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As the impact of the global financial crisis unravels, we find our country affected the most with the closure of companies and factories and the termination of OFW contracts. The Department of Labor (DOLE) reports that more than 15,000 workers have been retrenched over the past two months, while 19,000 others had their working hours reduced. As many as 800,000 people are expected to add to the swelling unemployment rate which presently stands at 6.8 % or about five million unemployed and underemployed adults.
We have read of various efforts to address this problem of worsening unemployment. Business and labor groups have banded with academe and the government to push for the creation of 1.3 million jobs within the year, which will be sourced from both domestic and overseas establishments. Active players will be the government, business process outsourcing (BPO) centers and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
While we read of these various solutions and wonder at the same time whether the wheels will turn in favor of the displaced workers, we are able to see a brighter future with actual programs already being done in Makati. Mayor Jejomar Binay reports that his Public Services Employment Office (PESO) had successfully employed more than 15,000 job seekers in multinational firms and local companies just last year. Around 4,499 applicants were hired through a Mini Job Fair held last year, while 2,015 people were employed under the Regular Job Placement Program. PESO Satellite offices also reported that they were able to find jobs for 1,940 job applicants and 1,896 applicants who joined the Mega Job Fair in May and November last year. Under Makati City's Government Internship Program, 3,275 young adults found work, while another 1,569 became gainfully employed through the city government's coordination with private companies who sponsored job fairs.
Mayor Binay, whose great advantage over other mayors is the number of large establishments in a prime commercial city that is Makati, certainly has a simple and practical example to ensure that services are delivered directly to people. What he does is simply match the wealth of available resources and opportunities in his city with the most urgent need of his constituents. His PESO is an effective vehicle that makes plans happen, ensuring that objectives are met. The important thing is he works on hand and stays on top of the situation. Progress is monitored and evaluated and the numbers are recorded so that a sense of achievement permeates his whole organization, with each member knowing that they have contributed meaningfully to solving a problem. Lest we become engulfed in the technical jargon of economics, having to figure out their meaning and impact on our common problems before being able to formulate a solution, let us get down on ground and deal with the problems directly. We need not be or pretend to be economic experts to do this.
Nowadays, there are two kinds of leaders those who are interested in the fleece and those who care about the flock. We challenge our local leaders to become true leaders in these trying times. Their being in the grassroots is an advantage; they can develop the potentials in their respective areas and create new opportunities for their people. Collectively, their efforts will push the nation forward even in hard times. If they just keep the needs of the people in mind, they will not miss knowing the best and most practical solution. This is a simple formula that cannot go wrong.
A Catholic prelate yesterday joined the call of the EcoWaste Coalition for clean recycling jobs amid the threat of massive unemployment due to the global financial crisis.
"With declining employment and warming climate, clean recycling jobs offer real economic opportunities for our people," Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iniguez said. The chair of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Public Affairs Committee then urged the government to consider the potentials of recycling as a way to generate jobs for the people.
"I urge the authorities to look at the proven potentials of clean recycling in creating a wealth of jobs and in restoring the environment as we grapple with the mounting job woes," said Iñiguez. The EcoWaste Coalition, for their part, said that safe and non-toxic recycling of discards can stimulate green enterprises that can generate revenues and jobs for the communities. "Diverting funds from dirty disposal to clean recycling aside from creating jobs will also help in conserving resources and in reducing the climate impact of our wasteful lifestyle," Ofelia Panganiban of the EcoWaste Coalition's Task Force on Eco-Livelihood said. The group cited the work of the Invisible Project in Pasay City, Kilus Foundation in Pasig City, Rags 2 Riches in Quezon City, Preda Foundation in Olongapo City, Earth Day Network in Antipolo City, and Buklod Tao in San Mateo Rizal as some of the many innovative people-driven eco-ventures providing income to community women who skillfully transform used juice packs, tarpaulin sheets, plastic bags and fabric scraps into creative functional goods like bags. To further stress their point, EcoWaste cited the study made by the National Recycling Coalition for the US Environmental Protection Agency that illustrated the value of reuse and recycling to the US economy.
The "US Recycling Economic Information Study" showed that the country's reuse and recycling industry employs as much as 1.1 million people and generates a whopping annual revenue of $ 236 billion.
The same study also documented that the reuse and recycling industry in US indirectly supported 1.4 million jobs in support industries such as accounting and office supply companies that have a payroll of billion and sales amounting to $ 173 billion.
Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito Roque projected 200,000 job losses in six months, while Citigroup, a US financial services company, calculated that 470,000 Filipinos could lose their jobs this year.
MEMORIZING the lyrics of a new song, figuring out how to make new software work, driving a car and acquiring a new skill—any of these activities involves the process of learning.
The ability to learn is one of humankind's most important qualities that differentiate us from lower forms of being. It allows us to adapt to changing surroundings and find solutions to increasingly complex problems. What and how we learn determine who or what we will become.
A study was conducted by the Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development to determine what is the Filipino adults' learning style and whether there is a difference in learning styles in terms of age, status and gender. The survey was administered to 223 students and 277 employees and professionals.
The results of the study reveal that learning style varies according to one's age and gender. It shows that the younger respondents are more reflective-observers, who prefer self-study, while older respondents are more of active learners and experimenters.
Working respondents opt to learn with computers and group interaction while students are more comfortable with learning by reading and listening to lectures.
In terms of gender, males prefer self-study, and females prefer coaching.
The findings of this study affirm the importance of knowing what learning styles are most applicable to certain groups. This knowledge would help in the design and development of interventions and would make trainers more efficient and effective.
This also implies the need for trainers to be well versed on the profile of their potential trainees so they can adjust the training methods to their learning styles.
The reality is, however, that it may be impossible to tailor fit all programs to meet the variety of styles of all learners. Thus, using a good mix of approaches may ensure that learners respond to the development intervention.
The results also suggest the importance of skills in process observation and analysis and flexibility for trainers.
Being able to read your audience and determining whether they are involved in the learning process and being flexible in approaches and designs are vital to success as a trainer.
The findings also strongly point to the need to go beyond training as a means for development. Clearly, while classroom training is still preferred by many, others prefer self-paced or more informal methods such as coaching.
This suggests the need to explore nontraining interventions such as readings, coaching, project assignments, etc.
Beyond this, perhaps it is time that we begin empowering the learners to take more responsibility for their own development. Assisting learners to assess their own strengths and competencies as well as mapping out their development plan may, in the end, be the true embodiment of being sensitive to learner's needs and styles. After all, the true determinants of what learning approaches will work best are the learners themselves.
YOU COULD SAY PREPARING for extreme uncertainty now that corporate shutdowns and downsizing are escalating is already a bit late.
In a perfect world, we should have already drawn up clever financial escape hatches and different levels of fallback strategies to survive possible unemployment.
Panasonic, Mitsumi Phils., Texas Instruments and many others announced they were either totally shutting down plants or downsizing. [Visit our special site on the jobs crisis] Official figures from the Department of Labor and Employment show that 19,000 Filipinos have already been retrenched and 34,000 have suffered from wage cuts as of Jan. 29. Hundreds more are losing their jobs every day, said Labor Secretary Marianito Roque.
"The outlook is bleak, even without reading the papers. (Many companies) are affected in various degrees of aggravation. Manufacturing is certainly affected in a large way. I thought that services would be spared but they are not. The curious thing is that some are not really affected that much but nevertheless take steps to cut people because the news is scaring them out of their wits," says Manuel Quiambao, assistant dean of JRU Law School and a seasoned human resource practitioner.
If there is a time when losing your financial edge is a no-no, this is it. Losing a job doesn't just mean loss of a regular paycheck. It can also mean losing that health insurance you've never really appreciated before. It can mean giving up gas, clothing and representation allowances, not to mention your sense of self-worth and financial peace with your spouse.
"Filipinos are known to only have nine weeks worth of savings. What if you don't even have nine weeks?" says Alvin Tabañag, personal money management coach and registered financial planner.
1. Know your rights. Companies have at their disposal many tricks to lower the cost of cutting jobs.
They can call it "retrenchment," instead of "redundancy" and save 50 percent in separation pay. Instead of getting one month for every year of service, you get only half a month if it's a retrenchment.
Don't forget, however, that membership in a union can entitle you to more than that so check with your union officers.
If you are being asked to stop work for no more than six months, the company doesn't have to pay a single peso in separation pay and all benefits are suspended. Then again, you have a job after six months, although you can never be sure until when the company will keep you after that.
Employees should have at least a month's notice before they are given the pink slip. "The labor department is given a copy of that notice so that the government and also the employees can initiate an inquiry on whether the company has competent proof that it really needs to lay off workers," says Quiambao.
Expect most companies to use the raging economic crisis as their reason for cutting jobs, but don't take their word for it. Under the law, before companies can send workers packing, they need to prove that they have done everything necessary to keep the company alive, like rotating workers in shifts and cutting costs. Companies also need to prove that losses are imminent, substantial and they need to back these up with audited financial statements.
If you find out that you've been given the boot due to the tough economic environment but the company hires someone else for a similar position, that's foul play. "That's invalid, and you can go after the company," says Carlo Cariño, senior partner at the Cariño and Mabalot Law Offices.
2. Keep your current job. We all sort of mildly get fed up with our jobs from time to time. It's called getting burned out. This year is not the time to let that feeling get the most of you. Don't be a good employee; be exceptional because being indispensable keeps your neck off the chopping block. It's easy to get lost in the daily to-do list, but the one thing that will keep you in the roster is if you understand what it takes for you to be a moneymaker for the company. That's always the bottom line. And whatever you do, never badmouth anyone. What if the last person you rat on becomes your boss after a merger, then where would you be?
3. Dust off that resumé and keep your contact list close. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst means you better get that resumé dusted off and updated. If your contact list is in your computer at the office, back it up and keep your own copy. Update it on your own time. Everybody talks about networking, but few people actually spend time doing it.
"Normally, you can get the best job offers through your family, friends, ex-lovers, everybody you know. Online job searches are great resources too," says Tabañag.
4. Feed that emergency fund like it's a voracious pet. Start tracking your spending and you'll find ways to save some pesos even if you think you're stretched already. Postpone big purchases or vacations and keep your priorities straight. Be very careful with swiping that credit card. Feeling depressed because of all the gloomy news can cause you to use plastic like a drug by buying stuff to feel good about yourself. Don't do it.
"If you go to the movies twice a week, perhaps do it once a month instead. If you are depressed and want to drink beer, remember that it costs P22 per bottle," Tabañag adds.
5. Stay covered with health insurance and don't wobble on insurance payments. These may seem like costs that you can do without in a down economy, but the truth is, you can't afford to not have a decent healthcare plan and protection from death and disability especially when the monthly paycheck has stopped. This early, find out from your human resource department if the company healthcare plan, which is normally cheaper and has better terms than individual plans, can be continued.
6. If you're having difficulty meeting loan payments, don't hide from your creditors. Or your children's school administrator who might be wondering why your check for tuition fee payments is bouncing. Being forthright with your financial situation can save money, because you just might persuade the bank not to turn over your account to a third-party collector. This is not always true, but there's no harm in trying.
7. Raise cash. Filipinos are great at earning money on the side, whether it's selling ready-to-wear clothing, food, or cookware. It's part of the culture; so if you haven't considered a sideline before, start thinking about a strategy now. Don't be shy. People need to buy stuff; why not buy them from you instead of the mall?
8. Clear your head and keep your emotions in check. Jitters can cause you to make mistakes. And whatever happens, remember that people are more important than things and that also means marriages are more important than paychecks. In the United States, divorce rates have gone down as couples find it's cheaper to stay together.
Tabañag adds that losing a job can sometimes be a blessing in disguise.
"We Filipinos, often our careers are handpicked by our parents. This could be the best time for you to do what you really want to do. When you are forced to get out of your comfort zone and consider other careers, who knows, that's where you will really excel," he says.


Motorcycling is the most dangerous way to travel in the United States and on the roads in the UK, RI and MA. Every day, an average of 30 motorcyclists are killed or seriously injured in the UK in motor vehicle accidents, which means they are 75 times more likely than car drivers to sustain a serious or fatal personal injury when on the road.
While the number of accidents involving motorcyclists has fallen in England in recent years, it still remains a disproportionately dangerous way to get around. Other road users are often found to be at fault in personal injury compensation claims involving motorcyclists, but there are still a number of things people can do to improve their safety and prevent accidents.
Any motorcycle or moped helmet sold in the UK must meet certain safety standards. Goggles and visors must also meet British or European safety standards and will have a BSI Kitemark or equivalent European mark. A SHARP rating system judges helmets on their safety standards and gives them a mark from 1 to 5. Helmets prevent against brain and head injuries and have undoubtedly saved countless lives.
While there is no legal requirement for motorcyclists to wear any protective clothing other than helmets, it is highly advisable that they also wear gloves, boots, trousers and jackets. People can sustain horrific personal injuries when they fall from a motorbike at high speed, but protective clothing can prevent this from happening. Motorcycle shops frequently sell clothes that have been tested for strength and resilience.
While many bikers may prefer to wear black leathers, this choice makes them considerably harder to see and increases their likelihood of being involved in a motor vehicle accident. Many motorcycle clothes have high-visibility fluorescent patches on them, while others come in brighter colors. Motorcyclists ought to wear bright clothes so other road users can see them easily. This is important when riding in the daytime as well as at night.
Motorcyclists should ensure they are completely comfortable in the clothes they purchase are completely comfortable. On a long journey, slightly uncomfortable clothes could start to cause chafing or irritation, which can be a distraction. Distractions will reduce concentration and can lead to motorcycle accident claims.
Defensive riding ensures that motorcyclists can prepare for any adverse road conditions and take careful evasive action when needed. Riders should travel a doors' width away from parked cars and ensure they can be seen when overtaking vehicles. Bad Weather conditions are particularly problematic in Northeastern states such as Rhode Island (RI) and Massachusetts (Mass.) Proper defensive driving will also ensure that a motorcyclist never finds themselves liable in a car accident compensation claim.
A Motorcycle safety course is relatively cheap and saves lives. Riders shouldn't consider themselves competent and skilled motorcyclists when they pass their initial test – there are plenty of additional training courses that they can go on post-test. For example, BikeSafe is led by the police force, and when riders complete an assessment, they will receive feedback on the areas they could improve on, which could prevent them suffering a serious personal injury in the future.
Research has shown that motorcyclists and other road users are considerably more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle accident when the weather is poor than during dry conditions. Motorcyclists should not go out on the road in poor weather unless the journey is absolutely unavoidable and there are no alternative methods of transportation they can use. The most dangerous time is immediately after the rain begins or during icy conditions, as this is when traction is lowest.
Modern Bikes are considerably more powerful than they used to be and many new models should only ever be rode by competent professionals. Riders should not overestimate their skills and should ensure they are capable of controlling a motorcycle and maintaining a safe speed when they buy a new vehicle. New motorcyclists are advised to choose slower and less powerful bikes.
Research has shown that anti-lock brakes considerably improve safety on motorcycles by maintaining traction on the road. This means that in adverse weather conditions, motorcycles can stop quickly without skidding or losing control. Riders will therefore be able to avoid motor vehicle accidents and take evasive action when required. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, motorcyclists with anti-lock brakes reduce their likelihood of being involved in a road traffic accident in which they sustain a fatal personal injury by 31%.
Before riders set off on journeys, they should check that the directional signals, lights and horn work properly and that the chain, brakes and belt or shaft are functioning properly. They should also ensure the Tire pressure is correct and that the tires are not worn down.
While following these tips will not eliminate the likelihood of riders being involved in motorcycle accident Lawsuit or other personal injury claims, it should improve their safety significantly.
Carla Steve loves traveling but she is always acutely aware of the risks he faces while on the roads. As a result, she spends a lot of time blogging about motorcycle accidents and head injuries due to accident. She also likes listening to heavy metal.
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Meet the men's teams – group C
We present the participant of the 2022 European Championships in Split
Group C – Spain, Romania, Netherlands, Germany
The "Furija" water polo team comes to Split as the best team in the world. It became so when it won the gold medal at this year's World Championships in Hungary, more precisely in Budapest, after defeating the previous champion Italy in the final by a better performance in the penalty shoot-out. At the same time, Spain is the current European vice-champion, having won silver in Budapest 2020 after losing the final to Hungary on penalties.
For decades, the core of the quality of Spanish water polo was Catalonia and its clubs and players, while today the basis of the Spanish national team's strength is essentially one club – Barceloneta. At least two-thirds of the team come from this club, which gives the national team an extra dimension in terms of teamwork.
Spain's winning streak is particularly notable at the Olympics and World Championships. They won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the silver medal four years earlier in their pool in Barcelona. At the World Championships, their performances fluctuated. For example, they won the world title twice in a row in Perth in 1998 and Fukuoka in 2001. In 2007, they won a bronze medal in Melbourne, and a silver two years later in Rome. Later came slightly worse finishes, and then a shock in 2015. The year Spain failed to even qualify for the World Championships in Kazan, Russia, for the first time in history. In Budapest, in 2017 they only finished 9th (their worst placing since 1978), but then there was a resurgence that continues to this day. They reached the final at the next two World Championships. In South Korea, in Gwangju in 2019, they won silver, and this year, as mentioned, gold! The third time in history on the top of the world.
Interestingly, they have not been the best at the European Championships so far. They have come close three times, winning silver in 1991 in Athens, 2018 in Barcelona, and 2020 in Budapest. They have also won three bronze medals – Rome in 1983, Sheffield in 1993, and Belgrade in 2006. They have an infamous record of five consecutive quarter-final defeats at the European Championships – 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. What is striking, however, is that in the last 4-5 years, from 2018 to now, they have consistently come out on top, in the semi-finals, and usually with a medal around their necks. Spain is one of the biggest favourites to finish on top at the European Championships in Split and win one of the medals.
5 bronze medals in the FINA Cup and 3 silver medals in the World League (until 20 July 2022) should definitely be in Spain's trophy cabinet.
The ratio at the European Championships
19 tie
83 lost
1.604:1.406
This year it is exactly 6 decades since Romania participated in a European Championship for the first time (Leipzig, 1962). In this debut tournament for the Romanians, they were very successful and finished 5th. This is also their best result in a European Championship until Sheffield in 1993 when they achieved a great result by surprising Croatia in the quarter-finals and returning from England with fourth place. They will repeat the same in Belgrade in 2006 when they defeated Italy in the quarter-finals. Their other placings in the championships of our continent were mostly between 9th and 11th place.
Romania is actually still waiting for its first medal at a major competition. At the Olympic Games, they finished 4th once (Montreal 1976) and 5th (Tokyo 1964). The last time they competed at the Games was exactly 10 years ago when they finished 10th in London in 2012. It is a similar story at the World Championships where they last competed in 2013 in Barcelona (13th place). Their best finish at the World Championships was 5th in 1975 in the Colombian city of Cali.
Romania is coming to Split with some new, younger people, but also with a new coach. He is Bogdan Rath, who played for the Italian team during his playing career as a naturalised player and was one of the first ever naturalised water polo players.
A country with a great, long and successful water polo tradition, although it has been far from the podium in recent decades. Unlike the women's national team, which is one of the best in the world. But a very well-organised country with many swimming pools, rich infrastructure, but also a large number of clubs and registered players is not a team to underestimate. In the early days of water polo, the Netherlands was a very frequent participant in major competitions, but also an extremely successful national team. They were once European champions (Vienna, 1950), and one name is woven into the history of European water polo championships. Ruddy van Fegellen, the van Basten of water polo, set a record of 35 goals at the tournament in Vienna in 1950. To this day, this is the second best performance among goal scorers in one tournament, surpassed only by the legendary Manuel Estiarte (Spain), who scored one goal more, 36, in Athens in 1991! The Dutch also won bronze once at the European Championships. That was in London in 1938. After World War II, the Netherlands has only missed three European Championships – in Malaga in 2008, in Zagreb in 2010, and Budapest in 2014. The Netherlands has a rare reach. They are one of only four countries to have won gold in both men's and women's competition at the European Championships at least once. The other three countries are – Hungary, Italy, and the USSR/Russia.
They competed almost regularly in the Olympic Games from 1908 to 2000 and achieved their greatest success at the 1948 London Olympics and 1976 Montreal Olympics when they won a bronze medal with Croatian coach, the late Ivo Trumbić, a member of the Hall of Fame. These are the greatest achievements of Dutch men's water polo to date.
We have not seen them at the World Championships since Rome 1994, and their best result at the World Championships was 4th place in 1982 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Germany is literally the pioneer of European water polo championships. In fact, only 4 national teams took part in the 1st European Championship in Budapest in 1926. One of these four was Germany, along with Hungary, Belgium, and Sweden. There are very few European Championships in which no Germans participated, for example in 1927, 1947, 1950, and 1962.
With such a long history of competitions, it is only logical that they also have medals, especially as West Germany was the strongest European power in the 1980s. During that time, they were European champions twice. The first time in 1981 in Split and the second time in 1989 in the then capital Bonn. Let us not forget the bronze medal in Sofia in 1985. The core of the German national team at that time was the Berlin club Spandau 04, which won 4 European club titles in that decade. But that's not all the medals the German water polo players have won at the European Championships. They also have 4 silver medals (Paris 1931, Magdeburg 1934, London 1938, but also Utrecht 1966 with the GDR team), as well as two more bronze medals (Budapest 1926 and Vienna 1995). Germany's trophy successes in water polo are largely associated with Croatia. We have already mentioned that they won the first European Championship title in 1981 in Split and the last European medal was bronze in 1995 in Vienna, the capital of Austria when they beat Croatia!
The Germans also have Olympic medals to their name. They won gold in Amsterdam in 1928, silver in Los Angeles in 1932, and Berlin in 1936, but also one bronze medal in Los Angeles in 1984.
One medal at the World Championships, of course, comes from the "golden 80s" – bronze in Guayaquil in 1982. In 1985 they won gold at the FINA Cup in West Berlin, and they also have silver (Malibu Beach 1983) and bronze (Thessaloniki 1987) from those competitions.
The last medal Germany won in water polo was 17 years ago: bronze at the 2005 World League in Belgrade.

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A major relief to the residents of East Delhi, as the East Delhi sanitation workers end their strike that lasted for 28 days. The strike which had forced citizens to live in the presence of huge piles of garbage and the unbearing stench was called off after the main demand of regularisation of around 3000 contractual staff was agreed to by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation. The strike which had begun on 12 September is the longest ever strike in the history of the EDMC.
Coming back to Delhi sanitation workers end their strike, the workers had initiated the strike over several long pending issues which stretched to non-payment of salaries, arrears, regularisation of posts and health benefits. With the workers refusing to work, the sanitation services in the capital had taken an adverse turn, going downhill over the last month. The areas worst affected by the strike were Lakshmi Nagar, Geeta Colony, Shakarpur, Laxmi Nagar, Krishna Nagar, and Ip Extension.
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EDMC generates about 2,600 tonnes of waste every day and with no civic arrangements in place, the area has been a landslide of waste ever since September. "Due to the strike, we are able to lift 1800-2000 tonne of garbage from dhalaos. But no arrangement could be made for lifting garbage from roads," said a senior official from the department of environmental management services.
Over the past six years, EDMC has witnessed the most financial problems. Even since the trifurcation of the Municipal Cooperation of Delhi into three municipal corporations, EDMC has been generating the least revenue, leading to workers often having to wait for long periods to get their salaries. According to reports, both the East and North municipal corporations need a Rs.7,000 crore bailout package to pull them out of their current crisis.
The Delhi government and municipal corporations have been at loggerheads on the issue of funds ever since the AAP government came in power in the country. Piling the blame on each other, the two parties have failed to reach any meaningful decision regarding the current issues plaguing the corporations, resulting in sanitation workers and citizens suffering.
Municipal corporation officials have claimed that the Delhi government's refusal to adopt the fourth finance commission recommendations shows that the former is not getting the required amount to run the corporations. The Delhi Government meanwhile, who has been lethargic in its running of the capital, showing least interest to ensuring the environmental cleanliness of the city and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, has been least interested in implementing the Fourth Delhi Finance Commission which had allocated more funds to the cooperation. The civic body needs Rs.190 crore per month to pay its salary bills.
The agitation was finally brought to an end after Puneet Goel, the officiating commissioner, agreed to regularising contractual workers. In a meeting held with the Swachhta Karamchari Union, Goel assured the workers of meeting their demands and requested them to resume work, keeping in mind the upcoming festive month.
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U.S. War Hawks Try To Prevent Peaceful, Humanitarian Efforts by an American Ship
This is one of those, "Can you even believe it" stories. This last week of June the American ship, The Audacity of Hope, is setting sail with ten or more ships of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II. This ship, named after President Obama's book, will carry a crew of four with forty passengers and 10 members of the press. Instead of wishing the passengers and crew Godspeed and take care, it's being reported that the While House has warned them that it would not protect them on the voyage and that they might be subject to prosecution upon their return.
The ships will sail from ports in Greece and head for the Palestinian city of Gaza which remains under an illegal 4-year blockade by Israel. The flotilla will include about 350 people from 22 countries who will be completely unarmed. This is the second flotilla to try to enter Gaza with humanitarian materials and supplies; the first such flotilla, which sailed in May, 2010, encountered strong resistance and an attack by Israeli commandos who boarded several boats, killing nine people, including one American citizen.
This American humanitarian ship's mission has not only been under fire by the White House but it also is under attack by various war hawks from both the Democratic and Republican parties. And who is leading the charge against this ship and its brave and courageous passengers? Why it's none other than our "esteemed" Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; you know, that American pseudo diplomat who goes around the world warning one country after another about what it must do.
This time she is warning an American ship that it must not attempt a humanitarian mission. "We do not believe that the flotilla is a necessary or useful effort to try to assist the people of Gaza," said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She further said, "And we think that it's not helpful for there to be flotillas that try to provoke actions by entering into Israeli waters and creating a situation in which the Israelis have the right to defend themselves." Mr. Obama would do well to tell his overly aggressive Secretary to ease up on these constant threats and warnings. Better yet, it's high time that Mrs. Clinton be told to step aside for the good of the country.
Here's one more reason for her to pack up and leave. Glenn Greenwald has reported that at a press conference on June 23rd she said the following: "But the bottom line is, whose side are you on? Are you on Qadhafi's side or are you on the side of the aspirations of the Libyan people and the international coalition that has been created to support them?" The answer to Secretary Clinton should be this: all Americans have the right to judge for themselves and speak as they wish with regard to actions taken by their government. Thomas Jefferson called it patriotic dissent.
Secretary Clinton not only has indicated that she will not protect the lives of American citizens of this flotilla but now she apparently is questioning the patriotism of the people of this nation if they do not blindly accept and condone the actions in Libya. Let's put it this way; that's not the way that we do things in this democracy and when we have those rights of free speech and free thinking taken away by our government, then this democracy will be no more.
In addition to Clinton, another war hawk is speaking out against the ship and its passengers by suggesting that our government should support Israel in every possible way. Military.com has reported, "In a report drafted following a visit to Israel in early June, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., says the United States should "make available all necessary special operations and naval support to the Israeli Navy to effectively disable flotilla vessels before they can pose a threat to Israeli coastal security or put Israeli lives at risk.' "
Put Israeli lives at risk, is that what he said? Well, Senator Kirk, what about American lives? What is going on here? We have two members of the U.S. government apparently trying to undermine a peaceful humanitarian mission that has many well respected Americans on board and poses no threat to anyone. And yet, these American officials seem to be most worried about the risks to Israelis; does Mr. Kirk mean the lives of Israeli commandos when they board the ships are more important than the lives of Americans?
While his White House is warning humanitarians to cease and desist, what is President Obama saying? Well, as far as I know, absolutely nothing. Why is it that this president not only is failing to support such a peaceful mission and protect American citizens but, rather, is allowing his administration to declare that the passengers may be judged to be in violation of the law upon their return to America. What law would that be? Some law that says that Israel has the right to illegally board ships in international waters? Numerous international maritime and legal experts have said that Israel clearly has no legal right to carry out such an act.
How much longer is the government of Israel going to continue to brutally oppress the people of Gaza by keeping them blockaded and depriving them of many of the essentials of life? What it has been doing and continues to do is cruelty at its worst. Secondly, how much longer is the government of the U.S. and President Obama going to continue to accept and condone their actions? Every time Israel engages in aggressive military actions and brutal attacks on innocent civilians in Gaza, Mr. Obama looks the other way and pretends he didn't even know it happened.
Should Israel, once again, illegally board these ships and, God forbid, kill any number of passengers, including American citizens, then what will Mrs. Clinton and Senator Kirk have to say? Will they shrug it off as an unfortunate event that happened because the people refused to heed the warnings and stubbornly carried out their humanitarian mission? I sincerely hope that the flotilla is not harmed in any way and that the government of Israel decides that it should not repeat the tragedy that occurred with the first flotilla. There is no need for extreme violence.
The comments by these representatives of our government clearly indicate that they put the safety of the Israeli's, who have said that they will confront the ships of the flotilla, above that of citizens of the United States of America that are on a peaceful mission. When they stand with a foreign government against law abiding citizens of this nation, it simply cannot and must not be tolerated.
Based on the very disturbing and serious implications of this situation, a Congressional investigation should be initiated and our president should repudiate their statements. But does anyone think that will happen?
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As the 400 international activists wait to set sail from Greece to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla, Israeli media has been full of reports speculating about the activists' character and motivations for participating in the humanitarian aid mission. Israeli newspapers have charged that the flotilla is carrying sacks of chemicals on board because passengers plan to kill IDF soldiers. The reports come after Foreign Ministry officials informed Israeli cabinet ministers that there was no information about members of "terrorist groups" planning to take part in the flotilla. "Israel is trying to present the flotilla as a military threat, whereas nobody in the world believes that," says our guest, Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, "not even Israeli cabinet ministers."
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History of Raven Rock, Vol. II
The History of Raven Rock
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History of Raven Rock, Vol. I
History of Raven Rock, Vol. III
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Volume II of the set.
Bloodskal Barrow
Raven Rock is one of the more interesting colonies of Morrowind of the last two centuries. So much has happened to this tiny town in such a short amount of time, and so many lives have been affected by it, I felt it necessary to describe its rich history within these volumes. During my research, I lived in Raven Rock for almost three years, and I got to know many of my fellow Dunmer who call Raven Rock their home. I hope that my readers will appreciate the amount of fortitude and perseverance that it must take to endure life in such an inhospitable and untamed land.
fter a few years, the relentless ash storms from the ever-erupting Red Mountain had transformed Solstheim's southern reaches into pure ash wastes reminiscent of those present on Vvardenfell itself. The storms would leave behind deep dunes of ash that made life exceedingly difficult in Raven Rock. In order to protect the town from these drifts, Brara Morvayn proposed that the East Empire Company construct a large wall of her own design to protect the east end of town. The company quickly agreed and provided the necessary funds. After almost a year, the construction was complete and the huge edifice was named "The Bulwark." The wall proved to be extremely effective and allowed work to continue unabated in the mines.
In 4E 16, when Solstheim was passed into the hands of the Dunmer people, the East Empire Company was forced to relinquish Raven Rock's control to House Redoran. The Council quickly named Brara Morvayn as councilor of their new town, and allowed her to rule Solstheim as she saw fit. As a result of this changing of the guard, almost the entire Imperial population left Raven Rock and returned to Cyrodiil. Brara continued to welcome the Dunmer that elected to settle on Solstheim. Some chose to stay in Raven Rock to work in the mines, and other took to more familiar territory and began a nomadic lifestyle in the ash wastes.
The next few decades were the golden years for Raven Rock. Brara Morvayn was keeping the peace, the mines were still producing large quantities of ebony and the Dunmer that lived on the island were happy. After almost fifty years of prosperity, in 4E 65, Brara Morvayn finally succumbed to old age and passed away. She was interred in the family's ancestral tomb and her son, Lleril Morvayn, took her place. The people who had lived in Raven Rock during Brara's time as councilor were pleased to discover that Lleril shared his mother's notions of rulership. He was fair and compassionate, which kept the people on the island quite happy for many decades.
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This hymn to a ham salutes all the stars who never shone. Herbert Bracewell is an 87-year-old thespian whose mind is as cluttered as the memorabilia-strewn attic where he plans his comeback. Sorting through old props, he regales us with anecdotes of theatergoers who imagined him dead because he played Marley's Ghost so often and occasions when he rose to the occasion as an understudy. In William Pullinsi's surefire staging of Andrew Johns's comedy, Bracewell is played with charming confusion by Art Kassul, a performer who's trod the boards for half a century. Ami Silvestre holds her own as Bracewell's tough-loving wife, who offers him questionable praise: that honest Herbert always played himself. If Silvestre is at times too nice for the role, that's to her credit. Through 12/19: Thu 7:30 PM, Fri-Sat 8 PM, Sun 3 PM. No show Thu 11/25. Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, 773-327-5252. $20-$25.


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Diese Liste umfasst alle Ergebnisse der Wahlen zur Bremischen Bürgerschaft und alle Senate Bremens seit 1945. Für frühere Wahlergebnisse siehe Bremische Bürgerschaft von 1854 bis 1933: Wahlergebnisse und Mitglieder.

Wahlergebnisse

Land Bremen

Die Fünf-Prozent-Hürde gilt für beide Städte getrennt:

Da die WdF 1951 und die KPD 1955 in der Stadt Bremen mehr als 5 % der Stimmen erhielten, waren sie im Landtag mit jeweils vier Abgeordneten vertreten.

Der BHE erhielt im Jahr 1951 auf dem Gebiet der Stadt Bremen weniger als 5 % der Stimmen. Mit seinem deutlich höheren Stimmenanteil in Bremerhaven bekam er dort zwei Sitze.

Da die FDP 2003, die DVU 1987, 1999, 2003 und 2007 sowie die BIW 2007, 2011, 2015 und 2019 in Bremerhaven jeweils mehr als 5 % der Stimmen erhielten, waren/sind sie im Landtag mit je einem Abgeordneten vertreten.

Wahlbereich Bremen
Bis 1959 fehlen insbesondere die Stimmenanteile von DP, KPD, BHE und WdF.

Wahlbereich Bremerhaven

Bis 1959 fehlen insbesondere die Stimmenanteile von DP, KPD, BHE und SRP.

Abkürzungen
 Ges. = Gesamt
 Lgp. = Legislaturperiode
 Wbt.: = Wahlbeteiligung

Anmerkungen

Senate
Im Juni 1945 wurde der erste Nachkriegssenat unter der Führung des parteilosen Bürgermeisters Erich Vagts gebildet. Der erste Senat bestand aus einer Koalition von SPD, BDV und KPD. Er wurde auch durch die Parteilosen gestützt. Im August wurde die Koalition unter dem neuen Bürgermeister Wilhelm Kaisen fortgesetzt. Ab dem 17. April 1946 kontrollierte die von den Alliierten ernannte Bremische Bürgerschaft den Senat.

Trivia
 Bremen war bis 2019 das einzige Bundesland, in dem die SPD seit Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ununterbrochen die stärkste Fraktion im Landesparlament stellte.
 Bremen war 1979 das erste Bundesland, in dem eine grüne Partei, die BGL (Bremer Grüne Liste), in das Landesparlament einzog.
 Bremen war eines der drei Bundesländer (die anderen sind Brandenburg und Rheinland-Pfalz), in denen eine Ampelkoalition die Regierung gestellt hat (1991 bis 1995). Die Regierung zerbrach im Februar 1995 an der sogenannten "Piepmatzaffäre".
 Bremen ist das erste westdeutsche Bundesland, in dem Die Linke, damals noch als Die Linkspartei.PDS, in das Landesparlament einzog (2007).

Siehe auch
 Ergebnisse der Kommunalwahlen in Bremen und Bremerhaven
 Bremische Bürgerschaft von 1854 bis 1933: Wahlergebnisse und Mitglieder

Quellen
 Statistische Mitteilungen, Statistisches Landesamt Bremen, (zuletzt abgerufen am 11. November 2021)

Wahl in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
Politikgeschichte (Bremen)
Bürgerschaftswahl in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen

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Heat 2 inches of water to boiling in large, wide saucepan over high heat. Place tempeh in steamer basket in saucepan, cover and steam for 10 minutes.
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Yusuf, the singer/songwriter also known as Cat Stevens, has debuted a video for the new version of his classic song "Wild World." It appears on the recently released reimagined version of his breakthrough 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.
The whimsical clip, which you can watch now at the Yusuf/Cat Stevens YouTube channel, features a cast of children acting like adults in a scenario reminiscent of the classic film Casablanca and apparently set during World War II.
Two boys face off in a high-stakes game of blackjack, while the female love interest of one of the boys looks on. The other boy, who is dressed in a military uniform, also is shown playing with toy planes and soldiers.
As the video progresses, we see archival war footage and and an animated stop-motion scene of military planes battling. At the end of the clip, the young boy and girl couple end up floating together at a table in outer space as they enjoy some tea.
"The film shows how much we need art to direct our thoughts sometimes towards inexpressible goals," says Yusuf in a statement. "To relive early childlike innocence and keep our eyes of hope open beyond the clouds of war and material darknesses."
The new version of "Wild World" features a gypsy-jazz-influenced sound driven by accordion and clarinet, completely changing the feel of the original tune.
As previously reported, Tea for the Tillerman², which was released last month, features re-recorded versions of all 11 tracks from Tea for the Tillerman in celebration of the album's 50th anniversary.
The original version of "Wild World" reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.
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Gabriel Cortès i Cortès (Palma, 1903-1967) fou un advocat, polític, dramaturg, novel·lista i historiador mallorquí. Va ser President del Consell d'Administració del Banc de Crèdit Balear. Milità a la CEDA de Gil-Robles i, després, a Falange, va ser regidor de l'Ajuntament de Palma durant la Segona República Espanyola i ho tornà a ser durant els primers anys del franquisme, del que sembla distanciar-se aviat.

Fou premi Gabriel Maura de novel·la l'any 1959 amb L'altre camí, i premi «Bartomeu Ferrà» de teatre, el 1963, amb Els comparses. També és autor de les novel·les El jardín del ateo (1946) i Pel camí del vent (1968). De la seva producció teatral, cal citar-ne, entre altres, les obres Nit de festa (1928), La cançó del mar (1935), Aigua de pluja (1951) i Els cims lluminosos (1957).

Com a historiador, treballà principalment amb materials relacionats amb els jueus, els conversos i els xuetes de Mallorca, fou autor de los judíos mallorquines y sus descendientes cristianos, enllestida el 1944 però que no es publicà fins al 1985, i va ser responsable, juntament amb Miquel Forteza i Pinya, de l'edició de La Inquisición de Mallorca - Reconciliados y relajados, (Barcelona, 1946), publicada anònimament. La seva mort es produí sobtadament durant la polèmica generada pel llibre del seu amic Miquel Forteza Els descendents dels jueus conversos de Mallorca, en la que participà activament.

Referències

Novel·listes palmesans en català
Dramaturgs palmesans en català
Historiadors palmesans
Advocats palmesans
Xuetes
Premi Ciutat de Palma-Gabriel Maura de novel·la
Premi Ciutat de Palma-Bartomeu Ferrà de teatre
Regidors de l'Ajuntament de Palma
Morts a Palma
Escriptors palmesans contemporanis en català
Historiadors balears contemporanis
Advocats balears contemporanis
Dramaturgs balears contemporanis
Polítics palmesans contemporanis


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Q: IOException: unexpected end of stream on okhttp3 (Retrofit2) Мне приходит с сервера JSON такого формата:
{"user":[{"username":"admin",
"name":"Administrator",
"email":"admin@example.com",
"properties":
{"property":
{"@key":"console.order"
,"@value":"session-summary=0"}}},
{"username":"alice",
"name":"Alice",
"email":"alice@abc.com"
,"properties":null}]}

Получаю ошибку в методе getUsers(), а именно: java.io.IOException: unexpected end of stream on okhttp3.Address
и Caused by: java.io.EOFException: \n not found: size=0 content=. Не могу понять чем эта ошибка может быть вызвана? и как ее исправить?
Если в классе User, использую String properties, вместо Properties properties, то получаю ошибку: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_ARRAY but was BEGIN_OBJECT
Метод getUsers():
     private void getUsers() {
            String credentials = "admin" + ":" + "admin";
            final String basic =
                    "Basic " + Base64.encodeToString(credentials.getBytes(), Base64.NO_WRAP);
            String contentType = "application/json";
            String accept = "application/json";
            Subscription subscription = App.service.users(basic, contentType, accept)
                    .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                    .subscribe(users -> {
                        contacts.addAll(users);
  Log.e("Users", users.toString());
                        contactAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
                    }, throwable -> {

                    });

            addSubscription(subscription);
        }

Сам API:
public interface MessengerApi {
    @GET("users")
    Observable<List<User>> users(@Header("Authorization") String auth,
                                 @Header("Content-type") String   contentType,
                                 @Header("Accept") String accept);
}

Класс User:
public class User {

    @SerializedName("username")
    String username;
    @SerializedName("name")
    String name;
    @SerializedName("email")
    String email;
    @SerializedName("properties")
    private Properties properties;

    public User(String username, String name, String email, Properties properties) {
        this.username = username;
        this.name = name;
        this.email = email;
        this.properties = properties;
    }
}

Класс Properties:
public class Properties {

    @SerializedName("property")
    private Property property;

    public Property getProperty() {
        return property;
    }
}

Класс Property:
public class Property {

    @SerializedName("@key")
    private String key;

    @SerializedName("@value")
    private String value;

    public Property(String key, String value) {
        this.key = key;
        this.value = value;
    }

    public Property(String key) {
        this.key = key;
    }

A: Добавила класс Users:
public class Users {

    @SerializedName("user")
    List<User> user;
//getters and setters
}

Изменила код в интерфейсе API:
@GET("users")
    Observable<Users> users(@Header("Authorization") String auth,
                            @Header("Content-type") String contentType,
                            @Header("Accept") String accept);

После этого заработало.

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Q: is thare a way to convert a int into binary and put it into a array I am making a program for my arduino that needs to access a eeprom but I need to find a way to send it a address, I have a int I would like to convert into binary and send to the eeprom but I need to split it into a array so I can send the data to the eeprom.
I cant think of any way to do this and I have asked some people for help but they couldn't figure out how to ether.

A: void int_to_bin_array(unsigned int in, int count, int* out)
{
    unsigned int mask = 1U << (count-1);
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        out[i] = (in & mask) ? 1 : 0;
        in <<= 1;
    }
}

int main(void)
{
    int binary_array[8];
    const int bin_size = 8;
    int decimal = 15;

    int_to_bin_array(decimal, bin_size, binary_array);
    return 0;
}

A: Memory addresses are hexadecimal values, not binary. You don't need to do this here.
You need to correctly understand memory interfacing with your MCU (Arduino in this case) along with embedded systems concepts and pointers in C.
You can specify address values in hexadecimal values directly (uint_t addr = (uint_t *) 0x1234ABCD) and the compiler will automatically convert it to respective binary, during compilation.


Toyota's premium Aurion sedan range welcomes in the New Year with the arrival of a dynamic new special edition, the Sportivo ZR6.
Building on the powerful Aurion Sportivo SX6, the new Sportivo ZR6 ups the ante in terms of prestigious levels of luxury specification, with a number of exclusive additions.
"The Aurion is Toyota's premier sedan, so in essence the new Sportivo ZR6 delivers the best the brand offers the mid-size passenger segment," says Toyota New Zealand General Manager of Product Planning, Neeraj Lala.
"We're proud of Aurion's ability to present customers with a luxuriously appointed interior, wrapped in a stylish exterior. With extra features like satellite navigation and a great JBL sound system as standard to complement its sporty body kit, the new Sportivo ZR6 offers a fantastic balance of prestige and performance."
Toyota's most highly specified Aurion stands out from the moment you walk towards it. With street presence aplenty, its well-proportioned dimensions sport a styled body kit consisting of mesh grille, front and rear valance, fog lights, side skirts and a boot spoiler, and it rides on five-spoke 17-inch alloys.
Inside, the Aurion Sportivo ZR6 boasts range-topping levels of comfort and technology. The two-tone leather stitched seats and sports pedals are matched with a three-spoke leather steering wheel which houses sequential paddle shifters for the six-speed automatic transmission, along with Bluetooth hands-free, cruise control, audio, display and voice command controls.
Meanwhile a seven-inch touchscreen display houses intuitive controls for satellite navigation, DVD video playback and the premium 10-speaker JBL GreenEdge surround sound system. Other key range-topping items exclusive to the Aurion ZR6 include rain-sensing wipers, HID headlights with Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS), headlight cleaners and 'Smart Beam' headlights with automatic high and low beam sensing, a seat memory system and a rear sunshade.
Boasting the powerful 3.5-litre Dual VVT-i V6 capable of producing 200kW of power and 336Nm of torque, the Aurion Sportivo ZR6 has the dynamic ability to match its looks. Although despite the urgent power the Aurion Sportivo ZR6 delivers, its modest fuel economy (9.3L/100km) and low emissions (215g/km) attest to clever Euro 5 compliant engineering.
Meanwhile matching on-road ability with comprehensive safety remains of paramount importance, and the Aurion Sportivo ZR6 arrives with seven airbags, parking sensors front and rear, Blind Spot Monitoring functionality and a reversing camera all as standard.
The special edition Sportivo ZR6 will be in showrooms from 1 January 2013, with a recommended selling price of $52,990.


Before receiving Chiropractic Care, on a scale of 1-10 my health was about a 3. I am currently recovering from stomach bacteria that had turned my life upside down. My doctors gave me drugs and sent me home, but instead of it helping me, I got worse. Information is the key to success. If only I had known about alternative medicine, I would have recovered a long time ago. I was depressed and confused on a daily basis. Before attending the orientation, I did not know much about Chiropractic Care. All I knew was that it can help you without drugs or surgery. After the orientation, I felt that I was in the right place. My health has improved a lot. As time goes by, I learn things that help me recover. With each adjustment and knowing the fact that I have a competent doctor, it makes me feel good. I want to thank Dr. Stone . I don't know much about all Chiropractors, but I do know that New Life Chiropractic is the place you need to be.
Before receiving Chiropractic Care, my heath problems were very bad. When I got up in the mornings I would have very severe lower back. Also, my left arm would be cramped almost every day. Chiropractic Care was of great interest to me, but I just didn't put enough effort into trying it until my wife introduced me to it. After coming to the office and orientation, my interest was greater and I knew I would get help here. My health has improved a lot. My lower back pain is not affecting me anymore. The cramping in my left arm is almost gone and next to nothing now, and I am healthier than I've ever been even though I am working harder I have referred all my family and friends to New Life Family Chiropractic. Just take the time and make that step instead of running to medical doctors and taking drugs.
Before receiving Chiropractic Care I would have constant fatigue, lack of concentration, bowel disturbances and nervousness. I also suffered from neck, back and pains, as well as headaches. Prior to coming to New Life Chiropractic, I thought that Chiropractic Care was mainly for those with injuries from auto accidents or work related accidents. I didn't realize how vital maintaining optimal nerve supply is to promoting health and preventing disease. Now I realize that having a properly functioning nervous system, brain and spinal cord is important to optimal organ function. I realize that Chiropractic Care extends beyond all of this, to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Since beginning Chiropractic Care with Dr. Stone, I am more focused and my concentration has improved dramatically (in less than one month)! I have more energy. I am more health conscious, instead of diet conscious, as well as being more in tune with my body. I would tell my friends and family that Chiropractic Care is for everyone and not just those who have suffered from an acute injury. Damage may be occurring even if no external symptoms are observed. It is about ensuring that our temples are in optimal condition because ultimately, we belong to God and He deserves the best.
Before receiving Chiropractic Care, I was suffering from severe pain in my neck and shoulders. The pain was so great that I could not even bend over. Before coming to this office and the orientation, I had interest in Chiropractic Care. However, I never took the step towards it, until I heard the doctor on the radio. At that point, I said yes. I was very interested in starting care, especially after coming to the orientation. The orientation helped to motivate me to take the steps that I needed towards a healthy life. Since I began getting care with Dr. Stone, my health has improved greatly. The pain in my neck and shoulder has been getting smaller and smaller. I will be maintaining my care for life. When you are feeling ill and down, don't keep running to the medical doctor and getting all of that medication, just get your nervous system checked with the Chiropractor and see what problem is.
Before receiving Chiropractic Care, I had several health issues, which included constant headaches, numbness and tingling in my fingers and toes. I also had dizziness to the point of passing out and insomnia. These health problems affected my life to the point of being hospitalized four times in the past two years. I was left hopeless, with no answers and no ability to take care of my family normally, causing me great stress. Like a lot of people, I was very skeptical of Chiropractic, especially because I had been to one before with no positive results. Then, I heard of Dr. Stone on the radio. It was as if she was talking to me that day. Immediately, I called the office. It was one of the most important calls I have made in two years. After attending the orientation, I was more educated about my body and even more so, my spine and nerves and how they work. At this point, I was very excited about starting the sessions. It's as if I can see the light. I could not wait to feel like myself again. My health has changed tremendously since my first adjustment with Dr. Stone. I could feel the difference. My headaches were getting better. After a week of treatment, my numbness and tingling was gone. I now sleep like a baby and I feel like a million dollars. By the way, I have no more headaches. They are gone, and I now feel like myself. God bless you! I have already been telling my friends and family about the amazing experience that I have encountered with Chiropractic Care, and will continue to do so — because this is a big deal for me. I have been there. I know New Life Family Chiropractic gives maximum results. Thanks for making me whole again!


This was an unexpectedly positive review.
Let's hope it's the start of a trend, rather than an outlyer!
Getting root access because everything runs as root may not let an attacker access any sensitive data they couldn't otherwise have seen, but presumably it makes it easier for them to install their own software and use your camera as a node in their DDOS or spamming network?
Streamed directly or over the cloud?
Just out of curiosity, can you access the streams directly and disabled them going to the Netherlands cloud?
Re: Streamed directly or over the cloud?
Arch, Netgear cloud, obviously. Android keyboard auto-correct catches me too often.
Not as far as I can tell. There's no local control API at all.
(Anonymous) - Streamed directly or over the cloud?


CAMP RED CLOUD, Republic of Korea -- Accounting for government property is the primary duty of the property book officer. Government property, regardless of how or where it was acquired, must be accounted for and given proper disposition in accordance with Department of Defense and U.S. Army regulations.
As the 2nd Infantry Division reduces its footprint in the northern portion of South Korea and the support structure changes, there is a growing amount of excess equipment.
Logistics Readiness Center-Red Cloud met this challenge by developing and implementing measures to reduce the amount of excess equipment in Area I. LRC-RC, in conjunction with the Army Field Support Battalion-Korea, assembled a team to identify the challenges and develop action plans to mitigate the increase of excess government property through realigning equipment under the proper authorizations or redistribution. The team identified more than $10 million worth of excess property in Area I.
An example of the "War on Excess" was the transfer of special purpose heavy equipment from LRC-RC to the Department of Public Works at Camp Red Cloud. The LRC-RC consolidated property book officer reduced excess property in the LRC-RC and filled shortfalls at the DPW without degrading the unit's current mission and readiness.
In 2015, the team reduced excess property in Area I from 138 items in June to 54 items by late September. In addition, the number of special vehicles was reduced from 38 to 11 without affecting the units or customers supported.


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Tell Virginia Legislators: NO Delaying Fixing Alexandria's Sewage Overflows
If you strongly believe that no city in America, especially one of the wealthiest, should be dumping their raw sewage into a river others swim in and eat from, then read on. Or better yet, tell everyone you know to take action here, then read on, because our window of opportunity is closing fast.
For over 20 years the political leadership in Alexandria, Virginia knew dumping raw sewage in the Potomac River, our Nation's River, was wrong. But they did it anyway — 70 million gallons every year. And even though their own water quality monitoring showed the river unsafe for human contact over 50% of the time, they made little effort to warn children on local high school rowing teams — or anyone else making contact with the river — that they risked exposure to unsafe levels of e-coli bacteria. Budget year after budget year came and went with no funds committed to addressing the largest sewage discharge point, just on the edge of Old Town, a few feet from the future site of a proposed luxury hotel.
Before our Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks began working with the media and the community to get their dirty little secret out, Alexandria's plan was to start studying the problem in 2030. No promises were made about when it would actually be fixed. Alexandria residents, who celebrate the city's status as an "eco-city", began demanding action. They're calling on the city to stop dumping sewage into the Potomac, and that's exactly what we're asking you to do right now.
With the help of Virginia State Senator Scott Surovell, a bi-partisan bill (HB 2383) requiring Alexandria to clean up its act by 2025 was sent it to Governor McAuliffe's desk several weeks ago. But several Northern Virginia Delegates, (many who have strong environmental voting records, and tell their supporters they care about protecting the Chesapeake Bay) begged the Governor to give Alexandria more time, and he gave it to them. Unfortunately, it is years longer than independent expert consultants said was necessary and puts 200-350 million additional gallons of sewage laden storm water into our river.
The bill, with these harmful delays, will be voted on by the Virginia Assembly next week. That only gives us a few days to take action. Please consider a donation to help us in these last few days to get a bill that will stop sewage overflows sooner rather than later!
Please email and call the 35 Delegates who voted against the bill with the 2025 deadline to let them know you want Alexandria to stop dumping raw sewage into the Potomac as soon as possible. Find phone numbers here.
Please call the Governor (804-786-2211) or send an email to let him know you expect him to pass laws that protect the Potomac from pollution. Governor McAuliffe should sign the bi-partisan bill with the 2025 deadline that passed the legislature.
We're on the brink of a tremendous victory, and we can't let up now. Elected officials like Senator Scott Surovell stood strong, and that's the kind of leadership we'll need to restore our river for future generations. Now we need your help reaching out to the 35 Delegates who caved rather than supporting a bill that protects our rivers. Next week they have a second chance. Tell them you'll be watching their vote and holding them accountable.
P.S. In the last year, with your help, we've invested in new communication tools and staff to raise the profile of our issues and our organization. And it's paying off. Just google Potomac Riverkeeper Network and "coal ash" or "Alexandria sewage" and you'll see what we mean. Please sign up for monthly donations to sustain our efforts to keep pollution out of the Shenandoah and the Potomac. Thank you.
Read more about our work to stop Alexandria's sewage overflows
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Tribes Overall: "Well organised visit sadly let down by KLM bumping our Amsterdam connection to Manchester by 6 hours "
Tribes Service: "1 minor problem with the transfer documents which was instantly corrected. I firmly believe that when there is a problem that is when you find out how good an organisation really is. As I say the response was instantaneous. "
Guides: "Alex at Ruarha River Lodge was fantastic. Knowledgeable, gentlemanly, safe and enthusiastic. Highly recommended I am a terrible backseat driver but felt completely safe even 3 feet from a pride of lions."
Social & Environmental Responsibility: "I was able to offer dental advice and website links to the locals in Unguga and to the team in Ruaha .I also left information with them to disseminate to the local school and their villages."
Stonetown is a rather humid and damp place. The staff were great and the room was really beautiful but smelled rather damp. The bathroom needed some attention .Breakfast on the roof terrace was very pleasant.
As we were the only couple here we felt very spoiled. The lodges were fabulous .The service and food were excellent the chef even cooked a traditional Swahili meal for us at our request. The manager was very pleasant and the pool area was also very pleasant. The addition of a colony of monkeys was very charming.
"Flying in a light aircraft over Tanzania was amazing. Ruaha national park and the river lodge was spectacular. The end of the rainy season had left the area unexpectedly green. The weather was perfect only getting really hot between 1 and 3pm. The wildlife was in fabulous condition and actually having more grass made animal spotting more fun as you could really see how they could blend in. Spectacular location."


Defendant Wyeth has brought a "Motion for Summary Judgment," a "Motion to Preclude Any Expert Testimony that Prempro Use Increases Breast Cancer Risk When Taken for Only Nineteen Months," and various motions to exclude the individual testimony of certain plaintiffs' expert witnesses. (Docket Nos. 49; 50; 52; 53; 54; 57; 136; 139; 143; 149; 151.) Plaintiffs oppose. (Docket Nos. 120; 123; 124; 125; 129; 130.) Oral arguments regarding Defendant's challenge to admissibility of testimony related to the short term use of Prempro were heard on November 29, 2010. We address Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment in a companion order, and dispose of the threshold Daubert issues below.
Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence governs the admission of expert testimony, and "requires that expert testimony be (1) based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) that the witness apply the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case."Pages-Ramirez v. Ramirez-Gonzalez, 605 F.3d 109, 113 (1st Cir. 2010) (citing Fed.R.Evid. 702). To be admissible, expert testimony must consist of "(1) scientific knowledge that (2) will assist the trier of fact to understand or determine a fact in issue." Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., 509 U.S. 579, 592 (1993). In other words, the trial judge must determine whether an "expert's testimony `both [(1)] rests on a reliable foundation and [(2)] is relevant to the task at hand.'" United States v. Pena, 586 F.3d 105, 110 (1st Cir. 2009) (citing Daubert, 509 U.S. at 597).
"If proffered expert testimony fails to cross Daubert's threshold for admissibility, a district court may exclude that evidence from consideration when passing upon a motion for summary judgment." Cortes-Irizarry v. Corporacion Insular de Seguros, 111 F.3d 184, 188 (1st Cir. 1997). The First Circuit, however, has warned that "the Daubert regime should be employed only with great care and circumspection at the summary judgment stage." Id.
The proponent of the expert testimony at issue carries the burden of establishing that the "pertinent admissibility requirements are met by a preponderance of the evidence." Fed.R.Evid. 702 advisory committee's note; see also Fed.R.Evid. 104(a). But at this stage, a proponent of evidence need not demonstrate that the expert's conclusions themselves are correct;Daubert merely requires a showing that "the expert's conclusion has been arrived at in a scientifically sound and methodologically reliable fashion." Ruiz-Troche v. Pepsi Cola of P.R. Bottling Co., 161 F.3d 77, 85 (1st Cir. 1998).
In Daubert, the Supreme Court "outlined a flexible, non-exclusive set of criteria for admitting expert testimony," including "(1) whether a theory or technique can be (and has been) tested; (2) whether the theory or technique has been subjected to peer review and publication; (3) the known or potential rate of error; (4) and general acceptance in the relevant scientific community." Granfield v. CSX Transp., Inc., 597 F.3d 474, 485-86 (1st Cir. 2010) (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Daubert, 509 U.S. at 593-94.). The overarching concern in the admissibility assessment of "proposed expert testimony `is the scientific validity — and thus the evidentiary relevance and reliability — of the principles that underlie a proposed submission.'" Cruz-Vazquez v. Mennonite Gen. Hosp., 613 F.3d 54, 59 (1st Cir. P.R. 2010) (quoting Daubert, 509 U.S. at 594-95.). We remind the parties that, as the Supreme Court has stated, "[v]igorous cross-examination, presentation of contrary evidence, and careful instruction on the burden of proof are the traditional and appropriate means of attacking shaky but admissible evidence." Daubert, 509 U.S. at 596.
Defendant has filed motions to exclude plaintiff expert witness testimony regarding the use of Prempro for nineteen months and increased breast cancer risk, as well as motions to exclude the testimony of various expert witnesses. We discuss each motion below in turn.
Defendant filed its Motion to Preclude Any Expert Testimony that Prempro Use Increases Breast Cancer Risk When Taken for Only Nineteen Months on October 29, 2010. (Docket No. 57.) Responses, replies, and supplements followed, and oral arguments on the issue were heard on November 29, 2010. For the reasons detailed below, we deny the Defendant's motion.
It is beyond dispute that an expert witness cannot give testimony that is not "predicated on facts legally sufficient to provide a basis for the expert's opinion." Damon v. Sun Co. Inc., 87 F.3d 1467, 1474 (1st Cir. 1996) (internal citations omitted). In the present case, however, Plaintiffs' experts do point to different studies to support their conclusions, and we simply cannot find an "analytical gap between the data and the opinion proffered" great enough to render this testimony inadmissible.Joiner, 522 U.S. at 146. Even though the studies relied upon by Plaintiffs' experts might not carry the same force as the WHI, Defendant has not shown — on this record before us in this case, at this point in time — that such studies fail to provide a sufficient factual basis for the Plaintiffs' experts' conclusions. Ruiz-Troche, 161 F.3d at 85.
This court is unwilling to overstep the bounds of its role as gatekeeper, especially at this late stage in the proceedings. SeeIn re Neurontin Mktg. Sales Practices Litig., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12737, at *52 (D. Mass. Feb. 12, 2010) (denying complex motions filed one month before trial opposing expert testimony as too late to permit sufficient supplemental filings and responses but finding that, at trial, all experts must give "appropriate weight to all available [randomized clinical trials]" before offering opinions on efficacy of a drug).
As for the allegations of prior inconsistent statements made by Plaintiffs' experts regarding the dangers of short-term HRT, any potential inconsistencies in Plaintiffs' experts' testimony go to the weight and credibility of their testimony, and not its admissibility. Rivera-Cruz v. Latimer, Biaggi, Rachid Godreau, LLP, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46562, at *18 (D.P.R. June 16, 2008);CTC Commc'ns Corp. v. Bell Atl. Corp., 77 F. Supp. 2d 124, 143 (D. Me. 1998).
We hereby grant in part Defendant's Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Michael T. Maloney, Ph.d., as to any proposed testimony regarding punitive damages. (Docket No. 50; 122.) Although we find it problematic that Plaintiffs have not yet had the opportunity to file a written response — as Defendant waited until November 15, 2010, to submit a Memorandum of Law to provide the reasoning behind the motion — we agree with Defendant that any testimony of Dr. Maloney relating to the appropriate amount of punitive damages should be excluded. Damages are compensatory under Puerto Rico law, which does not recognize punitive damages.Noble v. Corporacion Insular de Seguros, 738 F.2d 51, 54 (1st Cir. 1984); In re Caribbean Petroleum, LP, 561 F. Supp. 2d 194, 199 (D.P.R. 2008).
We hold that neither Dr. Parisian nor Dr. Austin should be permitted to testify as to an alleged standard of care in the industry as for testing of pharmaceutical products. (Docket No. 52-1.) We note that Plaintiffs, in their response, have already averred that Dr. Austin will not testify as to an industry standard of care or any possible breaches by Defendant. (Docket No. 124 at 3.) We also will not hear any testimony from Dr. Parisian regarding punitive damages, which are not recognized under Puerto Rico law. Noble, 738 F.2d at 54.
At this stage of the litigation, however, we are unwilling to exclude any other potentially-relevant and helpful testimony from either expert unrelated to a breach of standard of care (for example, testimony as to other testing measures would have been available at the time). In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation, Civil No. 3:05CV00078 (E.D. Ark., Sept. 16, 2010) (granting Defendant Wyeth's motion to exclude testimony of Dr. Austin and Dr. Parisian on standard of care and what tests a reasonable pharmaceutical company would have conducted).
We grant Defendant's "Motion to Strike Any Specific Causation Opinions by Dr. Michaels," and we will exclude any testimony of Dr. Michaels at trial regarding the particular issue of specific causation. (Docket No. 53-1; 143.) On November 15, 2010, Plaintiffs, in response to Defendant's motion to exclude the causation testimony of Dr. Michaels, unequivocally stated that "Plaintiff does not seek to elicit causation testimony from Dr. Michaels." (Docket No. 120 at 1.) We note that Plaintiffs are free to present Dr. Michaels' pathology analysis as originally planned, but we cannot permit Plaintiffs to present new causation testimony by Dr. Michaels at the eleventh hour — more than three months past the Plaintiff's disclosure of expert testimony and two weeks after making written declarations to this court that they would not use him to present such testimony. By excluding such testimony we not only protect Defendant from unfair prejudice that would result from unexpected additions to expert testimony at this late stage, but we also protect Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure from being undermined "by evasion or by dilatory tactics."Thibeault v. Square D Co., 960 F.2d 239, 244 (1st Cir. 1992); see also Macaulay v. Anas, 321 F.3d 45, 51 (1st Cir. 2003) (discussing factors involved in trial court's response to untimely or changed expert testimony such as the "history of the litigation, the proponent's need for the challenged evidence, the justification (if any) for the late disclosure," as well as surprise and prejudice).
We deny Defendant's Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Dr. Michael Wertheimer. (Docket Nos. 54; 136.) We reject Defendant's challenges to Dr. Wertheimer's qualifications. The First Circuit has recognized that a qualification as an expert witness does not require a physician to "be a specialist in a particular medical discipline to render expert testimony relating to that discipline." Gaydar v. Sociedad Instituto Gineco-Quirurgico y Planificacion Familiar, 345 F.3d 15, 24-25 (1st Cir. 2003) (approving general practitioner expert testimony regarding ectopic pregnancies). When evaluating Dr. Wertheimer as a proposed expert, the trial judge must focus on whether the "scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge he offers will assist the trier better to understand a fact in issue." Id. at 24 (internal citation omitted). Defendant will be able to challenge the weight and credibility of his testimony during voir dire and cross-examination.
We also reject Defendant's attack on Dr. Wertheimer's use of differential diagnosis. While the First Circuit has affirmed that "a differential diagnosis is a proper scientific technique for medical doctor expert testimony," Granfield v. CSX Transp., Inc., 597 F.3d 474, 486 (1st Cir. 2010), Defendant argues that Dr. Wertheimer's performance of differential diagnosis is unreliable. Specifically, Defendant argues that Dr. Wertheimer has failed to rule out completely other risk factors involved in the causation of breast cancer. Dr. Wertheimer's report does, however, discuss and reject over eleven different breast cancer risk factors. (Docket No. 54-10 at 14-15.) In a similar case involving Prempro, the Eight Circuit upheld the admissibility of similar expert causation testimony derived from differential diagnosis, finding that, like Dr. Wertheimer, the expert witness had satisfactorily "established that hormones were necessary to the development of [Plaintiff's] tumors and conducted her differential diagnosis from this starting point." Scroggin v. Wyeth (In re Prempro Prods. Liab. Litig.), 586 F.3d 547, 566 (8th Cir. 2009). We find that Dr. Wertheimer's testimony passes muster for Daubert purposes. Attacks on how thoroughly Dr. Wertheimer ruled out other risk factors go to the weight and credibility — not the admissibility — of his testimony. Id.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 3rd day of December, 2010.


Ever wonder how the hounds get ready for the spring season? Here's a behind the scenes glimpse thanks to Dan LeBlanc.
Not only do we get to see the hounds trained, we also get to see how the foxes are trained!