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A ceasefire in the trade war
There are doubts over whether Trump's EU deal will last. Matthew Partridge reports.
by: Dr Matthew Partridge
Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Trump: peace for now
There are doubts over whether Trump's EU deal will last. Matthew Partridge reports.
"On 25 July 2018 the tweets fell silent and a truce was declared on the European front of the trade war between the United States and, well, the rest of the world," says Irwin Stelzer in The Sunday Times. Last week Donald Trump and the EU's Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to halt further tariff increases. At the same time the EU agreed to "increase its purchases of soybeans" and import "massive" amounts of LNG gas. In the longer run both sides would "work towards zero tariffs and removal of all trade barriers for non-auto industrial goods". Even Trump's critics "cannot interpret this as anything other than a victory for his belligerent tactics".
That's an exaggeration, says John Cassidy in The New Yorker. In reality, Europeans "gave up little except their prior refusal to negotiate under threat". For example, "Juncker's pledge that the EU would import more US-grown soybeans, for instance, formalised something that was likely to happen anyway". The changing economics of the gas market mean that increased European imports of LNG "may well have occurred without Wednesday's agreement". Still, "at least the meeting didn't end with the world's two largest economies descending into a full-scale trade war".
Many obstacles to a lasting deal
Yet free traders shouldn't count their chickens yet, says Stephen Bush in the New Statesman. After all, "one reason why Trump's White House is so erratic is that the president's mind changes depending on which adviser is currently in favour". While "those wanting to avoid a trade war are currently on the up", that "could change". The fact that "Juncker has conceded very little that the EU hasn't already conceded in practice" may mean that "Trump decides he's been had andthat the whole mess is re-opened in the not too distant future".
The chances of a wide-ranging free-trade agreement are still slim, says Shawn Donnan in the Financial Times. "It is impossible to overestimate how difficult negotiations are likely to become." In 2013 both sides agreed to begin talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). These talks lasted three years before collapsing in 2016, as a result of both Trump's election and opposition within Europe. While the decision to exclude agriculture from future talks may reduce European opposition, it may make any deal harder to sell stateside since "farmers and their representatives in Congress don't like being excluded from trade deals".
Trump is still a protectionist
A further problem is that Trump will always have an incentive to take a protectionist stance, says Ross Douthat in The New York Times. The reality is that he "needs his tariffs, needs his trade war" to have any chance of winning a second term. After all, "it's the only remaining economic issue where he's stuck to his campaign promises and hasn't just deferred to traditional Republican priorities". The fact that these tariffs are generally unpopular doesn't matter as much as "their potential appeal to the narrow slice of blue-collar swing voters that he needs if he's going to be re-elected".
Khan steps up to bat for Pakistan
Imran Khan made his name as captain of Pakistan's cricket team. Now "he is captain once more only this time of his country", says Kiran Stacey in the FT. While Khan's PTI party fell short of an absolute majority, it won almost a third of the votes, after his anti-corruption message and "grand vision for his country" attracted young voters "fed up with terror attacks and a stagnant economy". (Opponents say he was also given a hand by the army a charge Khan denies.)
If anyone can shake up Pakistan, it is surely Khan, says Jeffrey Gettleman in The New York Times. He brings "more star power andmystique than any recent Pakistani leader and perhaps a better chance to change the country's narrative". At the very least, "there will be an initial fascination with him as he tours the world", which will help him in his quest to "solve Pakistan's dire debt crisis" the country is said to be seeking a $12bn bailout from the IMF and bring in foreign investment.
Khan's vision for Pakistan is "alluring", but "fanciful", says Una Galani for Reuters Breakingviews. While he wants to emulate China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi, he "has a weaker mandate, needs to form a coalition, and has fewer financial resources at his disposal". Pakistan is heading for another crisis foreign-exchange reserves now cover barely two months' worth of imports meaning that "a plan to increase welfare spending more than fourfold is unlikely to be implemented". And "even if Khan's hands weren't tied financially, he would still be politically constrained by the military". Overall, his ambitions "look well beyond reach".
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A mystical rainy Mumbai night, a thud pierces the drizzling music of rains and wakes up the security guard of a residential society. Aba a senior citizen has fallen down from his galley. Sr. Inspector Maruti Nagargoje (Nana Patekar) is in charge of the case. What appears to be an accident turns out to be an adage on the complexities of modern day relationships.
MUMBAI PUNE MUMBAI fame helmer Satish Rajwade twines the complexities of modern day relationships in AAPLA MANUS with the generation gap and neglect of senior citizens in a beguiling suspense mystery that offers a cryptic tribute to Akira Kurosawa's ROSHOMON and known Marathi and Bollywood family sagas (names will be disclosed later) with a towering performance by Nana Patekar.
Vivek Bele plot is an intriguing disguise of an allegorically cryptic drama that ends on a teary note. Sr. Inspector Maruti Nagargoje (Nana Patekar) is a smart old fox who cunningly interrogates the son of the aged man played by Sumeet Raghavan and his wife played by Iravati Harshe. As the interrogation goes giving a sense of déjà vu of RASHOMON/DRISHYAM, both vividly and wickedly the mystery takes an unexpected turns questioning the modern day beliefs and highlighting the age old phenomenon of neglecting senior citizens by young couples.
Satish Rajwade opens AAPLA MANUS as a suspense thriller, keeping the audience engulfed in the mysterious cocktail of the versions that lead to Aba's alleged suicide and ensures that the audiences doesn't skip the game of guessing. The writer and the director struck the chord in projecting believable surroundings of an urban family where husband and wife work and an aged member is left alone at home. Aba's grandson is in boarding school so the null and emptiness is more in this case. While we encounter different versions, writer Vivek Bele makes use of occasional sly humour like in the beginning when daughter in law - Iravati Harshe is not traceable and Aba calls everyone available on phone to know her where about.
And in the second half a comment on how people belonging to different income groups quarrel. It's a striking comment on care and compassion which is many a times taken as an intrusion in someone's privacy. Satish Rajawade applies a dramatic approach in unfolding the mystery, it's primarily shot in indoors, and it's talkative giving the feeling of a theatre in between. Never the less, the director manages to keep the audience hooked completely especially during the first half.
Problems with AAPLA MANUS start developing in the second half, it finds itself guilty of repetition, unnecessarily dragging and taking sides. The whodunit/whydunit mystery ends up as a tribute to Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini starrer BHAGBAN in a way which actually has taken its leaf of inspirations from Mohan Joshi starrer TU TITHE MEE. But getting inspired and/or speaking on the neglect of senior citizens is not the issue over here.
AAPLA MANUS in its agenda somewhere gets preachy and takes sides in talking mainly from the parent's behalf. Yes, there is no iota of a doubt that the plight of the senior citizens in our country is primarily due to the selfishness and heartlessness of the younger generation but in the Indian culture where parents get the stature of God, it's a truth that mistakes do happen and sometimes as a human being parents do make mistakes.
If the writer director could have added an extra layer in showing a couple of fault from parents done either knowingly or unknowingly then AAPLA MANUS could have pushed its envelope much further.
Anyways, after an ode to patriotism with emotional grandfather grandson undertones in VITTI DANDU (2014), Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn's second Marathi movie as a producer AAPLA MANUS is a meticulously crafted suspense drama with occasional dark tones that comes with an allegorically emotional surprise and it's a decent film.
After NATSAMRAT, the incredible Nana Patekar delivers another towering performance that promises to stay with you for long after you have left the theatre. Both as Aba and Sr. Inspector Maruti Nagargoje Nana Patekar is pitch perfect, flawless and a treat to watch him act in his second film as a producer.
Satish Rajwade interestingly and quite convincingly establishes the simile between Aba and Sr Inspector Maruti Nagargoje which is the movies biggest trump card.
Sumeet Raghavan is fantastic as the son and during the confrontation scenes with the brilliant Nana, the actor remarkably leave his own mark. It's a feat to leave a mark in front of an actor like Nana who is matchless throughout in the film.
Iravati Harshe provides solid support and leaves her stamp with a convincing and natural performance. Though her character is modeled on the general conception/misconception that married woman 'steal' sons from their parents, which is debatable in certain sections of the society. Obviously, the director has tried to play to the gallery over here and tried to win maximum support. Iravati as an actress has complimented her director's vision with a noteworthy performance.
Technicalities are fine with Suhas Gujarathi camera flows as per the set mood.
In spite of having hidden melodramatic overtones, Satish Rajwade stays away from having any songs in this movie which is a welcome surprise.
And last but not the least, an emotional surprise just before the end credits will surely moist your eyes.
All said and done, AAPLA MANUS has its share of glitches in the second half but the towering performance of the incredible Nana Patekar laced with an intriguing adage on the complexities of a modern day relationship that makes an emotional appeal is a cinematic experience for those who love Nana Patekar in reels and their family in real.


May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art—write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. May your coming year be a wonderful thing in which you dream both dangerously and outrageously.
I hope you will make something that didn't exist before you made it, that you will be loved and you will be liked and you will have people to love and to like in return. And most importantly, because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now—I hope that you will, when you need to, be wise and that you will always be kind. And I hope that somewhere in the next year you surprise yourself.


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'Bout bloody time (no pun)!
Nice entry too. I like the shift description.
Zaitsev died, I took over the corp, /sip'd my tea, and we all started whoring Angel missions.
So no, nothing much really.
i think meb was referring to the subtle potential shift in priorities that kyoko alluded to in the neocom post. acknowledging the presence of the serpentis and angel cartel, factoring in coreli and boosters, and then leaving the equation undecided for now.
"training of the skill mind reading five has been completed."


The euro-star brand reflects all the characteristics of it's founder Hans Gotzens, who established euro-star in 1959. Hans Gotzens was a pioneer, always exploring the equestrian horizons and looking for new materials and product functionality. Above all he was a man with passion and dedication for the equestrian sport. By following his vision, euro-star has evolved into a leading brand in equestrian sportswear. The principle of the euro-star creations has always been to blend horse and rider into a perfect team.


We think that if something is not good to put in your body, it is not good to apply on your skin as it still enters the body through a process of diffusion. We are very mindful about the ingredients that go into our product to share with the world. All of our ingredients are certified organic by the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA. Before sharing it with the world we have used our product in our everyday lives. Whether we or our children get a cut or a scrape, catch the seasonal cold or allergies, or want to keep a bright smile while keeping a fresh breath through a soothing formula we provide a simple alternative to keep in your purse, office, vehicle whenever needed.
Can be used as hand sanitizer, on cuts and rashes, dental hygiene, teeth whitening, blemish clearing, ear cleaning, sinus clearing, etc.
During the Bubonic Plague it has been said that 4 thieves were to be forgiven of their thefts to those afflicted with illness if they were to reveal how they were able to stay healthy. These thieves were very observant as they revealed that they had anointed their clothing and masks with the same blend of oils physicians had used while treating the sick during that devastating time.
The combination of these powerful antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-parasitic, anti-fungal, and immune stimulant agents in the form of an extract from super agents such as cinnamon bark, clove, eucalyptus, rosemary, and lemon~make it a perfect combination together with food grade hydrogen peroxide to combat any bacteria.
Why "food grade" hydrogen peroxide? As a rule, manufacturers of drug store grade hydrogen peroxide do not clearly identify the stabilizers used in their product, disclosing them as 'proprietary formulation', as they contain a most common stabilizer, acetanilide. Other agents known to be used as stabilizers include: phenol, tin, colloidal stannate, organophosphonates, and nitrate.
Chemical companies that manufacture hydrogen peroxide use 'proprietary formulations' which are not disclosed to the public. For this reason, it is unreasonable to assume that any hydrogen peroxide sold commercially, regardless of its grade, unless it is food grade hydrogen peroxide, is safe for consumption, food preparation or direct contact. If it is not good to put in your body, then it is not good to put on your skin.
There are many benefits to using food grade hydrogen peroxide such as for wound care, dental hygiene, teeth whitening, skin conditions (blemishes, eczema, athlete's foot, other rashes), hand sanitizer, sinus/ear infections, etc.


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MCRJ Volume 30, No.1, 2020
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Development of urban areas in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (commonly called as Greater Jakarta) is significantly expanding during the past decades (Simone, 2014). Thus, borders are no longer an obstacle for people movement and social interaction. Greater Jakarta is home to 28 million people during the day and 10 million people at night (Winarso et al., 2015). They are commuting not only in one area but also among those cities. Jakarta Transportation Statistics data in BPS (2015) shows that 3,566,178 people in Greater Jakarta commute daily.
Bekasi is one of supporting area for the urban transportation and agglomeration in greater Jakarta. The municipality is also experiencing rapid growth, particularly in Cikarang area. As part of Bekasi Regency, Cikarang has potential economic sector such as trade, services, and many scales of the industry (BPS, 2014). As the economic activity growth rapidly, Cikarang is not supported by a reliable transportation system. Currently, access to and from Cikarang is mainly supported by road infrastructure, especially toll roads. The roads are experiencing a massive congestion at day and night due to a high volume of the private vehicle which leads to longer travel time and creates more stress for the people (Berawi et al., 2015). The volume-per-capacity ratio data for the toll roads around Cikarang shows a high number of passenger units per hour. It means the capacity of roads no longer able to accommodate vehicles adequately. Developing alternative infrastructure through a rail-based transportation is required to connect Cikarang to other areas in shorter travel time.
The aim of this research is to investigate the potential of railway development in Cikarang area by considering potential passengers and transportation mode choice among the people. The result will generate passenger demand from the city and potential of shifting modes from private vehicle users to the rail-based transportation.
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Q: big for loop hangs javascript engine recently when I was tackling a algorithm problem, I found a plain big for loop like this
var x = 1000000000000;
for (var i = 0; i <= x; i++) {}

can hang javascript engine (tested on node.js, Chrome, and Firefox javascript console).
Actually it is running, but very slow. I tried several value of x, and there is noticeable delay when x = 1000000.
Is this performance normal to a interpret language?

A: You can use some form of loop unrolling,  break up the loop into chunks, e.g. using Duffs device, or use a mechanism described here.
The behavior is not confined to interpreted languages. The loop will always last long to very long. Try for example for (long n = 1000000000000; n >= 0; n-=1) {} in c#.
Finally, within a (modern) browser using web workers may be viable. Here's an example I created for another SO-question.

A: This will be slow in any language. It's just especially noticeable in this case since it's blocking your UI. JavaScript engines execute a single threaded event loop. You can always use web workers to execute slow processing tasks in the background.

A: Shouldn't be a problem with real-world cases, I tested on MacBook Pro laptop:

*

*1,000,000 loop iterations

*each iteration invokes a (simple) function

*takes 2-3ms on first few rounds (cold compiler)

*takes ~0.5ms after that (compiler optimizes hot code)

If you need to iterate over super-hyper-mega values, I'd split it up into smaller junks and use setTimeout or requestAnimationFrame to spread the workload over different frames and not cause any framedrops (frame has ~16ms to do all the work).

console.clear();

// options
const start = true;
const useFastTick = false; // 3ms per tick vs e.g 1s
const interval = 1; // 1: once/sec, 2: twice/sec, etc
const iterations = 1000000;

function emptyFn() {}

function argsFn(obj) {}

function emptyFns() {
  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
    if (i !== undefined && i !== null) emptyFn();
  }
}

function argsFns() {
  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
    argsFn({a: 'hey', b: i, c: false});
  }
}

function tick() {
  const all0 = performance.now();

  const empty0 = performance.now();
  emptyFns();
  const empty1 = performance.now();

  const args0 = performance.now();
  argsFns();
  const args1 = performance.now();

  const all1 = performance.now();

  const all = (all1 - all0).toFixed(3);
  const empty = (empty1 - empty0).toFixed(3);
  const args = (args1 - args0).toFixed(3);
  log(all, empty, args);

  if (useFastTick) {
    setTimeout(tick, 3);
  } else {
    setTimeout(() => requestAnimationFrame(tick), 1000 * interval);
  }
}

if (start) requestAnimationFrame(tick);

// log results to console
function log(all, empty, args) {
  console.group(`${all}ms`);
  console.log(`Empty: ${empty}ms`);
  console.log(`Arrgs: ${args}ms`);
  console.groupEnd();
}

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Coronavirus infections fall below 200 in Pakistan
NCOC reports two more deaths with positivity ratio sliding to 0.70%: US authorizes fourth Covid shot for over 50s: EU ministers seek unity on fourth Covid shot
Published: 10:03 AM, 30 Mar, 2022
Caption: An Indonesian nurse administers a Pfizer booster vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Jakarta.–AFP
Pakistan saw another positive development in its fight against coronavirus pandemic when the daily number of infections fell below 200 mark during the last 24 hours (Tuesday), reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday morning, Pakistan has recorded 194 infections and two deaths by Covid-19 during the last 24 hours (Tuesday).
As per the latest NCOC data, with the addition of two more deaths the toll inched up to 30,349, whereas the number of total infections now stood at 1,524,549 after adding the fresh 194 cases.
During the last 24 hours (Tuesday), 27,492 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan whereas the positivity ratio stood at 0.70 percent. The number of patients in critical care was 432.
Statistics 30 Mar 22
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 27,492
Positive Cases: 194
Positivity %: 0.70%
Deaths :2
Patients on Critical Care: 432
— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) March 29, 2022
During the last 24 hours (Tuesday), as many as 136 patients have recovered from the virus whereas the total recoveries stood at 1,485,609. As of Wednesday, the total count of active cases in the country was recorded at 8,591.
As many as 575,109 coronavirus cases have so far been confirmed in Sindh, 504,962 in Punjab, 218,988 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 135,058 in Islamabad, 35,471 in Balochistan, 43,261 in Azad Kashmir and 11,700 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
As many as 13,554 individuals have lost their lives to the pandemic in Punjab so far, 8,095 in Sindh, 6,316 in KP, 1,023 in Islamabad, 792 in Azad Kashmir, 378 in Balochistan and 191 in Gilgit Baltistan.
US authorizes fourth Covid shot for over 50s
The United States Tuesday authorized a fourth dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for people 50 and older, as authorities warn of a possible new wave driven by the BA.2 variant.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement it had based its decision on emerging evidence that an additional booster, given four months after the last, improved protection against severe Covid and wasn't associated with new safety concerns.
Additionally, people with immune compromising conditions who have already received four shots, with their latest at least four months ago, are now eligible for a fifth dose.
That includes people living with certain organ transplants.
The Pfizer vaccine will be available to immune compromised people aged 12 and over, while the Moderna vaccine will be available to those 18 and up.
"Current evidence suggests some waning of protection over time against serious outcomes from Covid-19 in older and immunocompromised individuals," senior FDA scientist Peter Marks said, explaining the decision.
The FDA said data from Israel, which had studied the effects of a fourth dose given four months after the third on 700,000 people, found the extra shot was safe.
It also cited data from a study of 154 health workers whose antibody levels, including against the Delta and Omicron variants, were restored to high levels two weeks after their fourth doses.
A study published by Israeli researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine this month indicated that three doses of current generation mRNA vaccines have hit a ceiling in terms of the immune response generated.
In other words, while three doses brings immunity levels to new heights, the fourth dose restores antibody levels to where they previously were shortly after the third.
Experts have said the benefits to younger, healthy people aren't yet clear, and say new vaccines will likely need to be developed as the virus continues to mutate.
EU ministers seek unity on fourth Covid shot
EU health ministers on Tuesday said they wanted to better coordinate scattered national policies on giving out fourth doses of the covid vaccine and asked the Brussels executive to come up with a plan next week.
"Today we see states that have opened the fourth dose to over 75-year-olds, others to over 80 years, as is the case of France, while the Netherlands is at over 60 years," said Olivier Veran, the health minister for France which currently hold the bloc's presidency.
"Others have not yet started, so it creates legitimate questions," Veran told reporters.
Veran said that the ministers asked the European Commission to coordinate with the 27 member states, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) towards a common position.
"The COVID 19 pandemic is of course still with us. Vaccination is as important today as it was a few months ago," said EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides.
"Unfortunately, we are seeing vaccinations plateauing, at the same time as restrictions are being lifted and this is understandable" she said.
Kyriakides said there are still more than 100 million unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated people in Europe.
"Vaccination remains our best tool in combating the pandemic and we must be prepared for the autumn and winter months," she added.
With inputs from AFP.
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Covid infections remain slow in Pakistan with 0.39% positivity ratio
Covid positivity ratio soars in Pakistan
Posted 10:16 AM, 5 Jan, 2023
Pakistan Covid ratio down to 0.40% with 18 new cases
Daily Covid infections crash in Pakistan


The pontine nuclei are a part of the pons which store the memory of intention during motor activity. Corticopontine fibres carry information from the primary motor cortex to the ipsilateral pontine nucleus in the ventral pons, and the pontocerebellar projection then carries that information to the contralateral cerebellum.
They therefore allow modification of actions in the light of their outcome, or error correction, and are hence important in learning motor programs.


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Fiske Guide 2012 includes Clark
Clark University is included in the 2012 revised and updated edition of the "Fiske Guide to Colleges," which identifies "the best and most interesting of the more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States."
The Fiske Guide is compiled by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske, known as a leading independent voice in college admissions. Colleges featured in the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012"were selected with several broad principles in mind, beginning with academic quality. The guide covers a range of subjects including student body, academics, social life, financial aid, campus setting, housing, food, and extracurricular activities.
Here are excerpts from the Fiske Guide's pages on Clark University:
"If Clark were located an hour to the east, it would have become the hottest thing since Harvard. Worcester is not Boston, but Clarkies bring a sense of mission to their relationship with this old industrial town. Clark is liberal, tolerant, and world renowned in psychology and geography."
"Clark started out differently, serving only graduate students. Though it now caters mainly to undergraduates, the school continues to challenge convention, pioneering new teaching methods, pursuing new fields of knowledge, and finding new ways to connect thinking and doing. 'Its urban location gives it a distinct identity,' a senior says. 'It is also fairly progressive, making room for students to satisfy a wide variety of interests.' "
The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012 is available at stores, online and in an interactive version for iPad users.


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Austria prepares for the election under cloudy economic forecasts
By Mehboob Ali Shaikh
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Mehboob Ali Shaikh is the Bureau Chief of World News Observer. Based in Canada, working with Toronto 360 TV. Mehboob has accomplished Years of experience in print and broadcast media. He is an active participant in Social media strategies, including Facebook, Twitter and Skype.
Austria has prepared for the general elections under cloudy economic forecast. Austrian economists find it difficult to be heard in politics. Maybe that's because they're off the beaten track. That applies at least to the Wifo Institute for Economic Research, the largest think tank in the country. The squat concrete building near the new Vienna Central Station has nothing in common with the sophisticated city palace in the city center. A secluded purpose-built building, which is also on a former military site, the "Arsenal". The Museum of Military history is not far down the street.
"I've never been there, but I like the motto of the house: The war belongs in the museum", says Christoph Badelt. The highly decorated economics professor Christoph Badelt is the current director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research and professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Badelt and his team are producing the growth forecasts for Austria, and they look much worse this year than they did in the past. This has nothing directly to do with the end of the black-blue coalition, which was able to swim on a wave of boom. But the cooling of the economy coincides with the elections and the change of government, and that worries the professional.
"The taxes are not as abundant as they used to be, that narrows the scope of the next government", said Badelt. "The danger is great that the pace of reform will subside". From an economic point of view, one must worry, that after the elections, a constellation arises, with nothing more moves. Who wants to make unpopular reforms when the economy revolves?
Interestingly, these approaches are found in almost all parties of Austria, in each election program, new taxes are proposed. From a liberal point of view, therefore, the question is not which party come to power on Sunday, but what wings prevail. In the OVP and the SPO there are enough redistributors who could find together in the Greens anyway. And the allegedly "free" FPO is much closer to the left in social policy and its orientation towards the "little people" than the conservative business circles in the OVP, who prevailed in the past government.
"No one takes overall responsibility"
Badelt praises that in the black-blue government there were correct approaches to austerity policy: the budget is balanced, some debts were repaid, there were first reductions in taxes and social security contributions. But then broke the coalition in May due to Ibiza affair, a transitional government under the non-party Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein took over the business, since then many reforms got stuck.
"Every parliamentary club enforces what its stakeholders have always wanted, with the majority in the National Council", said Badelt. In general, the 68-year-old economics professor observes that the policy shies away from making uncomfortable decisions in Austria and to turn the head: "Those responsible do not dare to tackle the unpopular and to take something away from people so that they have enough in the future".
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I've always been a fan of the Blu-ray format over HD-DVD, and as such I was delighted this week when Toshiba finally threw in the towel on the format war. This talk of Sony bribing Toshiba is silly, in my mind, since they were down to basically one remaining movie publisher using their format which can't be sufficient to maintain a disc format. Unless people were happy only buying Paramount movies (which I suppose some people might), there was no reason remaining to push HD-DVD. Sure, HD-DVD's initial players did come with some features that weren't yet available in BD profile 1.0, but those features were rarely used to my knowledge and with the notable exception of some Samsung (and possibly other) players, older BD players should continue to play new content without substantial problems. Aside from people who already have HDTVs in their homes and were suffering through upscaled DVDs most of the consumer population doesn't care about HD movies yet anyway. Personally, I have a nice 1080i TV with a decent 5.1 sound system and tower speakers all of which actually benefit from high definition movies' sound and video quality improvements over DVD. Should you care? Do you have an HDTV already? Do you notice that your HD shows look substantially better than your DVDs? Do you have good speakers (those little 2" cubes don't count)? Then you'd probably enjoy watching Blu-Ray high definition movies instead of regular old DVDs. And don't worry, your DVD collection will still work in a new Blu-Ray disc player.


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The Chalet Ellen can sleep up to 12 with all 5 bedrooms en-suite - the lounge has a log fire and there's also a sauna - ideal for relaxing after a hard day on the slopes!
It has 5 bedrooms and can sleep up to 10/12 people. All of the bedrooms are en-suite and the chalet has a lounge with a log fire as well as a sauna and a heated boot room.
Two of the bedrooms have double beds (one of these can be changed to twin beds), the family room has 4 single beds and the remaining 2 are twin rooms. The lounge/dining/kitchen area is open plan and has comfy sofas, a log fire and a large dining table. There's a TV and DVD player and the chalet has free WIFI.
There's a terrace with great views of the valley It's situated approximately ten minutes from the centre of resort in the old part of Morzine.
The ski bus stops less than 5 minutes walk from the chalet, but we also have our own minibus in resort which is used to take guests to the lifts in the mornings. The ski bus route takes you to Le Pleney in one direction or up to Prodains to access Avoriaz in the other.
The rooms are bright and airy and the chalet is decorated in a traditional wooden style.
Prices include catered board (buffet breakfast with hot option, afternoon tea and 3 course evening meal with wine). Our chalet staff have two days off when you can eat out at a local restaurant. Prices also include towels & bed linen.
Transfers included from Geneva airport when booking the whole chalet.
There are currently no available rooms for this accomodation. Please contact us for an enquiry.
I would just like to say what a great time I had last week in Chalet Ellen. (Feb 2018) Could you thank James and Jake especially for their great menus and hospitality. The Chalet was a great spec and good value for money and I would definitely would consider staying there or at other Zenith venues if they are of the same quality.
Friendly staff, great atmosphere in the chalet.
Spacious open plan living/dining room, perfect for socialising and enough room for everyone to have a seat in front of the fire!
Could be closer to the slopes but minibus lifts are provided and buses are free and very efficient.


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SS Sapona
WWI era concrete ship wrecked in 1926. Used until 1945 as military target practice.
by Matthew Anderson
17 ft (5.2 m)
Sapona lies four miles south of the Bimini islands in the Bahamas and 56 miles east of Miami, Florida, making her very accessable to divers basing out of the Bahamas and the United States. The remains of Sapona at deepest lie at ony 17 feet, the majority of her hull above water and highly visible to tourists and recreational divers alike. The shallow depth means any recreational diver with enough experience can visit the wreck. Sapona is a popular recreational diving site.
Latitude: 25° 39' 1.8" N Longitude: -79° 17' 36.2904" W
Sapona was constructed in 1920 by the Liberty Ship Building Company in Wilmington, North Carolina for the United States government originally part of the planned 24 ship World War I emergency fleet. Her sister ship was the Cape Fear. Like the concrete ship Palo Alto, Sapona was never used as a cargo steamship. She was purchased by Miami Beach developer Carl Fisher and used first as a casino and later as an oil storage barge. In 1924, at the height of prohibition, Fisher sold the Sapona to Bruce Bethel, an alcohol smuggler based in the Bahamas. Sapona was used as his floating alcohol storage warehouse. Bethel later hoped to partially repurpose parts of Sapona to become a night club. In 1926, the ship was caught in a violent storm and thrown aground on a reef. Her hull was holed and punctured, then her stern ripped off the main hull. Bethel abandoned her where she lay. During World War II, Sapona was used as target practice by the United States Navy and continued to be used for such a purpose after the war had ended in 1945. The last time she was said to be used as target practice was by the infamous Naval Squadron Flight 19 shortly before the aircraft went missing in a region commonly referred to as the Bermuda Triangle. A Mariner flying boat was sent out to search for the missing squadron, but also vanished. To this day, none of the aircraft have been located.
Sapona lies in two main sections, having broken in half when she ran aground in 1926. Both sections were easily discernable up to the early 2000s. However, years of neglect, constant hurricanes and target practice by the United States Navy have taken their toll. The sides of the ship and her internal decks have collapsed, but the resilliant main skeleton of the vessel has upheld its basic shape and has kept the concrete main deck intact. In the mid to late 2000s, the stern section succumbed to its fate and collapsed into a pile of concrete rubble on the bottom of the reef. The ship's propeller remains and is completely underwater. The prow itself is in the best shape of all the vessel, retaining its appearance and structural integrity where the rest of the wreck has since given up.
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Sapona was part of a series of ships built of concrete for the U.S. Military in the late 1910s early 1920s. During World War I, steel was a highly sought after material needed for warships and other high priority military equipment. Reinforced concrete was an easy to construct, strong and cheap alternative to steel. President Wilson approved the construction of an "Emergency Fleet" of 24 ships in 1918. Only 12 were finished, all after the war, and sold to commercial operators. Many ended up as fishing piers, breakwaters and shipwrecks. Only one is still afloat as a Powell River breakwater in British Columbia; the Peralta. The San Pasqual is also intact off the Cuban coastline, but is abandoned and likely not afloat.
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Louis & Clark's steady growth is a result of both our commitment to providing health care solutions and understanding the needs of health care providers, caregivers and patients. Today, we provide professional pharmacy and compounding services, medical equipment, independent-living services and health care programs.
People often ask us about our name. In 1963 by Louis and Clark (their real names) graduated pharmacy college and immediately bought a pharmacy in Chicopee. Originally named Airline Drug, customers often commented on the opportune names of the partners – Louis & Clark. Pretty quickly, the two founders renamed the company after the famous explorers, albeit with a different spelling.
Louis retired and Clark's son, Skip, is now responsible for the direction of the company. We considered changing the name to Skip & Clark. Briefly. Of course, the legacy of Louis & Clark is more than a name. It's a dedication to service and innovation.
Today's health care is a very fluid marketplace. For 50 years, we've built our reputation by continually adapting to the needs of our customers. No matter how the regulations change, we will always try and help preserve a patient's independence and quality of life. Louis & Clark will always be here to help you take care of yourself.


March 3, 2017, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Boost Human External Cargo Systems Inc. (www.boostsystems.ca), a leading provider of fixed line equipment for aerial rescue, is pleased to supply Parks Canada Search and Rescue (SAR) teams with the most advanced Human External Cargo (HEC) systems for light helicopters.
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Boost Systems specializes in HEC kits that handle a payload of up to 1100 pounds (500 kg), effectively doubling the payload of most systems in use with the AS350/355 and the Bell 407. Boost Systems holds both Transport Canada and FAA-issued STCs for the equipment (Bell 407 FAA STC pending), which is easy to install, does not use a bellyband and allows use with the helicopter doors on or off. The system has two independent releases, with the primary release on the cyclic giving the pilot full control of the system eliminating the need for a spotter.
Parks Canada manages one of the finest and most extensive systems of protected natural and cultural heritage areas in the world. Their backcountry emergency response program is recognized globally as maintaining the highest standards and certifications and visitor safety is a top priority for Parks Canada. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, admission for all visitors to national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas operated by Parks Canada will be free in 2017.
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Meet Ms. Snow: The Soccer Playing, World Traveling, New English Teacher!
This past summer, WMHS hired a new English teacher! Her name is Jessica Snow and she teaches three English 10 Honors classes and two English 12 CP classes here at the high school. Mrs. Snow is also the Freshman Girls Soccer coach, given her many years experience playing and coaching soccer. She has had lots of teaching experience from all over the world, and she is exhibiting these skills at Wakefield High.
This new teacher was born in Upstate New York, and has one brother, who also teaches in Nantucket. Her family took vacations almost every year to Nantucket. She went to St. Michael's college in Vermont and then attended graduate school at State University of New York at Albany. Following school, she was asked to play soccer in Great Britain. When Mrs. Snow was in Britain, she played soccer for the Barnet Ladies Football Club, while she taught Shakespeare to British students, both of which she enjoyed very much. After that, she moved to Nantucket for a promising teaching opportunity and got excellent coaching experience there as well. She then took a "vacation" to California, where she stayed a little longer than expected. On this "vacation" she ended up meeting her husband while over there and stayed in California for 6 more years. Mrs. Snow then moved to Seattle for 6 months with her husband, Mr. Snow, as she calls him when talking with students, before he got a job back in Massachusetts. Mrs. Snow was delighted because she wanted to move closer to family, only a few hours away from her parents in New York and her brother in Nantucket. The Snows decided to drive cross country from California back to Massachusetts, where Mrs. Snow applied for a job at WMHS!
Mr. Drinkwater, another English teacher at WMHS, was happy to talk about Mrs. Snow. "I think she is a really exciting person to have in the building", he claims about his new colleague. "She has already fully immersed herself in the department and classes" in just the first few weeks of school. He also says that it's almost like she's been here for a few years, not a few weeks.
Mrs. Snow loves to teach! "I love my students, they are really funny. Everyday I am always super excited coming to school". She likes being an English teacher because she enjoys watching her students grow in their writing. Her favorite thing about teaching English is that the discussion is always different with new aspects continuously being brought to the table by her students. She moved to Wakefield before she knew about the job opening. Part of the reason she took the job had been because she was really impressed with the teachers and the way they taught. As for the way Mrs. Snow views her teaching, she likes to consider herself tough/strict but sometimes she goes toward "being a softy".
Although Mrs. Snow may spend most of her time inside of WMHS, she does have a life outside of school! She enjoys paddleboarding, doing Pinterest DIYs and reading. Her favorite novel is A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter. Her favorite food is lobster and she is most definitely a dog person. She is also a soccer fanatic.
Many of her students are happy to have her as their teacher, Mrs. Snow hopes enthusiastically. The WMHS community and teachers have been very welcoming! Mrs. Snow is very excited about the upcoming year with her hilarious sophomore and senior students.


Sarah Codling, a 30-year-old mum of one from Woodgate Valley, underwent emergency heart surgery at QEHB in January 2015 after suffering a congenital heart defect, since birth.
Sarah found herself barely able to walk or even breathe without extreme difficulty, and her mum became her carer.
She said: "It was really hard. My heart was always a ticking time bomb; I knew at some point it was going to deteriorate, but I didn't know when. I arranged care for Jake before the operation - I was under no illusion that the transplant may not be a success. The impact on my family was profound. We all waited with baited breath for a heart, and I can only imagine what must have been going through my parents' minds as I was on the operating table.
Sarah is kindly raising money to bring Heart in a Box to the hospital, saying: "The transplant team at QEHB are amazing and took such good care of me. Thanks to them my nine year old son has his mum back. As a heart transplant patient I know only too well how desperate you can feel whilst waiting for a heart to become available, whilst being overwhelmed with a great sadness knowing that someone has lost their life.
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Hold the spacebar to gain speed, release it to jump. Avoid hitting obstacles as it will slow Farrokh down.
Hurry before the time runs out!
Nice! Really neat and cute!
Very nicely made, well polished, not the best gameplay ever but good enough for an LD.
OMG this is the best game ever!
Easy and Normal mode are quite easy. Hard is a beast. Overall good game, enjoyed it!
Wow great job! The graphics and sound design are superb.
Nice game and plays well.
awesome little game! love the graphics!
would love to see the source on how you made this. It looks like you rendered it into a very small rendertarget, and then did pixel art for the UI on top.
Great job! The animation and art are superb. Awesome audio too; a fun little game.
I enjoyed the game quite a bit and the graphics are frankly amazing. I like the little touches, like the fact that the level loops around and that the obstacles have a sound that appears slightly before they show up.
I don't think I'd play for too long, but there's enough gameplay for a couple of play-throughs.
Great game. The art and sound are super solid. I love the super low-res 3D feel. It gives it a weird retro-yet-futuristic feel. The gameplay is really intuitive, and there are a lot of nice subtle touches, especially the way the planet loops around.
Absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed myself immensely with this little game. The graphics are pretty, sound fits nicely, and winning feels great! Even if it does send a cat soaring through space....I'm sure he'll be fine. Great job!
Great atmosphere and the gameplay is pretty solid. Great job!
Where's the source at? Is the pixel effect a shader?
Nice game, original concept and one-button gameplay. And great cat (superb animation)!
What I don't get though, is the pixelated effect. It's Unity so it's not a technical limitation and it really ruins the game's graphics.
Also post the source, please, it's mandatory for compo games.
YEAH! A winner is me!
Cute idea. Love the graphics.
Best game with kittens ever. I like sound echo, graphics and light/shadow stuff.
I LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT. I dig the art style here. The gameplay is fairly simple and standard for this type of game, but the premise and graphics set it apart.
Best graphics on Ludum Dare EVER!
Beautiful! I never thought it would actually be like the screenshot... like, it could just as easily have been a silly clip-art concoction. Lots of fun, and well-balanced. The dog sounds like a cat in the end, though.
The graphics made me remember the old days of voxels. It's short and easy to learn, but I'm bummed that it's another runner.
But where's the required source?
I'm sorry for a very late answer, but I've been caught up with work.
The reason there is now source is because the game was made in Unity Pro, and I didn't think most people could use it.
I have however converted the game to a more simpler Unity Free-version that anyone should be able to use.


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Tan Swee Heng
Tan Swee Heng is Managing Director, Singapore, the Centre for Integral Leadership Asia. The Centre for Integral Leadership Asia is part of a global alliance of leadership development companies of which Stephenson Mansell Group, Australia, is a founding member, together with the Centre for Coaching situated at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The Centre for Integral Leadership partners with clients to offer evidenced-based leadership development, organisational effectiveness and culture change interventions.
Tan Swee Heng works with multi-national companies and local organisations supporting CEOs, Managing Directors, Department Leaders and Top Tier Talent to increase their individual, team and organisational effectiveness through 1:1 coaching and group workshops.
Swee Heng's 31 years of practical organisational experience at both the Regional Management Board and operational levels give him essential breadth, depth and a wealth of experience and expertise which he brings to each intervention.
Swee Heng facilitates and coaches in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia for clients such as Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ernst & Young (EY), Singtel, Reed Exhibitions, Elsevier, Grohe, Prudential Insurance, Tokio Marine, DBS Bank, Institute of Internal Auditors, Jebsen & Jessen Group, Damen Shipyards, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance amongst others.
From 2000 to 2010, Swee Heng held the position of Regional Human Resource Director for Reed Business in Asia Pacific, a division of Reed Elsevier plc. From 1997 to 2000, he led Deloitte Singapore's HR function. Swee Heng has also held key strategic and operational positions in the Ministry of Defense (Air Force). He has been a professional executive coach and facilitator since 2010
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Diploma of Psychology from the Singapore Human Resource Institute
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porosity, individual and most probable lithofacies, were generated. These volumes were tested against blind wells and subsequently used for interpretation and well planning.
resolution was over the target zone.
changes for the tight sands, which are represented by high P-impedance and are displayed in yellow. It is evident that vertical resolution still is limited.
volume derived from geostatistical inversion. The characterization of the reservoir produced by geostatistical inversion provided a highly detailed, seismically constrained and accurate subsurface model calibrated to well control.
model as an accurate and predictive tool for reservoir development and well planning.
seismic facies S1 to S5, with the S4 and S5 facies as the pay reservoirs.
In addition, effective porosity was generated by geostatistical simulation using the inversion outputs as secondary trends (cosimulation). The 3-D elastic property and lithologic volumes produced highly detailed 3-D models of effective porosity, exploiting the relationships between the reservoir and elastic properties.
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with structure contours for the top Upper Cretaceous Sand (seismic facies S4 and S5), including from left to right, gross thickness, probability thickness and porosity-thickness (Phi-H).


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Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare type of liver cancer that affects adolescents and young adults. The most effective treatment for FLC is surgical resection but no standardized systemic therapy exists for patients with recurrent or unresectable FLC. As a first step to understand the immune microenvironment of FLC, we investigated targetable immune checkpoint pathways, PD-1, PD-L1, B7-H3, IDO-1, and LAG3, in relation to CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte density. 32 FLC tumor specimens were analyzed using immunohistochemical staining for PD-L1, CD8, PD-1, IDO, LAG3, and B7-H3. 63% of FLC cases demonstrated membranous PD-L1 expression on tumor cells, and almost 70% of cases demonstrated PD-L1+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and tumor-associated macrophages (TILs/TAMs). Myeloid-derived cells appeared to be a major component of PD-L1+ tumor-infiltrating immune cells. 40% of the cases showed B7-H3 expression in the tumor zone, with 91% cases showing B7-H3 expression in TILs and TAMs. IDO and PD-1 expression were highest in the tumor interface zone. B7-H3 or IDO expression on tumor cells significantly correlated with higher CD8+ T-cell density. In conclusion, a high proportion of FLC cases showed robust expression of PD-1, PD-L1, B7-H3, and IDO in an adaptive immune resistance pattern. Our findings provide further basis for targeting these different immune checkpoint axes in FLC.


While it's great to be able to grow and eat our own home-grown food, most of us still need to shop for produce beyond our own backyards. So how do you go about finding locally grown food near you? Nick Ray is the Project Co-Ordinator of Local Harvest, a website created to help answer that question. Launched in February 2012, Local Harvest 'helps people find local and more sustainable food sources, and to become more connected with their food and the processes and faces behind it'. Currently it has over 2000 listees on their map. We spoke to Nick about the site, their one-week challenge and his own garden in Footscray, VIC.
Why did you start Local Harvest? The project came out of our work with the Ethical Consumer Group which involves educating people about the wider impacts of their everyday purchases. We soon realised that although there are 'better choices' within the supermarket and department store, the real answers are actually outside the industrial food (and production) system. We found lots of great alternatives around, however there was no resource that mapped them all together and allowed people to find what was close to them. Check out our video 'A little Local Knowledge', a good introduction!
What's the Local Harvest Challenge? Run in April, the Local Harvest Challenge is one week each year where people take on the challenge of eating more locally and being more connected with their food. You can read about people's experiences here, and mine specifically, here.
What's your passion? Seeing the connections between our food and the processes behind it. For me, I'm especially excited when I see waste transformed into food. I do love compost! Recently my 4 year old son and I have enjoyed our regular wheelbarrow ride through our neighbourhoods streets collecting leaf-mulch.
Do you currently grow your own food?: Yes, some. We live in a regular inner-city rental, yet have filled up the backyard and front with 'growables'. Neighbours often come and chat over the fence about chickens and the amassing silverbeet.
Your favourite meal with food/produce straight from the garden?: Janet, my wife, says Basil, Tomato and Halomi (not our milk, but close); for me – the simple man – it's a freshly-picked cob of corn and just-laid egg (poached).
Your biggest garden failure: We have guinea pigs which mow the lawn from within their movable cage, but they escaped about a year back and were free-ranging for a time. I thought this was fine, until I went to harvest the pumpkins. The undersides were almost completely eaten away!
Your favourite type of tomato: Roma – very versatile – makes it's way into pasta, pizza, relish, tomato sauce, and the odd sandwich.
Find out more about Nick's gardening adventures-of-late at his Local Harvest blog posts.


Time for Bed, Daddy is a humorous, fun filled picture book that turns the traditional bedtime routine on its head. Bright cartoon-like images and visual jokes follow a likeable and patient little girl with the monumental task of persuading her reluctant Daddy to -- go to bed!
Parents will smile knowingly as this resourceful little girl uses every trick in the book to coax Daddy through the nightly bedtime routine with bubble bath, jokes and horsey rides. Finally, there is a quick monster check under the bed, a story to be read and a bedtime song to be sung. But, just as the little girl thinks the job is complete, Daddy appears, and he's out-of-bed!
This delightful story celebrates the special bond between dads and their kids and will appeal to both children and adults alike. Young children will love the role reversal aspect of the story and will no doubt be inspired to act out the story (which happened in my household with hilarious results).


The most identifiable form of Asian beetle is what is often called the "ladybug," in the West, and of course, these are benign. But there are some Asian beetles that can cause serious damage to gardens and homes. The key is to be able to identify them so you can then prevent and rid yourself of them in the long run.
Not all Asian beetles are types that can tear up gardens including the Byrony Ladybird, for example. These insects are orange with the exception that they have eleven spots on them. Others include the Mexican Beat Beetle, the Squash Beetle, and certain types of the Potato Ladybird.
These insects will chew on leaves in gardens, but they will also eat different vegetables and fruits as well. In particular, the Potato Ladybird variant with the 28 spots, will eat potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchinis and many other vegetables. It's important to recognize and get rid of these pests if you are growing vegetables in your garden.
Beyond it being a problem for your garden and lawn, they can also be a problem for your home. This is because these insects will seek to winter somewhere warm. This will often be your house if you're not careful. Hundreds of the insects can end up all over your house for this reason if they are inhabiting your garden during the warmer months.
It's not just one approach that is likely to be effective when it comes to getting rid of these beetles. You're going to have to try a few different ones because each method is going to have different strengths and weaknesses.
Using a Vacuum– Most Asian beetles aren't actually trying to grow in your house. They don't even want to eat anything there most of the time. Everything they want tends to be outside. Instead, what they want is just to live in your house until it gets warm again. But, if you don't want hundreds of them doing that, then vacuuming constantly is going to be a good bet to prevent this from happening. You need to dispose of them quickly though, or they will just find their way back out of the vacuum bags.
Special Dwellings-If you want to avoid killing the ladybug Asian beetles, then you can actually just set up little special places for the beetles to spend the winter. That way, the benign ones will still roam through your garden, but they will have someplace to go in the winter that's not your house. You can usually buy these from a professional, and they will give a safe place for the beetles away from the elements without moving into your home.
Lethal Traps-It's also possible to get traps that use special pheromones to bring beetles in, and this is where they will fall into water where they drown. If you have beetles that are more destructive and want to just get rid of them permanently, this can be an effective solution.
Mums-Another old trick for getting rid of these beetles is to plant something called a mum. These are special flowers that ladybugs and Asian beetles stay away from. For whatever reason, they are repelled by these flowers, so if you plant them in and right around your home, the beetles will naturally stay away from them.
Citronella-Lady beetles are not fond of anything with citrus or citronella scent in it. So, if you fill the air with this scent, the bugs will stay away. You can make a spray in order to put the scent around areas of your house where the bugs have become a problem.
Bay Leaves-Asian beetles will often avoid the scent coming from bay leaves. The recommendation is to put these leaves in concentrated pouches where the scent coming from them will be the strongest. Then you can leave them in areas you want to keep free of the beetles.
Peppermint– This essential oil can often be effective at repelling insects. They will generally move away from it as it can even serve as a contact poison that functions as a nerve agent.
Cloves-If you use whole cloves, you can create a scent in the air that will repel Asian beetles. They don't like this scent either and they will tend to avoid it. This means that you can disperse them if you put the cloves in areas that are highly frequented by the beetles, and you can even use it to discourage them from entering your house in the first place if you put it near window sills.
Other options include avoiding bright colors that attract the beetles and instead use dark colors in your home or simply seal the entrances to your home. If you seal up possible holes and leaks around your windows and doors, then the beetles won't be able to get into your home in the first place.
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Mount Coach Celebrates 500 Wins
Behind the Mount's long-standing tradition of top varsity athletic teams is a long line of exemplary coaches and mentors. One such mentor is Rick Plato, coach of the Mount Mystics Men's Basketball team for 22 years.
Rick recently celebrated his 500th win as coach of the team, which ranks among the best in the country. The wins include league, playoff, national and exhibition games that have been played coast to coast by teams filled with incredibly talented young men.
"500 wins is an amazing accomplishment, and it's really a testament to Rick's commitment to the Mount's varsity program," says June Lumsden, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the Mount. "Our athletes work very hard on and off the court, and many are now coaches themselves. It's a testament to what Rick taught them."
In addition to Rick's 500 career wins, the Mount team has been ACAA champions for the past five years, and is currently the top ranked team in the league for the 2010/11 season. For the players who have had the experience of being coached by Rick, there is little room for doubt about how they've come to be so successful.
"Playing for Rick allowed me to observe what the true definition of what a strong, sometimes maniacal, work ethic is," says Peter Turnbull, a former player for the Mount Mystics. "He's a teacher, coach, business owner/operator and husband, and all of the alumnae were taught that work ethic through his example."
When Rick isn't coaching the Mystics to the top of the ranks in basketball, he's a teacher for the Halifax Regional School Board. He has been teaching such topics as Global History and Political Science at Charles P. Allen High School for many years, and has earned a reputation as being one of the toughest, but most compelling teachers in the school.
"It's not surprising at all that Mr. Plato is so accomplished as a coach," says Christie Blotnicky, a 4th year Mount Public Relations student and former student of Rick's. "He continually pushes his students to work hard and get all they can out of his courses. He's an excellent teacher, and undoubtedly an excellent coach as well."
On Friday, February 4 the Mount celebrated Rick's achievement of coaching our men's basketball team to 500 wins.
Congratulations, Coach. We look forward to the next 500.
Pictured above, Coach Plato with the 2010/2011 Men's Basketball team.
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Q: Return category from second table if exist I have two tables, one with standard categories and one with edited categories. If an edited category exist in table 2, the title should be fetched from there. Do I use JOIN or how do I do it?
Table 1: id, title
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Content:
Table 1
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id: 2 title: cat2

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id: 1 parent_id: 1 title: Category 1

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id: 2 title: cat2

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import org.apache.geode.annotations.Immutable;

/**
 * The ClassUtils class is an abstract utility class for working with and invoking methods on Class
 * objects.
 *

 *
 * @see java.lang.Class
 * @see java.lang.Object
 * @since GemFire 7.0
 */
public abstract class ClassUtils {

  @Immutable
  public static final Class[] EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY = new Class[0];

  /**
   * Attempts to load the specified class by fully qualified name. If the class could not be found,
   * then this method handles the ClassNotFoundException and throws the specified RuntimeException
   * instead.
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   *
   * @param className a String indicating the fully qualified name of the class to load.
   * @param e the RuntimeException to throw in place of the ClassNotFoundException if the class
   *        could not be found and loaded.
   * @return a Class object representing the specified class by name.
   * @throws NullPointerException if either className or RuntimeException is null.
   * @see java.lang.Class#forName(String)
   */
  public static Class forName(final String className, final RuntimeException e) {
    try {
      return Class.forName(className);
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
      throw e;
    } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignore) {
      throw e;
    }
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   * @return the Class type of the Object parameter, or null if the Object reference is null.
   * @see java.lang.Object#getClass()
   */
  public static Class getClass(final Object obj) {
    return (obj == null ? null : obj.getClass());
  }

  /**
   * Gets the name of the Object's Class type or null if the Object reference is null.
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   * @return a String value specifying the name of the Object's class type.
   * @see #getClass(Object)
   * @see java.lang.Class#getName()
   */
  public static String getClassName(final Object obj) {
    final Class objType = getClass(obj);
    return (objType == null ? null : objType.getName());
  }

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   *
   * @param className a String value specifying the fully-qualified name of the class.
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  public static boolean isClassAvailable(final String className) {
    try {
      forName(className,
          new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Class (%1$s) is not available!", className)));
      return true;
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignore) {
      // NOTE the Exception could be logged at fine/debug level if we used category-based logging
      return false;
    }
  }

  /**
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   * assignment-compatible with the given Class type. Note, this method is null-safe for both Class
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   *        type.
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   *         type.
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  public static boolean isInstanceOf(final Class type, final Object obj) {
    return (type != null && type.isInstance(obj));
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  public static boolean isNotInstanceOf(final Object obj, final Class... types) {
    boolean condition = true;

    if (types != null) {
      for (int index = 0; index < types.length && condition; index++) {
        condition &= !types[index].isInstance(obj);
      }
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The second summit forum and the 2017 second Editorial Board meeting of the journal, Hepatoma Research, were held on November 25, 2017, in the beautiful city of Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. This Editorial Board meeting was the third Editorial Board Meeting to be held in the journal's history, the first being in New Orleans, in the USA in April 2016 and the second being in Rongcheng, in China in July 2017. The Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Professor Guang-Wen Cao, MD, PhD, chairman of the Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China, and Honorary Editor-in-Chief Professor Masao Omata, MD, Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, along with 20 more Editorial Board members, participated in this meeting.
Professor Guang-Wen Cao presided over the opening of the meeting, and extended his sincere welcome to Professor Omata and other experts and Editorial Board members for taking time from their busy schedules to attend. Professor Cao then summarized the recent developments of the journal and expressed his appreciation to all the Editorial Board members, reviewers, authors, and journal readers for their support, and emphasized the aim of making Hepatoma Research a journal with an impact factor of more than 5.0 within the next three years.
During the meeting, Professor Masao Omata from University of Tokyo, Professor Rong-Qian Wu from Xi'an Jiaotong University, Professor Guo-Hong Deng from Southwest Hospital of Chongqing, Professor Feng-Min Lu from the College of Basic Medicine, Peking University, Professor Fu Yang from Naval Medical University provided brief updates on their recent research outcomes in hepatoma research, which stimulated discussion from the experts attending the conference. Professor Zhen-Hai Zhang from Southern Medical University, Professor Chun-Feng Qu from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Professor Hong Tu from Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Professor Jian-Hua Yin from Naval Medical University presided over the discussions. Professor Jia Fan from Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Professor Shu-Kui Qin from 81th Hospital of PLA, Professor Kenneth S.H. Chok from Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Professor Hui-Guo Ding from Beijing YouAn Hospital, Professor Hui-Chuan Sun from Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital, Professor Jin-Ke Cheng from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Jian-Guo Chen from Qidong Liver Cancer Institute, Professor Xiao-Qing Jiang from Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Professor Tao Peng from Guangxi Medical University, Professor Zhi-Bin Hu from Nanjing Medical University, Professor Yong Yang from Chinese Medical University, Professor Yong-Bing Xiang from Shanghai Cancer Institute , Professor Yun-Fei Yuan from Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Professor Hong-Wei Zhang from Naval Medical University, Professor Chun-Hong Ma from School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Professor Deng-Fu Yao from Nantong University, Professor Bi-Yun Qian from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Professor Zheng Wu from The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Professor Qing Xie from Ruijin Hospital, Professor Jian-Li Geng from Weihai Municipal Hospital and Professor Yan Wang from Southern Medical University were unable to attend the conference due to temporarily changed plans.
Following the academic discussions, the participants discussed the journal development in the past four months and provided valuable suggestions on the journal development next year. Journal Honourary Editor-in-Chief, Professor Masao Omata also gave his valuable suggestions on future journal development. And journal development plan in 2018 was made after the discussion. Finally, Professor Guang-Wen Cao, concluded the conference, and re-affirmed the academic achievements of all the experts and their contributions to the research content of Hepatoma Research, and thanked the Editorial Board members for offering their suggestions and contributions in achieving the journal's goals for the next three years, specially thanked Professor Jian-Ning Jiang from Guangxi Medical University for her great support for this conference. The summit forum and Editorial Board meeting was successfully concluded.


Cut the shallot and fried it in the oil. Peel and dice the pumpkin and potatoes and fry them as well.
Cover the pumpkins with water and bring the water to boil. Lower the temperature and let it simmer until the vegetables are soft. Drain and keep the water.
In a pan toast some pumpkin seeds and put them aside.
Mash using a stab-mixer or a fork and add water and a bit of milk until desired consistency.
Salt and pepper and incorporate the feta cheese in small pieces.
Serve with a bit of oil and the roasted seeds and enjoy!
If you feel crazy, add some cinnamon to the mix!


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Features Fruit Production
Insects affected more by insecticides than by engineered crops
December 15, 2008 By USDA Agricultural Research Service
December 11, 2008 — Non-target
insects are probably affected more by conventional insecticides than by
crops that contain genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt), according to the findings of a study by Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.
December 11, 2008 — Non-target insects are probably affected more by conventional insecticides than by crops that contain genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), according to the findings of a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.
Bt crops, such as corn, are genetically engineered to produce insect-specific toxins. They target specific insect pests, but the researchers wanted to determine how these crops influence non-target insects in the environment.
To find out, scientists from ARS collaborated with researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Iowa State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Steven Naranjo, a research leader at the ARS Arid Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, Ariz., and Jonathan Lundgren, an entomologist at the ARS North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory in Brookings, S.D., contributed to the work.
The scientists compared the abundance of groups of non-target insects. They first compared the abundance of these insects in Bt crops and non-Bt crops without any insecticides. They also compared the insect populations in both types of crops treated with insecticides. And they compared the non-target insect populations in Bt crops without insecticides versus the populations in non-Bt crops treated with insecticides.
They formed these groups of non-target insects with data drawn from a modified version of a public database created by Santa Clara University biologist Michelle Marvier and colleagues. The toxins examined included Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb in maize, Cry3A in potato and Cry1Ac and Cry1Ab in cotton.
The researchers observed considerable variability in the effects of Bt cotton and maize crops on non-target insects. However, the data within the groups were fairly consistent. The most influential factor was the insecticide applied. Collectively, insecticides such as pyrethroids, organophosphates, carbamates and neonicotinoids had larger negative impacts on non-target insects than did the Bt crops.
The researchers concluded that when it comes to killing non-target insects, no treatment at all has the least impact. Bt crops have considerably less impact on non-target insects than do conventional insecticides. Also, insecticides affect insect populations uniformly, regardless of whether they're in Bt or non-Bt crop fields.
The findings were published recently in Public Library of Science ONE.
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Q: Solutions of $2^a - 7 = 27b$ How can I find the solutions of the equation $2^a - 7 = 27b : a, b \in \mathbb{N}$? I can see this is also of the form $2^a - 7 \equiv 0 \mod 27$.

A: you want $2^a\equiv 7\bmod27$.
Compute all powers of $2 \bmod 27$ to get
$2,4,8,16,5,10,20,13,-1,-2,-4,-8,-16,-5,-10,-20,-13,1$. So $2$ has order $18$ mod $27$
Notice $-20\equiv7\bmod 27$ thus you want $2^{16+18k}$

A: $$2^2\cdot7\equiv1\pmod{27}\implies7\equiv2^{-2}$$
Using Prove that a primitive root of $p^2$ is also a primitive root of $p^n$ for $n>1$., $2$ is a primtive root $\pmod{3^n},n\ge1$
So modulo order ord$_{(3^n)}2=\phi(3^n)=3^{n-1}(3-1)$
$\implies7\equiv2^{-2}\equiv2^{-2+18}$
Proof :  $2$ is a primitive root $\pmod9$
ord$_32=2$
Using Number of consecutive zeros at the end of $11^{100} - 1$.,
$2^2\not\equiv1\pmod9\implies$ord$_{3^2}2\ne2\implies$ord$_92=3(3-1)=\phi(9)$

A: Note that $ 2^a - 7 \equiv 0 \pmod {27} \iff 2^a \equiv 7 \pmod {27} $.
Note that the only $a$ such that this is true and $ 0 \le a \le \phi(27) = 18 $ is $ 2^{16} \equiv 7 \pmod {27} $. Do you see why all $a$ such that $ a \equiv 16 \pmod {18} $ are solutions and they are the only ones? Hint: look back at Euler's theorem.

A: Hint: all $a$ are of the form
$$a=16+18k,\,k\in \mathbb{N}\cup \{0\}$$
Can you prove this by induction?


"I can predict something for 2009: Corra will make this new weaving technique into a terrific tutorial, then many of us will buy it and make so many goodies to sell and give away! What do you guys think about the prediction? LOL Peace and love for everybody and for Corra, the best for 2009!!!!! gaby"
They were talking about the preview of my newly discovered weaving technique.
I started 2009 with good positive vibe!!!
I wish you the very best, my dear Corra!
Hi to your family and husband and dog!