The World Poker Tour (WPT) recently announced that it will be ending Season XVI with its popular Tournament of Champions event and a newly added WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic in May 2018. The WPT introduced its Tournament of Champions event in 2016 and for the last two years the tournament was held at the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida.
The WPT announced this week that it will host this year's Tournament of Champions event at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aria has played host to some of the biggest poker tournaments in the world and was very happy to play host to the WPT Tournament of Champions event for the first time since its inception.
The WPT Tournament of Champion series will run from May 17 and conclude on May 26. The series will have a number of high stake events and is expected to attract the top poker players in the world. The series will commence with a $10,000 no-limit Hold'em tournament followed by 4 x $25,000 high-roller events that will take place on May 18, 19, 22 and 23. The high-roller events will end with a super high-roller event that has a $100,000 buy-in that is scheduled to take place from May 25 to 26.
The Tournament of Champions will be the Main Event as the top WPT winners will battle it out to see who will be the champion of champions. The 2016 edition was won by Farid Yachou and the 2017 edition was won by Daniel Weinman. There will be a rake free edition for 2018 that will allow past WPT champions to see if they can win a seat as current champions have already secured a seat. Yachou and Weinman won over $380,000 along with different prizes that included a car and hi-tech headphones.
The WPT has introduced a new event known as the Bobby Baldwin Classic in recognition of poker pro Bobby Baldwin who won four WPT bracelets and accumulated more than $2 million in cashouts back in the day. While this amount of money may not appear all that much in relation to the current poker circuit, this was a massive sum of money when Bobby Baldwin was at his peak.
Baldwin's biggest claim to fame on the poker circuit was when he became the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion in 1978. Legendary poker pros such as Doyle Brunson recognize Baldwin as one of the top cash game players of his times.
Baldwin's contributions to the game of poker were not just as a poker player. He took on a top executive role at the Golden Nugget for a number of years before moving on to the Bellagio and The Mirage. He is currently working with the Aria Resort & Casino as President and Chief Operating Officer.
The WPT and Aria decided it was the right time to honour Baldwin by introducing the first ever WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic. This is also the last opportunity for players to win the Baldwin Classic and book a seat for themselves at the Tournament of Champions. The Baldwin Classic has a $10,000 buy-in and will run from May 20 to 23. The final table will receive a lot of publicity as it will be streamed via the PokerGO app.
The WPT Tournament of Champions series will finish with the final table taking place at the Luxor – which is the new eSports Las Vegas Arena. This Tournament of Champions final table will also be streamed via PokerGO.


The Lenape Regional High School District will be implementing a four-day rotating student schedule district-wide beginning September 2015. Highlights of this schedule include six longer periods per day, a mid-day Community Lunch & Learn and additional daily instructional time.
The New Student Schedule Committee researched for nearly a year and analyzed a variety of options, including visiting several New Jersey school districts, facilitating staff and parent focus groups, and large group presentations.
According to Superintendent of Schools Carol Birnbohm, Ed.D., the result is a "student-focused" schedule designed to increase instructional time, reduce academic stress, promote accountability and personal responsibility, as well as teach time management skills with the goal of preparing students of all abilities for success in college, careers and life.
"The site visits, research and collaboration with multiple district-wide stakeholders have resulted in a schedule that we believe meets the needs of all of our students," said Birnbohm. "Enthusiasm for the new schedule has been building, especially and most importantly, among our students and staff."
The new schedule enables students to take up to eight courses with just six classes per day on a four-day rotation, with the rotation beginning again every fifth day. Six longer (57 minutes) classes per day encourage more active learning opportunities, providing time for framing the lesson, research, writing, discussion, practice and closure as well as other active learning strategies.
The new Community Lunch & Learn will encourage a sense of community among students and staff during a set period in the middle of the day. Lunch will be served in various locations throughout the buildings during this entire time period. Students will be able to purchase food at kiosks and snack stands situated throughout the building, as well as the cafeteria.
In addition to eating lunch during the Community Lunch & Learn time, students also will be able to direct their remaining time to either use the media center for research, have access to hundreds of computers in various computer labs, complete assignments, schedule appointments with guidance counselors, participate in peer counseling, tutoring; or get extra help with schoolwork.
Birnbohm added the district has built in supports for students to familiarize them with the new rotating schedule. "As this schedule will be new for everyone, there will be a concerted effort made to acclimate all students to the new schedule," she said.
Please click the links on the left to view a LDTV-produced video entitled "Building a Better Schedule" and for more information on the Lenape District's four-day rotating schedule.


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Across Connections
Sea of Troubles at ROH
Rewind Forward
Figure Ground
Church and Cathedral Tour
Robert Cohan
Larry Cuba
Sally McKay
Bella Lewitzky
COHAN COLLECTIVE
Development Week
Choreographers and Composers
Dancers and Musicians
Directors and Mentors
Professional Pathways
Yorke Dance Project is honored to have been able to perform Recuerdo and Meta 4 by Bella Lewitzky and is very grateful to the Lewitzky trust for having John Pennington re construct and stage such wonderful work.
Recuerdo (2009),
"When I am at my best, I am the handmaiden of the art. I'm not leading it. It's leading me." Bella Lewitzky.
"Great control of every motion and placement is a kind of self-care. It's self-love in the best sense. I make a contract with the dancers (not literally, of course) to keep them alive and well and progressive-doing level best to see that they're not injured. One must bear in mind, that dancing is not normal, that only a strong, knowledgeable body can protect against damage." Bella Lewitzky, from an interview with Donna Perlmutter, Dance Magazine, January 1997.
Bella was born on January 13, 1916 and died on July 16, 2004. She will always be remembered as a wonderful modern dancer, choreographer and noted teacher.
Born to Russian immigrants, Lewitzky spent her childhood in a utopian socialist colony in the Mojave Desert, and on a ranch in San Bernardino. Although she first studied ballet, in 1934, she joined Lester Horton's company, became its lead dancer, and was instrumental in the development of the Horton Technique. In 1946 Lewitzky founded Dance Theater of Los Angeles with Horton. Dance Theater of Los Angeles was one of the few institutions in the United States to house both a dance school and theater under the same roof. She left the company in 1950 to pursue her own interests and an independent career.
In 1951, she was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee to answer questions about communist activities in the arts. "I'm a dancer, not a singer," she replied. In 1958 she became the founding chair of the dance department at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, which has since been renamed the Idyllwild Arts Academy. She taught at the school until 1972. The Idyllwild Arts Academy is one of the few dance programs in the United States that offers Lewitzky Technique as part of their curriculum.
In 1966 she founded the Lewitzky Dance Company and was appointed Dean of Dance at the California Institute of the Arts. Her company performed and toured internationally for the next thirty years.
Under her artistic guidance, the company became one of the leading international modern dance companies, performing to critical acclaim in 43 states across the U.S. as well as 20 countries on five continents. The originality, humanity and unconventional qualities for which Lewitzky's dances are famous often found their way into the management of her company. At a time when it was fashionable for dance companies to be based in New York – and dangerous not to be – she kept her company operating out of her native Los Angeles for thirty years. Her originality, humanity and unconventional qualities also led to a controversial episode in 1990, when she crossed out the anti-obscenity clause on the acceptance form of a $72,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant. She eventually had to sue NEA-chairman John E. Frohnmayer to have the grant reinstated. The New York Times quoted her as saying in response, "I've been struggling in dance for 28 years. To exist merely to exist is stupidity. To exist to make art is a pretty grand act". Although her company was forced to disband, Lewitzky ultimately prevailed and won the judgement. Gathering her forces, she re-united her company and in 1997 organized a farewell tour and gala before its permanent closure. Lewitzky's life is an important and untold American story, one affecting every citizen. Although she no longer performed, her creative energy continued unabated, with each year seeing the creation of at least one eagerly awaited new dance. She never stopped caring about her art form, a fact borne out by the numerous awards she received for service to dance and the advisory and honorary positions she held on boards and councils of prestigious arts institutions across the nation. Bella Lewitzky died aged 88; her physical health had deteriorated but her vital spirit continued to inspire those around her.
She received many awards including honorary doctorates from California Institute of Arts (1981), Occidental College (1984), Otis Parsons College (1989), and the Juilliard School (1993)
Designated one of America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures by the Dance Heritage Coalition and awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton, Lewitzky's life demonstrates how an artist with vision and tenacity can change the lives of her fellow citizens for the better.
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My ♥beat | Come believe with me.
and joyful enjoyer of the presence of God.
I am committed to outrageous HOPE.
Jesus is Incarnate Hope. He is also Incarnate Love.
This Love is always with me, in me, and around me.
I believe Jesus; and I believe ALL His words and actions are true.
we are transforming the universe.
And with those words, the leaders of the city of Thessalonica (now part of Greece), drug Jason and other followers of Jesus before the city officials. Jason and friends, like Jeremiah, had a fire they could not contain.
" his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul.
What they could not contain was due to WHO Jesus is and what He has done. FREEDOM. He bought it. LOVE. He gave it.
I've seen Jesus do a lot. I'm part of that "a lot." I'm rapturously, happily, passionately drenched IN LOVE with Jesus. And I love to give away the overflow, the ever expanding, always present, overflow.
And His life paved the way for my life to do the same.
And I believe Him. And greater works I will do.
All that I am grows from Him. For in Him I am alive. Madly, without boxes or borders to dreams, ALIVE!
When I was 16 God gave me a raging passion for the Middle East. I spent hours of years on my face in my bedroom weeping for the Muslim World. What His Spirit burned in me during those years is immeasurable – potent, like staring at the Sun. After finishing college, then graduate school, then teaching at a community college for a year, in 2006 at 26 years old I moved to the Middle East.
I lived in Israel 3 years, primarily in Bethlehem -in the West Bank – in an 80% Muslim city. Bethlehem is part of the Palestinian Territories which includes the West Bank and Gaza. There are about 2.5 million people in the West Bank and about 1.5 million in Gaza. (Of the total 4 million about 1% follow Jesus). God gave me His heart to establish His kingdom there. And He is establishing it.
And greater works are in motion. People are being miraculously healed. Jesus is revealing Himself in dreams. Whole families, once Muslim, are being baptized. And love is becoming more desirable than hate. And LOVE has already won.
Most of my people-time went toward: a drama/discipleship group, a mental hospital, highlighted individuals who have the kingdom in their eyes; and prayer, healing, prophecy, and deliverance in all of those places.
As of September 2009, I am back in California. Much to my surprise, on April 29, 2009 God made it clear I was to go to Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in Redding, California. In May of 2010 I graduated from my first year. In May of 2011 I graduated from second year.
In November 2011 I spent three weeks in Iraq. It was incredible, fantastical, hysterical, and miraculous. It was the fulfillment of 16 years of praying and dreaming. My feet returned to America ecstatic with faith, hope, and love. Iraq will shine once again. Iraqis will live in peace and know they are loved. And heaven WILL come to earth.
In the picture frame of all this, there is a painting in process: I want to be part of a prophetic council which rebuilds nations – especially in the Middle East. (Jeremiah 1 & Isaiah 61:4) I want to love entire nations into their FULLNESS. I want to give radical hope and courage to international political, religious, and military leaders. I want to raise up wildly fearless and lovesick leaders within nations who SEE HEAVEN and with great wisdom funnel creativity and new ideas into every area of society. I will see ENTIRE nations turn from deserts into GARDENS. I am not deterred by how things "look"; I see heaven and it is exploding with HOPE and TRUTH. I see Father God and He yearns to pour out Love. I see earth and I see beautiful, glorious people who shine with LIFE, promise, and victory. I want everyone to live out their dreams and to fulfill their gorgeous destinies in God.
And Heaven is here – it's a realm, not a place.
We must open our eyes and increase our awareness.
Nations will be transformed by this reality. And so will we.
Nothing is difficult in heaven and nothing is impossible.
Invincibility is not a superhero myth, it's a kingdom reality.
All in all, I am a woman satisfied in Him. I'm smitten. Above all, He is what I want. God is my source. In His presence is fullness of joy. (Psalm 16:11) I am hidden in Christ and His opinion is the one I care most about. My first strategy is HIS FACE. From His gaze everything else falls into place. Everything in me longs for everything in Him. And His JOY is my strength!
Take heart! You are outstandingly, passionately loved by your Maker!
I can't help but be completely drawn into your passion when I read this page!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU DAWN! You inspire me!
Thanks for parachuting into my blog.
Your heart for the Master JESUS, is moving & inspirational!
Hi Dawn!! I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award 🙂 Love you lots!!
into heaven's reality, eternity's bliss.
in seeing the process of this painting manifest.
[rock-solid, invincible, forged in the fire] strength.
Wooohooooooooooooooooo! Thanks for your advocacy, grandeur, and gentleman-liness. Yes! We increasingly share a ♥beat!
Nehemiah 8:10 with such strength we lift up the weary heads of entire nations!


Empowering Places of Worship drew in excess of 100 into dialogue with nine departments and agencies related to how to successfully build, expand and otherwise locate in Montgomery County. Issues ranged from environmental protection to taxes, from road access to health and safety concerns, and from zoning to alternative use of space.
The lessons learned, resources provided and connections made will save faith communities precious time and treasure. 25 pages of frequently asked questions and answers related to eight priorities together with links to all departments will be on our website soon. Power Point Presentations will be coming soon.
Special credit is due the Religious Land Use Working Group Co-Chaired by Joseph Chang and Rev. Ken Howard.


She fears her big secret is under threat.
Hayley and Kat have an accident and fall off the moped while out learning the London roads. With Hayley clearly struggling, Kat and Jean both insist that she should visit A&E – but Hayley is worried that Kat will find out about her pregnancy.
Later, Hayley is relieved to hear that the baby is fine – but is her secret still safe?
Meanwhile, after starting his new job at the restaurant, Hunter overhears Ian talking to Masood about his ambition to marry Mel within the next year.
Elsewhere, Billy has changed Jay's housemates advert to help him meet more women. When one of the candidates is a hit, have Billy's efforts paid off?


Thunder Rugby Ball by Richard Hunt a Huge Success!
Richard Hunt forwarded this beautiful design for our new ball, Thunderbird on a Comet! Thank you Richard!
Thanks to our supporters for the incredible support & interest over the new Richard Hunt "Thunderbird on a comet" rugby balls. We've sold out our first order and have ordered more.
Balls are $50 for training balls & $70 for match balls plus shipping costs! Contact jlyall@thunderrugby.ca for more details.
Richard Hunt ( Kwakwaka'wakw) is a Canadian First Nations artist from coastal British Columbia.
Hunt was born in 1951 at Alert Bay, B.C., but has lived most of his life in Victoria, B.C. On his father's side, he is a descendant of the renowned Native ethnologist George Hunt. He began carving at the age of thirteen. In 1973 he began carving with his father Henry Hunt at Thunderbird Park at the British Columbia Provincial Museum in Victoria.
In 1991, Hunt was inducted into the Order of British Columbia. He is also a member of the Order of Canada.


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Legends In Arms
Standing Guard
President's Column
Gun Rights Week In Review
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The Armed Citizen® | Colorado
Colorado is a state steeped in patriotism. Nicknamed the Centennial State after its founding in 1876, its majestic vistas became the inspiration for the song "America the Beautiful" less than two decades later. Today the state is home to the Air Force Academy, consistently ranks high in voter turnout, and is home to an estimated 1.7 million gun owners—many of whom aren't afraid to take up arms in defense of themselves and others, as the following accounts show.
A woman and her male companion were traveling in a vehicle in Bellvue, Colo., when they got into an altercation. After the woman pulled the vehicle over and attempted to call 911, the man followed her and stabbed her. A passerby noticed the scene, retrieved a firearm and held the attacker at gunpoint until police could arrive. (KUSA, Denver, Colo., 6/4/2016; Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colo., 6/4/2016)
A soldier was staying at a hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. when a man came up to his door and asked to check the plumbing. The soldier let the man into his room, but once inside, the man drew a knife and attempted to rob him. The soldier responded by retrieving a gun and forcing the criminal to the ground. (KSHB, Kansas City, Mo., 12/1/2015)
Jeremy Strong was at home with his wife and son when his wife alerted him to someone attempting to break into their house. Strong retrieved a gun, went to investigate, and discovered a man who had broken through one of the home's windows. Strong aimed his firearm at the intruder, ordered him to the ground and held him at gunpoint until police could arrive. Police later determined that the man was likely high on methamphetamines at the time of the disturbance. A charitable man, Strong has not pressed charges against the criminal despite the damage, explaining that the man needs help. (KKTV, Colorado Springs, Colo., 5/23/2013)
A robber armed with a knife approached a man in his car at the Power Wash car wash in Colorado Springs, Colo. and demanded money. The driver feigned reaching for his wallet, but retrieved a pistol. Upon seeing the pistol, the criminal fled the scene. Police have noted that the driver was lawfully carrying the firearm. (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo., 6/1/2011)
Two armed criminals entered G&E Liquor in Aurora, Colo. and attempted to rob the store. The clerk noticed the men as they entered, retrieved a gun and pointed it at the criminals, causing them to flee. The clerk is no stranger to crime—three years earlier he was held at gunpoint during a robbery, at which point he resolved to arm himself. Undeterred in their goal of robbing a liquor store, the two criminals traveled a short distance down the road and attempted to rob another Aurora, Colo. liquor store. As in the first incident, the clerk was armed, but this time the clerk fired at the robbers, striking both and ending the crime spree. (KDVR, Denver, Colo., 9/23/2010)
Two burglars attempted to break into a house in Denver, Colo., but were met by an armed homeowner. The homeowner fired at the criminals, killing one and causing the other to flee. Police were already in the homeowner's neighborhood responding to what could be a related burglary call and rushed to the scene, capturing the surviving burglar. The homeowner has not been charged in the incident. (KUSA, Denver, Colo., 5/24/2010)
"I just didn't hesitate," Cody Buckler explained while recalling an armed invasion of his home. He awoke to the sound of strange voices in the living room. Peering down the hall, he saw two masked men toting handguns. His girlfriend's young daughter confronted one of the men, who claimed to be a police officer. Buckler quickly returned to the bedroom for his 12-gauge shotgun. Police say he proceeded to the living room, spotted one of the suspects holding his television, and promptly shot him. That suspect fled, but his accomplice charged up the stairs. Buckler shot him, too, causing him to retreat to the basement and exit via a window. The suspects were found seeking treatment for gunshot wounds at the hospital. (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1/22/2008)
It's a story not even anti-gun media outlets could ignore. Matthew Murray allegedly wrote online, "All I want to do is kill and injure as many [Christians] … as I can." Police say he made good on his word, first by killing two young students at a missionary training center outside Denver. His next target was a gathering of 7,000 people in and around the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. With a rifle and a backpack full of ammunition, Murray entered the church and opened fire, killing two sisters. One man yelled to distract the gunman and was shot in the arm. That's when volunteer security guard Jeanne Assam, who has a concealed-carry permit and once worked in law enforcement, yelled, "Surrender!" Armed with a handgun, she walked toward Murray and shot him several times. "It seemed like it was me, the gunman and God," Assam recalls. With his twisted plan foiled, the immobilized gunman killed himself. (Associated Press, 12/11/2007)
According to police, a 54-year-old burglar with a violent and lengthy criminal record dating back to 1969 decided to strike again. The man—whose rap sheet includes aggravated assault with a knife, aggravated robbery, felony menacing and drug charges—entered the home of a local schoolteacher by removing an air-conditioning unit from a window. The homeowner shot the intruder in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing him. (The Denver Post, Denver, Colo., 7/20/2006)
A woman shot and injured a gunman in her yard early one Sunday, cutting short his assault on her and her children. Jaquie Creazzo and her three daughters were forced to flee their home after smoke from a car fire billowed into the house. Once they were outside, Justin Michael Getz came screaming toward the wheelchair-bound woman and her family, firing two handguns at them. "He was loaded for bears," Creazzo said. Her daughters and two nearby firefighters ducked for cover from the erratic gunfire, but Creazzo drew her own gun and fired several shots, hitting her attacker in the leg. Getz was the ex-boyfriend of Creazzo's eldest child, and, according to Creazzo, had threatened to kill the family two days earlier when the girl refused to see him again. "I'm certain if I hadn't responded, none of us would be here today," Creazzo said of the incident. "He had made threats to kill each and every one of us." (The Denver Post, Denver, Colo., 11/23/2001)
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Suzanne, an accounting clerk, has been working with OCH for 10 years. She watched the OCH Foundation launch and has seen the impact the organization has made on the lives of the tenants she works with every day. This is why she gives funds and time. Through the OCH employee giving campaign, she donates regularly to the Foundation. At many of the Foundation's events, Suzanne also gives the gift of volunteer time. With Suzanne by our side, the Foundation will continue to support the 32,000 tenants living in OCH communities.


Inlove with moments and color. Remind me to give you back some B&W photos in there somewhere, or I'll forget. This stuff is my real love, the never-going-anywhere kind, and now I get all goosebumpy when I get to do this spirit capturing magic with others. My name is Taylor and it's really nice if you're seeing this. I live in Portland, OR but originally born and raised in Oklahoma City, OK. The scenery is a little different, but both are very much home to me. This isn't my full-time gig. Which actually really helped me stay inlove with it. I still do it because I love to not because I have to, and it's made me really cherish it all over again. Thanks for saying "hi".
It's neat when photos have a way of connecting people. Say "Hi!" for real if you'd like to capture some moments together sometime!


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Linkin Park: Chester Bennington cause of death confirmed
The Los Angeles County coroner has confirmed that Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington died of suicide by hanging at his Palos Verdes Estates home on July 20.
The Los Angeles Times reports an employee discovered the 41-year-old's body Thursday morning hanging from a belt on a bedroom door inside his home in the 2800 block of Via Victoria, said Ed Winter, spokesman for the L.A. County medical examiner-coroner.
A half-empty bottle of alcohol was found in the room, Winter added, and a suicide note was not found.
Winter said an autopsy was pending, and that toxicology tests were also likely to be carried out.
Firefighters responded to a call about 9 a.m. regarding a cardiac arrest before arriving on scene.
The singer led Linkin Park through seven studio albums – including five US No. 1's – and worldwide sales of over 70 million albums and 30 million singles.
A close friend and longtime fan of Chris Cornell, Bennington recently sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the memorial service for the late Soundgarden frontman in May.
Bennington's July 20 death fell on what would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday, and closely resembles the manner in which the Seattle rocker took his own life in a Detroit, MI hotel room on May 18.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead at 41
VIDEO: Linkin Park perform at Rock Werchter festival in Belgium
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Saint Maurus
For other uses, see Saint Maurus (disambiguation).
Saint Maurus, O.S.B.
Saint Benedict orders Saint Maurus to the rescue of Saint Placid
by Friar Filippo Lippi, O.Carm. (ca.1445).
January 1, 512
January 15, 584
not for sure
before 1969: January 15; after 1969: November 22
crutch; weighing scale; young man in the garb of a monk, holding an abbot's cross and a spade.
cripples; invoked against rheumatism, epilepsy, gout, hoarseness, cold; Azores; charcoal burners; cobblers; coppersmiths; shoemakers
Saint Maurus, O.S.B. (or Maur), was the first disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia (512–584). He is mentioned in Saint Gregory the Great's biography of the latter as the first oblate, offered to the monastery by his noble Roman parents as a young boy to be brought up in the monastic life.
Four stories involving Maurus recounted by Gregory formed a pattern for the ideal formation of a Benedictine monk. The most famous of these involved Saint Maurus's rescue of Saint Placidus, a younger boy offered to Saint Benedict at the same time as Saint Maurus. The incident has been reproduced in many medieval and Renaissance paintings.
Saints Maurus and Placidus are venerated together on 5 October.[1]
1 The Legendary Life of Saint Maurus
2 Benedictine tradition
3 Veneration
3.1 Iconography
The Legendary Life of Saint Maurus
A long Life of St. Maurus appeared in the late 9th century, supposedly composed by one of Saint Maurus's 6th-century contemporaries. According to this account, the bishop of Le Mans, in western France, sent a delegation asking Benedict for a group of monks to travel from Benedict's new abbey of Monte Cassino to establish monastic life in France according to the Rule of St. Benedict. The Life recounts the long journey of Saint Maurus and his companions from Italy to France, accompanied by many adventures and miracles as Maurus is transformed from the youthful disciple of Benedict into a powerful, miracle-working holy man in his own right. According to this account, after the great pilgrimage to Francia, Saint Maurus founded Glanfeuil Abbey as the first Benedictine monastery in Gaul. It was located on the south bank of the Loire river, a few miles east of Angers. The nave of its thirteenth-century church and some vineyards remain today (according to tradition, the chenin grape was first cultivated at this monastery.)
Scholars such as Hippolyte Delehaye believe that this Life of Maurus is a forgery by the late-9th-century abbot of Glanfeuil, Odo.[2] It was composed, as were many such saints' lives in Carolingian France, to popularize local saints' cults. The bones of Saint Maurus were 'discovered' at Glanfeuil by one of Abbot Odo's immediate predecessors, Abbot Gauzlin, in 845. Gauzlin likely invented or at least strongly promoted the cult of Benedict's disciple, taking advantage of Glanfeuil's proximity to two famous and prosperous Benedictine culture centers of the Loire region: the cult of Saint Benedict's bones at Fleury and that of Saint Scholastica's relics at Le Mans.
Benedictine tradition
Detail from Madonna and Child with St Maurus, Castel Nuovo Napoli
Maurus was born c. 510, the son of Equitius, a Roman nobleman. At the age of about twelve, Maurus was entrusted to the care of St. Benedict at Subiaco to be educated.[3] Gregory the Great in the Dialogues recounts a tale wherein the young oblate Placidus was sent to fetch water from the lake and was carried away by the current. Realizing this, Benedict sent Maurus to rescue the boy. Hurrying to reach Placidus, Maurus ran out upon the water. After bringing Placidus back to shore, Maurus attributed the miracle to the prayers of St. Benedict; the abbot, to his disciple's obedience.[4]
Maurus was ordained a deacon, and subsequently Benedict, prior to leaving for Monte Cassino, appointed him coadjutor at Subiaco. During his tenure, various miraculous cures were attributed to his prayers.[3] Around 528, Benedict summoned Maurus to join him at Monte Cassino.
Around 543, Innocentius, the Bishop of Mans, sent his vicar, Adenard, to Monte Cassino to request Benedict to send some monks to Gaul. Maurus was dispatched and, during the journey, obtained a number of cures for the sick and injured encountered along the way.[3] Through the generosity of King Theudebert, he founded Glanfeuil Abbey, which he governed for many years. He resigned the abbacy in 581 to spend the remainder of his life in solitude and prayer. The abbey of Glanfeuil, was later called St. Maur-sur-Loire. Maurus died at Glanfeuil Abbey 15 January 584.[5]
Veneration
Maurus was originally buried in the abbey church at Glanfeuil. When, in 868, Odo and the monks of Glanfeuil were obliged to flee to Paris in the face of Vikings marauding along the Loire, the remains of St. Maurus were translated to the abbey of Saint-Pierre-des-Fossés, later renamed Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. In 1750 the relics were relocated to Saint-Germain-des-Prés,[5] where they remained until dispersed by a Parisian mob during the French Revolution. Saint Maurus is still venerated by Benedictine congregations today, many monks adopting his name and dedicating monasteries to his patronage.
The cult of Saint Maurus slowly spread to monasteries throughout France and by the 11th century had been adopted by Monte Cassino in Italy, along with a revived cult of Saint Placidus. By the late Middle Ages, the cult of Saint Maurus, often associated with that of Saint Placidus, had spread to all Benedictine monasteries. Saint Maurus is venerated even as far as in India, where he is highly honoured in certain areas of the southern state of Kerala. He is the patron of charcoalburners and coppersmiths.[2]
The Blessing of Saint Maur is customarily bestowed on the sick with a relic of the true Cross, in hopes of assisting to restore their health. Since it is often impossible to have a relic of the True Cross, in 1959, the Sacred Congregation of Rites granted permission to use the medal of St. Benedict in place of the relic of the True Cross to confer the Blessing.[6]
The Congregation of St. Maur took its name from him. The surname "Seymour" is derived from Saint Maur.[5]
In art, he is depicted as a young man in the garb of a monk, usually holding an abbot's cross or sometimes with a spade (an allusion to the monastery of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, literally "Saint Maurus of the Ditches"). Another of Saint Maurus' attributes is a crutch, in reference to his patronage of cripples. He was invoked especially against fever, and also against rheumatism, epilepsy, and gout. He is also sometimes depicted with a scale, a reference to the implement used to measure a monk's daily ration of bread, given to him by Benedict when he left Montecassino for France. The monks of Fossés near Paris (whence the community of Glanfeuil had fled from the Vikings in 868) exhibited this implement throughout the Middle Ages.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Maurus
Saint Maurus, patron saint archive
^ Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)
^ a b Mershman, Francis. "St. Maurus." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 12 May 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ a b c "Life of St. Maurus and the Blessing over the Sick". archive.osb.org. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "GREGORY I (DIALOGUS):Second Dialogue.(Life of St. Benedict)". archive.osb.org. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ a b c "Saint Maurus, Abbot. January 15. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume I: January. The Lives of the Saints". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "Life of St. Maurus and the Blessing over the sick". archive.osb.org. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
Gardner, Edmund G. (editor) (1911). The Dialogues of Saint Gregory the Great. Merchantville, NJ: Evolution Publishing. ISBN 978-1-889758-94-7. CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
Rosa Giorgi; Stefano Zuffi (ed.), Saints in Art (Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2003), 272.
John B. Wickstrom: "Text and Image in the Making of a Holy Man: An Illustrated Life of Saint Maurus of Glanfeuil (MS Vat. Lat. 1202)," Studies in Iconography 14(1994), 53-85.
Ibid. The Life and Miracles of St. Maurus: Disciple of Benedict, Apostle to France (Kalamazoo, Cistercian Publications, 2008).
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Maur Hill - Mount Academy - Catholic, college prep boarding school since 1863 for grades 9th-12th.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Maurus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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Monday, 25 March: H2O Racing, the promoter and organiser of the flagship UIM F1H2O World Championship, is pleased to announce a timely new commercial partnership with the prestigious Swiss watch manufacturer Rebellion Timepieces.
The agreement introduces Rebellion Timepieces to the world's most prestigious international single-seater, tunnel-hull inshore circuit racing series with the Lonay-based company appointed as Official Timekeeper of the UIM F1H2O World Championship. "We are delighted to have reached this exciting partnership with REBELLION and to introduce them into the highly competitive world of powerboat racing. There is a perfect synergy between the outstanding ranges of bespoke timepieces that REBELLION manufactures and our sport where precision, attention to detail and timing are vital components." said Nicolo di San Germano, President of H2O Racing.
As part of a two-tiered agreement Rebellion Timepieces will also become title sponsor of the Pole Position Championship. "REBELLION Timepieces is proud to become the official timekeeper of the F1H2O Championship. This competition has a DNA common to ours and it is quite natural that a partnership between our two structures seemed obvious. After the track, it's a great challenge for REBELLION Timepieces to discover nautical competitions and demonstrate our know-how in any environment!" commented Calim Bouhadra, President of REBELLION Corporation.
Rebellion Timepieces is one of a kind in the field of Swiss watchmaking. Their passion, independence and 'no-compromise' attitude sparked the company's inception and continue to push its development each passing day. Nothing is left out, or left to chance, in this watchmakers' pursuit for extraordinary quality and performance. Rebellion Timepieces' bold design and limited-series productions are designed for those who share the same ideals. Rebellion Timepieces are designed for the asserted individualists, the intense competitors, those passionate about mechanical perfection.
Sanctioned by the sport's Monaco-based World Governing Body, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) in 1981, the UIM F1H2O World Championship launches into its 36th incarnation on 28-30 March when 18 drivers from nine teams representing 11 countries line-up for the season-opener at the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia in Dammam.


Drying your own vegetables, fruit, wild plants, herbs and grasses in a dehydrator is an economical way of providing save and healthy forage. The dehydrator I use cost less than £40 and costs around 25p to dry a full batch.
Herb drying is easy if you have the right equipment. Here are some of the dryers I use to dry herbs in season. Hanging mesh and flat mesh.
Many German pet food companies focused on healthy forages for small pets when UK companies were still peddling 'pretty coloured bits'. The German online pet product retailer ZooPlus also operates in the UK. They are an excellent, reliable & affordable source of quality German hay & forage.
How do you choose the right bedding for your rabbit or guinea pig? You've been told not to use shavings for health reasons so what are the alternatives?
Dried grass is a great food for rabbits and guinea pigs. It can be fed ad-lib but do make sure adequate water is available at all times as well.


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This unique combination of ingredients have demonstrated the ability to help lips achieve their natural maximum fullness, vibrant natural color and gorgeous healthy appearing lips.
Your lips will feel a difference with the first application.
Due to its highly concentrated formula, only a very little amount is needed. It must also be followed by either the Liquid Gold, the Time 2 Heal or the Night Glaze.
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Frank J. Grass (born May 19, 1951) is a former United States Army general who served as the 27th chief of the National Guard Bureau.

Early life and education
A native of Arnold, Missouri, Grass was born on May 19, 1951, and graduated from Arnold's Fox High School in 1969.  He joined the Missouri Army National Guard in October 1969, and served as an enlisted soldier and noncommissioned officer before graduating from Officer Candidate School in 1981 and receiving his commission as a second lieutenant in the Engineer Corps.

Career
While serving as a traditional member of the Army National Guard, Grass pursued a civilian career with the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Grass served in a variety of command and staff positions, first as a traditional Army Guardsman, and later as a member of the Active Guard and Reserve program and on active duty.  His command assignments included the 220th Engineer Company (1986 to 1988) and the 203rd Engineer Battalion (1997 to 1999).

Since becoming a general officer in 2004, Grass' assignments have included: Deputy Director, Army National Guard (2004 to 2006); Director, Mobilization and Reserve Component Affairs, Headquarters, United States European Command (2006 to 2008); Director of Operations, United States Northern Command (2008 to 2010); and Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command (2010 to 2012).

In June 2012, Grass was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chief of the National Guard Bureau, with appointment to the rank of general in the reserves of the Army.  The appointment and promotion were confirmed by the United States Senate on July 26, 2012.  Grass formally took over the National Guard Bureau in a ceremony on September 7, 2012.

In 2016, the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Joseph L. Lengyel, was nominated to succeed Grass.  Lengyel was promoted to general and completed a transfer of authority ceremony with Grass on August 3, 2016.

Education
1975, St. Louis Community College, Associate degree, Environmental Technology, St. Louis, Missouri
1985, Metropolitan State University, Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts, St. Paul, Minnesota
1997, Southwest Missouri State University, Master of Science, Resource Planning, Springfield, Missouri
2000, National War College, Master of Science, National Security Strategy, Washington, D.C.
2006, National Defense University, CAPSTONE General and Flag Officer Course, Washington, D.C.

Awards and decorations
 Parachutist Badge
 Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
 Army Staff Identification Badge
 United States Army Corps of Engineers DUI

Other achievements
 The Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal, The Army Engineer Association
 Honorable Order of St. Barbara, United States Field Artillery Association
 Distinguished Service Medal, National Guard Association of the United States
 On 30 April 2015, General Grass was presented with the Meritorious Service Medal of the Danish Home Guard by DHG commander Major General Finn Winkler

Chronological list of officer assignments
1. September 1981 – October 1981, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 220th Engineer Company, Festus, Missouri
2. October 1981 – February 1982, student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
3. February 1982 – January 1984, Project Officer, United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, St. Paul, Minnesota
4. January 1984 – November 1984, Platoon Leader, Company D, 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
5. November 1984 – May 1985, Executive Officer, Company D, 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
6. May 1985 – January 1986, Battalion Motor Officer, 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
7. January 1986 – February 1986, United States Army Reserve Control Group, Unassigned, St. Louis, Missouri
8. February 1986 – July 1986, S4, 880th Engineer Battalion, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
9. July 1986 – July 1988, Commander, 220th Engineer Company, Festus, Missouri
10. July 1988 – July 1988, Civil Engineer, 35th Engineer Brigade, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
11. July 1988 – July 1991, Assistant Professor of Military Science, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
12. July 1991 – June 1992, Student, Command and General Staff Officer Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
13. June 1992 – July 1994, Engineer Exercise Project Officer, Headquarters, United States Army South, Fort Clayton, Panama
14. July 1994 – July 1997, Chief, Exercise Section, Exercise Branch, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
15. July 1997 – July 1999, Commander, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri
16. July 1999 – June 2000, student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
17. June 2000 – September 2003, Chief, Operations Division, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
18. September 2003 – April 2004, G-3, Army National Guard, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
19. April 2004 – May 2006, Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
20. May 2006 – September 2008, Director, Mobilization and Reserve Component Affairs, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
21. September 2008 – September 2010, Director of Operations, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
22. September 2010 – September 2012, Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
23. September 2012 – August 2016, Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia

Effective dates of promotions

References

External links

Army National Guard Official biography
United States Northern Command biography
C-Span Video, Senate Armed Services Cmte. Considers Military Nominations, July 19, 2012
, Video introduction as NGB Chief, September 7, 2012
Facebook page for General Grass, accessed September 7, 2012
The Pentagon Channel, National Guard Bureau Change of Responsibility, Video, September 7, 2012

1955 births
Chiefs of the National Guard Bureau
Living people
Metropolitan State University alumni
Missouri State University alumni
National Defense University alumni
National Guard (United States) generals
National War College alumni
People from Arnold, Missouri
Military personnel from St. Louis
Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
United States Army generals
Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States)

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A couple of years ago, John Beccia, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Circle Internet Financial, told attendees at the Money 20/20 conference how it took the firm two years to become licensed as a money transmitter firm in every state—plus a second process in New York because of its then new bitlicense.
Beccia contrasted that experience with Circle's licensing by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority—done in 90 days and with some technical assistance.
While the fintech national bank charter has a future that is unclear at this point, the proposal of the concept underscored that the advantage of a national charter was avoidance of an experience like Circle's. The state banking system has begun pushing back.
Feb. 6, the state banking regulatory trade organization, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, announced that the state banking sector had taken its first step toward standardizing licensing practices for fintech payments.
Last May, state regulators announced through CSBS a goal of creating an integrated system of fintech licensing and supervision through all 50 states. This lead to the creation of the CSBS Vision 2020 project. Its goals include working with states to harmonize licensing and supervisory practices in the fintech space.
During last November's RegTech Enable conference, Margaret Liu, senior vice-president and deputy general counsel for CSBS, said that states have been discussing setting up regional and even business-line-specific compacts. This is the first fruit of the discussions.
In announcing the seven-state agreement, John Ryan, CSBS president and CEO, stated that "this MSB licensing agreement will minimize the burden of regulatory licensing, use state resources more efficiently, and allow for broad participation by other states across the country." CSBS members have also been working on a major revamp of the group's Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.
Companies interested in licensing under the compact should contact Charles Clark, agency deputy director and director of consumer services, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.


The Toy Museum of New York is based in downtown Brooklyn, and offers workshops, performances and webinars.
The Toy Museum, which opened in 1999, has entertained and educated over 100,000 students. The museum is an educational institute chartered by The University of the State of NY Education Department, a NYC Department of Education Vendor and a registered charity.
The museum offers a traveling educational outreach program that visits schools and provides workshops for children, adults and seniors.
After 20 years of educating about the history of toys, The Toy Museum of NY is producing a new children's television show. The pilot episode launched in February and features classic toys, new toys and their inventors.
The Brooklyn Bird Club hosts spring and fall early morning bird walks and organizes birding trips within the tri-state area. They present lectures on a variety of topics including bird song, nature photography and warbler identification.
A focus on conservation—how to maintain a natural environment within an urban setting—is a priority for The Brooklyn Bird Club.
Upcoming events include "Gulls Galore." Together with Prospect Park Alliance, this is an opportunity to explore the park's nature trails and discover the different species of gulls in the park.


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Lee Valley Lions -v- Glasgow Dynamos
07/12/85 (Win 5-1)
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This was my first ever ice hockey match and what a match it was because it only lasted for two periods before Glasgow decided they'd had enough of the rough stuff and walked off!
The walk-off happened after Bill Kirk allegedly spat at Andy Leggatt (Bill would later become a Lions import!). This came after no less than nine individual penalties for Roughing, four of which were handed out at 30:40 (to Andy Leggatt, Geof Williams, Bill Kirk and N McLewwan). Kirk rounded things off nicely at 39:34 with a 2+Game and that was that.
The match programme of 7/12/86 contained a "Blast from the Past" column, written by Mike Grafton, in which the following was shown for this Heineken Division One game :
Lions' scorers: Janne Lehti 2+2, Ari Arvila 2+1, Geof Williams 1+0, Chris Leggatt 0+1, Andy Leggatt 0+1
"Game awarded as default 5-0 win to Lee Valley, included on club records as a Challenge game, as all figures were deleted from League records.
"A thorough performance by Lions was marred by some questionable tactics by a number of Glasgow players. Lions had taken advantage of their Power Play opportunities to lead 5-1 with the second interval coming up. Bill Kirk had just had a breakaway shot saved by Pennanen and in frustration spat at one of the Lions players.
"This was deemed by Referee Burton as being a Gross Misconduct offence, so Kirk was sent to the locker room. Dynamos then refused to play on and withdrew from the game at 39:34."


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The title character of The Stranger is Meursault, a Frenchman who lives in Algiers (a pied-noir). The novel is famous for its first lines: "Mother died today. Or maybe it was yesterday, I don't know." They capture Meursault's anomie briefly and brilliantly. After this introduction, the reader follows Meursault through the novel's first-person narration to Marengo, where he sits vigil at the place of his mother's death. Despite the expressions of grief around him during his mother's funeral, Meursault does not show any outward signs of distress. This removed nature continues throughout all of Meursault's relationships, both platonic and romantic.
Raymond, an unsavoury friend, is eventually arrested for assaulting his mistress and asks Meursault to vouch for him to the police. Meursault agrees without emotion. Raymond soon encounters a group of men, including the brother of his mistress. The brother, referred to as "the Arab," slashes Raymond with a knife after Raymond strikes the man repeatedly. Meursault happens upon the altercation and shoots the brother dead, not out of revenge but, he says, because of the disorienting heat and vexing brightness of the sun, which blinds him as it reflects off the brother's knife. This murder is what separates the two parts of the story.
The novel's second part begins with Meursault's pretrial questioning, which primarily focuses on the accused's callousness toward his mother's funeral and his murder of "the Arab." His lack of remorse, combined with his lack of sadness expressed toward his mother, works against him and earns him the nickname "Monsieur Antichrist" from the examining magistrate. During the trial itself, Meursault's character witnesses do more harm than good, because they highlight Meursault's apparent apathy and disengagement. Eventually, Meursault is found guilty of murder with malice aforethought and is sentenced to death by guillotine. As he waits for his impending death, he obsesses over the possibility of his appeal being accepted. A chaplain visits Meursault against his wishes, only to be greeted by Meursault's intense atheistic and nihilistic views. In a cathartic explosion of rage, Meursault brings the chaplain to tears. This, however, brings Meursault peace and helps him to accept his death with open arms.
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Q: Point free function wouldn't cause recursion but normal function would here? As a side question here What's the easiest way to do something like delegate multicast in F# I think it maybe better to raise a full question with proper title.
This version wouldn't cause recursion: (Here notify seems immutable in d)
let mutable notify = fun x -> x
let wrap f i = f(i); i

let a x = printf "%A" x
let d = (notify >> (wrap a)) // point free
notify <- d

notify "ss"

This version would. (Here notify seems mutable in d)
let mutable notify = fun x -> x
let wrap f i = f(i); i

let a x = printf "%A" x
let d x =
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notify <- d

notify "ss" // endless loop

Another fail version:
let mutable notify = fun x -> x
let wrap f i = f(i); i

let a x = printf "%A" x
let d =
    fun x -> (notify >> (wrap a)) x // Here
notify <- d

notify "ss" // endless loop

Where can I find any guideline or more resource into why we have this behaviours discrepancy . Is it tied to a particularly compiler/ language or there is a theory for it which applied to all functional languages?

A: Uncontrolled mutability is the reason for this behavior. Other languages like Haskell provides controlled mutability using Software transaction memory techniques which avoid these kind of problems. Also, eager evaluation plays an important role here.
let d = (notify >> (wrap a)) : In this case whatever value of notify has will be composed with (wrap a) and the result will be assigned to d
let d x =
    (notify >> (wrap a)) x : Here, the body of the function is not executed untill you actually call the d function and hence you get the mutated value of notify

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Q: IBM MQ 7.5 using C-API to check if local or non-local cluster queue I have the following issue (simplified):
Two queue managers - QM1 and QM2 - form a cluster.
QMgr QM1

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*alias queue Q1 with base queue Q1.L, which is a local cluster queue (i.e. defined on QM1)

*alias queue Q2 with base queue Q2.L, which is a non-local cluster queue (i.e. defined on QM2)

QMgr QM2

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*local cluster queue Q2.L

I can open the alias queues for inquiry, request MQCA_BASE_Q_NAME and I get the base queues in both cases.
I need to programatically find out, if this base queue is a local cluster queue or a remote (non-local) cluster queue. We are using C API (MQI).
I open the base queue for inquiry and, based on this documentation:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/#!/SSFKSJ_7.5.0/com.ibm.mq.ref.dev.doc/q101840_.htm
  (see Usage Notes - 4.)
I can request only the following attributes:
- MQCA_Q_DESC, MQCA_Q_NAME, MQIA_DEF_BIND, MQIA_DEF_PERSISTENCE, MQIA_DEF_PRIORITY, MQIA_INHIBIT_PUT, MQIA_Q_TYPE
This works, but MQIA_Q_TYPE returns for a cluster queue MQQT_CLUSTER (7). This is good - I know that I handle a cluster queue, but not enough - local or non-local?
Checking the cmqc.h header, I can see some other interesting attribute selectors, unfortunatelly not working.
For example: MQIA_CLUSTER_Q_TYPE, but when passing in the selector vector for inquiry, getting back
CompCode:2, Reason:2067 - Attribute selector not valid.
In the PCF documentation this seems to be possible:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/#!/SSFKSJ_7.5.0/com.ibm.mq.ref.adm.doc/q087800_.htm
(Table 1, column Cluster queue)
Is this some limitation of C API? Any workaround?
Cheers, Miro

A: I know what you want to do, but why you would want to do it is an interesting question.  I hope that what you are working on is instrumentation and monitoring rather than an application program.  If a business application needs to know this information, then the design is almost certainly broken.  The whole idea of async messaging was to decouple the sender from the receiver of the message, and thus the need for the app to know or care whether the destination is local or not.  This is why the API doesn't address your question - to do so for business apps breaks the async model.
That said, the simplest way is to use MQIA_CURRENT_Q_DEPTH and inquire on the queue depth.  If the queue is non-local, the call will fail.
(Deleted the previous answer about using PCF to DIS QL since this is much simpler and 100% accurate.)
Of the 60 queue attributes available for inquiry, why do you believe that you "can request only the following attributes: - MQCA_Q_DESC, MQCA_Q_NAME, MQIA_DEF_BIND, MQIA_DEF_PERSISTENCE, MQIA_DEF_PRIORITY, MQIA_INHIBIT_PUT, MQIA_Q_TYPE"?  Is this a local shop standard?


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Finntroll w/ support – Porto, Portugal
Profane Omen, HateSphere, Finntroll
Hard Club, Porto (PT)
Promoted by SWR Inc
With "Nattfödd" celebrating its 10th anniversary last year, Finntroll embarked on an intense European tour where they've been playing the album in full. The second leg of the tour included an one-off show in Portugal that was almost a no-show – there were some problems during the trip between Madrid and Porto ("you wouldn't believe it if I told you" were Vreth's words), but they made it, about forty minutes later. And since half of the gigs in my country run late, we didn't even realize how serious the situation was.
Profane Omen stormed the stage with wide smiles on their faces. They had never played in Portugal before and that was something they'd been wanting to fix for a long time, which singer Jules Näveri told us in a perfect Brazilian-accented Portuguese! I later learned he's married to a Brazilian lady, explaining why he is so fluent in this difficult language. But even if it was quite easy for him, it was something highly appreciated by everyone in the room and helped breaking the ice, since it was obvious that Profane Omen weren't exactly famous among the crowd. Well, they are now. And not just because the singer could speak Portuguese (and even make funny remarks). I'm pretty sure their music and adrenaline-driven performance would eventually win the audience over. I'd heard of them before, but not the music, and for some reason I was convinced they were a death metal band. Wrong! Their sound is just as heavy but with lot of groove and a punk-rock irreverence that made my first expression – "stormed the stage" – quite literal. Around since 1999, the Lahti-based band has released four full-lengths so far and played a little bit from every one (well, almost every one – they left "Inherit The Void" out), kicking off with "Wastehead" and finishing with "Painbox". It was my first time seeing them and hopefully not the last. And a longer setlist next time would be even better! (5/5)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Profane-Omen/42711203429
Now HateSphere didn't need any introduction to the Portuguese audience. Last time the Danish played here, in support of Hypocrisy, "Murderlust" had just been released – three days before – and we were hoping that they would return to promote it as headliners. That didn't happen but it didn't make the reaction of the fans less enthusiastic – some of them were there that night exclusively to see them perform.
Because of the delay, they had to cut their set shorter, beginning with "Reaper Of Life" instead of "Lies And Deceit", as apparently was the original idea (I took a peak at the setlist, where "Lies…" was at the top, crossed all over by a black marker). Still, as in any other HateSphere gig, they made the best of their available time, totally owning the place.
Since Trevor Strnad wasn't there, it was the crowd that helped Esse singing "Iconoclast", doing the same gesture of repeatedly raising the arms in the air, as it's typical of The Black Dahlia Murder singer. "Oh, so you know the guy? Good!", said Esse with a grin. He would also say we looked beautiful, even if he admitted he couldn't see a thing, thanks to the smoke machine.
And speaking of helping singing… At some point, Esse turned the mic into someone in the crowd, and later he would actually pass it into someone else's hands. Not sure if those "someones" were random as the first was Afonso Ribeiro, drummer in local band Gates Of Hell, and the second was Raça, former singer in that same band – a band who plays this cool little song called "Abusive Resolution", where Esse did some guest vocals on its recording.
"Oceans" and "Sickness" were the two final songs, the latter entitled to the already traditional wall of death. The moshing that followed suit was even more intense than what had been until then and trust me – that says a lot. Once again we wish next time we'll see them as headliners, like we did back in 2010, when still promoting "To The Nines". One can always hope, right? (5/5)
https://www.facebook.com/hatesphere666
I know some people left after HateSphere, but still the room was more crowded for Finntroll than at the opening of the doors. That's the downside of having a bill of so distinct genres – it reaches a wider range of public, more tickets are sold, but it doesn't mean all the people will watch all the bands.
Between gigs there's always background music playing, but this time we had… frogs. And crickets. A very nocturnal sound. I know that trolls live in swamps and "nattfödd" means "born at night", but listening to that during the whole intermission was a bit too much. Or maybe it was my eagerness to see Finntroll after six years.
Without surprise, "Nattfödd" was performed in its entirety and then came the promotion of the latest "Blodsvept" (that's actually two years old already – damn, time flies!) mixed with a bunch of classics. All drenched in beer and happy dancing.
Vreth was quite chatty, to which the crowd responded loud and cheerful. At some point he asked who had been at their last gig there and I was surprised that not many hands were raised. But then again, there were lots of kids at the venue, I suppose they weren't old enough to attend a festival back in 2009… (I was there, took a few cool pics too: http://frontrowforever.net/2011/05/28/revisited-finntroll-caos-emergente-20090913/)
I believe it was after "Jaktens Tid" that they left the stage and the damn frogs echoed again until Finntroll returned for the encore. But by this time I was too pleased to be bothered by the croaking – these trolls don't belong in the forest but definitely on stage. (5/5)
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Photos & text by Renata "Pieni" Lino
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Hand Done Typography
#ARTWISEUP
There exists a special combination of talents when a poster artist has command over both their illustrative powers and their knowledge of typography. Typography in and of itself is an elusive creature, silently working to communicate ideas through language and holding together structural integrity in a composition, whilst maintaining a vital role as supporting actor alongside the pictorial star of the show. When an artist chooses to assemble their design with handwriting or even handmade type, it is a powerful opportunity for them to fully orchestrate the entirety of the atmosphere, not unlike a great film director. Handmade type is often charming, awkward and full of quirks, but really only when compared up against what we normally expect to see from a designed font— a naive and unbiased look can reveal great sophistication, and an unparalleled measure of expressive mastery.
Divan Japonais – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, offset lithograph
The godfather of hand lettering is perhaps none other than Toulouse-Lautrec, so confident in his abilities at painting and design that it left room for him to work completely relaxed, something that can be seen in his free yet decisive line quality. His typography contributes to the potent and sultry aura that he concocts, seamlessly incorporated into his virtuosic designs. In one of his most famous images, Divan Japonais, it feels almost as if you are drawn into the space yourself.
Self Portrait – Andy Warhol, 1986 offset lithograph
Andy Warhol makes an electric image with arguably more friction than usual— his hand-drawn eclectic letterforms both softening and honing the immediacy characteristic of his imagery. In this original 1986 poster Self Portrait for his exhibition at the Williams College Museum of Art, both the pared-down color scheme and the type's juxtaposition with photography serve to communicate his spirit directly and with unfettered torque.
Musee Nationale D'Art Moderne – Pierre Bonnard, 1955 Mourlot stone lithograph
Pierre Bonnard's paintings were sensitive, colorful and emotional. When these qualities meet with the flat, stylized medium of poster design, the result is nothing short of enlightening. In this 1955 Studio Mourlot print Musee Nationale D'Art Moderne, the cool grey color tone and total absence of form depth create an almost cartoon-like simplicity, heightened by the presence of typography— yet which is then tempered by Bonnard's adept sensitivities, inspired composition and arrangement of letters. The piece is simultaneously humorous and elegant, and inexplicably magnetic.
New York Philharmonic 150th Anniversary – Robert Rauschenberg, 1992 offset lithograph
Another artist who made almost exclusive use of handwriting in his poster art is Rauschenberg, fitting words in amongst his motley crew of imagery with characteristic reckless abandon. Ink blotching and sharpie scribbling posed dynamic tools, complementing his energetic style and channelling a distillation of his unique expression. In this poster for the New York Philharmonic 150th Anniversary he is fearless in his decisions, allowing words to change color, direction and size with little worry— this freedom being perhaps the compelling force for which he is most loved.
Maison de la Pensee Francaise – Henri Matisse, 1959 Mourlot stone lithograph
And Matisse, infamous for his paper cut forms, is unvaryingly eloquent regardless of whether with figures or portraits, flora and fauna, abstract shapes or even typography. His piece Maison de la Pensee Francaise is inspired and succinct, mysterious and lively, a 1959 Mourlot-printed stone lithograph. The fact that he can create such a strong image with so few elements is a true testament to his formidable artistry.
What all great hand typographers have in common is an ability to create an enchanting balance with a seemingly disparate structure, leading to the creation of some of design art's most persuasive and mesmerizing imagery.
Charley – Unknown Artist, 1968 SIGNED silkscreen
Paix Disarmement-Peace – Spoleto Festival – Ben Shahn,
Pablo Picasso, 1960 Mourlot stone lithograph 1965 offset lithograph


Co-founder of members-only flash sale events company OnTheList, Delphine Lefay shares her thoughts on taking the leap into business, developing a strong team and bagging a bargain.
Launched in January 2016, OnTheList provides Hongkongers with discounts on premium to mid-range brand.
With a new spot on Duddell Street, OnTheList sales offer up to 90% off favorite apparel, accessories, wines and more.
My partner Diego and I created OnTheList in 2016. We were both working for fashion brands and really wanted to create a company of our own.
We realized while working for our previous companies that there is no way for brands to really outsource help or partners to clear unused inventory, so we came up with OnTheList.
We want to make life as simple as possible for companies who need our help. Brands need to clear stock because the items end up sitting in a warehouse and it costs money. A lot of high-end brands end up destroying their products which is a real shame.
We started hosting one event a month in January 2016 and now we are up to one event a week –- every week we change brands. Ten days ago we signed on a venue on Duddell Street where we will hold all of our future events. It's a huge step for us.
We like to provide a wide range of brands to our customers -- we don't want to solely focus on high-end luxury brands.
The most high-end client we have featured was Armani. We've also had Ted Baker and Hunter Boots. We want to appeal to a wide range of people.
It is especially difficult getting international brands on board as someone in Hong Kong may agree to work with us but then they will need to get approval from New York or London so that can take time.
Most of the people making the big decisions are usually traveling, so it can be difficult to get an answer quickly! You have to stick with it, these problems become easier as time goes on.
We have a team meeting every week to touch base and debrief about the events and to prepare for the next event.
We also have team lunches weekly so we can really bond as a team. Our main challenge is to hire the right people, which has proven to be difficult -- we aren't from Hong Kong so we really need people who know the ins and outs of the city.
This new permanent venue on Duddell Street is a big step for us. We have fixed rent every month which will really push us to up our game.
The next step will probably be to open a second venue in Hong Kong. If everything works well, we will probably expand to China.
When you import stock into China you can't export it out again, because it's expensive. This leads to a lot of stock being stuck in China, so there is huge business potential for us.
What was it like to set up a business here?
It's very easy to set up a business in Hong Kong in terms of the contracts and papers. For us it was easier than it would have been in Paris.
People help you a lot here when you are young and want to start a business. Everyone wants to help each other, especially entrepreneurs.
Hong Kong is a city of networking which makes it so much easier, you're able to meet the right people.
I received good advice from the founder of my previous company -- when you want to start a business you should go for it, don't wait for everything to be perfect.
I was advised to test things out and not to wait for everything to be perfect, which ended up being the best words of wisdom I could have gotten!
Any wisdom of your own to impart?
Networking is hugely important. It's all about who you know.
Try to meet as many female entrepreneurs as possible and make those connections, get advice from other people, talk to women and share experiences -- these things are all very important.
I do a lot of yoga at the Yoga Room in Sheung Wan. I enjoy having drinks with friends as well, talking about work is strictly off limits!
I like to take my time having a big breakfast. I always eat an orange in the morning; my mother told me I won't get sick if I eat an orange every day!
Now that I run OnTheList, I get all my clothes from our events. I don't usually go out of my way to shop but I do like going to Cos.
We use Google Calendar a lot. We are always all over Hong Kong. Our operations team are on site at events and the marketing team are in the office, so it's a great way to keep track of where everyone is.
Where are your favorite meeting spots?
I love The Winery, the food is great and it's very close to the office. As we are meeting brands all over Hong Kong we usually go all over. I also like the terrace at Spiga and The Cupping Room.


The best turkey from poultry experts – that's what the Sprehe frisch brand stands for. All the products come from contracted farmers and are slaughtered by the company itself, and thus reach a very high level of quality, ideal for a health-conscious diet.
Fresh turkey is not only delicious – it's healthy too! In comparison to other meat varieties, it is particularly low in fat and contains plenty of vitamins and protein.


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Claudia Perlich, 39
Chief scientist, Media6Degrees
Emily Laermer
Claudia Perlich has worked with Big Data since before it was cool.
Now the chief scientist at Media6Degrees, Ms. Perlich grew up in communist East Germany and did not see her first computer until she was 15. These days, she spends her days building models to help the digital advertising company improve its measurement tactics.
"The process is like in The Matrix. I have all this data running through my screen," she said. "The stories data tell fascinate me. It's like a detective game."
She won the KDD Cup, a data-science competition sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery, for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009, and holds multiple patents for machine learning. In addition, she has published more than 50 scientific articles and was recognized twice for her work by the ACM.
"She is strong-willed in a scientific sense and an intellectual sense, and is personally quite easy-going," said Tom Phillips, the chief executive at Media6Degrees. In 2010, he helped persuade Ms. Perlich to leave her gig at IBM, where she worked at the company's T.J. Watson Research Center, for his company. Media6Degrees, founded in 2008, now has 69 local employees and projected 2012 revenue of $37 million.
Outside work, Ms. Perlich spends time at a stable in Pleasantville, N.Y., riding her horse, Monkey. She used to ride competitively. And every year she teaches herself something new: This year, it's the cello, so she can practice with her 8-year-old son, who is learning the double bass.


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'Dragon Quest Treasures' Demo Available Now on Nintendo Switch
SQUARE ENIX® today launched a free playable demo for the recently released game, DRAGON QUEST TREASURES on the Nintendo Switch™ system. The demo allows players to experience the beginning portions of the game, which follows of the childhood adventures of siblings Erik and Mia from DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ on an unforgettable adventure in their search for the seven fabled Dragonstones.
To watch the DRAGON QUEST TREASURES demo trailer, visit: https://youtu.be/mZXTwffW2C0
All progress made in the demo, including save data, will be able to be carried over to the full game. Players who decide to purchase the full game after playing and finishing the demo will also receive five Better Buddy Bullets to aid in their adventures.
As Erik and Mia, players will embark on an extraordinary journey through the mysterious world of Draconia. The duo will be joined by their cute companion creatures, Purrsula and Porcus, alongside a team of recruitable monster pals in their search for treasures. Players can utilize these monsters' unique abilities to discover hidden treasures and reach otherwise inaccessible areas. Defend against monsters and rival gangs until the siblings can return to base to get their treasures appraised. Collecting treasure can increase the players' vault value, allowing them to expand their home base and further build up their brigade of friendly monsters.
DRAGON QUEST TREASURES is available now for Nintendo Switch. Those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition will receive a copy of DRAGON QUEST TREASURES, three monster allies – Great Sabrecat, Ruby Golem and Icy Dragling – as well as batches of Bestest Buddy Bullets and Omniheal Bombs.
For more information, please visit: https://dqtreasures.square-enix-games.com/en-us/
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About DRAGON QUEST
DRAGON QUEST is a legendary series of role-playing games created by Yuji Horii and beloved by millions both in Japan and around the world. The first DRAGON QUEST was released in 1986, and the game made its US debut in 1989 as DRAGON WARRIOR. The critically acclaimed series has shipped more than 85 million units worldwide, spanning 11 main series titles, many spin-off games, as well as films, anime, novels, manga, merchandise and more. Celebrating its 37th anniversary this year, the wildly popular DRAGON QUEST franchise holds various Guinness World Records including "Longest-Running Japanese RPG Series."
The visionaries behind the series, Creator and Game Designer Yuji Horii, Character Designer Akira Toriyama (creator of Dragon Ball) and composer Koichi Sugiyama, have long enchanted newcomers and longtime fans alike, with each new entry in the franchise comprising charming visuals, enthralling storylines, and captivating music. The latest installment, DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of An Elusive Age, was released to much critical acclaim, winning the Metacritic Must-Play game award and becoming Metacritic's "#2 Best Switch Game of 2019" and "#3 Best PS4 Game of 2020." It has shipped over 6.5 million units globally to date.
About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 173 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 85 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Again, we have seen way too many Model 3's running around with poorly fitted aftermarket wheels and lowering the car makes it much more obvious. You can comb through forums and Facebook posts but in the end, almost everyone wants a nice flush fitment that won't rub. Trust our guide and we guarantee you won't be disappointed with extra wheel gap or rubbing.
So here are our suggested fitments for a lowered Model 3 by width with tire size recommendations. The "et" indicates offset while the numbers are the offset range. For example et30-33 means that an offset of 30, 31, 32, and 33 are all recommended for a lowered Model 3 and will look flush.
All the following fitments will have a similar flushness with the fender.
*235/45R18 also acceptable for these fitments.
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This is the second semi-final of the World Cup 2014.
Full time and the extra time have been goalless.
So the winner was decided by the penalties.
What a tough game – Argentina never conceded goals in the extra time! Netherlands never scored goals in extra time. Only penalties found the winner!
View high quality video here: World Cup 2014 second semi-final: Penalties Netherlands 2 - 4 Argentina.


Rowan University and Rowan College at Burlington County are launching two 3+1 engineering technology degrees.
Rowan University and Rowan College at Burlington County announced a pair of so-called "3+1" degree programs in engineering technology, aimed at meeting the demand for workers who can apply science and engineering concepts in a practical fashion.
The two degrees, in electrical engineering technology and mechanical engineering technology, will be offered at RCBC's Mount Laurel campus as part of Rowan's new Engineering Technology Department — itself part of the university's Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering.
Engineering technologists work on applying advanced technological skills to process, product and system concepts developed by, or in conjunction with, engineers.
Students in the programs will earn an associate degree and bachelor's degree, spending three years at the community college and then a year at the university.
RCBC began offering junior-year courses in January 2017, making it the first community college in the region to do so, it said.


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Supreme Court Rules AIA Reviews are Constitutional
|In IP News
|By Shane R. Thielen - Patent Attorney
Inter Partes Review
On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two opinions pertaining to inter partes review (IPR); a relatively new mechanism for challenging the validity of a U.S. patent, enacted by the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2012. IPR allows anyone to challenge the validity of an issued patent on the grounds that the subject matter covered by the patent is the same as, or would have been obvious in light of, other patents or printed publications that would have been available when the patent application was filed, provided the challenger can demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success.
Challenging the validity of an issued patent is nothing new; however, IPR and post-grant review (PGR) are relatively new administrative procedures brought before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), itself a relatively new administrative body within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO; acronyms, this is what I do with my life). Many institutional patent holders have felt a lot of pressure on their patent portfolios: patents issued by the USPTO aren't necessarily safe even within the walls of the USPTO. Some of those patent holders have challenged the constitutionality of the IPR process.
Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC
Oil States Energy obtained U.S. Patent No. 6,179,053 and sued Greene's Energy for infringement. Greene's Energy challenged the validity of the patent in District Court and at the USPTO, using IPR with both proceedings going on in parallel. The District Court seemed to favor Oil States while the PTAB found Oil States claims unpatentable. Oil States appealed to the Federal Circuit both on patentability of the claims and constitutionality of the IPR process (that is, patents should only be invalidated by an Article III, or judicial court). The Federal Circuit subsequently issued a ruling in another case upholding the constitutionality of IPR. The Supreme Court held that Congress has the power to assign the judgment of public rights (such as patent rights) to entities other than Article III courts.
So IPRs (and presumably PGRs) are constitutional, but maybe there are administrative limitations to the scope of such reviews. If administrative courts like the PTAB have the power to adjudicate patent rights, perhaps the administrators of the USPTO have some discretion in determining the scope of those adjudications.
SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, Director, USPTO
SAS petitioned to review all the claims in a patent issued to ComplementSoft under IPR. The Director instituted review of some, but not all the claims pursuant to USPTO regulations allowing partial institution. SAS challenged the partial institution provision, maintaining that all the claims should have been reviewed. The Supreme Court agreed, holding that SAS's petition, not the discretion of the Director, should guide the scope of the litigation.
Together, Oil States and SAS indicate that the PTAB has the constitutional authority to adjudicate patent rights, but not the authority to alter the scope of the rights being adjudicated. Aspects of the STRONGER Patents Act might have an impact on IPRs if it ever gets signed into law; for example, under the proposed law, only entities that have been sued can bring an IPR challenge, and issued patents would have a presumption of validity. But those changes are prospective at best.
It seems to me, the best defense to any kind of validity challenge is, and always has been, aggressively making the examiner aware of the prior art during prosecution. If a patent applicant tells the examiner about a reference, and the examiner reviews the reference during prosecution and still issues the patent, validity challenges become less problematic. On their own, examiners are pretty good at putting together the prior art; but when tens or hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake, even incompetent litigators can piece together some kind of validity argument (and they always do)..
Also, make sure all the issued claims are valuable. Even if some claims in an issued patent are eventually judged invalid, other claims might survive. If a challenger thinks they might prevail on some claims but ultimately still infringe on other valid claims, that might be enough to dissuade the challenger altogether.
Don't be put off from pursuing patent protection for your inventions. Validity challenges have always existed; you're only hearing about them now because the process is new. In some sense, it's heartening that post grant validity challenges are being conducted by the USPTO; at least the process is being handled by patent professionals.
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