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yet the English community is not a republic, nor the American a monarchy. So there being christians in any sectarian commonwealth, or a sectarian in any christian commonwealth, does not change the nature or character of such a commonwealth,
Q. 176. What, then, is the duty of all christians found in these communities? - A. They are commanded to come out of them." Rev. xviii. 4. "Come out of her, my people, that you be not partakers of her sins; and that you receive not of her plagues."
Q. 177. From whom are they commanded to come out?
A. From Babylon, the apostacy.
Q: 178. And do all sects constitute Babylon?
A. Yes. Do not the streets constitute every city? What is Rome, or London, but its streets, lanes, and houses? And were not the people of God, under the former economy, commanded to come out of Babylon before God destroyed it?
Q. 179. But are they not commanded not to partake of her sins?
Q. 180. How do the disciples in these sects partake of the sins of the sects?
A. There are sins of sects as well as of individuals, as there are national sins as well as individual sins,
Q. 181. And what are the sins of the sects?
A. They are either the sins which are inseparable froin the very • existence of the sect, or sins committed by it. For example: The
crucifixion of the Messiah was a sin committed, by a nation; but the very existence of the Herodians as a community was a sin, because their existence was against the integrity of the nation, and a symbolizing with idolatry for the sake of political interest. Hence the leaven of the Herodians was condemned by the Saviour as against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Israel. Thus the sins of the sects are not only the sins which they as sects commit, but their very existence is a sin.
Q. 182. How is their existence a sin?
A. In the same sense that the setting up of an imperium in imperio, of a government within a government, of forming a faction in the state, is a sin against the government and state. The one is treason only against our political, the other against our spiritual interests. The former is a violation of the national covenant, the latter of the christian covenant The former is a dividing of the state, the latter a dividing of the body of Christ.
Q. 183. Are sectarian sins like national sins, in their general character?
A. In all respects the same. Men will do in confederation, what they could not, what they would not presume to do in their individual character. There is some mercy in a Bank Director, but none in the Board; there is some generosity in an Alderman, but none in the Corporation; there is some humanity in a Papist, but none in the Creed--in an Inquisitor, but not a drop in the Inquisition. So Sy. nods, Councils, Conferences, and sectarian leaders, can sin with a
higher hand as the head of a party, than as members of a congregao tion. But as in national sins all who do not protest against them are guilty of them, so men are said to be partakers of the sins of the confederation to which they belong, so long as they sustain that confederation. Hence, that we partake not of the sins of sects, we are commanded to come out of them.
Q. 184. Have you any reason to think that any one of the sects just now named would permit the Apostle Paul to be a member with them, were he now on earth in disguise? .
A. Yes, some of them might, if he held his peace and said nothing. Q. 185. But as a teacher, would they admit him?
A. No; not one of them. The Paidobaptists would all cast bim out, were it for nothing else than because he would not sprinkle infants, nor keep their sacraments.
Q. 186. And for what would mere Baptists exclude him?
A. For saying they should reform; or because he was baptized for the remission of his sins, and taught it to others; or because he would not acknowledge the Philadelphia Confessian.
Q. 187. And can you be a member of that community which you think would exclude Paul, were he now in disguise among them?
A. No; my soul revolts at the idea of taking a side or stand with them who would exclude from their fellowship the Apostle Paul, or any of the Apostles.
Q. 188. But why do you think that the sects mentioned would ac- . tually do it?
A. Because they do and will exclude all them who will teach neither more nor less than the Apostles did, who will use no other words or doctrines than are found in their writings.
Q. 189. What did Jesus mean by saying, "you are the children of them that killed the Prophets": and to whom did he say it?
A. He said it to them who affirmed that "if they had been in the days of their fathers, they would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the Prophets"; to the persons who builded them monuments, and decorated their sepulchres. And he calls them their children, because they were like them in disposition, and held opinions and principles which would, had they lived in other times, have made them partakers with them in their deeds.
Q. 190. And are all sects who exclude for nonconformity, as such, the children of them who excluded and condemned the Prophets?
A. Every man who understands the scriptures, and fears God, will answer, Yes. But in these sects are found many individuals who, like Joseph and Nicodemus, would not corisent to the deeds of their party.
R. 191. Qught not such, then, to come out, and not partake of their sins, that they may not receive of their plagues ?
A. Reason and Religion both answer, Yes. There is the same reason for coming out of the apostacy as there is for coming out from the large church of Antichrist. . Q. 192. In addressing christendom ought we, then, to regard it as composed only of the three departments, the church of Jesus
Christ, the apostacy, and antichrist--or the congregation of Christ, the congregation of sects, and the congregation of antichrist?
A. Precisely in this character.
Q.193. What, then, should be the burthen of our exhortations to each?
A. To the congregation of saints, the message is, "Hold fast your begun confidence unshaken to the end, and walk in Christ": to those who fear God, in the congregation of sects, "Come out of them, my people, that you partake not of their sins, and that you receive not of their plagues"; or, "Come out from among them, and separate yourgelves, and I will receive you; and will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and my daughters, says the Lord Almighty." This last commandment, with a promise, is equally applicable to those associated with unbelievers and idolators, whether in the congregation of sects or in the congregation of antichrist. To those in the last congregation the burthen is, Reform, and "save yourselves from this untoward generation." The topics, arguments, and motives, which ought to be presented to each congregation, should always accord with the message addressed to them,
Q. 194, But cannot a person be a christiar, and live out of all christian fellowship?
A. Yes, if banished to a Patmos, or bound in a prison.
Q. 195. And can he not voluntarily stand aloof from all those who keep the commandments of Jesus Christ, and be a christian?
A. No, unless a man can disobey Jesus Christ voluntarily and habitually, and yet be a christian.
Q. 196. What is the reason of this?
A. Because christianity is a social religion. Its ordinances, duties, and privileges, partake essentially of the social character. No man can perform any of the social duties, nor enjoy any of the social privileges, out of the christian society. The greater part of all the Apos. tolic letters are written upon the subject of the social duties and privileges of the christian institutions. A person might as reasonably say he may be a citizen of the United States' and live from his birth to his death in Algiers, as to think of being a citizen of Christ's kingdom without naturalization and induction into that kingdom. "Neglect not the assembling of yourselves together," is the command of Panl, Heb. 12.
Q. 197. But does not the Lord equally bless all the sects in the land?
A. If he does, then he pays no regard to their sectarian distinctions. And admitting that he pours out his Spirit upon Baptists, Methodists, Quakers, and Presbyterians, does he not teach them that they ought to have communion with one another, as he has communion with them all. Surely, if the Baptists think that the Lord is a guest, or his Spirit an inmate in the heart or communion of the Presbyterians, they ought not to break fellowship with them, unless they are more holy than the Holy Spirit!
Q. 198. Are there not great revivals bestowed upon all sects ?
A. Yes, upon all sects who believe in them, and take the proper means to get them in operation; especially since the days of George Whitefield and George Fox. But these prove nothing against the
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written testimony of God. The whole machinery which produces them, and all the movements of passion and feeling to which they give birth, are not to be relied on in disproving the testimony of the Apostles. That testimony declares that he that obeys not the Apostles is not of God. "We are of God," say they, "and he that is of God hears us, and he that is not of God hears us not"_and "hereby you MAY KNOW the Spirit of truth and the Spirit of error." No revivals, excitements, or success, alleged by Catholics or Protestants, can impair this Apostolic word, confirmed by the Holy Spirit.
Q. 199. How do you reconcile the doctrine of modern revivals with the fact that the Holy Spirit in past ages always taught all its subjects to speak the same things?
A. I cannot reconcile it at all. For the Holy Spirit in a camp meeting makes all the converts Methodists; at a four day meeting amongst the Baptists, it makes them all Baptists; and at a three days meeting of the Presbyterians, it makes them Presbyterians. Should we say that in these outpourings" the Spirit makes them christians and the preachers make them sectarians, one might ask us, "Why not say that the preachers make them christians, and the Spirit makes them sectarians?' But then, says a third, 'If you take away all that makes the sectarian, how much remains to make a christian! Thus are we embarrassed. The most rational conclusion upon the supposition that the Spirit is the agent in these revivals is, that it cares nothing for the truths at stake between Calvinists and Arminians-between Paidobaptists and Baptists and in order to signify its total indifference to all these matters, if the Presby. terians, Methodists, or Baptists only appoint a four days meeting or a camp meeting, the spirit which presides over the sects will grant them a revival.
Q. 200. And what is the conclusion of the whole matter?
A. "Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole happiness of man;" for, says Jesus, "You are my friends if you do whatsoever I command you." And, "If any one love me, he will keep my words."
Let no person say this is a Catechism, to be committed as are those issued from authority, and patronized as sectarian shibboleths. We have no authority to make such, nor do we know who has. We have simply chosen the catechetical mode of communication; and as we get many questions sent to us touching some, or all of these matters, it appeared economical and prudent for us to answer 200 questions at a time. As soon as we get 200 more, we shall allot two days to answer them. If any one can show that an improper answer has been given to any question, we shall take pleasure in correcting it..
THE following articles on the CHOLERA have been sent round to the citizens of this county, in the form of a handbill:
THE Pestilence called the INDIA SPASMODIC CHOLERA has actually reached the fourth quarter of the globe, and has fearfully commenced the work of destruction on our own continent. Of the first eighty cases reported in Quebec, more than sixty proved fatal. It is spreading in the Canadas, and if it have not already visited, doubfless it will, in a few days, visit the United States, and spread dismay far and wide through this Union. Expecting it soon to appear among us, we feel it a debt we owe to our fellow citizens, from the principles of religion and humanity, to call their attention to the best antidotes and remedies which our reading of the best medical reports issued in Europe and Asia, and the history of the disease have thrown in our way. We intend printing a sufficient number of handbills to supply every family in our county with a copy, and will leave them
in the most public places for distribution. It is to be hoped that every printer in the country will, as soon as possible, place in the hands of every housekeeper and head of a family in his vicinity, the necessary information, both as to preventing the disease, and removing it, as far as human exertion can go. Much depends upon being prepared with the necessary remedies, and information to use them, before the disease appears, as it very often does its work in five or six hours.
The following are the most practical rules and directions, selected from the most approved reports. We are not so careful as to order and arrangement, as we are to give a full outline of the whole, that the reader may have ample data before him.--Editor Mill. Harb.
Extract from the popular Instructions as to the Cholera Morbus. Observe the strictest cleanliness, both in persons and dwellings.
Avoid all chances of being chilled, and keep the body warm, par: ticularly the stomach, bowels and feet.
Avoid placing the feet upon the cold floor.
Workmen obliged to work in cold or damp places, would do well to wear wooden shoes or clogs.
Abstain from sleeping with the windows open.
Return home at an early hour, in order to avoid the cold and damp of the night air.
Avoid as much as possible excessive fatigue.
Whatever may be the weather or the season, do not go too lightly clad.
Sobriety cannot be too strongly recommended; consequently avoid all excesses of eating and drinking, for it has been observed that drunkards and debauchees have been most exposed to the attacks of the cholera.
Let your food be principally meat and meat soups; eat as little as possible of charcuterie and salt meats, and abstain entirely from heavy pastry.
Abstain from undressed food of every description,
All cold drinks, taken when a person is heated, are at all times dan. gerous. The water used as a beverage ought to be clear. Filtered water is better than any other. Instead of drinking it pure, it would be better to mix with it two teaspoonfuls of brandy or absinthe to a pint. Water lightly mixed with wine is equally good.
'The excessive use of strong liquors is very pernicious, and taking unmixed brandy when fasting is equally so. Persons who have contracted the habit of doing so, should, at least, first eat a piece of bread. The same objections apply to drinking white wine fasting.
All beer and cider of bad quality ought to be avoided.
Every person who feels himself suddenly affected by dull pains in the limbs, heaviness or giddiness of the head, a feeling of oppression, uneasiness of the chest, heartburn, or cholic, should immediately apply to a physician.
Persons thus affected should immediately go to bed, and take, quite hot, an infusion of peppermint and flowers of the lime tree, and heat himself by every possible means.
Prepared chloric solutions being universally recommended as a


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Saginaw Pride Awards celebrate community action
By BTL Staff|2011-07-07T09:00:00-04:00July 7th, 2011|News|
By Tana Michaels
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Outstanding members of the Tri-City's LGBT community were honored at the Perceptions-sponsored third annual Saginaw Valley LGBT Pride Awards Banquet held June 28 at Saginaw's Andersen Enrichment Center. Perceptions Saginaw Valley is a non-profit, Tri-City LGBT organization.
The awards ceremony, which was held to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of Stonewall and to honor local members of the Tri-City area, was emceed by Dr. Charissa Urbano. She reminded the audience that even though "inequality erodes dignity," the awards banquet provides an opportunity for healing and belonging.
The night's keynote speaker was BTL publisher Jan Stevenson, who laid out a plan about what the community could do to make change in Michigan. She urged the audience to organize politically, have responsible leadership and apply meaningful pressure on both allies and enemies.
Four Pride Awards were presented. Pride Awards are given to individuals who show outstanding leadership and commitment through their advocacy of acceptance, equality and respect for all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
The first Pride Award was presented to Bob and Denise Malosh from Midland for their leadership roles in PFLAG. Mr. Malosh was president and his wife was secretary for many years. They have helped countless other families learn to accept their child's sexual orientation. They've also lobbied in Lansing. Although they've given up their official positions at PFLAG, they haven't stopped being leaders and role models in the community. The Maloshes thanked the group for giving them "hope that their son could find a place in the world where he could be comfortable."
Rev. Kathy VanBuskirk from Saginaw was honored with a Pride Award for her work in counseling, especially for people in the LGBT community, and for being the founder and director of the first Tri-City LGBT Pride Festival held in Saginaw on June 25 at Ojibway Island. More than 2,000 people attended the festival.
The third Pride Award was earned by Randy Hasso, also from Saginaw, for his volunteer service. Hasso has been generous with his time, talent and resources at the local, regional, state and national levels. He has been an officer or board member of Dignity Tri-Cities, The NAMES Project, Wellness Network Tri-Cities and Perceptions Saginaw Valley, putting in many hours behind the scenes for the success of dozens of projects. "It's nice to be able to be with a group like this and experience friendship," Hasso said.
Bill Giorgis from Saginaw was given a Pride Award for his volunteer work in the community. The owner of Mike's Wrecker Service in Saginaw and an active member of several community groups, he has donated generously to the LGBT community. Giorgis said he was brought up in a giving family that goes by the adage, "give until it feels good. Being able to help is incredibly important."
The Lifetime Achievement Award was given posthumously to John Monahan for being the first openly gay community activist and organizer in the Tri-City area. Monahan, who died in 2002, was involved with local groups and he lobbied elected officials in Lansing. He was co-founder of the Triangle Foundation, serving as president, and was involved in other LGBT groups.
The Business Award was accepted by Steven Magstadt on behalf of the owners of the Magic Bean Cafe in Saginaw: Lisa Rechsteiner, Eugene Seals, and Stephanie Zeilinger. The Magic Bean Cafe received the award for being a welcoming venue for LGBT meetings as well as for contributing time, money and resources to the LGBT community. Magstadt echoed Stevenson, saying, "I think it's OK that we get organized. Maybe we do need to get a little pissed off, impatient, get moving and get organized together."

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Welcome to the Sega Master System Games section. This is a 100% complete collection of every European PAL Master System game released. Even though these games are listed as either PAL Sega Master System Games, Sega decided the Master System would have no region lockout like other consoles, so these games should all be compatible with any console regardless of its region.
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Could you please define what Gigaword is?
Chinese Gigaword is a commercial corpus.
Gigaword here just indicate its corpus size, I believe, not quite sure about the original idea though.
In addition, I can't seem to find the information on the duration of this corpus...Would you perhaps be able to help?


It's called a binding ritual, which, they say is the spiritual equivalent of a judge blocking the president's actions. The article even gives links to which organizations such as W.I.T.C.H. Boston. Can you even imagine media outlets printing an occultist spell against our president? Can you further imagine the media giving a witch's hints on how to put a curse on your president?
You might expect this in a nation where Voodoo is venerated, but not the United States.
Notice the word "witchcrafts" is plural: That means there are at least two distinct types or levels of witchcraft. St. Paul tells us in Galatians 5:20, the first category, the lowest level of witchcraft, begins as a work of the flesh (the desire to control others.) Some wish so hard to control; they will resort to occult practices as spirit-cooking, ouija boards, and binding rituals.
Unless a person repents, witchcraft will then move into a preternatural and dangerous level, attracting the realm of the demonic to the one practicing the first level of witchcraft. In other words, witchcraft as a work of the flesh will quickly shift into the demonic form of witchcraft and could lead to demon-possession or deep demonic oppression in the one practicing it.
The Bible says that in the last days evil will wax worse and worse (2 Timothy 3:13).
Witches today are uniting to rid the planet of President Trump through demonic incantations. They say additional spells will continue being cast until Trump is no longer president.
Get together with other Spirit-filled believers, remembering that greater is He (the Holy Spirit) in you that he (the devil) that is in this world. (1 John 4:4) As you pray over your meals, make it a point to follow St. Paul's admonition to pray for those in authority. Ask God to help our president, and that any curse would reverse.
… the curse causeless shall not come.
The Bible teaches the law of the boomerang.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Haman, Balaam, Ahithophel, and Judas Iscariot all sought to curse that which was blessed by God…and it cost them their lives.
3. Pray for those trapped in New Age occultism and witchcraft.
They haven't found the supernatural power of the living God through Jesus Christ.
We live in a high-risk time. If we give up now, our nation will be lost. But if we, like Gideon, King David, and the Apostles trust in the living God and take our positions as ambassadors of God's Kingdom, we'll see a great revival, huge advances, and a secure future in the Lord.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will pass the word on to our friends and family so when we all pray to our Father in heaven He will hear our prayers and he will heal our land and our people!! Esp.pray for our President Mr. Donald Trump and and our Senators Reps.
Amen! Great Word for this day and hour! Thank you, Bishop Dave!


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Call of civil society organizations to their governments on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa
We, social movements, grassroots organizations and civil society organizations engaged in the defense of food sovereignty and the right to food in Africa, met at the World Social Forum in Tunis in March 2015 to unite those opposing the G8 "New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition". Social movements and organizations from Africa shared their experiences and analysis about the impacts of the New Alliance in their countries and participants from all over the world agreed to support their struggles against this threat to food sovereignty and agro-ecology. As such, we joined the Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles and adopted its Declaration. This statement reflects our discussions and our demands to governments engaged in the New Alliance and expresses support for the call on the G7 Presidency made by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa. 2
Small-scale food producers are collectively the leading investors in agriculture, estimated to produce 70% of the food in Africa. 3 Addressing food and nutrition insecurity on the continent requires the full participation of those who are already producing, and promoting an agricultural system based on human rights and food sovereignty through local control over natural resources, seeds, land, water, forests, knowledge and technology. This is crucial for small-scale women and men farmers, pastoralists, livestock farmers, fisherfolk and hunter-gatherer societies. However, African governments and international donors support to African agriculture increasingly focuses on the extension of corporate led food and agricultural systems to the detriment of small-scale food producers.
One of the most worrying illustrations of this trend is the G8 "New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition", 4 launched in 2012 by the G8 and implemented in ten African countries. 5 The New Alliance, following similar initiatives such as AGRA and GROW Africa, is based on the simplistic assumption that corporate investment in agriculture will increase production and that this will automatically improve food and nutrition security and reduce poverty. This logic completely neglects that food and nutrition security means consistent access to a diverse and nutritious diet, which will not be achieved simply by increasing food production. Moreover, much of the production supported by the New Alliance is in crops with relatively low nutritional value as well as in crops which are destined for export and/or non-food production.
Notwithstanding the lack of transparency in implementation of the New Alliance, experiences on the ground and case studies confirm that the policies promoted by the New Alliance facilitate the grabbing of land and other natural resources, further marginalize small-scale producers, and undermine the right to adequate food and nutrition.6 The New Alliance cooperation framework agreements were hastily erected on the mere promise that the initiative will "unleash the power of the private sector", ignoring the risks that will fall on small-scale food producers and other marginalized groups.7 The agreements were made with no or little participation of small-scale food producers and groups affected by malnutrition, and they contain no concrete indicators on hunger and malnutrition. Furthermore, neither the G8 nor the G7 has a mandate to pursue these policy changes in other countries; the adequate forum for agreement to policy guidance is the UN Committee on World Food Security where all concerned parties have a voice.
The adoption of New Alliance policy commitments by African countries enables companies to do business through the easing of export controls and tax laws, changing seed laws in the favor of multi-national companies, and through governments facilitating transfers of community land to investors. In spite of the urgent need for tax revenue to fund rural community development, countries have agreed to reduce taxes on agribusiness and on the inputs used most heavily by large farms. Existing projects backed by the New Alliance threaten small-scale farmers control over land and seeds, marginalize local markets and contribute to loss of biodiversity and soil fertility. This undermines the livelihoods of local communities and adequate nutrition based, among others, on access to diverse and nutritious diets. In several countries, seed laws are being introduced that could effectively criminalize farmer-to-farmer seed exchange in the future.8 These policies and laws undermine peasants' rights, bio-diversity, and the right to adequate food and nutrition. They will exacerbate future climate and economic shocks for small-scale farmers, instead of building their resilience to cope with such shocks. These changes are being made without national debate, thereby undermining democratic structures.
Our organizations support investment alternatives made in response to the priorities of small-scale producers, and which contribute to the realization of the right to food. Alternative responses include provision of public services and infrastructure to support rural communities and local markets. Incentives such as public procurement, will allow small-scale producers to make additional investments and increase food production through decentralized, autonomous, local and sustainable food systems.
While the New Alliance emphasizes the need to "link smallholders to markets" the projects it supports privilege global markets dominated by corporate traders, ignoring the existent vibrant and diverse local food systems that ensure the sustenance of the majority of Africa's population today. For small-scale producers market access in itself is not sufficient, but rather the conditions of their access are crucial as are the rules and logics by which particular markets operate. Small-scale producers are present above all in informal markets, which channel food for the majority of the population. Little data has been collected on existing food systems and more research and public investment should be targeted to support systems that are already working.
Supporting markets that respond to the logic of sustainable family farming can also have a positive impact on climate change, rural employment and migration flows. But it is crucial that small-scale food producers are in the driver's seat and have their own independent organizations to support them to retain control of their land, natural resources and projects that affect them.
The African Union and the G7 will hold their Heads of States Summit in June 2015. We call on all Governments participating in the New Alliance to:
Stop all engagement in and support for the New Alliance. Governments should ensure that all other policies and programmes on food and nutrition security are coherent with their international human rights obligations, including in relation to the right to adequate food and nutrition, and follow the UN Food and Agricultural Organizations' Guidelines on the Right to Food, and the UN Committee on World Food Security's Land Tenure Guidelines. 9
Suspend implementation of policy commitments and projects until they are reviewed in each country by a multi-stakeholder platform that includes small-scale food producers' organizations and marginalized groups. Withdraw from those policies and projects that fail to promote the right to food, that undermine land access and the tenure rights of women and communities, or that prioritize business interests over those of marginalized population groups and the environment.
Always defend the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent of all communities affected by land deals and their full participation in the governance of land and natural resources.
Require full transparency of contracts and binding commitments for companies on rural employment and living wages, respecting ILO conventions with provisions for continual monitoring.
Respect farmers' rights to produce, protect, use, exchange, promote and sell farm-saved seeds and expand support to farmer's owned seeds banks and systems. Stop and review all processes that lead to seed laws based on UPOV 1991, patents or other laws that threaten small-scale farmers' rights.
Enact public policies that support small-scale food producers and advance food sovereignty, the right to food, and agroecology with the full involvement of small-scale producers, civil society organizations, consumers and their organizations at national and regional levels.
Statement endorsed by:
International: ActionAid International, Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), CIDSE, Coalition for Equitable Land Acquisitions and Development in Africa (CELADA), Compassion in World Farming, Corporate Europe Observatory, Fahamu Africa-Networks for Social Justice, Fern, Food & Water Europe, Friends of the Earth International, GRAIN, Grassroots International, Greenpeace Africa, La Via Campesina Southern and Eastern Africa, Inades-Formation, Organisation des Jeunesses Panafricanistes (OJP), Oxfam, Panafricaine pour l'Éducation au Développement Durable (PAEDD), Transnational Institute (TNI), VECO West Africa.
Argentina: Unión Solidaria de Comunidades - Pueblo Diaguita Cacano
Australia: MADGE Australia Inc
Belgium: Réseau Foi & Justice Afrique Europe Antenne Belgique, SOS Faim Belgique
Burkina Faso: Réseau MARP Burkina Faso
Cameroon : SAILD (Service d'Appui aux Initiatives Locales de Développement)
Canada: National Farmers Union, The Ram's Horn, The United Church of Canada
Ethiopia: MELCA
France: CADTM-France (Comité pour l'annulation de la dette du Tiers Monde), CCFD-Terre Solidaire, FIAN France, Peuples Solidaires-ActionAid France, Réseau Foi & Justice Afrique Europe Antenne France, SOLIDARITÉ
Germany: Agrecol e.V. (Associaton for AgriCulture & Ecology), Bread for the World - Protestant Development Service, Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung , INKOTA-netzwerk, MISEREOR, Pesticide Action Network Germany
Ghana: Agriculture Sovereignty Ghana (ASG), Farmers Development Movement (FDM), Food Sovereignty Ghana, General Agricultural Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress , Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG)
Indonesia: KRuHA (People's Coalition for the Right to Water)
Italy: Terra Nuova
Kenya: Growth Partners Africa –GPA, Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), Kenya Food Rights Alliance –KeFRA, PELUM-Kenya
Malawi: Coalition of Women's Farmers (COWFA)
Mali: CNOP MALI
Mozambique: ADECRU (Academic Action for the Development of Rural Communities)
Nepal: Garjan-Nepal
Nigeria: Center For Environmental Education And Development, Environmental and Rural Mediation Centre, Hope Foundation for the Lonely, Justice, Development and Peace Centre (JDPC), WOFAN Women Famers
Senegal: Enda Pronat, Fédération des ONG du Sénégal (FONGS - Action paysanne), Forum social sénégalais (FSS), Réseau Africain Pour le Droit à l'Alimentation (RAPDA), WiLDAF/Sénégal
South Africa: African Centre for Biodiversity – South Africa: Surplus People Project (South Africa)
Switzerland: Bread for all, the Development Service of the Protestant Churches in Switzerland
Tanzania: African Centre for Biodiversity – Tanzania, Green Belt Foundation, Irrigation Training and Economic Empowerment Organization – IRTECO, MVIWATA Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO)
The Netherlands: Saka Mese Nusa AlifURU Foundation, Stichting Down2Earth, The Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples
Togo: Friends of Earth-Togo
United Kingdom: Biofuelwatch – UK, EcoNexus, Find Your Feet, Global Justice Now, Permaculture Association, Scientists for Global Responsibility, UK Food Group, Women's Environmental Network (WEN), World Family
United States of America: Africa Faith and Justice Network, Biofuelwatch – US, Bioscience Resource Project, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth USA, Global Policy Forum, Inclusive Development International, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Labelgmos.org, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Oakland Institute, Other Worlds, PLANT (Partners for the Land & Agricultural Needs of Traditional Peoples), Vivat, Washington, Biotechnology Action Council
Zambia: PELUM Association
To endorse this statement, please write to Gino Brunswijck: nafsn@aefjn.be
1 Dakar to Tunis: Declaration of the Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles (Tunis, 28 March 2015) http://viacampesina.org/en/index.php/main-issues-mainmenu-27/agrarian-reform-mainmenu-36/1775-declaration-of-the-global-convergence-of-land-and-water-struggles
2 African Civil Society Demands Inclusion of Food Sovereignty and the Right to Food in the Germany G7 Presidency Agenda. http://afsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AFSA-Demands-to-the-Germany-G7-Presidency-Agenda.pdf
3 HLPE. 2013. Investing in smallholder agriculture for food security. A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security, Rome. IFAD, UNEP 2013. Smallholders, food security and the environment. Rome.
4 Here after referred to as the New Alliance
5 Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania.
6 Nova Aliança do G8 Atinge e Usurpa Terra e Água de 50 mil Pessoas em Moçambique (ADECRU, March 2015) adecru.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/nova-alianca-do-g8-atinge-e-usurpa-terra-e-agua-de-50-mil-pessoas-em-mocambique/
- Take Action: Stop EcoEnergy's Land Grab in Bagamoyo, Tanzania (ActionAid, March 2015)
- The Dominion Farms' land grab in Nigeria (CEED, Environmental Rights Action/FoE Nigeria, Grain, Global Justice Now, January 2015)
7 A G8 Meeting that goes back to first principles (David Cameron, 2012) www.euobserver.com/opinion/118265
8 Land and seed laws under attack: who is pushing changes in Africa? (AFSA, GRAIN, January 2015) http://www.grain.org/article/entries/5121-land-and-seed-laws-under-attac...
9 Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
- See more at: http://farmlandgrab.org/post/view/25006#sthash.sjLYbQIW.dpuf
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Obits — November 24, 2019
Lakes-Dunson-Robertson
Wylie Tracy Bailey
Mr. Wylie Tracy Bailey was the only son born to Wade Hill and Nellie Lee Harvey Bailey on December 23, 1949. Wylie was raised in a nurturing home in the small city of West Point, Georgia, along with his three sisters who affectionately called him "Bay Boy". Growing up, he attended and graduated from Harrison High School and upon graduation, Wylie was drafted into the United States Marines and served briefly before returning home as the only son in his family. It was during his matriculation at Harrison High that Wylie was known for his sense of fashion and flair for dancing, often compared to the late James Brown, which captured the attention of the former Sharon Easter. That young love would blossom and grow into marriage on May 12, 1975. Wylie was a devoted husband of Sharon Easter Bailey for nearly 45 years. During their marriage, Wylie was a great provider for his family with a professional career spanning for more than 40 years working in the construction industry employed as a Rod Buster. He retired from Zachary Construction. Wylie and Sharon's union produced three beloved children, Carman, Casey and Colby Bailey who blessed him with five beautiful grandchildren, Joshua Bailey, Tobias McDaniel-Bailey, Heaven Hill, Karter Bailey, and Skylei Davenport. He was anticipating the birth of his first great grandchild at the time of his transition. During his nearly seventy years on earth, Wylie was an avid sports enthusiast and was especially passionate about major league baseball. He loved classic cars, vehicle restoration, listening to classical Motown rhythm and blues, and playing his drums. His greatest love would always be for his family and friends with whom he shared many great memories. Wylie touched the lives of many people with his smile and generosity and maintained his trademark laughter and sense of humor even as his health began to decline. Wiley survived heart surgery as a young man and had begun his battle against lung cancer when the Lord called him home where he would no longer have to fight. On November 19, 2019, Wylie passed away peacefully at his home in Lagrange, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Betty Ruth Bailey and Dorothy Bailey, father-in-law Willie James Easter and beloved brother-in-law, James Lamar Easter. Wylie will forever be remembered by his loving wife, children, grandchildren, devoted sister Louise Lovelace, his treasured mother-in-love Aurelia Easter, caring in-laws Willie Mae Dixon, Linda Easter Brown, Debra Easter Dabney and Robert Easter, along with his dear friend and colleague Michael Johnson, and countless nieces, nephews, friends and family who were blessed to know him. His spirit and legacy will continue to live on through all of us. The Celebration of Life Service was held Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home. Dr. W. T. Edmondson officiated. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
Mike "Possum" Davis
Michael Whatley "Mike" Davis, age 68 of Pine Mountain, GA, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at his residence. Mike, who was best known to friends and family as "Possum" was born April 8, 1951 in Chipley (Pine Mountain), GA, the son of Whatley W. Davis and Betty Irvin Davis. He was employed most of his adult life with Callaway Gardens as a turf manager of the golf course. He attended Grace Family Church in Manchester and was a member of Ducks Unlimited. Mike enjoyed hunting, fishing, visiting with friends and watching religious programs on television. He was an avid pool player and in years past could often be found enjoying the game at The Inlet in Pine Mountain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Rita Davis Williams. He is survived by two sisters; Gayle Davis Reynolds of Shiloh, GA and Chris Davis Hobbs of Pine Mountain Valley, GA; nieces and nephews, Dennis Reynolds, Tammy R. Brown (Rev. Bruce), Greg Hadley (Susan), Dawn Carlisle (Timothy "Roho"), Clay Hobbs (Vonda) and Shannon Janney (Brandon), Dana Taunton ; several great-nieces and nephews and many friends and extended family. Funeral services were held 11:00 am, Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home in Hamilton, with Rev. Bruce Brown officiated. Interment followed in Beech Springs Cemetery in Pine Mountain.
Joanne Thompson Stroud
Mrs. Joanne Thompson Stroud, age 84, of LaGrange, passed away on November 21, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Stroud was born on October 24, 1935 in LaGrange to the late John Henry Thompson, Sr. and Lillian Rachel Murphy Thompson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Stroud; grandson, Justin Lane; siblings, Elaine Bryant, Betty Moon, Dot Munday, John Henry Thompson, Jr. and William Thompson. Mrs. Stroud retired from Kleen-Tex, Inc. and was a member of Baptist Tabernacle. Survivors include her children, Wanda Webb, Steve Stroud and Sebrina Carrington (Shane); brother, Bill Thompson; Jean Moncus (Jimmy); grandchildren, Rocky Webb (Amanda), John Webb (Christy), Sidney Stroud, Jessica Lane-May (Brandon), Joshua Lane and Jarred Lane; great grandchildren, Jasmine Webb, John Webb, Jordan Webb, Caden Stroud, Mason Atkinson, Hayden May, Jayden Lane and Mason May; special niece, Jeannie Fairall (Dale); numerous other nieces, nephews and extended family. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 3:00 pm at Baptist Tabernacle with Rev. Jimmie McMillian officiating. Interment will follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends on Sunday beginning at 2:00 pm until service hour at the church.


INTERSPEECH 2014 Abstract: Ouali et al.
In this paper, we present the latest improvements on spectrogram-matrix based fingerprinting system for detecting transformed audio copies. In particular, we experiment with two feature parameters derived using global and local spectrogram averages and show that combining results from these two feature parameters significantly improves performance. We test our system on TRECVID 2010 content-based copy detection dataset. Experimental results show the robustness of our method against various audio distortions. The proposed method reduces the minimal Normalized Detection Cost Rate (min NDCR) by 23% and improves localization accuracy by 24% compared to a state-of-the-art audio fingerprinting system. Our system achieves the lowest min NDCR for MP3 compression transformation with a relative improvement of 60%.
Bibliographic reference. Ouali, Chahid / Dumouchel, Pierre / Gupta, Vishwa (2014): "Robust features for content-based audio copy detection", In INTERSPEECH-2014, 2395-2399.


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'use strict';

describeComponent('component/ui-add_group', function () {

  // Initialize the component and attach it to the DOM
  beforeEach(function () {
    var fixture = '<form style="display: none;">'+
                    '<input type="text" class="js-groupInput" />'+
                    '
The group '+
                      'field is empty
'+
                    '
A group '+
                      'with that name already exists
'+
                    '<input class="js-submit" type="submit" />'+
                    '<button class="js-cancelButton">cancel</button>'+
                    ''+
                  '</form>';
    setupComponent(fixture);
  });

  it('should be defined', function () {
    expect(this.component).toBeDefined();
  });

  describe('on data-wanted_new_group', function() {
    it('should clear itself of any previous input', function() {
      var actual;

      this.component.select('selectorGroupInput').val('data');
      $(document).trigger('data-wanted_new_group');

      actual = this.$node.select('selectorGroupInput').val();

      expect(actual).toEqual('');
    });
    it('should trigger ui-activate_group_add to activate itself', function() {
      var eventSpy;

      eventSpy = spyOnEvent(this.$node, 'ui-activate_group_add');

      $(document).trigger('data-wanted_new_group');

      expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenTriggeredOn(this.$node);
    });
  });

  describe('on ui-activate_group_add', function() {
    it('should unhide itself', function() {
      this.$node.hide(); // Ensure its hidden as in index.html

      this.$node.trigger('ui-activate_group_add', 'group');

      expect(this.$node.is(':hidden')).toBeFalsy();
    });
  });

  describe('on submit', function() {
    it('should trigger a ui-add_group event on itself', function() {
      var eventSpy;

      eventSpy = spyOnEvent(this.$node, 'ui-add_group');
      this.$node.select('selectorGroupInput').val('dummyGroup');

      this.$node.trigger('submit');

      expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenTriggeredOn(this.$node);
    });
    it('should pass the text input value in the event', function() {
      var eventSpy,
          expected = 'testGroup';

      eventSpy = spyOnEvent(this.$node, 'ui-add_group');
      this.component.select('selectorGroupInput').val(expected);

      this.$node.trigger('submit');

      expect(eventSpy.mostRecentCall.data).toEqual({group: {name: expected}});
    });
  });

  describe('on data-added_group', function() {
    it('should hide the loading icon', function() {
      this.$node.select('selectorLoadingIcon').show(); // Ensure already showing.

      this.$node.trigger('data-added_group');

      expect(this.$node.select('selectorLoadingIcon').is(':hidden'))
        .toBeTruthy();
    });
    it('should hide itself', function() {
      this.$node.trigger('data-added_group');

      expect(this.$node.is(':hidden')).toBeTruthy();
    });
  });

  describe('on data-invalid_group', function() {
    it('should clear the text input', function() {
      var $groupInput = this.component.select('selectorGroupInput');

      $groupInput.val('something');

      $(document).trigger('data-invalid_group', {});

      expect($groupInput.val()).toEqual('');
    });
    it('should put a warning class on the text input', function() {
      var $groupInput = this.component.select('selectorGroupInput');

      $groupInput.toggleClass('warning', false); // Ensure not present.

      $(document).trigger('data-invalid_group', {message: 'duplicate'});

      expect($groupInput.hasClass('warning')).toBeTruthy();
    });
    it('should show the empty warning message if the message: empty', function() {
      var $groupWarning = this.$node.select('selectorWarningEmptyGroup');

      this.$node.show();
      $groupWarning.toggleClass('hidden', true);

      $(document).trigger('data-invalid_group', {message: 'duplicate'});

      expect($groupWarning.is(':hidden')).toBeFalsy();
    });
    it('should show the duplicate warning message if the message: duplicate',
       function() {
      var $groupWarning = this.component.select('selectorWarningDuplicateGroup');

      this.$node.show();
      $groupWarning.hide();

      $(document).trigger('data-invalid_group', {message: 'duplicate'});

      expect($groupWarning.is(':hidden')).toBeFalsy();
    });
    it('should hide the loading icon', function() {
      this.$node.select('selectorLoadingIcon').show(); // Ensure already showing.

      this.$node.trigger('data-added_group');

      expect(this.$node.select('selectorLoadingIcon').is(':hidden'))
        .toBeTruthy();
    });
  });

  describe('on data-loading_group', function() {
    it('should unhide a spinner on the form', function() {

      this.component.select('selectorLoadingIcon').hide(); // Unsure hidden.

      this.component.trigger('data-loading_group');

      expect(this.component.select('selectorLoadingIcon').is(':hidden'))
        .toBeFalsy();
    });
  });

  describe('on click cancel', function() {
    it('should hide itself', function() {
      this.$node.show(); // Ensure its showing, as in activated state.

      this.component.trigger(this.component.attr.selectorCancelButton, 'click');

      expect(this.$node.is(':hidden')).toBeTruthy();
    });
    it('should trigger ui-deactivate_group_add', function() {
      var eventSpy;

      eventSpy = spyOnEvent(this.$node, 'ui-deactivate_group_add');

      this.component.trigger(this.component.attr.selectorCancelButton, 'click');

      expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenTriggeredOn(this.$node);
    });
  });
});

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Q: Laravel - how to use whereHas with conditional relationships? I've been trying to solve this issue for 3 days but didn't find any solution.
I have a conditional one-to-one relationship between users table and their profiles admin_profile, teacher_profile, student_profile, and company_pofile
the relationship in user model looks like this:
function profile() {
    switch ($this -> type) {
        case 'other':
            return $this -> hasOne('App\AdminProfile');
        break;
        case 'company':
            return $this -> hasOne('App\CompanyProfile');
        break;
        case 'teacher':
            return $this -> hasOne('App\TeacherProfile');
        break;
        case 'student':
            return $this -> hasOne('App\StudentProfile');
        break;
    }
}

And as it's conditional, eager loading won't work before I call "get" method or one of it's siblings. so I used "load" to get the user profile like this:
function getUser($id) {
    $user = User::find($id) -> load('profile');

    return response() -> json($user);
}

Now the problem is that I want to search users according to data in their profiles, so I did this:
if($request -> has('filter')) {
    $users -> whereHas('profile', function ($q) use($request) {
        $filter = explode($request -> filter, ',');
        $q -> where ($filter[0], @$filter[1]);
    });
}

And of course because of the conditional relationship, eager loading won't work and here is the error message:

FatalErrorException in Builder.php line 580: Call to a member function
  getRelationCountQuery() on null

A: I have been down this road myself, and its painful. I would highly recommend you use Laravel's Polymorphic Relationships instead. If you can't, the best way to deal with this would be to do individual queries for every relationship type. However to be able to do that, you would have to split up your relationship like so:
public function adminProfile {
    return $this->hasOne('App\AdminProfile');
}

public function companyProfile {
    return $this->hasOne('App\CompanyProfile');
}

public function teacherProfile {
    return $this->hasOne('App\TeacherProfile');
}

public function studentProfile {
    return $this->hasOne('App\StudentProfile');
}

public function profile() {
    switch ($this->type) {
        case 'other':
            return $this->adminProfile();
            break;
        case 'company':
            return $this->companyProfile();
            break;
        case 'teacher':
            return $this->teacherProfile();
            break;
        case 'student':
            return $this->studentProfile();
            break;
        default:
            throw new Exception('Unknown Type: '. $this->type);
    }
}

And then get the results like so:
$students = User::where('type', 'student')->whereHas('studentProfile', function ($q) use($request) {
    $filter = explode($request -> filter, ',');
    $q -> where ($filter[0], @$filter[1]);
});

$teachers = User::where('type', 'teacher')->whereHas('teacherProfile', function ($q) use($request) {
    $filter = explode($request -> filter, ',');
    $q -> where ($filter[0], @$filter[1]);
});

$company = User::where('type', 'company')->whereHas('companyProfile', function ($q) use($request) {
    $filter = explode($request -> filter, ',');
    $q -> where ($filter[0], @$filter[1]);
});

However, if you can use Polymorphic Relationships, they have been created for this very reason, and would make things a lot easier.
"Polymorphic relations allow a model to belong to more than one other model on a single association." - Laravel knows how polymorphic relationships work, and have added support for all the eloquent functions.
http://laravel.com/docs/5.1/eloquent-relationships#polymorphic-relations

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Alternatively you may opt for a more detailed online tarot reading and have a 21 card spread, the Celtic Cross spread or a spread that will give you a forecast for the whole year. But what matters is not the length of the reading but the tarot reader's accuracy in interpreting the tarot cards – and we believe that we have some of the most accurate tarot readers in the world working with us now.
Before calling, it is best to have a question in mind to ask the cards but the tarot was not designed to ask yes or no questions. Most tarot card readers will tell you that it should not be used to make decisions but instead be treated as guidance to help you plan the best course for the future. The Tarot cards help you to find the best way – based upon your own free will. The way you ask a question is therefore quite important as it will determine how the cards are interpreted.
FOCUS Your question needs to be focused but not restrictive. It is better to ask for wisdom about the best way to deal with a situation than to ask what will happen. Tarot reading should empower you to change the future in your favour. Also remember that the issue that may be troubling you may also have other influences that are affecting the situation. The tarot may make you aware of your blind spots and issues that you may not yet be aware of.
THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN CHANGE We often blame circumstances for our troubles but esoteric systems like the tarot will often bring the question back to you and show you ways that you need to change so that fortunes move in your favour. For example, asking why someone you know is in trouble with the law and focusing just on him or her and not you may actually miss the point. Perhaps, in this instance, it may be better to ask what role you can play in bringing things back to normal and how you can help make things better for them.
HEAR THE TRUTH Some people make the mistake of trying to reject any information that they don't want to hear. Remember that a reading is not just a confirmation of what you WANT to hear. It is in reality an attempt to get to the truth and by thus getting to the bottom of the issues you can begin to make the necessary changes to make things right. Don't make things fit.
APPROACH THE CARDS WITH A POSITIVE STATE OF MIND Approach the reading with a positive state of mind. For example asking why something hasn't happened is self-defeating! Rather you need to ask the best way to MAKE it happen.Our online tarot readers cannot wave a magic wand to make everything better but they can empower you to help change the situation. With their help and a positive attitude from your part you will be able to approach the future with a much stronger and reassured mind. In this way you will create the conditions that allow a positive future to come your way.


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Caffeine and Cognitive performance
Coffee and Alzheimer's Disease
Coffee and Parkinson's disease
Coffee and stroke
The World Heart Federation states that every year 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke. Nearly 6 million die and another 5 million are left permanently disabled. Stroke is the second leading cause of disability after dementia. Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death above the age of 60 years, and the fifth leading cause of death in people aged 15 to 59 years old92.
In many developed countries the incidence of stroke is declining even though the actual number of strokes is increasing because of the aging population. In the developing world, however, the incidence of stroke is increasing.
Research shows that moderate coffee consumption may reduce the risk of stroke, and limit the deleterious consequences of suffering a stroke.
A prospective study of 26,556 male Finnish smokers reported that the relative risk of developing a non-hemorrhagic stroke was significantly reduced by 12% with the consumption of 4-5 cups of coffee per day. The risk was reduced further to 23% in the heaviest consumers (≥ six cups per day) compared to those who drank less than 2 cups per day. However, coffee consumption did not protect against intra-cerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage71.
This association was extended to women in a study where 34,670 women were followed up prospectively. Coffee consumption (2-5 cups per day) was associated with a significant 22-25% risk reduction of total stroke, cerebral infarction, and subarachnoid hemorrhage but not intra-cerebral hemorrhage72.
The prospective Nurses' Health Study of 83,076 women also reported a 20% reduced risk of stroke with the consumption of 2-4 cups coffee per day, compared to 1 cup per month. The association was stronger among never and past smokers, with a risk reduction of 43% with 4 cups a day. Other drinks containing caffeine, such as tea and caffeinated soft drinks, were not associated with stroke73.
A 2011 meta-analysis including 11 prospective studies, with 10,003 cases of stroke among 479,689 participants, found that moderate coffee consumption may be weakly, non-linearly, inversely associated with risk of stroke74.
In a further study, 10 patients who suffered a cortical stroke were given a caffeinol mixture injection (approximately 8-9 mg/kg caffeine – the equivalent of 5-7 cups of coffee – with 0.3-0.4 g/kg ethanol, or 2 doses of strong alcohol), and fibrinolysis with tissular plasminogen activator (t-PA ), in the 134 min following the first clinical signs. The efficacy of the cocktail was optimal when administered during the first 95 minutes. Among the 10 patients treated with caffeinol, six had preserved activities and autonomy, while this was only the case in 26% of the 90 patients treated in a classical manner75. The mechanisms of action underlying these effects could involve the inhibition of adenosine receptors by caffeine, and the receptors of the main inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA, by ethanol but await further validation.
A systematic review of stroke risk in relation to the consumption of different foods concluded that a high consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables, dairy foods, fish and tea, and moderate consumption of coffee and chocolate demonstrated a protective effect against stroke risk76.


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DURHAM, NC / ACCESSWIRE / May 15, 2018 / Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX), a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs designed to activate a patient's immune system against cancer, today reported financial and clinical updates for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.
On March 26, 2018, the Company reported 2-year recurrence rate data from the Phase 2 trial evaluating HS-410 (vesigenurtacel-L) in combination with standard of care, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC); achieved 100% (10 out of 10) disease free survival rate over 2 years in the subgroup of patients that generated a positive immune response to low-dose HS-410 and BCG.
On March 19, 2018, the Company announced the appointment of Anthony Tolcher, M.D., FRCPC, FACP, to the scientific advisory boards of Heat Biologics and its subsidiary, Pelican Therapeutics.
On March 12, 2018, the Board of Directors adopted a stockholder rights plan intended to ensure that all stockholders of the Company receive fair and equal treatment in the event of an attempted hostile takeover of the Company.
On February 28, 2018, the Company announced positive interim data from its Phase 2 clinical trial of HS-110 and Nivolumab in NSCLC; reported tumor shrinkage and disease control in a majority of evaluable patients; HS-110 + nivolumab combination showed durable responses in difficult-to-treat low TIL patients and low PD-L1 patients who respond poorly to checkpoint inhibitors.
On February 20, 2018, the Company reported that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) recommended continuing patient enrollment in the ongoing Phase 2 Clinical Trial for HS-110.
On February 14, 2018, the Company announced its abstract highlighting interim results of its Phase 2 study on HS-110 had been accepted as a scientific poster presentation during the 2018 Keystone Symposia Conference XI: Immunological Memory: Innate, Adaptive and Beyond, February 25 - March 1, 2018 which took place in Austin, TX.
Recognized $0.8 million of grant revenue for qualified expenditures under the CPRIT grant.
Research and development expenses increased to $2.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 compared to $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The $1.1 million increase is due to an increase in CMC activity in our HS-110 and PTX-35 programs as well as continued patient enrollment as we progress in our phase 2 HS-110 clinical trial.
General and administrative expense increased approximately 20% to $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 compared to $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The $0.3 million increase is primarily attributable to the increase in personnel costs as we establish our Texas operations associated with our Pelican subsidiary.
Net loss attributable to Heat Biologics was approximately $3.5 million, or ($0.75) per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 compared to a net loss of approximately $3.2 million, or ($1.18) per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $9.0 million in cash and cash equivalents. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, the Company raised approximately $20.7 million in gross proceeds in a public offering of common shares and warrants.
Heat Biologics is a biopharmaceutical company developing immunotherapies designed to activate a patient's immune system against cancer using of CD8+ ''Killer'' T-cells. Our T-Cell Activation Platform (TCAP) produces therapies designed to turn "cold" tumors "hot" and be administered in combination with checkpoint therapies and other immuno-modulators to increase their effectiveness. HS-110 is our first biologic product candidate in a series of proprietary immunotherapies designed to stimulate a patient's own T-cells to attack cancer. Our ComPACT™ technology is the first potential, dual-acting immunotherapy designed to deliver T-cell activation and co-stimulation in a single product. We are currently enrolling patients in our Phase 2 clinical trial for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, in combination with Bristol-Myers Squibb's nivolumab (Opdivo®). Pelican Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Heat, is focused on the development of co-stimulatory monoclonal antibody and fusion protein-based therapies designed to activate the immune system. We also have numerous pre-clinical programs at various stages of development. For more information, please visit www.heatbio.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 on our current expectations and projections about future events. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as ''may,'' ''should,'' ''potential,'' ''continue,''''expects,'' ''anticipates,'' ''intends,'' ''plans,'' ''believes,'' ''estimates,'' and similar expressions. These statements are based upon current beliefs, expectations and assumptions and include statements regarding the Phase 2 data being consistent with the mechanism of action of our T-cell Activation Platform, the ability of our platform to convert ''cold tumors'' to ''hot tumors'' being an important component in effective immunotherapy combinations against cancer, the recent funding providing sufficient capital to accomplish the following key objectives over the next 5 quarters: 1) complete enrollment in our Phase 2 trial for HS-110 in NSCLC, 2) begin patient enrollment for our ComPact™ platform, 3) undertake our Phase I study with our first-in-class T cell costimulator antibody, PTX-35, and 4) report preliminary data for each of these trials. These statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations and assumptions from those set forth or implied by any forward-looking statements, including the ability of Heat's ImPACT® therapy to perform as designed, to demonstrate safety and efficacy, as well as results that are consistent with prior results, the ability to enroll patients and complete the clinical trials on time and achieve desired results and benefits, Heat's ability to obtain regulatory approvals for commercialization of product candidates or to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements, regulatory limitations relating to Heat's ability to promote or commercialize its product candidates for specific indications, acceptance of its product candidates in the marketplace and the successful development, marketing or sale of products, Heat's ability to maintain its license agreements, the continued maintenance and growth of its patent estate, its ability to establish and maintain collaborations, its ability to obtain or maintain the capital or grants necessary to fund its research and development activities, and its ability to retain its key scientists or management personnel, its ability to successfully integrate Pelican, and the other factors described in Heat's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release and the company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release based on new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.


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"Very important" missile test reported by North Korea
North Korea announced Sunday it conducted a "very important" test from a missile station Saturday that it claimed will change the country's strategic position "in the near future."
The test, announced by a spokesman for the North's Academy of National Defense Science, the institution responsible for its missile program, may involve the motor for a long-range missile, possibly an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
For days, South Korean and American officials and experts had warned of possible missile related activities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground at Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, citing an increase in the movement of vehicles in the area.
It has been a practice of the North to conduct a test on the thrust power of an engine prior to a long-range missile test. In March 2017, the regime conducted an engine test for an ICBM before test launching its first ICBM – the Hwasong-14 – in July that year. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's personal supervised that test.
According to the spokesman, the Academy of National Defense Science reported the "successful result" of Saturday's test to the Central Committee of the North's Workers' Party, which is scheduled to hold a plenary meeting later this month.
While Pyongyang had declared for weeks it would take drastic action if its year-end deadline for denuclearization negotiations was not met – with a foreign ministry official ominously claiming a "Christmas gift" was in store for U.S. President Donald Trump – the test at Sohae could represent a major escalation that could see the regime conducting an ICBM test later this month.
On Saturday, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song said denuclearization was off the negotiation table and that lengthy talks were no longer necessary with the United States.
BY SHIM KYU-SEOK [[email protected]]
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A new isosorbide derivative has been synthesized which can be polymerized and incorporated into block polymers. The monomer, AMI (acetylated methacrylic isosorbide), can be efficiently synthesized in two steps from commercially available starting materials. It can be polymerized using a variety of methods including traditional free radical and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerizations. The resulting polymers are isosorbide-based polymethacrylates. Additional research focusing on thermoplastic elastomer applications is on-going.
Currently, almost all commercially available high-Tg polymers are derived from nonrenewable, petroleum-based feedstocks. However, using biorenewable sugar derivatives such as isosorbide is becoming increasingly cost effective over petroleum-based analogs. Furthermore, these sugar derivatives are chemically rigid and functional, making them highly desired as biobased polymer building blocks. Isosorbide has been used in a wide variety of polymers, including polyesters, polycarbonates, polyethers and polyurethanes, and its structure and functionality is often compared to bisphenol A (BPA).
Source: University of Minnesota, press release, 2017-01.


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Failure and Recovery
Abstracting the Geniuses Away from Failure Testing:
Ordinary users need tools that automate the selection of custom-tailored faults to inject.
This article presents a call to arms for the distributed systems research community to improve the state of the art in fault tolerance testing. Ordinary users need tools that automate the selection of custom-tailored faults to inject. We conjecture that the process by which superusers select experiments can be effectively modeled in software. The article describes a prototype validating this conjecture, presents early results from the lab and the field, and identifies new research directions that can make this vision a reality.
by Peter Alvaro, Severine Tymon | October 26, 2017
Too Big NOT to Fail:
Embrace failure so it doesn't embrace you.
Web-scale infrastructure implies LOTS of servers working together, often tens or hundreds of thousands of servers all working toward the same goal. How can the complexity of these environments be managed? How can commonality and simplicity be introduced?
by Pat Helland, Simon Weaver, Ed Harris | April 5, 2017
Forced Exception-Handling:
You can never discount the human element in programming.
Yes, KV also reads "The Morning Paper," although he has to admit that he does not read everything that arrives in his inbox from that list. Of course, the paper you mention piqued my interest, and one of the things you don't point out is that it's actually a study of distributed systems failures. Now, how can we make programming harder? I know! Let's take a problem on a single system and distribute it. Someday I would like to see a paper that tells us if problems in distributed systems increase along with the number of nodes, or the number of interconnections.
Injecting Errors for Fun and Profit:
Error-detection and correction features are only as good as our ability to test them.
It is an unfortunate fact of life that anything with moving parts eventually wears out and malfunctions, and electronic circuitry is no exception. In this case, of course, the moving parts are electrons. In addition to the wear-out mechanisms of electromigration (the moving electrons gradually push the metal atoms out of position, causing wires to thin, thus increasing their resistance and eventually producing open circuits) and dendritic growth (the voltage difference between adjacent wires causes the displaced metal atoms to migrate toward each other, just as magnets will attract each other, eventually causing shorts), electronic circuits are also vulnerable to background radiation.
by Steve Chessin | August 6, 2010
Self-Healing in Modern Operating Systems:
A few early steps show there's a long (and bumpy) road ahead.
Driving the stretch of Route 101 that connects San Francisco to Menlo Park each day, billboard faces smilingly reassure me that all is well in computerdom in 2004. Networks and servers, they tell me, can self-defend, self-diagnose, self-heal, and even have enough computing power left over from all this introspection to perform their owner-assigned tasks.
by Michael W. Shapiro | December 27, 2004
Error Messages:
Computer users spend a lot of time chasing down errors - following the trail of clues that starts with an error message and that sometimes leads to a solution and sometimes to frustration. Problems with error messages are particularly acute for system administrators (sysadmins) - those who configure, install, manage, and maintain the computational infrastructure of the modern world - as they spend a lot of effort to keep computers running amid errors and failures.
by Paul P. Maglio, Eser Kandogan | December 6, 2004
Automating Software Failure Reporting:
We can only fix those bugs we know about.
There are many ways to measure quality before and after software is released. For commercial and internal-use-only products, the most important measurement is the user's perception of product quality. Unfortunately, perception is difficult to measure, so companies attempt to quantify it through customer satisfaction surveys and failure/behavioral data collected from its customer base. This article focuses on the problems of capturing failure data from customer sites.
by Brendan Murphy | December 6, 2004
Oops! Coping with Human Error in IT Systems:
Errors Happen. How to Deal.
Human operator error is one of the most insidious sources of failure and data loss in today's IT environments. In early 2001, Microsoft suffered a nearly 24-hour outage in its Web properties as a result of a human error made while configuring a name resolution system. Later that year, an hour of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange was disrupted because of a technicians mistake while testing a development system. More recently, human error has been blamed for outages in instant messaging networks, for security and privacy breaches, and for banking system failures.
by Aaron B. Brown | December 6, 2004