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Tiananmen Voice will remain
Over the last two decades, China had materialistically developed far beyond their expectations. The national growth rate meritoriously pounded on a high note of 10 digits. It is primarily due to the economic liberalization formula, which Premier Deng had adopted, but Zhou later claimed that it was his idea.
In 1989, when the world communist paternity was shaken to their end with the events of Soviet Union collapse and reunification of Germany, all eyes were on China. During that time, China was also in the state of socio-economic problems, lingering on a widespread anarchy, corruptions, and unemployment. Communist China, in order to survive, had decided to face off their socialist ideology by implementing capitalist entrepreneurship. China, later proudly claims, Socialism in their own character.
This year, during Mao's death anniversary at his hometown, I was fascinated to learn that many people are buying his Red Book, which was once considered a bible of Communist China. Even though, Great helmsman, Mao had many legacies such like reunification of all nationalities into motherland, social systems like commune and medicare were in service of the common people. But, his economic policies of modernization failed drastically as it toppled the nation's economy into doom. Despite Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution and his human rights record, whole China salutes his giant portrait in front of Tiananmen Square, Beijing till date.
After Mao's death, the transitory government failed to uplift the social problems, which led to the rise of Deng Xiaoping, who was earlier accused of being rightist. Deng Xiaoping later opened the market to the outside world that boomed Chinese economy skyrocket. But, the severity of socio-economic system came into scene as a result of his economic policy unlike Mao's time. Anarchy remains unavoidable. Economic prosperity resulted in the increase in corruption, back channels and nepotism. General populaces were drowned in the deep economic whirlpool of economic clashes where minority enjoys the virtue of its economic liberalization.
Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang were amongst the prominent reformists who challenged the system to make it people's friendly. Democratization of government and the rule of law were their main agendas. Traditionally, Chinese people were loyalist, but the communist system in which they adapted in 1989 was beyond their acceptance.
In 1989, thousands of students gathered at the square to mark their respect for their beloved leader, Hu Yaobang. But, as more and more students gathered, along with the trade unions and the common people, grievances on issues facing the country such like freedom, employment and democracy were raised. The people's movement was carried on for three months of mass camping in front of the Government building in Tiananmen Square, chanting slogans and revolutionary songs, and negotiating with the government officials. All they had was a unified voice of truth, justice and freedom against the armed soldiers, tanks and machine guns. One of girls among the demonstrator told BBC radio that they are ready to die for the freedom and they did sacrifice their life for the freedom of China.
Party elders, Deng, Li Peng and other hard liners felt the threat of Communist regime and more so with their positions. With their act of cowardice, thousands of unarmed people were savagely killed and whole Beijing was flooded with bloods and tears. They are real martyrs who sacrificed their life for the cause of future China. So much has been changed in China since that incident. Yet, Chinese Communist regime contempt the June 4 people's movement as a taboo and still tries to wipe out from the China's contemporary history. With the Internet censorship, media manipulations, Government controlled schools and college textbooks, it is hard for the China's younger generation to know about the facts of 1989 incident. But will the regime able to close this chapter forever?
Twenty long years had passed, the bloods in the Tiananmen Square were evaporated into a dust, but the memories of June 4 remain deeply in the heart of people. I have seen videos of many people hesitated to talk about that incident with the fear that government will harass them. But, there are also many people who openly talked about it, despite government pressure. Many exiled Chinese who joined the demonstrations are longing to return to China but the fear of prosecution had distant them from their motherland. The Chinese government must realize that those thousand souls were the sons and daughters of China. International communities had openly criticized China and even sanctioned her but China did not even care about the status of those student leaders who are still languishing in prison.
With the rise of political power, China utterly shuts her ears to the other states, but China dare not challenge its own people. Even though, the Chinese people are still loyalist and nationalist, it does not necessarily mean that they are loyal to the CCP. After 1989, China geared up its economic prosperity to shun the people from engaging in political discussions, it has succeeded so far. But for the last couple of years, public grievances are piling in and petitioners are increasingly addressing their problems. It is the test of time for the Chinese leaderships, whether their policy helps sustain China. If their grievances are not taken into consideration, China will ultimately plunge into a sorrowful state of affair. Without them, China will not sustain. It is understandably that China develops, due to those brave young Chinese brothers and sisters who raised their voices in unison at Tiananmen Square, twenty years ago. Despite government censorship and propaganda, the Tiananmen Voice will remain in the hearts and minds of all Chinese people, I guess even for those Chinese leaders who mercilessly killed them.
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Lauryn Hill Calls Us To Action With New Version Of 'Rebel/I Find It Hard To Say'
October 18, 2016 | 11:00 am
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While seeing Lauryn Hill on tour is not that rare these days, getting new music from the singer/songwriter is. In fact, the last time we got new original music from Ms. Hill was when she dropped one-off single "Consumerism" way back in 2013. Recently, however, Lauryn was feeling a bit generous after appearing at the TIDAL X 1015 benefit concert (and having praise lavished on her by none other than raptress Nicki Minaj). To that effect, she delivered a full studio version of her politically charged Unplugged 2.0 track "Rebel/I Find It Hard To Say."
The original live version was all tender acoustic guitar and Lauryn's seemingly distraught vocal, adding an urgency to the tune that was, at the time, about the police brutality case of Amadou Diallo. Sadly, changing times haven't made things better. In fact, things have gotten much, much worse as the cases of police brutality and black deaths just keep piling at our doorstep. "Old tune, new Version, same context, even more relevant now: sick and tired of being sick and tired," Lauryn wrote on Facebook on a post linking to a stream of this new version. Anyone who has seen Lauryn live in the past couple of years will recognize this take on the song. The acoustic guitar melody has been fleshed out, with strings, percussion and piano adding depth. But the constant is the urgency of Lauryn's delivery. Her call to action still rings true and we she urges the listener to rebel against the status quo.
The only drawback here is that Lauryn has decided to make the track a TIDAL exclusive. If you're a TIDAL subscriber, you can listen to the song in full below. If not, you'll only get a short, 30-second preview.
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Introducing Tonali, 'the next Pirlo' wanted by Sarri and Allegri
14 October at 15:25
At the age of 18, Sandro Tonali is a player who attracts great interest from European's elite, despite only being at the beginning of his career. But who exactly is the Brescia talent and why clubs should do everything possible secure his services?
He made his professional debut for the Serie B side in August 2017 at the age of 17 against Avellino. In his debut season for Brescia, he collected 19 appearances, scoring 2 goals and assisting another 2.
However, it was not in the second tier of Italian football that he attracted attention, rather at the U-19 European Championship this summer, where he showed some stellar performances in Italy's path to the final of the competition. The Azzurrini ended up losing against Portugal 3-4 in extra time.
This season Tonali is one of the pillars of Brescia. He has started all 7 matches for the team in Serie B, assisting 3 goals in the process. Even due to this, he is reportedly a target of the Italian elite, as well as some foreign clubs.
Arrigo Sarri and Massimiliano Allegri are said to be big admirers of the midfielder, but alongside Chelsea and Juventus, Milan, Inter and Roma are also intrigued by the idea of adding the youngster to their teams.
Many in Italy see Tonali as the heir of Andrea Pirlo, considering the same positions they occupy on the pitch as well as the playing style of a deep-lying playmaker. Moreover, both players are Brescia youth products, adding up to the similarities and comparisons.
For now, it is obviously somewhat far-fetched to speak of a 'new Pirlo' at this point, but what is sure is that there is a great similarity between the two and it is only up to Tonali now to try and replicate the former Juventus, Milan and Inter midfielder's career.
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It was developed for Nokia N95 but afterwards we tested in Android G1 and worked fine.
gherar, how did you distinguish acceleration caused by turning (bends) from acceleration caused by speed changes (slowing down/accelerating)?
Good question Gabor. You have to calculate the Longitudinal acc (slowing down/accelerating)from the GPS, algps. Then you have to rotate the signal âacc from the accelerometer to the angle alpha that maximises the dot product between âacc rotated and algps. It´s a simple mathematical processing. if you want more details write me an email to my gmail account. My login is reveriego.
Enjoying your excellent writings. Thank you so much for the blog post on Valarm, Gábor!
There's also a recent update for Valarm, supporting additional sensors: http://www.valarm.net/blog/valarm-update-yoctopuce-yocto-knob/ . The update includes normal rheostats/potentiometers, as well as buttons, switches, and any sensor which operates by altering resistance. This means there are 5 switch/potentiometer channels to monitor/alert on switches, photo-resistors, knobs (potentiometer/rheostat/variostat), PSRs (pressure-sensitive resistors), presence of water, etc.
That opens up even more opportunities for sensors in anyone's life with Android! Next up, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and CO2.
gherar, I wrote you a mail.
Edward, one thing was not clear with this yocto-knob. How do you connect this multi-sensor to the Android device? I can see a bunch of cables in the photo.
Valarm connects with the Yocto-Knob via USB. USB/Yoctopuce support requires "USB Host Mode" and "OTG Cable" connectivity. Note that not every phone or tablet supports this mode, even if it is running Android 3.1 or newer. See http://www.valarm.net/yoctopuce/ for more details on connecting external USB sensors to Valarm.
Edward, I thought how great it could be if you could just walk around and the phone would automagically connect to your sensors over e.g. Bluetooth, collect the data and could just do some processing on that data, e.g. detect overheating.
Additionally, the USB sensors are small enough that we have had customers walking around with them in their pocket.
Its an innovative idea which will be very useful in preventing car thefts.
Each manufacturer used their own Diagnostic Link Connector,location and sensor data through the new digital Electronic Climate Control display,Bluetooth adapters plugged into the car's OBD II connector which helps to fix the car and helps keep repair costs down by monitoring all the diagnostic data. I liked the article and got to know many things.


Dallas Suscon and Obscure Enterprises INC. are proud to present The 2016 Dallas Suspension Convention, taking place from Monday, April 18 to Friday, April 22 in Dallas. With an opening party on Sunday, April 17, this six-day extravaganza will feature expert speakers, classes in technique and safety, advanced suspensions, and entertainment geared toward the suspension community.
The opening party "Freaks & Fetish" will take place on Sunday, April 17 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Lizard Lounge (2424 Swiss Ave.) and the closing celebration will take place on Friday, April 22 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Red Light (2911 Main St.) Classes will take place each day at different venues on different dates. Prices vary depending on class choice. To register and view the full schedule for this year's event, please visit http://www.suspension.org/suscon/.
Classes offered during the annual event include beginner to advanced knot tying, educational courses on the ritual of suspension and why people are drawn to it, hook placement, the art of suspension, traditions of hook swinging in South Asia, how to maintain a clean environment for suspension, and more. The 2016 Dallas Suspension Convention is encouraging the suspension community to come together and share their knowledge and skills with each other in a socially constructive and beneficial way. The objective of this convention is to promote international communication within the suspension community, share information on techniques, protocols and safety measures, and address many concerns that have been arising due to the negative overexposure of suspension in the media.
The suspension community has been growing in leaps and bounds with very little education and regulation to keep our industry in check. Events such as The 2016 Dallas Suspension Practitioners Convention afford us the opportunity to provide education and standardize regulation among suspension communities from around the globe. The act of suspending a human body from hooks that have been inserted through temporary body piercings has been around since 1832. Historically called the Okipa ceremony, suspension was created as a complex ceremony and a major part of the Missouri River Mandan tribe's religious lifestyle.
Dallas native and founder of Deep Ellum-based tattoo removal shop Fade Fast founded TSD (Traumatic Stress Discipline) in 1992 and today the group is the longest-lasting and most influential group of their kind. Often referred to as the "Father of Modern Suspension," he is considered the first to bring body suspension into the mainstream and was one of the first apprentices of Fakir Musafar, a performance artist and teacher of body modification techniques such as body piercing, corseting, scarification, tattooing, and suspension. He has been featured on American magician and illusionist Criss Angel's show "Mindfreak."


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Property tax levy to remain at six cents
by Ivan Foley
The property tax levy for the county of Platte will remain at six cents per $100 of assessed valuation for the 2019 tax year.
That decision was officially made on Monday during the county commission administrative session. Commissioners unanimously voted to keep the tax levy where it is.
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Total assessed valuation within the county has risen in the past year, from $2,690,276,108 to $2,850,318,303.
The assessed value of new construction this year is $69,470,941.
Amount of revenue to be generated for the county with the six cent property tax levy is $1,710,191. The county largely is operated with revenues generated through sales taxes and use taxes.
The increase in revenue generated from reassessment is $54,342. The increase in revenue generated by new construction is $41,683.
Also on Monday, county commissioners set the property tax rate within Platte County Drainage District No. 1 at .0763 cents per $100 assessed valuation, the same rate as last year.
In addition, the commission set the property tax rate within the Platte County Road and Bridge district at 32.39 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That is the same rate as last year.
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I'm old enough to remember when Goodcents was Mr. Goodcents. Apparently he no longer identifies as male. I'm also old enough to remember when Dunkin' was Dunkin' Donuts. Can confirm they still have donuts. Mr. Goodcents became Goodcents in 2012....
Goodcents now open at Parkville
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Goodcents sandwich shop is welcoming customers to its newest location at 7500 NW River Park Drive, adjacent to the Please Stop convenience store at Parkville. Goodcents offers convenient access and deli fresh subs. Customers can order online and pick up...
US Bank in Platte County robbed
The US Bank located near Interstate 29 and 64th Street was robbed Monday afternoon, Jan. 10. The FBI said a man walked into the US Bank at 6405 N. Cosby Avenue, Kansas City in Platte County, on Monday at 4:45...
Aldermen ensnared by Johnston ethics complaint
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Possible cover-up by aldermen Some members of the Parkville Board of Aldermen have confirmed that they ordered the release of public records requested by Jason Maki prior to his filing of a Sunshine Laws lawsuit in the Platte County Circuit...
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The fate of 21 disputed Victoria Public Library books to be decided on December 15 | Victoria
The Victoria Public Library Advisory Board has called a special meeting on Thursday, December 15 to review the 21 books residents have asked the board to reassess.
"We hope to come to a final vote and decision," said Tony Vasquez, chairman of the board. Residents will be able to express themselves during the citizen communication at the start of the meeting, but no other additional books will be considered during the meeting.
In November, the advisory board held a public meeting where it considered the fate of 21 books, many of which feature LGBTQ characters and belong to the children's and young adult sections of the library. A group of 12 residents asked council to reassess the presence of these titles in the library. Some called for the books to be removed entirely, while others simply asked that they be moved to another section or be clearly identified by some form of rating system.
The board did not make a decision in November, saying it needed more time to review all the information.
"I would like everyone involved to know that they have been heard and to understand that it is not easy for anyone on both sides of the discussion," Vasquez said. "All members have been given the same information to consider and therefore I hope they will vote with the utmost respect for the greater good."
Vasquez said he has reviewed each of the 21 books and has his own opinions on each, but that ultimately the decision will have to be made by the board as a group.
"I see us as a strong group, who give of their time to serve because we care about the library and the community we live in," he said. He added that he had the utmost respect for the library staff and the work they do.
He expects the board to vote on books as a whole, not individually.
Cat writes about the city and county government of Victoria. Questions, advice or ideas? Let me know [email protected] or (361) 580-6511
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The Battle For Radio Relevance
Imagine for a moment that you're running a computer company instead of a radio station. Your job is to sell as many computers as possible, and the only way to do that is to remain relevant. Your computers need to do everything expected of computers. These days it's all about touchscreens, apps, and loads of other features.
You would strive not only to make sure the computers from your company were equal in features to those everyone else was offering, you'd be looking for advantages. Right?
Why, then, are we not doing the same thing in radio?
For the last two or three years, at each of my conferences, I've heard one major radio advertiser after another say something like this:
"Radio stations must show the advertising world that they are not stuck in 100-year-old technology. Radio needs something new to appear relevant in this digital era. Radio needs to be a digital medium, not only in delivery, but in capability."
What are we demonstrating to advertisers about the cool new features radio can accomplish digitally?
Perception Or Reality?
Remember the old saying "Perception IS reality?" What is the perception of digitally focused advertisers about radio? And how do we change it?
Playing What If....
What if you could show your advertisers a radio that does things they have never before seen on a radio?
What if you showed advertisers how you could put their logo or their website up on the screen of a radio while their ad plays?
Or a radio that could show a picture of a new car or a dealership when an ad comes on?
Do you think advertisers would want that?
What if you showed them a radio where you could press a pause button, and resume listening when your phone call is over?
Or a radio where you could press a button when an ad comes on to remember the name of the advertiser, or to remember a song?
Getting Them Excited About Radio
Do you think local advertisers and agencies would get excited about using radio again if shown the things they can do with their ads? I think so.
Would you get excited if you could show a picture of your morning team on the screen of the radio when your promo for the morning show airs?
...or if, when a song plays, you could show a picture of the artist, with your afternoon talent and your call letters?
You Can Have It By Christmas
You won't find it on just any radio today. But you will find it on my new Mighty Red HD radio, which is a tiny little radio with booming HD sound. A high-fidelity HD receiver, with pictures, that you can use for jogging or the gym.
After our big push last week, we have only 1,297 of them left for radio stations to use as Christmas gifts for clients and employees (and you gotta have at least one for yourself).
We've already seen stations buying bulk quantities so they can show clients what radio can do that's new. What about you?
Guaranteed For Christmas
Last year we sold our first Mighty Red HD radio, and this one, Mighty Red HD 2, has more features and showcases what radio can do. Last year we probably sold more HD receivers on Black Friday than any retailer in America. More HD radios in the hands of advertisers is a good thing for radio. Remember, we have just 1,297 left.
Show your employees what radio can do so they can invent cool things to do with your HD Radio signals. Show your advertisers the possibilities to get them thinking about spending on your HD stations.
Your advertisers will love it more than any fruitcake or gift basket, and it will show them radio is indeed proactive about its digital future.
To order, go to www.mightyredhd.com. Limit of 50 per radio station, please.
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TheDailyTarheel - What started with a spat between a UNC student and a disc jockey at a bar Saturday night ended with a boycott and a formal apology from the pub. When a DJ at Fitzgerald's Irish Pub played "Blurred Lines," Liz Hawryluk stepped into the DJ box to ask him to stop. Critics say the song promotes rape culture with lyrics like "I know you want it." Hawryluk said she was then asked to leave the bar completely. But Lauren Shoaf, a spokeswoman for Fitzgerald's, said it was a misunderstanding, and the UNC senior was only asked to leave the DJ's area, not the bar. "Fundamentally, all I was aiming to do is to create a safe space in the Carolina community," Hawryluk said. "In a lot of ways, violent or graphic images that allude to sexual violence are triggers." Hawryluk took her fight to Facebook. Dozens of students and community advocates flooded Fitzgerald's Facebook page, condemning the pub for allowing the incident to occur. This week, Fitzgerald's issued a formal apology to Hawryluk and her friends. "This song is played by many DJs at Fitzgerald's, and other places, but it will never be played here again," Shoaf said in her apology to Hawryluk. While Hawryluk said some of her friends had agreed to return to Fitzgerald's after the bar issued its apology, she wouldn't be returning. "But thank you so much to the community who has spoken to address this issue and to the bars and companies on Franklin who are willing to speak out."
This chick is THE WORST. The absolute worst. Like how big of a lunatic do you have to be to walk up to a DJ and tell him to stop playing Blurred Lines? An absolute psychopath. But that part doesn't surprise me because radical feminists are the most insane mofos on this planet. That's not up for debate. That's a fact. But how about the bar apologizing? That's what drives me nuts about this. Apologize for fucking what? For kicking out some crazy ass feminist who wouldn't stop harassing the DJ in the middle of a club? For playing a song that is the most mainstream song in the world?
Just once I'd like somebody to have a spine and be like "Fuck this crazy ass bitch. You can't reason with crazy. I won't apologize. I won't stop playing that song. I kicked her ass out because she was causing a scene and she's banned from ever stepping foot in this bar again because we don't want crazy people in here. We want people who want to have fun. Not looney bin feminists with their hairy armpits and bad attitude looking for trouble"
PS – Without knowing this girl I'd bet my life she went to this bar specifically to wait till this song was played so she could cause a stink. It was probably an assignment in her Gender Studies class.
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If you're a coffee drinker, you've probably considered the effects it has on your health. But is it as bad as all that? Or, is it as good as it gets? What we know for sure is that coffee appears to have positive effects on our brains, but it also seems to have a bad effect on our hearts. Here's what we know so far about coffee.
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It goes with just about everything and is the most consumed beverage in the world after water. It's so popular that it's even been "discovered" in the middle east and has been praised as a medicine.
Coffee is among the most consumed — and controversial — beverages in the world. While coffee should be treated with care and avoided altogether by those who metabolize it poorly, it also provides health benefits to many people. Read on to find out what they are – and how to drink coffee responsibly.
Coffee is the second most popular drink in the world, trailing only water and, debatably, tea.
Caffeine, a key component of coffee, is a controversial compound. With 90% of North American adults consuming caffeine daily, it is the world's most consumed psychoactive drug – and coffee is the delivery method of choice.
Perhaps that's why, in the fitness world, we've traditionally viewed coffee with some suspicion.
But is coffee really bad for us? Should we give up our beloved cuppa joe? If it's bad, why does it feel so good?
Coffee's origins
The coffee plant originated in East Africa — according to legend, a goat herder tried coffee cherries after he noticed his goats acting much more energetic after nibbling on the coffee bushes.
The earliest evidence of coffee drinking occurred in the 15th century in Yemen. From Yemen, coffee quickly spread to Egypt and North Africa, and by the 16th century it was being enjoyed by the rest of the Middle East, Persia, and Turkey and soon thereafter Italy and the rest of Europe.
Fast forward to today. Coffee is ubiquitous in our culture. Everywhere you look, there's a coffee shop on the corner. What effect might our cultural love of coffee have on our health?
Short answer: Well, we're not completely sure.
Coffee's risks
Research on coffee's safety is mixed, for several reasons:
Metabolism matters. People vary genetically in how well they can process caffeine and coffee.
Coffee interacts with many hormones and neurotransmitters in the body, such as cortisol, acetylcholine, and insulin. These relationships are complex, and often depend on timing, amount, and people's individual makeup.
As a crop, coffee is less like corn or soy, and more like cacao or wine grapes: It's typically grown and processed in smaller batches by smaller-scale farmers and producers. Variations in soil and climate, as well as later roasting and brewing technique, will change the taste and chemical makeup. It's hard to standardize the exact chemical compounds in coffee from batch to batch. (By the way, JB likes to roast his own coffee. You can follow along with his process here.)
So it's hard to say definitively that coffee is "good" or "bad"; "healthy" or "unhealthy". Let's explore this in more depth.
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What about my metabolism?
One reason that evidence on the health effects of coffee is so mixed is that people clear caffeine at different rates. Caffeine is broken down and cleared by the liver, and our genetic makeup shapes how quickly and effectively we can do this.
On one hand, "slow" metabolizers of caffeine don't process caffeine effectively. These are people who are adversely affected by caffeine, get the jitters, and are wired for up to nine hours after consumption.
Others just get a boost in energy and alertness for a couple of hours; they are considered "fast" metabolizers of caffeine.
Research in the emerging field of nutrigenomics shows that about half of us have the gene variant that makes us "slow" metabolizers, while the other half enjoy the gene variant that allows them to get away with quad-espressos.
(For more on this, see JB's interview with nutrigenomics researcher Ahmed El-Sohemy here.)
Thus, whether coffee is better or worse for you depends on how well and quickly you metabolize caffeine.
If you are a slow metabolizer of caffeine and coffee, steer clear (or at least, reduce your consumption). In your case, coffee can do more harm than good, and this may explain why high coffee consumption has been associated with:
higher risk of miscarriage
disrupted sleep
worse PMS symptoms
increased blood pressure, even in people without hypertension
non-fatal myocardial infarction (aka a heart attack)
On the plus side, low caffeine consumption still seems relatively safe for most folks, so a few daily cups of tea or squares of dark chocolate shouldn't harm you (and in fact, may greatly boost your wellbeing!).
And fortunately, not everyone is adversely affected. For those lucky enough to be fast metabolizers, there is good news – and lots of it. Fast metabolizers don't show the same association between coffee and disease — if you're a fast metabolizer, coffee might even improve your health!
If you'd like to know more about how well you metabolize caffeine, you can take a quick and easy genetic test through agencies such as 23andme.com or existencegenetics.com.
What about cortisol?
Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It increases blood pressure, spikes blood sugar and prepares the body for "fight or flight" mode.
Coffee and caffeine tend to transiently increase cortisol levels; however, this depends on several factors, including when you drink coffee, how often you drink it, and whether you have high blood pressure.
Cortisol is normally high in the morning, so if you drink some coffee at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., you should be fine, as cortisol is naturally elevated at that time of day anyway. However, your body may not appreciate coffee as much in the afternoon or evening, when cortisol normally drops. At that point, consider tea or something decaffeinated.
Again, there's individual variation: Habitual consumers of coffee seem to be less affected by the cortisol bump, while those with hypertension seem to be more affected.
If cortisol levels are a problem for you, keep your coffee intake to first thing in the morning, and otherwise consume more tea. (Not only does tea have less caffeine, it also has other beneficial, calming compounds such as L-theanine. For more on this, see What You Should Know About Tea.)
What about pesticides?
Coffee plants are heavily sprayed with pesticides, which pose obvious health concerns. Fortunately, the plant's structure offers some protection. While the outer "berry" does receive a lot of exposure, it's the interior bean that is roasted and used for coffee, and its exposure is far less. In addition, the roasting process destroys the majority of pesticide residues.
If you're especially wary of pesticides, choose organically grown coffee. (Hey, it can't hurt.) And while you're at it, look for the Fair Trade label, which helps insure that family farmers are paid a fair wage for their crops.
What about my insulin sensitivity?
While a high dose of caffeine tends to decrease insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance acutely, it doesn't seem to cause chronic problems. While those at risk of developing diabetes may want to be cautious, overall coffee consumption is actually associated with a 35% decreased risk of developing type II diabetes.
There's no clear guideline on when kids can safely consume coffee. Guidelines on caffeine consumption are based mostly on the size of the child, rather than their chronological ages.
Nevertheless, Health Canada recommends:
no more than 45 milligrams a day for kids aged 4 to 6;
62.5 milligrams for kids age 7 to 9;
85 milligrams for kids age 10 to 12; and
no more than 2.5 milligrams per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight for adolescents 13 and up.
All this means that a 110 pound adolescent should not have more than 125 milligrams of caffeine a day — about one 6-8 oz cup of coffee.
Bear in mind, too, that kids may be getting plenty of caffeine from soft drinks, bottled tea, etc. Check out All About Caffeine for more information on caffeine specifically.
Coffee's benefits
Caffeine & dehydration
For years, fitness enthusiasts worried that coffee would dehydrate them. However, a recent review of 10 studies found that consuming up to 550 mg of caffeine per day (or about five 8-oz cups) does not cause fluid-electrolyte imbalances in athletes or fitness enthusiasts.
In another review, researchers concluded that consuming caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle does not lead to fluid losses exceeding the volume of fluid consumed (intake and output were roughly equal), nor is it associated with poor hydration status.
Take-home: Don't drink coffee as your only beverage, and drink enough water, and you'll be fine.
Coffee & performance
Let's be honest — that first morning coffee can transform us from beast to philosopher (or at least, slightly more awake and nicer beast). Coffee, and more specifically its caffeine content, provide many noted mental and physical performance benefits.
Caffeine reduces our rate of perceived exertion, so it doesn't feel like we're working as hard as we actually are. People who regularly drink coffee perform better on tests of reaction time, verbal memory, and visuo-spatial reasoning.
Another study found that women over the age of 80 performed significantly better on tests of cognitive function if they had regularly consumed coffee over the course of their lifetimes.
Take-home: A little bit of coffee/caffeine before important tasks requiring alertness and energy can be a good thing.
Coffee & Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease is an incurable brain disease that decreases longevity and affects 1 percent to 2 percent of people over 65. Amazingly, at least six studies have found that regular coffee drinkers are up to 80% less likely to develop Parkinson's.
Researchers have identified a gene called GRIN2A that appeared to protect people who drank coffee from developing Parkinson's. GRIN2A is linked to glutamate, a compound that is suspected of killing the brain cells that die off in Parkinson's patients. Glutamate can be affected by another compound called adenosine, and coffee interferes with this process.
However: Only about 25% of the population has the gene variant of GRIN2A that boosts the protective effect of coffee.
Take-home: Coffee may lower Parkinson's risk, but only in a small subset of people.
Coffee & Alzheimer's
Speaking of neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which gets progressively worse over time, and eventually leads to death.
What separates the research on Alzheimer's from most of the other information covered in this article is that it derived from directly controlled trials versus simple observation.
Here, research indicates that people who drink about three cups of coffee a day show a marked reduction in cognitive impairment compared to non-drinkers. Once you got up to four or more cups per day, though, the associated protection disappears.
This protection was not seen with tea or decaf coffee, so the benefit seems to be from the combination of the caffeine and some of coffee's bioactive compounds.
In fact, new research from the University of South Florida found that this combination boosts blood levels of a critical growth factor called GCSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor) that seems to prevent the formation of Alzheimer's disease. People with Alzheimer's disease have less GCSF than the rest of the population. Increasing GCSF in mice improves their memory.
In the U of South Florida study, the researchers compared the effects of regular and decaf coffee to those of caffeine alone. In both Alzheimer's mice and normal mice, treatment with regular coffee dramatically increased blood levels of GCSF; neither caffeine alone nor decaf coffee provided this effect.
GCSF seems to improve memory performance in the Alzheimer's mice in three ways:
It recruits stem cells from bone marrow to enter the brain and remove the harmful beta-amyloid protein that initiates the disease.
It creates new connections between brain cells.
It increases the birth of new neurons in the brain.
As the lead researcher, neuroscientist Dr. Chuanhai Cao, remarked: "Coffee is inexpensive, readily available, easily gets into the brain, appears to directly attack the disease process, and has few side-effects for most of us".
According to the researchers, no other Alzheimer's therapy being developed comes close to meeting all these criteria.
Take-home: Coffee seems to contain compounds that may reduce Alzheimer's risk; and may also be part of a treatment protocol in the future.
Coffee, antioxidants & cancer
While dark chocolate and green tea gather a lot of acclaim for their antioxidant content, coffee actually outshines them both in this department.
In fact, the antioxidants in coffee may make up as much as 50-70% of the total antioxidant intake of the average American! (Which is not necessarily a good thing, because it means that there are a lot of vegetables not getting eaten…)
Despite some general worries about the health effects of coffee, coffee consumption is associated with an overall decreased risk of cancer. In particular coffee consumption has been shown to be associated with a lower risk for oral, esophageal, pharyngeal, breast (in post-menopausal women), liver, colon, and aggressive prostate cancer.
When it comes to the prostate, researchers recently found that men who drank the most coffee (6 or more cups per day) were nearly 60% less likely to develop advanced prostate cancer than non-coffee drinkers. Other research has shown that people who regularly consume two or more cups per day may have a 25% decreased risk of colon cancer.
Again, the research is mixed in part because of the variation in response to coffee.
Take-home: Coffee may lower your cancer risk, but don't count on it as your only health strategy. And eat some vegetables already.
Coffee & cardiovascular health
Drinking unfiltered types of coffee can increase your levels of LDL (aka "bad") cholesterol. But overall the data seems to indicate that coffee consumption may moderately reduce your risk of dying from cardiovascular complications.
Take-home: Research is mixed on cardiovascular disease and coffee.
Coffee & overall mortality
A recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that drinking two to three cups of coffee per day was associated with a 10% decreased risk of death for men at any age, and a 13% decreased risk of death for women at any age.
In general, coffee drinkers were less likely to die from heart or respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, injuries, accidents or infections. (Which makes us wonder… what do they die of? Espresso steamer mishaps?)
Take-home: Coffee appears to generally lower overall premature mortality slightly.
Summary & recommendations
Coffee's not for everyone. And it's not a magic bullet. Still, it seems to have significant health benefits for those who can tolerate it. This includes:
better athletic and mental performance
possibly lower rates of some types of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and Type 2 diabetes
possibly some prevention of premature mortality and cardiovascular disease
Most of the research on coffee is epidemiological. This means studies look at associations rather than cause and effect. Simply because coffee is associated with particular risks and benefits doesn't necessarily mean that coffee causes all of these risks or benefits.
Just as with all foods (and nutrients for that matter), dosage matters. While some studies have found large intakes (5-6 cups) to have significant benefits, other research suggests that drinking that much coffee is counter-productive.
In general, it appears that drinking some coffee is good, but more might not be better, especially if you are a slow metabolizer. For those who are greatly affected by coffee and caffeine, avoid it altogether or cut down your consumption.
Want a quick and easy test of your coffee consumption? Ask yourself how you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally a few hours after you drink some… as well as if you miss your daily dose.
Also, go black if possible. Pumping your coffee full of cream, sugar, and other exotic additives reduces any potential health benefits by adding unnecessary calories and artificial flavours and sweeteners. (And Frappucinos or chocolate covered coffee beans? C'mon.)
Taking all the data into consideration, it seems that your best bet is about 1-3 cups of coffee (8-24 oz) per day. This will maximize the benefits while minimizing the risk.
And keep this in mind…while there is positive data on coffee, these benefits don't necessarily include things like energy drinks and caffeine pills. There are many antioxidants and bioactive compounds in coffee that are interacting with its caffeine content to provide the benefits. So, unfortunately, Red Bull doesn't count.
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Konstantina "Nantia" Nikita is a Greek electrical and computer engineer and a professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. She is director of the Mobile Radiocommunications Lab and founder and director of the Biomedical Simulations and Imaging Lab, NTUA. Since 2015, she has been an Irene McCulloch Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine at Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California.

Education, career and research

Nikita received the diploma in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. degree from the NTUA, as well as the M.D. degree from the Medical School, University of Athens. From 1990 to 1996, she worked as a researcher at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems. In 1996, she joined the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NTUA, as an assistant professor, and since 2005, she serves as a professor at the same school.

Trained as both a physician and engineer, she works to adapt technologies developed in the antennas and computer industry for healthcare innovation. Nikita leverages technologies at the intersection of (bio-)electromagnetics, sensors, and materials to yield next-generation wearables and implants characterized by extreme miniaturization and enhanced performance. She integrates data acquired from health monitoring systems with multiscale, multilevel modeling and intelligent decision-making techniques to diagnose, study and treat a variety of diseases including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, as well as neurological, mental and cognitive disorders.

Her work refers to both fundamental problems, which require the use of sophisticated methods of theoretical analysis, and to the design and construction of experimental prototypes and intelligent health monitoring systems based on theoretical results of her work.

She is credited with pioneering the modelling of complex human diseases, such as diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases, by developing personalized multiscale models providing enhanced understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms, facilitating self-disease management and assisting therapeutic interventions.  She employed machine learning techniques exploiting medical, lifestyle, environmental, and genetic data and integrated them with existing pathophysiological knowledge and models in order to devise personalized markers for the early detection and assessment of an array of highly prevalent diseases. By multiscale modeling of carotid atherosclerosis, Nikita and her team introduced novel low-cost biomarkers for CVD/stroke risk assessment, bridging the gap between multifaceted phenotypes, incorporating image analysis-based indices, and pathophysiological mechanisms, underlying plaque vulnerability and rupture.

Nikita and her team developed smart systems, which incorporate sensing, computing and communication technologies, software/hardware modeling and system architectures for the monitoring, treatment, motivation and coaching of patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

Her early research has significantly advanced mobile phone technology and has markedly improved hyperthermia technology and treatment efficacy, including pioneering intra-operative treatment of pancreatic cancer.

She has been the technical manager of numerous European and National R&D projects on fundamental research and practical applications. She is the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. She has been Chair of the program/organizing committee of and has served as keynote speaker at several international conferences and symposia. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Founding Fellow of the European Association of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES), a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She serves as chair of the LS7 Consolidator Grant Panel of the European Research Council (ERC), for granting investigator-driven frontier research in the domain of life sciences. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center, the Hellenic National Council of Research and Technology and the Hellenic National Ethics Committee. She is a member of the IEEE-EMBS Technical Committee on Biomedical and Health Informatics (TC BHI), Chair of the IEEE Greece Section and Deputy Dean of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the NTUA. She is the author of the "Handbook of Biomedical Telemetry" and of more than 180 journal publications, 350 conference proceedings papers and three patents.

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Awards
Konstantina Nikita is the recipient of a number of awards and honors including the following:
 2003, Bodossakis Foundation Academic Prize for exceptional achievements in Theory and Applications of Information Technology in Medicine
 2012, Founding Fellow of the European Association of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES)
 2016, Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for contributions to modeling bioelectromagnetic interactions and biomedical imaging
 2018, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for contributions to bioelectromagnetics and implantable antennas for medical applications

References

External links
  Institute of Communication and Computer Systems
 Biomedical Simulations and Imaging Lab
 Mobile Radiocommunications Lab
 Bodossakis Foundation Academic Prize

 IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Living people
Greek women engineers
Greek electrical engineers
Fellow Members of the IEEE
National Technical University of Athens alumni
Academic staff of the National Technical University of Athens

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...and no one here can make this decision. And no one will. What remains is for Daddy to berate the misbehaving children back into line.
Atop all that, there's 14 people talking OVER one another, emotionally.
On the surface, it looks so innocent. "Something for something." Equality. Fairness. "I got my share." "S/He owes me that." "It's my due." "I know my rights."
Yes, friend: You can know your rights and your due right back into your cave, where no one will lament your passing into eternity. If every action you take is ticking off a chit on your list, it means nothing. If you love someone only enough to do up to your responsibility, you love them not at all. Love may not keep a record of wrongs, but it ought not keep a record of "rights," either.
I've learned that lesson over the past month--doing out of obligation, fear, or resentment is no love at all. Doing for others out of genuine consideration is a feeling of peace, contentment, and simple joy. Grasp that, and never let it go. Love, laugh, and serve.
That really has its own reward, if you can overcome pride and fear and just do it.
No, for those of you scoring at home, this isn't about me moving out of the bedroom; this is about Whitney and I moving our bedroom upstairs.
Since I moved into the house in June of 2005, my bedroom's been in the suite, on the Northeast corner of the 1st floor. Yes...the dreaded (or desired!) first-floor master. Atop our story-and-a-half house are 3 bedrooms: One for Joey, the nursery for Maria, and what had previously been the playroom/guest bedroom.
So, this weekend, Whitney and I switched the playroom downstairs and moved all our bedroom furniture upstairs. Whitney is a MACHINE, people--we had the room painted in very little time, and she did the trim herself. It took us the better part of two days, but we have a much saner arrangement--sleeping quarters upstairs, living quarters downstairs. We're much closer to the kids, and we can sleep during the spring and early fall with the windows open upstairs and the fans on (allergies permitting).
My father-in-law surprised Whitney and I last night by offering to watch the kids while we went to the 6:30 showing of Fireproof in Lexington. Fireproof is another Christian-centered offering from Sherwood pictures, the same folks who made Facing the Giants.
In this film, Kirk Cameron stars as Caleb Holt, a fireman in Albany, Georgia with a darling house, a very attractive young wife, and aspirations of buying a boat. He seems to have the perfect life until you peel back the surface--underneath it all, he and his wife are virtual strangers, with enough resentment and hurt feelings to split apart Minneapolis and St. Paul. He's hurt (yet unsurprised) when she starts talking of a divorce.
Todd Crone, wishing I'd come out with the guys.
Zero fell into the same moat 15 years ago and stayed there for nine days.
The Beamer that Vicki never got to drive is no more, sent on to its new owner Grady from Indianapolis.
Overall, it was a tremendous selling experience, with a detailed ad via craigslist (for free) and the buyer contacting me via email asking intelligent questions throughout the following week.
This has been on my heart for some time now; glad I finally manned-up and did it.
I've got a guy driving in from Indianapolis this afternoon; perhaps this is the BMW's last day with me.
Part of me's not taking this so well...I got up nauseated and I was very cranky, right down to being very mean to Joey at the breakfast table. Which caused Whitney to get really mad at me (rightly so). I apologized to him on the way to school for it, but still...I'm just OFF today.
Exhausted, dull, punch-drunk really. . .I'm trying to snap out of it and heal all the crap I caused this morning, but so far nothing.


I am a longtime resident of Sandwich Towne. In fact, my birth certificate says Sandwich.
Re: Listen to Sandwich Towne residents, guest column, by Fabio Costante, Nov. 18.
I read with interest the column by Fabio Costante regarding the residents of Sandwich Towne. It looks to me to be the first speech from a political campaign.
He says he has lived in the west end most of his life, which amounts to probably 30 to 35 years at the most. My question to Mr. Costante is, why did you not say anything at the recent ward meeting held in Mackenzie Hall?
I know you were there for a little while, since you came in late and left before the closing. But you were there when the problem with the empty houses was addressed and you did not speak up at that time.
As a resident of Olde Sandwich Towne, I wonder what your real interest is in our area.
You are not really a resident. In fact, the Bridgeview area would have been on the outer limits of the original town of Sandwich.
If you intend to run for the representative of Ward 2, I would suggest you get some experience under your belt in dealing with the public. If you would not speak up at a ward meeting, how do I know you would speak up at a council meeting if you run for election and are successful?
By the way, I was on the committee that fought against the original plan to close Forster and we succeeded. So, I am not just someone who has lived here and not done anything in the community.


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Explain the relationship between Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi in Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies." Why does Mrs. Das feel comfortable with Mr. Kapasi?
Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi are, initially, simply a tourist and a driver. However, when she learns of his job as a translator in a doctor's office, she begins to warm to him. He interprets her friendliness as romantic interest. He is wrong. She feels comfortable telling him her secret because of his interpreter job: she wants him to suggest a remedy for her own emotional pain, not accepting that what she feels is guilt for her wrongdoing.
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Initially, Mr. Kapasi—a driver for tourists—observes Mrs. Das with some reserve. She is not interested in her children very much, and she is dressed somewhat provocatively. She also does not appear to be in love with her husband: "They were all like siblings, Mr. Kapasi thought." Mrs. Das doesn't say much until Mr. Kapasi reveals that his main job is his work in a doctor's office. Although the doctor was not able to save Mr. Kapasi's son, who died, Mr. Kapasi took a job in his office as an interpreter: the doctor does not speak Gujarati, but many of his patients only speak Gujarati. Because Mr. Kapasi's father was Gujarati, he is fluent in the language. Patients will explain their physical symptoms to him, and he translates for the doctor so that they can receive the proper treatment. Mrs. Das finds this to be "so romantic," and she "break[s] her extended silence" and lifts her sunglasses for the first time. Suddenly, she begins to treat Mr. Kapasi like a person, sharing her gum...
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Robert Karl Fürchtegott Freiherr von Zedlitz und Neukirch (* 14. November 1872 in Kynau, Landkreis Waldenburg; † 18. Februar 1937 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe) war ein deutscher Verwaltungsjurist.

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Zedlitz und Neukirch studierte Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität Göttingen und war dort seit 1891 Mitglied des Corps Saxonia. 1905 wurde er Hilfsarbeiter im preußischen Kultusministerium. Von 1907 bis 1916 war er Landrat des Kreises Waldenburg, anschließend bis 1917 kommissarisch Landrat des Landkreises Görlitz, dann Leiter der Landesverwaltung im besetzten Italien in Udine und Landesdirektor von Estland in Reval. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg war er Regierungsrat in Danzig und beim Polizeipräsidium in Berlin. 1936 trat er in den Ruhestand. Zedlitz und Neukirch war Kurator des Adeligen Fräuleinstiftes Pfaffendorf bei Landeshut in Schlesien.

Literatur
 Wolfgang von der Groeben: Verzeichnis der Mitglieder des Corps Saxonia zu Göttingen 1844 bis 2006. Düsseldorf 2006, S. 71f.

Landrat (Landkreis Waldenburg i. Schles.)
Landrat (Landkreis Görlitz (Schlesien))
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Corpsstudent (19. Jahrhundert)
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package io.github.jonathanxd.wreport.reports;

import com.google.common.base.Objects;

import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.Player;
import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.User;

import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Optional;

import io.github.jonathanxd.wreport.data.BaseData;
import io.github.jonathanxd.wreport.data.Data;
import io.github.jonathanxd.wreport.reports.reasons.Reason;

/**
 * Created by jonathan on 03/12/15.
 */
public class Report {

    private final long id;
    private final Instant creationDate;
    private final ReportType reportType;
    private final Reason reportReason;
    private final Collection<User> reportedPlayers;
    private final User reportApplicant;
    private final String description;

    private CloseReportData closeReportData = null;

    public Report(long id, Instant creationDate, ReportType reportType, Reason reportReason, Collection<User> reportedPlayers, User reportApplicant, String description) {
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    public boolean isReporter(User subject) {
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    public boolean isReporter(Player subject) {
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        if (getReportApplicant().isPresent()) {
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                .add("requirer", reportApplicant)
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Deze lijst van voetbalinterlands is een overzicht van alle officiële voetbalwedstrijden tussen de nationale teams van Honduras en Slovenië. De landen speelden tot op heden een keer tegen elkaar: een vriendschappelijke wedstrijd, gespeeld op 12 februari 2002 in Hongkong.

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Eerste ontmoeting
De eerste en tot op heden enige ontmoeting tussen de nationale voetbalploegen van Honduras en Slovenië vond plaats op 12 februari 2002. Het vriendschappelijke duel, bijgewoond door 40.000 toeschouwers, werd gespeeld in het Hong Kong Stadium in Hongkong, en stond onder leiding van scheidsrechter Toru Kamikawa uit Japan. Hij  deelde zes gele kaarten uit. Doelman Dejan Nemec van Club Brugge maakte zijn debuut voor Slovenië. Het duel werd gespeeld in het kader van de strijd om de Hong Kong Cup. Ook China en een team met spelers uit de Hong Kong League namen deel aan het oefentoernooi.

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Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon caught up in Catalan protests
Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon found himself caught up in the Catalan protests in Barcelona last night.
The Hoops back-up man was on holiday in Barcelona over the international break. Gordon was again overlooked for Scotland duty, as concerns over his place in the squad continue to mount.
Gordon was off on a break with his partner and former Celtic TV host Summer Harl. It was Harl who updated everyone on her Instagram story about the delay they've had.
Craig Gordon was stuck in Barcelona last night (Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
On her Instagram story, Harl stated that herself and Gordon had been stuck in Barcelona airport since 3pm. They apparently missed their flight due to the protests, with a plethora of flights from Barca canceled.
The pair eventually managed to get on a flight with RyanAir before taking a taxi from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Harl posted a final message at 2:22am stating they had gotten home safely.
A heck of a journey, but Gordon won't have game-time to worry about
We won't go into too much detail about the Catalan protests – that's not really what this site is for. However, it's fair to say that Gordon had a bit of a rough time of it last night.
But just as concerning for him will have been his lack of game-time in recent weeks. The Scotland veteran hasn't been selected for an international squad under Steve Clarke during his tenure so far. In addition to that, he hasn't played for Celtic since the 5-0 rout of Partick Thistle.
Gordon is now back-up to Fraser Forster (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
As it stands, Fraser Forster is the number one until Neil Lennon says otherwise. And, given how positive Forster has looked this season, it doesn't look as though game-time for Gordon will come anytime soon.
Celtic host Ross County this Saturday, and that's exactly the kind of game you could've seen Gordon getting some game-time in. However, Lenny has played Fraser in every league game since joined. That's unlikely to change anytime soon.
Gordon has a big question to ask himself regarding his place at Parkhead. With his contract up at the end of the season (Transfermarkt), it doesn't look as though he'll be sticking around much longer.
Fortunately the big man is back safe and sound from what looks a toxic atmosphere in Barcelona. But, when it comes to his place in the Celtic squad, you have to wonder how happy he is with it.
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Email Tranquility - Strategies to Find Your Inbox Happy Place - Counselor Up!
Thanks for the great advice! I just checked my inbox, and I have over 5,000 emails! I'm sure these stem back to my first months in this position! You have absolutely motivated me for a summer project I hadn't anticipated! I can not imagine seeing only 5 emails in my inbox. I appreciate the simplicity of your organization techniques, and I can't wait to get started. Thanks for the wonderful post.
I am so glad! You will feel like a whole new person when you shed your email weight. I left the office today with only 1 email in my inbox. You can do it! What number are you trying to reach? Won't you feel awesome when you get there!
I think I would be happy if I can get to 100 at this point! haha I think I might aim to get down to 50 by the start of school, and go from there!


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Q: android static variable behaviour on application crash In my application I have Loginactivity. It has a static variable username and it will be assigned with the user enter values of username. Loginactivity launch activity A and A launch B. In A i use the variable Loginactivity.username.
Now due to some bug in B, application crashes. When I press force close, application is restarted and activity A is the current activity. In activity A I am using a static variable Loginactivity.username. I see that after crash this variable is getting its initial value which is empty string "";
Why is it happening like this? Can you explain this behaviour? So when application crashes all the activities in the stack are restarted? I see that oncreate of Loginactivity is not getting called. Then how is the static variable value getting changed ?

A: Use SharedPreferences instead, or store information in Application class

A: When your Activity B crashes the Android Dalvik Virtual Machine that your application runs in (each app has its own DVM which are separate processes) is killed. When you are starting Activity A the username is "" because Java by defaults sets all instance variable (class variable or fields if you like) to null (references), 0 (primitives), and "" for strings. So your Activity A is working correctly. You just need to either store the username in the shared preferences, a database, or trigger the event for the user to login again... I would also fix Activity B... Haha

A: Yes, when an application crashes, the jvm for this app is restarted, your classes are reloaded and you lose all static variables as well as instance variables.
The solution is to remove the crash cause. :)

A: This is because you have a memory leak caused by this static member you keep in LoginActivity.
I would consider keeping this variable in Application scope (custom application class) or save it into DB.
Anyway, just remember to nullify this variable when your application is done.

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Science Park Borås aims to expand projects and initiatives in several areas of social development, such as resource recycling, urbanization and digitization. We identify projects, partners and funding in areas that are linked to the vision of good life and a climate-neutral region in the Sjuhärad Region and Region Västra Götaland. This means developing skills in circular and shared economic models and utilizing existing forces in research and development as well as channeling new projects.


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The Black Country Accordion Club February 25th 2013 | The Black Country Accordion Club
The Black Country Accordion Club February 25th 2013
THE BLACK COUNTRY ACCORDION CLUB…..FEB. 25TH
Worries over the damp cold miserable weather together with the threats of more snow soon disappeared with the arrival of the FETTLERS at the club. Michael and Jonty are the members of this comedy folk duo who specialise in music and Lancashire comedy. After the success of the January club birthday celebrations we expected a slight recession in support and we were disappointed with a slight drop in numbers. We decided that this was due to the fact that some of our more wealthy members take a sunshine break and also that we have to face the inevitable that we are all getting that much older and sometimes the fireside comforts are more attractive than a trip out into the elements. Even under these circumstances the turnout was still OK.
Brian Dyson, alias Harry Floyd, retired ex dance band accordionist, opened the evenings' entertainment with a selection of popular tunes. Brian has been out of action for quite a time and made a welcome return to playing.
Michael, with his accordion and Jonty, with his guitar, calling themselves 'The Fettlers', began their performance. Michael started with lively tunes including Killy Beggs and Happy Hours. Together they sang the Manchester Rambler. These guys really are a comedy duo and know how to entertain with a varied selection of tunes and songs interspersed with Liverpudlian jokes and humour. We found it very easy to join in with the songs as they had such a large selection of popular tunes in their programme. The lyrics of the 'Knocker-up Man' and the 'Black-Pud Stud' certainly raised a laugh. Michael's solos ranged from the 'Cuckoo Waltz' to 'The Beer Barrel Polka'. A very pleasant evening and I'm sure that they will be invited back again.
The social night, held on the First Monday each month, is now becoming very popular with new faces often appearing. Our new web site is now beginning to attract some interest so please make a note of the address…..theblackcountryaccordionclub.com
Mon..March 25th. We welcome THE NORTH STAFFS ACCORDION BAND
MON. April 22nd. JOHN ROMERO makes a welcome return to the club
« THE BLACK COUNTRY ACCORDION CLUB JAN.28TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 2013
MARCH 25TH. NEWSLETTER »


Today's Toyark Custom of the Day comes from new forum member Saint Phoenix, and it's a two-for-one deal. Saint Phoenix created Alpha VFA-6Z & Beta Fighter VFB-9Z as seen in the Robotech comic "Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles".
See more photos by clicking the headline of the story.
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It's the Alpha VFA-6Z & Beta Fighter VFB-9Z of Jack Baker seen in the Robotech comic "prelude to the shadow chronicles. I used 2 toys from Aoshima (Legioss afc-01Z et Tread Z).
Excellent work. It is today's Custom of the Day!
i would love to have an alpha and beta with this paint and decals. very awesome!


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Watch: Ref Confronted Over No-Call in Rams-Saints Game While Officiating College Basketball Game
Vinovich was refereeing a college basketball game between BYU and St. Mary's.
By Kaelen Jones
It's going to take some time before Saints fans get over the uncalled pass-interference penalty against the Rams that prevented them from reaching Super Bowl LIII. It may take Bill Vinovich a similar length of time before he's not questioned about it.
On Thursday, Vinovich was officiating a college basketball game between BYU and St. Mary's, when a student was videotaped asking Vinovich if pass interference should have been called during last week's NFC Championship Game.
Bill Vinovich when asked if it was a pass interference - "I don't wanna talk about that stuff" pic.twitter.com/1rz4IpiKMn
— matt (@MattMoon00) January 25, 2019
A sign also appeared within the BYU crowd, which read, "Bill, don't screw these Saints!"
Bill Vinovich is one of the refs in the St. Mary's at BYU basketball game on ESPN2. Surprise No. 1: His crew overturned a call. Surprise No. 2: He's not working the UCLA game at Pauley Pavilion. pic.twitter.com/Hvd7N3a2xv
— John Bialas (@johnbialas) January 25, 2019
A BYU radio host reported that Vinovich took displeasure with the signage and asked for it to removed from the contest. Whether that sign was or wasn't removed, it's unlikely this is the last Vinovich hears about the call for quite some time.
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Ep 68: Does the Bible really work?
Tim Curtis had never met a Christian and instead just read the Bible. What happened? We ask Tim Curtis some Bigger Questions.
Is it possible in our modern world to live by an ancient religious text like the Bible? Some claim that the Bible is a weird book containing, harmful, outdated and life-destroying gibberish. Does the Bible really work?
Our guest Tim Curtis had never met a Christian and instead just read the Bible. What happened? We ask Tim Curtis some Bigger Questions.
This episode was recorded before a live audience in Melbourne in September 2016.


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Success At Recent Europeans Gives Kaeslin 'Much Motivation'
Written by John Crumlish	for International Gymnast Magazine | Tuesday, 23 April 2019 09:11
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Veteran Swiss gymnast Ilaria Kaeslin told IG that her success at the recent European Championships inspired her for competitions to come.
"To see the good level from the other nations motivates me a lot," said Kaeslin, who finished fourth on balance beam and 20th all-around at Europeans that took place April 10-14 in Szczecin, Poland. "Also, to make two finals gave me much motivation."
For the third time in her career, Kaeslin came close to a Europeans medal on balance beam. She placed fourth on balance beam at the 2016 Europeans in Bern, Switzerland, and fifth on balance beam at last year's Europeans in Glasgow, Scotland.
Kaeslin, who was 0.067 points shy of third place on balance beam in Szczecin, said she understands what improvements she will need to make for a podium finish going forward.
"I have to work more on the dismount and on the stability of my connections," she said.
Assessing her performance in the all-around final, Kaeslin gave herself a mixed review.
"The all-around final was not bad," said Kaeslin, who placed 13th all-around at the 2013 Europeans in Moscow and 14th all-around at the 2017 Europeans in Cluj-Napoja, Romania. "I did my best, but my floor routine and bars routine weren't so good. On floor I didn't finish the pirouette turn and on bars I made a mistake."
As Swiss superstar Giulia Steingruber continues to recover from injury, the 21-year-old Kaeslin said she is modestly assuming the extra responsibility that comes with her seniority.
"I don't feel a big difference of pressure, because I always want to make good results," she said. "My role in the team is the same as before. Giulia is always in training with the Swiss team. She is the captain. I'm just one of the oldest of the team, and I'm present if there is some questions or problems. At the Europeans, the other two Swiss gymnasts were only 16, and I tried to help if there were some questions."
Kaeslin's next goal is a credible performance at this fall's World Championships in Stuttgart. She said her team, like many others, has the potential there to earn a berth to next summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The top three teams from the 2018 Worlds in Doha, plus nine additional teams from the 2019 Worlds, will advance to Tokyo. Switzerland finished 21st in Doha, about 6.965 points away from 12th place.
Preparation and confidence will be keys to a solid Swiss showing in Stuttgart, Kaeslin said.
"We want to be in the top 12, but it will be really difficult," she told IG. "All nations have the same goal, to go to the Olympics, and I think that we have to work really hard if we want to achieve this place. It will be difficult, but the first important thing is to believe we can do it."
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