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Nobutada (written: 信忠, 信君 or 信尹) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

, Japanese samurai
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, Japanese businessman
, Japanese samurai

Japanese masculine given names

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package com.github.gdefacci.bdd

import scala.language.experimental.macros
import scala.reflect.macros.blackbox

@macrocompat.bundle
class StepMacro(val c: blackbox.Context) {

  import c.universe._

  private def filePosition: Tree = {
    val line = c.enclosingPosition.line
    val path = c.enclosingPosition.source.file.path
    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.FilePosition($path, $line)"
  }

  private def ownerDescription: Tree = {
    val enclosingOwner = c.internal.enclosingOwner
    val params = if (enclosingOwner.isMethod) {
      val firstParams = enclosingOwner.asMethod.paramLists.headOption.getOrElse(Nil)
      if (firstParams.exists(_.isImplicit)) Nil else firstParams
    } else Nil

    val desc = enclosingOwner.name.decodedName.toString

    val parsTxtsTree = if (params.length < 2) {
      params.map { p =>
        Ident(p.asTerm.name)
      }
    } else {
      params.map { p =>
        val prfx = Literal(Constant(p.asTerm.name.toString))
        val id = Ident(p.asTerm.name)
        q"""$prfx + " = " + $id"""
      }
    }

    if (params.nonEmpty) q"""$desc+" "+List(..$parsTxtsTree).mkString(" and ")"""
    else q"$desc"
  }

  def description = {
    val desc = ownerDescription
    q"com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Text(None, $desc)"
  }

  def position = q"Some($filePosition)"

  def step[A: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[A]

    q"com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Step[$ta]($description, $f, $position)"
  }

  def source[A: c.WeakTypeTag, E: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[A]
    val te = c.weakTypeOf[E]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Flow[$ta, $te]($description, $f, Nil, $position)"
  }

  def expectation[A: c.WeakTypeTag, E: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[A]
    val te = c.weakTypeOf[E]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Expectation[$ta,$te]($description, { state => Seq($f(state)) }, $position)"
  }

  def expectations[A: c.WeakTypeTag, E: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[A]
    val te = c.weakTypeOf[E]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Expectation[$ta,$te]($description, { state => $f(state) }, $position)"
  }

  def selfDescribe[A: c.WeakTypeTag, B: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[A]
    val tb = c.weakTypeOf[B]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.SelfDescribeF1[$ta, $tb]($ownerDescription, $f, $position)"
  }

  def scenario[S: c.WeakTypeTag, E: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[S]
    val te = c.weakTypeOf[E]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Scenario[$ta, $te]($ownerDescription, $f, $position)"
  }

  def scenarioDescriptionProvided[S: c.WeakTypeTag, E: c.WeakTypeTag](description: Tree, f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[S]
    val tb = c.weakTypeOf[E]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Scenario[$ta, $tb]($description, $f, $position)"
  }

  def predicate[A: c.WeakTypeTag](f: Tree): Tree = {
    val ta = c.weakTypeOf[A]

    q"new com.github.gdefacci.bdd.Predicate[$ta]($description, $f, $position)"
  }

  def withPosition(f: Tree): Tree = {
    q"$f($filePosition)"
  }

  def withDescription(f: Tree): Tree = {
    q"$f($ownerDescription)"
  }

  def withDescriptionAndPosition(f: Tree): Tree = {
    q"$f($ownerDescription, $filePosition)"
  }

}

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Be My Friend In Exile
How Do You Love?
In a somewhat unusual twist, I am not going to tell you right at the beginning what this debut of London-based Miguel Gomes' latest moniker Be My Friend In Exile is all about. The five-track EP How Do You Love?, released on Somehow Recordings, must obviously be an Ambient release, for I wouldn't put it in this section if this weren't the case. But there's also a – to my mind – misleading press information that is attached to this project and that doesn't even tell you half of the distinct qualities this release encapsulates. This very text, of which I cite a minor section, begins as follows: "The human condition affects most. These songs act as a form of therapy, telling stories of falling asleep with the TV on and dreams of living in the mountains. An amalgamation of maudlin memories combining archived personal audio journals, field recordings, solemn guitar pickings, loops and sounds." Reading this sentence, you seem to instinctively know the particularities of this EP. Presumably, Gomes created a personal album (and who doesn't nowadays?) that is embedded in a dream-like context. Soporific synth washes, chirping birds, a bonfire guitar here and there, and off we go, right? If you only knew… Read on if you dare, that's all I'm saying for now.
Stalker is the pernicious gateway to a rather gloomy world. Starting off with a hazy, distantly ecclesial drone fuzziness that oscillates permanently between the stereo channels, the atmosphere is traversed by the tiniest fragments of clicks. The stereo panning effect is even greater on headphones. As it turns out, there are actually two distinct synth drones, each of them trying to destroy the scheme that the other wants to establish. This ambiguity is rarely heard in drone tracks, but the pulsating interplay between them is terrific … and terrifying. The bright cherubic heaviness of drone one is answered by drone two with a cavernous claustrophobia-evoking nastiness which is perfectly camouflaged by the relative similarity to drone one. This fascinating fight is paused by the icy high notes of an electric piano in the background, all the while a quavering metallic synth and a bone-crushing, abyssal gong are entering. Glacially glistening bells round off this masterful eerie track. I would love to call this a Dark Ambient track – and to be honest, it actually is – but the incisive glints and the sparkling bells are without a doubt crystalline devices that add brightness to the gloominess. Since their brightness never causes relaxation or peacefulness rather than uneasiness and fear, therefore boosting the impishness of Stalker, I give up and call this one of the best Dark Ambient tracks I've heard in a long time. No graveyard violins are heard, the only slight cliché is the gruesome deepness of the bell. But it is working. I'm being intimidated by the first track already.
Beneath The Eyes, A Cradle is next, and it starts the way Stalker ends. Freezing bells are swallowed by dusky drones, and metallic noises clang along to them. Silence and sound clash incessantly, and the reverberated sustain of the fragile bells is crushed by the enigmatic pulses of evil. Another dark track, but luckily not as evil as Stalker. The relatively short Ludus offers a much-needed moment of reflection and tranquility, though its melancholia isn't exactly helpful: rhythmically rising and falling synth washes are kept together by micro clicks and a weak scent of pink noise that flows throughout the track, creating a moiré through which the sound waves reach the ears. There is no dark element embedded, and yet again the brightness doesn't cause endorphins to go crazy. The opposite is the case, for the crestfallen palsy in form of the synths prevent any movement. Ludus is still life, a short vignette of a concentrated glimpse onto something. In contrast to all of Gomes' gathered tracks, this one could even be described as solemn and soothing. If you can stand the dolefulness, it's definitely lovely and eupeptic … in the given context, mind you.
</3 Even In Dreams sounds auspiciously like a change of formula, a rose-tinted ode to everlasting love, a feeling that keeps us alive and lets us face the dangerous threats of life. Yeeeah, right. Nothing could be farther from the truth, though danger and threat are fitting descriptions of the things ahead, as we move into Svarte Greiner-esque territory for the first time. Starting with high-pitched spectral figments, cautiously meandering foggy synth washes and frantic noises in the far distance, there is a strongly frightening addition to this track: the howling, distantly brutish screeches of a heavily filtered instrument, possibly a guitar. The synth washes increase in gloominess, causing severe tension that is further boosted by the non-repetitive guitar eruptions. The last two minutes of the tracks are much brighter. The guitar twangs peacefully in the background. This is the second truly terrific track after Stalker, and the inclusion of the guitar is a welcome, almost expected move. The final Pragma is a beast of over 8 minutes. Creating a feeling of wideness and distance, it launches with swamp-like curlicues, a monotonous foggy synth that moves even farther into the distance later, and a surprisingly hopeful guitar loop that carries the whole track and is the main attraction of the first half. After a short break, the second non-guitar part begins with much heavier foggy synths, but since they are still placed far in the background, their whirling swirls aren't too threatening. If this chaotic tempest was played on higher volume levels, though, it would become a maelstrom. The EP ends with a slow fade-out of these perilous weather conditions which seem to be similar to a whitewashing storm that washes away the hibernal gothic mood.
How Do You Love? fools the listener from the beginning till the end. I wasn't introduced to this work with one single word of warning, believing that it was all about a pleasantly auroral haze, maybe a pinch of mystique and shorter intersections of gloominess – its title suggested these expectations, damnit! That the omnipresence of spine-tingling horror is the main force of this EP, or worse, that this horror is masked by potential melancholia and the soothing blur of the drones wasn't on my horizon. I'm all the more blown away by the sheer cinematic quality of this release, despite the omission of orchestral instruments or creepy field recordings. The atmosphere is solely maintained and nurtured by synthetic washes, a few scattered pops and crackles and a filtered guitar on two tracks. As it is usual with debuts or new monikers, I am literally in the dark at the moment, pondering whether Be My Friend In Exile will continue this misty path to scary lands or whether the focus might shift into friendlier, mellower realms. The seeds for halcyon days already planted on this EP, as this is no sole calamitous angst-increasing release: Stalker specifically shows the ambiguously objective powers that are at work and fuel Gomes' music. The release is not entirely gloomy; it's the mixture of eruption, sustain and space that works so entirely well here. Gomes' latest project is one hell of a debut and highly recommended for fans of the aforementioned Svarte Greiner, Aphex Twin's dark skits on Selected Ambient Works Vol. II, Prosektor's Mors Omnia Solvit and numerous other artists. Dark Ambient lives on, and even if Gomes himself may be a bit puzzled by my genre categorization of his work, as this description is nowhere mentioned in the vicinity of How Do You Love?, there are more than a few reasons to firmly place his EP there. To call this just a Drone Ambient album isn't sufficient. It's too threatening, eerie and hazy.
You can listen to How Do You Love? on the Bandcamp Page of Be My Friend In Exile.
Ambient Review 080: Be My Friend In Exile – How Do You Love? (2012). Originally published on Jun. 6, 2012 at AmbientExotica.com.

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The legacy of Desmond Tutu
by Christopher Akor
in Africa, Opinions
Towards the end of last year, the world lost one of its last remaining moral compasses in the person of Desmond Tutu, emeritus Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, at the ripe age of 90. Expectedly, tributes have been pouring in for the "iconic spiritual leader, anti-apartheid activist and global human rights campaigner" from all parts of the world even from those who derided him as he campaigned for and advocated for a peaceful end to the evil system of apartheid.
As the leader of South African Council of Churches and later, Archbishop of Cape Town, Tutu led the church to the forefront of the fight against apartheid and at a time when most prominent African National Congress (ANC) members were either killed, imprisoned or forced into exile, Tutu became the prominent voice for racial justice, exposing and sensitizing the world to the evils of the apartheid system while appealing to the international community to pressure the apartheid government into seek a peaceful end to white-minority rule and violence against the majority black population.
Even as the evil system of apartheid unleashed its brutality on black South Africans, he still insisted on non-violence, even when non-violence seemed to be achieving no result and the apartheid government remained intransigent. He became a sort of comforter-in-chief to the victims of apartheid while infusing them with hope. Asked why he remained committed to the non-violence philosophy even when it seemed to achieve absolutely no result, he retorted: "…my own fear is that when you unleash violence, it is very difficult to control. And as a church organization, we can never espouse violence."
He couched his philosophy of non-violence in Christian spirituality: "We are given what St. Paul calls the Ministry of Reconciliation."
But he was also quick to insist that the peace he seeks is not one of the graveyard, devoid of justice:
"… it must be true reconciliation, not cheap reconciliation. It is not a reconciliation that cries peace, peace, where there is no peace, which pretends that things are other than they are. And I need to say too, you know, that often when people speak about violence in South Africa, they think that it is something that is going to be introduced for the first time from outside of South Africa by those who are called terrorists. But that is not so. The South African situation is violent already, and the primary violence is the violence of the apartheid system."
In this, he diverged from the African National Congress, who, tired of the intransigence of the apartheid government, has begun to pivot towards violence and arms struggle. In a very violent and oppressive system, his remained perhaps the only voice of hope and optimism, coupled with his trademark giggles and cackles, that seemed to calm even the most frayed of nerves. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his activism against the apartheid system and his commitment to non-violence. He became the natural choice to head the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission that sought to expose the crimes of the apartheid government.
He also coined the termed "Rainbow nation" to describe a post-apartheid South Africa at peace with itself and the world. To his last days, he continued to regret that that dream is yet to be realized.
But perhaps, Archbishop Tutu's greatest legacy is his stubborn refusal to be subsumed into the ANC or be regarded as part of the religious wing of the foremost liberation movement. Despite his closeness and friendship with Nelson Mandela and many of the ANC stalwarts, Tutu maintained his and the church's fierce independence from the ANC and even in the hey days of apartheid, always held the liberation movement to account sometimes, to the consternation of black South Africans.
Tutu never rested and even after black majority rule was been restored, he became one of the fiercest critics of the ANC in government, calling it out on its mismanagement of the country, even saying he would pray for its downfall.
In many ways, the Arch, as he was fondly called by most South Africans, remains a shining example to religious and spiritual leaders who now find it extremely difficult to remain apolitical or neutral especially when they seem to be pursuing the same goal. A good example is the Christian Church in the United States that has now been practically coopted into the Republican party and where religious leaders, and sadly, even Catholic Bishops (hitherto known for their strict apolitical standing) have completely thrown away any pretense to political neutrality and are now the leading the extremist wing of the Republican party, promoting hate, division and misinformation in society and turning a huge swart of the population into fanatical zombies all in the name of advancing ideological positions. In other climes, like in Nigeria, the love of lucre and identity politics have blinded most religious leaders into becoming servants of political leaders.
Tutu displayed the same courage and fierce independence when he became a leading campaigner for the dignity and respect for the rights of LGBTQ people. At a time when many religious leaders hide behind misinterpretations of scriptures to promote hate, isolation and violence against LGBTQ people, Tutu always spoke up for their rights.
"I would not worship a God who is homophobic," he once said in 2013 at the launch of a UN-backed campaign in South Africa to promote gay rights. "I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say 'Sorry, I would much rather go to the other place", he retorted firmly.
Fare thee well the Arch and may your likes arise hold governments and important players in society to account!
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The Senate, on Thursday, called for the upgrade of the State House Clinic to check medical tourism.
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Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs, Sen. Danjuma La'ah, made the call when the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend the 2021 budget.
La'ah said that the committee would consider the budget for the State House Clinic; adding that the clinic needed to be more active in its operations.
"We must ensure our hospitals are fully equipped to a world-class standard.
"So that no matter the issue of an emergency our hospitals should be endowed with that capacity to attend to them before flying out if the need arises," he said.
He said that the proposal for the State House Clinic of N1.3 billion had already been approved.
"I want this thing done and the credit goes to the entire members of the committee.
"We want to leave a legacy that the clinic we requested is built in the State House within the shortest time frame. That is our primary concern and we must do it at all costs," he said.
The Permanent Secretary, in an interview after the meeting with the lawmakers, said that "I took over in the State House in April this year and in the last six months; we have made giant strides in almost every aspect of our work."We have outlined a lot of things trying to put it on the right pedestal, so it is not correct to say that it is comatose, it is not.
"We have realigned so many things. One of the fundamental challenges we have dealt with is the sustainable supply of drugs and consumables.
"Don't forget that this derives from the budget. You have a budget and you have a sustainable supply, if the budget is not sufficient it affects everything.
"What we have on the ground now is something we can use to stabilize the State House Clinic and this is what we have achieved, stability in the supply of consumables, stability in the supply of electricity."Stability in motivating our doctors and all our medical professionals, stability in infrastructure renovation, upgrade and maintenance of the facility, and our equipment.
"What we can do with the resources right now is all that, just to maintain and to try to hold on to what we have until the new budget comes on stream," he said.
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The fist criteria to take into account when choosing a cooking workshop is the place, whether to attend the workshop "in live" or "online". Doing it "online" is for thoose who wan't to be alone and more free ! However, doing it "In live" is always better, to benefit from others' feedbacks. The second criteria that must be taken into account, is one's level ! Choose the workshop that best fits yours. Thus, as a beginner, you will be able to be well coached and gain basic reflexes. As well, as an expert, you will be able to learn more elaborate techniques ! In both cases, always keep in mind that learning is a progressive process. Other criterias are also important, such as the learner's budget, the area of specialization, the duration of the workshop. Classes in Paris cost about 90 euros for 3 hours.
What are the best cooking workshops in Paris?
Without hesitation, what stands out most in terms of positive opinion on cooking class paris is the Foodist. Indeed, according to the many positive opinions, the classes are great, the chefs are great and the cuisine delicious!


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A new article in the most recent issue of the Journal of Urology provides recommendations for clinicians as to the appropriate, current use of "next-generation" imaging in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
What is meant by the term "next-generation" imaging? Types of imaging that take advantage of PET/CT scanners and imaging agents like [11C]choline, Axumin, 68Ga-PSMA, and others.
The full text of the new article from the RADAR III working group (by Crawford et al.) is freely accessible on line, and so interested readers can review the article for themselves.
However, what the group has not done at the present time is make specific recommendations as to which type of next-generation imaging may be most appropriate under specific circumstances. More data will be needed before this becomes a serious possibility.
Our strongest recommendation for … use [of next-generation imaging] is in patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer. This is where the data are strongest and the likelihood of site directed therapy is greatest in patients who are interested in such strategies. We recognize the lack of current efficacy and safety data but the purpose of a consensus study is to provide guidance in an area where clinical decision making is less than certain.
The RADAR III article references the fact that the NaF PET/CT is no longer covered by Medicare for prostate cancer. I was under the impression that the NaF PET/CT was more sensitive and specific for prostate cancer bone metastasis than a classic bone scan. I could not find the reason for the 2018 Medicare change in reimbursement policy for the NaF PET. Do you know why, and should a recurrent patient now not seek an NaF PET/CT to detect or track the progress of bone metastasis?
Na18F PET/CT scans were never — as far as I am aware — formally approved by the FDA for the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of prostate cancer. My suspicion is therefore that, when the Axumin-based scan was approved, CMS switched its coverage to this type of scan, which is much more widely available, and which is also based on the use of 18F, i.e., the same radioactive tracer element.
Thank you for your response. I finally found the reason why the Na18F PET/CT will not be covered, although it appears there is a 24-month extension of Medicare coverage to allow time for CMS to confirm its decision.
Apparently, CMS concluded that the Na18F PET/CT results do not (sufficiently?) change how a patient will be treated. Interesting conclusion considering the evidence presented in the decision memo showed that the Na18F PET/CT was superior to the conventional bone scan and the FDG PET/CT for both sensitivity and specificity. The decision stated that the conventional bone scan is still the "gold standard". No mention of the Axumin PET/CT or any other next generation scans, and prostate cancer was not specifically addressed. The decision doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know — I 'm just a taxpayer.
It is actually quite common for new types of test to show "better" results than standard tests, but not to have significant impact on how physicians behave in terms of making treatment decisions. THis is by no means confined to the world of prostate cancer.
If you think about it, for a test to really be useful, it is imperative that it should lead physicians to change how they treat a significant percentage of their patients on a regular basis. So if the Na18F PET/CT scan only led physicians to change their decisions about how to treat patients (say) five times for each 1,000 who were given the test, then, as a taxpayer, you would be spending an awful lot of money for a pretty minimal clinical benefit.


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Andrew L. John
Before the 2015 season began in late August, players and coaches at Palm Springs High School conversed about the goals they wanted to accomplish this year. The squad won a CIF Southern Section title a year ago, but the bar was somehow set higher this year, with an opportunity to make up for a few regrets still lingering from last year.
Among those regrets were the two losses, to Murrieta Mesa and La Quinta, and not winning the Desert Valley League title for the second consecutive year. The Indians avenged the two losses with decisive wins in rematches earlier this season, and Friday accomplished their next goal by clinching at least a share of the DVL title in a 56-7 win over Indio at their Homecoming game at Ralph Watt Stadium.
Star athlete Tayler Hawkins returned a punt 64-yards for a score, ran in another touchdown, and tailback Joshua Barlow added three touchdowns of his own as Palm Springs earned a piece of the league title for the first time since 2012. The Indians can secure sole possession of the league title with a win at Cathedral City on Friday.
But accomplishing any goals beyond that may require delicate handling the health of several players who have been vital to the team's success through an unbeaten season (9-0, 5-0 DVL). Four-year starting quarterback Will Olvera was the latest player to be sidelined with an injury when he left the game with a mildly sprained left ankle. He did not return.
"We took him out just as a precaution, just to be safe," Palm Springs head coach Dan Murphy said, adding that Olvera will "absolutely" play next week against the Lions.
Joining Olvera on the bench in the second half were star athletes Trenton Thompson and Franklin Miller. Miller, an All-CIF player a year ago, will miss the remainder of the year with a torn ACL in his right knee. Thompson, who holds a handful of scholarship offers, is wearing a walking boot on his right foot for what Murphy described as turf toe. All-DVL lineman Adrian Olvera missed the game with a shoulder injury, and starting linebacker Gianni Woodfield was out with a concussion.
Their absence allowed a number of role players to step into bigger roles against the Rajahs. Isaiah Beltran returned a fumble for a score and made one of the biggest hits of the game, and Nick Reyes-Foster, filling in on offense, defense and special teams for Miller, made a handful of big plays, scoring the lone touchdown in the passing game for the Indians.
"We had some guys who stepped up in a big way for us," Murphy said. "They're playing well when we really need them. We sometimes take guys like Will and Tayler for granted, so it's nice to see other guys step up."
Indio (1-8, 0-5 DVL) was never really competitive in Friday's game. The Rajahs forced a turnover on Palm Springs' first possession, but gave the ball back to the Indians on a fumble three plays later. Two plays after that, Hawkins pounded the ball into the end zone and the rout was on.
Though Indio showed plenty of fight, it simply couldn't execute well enough to keep the game competitive. Palm Springs scored on offense, defense and special teams in the first half and Hawkins scored again on another punt return, but it was ultimately brought back on a penalty.
It didn't matter. Palm Springs already had the outcome put away, and is now just one win away from an unbeaten regular season and perhaps the top overall seed in their quest to reach their next goal, which is repeating as CIF champions.
"What we did tonight," Tyler Hawkins said, "we can't be happy with it. We have to go back to work tomorrow because there's still a lot more to come, and a lot more to play for."


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Results: No candidate elected in Limerick County as first count complete
FINE Gael's Patrick O'Donovan has topped the poll on the first count in Limerick County with 9.228 votes. But he will have to wait until a later count to be elected, as he has fallen short of the quota of 11,523. .
On the first count also, Fianna Fail's Niall Collins, with 8,436 votes, is on track to retain his seat but the fate of the third seat will be a dogfight with three candidates in very strong contention.
The big change in this election is the strong showing of Sinn Féin, whose candidate Séighin O'Ceallaigh is now a strong contender for the third seat. He has polled 6,916 first preference votes, ahead of Independent Richard O'Donoghue on 6,021 and Fine Gael's Tom Neville on 5,810.
The second Fianna Fail candidate, Michael Collins polled well on 5,150 votes after a very short campaign, but is unlikely to be in the running for the third seat, although the elimination of a number of candidates from the west of the constituency could benefit him. The Green Party candidate, Claire Keating, clocked up 2,503 votes on her first outing on the hustings, a very creditable performance but not enough to put her in contention.
Five candidates are now being eliminated: Cristín Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh, , John Dalton, Con Cremin, Robert O'Donnell and Conor O'Donoghue.
For Patrick O'Donovan, this election has been a huge, personal success. Against a background where the Fine Gael vote nationally took a hit, Patrick improved his personal vote to first preference votes, up from 2016 when he polled 8,479.
It was a gain of but it helped him top the poll, outstripping Fianna Fail's Niall Collins this time out.
It was a particularly good performance given that he had Fianna Fail's second candidate Michael Collins up vying directly against him for votes in his home base of Newcastle West.
But Patrick won that particular contest, if the tallies are to be believed with Patick tallying at 487 votes from the town's five booths while Michael Collins polled 408.
The received wisdom in the run-up to Saturday's election was that Patrick was vulnerable, given he was a Minister of State and with a high media profile of defending the government,
But in the event, it was his running mate, Tom Neville who has taken the hit. Tom's first preference vote dropped to 5,810, down from 8,013 in 2016.
With Patrick O'Donovan secure, Fianna Fail's Niall Collins' seat is also secure, albeit on a lower first preference vote.
After the first count, Niall was on 8,436, down from 12,276 or 27.6% in 2016. This is largely due to running a second candidate, Michael Collins, but significantly, the two-candiates managed to increase the party's share of first preferences .
Eliminations will now proceed and vote transfers will be crucial in the very tight scramble for the third seat.
First Count Result from Limerick County
Total electorate 72,165
Total poll l 46,499
Spoiled votes 409
Total valid poll 46,0190
Quota 11,523
Michael Collins FF 5,150
Niall Collins FF 8,436
Con Cremin Ind 373
John Dalton Renua 313
Clarie Keating, Green Party 2, 503
Tom Neville, Fine Gael 5,810
Cristín Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh, National Party 224
Séighin O'Ceallaigh, Sinn Fein 6,916
Robert O'Donnell, Independent 402
Conor O'Donoghue, Aontú 714
Richard O'Donoghue, Independent 6,021
Patrick O'Donovan, Fine Gael 9,228


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Three-year-olds understand, value obligations of joint commitment
May 16, 2017 , Society for Research in Child Development
The ability to engage in joint actions is a critical step toward becoming a cooperative human being. In particular, forming a commitment with a partner to achieve a goal that one cannot achieve alone is important for functioning in society. Previous research has shown that children begin collaborating with others between ages 2 and 3 years. However, it's less clear whether they understand the concept of joint commitments with binding obligations. A new study looked at this phenomenon and suggests that children as young as 3 understand and value the obligations that accompany a joint commitment - and that they resent a partner who breaks a commitment for selfish reasons.
The study, by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (in Germany) and Duke University, appears in the journal Child Development.
"Collaborating with joint goals that structure individuals' roles in pursuit of shared rewards is a uniquely human form of social interaction," explains Margarita Svetlova, visiting assistant professor of psychology at Duke University, who contributed to the study. "In this study, we wanted to see what children understand about the specific roles each of them must play to achieve joint success in an interdependent task, and how they react to partners who fail to do their part for various reasons."
Researchers presented 72 pairs of 3-year-olds (for a total of 144 children) with a collaborative task - pulling on a rope together to move a block toward a set of marbles to get a reward; the children were tested in same-sex pairs and agreed verbally to play the game together. The children were predominantly middle-class and White, and they lived in a medium-sized German city.
During the task, one of the partners - who had been trained before engaging in the task - stopped cooperating with the other, either leaving the collaborative task to receive an individual reward (the selfish condition), stopping because he or she operated the toy inefficiently (the ignorant condition), or quitting because the toy broke (the accidental condition). Researchers then observed children's reactions to their partner's defection and what they did next: Some tattled, others became emotionally aroused, and still others taught their partner how to engage in the task.
The study found that 3-year-olds could coordinate their actions with others in joint tasks, and that they understood these tasks were collaborative commitments and protested when a partner defected selfishly and knowingly. Children were naturally frustrated when the task was interrupted for any reason, but they reacted more strongly and with more resentment—tattling on their partner and becoming more aroused—when they thought their partner had broken the joint commitment (the selfish condition). "This illustrates children's growing understanding of norms of cooperative co-existence and the obligations they entail," explains Svetlova.
When a partner's defection happened because of a reason outside his or her control (the accidental condition) or because the partner didn't know how to do the task (the ignorant condition), the children were less upset, the researchers found. In the latter condition, children were more likely to teach their partner how to do the task and less likely to protest the interruption.
"The outcome of an unsuccessful collaboration was the same in all three conditions, but the children's reactions were drastically different," adds Svetlova. "That tells us that the children in our study correctly inferred and addressed the underlying intentions of their partners."
"Our findings have important implications for parents and preschool teachers," suggests Ulrike Kachel, Ph.D. student at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, who led the study. "Young children have a stronger foundation in terms of their understanding of joint commitments than has previously been understood. Those working with children in the home and in classrooms can build on this foundation by incorporating joint activities, such as cooperative independent tasks, into children's interactions."
More information: Ulrike Kachel et al. Three-Year-Olds' Reactions to a Partner's Failure to Perform Her Role in a Joint Commitment, Child Development (2017). DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12816
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Cincinnati Bengals WR John Ross will get a clean slate to prove himself under new head coach Zac Taylor, who called Ross 'electric' during his college days.
Footballguys view: There is no doubt, Ross has been a bust for two seasons with the Bengals. He's barely played (only appearing in 5 games) due to injury and only has 21 catches for 210 yards as a pro. Now, Ross did have a whopping seven receiving touchdowns in 2018 and that's a positive sign. Dynasty wise, we have not yet given up on Ross if the bench is deep enough. We'll see if he can stay healthy and produce at an expected level with this new Bengals staff in 2019.
Free-agent RB Rod Smith (Cowboys) visited with the Cincinnati Bengals recently, according to ESPN's Field Yates.
University of Florida OT Jawaan Taylor is visiting the Cincinnati Bengals Tuesday, April 16.
Ohio State WR Parris Campbell is visiting with the Cincinnati Bengals Monday, April 15.
Footballguys view: The Bengals have the 11th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and Campbell could be an option for them there. He's a quick, speedy and athletic playmaker who can score anytime he touches the ball. Campbell is not a finished product as a receiver but his athletic profile makes him an interesting player to project in the pros.
Cincinnati Bengals WR A.J. Green (toe) will likely be eased into action during OTAs, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.
Footballguys view: Green made it through just nine games in 2018. The team is wise to ease him back into action as he continues to recover. As we get towards training camp, Green should be near full speed. We should also see him extended some time before the start of the regular season as Green is entering the final year of the contract he signed in 2015.
Cincinnati Bengals TE C.J. Uzomah was an offseason re-signing priority for the team as a highly-versatile player, and one beat reporter believe he could 'thrive' under the team's new coaching staff.
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Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton (thumb) said he will be ready to go when practices begin, and he has already been practicing the formations for head coach Zac Taylor's offense.
Footballguys view: It's a make-or-break season for Dalton in 2019. His current contract runs through the 2020 season but the team wants to see how he operates in the new offense before talking about an extension.
Cincinnati Bengals WR A.J. Green (toe) participated in the start of voluntary workouts.
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Cincinnati Bengals exclusive rights free-agent CB Tony McRae signed his one-year tender offer Tuesday, April 9. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Cincinnati Bengals RB Joe Mixon finished second in the NFL with 23 runs of 15 or more yards in 2018, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Cincinnati Bengals RB Mark Walton was waived Saturday, April 6.
Footballguys view: No surprise here. Walton has been arrested three times in 2019 so far. His most recent arrest happened last week for carrying a concealed weapon, marijuana possession, and reckless driving. He's a talented runner but this off-field trouble was too much for the Bengals....'nuff said. Walton will struggle to find another chance in the league when all these legal troubles are behind him.
Florida DE/LB Jachai Polite visited with the Cincinnati Bengals Friday, April 5.
University of Kentucky LB Joshua Allen is visiting the Cincinnati Bengals Friday, April 5.
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Cincinnati Bengals RB Mark Walton surrendered to North Miami-Dade police on Thursday, April 4, and will face felony charges of carrying a concealed weapon, marijuana possession and reckless driving, according to a Miami Herald report. The arrest stemmed from a high-speed car chase that occurred March 12 and ended with Walton fleeing from the police on foot.
Footballguys view: It's the third time Walton has been arrested this year. Walton was a fourth-round pick of the Bengals in the 2018 NFL draft. He has natural talent as a runner but these off-field issues are likely to get him released by the Bengals.
Cincinnati Bengals OG Trey Hopkins signed his second-round tender with the team Thursday, April 4.
Michigan LB Devin Bush is visiting with the Cincinnati Bengals Monday, April 1.
Free-agent OT Jordan Mills (Panthers) is visiting the Cincinnati Bengals Monday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 2.
Cincinnati Bengals WR A.J. Green is a candidate for a contract extension if the two sides are able to agree on his price range, according to owner Mike Brown.
Footballguys view: Green is in the final year of his contract in 2019. He's got a cap hit of $15.1 million this season with $3 million remaining in dead money. His played in only nine games in 2018, but when healthy there is no doubt that Green is one of the best in the game at his position. We should see him get quite the pay raise on any sort of new contract he agrees to with the Bengals.
Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton will not receive a contract extension this offseason because the team wants to see how he plays in 2019, according to owner Mike Brown.
Footballguys view: Dalton's current contract goes through the 2020 season. The team has a new head coach in Zac Taylor, and we have to see how Dalton performs in this new system. Dalton should consider 2019 a make-or-break season for his career with the Bengals.
Cincinnati Bengals RB Joe Mixon will need to be kept fresh and healthy for later in the season, and that likely will entail some early-season rest and platoon work, new head coach Zac Taylor said Tuesday, March 25, at the NFL owners' meetings. Taylor's experience on the Los Angeles Rams' staff last season and seeing lead back Todd Gurley wear down late could be instructive for Taylor's handling of Mixon, according to one NFL beat reporter.
Footballguys view: That's cool and all, but Mixon is a runner who thrives on touches. They will monitor his touches but it's not like they'd be any better taking touches away from Mixon if they can help it. He needs to be the centerpiece of their offense in 2019.
Free-agent CB Darqueze Dennard (Bengals) was re-signed to a one-year, $5 million deal by the Cincinnati Bengals Monday, March 25, according to a source. Dennard preferred a one-year deal instead of a multi-year deal so that he could test the free-agent market next year.
Free-agent DE Michael Johnson (Bengals) is not expected to re-sign with the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason.
Free-agent DE Kerry Wynn (Giants) agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals Friday, March 22, according to a source. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Footballguys view: Wynn is a nice end of the roster player with strong special teams contributions and the ability to play defensive tackle on passing downs and defensive end on run downs. He'll be quality depth for the Bengals.
Free-agent S Curtis Riley (Giants) met with the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday, March 21, according to a source.
Free-agent DE Kerry Wynn (Giants) is meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday, March 21, according to a source.
Updating a previous report, free-agent CB Darqueze Dennard (Bengals) was re-signed to an undisclosed deal Thursday, March 21.
Free-agent CB Darqueze Dennard (Bengals) is deciding between the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs and another anonymous team. He is in serious talks with the Bengals, however.
Cincinnati Bengals DT Josh Tupou on Thursday, March 21, re-signed with the team after being tendered as an exclusive-rights free agent earlier in the month.
Updating previous reports, Cincinnati Bengals TE Tyler Eifert's one-year deal is worth up to $6.5 million. He received a $1.2 million signing bonus and a $4 million base salary with $2.5 million in incentives.
Cincinnati Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict was released Monday, March 18.
Free-agent TE Tyler Eifert (Bengals) agreed to terms on a new one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals Saturday, March 16, according to a source. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Footballguys view: Eifert was unlikely to have much of a market because of his long injury history. The talent is there for him to be an impact tight end but Eifert is hurt more often than not.
Free-agent DE Vinny Curry (Buccaneers) is scheduled to meet with the Cincinnati Bengals Monday, March 18, according to a source.
Free-agent DT Danny Shelton (Patriots) recently visited with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to ESPN's Field Yates.
Free-agent OT Cedric Ogbuehi (Bengals) is reportedly meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday, March 15.
Free-agent OG John Miller (Bills) signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday, March 15, agreeing to a three-year contract worth $16.5 million, according to a source.
Free-agent LB Shaquil Barrett (Broncos) visited with the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday, March 14.
Free-agent CB B.W. Webb (Giants) is signing an undisclosed deal with the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday, March 14, according to a source.
Free-agent OG John Miller (Bills) is visiting the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday, March 14.
Free-agent CB Brian Poole (Falcons) is scheduled to meet with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a source.
Cincinnati Bengals impending free-agent LB Preston Brown was re-signed to an undisclosed deal Tuesday, March 12, according to a source.
Cincinnati Bengals impending free-agent OT Bobby Hart will sign a three-year, $21 million contract to return to the Bengals, according to a source.
Cincinnati Bengals impending free-agent S Brandon Wilson agreed to terms on a one-year deal Monday, March 11. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Cincinnati Bengals impending free-agent TE C.J. Uzomah agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth more than $18 million, according to a source.
Cincinnati Bengals restricted free-agent TE Matt Lengel (knee) will not receive a tender offer this offseason. He is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but the team could still re-sign him depending on his progress.
Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Bengals restricted free-agent OG Trey Hopkins received the second-round tender offer.
Cincinnati Bengals OL Trey Hopkins, CB Tony McRae, OL Alex Redmond, DT Josh Tupou and DB Brandon Wilson received tender offers Friday, March 8. Hopkins will become a restricted free agent as a result, while the other four players will become exclusive rights free agents.


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Q: How to add multi select filters to a fixed-header DataTable?     $(document).ready(function() {
  function cbDropdown(column) {
    return $('<ul>', {
      'class': 'cb-dropdown'
    }).appendTo($('<div>', {
      'class': 'cb-dropdown-wrap'
    }).appendTo(column));
  }

  $('#example').DataTable({

    initComplete: function() {
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        var column = this;
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          .on('change', ':checkbox', function() {
            var active;
            var vals = $(':checked', ddmenu).map(function(index, element) {
              active = true;
              return $.fn.dataTable.util.escapeRegex($(element).val());
            }).toArray().join('|');

            column
              .search(vals.length > 0 ? '^(' + vals + ')$' : '', true, false)
              .draw();

            // Highlight the current item if selected.
            if (this.checked) {
              $(this).closest('li').addClass('active');
            } else {
              $(this).closest('li').removeClass('active');
            }

            // Highlight the current filter if selected.
            var active2 = ddmenu.parent().is('.active');
            if (active && !active2) {
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              ddmenu.parent().removeClass('active');
            }
          });

        column.data().unique().sort().each(function(d, j) {
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            $label = $('<label>'),
            $text = $('<span>', {
              text: d
            }),
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              type: 'checkbox',
              value: d
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      });
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The above is the code we are using.
The multi-select drop-down filter is working fine but when we use fix header it shrinks and the fixed header is also not working.

A: Hi Please try  below code
.cb-dropdown {
position: relative;

hope it help apologies is suggested wrong.
here js fiddle link https://jsfiddle.net/0nqk1jsu/3/

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Rescue of Jemma Simmons
Kidnapping of Werner von Strucker
Chase of Lincoln Campbell
Duel at the Fight Ring
November 2015[1]
HYDRA Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Maveth
Result (Outcome)
Leo Fitz brings Jemma Simmons back to Earth
The Monolith is shattered as a result of its use
Will Daniels Hive
Will Daniels Hive Phil Coulson
Will Daniels - -
"You dove through a hole in the universe for me!"
―Jemma Simmons to Leo Fitz[src]
The Rescue of Jemma Simmons was a successful research and extraction mission undertaken by S.H.I.E.L.D. to learn the secrets of the Monolith and use it to locate Jemma Simmons and transport her back to Earth.
In 2014, after retaking the Iliad from Jiaying, S.H.I.E.L.D. reclaimed the Monolith, an artifact of extraterrestrial origins, stored in a containment box at the Playground.
Although Alphonso Mackenzie forbade anyone from opening it, Leo Fitz inadvertently loosened the lock while asking Jemma Simmons on a date. After Fitz left the room, the Monolith turned into liquid form and transported Simmons to the Maveth.[2]
Leo Fitz speaks to Yusef Hadad
After the disappearance of Jemma Simmons, Leo Fitz was the only one at the Playground who was firmly convinced that her friend was not dead. He then learned about a scroll that could explain the function of the Monolith and then tell him where Simmons was. Fitz tracked down the criminal Yusef Hadad in Morocco, since he was supposed to be in possession of the scroll. Fitz offered a suitcase of Splinter Bombs in exchange for the scroll, but the bombs were actually flash grenades. One of them was activated by Hadad, and Fitz seized the opportunity to flee with the scroll.
Leo Fitz opens the Monolith's containment box
However, it soon appeared that the scroll was not helpful since it only displayed a Hebrew word, "Maveth", which once translated meant "Death". Refusing to accept that Simmons had died, Fitz rushed to the Monolith and screamed at it, demanding that it did something.[3] He was pulled out of the box by his colleagues, before discovering that Fitz had some sand on his cheek. The sand was dated one billion years older than Earth, indicating that it originated from another planet.
S.H.I.E.L.D. enlisted the help of Elliot Randolph since he had experience with traveling between different planets. When showed the symbol "Maveth," Randolph recognized it and informed S.H.I.E.L.D. that he had already seen this symbol in a castle in Gloucestershire, England. Agents went to the castle and soon found a room with ancient but sophisticated machinery and a hole that seemed designed to host the Monolith. Phil Coulson then ordered to bring the Monolith to the castle in order to open the portal.
Opening the Portal
Leo Fitz and Alphonso Mackenzie prepare the equipment for opening the Monolith
After setting the equipment ready and placing the Monolith into the hole, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents activated the portal. After turning on the machine, the whole room began to vibrate, causing great pain for Daisy Johnson but also turning the Monolith into liquid form. Leo Fitz shot with a flare gun through the liquid, confirming that the portal towards the mysterious planet was opened. However, before being able to conduct further experiments, agents saw that the portal had closed.
Johnson agreed to use her powers to generate new vibrations so that the portal could be opened again. Phil Coulson and Bobbi Morse prepared to drop a video feed through the portal, but before they could send it to Maveth, Fitz tied himself to a rope and jumped through the portal to rescue his friend that he had desperately searched for.[4]
On Maveth, Simmons, who had planned to watch the sunrise with Will Daniels, had seen the flare shot by Fitz through the portal. Simmons and Daniels rushed to the portal in order to go back to Earth, but they were ambushed by Hive. Daniels urged Simmons to go to the portal while he stayed behind to hold It back.[5] Simmons ran and heard Fitz calling her name. She responded and finally found his friend. She grabbed his hand, but due to the violent winds blowing on Maveth, the two were briefly separated. On Earth, Johnson had trouble keeping the portal opened, so the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents decide to pull Fitz back. Fortunately, Simmons managed to grab Fitz's hand again and the two friends were brought back to Earth just before the Monolith was destroyed.
Jemma Simmons is successfully rescued by Leo Fitz
Worried, the rest of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents looked into the hole filled with black dust. Fitz soon emerged from the remains of the Monolith and cleared the debris under which Simmons was. Simmons, very weak but much alive, whispered the name of his friend before falling on his shoulder. Fitz hugged Simmons and watched with extreme joy at his friends. Aboard the Zephyr One, Simmons was examined and showed no trace of radiation or infection. She was brought back to the Playground, where Fitz and her other friends could help her after her six-month stay on a distant planet.[4]
Jemma Simmons awakes from a nightmare
Following the harsh events that Jemma Simmons had lived on Maveth, especially the isolation and the fear of It, Simmons experienced some nightmares which made her think she was back on the devastated planet. Fortunately, the presence of her friend Leo Fitz beside her helped her to relax and find comfort.[4]
HYDRA opens a portal towards Maveth
New Portal
The vibrations generated by Daisy Johnson caused the destruction of the Monolith, seemingly preventing anyone to use it again to reach Maveth. However, Jemma Simmons was determined to find a way to use the Monolith remnants to go back to Maveth in order to bring back Will Daniels, with whom she had bonded over time and after losing all hope to return on Earth. However, even with Fitz's help, she couldn't use them. Another portal to Maveth was finally opened by Gideon Malick using the Monolith fragments that HYDRA had in its possession.[6]
An Incredible Deed
The rescue of Jemma Simmons deeply impressed the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who took part in it or who were told the story, both because of the fact that it briefly connected Earth with another planet and because it demonstrated to what extent Leo Fitz was willing to risk his life to save the person he loved. Thus, the rescue of Jemma Simmons was referred to on several occasions, for instance by Daisy Johnson.[7] Jemma Simmons herself, while struggling with her feelings for Will Daniels and Fitz, acknowledged that the latter had done something extraordinary for her.[8] Even Holden Radcliffe, who had no part in S.H.I.E.L.D. at the time, was impressed by the story and tried to have Fitz remember it when they were stuck in the Framework.[9]
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 3.05: 4,722 Hours
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 2.22: S.O.S. Part Two
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 3.01: Laws of Nature
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 3.02: Purpose in the Machine
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 3.09: Closure
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 4.07: Deals With Our Devils
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 3.08: Many Heads, One Tale
↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 4.17: Identity and Change
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The fourth step to living a life of excellence is separation from the world and separation unto God.
To be separated from the world means to change your thinking pattern. Before anyone can be worldly, he or she must have a worldly mindset. I always tell people that if you don't change your mind or thinking pattern you cannot change your life because the mind is the control centre of all human action. Even the Bible records in Philemon 1:14 that without our mind nothing can be done. This implies that your participation is vital for you to separate yourself from wrong thinking so as to live an excellent life that is destined for you in Christ.
As it is said, "garbage in, garbage out". If you feed your mind with the wrong information on how hard and impossible your dreams are then you have set yourself up for total failure because where the mind goes there the body will follow. Friend, there is no great mountain anywhere; every man's ignorance is his great mountain. There is no special problem there is only special ignorance.
I want you to become selective about the kind of information you let into your mind because the Bible says you should take heed how you hear because as faith comes by hearing so do fear and doubt also come by hearing. Everything you believe and act upon today you heard somewhere from someone. So take an inventory of who you are in Christ and fix your mind on that. Let your nature and status in Christ become your new mindset and throw away all negative and ungodly thoughts and wrong images of yourself.
Excellence is not beyond me, it is within my reach; therefore I will commit to a life of excellence to be a pacesetter and make my world a better place. Amen.
How much do desire excellence?
How much are willing to give to have an excellent life?


Grossss. Justin Bieber has picked up a new habit, yall… Smoking cigarettes.
Think about your lungs, bruh. Don't f–k up that angelic voice of yours, please!
Honorary chain smoker of the day JB, was spotted outside of Kendall Jenner's 20th birthday party, at The Nice Guy on Monday night, for a puff break. TMZ reported, that the pop-star made the trip to light up more than once.
Hmm. Once a bad boy always a bad boy, I guess.
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Pickering woes fuel debate
PICKERING, ONTARIO - It has not been a good summer for that distinctively Canadian invention, the CANDU nuclear reactor.
At the Pickering nuclear plant, two CANDU reactors that had recently been refurbished – at a cost of more than $2 billion – have been down for maintenance all summer. And just recently a third Pickering reactor was taken offline for repairs.
With two others permanently mothballed because the cost of refurbishing them was considered prohibitive, that means just three of the eight CANDU reactors at Pickering are now churning out megawatts for Ontario's power-hungry households and industries.
This sorry performance comes at a time when the operator of the Pickering plant – government-owned Ontario Power Generation – is pondering whether to invest billions in the refurbishing of four more Pickering reactors to extend their life spans. And it also occurs when the provincial government is trying to decide what technology to buy for the next generation of nuclear plants to replace the existing ones. The choice is between: CANDU, the heavy-water reactor, described as "the crown jewel" of Canadian technology by its owner, the federal government's Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL).
A light-water model produced by three competing French, American and Japanese/American firms.
Underscoring this choice is a nondescript office building just two kilometres down Brock Rd. from the Pickering nuclear plant, where Areva Canada is headquartered. Areva is a giant nuclear firm owned by the French government.
Armand Laferrère, the amiable Frenchman who heads up Areva Canada, says he takes no pleasure from CANDU's recent problems at Pickering. But then he quickly adds: "I would take the opportunity to emphasize that the product we deliver does not need any mid-life refurbishment and does not need any outages longer than 32 days."
Moreover, continues Laferrère, light-water reactors have a 60-year life span, about twice the apparent limit for CANDU. "That's the reason most of the markets right now are going to light water," he says. "I don't see heavy water gaining market share in the future compared to what it has now."
Indeed, while the nuclear industry is undergoing a revival around the world as governments opt for energy solutions that are free of greenhouse gas emissions, AECL and CANDU do not appear to be sharing in the bounty. The last sale of a CANDU reactor was to China more than a decade ago.
Still, AECL is a major domestic employer, with 4,000 direct employees, including 1,100 engineers, and 850 other technical professionals. Overall, an estimated 30,000 jobs at 150 companies are dependent on CANDU reactors.
Mindful of this, Laferrère counters that Areva would mostly call on the same people to build and operate its light-water reactors. "There is no way that we would be a threat to employment," he says.
Furthermore, Areva is talking to the federal government about forming a partnership with AECL. (Ottawa is also in discussions with Areva's American competitor, General Electric.)
If Areva partnered with AECL, says Laferrère, "It would mean that the Canadian industry, which is an excellent one and in Ontario, especially, a rather large one, would get a foothold into the technology that sells best in the world, which is the light water, while retaining its specialized skills in heavy water."
Every new problem at Pickering adds fuel to this argument.
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