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Styling Graphical Controls
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DreamFace provides three options for Styling Graphical Controls:

* Style - Enter or Select styles from a Styles Help
* Class - Define a named CSS class in the Styles Editor (part of the View Editor)
* Dynamic Class - Define a Dynamic Class that is applied when a certain condition is true.

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Defining Styles
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The first option in Styling Attributes is Style. You can enter a CSS style directly like **color:red** or click on the three dots to the right

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and open a CSS Styles help and let the help guide you to enter the styles. As you enter the CSS styles you will see them
take effect directly on the *Sample Text* at the top as in the example below for **Color - red**

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Defining Classes in the Styles Editor
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

CSS classes that can be used to style the graphical contols like buttons, text fields, inputs, etc. are defined in the
Styles Editor, inside the View Editor of the DreamFace Studio.

From the View Editor, click on the Design button in the upper left corner to open the menu and select *Style* to enter
the Styles Editor.

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Style Precendence
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The styles take effect with the following precedence: Style, Class and Dynamic Class and have a cumulative effect. For
example, if color is set to red *color:red* in the Style field, even if the color is set in Class or Dynamic Class the
Style value will take precedence and the :term:`GC` will be red. Other attributes that are set in the Class or Dynamic
Class will be added to the attributes set in the Style for a cumulative effect.

See it in Action
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The Sytles Editor is where you define CSS classes that can be used to style the graphical controls in your Views. Below
are some Exampes of how to set default Graphical Control styles on Input controls by using classes.

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GC Input Styles:
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Input Style 1
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An Input control with a light blue background and a solid grey border.

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In the Style Editor, enter the following class:

.. code-block:: css

    .customInput1 {
	    background: #F0F8FF;
  	    padding: 10px;
    	    border: 5px solid grey;
    }

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Then go to Design in the Studio, select the input control and put the class name in the Styling Attributes / Class
properties as see in below:

.. image:: ../images/gcs/style-attr-class.png

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Input Style 2
'''''''''''''

.. code-block:: css

    .customInput2 md-input-container:not(.md-input-invalid) label, .customInput md-input-container:not(.md-input-invalid).md-input-has-value label  {
	    color: green;
	    text-transform: uppercase;
    }

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Input Style 3
'''''''''''''

.. code-block:: css

    .customInput3 md-input-container:not(.md-input-invalid) .md-input {
	    color: green;
	    border-color: green;
	    border-bottom-width: 2px;
	    border-bottom-style: dashed;
    }

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Input Style 4
'''''''''''''

.. code-block:: css

    .customInput4 md-input-container:not(.md-input-invalid).md-input-focused label {
	    color: lightgreen;
	    font-style: italic;
    }

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Style 5
'''''''

.. code-block:: css

    .customInput5 md-input-container:not(.md-input-invalid).md-input-focused .md-input {
	    color: lightgreen;
	    border-color: lightgreen;
	    border-bottom-width: 3px;
	    border-bottom-style: dotted;
    }

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Input Style 6
'''''''''''''

.. code-block:: css

    // Reducing paddings and height of input
    .customInput6 md-input-container .md-input {
        padding: 0;
        padding-left: 0px !important;
        height: 20px;
    }

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GC Select Style:
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Below is an Example of how to set default Graphical Control styles on a Select control by using classes.

.. code-block:: css

    .customSelect {
        border: 5px solid gold;
        background: #5bad83;
        padding: 10px 15px 20px;
    }
    .customSelect label {
	    color: green;
    }
    .customSelect.md-input-focused label {
	    color: lightgreen;
    }
    .customSelect .md-select-value {
        color: green;
 	    border-bottom-color: green;
  	    border-bottom-width: 2px;
  	    border-bottom-style: dotted;
    }
    .customSelect md-input-container md-select md-select-value span.md-select-icon {
	    color: green;
    }
    .customSelect md-select:not([disabled]):focus .md-select-value {
  	    color: lightgreen;
  	    border-bottom-color: lightgreen;
    }
    .customSelect md-select:not([disabled]):focus .md-select-value span.md-select-icon {
	   color: lightgreen;
    }
    md-select-menu.md-altTheme-theme md-content {
	   background: gold;
    }
    md-select-menu.md-altTheme-theme md-content md-option {
        color: green;
  	    background: forestgreen;
    }
    md-select-menu.md-altTheme-theme md-content md-option:not([disabled]):hover {
  	    background: greenyellow;
    }
    md-select-menu.md-altTheme-theme md-content md-option[selected], md-select-menu.md-altTheme-theme md-content md-option[selected]:focus {
        color: lightgreen;
  	    background: yellowgreen;
    }
    // Reducing paddings and height of md-select-value
    md-input-container.customSelect .md-select-value {
        padding: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0px !important;
        min-height: 15px;
        height: 15px;
    }

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GC Button Style:
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Below is an example of how to set default Graphical Control styles on Button control by using classes.

.. code-block:: css

    button.md-primary.dfx-core-gc-button.customButton.md-button {
        background: lightgreen;
        color: forestgreen;
        font-weight: 700;
        font-style: italic;
        border: 3px solid;
        border-radius: 15px;
        padding: 0 50px;
    }
    button.md-button.md-altTheme-theme.dfx-core-gc-button.customButton:not([disabled]):hover {
        background-color: yellowgreen;
    }
    button[disabled="disabled"].dfx-core-gc-button.md-button.customButton {
  	    background-color: green;
        color: lightgreen;
        cursor: not-allowed;
    }

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Slovakia's STV took a step nearer Oslo today by announcing the top 60 names to compete for their spot in Oslo next May.
Many of the names are newcomers, but some we have seen before. Most famous is former participant Marcel Palonder, who represented his country, ironically also in Oslo in 1996 with Kým nás máš.
Next are several acts that performed in the final back in March. Among the soloists are 2009 runner-up Tomáš Beždeda, Martina Schindlerová who finished 5th, Robo Opatovský (6th), and Michal Chrenko (12th). Other finalists Smola a hrušky (9th) and Robo Šimko & Massriot (13th) also have another go.
Beaten semi-finalists Miro Jaroš, Alone and Zuzana Haasová a Funny Fellows also have another go. The heats and final will be held during January and February 2010.
The complete list can be found here. Eurovisionary will hopefully have someone in Bratislava for the final. Slovakia returned to the contest in 2009 after an 11 year gap.
Kamil Mikulčik & Nela Pocisková sang "Let ťmou" in the second semi-final in Moscow, finishing 18th with 8 points.
Mista busy with release of new album, new single and tour of China!
Mista releases new single – Cash Out!


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Politics meets melodrama in 'Peril of the Polls'
By Catalina Diaz on September 22, 2017 in Arts, Etc., Theater
Catalina Diaz
With American flags in hand, the audience was eager to either hiss at the cape-wearing villain or cheer on the heroes and heroines at the "Peril of the Polls," which opened Sept. 15.
The production was part of the San Gabriel Valley Repertory Theatre's Dining Dramatically series.
The room, filled with campaign props and the smell of herbs and spices from the kitchen, housed an intimate crowd.
"Everybody leaves the theater with a smile on their face," said Carolyn Bushnell, administrative director of SGVRT.
"Peril of the Polls" is a melodrama equipped with a cast that brings their expertise in comedy, passion and evil to the stage.
The funny and plot-twisting Gov. Wally Wessel (Glenn Miller) is running for re-election, with his wife Daisy, (Azo Safo) and charming daughter Mina (Malorie Felt) by his side. With the campaign working in Wessel's favor, his bodyguard and fellow hero, State Trooper Dwayne Cooper (Aditya Joshi) has his eye on the governor, and maybe the governor's daughter, too.
The show would not be complete without inviting audience participation. "Yay's" and "Ahh's" were heard whenever the hero and heroine, played by Mina, entered the room. Miniature American flags were also instructed to be waved as the governor entered.
Opposite of the light-hearted and joyful Wessel and his family was the villainous Hugh Beast (Nicholas M. Passell). Alongside the black-caped Beast was the Sen. Neddy Neinerniener (Lisa Wisong Miller), who accompanied Beast with the plot to weasel Wessel out of the governor's race.
The performance was hosted by Shaun Hade.
Hisses filled the room whenever Beast made his presence to the crowd. The audience snickered at his pun-intended lines that were often repeated.
"My favorite part of the show was the recurring jokes and general happy, light atmosphere," said Jeremy Jenewein, 29, of Pomona. "I am curious to see what other shows they have to offer."
Accompanying the comical show was a three-course dinner catered by Mari's Kitchen in Covina, which was also at the show venue.
Audience members were started off with a fresh caprese salad appetizer and beverages of their choice. They were also given their choice of chicken pesto, steak sirloin or a vegetarian option, all accompanied with Cuban beans and rice pilaf.
The next two showings will be held at different venues with other menu choices.
The SGVRT is one of only three dining theater groups in Southern California that still specializes in melodrama, Bushnell said. Deciding on this theme was quite purposeful.
"It's difficult to have something new and different," she added.
"Peril of the Polls" will return to the stage Saturday and Sunday at the Oak Tree Room in Arcadia, and on Sept. 29 and 30 at the Glendora Continental in Glendora. For more information and tickets, visit sgvrt.com/schedule.
Catalina Diaz can be reached at catalina.diaz@laverne.edu.
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Home News AG: Meadows won't face voter fraud charges in North Carolina
AG: Meadows won't face voter fraud charges in North Carolina
RALEY, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, will not face a dispute with him in North Carolina, the state's attorney general announced Friday. Voter Fraud Allegations Related to State 2020 Registration and Absentee Balloting.
Meadows, a former western North Carolina congressman who worked for Trump during his final months in the Oval Office, has been outspoken in support of the former president's baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election is a Stolen from him. When details emerged that Meadows was registered to vote in North Carolina and two other states at the same time, it caught the attention of government lawyers.
Attorney General Josh Stein told The Associated Press based largely on the results of a voter fraud investigation completed by the National Bureau of Investigation that there was not enough evidence to charge Meadows or his wife, Debra.
"Our conclusion is that if a case like this was brought, we don't think we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they engaged in willful voter fraud, and their arguments would help them," Stein, a Democrat, said in an interview. .
Public records show that Meadows listed a mobile home in Scully Hills, N.C., when he registered to vote on Sept. 19, 2020, but he did not give it as his physical address, while still holding an office. Office director. Meadows cast an absentee ballot in North Carolina by mail for the November election, when Trump won the battleground state by just over 1 percentage point.
The New Yorker, which first reported on Meadows' 2020 registration earlier this year, said the former owner told the magazine that Meadows' wife rented the property short-term and only stayed there for a night or two.
Stein said his department's career prosecutor advised against pursuing the charges. In a memo to Stein, the lawyers said there was evidence that Meadows and his wife had signed a one-year lease on the Scully Hill home offered by the landlord. Cell phone records show Debra Meadows was in and around Scaly Mountain in October 2020, the memo said, and her husband was eligible for a residence exception under state law because He did public service in Washington.
Election officials interpret state laws so that a person can register for "permanent residence" at least 30 days before an election. Fraudulently or falsely filling out a registration form is a minor felony.
Although Mark Meadows "almost certainly never physically appeared at the Scully Hill address," the memo reads, "there are more factors in favor of living in Macon County than against it."
An aide to Meadows did not immediately respond to a text message Friday seeking comment on Stein's decision. Mark and Debra Meadows declined to be interviewed by SBI, the memo said.
Stein's special counsel's office at the Justice Department took over the investigation at the request of the Macon County district attorney, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Asheville. The district attorney recused herself because Meadows contributed to her campaign and appeared in political ads supporting her. The Special Prosecutor's Office asked the SBI to investigate, and the agency completed preliminary work last month.
By April, the Macon County Board of Elections had removed Meadows from the local voter rolls.
Public records also show that Meadows registered to vote in Virginia in 2021 and South Carolina in March after he and his wife purchased homes there.
With polls showing Trump trailing President Joe Biden, Meadows is starting to raise public suspicion of widespread voter fraud leading up to the 2020 election. He repeated the baseless claims throughout the election cycle and after the campaign, as Trump insisted the election was rife with fraud.
Election officials from both parties, as well as judges and Trump's own attorney general, have concluded there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Meadows was featured prominently in a U.S. House of Representatives committee examining the events leading up to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. While urging federal prosecutors to "go after" those who conspired to "put our democracy at risk," Stein said in a release that the matters were unrelated to the fraud allegations his office was reviewing.
Stein told The Associated Press that while his investigation is closed, the matter could be reopened if evidence from investigations in other jurisdictions is revealed.
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Alligator Records Signs Blues Master Chris Cain
JD Nash
With more than three decades of worldwide touring and fourteen acclaimed previous albums, Cain has earned his reputation as both a fan favorite and a musician's musician.
Alligator Records has announced the signing of world-renowned blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Cain. His label debut, Raisin' Cain, should be released later this year or early in 2021, depending on market conditions. The album — produced and recorded by Kid Andersen at San Jose's Greaseland Studio — will feature twelve original songs. According to Cain, "They are the best pack of tunes I've ever written."
Chris Cain Photo Courtesy of Alligator Records
With more than three decades of worldwide touring and fourteen acclaimed previous albums, Cain has earned his reputation as both a fan favorite and a musician's musician. Since his first release in 1987, he has created his very own blues sound inspired by his heroes – B.B. King, Albert King, Ray Charles, Albert Collins, Grant Green and Wes Montgomery. His jazz-informed blues guitar playing is fiery, emotional and always unpredictable. His vocals – gruff, lived-in and powerful – add fuel to the fire. His indelible original songs keep one foot in the blues tradition and both eyes on the future. The pure joy Cain brings to his playing and singing is palpable, and draws fans even closer in.
I had the privilege of interviewing Chris a couple years ago. He gives all the credit to his biggest influence, his dad. Cain's father would take him to see the biggest names when they came to town. His father was a truck driver, so how did he do it? They dressed in suits and just walked in like they owned the joint.
But my dad would always take me see people, and with him being a gentleman in a suit, they just thought he was part of the band. He would just come and go as he pleased. He took me to see Albert King and Freddie King at the Fillmore. He just took me backstage and I got to meet those guys. I was 17 years old, and these guys were like buildings standing next to me. Let me tell you, when you shook Albert King's hand, it was like sticking your hand into a bean bag chair. It was that kind of stuff that I got to be privy to, because dad would take me to do these things.
Cain was born in San Jose, California in 1955. His parents were huge music fans and shared their love of blues, jazz and popular music with Chris. His African American father and Greek mother both loved music and had a huge record collection. His father first took Chris to see B.B. King when Chris was three, and, says Cain, "we never missed another show." Thanks to his parents' musical passion, young Chris saw almost every blues, jazz and rock artist that came through town, many of them repeatedly — James Brown, Albert King, Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix, even The Beatles. He picked up his first guitar at age eight and learned lick after lick, song after song. He listened to his father's records over and over until the music had seeped into his soul.
Cain formed his first band in 1986, and released his first album in 1987, Late Night City Blues, on the locally-based Blue Rock'It label. Almost immediately, booking agents came calling. Incredibly, he was touring Europe even before he started barnstorming the U.S. The album received four W.C Handy Award (now the Blues Music Awards) nominations and the offers to perform kept rolling in. He even opened for his heroes Albert King and Albert Collins, who both asked Chris to jam on stage. The more Cain toured and recorded, the greater his reputation grew. His releases include four albums on Blue Rock'It and three on Blind Pig Records, and his live performances number in the thousands.
Joining Alligator Records is a dream come true for Cain, who grew up idolizing label giants like Hound Dog Taylor and Son Seals. "Alligator cares so much about the music and the artists," he says. "I'm really excited to be a part of it."
Similarly, label president Bruce Iglauer is thrilled to welcome Cain into the Alligator family. "Chris Cain is a brilliant and soulful blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter — and a terrific keyboard and sax player too. He's won devoted fans around the world on top of being a true musician's musician. He is spoken of with awe by his fellow bluesmen. Chris has cut fourteen terrific previous albums, but none is more exciting than Raisin' Cain. We're looking forward to bringing Chris' music to a wider audience than ever before."
Chris Cain
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What could be more rational than the way managers make decisions? Many years of research and deep thinking has sought out the most robust techniques for controlling and even removing risk from strategic thinking and investment plans. Generations of analysts and gurus have worked long hours to build matrices, frameworks, templates and checklists that they assure us – and we are willing to believe – will guarantee rigour inresource allocation decisions.
We are all – still - human. The bias that is deep within us influences how we work, how we think, how we make decisions whether they are personal or professional. Behavioural economics is not simply a matter of directing consumer buying habits or allowing governments to nudge the average citizen along. We are all seeking to find our way in the imperfect world that the behavioural economists portray. Our imperfections and failures to conform to abstract models are innate, and possibly part of the pleasure of being: even Cass Sunstein, co-author of best-selling behavioural economics text, Nudge, accepts the wisdom of establishing a cap on the number of economists at a dinner party.
Oddly, perhaps, it's accepted that decisions about people may be influenced by unconscious awareness or stereotyped assumptions about gender, age, sexuality, class, ethnicity;by and large, most of us work hard to avoid those effects, perhaps because we acknowledge that there is both scope and prior evidence of irrationality.
We are less keen, however, to accept that our strategic and leadership decisions may be subject to bias. And that we may not be as rational as we believe ourselves to be in our strategic planning and resource allocation, despite the training and development, system driven budgeting and other efforts.
The evidence? Take business cases for major investment. Reports (such as Do You KnowYour Cost of Capital? Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani) point to the impact of the assumptions made by managers on the outcome. Small changes in these may generate a big difference in the outcome, but assumptions are, by definition, based on belief more than hard fact.
At The Red Thread Partnership, we have many years of experience in working with, and advising at, board level. Here are some examples of behaviours we have witnessed, placed in a behavioural economics framework.
Of course, there are other pressures on decisions such as these. Shareholders may apply pressure to invest, divest or cut costs, with an eye on dividends or short term share price gains.Regulators may force similar actions for the supposed benefit of society or at the urging of interest groups.And there is always the possible influence of the pure, unbiased self-interest of individual managers and directors looking to maximise their career opportunities and personal wealth!
Even while they contend with these pressures, a great opportunity exists for directors and managers to take a long, cool look at how they work together and how they make decisions. Bias cannot be avoided but it can be recognised, managed and even used to empower processes.
1.	What were the last five major strategic decisions you made? How well did they work out in terms of a balanced scorecard?
2.	What have you rejected in the last 3 years? Why did you do that and what could the outcome have been if the decision had been different, given what you know now?
3.	What were the processes you used to make these decisions? Can you see where bias could have entered into them?
4.	Does the way you work as a team recognise that bias is inevitable and face it openly? Or do you imagine that you are always rational and scientific?
5.	Are you ready to think afresh about how decisions are made and build a more powerful approach?
So think about it – it's not complicated, it's hard.


Personal Branding | Personal Branding Expert JW Dicks: Personal Branding: Do You Have a Plan?
Building a powerful personal brand is well worth the effort it takes. A strong personal brand gives a business owner the opportunity to lock out competition in their market, attract new business, and command higher rates.
But like just about everything else worthwhile in life, it doesn't happen overnight. Building a powerful brand requires consistency and purposeful action over a period of months and even years. And I can tell you firsthand that if you don't take the time to create an effective plan of action, you won't achieve the results that you're hoping for.
Who is your target market? Who are your ideal customers? Are you marketing to your town, nationally, or internationally? Men, women, or both? High income, low income, middle income? You get the point. Take the time to create a detailed "profile" of your target market—this will ensure that your branding efforts don't miss the mark.
How will you connect with your target market? There are a wide variety of channels available to reach your customers—but they won't all be effective. Marketing via Facebook may work very well if your customers are younger consumers. On the other hand, if your market is high-income business owners, Facebook is a poor fit. Research your target market and come up with a number of channels by which you can effectively communicate.
How will you differentiate yourself from the competition? One of the most important questions that your brand must answer is "why should a customer choose me over the competition?" In order to answer this question, you must first identify your most valuable points of differentiation. For some of you, this may be your years of experience and the valuable perspective you have acquired. For others it's a particular skill or trait that you possess. What sets you apart from everyone else in your market?
How will you demonstrate your expertise? Establishing your expert status is crucial to building a powerful brand—how will you accomplish this? Writing a book is a great solution. So are publishing blogs and articles, pursuing speaking opportunities, and appearing on TV or in the newspaper. None of these things "just happen", however, so create a detailed action plan to ensure that they get done.
How will you ensure that your plan is executed? Many business owners have a great vision and create a strong plan… only to watch it fall by the wayside. Most of the time, this happens because of a lack of specific deadline and accountability. If you're going to start a blog, schedule a specific time each week to work on your content. If your staff will be managing your social media presence, assign a specific person with the task and specifically define your expectations. Then, hold yourself and your team accountable.
Personal branding can be a whole lot of fun, and it can make you a whole lot of money! But it all starts with a plan… without planning, your chances of success are virtually nil. Get in touch with me today if you'd like to learn more!


The retina is the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that is responsible for vision. Blood circulation to most of the retina's surface is primarily through one artery and one vein. If either blood vessel or one of their smaller branches is blocked, blood circulation to the retina can be significantly disrupted. The blockage is called an occlusion.
How common is central retinal artery occlusion?
The usual symptom of central retinal artery occlusion is a sudden, painless, persistent, substantial loss of vision in one eye. In about 10% of those affected, this loss of vision is preceded by one or more episodes of a condition called amaurosis fugax. Amaurosis fugax is a temporary episode of decreased vision, usually lasting no more than 10 to 15 minutes, that is sometimes described as "closing a curtain" on one eye.
The main cause of central retinal artery occlusion is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a problem with the condition of the inside of the blood vessel's wall. Blood vessels are like tubes with the blood flowing smoothly through them. Atherosclerosis is a problem with the inside of the tube. The tube is usually wide and smooth so that the blood flows directly through it.
However in some people the inside of this tube becomes narrower or sticky which means it is harder for the blood to flow through it. These patches of stickiness on the inside of the blood vessels are called atherosclerotic plaques or sometimes hardening or thinning of the arteries.
What increases my risk for central retinal artery occlusion?
After reviewing your symptoms, the doctor will ask questions about your medical history, especially any history of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, glaucoma, eye trauma or amaurosis fugax. Next, your doctor will do a thorough eye examination, including tests of your visual acuity (how well you can see) and peripheral vision. Your doctor will use special eyedrops to dilate (open wide) your pupils to examine the inside of your eye, including the retina.
During this examination, the doctor will use an instrument called an ophthalmoscope to see whether your retina's blood supply appears to be normal, or whether there are areas of whiteness (a sign of arterial occlusion), hemorrhage, a visible embolus lodged in a retinal vessel, or other problems. In some cases, the doctor also may order fluorescein angiography, a test that uses an injected dye to analyze blood flow in the eye.
When central retinal artery occlusion is caused by temporal arteritis, doctors prescribe high dose corticosteroids. The dose is gradually tapered over many months.
What are some lifestyle changes or home remedies that can help me manage central retinal artery occlusion?
Since many cases of central retinal vessel occlusion are related to high blood pressure, atherosclerosis or diabetes, it may be possible to prevent this eye problem by not smoking and controlling your blood pressure, cholesterol level and blood sugar. Also, people with diabetes should have a thorough eye examination through dilated pupils at least once a year.
To help prevent central retinal artery occlusion related to traumatic eye injuries, always wear appropriate protective eye gear (goggles, face shield, face mask) at work and while playing sports. Also, remember to use a seat belt whenever you ride in a car to prevent your face and eyes from hitting the dashboard during a collision.
Central retinal artery occlusion. http://www.rnib.org.uk/eye-health-eye-conditions-z-eye-conditions/retinal-vessel-occlusion. Accessed 19 Feb, 2017.
Central retinal artery occlusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_retinal_artery_occlusion. Accessed 19 Feb, 2017.
Central retinal artery occlusion. http://eyewiki.aao.org/Retinal_Artery_Occlusion. Accessed 19 Feb, 2017.


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Sony A7 III Unveiled
February 28, 2018 By Eric Reagan
Sony has announced its new A7 III full frame E-mount camera. It features a 24.2MP back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor with 693 phase-detection AF points covering 93% of image area.
The new Sony shooter offers 10 fps still image capture with continuous AF and AE tracking. The A7 III also gets an upgraded build, the NP-FZ100 battery and several other upgrades that we've seen come to the A9 and other A7 models recently.
The video capture on the A7 III also gets a bump with full frame 4K capture that uses full pixel readout without pixel binning. The A7 III offers Sony's Hyper Log Gamma for HDR workflow, along with S-Log2 and S-Log3 for flexibility in post with color grading.
Sony A7 III Key Features
24MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor
BIONZ X Image Processor & Front-End LSI
693-Point AF System & 10 fps Shooting
UHD 4K30p Video with HLG & S-Log3 Gammas
2.36m-Dot Tru-Finder OLED EVF
3.0″ 922k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
ISO 204800 & Pixel Shift Multi Shooting
Built-In Wi-Fi and NFC, Dual SD Slots
USB Type-C Port, Weather-Sealed Design
The Sony A7 III will ship in April 2018 for $1999. You can pre-order it here at B&H Photo.
Check out the complete details in the official press release below.
Sony A7 III Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26, 2018 – Sony Electronics, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world's largest image sensor manufacturer, has today introduced yet another impressive addition to their full-frame mirrorless camera lineup, the ?7 III (model ILCE-7M3).
Sony's unmatched innovation within the image sensor space is at the forefront of the new ?7 III, as it features a brand new 24.2MPi back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor with increased sensitivity, outstanding resolution and an impressive 15 stopsii of dynamic range at low sensitivities. By combining this sensor with a variety of impressive features including extreme AF coverage of 93%, fast shooting at up to 10 fpsiii with either mechanical shutter or silent shootingiv, diverse 4Kvi video capabilities and more, Sony has created a new tool that gives all types of creators – from enthusiast to professional – the ability to capture content in new and different ways than they ever have before.
"We are continually pushing to deliver more for our customers – more versatility, more functionality and most importantly, more innovation," said Neal Manowitz, Vice President of Digital Imaging for Sony Electronics. "With the new ?7 III, we've taken many of our newest and most advanced imaging technologies from the acclaimed ?9 and ?7R III models and paired them with an all-new 24.2 MP back-illuminated sensor to deliver the ultimate full-frame camera for enthusiasts, hobbyists and professionals alike. It's a camera that punches far above its weight class in every capacity. Combined with our impressive selection of 26 native full-frame E-mount lenses, it provides a level of performance that is simply unmatched in the industry."
Spectacular Full-frame Image Quality
The newly developed 24.2MPi back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor is paired with a front-end LSI that effectively doubles the readout speed of the image sensor, as well as an updated BIONZ X™ processing-engine that boosts processing speed by approximately 1.8 times compared to the ?7 II. These powerful components work together to allow the camera to shoot at faster speeds while also enabling its impressive ISO range of 100 – 51200 (expandable to ISO 50 – 204800 for still images) and an overall 1.5 stopix improvement in image quality. The camera also features a massive 15-stopii dynamic range at low sensitivity settings, ensuring outstanding overall performance at all settings and in all shooting conditions, with significant advancements in accurate color reproductions of skin tones and the vibrant colors of nature.
This new full-frame model can also output 14 bit RAW format[ix] even in silent and continuous shooting modes, and is equipped with a 5-axis optical image stabilization system that results in a 5.0 stepv shutter speed advantage.
Significant Advances in AF Speed and Performance
The innovative new ?7 III full-frame mirrorless camera features a level of AF performance that has been largely improved over the ?7 II, including the addition of 4D FOCUS™ capabilities. The new camera has 425 contrast AF points that work with a 693-point focal-plane phase-detection AF system inherited from the acclaimed ?9 model. This innovative AF system covers approximately 93% of the frame, ensuring reliable focusing and tracking for even the most difficult to capture subjects.
AF response and tracking has also been greatly improved in the new camera, with almost 2xii the focusing speed in low-light condition and 2xii the tracking speed compared to the previous model as a result of the faster image sensor readout. This allows complex and unpredictable motion to be captured with far greater precision and accuracy.
The acclaimed Eye AF feature is also available in the new camera, even in AF-C mode, which is extremely useful for situations where the subject is turning around, looking down or otherwise obstructed. It also works when the ?7 III is being used with Sony's A-mount lenses with an optional LA-EA3 adaptor[x]. Additional improvements in focusing flexibility include the addition of a multi-selector or 'joystick' for moving focusing points quickly, the addition of touch focusing capability, AF availability in Focus Magnifier mode, an 'AF On' button and much more.
Speed to Capture Every Decisive Moment
The new ?7 III is equipped with an updated image processing system that allows it to shoot full resolution images at up to 10 fpsiii with continuous, accurate AF/AE tracking for up to 177 Standard JPEG images, 89 compressed RAW images or 40 uncompressed RAW images[xi]. This high speed mode is available with either a mechanical shutter or a completely silent shootingiv, adding to the immense flexibility of the camera. The camera can also shoot continuously at up to 8 fpsiii in live view mode with minimal lag in the viewfinder or LCD screen.
For added convenience, while large groups of burst images are being written to the memory card, many of the cameras key functions are operable, including access to the 'Fn' (Function) and 'Menu' buttons, image playback and several other menus and parameters including image rating and other functions that facilitate on-location image sorting.
Additionally, if there is fluorescent or artificial lighting present in a shooting environment, users can activate the Anti-flicker[xii] function to allow the ?7 III to automatically detect frequency of the lighting and time the shutter to minimize its effect on images being captured. This minimizes any exposure or color anomalies that can sometimes occur at the top and bottom of images shot at high shutter speeds.
High Quality 4K Video
The new ?7 III is an outstanding video camera as well, offering 4Kvi (3840×2160 pixels) video recording across the full width of the full-frame image sensor. In video mode, the camera uses full pixel readout without pixel binning to collect about 2.4x[xiii] the amount of data required for 4K movies, and then oversamples it to produce high quality 4K footage with exceptional detail and depth.
An HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma)[xiv] picture profile is available on the ?7 III as well, which supports an Instant HDR workflow, allowing HDR (HLG) compatible TV's to playback beautiful, true-to-life 4K HDR imagery. Further, both S-Log2 and S-Log3 are available for increased color grading flexibility, as well as Zebra functionality, Gamma Display assist and proxy recording. The camera can also record Full HD at 120 fps at up to 100 Mbpsvi, allowing footage to be reviewed and eventually edited into 4x or 5x slow motion video files in Full HD resolution with AF tracking.
Upgraded Build, Design and Customization
Sony's newest full-frame camera is equipped with a variety of enhanced capabilities that were first implemented in the ?9 and then again in the ?7R III. These include dual media slots, with support in one slot for UHS-II type SD memory cards. Users have a variety of options for storing their content in each of the cards, including separate JPEG / RAW recording, separate still image / movie recording, relay recording and more. Battery life has been greatly extended as well – with a CIPA measurement of up to 710 shots per chargeviii, it offers the world's longestvii battery life of any Mirrorless camera, as the new camera utilizes Sony's Z series battery NP-FZ100 that have approximately 2.2 times the capacity of the W series battery NP-FW50 utilized in the ?7 II.
The new camera features "My Menu" functionality which allows up to 30 menu items to be registered for instant recall when needed. Users can also apply star ratings to their still images through the camera controls for easier image playback and review, and edit the first three characters of all still image files. Additionally, there is a total of 81 functions that are assignable to 11 custom buttons, and the camera is both dust and moisture resistant.[xv]
The ?7 III features high-resolution, high-contrast, fast-start XGA OLED Tru-Finder™ with approximately 2.3 million dots for extremely accurate, true-to-life detail reproduction. "Standard" or "High" display quality settings are also available for both the viewfinder and monitor as well. It also is capable of seamlessly transferring files to a smartphone, tablet, computer or FTP server via Wi-Fi®, while also offering a SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1 Gen 1) USB Type-C™ Terminal for increased flexibility in power supply and faster image transfer speed during tethered shooting.
The ?7 III model also comes with Sony's new software suite "Imaging Edge", which extends the creative capabilities of the entire shooting process – from pre-processing to post-processing. "Imaging Edge" provides three PC applications called 'Remote', 'Viewer' and 'Edit', available for free download, which support live-view PC remote shooting and RAW development. In the latest Version 1.1, several improvements have been implemented including about 10%[xvi] faster data transfer speed for remote shooting from PC (PC tether shooting) and about 65%[xvii] improvement in the response speed for RAW image editing. For more information, please visit Imaging Edge support page. www.sony.net/disoft/d/.
The camera is also compatible with a wide variety of Sony E-mount accessories including the BC-QZ1 Battery Chargerxviii, VG-C3EM Vertical Grip.
The Sony ?7 III Full-frame Interchangeable Lens Camera will ship this April for about $2000 US for the body and $2200 in a kit with the FE 28?70 mm F3.5?5.6 kit lens. In Canada, it will be sold for $2600 CA for the body and $2800 in a kit with the FE 28?70 mm F3.5?5.6 lens. The camera and kits will be sold at a variety of Sony authorized dealers throughout North America.
Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: A7 III, e-mount, full frame, Sony


A comprehensive and practical analysis of the critical changes to the International Building Code!
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In this 888sport review, find out the strengths and weakness of 888sport. The site is a reputable online sportsbook, with the site sponsoring football clubs around the world. Here, get critiques of the site's betting markets, odds, and welcome bonus among other factors that will help you decide if the site will work for you based on your individual needs.
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There is a wagering requirement to gain access to those streams, with the requirement being that a player wagers £1 or more on that event. That is a small price to pay to have access to live streams and definitely makes it more enjoyable to take in the races of your choosing.
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There are a lot of very positive components to the 888sport site, which earns them high marks in this 888sport review. The site has a massive catalog of payment options to choose from, and a fun and interesting approach to betting markets. While the site does lose some credit due to their less-than-comprehensive approach to customer care, as well as a welcome bonus that leaves something to be desired, 888sport is a site that will satisfy the needs of plenty of players.


I am sitting here with the man I fell in love with 14 years ago, doing exactly what we used to do when we were in high school without a care in the world: eating Easy Cheese and club crackers, listening to Dream Theater.
I was thinking about you guys and the crackers and easy cheese just the other day! Fun memories!


For guild officers who manage raids.
For use with RaidAdvice Roster System and Spreadsheet. Shows which raid members you planned to swap in or out.
--Turn display off by default and sets current display text to nothing.
--This table sets what chat events are valid for inputting a change list.
--This table can be used assign aliases to character names.
--multiple character names to register as a single name/alias.
--This table sets the class color coding strings.
--of each raid member in the raid.
--The list of names and properties is then stored in "aura_env.raid".
--This function parses an input string to grab the list of new raid members.
--figure out who needs to be swapped in or out of groups 1~4.
--Clear the existing Out display string.
--add them to the Out string and format name based on status/class/group.
local string = name.." (g"..info.subgroup..")"
--If no one was added to the Out string, then add "no change".
--Clear the existing In display string.
--add them to the In string and format name based on status/class/group.
--If no one was added to the In string, then add "no change".
--and store final string in "aura_env.changeList".
--This function searches for an alis, if any, for a given character name.
--This function parses chat messages to see if a valid input list is provided.
--Check to make sure the right string was provided from spreadsheet.
--parse the list of names and work some magic!
--If raid group changes, update list.
--If ready check happens, turn off display.
--returns if the display should be on or off.
--set the display to off. Otherwise, return the current change list.
return "===SAMPLE===\nName (g1)\nName (g2)\n\n===SAMPLE===\nName (g3)"


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The Paris Climate Agreement: Hope Or Hype?
By Brian Tokar, www.PopularResistance.org
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It has become a predictable pattern at the annual UN climate conferences for participants to describe the outcome in widely divergent ways. This was first apparent after the high-profile Copenhagen conference in 2009, when a four-page non-agreement was praised by diplomats, but denounced by well-known critics as a "sham," a "farce," and a mere face-saver. UN insiders proclaimed the divisive 2013 Warsaw climate conference a success, even though global South delegates and most civil society observers had staged an angry walk-out a day prior to its scheduled conclusion.
So it was no surprise when this happened again on December 12th in Paris. Francois Hollande praised the Paris Agreement as "ambitious," "binding," and "universal." Ban Ki-moon said it ushers in a "new era of global cooperation," and UN climate convention executive secretary Christiana Figueres described it as "an agreement of solidarity with the most vulnerable." Barack Obama waxed triumphant and proclaimed the outcome a testament to American leadership in diplomacy and technology.
Friends of the Earth International, on the other hand, immediately denounced the agreement as a "sham of a deal," adding that the most vulnerable people around the world would "feel the worst impacts of our politicians' failure to take tough enough action." The renowned elder climate scientist James Hansen called it a "fraud," adding, "It's just bullshit for them to say: 'We'll have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years.' It's just worthless words." British climatologist Kevin Anderson, among the most politically forthright of current scientists, described the agreement as "weaker than Copenhagen" and "not consistent with the latest science." More moderate in their criticisms were key figures such as Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International, who described the agreement as "one step on a long road …, but it is progress," and 350.org's Bill McKibben, who emphasized the agreement's underlying challenge to the supremacy of the fossil fuel industry. "This didn't save the planet," McKibben wrote, "but it may have saved the chance of saving the planet," in part by challenging the growing climate justice movement to keep moving forward.
Perhaps the most realistic assessment was posted by Guardian columnist George Monbiot on the day of the final deal. "By comparison to what it could have been, it's a miracle," he wrote. "By comparison to what it should have been, it's a disaster." It is clear that those who are praising the agreement and those who emphasize its shortcomings live in almost entirely different worlds.
One such world is dominated by the protocols of international diplomacy, the very real threat of obstruction by the Republican-controlled US Congress, and the logistical near-impossibility of getting representatives of 195 countries to agree to anything substantive. Consider China, whose overheated economy may be just beginning to slow down, and India, which is still growing rapidly and claims that continued economic expansion is needed to help its hundreds of millions of impoverished citizens. Saudi Arabia, according to long-time oil industry analyst Antonia Juhasz, was very active behind the scenes working to suppress even rhetorical limits on continued fossil fuel expansion. And the US delegation, led by John Kerry and climate envoy Todd Stern, was lobbying hard for a more "inclusive" agreement – superseding the historic responsibilities of industrialized nations – while struggling to minimize the financial cost to the richest countries. Recall that it was Stern who argued, with unsurpassed arrogance during the lead-up to the 2013 Warsaw conference, "It is unwarranted to assign blame to developed countries for emissions before the point at which people [sic] realized that those emissions caused harm to the climate system."
The world the diplomats inhabit couldn't be farther removed from the places where the impacts of continuing climate chaos are felt the most. In that world, people are working harder year by year to grow food and sustain their lives in the face of an increasingly unstable global climate. They struggle through seasons of devastating floods, droughts and wildfires that become more intense every year. The groundwater in numerous small island nations is increasingly contaminated by saltwater from rising seas and some Arctic communities are literally collapsing into the melting permafrost. The Philippines are now assaulted by unprecedented late-season typhoons year after year, and this year's extreme El Niño current has heightened the impact of protracted droughts from northern Mexico to South Africa and the Middle East. Many of the million or so refugees that have swept into Europe from the Mideast's expanding civil wars first saw their lives upended by those droughts, which killed as much as 85 percent of the livestock in parts of Syria, for example. While global warming brought balmy mid-December weather to the northern tier of North America, it has strengthened deadly tornadoes across the US South, flooded major cities in northern England, and threatens a pattern of perpetual extreme weather throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. In that world, the Paris Agreement's rhetorical promise to "pursue efforts to limit the [global] temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels" is far too little, far too late.
Inside the Agreement
So what does the Paris Agreement actually offer to those facing an increasingly unstable future and what is it lacking? First, it's important to distinguish the agreement's various parts. The final Paris document consists of a twelve-page "Agreement" and a twenty-page "Adoption" text. The former outlines most of the substantive steps that were agreed to by the 195 countries represented in Paris and the latter describes just how they will be implemented.
Perhaps most widely cited is the Agreement's one-page preamble, which appears to embrace all the diverse concerns that various countries and civil society representatives brought to Paris. It preserves the original UN climate convention's focus on "common but differentiated responsibilities" for climate action among countries, as well as the "principle of equity" that was nearly lost in Warsaw and Lima. It acknowledges that some people are "particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change," as well as the "specific needs and special situations" of certain countries. The preamble links climate action to poverty eradication, invokes an end to hunger, and affirms the "imperatives of a just transition of the workforce." There is an acknowledgment of the rights of indigenous peoples, migrants, children and others, along with an appeal to "gender equality" and "intergenerational equity." The "integrity of all ecosystems" is "noted," along with the imperative of biodiversity protection, "recognized by some cultures as Mother Earth," and even "the importance for some of the concept of 'climate justice'," albeit safely embedded inside quotation marks. The preamble was carefully crafted to offer something to nearly everyone.
In contrast, the most specific outcomes of the Paris Agreement mainly reflect the process that went into it, i.e. the expectation that countries will continue to present voluntary "Nationally Determined Contributions" toward reducing climate-altering emissions. These quasi-pledges will be renewed periodically (every five years for now), with a loosely-stated expectation of increasing ambition over time. As previously reported in this space [see, Is The Paris Climate Conference Designed to Fail?], the "intended contributions" submitted by some 187 countries prior to Paris represent a path toward 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 °F) average warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100, or perhaps 2.8 degrees C. if various countries' commitments are strengthened over time in line with current trends. Given the level of climate destabilization we have experienced at just below 1 degree of warming, this is indeed a recipe for global chaos, though the rhetorical nod to 1.5 degrees suggests that it has become unacceptable to nearly everyone – at least in principle.
Still, the means for limiting average warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees are largely aspirational, and this is reflected in the agreement's language throughout. Words like "clarity," "transparency," "integrity," "consistency," and "ambition" appear throughout the text, but there's very little to assure that these aspirations can be realized. UN staff are to create all manner of global forums, working groups and expert panels to move the discussions forward but, as was clear prior to Paris, the main focus is to instill a kind of moral obligation to drive diplomats and their governments to take further steps. Article 15 of the agreement proposes a "mechanism to facilitate implementation and promote compliance," but this takes the form of an internationally representative "expert-based" committee that is to be "transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive." This compliance "mechanism" is described in three short sentences in the main Agreement and another couple of paragraphs in the Adoption document; as predicted, there's nothing to legally pressure intransigent countries or corporations to do much of anything.
Discussions in the lead-up to Paris did raise some hopes that the world might come to terms with the obligation to end the combustion of fossil fuels by mid-century at the latest. Studies by James Hansen and others suggest that time is of the essence, and that the actual pace of reducing carbon emissions could determine whether destabilizing climate chaos will continue to unfold for decades, or instead persist for many centuries into the future. It appears that an explicit goal of "decarbonization" was even part of the pre-Paris conversation for a time. Article 4 of the final agreement falls far short of that, however, stating that total emissions should peak "as soon as possible," fall rapidly thereafter, and aim for a "balance" between sources and sinks of greenhouse gases sometime after 2050. Paragraph 17 of the Adoption document admits that current national "contributions" fall considerably short of a 2 degree goal, much less 1.5 degrees and a later paragraph "invites" the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to study the specific impacts of warming above 1.5 degrees. However the Paris Agreement's emphasis on sources and sinks represents a substantive step back from the goal of decarbonization and echoes the IPCC's 2014 policy report, which promoted highly speculative carbon capture technologies as a means to compensate for continued fossil fuel use. This approach also bolsters largely fraudulent carbon offset markets (see below) and could enable a host of outlandish geoengineering schemes that would only further destabilize the earth's climate systems.
The hotly contested issue of how climate mitigations in the global South will be financed was postponed once again to next year's planned conference in Morocco, with the document "strongly urging" developed countries to fulfill Obama and Hillary Clinton's 2009 Copenhagen promise of $100 billion per year in climate-related financing by 2020. By 2025, countries are to "set a new collective quantified goal from a floor of USD 100 billion per year," but there's a distinct lack of agreement about what actually counts as climate finance. Global South delegates insist that rich world is obligated to fund non-polluting energy developments in impoverished regions in order to help curtail their continued economic dependence on fossil fuels, but northern diplomats prefer to emphasize "public-private partnerships," seek credit for existing aid and loan programs, and have proposed countless other loopholes. The documents are full of calls for new information-sharing platforms, but are virtually silent on how rich countries can ever be held to their implied financial commitments.
Even more disappointing was the language on "loss and damage," i.e. how countries will be compensated for the continuing destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure in the face of accelerating warming. India's Business Standard reported halfway through the Paris conference that the US had proposed to "recognize the importance of averting and minimizing loss and damage from climate change," but only "on a cooperative [sic] basis that does not involve liability and compensation." The final text (Article 8) is a bit more specific in describing those losses and damages, but paragraph 52 of the Adoption text states specifically that "Article 8 … does not involve or provide a basis for any liability or compensation."
A related financial uncertainty in the lead-up to Paris concerned the future of the carbon markets that were established under the now-mordant Kyoto Protocol to nominally help facilitate international emissions reductions. It is well-established by now that carbon markets like the European Trading System have proved virtually useless for reducing emissions, that "cap-and-trade" legislation failed in the US Congress despite an overload of corporate giveaways and loopholes, and that the international offset markets enshrined under Kyoto's "Clean Development Mechanism" (CDM) have been riddled with fraud and double-accounting. The value of international carbon credits is an all-time low – well below a dollar per ton of carbon emissions. And the Kyoto principle of "additionality" – the idea that credits to offset domestic emissions growth should support overseas projects that would not otherwise have happened – proved to be a farce. By some estimates, a considerable majority of projects funded by "Certified Emissions Reduction" credits under the CDM were already well underway.
An important warning about the future of the CDM arrived midway through Paris from Bolivian climate activist Pablo Solón. Solón was summarily removed as Bolivia's chief climate negotiator after the Copenhagen and Cancún conferences, likely as punishment for his highly effective critiques of the US strategy to replace Kyoto's mandated emissions cuts with the present system of voluntary "contributions." On December 7th, Solón warned that a new "Mechanism to Support Sustainable Development" was hidden deep inside the conference text. That provision indeed appears in Article 6, albeit only to be used by countries "on a voluntary basis." While the same article touts the need for unspecified "non-market approaches" in two places, there is a clear mandate to continue to use what are euphemistically referred to as "internationally transferred mitigation outcomes." In practice this means that the earth's remaining carbon sinks, including forests, will continue to be managed for the enhancement of carbon markets, and invoked to demonstrate paper compliance with emissions-reduction goals while the planet continues to burn.
A final hidden item in the Agreement is the omission of any steps to regulate rising pollution levels from international shipping and aviation. This was one of the key issues cited by climatologist Kevin Anderson when he compared the Paris outcome unfavorably with Copenhagen's. While these emissions now amount to only 4.4 percent of the world's total, according to the Wall Street Journal, they are projected to grow rapidly, even as other emissions sources are beginning to decline.
On the Monday morning immediately following the Paris conference, the New York Times reported on page 1, "If nothing else, analysts and experts say, the accord is a signal to businesses and investors that the era of carbon reduction has arrived." Indeed Peabody Energy (formerly Peabody Coal) reported a nearly 13 percent decline in its share value that week and a prominent solar stock index was up 4.5 percent. The Times predicted more bankruptcies in the coal sector and reminded readers of the public support for a carbon tax announced last spring by four leading European oil companies. Major coal-dependent utilities are diversifying into large solar projects and Ford is working to expand its fleet of electric cars. More than $3 trillion in financial assets have been divested from fossil fuels in just a few years. The recent congressional deal on taxes and spending included an unanticipated five-year extension of tax credits for solar and wind projects, and Bloomberg News predicted that this could spur a doubling of current US capacity.
But energy markets are fickle and levels of renewable energy investment have fluctuated widely in recent years. The persistent decline in oil prices has helped shut down some of the most troubling new exploration efforts, such as in Alaska, but it also makes investments in renewables appear less favorable. While the expansion of renewable energy promises a boom in "green jobs" and may help facilitate the "just transition" alluded to in the Paris text, large renewable energy projects can be highly resource- and capital-intensive. For example, to meet the ambitious renewable energy goals proposed by Mark Jacobson and his research group at Stanford University would require some 1.7 billion new energy installations worldwide, from modest rooftop systems to massive solar and wind farms. While Jacobson and his colleagues have demonstrated the feasibility of meeting all current energy needs by mid-century with genuinely renewable energy (no nuclear, no biomass, no new mega-hydro), some questions remain as to both the environmental and economic feasibility of an expansion of renewables on that scale.
Meanwhile, it appears that most new renewable capacity may still be adding to the total energy mix rather than replacing fossil fuels. A 2012 study suggested that just a quarter of non-fossil energy replaces fossil fuels, and only a tenth of non-fossil electricity; all the rest is simply adding more capacity to the system. When it comes to saving energy, corporations are still reluctant to commit significant capital; a study described in the New York Times a few years ago concluded that most companies insist on a two-year payback for investments aimed to increase the energy efficiency of their operations. A pre-Paris discussion paper from San Francisco-based Eco-Equity reported that direct fossil fuel subsidies – roughly $775 billion worldwide in 2012 – equal the combined annual cost of a transition away from fossil fuels in developing countries plus the estimated need to fund adaptation, losses and damages from climate change. Clearly, it will require more than statements of ambitious climate goals to corral the overarching capitalist imperative to grow and expand, or even to rein in political pressures to keep diverting public funds to support fossil fuel corporations.
This, of course, is where the worldwide climate movement comes in. My earlier discussion highlighted the potential convergence of "Blockadia" and "Alternatiba" that public actions in the lead-up to Paris were designed to symbolize. Opposition to new fossil fuel infrastructure has spread throughout the world in recent years, as have an impressive array of practical, grassroots alternatives to business as usual. The 350.org network and its global allies are now planning a worldwide mobilization against the fossil fuel industry for May of 2016. It will be preceded by countless local and regional rallies, marches, and direct actions, culminating in a unified focus on the world's most destructive sites of fossil fuel extraction. Perhaps if enough people are in the streets to say no to continued fossil fuel dependence and yes to community-centered alternatives, grassroots pressure can succeed where diplomacy continues to fall short.
Brian Tokar is the director of the Institute for Social Ecology (social-ecology.org), a lecturer in environmental studies at the University of Vermont, and a board member of 350Vermont, an autonomous statewide organization. His most recent book is Toward Climate Justice: Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and Social Change (Revised edition 2014, New Compass Press).
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Judge rejects jail time for Lohan, orders her to stay in rehab
By Victoria Kim and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times
Over a prosecutor's protest, a Beverly Hills judge Friday spared actress Lindsay Lohan jail time for violating the terms of her probation and ordered her instead to remain in a residential rehab facility to continue drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
Under the terms imposed by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox, Lohan will remain at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage until Jan 3. She will also be subject to random drug testing after she leaves treatment until her Feb. 25 court date.
"I'm serious about that [date]. You're staying there past the New Year, and there's a reason for that," Fox told Lohan.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Danette Meyers had asked Fox to sentence the 24-year-old actress to 180 days in jail, saying time behind bars would be the only way to get Lohan to take her case seriously. Meyers contended that the sole reason Lohan checked herself into treatment in late September was the possibility of going to jail.
"To continue the cycle of [treatment] program, violation, ensuing jail time, program, violation, does no good to her or the state of California," Meyers said at the hearing. "I wish she would get it together."
Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, asked the judge not to punish her client, saying she was "trying her best." She noted that Lohan received two positive reports from the treatment center.
"She voluntarily went into treatment, and she chose a program that is known to be hard core," Holley told the judge.
Fox said he had received a handwritten letter from Lohan. He sternly warned the actress that if she violated her probation again, he would follow the prosecutor's recommendation and sentence her to jail.
"I'm not going to be manipulated," Fox told Lohan. "If you're serious about what you wrote in the letter, if you're serious about your sobriety ... you will admit that you are an addict."
If Lohan completes her treatment and complies with her probation until her court appearance in February, Fox told her, he will place her on unsupervised probation so she can move on with her life and "put this long episode behind" her. Lohan wiped away tears as she thanked the judge.
Ahead of Friday's hearing, Lohan's probation officer had recommended she remain in treatment for 120 days.
"Possibly removing herself from her lifestyle and its pressures for an extended period is exactly what is needed to preserve her health," deputy probation officer Barbara Parker wrote in a report submitted to the judge.
According to the report, Lohan began talking about "feeling powerless and about being an addict" to her chemical dependency counselor after her positive drug test in September, and is participating in a group on "improving self-esteem" at Betty Ford. She indicated to the probation officer that she was financially strained, saying she could not afford to continue to pay for the treatment and that her clothing line was falling apart because she was not available to monitor the product.
Lohan's legal troubles arose from two DUI arrests in 2007 and a string of probation violations that followed.
andrew.blankstein@latimes.com


The only beauty mistake I've made that's more embarrassing than tweezing half my eyebrow away is plucking the in-growns on my bikini line. Because here's the thing: I didn't realise I was over grooming in the first instance, and I was fully aware that I might not look so good in a swimsuit after destroying my nether regions. WTF was I thinking?
"You desperately need to try laser," my best friend told me, staring in disbelief at the scars I created on my bikini line from all that picking and squeezing. "Your skin will be smooth and hair free in no time, and you'll never go ape sh*t with the tweezer again."
When I got the chance to try the treatment at Romeo & Juliette salon in NYC, I took full advantage of the opportunity. With a mission to feel better about my body by Summer 2019 and a January holiday to St. Lucia on the horizon, I started treatments as soon as I could, in early December 2018.
Before slipping on some nifty protection glasses and letting someone come at me with a tool I had never seen before, I sat down with Chris Karavolas of Romeo & Juliette Laser Hair Removal to understand what I was getting into. Read up on the process and safety precautions below, then check out my own personal takeaways from the experience to find out why I think lasering my bikini line was so very worth it.


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Both Samantha and Erika have denied that however and most recently, fans saw one of Yandy's family members attack Samantha during the LHHNY reunion.
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Is it time for Samantha to let her Yandy beef go, ya know for the kids???
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Firstly, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new CEO of Women's Health Queensland Wide. I'm looking forward to working with you all over the coming year.
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Salvadoran cites U.S. backing of violence in deportation appeal
By Lalita Clozel
WASHINGTON — A former Salvadoran general accused of overseeing the torture and killing of thousands of civilians during a 12-year civil war appealed a U.S. deportation order Thursday on the grounds that his nation's anti-communist campaign was backed and funded by the American government.
An attorney for Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, who was El Salvador's defense minister and leader of the National Guard in the 1980s, repeatedly cited the U.S. support for his country's right-wing government during its war against leftist guerrillas. The conflict left 75,000 Salvadorans dead and displaced 500,000.
"The United States government was an active participant on the side of the El Salvadoran government," said attorney Diego Handel on behalf of Vides Casanova, who did not attend Thursday's hearing at a Falls Church, Va., immigration office. Handel said it was unfair to deport Vides Casanova, believed to be in his late 70s, particularly when no U.S. officials have been held accountable for their role in the violence.
In 2012, a Florida immigration court ordered the deportation of Vides Casanova, making him the first high-ranking foreign official told to leave under a 2004 law that made it easier to expel human rights violators.
Vides Casanova emigrated to Florida in 1989. With glowing recommendations from top-ranking U.S. officials, he was granted permanent residency and lived a quiet retirement, collecting a pension from El Salvador.
But after the civil war ended, Vides Casanova battled numerous lawsuits from victims of the conflict.
The Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights pursued him on behalf of the families of four American churchwomen who had been brutally raped and slain by members of the Salvadoran National Guard in 1980. In 2000, a Florida jury found that he and another former defense minister, Jose Guillermo Garcia, were not liable for the killings.
But two years later, another case filed by the Center for Justice and Accountability on behalf of three torture victims residing in the U.S., resulted in a $55-million civil judgment.
The civil lawsuits helped trigger deportation proceedings. In 2012, an immigration judge issued a 152-page order that held Vides Casanova responsible for six different cases of torture and murder, as well as "the extrajudicial killings of countless civilians committed by the Salvadoran Armed Forces and Salvadoran National Guard" while under his command.
If a three-judge immigration panel rejects his appeal, Vides Casanova can take his case to federal court.
Vides Casanova's fate is uncertain if he is deported. Although he was granted immunity under a 1993 amnesty law, El Salvador's Supreme Court is considering overturning the law, and there's a push to reopen investigations into crimes committed during the civil war.
At the hearing, his attorney focused on U.S. involvement. It is estimated that the U.S. spent more than $7 billion in financial and military support for El Salvador's right-wing government.
Carolyn Patty Blum, attorney for the Center for Justice and Accountability, said that Vides Casanova's claim implied that he should not be held responsible for any of his actions "because he somehow had U.S. backing.... I find it really offensive."
Robert White, a former U.S. ambassador to El Salvador who had invited two of the churchwomen to dinner on the eve of their assassination, said there was no excuse for Vides Casanova's role in the violence, but criticized the U.S. role in the conflict.
"It would be useful for us to examine our own record because it keeps coming back to haunt us," he said in an interview.
lclozel@tribune.com


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Janet Wright with Dr. Gavril Hercz
As a nephrologist and psychotherapist, I believe it is important to shed more light on the emotional impact of chronic illness, like polycystic kidney disease (PKD), on patients and families. Last year, during the "In Conversation Series", we shared the 2018 Toronto PKD scientific conference video, in which Ms. Janet Wright shared her experiences and recommendations in enhancing clinical care and the patient experience. During a medical education event, we tried a new approach, where instead of trying to convey information with a PowerPoint presentation, I sat with Janet in front of a live audience, to give a vivid voice to the issues faced by patients navigating significant life events. This year, I again had the opportunity to discuss a patient's point of view with Ms. Janet Wright, where we conversed at length about her life with kidney disease, which can be a "rocky road with cliffs along the way"
She came to the interview with her "new Kidney", having received an uncommon transplant just a few days before. She received this kidney from an altruistic donor and felt incredibly grateful both to the donor and for her "new life".
We discussed how difficult it is for a patient to adjust emotionally when he/ she is moved from one specialist's care to another when the transplant is arranged. Even before that, when different donors are being evaluated as a potential match, it can be very unnerving to wait for the results and it is common to feel disappointed when the tests come back negative. All those hopes can be shattered with just one phone call. Janet also felt the weight of disappointment when her second donor was declined, pushing her to a new level of despair.
We spoke more about her experience of being transferred from her familiar nephrologists, under whose care she has felt secure for a very long time, to a whole new kidney care clinic with a very large team, where she was to be taken care of during her transplant. She said that though she was informed of what to expect during this transition, the guidebook that was given to her did not fully prepare her for the emotional turmoil she would face.
Another very important topic that was raised during this discussion was the lack of emotional support for the donors. The patients, part of a hospital program, can expect emotional support from their friends, family and the healthcare team. But the donors, who are otherwise healthy, are not considered candidates for emotional support. Janet talked about her brother and her friend, both of whom were willing to donate a kidney to her, whose hopes were shattered when they were informed through a call that they would not be compatible matches. They felt deflated that they failed in saving their loved one and had no structured emotional help during that period.
Janet discussed how people assume that once you receive a kidney transplant people assume you are cured. However, she describes it more like life support, because people with polycystic kidney disease are still impacted by the illness involving other organs, such as the liver. Sometimes people (including healthcare teams) can say things which can carry a very different meaning, often hurtful, which is not appreciated.
I talked about the emotional turbulence a patient may face when transitioning from life within a healthy body to one dealing with chronic illness one, and again on moving to a life lived with a kidney transplant. Janet had prepared herself, for the last 30 years, to live a part of her life on dialysis. Getting a transplant was a surprise that she wasn't ready for emotionally. Fear, loneliness, anxiety, and uncertainties can diminish positive emotions. There is a need for all of us, including clinicians, to look beyond the obvious, beyond things that can be measured or seen, and recognize the emotional impact of coping with both everyday life and momentous change.
You can watch the complete conversation here.
By Dr Gavril Hercz|2020-01-23T17:40:33+00:00January 23rd, 2020|2020, Videos|0 Comments
About the Author: Dr Gavril Hercz
Dr. Gavril Hercz is a nephrologist at Humber River Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto. He completed his psychoanalytic training at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute and is a member of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society. His major area of interest is the impact of physical illness on patients, families, and caregivers.
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Marblehead Lighthouse on Girl Scouts' virtual tours
Sep 9, 2020 | Entertainment | 0 comments
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has teamed up with the Girl Scout Councils of Ohio's Heartland, Western Ohio, and North East Ohio to support troops during the second annual Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend on Sept. 12-13.
"Ohio's state parks are excited to welcome the Girl Scouts," ODNR Director Mary Mertz said. "By exposing young girls to things like creeking and birding we are nurturing a future generation's calling to be environmental stewards."
Girl Scout councils and state parks are hosting live virtual events Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-13 for girls and families to access fun outdoor programming from home. Events are free and open to Girl Scouts, families, and friends. The lessons from Ohio State Parks include: Turtles & Creek Critters, Fossil Hunting in Ohio, Virtual Tour of Marblehead Lighthouse, and She's a Force of Nature.
ODNR, along with the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), recognizes the importance of exposing girls to the outdoors, especially in times of social distancing. A study done by the Girl Scout Research Institute in 2019 revealed that 70% of girls who were not already outdoor enthusiasts at the start of the study increased their confidence, interest, and commitment to the environment through Girl Scouts.
Visit www.girlscouts.org/lovesstateparks to access the new interactive map of state parks and browse live virtual events.
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Q: $A\subseteq \{1,2,3, \ldots 2000\}, $ and for any $a,b\in A,\; |a-b|$ is not equal to 4 or 7, $A\subseteq \{1,2,3,\ldots2000\}$, and for any $a,b\in A,$ $|a-b|$ is not equal to 4 or 7. Then, at most, how many element does $A$ contain?
For general condition,$|a-b|$ is not equal to $i$ or $j, (i,j \in A)$, how to solve the question?

A: Write out the numbers $\bmod 4$ in distinct lists:
$1,5,9,13,\dots 1997$
$2,6,10,14,\dots 1998$
$3,7,11,15 \dots 1999$
$4,8,12,16\dots 2000$
Transform it into a graph that looks as follows but with $500$ columns, we want a maximum independent set of the graph:

A: The answer is $182\times 5=910$. An optimal solution is
$\lbrace x\in[1,2000] | x\equiv 1,3,4,6 \ \text{ or } 9 \ \textsf{mod} \ 11\rbrace$.
(with a little more work, one can show that there are exactly
$183$ optimal solutions and describe them).
Call a set $A$ of integers distinguished $|a-b|$ is not equal to
$4$ or $7$ for any $a,b\in A$.
Lemma 1. If $A \subseteq [1,10]$ is distinguished, then
$A$ contains at most five elements.
Proof of lemma 1. Each of the sets $\lbrace 1,5\rbrace$,
$\lbrace 2,9\rbrace$, $\lbrace 3,7\rbrace$, $\lbrace 4,8\rbrace$,
$\lbrace 6,10\rbrace$ has at most one element in common with $A$.
Lemma 2 If $A\subseteq [1,11]$ is distinguished, then
$A$ contains at most five elements.
Proof of lemma 2. By lemma 1, we may assume $11\in A$ (and hence
$4\not\in A,7\not\in A$). Using the symmetry $x\mapsto 12-x$, we may
also assume $1\in A$ (and hence $5\not\in A,8\not\in A$). If $6\in A$,
then $A$ does not contain $2$ or $10$, so $A\subseteq \lbrace 1,3,6,9,11 \rbrace$
and we are done. We may therefore assume that $6\not\in A$. Then
$A$ can be written $A=\lbrace 1,11 \rbrace\cup B$, where $B$ is a subset
of $\lbrace 2,3,9,10 \rbrace$ has at most one element in common with each
of $\lbrace 2,9\rbrace$ and $\lbrace 3,10\rbrace$. This concludes the proof.
Lemma 3 If $A\subseteq [1,2000]$ is distinguished, then
$A$ contains at most 910 elements.
Proof of lemma 3. Apply lemma 2 on the nine-element set $A\cap [1,9]$,
and on each of the $181$ eleven-element sets $A\cap [11k-1,11k+9]$.

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