, fishing, soda, milk, orange juice. The one thing all of these things have in common is they involve some way of getting WET.
—–Getting camera gear wet is not a fun thing to do. I remember oh so many years ago that our repair technicians had a call from a photographer using a Nikon F2 with an 80-200 zoom on an assignment at the beach and he had dropped his camera and lens into the surf. It was quick and he pulled it out pretty quickly from what he said but it was soaked in salt water. The technician told him over the phone to get a bucket of FRESH WATER and stick the camera in it to prevent salt damage, and rusting. Then ship it to Nikon in a big bottle of fresh water and they would repair it, and they did. Unfortunately with todays digital cameras that would not work SO DON'T DO IT. The lens however was another story and was beyond economical repair.
—–Let's fast forward to today. We now have digital SLR cameras as well as COMPACT SYSTEM CAMERAS, and some of them state weather resistant or water resistant, or water proof or weather sealed. Semantics. I have even seen YouTube videos where someone was pouring a glass of water on a camera or standing fully clothed in a shower to prove how water tight their brand new camera was. I would call this gentle rapid run off and stupid.
—–Oh! The lens was not sealed against the elements.
—–Once again semantics comes into play and how much you believe marketing hype. I am pretty sure, but I am also no expert, that "water resistant," "splash proof," and similar terms mean that the camera has SEALS around the chassis, around the buttons, battery compartment, card compartment, flash shoe, etc. will help prevent water from getting through in the case of a drizzle, falling snow, mist spray off a water fall, but will not be much help in a driving steady rain. For that matter the rain probably does not have to be driving, just steady and perhaps heavy.
—–For as long as I can remember photographers have always protected their gear from the elements with what they had handy. A coat, a hat, a towel, a car mat or for sure a professionally made rain coat, rain cover for their cameras and lenses and yes their flash. There is never, ever a time when I do not have one of these in a camera bag. As a matter of of fact, a lot of back packs, camera bags, etc. come with a rain cover to cover the whole bag when necessary. Now what do those bag manufacturers know?
—–There are lots of rain covers out their for cameras gear. Some are about as resistant as a weather resistant camera and lens. Others which I shall name are highly protective and fold up nicely into a pocket or camera bag.
—–You can see that I have marked my favorites. I like these because they are tripod and monopod usable and they are highly protective in a small light weight package. They cover a large range of camera, lens and flash combinations. They fold up into a very compact package which means they do not get in your way or take up much space in a camera bag.
—–Be smart and save yourself a lot of grief. Rain covers have a long history of protecting your very expensive camera equipment but the jury or juries are still out on just how protective cameras with SEALS truly are. I guess we could try and find out what a camera and lens manufacturer warranties really say they will protect when it comes to liquid.
This entry was posted in photography on April 8, 2015 by ELLIOT STERN.


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Are Iran & North Korea working together to build nuclear weapons & the missiles to deliver them? I address this question in my new column in The Jerusalem Post.
March 5, 2019 By joelcrosenberg in Epicenter
(Washington, D.C.) — Despite being widely criticized for a "failed" summit in Hanoi last week, President Trump was absolutely right to walk away from the "denuclearization" talks with North Korea.
As I explain in a new column in this morning's Jerusalem Post, what's at stake here is not just the urgency of stopping one rogue regime Hell-bent on becoming a full-blown nuclear power, but two — North Korea and Iran.
After years of secret tests, North Korea now has upwards of 60 operational nuclear warheads. If Pyongyang wants to give them up, Trump is fully ready to remove all economic sanctions, help the North make a full peace with the South, and mobilize the international community to help the North feed its people and enter the global economy. But Trump says he's not going to accept anything less than full denuclearization. Amen.
Indeed, the reason Trump shouldn't accept anything less is this….
Excepts from the column:
For years, Tehran and Pyongyang have been working together closely on a variety of military matters. There is no question they are assisting each other's ballistic missile programs, and have been since the 1980s. But are they also secretly cooperating on the development of nuclear warheads?
The premise at the heart of my forthcoming political thriller, The Persian Gamble, is this: What if Tehran decided to use the $150 billion in cash it received from the West for agreeing to the Iran nuclear deal to secretly purchase fully operational nuclear warheads from the cash-starved regime in Pyongyang, even while publicly pretending to adhere to the JCPOA [the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a.k.a., "Iran nuclear deal"]?
Might the ayatollahs try to bring such warheads into an Iranian harbor, right under the noses of the CIA and the Mossad? It would be an enormously risky move. But it is conceivable they could conclude the gamble was worth it.
American, Israeli and Arab intelligence officials I spoke with as I was researching and writing the novel say they have not seen evidence that Iran is literally trying to buy operational warheads "off the shelf." Not yet, anyway.
However, they note with concern the fact that senior Iranian military and nuclear officials have been present for at least three North Korean nuclear warhead tests, and maybe more. They acknowledge it is conceivable that Pyongyang could be selling Tehran the data from each of these tests, helping the Iranians fine-tune plans to build their own warheads without having to test them during the period of the JCPOA.
"I have no doubt the proliferation tie between Iran and North Korea is real and active," one former senior US intelligence official told me….
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London : A team of Nepal Press Union visiting to U.K. has met with a MP of U.K. on Friday.
The team has arrived in U.K. to commence the first AGM of the Nepal Press Union U.K. chapter.
General Secretary of Nepal Press Union Mr Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti and the Vice President of the NPU Bala Adhikari met one of the British MP , Mr. Virendra Sharma.
In the meeting Mr Sharma And NPU has discussion the issues regarding the Nepalese journalist in U.K. and the contemporary issues of Nepal, Everest Gautam , VP of NPU U.K. chapter said.
During the meeting Mr Sharma, who is a MP from the Labour Party of U.K., said that he is always ready to help and support to the Nepalese community. Sharma is one of the MP who is very close and intimate to Nepalese community and has been always proactive to advocate the Issues of Gurkhas.
Sharma is the representative from Ealing Southall and the coordinator of the U.K. parliamentary committee to see South Asia affair.
During the meeting with Mr. Sharma, General Secretary of NPU, Mr Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti highlighted the issues of Gurkhas , biletral relationship of Nepal and the U.K. and the issue of Press freedom along with the problems of Nepalese Journalists and ask for the help and support and urge Mr Sharma to communicate the issues of Nepalese in the British parliament . In response Sharma stressed to use his full effort to support the Nepalese community and Gurkhas as always.
General Secretary of Federation of Nepalese Journalist Mr Ramesh Bista , President of NPU Mr Badri Sigdel , VP Bala Sharma , NPU General Secretary Mr Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti are in Visit to the U.K. to commence the NPU U.K. chapter AGM as well as to attend as a guest participant in different interaction program of Nepalese Community in U.K.


I know how difficult is to choose only one game in each category, all the games are really GREAT, any game could be the winner and it would be a magnificent winner.
Because that, i can only recommend to play and enjoy them during the next days, before of making your vote (although you can change your vote in any moment before the voting deadline). And VERY IMPORTANT don't forget to give your feedback in the official thread, because the authors will love to read your opinions about them.
Maybe a numbering 1-4 would be of interrest too, but I dunno if this feasibel at all.
Unfortunately multiple votes with points is not feasible; we discussed that, and this is the best we could come up with. Perhaps next year we'll be better prepared!
Would it be possible to have a "mention spéciale du jury" in the voting ?
Where are they to download/play?
I have found them , will give them a burn now.
Are individual team members all allowed to vote for their creation?, if so, this gives larger teams an advantage over the lone programmer.
Well, I *hope* that the participating developers are NOT voting at all; I think it's obvious how this would be wrong.
But even if they did, if we asume that Tom&Jerry would vote for his game and not the other games he participated in as musician, then the teams are pretty much equal in members.
Wow Relentless looks and plays great for 16k ! Only had a quick blast , all are good little games . Relentless has great scrolling and sprite movement . And The graphics have a different feel/Style to anything I have seen on the Amstrad!
@syx I think the one thing that stood out as a lesson is that time was short... don't know about much else though.
@fano: you think there's meaning in that, with so few entries? What title would you give it?
Maybe for the next competition, you should include a "Most original ideas" category.
With so many categories, it is starting to look like it is run by Socialists who feel competition is bad and that everyone should win something just for taking part.
Gotta love them chooks.Impressive amount of stuff on screen at once. Well done.
I really liked subtera Puzlo. Just had to keep going back for another crack. Nice game mechanics.
overkoban argh!!. Flashback to playing this frustrating game somewhere else. A pity the musics not playing during the game it would ease the mind crushing...so soothing.
And a big Thankyou to SyX for bringing this all about.
I'm sure there are others who gave it a crack and learned a lot .I know I did. Hopefully there will be another Comp.
Maybe start the contest a bit earlier, with the same end date, that way there is more time and hopefully more people will complete their entries. Maybe having it run over winter when people are indoors more is a good idea.
There does not need to be a start date only an annual end date, I have officially begun my entry for the 2020 competition.
6 months for "only" 16K ... Not, one year.
If you give more, you don't get more. Just peoples thought they can wait before starting.
But there is no way to guarantee that a person or team does not work on a project for only 6 months or less, if you allow them to enter the following year then they have 18 months to work on it whereas others will have only the prescribed "6 months or less".


If you've been looking for an answer whether or not "Can you go swimming on your period" you may be confused if you are finding conflicting advice.
Well, the bottom line is this: it's perfectly OK to go swimming with your period, just as it's OK to pursue any other physical activity during "that time of the month".
So, if it's a perfect beach day, and you discover that you start your period today. No problem! There is no reason why you cannot enjoy a swim in the ocean or in the pool.
EXCEPT if you're swimming in shark infested waters. Don't go snorkeling in the ocean if you're on your period, your chances of being attacked, even by small sharks, is high.
The top tip to make your swimming more comfortable is to use a menstrual cup.
You can certainly go swimming with a tampon or even wear a pad, but in my opinion the best option is the menstrual cup. They are much safer and more hygienic than tampons so can be worn for up 12 hours with any flow so more convenient to use with any activity. Tampons and pads tend to soak up the bath water and the blood may start to leak out. Cups hold more flow and have a light suction so do not leak and there is nothing (not even a string) showing outside your body.
Choose a good location. You might be uneasy going into a pool during your period. Although the fear is that you'll somehow leak or show, you can choose a larger body of water, like a lake or ocean where it's much less likely anything would be noticed.
If you do not feel comfortable with swimming with your period, you could choose to just sunbathe. * If possible, wear dark red or black swim bottoms, or find a pair of shorts you don't mind getting wet ("Oops, careless me, forgot my swim bottoms!"). If you do happen to leak it won't show as much. Avoid white or yellow.
Remember: After swimming while wearing a tampon, even if less than 8 hours, change it! The tampon could have absorbed chemicals, such as chlorine from the water, which could have adverse effects on your health. This increases the chance of Toxic Shock Syndrome and vaginal infections. In any case, it will almost certainly have absorbed water – and that will mean it is more prone to leaking.
If you don't feel comfortable (like you're about to leak), trust your instincts, and just get out of the water.
And ladies, do not be afraid to tell other people that you have your period because they may have other tips and ideas to make you have fun too.
When it comes to menstrual cycles, every woman is different. The decision to swim or not to swim during your period or try out a new method like a menstrual cup really comes down to your personal preference.


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Genode 15.05, published on May 26, represents the most substantial release so far. Besides the already mentioned new documentation and the principle support for the seL4 kernel, it marks the feature completion of our custom kernel platform called base-hw, and comes with a completely redesigned infrastructure for user-level device drivers.
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Before you actually begin upgrading your Site Collections and databases to SharePoint 2013, you need to plan how you will setup the SharePoint 2013 Farm, create and connect the database and how you will create the Site Collections. You may have to configure the Server operating system and the database like Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012. Only when these are in place can you create your SharePoint 2013 environment. You also need to identify – how this environment will differ from SharePoint 2010, the missing components and install or upgrade them. An important task during the preparation is to identify Sites that are unused or sparingly used. You may decide not to upgrade them or, merge that content to other relevant Sites. Planning this way can simplify your upgrade and shorten the time needed as well.
You will need a large database to upgrade SQL, content databases, Site Settings, customizations, Web Parts, Workflows, etc. It's always safe to create double or triple the size of the existing SharePoint 2010 database as it will reduce the time needed, as well as help in managing changes after the upgrade.
Always execute dry runs to identify upgrade bottlenecks. This will help in – identifying the points where upgrade can seize up, testing the level of end user functionality after the upgrade, revealing areas that need to be mapped properly in order to assign correct permissions, revealing shortcomings that need to be rectified in order to bring the data up-to-date, etc. After a few attempts, the administrators may gain enough knowledge and confidence for a successful upgrade.
It's essential to identify and clearly map user defined customization so that subsequent to the upgrade, SharePoint users can continue to work as usual. Hence it's necessary that you identify all the Custom Content Types, Workflows, Web Applications, Themes, Document Templates, Lists, Metadata columns, public URLs, Site Collections, Web Parts and all the possibilities in the Site Content. Any differences in these can interfere with the upgrade or the end result may not be satisfactory to the SharePoint user.
Tasks like attaching the databases or mounting them are performed through scripts. These not only ensure a safe handling of the database but automate the task resulting in reduced or no errors. Hence it's necessary to script all those tasks that are better done in this manner.
What's new in SharePoint 2013? How to upgrade from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013?


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NATOTELLA MWUKWAI – PANTU PALI PASUMA – MWAWAMYA : Thank you so much, on this place here it is nice – you have done well. This message in Bemba tells all – a very happy and successful 2007 as we have now ente red another year, the second year of our very first Vima Lupwa Home for o rphaned and/or abused children in Mikomfwa, Zambia! As we enter this new year, we are thankful for the many projects acc omplished, others in the working and many more envi sioned for the future .
n our last update we informed everyone that our we ll had run dry. Since then, it is rainy season. O ur mission is to deepen the well and add a pump this s ummer. As we experience our first rainy season it has become very clear that salvaging the water from the roof is a marvelous way to collect and store preci ous water. The roof has been strengthened to hold gutte ring which is catching nature's liquid gold into fo ur large barrels. During Zambia's impressive rainstorms the se barrels fill within thirty minutes! In Zambia, rain means life. Without a healthy dose of it, crops fai l, animals starve and people become ill and die. He avy downpours clear the air of smoke and ash created by burning garbage while washing the same off trees a nd bushes revealing the most luscious green shades .
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Quick time events get a lot of disrespect, and rightly so. They are often used a crutch, but I'm still in the camp that thinks that some games can pull it off. It's hard, but it's possible. I recall many years ago enjoying the original God of War; I also enjoyed how Mass Effect handled them during cutscenes and conversations.
The good use of quick time events (QTE) is rare. It seems that most games just use QTEs as a way to wrench in something that they can't figure out how to put into regular gameplay. This makes the sequence of button pressing feel forced and out of place: thus many gamers despise them.
Best I can tell, game designers have used quick-time events in the same way that rednecks use duct tape. They asked themselves how they could best convey complex in-game cinematic moments in a way that still engages the player, and (after three beers and a hearty shrug) decided that a series of predetermined button presses at just the right moment could hold the whole thing together while they waited for a part to come in the mail.
So if QTEs are not the solution for conveying stories (and other important things in games) then what is? Emotions.
Like with most forms of entertainment, a good story can carry anything. People will overlook low budgets and awkward design choices if the story is engaging enough.
At the recent GDC there was a panel on this very issue. Polygon covered it and it's worth the read.
O'Connor added that emotional journeys like a story of redemption or a story of heartbreak do not fall apart when things are inevitably moved around.
One of the final points addressed by O'Connor and Beaver is the importance of involving a writer in multiple facets of game development — from level design to mission and quest designs to determining the pacing of the game.


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Softball Grabs Pair of Wins over Southern Vermont
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Southern Vt. (4-6, 4-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Regis (Mass.) (9-7, 7-1) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 12 1
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2B: Amanda Navarro
3B: Gabrielle Cammarata
2B: Nicole Matthews
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Regis (Mass.) softball team picked up a pair of New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) wins at Willow Park Thursday afternoon as the Pride defeated Southern Vermont 15-0 in five innings and 4-1.
The Mountaineers (4-8, 4-4) continue their three-day stretch of league doubleheaders on Friday when they head to Becker College for a 1 p.m. first pitch. Regis (9-7, 7-1 NECC) is off until next Wednesday when the Pride host Newbury College for a Conference twin bill slated to begin at 5 p.m.
GAME 1: Regis 15 – Southern Vermont 0 (5 inn.)
The Pride put up two runs in the top of the first in game one before adding another four in the second and six in the third for a comfortable upper hand. The visitors would keep SVC off the board throughout while tacking on another three in the fifth to invoke the run rule.
SVC sophomore shortstop Lizzy Bench (St. Petersburg, Fla.) was 1-3 out of the leadoff spot as junior left-handed pitcher Nicole Matthews (Pittstown, N.Y.) went 1-2. Both freshman first baseman Carly Gillman (Stamford, Conn.) and junior catcher Julia Florence (Salem, Mass.) also turned in 1-2 showings at the dish.
RC sophomore right fielder Kelsey Grimard (Pellham, N.H.) was 2-4 with a walk, three runs scored and two runs batted in while senior center fielder Kelsey Morton (South Portland, Maine) went 1-2 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI in the win.
Regis freshman righty Madi McLellan (Fremont, N.H.) picked up the win (6-4) from the circle as she allowed just four hits and no walks while striking out seven. Matthews was strapped with the loss (1-3)—striking out one on the day.
The Pride were patient at the plate through the first two frames—using some walks to put up six runs without a hit or an SVC error. Regis then tacked up six runs in the third with Grimard tagging an RBI single to the gap in right-center for the visitors to take a sizable advantage.
Bench got the first Mountaineer runner aboard in the fourth when she singled to the opposite gap in right, and a one-out base hit by Matthews put a pair on the pond for the hosts. McLellan worked out of it, however, to keep the shutout going.
After Regis staked a 15-0 lead in the top of the fifth, Southern Vermont tried to make the most of its potentially-last trip to the plate. Gillman started the box with a single to right before Florence ripped one just past the Pride's second baseman. Regis was able to put away the next three batters, however, to secure the league victory.
GAME 2: Regis 4 – Southern Vermont 1
The nightcap had a much difference feel as it was a tight contest throughout. Neither side could cross the plate until Southern Vermont did so in the bottom of the fourth with a single run. Regis answered right away with two in the fifth, and the Pride added another pair in the sixth to go up by three. The visitors kept the Mountaineers from scoring the rest of the way to take the day's sweep.
Bench went 2-3 with a run scored while Matthews was 1-3 with the lone RBI. Florence added to her day with another 1-2 performance with the stick.
Pride sophomore shortstop Brianna Napoleone (Medford, Mass.) was 3-4 in game two with a run batted in while junior designated player Amanda Navarro (Stoneham, Mass.) had a 2-4 game with a double and an RBI.
Regis sophomore righty Lisa Lusardi (Enfield, Conn.) struck out one batter from the circle while taking the win (2-2) as McLellan came on in the sixth to close it out and secure her first collegiate save. Southern Vermont junior righty Shea Wilson (Mesa, Ariz.) suffered the loss (3-5) after striking out two in the effort.
Regis left two on base in the top of the first before getting an inning-ending double play to put away the Mountaineers in the home half of the frame. Both sides went down in order in the second, and SVC was able to get the visitors to strand another pair aboard in the third and one more in the fourth.
That's when Southern Vermont struck to take its first lead of the day. Bench began the bottom of the fourth with a single to center, and she used heads-up base running to move all the way to third on an ensuing sacrifice bunt. A pop out to second followed, but Matthews was able to then come through with the RBI double down the line in left for the 1-0 advantage.
It didn't take long for Regis to erase that deficit and claim the upper hand as RC put up two in the top of the fifth. Morton singled to the left side to begin the inning, and she would advance 180 feet on a Grimard single to right. Navarro tallied a run-scoring double to left-center, and a wild pitch then allowed Grimard to score from third.
Florence was stranded at second in the bottom of the fifth before RC tacked up another pair in the sixth. A triple down the right field line by freshman second baseman Gabrielle Cammarata (Revere, Mass.) scored the first run of the inning, and Napoleone added a two-out single through the right side for the 4-1 lead.
SVC went down in order in the sixth before a sacrifice bunt put Pride runners at second and third in the seventh; Wilson induced an inning-ending grounder back her way, however, to give her team one final chance at the plate. Two Mountaineers got on base in the home half of the seventh, but neither could come home to cross the dish as Regis closed out the sweep.


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Are you thinking of applying for a patent? Be warned: It's probably more challenging and convoluted than you expect.
I'm no stranger to the process. Inspired by the Israelis' water conservation techniques, I invented and patented a tamperproof device to regulate water flow from bathroom fixtures better than existing methods.
If you decide to travel the patent path, then perhaps you can learn from my experience.
Contrary to popular belief, patenting an idea isn't actually an option; execution is required. Patent laws limit what is patentable, and nothing as nebulous as an idea is on the list.
To be patentable, a product must fall into one of seven categories: It must be a process, such as a new technique for manufacturing semiconductors; a machine, e.g., the 3D printer; a manufactured good, such as the iPhone; a composition of matter, such as synthetically manufactured pharmaceuticals; a distinct, asexually produced plant species; an original design for an existing type of product, such as an updated vehicle headlight design; or a new and useful advance on an existing product, such as an improved display for the iPad.
Before embarking on the lengthy patent process, ensure your new idea qualifies for a patent. Then, be ready to provide detailed plans to patent officers to prove the viability of your product.
While I recommend you seek legal counsel, it's useful to have a road map for your patentable idea before you actually embark on the patent path.
After determining your product is patentable, the first step is to understand the class of patent you'll need — plant, utility, or design — to protect your intellectual property.
Next, you'll want to apply for a provisional patent. When you see the phrase "patent pending," that means the inventor has applied for a provisional patent to protect his creation during the patent gauntlet. Be prepared to pay a $200 application fee, as the examination process is lengthy; it can take months before the examiner is ready to offer feedback on the product.
Once the examiner reviews your completed application, he'll specify a time period in which you can make revisions to the patent. If you need more time, then you can pay for automatic extensions.
If the application is accepted, then you have yourself a patent! If not, and the application is rejected twice, there is an appeal process by which you can argue your product's merits before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
As I said, the process is complex. If you — like me — lack a legal background, then a patent attorney is the surest bet to help you protect your intellectual property.
1. Emphasize how your product solves problems. For good reason, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants patents for only "nonobvious" inventions. Your idea must offer a unique solution to an issue that a lot of people deal with and don't have an effective solution for.
One of the murkiest aspects of patent law, the nonobviousness clause is designed to prevent patent attempts on basic ideas such as the wheel and the bowl. Unsurprisingly, determinations of obviousness can seem quite subjective: Patent 6,004,596 protects crustless PB&Js, while patent 6,360,693 covers a synthetic stick.
2. Do your homework. Pour your energy into researching existing products and their problem-solving approaches to ensure nobody has created a substantially similar product. This is another reason a patent attorney can be a great asset: It's so tough to know what's already out there, even if you think you've got a good handle on the competition.
3. Slow down and commit. Pursue your goal all the way — from ideation, to patent, to market. Many people have great ideas, but the patent process rewards those who follow through by developing, creating, and refining a new product.
Don't rush into the patent process without an experienced patent attorney. I suggest having multiple attorneys review your patent idea before selecting one, because each attorney will have a different opinion and approach.
4. Continue improving your product.Learn how to make your product stronger and apply for new patents in the future. The process of improvement can bring up new ideas and new patents. Never be content with what you have — strive to keep creating and improving.
5. Don't share your idea until it's patented. That's my biggest advice. So many great inventions, from the radio to the steamboat to lasers, were actually "stolen" from the person who first dreamt them up.
Receiving a patent is a big deal. Thousands apply for patents every day in the U.S., but a paltry 54 percent of those patent applications are accepted — often after months or years of toil. Groundbreaking patents granted in 2014 included robotic engineering processes and virtual reality technologies.
If your patent is approved, then you have something new to offer the world, which you should feel incredibly proud of. But that pride doesn't come unearned. You have to work hard and study harder to reap the rewards.


Winter walks on the boardwalks of our local wetland preserves presents a new obstacle course, winding around the tourists and snowbirds who are down for "the season". Parking is at a premium especially at the smaller Wakodahatchee and one is perhaps in more close proximity to complete strangers than is totally comfortable. Well, in life here you just have to roll with the punches and take things as they come. Fortunately, most of the people are in a good mood watching all the activity, hustle and bustle as the mating and nesting seasons commence for the various bird and animal species who make the wetlands their adopted homes. Adopted… as the wetlands were built and the birds arrived. I'm not sure what arrangements were made for the alligators… That would be interesting to find out.
Double-crested Cormorant. Note the subtle pattern on the wings.
A patient Great Blue Heron guarding his nest. He's surrounded by the larger Wood Storks.
That's it for now, folks. Enjoy the upcoming weekend.
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ClinicSpeak: are you at risk of developing an opportunistic infection?
What has Donald Rumselfeld go to do with MS? #ClinicSpeak #MSResearch #MSBlog
"Last year I gave a rather serious lecture on adverse events of drugs at the NMSS comorbidties meeting in Toronto. My talk was on 'Distinguishing comorbidities from drug-related adverse events in MS clinical trials' (see SlideShare below). Although it was a serious talk I tried to lighten the mood by proposing we approach the issue using a Rumsfeldometer, after Donald Rumselfeld's infamous quote: 'There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know'."
Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is an American politician and businessman.
Rumsfeldometer
Known-knowns – there are things we know that we know
Unknown-knowns – these are the things we know will occur
Known-unknowns – there are things that we now know we don't know
Unknown-unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know
"One of the things I predicted in my section of 'Known-Unknowns' is that because we haven't seen opportunistic infection X after immunosuppressive drug A doesn't mean that drug A is not associated with this particular infection. Based on scientific principles given the right time frame and the environment, or exposure risk, opportunistic infection X will occur in patients with MS treated with immunosupporessive drug A. Therefore it comes as no supprise no to me that a very unfortunate person with MS developed a relatively rare opportunistic infection of the brain, 4 months after having a course of alemtuzumab. The Known-Unknown infection was Nocardia which is a genus of gram-positive bacteria that forms beaded branching filaments or chains similiar to fungi. There are over 80 species of Nocardia that are found in soil rich in organic matter."
"I have personally seen two cases of Nocardia in my career as a neurologist; my first case a neurology trainee in a patient with a renal transplant and my second case a young consultant in a patient with a recent bone marrow transplant. As people with MS on immunosuppressive treatments and as neurologists with a increasing number of patients who are immunocompromised we need to be more vigilant of this issue; the more patients we treat aggressively with immunosuppressive therapies the more opportunistic infections we will see. The one bit of good news with alemtuzumab the drug in question is that the risk of opportunistic infections is front-loaded. The risk of infection only occurs when the immune system is depleted; once the immune system has reconsituted itself the risk of opportunistic infections will fall. With drugs such as fingolimod the risk does not decrease; in fact in may increase and becomes cumulative over time. Using simple maths, or statistics, the risk of developing an opportunistic infection on maintenance immunosuppressive therapies will rise the longer you have been on the drug."
"I now tell patients about front-loading of risk and cumulative risk. It may make things more complicated, but most of the pwMS I have discussed this with understand the concept. It is an important concept as it may be the difference between someone choosing a particular treatment stragtegy or not. Saying this most people don't like the concept of their immune systems being suppressed, be it short-term or long-term. Despite this risk the chance of acquring an opportunistic infection on alemtuzumab, fingolimod or the the other MS DMTs is low."
Penkert et al. Fulminant Central Nervous System Nocardiosis in a Patient Treated With Alemtuzumab For Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Neurol. 2016 Apr 4. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0146. [Epub ahead of print]
Excerpt: An MSer was abmitted with reduced ambulation and personality change. She had been treated with natalizumab (80 infusions), which was discontinued because of repeated relapses and seroconversion to become JC virus positive. She was treated alemtuzumab in February 2015 (EDSS 4.5), 18 weeks after the cessation of natalizumab treatment. On admission in June 2015, she was wheelchair-bound. She was found to have a brain lesion, which on biopsy was found to be an abscess. Culture of intracranial abscess material grew Nocardia farcinica.
CoI: multiple
But it's not just opportunistic infections – it's also the increased risk of cancer, which is so common anyway. I have known of several people who died before their time due to cancer that was not detected early enough and/or was not treatable.
Prof G,
Would acquiring an infection (eg: respiratory or GI) shortly after Lemtrada alter its effectiveness at all?
Is the reconstitution of the immune system damaged by fluctuating cell counts and by pathogens as a result of the infection?
MouseDoctor says:
ProfG knows more about this drug but probably not in terms of its effectiveness as many people can get infections during the early period during depletion
Hopefully he can comment. If there's no data from the trials on how those who had an infection shortly after infusion went, perhaps just theoretically… It would be interesting to know how successful Lemtrada was in patients who has an early infection.
By Prof G April 8, 2016
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Mike Stenhouse: Can "Make It Happen" Make It Happen Without Public Policy Reform?
September 17, 2012 •0 Comments•in Economy, Education, Opinion, Politics, Taxation, Unions •By Contributor
As a participant in the two-day "Make It Happen RI" event sponsored by the Rhode Island Foundation at the Convention Center last weekend, which was attended by over 300 local business and education leaders, I'd say that the event was first class, start to finish, and the Foundation and its staff must be highly commended. I'd also suggest that a number of viewpoints became evident, multiple questions remain, one major perspective was avoided, and there were clearly a few winners and many losers that emerged.
The main premise of the event was for the group, via smaller breakouts and even smaller tables, to produce ideas on what the private sector could do to stimulate employment and economic growth, and that the RI Foundation would then take the best of these ideas to state leaders.
The Foundation deserves a chance to make sense of the many, colorful storyboards that documented the group's numerous ideas. However, it seems to me that purposely ignoring the impact of potential public policy reform may have been a flaw in the event's design.
It was immediately obvious that the small business community, which was most heavily represented among the participants, was eager to have this forum to share their ideas. Among my observations:
With obvious pent-up frustration about the state's failed business climate, the group was enthusiastic to voice its deep-felt concerns and hopes for our state.
There was much talk about why the business sector has not been a more potent force, with general agreement that people can and must pool their voices.
Similarly, there was a strong dissatisfaction that no strong advocate for their interests exists.
Some of the worst ideas I heard were to create publicly funded partnerships with private associations or higher-ed institutions to conduct more research.
There was a general call for predictability about public policy, but specific reform ideas were not actively sought.
Literally hundreds of ideas were generated, many novel and creative, but most assumed jobs were available — that training, informational sharing, marketing, and a better aligned education system would help job seekers find jobs … but how many of those jobs exist?
Herein lies the main question many of us expressed. How can we grow our economy and create jobs, without addressing the third rail, the two 800-pound gorillas in room: legislative barriers to success and the influence of employee unions? While politicians were not invited to participate, union officials were prominent in their presence.
The question of "what can the private sector do," without reforming the government-established business climate, in my opinion, is largely irrelevant. It's like worrying about what sneakers to wear in a race, instead of being concerned about how to get the big monkeys off your back.
This leads to some interesting questions about what "Make It Happen" can actually make happen:
Can the RI Foundation effectively boil the hundreds of ideas presented down to a cogent action plan? If so, most of the ideas were private sector initiatives, so to whom do they present the ideas?
Will the promises generated at many tables — "yes, let's get together and follow up on that idea" — effectively happen?
Can small business leaders put aside their political differences to come together with a unified voice that truly represents the best interests of the private sector? If so, who or what will be that voice?
Will the perceived fear of "retribution," expressed privately by many, dissuade potential leaders from stepping forward and actually leading?
There were winners: the RI Foundation for exhibiting leadership in bringing so many business people together in a high-profile, well-run event, and the business community itself for potentially finding its footing and a collective voice.
But there were obvious losers, as well: the EDC for failing to foster a positive climate of economic development, the Chambers of Commerce for not already being that voice of small business, our educational system for not aligning its curriculum to produce graduates with skills required by businesses, and past/current legislatures and administrations for putting up too many barriers that the private sector must overcome.
The private sector — entrepreneurs, innovators, and job creators — know how to succeed, especially if they know what the ground rules will be. Of course, it's productive to share ideas on working more effectively together, but what "Make It Happen" did not seek were ideas on how state government could get out of the way so economic growth could happen.
As CEO of a public policy think tank, I believe these ideas should have been more aggressively sought. Combined with private sector initiatives, collecting and reporting public policy reform ideas would have made this event an unquestionable success.
Hopefully, "Make It Happen 2.0" will add the legislative perspective.
Mike Stenhouse is CEO for the non-partisan RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, parent organization of the Ocean State Current.
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Whitaker family photographed by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C.
This 1874 photo shows a large African American family of mostly women and children, gathered around the porch of a log and clapboard cabin, with wood shingle roof and stone chimney, and a large cauldron in the foreground, and with a small shed in the background.
Palmer was born in Ireland and moved with his family to the US as a child. Palmer specialized in photographs of the African-American community. He took family and personal portraits as well as images of their homes and scenes from cotton fields and other locations where they worked. Palmer's stereographs of the lives of African-Americans at work are important as they provide important information about how both white South Carolinians and African-Americans adjusted to the new reality. In 1864, he advertised this collection as illustrative of "Southern plantation life" in The Philadelphia Photographer.
In 1866, Palmer moved to Savannah, Georgia where he worked as a photographer. He moved to Aiken in 1870. He was a prolific photographer at a time when the technology was still in its infancy. Palmer's continuous documentation of the lives of African-Americans before and during the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) placed him in a rarefied company. At that time, African Americans who were freed from slavery due to the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) or who had been soldiers fighting for their freedom during the Civil War tried to assimilate into a society that did not welcome them. Schools and churches were established to provided a means to gain education by people of all ages and establish places of worship. During this period, citizenship of African-Americans was to be resolved, but they had the right to vote, purchase property, and gain employment.


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Q: Compare the dataframe of each file read from s3 I have a large number of files in aws s3 folder. I want to read the file from each folder in python and compare and merge dataframe such that if the particular column value is similar in another dataframe add the corresponding column value to list and all other to next row
For example : dataframe df1
A               B
books          [book1, book2, book3]
animal         [animal1, animal2, animal3]
place          [place1 , place2, place3]

dataframe df2

A .          B
name        [name1, name2, name3]
animal      [animal 5, animal 6]

then the result should be: df
A             B
books          [book1, book2, book3]
animal         [animal1, animal2, animal3, animal5, animal6]
place          [place1 , place2, place3]
name        [name1, name2, name3]

A: Join all DataFrames by concat and aggregate values of B with flatten list of lists in lambda function in list comprehension:
df = pd.concat([df1, df2], ignore_index=True)

f = lambda x: [z for y in x for z in y]
df3 = df.groupby('A', sort=False)['B'].apply(f).reset_index()
print (df3)
        A                                                B
0   books                            [book1, book2, book3]
1  animal  [animal1, animal2, animal3, animal 5, animal 6]
2   place                         [place1, place2, place3]
3    name                            [name1, name2, name3]

Or:
#slow solution in large data
df = df.groupby('A', sort=False)['B'].sum().reset_index()

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Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
After the Reichstag fire and the National Socialist (Nazi) party winning the chancellorship and taking over a large part of the government, Dachau was created in March 1933 from an old Munitions plant. Using the fire as an excuse to basically declare a dictatorship, the camp was built to hold anyone who didn't toe the line of the Nazi regime. Political dissidents , educational proponents, religious figures, anyone who said something against the Nazis were targets and potentially the latest prisoners of the new compound. The newspapers would proudly boast of enemies of the State being shipped off to Dachau.
The SS took control in April, and things got significantly worse for the prisoners. People who were referred to as "Undesirables" were cremated by the hundreds of thousands over the 12 years the camp was in operation. In the early days, many were worked in the factories, but after 1938, it was almost a guaranteed death sentence to be at Dachau. As the war progressed, it moved more to an extermination camp focusing on Jewish and Russian communists in addition to the previous political and religious leaders. It was a very harsh place indeed.
Driving up from Munich, I missed the turn to the parking and drove by the open fence that allows you to see into the camp, just like you could during its operation. People were forced to put on a show of "being rehabilitated" for those passing by to see. The well-kept grounds were a bit strange to see. It was too nice, but I guess that was the plan to make it look civilized to people out side of the walls. After two years, word got out and people all over Germany knew to keep their mouths shut to avoid it.
I turned around and drove back to park at the lot for the camp. You walk across a town road, then down a path to a guide center. It all seems rather innocuous and disarming, until you come to a T intersection, with an old train platform and a section of railroad tracks. This was the original offloading point, and a straight shot to the east for the camp's main entrance. It's a little more imposing and prison-like here, but given our distance from the events, and the beautiful summer day, didn't impose a sense of foreboding.
We walked down to the entrance, through the main gates, and onto the grounds.
Inside the grounds, you can see the remaining barracks, the administration building, and even the primary road on the east where the 'model camp' was visible from the outside.
The main grounds were for the storage and display of prisoners. They had to maintain the gardens and grounds in pristine condition, be out at 6am every day, and generally appear in good spirits while being forced to work in the attached munitions factories, reeducated, or killed.
The Darkest Part
At the north end are many more memorials to different populations targeted and eliminated here. It's also the entrance to the crematoriums. No escaping the reality of what went on here.
There is no sugarcoating it, this place is dark. Built for evil, control and fear. Historically very important, and it has a lot of information you are probably not aware of on the breadth of the concentration system and practices.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -George Santayana
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Śmigiel (tyska Schmiegel) är en stad i Storpolens vojvodskap i västra Polen. Śmigiel hade 5 603 invånare år 2013.

Referenser

Externa länkar
 Śmigiels officiella webbplats

Städer i Storpolens vojvodskap

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High-integrity systems developed within the railway industry need to demonstrate compliance with EN 50128, a standard for railway control and protection systems software. Using MATLAB and Simulink with TÜV SÜD certified products can help you meet this standard.
Locomotives, hybrid locomotives, diesel or electrical multiple units, and general rolling stock carry an increasing number of electronics. The control systems applications in this segment can vary from train control and traction control management systems, to components such as door controls and braking. Designing, generating code, and testing such complex algorithms can be challenging and time consuming. MATLAB, Simulink, and Simscape™ can enable railway systems engineers to develop and implement their control algorithms for different targets and design their plant models like electrical motors.
To synchronize and improve the efficiency and safety of railway traffic, standardization projects such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) are underway. Engineers working on the ERTMS use the European Train Control System (ETCS), an integral component of the signaling and interlocking systems sector of the railway industry. Engineers in this sector develop high integrity software applications that include radio-based wireless communications, signaling control, information, and interlocking systems, as well as advanced forms of display screens used for these applications. MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow enable engineers to develop interlocking, level-crossing detection, train operation, protection, train supervision and station operation, and rail telecommunication systems.
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Convert rail lines into LRT: Ouellette
Candidate envisions city's transformation
By: Mary Agnes Welch and Randy Turner
Posted: 09/6/2014 1:00 AM	| Comments:
They cause traffic jams and huge bills for new underpasses, and now a mayoral candidate says the rail lines that splice the city should be moved to make way for a light-rail transit system.
In a campaign week dominated by another round of rapid-transit wrangling, Robert-Falcon Ouellette offered the boldest plan yet -- to move the rail lines that criss-cross the city and use the hundreds of kilometres of track as a ready-made LRT system serving Transcona, St. Norbert, St. Vital, the airport and several other suburbs.
"LRT is an expensive option, but only when you need to buy new land, tear down people's property, expropriate and lay new track," said Ouellette. "Imagine for a moment what a different city we would have. Imagine a Winnipeg where we can get to a morning class at the U of M by rail from anywhere in the city, a Winnipeg where you can take your kids to a Bombers game or a concert at the stadium by rail and bus without having to worry about parking or driving home."
Ouellette said moving the rail yards and lines would untangle the knot of tracks and traffic that has stymied city planning for years and make transportation more efficient. It would also remove the need for multimillion-dollar projects such as the Waverley Street underpass and the new Arlington bridge, pegged at roughly $75 million.
In a campaign week dominated by another round of rapid-transit wrangling, Robert-Falcon Ouellette offered the boldest plan yet — to move the rail lines that criss-cross the city and use the hundreds of kilometres of track as a ready-made LRT system serving Transcona, St. Norbert, St. Vital, the airport and several other suburbs.
And relocating the rail lines would eliminate the risk of an explosion such as the one that levelled the centre of Lac-Mégantic, Que., last year.
The moves would mean again cancelling tenuous plans for the Southwest Bus Rapid Transit Corridor and starting what are sure to be years-long and costly negotiations with Ottawa and the city's two major rail companies.
Ouellette said no real estimates exist on the cost of moving three rail yards — two in Transcona and one in the North End — and six main and spur lines.
Legislation obliges Ottawa to pay for half the cost of rail relocation as has occurred in Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal and other cities in recent decades.
But the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway have traditionally shot down any relocation trial balloons. CP Rail did so again Friday. A spokeswoman said the company was in no position to respond to a proposal by a candidate for mayor.
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Mayoral candidate Robert-Falcon Ouellette makes his transit announcement near the Jubilee Station.
"We do not have any plans to relocate our yards or any portion of it at this time. It (the rail yard) plays a strategic and critical role. It's a major yard for our operations," said Salem Woodrow, from the CPR headquarters in Calgary.
Ouellette said out-of-town rail lines could connect better with CentrePort and will save the companies money and time lost when cars crawl through the city. And the chance to get Ottawa to chip in for state-of-the-art facilities will be enticing.
"Obviously, the railroads will want a deal," he said. "They'll negotiate pretty hard."
Building new tracks for the rail companies would cost between $1.3 million and $2 million per kilometre, said Ouellette, but it's not clear how many new kilometres might be needed to bypass the city.
If it's in the billions, so is Winnipeg's current plan for six BRT corridors. Completing the corridor to the University of Manitoba, along with improvements to the Jubilee underpass, will cost $600 million alone.
Winnipeg NDP MP Pat Martin, who has long advocated for the elimination of the downtown rail yards, was quick to praise Ouellette's initiative.
"Hallelujah," Martin told the Free Press. "A mayoral candidate with something new to say."
Martin believes the land could be appropriated for inner-city housing or recreation space and "it would lend itself perfectly for light-rail transit."
"Too many people have it on their too-hard-to-do list," the MP added. "That's the kind of expansive vision we can expect from someone who wants to lead the city. It can be done."
Brian Bowman, the only other candidate who has so far offered up the bones of a long-term plan for rapid transit, said he is intrigued by the notion of moving the rail yards but changing course now would involve more delays. And he said convincing the rail companies to play ball may be unrealistic.
Bowman has pledged to complete all legs of rapid transit by 2030, and favours BRT over LRT because bus corridors have been shown to spark the most transit-oriented, dense development.
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Randy Turner spent much of his journalistic career on the road. A lot of roads. Dirt roads, snow-packed roads, U.S. interstates and foreign highways. In other words, he got a lot of kilometres on the odometer, if you know what we mean.
Promises, promises
Friday was a busy day on the campaign trail, with several candidates making policy announcements, most of which were overshadowed by the issue of missing and slain aboriginal women. For the fourth day in a row, Gord Steeves took Judy Wasylycia-Leis to task for what he called her cosy ties to the NDP, which he said likes tax hikes. Here's a recap of the more substantial policy pledges:
Paula Havixbeck
She pledged to expand the local-improvement process and use public-private partnerships to tackle neighbourhood-level infrastructure woes.
That would start with public consultations to develop a 20-year plan to fix roads and other neighbourhood infrastructure. Then, a streamlined local improvement process could be expanded to include more than just the handful of projects done each year. Public-private partnerships could also be introduced for those projects.
Local improvement allows property owners to share building costs using annual frontage levies, as long as at least 60 per cent of property owners support the move.
He would cap tax hikes at the rate of inflation and then work on a new municipal financing model built around a sales tax.
Reviving the long-stalled debate over a New Deal for cities, Bowman said the city can't survive long-term on property taxes, which he said penalize homeowners for making improvements and stifle economic activity. He said the same old campaign debate over who will raise or freeze property taxes won't get the city any closer to fixing the infrastructure backlog.
"Are we going to grow up as a city and reform the taxation we're using to one that is more progressive and focused on economic development?" he asked.
Bowman proposed a municipal sales tax of three to four per cent, that would be revenue-neutral in the early years and replace property taxes entirely.
He said some issues would need to be managed, such as the effect of a sales tax on renters and the poor.
In the meantime, while working to get the agreement of the provincial government and other Manitoba municipalities, Bowman would cap hikes at the rate of inflation, roughly two per cent a year, or $35 for the average home.
Bowman's pledge echoes a promise by rival Judy Wasylycia-Leis to cap hikes at closer to three per cent -- the rate of inflation plus the rate of population growth.


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When it comes to fake news, politicians should trust the people Politicians should not to succumb to the panic over fake news
Various shrill reports have been warning about a new crisis of "fake news" that imperils our democratic process. Damian Collins, the Tory MP who chairs the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Select Committee, declares that it represents "a crisis in our democracy".
But there is nothing new about "fake news". The Americans used to call it "yellow journalism". Over a century ago William Randolph Hearst, the American newspaper publisher, was hard at it – and the motive was not merely to boost circulation but also to distort the political process. Hearst provided the inspiration for the character Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane. An illustrator despatched to cover a revolution in Cuba found everything peaceful and suggested returning. Hearst told him: "Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war."
So, paradoxically, claims of a contemporary surge in "fake news" are themselves misleading – at least in proportionate terms. Of course the internet means there is an abundance of news – and some websites are considerably more reliable than others. But journalists are also far more accountable than they used to be. The online versions of newspaper articles routinely allow comments meaning an error can be challenged immediately. When print was dominant it needed the indulgence of the Letters Editor to set the record straight, unless a libel had occurred and the victim had access to substantial funds.
The feasibility of an establishment cover-up is far more remote than it was. Before 1955 the BBC had a broadcasting monopoly. Now any teenager can set up their own YouTube channel.
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Harry Phibbs is a journalist and blogger.
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Deva () es una ciudad rumana, capital del distrito de Hunedoara, en la región de Transilvania. Tiene una población de 69 257 habitantes.

Geografía

Está situada en el centro de distrito de Hunedoara, a una altitud de 187 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en la orilla izquierda del río Mureş. Se encuentra en una valle rodeado de las montañas de Poiana Ruscă y Zarand al oeste, las montañas de Apuseni al norte y Măgura Uroiului al este. El nombre de Deva parece provenir de la palabra dacia dava que significa ciudadela.

Demografía
En 2002 la ciudad tenía 69 257 habitantes, según el censo de aquel año, de los cuales, el 89,21 % eran rumanos, el 8,62 % magyares, el 1,62 % gitanos y otras minorías menos del 1% cada una. Desde punto de vista religioso la mayoría eran ortodoxos rumanos (83,18 %), luego católicos (7,58 %) y otros. La mayoría de la población era de avanzada edad, sólo el 14,52 % de la población tenía menos de 14 años.

Deportes
Aquí también se encuentra la famosa academia de gimnasia, el club Cetate Deva, considerada una de las mejores escuelas del mundo, a la cual han pertenecido numerosas campeonas olímpicas, mundiales y europeas, logrando grandes triunfos internacionales.

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They're a modern Stone Age family.
Thru the courtesy of Fred's two feet.
When our children were young, we didn't have much money to take them on big trips. Since Arizona had lots of fascinating sites to see, we took them around the state and showed them places of interest in their state. We took them south to Sierra Vista, Tucson, Tombstone and Bisbee on one trip and decided to go north on the next one. This trip would take us to the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Lava Rock Park, Oak Creek, and Slide Rock. While traveling on Highway 180 towards the Grand Canyon, we came across a site which totally seemed out of place.
Flintstone's Bedrock City is not something you think of when people mention Arizona. Things like dry heat, desert, and cacti but not a gigantic Fred Flintstone standing by a welcome sign with his famous "yabba dabba doo" engraved on it. After walking through the front door of the shop, you pay the fee, walk out into the rear yard, and feel like you are whisked back in time. It is Bedrock where the Flintstones and Rubbles lived, played and worked. You take the walking tour to Slate Rock and Gravel, the bowling alley where Fred bowled on his toes, the diner, the Flintstone's home, and many other places around this prehistoric town.
Flintstone's Bedrock City was the brainchild of Francis Speckels, a son of an investor. He and his family built the park in 1972. It has been updated since then and even since I have visited the place in the 1990's.
The pictures are of my children, husband and myself at the park in the 1990's.
I like that, even if I did prefer the cartoon to the film. Would love to take my grandkids wish there was one in the UK.


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Q: How to import the entire content of a text file into Edit Text Box of Matlab GUI? I have a text file (.txt) that I want insert all containing of it to Matlab GUI and show it in a text box. Sometimes this text box updates when I GUI open it so there isn't a specified text in it. (It is like a help note for my GUI that has text, numbers etc.) . I want insert whole containing of this text file automatically to my text box in Matlab GUI. What should I do?
Thanks.

A: Assuming the name of the text file as file1.txt and edit1 as the handles to the text-box, which is editbox in the context of MATLAB GUIDE, try inserting the following code inside the OpeningFcn callback or with some GUI component callback -
data1 = importdata('file1.txt','') %// Import all text as a cell array with each cell for each line
set(handles.edit1, 'Max', 2); %// Enable multi-line string input to the editbox
set(handles.edit1,'String',data1) %//  Put the text from text file into the editbox using `String` property
set(handles.edit1,'HorizontalAlignment','left') %// Align the text left-based, as it looks good maybe, but feel free to change it to center or right

If the text file is not present in the current directory, provide absolute path to it instead of 'file1.txt'.


Abbey Road has been the sight of countless happy memories for Paul McCartney. But as he strolled down the famous London street with Nancy Shevell on his arm, he looked at his most contented.
The ex-Beatle, 65, looked full of joy as he and Miss Shevell slowly walked down the street to pay a quick house call to his son James in nearby St John's Wood.
Sir Paul and the elegantly wrapped-up New York heiress contentedly laughed and chatted, giving photographers every opportunity to take their snaps.
After a few minutes in the house, they were happy to wave and smile before heading back to Sir Paul's home, which is just around the corner from the iconic recording studios.
It is now a year since he started dating Miss Shevell, 47. The couple were first pictured in a passionate embrace in the front of his car last November.
Initially, the couple kept a low-profile in the wake of his divorce from Heather Mills, but were snapped frolicking in the sea and enjoying romantic walks on a trip to Antigua in April.
In the summer they went on a month-long road trip across the US prompting speculation that the love affair was becoming increasingly serious.
In August, the pair went public with their relationship for the first time, taking an impromptu stroll arm in arm outside his London home.
Miss Shevell has also spent time at Sir Paul's secluded East Sussex home, which he bought as a wedding gift for first wife Linda in 1969.
Miss Shevell, who is vice president of her family's £250million transport firm, is still finalising her divorce from politician husband Bruce Blakeman.
In recent months speculation has mounted that the pair will get engaged next year.
He also recently penned a romantic ballad to her under the pseudonym The Fireman called Lifelong Passion.
However, Sir Paul's adult children Stella, Mary and James are said to be completely against the idea of their father marrying so soon after his messy divorce from Miss Mills, 40.
She and estranged husband Bruce Blakeman first became friends with Sir Paul and first wife Linda during the early 1990s.
A breast cancer survivor, Miss Shevell has raised hundred of thousands of pounds for charity. Her family background, elegance and demeanour have already led to comparisons with Linda.
Sir Paul's marriage to former model Heather Mills, with whom he has a four year old daughter Beatrice, ended in May. She was awarded £24.3million in the divorce settlement.