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Drug marketing case sees $500m settlement
Bristol-Myers Squibb will pay over half a billion dollars to settle allegations of illegal drug marketing and pricing. The ruling, announced by the US Department of justice in late September, related to accusations that BMS had inflated its drug prices, paid kickbacks to doctors, and promoted its anti-psychotic medication Abilify for unapproved uses. There are no criminal charges against the company, and the settlement did not involve the company admitting any wrong-doing.
Despite being unapproved for children, the DOJ said that BMS's sales force had urged physicians to prescribe Abilify for paediatric patients. The DOJ also alleged that BMS promoted the drug to nursing homes for dementia-related psychosis, despite the drug's 'black box' label specifically warning that such use increases the risk of death in elderly patients.
This is just the latest case of a pharmaceutical giant paying a multimillion dollar figure to settle accusations of illegal drug marketing. Schering-Plough reached a $435 million settlement in August 2006, over accusations related to the company's cancer drugs Temodar and Intron A. In 2004, Pfizer paid $430 million to resolve similar accusations of illegally marketing drugs for 'off-label' uses - specifically Neurontin, made by Warner-Lambert, which Pfizer bought in 2000.
Prescribing drugs for off-label use is common, said Peter Lurie, deputy director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, a US-based consumer advocacy group. According to US National Institutes of Health, about half of cancer drugs are prescribed off-label, because these drugs' mode of action typically applies to most cancers - and America's Medicare system will pay for these off-label uses. The DOJ only steps in when there is 'strong evidence, often through a whistle-blower, of crass violations' in the drug company's promotion of the drug, said Lurie. 'Most doctors don't know of these settlements, or are uninterested in them,' Lurie added. 'Unless the fine is very heavy, the companies can write this off as a cost of doing business.'
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Roche claim confidence
Roche CEO Franz Humer claims he is 'very confident' that the Swiss pharmaceutical firm will win its $3 billion (?1.48 billion) hostile takeover of US medical diagnostics company Ventana. Humer claims hedge funds have already bought out leading shareholders. Ventana maintains that the $75 per share offer undervalues the company - Ventana shares were trading around $85 as Chemistry World went to press. Humer has said he has no intention of raising the offer, which closes on 1 November. Roche is looking to broaden its diagnostics business, which represents about 20 per cent of the company's sales.
Tees Valley investment
UK development company Sonhoe have announced plans to build a ?2 billion crude oil processing facility on Teesside. The Wilton site, chosen from over 50 possible northern Europe locations, is expected to take five to seven years to develop. The company is now seeking investment for the project.
GSK seeks protection
UK pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline has become the first company to file a lawsuit against the US Patent and Trademark Office over new patent rules. The company claims the new rules, due to take effect 1 November, could damage around 100 of the company's pending patent applications. Following a patent filing, the rule change limits a company to just two continuing applications on a particular invention; subsequent claims must show they could not have been submitted in a prior filing.
Breast cancer verdict
A US jury has awarded $134 million to three women who claimed Wyeth's menopause drugs caused their breast cancer. The US pharmaceutical firm said it is facing 5300 lawsuits over its hormone-replacement drugs, involving 7900 plaintiffs. The trial is the seventh to reach a verdict; of the previous six, three found in favour of Wyeth, a fourth was overturned, and the remaining two are going to retrial. Wyeth said it would appeal the latest verdict.
Stent approval
A FDA advisory panel has recommended that the regulator approves US firm Medtronic's drug-coated heart stent. To date, only Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson have products approved for the US market, predicted to be worth $2 billion in sales in 2007. Sales have fallen over 30 per cent this year amid fears of potentially fatal blood clots forming years after the stent is implanted. Medtronic's data suggest its product may trigger less late clotting than its rivals.
UK solar cell company G24 and German chemicals giant BASF have agreed to jointly develop new ionic liquids for G24's solar cells. The Cardiff-based firm uses ionic liquid-supported ruthenium dyes to capture energy from light, rather than the silicon used in conventional cells.
A sweeter deal
With Akzo Nobel's shareholders set to vote on the firm's proposed purchase of ICI on 5 November, the Dutch company has announced higher share dividends and a
2 billion (?1.39 billion) share buyback scheme. Akzo also announced that 'key ICI management' would be retained in the new company. Meanwhile, the
11 billion sale of Akzo's pharmaceutical business to Schering-Plough has cleared another hurdle, receiving European Commission approval.
BASF consolidates in US
BASF has inaugurated two new manufacturing plants at its site in Freeport, Texas. The plants replace facilities in North Carolina, Mississippi and Virginia, and make Freeport the base of BASF's entire polyamide and polymers business in North America.
AZ patent safe
AstraZeneca's European patent covering the manufacture of its stomach acid drug Nexium, which had $5.2 billion worldwide sales in 2006, has been upheld in amended form by the European Patent Office. The amendment had been opposed by German generics manufacturer ratiopharm. The Anglo-Swedish firm's patent runs until 2015.
Buffet sells entire PetroChina stake
US investor Warren Buffet's company Berkshire Hathaway has sold off swathes of stock in PetroChina, in October divesting of the last of Buffet's shares. Other investors are yet to follow Buffet's lead, and stocks in PetroChina have continued to rise.
Drug safety alliance
Seven pharmaceutical firms, including GSK and Pfizer, are joining forces with academic institutions and US regulators to look at the genetics behind drug safety problems. The Serious Adverse Effects Consortium will look for genetic markers that predict which individuals are at risk from serious side effects, including drug-induced liver injury. The announcement follows a series of drug safety scares, including Merck's Vioxx, withdrawn in 2004, and GSK's Avandia.
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has received EU approval for Galvus, its Type 2 diabetes drug. However, in the US, the FDA has asked for more clinical data before approving the drug. The firm's once-yearly osteoporosis treatment, Aclasta, has received both EU and US approval. However, the company faces mounting problems over its non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, Prexige. The drug has now been withdrawn in Canada due to the risk of serious side effects on the liver, and has been rejected by the FDA in the US.
Carbon capture deal
German chemicals company BASF will join with compatriots RWE Power and Linde to build a pilot coal-fired power station that will capture 90 per cent of the CO2 it emits. BASF will develop scrubber solvents to capture the CO2 from the plant, which Linde will engineer and build, and RWE Power will run. The group aim to commercialise the technology by 2020.
BP Reshuffle
New BP chief executive Tony Hayward has announced a company shake-up that will include big job losses. Hayward said he is looking to tackle BP's poor performance by streamlining an organisation that had 'grown too complex'.
Biotech buyers
US biotech firm Biogen Idec are considering a sale of the company. Biogen, a leader in multiple sclerosis drugs, is valued at $23.5 billion.
Catalysis Centre
Bayer has invested over
7 million in a new catalysis research centre. The five year deal was signed with German university RWTH Aachen to establish the centre, where up to 12 researchers will study new catalytic processes.
Backing biofuels
Car makers Volkswagen and Daimler are to take a minority stake in German biofuel company Choren. The car companies said they wanted to speed up the broad market launch of second generation biomass to liquid (BTL) biofuel.
Pollution settlement
In the largest environmental settlement in history, American Electric Power will spend $4.6 billion to cut pollution, $60 million on projects to mitigate past excess emissions, and pay a $15 million penalty, said the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Pharma job cuts
US-based Boston Scientific and Swiss drug firm Novartis have both announced that they will be cutting jobs in an effort to make savings. Boston Scientific will eliminate 2300 positions worldwide, while Novartis's cuts will be limited to US sales and marketing staff.
New HIV treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's new oral HIV-1 treatment. Raltegravir, sold under the trade name Isentress, is a 'first-in-class' HIV integrase inhibitor.
Can chemistry thaw the vaccine cold chain?
Covid-19 has highlighted the challenges of storing vaccines at their proper temperature. Angeli Mehta explores how scientists are trying to protect vaccines from heat degradation
Vaccine approvals offer hope as global Covid cases surge
A handful of vaccines are now approved and the first doses are being given to patients, with trials for many more candidates nearing completion
Industry expects problems ahead after initial relief over Brexit deal
Uncertainty still looms over regulation and logistics
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For children, Christmas is a season of great expectation. Do you get the same feeling about the day you'll lay eyes on the new heaven and the new earth? Think about it - it's almost too good to be true, yet, like Christmas morning, it will happen. Imagine children coming down the stairs and seeing a tree and lights and gifts and smelling warm aromas and thinking, "this is the best day of the year!" Christmas makes our hearts ache and yearn, and the world to come should capture us in the same way. I want it to come so badly. I wish it would get here soon. I know that everything I've ever wanted is there. Maranatha!
"Every human father begets a son or daughter with his sin nature. We may not understand completely how this works, but this is the way of the world after the Fall. Sinners beget sinners (Psalm 51:5). Always. So if Joseph was the real father of Jesus, or Mary had been sleeping around with Larry, Jesus is not spotless, innocent, and not perfectly holy. And as a result, we have no mediator, no imputation of Christ's righteousness (because He has no righteousness to impute to us), and no salvation." ~ Kevin DeYoung, The Good News We Almost Forgot.
But He is everything Scripture says He is, and He has opened up the way to save forever, completely, and to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him (Heb 7:25).
He is the One Mediator between God and man, CHRIST JESUS! (1 Timothy 2:5).


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A língua oficial nesta comuna era o Italiano.

História

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GFF Wayne Forde President said the contract to build Guyana's first ever FIFA Goal Project will be won by an international foreign based company and that the Golden Jaguars could possibly be action in the month of January 2016.
Speaking at the first press conference since his ascension to office, Forde said the tendering process will commence shortly as FIFA will issue the tender notice internationally.
Forde noted that the Goal Project will be done in two phases and that the construction of the complex will take approximately four years.
He disclosed that funding for this project will be done through two aspects which are the Goal Project and Challenger funding.
According to Forde, as soon as the first project is completed the GFF will be applying for the second and third projects, hinting that the next two locations for the complex could possibly be Linden and the Rupununi.
He said that this decision will be confirmed following discussions with the membership.
Meanwhile, Forde said that the GFF is trying to arrange an international series with a CFU rival in January.
According to him, while it is an arduous process to facilitate in the short time-frame, the federation is currently communicating with members of the aforementioned confederation.
He also said that following discussions with the government, football will be a major aspect of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the nation, with the possibility of international men and women fixtures set for that period.
Forde also disclosed that the GFF was currently organizing a five-day camp in Canada for the Lady Jaguars football team in preparation for the Olympic Playoffs in January, pointing out that an initiative will be undertaken to make the public more aware of the team's players and achievements.
According to Forde, there is a general disconnect between the public and the Lady Jaguars team despite their continued success due to the lack of local players on the team and that he hopes this initiative can help to assist in remedying this problem.
Asked about the financial position of the federation, Forde said that while he is not in a position to disclose that information, the financial situation was quite challenging. According to Forde, the GFF has applied to FIFA for the remaining FAP funding for the year of 2015 and is hoping to receive the funds shortly.
Quizzed if the current situation engulfing FIFA will affect the FAP and Goal Project funding, Forde declared that if the situation will impact these sectors, that position will be notified to its membership by FIFA.
He, however said that the GFF is not in receipt of any such notice.
Questioned why the Committee Member vacancy following the pre-election resignation of Loring Benons has yet to be filled, he said they have not received a submission from the respective sub-association for the position yet but envisions a recommendation to be forthcoming shortly.
Similarly, Forde noted that the members to comprise the Ethics Committee of the GFF will be filled shortly as they are three vacancies on the five member body currently.
He suggested that the GFF will be making recommendations for individuals to hold those posts, declaring that while they will be able to execute their functions, their positions will only be confirmed at the next GFF Congress which is set to be staged before April 31st.
Forde declared that his first month at helm has been one of transition, noting that the reviewing of structures and implementation of policies for a better run federation was and is being undertaken.
He pointed out that emphasis will be placed on bringing the corporate sector back into the sport, declaring that the sector's input into the discipline was affected by the public relations prior and that his committee has to restore confidence in the sector and bridge that gap.
According to Forde, the GFF has constituted a review committee to analyze the league, identify the areas of weakness and make recommendations that can be put into place to improve the product.
He noted that they are several aspects that are under review and said that the sustainability of the clubs during that period was the biggest concern.
According to Forde, the GFF has to contribute to this process as it is unreasonable for clubs to solely carry that burden. He said that practical ideas have to be fashioned to help remedy this problem as the country needs this semi-professional league in order to evolve into a professional structure.


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"Have you been ill-treated?" asked Mr Obadiah.
Dr Brisbane was a senior doctor in the largest hospital in Liberia, where he helped treat victims of haemorrhagic fever.
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Calpurnia treated me nicely enough but there was always a distance between us.
I was treated; none of my wounds were serious. At twenty-two, one can recover from anything.
The forces for the African Union Peacekeeping Mission (MISCA) in the Central African Republic (CAR) will now treat anti- Balaka militias as 'enemies'.
South Africa already has two reactors at the Koeberg nuclear power station, while the waste is treated at the Vaalputs facility.
As a tent keeper he had treated me fairly.
He had always been pampered and treated with tenderness; he had never heard a harsh word or even an impolite one.
He had treated me only with kindness.
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Congress.gov January 2023 New, Tip, and Top
January 30, 2023 by Robert Brammer
Earlier this month, Andrew took a look back at all of the great new features that were added to Congress.gov in 2022. In this release, we have added member remarks in the Congressional Record as a filter on member profile pages. If you access a member's profile page, you can perform a search and then use the filter to view results for your search that contain the member's remarks that were published in the Congressional Record.
In addition, we have enhanced the share/save tool that is located at the top of the screen to support shorter URLs for your search results so that the URL is easier to share. Previously, this feature was only available on the Advanced Legislation Search Form.
You can now use a fielded search to search for bills that have Congressional Budget Office cost estimates. The field is as follows: hasCBOCostEstimate:"Y"
For example, the following search will return all bills in the 105th Congress that have a Congressional Budget Office cost estimate: (congressId:105) AND hasCBOCostEstimate:"Y"
Finally, the text to speech accessibility tool that Congress.gov uses to read bills, bill summaries, and the Congressional Record Daily Digest aloud has been upgraded so that it now features full compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards, integrated help content, and an updated user interface.
The Remarks in the Congressional Record filter is available on member profile pages on Congress.gov.
Enhancement – Search
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Enhancement – Legislation – Search
Search hasCBOCostEstimate:"Y" to find bills and resolutions for which the Congressional Budget Office has produced a cost estimate.
Find a link to the cost estimate in the More on This Bill section to the right of the Overview.
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Use the updated ReadSpeaker audio player to listen to Congress.gov content such as summaries, bill text, and the Congressional Record Daily Digest.
Open the ReadSpeaker menu to adjust settings, enlarge text, explore help and more.
Learn more about fielded searches that are available on Congress.gov. Visit the Search Tools Page and click on "fields across search collections."
Most-Viewed Bills
Here are the most-viewed bills for the week of January 22, 2023.
1. H.R.61 [118th] Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023
2. H.R.25 [118th] FairTax Act of 2023
3. H.Res.57 [117th] Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for abuse of power by enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
4. H.R.2617 [117th] Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
5. H.R.26 [118th] Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
6. H.R.5376 [117th] Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
7. S.596 [117th] Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021
8. H.R.7900 [117th] National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
9. H.R.3617 [117th] Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act
10. H.R.1636 [117th] Postal Vehicle Modernization Act
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The 2022 Congress.gov Top 22 and Year in Review
January 9, 2023 by Andrew Weber
We are always working to incorporate your feedback into making Congress.gov an even better experience. One major request was one of the biggest items that the Congress.gov team worked on last year: the new Congress.gov API (application programming interface). The API is great if you want to pull a lot of the content of Congress.gov. […]
Congress.gov December 2022 New, Tip, and Top
December 19, 2022 by Robert Brammer
In the last release, Andrew highlighted the addition of historical data to Congress.gov in the form of updates to the Dates of Past Sessions page that provides coverage back to March 4, 1789, as well as the addition of Congressional Record – Bound Edition coverage for the 53rd – 55th Congresses (1893-1899). In the latest […]
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Congressional Reactions to the Assassination of President Kennedy in the Bound Congressional Record
November 28, 2022 by Robert Brammer
On November 22, 1963, President John Kennedy was felled by Lee Harvey Oswald as his motorcade drove through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. Most Americans who were alive during that time still remember exactly where they were when they learned of this tragic event. Since the 59th anniversary of President Kennedy's death just occurred, […]
Congress.gov November 2022 New, Tip, and Top
November 7, 2022 by Andrew Weber
As we continue to add historical data to Congress.gov, we updated the Dates of Past Sessions page back to the first session of the first Congress for both the House and Senate on March 4, 1789. There are links from the Congresses for which we have Browse pages. We also added three new Congresses to […]
Congress.gov October Release – Celebrate the Legislative Process Videos!
October 17, 2022 by Margaret Wood
As the October 2022 Congress.gov release is primarily focused on internal technical work and improvements to the system, I thought I would take this moment to highlight in depth one of my favorite features of the Congress.gov homepage – the legislative process videos. A link to the legislative process videos appears on the right hand […]
Thank You for Attending the 2022 Congress.gov Virtual Public Forum!
October 4, 2022 by Robert Brammer
On September 21, 2022, the Library of Congress, in collaboration with our data partners, held a Congress.gov Virtual Public Forum to provide updates on the enhancements made to Congress.gov over the past year and provide a forum to learn more about how we can better serve your legislative information needs.
Congress.gov September 2022 New, Tip, and Top – Part II
September 26, 2022 by Robert Brammer
In this release, we are adding transcripts to bills and resolutions from the 6th-10th Congresses (1799-1809) so they are searchable. Also, on the advanced legislation search form, when you select, "Choose House Committees" or "Choose Senate Committees," there is now an option to "Check All" of the committees on those pages.
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Celebrating 10 Years of Congress.gov
September 19, 2022 by Kelly Goles
On September 19, 2012, 10 years ago today, Congress.gov was launched, providing enhanced access to federal legislative information. Congress.gov was created to replace our old THOMAS site that dated back to the 1990s. Congress.gov improved upon Thomas by adding a powerful, modern search engine for legislative information. It also took advantage of the advent of responsive web design, so it will scale to whatever device you are using, whether that is a tablet, phone, or desktop.
Introducing the Congress.gov API
September 6, 2022 by Margaret Wood
Today we are introducing the beta Congress.gov API. We are very excited about this release and a great deal of hard work, behind the scenes has gone on this year to enable this to happen.
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Q: How do I check status code 204 (NO CONTENT) in Volley JSONObject request Android Looked around but couldn't find solution to this.
Checking status code via following code:
JsonObjectRequest req = new JsonObjectRequest(URL, null,
                response -> {

                    Log.d("Response", response.toString(4));

                },error -> {

                NetworkResponse networkResponse = error.networkResponse;

                if (networkResponse != null) {
                    if (error.networkResponse.statusCode == 204) {
                       Toast.makeText(Customers.this, "No Content!",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                       //This is where I want request to return when no content.
                    }
                }else{
                   //Null Network Response, request returns in this section
                }
}

When I send 204 Status code from server, which is for NO_CONTENT, request returns in error section and with network response NULL so I can't check if it was NO_CONTENT error or internet issue or some other.
Let me know if anyone can help.
Thanks

A: There was issue with server side logic. It worked after fixing that. Thanks everyone.

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Blake Griffin (F) Missed the last regular season and first 2 playoff games (sore left knee).
Tony Snell (F) Missed the last 8 regular season and first 2 playoff games (sprained left ankle).
Ed Davis (C) Right ankle injury, day-to-day.
Patrick McCaw (G) Missed the last 6 regular season and first 2 playoff games (sprained right thumb).
Jared Dudley (F) Missed the last playoff game (right calf injury).
Chris Boucher (C) Back spasms, day-to-day.
DeMarcus Cousins (C) Torn left quadriceps, sidelined indefinitely.
Jared Dudley (F) Right calf injury, day-to-day.
James Ennis III (F) Missed the last 4 regular season and first playoff games (right quad contusion).
Al Horford (F) Missed the last regular season game (sore left knee).
Marcus Morris (F) Missed the last regular season game (right knee injury).
Thaddeus Young (F) Missed the last regular season game (right hand injury).
Bojan Bogdanovic (F) Missed the last regular season game (sore left hand).
Paul George (F) Missed the last regular season game (sore right shoulder).
Hamidou Diallo (F) Sore right elbow, day-to-day.
Ricky Rubio (G) Missed the last 3 regular season games (left quad contusion).
Kyle Korver (F) Missed the last 6 regular season games (sore right knee).
Raul Neto (G) Missed the last 4 regular season games (sore left ankle).


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Prevention and Treatment Each year, there are an estimated 70,000 heart attack cases in Canada – translating to one victim approximately every 7 minutes.
Knowing is half the battle in defending yourself against the risks of a heart attack.
Each year, heart attacks claim the lives of 16,000 people across the nation, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
A heart attack occurs when one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart becomes blocked, stopping the flow of oxygen and nutrients. When this happens – prompting signs such as chest discomfort, nausea, or shortness of breath – time is of the essence.
Without prompt treatment, heart attacks can be fatal. Even if a patient lives, delaying medical attention can injure the heart, causing life-long complications.
"The long-term risk is that if you weaken the heart muscle, then you're both exposed to congestive heart failure – where you have lack of energy, shortness of breath on exertion, inability to live a high quality of life due to limited heart function – and abnormal heart rhythms because the more damage you have to your heart, the more scarring you have and the more at risk you are of lethal heart rhythms," explains Welsh.
If a patient experiences a heart attack and the arteries are completely blocked, Welsh estimates that they have between three to six hours to get medical therapy otherwise permanent damage can be caused. His advice: as soon as you spot symptoms, call 911. "By activating the system, you greatly reduce your risk of death and disability," he says.
Kennedy advises Canadians to know their risk factors for a heart attack by talking to their healthcare professional. Though some factors are beyond a patient's control, others can be improved through diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes.
"To us, exercise is medicine," says Kennedy, adding that this applies to people of all ages.


Almaty is the administrative center, South capital of Kazakhstan.
The territory of Almatinskaya oblast is about 220 thousand square kilometers. The population is more than 280 thousand people.
The following branches of industry are developed in the oblast: machinery, food, light and building materials. There is Kapchagay electrical power plant on Ily River and Kapchagay artificial reservoir there.
Navigation is on the lake Balkhash and Ily River. There is agriculture, people grow whit, barley, corn, rice, sugar beet and tobacco.
Also fruit and wine growing are developed there. In Issyk City there is a winery, its production is recognized all over the world. Animal breeding: sheep, cattle and poultry.
In the mountains, near Almaty there are resorts and tourists centers. On the territory of Charyn Canyon there is relic ash-tree grove. And it is possible to go sport fishing on Balkhash Lake.
The population of Almaty is more than one million people. 3 thousand Jews are in Jewish Community.
Since 1992 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC, "Joint") cooperates with Almaty Jewish national organizations. First Kazakhstani Welfare Center "Hesed" sponsored by "Joint" started working here in 1996.


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Panel opposes...
Panel opposes subsidies to industries
| 2 May 2015 12:00 AM GMT
A Correspondent
Shillong, May 1: The opposition Fact Finding Team (FFT) which did an in-depth study on the power scerio in the State has recommended that the State government to stop giving blanket subsidies to industries operating in the State.
The FFT team said that in most cases the units have misused the subsidies.
According to the FFT, the industrial power demand is more than 55 percent of the total unrestricted demand.
The pending industrial demand is around 102 MW.
"The Government is granting free or subsidised power supply to industries when they are not all contributing to the development of the State," the report said.
According to the report of the FFT, an RTI finding revealed the failure of at least 19 existing industrial units in Ri Bhoi district to clear the power dues amounting to over Rs.76 crore to MeECL.
The report said that the high pending dues add up to the ibility of the corporation to clear its dues to NEEPCO and others.
"It appears that there are serious lapses to check such irregularities. Why no such measures have been initiated to collect the huge outstanding dues?" the report stated.
According to the FFT report the MeECL should focus on augmenting its revenue collection by ensuring that all industrial and commercial units are made to pay their arrears within the stipulated time.
As per the report, the percentage of consumption of industries in Meghalaya which is 59 percent of the total consumption is the highest in Northeast.
The report also said that the MeECL has not been able to collect revenue as per the as per direction from Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC).
The report said that the ibility of the MeECL to reduce the transmission and distribution loses by 3 percent every year as directed by the MeSERC has been one of the main reason for the widening gap between its income and expenditure.


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Q: I have a IP adrs on my network defined as my DMZ server, but there is no server there, keep getting requests I have an IP address on my network which is defined as my DMZ server, but there is no server there. I keep getting connection requests to the DMZ server in my router logs. Is this good or bad?

A: It's probably not bad.
What the DMZ server is
When you have a local network, your router uses NAT to enable communication between the computers on the local network, which each have local IP addresses, and the outside Internet, which sees your entire local network as only one IP address.
The NAT agent knows which of your computers to send incoming packets to only when a computer has already established an outgoing TCP connection to that address on that port, or has poked through with some outgoing UDP packets.
For any incoming traffic that it cannot match to an existing outgoing TCP connection or recent UDP communication, the NAT server normally discards it.  This has a side benefit of acting like a firewall.
Now, NAT routers may have a DMZ feature.  This allows for all incoming packets from outside your network, that don't already match an open connection from another host, to be directed to that DMZ server, instead of discarding them as normal.  Essentially, the DMZ server becomes your local network's "representative" on the wider internet.  This can be good if you want to have an external-facing server which outside hosts can connect directly to.  However, this DMZ server will effectively not benefit from any of the security of NAT, and must be hardened against incoming network attacks (it should, for example, run its own firewall, as if it was a server on the internet).
In normal situations where you don't want to have a server exposed to the world, you shouldn't use the DMZ feature of your router.  You should leave it disabled.
Some people advice to enable it, but point it to a non-existing IP address so packets never get returned.
IMO this does not increase security, and just means that unwanted traffic takes up resources on your local network.  It also means that any computer that does, by chance, get mapped to the same address as the DMZ address, is left vulnerable to all the internet can throw at it.
Whether it's normal to get unwanted incoming traffic
As for whether it's normal to get unwanted incoming traffic from the Internet?  Yes, it's normal (sadly).  Script kiddies, spam bots, or any random bots trying to find weaknesses, will create quite a bit of traffic, just hoping they'll randomly find a mail server that'll accept or relay their spam, or a vulnerable piece of server software.  The normal situation is for these to simply bounce off a firewall because they are unwanted and nothing is listening for them.  If you had DMZ off, that's what they'd do.  With DMZ on but mapped to a non-existent IP, they still don't go anywhere, as long as that IP address is unused, but the traffic does get processed at least by your local switch.


Whatever has upset Elizabeth Imbrie (Barbara Carr)? All will be revealed in the St. Brigid's Drama Group production of 'The Philadelphia Story' by Philip Barry, directed by Camilla Healy, playing all this week in the Droichead Arts Centre, from Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th April. Photo: Robin Barnes.
Sport of many codes including beach volleyball and sand yachting, drama, music of all genres, dinosaurs in Scotch Hall, The CF Remembrance Walk, a Superhoreos Party in Collon, the Daffodil Day Fashion Show - just some of the events, entertainments and attractions in the Drogheda area in the coming week.
Dinosaur Day Live – Kids meet Terry the Triceratops, Vinny the Velociraptor and Trixie the Giant T Rex – Scotch Hall 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm every hour.
Basket Ball – All Ireland under 16 club championship semi finals and final in Gormanston College 12 noon onwards.


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May 2014 Galleries & Exhibitions
Spring is finally here! There are so many new exhibits, events, and sales blooming in the Short North Arts District.
Looking for an easy way to get down to the Short North? Check out the Parking 101 page, which includes information about alternative modes of transit including COTA, Uber, Lyft, and more.
Brandt-Roberts Galleries
642 N High St
Brandt-Roberts Galleries will present three different artistic approaches to Realism with the May exhibit, Reality Reimagined.
Jason Morgan renders playful contemporary still lifes in a hyper-realistic style.
Kendric Tonn's still lifes and figurative works are primarily shaped by his studies of literature and the classical world. Bernard Palchick explores ideas about myth and ritual, which serve as a core concept for much of his work depicting the natural world.
Sharon Weiss Gallery
20 E Lincoln St
From May 2 through June 1, the work of Columbus-based artist Amanda Hope Cook will be exhibited at the Sharon Weiss Gallery.
Oil paintings by Cook will be featured, depicting signature Columbus signage such as the Rife's Market sign and the Fireproof Warehouse & Storage Co. sign. View the debut of Cook's alphabet exhibition, consisting of 30 individual oil paintings of letters and logos from Columbus-area signage.
ROY G BIV Gallery
ROY G BIV Gallery presents two exhibitions that explore cultural and personal history. Liz Morrison's paintings explore the patterns and social norms of Medieval illustration. Jill Raymundo traces her artistic roots in her grandfather's paintings.
The exhibition runs through May 31.
Studios on High Gallery
Studios on High Gallery is featuring two exhibitions from Denise Romecki and Teda Theis during May.
The natural environment is expressed sculpturally through the skilled hands of Denise Romecki as she creates curious plant forms in clay. Teda Theis, painting in acrylic, expresses her concept of isolated moments in nature. The exhibition runs through May 30.
This month, Rivet will feature the Wax Nostalgic, The Carved Crayon Work of Hoang Tran.
The exhibition will be on display at Rivet on May 3-31.
Lindsay Gallery
Lindsay Gallery will feature "New Work in Vintage Linoleum" by Bill Miller. Discarded vintage linoleum flooring is reclaimed as a medium for the artwork of Bill Miller. This creates an effect that lies somewhere between collage and stained glass, his innovative use of the linoleum's pattern and color is his signature style.
In cooperation with the AICUO pm gallery will be featuring Excellence in the Visual Arts award finalist Brittany Lang, a Graphic Arts major from Ohio Northern University.
pm gallery will also be showing selected works from Columbus artist Charles Wince. His paintings are dynamic, raw, confrontational and vivid. They reflect the challenges in his life, yet are critic and fun as he looks at the world though the lens of his experience.
815 N High Street
Sean Christopher Gallery Ohio will feature "Ben Quinn: 3D Life", new paintings, installation and video through May 31.
Ben Quinn is a Columbus College of Art and Design alumni and will be attending a Masters of Fine Arts program in San Francisco in the Fall.
The Oak Room exhibits a second month of college ruled! collages by Adam Russell Elliott. During the May Hop, The Oak Room invites you to celebrate with us Elliott's art book release of college ruled! collages.
Sherrie Gallerie
For Gallery Hop, artwork by Elizabeth Fergus-Jean will be on display at Sherrie Gallerie through May 31.
Paul Palnik Cartoon Studios
8 E Lincoln St
Paul Palnik Cartoon Studios exhibits the work of artist and cartoonist, Paul Palnik. Works date from 1978 to the present. Limited-edition, pencil-signed and numbered prints, original drawings, books, and paintings will be available for purchase.
Stop in this Gallery Hop Saturday to meet the artist and view his current works.
Marcia Evans Gallery
For the May Gallery Hop, Marcia Evans Gallery will feature ABSTRACTS, by Ellis Beckwith, John Donnelly, and Michael Halliday. The show runs until May 31.
Catch the CBUS
Get a sneak peak of COTA's new CBUS at the Gallery Hop in the Short North Arts District on May.
The CBUS will be at Victorian Gate in the Short North Arts District that night. Come see the new CBUS for yourself.
CBUS is free and easy. Service starts on May 5, running every 10-15 minutes from the Brewery District to the Short North and back again.
The Paper Daisy Flower Boutique
Wearloom Flatware
Wearloom Flatware turns family flatware into a collectible heirloom. Artist Cricket Jones makes jewelry from silverware, flatware and recycled materials. Cricket has always loved saving vintage items for re-use in wearable jewelry, and lives in pastoral Southeast Ohio.
Grid Furnishings
Chloe McEldowney
Grid Furnishings and Grid Modern Gallery present the work of Chloe McEldowney through June 30. Chloe is a graduating senior from the University of Dayton and Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts finalist.
Through our scrutiny and glorification of human appearance, our ability to truly see is obscured. Chloe has worked to reinvent her vision. This quest for rediscovery has ultimately fueled her creation of figurative art.
Happy Go Lucky Her
New Women's Store
Visit the new women's clothing and accessories store, as they celebrate its grand opening in May!
Pinchflat Bike Poster
Paradise Garage will be hosting the Pinchflat Bike Poster Show during May. Thirty posters created by local artists at $30 each.
Check out the Pinchflat Bike Poster Show on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pinchflatcolumbus
Stone Village Church
David Gentilini
Stone Village Gallery presents "Perspective", by David Gentilini, in May. The exhibit of oil paintings showcases David's perspective of life now as well as the unknowns in life, which stretches beyond what can be seen and known.
IStone Village is located at 139 E 2nd Ave.
UrbanOffice Furnishings and Art Gallery
"DEBUT, LEGIT, JUICY, getting that art life"
During May, UrbanOffice Furnishings & Art Gallery will be featuring "DEBUT, LEGIT, JUICY, getting that art life" by Pat Vincent, with a vast display of more than 30 pieces.
All of these pieces open up a huge energy of anxiety and a lust for the big dream, and the hatred for a "clock in, clock out" lifestyle.
Big Fun Columbus
Amanda Clear creek, O'Linda Jansupka, The Shazzbots
Stop by Big Fun Columbus in May to view artwork by students from Amanda Clearcreek high school and a display window piece will be created by O'Linda Jansupka.
Alexanders Jewelers
Randall Ater
Alexanders Jewelers is displaying the works for Randall Ater during May. Mr. Ater has pieces in the collections of celebrities including Cher and Elton John.
T. David Collection
Teresa Morbitzer
T. David Collection welcomes back local jewelry artist Teresa Morbitzer. Her hand made pieces using vintage materials make great gifts!
Three Dogs Bakery
Bryan Grey
For the May Gallery Hop Three Dogs Bakery will be hosting artist Bryan Grey and his collection of Decadent Dogs. It is a different twist on canine portraits featuring fashion, jewelry and decadence. All paintings are colored pencil and watercolor medium and all gold framed.
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For only the second time in the magazine's long history, The Nation's upcoming issue will be all about sports.
There will be plenty of politics as well.
Politics have been present and held a prominent place throughout US sports history.
From all the labor problems between the players and owners to athletes speaking out against war and social injustice. There's also the economics side of sports and that is just as a political issue as anything else.
As a long time sports fan and as a person greatly interested in politics I am really looking forward to reading this special issue of the magazine.
editor of the American Communist Party newspaper The Daily Worker — and used that platform to wage an early battle against baseball's color barrier, died Sunday in Walnut Creek, Calif. He was 98.
classes the newspaper championed were hardly lining up at newsstands for its box scores. But the paper, published in New York City, did have a sports section, run by Mr. Rodney, who was a card-carrying member, in the parlance of his day, of both the Communist Party USA and the Baseball Writers Association of America.
In the 1930s and early '40s, Mr. Rodney, a grandson of Jewish immigrants from Europe, became an outspoken voice among sportswriters, apart from the black press, in condemning racial discrimination in professional sports.
Running a six-day-a-week Daily Worker sports section that he introduced in 1936, more than a decade before Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier, Mr. Rodney pressured the baseball commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and the major league club owners to end baseball's racial barrier.
and managers praising the talents of black players to buttress his argument that they offered a vast talent pool. He publicized Communist-led petition drives aimed at ending the majors' exclusion of blacks.
Lester Rodney grew up in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, became a Dodger fan, covered sports for the New Utrecht High School newspaper, and played basketball and ran track. His father was a staunch Republican who had owned a silk factory but was ruined financially by the 1929 stock market crash.
competition as a means of appeasing the oppressed masses. So he wrote a letter to the paper's editor telling him to lighten up.
at a time when the Communist Party was seeking to broaden its appeal in the United States by reflecting the interests of working-class men and women. Mr. Rodney joined the party because Daily Worker staff members were expected to do so.
Press-Telegram. He retired in 1975.
LaGoy; and his companion, Mary Harvey. His wife, Clare, died in 2004.


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Malawi Religious Leaders Take Stand Against the Discrimination Fueling HIV
Posted on July 25, 2014 July 25, 2014 by Melanie Nathan
By Melanie Nathan, July 25, 2014.
The Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (MANERELA+) is a voluntary membership network of religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS in Malawi. It is an interfaith network, hence, people from any faith community are eligible to become its members. MANERLA+ has taken a stand against HIV /AIDS rate being fueled by discrimination against key populations which include LGBT people, by calling for laws that recognize the existence of these groups.
The purpose of the network is to mitigate HIV and AIDS related stigma, silence, denial, discrimination, inaction and miss-action (SSDDIM) both within and outside the faith community through the empowerment of religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS as agents of change at both congregational and national levels. The network also exists to promote the SAVE model. SAVE is an acronym that stands for: S-Safer practices; A-Accessible medication ; V-Voluntary Counseling and Testing, and E-Empowerment. The network, which is an offshoot of the African Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (ANERELA+), was established in May 2004 and was officially launched in September, the same year.
The extraordinary work of the group can be updated with a recent report on engagement by the religious leaders with minority communities in Malawi, as further noted by Macdonald Thom in a recent article re-posted here:
Malawian religious leaders want minority groups recognized :
July 17, 2014 Macdonald Thom
Some Malawian religious leaders say there is need for having laws that will recognize existence of minority groups if efforts in the fight against HIV and Aids are to bear fruits.
The sentiments were made in Lilongwe on Tuesday when Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV (Manelera+) engaged religious leaders and some minority groups in dialogue.
One of the religious leaders, Bright Tchale of Pentecostal Holiness Church said the meeting is crucial in as far as handling issues of HIV/Aids is concerned.
"This platform has opened our eyes. As men of God, we believe we can take a better step to talk to the government to repel the law that makes minority groups go into hiding. Yes it is a sinful act, but when it comes with condemnation, it does not help matters. We need laws that are incorporating," Tchale said.
One woman who claimed to be a lesbians and spoke on condition of anonymity for what she said security reasons admitted they are facing a lot of challenges.
"The issue of discrimination is very big, especially among the minority. This meeting will help the church leaders understand our orientation. It is our belief that slowly we will be accepted in society," she said.
Manelera+ Acting National Coordinator, Bruce Tushabe, said the meeting was organised as one way of looking at the fact the HIV prevalence rate among Lesbians, Gays, Bi-Sexuals, Transgender and Intersex.
"Manelera+ recognises that LGBTI have been marginalised and excluded from most HIV responses despite the fact that the HIV prevalence rate among men who have sex with men is about 20.4 percent, two percent higher than national prevalence rate.
Therefore as religious leaders, the onus is on us to promote tolerance, protect all people through promotion of respect and dignity irrespective of their sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion background," Tushabe said.
More Press on the topic appeared in The Nation:
Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Africa, AIDS/HIV, Conferences, EVENTS, HEALTH, LGBT, Malawi, NEWS, WORLDTagged AIDS, Bruce Tushabe, HIV, LGBT, Malawi, MANERELA+, minorities, religious leaders
Transgender Organization Wins Landmark Case in Kenya
Plaintiff's ready as Ugandan Court Hears Case on Constitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act
2 thoughts on "Malawi Religious Leaders Take Stand Against the Discrimination Fueling HIV"
LOrion says:
YES! I know a couple who are missionaries in #MALAWI, in a mission school. Good people, know their mother. I was aghast that Malawi may have been following Scott Lively's Imported American Taliban Bigotry. Do hope this helps.
Mike Hoban says:
God I hope Malawi provides southern Africa with a way to be protective of minority rights and leads the way for Uganda and Nigeria. mike


I'm one of those people that never give up. Example: I was once assembling a dresser and they forgot to drill the holes for screws for drawer handles so I drilled each one by hand using a hammer and a bigger screw (I didn't have a drill at the time). It took me two days (for six screws 😰) and I almost ended up with blisters on my palms, but I did it. The point of the story is that you can do anything if you put an effort into it. I always had this personality type where it's impossible for me to quit once I've started something. I know a lot of people who are the same, but I also know people who give up way too easily. I'm not saying you should keep doing things that are not making you happy or are not right for you, but if you really want something, don't quit when things are not going your way. Trust me, things will get better and if you prevail you'll be wandering why you ever wanted to quit.
This is more relatable to those for work in creative fields, but inspiration is also important for daily life. When you start doing something creative you'll realize inspiration never stops. I had to type ideas for this post in my phone because they came to me when I was in bed ready to go to sleep. Also, allow inspiration to flow freely. Don't block some ideas because they ''sound stupid'' or are ''not good enough''. Write them down, think them trough, add or remove something and you'll find a way to make them work.
Don't beat yourself up if you ''did something wrong'', there's actually nothing you can do wrong. Every ''mistake'' will teach you a lesson that will help you become better. Learn from all of your experiences, analyze situations and find the way not to be in the same position again.
Patience is the name of the game. Things take time to become great. Every artist had a phase of not so good works until they reached a phase where their work became excellent. I know that in this day and time where everything is at out fingertips it might be hard for some to be patient, but just enjoy what you do, work hard and the results will for sure be there in the future.


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Q: blank page during taking a photo I'm trying to do taking photo app (tutorial here ) but my camera doesn't want to work - it's only blank page, probably it's problem with Manifest or file-path but i can't figure out where i made a mistake.
Important code in Manifest:
  <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera"
    android:required="true" />
    <uses-permission
    android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
   android:maxSdkVersion="18" />

   <provider
   android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
   android:authorities="com.lowcyandroidow.siekaczzdjecpro.fileprovider"
   android:exported="false"
   android:grantUriPermissions="true">
   <meta-data
   android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
   android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
   </provider>

file_paths:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <paths>
    <files-path
    name="my_images"
    path="Android/data/com.lowcyandroidow.siekaczzdjecpro/files/Pictures" />
    </paths>

and finally Activity class:
     @Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_take_picture);

    mImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.mImageView);
}

private void dispatchTakePictureIntent() {
    Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
    if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
        File photoFile = null;
        try {
            photoFile = createImageFile();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
        }
        if (photoFile != null) {
            Uri photoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this,
                    "com.lowcyandroidow.siekaczzdjecpro.fileprovider",
                    photoFile);
            takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, photoURI);
            startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO);
        }
    }
}

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (requestCode == REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
        Bundle extras = data.getExtras();
        Bitmap imageBitmap = (Bitmap) extras.get("data");
        mImageView.setImageBitmap(imageBitmap);
    }
}

private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
    String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
    String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
    File storageDir = getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
    File image = File.createTempFile(
            imageFileName,
            ".jpg",
            storageDir
    );
    mCurrentPhotoPath = image.getAbsolutePath();
    return image;
}

did i miss something?


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Q: postgres memory allocation tuning 2 i've got a Ubuntu Linux system with 12Gb memory most of which (at least 10Gb) can be allocated solely to postgres. the system also has a 6 disk 15k SCSI RAID 10 setup.
The process i'm trying to optimise is twofold.
firstly a single threaded, single connection will do many inserts into 2-4 tables linked by foreign key.
secondly many different complex queries are run against the resulting data, using group by extensively. this part especially needs to be optimised.
i have four of these processes running at once in order to make use of the quad core CPU, therefore there will generally be no more than 5 concurrent connections (1 spare for admin tasks).
what configuration changes to the default Postgres config would you recommend?
I'm looking for the optimum values for things like work_mem, shared_buffers etc.
relevant doco
thanks!

A: I would lower the checkpoint_segments, each one will take 16MB, in total 1GB (64 * 16MB). Writing 1GB to disk, might take too long. If you have a RAID-card with 512MB RAM, just use 50% for your WALL-segments to get very good write performance: checkpoint_segments 16
Also lower the checkpoint_timeout to 2 or 3 minutes, also to get better and more predictable performance.
If you have a lot of INSERT's, use prepared statements, put a lot of INSERT's in a single transaction or even use COPY. COPY will give the best performance for inserts. Every transaction has to fit in a single wall buffer for best performance. You choose 2MB for wall buffers, test this to see if it's fine.

A: Here's what I've come up with so far:

*

*max_connections 100 -> 8

*checkpoint_segments 3 -> 64

*checkpoint_completion_target 0.5 -> 0.8

*work_mem 1MB -> 64MB

*maintenance_work_mem 16MB -> 256MB

*log_temp_files -1 -> 0

*wal_buffers 64kb -> 2MB

*random_page_cost 4.0 -> 2.0

*effective_cache_size 128MB > 9216MB

*shared_buffers 24MB > 4096MB

hopefully someone can verify that those are reasonable settings or improve on this.

A: This link could be useful too:
Tuning_Your_PostgreSQL_Server


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Benefits of surah baqarah
eesa the kiwi
islamreligion.com
There are many benefits of Surah Baqarah some of them are mentioned below:
In the house where Surah Baqarah is recited Shaytan will not enter. Abu Hurayrah (RA) said that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Do not turn your houses into graves. Verily, Shaytan does not enter the house where Surah Al-Baqarah is recited" (Tirmidhi)Surah al Baqarah helps to protect the person who recites it against the evil eye, witchcraft, evil whispers, and it also brings immense barakah into one's time and overall peace in life.Surah Baqarah brings greater reward on The Day of Judgment and adds blessings in this worldly life. In hadith Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqarah, and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqarah, to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it." (Muslim)The last verses of Surah al-Baqarah are one of the most memorized verses of Quran among Muslims and it is for a good reason. In hadith Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah by night that will suffice him" (Bukhari)Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "Indeed Allah wrote in a book two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, and He sent down two Ayahs (verses) from it to end Surah al Baqarah with. If they are recited for three nights in a home, no Shaitan (devil) shall come near it." (Tirmidhi)
"My servants, you who have transgressed against yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." (Surat az-Zumar: 53)


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The State Board of Education must not adopt and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must not implement the Common Core State Standards developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative. Any actions taken to adopt or implement the Common Core State Standards as of August 28, 2014 are void. Common Core State Standards or any other statewide education standards require the approval of the General Assembly.The bill also establishes a group to develop state standards and test for Missouri and allows for school districts to continue with their current standards until the new standards are developed.
This bill passed the House and the Senate. It is now on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature.


The Saskatoon Rowing Club (SRC) rows on the ever changing waters of the South Saskatchewan River - it is one of the most beautiful places to train as we row through the city of Saskatoon. Our goal is to provide not only an avenue for elite and competitive rowers to excel but also where recreational and new rowers can come to enjoy the fine sport of rowing. To this end, both Seniors, Masters and Recreational rowers will row alongside each other. Our club hosts our annual Head Race, a 5.5 km Regatta each September. The club also hosts training weekends for the Saskatchewan Summer Games Teams and the Regina Rowing Club.
The Saskatoon Rowing Club is a not for profit organization with a long tradition of recreational and competitive rowing in Saskatchewan. Our goal is to develop members' rowing abilities and continue to grow and share the exciting sport of rowing.
Our focus is to train year round and compete in a number of regattas throughout the regatta season. For those who are not interested in competing, we have a growing recreational group that meet several times a week to enjoy a less rigourous rowing experience. In this group it is left up to individuals to fit rowing into their own routines while still welcome and encouraged to make use of the training room, ergs and gym.
Our club is volunteer based, so there are always many important roles to fill ranging from committee positions, to helping learn to rows and cleaning and maintaining the fleet.


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Blockchain metaverse
What Should You Know Before Entering Metaverse Real Estate?
Digital assets like music, art, clothing, and even real estate may directly be purchased and sold on both of these websites.
The idea of valuing digital assets is new for most of us. How could we possibly employ non-tangible real estate in our lives? They'll need locations to visit in the Metaverse in the same way that avatars require things to wear. When it comes to this, digital real estate comes in handy.
What is Metaverse?
Users are linked in every area of their life through the Metaverse, an online, 3D, virtual realm. Using a single web browser, users would view various websites on several platforms.
However, although the metaverse concept was once a fantasy, it now seems to be a reality in the future because of the crypto trading course.
In the Metaverse, each user will control a character or avatar using augmented reality. For example, you might use an Oculus VR headset to have a mixed reality conference in your virtual workplace, then relax and play a blockchain-based game to unwind after work.
Some of the Metaverse's features may already be found in virtual video game environments. Many aspects of our lives are brought together in virtual environments like towns. These aren't the same as the Metaverse, but they're close enough. The Metaverse has not yet been established.
In addition to enabling games or social media, the Metaverse will include economics, digital identities, decentralized government, and other uses. Today, user-created and owned products and currencies assist in building a single, unified metaverse. Blockchain can fuel this new technology because of all of these properties.
What is Real estate in Metaverse?
Virtual land or property With NFT, we'll never look at digital assets the same way again. Every facet of life is moving to the virtual realm as technology progresses hand in hand with civilization. Work, school, and conference activities gradually shift into the digital world. Thanks to modern technology, using a tablet, smartphone, or computer, anybody may easily accomplish their tasks. The virtual real estate NFT frenzy, on the other hand, has come as a complete shock to the system.
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have been around for a while now. You've also heard about how NFTs are expected to impact the digital art scene by the year 2021 significantly. You may have never heard of blockchain real estate, which can only be accessed online.
Virtual real estate NFTs may also be linked to real-world structures. These virtual structures often influence the design and development of real-world properties.
In 2020, an online auction sold digital artwork for more than USD 500,000.00. The sale of the first NFT digital home was a watershed event in the development of NFT technology. The virtual real estate NFT frenzy began with this deal.
A block of property on the well-known Decentraland was sold for approximately $300,000, according to NFT monitoring site NonFungible. Another popular game, Somnium Space, claims to have sold a plot for more than USD 500,000. People may interact with one another, attend events, and do other activities they would ordinarily do in the real world in these digital environments (also known as "metaverses").
For example, many forms of metaverses appeal to different people. Shopping malls and museums, for example, may be found in certain metaverse crypto. There is a lot of traffic and a large audience on these digital landscapes.
Difference Between Virtual And Physical Real Estate
When it comes to physical features like immobility and uniqueness and economic ones like scarcity and location, real estate in the Metaverse may be compared nearly precisely to that in the actual world. Despite the Metaverse's resemblance to the virtual world, there are plenty of differences as well.
It's crucial to keep these variations in mind when purchasing metaverse cryptocurrency or to plan a metaverse venture. As an investor, you must understand the primary distinctions between the two, from their purpose and limits to their creation cost.
A place to eat, sleep, breathe, and live is included in more mundane tasks like washing and drying clothes. Even if you don't own any real estate, it's challenging to get by without it. While shopping, relaxation, and social activities might all be enjoyable, they aren't vital for survival in the Metaverse.
Data in the Metaverse is scarce
There are certain global areas where real estate records may be traced back thousands of years. On the other hand, before 2003 (the year Second Life was founded), the Metaverse didn't exist in any form. That implies there isn't a lot of data to work with right now, so it's all reasonably speculative at this point.
A centralized authority does not exist to keep track of your ownership
Despite the fact that your purchase of an NFT is recorded on the blockchain, no one other than you has any way of knowing who owns it. You may keep a record of your property ownership in a digital wallet. Since there is no central authority to retain a master list of sorts, some users have made the expensive error of forgetting their wallet passwords — and all of their NFT assets.
Lot sizes are restricted. However, platform sizes are not
While each metaverse platform has a fixed number of lots, there is the possibility for infinite media. Users may not assume your platform will be hot forever and prefer to go elsewhere, even though scarcity generally applies to all platforms. Rather than thinking of the Metaverse as a single world with a finite quantity of land, it's vital to conceive it as a collection of planets between which humans may travel.
A metaverse platform may shut down at any time
Because this is very important, pay attention. If a platform fails due to a lack of financing or interest, metaverse property may just disappear.
A limited set of rules governs metaverse attributes
It's impossible to design or zoning constructions in the Metaverse, so you can only build what you can conceive and what would fit on your lot. It's also wonderful that there are no taxes at the moment.
Event spaces and even businesses can be more efficiently designed without worrying about things like storage, restrooms, or additional square footage for social distance since there is no such thing as a metaverse fire code or public health threat.
The cost of building is really inexpensive
Metaverse blockchain construction costs are far lower than they would be in the real world since much of the money is spent on design rather than on actual materials (which may be found for free on any platform or at a very cheap cost if imported). Furthermore, the land is less expensive in contrast, and no infrastructure, such as water lines or sewage, is required.
There is no geographical boundary to the Metaverse
There are no geographical limitations when it comes to seeing events like the virtual New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City, which took place last week. To make events more accessible, this might also benefit localized companies since they don't have to spend money expanding their global reach.
Advantages Of Metaverse Real Estate
Our recommendation to learn crypto trading and invest in metaverse real estate is a serious one.
Well-known brand names are invading the Metaverse
Big-name businesses such as Nike (NYSE: NKE) are making a foray into the Metaverse (no pun intended). RTFKT, a manufacturer of NFT footwear, was recently purchased by the corporation, which was reported just a few weeks ago.
To ensure that every avatar in the Metaverse has Nike shoes on, the company is going big and fast with this push. Rather than watching to see what other firms are doing, it's figuring out how to take advantage of the technology driving these platforms.
Some items sold for as much as $4,100 in Robux when resold, showing that there is a demand for branded goods on both the primary and secondary markets. Prices ranged from $1.20 to $9 per item.
The Metaverse is being flooded with millions of dollars from developers
It was only a week ago that Tokens.com had broken the previous record by acquiring a $2.5 million piece of property in Decentraland with a $4.3 million land acquisition from Republic Realm. That's a lot of spending money.
With this in mind, we can't help but wonder whether this is only a PR ploy or if these corporations are serious about creating locations like virtual malls and other rentable buildings (for example, where Nike may put up shop). They've got business plans to show it, and they're as serious as cancer.
This isn't a new phenomenon in the Metaverse
They may be relatively new, but they're far from the first instances of individuals generating money in virtual real estate by investing in virtual properties. Ailin Graef, the first Second Life billionaire, was profiled by Bloomberg in 2006. With a virtual world wealth built up over two years in Second Life, she invests extensively in technological companies and is a significant player in the Second Life community.
Disadvantages of Metaverse Real Estate
With so much potential for those who time their entry just right, the metaverse crypto coins is unquestionably the most exciting thing to happen to investors in recent memory. There's no shortage of opportunities in the real estate investing world, from the virtual equivalent of short-term rentals to long-term holdings to commercial leases.
The Metaverse, however, is not a risk-free venture, nor is it free of issues. Despite the many advantages of the Metaverse, you should be aware of certain potential drawbacks before jumping in headfirst.
The market for metaverse qualities is currently small
Keeping this in mind while dealing with metaverse real estate may be the most crucial thing to remember. It's a specialized market, but one with a devoted following. You have to accept that your market is tiny and that it may stay that way, much like developers who construct only mega-mansions.
According to NonFungible.com, in the 365 days before December 21, 2021, metaverse property transactions totaled 128,902 in total (this also includes avatars). Virtual real estate blocks are still being sold for $1 million, as well as a growing number of high-profile businesses, so it's not a dead market.
You'll lose your money if a metaverse platform goes under
Anyone who has invested in anything knows that there is always a chance that their money will not be returned if the venture fails from their metaverse wallet.
Members may have a say in whether or not the platform closes, but the person in charge of paying the bills may turn off the platform's power if there isn't enough money to cover the costs. Before you panic, keep in mind that Second Life, one of the original metaverse systems, has been running since 2003.
The Metaverse isn't really good for the real world for a variety of reasons
Walking about in the Metaverse, it's easy to forget that it's a computer and electricity-powered recreation of the real world. In contrast to metaverse platforms, the cryptocurrency security that fuels them isn't doing nearly as much to reduce their environmental footprint.
It is estimated that Bitcoin mining uses 91 tera-watt hours of energy annually, which is more than Finland's whole population of 5.5 million people and only accounts for 0.5% of the total electricity used globally.
But you can assist by purchasing carbon offsets for your metaverse investments, or you can use your real-world voting power and voice to fight for more ecologically friendly methods to create energy, which will help reduce the effect of metaverse effects on the physical world as well.
Should You Really Invest In Them?
In the early stages of a platform's development, it's impossible to tell if it will be a success or a failure. To be sure, picking the next big platform may bring in a nice profit; yet, if you don't keep an eye on things, you might quickly lose all your money.
Don't let the popularity of established platforms frighten you away; there is still a lot of money to be earned there. In areas like Decentraland or The Sandbox, you won't see returns of 1,000%, but you may still see constant returns, similar to what you'd earn in the real estate market in the real world.
Executives in technology innovation must recognize, study, and follow emerging technologies to enable business leaders to build new products, alter their businesses, or manage any hazards. Taking into account the metaverse crypto coin's potential influence on strategic corporate innovation is a must.
People will be able to duplicate or improve their physical activities via Metaverse. Alternatively, the actual world might be transformed into a virtual one or vice versa. Despite the fact that the Metaverse's purpose is to merge many of these activities, there are now several Metaverses with a restricted set of capabilities.
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DAY LONG NEWS ROUNDUP: LATEST NEWS 20/10/21
Stay updated on the latest developments taking place in the world of crypto and blockchain as we bring you the top headlines from 20/10/21.
Galaxy Interactive Raises $325 Million For Developing Metaverse and Next Gen Games
Galaxy Interactive, which is a venture capital firm focused on the next generation of interactive technologies, recently declared that they have acquired $325 million from 70 individual investors for their new fund.
The fund is focused on artificial intelligence, blockchain-based games and virtual and augmented reality projects. In an announcement made on the 19th of October, Galaxy Digital, who majorly owns Galaxy Interactive, mentioned that they have allocated $150 million to new portfolio companies including 1047 Games, Art Blocks, Masterworks, ROAR and Republic.
The company, established in 2018 by Richard Kim and Sam Englebardt, has more than $650 million worth of assets under management and has already invested in over 75 different companies.
Englebardt described the sector of interactive projects as a point of confluence for tech, finance and content. He firmly believes that there is immense potential in this sector and will drive a considerable amount of growth. The firm has its eyes fixed on the host of opportunities stemming from the world of metaverse and digital collectibles and plans to launch compelling products in the years to come.
Iconic News Moments From The Past On Sale As NFTs
One of the most popular new agencies in the world is releasing a collection of Non Fungible Tokens or NFTs, which would showcase some of the biggest stories that took place in the last 100 years.
The Associated Press has stated that the tokens they are about to launch reflects some of the most memorable events that cover milestones in global conflicts, space, human freedom, advancement, science and discovery.
The Associated Press (AP) has digitized several newsflashes of significant importance, including the one that confirmed the moon landing, as well as the end of the Second World War in Europe.
The collection of NFTs also boasts a host of stunning images. One such image included in the collection is that of the super blue blood moon, which was dramatically taken in 2018 and is a rare photograph of an event that did not take place in the last 152 years.
Earlier this month, AP had announced that they are planning to launch mystery boxes on the NFT marketplace of Binance. Each mystery box which costs $29, are categorised into four different degrees of rarity namely, normal, rare and then super and super rare. Some of the most exclusive pieces are related to the assasination of John F. Kenedy and Che Guevara. Other rare pieces in their collection are that of Nelson Mandela's inauguration and Joe Biden signing the Juneteenth Act.
Bitcoin futures ETF Debuts With $1B Volume On The First Day
The Bitcoin exchange-traded fund of ProShares (BITO) has just witnessed the highest first day volume ever recorded for an ETF, as the figure reached over $1billion by the end of the day.
The Blackrock US Carbon Transition Readiness exchange-traded fund had booked an estimated worth of $1.16 billion in April and ProShares is trailing just behind it. The Bitcoin ETF of Proshare was released on the 19th of October on the New York Stock Exchange with an introductory price of $40.88.
According to the data released by TradingView, the day closed with BITO clocking in at $41.94 with a staggering number of 24.313 million shares in exchange, which equated to a volume of $1 billion on the first day.
Eric Balchunas, the senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, has commented that the ETF from ProShare was arguably the biggest in terms of grassroot interest or natural growth performance. According to reports, there were around $570 million worth of transaction inflows on the first day for BITO, which indicates that ProShares ETF can establish itself as a heavyweight in terms of one year for a debuting single commodity ETF in one year.
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Know Everything about Blockchain Metaverse and why does it matter?
In this Digital transforming world, a new technology pops out every day and changes how we see reality. Blockchain Metaverse is the term that has been in talks recently amongst Blockchain experts. Blockchain technology has taken over many industries, and people are keen to learn this technology. In the past few years, it has been observed that billions of dollars have been spent on digital items and services. That includes any digital file, data, media like NFT or digital tokens like Cryptocurrencies, or it can be any other digital service available online. Also, due to COVID- 19, we have experienced high-level detachment from the real world and worked virtually.
Now, the term "Metaverse" describes a set of virtual spaces created where you can explore and meet other people who are not in the same place. The question is how blockchain is related to the Metaverse and what exactly Metaverse means?
This article will throw some light on the Blockchain Metaverse and what does it matter in today's world?
How is Blockchain related to Metaverse?
Metaverse Basic Foundation
How Metaveres Works?
Why does blockchain Metaverse Matters?
The idea of Metaverse came from the Sci-fi novel "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson in 1992. At that time, metaverse referred to the online shared world where people could meet their friends, visit different palaces, buy things, work, and attend events virtually. Metaverse can be something that can replace today's Internet.
Now, Blockchain technology promotes the virtual world and is strongly connected to the Metaverse. Cryptocurrencies and NFT's make it possible for users to buy and sell these virtual assets online without making any physical contact. People tend to make huge money from it, and some enjoy creating their art as an NFT. Also, people are using NFT as a form of ticket for virtual events. Cryptocurrencies have been utilized for various things, including buying virtual land, creating NFT's, and many more. All these blockchain technologies are creating a metaverse that can be experienced as an evolution on the Internet.
Metaverse can be many things, but the meaning of the word "Meta" is beyond, and "Verse" means universe. To simplify the meaning, the term Metaverse is generally used to define the concept of the virtual space that can create a new Internet using 3D virtual and augmented spectrum. Behind the metaverse creations, many omnipresent technologies are involved: blockchain networking, crypto networks, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Extended reality, Mixed reality including AR/VR, Non-fungible tokens (NFT), and many more.
Metaverse has been referred to as the world where everything interacting is virtual except you. For instance, land, avatars, buildings, art, and in fact, names can also be purchased online using cryptocurrency. The time is not that far when blockchain metaverse technology will allow us to explore different environments where one person can virtually interact with a different person, attend events, visit lands and buildings, and even buy goods and services. Blockchain technology has contributed to creating a fantastic virtual space where both users and businesses can benefit.
Many new platforms running on blockchain technology use Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and cryptocurrency to build, own, and monetize innovative decentralized assets. Before blockchain technology, metaverse was incomplete because everything was stored in the centralized network. Thanks to blockchain's capacity of working globally as a digital source where crypto makes decentralization possible.
Metaverse is unlike what the Internet offers today. For instance, content is available in the form of apps and websites on the current Internet. Whereas, Metaverse is connected through individual nodes worldwide. So, no specific platform will be required to access any digital space. Blockchain Metaverse offers proof of existence to every digital thing.
Now crypto and blockchain are the best examples of live Metaverse. Companies like Facebook, Epic games, Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft, and many more gaming platforms are building metaverse technology that makes the virtual world possible. Decentraland is an Ethereum-based virtual world, where users can play, interact and explore and play games with each other. It also allows you to buy virtual lands, build your own surroundings, applications and marketplace. Decentaraland is the best example of blockchain metaverse. It is a 3D virtual reality decentralized platform using the Ethereum blockchain.
Metaverse is created using many technologies, but precisely to the combination of the internet, 3D items, Open standards for media, Open programming language standards and decentralized ledgers, and smart contract platforms like Blockchain.
The basic foundation of Metaverse is explained below:
Internet- Metaverse uses a decentralized network of computers where no centralized authorities like the government are required. There will be one entity in charge of giving permission to use the system or make any transaction. It would be controlled by every user out there.
Open Standards of Media- it uses 3D items, audio, texts, images, geometrical figures, sequences, vectors, and any other combination of other digital media, Pixar's USD (Universal Scene Description) and NVIDIA's MDL are great platforms to explore to achieve interoperability for the 3D Application
Open Programming Languages standards- Mataverse includes language standards like javascript, HTML, WebXR, WebAssembly, WEB GPU shader language, and many more.
Hardware- Extended Reality (XR) and Mixed Reality (MR) Hardware like Smart glasses, holoLens, haptics, and Omni treadmill
Decentralized ledger and Smart Contract- Blockchain technology is used to achieve the Bst metaverse experience. Blockchain technology offers highly secure, transparent, permissionless transactions. Blockchain technologies like Bitcoin, ethereum, Theta, Binance Smart Chians, NFT's, etc., offers excellent opportunities in the field of Metaverse. It makes it publicly available and provides support to the blockchain metaverse ecosystem.
How Metaverse Works?
Haven said that Metaverse is transforming the digital ecosystem of the Internet, but the one question that comes to mind is- How Metaverse actually works?
Firstly, Metaverse is owned by all the people as it works on a decentralized network like blockchain. It works for the viable public good, where all the people around the world can be a part of it, and a single company does not control it. Be connected to the technology by investing in the services, architecture, and development of the Metaverse.
Currently, Metaverse is in its early stages and is not fully implemented for public usage. The following are the two ways how Metaverse works and why it is much different from the existing platform-based internet.
Decentralized Nodes- This is the one significant aspect that Blockchain has contributed to the world. There are a total of 1100+ nodes that are currently hosting the Ethereum network worldwide. Meaning that there is no single company or server that holds the network and is not dependent on a single entity for processing and doing the transaction for any other work required from the particular network. Therefore, Decentralized node provides major benefits to blockchain metaverse. Blockchain also offers the consensus mechanism, which promotes high-level security for the metaverse foundation.
Portability- In metaverse, the content is not siloed. In simple words, any content uploaded on the Metaverse Foundation, whether it is an artwork or any other type of content, can be moved to any other application without any interference. Also, the Metaverse foundation can not change, modify, or take down that content.
There are many interests that Blockchain Metaverse can contribute to the entire world. Metaverse combining with blockchain technology will produce considerable enhancements to the Internet ecosystem in terms of technological growth.
The main advantages of metaverse are given below:-
It enables the user to own their data.
Metaverse works on decentralization where all the users can own their data and travel freely without any thyroid party interference.
Blockchain enables metaverse to emerge the digital space entirely, and users can experience more autonomy within digital spaces.
Blockchain Metaverse offers a creative human experience. It uses 3D expressions developed using Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and Extended Reality technologies. All these create a virtual space giving the best experience in terms of communication and interaction with each other.
It removes the limitation of any physical works and creates a virtual space with is limitless.
It also increases the global economy as cryptocurrencies, and digital assets are continuously booming the market.
Blockchain Metaverse is the future, and people will be using virtual spaces to interact, explore, communicate, do business and even build virtual communities to get along with each other. Blockchain technology holds high potential in transforming the digital world into the Metaverse, also known to be a new Internet. So if you want to be a Blockchain Expert and are keen to know more about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, check out online certifications and courses on Blockchain Council.
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Arthur Lewandowski
August 26th, 1926 to May 24th, 2012
Arthur J. Lewandowski, 85, died May 24, 2012.
He was born August 26, 1926 in Port Huron to Adam and Eleanor (Gahns) Lewandowski. He married Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Fox on August 14, 1948.
Arthur served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, retired from the Port Huron Paper Company and was a member of St. Mary Church. He loved motorcycles, hunting, boxing and bowling, but the most important thing in his life was his family.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Lewandowski of Ft. Gratiot; sons, Art (Gail) Lewandowski of Croswell, Mike (Elwira) Lewandowski of Ft. Gratiot and Joe Lewandowski of St. Clair; grandchildren, Matt Lewandowski, Adam (Gretchen) Lewandowski and Madeline Lewandowski; great-grandchildren, Zachary and Elizabeth; and sister, Doris (Abe) Kalil of Detroit.
Arthur was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Harold, Lawrence, Norbert and sisters Joyce Smith and Jean Vincker.
Funeral services will be 10 am Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. Zbigniew Zomerfeld will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Military Honors will be under the auspices of the St. Clair County Allied Veterans Association.
Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Monday in the Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home and from 9:30 am Tuesday at church. A Rosary will be recited 7 pm Monday.
Memorials for Arthur may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church or the People's Clinic for Better Health.


How would you say "A water glass"? Like a glass specifically for water.
where did the 'of' go....?
This one seems wonky due to no ''av''.
No, in Swedish you don't use "av" in constructions like these. "Ett glas vatten", "en kopp kaffe", "en låda vin" etc.
It's the same in German, where you would say "Ein Glas Wasser."
How would you say the water - as in the water is cold?