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Fuller, Alfred Carl (1885-1973), brush manufacturer and door-to-door marketer
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Fuller, Alfred Carl (13 January 1885–04 December 1973), brush manufacturer and door-to-door marketer, was born in Welsford, Kings County, Nova Scotia, the son of Leander Joseph Fuller and Phebe Jane Collins, farmers. The eleventh of twelve children, Fuller grew up in an extended family of New England émigrés on Acadian land settled following the French and Indian War. The farm relied on oxen rather than horses, the family worshiped with the local Methodist congregation, and the children studied at the common school. As he came of age Fuller joined most of his generation in migrating to cities to find work. In January 1903 he left from the port at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, for Boston, where three brothers and two sisters already lived. A sister in Somerville provided him a room, while a brother got him a job as a streetcar conductor. He was discharged after eighteen months for derailing a car. Then failing as a groom and a teamster, Fuller sought a job with the Somerville Brush and Mop Company, a business begun by another brother who had subsequently died, and started work there on 7 January 1905 as a salesman....
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Lee Umphrey
President & CEO | lumphrey@emdc.org
Following decades of professional experience connecting people and communities with programs and resources at local, state, federal and international levels of government, Lee Umphrey joined Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) as President and CEO in October of 2018.
With additional experience in program and financial management at private non-profit organizations, Lee most recently led a financial turnaround of the Harrington Family Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Downeast Maine.
Lee began his career in Washington, D.C. at the Library of Congress. While employed at the institution's Congressional Research Service, he learned the value of research and gained an appreciation for the consequential role of information dissemination in creating opportunities. As a staffer for several subsequent years with U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell, Lee developed the foundation for what would become a career-long emphasis on successful interactions with Capitol Hill, federal agencies and international entities.
Throughout his career, Lee has focused on education, healthcare and workforce needs as well as community and economic development, to create, reinvigorate and promote sustainable initiatives through legislative action and access to state and federal programs. As Vice President and Interim Executive Director of Math for America, he directed a congressional process establishing a national math and science corps that became public law.
Lee has excelled in creating communication and public relations strategies in many roles including Director of Communications for Maine Governor John Baldacci and Community Liaison for Senator George Mitchell in his capacity leading the Northern Ireland peace negotiations. In concert with the start of the Peace Talks in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lee organized an education and workforce conference with participants from East and West Belfast, Republic of Ireland and the United States. He later spent several years building US-Northern Ireland partnerships and helped launch education programs in Ghana, Africa.
Lee resides in Bangor. His two children, Hunter and Ellen, returned to Maine after graduating from College and Law School. They have five children.
Jon Farley
Vice President of Operations | jfarley@emdc.org
As Vice President of Operations at EMDC, Jon developed the strategic framework and service delivery systems that created a holistic approach for EMDC's community, business and workforce development services. This strategy, "Blueprint for Success: A New Architecture for Business and Workforce" launched in the fall of 2009, is designed to integrate previously separate services for businesses and workforce. Jon has over 40 years of experience in program management, planning and evaluation in the public and nonprofit sectors in Maine and Virginia. He has performed consulting assignments with workforce and economic development organizations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Maine with a BA in Political Science.
Vicki Rusbult
Director of Community & Business Services | vrusbult@emdc.org
Vicki joined the organization in 2010, and has more than 38 years' experience in project and grants development and management in the fields of transportation, economic development, community planning, cancer research, primary care research, and healthcare. Vicki oversees community and regional economic activities and provides technical assistance for comprehensive planning, community development, writing and publication of the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), and infrastructure planning and development. She has a Doctorate of Education/Educational and Transformative Leadership from the University of New England and a Masters' in Public Administration from the University of Maine, and currently serves as the President of the Maine Multicultural Center.
Ken Bloch
Director of Maine PTAC | kbloch@emdc.org
Ken joined EMDC in September 2015 as the statewide Program Manager of the Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), part of a national program that helps small businesses sell to all levels of the government. He has used his almost thirty years of experience in defense procurement and program management to steadily grow that program, tripling the number of full-time counselors supporting Maine businesses. He is a twice elected member of the board of directors of the national PTAC association as well as a member of the Bangor Area Recovery Network (BARN) board of directors. He was born in Maine, but grew up in the Boston area, and lived and worked all over the world, before finally moving back to Maine in 2007.
Susan Cerini
Director of Workforce Services | scerini@emdc.org
Susan joined EMDC in January of 2015 as a Career Advisor, and quickly worked her way into the role of Adult Program Manager. In August of 2018 she became the Director of Workforce Services, where she leads the workforce team by developing training and programming. Susan works with partners throughout our region to identify workforce needs, and secures funding and grant opportunities that develop programs. A native of the Katahdin Region, Susan came to EMDC with over 12 years' experience with constituent services and outreach programming for Congressman Michael Michaud.
Michael Elliott
Economic Development Director - Katahdin Region | melliott@emdc.org
Michael joined EMDC in April of 2019 as the Director of Economic Development for the Katahdin Region, in partnership with the Penobscot County Commissioners and the Katahdin Region Development Board. Michael works with eight towns in the region to support workforce development, business growth and expansion, infrastructure needs, collaboration, marketing, and strategic planning. Michael has extensive experience working in both for and non-profit sectors, and specializes in operational efficiencies as well as targeted lead generation and workforce training.
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No holiday is complete without some stylish swimwear to accompany you and your family on trips to the beach or a lounge around the pool. From colourful designs in a range of styles and colours, we've got you covered for all your child's swimming essentials.
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Welcome to the Moalboal Hotels & Travel Guide, your online travel specialist. Moalboal Hotels offers you comprehensive information and online booking facilities for Sea Turtle House, car rentals & golf.
As a leading online hotels and travel guide, the volume of hotel reservations that we send to our selected hotels, apartments & resorts in Moalboal means that we have negotiated the most competitive rates for our customers. Below you can find more information on the hotel you selected, Sea Turtle House.
This accomodation Sea Turtle House offers several amenities from Airport transportation (surcharge), Babysitting or childcare (surcharge), Barbecue grill(s) to Beach sun loungers.
With a stay at Sea Turtle House in Moalboal, you'll be close to Ronda Wharf and Ronda Public Market. This resort is within the vicinity of Zaragosa Beach and Zaragosa Port.
Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens. Rooms have private furnished patios where you can take in sea views.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or make use of the other amenities, which include tour/ticket assistance.
Featured amenities include an Internet point, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and self parking is available onsite.


"If it wasn't for Julie to help me with my brother's finances, his home environment, and his MediCal, I couldn't have done it without her. She was always there for me and my brother. She looked out for our best interests, ALWAYS."
I've known Julie for 8 years now and have had only positive experiences with her. I've also only had great experiences with the rest of her team.
Julie is collaborative, responsive and the type of person that fights you over the check in a good way. I've worked together with Julie on many clients and have been particularly impressed by how she leverages technology to enrich their lives.
What I've also appreciated about Julie is that she communicates very well. She always provides me with helpful guidance when working with her clients and also listens and takes action when I report observations back to her. I think that Julie's scientific background is a real strength in her work as she takes note of all of the variables and makes sound recommendations and decisions based on what's happening and what can/will happen. I recommend Julie without hesitation and am always happy to answer any questions that you might have about working with her.
"I live a long way from my Dad, who lives in a retirement home. Dad has mobility issues, and his dementia is worsening with time. The 21st Century team takes care of coordinating medical care and transportation, and checking on Dad's physical and emotional well-being. Their conversations with me are friendly, realistic, and beyond helpful. I could probably keep my Dad safe from a distance without them, but I'd be emotionally exhausted myself. The 21st Century team is the glue holding my situation together".
Julie and Courtney have been a part of our lives since 2011. They serve as Fiduciary, Conservator and Special Needs Trust for my eldest brother. When there was a need, Julie and Courtney came to support my family in a very professional way. Their expertise is to be acknowledged and recognized as being, "simply the best!"
Julie has been open and honest with us on every front and her recommendations have met and secured many challenges in Dad's behalf. Shes always there when we need her and acts swiftly and justly in very caring ways that make it much easier when we are so far away. She has been available to us at a moments notice and that's a very good thing especially when we live so far away. We are forever grateful for her support and wisdom .Truly!
The secretary at 21st Century Care Solutions bares acknowledging here as well because the support she gives is a vital part of the overall picture of a really remarkable group of people that have and are doing an outstanding job of being there in every way possible to support what they believe and exude in all they do to make our lives and the lives of people who are entrusted to their care as happy and joyful as possible.
Thank You is never enough but its all we have and hopefully we have honored you all here in ways that show you our deepest gratitude for all you do !
Respectfully With The Kindest Regard, Always!
"Courtney has been there for Dad over the past two years in every way possible. She gives him opportunities to do things like travel with the caregivers to exciting places and he is a very happy well adjusted Senior gentleman. This was a difficult journey in many ways for us all and Courtney stayed the course so that our Dad could have the wonderful opportunities that every Senior Citizen should be allowed to enjoy with the proper expertise to make it happen. We love her and we're thank full everyday that we are so fortunate to have been able to trust her to communicate with us promptly and regularly about all things concerning Dad. "
I have had the good fortune of working as a colleague with Julie Menack for the past 10 years. Julie has the unique double value of being certified and educated as both a Professional Fiduciary as well as a Professional Geriatric Care Manager, member of the Aging Life Care Association. For those eldercare professionals who may have this double training, very few actually have the amount of experience in both roles as Julie does. I have seen first-hand what an immense benefit this is when in the position of making health care decisions for her clients.
Julie and I have worked closely on some very difficult situations and I can confidently say that she has what I consider an excellent balance of professionalism and heart. I frequently recommend Julie and her company to prospective clients knowing they will be well served.
21st Century Care Solutions provided all of the necessary support and professionalism in the case of a client with dementia, living in her own home, who was in urgent need of placement. They put their knowledge to work and the client is now securely living at a board and care that is not only a perfect fit for her needs but also her cultural background. Julie's team made it happen smoothly and respectfully.
My sister and I were introduced to 21st Century Care Solutions when our cousin "Penny" became incapacitated due to a stroke. This followed several other health issues and she needed care beyond home health.
Penny has lived alone in Oakland for years where she raised show dogs . We live in Houston, TX and are her only living relatives. We visited her after her 3rd stroke and it was obvious we wouldn't be much help from Texas. When Julie Menack was recommended as a truly caring and qualified Case Manager we called her and met the next day. Hiring her agency was the absolutely best decision we made on Penny's behalf.
Julie assigned Courtney Blair to be Penny's Case Manager, and she immediately gained Penny's trust, a major accomplishment due to the devistating effects of the stokes. Courtney became her advocate and has managed her nursing facility care, doctor's appointments, medications and personal and household needs, plus giving us weekly (or more) updates by email and phone.
I wish to express my profound appreciation for the superb job you are doing to ensure that J's remaining time above ground is as good as it can be.
You are very, very good at what you do.
I have been very touched by looking at the way you deal with L. What you do is invaluable, and the way you go about it is just admirable. It takes a special kind of person, selfless and with a huge heart, to do what you do. And to think that L is just one of many people you do this for… If you believe I (sp) heaven, I am sure there's a guaranteed spot for you. If you don't believe, I hope life is fair to you and rewards you like you deserve.


Who stands behind this income tax return help website?
This is what you must be wondering if you came to this page from any other page on this website.
This website is an accumulation of the advice given to taxpayers for almost twenty years by the tax preparers of Same Day Tax Refunds LLC.
Who is Same Day Tax Refund LLC?
Same Day Tax Refunds LLC is a New York City based tax preparation company. Our tax preparers are highly experienced and have prepared thousands of tax returns since 1992.
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We serve our tax clients in a professional yet personal manner. Every tax return gets reviewed by an experienced preparer who makes sure that no deduction or credit has been overlooked.
Unlike larger firms we give extra attention to middle income taxpayers and small businesses. These tax clients find that here they get the treatment they deserve unlike their experiences in CPA's offices where they are from the smaller clients.
We do business accounting and we open business entities like corporations and LLC's.
Though our location is in the Brooklyn area of New York City, we serve clients all over the US (and the world).
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If you are interested in filing your tax return or opening a new business entity with us just fill out this contact form for fast income tax return help.


This past Monday the other interns and I hosted a fieldtrip to Rowe's Produce Farm (http://www.rowesproducefarm.com/) in Ypsilanti. The farm is a u-pick with fresh and ripe strawberries as well as sugar snap peas. We arrived around five in the afternoon and the sun was still baking the fields. The strawberries were warm and sweet. Also the water they contained was a welcome respite from the heat. The farm is all u-pick so the choicest berries are up for the picking while they are in season. U-pick farms are private operations that plant and care for the plants, but leave the activity of harvesting to the public, who then purchase what they pick.
Rowe's farm has an email list that they use to notify their patrons about the picking conditions of their various crops. They call it "the" list and you can join it by emailing them at: rowesproducefarm@sbcglobal.net. The season for strawberries ends around the beginning of July so head out there soon for some fresh berries and peas!
We helped the Habitat for Humanity cluster in Ypsilanti with weeding their raised beds, but more work needs to be done to ready the beds for planting. The cluster is a very quaint neighborhood of young families. If you want to assist with the community establishing a beautiful and bountiful garden contact Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley through the email: lynnep@h4h.org and specify your interest in setting up garden spaces.
The plants in the secret garden have grown tremendously in the past few days. The corn towers over all the other crops and the tassels are now visible.
The polyculture bed's radishes were picked, topped, and washed. By clearing out the radishes, sunlight can now reach tiny seedlings of the other plants. I will need to thin in the next few weeks and I have the agonizing decision to choose which vegetables will grow to full size and those that will not. I cannot wait until the seedlings grow larger and observe how much this method yields.


 Q315: How do I setup my Stripe account to accept card payments with 3D verification?
FAQ Q315: How do I setup my Stripe account to accept card payments with 3D verification?
First of all, you need to select Stripe Card 3D Security in the Payment processing site option on the site settings page. This payment method uses Stripe's Payment Intent object to allows your clients to carry out credit card 3D security verification with their card issuer.
Optionally, you can add another slash and enter switches to show additional payment data fields. To show the email address field, type 'email'. You can also tell Stripe to ask the customer for the ZIP code along with the credit card data. You can do this by entering the keyword 'zip'. Please note that Stripe doesn't always show the ZIP field with other credit card verification data.
You need to set up a Stripe webhook so we can receive transaction data and refunds. A Stripe webhooks is an endpoint that points to a script in our system so they can send us transaction updates.
In the Filter event section, choose Select types to send and select the payment_intent.succeeded, payment_intent.payment_failed and charge.refunded events.
Once you click the Add endpoint button to submit the settings, the Signing secret section appears below Webhook details (see the picture below). Click the Click to reveal button to see the webhook secret and copy the value.
Next, go back to the Online payments page in your Planyo panel. Go to the Stripe secret key / publishable key / webhook secret field and enter the webhook secret as the third value. The webhook secret is necessary for authenticating events coming from Stripe to our system.
3D Secure provides an additional layer of protection against fraudulent payments by requiring customers to complete an additional verification step with their card issuer during payment. Typically, this involves prompting the customer to enter a password associated with the card.
You can set up Radar rules in your Stripe Dashboard to control when customers are prompted to complete 3D Secure authentication, making a determination for each user based on the desired parameters.
For more information, refer Stripe's help documents on Dynamic 3D Security with Stripe Radar.


Tom Hall is a busy guy.
The executive director of the Montclair Film Festival has spoken about the 2019 festival, which runs May 3-12, at several parties at Montclair Film's home at Cinema505, 505 Bloomfield Ave., for sponsors and advertisers.
There are more than 150 films and conversations in the 2019 festival.
The opening film this year is "Wild Rose," which will screen at the Wellmont Theater on Friday, May 3. Hall said that after the team saw the film in Toronto, "all hands were on deck" to schedule the story about an ex-con, reunited with her family, who dreams of moving to Nashville.
Mindy Kaling will come to Montclair for a conversation with Stephen Colbert and a Q&A after the film "Late Night," which will play Saturday, May 4, at the Wellmont. Hall said Kaling audited Colbert's show to write the script.
Also playing on Saturday, May 4 is "The Apollo," which will also play on opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival.
"Tolkien," which plays on Tuesday, May 7, at the Wellmont, is a very special event: the Q&A with Stephen Colbert which follows the drama about J.R.R. Tolkien will be broadcast in hundreds of cinemas nationwide.
"'Dead Poets Society meets World War I adventure romance," Hall described the film.
Emerging Filmmaker winners, shot by student moviemakers in grades 6-12 (Saturday, May 11), co-presented by Gelotti.
Meanwhile, a "super secret special screening" is scheduled for Sunday, May 5.
"I can't, I'm contractually obligated not to tell what it is," Hall said. But, he said, the screenwriter has previously attended the MFF, and the director has won an Academy Award.
Check the website, montclairfilm.org, for clues, and for more information.


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American drummer best known for his appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He also performed on albums by […]
Jimmy Rainsford
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    iput-object v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    iput v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    iput v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mUserId:I

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    iput v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mState:I

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    iput v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    iput v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mVersion:I

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    iput v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readInt()I

    move-result v1

    if-eqz v1, :cond_0

    const/4 v0, 0x1

    :cond_0
    iput-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mIsMigrating:Z

    return-void
.end method

.method synthetic constructor <init>(Landroid/os/Parcel;Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;)V
    .locals 0

    invoke-direct {p0, p1}, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;-><init>(Landroid/os/Parcel;)V

    return-void
.end method

.method public constructor <init>(Ljava/lang/String;IIIIIZ)V
    .locals 3

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    iput-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mIsMigrating:Z

    const-string/jumbo v0, ""

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    if-nez p1, :cond_1

    if-ltz p2, :cond_0

    const/16 v0, 0x3e7

    if-gt p2, v0, :cond_0

    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    const-string/jumbo v1, "android_"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0, p2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v0

    :goto_0
    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    :goto_1
    iput p2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    iput p3, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mUserId:I

    iput p4, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mState:I

    iput p5, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    iput p6, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mVersion:I

    const-string/jumbo v0, ""

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    if-eqz v0, :cond_3

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/String;->isEmpty()Z

    move-result v0

    xor-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    if-eqz v0, :cond_3

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    new-instance v1, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    const-string/jumbo v2, "android_"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1, p2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/String;->equals(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    move-result v0

    if-eqz v0, :cond_2

    const/4 v0, 0x1

    :goto_2
    iput v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    :goto_3
    iput-boolean p7, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mIsMigrating:Z

    return-void

    :cond_0
    const-string/jumbo v0, ""

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_1
    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    goto :goto_1

    :cond_2
    const/4 v0, 0x2

    goto :goto_2

    :cond_3
    const/4 v0, -0x1

    iput v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    goto :goto_3
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public describeContents()I
    .locals 1

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    return v0
.end method

.method public getAlias()Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 1

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public getFlag()I
    .locals 1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    return v0
.end method

.method public getId()I
    .locals 1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    return v0
.end method

.method public getPackageName()Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 1

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public getResetTokenTimaAlias()Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 2

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    const/4 v1, 0x1

    if-ne v0, v1, :cond_0

    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    sget-object v1, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->PERSONA_PWD_RESET_TOKEN:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v0

    iget v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0

    :cond_0
    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    const/4 v1, 0x2

    if-ne v0, v1, :cond_1

    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    sget-object v1, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->PWD_RESET_TOKEN:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v0

    iget v1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0

    :cond_1
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public getState()I
    .locals 1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mState:I

    return v0
.end method

.method public getUserId()I
    .locals 1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mUserId:I

    return v0
.end method

.method public getVersion()I
    .locals 1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mVersion:I

    return v0
.end method

.method public isAndroidDefaultEngine()Z
    .locals 2

    const/4 v1, 0x1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    if-ne v0, v1, :cond_0

    return v1

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    return v0
.end method

.method public isCustomEngine()Z
    .locals 2

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    const/4 v1, 0x2

    if-ne v0, v1, :cond_0

    const/4 v0, 0x1

    return v0

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    return v0
.end method

.method public isMdfpp()Z
    .locals 1

    invoke-virtual {p0}, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->isMinor()Z

    move-result v0

    if-nez v0, :cond_0

    const/4 v0, 0x1

    return v0

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    return v0
.end method

.method public isMigrating()Z
    .locals 1

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mIsMigrating:Z

    return v0
.end method

.method public isMinor()Z
    .locals 2

    const/4 v1, 0x1

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    and-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    if-ne v0, v1, :cond_0

    return v1

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    return v0
.end method

.method public setFlag(I)V
    .locals 0

    iput p1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    return-void
.end method

.method public setIsMigrating(Z)V
    .locals 0

    iput-boolean p1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mIsMigrating:Z

    return-void
.end method

.method public setPackageName(Ljava/lang/String;)V
    .locals 0

    if-eqz p1, :cond_0

    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method

.method public setState(I)V
    .locals 0

    iput p1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mState:I

    return-void
.end method

.method public setVersion(I)V
    .locals 0

    iput p1, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mVersion:I

    return-void
.end method

.method public toString()Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 3

    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/String;

    new-instance v1, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    const-string/jumbo v2, "SdpEngineInfo { alias:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " pkg: "

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " id:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " userid:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mUserId:I

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " state:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mState:I

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " flags:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " version:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mVersion:I

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, " type:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget v2, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, "}"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-direct {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/String;-><init>(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public writeToParcel(Landroid/os/Parcel;I)V
    .locals 1

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mAlias:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeString(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeString(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mId:I

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mUserId:I

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mState:I

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mFlags:I

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mVersion:I

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    iget v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mType:I

    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/samsung/android/knox/sdp/core/SdpEngineInfo;->mIsMigrating:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    const/4 v0, 0x1

    :goto_0
    invoke-virtual {p1, v0}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeInt(I)V

    return-void

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    goto :goto_0
.end method

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Simple psychological 'trick' moderates political views
Written by Robby Berman on February 20, 2020 — Fact checked by Gianna D'Emilio
Giving people false descriptions of their political opinions depolarizes these views, a new study finds.
New research may have found a way to bridge political divides.
The level of polarization currently evident in the political discourse of the United States has created a climate of heightened animosity.
Such a dramatic, virulent divide makes productive discussion of important issues nearly impossible.
As part of an effort to understand how people in the U.S. might be brought together, a new study finds that a simple form of psychological manipulation is surprisingly effective at moderating the positions of voters, at least temporarily.
When researchers misreported survey participants' responses back to them — making the responses more centrist than they actually were — the participants championed their own open-mindedness.
Thomas Strandberg, a doctoral student at Lund University, in Sweden, is the first and corresponding author of the study, which appears in the journal PLOS One.
A nation divided
It would be no exaggeration to say that current political tensions in the U.S. constitute a crisis. Their impact extends into the home and other social spaces, where it can define or void personal relationships.
For families comprising Democrats and Republicans, for example, 2016 Thanksgiving dinners were 30–50 minutes shorter than they were for those whose members belonged to the same political party.
The present study, which aimed to analyze attitudes just before the 2016 presidential election, does not suggest that America's divisions can or should be solved by deliberately manipulating its citizens.
The authors — researchers in psychology from Lund University, McGill University, in Canada, and Royal Holloway, University of London, in the United Kingdom — were interested in investigating the degree to which extreme opinions could be moderated with a simple psychological trick.
The choice blindness paradigm
That trick has to do with the "choice blindness paradigm." Strandberg and colleagues define it this way:
"Choice blindness is a cognitive phenomenon that occurs when people receive false feedback about a choice they had made, leading them to accept the outcome as their own and confabulate reasons for having made that choice in the first place."
In the study, participants rarely noticed when their extreme political responses were inaccurately reported back to them as more moderate.
When asked to account for their — falsified — positions, the respondents described beliefs in moderation and open-mindedness as influencing "their" opinions.
Democrats and Republicans proved equally susceptible to this false feedback, demonstrating how flexible opinions may be, even among those who consider their views to be solidly fixed.
How the study worked
The study's initial trial occurred in the week after the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, 6 weeks prior to voting. A total of 122 participants were surveyed near the site of the debate in New York City and elsewhere in the city.
Among the respondents, 89% expressed an intention to vote for Clinton, 3% for Trump, and 8% for a representative from a different party.
The respondents were asked to rate, on paper, the two main candidates in terms of how well they exemplified 12 adjectives: analytic, trustworthy, decisive, patriotic, experienced, empathetic, visionary, courageous, diplomatic, passionate, charismatic, and principled.
Each rating took the form of a marking on a horizontal line between Trump and Clinton. The participants also indicated the candidate for whom they planned to vote.
Once the surveys were completed, the interviewers surreptitiously replaced them with modified versions, in which the majority of extreme answers were repositioned in more moderate locations.
When the participants received their modified response sheets, none noticed that their answers had been changed, though some wanted to fix a "mistake" or two.
When the researchers asked the participants to explain their answers, 94% rationalized and defended their — falsely moderated — views.
According to the study's authors, a typical example involved a respondent who had rated Clinton as 94% more experienced than Trump.
After the researchers had covertly lowered this rating to 59%, the respondent rationalized the altered score, noting: "I think they're both experienced in their field. Trump is a really successful businessman … And then, Hillary has had a lot of years of practice in office. So I … feel like they both are really experienced."
For a less partisan sampling, the authors performed a second trial online a few days before the election, using the Prolific Academic survey platform.
This time, 498 participants responded to a similar survey, though it did not ask about candidate preference. For the false feedback, the researchers shifted five of each participant's answers toward the middle of the scale.
When the survey showed the respondents their (altered) scores, it gave them an open-mindedness rating and asked them to explain their degree of open-mindedness.
Their answers revealed, the researchers conclude, that merely "suggesting to people that they are more open-minded removed their political blinders and nudged them to consider and argue for more moderate views."
Unfortunately, the authors report no evidence that the trials' depolarizing influence lasts.
Encouraging insight
In the end, says principal investigator Petter Johansson, a senior lecturer in cognitive science at Lund University, "Political surveys aim to capture the attitudes of the public, but our research demonstrates that these are, in fact, highly malleable and context-sensitive."
"In this study, we show that this malleability applies equally to both Democrats and Republicans."
"These results offer hope in a divided political climate: Even polarized people can become — at least momentarily — open to opposing views."
– Petter Johansson
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Geodynamics provides hydrographic surveys within the Port of Morehead City under an on-call professional services agreement. Geodynamics is pre-qualified by the NC Department of Transportation to complete hydrographic surveys, including at all NC State Ports.
Past projects have included multibeam sonar surveys in support of dredging at both the T-Pier fuel docks and the northern Barge Berths. During each of the dredging cycles, Geodynamics performed before dredge (BD) and after dredge (AD) surveys to assess the success of the dredging and quantify the material removed. Geodynamics worked directly with the dredge contractors to provide vertical control for the dredging operations and provided detailed reviews of regions to be dredges, including estimated material quantities. Using HYPACK, Geodynamics developed advanced channel plans that were used in the determination of material to be removed and the final material actually removed. Following these surveys a full survey report containing procedures, results, charts and Quality Assurance / Quality Control documentation was provided immediately.
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Fall panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorum) is a fibrous-rooted summer annual grass with a zigzagged growth pattern, due to bending at the nodes. Peak growth of fall panicum occurs between June and July, just before flowering and reproduces from seeds that mature in late summer and fall. Fall panicum thrives in wet open areas of fields, and tolerates flooding.
Panicum species contain steroidal saponins. If large quantities of steroidal saponins are ingested by horses, it can lead to liver damage and secondary photosensitization.
In 2006, 14 horses living in Virginia were poisoned from being fed Panicum hay containing large quantities of P. dichotomiflorum. These horses developed liver damage as a result of consumption of the toxins in P. dichotomiflorum. Five of the 14 affected horses were euthanized due to the extent of the resulting damage, and the other horses recovered. All horses that had been eating the hay had abnormally high aspartate aminotransferase (AST), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity.
Early growth: Emerge from the ground in April or early May; they are white, pale green or purplish smooth with an erect, slightly oval stem. It's basal stems grow from the enlarged lower nodes into an upright branching grass.
Root:Fibrous root system with stems capable of rooting at the nodes.
Stem: Hairless, round, sometimes glossy. Swollen and bent nodes, in different directions.
Leaves: Rolled in the shoot; ligule is a fringe of hairs and often fused at the base; leaf blades have a conspicuous midvein, smooth above but sometimes slightly hairy near the leaf tip or leaf base.
Flowers: Wide seedheads, with spreading panicle that turns purplish tint as it ages; individual yellow spikelets.
Look alikes: Looks very similar to Johnsongrass ( Sorghum halepense) and Barnyard grass ( Echinochloa crus-galli)) prior to development of seedheads.
Fall Panicum Grass and Liver disease Haymarket Veterinary Service. 2015.
Johnson AL, Divers TJ, Freckleton ML, McKenzie HC, Mitchell E, Cullen JM, McDonough SP. Fall panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorum) hepatotoxicosis in horses and sheep. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2006.
Miles, C. O.; Wilkins, A. kL.; Munday, S. C.; Holland, P. T.; Smith, Lancaster, M. J.; B. L.; Embling, P. P.; Wilkins Identification of the calcium salt of epismilagenin ß-D-glucuronide in the bile crysals of sheep affected by panicum dichotomiflorum and panicum schinizii toxicoses. FDA Poisonous Plant Database. 1992.
Miles, C. O.; Munday, S. C.; Holland, P. T.; Smith, B. L.; Embling, P. P.; Wilkins, A. L Identification of sapogenin glucuronide in the bile of sheep affected by panicum dichotomiflorum toxicosis FDA Poisonous Plant Database. 1991.


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A Day with Macedonian Archaeology – Transition
July 31, 2017 Institute for Archaeological ResearchDay of Archaeology 2017, Fieldwork, Macedonia, Neolithic
The transition from the Middle to Late Neolithic in Eastern Macedonia
Towards the middle of the VI millennium BC, major ethno-cultural changes occurred on the Balkan Peninsula. According to certain researchers, these changes were the result of internal migrations of people caused by the climate change. According to others, this was the so-called successive migration through which new cultural elements were brought from Anatolia, not excluding the possibility of a movement of small or large groups of people.
The second theory is widely accepted in science and some of the scientists even see the entire Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia as one huge cultural complex with sub-groups. The territory of Eastern Macedonia was not excluded from such occurrences and movements, so towards the end of the Middle Neolithic some novelties in the material culture are noticed. The ceramic material from the Middle Neolithic period is characterized by its red coloring, it is fired under oxidizing conditions and the main feature is the decoration with dark-colored curved, spiral and meander motifs, the rough pottery is decorated with barbotine and impressed ornaments.
In the last phase of the Middle Neolithic or Anzabegovo-Vršnik IV phase, despite the red pottery, the number of dark, mainly gray and black pottery increased, which will latter give the main mark of the Late Neolithic pottery. The ornamentation in this IV stage also shows the blending of the old and the new traditions.
In the late Neolithic, most of the settlements were erected on top of the Middle Neolithic ones, so we can notice continuity of living on certain positions. The ceramic material of the Late Neolithic period has quite different characteristics in contrast to the Middle Neolithic. In this period the pottery is mainly dark-colored, black or dark brown, obtained by reducing conditions in the firing process.
Between the shapes, we can notice more rounded or biconical vessels decorated with shallow channels or with incisions and punched strips, also typical for this period is the Blacktopped pottery. In the Late Neolithic period a new technology for making pottery occurs, that is, firing under reducing conditions, and with that novelty, the previous traditions disappear completely. This transitional period from the Middle to the Late Neolithic on the wider Balkan region is mainly viewed through the prism of ceramic material and the technological changes that we can notice on it.
According to some research, the change in the technology of pottery production is a result of the change in the social relations, as well as the contacts between different communities, where an integration of pottery makers might have occurred. Towards the end of the Anzabegovo-Vršnik IV phase, the population has decreased, traditional values were declining and the stylistic and technological knowledge of the pottery makers had fallen under the strong influence of the neighboring communities.
This was primarily due to the increase of the temperature and the depletion of the natural resources, which have been exploited over several centuries. Under such conditions, people had to leave their settlements and search for better locations where the conditions for agriculture and breeding livestock were better. Because this territory was densely populated in the Middle Neolithic period, we can easily exclude the migrations of foreigners from far away.
It is about local migrations from several smaller Middle Neolithic settlements into a larger one, just like the case of the Anzabegovo settlement, but also formation of new settlements from the people who left their homes due to the depletion of the natural resorts around their old settlements.
A good example is the settlement of Barutnitsa in the village Anzabegovo, where we may find the answer related to this issue. In this settlement there was a sharp increase in the population in the Late Neolithic period, the calculations showed that there were about 710 houses in the settlement and between 4000 and 7000 inhabitants. This leads us to conclude that this archaeological site was a small town and an economic center in this region in the Late Neolithic Period.
The favorable climate in the Middle Neolithic period provided a good life for the population settled on this territory. With the rise of the temperatures, many droughts occurred and the people could not produce and live as before, this has forced them to migrate and search for a better location, and thus the cultural group Anzabegovo-Vršnik has ended. All this led to the decline of the traditional and technological values of the local potters.
Towards the end of the Middle Neolithic Period, under the influence of the surrounding settlements and cultures, a new "fashion" of pottery production has taken hold over the entire Balkan Peninsula. Even though certain communities from our territory remained faithful to Middle-Neolithic traditions for some time, in the period between 5300 and 5200 BC all of the communities entered the era of the Late Neolithic.
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Here are Things You Probably Didn't Know About Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE. She has come to be known as a wrestler whose style is authentic and one who is not afraid to take on anyone. Morgan has slugged it out in the SmackDown brand and NXT and has fought really hard on her own. The fearless wrestler has also joined forces with a team when she fought with The Riott Squad.
Who is Liv Morgan and How Old is She?
While she is popular as Liv Morgan among her legion of fans and followers of wrestling, the wrestler was born Gionna Daddio on June 8, 1994, in Paramus, New Jersey, United States. She was brought up in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
The wrestler was mostly raised alongside her five siblings – four brothers and a sister, by their mother as a single parent following the death of her father when Liv was still just a child. Because of this, her mother worked very hard to provide for the six kids.
Growing up, Liv was a huge fan of wrestling, the same as her other siblings. She and her 4 older brothers created a makeshift ring that they used to wrestle and that also attracted the friends of her brothers each day after school.
Liv Morgan was always a Tomboy and so pretending to be Lita in those days was something she found to be very cool. In fact, she found this very relatable, so much that she thought the older diva could as well be her friend.
For her education, she went to Henry P. Becton Regional High School but dropped out at the age of 16. At 18, she had already left home to take care of herself. Before she became a wrestler, she was once a competitive cheerleader and also a model who worked for Hooters.
In 2014, Liv Morgan was offered a contract by WWE and was assigned to NXT after she was discovered in Wyckoff, New Jersey, at the Joe DeFranco's gym. Her first appearance was not in the ring. It was as a planted fan who jumped on Tyler Breeze when he was entering the ring in 2015.
Her debut fight was against Eva Marie in October 2015, playing the jobber. At the time, she used the name, Marley. She would later change her name to Liv Morgan for her next fight against Emma in December of the same year but that would also end in a defeat.
She continued fighting under NXT until 2017 when she made her main roster debut on SmackDown Live, teaming up with Sarah Logan and Ruby Riott to form The Riott Squad. The trio was later drafted to RAW where they fought until 2019 when Morgan was separated from the squad when she was taken to the Smackdown brand.
Seen as someone who still has great potentials in the ring, Liv Morgan has also appeared in other media. She was featured as a playable character in the WWE video game, WWE 2K19.
In 2018, she was ranked by the PWI Female 100 as number 53 of the top 100 female wrestlers.
Is She Married or Dating Anyone?
Liv Morgan and Enzo (Image Source)
When it comes to her relationships, it is known that Daddio has never been married and so, she does not have a husband. However, she has dated a number of men in the past. It is no secret that she was once in a relationship with former professional wrestler and WWE star, Enzo Amore.
Their relationship which was not hidden began in 2016 and soon afterwards, they became an item that looked set to last a long time. However, they broke up in 2017 following accusations by Liv that she was cheated on by Enzo. Following the breakup, Enzo who is also a rapper released a song, "Liv A 30 For 30" on his new album which is believed to be directed at Morgan.
Live is now said to be dating yet another wrestler who is also signed to WWE under NXT brand, his name is Tyler Bate. Although the two have been spotted together a number of times and there have been some flirting on social media between them, there is yet to be any confirmation as regards the relationship.
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How Tall is She?
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Faced with yet another resignation, a new artist had to be employed to take on the role of illustrator for the continuation of the Railway Series. Eric Marriot decided to ask Swedish born artist - Gunvor Edwards to try her hand at capturing the style that had been set by Dalby. Believing little to be beyond her, Gunvor started with the illustration of the Diesel standing alongside the engines at the sheds.
Gunvor found it quite difficult concerning the amount of space she had to work with on the picture, and turned to husband Peter to see if he could try and do the pictures. Although he claims he was unable to imitate the previous style any better than his wife could, Eric Marriot was still happy to allow Peter Edwards to continue, and despite illustrating the further books on his own, he continued to share credit with wife Gunvor.
Relations between Awdry and his new illustrator went very well from the first meeting, Awdry appreciated Edwards' style of artwork, and was quoted as saying, "He drew from life and obviously had an affection for the characters."
The illustrator often found himself on "Bus-man's Holidays" where he was going to railways which Awdry needed imagery of real locos and landscapes from to base the artwork in the books. "At a time in our life," says Edwards, "of short funds and few breaks, the family had an excuse to explore the Welsh Coast, Lakeland, Cornwall and Devon, Sussex and Kent with a steam trip to cap it all!"
Edwards stayed in dedicated service up until the final book in 1972 - Tramway Engines, and even illustrated The Surprise Packet in 1971, published by Edmund Ward to avail Awdry in his time of writer's block.
It would be fair to say his illustrations were somewhat the inspiration for the 1979/1980 annuals, where the artist - Edgar Hodges - drew and painted in a very similar impressionist style!
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Forensic speechreading (or forensic lipreading) is the use of speechreading for information or evidential purposes. Forensic speechreading can be considered a branch of forensic linguistics. In contrast to speaker recognition which is often the focus of voice analysis from an audio record, forensic speechreading usually aims to establish the content of speech, since the identity of the talker is usually apparent. Often, it involves the production of a transcript of lipread video-records of talk that lack a usable audiotrack, for example CCTV material. Occasionally, 'live' lipreading is involved, for example in the Casey Anthony case. Forensic speechreaders are usually deaf or from deaf families (CODA), and use speechreading in their daily lives to a greater extent than people with normal hearing outwith a deaf community. Some speechreading tests suggest deaf people can be better lipreaders than most hearing people.

Speechreading expertise

No tests of speechreading have yet been developed in a forensic context: that is, to benchmark individual skills in speechreading from a video record, including production of a reliable transcript. For many years, UK agencies made extensive use of one particular speechreader, whose reports are now not to be used for evidential purposes. Several speechreaders and deaf professionals currently offer these services. In the UK, these include Terry Ruane, Laraine Callow MBE,Tina Lannin among others. In the US, Consuelo Gonzalez is a leading lipreading expert. Expert speechreaders may be able to advise on various issues, including whether a videorecord is or is not speechreadable, and the accent and language used by a talker. Commissioning agents need to be aware of issues inherent in the unreliability of speechreading, and be prepared to treat such advice with caution.

The law

In the UK, a landmark case and appeal (R. v Luttrell et al., 2004) established the admissibility of lipreading evidence. However, the appeal court also required that the judge should issue a special warning as to its risks and limitations.

While lipread speech can carry useful speech information, it is inherently less accurate than (clearly) heard speech because many distinctive features of speech are produced by actions of the tongue within the oral cavity and are not visible. This is a limitation imposed by speech itself, not the expertise of the speechreader. It is the main reason why the accuracy of a speechreader working on a purely visual record cannot be considered wholly reliable, however skilled they may be and irrespective of hearing status. The type of evidence and the utility of such evidence varies from case to case.

In the US, there is debate concerning the admissibility of speechreading evidence and its status, especially in relation to variations in state and federal evidential procedures, and with respect to the privacy implications of the Fourth Amendment to the US constitution.

Three UK cases involving speechreading evidence

 R v Luttrell.  Nine defendants, including Luttrell, were found guilty on a charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and dispose of stolen goods. Before his arrest, Luttrell, who pleaded not guilty, was put under surveillance by the police, and a video record was obtained of a conversation. The expert lipreader, acting for the prosecution, produced a transcript of the conversation, indicating that he spoke the name of a co-conspirator. Although the defence claimed this was unreliable evidence, the judge ruled it admissible. On appeal, Luttrell's conviction was upheld, but the court of appeal made clear that juries should be warned of the unreliability of such evidence.
 Nat Fraser. The expert lipreader's transcript of a surveilled prison conversation between Nat Fraser and his friend, Glenn Lucas, was used by the prosecution to help secure a conviction for Fraser's murder of his wife, Arlene Fraser (Murder of Arlene Fraser). That verdict was overturned in part on the basis of unreliability of that lipreader's evidence. Following successful appeal against his original conviction, on re-trial in 2012 Fraser was again convicted of his wife's murder (Fraser v HM Advocate).
 R v John Terry. John Terry was alleged to have made a crude racist remark against Anton Ferdinand in the course of a televised Premier League football match between Chelsea FC and Queen's Park Rangers FC. Terry's remarks were seen in ten seconds of widely broadcast and re-broadcast close-up, and he was prosecuted under public order crime provisions, which include offences which are racially aggravated. Terry's defence argued that the remark was made in response to an earlier accusation from Ferdinand; Terry was just "sarcastically repeating a racist slur" he thought Anton Ferdinand had wrongly accused him of making, to refute the perceived allegation and to establish what had been said. In a joint report, two expert speecheaders corroborated the content of Terry's broadcast remarks, but could not infer why they were said, since there was no video record of the preceding context. The magistrate ruled that Terry could not be found guilty because of this uncertainty. The Football Association, whose Independent Regulatory Commission examined the case with a view to disciplinary action, came to a different conclusion. The Commission dismissed the lip readers' evidence, claiming "it is to be observed that the Chief Magistrate did not derive any real assistance from the evidence of the two lip readers who were called to give evidence", although the Chief Magistrate had himself spoken of the importance of the lip reading evidence:  "Other words appear to be spoken. Both parties have agreed that expert evidence from lip readers is necessary to say what those words are. It is axiomatic that expert evidence is not called unless a particular expertise is needed to give an opinion to the court which the court cannot readily form itself." The Commission based its decision (which required a lower standard of proof) on a transcription of the video evidence  that conflicted with the evidence of the lip readers. as well as on disputed circumstantial evidence and references to the disputed post-incident behaviour of Anton Ferdinand, John Terry, Ashley Cole and David Barnard.

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In OmpSs the task construct also allows the annotation of function declarations or definitions in addition to structured-blocks. When a function is annotated with the task construct each invocation of that function becomes a task creation point. Note that only the execution of the function itself is part of the task not the evaluation of the task arguments (which are firstprivatized). Another restriction is that the task is not allowed to have any return value, that is, the return must be void.
The task construct allows to express data-dependencies using the clause in (standing for input, equivalent to OpenMP depend(in:var-list)), out (standing for output, equivalent to OpenMP depend(out:var-list)) and inout(standing for input/output, equivalent to OpenMP depend(inout:var-list)) clauses to this end. They allow to specify for each task in the program what data a task is waiting for and signaling is readiness. Note, that whether the task really uses that data in the specified way its the programmer responsibility. Each time a new task is created its in and out dependencies are matched against of those of existing tasks. If a dependency, either RaW, WaW or WaR, is found the task becomes a successor of the corresponding tasks. This process creates a task dependency graph at runtime. Tasks are scheduled for execution as soon as all their predecessor in the graph have finished (which does not mean they are executed immediately) or at creation if they have no predecessors.
The task construct is extended with the concurrent clause. The concurrent clause is an special version of the inout clause where the dependencies are computed with respect to in, out and inout but not with respect to other concurrent clauses. As it relaxes the synchronization between tasks the programmer must ensure that either the task can executed concurrently or that additional synchronization is used. While the reduce tasks can be executed concurrently between them they are still ordered with respect to the generate task but as the reduce tasks can run simultaneously the atomic construct needs to be used to ensure proper synchronization.
The use of the data dependency clauses allow the execution of tasks from the multiple iterations at the same time. All dependency clauses allow extended lvalues from those of C/C++. Two different extensions are allowed: array sections allow to refer to multiple elements of an array (or pointee data) in single expression and shaping expressions allow to recast pointers into recover the size of dimensions that could have been lost across calls.
The taskwait construct is also extended with the on clause. This clause allows to wait only on the tasks that produces some data in the same way as in clause. It suspends the current task until all previous tasks with an out over the expression are completed.
The intent of the target construct is to specify that a given element can be run in a set of devices. The target construct can be applied to either a task construct or a function definition. In the future we will allow to allow it to work on worksharing constructs.
OmpSs main goal is to act as a forefront and nursery of ideas for a data-flow task-based programming model so these ideas can ultimately be incorporated in the OpenMP industrial standard.


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Q: Unmet dependencies: linux-generic Today I went over to my grandma because she had some problems with her computer, running Xubuntu 12.04LTS. After fixing 'the problem' (Firefox was set fullscreen..) I ran the usual apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade to immediately update everything. Instead I was greeted by an error that some packages where not correctly installed. So I ran dpkg --configure -a. My guess is that, because Firefox was fullscreen, she couldn't figure out how to turn of her computer and had simply turned it of, probably at the exact moment when it was installing automatic security updates.
Running dpkg --configure -a however only left me with an error message about unmet dependencies for linux-generic. When running apt-get dist-upgrade again, it told me the same and I should try the -f option. However, even while trying to force the upgrade it still wont install them.
This is the output from the commands (added LANG=C because default language is Dutch).
jeroen@Bomma:/home/bomma$ LANG=C sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-generic : Depends: linux-image-generic (= 3.2.0.37.45) but 3.2.0.38.46 is installed
                 Depends: linux-headers-generic (= 3.2.0.37.45) but 3.2.0.38.46 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

Running it with -f:
jeroen@Bomma:/home/bomma$ LANG=C sudo apt-get -f dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-generic
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/1.722 B of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.2.0.37.45); however:
  Version of linux-image-generic on system is 3.2.0.38.46.
 linux-generic depends on linux-headers-generic (= 3.2.0.37.45); however:
  Version of linux-headers-generic on system is 3.2.0.38.46.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
    Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I'm out of ideas on how to solve this (other than quickly reinstalling her pretty default xubuntu)? Trying to remove and reinstall the linux-generic package seems rather risky, but maybe that would solve it?

A: Removing linux-generic will do no harm at all. It is only a "meta-package" depending on linux-image-generic and linux-headers-generic. Those two are themselves meta-packages depending on the respective latest image/headers packages.
You can see this for yourself by issuing apt-cache show linux-generic, apt-cache show linux-image-generic and apt-cache show linux-headers-generic.
The purpose of meta-packages is to pull-in the packages on which they depend, they have no functionality at all. On the other hand removing one will not remove it's dependencies - so no danger to the system.
After having fixed the original issue you can of course install linux-generic again.

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