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/***** includes *****/
#include "internal.h"

/***** structs *****/
struct test_element
{
  struct lfds700_list_aos_element
    laose;

  lfds700_pal_uint_t
    element_number,
    thread_number;
};

struct test_state
{
  enum flag
    error_flag;

  lfds700_pal_uint_t
    number_elements_per_thread;

  struct lfds700_list_aos_state
    *laoss;

  struct test_element
    *element_array;
};

/***** private prototypes *****/
static int new_ordered_with_cursor_compare_function( void const *value_new, void const *value_in_list );
static test_pal_thread_return_t TEST_PAL_CALLING_CONVENTION new_ordered_with_cursor_insert_thread( void *util_thread_starter_thread_state );
static test_pal_thread_return_t TEST_PAL_CALLING_CONVENTION new_ordered_with_cursor_cursor_thread( void *util_thread_starter_thread_state );

/****************************************************************************/
void test_lfds700_list_aos_new_ordered_with_cursor( struct lfds700_list_asu_state *list_of_logical_processors, lfds700_pal_uint_t memory_in_megabytes )
{
  enum lfds700_misc_validity
    dvs = LFDS700_MISC_VALIDITY_VALID;

  lfds700_pal_uint_t
    loop,
    number_elements_per_thread,
    number_elements_total,
    number_logical_processors,
    offset,
    temp;

  struct lfds700_list_aos_state
    laoss;

  struct lfds700_list_asu_element
    *lasue = NULL;

  struct lfds700_misc_prng_state
    ps;

  struct lfds700_misc_validation_info
    vi;

  struct test_pal_logical_processor
    *lp;

  struct util_thread_starter_state
    *tts;

  struct test_element
    *element_array;

  struct test_state
    *ts;

  test_pal_thread_state_t
    *thread_handles;

  assert( list_of_logical_processors != NULL );
  // TRD : memory_in_megabytes can be any value in its range

  /* TRD : run two threads per logical processor

           the test runs for 10 seconds

           the first thread loops over a pre-set list of random numbers
           continually adding them using ordered insert

           the second thread keeps iterating over the list, checking that
           each element is larger than its predecessor
  */

  internal_display_test_name( "New ordered with cursor (%d seconds)", TEST_DURATION_IN_SECONDS );

  lfds700_misc_prng_init( &ps );

  lfds700_list_asu_query( list_of_logical_processors, LFDS700_LIST_ASU_QUERY_GET_POTENTIALLY_INACCURATE_COUNT, NULL, (void **) &number_logical_processors );

  lfds700_list_aos_init_valid_on_current_logical_core( &laoss, new_ordered_with_cursor_compare_function, LFDS700_LIST_AOS_INSERT_RESULT_FAILURE_EXISTING_KEY, NULL );

  /* TRD : create randomly ordered number array with unique elements

           unique isn't necessary - the list will sort anyway - but
           it permits slightly better validation
  */

  number_elements_per_thread = ( memory_in_megabytes * ONE_MEGABYTE_IN_BYTES ) / ( sizeof(struct test_element) * number_logical_processors );

  // TRD : or the test takes a looooooong time...
  if( number_elements_per_thread > 1000 )
    number_elements_per_thread = 1000;

  number_elements_total = number_elements_per_thread * number_logical_processors;

  element_array = util_aligned_malloc( sizeof(struct test_element) * number_elements_total, LFDS700_PAL_ATOMIC_ISOLATION_IN_BYTES );

  for( loop = 0 ; loop < number_elements_total ; loop++ )
    (element_array+loop)->element_number = loop;

  for( loop = 0 ; loop < number_elements_total ; loop++ )
  {
    offset = LFDS700_MISC_PRNG_GENERATE( &ps );
    offset %= number_elements_total;
    temp = (element_array + offset)->element_number;
    (element_array + offset)->element_number = (element_array + loop)->element_number;
    (element_array + loop)->element_number = temp;
  }

  ts = util_malloc_wrapper( sizeof(struct test_state) * number_logical_processors * 2 );

  // TRD : the insert threads
  for( loop = 0 ; loop < number_logical_processors ; loop++ )
  {
    (ts+loop)->laoss = &laoss;
    (ts+loop)->element_array = element_array + number_elements_per_thread*loop;
    (ts+loop)->error_flag = LOWERED;
    (ts+loop)->number_elements_per_thread = number_elements_per_thread;
  }

  // TRD : the cursor threads
  for( loop = number_logical_processors ; loop < number_logical_processors * 2 ; loop++ )
  {
    (ts+loop)->laoss = &laoss;
    (ts+loop)->element_array = NULL;
    (ts+loop)->error_flag = LOWERED;
  }

  thread_handles = util_malloc_wrapper( sizeof(test_pal_thread_state_t) * number_logical_processors * 2 );

  util_thread_starter_new( &tts, number_logical_processors * 2 );

  LFDS700_MISC_BARRIER_STORE;

  lfds700_misc_force_store();

  loop = 0;

  while( LFDS700_LIST_ASU_GET_START_AND_THEN_NEXT(*list_of_logical_processors, lasue) )
  {
    lp = LFDS700_LIST_ASU_GET_VALUE_FROM_ELEMENT( *lasue );
    util_thread_starter_start( tts, &thread_handles[loop], loop, lp, new_ordered_with_cursor_insert_thread, ts+loop );
    util_thread_starter_start( tts, &thread_handles[loop+number_logical_processors], loop+number_logical_processors, lp, new_ordered_with_cursor_cursor_thread, ts+loop+number_logical_processors );
    loop++;
  }

  util_thread_starter_run( tts );

  for( loop = 0 ; loop < number_logical_processors * 2 ; loop++ )
    test_pal_thread_wait( thread_handles[loop] );

  util_thread_starter_delete( tts );

  free( thread_handles );

  /* TRD : validate the resultant list

           the cursor threads were checking for orderedness
           if that failed, they raise their error_flag
           so validate the list, then check error_flags
  */

  LFDS700_MISC_BARRIER_LOAD;

  vi.min_elements = vi.max_elements = number_elements_total;

  lfds700_list_aos_query( &laoss, LFDS700_LIST_AOS_QUERY_SINGLETHREADED_VALIDATE, &vi, &dvs );

  if( dvs == LFDS700_MISC_VALIDITY_VALID )
    for( loop = number_logical_processors ; loop < number_logical_processors * 2 ; loop++ )
      if( (ts+loop)->error_flag == RAISED )
        dvs = LFDS700_MISC_VALIDITY_INVALID_ORDER;

  lfds700_list_aos_cleanup( &laoss, NULL );

  util_aligned_free( element_array );

  free( ts );

  internal_display_test_result( 1, "list_aos", dvs );

  return;
}

/****************************************************************************/
#pragma warning( disable : 4100 )

static int new_ordered_with_cursor_compare_function( void const *value_new, void const *value_in_list )
{
  int
    cr = 0;

  struct test_element
    *e1,
    *e2;

  // TRD : value_new can be any value in its range
  // TRD : value_in_list can be any value in its range

  e1 = (struct test_element *) value_new;
  e2 = (struct test_element *) value_in_list;

  if( e1->element_number < e2->element_number )
    cr = -1;

  if( e1->element_number > e2->element_number )
    cr = 1;

  return( cr );
}

#pragma warning( default : 4100 )

/****************************************************************************/
static test_pal_thread_return_t TEST_PAL_CALLING_CONVENTION new_ordered_with_cursor_insert_thread( void *util_thread_starter_thread_state )
{
  lfds700_pal_uint_t
    loop;

  struct lfds700_misc_prng_state
    ps;

  struct test_state
    *ts;

  struct util_thread_starter_thread_state
    *tsts;

  LFDS700_MISC_BARRIER_LOAD;

  assert( util_thread_starter_thread_state != NULL );

  tsts = (struct util_thread_starter_thread_state *) util_thread_starter_thread_state;
  ts = (struct test_state *) tsts->thread_user_state;

  lfds700_misc_prng_init( &ps );

  util_thread_starter_ready_and_wait( tsts );

  for( loop = 0 ; loop < ts->number_elements_per_thread ; loop++ )
  {
    LFDS700_LIST_AOS_SET_KEY_IN_ELEMENT( (ts->element_array+loop)->laose, ts->element_array+loop );
    LFDS700_LIST_AOS_SET_VALUE_IN_ELEMENT( (ts->element_array+loop)->laose, ts->element_array+loop );
    lfds700_list_aos_insert( ts->laoss, &(ts->element_array+loop)->laose, NULL, &ps );
  }

  LFDS700_MISC_BARRIER_STORE;

  lfds700_misc_force_store();

  return( (test_pal_thread_return_t) EXIT_SUCCESS );
}

/****************************************************************************/
static test_pal_thread_return_t TEST_PAL_CALLING_CONVENTION new_ordered_with_cursor_cursor_thread( void *util_thread_starter_thread_state )
{
  lfds700_pal_uint_t
    prev_element_number;

  lfds700_pal_uint_t
    time_loop = 0;

  struct lfds700_list_aos_element
    *laose;

  struct test_element
    *element;

  struct test_state
    *ts;

  struct util_thread_starter_thread_state
    *tsts;

  time_t
    current_time,
    start_time;

  LFDS700_MISC_MAKE_VALID_ON_CURRENT_LOGICAL_CORE_INITS_COMPLETED_BEFORE_NOW_ON_ANY_OTHER_LOGICAL_CORE;

  assert( util_thread_starter_thread_state != NULL );

  tsts = (struct util_thread_starter_thread_state *) util_thread_starter_thread_state;
  ts = (struct test_state *) tsts->thread_user_state;

  util_thread_starter_ready_and_wait( tsts );

  current_time = start_time = time( NULL );

  while( current_time < start_time + TEST_DURATION_IN_SECONDS )
  {
    prev_element_number = 0;

    laose = LFDS700_LIST_AOS_GET_START( *ts->laoss );

    // TRD : we may get start before any element has been added to the list
    if( laose == NULL )
      continue;

    element = LFDS700_LIST_AOS_GET_VALUE_FROM_ELEMENT( *laose );

    if( element->element_number < prev_element_number )
      ts->error_flag = RAISED;

    prev_element_number = element->element_number;

    laose = LFDS700_LIST_AOS_GET_NEXT( *laose );

    while( laose != NULL )
    {
      element = LFDS700_LIST_AOS_GET_VALUE_FROM_ELEMENT( *laose );

      if( element->element_number <= prev_element_number )
        ts->error_flag = RAISED;

      prev_element_number = element->element_number;

      laose = LFDS700_LIST_AOS_GET_NEXT( *laose );
    }

    if( time_loop++ == REDUCED_TIME_LOOP_COUNT )
    {
      time_loop = 0;
      time( &current_time );
    }
  }

  LFDS700_MISC_BARRIER_STORE;

  lfds700_misc_force_store();

  return( (test_pal_thread_return_t) EXIT_SUCCESS );
}


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Love's Labours Won: RSC Live Broadcast – Gala Theatre, Durham
Posted by: The Reviews Hub - Yorkshire & North East in Drama, North East & Yorkshire, Review, Shakespeare 07/03/2015	Comments Off on Love's Labours Won: RSC Live Broadcast – Gala Theatre, Durham
Writer: William Shakespeare
Director: Christopher Luscombe
Reviewer: Anna Ambelez
Love's Labour's Won or Much Ado about Nothing, is a tale of two pairs of lovers, one pair maligned and the other pushed together by friends. Claudio (Tunji Kasim) in love with Hero (Flora Spencer-Longhurst), rejects her at the altar, accusing her of infidelity, having been duped into believing it. While her cynical sharp tongued cousin Beatrice (Michelle Terry) and Benedick (Edward Bennet) are tricked into loving each other.
There's a skirmish of wit between them
Beatrice is considered one of Shakespeare's feistiest female characters and rather reminiscent of Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew.
After hearing a conversation, RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran had the idea of presenting Love's Labour's Lost and Love's Labour's Won in a unique pairing, the first ever using a single company of actors – "They belong together", he says.
There are parallels between the two, switched identities, hapless policemen, masked balls, and as a continuation of Love's Labour's Lost, both are set in the same location, Charlecote Park. The first part, Love's Labour's Lost was set on the eve of First World War 1914 and this in a post-war house party in Autumn 1918, four years later, as were they written in 1598-1599 and 1594-1595.
WWI is one of the most shocking events in our history, yet these men enter the scene as if returning from a hunting trip. Indeed the war plays no real part in the play, other than as a device to connect the two pieces. Apart from Don John's (Sam Alexander) bad leg, there is no suggestion of injury in any form, physically or mentally. The one exception is Dogberry the constable (Nick Haverson); this comic character is strangely tragic. Haverson's physicality adds great depth to the character and while extremely amusing, leaves questions. He says he is "…a rich fellow enough", yet lives in near poverty. His shaking hands are a sure sign of PTSD, and where did those strange tics come from – what lies in his past?
One indication of the era is shown by the great 'shame' that the hero is falsely accused of, illustrating how a woman's purity was so revered, and catastrophic to her and her family if lost. Yet, there are inconsistencies with the period and setting; servants dancing and mixing with their employers for example, was not quite socially viable in 1918. Love's Labor's Lost is largely written in prose, which should have the effect of making it more 'real'. However, the post war austerity is not felt in this production and is sadly lacking the vivacity, vitality, exuberance and energy of the first part. The slapstick humour seems contrived and misplaced, as if unwilling to rely on the inherent wit in the text.
As in the previous production, theatre hydraulics feature heavily, such as a full sized billiards table arising from the floor, all for a short scene, sometimes it feels like the production just tries too hard. There are good performances, elaborate scene changes, which the packed house clearly enjoys, and Shakespeare's inspired wit and ingenuity never fails to delight, but overall one is left feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Currently screening at cinema's around the UK. Visit the website for more details.
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: Anna Ambelez Love's Labour's Won or Much Ado about Nothing, is a tale of two pairs of lovers, one pair maligned and the other pushed together by friends. Claudio (Tunji Kasim) in love with Hero (Flora Spencer-Longhurst), rejects her at the altar, accusing her of infidelity, having been duped into believing it. While her cynical sharp tongued cousin Beatrice (Michelle Terry) and Benedick (Edward Bennet) are tricked into loving each other. There's a skirmish of wit between them Beatrice is considered one of Shakespeare's feistiest female characters and rather reminiscent of Katharina in…
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Charlecote Park Christopher Luscombe David Horovitch Durham Edward Bennet Flora Spencer-Longhurst Michelle Terry Gala Theatre Gregory Doran Love's Labour's Won Much Ado About Nothing Nick Haverson Sam Alexander Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Tunji Kasim William Shakespeare World War 1	2015-03-07
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My Latest Adventure – JAPAN!
Yes, my adventures continue and I will be accompanying Jos to Japan for her work next week! I can't wait to go! It really has been a childhood dream to go home to the motherland of Electronic gadgets 😉 I will have some free time, and a high speed internet connection, so I will be posting updates and hopefully a live cam from Tokyo, Japan. I really don't know much, just that we are staying at the Westin. Will I make it to Disneyland? More details soon! See you soon Miki and Lisa
Michael Jackson's Sudden Illness Halts Trial
Excite News: "Michael Jackson's Sudden Illness Halts Trial"
I'll be honest with you, I am not buying it! 2 weeks in a row this trial has been postponed! I can't wait till E!'s reenactments every night! The guy who was in Scary Movie 3 is doing them! Classic!
What's next? Post your comment on this post! I think he is gonna ask to get permission to go to Tokyo Disneyland with me!!! :O SCARY!
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Reuters) – Pop star Michael Jackson was taken to a hospital emergency room on Tuesday, vomiting and suffering from a "flu-like illness," and his child molestation trial was abruptly halted. Jackson became so sick while en route to court in Santa Maria, about 30 minutes from his Neverland Valley Ranch, that he was driven instead to a local hospital. The sudden illness caught Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville and Jackson's own lawyers by surprise.
"I did speak with Mr. Jackson by telephone this morning on the way to court and he said he was very ill," lead defense attorney Tom Mesereau told the judge after a hushed conference with his colleagues. "I'm told he's being examined by a doctor." More than 100 jury candidates sat idle for over an hour while the judge conferred in private with prosecutors and Jackson's attorneys and then, by telephone, with an emergency room doctor.
Melville emerged from his chambers to announce that the 46-year-old Jackson had been admitted to the hospital and would not be able to attend court until next week, bringing audible groans from some of the would-be jurors. Since jury selection began on Jan. 31 in the sensational trial, potential jurors have only been summoned to court on four days. Melville was forced to cancel the proceedings last week after Mesereau's sister died.
My New Sony Desktop And Future Monitor!!!
YES! I finally did it! I picked up a new Desktop computer! Sony was blowing out their R Series Desktop to make room for their newer versions from the same series. I originally was going to pay $1,550 on Sony's site until I saw it on J&R; music's site for literally $650 bucks cheaper after rebate, no tax and cheaper shipping! It also came a lil damaged so I got another 70 bucks off! DAMN I DID GOOD! My other old computer, literally is dying 🙁 Sorry Elo 4k 🙁 So I really needed a new machine! I was going to go with Dell until I decided to go with a Media Center 2005 based Sony computer! I really was not expecting much from the Media Center, but boy was I wrong! Don't get me wrong, the computer is AWESOME but I really fell in love with the Media Center! It is so cool how you can access all of your media in one simple interface. It comes with a great remote control and you can stream it to a Media Center box wirelessly anywhere in your home! You can see your digital pics, listen to all your mp3s and watch and record live TV, which by the way I think is BETTER than my Tivo, Sorry Tivo 🙁
Here are my specs:
1GB of RAM (will be adding another gig of RAM for a 2 gig total)
200GB S-ATA HD Space (added another S-ATA 250 Gig Drive with 16 meg buffer)
DVD+R Double Layer – DVD±RW Drive Double Layer +R
DVD-ROM Combo (also does CD & CDRW)
128MB ATI Video Memory card
XP Media Center 2005
Minus one Drive Cover 🙁 DRATS!
I was really on the fence about a monitor! Was looking to run like 2 19″ monitors, but still had doubts, UNTIL
Dell announced a 24 Inch WIDESCREEN LCD MONITOR! Holy, it looks so BAD ASS! I was tempted to order the 20 inch widescreen, but I am glad I waited! – The UltraSharp 2405FPW ships with some useful amenities, including a four-port USB hub—two on the main connector panel, two on the side of the display. In addition, the unit has a 6-in-1 USB card reader that supports CompactFlash (type I and II), SD/mini-SD card, Sony Memory Stick / MS Pro, Smart Media and Hitachi Microdrive.
SWEET ! This comes out in March, but I will wait!
Review: Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch Widescreen LCD
Madagascar – Coming Soon!
I must admit, I really had little hope for the animated movie Madagascar. Early previews and what I have heard about it looked, well bad. I just checked out the latest trailer for the movie and must admit, it looks pretty damn good. Although I still think the name is pretty weak, the trailer is funny and the animation looks kick ass! We will see!
Movie Info :
Madagascar – Release Date: May 27, 2005 – Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Gwen Stefani
Official Website: MADAGASCARthemovie.com
Plot Summary: Ben Stiller ("Meet the Parents"), Chris Rock ("Chris Rock Never Scared"), David Schwimmer (TV's "Friends") and Jada Pinkett Smith ("Collateral") star as the voices of four zoo animals who hang up when they hear the call of the wild.
Alex the Lion (Stiller) is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends Marty the Zebra (Rock), Melman the Giraffe (Schwimmer) and Gloria the Hippo (Pinkett Smith) have lived their entire lives in blissful captivity, with regular meals provided and an admiring public to adore them.
Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty allows his curiosity to get the better of him and, with the help of some prodigious penguins, makes his escape to explore the world he's been missing. Alex, Melman and Gloria go after him, but before they can go wild in the streets, they are captured, crated and put on a ship to Africa… to be ultimately set free.
When those plotting penguins sabotage the ship, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria find themselves washed ashore on the exotic island of Madagascar. Now, these native New Yorkers have to figure out how to survive in the wild and discover the true meaning of the phrase "It's a jungle out there."
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Im confused?!! I think she is too 😉 What the hell is the deal here!
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross has denied reports she's gay.
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WOW! Its finally over! Actually its been pretty quiet over the last two weeks up until like Thursday, when all hell broke loose with the media SLAM! All said and done the game was pretty damn good! The Eagles tried their best and held on as long as they could, but could not prevail over the wrath on New England! Playing host, I missed a lot of the game and the fun. I Tivo'ed it and went back and saw what I missed!
Paul McCartney was Awesome! Wasn't too happy with Drive My Car in the set, but Live And Let Die and Hey Jude made up for it!
Just talked to my bud Gene! He is a huge Eagles fan and got a quote for him on the game: They gave it away. They threw the ball away 4 times and they came away with nothing. Can't win a game when you put your defense into a position like that. They made it there and I am happy but I am not satisfied.
I was also not that impressed with the commercials! Here is a recap of quick point impressions : GoDaddy.com, Retro, Fed Ex Top 10, Vin Deasel, Eva, Carson, Brad Pitt, McDonalds Fry, Monkeys, War Of The Worlds, MORE MONKEYS, GoDaddy.com, Burt Renolds TWICE, Talking Dogs, Rodman in a tub – YUCK, Retro Cartoons, EVEN MORE MONKEYS, Thank You, Unicorns and Santa, MORE FRIGGIN MONKEYS!, Nikki Cappelli
See them all here : AOL Sports: Superbowl Commercials 2005
This guy really summed up the commercials well :
30-Second thoughts By: JOHN MAFFEI – Weighing in on Super Bowl commercials:
> Lays had one the best spots in recent years. It was the one where a kid hits a ball over a fence into a mean neighbor's yard. A girl suggests throwing a bag of Lays chips over the fence as a peace offering. The neighbor throws back a ball, the family dog, a long-lost car and MC Hammer. Then one of the kids says, "MC Hammer? Where have you been."
> Monkeys were in vogue this year. Verizon Wireless used monkeys talking on bananas in a good spot, and careerbuilder.com used them and a whoopee cushion in a hilarious spot. But careerbuilder.com went a little far later on in a monkey-kissing-butt spot.
> Godaddy.com, with a very attractive Nikki Cappelli losing her top, got your attention, but it was cheesy at best. (HEY! )
> McDonald's ran its french fry looking like Abraham Lincoln commercial twice. It wasn't any more funny the second time.
> The Quiznos spot with a pudgy baby Bob is stupid and old.
> MBNA using Gladys Knight playing rugby was beyond the valley of stupid.
> What was Dennis Rodman doing in a bathtub? I was so turned off, I forgot what the commercial was about.
> A bikini-clad maiden selling Tabasco was a highlight.
> Anheuser-Busch's thank you to the troops was outstanding. And it cost the company $2.4 million.
> Ford ran the same commercial for the new 2005 convertible three times, twice in a five-minute span. Kind of dumb, and costly.
> Visa's spot with superheros looking for a lost credit card was well done.
> Blockbuster ran the same commercial —- a man backing his car to the mailbox — six times. I guess, the first five times weren't enough.
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Sideways took the highest honor at the SAG awards last night! This is a huge accomplishment against all the other favorite movies for best ensemble acting. These awards, along with the Golden Globes is a good trial run for the Oscars! As my bud Mike Delin mentioned in his blog, we have talked about this over the years, the Oscars is like the Super Bowl for us 🙂 I did enjoy Sideways. It was a lil strange because they are way into wine, but once you get past that it was a great movie! I also loved Virginia Madsen and find it funny that she is FINALLY getting critical acclaim in Hollywood! Million Dollar Baby did real well and it is confusing who will do good at the Oscars! We will see.
Actress Sandra Oh (R) accepts the award for outstanding cast of a motion picture for 'Sideways' as co-stars (L-R) Thomas Hayden Church, Virginia Madsen, and Paul Giamatti look on during the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, February 5, 2005.
Another trip to Harold's with the insanely huge food!!! Im still stuffed!!!
No Wardrobe Malfunction at Halftime Show
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THANK GOD! God forbid we see another pair of breasts this year hehe! Anyway, looking forward to see Paul McCartney! What a difference a year makes! With all this crap about the FCC, Michael Powell, Howard, Howard moving to Sirrius, Powell Retiring, GEEZ! This year is different! I am defiantly looking forward to the game and wish the Eagles the best!
Another HAROLDS trip tonight! Pictures will be taken! Then Sunday The SUPER BOWL! My first time having it at my house on the Sony HD TV! God I can't wait! AWESOME SCREEN! Next week I will be talking about the new computer I ordered! Long story, but I will be Blogging about it next week! I will be also Blogging about the Florida trip! I know im a lil behind, but I will be posting all the pics and a few good stories about the trip 🙂
JACKSONVILLE, Fla (Reuters) – Ask just about anyone what they remember most about the New England Patriots' dramatic 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year's Super Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer. "I remember Janet Jackson's breast," said Tom, a Philadelphia Eagles fan enjoying a drink at one of the parties ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with the Patriots.
"That's all you heard about for weeks, but that's not what they'll be talking about after we win on Sunday." The NFL has taken steps to ensure nothing happens to overshadow this year's showcase event.
Paul McCartney has been brought in to headline its halftime show, the 62-year-old former-Beatle guaranteeing there will be no problems in his 12-minute performance. "It's a great honor to do this," said McCartney. "People may have concerns of another wardrobe malfunction, but I can safely tell you that I won't. "I'm not going to say what we're doing because you know that spoils it. We will pretty much get up there and just use the time allotted to rock."
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After flying on Delta Airlines "Song", going back to any old airline will seem so damn hum drum 🙁 It was pretty ironic seeing LaGuardia Airport closed on live TV while flying to it :O I really loved the TV system onboard! Music trivia that you play against other people on the flight! (I played one round and came in FIRST!) It also showed the flight info including the map where u are, food menu, music and Pay Per View movies. Check out their site for a demo, pretty cool!
American Airlines To Offer In-Flight Entertainment
I do fly American Airlines a lot, their new solution looks pretty cool! Although I got my kick ass Sony laptop and load it with any movie I want and download all the latest news anyway before heading out on a trip 😉
Article : American Airlines is set to provide an in-flight entertainment media player for $8 a flight, filled with moves, music videos, games, and that day's major newspapers. Apparently, half of American's fleet are MD-80s which have no on-board entertainment. Rather than spending lots of money to retrofit them with expensive, integrated systems, American hopes to address passenger needs on a more individual basis.
Flights with the yet-unbranded portable media device start this week on flights from LaGuardia to Miami and LaGuardia to Dallas.
Sony to Release PlayStation Portable!!! :)
As many of you know, I am a HUGE fan of Sony! Last year at E3, I was told "2005 is the year of the portables"! Not only did the new Nintendo DS kick ass, Sony announced today the official release date of the PSP! This unit looks incredible! I hopefully will get my hands on the first um MILLION units ready to go for its March 24th release day! Looking real forward to its future potential and all the cool stuff it can bring to the table! 🙂
Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Enterainment America Inc., holds a PlayStation Portable, known as PSP, during a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 11, 2004. Sony Corp. said Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24 and have 1 million units ready for sale in the first week.
From the article :
Sony Corp said Thursday it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24 and have 1 million units ready for sale in the first week.
The PSP machine, a challenger to Nintendo Co.'s long-standing grip on the handheld video gaming market, will be sold as a "value pack" for $250 in the United States and for $300 Canadian dollars. It will include numerous accessories and – for the first million sold – a copy of the "Spider-Man 2" movie on the new Universal Media Disc format that Sony designed for the PSP.
The PSP is designed, however, with more multimedia features. It can play digital music, movies and display photos on its 4.3-inch color screen, using Sony's proprietary 1.8-gigabyte UMD discs or a Memory Stick.
In addition to working with its own Sony Pictures film division, Sony is in discussions with other movie studios to support the new UMD format for future releases of movies, Hirai said.
Playboy Founder Visits Disney World
Hugh Hefner at … Disney World ?
WHAT THE HELL! Couldn't he have been there a week earlier! 🙁 O Well
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, center, answers questions from the media during a news conference at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005. With Hefner, from left, are Cristal Camden, Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson. The group is visiting Disney's theme parks before heading to Jacksonville, Fla., where Hefner is throwing his legendary Playboy Super Bowl party.
Groundhog Day 2005, Its So Not Over!
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I have to admit, Gleny has outdone himself yet again! Come on, the man is a trooper! He had invited me on the over night, 6 hour trek then 6 hours home again and of course I had to wimp out! The man is incredible! He had first told me about his adventure one day in the summer! I was so excited and so into it I just couldn't wait for the day to see his photos! He had told me a lot about the history and the rituals they do there and boy was he right! I was a lil upset for him because, damn, this is HUGE media coverage and I purposely got up early to see all the mayhem on TV at 7am! I only got to see the official announcement and then it broke into the Special Report about the plane crash for 4 straight commercial free hours! DAMN IT! O well, make sure and check out his pictures from this truly amazing event! This is Gleny's big season with the plunge and parades coming up so keep checking back! THANKS AGAIN GLEN FOR BRINGING US ALONG FOR THE RIDE through your pictures! Can't wait for the VIDEO!
CHUCK PREDICTS AN EARLY SPRING!
The Staten Island Zoo on Line: "STATEN ISLAND CHUCK PREDICTS AN EARLY SPRING! CHUCK DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW THIS MORNING AT 7:20 AM. AND PREDICTED AN EARLY SPRING!" – THERE IS HOPE 🙂 THANKS GOD!
Super Bowl XXXIX
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Getting all excited for this weekends BIG GAME! I am taking the day off with my family and enjoying the game on our HD TV!!! Fox does amazing HD broadcasts, so its defiantly on the right channel. Should be so damn exciting! I am totally rooting for The Eagles! They got heart and if anyone can beat The Patriots, they can! I hear Terrell Owens is going to play and that's amazing! I hope he isn't putting himself in Jeopardy! Paul McCartney is doing the half time show and I am also looking forward to that!
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Groundhog Predicts More Wintry Weather :(
The lil bastard saw his shadow! 6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!!! Trust me if he didn't he would be the cutest lil creature in the world!!!! DAMN THIS COLD WEATHER! DAMN THOSE INNER CIRCLE PUNKS!
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) – Punxsutawney Phil has spoken, and the news isn't good. The world's most famous furry forecaster saw his shadow Wednesday on Gobbler's Knob, suggesting another six weeks of wintry weather.
The chubby critter delivered the prediction after he was pulled from his burrow in an oak stump at 7:31 a.m. by a top-hatted handler, and his prediction was greeted by boos from the thousands in attendance. "He's only the messenger!" one of the members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club – the volunteer group in charge of Phil and the town's Groundhog Day festivities – reminded the crowd braving the frigid weather.
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Happy Groundhog Day!!!! Tomorrow is Groundhog Day! Gleny is off to see Punxsutawney Phil in PA! It is a 6 Hour Drive! You go pal! I can't wait to see the photos!


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ICICI Bank, Kochhar face US regulatory probe; Indian agencies may seek foreign help
NEW DELHI: As multi-agency probe continues in India into alleged lapses involving ICICI Bank's chief Chanda Kochhar and her family members, the matter has also come under the scanner of the US markets regulator SEC.
Besides, the Indian regulators and investigative agencies are mulling seeking help from their overseas counterparts including in Mauritius as part of their own probes, officials said.
When asked about its probe into matters related to ICICI Bank and Kochhar, a spokesperson for the SEC Office of Public Affairs declined to comment.
The queries sent to ICICI Bank also remained unanswered. The bank has already instituted an independent enquiry into allegations of 'conflict of interest' and 'quid pro quo' in Kochhar's dealing with certain borrowers.
Earlier in March, when the reports first surfaced in this regard, the bank had said that its board has "full confidence and reposes full faith" in Kochhar.
Sources said the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) is actively looking into the matter as ICICI Bank is listed in the US also and it may seek further details from its Indian counterpart the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), which has already issued show-cause notices to ICICI Bank and Kochhar as part of its probe.
Officials said the Sebi has been approached for some clarificatory details which would be provided to the bank and its CEO, among others to whom notices have been served.
Those looking into the matter also include the banking regulator RBI and the Corporate Affairs Ministry, while the CBI had earlier registered a preliminary enquiry against Kochhar's husband, among others, and extensively questioned her brother-in-law in April.
The cases under scanner include the bank's Rs 3,250 crore loan to Videocon Group in 2012 and the involvement of Kochhar family members in restructuring of the loan.
Last week, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said the law will take its own course in the alleged case of nepotism at ICICI Bank, even though it is a good bank with "very robust processes" and there was no cause for concern for any of the stakeholders of ICICI Bank per se.
There are allegations of impropriety in ICICI Bank extending loans to some companies and enjoying reciprocal benefits.
It has been alleged that family members of the bank's chief, including her husband Deepak Kochhar, got financial favours from the borrowers against the loans sanctioned by the bank.
It was also alleged that Videocon Group pumped money into NuPower Renewables, a firm owned by Deepak Kochhar.
Sebi has served a notice on Kochhar on dealings of the bank with Videocon Group and Nupower.
There are also allegations that NuPower got investments of Rs 325 crore from Mauritius-based Firstland Holdings, a company owned by Nishant Kanodia, son-in-law of Essar Group co-founder Ravi Ruia.
An independent probe was ordered by ICICI Bank board after fresh allegations of quid pro quo were levelled by activist and whistle-blower Arvind Gupta, who also accused Ruia brothers of Essar group of having got undue favours from the bank for "round-tripping" investments into NuPower Group.
The allegations have been dismissed as "motivated" by the Essar Group, which maintains it has no business interest in Firstland Holdings.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is looking into companies involved in the ICICI Bank controversy of alleged conflict of interest in Chanda Kochhar's dealings with certain borrowers, according to a senior official.
The official also said the affairs of ICICI Bank are not being looked into by the ministry as that is completely under the purview of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
"The ministry is looking at allegations with respect to fraudulent, preferential or under-valued transactions… (related to) those companies which have come into controversy in the light of ICICI Bank issue," the official said. (AGENCIES)
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Nunavut-based mining company fined $50K for effluent violation
A Nunavut-based mining company has been fined $50,000 for depositing a harmful effluent into a creek at its gold mine 685 km northeast of Yellowknife nearly four years ago.
In December 2015, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers launched an investigation into TMAC Resources Inc. over the Doris Creek dumping. The company had not been authorized to dump the effluent at its Hope Bay mine site, which would have involved collecting and testing samples, then reporting results.
In the Nunavut Court of Justice, the company pleaded guilty to one offence under the Fisheries Act, in violation of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations.
The total fine against the company on October 2 will be directed to the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.
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Q: SupportLifecycleFragmentImpl automatically add fragment when enable location using google dialog
SupportLifecycleFragmentImpl automatically add fragment when enable
  location using google dialog.

When calling location on and when it shows dialog for turning on location it automatically adds fragment. When calling getFragmentManager().getFragments() it shows a new fragment it added automatically with tag SupportLifecycleFragmentImpl. which creates issue in backstack.

this tag add

java code
public void enableLoc() {

    activity.setFinishOnTouchOutside(true);

    final int REQUEST_LOCATION = 199;

    GoogleApiClient googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(activity)
            .addApi(LocationServices.API)
            .addConnectionCallbacks(new GoogleApiClient.ConnectionCallbacks() {
                @Override
                public void onConnected(Bundle bundle) {
                    Log.e("location", "Connect");
                }

                @Override
                public void onConnectionSuspended(int i) {
                    Log.e("location", "fail");
                    //googleApiClient.connect();
                }
            })
            .addOnConnectionFailedListener(new GoogleApiClient.OnConnectionFailedListener() {
                @Override
                public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult connectionResult) {
                    Log.d("location", "Location error " + connectionResult.getErrorCode());
                }
            }).build();
    googleApiClient.connect();

    LocationRequest locationRequest = LocationRequest.create();
    locationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);
    locationRequest.setInterval(30 * 1000);
    locationRequest.setFastestInterval(5 * 1000);
    LocationSettingsRequest.Builder builder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder()
            .addLocationRequest(locationRequest);
    builder.setAlwaysShow(true);

    SettingsClient client = LocationServices.getSettingsClient(activity);
    Task<LocationSettingsResponse> task = client.checkLocationSettings(builder.build());
    task.addOnSuccessListener(activity, new OnSuccessListener<LocationSettingsResponse>() {
        @Override
        public void onSuccess(LocationSettingsResponse locationSettingsResponse) {
            // All location settings are satisfied. The client can initialize
            // location requests here.
            // ...
            Log.d("location_enable", "enable");
        }
    });

    task.addOnFailureListener(activity, new OnFailureListener() {
        @Override
        public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
            if (e instanceof ResolvableApiException) {
                // Location settings are not satisfied, but this can be fixed
                // by showing the user a dialog.
                try {
                    // Show the dialog by calling startResolutionForResult(),
                    // and check the result in onActivityResult().
                    ResolvableApiException resolvable = (ResolvableApiException) e;
                    resolvable.startResolutionForResult(activity,
                            REQUEST_LOCATION);
                } catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException sendEx) {
                    // Ignore the error.
                }
            }
        }
    });

}

A: I just faced a similar issue - I tried initing a GeofencingClient object from Location services. when I used the activity:
geofencingClient = LocationServices.getGeofencingClient(activity);

the very same SupportLifecycleFragmentImpl was added to the fragments back stack (although it was not visible at any time since I manage permissions requests myself).
The problem was solved when I switched to initing the client using the application context:
geofencingClient = LocationServices.getGeofencingClient(getApplicationContext());

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Q: Using jQuery on rails app to hide and show (or disable enable) Select Fields Basically i want the user to only select one of these fields, so either or, not both under any circumstances.
How can i write the Jquery code so that, if any of them is changed from their default value, the other field is either hidden or disabled?
Thanks
Here are my two select fields:

  <%= f.label "Assigne", :class => 'control-label' %>

    <%= f.select(:user_id,  [['Team', 0]] + User.all.collect { |p| [p.email, p.id]}, :id => 'sel1') %>

  <%= f.label "Team", :class => 'control-label' %>

    <%= f.select(:team_id,  [['Department', 0]] + Team.all.collect { |p| [p.name, p.id]}, :id => 'sel2') %>

EDIT:
I was able to write this myself:

But its not working, it only works like this:

But on this I don't show it again, if the field is revered back to none.
Any thoughts?

A: You need something like this:
$('#sel1').on('change',
    function(){
     if ($('#sel1').find('option:selected').val() !== "")
      {
        $('#sel2').hide();
      }
     else
      {
        $('#sel2').show();
      }
    });

and this is html source:

<select id="sel1">
  <option val=""></option>
  <option val=0>0</option>
  <option val=1>1</option>
</select>

<select id="sel2">
  <option val=""></option>
  <option val=0>0</option>
  <option val=1>1</option>
</select>

Here you can watch this in action: http://jsbin.com/bigasitibe/2/edit

A: This assumes you don't have any other selects on the page. If you do, maybe add a class like mutually-exclusive-select or something to a parent div.
$ ->
  $selects = $('select') # or something more specific
  $selects.on 'change', ->
    $el = $(@)
    if $el.val().length
      $selects.not('#' + $el.attr('id')).attr('disabled', 'disabled')
    else
      $selects.removeAttr('disabled')


Pages survived: 78Nope. Nope. Nope.It's just that simple. This plot was mediocre, but I'm typically okay with that. The characters were definitely on the dry side, but sometimes I can handle that as well. The author didn't adequately change between the P.O.V.s, but that's sometimes doable, too. When all three elements and issues are thrown together in one book? Nope. I can't handle such at all.And, to add insult to injury, I actually felt myself loosing respect for the heroine and wanting to punch the hero repeatedly in his head. Peter was an asinine man, while Victoria seemed to back down from his jerkish ways more often than not. And, on the occasions where our heroine lead did stand up to Peter, the dialogue was choppy and awkward. Overall, I'm surprised I managed to even read 78 pages of this book, and that's really sad, because on the surface this novel had a lot of potential. PS: Okay, so I know it's probably childish, stupid, and really, really petty...but I have to wonder if I'm the only one who noted Peter's last name and couldn't help but snicker in kid-like amusement? It is Netherwood, after all.
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Desperados FRH Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2016
Enthusiasm knew no boundaries in the fully occupied Niedersachsenhalle in Verden when the De Niro/Wolkenstein II-son Desperados FRH was declared Hanoverian Stallion of the Year.
His breeder Herbert Schütt from Hemmoor accepted the valuable award under roaring applause on the occasion of the show evening of the Hanoverian stallion licensing. It was the second time in a row that Gestüt Sprehe from Benstrup won this coveted prize as their stud stallion Stakkato Gold had already won this title last year. "This award means a lot to us", rider Kristina Bröring-Sprehe said.
Privately owned stallion Desperados FRH won the highest award a Hanoverian stallion can win at the peak of his own career – shortly after having won the team Olympic championship title and the individual bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro. The typey black stallion leads the FEI Dressage Rankings with Kristina Bröring-Sprehe while his sire De Niro, 2008 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year, is the number one of the WBFSH World Stallion Rankings. Breeder Herbert Schütt was given an oil painting by artist Manfred Busemann and a well-endowed cheque. In co-operation with the insurance company R+V/Vereinigte Tierversicherung, the Hannoveraner Verband honours a particularly valuable Hanoverian stallion once a year.
Desperados FRH was born on June 2, 2001, with Herbert Schütt in Hemmoor. The breeder presented him two years later at the Verden stallion licensing, however, without the coveted licensing decision. Desperados FRH was the most expensive, non-licensed stallion and sold to Gestüt Sprehe at the auction. The performances of the shiny black stallion one year later at the stallion licensing under the rider in November 2004 were simply amazing. He convinced the licensing commission and was nominated Premium Stallion. Desperados FRH already presented his super basic gaits and his fantastic character he is now known for at competitions today the first time at the 70-day performance test in Schlieckau. The Hanoverian Champion of three-year-old stallions won the bronze medal at the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf in 2004 and 2005. He matured into a shiny Grand Prix-horse under trainer Falk Rosenbauer with whom he also won first World Cup placements and the German Dressage Derby in 2010. A dream duo was born in 2011: Kristina Bröring-Sprehe mounted Desperados FRH! In the same year, the stallion was honoured with the Otto-Lörke-Prize, a prize given for the best young German Grand Prix-horse. They then climbed to the top of the world dressage rankings, won noble metal at the Olympics in London in 2012 and in Rio 2016 as well as at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy/France and at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships in Herning and Aachen.
Meanwhile, Desperados FRH has been establishing an excellent reputation as sire. He was honoured with the Grande-Prize in 2012. Descending from the fantastic dam line of Juggema, he passes on his super qualities to his progeny. While his sire celebrated his gold and bronze medal in Brazil, his son Destacado became the celebrated Bundeschampion of three-year-old stallions in Warendorf. Eight stallions are registered with the Stallion Book I of the Hannoveraner Verband, five of them left the Verden stallion licensing arena as Premium Stallion. And his daughters are as successful: State premium candidate Doris Day won the Herwart-von-der-Decken-Show in 2010 and was also the celebrated Bundesdchampion of three-year-old mares and stallions in Warendorf. Delany won the coveted title one year later. He has been siring 38 state premium and Hanoverian premium mares until today. The eldest Desperados-offspring are meanwhile successfully competing up to the highest dressage level. The German National Equestrian Federation FN has published a breeding value of 137 points, the breed value estimation of the Hannoveraner Verband shows a result of 126 points for dressage.
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Diligence is a corporate intelligence and risk management company founded in 2000 by former members of the U.K. and U.S. intelligence services. It advises on corporate investments in foreign markets, as well as protecting corporations from legal investigations, what it calls "reputational threats". The company has offices in Washington, New York, London, Brussels, Berlin and Moscow.
1 Origins and history
3 Diligence Middle East
4.1 Advisory Board
5 Formerly affiliated figures
6 Transferable skills and alliances: police and private security industry
Diligence's website states that it was founded in 2000 "by former members of the CIA and its British counterpart, MI5." [1] The company's head office is at 1776 Eye Street, near Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., in the 'Golden Triangle' section of the District — four blocks from the White House. It is one of a growing number of organisations which sprang up to exploit the demand for private security in the wake of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2003 Diligence opened an office in Baghdad to provide security services and is now targeting Latin America.
On its website Diligence summarises its activities as:
Due diligence of complicated cross border transactions
Litigation support and international arbitration
FCPA and anti-corruption concerns
Reputational threats and controversy risk management
Brand and intellectual property protection
Fraud and personnel issues
Political risk and market entry studies [2]
The company's website includes a selection of case studies. They are entirely unsourced and almost impossible to verify, but include elements of penetration and subversion of protest groups, as well as anti-union activities:
Threat Assessment & Physical Security
Diligence was retained by a prominent European scientific research group to provide early warning of a possible attack by a violent activist organization that had accused the institution of testing products on animals and that had also begun to harass managers of the institution. Our research indicated that there was friction within the activist group. The less extreme element believed that the group's violent actions not only alienated the public, but that violence would result in the facility being closed and testing moved to Eastern Europe, where research on animals would be under much less regulation and oversight. Diligence's staff played on these concerns, and managed to provide warning of any planned attacks. Information was passed to the police, arrests were made and senior managers at the facility were protected from assault. [3]
A large multinational was having labor problems at a manufacturing plant in India. There had been increasing unrest among its employees and more frequently, impromptu strikes were being called for no apparent reason. Furthermore, senior management at the plant had started to receive personal threats [...] Diligence was called in to help management better understand what was going on, to determine who was responsible and to provide early warning of the agitators' intentions. Former intelligence officers on the Diligence staff started to develop a network of sources within the work force. They quickly determined that the strike instigators were local organized criminals who were trying to take over the union in an attempt to extort money from the workers and to benefit from theft at the plant. They had hoped that by organizing strikes and making threats they would have the current union officials dismissed. Diligence worked with the plant managers, union officials, and local media sources to expose the perpetrators by publicizing their plans in a local newspaper. [4]
Commercial & Competitive Intelligence
A Western oil "major" was ready to embark on the acquisition of a large Russian oil company. The head of the company's mergers and acquisition group asked Diligence to determine the beneficial ownership of several offshore entities belonging to the potential Russian acquisition target.
Diligence launched a discreet process of identifying and isolating the company's offshore holdings to identify any misrepresentations or non-disclosure of material facts and embarked on an in-depth investigation of the backgrounds of the target company's management and key employees. Diligence's information enabled the client to identify and isolate areas of risk and cleared key personnel of having any links to criminal activities such as money laundering, tax evasion, or corporate fraud. The client successfully completed a $7 billion investment. [5]
Diligence Middle East
Diligence's partners in Diligence Middle East include the Kuwaiti-based Al-Mal Investment Company and the Washington D.C.-based New Bridge Strategies, which provide DME with significant business development and networking skills because of their connections to the US government. New Bridge Strategies, is headed by Joe M. Allbaugh, Bush's campaign manager in 2000 and the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until March.
Still from the programme
Other directors include Edward M. Rogers Jr., vice chairman, and Lanny Griffith, lobbyists who were assistants to the first President George (H.) Bush and now have close ties to the White House. Allbaugh also served as George W. Bush's national campaign manager for the 2000 election and as the campaign manager for Bush's first run for Texas governor in 1994. He also served as Governor George W. Bush's Chief of Staff. Along with Bush's longtime aides, Karen Hughes and Karl Rove, Allbaugh is known as one of the three members of Bush's so-called "iron triangle". [6]
The network of influence has been the subject of a TV investigation that alleges insider business deals between Douglas Feith, the Undersecretary of Defense and several companies many related to his "former" business associate Marc Zell, including: Zell, Goldberg and Company, Diligence, New Bridge Strategies, Barber, Griffith and Rogers, SAIC and The Iraqi International Law Group.
Nick Day. Chief Executive Officer: A former officer of Britain's Security Service (MI5) Day is a founding partner of Diligence. Following his government service, Day worked as a senior investigator for the Maxima Group, a leading European fraud investigations firm. According to The Independent, [7] Day joined the Marines at the age of 18 before becoming an officer in the Special Boat Service, the maritime equivalent of the SAS. Following time in Iraq, Northern Ireland and Bosnia (where he gathered intelligence), he became as spy, joining MI5 and specialising in Middle Eastern terrorist groups. He set up Diligence with ex-CIA agent Mike Baker in 2000.
Marc Triaureau, Chief Financial Officer: A former CFO with Cataligent and GetWell Network, Triaureau has also worked with a currency hedge fund and the venture capital firm, Fontainbleau Ventures. Fluent in French and Spanish, Triaureau has an MBA from INSEAD and an M.S. from Colorado State University.
Russ Corn Managing Director, London: A former senior advisor to Prudential plc, the global financial services company in London, on operational and political risk. Corn served in several regions with the U.K Special Forces. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and an alumnus of London Business School.
Jon Greenaway. Managing Director, Brussels: A former investigative journalist, Greenaway has written for a variety of publications in Europe and Asia, including the Irish Times, the Australian Financial Review and the South China Morning Post. He received his MBA from Cambridge University.
Ewan McPhie. Senior Managing Director, Washington, DC :With over 15 years of experience with the U.K. Security Service (MI5), McPhie performed in a number of analytical and operational roles and was a member of MI5's senior management group. Prior to joining Diligence, he served as policy director of a leading nongovernmental organization working on the "digital divide", the nexus between information technology and economic development.
Michael Redman, Managing Director, Moscow: The founder of Diligence's practice in the Russian Federation, Redman previously worked in London, advising banks, insurance underwriters and telecom companies on business conditions in Russia and Eastern Europe. Fluent in Russian and Serbo-Croat, he graduated from Cambridge University.
As of 25 September 2008 Diligence's Advisory Board comprised of:
Judge William Webster
Lord Charles Powell
Edward Mathias
Georgette Mosbacher
Thomas F. McLarty
Ambassador Rockwell Schnabel
Prof. Dr. Kurt J. Lauk
Formerly affiliated figures
Michael Howard, British Conservative politician
Richard Burt
Transferable skills and alliances: police and private security industry
Questions have been raised regarding the ethics of "former police officers cashing in on their surveillance skills for a host of companies that target protesters".[8] See the Powerbase overview of the revolving door between the private security industry and the police.
↑ 'History and reach', web.archive.org/Diligence website, accessed 24 April, 2009.
↑ 'About us', web.archive.org/Diligence website, accessed 24 April, 2009.
↑ 'Case Study 08', web.archive.org/Diligence website, accessed 24 April, 2000.
↑ Ed Vulliamy, 'America in the grip of Bush's "Iron Triangle"', The Observer, 3 December, 2000. (Accessed October, 2008)
↑ Adrian Gatton and Clayton Hirst, 'A booty for the barons of Baghdad', The Independent, 8 February, 2004.
↑ Paul Lewis and Rob Evans Green groups targeted polluters as corporate agents hid in their ranks The Guardian, 14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11
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Q: Problem with range inside QUERY for rebuilding multicolumn table to Col1(key),Col2(values from all other columns) I want to rebuild my table of Col1 (key), Col2, Col3, Col4, Col5 to table of Col1 (Key), and Col2 (which include all accordance values from Columns 2,3,4,5...), please check example:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1je3uc1DHitzzsFK6Xag_ld531p7ozeheO4PwpCfZjQA
If I use the following plain text as range in Query:
=QUERY({A2:A7\B2:B7;A2:A7\C2:C7;A2:A7\D2:D7;A2:A7\E2:E7},"Select * where Col2 >0")

it works well. But I can't make that range to be dynamic inside query, I tried to put range (based on formulas or even as a text) in some cell and then pull it as follows
=QUERY(A1,"Select * where Col >0")
or
=QUERY({indirect(A1)},"Select * where Col2 >0")
but it doesn't work.

A: You can use this formula where you will need to change only one range in case there will be more columns:
=SORT(SPLIT(QUERY(FLATTEN(IF(B3:E = "",, A3:A & "♥" & B3:E)), "WHERE Col1 IS NOT NULL"), "♥"))

Or you could place A3:A and B3:E ranges in some cells as parameters and use INDIRECT you you need that:
=SORT(SPLIT(QUERY(FLATTEN(IF(INDIRECT(N4) = "",, INDIRECT(N3) & "♥" & INDIRECT(N4))), "WHERE Col1 IS NOT NULL"), "♥"))

A: When a raw data set may expand, I always recommend that the raw data set remain by itself in a sheet. For now, let's assume that you have only your existing raw data set in the 'Sample' sheet.
In a new blank sheet, place this formula:
=ArrayFormula(QUERY(SPLIT(FLATTEN(FILTER(Sample!A3:A,Sample!A3:A<>"")&"|"&FILTER(FILTER(INDIRECT("Sample!B3:"&ROWS(Sample!A:A)),Sample!A3:A<>""),Sample!B2:2<>"")),"|"),"Select * WHERE Col2 Is Not Null",0))
This formula is similar to what @kishkin offered. However, the FILTER inclusions automatically expand to include all parts of the raw data where there is something in Column A and a header added in B3:B. That is, this formula requires zero maintenance if set up as I've described.


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So I can 5th wheel with a Tacoma, eh?
What to tow a 19' with?
Getting worried. The new 5TA is 1100 pounds heavier. Ok with Tacoma??
Driving lessons: common sense, or a lapse in machismo?
My new tow vehicle for the 5 TA….
Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Escape 21'?
Using a ScanGauge to monitor towing performance?
Do I need a slider hitch?
Slide bar versus dual jaw hitch.
Power Mover on a 21' with an Anderson Hitch?
Switch to synthetic automatic transmission fluid?
Tow 17b with Santa Fe v6?
You think our roads are bad?
Towing an Escape 21: 4Runner or Tacoma?
Custom trailer tow mirrors for Frontiers!!!
Type of vehicle used to tow.
Towing with a Toyota FJ Cruiser? Or simply driving one?
What they did before 4 wheel drive was available….
What are you towing your 21 Escape with?
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GT Grabber AT2? Please share Your experience.
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Nissan Frontier V6 & 19' Escape - WDH?
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Help a newbie decide: F-150 with 5.0 ???
Towing with a Chevy Traverse?
What size can I tow with FJ cruiser?
Anyone ever order a "very" custom Escape?
Towing a 19' with my Dodge minivan?
Towing with passengers in the 5th wheel?
Roof Rack on the 5.0?
Towing in 4 wheel drive?
Danger, Danger! Out of range of safety!
Andersen weight distribution hitch ?
Any vehicles getting 20 mpg (18 mpg US?) while towing?
Any experiences with 2011 Ford F150 V6 Ecoboost???
Tacoma 2003 and 19 foot Escape: good combo?
How crazy is 2,000 miles plus for first tow?
19 + RAV4 V6 ... Pushin' it?
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Towing the 19' with a Cherokee?
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Thousands of dollars were donated to the Wounded Warriors Organization Friday at the annual "Boots on the Ground" recognition luncheon.
Windward Dodge Chrysler Jeep and Windward Hyundai dealerships donated $18,000 to the organization.
"I'm just grateful", said Michelle Milan, IA-Staff Sergeant. Milan was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 and appreciated all the services the Wounded Warrior Organization has done.
The Wounded Warrior Organization helps provide funds for IA's and their families while they're being deployed. Giving spousal support, meals at the barracks, care giving, and a variety of other services and needs for IA's and their loved ones.
"All the people out there, sacrificing themselves, those brave young men and women fighting for our freedom. We just wanted to give back one way or another", said Jerry Ramos, of Windward Hyundai.
For more than a year, Windward Dodge Chrysler Jeep and Windward Hyundai have been putting money in a fund for the Wounded Warriors organization with every car sold. The two dealerships expect to present donations yearly.


Jake Locker seemingly could have sewn up the starting job simply by not faceplanting in his first NFL start but instead he had a nightmarish performance despite the Titans topping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-7.
The numbers were gruesome: 4-of-11 passing for 21 yards and an interception. Locker rushed for 24 yards on two carries, which helped the Titans put together a touchdown drive capped by Chris Johnson's great running. Locker played nearly the entire first half and left with a 20-7 lead because of turnovers, the Titans' defense and good running game.


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SEMA eNews Vol. 20, No. 42, October 19, 2017
SCRS to Host Two SEMA Show Events About the $42 Million Texas Verdict
in Shows & Events Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) SEMA Show SEMA Education
Todd Tracy
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has created two events that will put SEMA Show attendees in the room with Todd Tracy, lead counsel for the plaintiffs in Seebachan vs. John Eagle Collision.
The first session, "The Anatomy of a Lawsuit: The Crucial Details of the $42 Million Verdict," has been newly added to the agenda as a result of the trial's results. It will be held Wednesday, November 1, from 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., in Ballrooms D–E in the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. A registration link will soon be announced for this session.
For those in the collision-repair industry, there is perhaps no bigger news story right now than the October 1 verdict, when a Texas jury found a Dallas-based collision-repair center liable for incorrect repairs that led to increased severity in the crash of a '10 Honda Fit. The jury awarded the vehicle's owners a $42 million verdict for injuries sustained as a result of the couple being trapped inside the burning vehicle. The collision-repair facility was found responsible for 75% of the damages, and the details of Seebachan vs. John Eagle Collision are likely to have rippling impacts across the collision-repair landscape.
In "The Anatomy of a Lawsuit: The Crucial Details of the $42 Million Verdict," Tracy will recount crucial details of the depositions, the trial and the decision-making information presented to the jury that led to the precedent-setting verdict. Those details can:
Help collision-repair businesses avoid their own "$42 million verdict."
Help clarify the facts that led a jury to conclude that OEM procedures were paramount.
Define how business decisions made in the course of repair can have dramatic effect on both the repair outcome and ultimate responsibility.
Above understanding the intricacies of the case, understanding the liability implications is significant to collision-repair business owners and operations.
Additionally, on Thursday, November 2, from 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., SCRS will host a panel during the OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit that specifically addresses repairer liability concerns and realities.
"The Hidden Dangers of Vehicle Technology, Improper Repair Methodology and Your Liabilities" will be moderated by technologist and author John Ellis, and will feature Tracy, and Attorney Erica Eversman (Vehicle Information Services), Mark Allen (Audi of America) and Aaron Clark (former shop owner.)
The panel will specifically address:
An industry that is grappling with following manufacturer repair procedure requirements that are expected to be performed on every occasion.
Insurance claims positioning that leans toward case-by-case approval.
The implication of business decisions that can directly impact repair facility liability.
As the litigation in Texas exposes flaws in the rationale for deviating from OEM repair procedures, this discussion is critical for today's collision-repair operator. Register today while space is available!
Registration for all Repairer Driven Education sessions during the SEMA Show can be secured at www.scrs.com/rde, or onsite outside the education classrooms.
For more information about SCRS, or to join as a member, visit www.scrs.com, call toll free 877-841-0660 or email info@scrs.com.


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The Young Philanthropists' Circle (YPC) of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) hosted its first Unplugged event of the season on Thursday, September 13th. The themed cocktail event celebrated the end of the wonderful From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-face: Picasso, Past and Present exhibit. What an incredible setup!
The Circle is actually a membership group of young people (average 25-40 years old) established at the MMFA. The members are usually individuals interested in art and socializing during organized cultural events at the MMFA. It is also an opportunity to learn about art and become an active philanthropist for the Arts. All events are created by the executive committee of the YPC with the support of the museum's dedicated foundation.
I have always been impressed by how the committee infuses innovative details in each event they organize. Last night's evening was no different. Firstly, we were able to visit two exhibits: "From Africa to the Americas" as well as "Here We Are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art". While we were visiting, there were also experts on the exhibits who were there to give us more information about their work. So interesting!
The main exhibit presents Picasso's pieces side by side with art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas that inspired him. It also explores the "transformation in our view of these arts from the end of the 19th century to the present day". I enjoyed seeing the pieces that Picasso actually owned, it was nice to better understand this grandiose artist on a personal level.
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The Sound Reasoning radio show brings the truth often learned in seminary down to the pews of the local church. Join Perseus Poku as he highlights the healthy teaching of the Bible from an apologetic perspective. Perseus has interviewed many of the nation's top theologians and authors. Listen to the show weekly in order to learn more doctrines and strategies for defending the faith.
Perseus Poku is currently a full-time staff minister and the former chairperson of the apologetic ministry at St. Paul Baptist Church in Sacramento, CA. He has an A.A. in Education from Cosumnes River College, a B.A. in History from California State University, and a Master's in Christian apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary.
He is the President of Sound Reasoning Ministries, which provides training on how to articulate and defend the basic tenets of Christianity. In addition, Mr. Poku has over thirty years of training Christians on sound doctrine. He is also the author of "Bible Answers to 110 Doctrinal Questions", "That's Incredible: Arguments Supporting Miracles," as well as many other publications.
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Teri Sforza is one of the lead reporters on the OCR/SCNG probe of fraud, abuse and death in the Southern California addiction treatment industry. Our "Rehab Riviera" coverage won first place for investigative reporting from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, first place for projects reporting from Best of the West and is a finalist for the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation's print award, competing with the New York Times, the Washington Post and ProPublica. Sforza birthed the Watchdog column for The Orange County Register in 2008, aiming to keep a critical (but good-humored) eye on governments and nonprofits, large and small. It won first place for public service reporting from the California Newspaper Publishers Association in 2010. She also contributed to the OCR's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of fertility fraud at UC Irvine, covered what was then the largest municipal bankruptcy in America's history, and is the author of "The Strangest Song," the first book to tell the story of a genetic condition called Williams syndrome and the extraordinary musicality of many of the people who have it. She earned her M.F.A. from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, and enjoys making documentaries, including the OCR's first: "The Boy Monk," a story that was also told as a series in print. Watchdogs need help: Point us to documents that can help tell stories that need to be told, and we'll do the rest. Send tips to watchdog@ocregister.com.
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When your airport systems reside in the cloud, there's no need to update them constantly. Collins Aerospace can push updates out as and when they're required saving both time and money.
This means that software updates, patches and application releases can be selected when you want to install them subject to your change control processes. It's a bit like having a smartphone, where applications are pushed, and then you can select from the available list and install them and make them available as and when needed.
This also means that it is possible to use the same hardware already installed at your airport, removing the need to refresh the hardware based on the latest applications that are required. This flexibility ensures the same seamless passenger experience irrespective of the airport size or legacy IT infrastructure.
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Prolonged stressful life events can cause a variety of psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, in some people (susceptibility), but not in others (resiliency). Our laboratory is interested in identifying neurophysiological basis of susceptibility and resilience to chronic stress at molecular (ion channel and receptor) and cellular levels. Recently, we segregated susceptible and resilient mice in a social defeat stress model of depression, and demonstrated that the activity of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA, a brain region associated with natural and drug reward) is a key determinant for susceptibility versus resilience to social defeat stress. The firing rate and bursting properties of these neurons are consistently increased by chronic social defeat in susceptible mice, but not in the resilient subgroup. Furthermore, experimentally-induced decreased firing by viral-mediated potassium (K+) channel overexpression promotes resilience, while increased firing by overexpression of dominant negative K+ channel promotes susceptibility. At the molecular level, chronic defeat surprisingly regulates more genes in resilient mice than in the susceptible subgroup, and induces more than a five-fold upregulation in several K+ channels only in resilient mice. These findings strongly support the notion that resilience is not a simply passive absence of stress-induced pathophysiological consequence, but an active brain function by which some animals successfully cope with stressful conditions and avoid developing stress-induced depression-like behavioral abnormalities. In this active coping process, K+ channels seem to play an important role in counteracting the pathological hyperactivity of VTA dopamine neurons. Studies of resilience and susceptibility may help open a new avenue to identifying fundamentally novel drug targets for major depressive disorder treatments.
Our laboratory employs a "systematic research strategy" to study the nature of susceptibility and resilience from behavioral phenomenon to molecular mechanisms and back to the behavioral level, such that we are able to identify the molecular and cellular adaptations that are both sufficient and necessary to underlie the behavioral phenomena. We use the chronic social defeat stress model of depression, (1) obtain a stable behavioral phenotype; (2) focus on VTA dopamine neurons; (3) find firing/bursting neuroadaptations in these neurons; (4) explore ionic/receptor mechanisms of the firing/bursting adaptations; (5) imitate or block the ionic or firing adaptations in VTA dopamine neurons by molecular manipulations using viral-mediated gene transfer and optogenetic tools; and (6) further analyze key behavioral endpoints with these molecular manipulations in vivo (see figure below). This "systematic research strategy" is a key that helps us to find right drug targets, in the extremely complicated brain, for depression treatments .
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There is a People's Bank in China which has initiated the credit cooperative scheme. This is the sanctioned cooperative union which enables the citizens to get credit. This is provided on tenure system.
The establishment of the Credit Cooperatives scheme was created in 1950s and since then it has been serving people by providing them credit on loan basis. At the time of inception of the credit cooperative scheme, there was no such commercial enterprises or banks which could favor the credit offering the citizens on loan basis. Rather than relying on banks, the credit cooperative scheme helps in channeling the credit between the state and people in rural areas. This scheme was basically aimed on channeling the money among people belonging to the rural areas.
It was in late 1970s when the reforms were introduced in the economic sector and this enabled the entrepreneurship on individual basis. As a result the creation and collection of collective enterprises was made possible. As a result of this, the functioning of RCC was made possible at grass roots levels. Further the provision of credits and saving accounts was made possible by the families and other collective enterprises.
There are various individuals and enterprises which introduce the credit cooperative associations. In these cases, people often opt for some other sources of credit. However some people and agencies consider this as illegal forms of credit acquirement. Some of these credit forms and services are tolerated in some specific cases. If the credit cooperative schemes are introduced by commercial banks, then this is legal and a few percentages of loans are taken from the state banks. Usually the private entrepreneurs receive less than one percent loans from the commercial banks.
Initially the credit cooperative schemes were introduced in China and later on these organizations were banned till 1998. This was followed by the issuing of cancelation of illegal financial activities on individual and enterprise basis. There is a specific scheme of credit cooperative introduced both the rural and town ship level schemes. This has led to the development of many commercial banks.


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Q:I keep buying plants at the nursery and weeks or months later they die. What am I doing wrong?
A:Many factors could be involved, but planting method, soil type, irrigation, light and nutrition are some of the more common reasons for plant failure. One of the principles in the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program is "Right Plant, Right Place." Selecting plants suitable for the site sometimes sounds easier than it is; however, all of the factors above are important.
Several Florida Yards and Neighborhoods programs are being offered this month. The knowledge gained from these classes will enable you to make wiser choices when selecting your plants in the future. In addition, the annual Master Gardener plant sale is on Oct. 8. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer all of your plant questions and steer you to those plants that meet your site's criteria. In addition to Florida-friendly plants, there will be edibles, houseplants, bromeliads, orchids and other specialty plants for sale.
With more knowledge, you, too, can be successful in growing a beautiful landscape.
Dates to remember: Oct. 8, Master Gardener plant sale is at Bee Ridge Park in Sarasota, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 10, Annual Open House at Sarasota County Extension office, Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota, 3-7 p.m.