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package io.druid.security.basic.authorization.endpoint;

import io.druid.server.security.ResourceAction;

import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Handles authorizer-related API calls. Coordinator and non-coordinator methods are combined here because of an
 * inability to selectively inject jetty resources in configure(Binder binder) of the extension module based
 * on node type.
 */
public interface BasicAuthorizerResourceHandler
{
  // coordinator methods
  Response getAllUsers(String authorizerName);

  Response getUser(String authorizerName, String userName, boolean isFull);

  Response createUser(String authorizerName, String userName);

  Response deleteUser(String authorizerName, String userName);

  Response getAllRoles(String authorizerName);

  Response getRole(String authorizerName, String roleName, boolean isFull);

  Response createRole(String authorizerName, String roleName);

  Response deleteRole(String authorizerName, String roleName);

  Response assignRoleToUser(String authorizerName, String userName, String roleName);

  Response unassignRoleFromUser(String authorizerName, String userName, String roleName);

  Response setRolePermissions(String authorizerName, String roleName, List<ResourceAction> permissions);

  Response getCachedMaps(String authorizerName);

  Response refreshAll();

  // non-coordinator methods
  Response authorizerUpdateListener(String authorizerName, byte[] serializedUserAndRoleMap);

  // common
  Response getLoadStatus();
}


C# 5.0 (CTP version at this point) has support for async and await to allow clean implementation of non-blocking IO using a task-continuation model. I was just playing with it and here's the sample code to tease your brain. Tell me what is the output of this program?


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Maine's Mid-Century Moment Series presents Visual Culture: Issues and Institutions hosted by Colby College Museum of Art
August 12, 2021 5:30-7 p.m.
This virtual event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required.
The Colby College Museum of Art will host a virtual panel discussion about a broad spectrum of Maine visual culture in the mid-century era. The program will expose audiences to some of the incredibly rich visual creations produced in, by, and for the state during the mid-century era, and ask them to consider how the state was represented in the images, their larger impacts, and the many ways Maine became the host of so many artists during this period.
This discussion is part of the University of Maine at Augusta's Maine's Mid-Century Moment, a series of humanities discussions at multiple locations around the state, generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities*.
Lisa Botshon, Professor of English at the University of Maine at Augusta and project director of Maine's Mid-Century Moment, will moderate the 90-minute discussion with four art scholars and critics, each speaking for 15 minutes followed by a Q&A.
The panel includes:
Carl Little, Communications Director at Maine Community Foundation and author of twenty-five art books, will provide a general perspective of the art scene of 1930s Maine, ranging from the advent of art schools in Ogunquit and Goose Rocks Beach, to the summer artist's colony on Monhegan Island.
Daniel Kany, art critic of the Portland Press Herald, will provide an overview of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, focusing on Ashley Bryan and mid-century Maine.
Natasha Goldman, Research Associate in Art History at Bowdoin College, will speak about William Zorach's sculpture in Bath, ME, Spirit of the Sea, in terms of other works of public art, including his submission to the 1949 New York commission for the city's Holocaust memorial.
Libby Bischof, Professor of History and Executive Director of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine, will discuss the emergence and flowering of the Maine postcard in the mid-century era.
To join this virtual program, pre-register here. A Zoom link will be provided.
For more information about National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor* please visit: http://www.neh.gov/
*Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs, resources, and related websites, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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For the past 12-18 months I have been working as Historical Consultant on the three part BBC2 series, 'The Somme 1916 – From Both Sides of the Wire'. Written and presented by my colleague Peter Barton, the series aims to show a previously neglected corroborative view of the battle, using material from the vast and mainly untapped German archives.
The first programme is tonight at 9pm on BBC2 with the other two at the same time on 25 July and 1 August.


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May 27, 2018 News Hour Correspondent -
FIFA World Football Museum to host major exhibition at Moscow
For the duration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the Hyundai Motorstudio on New Arbat Avenue in Moscow will host a major exhibition staged by the FIFA World Football Museum. Presented by FIFA Partner Hyundai, The History Makers will open on 9 June, five days before the tournament kicks off, and will run until 20 July, five days after the Final. Entry is free into the exhibition each day from 10:00 to 20:00.
The facade of the Hyundai Motorstudio Moscow will be transformed into a giant 2018 FIFA World Cup scoreboard, allowing fans in the street to follow the progress of the tournament. Once inside, visitors can learn more about the history of the tournament and the different fan cultures that make the event so unique. Central to the whole experience is a giant circular LED screen, showing highlights and memorable moments from past finals and some of the greatest players to have featured in them.
A special and unique feature of the exhibition will be the appearance of two FIFA World Cup trophies. The FIFA World Cup™ Winner's Trophy will be the star attraction of the opening day of the exhibition on 9 June, while the Jules Rimet Cup will be brought from the FIFA Museum in Zurich and be on display for the duration.
The exhibition's ground floor is a tribute to the passion and devotion of fans from all over the world and their role in making the FIFA World Cup such a compelling spectacle. There visitors will see messages from fans of all 32 competing nations and a special display for the adidas Telstar Official Match Balls of the 2018 FIFA World Cup used for the kick-off of the 64 games played in Russia. After each match, the ball which started the game will be added to the growing collection at the exhibition.
The upper floor is devoted to the history of the FIFA World Cup. Each of the 20 tournaments played so far has a showcase featuring unique objects and stories from legends like Lev Yashin, Pelé, Diego Maradona and many more. And set among the showcases, there are short films that tell the story of every FIFA World Cup Final.
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"End of Daze" EP by the Dum Dum Girls
April 5, 2021 ~ clarascassettes ~ Leave a comment
It's too bad the Dum Dum Girls haven't come out with anything new since 2015's Red Sun because they were working with a really unique sound. Their 2012 EP End of Daze encapsulated that variety.
The EP opener, "Mine Tonight", has an excellent, shaky guitar line underneath Dee Dee's robust vocals. The beginning is kind of ominous, too, especially with the droning drums. It so paints the image of a girl walking the tightrope line of an unhealthy relationship; when she sings about having "vacant eyes," she sounds like it.
Then you've got the complete opposite style in "I Got Nothing" because the drums are almost bouncy. Dee Dee has got nothing left to say but she kind of sounds…happy about it? Although the chorus has a similar crunchy feedback to "Mine Tonight", it totally fades out when Dee Dee starts singing that "unto the day [she gives] up her voice" all she wants is to shine. It's almost like she wants that message to really be heard.
"Trees and Flowers" is not my favorite song from the EP. Aesthetically I get a flower crown '60s girl vibe. That's especially clear when, at the beginning, Dee Dee says that she hates the trees and flowers. Her voice here sounds similar to Grace Slick's in "Go Ask Alice." It's also a sad song in a creepy kind of way that I can't fully identify. (Of course, if you've spent any amount of time on this blog, you know I like sad songs. But still.)
My favorite song is "Lord Knows." It got a lot of replay back in college and so there's probably some nostalgia factor there. I just love the solidness of the drums. The lyrics are great, too: "a slow burning of Icarus" describes a fading relationship. Later, though, Dee Dee says that there's "a sanctuary in his kiss." (Could that be the same kisser from "Mine Tonight"?)
"Season in Hell" closes out the EP. It's got the brisk drum beat and echoing guitar that's reminiscent of the '60s surf sound. No wonder it shows up on my "Summertime Jamz" playlist! There's also a perfect title drop at the end of the song: "Lift your gaze/it's the end of daze." Those lyrics almost get lost in the blistering-feedback-laden end of the song but they fit so perfectly there as a result.
I'm glad I decided to revisit this album. It's a great little gem.


Wrinkles, skin spots and graying hair are caused by aging cells that divide less and begin to die. Chronic stress is a major contributor to cell aging. NuCalm is all natural, patented, clinically proven neuroscience that quickly resolves stress for your mind and body.
Typical signs of aging such as wrinkles, skin spots, and graying hair can be associated with cellular senescence – the aging of cells. High levels of stress may contribute to cell aging. Studies have demonstrated that high levels of cortisol, a result of chronic stress, are associated with shortened DNA telomeres. DNA telomeres are the ends of the chromosomes that keep them from deteriorating. When shortened, they will no longer be able to keep chromosomes intact causing cells to die or stop dividing. Links have been found between shortened telomeres and many physical and neuropsychological disorders such as arthritis, heart disease, and major depressive disorder.
NuCalm is designed to treat stress at the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. It kickstarts a "negative feedback loop" to shut off the HPA axis when high levels of cortisol are detected. Reducing cortisol in the body slows the rate at which telomeres shorten and cells age.
NuCalm reboots cell electrical equilibrium which is critical to cell health and stability. NuCalm's neuroacoustic software forces the Alpha-Theta crossover; a phenomenon where the brain oscillates between 7-8Hz and indicates hypnagogia, a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep. These electrical pulses are transmitted throughout the body and reset the sodium and potassium ions at the cellular membranes. This cellular reboot is one of the main reasons that the results from a Harvard Medical School study indicate that a 45-minute exposure of NuCalm is the equivalent of a 2-5 hour deep restorative nap.
By shutting off the stress response to decrease cellular cortisol levels and by rebooting cellular electrical equilibrium to increase cell health and stability, NuCalm has the potential to slow the rate at which cells age.
Chronic stress and anxiety are the greatest threats to your health and longevity.
They over stimulate the adrenal gland leading to a series of cognitive, somatic, emotional or behavioral consequences. NuCalm eliminates stress and relieves the adrenal gland to help slow the rate at which you age.
Chronic stress and anxiety are the greatest threats to your health and longevity and are estimated to affect nearly one-third of the population, even more so in the elderly. Overactivation of your adrenal gland caused by stress can lead to many cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral consequences. Cognitive components include feelings of fear, indecision and/or worry. Somatic or physical symptoms of stress can consist of heart palpitations, headaches, shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle tension and/or frequent infections. Emotional and behavioral consequences of stress may comprise irritability, depression, loss of confidence, restlessness, appetite changes, insomnia/fatigue and more. Chronic stress can drastically reduce immune function, induce inflammation, alter sleep, and throw off autonomic nervous system balance all of which lead to faster aging.
Stress should be your primary target for anti-aging and eliminating it is what NuCalm was designed for. NuCalm entrains your brain oscillations into the alpha-theta range where deep relaxation and meditation occur. It interferes with the stress response networks within the brain to lighten the load on the adrenal gland and restore optimal function. Perhaps stressors are not avoidable but, with NuCalm, your stress response is.
Chronic inflammation has been associated with the development of many age-related diseases like cancer, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative disorders.
Use NuCalm to regulate the inflammatory response while you are gracefully suspended in parasympathetic dominance.
Inflammation is the process by which immune cells are recruited to a site of injury or infection. Short-term, it is necessary for repairing tissues and clearing infections, however, chronically, the inflammatory proteins can damage your body. As you age, there is less control over the inflammatory process. As you age, you have fewer mediator proteins to clear up increased levels of inflammatory proteins which propagates the development of age-related symptoms and diseases. Chronic inflammation in aging has been associated with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, skeletal muscle atrophy, and neurodegenerative disorders. It is also one of the reasons that healing is less efficient as you age and muscle soreness lingers longer after exertion.
NuCalm suspends the body in parasympathetic nervous system dominance to idle in its optimal healing state. With this greater autonomic homeostasis, your body's biological systems will operate with optimal efficiency, meaning the inflammatory response will clear up faster and recovery will happen sooner. NuCalm will also relieve stress thereby eliminating its negative contribution to inflammation. NuCalm may also provide a particular benefit in reducing neuro-inflammatory responses which are often implicated in neurodegenerative diseases.
Your sleep gets worse as you get older due to various pathological contributions.
Then the less you sleep, the faster you age. But NuCalm can put the brakes on aging by permitting you to get the rest and rejuvenation you need with good quality sleep.
A classic symptom of aging is a decline in cognitive performance – particularly regarding memory. The entorhinal cortex and hippocampus, both brain structures related to memory, naturally shrink with age. However, studies have shown that elevated cortisol and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction, both consequences of chronic stress, are associated with smaller hippocampal volumes and poorer performance in memory tasks within adults of the same age. Others have proposed that increased exposure or sensitivity to stress may be the reason for which Alzheimer's Disease is more common in women than men. Furthermore, poor sleep quality, which is more common in the elderly, can impede memory consolidation. Research has shown that adults who do not enter deep, slow wave sleep have more difficulty remembering information from the night before.
NuCalm may help slow memory decline by reducing stress and improving sleep quality. NuCalm inhibits the stress response at the HPA axis and restores balance to cortisol levels. By eliminating the stress factor of hippocampal volume loss, the rate at which the brain ages will steady. NuCalm also helps improve sleep quality, by resetting circadian rhythms and sleep-inducing GABAergic processes.
Your brain changes with age which often leads to a decline in cognitive performance – particularly regarding memory.
Stress and poor sleep accelerate this decline. NuCalm may help slow cognitive decline by eliminating stress and improving sleep.
Aging throws off the balance in your autonomic nervous system (ANS) by promoting sympathetic ("fight-or-flight") dominance.
Without enough time in parasympathetic ("rest-and-digest") dominance, your body cannot maintain its health. NuCalm is the answer to this problem with its patented neuroscience in restoring ANS balance.
Aging undermines the natural homeostatic processes occurring in the body by disrupting the balance in the autonomic nervous (ANS) and endocrine systems. The body should spend equal amounts of time in both ANS branches – the sympathetic ("fight-or-flight") and parasympathetic ("rest-and-digest") nervous systems. However, the older you get, the more likely you are to be sympathetically dominant. A plethora of issues arise when the body is sympathetically dominant for too long such as hypertension, adrenal fatigue, anxiety, digestive problems, and sleep disturbances. Chronic stress only perturbates this issue forward and this problem will further exacerbate aging.
NuCalm is clinically proven to restore ANS balance by giving the body the opportunity to linger in parasympathetic dominance. It does so by entraining brainwaves to the alpha-theta range for relaxation, meditation, and REM sleep, and kickstarting the GABAergic inhibitory system with the cranial-electrical stimulation and GABA cream. With NuCalm homeostasis can be restored and the body can function optimally again. ANS balance is key to slowing the aging process.
Health and immune system function declines with age and, at an even faster rate, with added stress.
NuCalm removes the obstacle of stress and substitutes it with relaxation and restoration with optimal cell oxygenation.
As you age, naturally, your immune system will too. It will possibly fail at fighting off infectious, degenerative or inflammatory diseases or may even lead to an autoimmune disorder. Its effectiveness as you get older is an indication of your health and predictor of your longevity. A weakened immune system leads to a variety of further age-related issues such as greater inflammation and reduced energy generation. Immune system function is further debilitated by chronic stress. Research has shown that increased levels of cortisol are associated with lower levels of the immune system's pathogen-fighting T-cells. Therefore, chronic stress, especially in an aging person, leaves you vulnerable and susceptible to illness.
There are many ways to help keep your immune system healthy, but NuCalm can help by removing the obstacle of stress and promoting healing through deep restoration. By substituting stress with relaxation, your body can rejuvenate and recover in an efficient manner. During NuCalm, cell oxygenation is maximized which fuels energy production, helps clear inflammation and reboots optimal immune cell function. NuCalm will give your immune system the time to do its job and not get run down, so it can help you live longer and healthier.
Acute stress is characterized as a biological response to the stimulus of a threat, either real or perceived. During an acute stress response, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system are activated to trigger the downstream release of cortisol and epinephrine, respectively, from the adrenal gland. These two hormones put you into a state of hyper-alertness to be able to respond to a threat accordingly. In the short term they are vital for your survival but, if hormonal levels do not normalize after the stress response you will experience chronic stress which has toxic effects throughout your body. Chronic stress and anxiety are the greatest threats to your health and longevity and are estimated to affect nearly one-third of the population.
There are numerous pathophysiologies that arise within the body due to chronic stress and may be contributing to symptoms and signs of aging. Some of these include anxiety, inflammation, sleep disturbances, cognitive issues, ANS imbalance, decreased immunity, and cell aging. These are all interconnected problems that need to be addressed first when considering anti-aging treatments.
Lack of exercise: As you age and when you are stressed, it may become more painful to exercise due to chronic inflammation or more inconvenient because schedules are packed. However, not exercising puts you at risk for obesity and heart disease. Lethargy will only cause you to age more quickly.
Stress eating: Stress may cause you to overeat or make poor food choices. Although it may be comforting in the moment, in the long-term it can lead to diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
Social isolation: Chronic stress may cause you to isolate yourself. This may lead to the neglect of family responsibility, development of mood disorders, and further stress and aging.
Poor sleep behaviors: Chronic stress can lead to a change in sleeping patterns. Often, as you age you sleep fewer hours a night possibly because you feel like there is too much to be done. Lack of sleep causes a multitude of problems to your health and will only cause you to age faster.
Leading a healthier lifestyle is the number one way to slow aging and feel younger longer. Since chronic stress interferes with the healthy lifestyle you wish to lead – cut it out with NuCalm.
Getting older is exciting when you're young, but as years go by, most people become less and less thrilled about the matter. As one ages, there are more age-related stressors in life that will inevitably arise due to family, work, expenses or health.
Family, although ideally loving and supportive, is not always easy. With age, come family stressors: challenges of marriage; guiding and worrying about children; caregiving for your own parents; and the grief of losing loved ones.
You may be comfortable in your career, but there are likely many work-related stressors that you will still face: getting that promotion; changing your career; considering retirement; and competing with the younger generation.
You've worked hard and are living comfortably, but expenses continue to rise as you age: you're still paying off the mortgage; saving money for your retirement; paying for your kids' college; and finally hoping to take a well-deserved long vaction.
In addition to all of these stressors, you now have your declining health to worry about: cognition declines and you become forgetful or disoriented; you lack the physical strength and stamina you once had; you feel more aches and pains; injuries may be graver and slower to heal; you may need reading glasses as your eyesight worsens; wrinkles will form and skin spots will appear; and you find yourself at the doctor's office much more frequently for all the new check ups that come with older age.
These responsibilities, obstacles, or adversities can be called stressors – but whether or not you allow yourself to feel the stress induced by them is your decision. If you allow these stressors to negatively affect you, then in combination with genetic predisposition and natural physiological processes, you'll face a cascade of health-related consequences which will just propel your aging further. Preventing chronic stress can improve your health and slow your aging process. Understanding the interdependence of aging, stress, and health in more detail and introducing NuCalm to your routine will help interrupt this negative sequence.


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European thought leaders speak about the importance of innovation through health data.
Some views from different stakeholders groups:
«We need to accelerate clinical research to bring innovative treatments to patients more quickly»
«Trust, governance and good practices are key in using health data for learning and research»
«Good quality and interoperable health data are essential to improve health care systems»
«Engaging patients in their own care»
Nadir Ammour
eClinical Director, Sanofi
We need to improve clinical research processes, to bring new drugs to patients faster and to be able learn about how the drug is being used. i~HD will help to ensure the trust of all parties involved in creating and using health data, especially patients.
Mats Sundgren
Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca R&D
i~HD can be as an advisor to future R&D projects, to by acting as a Centre of Excellence for the use of health data for research. It will be the driver for making health data more reusable, enabling the faster development of new medicines, bringing benefit to patients.
Colin McCowan
Professor of Health Informatics, University of Glasgow
There's a huge need for greater interoperability of research data, so that health data can be better shared and better used to help speed up the delivery of new research results to patients.
Pierre Meulien
Executive Director, Innovative Medicines Initiative
i~HD can play an important role in addressing the challenges and growing the scalability of clinical research infrastructures. It is important to bring together all of the stakeholders involved in the lifecycle of discovering and applying new knowledge in healthcare.
Jeremy Thorp
Business Architecture Director, UK Health and Social Care Information Centre
Defining the standards and rules for protecting the confidentiality of health data is a global challenge. Countries need to work together to share experiences, develop standards and good practices.
Nikolaus Forgo
Chair of IT Law and Computer Science, University of Hannover
The new General Data Protection Regulation will impact on the ways in which health data may be used, especially for research. i~HD can play an important role in standardising good practices, by involving different stakeholders including privacy protection officers.
John O'Brien
former CEO, St James's Hospital, Ireland
Health information systems need to be certified to ensure that these deliver the quality data that healthcare needs. i~HD will add significantly to the potential for hospitals to become involved in research and in learning from their data. Governance and quality labelling are important for this.
Peter Singleton
Cambridge Health Informatics
Health care data, including data generated by patients, has to be held in trustworthy and well governed ways, which includes stewardship: making good use of the data, to inform and share good practices.
Terje Peetso
Policy Officer, European Commission DG CONNECT
The European Commission is committed to interoperability and standards, so that eHealth adds value to healthcare services, and to patients. i~HD can play an important role in improving the collection, sharing and use of health data, bring together the key stakeholders.
past President of the European Brain Council
A better understanding of disease and new treatments is of critical importance to society. Patients and healthy citizens alike should support better uses of their health data.
Robert Johnstone
A patient
I fully support better use of health data for research, to discover new treatments and other forms of health care, provided that assurances can be given that the data are well protected and governed.
Petra Wilson
Director, Digital Health and Care Institute
Patients need to be better informed about their health data and in decisions being made about their health and care. Patients' lack of knowledge limits the value we can all obtain from health data.


01. The objective of this Standard is to prescribe the accounting policies and procedures in relation to investments in associates, including: recognition of investments in associates in separate financial statement of investor and consolidated financial statement as the basis for bookkeeping, preparation and presentation of financial statements.
02. This Standard should be applied in accounting by an investor who has significant influence for investments in associates.
An associate is an enterprise in which the investor has significant influence and which is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture of the investor.
Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control over those policies.
Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an enterprise so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
A subsidiary is an enterprise that is controlled by another enterprise (known as the parent).
The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The income statement reflects the investor's share of the results of operations of the investee.
The cost method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is recorded at cost without adjustment thereafter for the post acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The income statement reflects income from the investment only to the extent that the investor receives distributions from accumulated net profits of the investee arising subsequent to the date of acquisition.
Net asset is the total assets less (-) liabilities.
04. If an investor holds, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, 20% or more of the voting power of the investee, it is presumed that the investor does have significant influence, unless otherwise regulated or agree upon. Conversely, if the investor holds, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, less than 20% of the voting power of the investee, it is presumed that the investor does not have significant influence, unless otherwise regulated or agree upon.
(e) provision of essential technical information.
06. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recorded at cost and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognise the investor's share of the profits or losses of the investee after the date of acquisition. Distributions received from an investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment. Adjustments to the carrying amount have to be made for alterations in the investor's proportionate interest in the investee arising from changes in the investee's equity that have not been included in the income statement. Such changes include those arising from the revaluation of property, plant, equipment and investments, from foreign exchange translation differences and from the adjustment of differences arising on business combinations.
07. Under the cost method, an investor records its investment in the investee at cost. The investor recognises income in its Income Statement only to the extent that it receives distributions from the accumulated net profits of the investee arising subsequent to the date of acquisition by the investor. Distributions received in excess of such profits are considered a recovery of investment and are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investment.
08. An investment in an associate that is included in the separate financial statements of an investor should be accounted for under the cost method.
(b) The associate operates under severe long-term restrictions that significantly impair its ability to transfer funds to the investor. In this case, an investment in the associate is accounted for using the cost method in the consolidated financial statements.
10. The recognition of income on the basis of distributions received may not be an adequate measure of the income earned by an investor on an investment in an associate because the distributions received may bear little relationship to the performance of the associate. As the investor has significant influence over the associate, and has responsibility for the associate's performance, the investor accounts for this stewardship by extending the scope of its consolidated financial statements to include the returns on its investment commensurate with its share of results of such an associate. The application of the equity method provides more informative reporting of the net assets and net income of the investor than that of the cost method.
(b) the use of the equity method is no longer appropriate because the associate operates under severe long-term restrictions that significantly impair its ability to transfer funds to the investor.
The carrying amount of the investment at that date should be regarded as cost thereafter.
(b) amortisation of the difference between the cost of the investment and the investor's share of the fair values of the net identifiable assets.
13. Financial statements of the associate used by the investor in applying the equity method must be drawn up to the same date as that of the financial statements of the investor. When it is impracticable to do this, financial statements drawn up to a different reporting date may be used.
14. When financial statements with a different reporting date are used, adjustments are made for the effects of any significant events or transactions between the investor and the associate that occur between the date of the associate's financial statements and the date of the investor's financial statements.
15. The investor's financial statements are prepared using uniform accounting policies for like transactions and events in similar circumstances. If an associate uses accounting policies other than those adopted by the investor for like transactions and events in similar circumstances, appropriate adjustments are made to the associate's financial statements when they are used by the investor in applying the equity method. If it is not practicable for such adjustments to be calculated, that fact should be disclosed.
16. If an associate has outstanding cumulative preferred shares held by outside interest, the investor computes its share of profits or losses after adjusting for the preferred dividends, whether or not the dividends have been declared.
17. If, under the equity method, an investor's share of losses of an associate equals or exceeds the carrying amount of an investment, the investor ordinarily discontinues including its share of further losses in its consolidated financial statements, except when the investor has obligations to pay on behalf of the associate to satisfy obligations of the associate that the investor has guaranteed or otherwise committed.The investment is then reported at nil (0) value. If the associate subsequently reports profits, the investor resumes including its share of those profits only after its share of the profits equals the share of net losses not recognised.
18. If there is an indication that an investment in an associate may be impaired, an enterprise applies Accounting Standard "Impairment of Assets".
19. Income taxes arising from investments in associates (if any) are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standard "Income Taxes".
(b) the methods used to account for such investments.
22. Investments in associates accounted for using the equity method should be classified as long-term assets and disclosed as a separate item in the consolidated balance sheet. The investor's share of the profits or losses of such investments should be disclosed as a separate item in the consolidated income statement.


In a similar concept to a loft area in a home, desk loft beds make use of the elevated concept to add space for a desk under a traditional bed.
In home design terms, a loft is an area that is usually directly underneath the roof that is used either for storage or sleeping. The exact definition has loosened today to not be so literal, but the concept remains unchanged. A loft bed is very similar in that is can raise the elevation of a bed to be very close to the ceiling of a room.
This leaves an open space underneath usually for a desk and ends up saving space by combining two pieces of furniture into one. These are common in dormitories as college loft beds and children's bedrooms but you can also find them in guest rooms and even work offices.
To picture a desk loft bed, simply imagine a bed on really high legs. The usual size is a twin size mattress bed frame that is "lofted" at the top of the structure.
Theoretically, you could even convert a normal bed into a loft bed yourself, but it can be quite dangerous without the help of a qualified professional.
Problems arise with the increased need for stability of the bed so that it does not come tumbling down. Usually, the bed frame and legs also need to be reinforced since normal beds are not designed to be raised so high off the ground.
For most people, buying a specially designed desk loft bed is the better solution. Many configurations can make the bed quite unique and not just a plain loft bed with desk underneath.
There are very elegant and extravagant loft beds with desks, especially for children. Some are designed to look like castles and are made from different colored wood. If your child is a Star Wars fan, you can even get a unique AT-AT walker loft bed. They may even include additional storage features like cabinets, drawers, or even closets in addition to the desk.
Some desks are simply parallel to the bed matching length wise, but in others the desk may be perpendicular and actually use up only one side of the loft bed forming an "L" shape. There are also double or twin desk loft beds that are actually two loft beds melded into one.
Desks are important for whether you are a college student, child, or just a regular adult, but so is having free available space in a bedroom. Desk loft beds offer a unique way to maximize space usage in a room while packing a ton of functionality into one piece of furniture.


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A Custom Dash Cover is a very conspicuous accessory - it is clearly visible to the driver and front passenger. Therefore, fit and appearance are the most important qualities of a Custom Dash Cover. The fit is a result of the Custom Dash Cover's pattern design, construction and materials.
Modern vehicle dashboards are complex, with subtle curved shapes, trays, cupholders, sensors, airbag cutouts, and other considerations. With a full time staff of professional pattern makers and advanced computer aided design (which was pioneered in the custom auto accessory field be Coverking 20 years ago), Coverking has the tools to assure a consistent, perfect fitting Custom Dash Cover. All Coverking Custom Dash Cover patterns are CAD designed from the original vehicle dashboard using sophisticated software. The process of making a Custom Dash Cover pattern takes upwards of 2 weeks but results in a perfect compliment to the original vehicle's dashboard. All cutouts, sensors, cupholders and airbag openings are studied and the Custom Dash Cover is designed not to interfere.
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St. Louis Small Business Monthly "The Ones to Watch"
MediBeaconTM is Featured in the January 2013 Issue of St. Louis Small Business Monthly
(ST. LOUIS, January 2013) – Steve Hanley and Dr. Richard Dorshow were featured as two of five entrepreneurs who have developed ideas that are "too good to ignore". The St. Louis Small Business Monthly published the following, "Keep an eye on the 2013 Ones to Watch. They are poised to beat the odds in business while improving the community."
Steve Hanley and Dr. Richard Dorshow, MediBeacon
Innovation That Saves Lives
by Julia Paulus Ogilvie
Over 20 years ago, Steve Hanley began his career in the medical device field. In 2004, while Hanley was the president of Covidien's $1 billion Imaging Solutions business unit, he began to think about how to use his experience to form a startup. In 2009, he took the leap, founding Neem LLC with Terry Stern. "At Neem we worked with startup, entrepreneurial medical device and other life science companies to bridge the gap between breakthrough technology and commercialization," he says.
Eventually, Hanley received a call from Dr. Richard Dorshow to help him negotiate the acquisition of the technology, market research, patent estate and other related assets he had developed while working for Covidien. That's when Hanley, Dorshow and Stern combined their talents to acquire and develop 22 of Dorshow's patents and in 2012 MediBeacon was founded. "My job has been to negotiate the deal with Covidien and find investment dollars to develop our assets," says Hanley. "We now have a broad estate of patents. Our focus is the development of real time renal monitoring and the developing breakthrough diagnostics for real time kidney monitoring."
Despite MediBeacon's broad patent estate, Hanley says he and his partners wake up trying to accomplish breakthrough diagnostic testing for critical care physicians, nephrologists and radiologists so they can better treat patients who are at risk for kidney failure. "This will decrease costs and improve outcomes," he says. "With the healthcare environment today, you need to do both."
With a working prototype today, MediBeacon will begin testing its device in early 2013. "We are raising capital now to complete our studies and then we will be looking for strategic or venture funding," say Hanley. Although raising this capital and gaining FDA and regulatory approval will be a challenge, Hanley believes the experience of MediBeacon's leadership team will drive it forward.
Hanley and Dorshow were also recent winners of the St. Louis Economic County Business Plan Competition.
About MediBeacon, LLC:
MediBeacon LLC is a Medical Device company focused initially on kidney function monitoring in real-time. MediBeacon is housed within the Helix Center Biotech Incubator. Information regarding MediBeacon can be found at www.medibeacon.com.
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Office – 314-269-5808
Email – hanley@medibeacon.com
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St Louis MO 63132
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Diablo Reign of Terror teased, Diablo III to get cross-platform multiplayer
Matthew Wilson October 12, 2018 Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming
Blizzcon is coming up in a month's time but it looks like two pieces of interesting Diablo-related information have made it out ahead of time. For starters, Blizzard is working on something called 'Diablo: Reign of Terror' and secondly, cross-platform play is officially in the works for Diablo III.
Diablo III: Eternal Collection is heading to the Nintendo Switch very soon, in order to support the game's multiplayer functionality, Blizzard is working with both Microsoft and Sony on allowing cross-platform play with the Switch. Whether or not PS4 and Xbox will have cross-platform with each other remains to be seen, but according to Business Insider's report, its not a question of if, but when.
The second piece of Diablo news we have today comes from Blizzard's own merchandising website. The Blizzard Gear shop began listing merch for 'Diablo Reign of Terror', the new title is appearing on posters, t-shirts and more. We'll likely be hearing more about this at Blizzcon next month.
We don't know exactly what this will be, it could end up being a new game, a new expansion, or it could be the title for the upcoming Netflix animated series, which was confirmed last month.
KitGuru Says: Diablo is one of my favourite Blizzard franchises, so I'm excited to finally see something new. Are any of you looking forward to new Diablo content in the future?
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