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George Bell, photographed by Dorothy Hickling in the 1910s
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George Bell was the Bishop of Chichester for nearly 30 years, from June 1929 to October 1958. During World War II he was an outspoken critic of what we would now call carpet-bombing. He was an early advocate of the ecumenical movement and is commemorated in the Church of England's liturgical calendar on 3 October each year – the closest equivalent to the Roman Catholic's recognition of sainthood. His memory is revered and many public buildings and educational institutions are named after him.
Out of the blue, on 22 October 2015, the Church of England issued a statement saying that "the Bishop of Chichester has issued a formal apology following the settlement of a legal civil claim regarding sexual abuse" against Bishop Bell. The statement gave no details of the allegations, but said that the complainant had first reported the matter to the Diocese of Chichester in 1995. At that time, the Church's response "fell a long way short, not just of what is expected now, but of what we now appreciate you should have had a right to expect then" the current Bishop of Chichester, Martin Warner, said in a letter to the complainant that was quoted in the C of E's statement.
Almost immediately, a torrent of opprobrium was unleashed on the Church of England and on Archbishop Justin Welby in particular. Supporters of Bishop Bell demanded to know who the victim was and the specifics of the allegations against George Bell, and they demanded to see the evidence on which the C of E had based its decision to settle the claim. Some supporters even sought to obtain "core participant status" at the forthcoming hearings into the Church of England by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
The complainant is still alive and is protected by statutory life-long anonymity. So Bishop Bell's supporters are in the wrong to demand to know who she is and to see the evidence in support of her claim. Details of her allegations did come out, however, a few months after the C of E's statement when she gave an interview to the Brighton Argus. Using the pseudonym Carol, she said that Bishop Bell repeatedly molested her over a four year period from the age five until she and her family moved from the area at the age of nine.
I do not know if Carol's allegations are true. The Church of England does not know whether Carol's allegations are true. The Archbishop of Canterbury does not know whether Carol's allegations are true. Bishop Bell's supporters do not know whether Carol's allegations are true. Only Carol knows whether the allegations are true.
It is the nature of most sexual abuse and sexual violence allegations that, often, the only people who know what really happened are the complainant and the alleged perpetrator. In this case, Bishop Bell is long dead – he died on 3 October 1958, while still serving as Bishop of Chichester.
But, on the balance of probabilities – which is the civil burden of proof – the C of E decided that Carol's claim had merit and they made a settlement. Having done so, as part of their approach to transparency, they issued their controversial statement.
As with all such cases, the C of E appointed a suitably qualified individual to carry out an independent review. Senior lawyer Lord Carlile, the former Liberal Democrat MP who served as the Government's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, was asked to carry out the review. His findings – which did not include the guilt or otherwise of Bishop Bell, as that was outside his terms of reference – was that the C of E, in handling the case once Carol made her allegations again in 2013, had acted in good faith. But he did find a number of deficiencies in the C of E's processes.
The C of E has accepted all but one of Lord Carlile's 15 recommendations. Lord Carlile says that where a claim is settled "without admission of liability, the settlement generally should be with a confidentiality provision: there should be a presumption that the name of the alleged perpetrator should not be published, unless the alleged perpetrator agrees that it should be, or the circumstances are held to be wholly exceptional (on reasonable grounds)."
It is difficult to see how such a provision could be upheld; and it is difficult to see how this could be seen as anything other than a cover-up.
The C of E has rejected this recommendation. Its lead bishop on safeguarding, the Bishop of Bath and Wells Pete Hancock, said: "The Church is committed to transparency. We would look at each case on its merits but generally would seek to avoid confidentiality clauses."
Bishop Martin Warner said: "The emotive principle of innocent until proven guilty is a standard by which our actions are judged and we have to ensure as best we can that justice is seen to be done."
And Archbishop Justin Welby said: "The C of E is committed to transparency and therefore we would take a different approach."
They are right to resist calls for confidentiality. We have seen time and time again, in cases including Jimmy Savile, Stuart Hall, Rolf Harris and John Worboys, to name just a few, that victims who have been too afraid to report what happened to them are more inclined to do so once they know they are not alone. We should all resist calls for anonymity for people accused of sexual offences.
The publication of the Carlile Review did not stop Bell's supporters from attacking the C of E in general, and Archbishop Justin in particular.
In his statement on the publication of the Carlile Review, the Archbishop said: "The complaint about Bishop Bell does not diminish the importance of his great achievement. We realise that a significant cloud is left over his name. Let us therefore remember his defence of Jewish victims of persecution, his moral stand against indiscriminate bombing, his personal risks in the cause of supporting the anti Hitler resistance, and his long service in the Diocese of Chichester. No human being is entirely good or bad. Bishop Bell was in many ways a hero. He is also accused of great wickedness. Good acts do not diminish evil ones, nor do evil ones make it right to forget the good. Whatever is thought about the accusations, the whole person and whole life should be kept in mind."
When I first read that, I interpreted it as an acknowledgment that Bishop Bell had done a lot of good; but that the allegation, which had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt – the criminal burden of proof – had left a cloud over his name because of the statement that the C of E had issued.
Bishop Bell's supporters read it differently. They interpret the line "We realise that a significant cloud is left over his name" as Archbishop Justin saying that there is truth to the allegation.
I refer, briefly, to what I said earlier: the only person who knows is Carol.
In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, seven "eminent academics" say that, having examined the allegations against Bishop Bell, there is "no credible evidence" that he sexually abused Carol. They don't say how they have examined the allegations without access to the evidence, which neither Carol, nor the C of E, have published.
The academics – all male – state: "There is no credible evidence at all that Bishop Bell was a paedophile. We state this after reviewing all that is known about his character and behaviour over many years."
In other words, "he is a very nice man who wouldn't do such a thing!"
What, then, is the link between this and the Presidents Club furore?
Well, it was such a line that jumped out of me when I read the Financial Times' expose of the Presidents Club Charity ball, in which young women, hired as "hostesses" for the evening, reported being groped and inappropriate sexual advances.
The founder of the agency hired to recruit the women, Caroline Dandridge of Artista, told the paper that it was "a really important charity fundraising event that has been running for 33 years and raises huge amounts of money for disadvantaged and underprivileged children's charities."
She continued: "There is a code of conduct that we follow, I am not aware of any reports of sexual harassment and with the calibre of guest, I would be astonished."
In other words, "they are very nice men who wouldn't do such a thing."
So much has been written about the Presidents Club this week, that I don't need to say much. But I will say this: the statement by Caroline Dandridge is disingenuous. I will go so far as saying she is either a liar or incompetent. And I would be happy to defend this claim, which is my honest opinion, in court should she consider it to be defamatory.
According to the Financial Times' article, the women hired to work as hostesses for the night were given instructions on the type of underwear that they should wear. What bearing has underwear got to do with the ability to do a job unless it was expected that hands or eyes would be going anywhere near them?
The article also states that when the women arrived at London's Dorchester Hotel, where the dinner and auction was taking place, they had to sign a disclaimer before they were allowed to work. The text of the disclaimer has not been made public. The women were not allowed to keep copies and – to my knowledge – Artista has not released a copy. But the disclaimer has been reported as a non-disclosure agreement, where the women were signing away the right to say what happened at the evening.
In addition, the programme for the evening contained a full-page advert containing a "gentlemen's code", which warned guests that staff should not be sexually harassed.
And the event host Jonny Gould – not the Jonny Gould who does the newspaper reviews for Sky News and who used to broadcast on Smooth Radio and Talk Radio – described the event as "the most un-PC event of the year."
So, instructions about underwear, non-disclosure agreements, full-page warnings about harassment, and a description as "the most un-PC event of the year", and you are "astonished" about the allegations because of the "calibre of guest."
As I say, either Caroline Dandridge is a liar and cannot claim to be astonished at the allegations; or she is incompetent and did not carry out due diligence on the nature of event she recruited staff for.
In both cases, Bishop Bell's supporters and Caroline Dandridge are using the same line: these are very nice men who wouldn't do such a thing.
Archbishop Justin challenged this line in his response to the letter by the academics: "It is often suggested that what is being alleged could not have been true, because the person writing knew the alleged abuser and is absolutely certain that it was impossible for them to have done what is alleged," He said.
"As with Peter Ball [the former Bishop of Lewes and then Gloucester who was imprisoned in October 2015 after admitting the abuse of 18 young men between 1977 and 1992] this sometimes turns out to be untrue, not through their own fault or deceit, but because abuse is often kept very secret. The experience of discovering feet of clay in more than one person I held in profound respect has been personally tragic."
I was really encouraged to see Archbishop Justin hold his ground. In doing so, he was challenging one of the most pervasive rape myths in the UK today. I have seen countless rape and sexual assault trials where the man sat in the dock appears to be a nice individual, clean, suited, polite, well-spoken, supported by a girlfriend in the gallery – a million miles away from what a rapist is supposed to look like: a dirty old man, hanging around bushes, ready to pounce. And juries struggle to reconcile the image of the polite young man in the dock with their vision of what a rapist is supposed to look like.
Rapists and those who commit sexual violence come in all shapes and sizes; and from many different backgrounds.
Some of them are very nice people; some of them are known to be nasty.
Some of them come from respectable families; some come from broken homes.
Some of them are wealthy in very responsible jobs; some are in debt and unemployed.
Some of them are young; some of them are old.
Some of them arouse suspicion; some are very good at hiding it.
Some are lonely and sexually frustrated; some are happily married or in long-term relationships.
But time and time again, I hear the argument that "so and so couldn't have done this because he's such a nice person."
It is a dangerous line: it stops victims from coming forward. It stops organisations passing on allegations to the authorities. It stops juries from convicting.
It has to be called out. Whenever and wherever we hear it, we must all challenge the line that "he is such a nice person, he wouldn't do such a thing."
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They say sharing is caring, and that's apparently continues to be true when it comes to login information for streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now, and other services. In fact, a new report suggests that more than one-fifth of young adults borrow passwords to watch their favorite shows on the services.
A new poll from Reuters and Ipsos found that 21% of streaming views ages 18 to 24 have, at some point in their life, accessed at least one digital video service by using someone else's credentials.
According to the poll, 15% of viewers 25 to 34 years of age used shared credentials, while 8% of 35 to 44 year olds, 45 to 54 year olds, and 55 years or older do the same. In all, the poll found that 12% of adults have used shared login information to access over-the-top services.
For the most part, survey respondents told Reuters that they shared or borrowed passwords in order to save money.
Over the years, many streaming networks have expressed their acceptance — and sometimes encouraged — password sharing.
Back in 2014, HBO CEO Richard Plepler declared that sharing HBO Go accounts wasn't really a big deal for the company.
Plepler claimed password sharing could have a positive effect on HBO's bottom-line, theorizing that students who share their parents' account are more likely to subscribe to HBO later in life.
That's a sentiment shared by other networks. At a Goldman Sachs conference last year, Netflix CFO David Wells noted that the company could crack down on password sharing, but that wouldn't necessarily mean subscriptions would increase.
One viewer who borrowers her siblings' passwords for both Netflix and Hulu confirmed just as much, noting that if she couldn't share the credentials, she'd have to choose just one service to use.
While it doesn't appear that streaming networks are going to crack down on sharing just yet, that could change if revenue from subscriptions decrease.
In fact, industry analyst Parks Associates tell Reuters that by continuing to allow password sharing service providers stand to lose an estimated $550 million in 2019.
Stopping the flood of password sharing wouldn't actually be too difficult for some services. In fact, many have already limited customers' ability to share.
Services like Hulu and Sling have taken steps to make it more difficult to share passwords by limiting streaming access to a single device at any given time. Additionally, the typical Netflix account allows for simultaneous streaming on two screens; customers can upgrade their account to increase that to four screens. Netflix also lets users create different profiles so that multiple users can have their own queues and recommendations.


Discovers pod 2 enjoyed a fantastic week at Pioneer and had lots of fun learning about how to be safe in the water!
This is what you would do if your boat was sinking or in trouble.
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Subic is definitely one of the most ideal venues for destination weddings in the Philippines. It is a champion when it comes to beauty. With all its pristine beaches and clean environment, who is not going to fall in love with it in the first place? Apart from that, it is also very accessible, since it is not so far from Manila.
And of course, Subic also brags a number of amazing resorts where couples can turn their dream wedding into reality. Among these is BUMA Subic Hotel and Restaurant, which is considered by many as the ultimate wedding destination in Subic.
Have you ever dreamt of having a beach wedding? BUMA Subic Hotel and Restaurant is perfect for you. It is a beach-front property, so you can get married with the lovely view of the sea in the background. Sure, you may also enjoy a very relaxing vacation here as it has cozy rooms that are available for bookings.
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We will post requests for resources in this group, but we would also like to encourage members to submit interesting resources that they come across. Even if the resources do not match what we are doing right now, if they present a learning opportunity for students, we want to know about them!
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Reinaldo Moya is a graduate of Venezuela's El Sistema music education system. Through El Sistema, he had access to musical training from an early age and was a founding member of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra touring throughout Europe, North and South America.
He graduated from The Juilliard School with both masters and doctorate degrees, under the tutelage of Samuel Adler and Robert Beaser. He received his Bachelors in Music degree from West Virginia University, where his principal teacher was John Beall.
He was the Composer-Residence at The Schubert Club in Minnesota from 2017-19, which led to the commissioning and premiere of his chamber opera Tienda in May 2019. The premiere was hailed by the Star Tribune for its "proud individuality... [and]textures of pulsing vibrancy, subtly shading harmonies to trace the fragile emotional arc of his central characters." He is the recipient of the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letter, the 2015 McKnight Composers Fellowship, the Van Lier Fellowship from Meet the Composer and the Aaron Copland Award from the Copland House. In January 2020 he was announced as the winner of the inaugural recipient of the $20,000 Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award. He will write a new work for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra for the 20-21 Season
His family opera Memory Boy, with a libretto by Mark Campbell, was commissioned by the Minnesota Opera for its Project Opera and premiered in February of 2016. Excerpts from his opera Generalissimo (about the life, death and afterlife of a fictionalized Latin American dictator) have been performed in New York at Symphony Space and Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
His violin concerto Vestida de mar was co-commissioned by the Greenwood Music Camp and the Lakes Area Music Festival. It received its premiere in the summer of 2019 with Francescas Anderegg as the soloist and conducted by Benjamin Rous and Gemma New. His orchestral piece Siempre Lunes, Siempre Marzo was performed by the New Jersey Symphony and The Juilliard Orchestra, under the batons of JoAnn Falletta and Carlos Miguel Prieto, respectively. In the fall of 2016, his Passacaglia for Orchestra was chosen by the audience and the musicians of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra as the winner of the Earshot Composers Competition sponsored by the American Composers Orchestra.
His music has been performed in Germany, Colombia, Australia, Argentina, Venezuela and throughout the United States by performers such as the Juilliard Orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the Da Capo Chamber Players, the Attacca Quartet as well as musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, among others. Mr. Moya has taught at St. Olaf College and Interlochen Arts Camp, and is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
Reinaldo Moya is a Venezuelan-American composer whose rhythmically and emotionally-charged works depict the multitude of voices and influences present in the whole of the American continent today. He is the current Composer-in-Residence at the Schubert Club. He's the recipient of the 2015 McKnight Composers Fellowship, the Van Lier Fellowship from Meet the Composer and the Aaron Copland Award from the Copland House, which led to a residency at Aaron Copland's historic home in NY state in 2012. His String Quartet was hailed as "Admirable... reaching a climax of Shostakovichian angst" by the New York Times.
Mr. Moya grew up in Venezuela, where he was a founding member of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. As a member of the violin section of the orchestra, Mr. Moya toured throughout Europe, as well as North and South America under such esteemed conductors as Giuseppe Sinopoli, Claudio Abbado and Gustavo Dudamel.
Moya is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he received his masters and doctorate degrees, under the tutelage of Samuel Adler and Robert Beaser. He received his Bachelors in Music degree from West Virginia University, where his principal teacher was John Beall. As a participant of the John Duffy Composers Institute in 2014 (part of the Virginia Arts Festival in Norfolk, VA) he worked closely with Libby Larsen, John Corigliano and William Bolcom. As part of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Edward T. Cone Composers Institute, he was mentored by Steve Mackey.
Moya was commissioned by the Minnesota Opera to write a new opera for their Project Opera. An adaptation of Will Weaver's best-selling book Memory Boy, the opera has a libretto by Mark Campbell and was premiered in the spring of 2016. Excerpts from his opera Generalissimo were premiered in June 2013 at Symphony Space in New York City. Other performances from Generalissimo followed in November 2013 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and at St. Olaf College in March, 2014.
His orchestral piece Siempre Lunes Siempre Marzo (Always Monday/Always March) was selected to be performed at the New Jersey Symphony's Edward T. Cone Composers Institute in July, 2015. The piece was performed again by The Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto in January 2017. In the fall of 2016, his Passacaglia for Orchestra was chosen by the audience and the musicians of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra as the winner of the Earshot Composers Competition sponsored by the American Composers Orchestra.
He was twice awarded Honorable Mention at the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Awards, in 2007 for his Symphony and in 2011 for his Desbaratada la Ficción del Tiempo for violin and piano.
His music has been performed in Germany, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia and throughout the United States by performers such as the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The Juilliard Orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the Orchestra of the National University of San Juan in Argentina, the St. Olaf Orchestra, the Da Capo Chamber Players, the Attacca Quartet, and members of the JACK Quartet and Alarm Will Sound. In addition to these, Moya's works have been performed by many distinguished musicians, including pianists Sean Chen, Han Chen, Michael Brown, violinists Francesca Anderegg and Sean Riley, sopranos Anna Prohaska and Susanna Philips, and mezzo-sopranos Adriana Zabala and Abigail Fischer.
Moya's Rayuela Preludes were recorded by the pianist Yael Manor and are part of her debut album titled Elixir. A recording of Imagined Archipelagos is now available as part of Francesca Anderegg's second album, titled Wild Cities. In her review of the album, Zoë Madonna from Q2 Music described Imagined Archipelagos as "more spacious and optimistic, with little disquiet save the arpeggiated shards that introduce the "imaginary birds" of the fourth movement. In exploring the repetitions in both American minimalism and Venezuelan folk music, the piece sends four distinct impressionistic postcards. The second movement, "The Island with the Imaginary Moon," is especially breathtaking, a gently melancholy moment to stop, breathe, and look around as the earth moves under you."
Moya has been commissioned by the Schubert Club to compose a chamber opera based on the life of the first Mexican Immigrant in Minnesota Luis Garzón. In addition to this, he is working on a new large-scale piano work for Matthew McCright.
Moya has recently is the Assistant Professor of Composition at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. He has been in the faculties of St. Olaf and Macalester Colleges, as well as in the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan.

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BG Has A Head Start With Upcoming Diesel Fuel Standards
BG Products knows that forecasting is vital to snare a share of the market.
That's why it has developed award-winning products and tools to meet the challenge posed by the decline of lubricity in diesel fuel coming as early as January when many refineries will start producing ultra low-sulfur fuel to meet EPA requirements to reduce pollution by 95 percent. It requires a 97 percent reduction in sulfur content.
As another story in this issue shows, Motor magazine has tapped BG's VW Diesel Air Intake and Exhaust Cleaning System' Part No. 9250' as a Top 20 Tool for 2005. The honor comes on top of last year's winning entry, BG Inject-A-Flush® for Diesels' Part No. 9700-500.
"Our diesel products have a proven success with these problems. Even though they are just now being recognized, our cures have been in place," says Mike Belluomo, technical services manager.
With such additives as BG 230, BG 244 and BG 248, "We had a solution before there was a problem," Mike says. "All of our diesel products have been broad-based or multi-component. BG has always had lubricity additives that have been accepted in the industry."
When hearing the word "diesel," many people say, "Pew. They stink and they rattle." But anyone who has spent any time with the new diesels in the past decade knows the newly engineered engines have eased most of the complaints.
Newer diesel engines for cars and trucks are quieter, more robust and they don't stink. Roughly 50–60 percent of vehicles in Europe are diesel where automotive manufacturers have put time and money into diesel research.
If fuel prices continue to rise, Mike foresees the figure reaching 30–35 percent in the U.S. in the next few years. "Diesel is almost a guarantee domestically. Manufacturers are getting a handle on making them a saleable alternative."
Efficient diesels
National Oil and Lube News magazine says that a major obstacle to bringing diesels to the U.S. is the out-dated notion that diesels are inefficient technology. But in fact, the new engines have 80 percent lower particulate emissions, 70 percent lower nitrogen-oxides emissions, 50 percent more power and 30 percent more torque than diesels of just 10 years ago.
The lower lubricity of newly formulated diesel fuel will especially impact Volkswagen. More than 60 percent of its car sales are diesels. Its TDI engines depend on the sulfur to lubricate the fuel pump and injectors. With the low lubricity fuel, these engines will need a fuel conditioner.
The newer CDI (Common-Rail Direct Injection) diesel engines such as the E320 CDI Mercedes-Benz introduced this year has full electronic injection, something considered technically impossible a few years ago. Fuel is injected at 23,000 PSI directly through the solenoid injector valves. The engine then relies on the heat of the highly compressed intake air to ignite the fuel. The E320 engine is cleaner, quieter and more powerful than mechanically injected diesels. Mercedes believes that when ultra low-sulfur diesel becomes available, the CDI engine will meet emission standards in all 50 states. You can learn more about the E320 engine at www.mbusa.com andwww.Germancarfans.com.
Mileage forecast
There is the possibility that the new fuel may not deliver the same fuel economy. Light & Medium Truck magazine warns that fuel economy could be a mixed bag, with some engines getting better mileage, some as much as five percent less, and many staying about the same.
BG looked into the future of diesel lubricity and other diesel issues and created products to handle them. "We try to throw a net over all possible problems," Mike says.


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Las Vegas Stadium Clips Taxpayers, Oklahoma Congressman Contends
By Doug Puppel
Rep. Steve Russell (R) - Okla.
An Oklahoma congressman wants to close a tax loophole used to finance stadium projects like the one planned for Las Vegas, saying it's a handout to wealthy team owners and sports leagues and takes tax money away from projects that truly need it.
Rep. Steve Russell's No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act would end the federal tax-free status of municipal bonds used to finance stadiums.
"It would effectively disallow these types of tax loopholes for these federal tax-exempt municipal bonds from being used to finance professional sports facilities," he said, "So, it just targets the abuse"
The second-term Republican lawmaker cited a recent Brookings Institute study that says since 2000, nearly $4 billion in federal taxes have been avoided in 36 stadium construction and renovation projects.
"Does the NFL want to pick on taxpayers?" Russell said. "Give me a break. It's bad enough you pay $12 for a hot dog."
Russell said the funding package for the planned Las Vegas stadium, which includes bonds issued by Clark County, would cost the federal treasury $120 million. The bonds, to be repaid through room tax revenue, would help fund construction of the $1.9 billion stadium, which would be home to the NFL's Raiders and UNLV's football team.
"We are not targeting the Oakland Raiders or the fine people of Nevada," he said, "What we are trying to do is end waste"
Should Russell's measure pass, it would not affect financing of the Las Vegas stadium if those bonds are issued before the bill becomes law.
He said he received bipartisan positive feedback after writing an article in the Wall Street Journal headlined, " The Oakland Raiders Sack the Taxpayers." (Subscription required.)
Russell, who represents the Oklahoma City area, said municipalities should shoulder the costs of stadiums and arenas, as Oklahoma City did with the Chesapeake Energy Arena, where the NBA's Thunder play.
He said the voters agreed to raise taxes to build the stadium rather than issue bonds.
"We didn't make people in Las Vegas pay for our stadium."
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Currently, cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue is considered the basis of fertility preservation programs for women with cancer and other diseases who are rendered sterile by gonadotoxic drugs or radiation.
Numerous studies have confirmed that autograft of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue can restore ovarian function and fertility. A total of twenty-two live births have been reported but we still have to consider this technique as experimental. The main problem is that the implant undergoes ischemia until neoangiogenesis is restored, resulting in significant follicular loss.
At the moment, there are numerous publications in different medical fields that publish successful experiences with plasma rich in platelets (PRP) in different clinical situations promoting angiogenesis. Thus, we considered the possibility of using it in the field of ovarian autologous transplantation in order to improve the vascularization of the implant and its quality. For this, both thawed ovarian tissue as practiced pockets on the rear side of the broad ligament which have been placed, have been impregnated with PRP. We can say that the implant treated in this way has had a rapid and successful response.
We report a special interesting case because this is the first time that this technique is performed successfully in a woman without ovaries combined with growth factors to promote neoangiogenesis. Obviously, the results of the hormonal response come exclusively from the implanted tissue in these special conditions.
Numerous studies have confirmed that autograft of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue can restore ovarian function and fertility. A total of twenty-two live births in twelve women have been reported [1–3], but this technique is still considered experimental. The main problem is that the implant undergoes ischemia until neoangiogenesis is restored, resulting in significant follicular loss as noted in some original articles [4–6].
We report a special interesting case because this is the first time that this technique is performed successfully in a woman without ovaries combined with growth factors to promote neoangiogenesis. Obviously, the hormonal response comes exclusively from the implanted tissue under these special conditions.
In 2001, when the patient was 20 years old, she underwent an urgent left oophorectomy due to a twisted necrosed dermoid cyst of 15×10 cm. After two months, in the postsurgical control, the ultrasound examination showed another cyst of 3x2cm in the right ovary that again suggested a dermoid cyst. A new surgery was proposed to the patient with a conservative intention but after the cystectomy only 25% of healthy ovarian tissue was left and it was emplaced opposite to the vascular hilum and connected to it by just a fibrous band with poor vascularization. Therefore, we proceeded to resect and cryopreserve the remained tissue according to the fertility preservation protocol in oncological patient of our hospital. The patient was informed of this eventuality. The anathomo-pathologycal analysis confirmed the clinical diagnosis of dermoid cyst in both tumors.
Clinical and biochemical premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) was immediately observed; therefore, hormonal replacement treatment (HRT) was started.
In 2011, when she was 30 years old, the patient wished to become pregnant. HRT was stopped and the cryopreserved ovarian tissue was reimplanted using growth factors to boost neoangiogenesis. Four-and-a half months later, the ovarian function was restored and the first spontaneous menstruation ensued. Then, on the third day of menstrual bleeding, ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmatic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) was started. In each implant one follicle 6 mm developed. Peripheral hormones showed the following levels: follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) 7,9 mIU/ml; and estradiol 58 pg/ml. We used 300 units of recombinant FSH daily and on the third day we added 150 units of recombinant luteinizing hormone (LH), also daily (Gonal-F and Luveris, Merk Serono). On day 6 of the stimulation, a daily administration of 0.25 mg of a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist (Cetrotide, Merck Serono) was initiated. On the ninth day of stimulation egg retrieval was performed. Estradiol levels were 316 pg/ml. The ovulation was triggered with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) 250 mcg (Ovitrelle, Merck Serono) followed by vaginal administration of 200 mg micronized progesterone 3 times a day (Utrogestan, Laboratorios SEID S.A.) and estradiol hemihydrate 0.78 mg transdermal every three days (Estradot, Novartis Farmaceutica). The endometrial thickening was 10 mm, and 3 follicles were retrieved (two 14 mm on the right side and one 11 mm on the left side). Two oocytes were obtained, one metaphase II (MII) and the other metaphase I (MI) that developed to MII after 7 hours of culture). Both were inseminated by ICSI. On the day +2 we transferred a 4 regular mononucleated cells embryo and the other with 15% of fragmentation. Serum testing for HCG was positive 13 days after the embryo transfer. Repeated ultrasonography during the pregnancy showed normal fetal growth and development. At 38 weeks and 6 days of gestation, a healthy boy weighing 3.500 Kg, Apgar 9–10, was delivered by caesarean section on July 31, 2012.
Ovarian tissue was frozen in pieces of 2–3 mm3 using dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) and thawed according to the protocol described elsewhere by our group .
Platelet rich plasma was prepared starting with 60 mL of patient´s blood drawn into tubes containing 3.2% of citratated dextrose. Blood was centrifuged at 280 g for 15 minutes at room temperature, plasmatic fraction was isolated and a second centrifugation was performed at 680 g during 20 minutes. The platelet pellet was diluted in 5 mL of autologous plasma. Finally, the ovarian tissue was coated with PRP before implantation.
Multiple preparations of PRP for clinical use have been described. Differences in volume, concentration of platelets, white blood cells and even in the final presentation (liquid or gel) define the observed variability of those products. We performed a double-spin centrifugation protocol to obtain the highest recovery of platelets to promote a rapid neovascularization of the graft [8, 9] but with the minimal concentration of blood cells to avoid undesirable catabolic and inflammatory related events that could potentially affect the ovarian tissue [10, 11].
For the reimplantation we used all the frozen-thawed small cubes of ovarian tissue (1–2 mm3). We created a peritoneal pocket in both posterior surfaces of the broad ligament by laparoscopic surgery, where we placed the cubes. Previously, we used a gel preparation of PRP to impregnate the cubes and, after they have been located in the peritoneal pockets performed, it proceeds to fill these with the platelet gel using the 5 mL supplied (Figure 1).
The surgical procedure is extremely easy. The thawed ovarian tissue (A) is impregnated in a gel preparation of PRP (B) and it is transferred using laparoscopic surgery to the pockets located in the posterior surface of the broad ligaments (C).
Serum FSH, LH and HCG were measured by a chemiluminiscent microparticle immunoassay in an ARCHITECT analyzer (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL). Progesterone was measured by a Chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay in a IMMULITE2000 analyzer, SIEMENS Healthcare Diagnostics. Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) serum was measured using an ultrasensitive two-site ELISA (BECHMAN COULTER, USA). Serum inhibin B concentrations were measured using a highly sensitive two-site enzymelinked immunosorbent assay ELISA; (Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, Inc).
The protocol was approved by the local Ethical Committee and the administrative authorization Ref. H08000875 Departament de Salut (Generalitat de Catalunya). The patient and her partner received written information about all the process and signed the informed consent.
Figure 2 shows the peripheral hormones levels of FSH, estradiol, Progesterone, HCG, AMH and Inhibin B, from the first menstruation until the first positive HCG determination. Figure 3 shows the hormonal changes during pregnancy and immediate postpartum.
Peripheral hormones levels of FSH, estradiol, Progesterone, HCG, AMH and Inhibin B, from the first menstruation until the first positive HCG determination.
Peripheral hormones levels of FSH, estradiol, Progesterone, HCG, AMH and Inhibin B, during pregnancy and immediate pospartum.
Certainly, the main problem of autograft of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue is the loss of more than 50% of follicles caused by the ischemia that the autograft suffers until neoangiogenesis is restored [4–6]. Today, investigators are working to improve this problem.
PRP is a blood product where a high level of platelets is concentrated (about 1.000.000 of platelets/μL in 5 ml of plasma) but with growth factors concentration 3 to 5 times greater than plasma. Growth factors are stored in α granules, and include platelet derivated growth factor (PDGFs), Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), vessel endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF) e insuline-like growth factor (IGF) and some others [12, 13]. These cytokines play an important role in cellular proliferation, chemotaxis and differentiation of mesenchymal and other cells and promote angiogenesis .
There are already numerous publications in different medical fields reporting successful experiences with PRP that improve neoangiogenesis in different clinical situations [8–16]. Thus, we considered the possibility of using it in the field of ovarian autologous transplantation in order to improve the vascularization of the implant and its quality.
The result has been successful in obtaining a healthy baby in the first cycle of stimulation, but it has been seen before [17, 18] without the use of PRP. But with a single case, one cannot draw any conclusions. More studies are required to determine whether the use of PRP represents a contribution.
We would like to highlight the results of the levels of AMH: throughout the process, peripheral levels of this hormone were undetectable (<0.1 ng / ml). These results are consistent with the series of Janse et al.  and Grave et al. . Very low or undetectable levels of AMH at the time of conception indicate a poor and irregular pool of them which have already started their development from primordial follicles.
We would like to make some observations on the indication of egg retrieval when follicle sizes are about 14–15 millimeters. Usually, these can be considered immature follicles, moreover if we obtain levels of estradiol that correspond to a mature follicle in transplanted patients with this follicular size (14–15 mm), we should consider that indirect clinical criteria of follicular maturity in the autograft (follicular size and rate of estradiol), do not necessarily have to be the same as in the normal inserted ovary. When we perform ultrasound measurements of the follicles we are measuring the antral diameter without considering the possibility of a granulosa layer hyperplasia that provides estradiol characteristic levels of a mature follicle. In the experimental model, when the reimplanted ovarian tissue is functioning, our group shows this possibility [21, 22].
At this point we would like to draw attention on the recommendations of Oktay et al. in 2004  who proposed follicular maturity at a size of 10–11 mm in this type of tissue. Demesteere et al.  who reported a spontaneous pregnancy after orthotopic graft in 2006, explains that the follicles which developed in the subcutaneous implant never reached the sufficient size to be retrieved (maximum 13 mm). A year later, the same author , in the second reimplantation to the same patient, which fortunately concluded with the announcement of the third live birth from cryopreserved ovarian tissue, announced that the two retrieved follicles of the implanted ovarian measured 15 mm at the time of ovulation. Fourteen days later chorionic gonadotropin levels were detected.
Nevertheless, many authors have retrieved follicles above 17 mm obtaining good quality MII oocytes  and these arguments must consider only speculation.
We report the second pregnancy occurred after ovarian tissue cryopreservation for benign ovarian pathology after bilateral oophorectomy. Growth factors are used in combination with frozen-thawed ovarian tissue to boost neoangiogenesis. The result of this case was successful. However, more studies are required to determine whether the use of PRP represents a contribution.
JC has conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination and he has drafted the manuscript; CS has been involved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content; SG-N has been performed the surgical intervention; LA has participated in the design of the study and drafted the manuscript; LR has carried the preparation of PRP and drafted the manuscript; LM has carried out laboratory the work in the human reproduction laboratory; AV has carried out the hormone assays and drafted the manuscript, and JML has given final approval of the version to be published. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.


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The car on the jacks is not really a big deal, getting it onto the jacks is. When you jack the first set of wheels the other wheels are in contact with the ground, they will be in park/parking brake and should be blocked. When you go to jack the second set of wheels there is nothing preventing the car from moving forward or backward except the jackstands.
Is your car going to to come off them? Unlikely especially if you have some good jacks with a wide base but this is something to be aware of. If you want to be safe after taking the first set of wheels off lower it a little before jacking the second set of wheels. As already mentioned leave the tires under the jacked end, you can remove them when you have to.
Having a good floor jack makes it a easy job.
A floor jack will not prevent the center of gravity from shifting and since it's wheeled could enable it. Once again this is not something that is necessarily dangerous but be aware of what may cause potential problems. You could jack a car ten feet into the air if you did it right... might take all afternoon though.
I agree, I have been doing this for 60+ years. But I know what I am doing, and take extra time to make sure they are strong enough and positioned properly. However, if he feels concerned about it, better to do just two at a time.
BTW, I also sometimes will put a floor jack under the front and another under the rear, just so they are touching the bottom of the car, as an extra precaution. Can't be too careful.
That was an MD-80, not a B-737.
And I'd want an escape route if the vehicle was in a single garage, i.e. get yourself pinned to a wall.
We'd block up cars for dad as kids so when he crawled under there to remove the trans. yanking and pulling, he'd be safe and we'd stand by to watch. Had blocks go once, too. Dad was faster than he looked.
We still have that air life Lincoln with the extended arms but you can only use it now on old metal cars.
Myself, I would probably just take 2 over at a time to have the wheels done, or pick up an extra spare at a junk yard and mount 2 spares on it. I have had vehicles slide off jack stands and jacks several times. I live in a rural area though and don't have any concrete. I really don't have a good completely flat/level area either. Definitely would not take off 4 off on an uneven surface. Also, if there are any kids around, I would not do it. Someone mentioned using a railroad tie under it, which is a great idea. I would not use cinder blocks as a back up support as they will just crumble. The times I have removed 2, I leave 2 floor jacks under it and use jack stands under as well. Having a couple of floor jacks under it will allow you to find the balance points better.
I would NOT use jack stands in quicksand, a mud pit for wrestlers, a fun house tilt-a-floor, or on a trampoline either.
Common sense people. If it's a dirt floor it might not be safe. If it's in an airplane, it might not be safe.... jeez!
Oh, absolutely correct, as stated above, don't use concrete blocks. They shatter/crumble if the load isn't evenly distributed over their entire surface area.
Reasonable people using jack stands to support a vehicle in a safe environment will be safer than with the dang wheels on it.
It shouldn't have to be stated, for folks with a modicum of sense, to use a level solid floor, frame members to make contact with the stands, and depending upon how high you need it, it may have to be raised a little at a time.
For those of you without that modicum mentioned above, DON'T jack it from the tailpipe, the gas tank, the door handles, the license plate bracket or the oil pan.
Why not do 2 tires at a time instead of all 4 at once?
Can be done, just gotta be careful. I've done it when I was younger but also had a few 4x4's stacked for added precaution.
So by your own admission it's really user error not the jacks themselves that are the issue.


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It's always an adventure going off to a festival and this was no exception. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a night owl and so staying up all night to ensure Karen could be woken gently at 3.30 am for a 4.30 start was no great hardship.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, I had to wake her at 2.30 and we could not commence the journey until 5.00. So, after filling the tank at Maryport we set off into the slow dawn and headed through the Lake District towards the M6. Even with the twists and turns in the road, it's a bit quicker and I do enjoy seeing the home turf. Getting back to the beginning; Windermere, at the start of the journey and getting the perspective between leaving there at eighteen and knowing where I am now a very different person.
The entire journey down the M6 was notable for foul weather all the way, and around junction 15 tailbacks and hold ups due to an artic that had jack-knifed through the central reservation and mass traffic of football supporters on the way to the FA Cup Final.
However, by 10 am, we had left the M6 and it was only a short hop from there to Wheaton Aston.
A return booking from last year I was looking forward to this one. It's always good to get the first gig under my belt and I do like Wheaton Aston. Its festival is really something exceptional for the size of the town and I particularly like these type of festivals where the venues are pubs, and village halls. It gets people out and about in their town and perhaps only for that weekend you feel a real sense of community. Julian and Hilary do a brilliant job here without the mega funding that other festivals may have.
Anyway, we were there and after setting up the new tent (possibly the most crap tent I've ever slept in) down to the craft field to put out the board announcing my storytelling session. I was in Lloyd and Helens headshop/open mic stand so I must big up to these two fellow Cumbrians and their hospitality over the weekend. It wasn't the best location for storytelling as being on the route into the lower half of the craft field meant there wasn't too much stopping, sitting standing and watching space to be had. Nonetheless I got em' and some cracking sessions were had. Starting with Captain Crest, which I've done loads of times but it is a good one and I can pick, out young actors from the audience for the final part. Here at Wheaton Aston I got some of the best I have ever had. Dagon, Sophie, Daisy, Maddy and last but not least Isis. Thank you all for making it such a fun weekend never mind such a good performance in the tale.
I'd also taken bluesmonkey down for a final spin before I do some essential restoration on him. It never fails to amaze (and delight) me how people respond to what is essentially a pretty naff puppet operated by a pretty naff puppeteer. Nevertheless, he does create more laughter and joy in five minutes than you could think possible and it is such fun doing it. Follow the link to his blogspot for his account of the weekend. WARNING. His language may be a little more colourful here so parents be aware of this.
By 6.00pm on Saturday, I was well and truly knackered and so back to the tent for a coffee smoke and a lie down. I dropped off the sleep by 7.00 and did not wake until 3.00am missing all the music I wanted to see, asleep again by 3.30.
Sunday, better weather today and what fun it was. The open mic aspect of the tent worked well and praise must be heaped on Kate the Flute who after only playing for a year can be forgiven for not knowing "The Witches Promise" by Jethro Tull and James (Djembe) and Joel (Melodeon) who were absolutely brilliant. I happen to know these two and their parents are also Solfest regulars and I will keenly watch how these two musicians grow over the years. Think Spiers and Boden of the future.
All in all a really good weekend even though the weather was not the best and having to leave early due to Karens work commitments. In contrast to the outward trip, the journey back was a breeze, arriving home by 10.30.


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The Measure of a Successful Graduate
February 18, 2009 Eduflack AFT, AYP, High School, high-stakes testing, national standards, NGA
This has been an interesting week for national education standards and firm performance measures. We celebrated President's Day on Monday with AFT President Randi Weingarten making the case for national standards on the opinion pages of The Washington Post — www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/15/AR2009021501257.html. She makes a compelling case, a case that Eduflack and other have been making for quite some time.
It also flows nicely from the report issued by NGA, CCSSO, and Achieve at the end of 2008, focusing on the need for the United States to pay closer attention to international benchmarking, a push to effectively capture the right data so we know how our students are performing when compared to their academic colleagues in other industrialized nations.
Yesterday, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland raised the ante a bit more, calling for an overhaul of the state's Ohio Graduation Test, citing concerns that nearly one in 10 Ohio high school seniors fail to pass the OGT (after multiple attempts at success). The full story can be found from Denise Smith Amos at the Cincinnati Enquirer — news.cincinnati.com/article/20090217/NEWS0102/902170316/1055/NEWS.
It should be no surprise that some in Ohio are already wondering if changes to the OGT mean increasing standards and expecting more from our students (as is Strickland's stated objective). Typically when we talk about improving student assessment measures, it means one of two things. The first is the fear we will ask for more from our students (as is happening in Ohio). The all-to-often reality is it usually means a weakening of the standards, dropping expectations to ensure that more students are hitting the magic number and schools are reaching their AYP benchmarks.
But the Ohio experience raises a very interesting question. Can our states provide an effective "graduation test," one that is expected to measure the full value of a high school education, in the 10th grade? Obviously, we aren't testing students on the math and science concepts that are traditional in 11th and 12th grade classes (including Algebra II, Trig, Chemistry II, Physics, or even advanced life sciences). In some locales, it means not measuring world or U.S. history. In each and every school, a 10th grade "graduation test" only serves as half of an effective measure.
Yes, Eduflack understands the need to provide students a second chance to pass this important test. Yes, I realize the stakes are high, particularly when you say a student can't earn a diploma without demonstrating sufficient performance on a single test. But can a test taken in the middle of one's 10th grade year effectively measure the comprehensive learning acquired during the secondary school experience? Can a graduation test taken two years early truly help postsecondary institutions and employers know the full skills and abilities of the students exiting our K-12 systems?
The answer is clearly no and no. We tell every student that they need a high school diploma. We tell them that dropping out is never a viable option. More states are even shifting to an 18-year-old age requirement for students to drop out. But how do we expect students to take their full high school experience seriously if we tell them in the spring of their 10th grade year (not even the mid-way point of the high school experience) whether they have passed or failed high school? History tells us that "failure" tag is not one that inspires students to buckle down and do what it takes to pass on the second or third try. Quite the opposite, it provides students an excuse to give up, whether then remain in the classroom or not.
Critics will obviously say that there is no effective way to administer a comprehensive exam and effectively evaluate students at the end of 12th grade; we simply don't have the time to do it right. It won't be fair to students that they be denied their diploma because they failed an exam a week or a month prior to graduation, they say. Students won't have multiple opportunities to take the exam, working to fix what may have gone wrong. Teachers won't have the opportunity to provide the necessary interventions to fill the gaps.
That's where concepts such as national standards come in. Yes, we should know what every 10th grader (as well as other students) should know and be capable of doing at the end of an academic year. Those standards are core to a successful K-12 learning experience. If students are meeting standards at the end of 8th grade and 10th grade, they should be prepared to meet the challenges of a true graduation exam in 12th grade. If they are off the mark come 10th grade, educators have two years to intervene and empower students with those educational building blocks they need to succeed.
Yes, Governor Strickland, the OGT is not rigorous enough. Kudos for trying to do something about it. Part of the problem is the nature of standardized testing. Part of that is the reality that we cannot effectively measure high school performance less than halfway through the experience. A truly rigorous graduation test requires measuring courses and content gathered in 11th and 12th grade. A true exit exam, offered near the conclusion of 12th grade, may seem as the highest of the high-stakes test. But it is the only way to truly measure whether our graduates have the skills and abilities holders of a high school diploma should have. It is the only way to demonstrate to our postsecondary institutions and our local businesses and industries that K-12 graduates are capable of doing what we expect of each and every graduate.
National standards give us the regular, ongoing benchmarks to ensure we are hitting the academic marks we need to hit throughout the K-12 process. Effective data systems — such as those being built in some states and those advocated for by the Obama administration through the economic stimulus process — provide us the information and the research necessary to ensure our kids are hitting those marks, while providing teachers the guidance on necessary interventions and needed steps to bring all students up to proficiency. And meaningful, rigorous graduation exams, administered at the close of the high school experience, are the final measure to ensure the impact and effectiveness of that K-12 education.
This is not an either-or-maybe scenario. We need the national standards, the data systems, the exit exams — and the policymakers, administrators, and teachers who know what to do with it all — if we are to regain our competitive edge and restore real value to a high school diploma.
If we are to deliver real return on investment for our school improvement efforts, we must take assessment and data seriously. We can't wait this out and assume it will get better on its own. We need to get serious now about teaching, measuring, and evaluating the effectiveness of public education.
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        globalObject->setGlobalThis(*vm, JSProxy::create(*vm, JSProxy::createStructure(*vm, globalObject, globalObject->prototype()), globalObject));
        return JSGlobalContextRetain(toGlobalRef(globalObject->globalExec()));
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    JSGlobalObject* globalObject = JSCallbackObject<JSGlobalObject>::create(*vm, globalObjectClass, JSCallbackObject<JSGlobalObject>::createStructure(*vm, 0, jsNull()));
    ExecState* exec = globalObject->globalExec();
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    return JSGlobalContextRetain(toGlobalRef(exec));
}

JSGlobalContextRef JSGlobalContextRetain(JSGlobalContextRef ctx)
{
    ExecState* exec = toJS(ctx);
    APIEntryShim entryShim(exec);

    VM& vm = exec->vm();
    gcProtect(exec->dynamicGlobalObject());
    vm.ref();
    return ctx;
}

void JSGlobalContextRelease(JSGlobalContextRef ctx)
{
    IdentifierTable* savedIdentifierTable;
    ExecState* exec = toJS(ctx);
    {
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        VM& vm = exec->vm();
        savedIdentifierTable = wtfThreadData().setCurrentIdentifierTable(vm.identifierTable);

        bool protectCountIsZero = Heap::heap(exec->dynamicGlobalObject())->unprotect(exec->dynamicGlobalObject());
        if (protectCountIsZero)
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}

JSObjectRef JSContextGetGlobalObject(JSContextRef ctx)
{
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        return 0;
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    return toRef(jsCast<JSObject*>(exec->lexicalGlobalObject()->methodTable()->toThis(exec->lexicalGlobalObject(), exec, NotStrictMode)));
}

JSContextGroupRef JSContextGetGroup(JSContextRef ctx)
{
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        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
        return 0;
    }
    ExecState* exec = toJS(ctx);
    return toRef(&exec->vm());
}

JSGlobalContextRef JSContextGetGlobalContext(JSContextRef ctx)
{
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    APIEntryShim entryShim(exec);

    return toGlobalRef(exec->lexicalGlobalObject()->globalExec());
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class BacktraceFunctor {
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    BacktraceFunctor(StringBuilder& builder, unsigned remainingCapacityForFrameCapture)
        : m_builder(builder)
        , m_remainingCapacityForFrameCapture(remainingCapacityForFrameCapture)
    {
    }

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            JSObject* callee = visitor->callee();
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private:
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};

JSStringRef JSContextCreateBacktrace(JSContextRef ctx, unsigned maxStackSize)
{
    if (!ctx) {
        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
        return 0;
    }
    ExecState* exec = toJS(ctx);
    JSLockHolder lock(exec);
    StringBuilder builder;
    CallFrame* frame = exec->vm().topCallFrame;

    ASSERT(maxStackSize);
    BacktraceFunctor functor(builder, maxStackSize);
    frame->iterate(functor);

    return OpaqueJSString::create(builder.toString()).leakRef();
}


Located in Brooklyn, NY, Gotham Greens is the first commercial-scale rooftop hydroponic greenhouse in the world. By going vertical in the city, Gotham Greens is using less water, eliminating pesticides, putting an end to fertilizer runoff and leading the way to a sustainable agriculture future.
This project initially spawned from the Science Barge, and due to its innovatie and enthusiastic founders attracted the attention of investors.
Check out this video to get a glimpse of the team behind the project, as they announce their latest expansion efforts.


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Even though Su Zhinian's voice was soft, Song Qingchun still heard him clearly. Her sobbing stopped for a moment before continuing.
How sad, we have just fallen in love, but we have to part.
How cruel, we are so in love, but we have to be apart.
During the date between Song Qingchun and Su Zhinian, two momentous events happened in Beijing.
The first was related to the person who attempted to murder Song Qingchun, Brother Kun. After he pushed Song Qingchun off the building, Brother Kun fled the scene as fast as he could in the prepared car. However, he met an accident during his runaway. Even though he was detained on the spot, he was already unconscious from the serious injury. On the third day, Brother Kun passed away silently in the hospital.
With his passing, Brother Kun's identity, whether there was a mastermind, and the identity of that mastermind, if there was one, all became a mystery. They could not even tell whether this meant that Song Qingchun was finally safe with Brother Kun's death.
The second incident was related to Qin Yinan and Cheng Qingchong. The night Song Qingchun and Su Zhinian stayed at Li Jiang and had done nothing, Cheng Qingchong and Qin Yinan thousands of miles away slept together.
Yes, they had done the deed.
Cheng Qingchong's first time was given to Qin Yinan.
That day, Li Jiang had the perfect spring-like weather, but Beijing had the year's most serious haze.
Ever since Qin Yinan saw Song Qingchun left the holiday villa with Su Zhinian, the usually mellow Qin Yinan was in an inexplicably rotten mood. When he was at work, he had scolded his subordinates multiple times for unreasonable causes.
There were many coincidences in the world.
The day Song Qingchun and Su Zhinian arrived at Li Jiang, Tang Nuan was actually visiting Li Jiang with CEO Huang. They were packing to leave the hotel, preparing to go to the airport and return to Beijing.
Neither Song Qingchun nor Su Zhinian saw Tang Nuan, but Tang Nuan, who was sitting in the hotel lobby with a pair of sunglasses waiting for CEO Huang to clear the bill, saw them clearly.
At the time, Tang Nuan was talking on the phone with her friends. When she saw Song Qingchun hold Su Zhinian's hand and walk into the same room, she hung up immediately and snapped a few pictures.
Tang Nuan arrived at Beijing that afternoon at around 6 pm.
The moment they landed, CEO Huang received a call saying he had a meeting to attend that night, so he left in a hurry after he dropped Tang Nuan at her home.
Tang Nuan did not stay at home for long either. She pushed the door open to drop her stuff off before turning back out to call a cab to find Qin Yinan.
When Tang Nuan reached his company, Qin Yinan just so happened to be leaving work. Qin Yinan had seen her, but he walked toward his car without even acknowledging her.
Qin Yinan's disregard for her angered Tang Nuan for some reason. In her heels, she marched toward Qin Yinan's car, pulled his car door open, shoved her phone in his face, and commented with unbridled sarcasm, "Qin Yinan, look closely, is this the fianc you found? You're getting married soon, but she's out holidaying in Li Jiang with another man and sharing the same room with him?"


Following the previous Workshop on Energy Efficient Infrastructure (https://events.uic.org/workshop-on-energy-efficient-infrastructures), this workshop focused on the projects developed by IMs to improve energy efficiency and decarbonisation of the traction energy and to accompany railway undertakings to reduce the use of diesel traction.
Thus, this workshop also focused on the energy storage innovations and their best combination with the railway network.
Finally, actors from the energy market were also invited to talk about their point of view in the frame of optimising the electricity network with railways for renewable energy.
Attended by more than 50 participants from across the Railway and Energy sectors, the workshop was opened and moderated by Gerald Olde Monnikhof from ProRail, who kindly hosted the event.
The workshop consisted of four themed sessions with opportunities for questions and answers, where participants discussed their experience using the relevant technology.
The first session, which featured presentations by ProRail, Infrabel, Bane NOR and Nexans with SNCF, focused on ways to improve the traction system.
The speakers outlined the technical advance and work to improve power transmission, thus reducing transmission losses and improving energy recovery from braking. The speakers showed the results of switching to a higher voltage in electrified railways and how, for example, it allowed better power management.
The possibility to extend the usage of super-conductive cables to greatly reduce transmission losses was also shown by Nexans.
The second session focused on energy storage, where Eaton, Super-B, SNCF and Infrabel talked about the state of the art in battery technologies and super-capacitors, their applications for substations, and resulting experiences.
Super-B introduced their latest lithium-ion battery for traction application and their container-sized storage solution.
The use of a hybrid supercapacitor and lithium batteries storage was mentioned by Eaton and SNCF as a way to allow high power throughput for optimised responsiveness of the storage system.
Infrabel showed the experience in reversible substations and how to integrate solar panels with it alongside the tracks.
For the third topic, SNCF, SBB and Advanced Energy Technologies talked about the challenges in replacing diesel traction, how to evaluate the worth of electrifying and the feasibility to convert to hydrogen traction.
The final topic of the afternoon was the point of view of Alliander (Dutch DSO) about the integration of renewables in collaboration with railways. An example was given on the installation of wind farms through the railway grid. The speakers highlighted the importance for railways to help grid managers towards an efficient smart grid.
The meeting was concluded by Gerald, who thanked the participants for their interesting discussions.
The topics were interesting enough for discussions to start during the presentations. The room was full, and the audience attentive.
Inviting the Dutch energy grid manager helped remind the audience how important it is, in this context, for collaborative work to be conducted with railways to achieve the smartest energy management.
This workshop was an excellent opportunity to have updated exchange about the possibilities to reduce the carbon footprint of railway infrastructure and integrate renewable energy as efficiently as possible.
Thank you for attending this workshop and exchanging interesting information.
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Q: Suggested functions illegible I recently updated to Mathematica 11 and now the box which suggests what function you might be typing is completely illegible:

Is there any way to change the text / background color in this box or make it go away entirely?

A: These are OpenGL issues (apparently affecting OSX in addition to Linux), either caused by a bad graphics driver or lack of memory.  If it always happens, it's unlikely to be the latter.  Try installing any available software updates.  If that doesn't help, send in a report to support and include a notebook with the result of evaluating SystemInformation[].
In order to turn off the the suggestions completely, open the Options Inspector (Ctrl-Shift-O), set the scope of Global Preferences, and search for ShowCodeAssist.  Unchecking the True/False box toggles it on and off.

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This is my first round-up of things I've been obsessed with lately. They'll be a variety of different things - from health/beauty products, tv shows, smartphone apps, and more.
I've been trying to budget more lately since I bought a house in December. Most of my favorites for this month are either free or very inexpensive (yay!).
I heard about this cold cream from Kate from The Small Things Blog and I knew I had to try it. I love how this cleanser can remove ALL my makeup - even my stubborn waterproof mascara. Up until now, I haven't been able to find a face cleanser that has been able to do that. I've had to use a cleanser AND eye makeup remover. I don't have to tell you how annoying it is to have to use two separate products when one product should be able to do the job. This product is now part of my daily face washing routine. It took awhile to get used to how this cleanser makes my face feel after I use it. It can feel slimy if I use too much, but I've since been able to determine the perfect amount to use for my face.
A free version of this app is available for both IOS and Android. This app allows you to select white noise, melodies, customizable mixes to help you relax and fall asleep. I've been playing a customized mix every night while drifting off to sleep and it's really been allowing me to clear my brain and fall asleep faster. There are some premium features that are available with the paid version, but I don't find them necessary for me. One of my favorite things about this app is the variety of sounds. You can play a crackling fire, a rushing brook, or a soft lullaby. You can set a timer as well, so it's not playing the sounds all night long - just long enough to help you fall asleep.
I bought this brush on a whim. I was buying other essentials from Well.ca and just needed to spend a bit more to get free shipping (yes, I'm one of THOSE people), so I looked for a new foundation brush to replace the one I had. I read a review that this brush was very good for the price ($16), so I thought I'd go for it. I'm so glad I did! This brush works SO WELL. Pure Anada products are environmentally friendly, which is also a plus. You can apply either powder or liquid foundation with this brush flawlessly. The size is really great too - it easily fits in my small gym makeup bag. I'm going to be buying more from Pure Anada, that's for sure!
If you follow me on Instagram (if you're not, do it now *wink*) then you've probably seen me post a picture or two featuring my infuser water bottle. I absolutely love this thing! I got mine as a gift from a friend, but I found a similar one here and a really neat glass one here. Infuser bottles are great when you're trying to drink more water. I mostly add lemons in my infuser, but you can add anything - strawberries, cucumbers, oranges, lime ... and the list goes on! I know a few people that can't stand the taste of plain water and I always recommend they get an infuser bottle. It's SO IMPORTANT to stay hydrated throughout the day, especially in the heat of the summer, and these bottles are so easy to take with you everywhere you go.
This past month I've been listening to music more than usual - mostly to help me overcome my anxiety. When it comes to music, I like all different genre's and I love discovering new artists I wouldn't normally listen to. The easiest way for me to do this is with Spotify. If you haven't heard of Spotify before (where have you been?!) it's a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. You can make your own playlists, or follow playlists made by others, or you can be more adventurous and choose a song you like and let Spotify play similar songs that you might fall in love with too. You can play music on your smartphone or on your desktop. They have a premium subscription that allows you to play your songs offline, removes ads, play any song on demand, and listen to the highest audio quality.


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What Jinteki secrets does Jinja hold? Down the White Nile is the second Data Pack in the "Kitara Cycle" for Android: Netrunner – The Card Game, and its sixty cards (three copies each of twenty different cards) reinforce the Kitara Cycle's focus on the tense interactions between Corp and Runner. These interactions hinge largely upon the secrets Jinteki's locked behind the doors of its Kisu2 Hospital. Bacteria and viruses (both physical and virtual) feature heavily, as do a new Shaper identity, new programs, ice, ambushes, and agendas that pay the Corp even if they're stolen.
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