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Uefa announce third European club competition to be introduced in 2021
Reuben Pinder
No, not the super league.
Just in case you thought the Europa League wasn't bad enough, Uefa have announced the introduction of another club competition, with the working title of 'Europa League 2'. It will be introduced at the start of the 2021/22 season.
The tournament's birth will mean a reshuffle among Europa League sides. The second tier European club competition will be split in half, from 64 teams to 32, with an extra playoff round between the group stage and last 16.
The new Europa League 2 competition would see one English team enter the playoffs, while Scottish sides may be confined to the new Europa League 2, dropping down from the Europa League.
The new competition will be played on Thursday nights alongside the Europa League.
Every country's champions will still enter the Champions League, but only teams from the 15 top-ranked countries will go into the Europa League group stages or qualifiers.
That means teams from leagues below that level - which at the moment would include Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, excluding their champions - would go straight into 'UEL2' qualifying rounds.
The UEL2 and the Europa League will follow the same format: eight groups of four teams, with the group winners entering the last 16.
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There will be a play-off before that round for the teams who finish second in their UEL2 group and sides who finish third in the groups of the higher tournament.
UEL2 winners will qualify for the following season's Europa League. The introduction of the new tournament does not affect the Champions League's format at all.
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said:
"The new competition makes Uefa's club competitions more inclusive than ever before. There will be more matches for more clubs, with more associations represented in the group stages.
"This competition was born out of ongoing dialogue with clubs through the European Club Association."
At least 34 countries will have teams in a group stage, compared to 26 at the moment.
Europa League,
UEFA,
Europa League 2.
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Les îles Purpuraires (du latin purpura, nom de la couleur pourpre) forment un archipel à quelques centaines de mètres du rivage de la ville d'Essaouira au Maroc.

L'archipel est constitué de deux îles et de minuscules îlots très proches de la côte. L'île principale s'appelle « île de Mogador », « îlot de Mogador » ou « Grande île », elle s'étend sur 30 hectares. La deuxième île, « l'île de pharaon » fait 400 m².

Les îles Purpuraires
À la fin du , le roi de Maurétanie, Juba II, décida d'y développer une industrie de teinture à partir d'un coquillage que l'on trouve particulièrement ici, le murex, avec lequel on fabriquait la couleur pourpre, très prisée dans l'empire romain. Au , Mogador (ancien nom d'Essaouira) était le port qui desservait tout le sud du Maroc, mais c'est seulement au  que furent construits le port et la ville en face de l'île, avec les premiers remparts.

La plus grande île fait 30 hectares. Elle abrite une prison désaffectée construite à la fin du , ainsi qu'une mosquée avec son minaret et quelques fortifications abandonnées.

Il y a quelques années, après avoir obtenu des autorisations administratives, on pouvait visiter ces îles, mais la visite est actuellement interdite. Le site est, en effet, devenu une réserve d'oiseaux (entre autres mouettes et goélands), et un lieu d'accueil pour les faucons d'Éléonore (espèce très rare) qui viennent s'y reproduire entre avril et octobre avant de repartir pour Madagascar.

Les îles jouent également un rôle de protection de la baie contre les puissantes vagues de l'Atlantique.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Jean Desjacques, Paul Koeberlé, Mogador et les Îles Purpuraires, Hesperis, 1955,

Liens externes
 Localisation des îles Purpuraires
 Essaouira, Perle de l'Atlantique Vilo, 2006

Île au Maroc
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Home India PM, farmer leaders locked in verbal battle
PM, farmer leaders locked in verbal battle
Farmers blocking railway tracks with tractors (File Photo, Image credit: The New Indian Express)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Benaras on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti (Nov 30) highlighting the steps his government had taken for the cause of agriculturalists has failed to cut much ice as farmer leaders said that they know everything about the three new legislations and the measures taken by the Centre and that they were not at all beneficial for them.
While cautioning the farmers and asking them not to be misguided by vested interests the Prime Minister said that in the five years of his government the farmers got Rs five lakh crore as the MSP (Minimum Support Price) when in the previous five years they got only Rs two lakh crore. He said that out of this wheat farmers received Rs three lakh crore in the five years of his government against just Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the previous five years. He assured the farmers that MSP would continue to exist in spite of the three recent legislations.
However, the leader of the Swaraj India and a leading light of the movement, Yogendra Yadav, while responding to the Prime Minister said that the latter had uttered five lies. He said that Modi had said that the movement is being led by middlemen, which is a total lie and the people should go and themselves see as to whether they are farmers or middlemen.
Secondly, it is totally wrong to say that only farmers of Punjab are participating in it. Thirdly, a different type of colour is being given to the whole movement by stating that Khalistanis and anti-national elements are behind it.
"When Muslims protest, they see Islamic angle and when farmers raise their issues they are dubbed as Khalistanis as a sizeable number of them are Sikhs," he hit back.
Yadav further said it is wrong to say that the movement is leaderless and that there is anarchy prevailing in it. No, it is a peaceful and organized movement. Farmers are not five-year old kids who know nothing and can be easily misguided.
Another farmer leader Jagmohan Singh also criticized the PM's Man Ki Baat and Monday's speech in Benaras and rejected the offer for conditional talks.
Meanwhile, the leader of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Hanuman Beniwal, an MP from Rajasthan, has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging the government to take back the three laws which according to him is against the interest of the farmers. He threatened that his party would pull out of the NDA if the government does not fulfill his demands.
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Christopher Rodrigues, CBE
Port of London Authority
Christopher Rodrigues became Chairman of the Port of London Authority in January 2016 and the Chairman of Openwork in January 2014.
Christopher was Chairman of the British Council from 2016 – 2019; Chairman of the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association from 2013 – 2019; Chairman of VisitBritain from 2007 – 2017; Chairman of International Personal Finance and Windsor Leadership from 2007 – 2015; Chairman of The Almeida Theatre from 2008 – 2016, and in July 2016 stepped down as a Council member and Trustee of the National Trust. He was on the Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council from 2007 – 2016.
Christopher is a graduate of Cambridge University and the Harvard Business School. He rowed for Cambridge in the 1970 and 1971 Boat Races, is a past-Chairman of Leander Club and is a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta.
He was made Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey in 2009 and a Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management in 2010. He was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University of Surrey (DUniv) in April 2013. In May 2018 he became an Ambassador for the World Travel and Tourism Council, and in January 2019 the Development Committee Chairman at University College School, Hampstead.


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Structural Insight into Eukaryotic Sterol Transport through Niemann-Pick Type C Proteins
Winkler, MBL, Kidmose, RT, Szomek, M et al. (5 more authors) (2019) Structural Insight into Eukaryotic Sterol Transport through Niemann-Pick Type C Proteins. Cell, 179 (2). 485-497.e18. ISSN 0092-8674
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) proteins are essential for sterol homeostasis, believed to drive sterol integration into the lysosomal membrane before redistribution to other cellular membranes. Here, using a combination of crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, and biochemical and in vivo studies on the Saccharomyces cerevisiae NPC system (NCR1 and NPC2), we present a framework for sterol membrane integration. Sterols are transferred between hydrophobic pockets of vacuolar NPC2 and membrane-protein NCR1. NCR1 has its N-terminal domain (NTD) positioned to deliver a sterol to a tunnel connecting NTD to the luminal membrane leaflet 50 Å away. A sterol is caught inside this tunnel during transport, and a proton-relay network of charged residues in the transmembrane region is linked to this tunnel supporting a proton-driven transport mechanism. We propose a model for sterol integration that clarifies the role of NPC proteins in this essential eukaryotic pathway and that rationalizes mutations in patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C.
Winkler, MBL
Kidmose, RT
Szomek, M
Thaysen, K
Rawson, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-2630
Muench, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6869-4414
Wüstner, D
Pedersen, BP
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Published (online): 19 September 2019
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Also, these festivals are lots of fun and I believe that everyone should be able to go to one at least once every few years, but there just aren't enough and they are almost always too far away.
Did you mean and organs, or is this just a new ****ty indie band?
I saw in my CP that you had commented on this thread, and the first thing I thought was "I bet he is critiquing me somehow, pointing out some mistake, or just making me feel inferior in general."
and yes, I meant and, which I'm sure you already knew cause I know you're not dumb in the slightest.
Its sad that people are either just walking by and ingoring him or looking at him like "who's this freak!?!?"
Yeah, I don't know how one could walk by that and not stop and listen for a bit, or at least smile or show some sort of sign of enjoyment.
no. There's enough naked women in the world. Plus all a naked women on the cover usually says nothing good about a band.
Maybe we just need to balance it out with more naked men on album covers and in videos.
Oh man, just imagine ZZ Top doing a spoof of Blink 182's "All The Small Things" music video, now that'd be hilarious.
Ever since I saw 2 guys 1 Horse nothing has been able to traumatize me, so I'd say hilarious.


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In preparation of the Starting 5 tour kicking off Feb 6th, Mass Appeal has released an 8 song EP called Starting 5: Vol. 1 which features Nas (on the opening song 'Apostles') as well Black Milk, Stro, Statik Selektah, Fashawn and more. isnt that cool, lets hear what you have to say about this in the comment session.


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from unittest import TestCase
from zoo.orca.automl.model.base_keras_model import KerasBaseModel, KerasModelBuilder
import numpy as np
import tensorflow as tf
import pytest

def get_data():
    def get_linear_data(a, b, size):
        x = np.arange(0, 10, 10 / size, dtype=np.float32)
        y = a*x + b
        return x, y
    train_x, train_y = get_linear_data(2, 5, 1000)
    val_x, val_y = get_linear_data(2, 5, 400)
    data = {'x': train_x, 'y': train_y, 'val_x': val_x, 'val_y': val_y}
    return data

def model_creator_keras(config):
    """Returns a tf.keras model"""
    model = tf.keras.models.Sequential([
        tf.keras.layers.Dense(1)
    ])
    model.compile(loss="mse",
                  optimizer='sgd',
                  metrics=["mse"])
    return model

def model_creator_multiple_metrics(config):
    """Returns a tf.keras model"""
    model = tf.keras.models.Sequential([
        tf.keras.layers.Dense(1)
    ])
    model.compile(loss="mse",
                  optimizer='sgd',
                  metrics=["mse", "mae"])
    return model

class TestBaseKerasModel(TestCase):
    data = get_data()

    def test_fit_evaluate(self):
        modelBuilder_keras = KerasModelBuilder(model_creator_keras)
        model = modelBuilder_keras.build(config={
            "lr": 1e-2,
            "batch_size": 32,
        })
        val_result = model.fit_eval(data=(self.data["x"], self.data["y"]),
                                    validation_data=(self.data["val_x"], self.data["val_y"]),
                                    metric="mse",
                                    epochs=20)
        assert val_result.get("mse")

    def test_fit_eval_default_metric(self):
        modelBuilder_keras = KerasModelBuilder(model_creator_keras)
        model = modelBuilder_keras.build(config={
            "lr": 1e-2,
            "batch_size": 32,
        })
        val_result = model.fit_eval(data=(self.data["x"], self.data["y"]),
                                    validation_data=(self.data["val_x"], self.data["val_y"]),
                                    epochs=20)
        hist_metric_name = tf.keras.metrics.get("mse").__name__
        assert val_result.get(hist_metric_name)

    def test_multiple_metrics_default(self):
        modelBuilder_keras = KerasModelBuilder(model_creator_multiple_metrics)
        model = modelBuilder_keras.build(config={
            "lr": 1e-2,
            "batch_size": 32,
        })
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            model.fit_eval(data=(self.data["x"], self.data["y"]),
                           validation_data=(self.data["val_x"], self.data["val_y"]),
                           epochs=20)

    def test_uncompiled_model(self):
        def model_creator(config):
            """Returns a tf.keras model"""
            model = tf.keras.models.Sequential([
                tf.keras.layers.Dense(1)
            ])
            return model

        modelBuilder_keras = KerasModelBuilder(model_creator)
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            model = modelBuilder_keras.build(config={
                "lr": 1e-2,
                "batch_size": 32,
            })
            model.fit_eval(data=(self.data["x"], self.data["y"]),
                           validation_data=(self.data["val_x"], self.data["val_y"]),
                           metric="mse",
                           epochs=20)

    def test_unaligned_metric_value(self):
        modelBuilder_keras = KerasModelBuilder(model_creator_keras)
        model = modelBuilder_keras.build(config={
            "lr": 1e-2,
            "batch_size": 32,
        })
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            model.fit_eval(data=(self.data["x"], self.data["y"]),
                           validation_data=(self.data["val_x"], self.data["val_y"]),
                           metric='mae',
                           epochs=20)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pytest.main([__file__])


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class FitbitNotification
   include Sidekiq::Worker
   sidekiq_options :queue => :fitbit, :retry => 5, :unique => true

   def perform(notification)
     puts notification
     notification.each do |n|
       @fitbit_profile = FitbitProfile.find_by_id(n["subscriptionId"])
       if @fitbit_profile != nil
         @client = Fitgem::Client.new(consumer_key: ENV.fetch('FITBIT_CONSUMER_KEY'),
                                      consumer_secret: ENV.fetch('FITBIT_CONSUMER_SECRET'))
         @client.reconnect(@fitbit_profile.access_token, @fitbit_profile.access_secret)
         puts n
         puts n["collectionType"]
         if n["collectionType"] == "activities" and @fitbit_profile.activities == true
           @activity = FitbitActivity.find_or_create_by_fitbit_profile_id_and_date_logged(@fitbit_profile.id,n["date"])
           @steps = @client.data_by_time_range("/activities/log/steps",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["activities-log-steps"][0]["value"]
           @floors = @client.data_by_time_range("/activities/log/floors",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["activities-log-floors"][0]["value"]
           puts @steps
           puts @floors
           @activity.steps = @steps
           @activity.floors = @floors
           @activity.save
         elsif n["collectionType"] == "sleep"
           @sleep = FitbitSleep.find_or_create_by_fitbit_profile_id_and_date_logged(@fitbit_profile.id,n["date"])
           @sleep.minutes_asleep = @client.data_by_time_range("/sleep/minutesAsleep",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["sleep-minutesAsleep"][0]["value"]
           @sleep.number_awakenings = @client.data_by_time_range("/sleep/awakeningsCount",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["sleep-awakeningsCount"][0]["value"]
           @sleep.minutes_awake = @client.data_by_time_range("/sleep/minutesAwake",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["sleep-minutesAwake"][0]["value"]
           @sleep.minutes_to_sleep = @client.data_by_time_range("/sleep/minutesToFallAsleep",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["sleep-minutesToFallAsleep"][0]["value"]
           @sleep.save
         elsif n["collectionType"] == "body"
           @body = FitbitBody.find_or_create_by_fitbit_profile_id_and_date_logged(@fitbit_profile.id,n["date"])
           @body.bmi = @client.data_by_time_range("/body/bmi",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["body-bmi"][0]["value"]
           @body.weight = @client.data_by_time_range("/body/weight",{:base_date => n["date"],:period => "1d"})["body-weight"][0]["value"]
           @body.save
         end
       end
     end
   end
end


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Retirement & Social Security
Resources for 116th Congress
Addressing State Infrastructure Needs
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Reforming Congress
Voices of Care
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic
One of today's foremost challenges is tackling the opioid crisis impacting communities across the country. BPC Action advocates for actionable bipartisan solutions to address this problem. Only through a sustained effort can policymakers turn the tide of the epidemic and help the millions of people who are touched by this crippling public health crisis.
Alongside BPC's Governors' Council and health experts, BPC Action has released a series of recommendations and are calling on Congress and the administration to act and implement change around this important issue.
Recommendations to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Four Key Areas to Address from BPC's Governor's Council:
Curb illicit supply
Curb unnecessary prescription opioid supply
Improve treatment for substance use disorders and promote recovery
Educate America
Help Rural Areas Affected by the Opioid Crisis:
Ensure funding of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)'s Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment grant program
Address the shortage of behavioral health care professionals needed to treat substance use disorders
Require holders of a DEA controlled substances license to take a course in proper opioid prescribing and treating substance use disorders
Address the Impact of Opioid and Substance Use Disorders on Young Children and Families:
Align Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (Federal Foster Care Payments) with Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act Requirements
Require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to identify and share model strategies
Require SAMHSA to encourage and provide guidance on how the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant can be used to address treatment and recovery service needs
Amend Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Authorize a targeted campaign through Medicaid encouraging evidence-based prenatal care and treatment for women
Read the full list of recommendations
Letters from BPC's Governors' Council
Letter to Gov. Christie and the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Former Governors Mike Beebe (AR), Steven Beshear (KY), Jim Douglas (VT), Chris Gregoire (WA), and Linda Lingle (HI), sent a letter of recommendations to the White House and to the Chair of the Commission, Gov. Chris Christie.
Their recommendations center on three main themes: curb the supply of opioids, both prescribed and illegally trafficked; support access to treatment and support recovery; and address the stigma attached to those suffering from substance use disorders by promoting evidence-based policies.
Read the full letter
Letter to Appropriations Committee Chairmen Thad Cochran and Rodney Frelinghuysen and Ranking Members Patrick Leahy and Nita Lowey
Former Governors Mike Beebe (AK), Steven Beshear (KY), Jim Douglas (VT), Chris Gregoire (WA), Linda Lingle (HI), and Dave Heineman (NE), sent a letter of additional recommendations to Senate and House Appropriations Committee Chairmen Cochran and Frelinghuysen and Ranking Members Leahy and Lowery.
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Letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden
BPC's health program directors G. William Hoagland, Katherine Hayes, Janet Marchibroda, and Anand Parekh, M.D. sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden of recommendations detailing how the Medicare and Medicaid programs can effectively support pain management and prevent and treat substance use disorders.
Letter to Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Ranking Member Patty Murray
BPC's health program directors G. William Hoagland, Katherine Hayes, Janet Marchibroda, and Anand Parekh, M.D. sent a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden providing input on their proposed legislation, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. This legislation includes more than 40 proposals, developed with input from over seven months of bipartisan hearings, and was approved unanimously by the Senate HELP Committee in April 2018.
Left to right: Former Governors Jim Douglas (VT) and Mike Beebe (AR) discuss America's opioid crisis
with BPC's Chief Medical Advisor Anand Parekh, M.D.
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    import readline,atexit
    import pyreadline.unicode_helper
    #
    #
    #Normally the codepage for pyreadline is set to be sys.stdout.encoding
    #if you need to change this uncomment the following line
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    print "Module readline not available."
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    #import tab completion functionality
    import rlcompleter
    #activate tab completion
    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
    readline.read_history_file()
    atexit.register(readline.write_history_file)
    del readline,rlcompleter,atexit


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Hard-Boiled Egg & Banana Healthy Breakfast
Written by Jody Braverman; Updated November 21, 2018
Magone/iStock/GettyImages
1 Cut Carbs From Two Meals per Day
2 Get Your Metabolism Moving
3 Does Supplementing a Protein Shake for Breakfast Help You Lose Weight?
4 Do Protein Shakes Make You Hungry?
When you're racing out the door in the morning, breakfast is often grab-n-go. How healthy your first meal of the day turns out to be depends on what you keep on hand. Bananas and hard-boiled eggs are two healthy options that are easy to peel and eat, and they give you protein to fill you up and carbs for energy. However, most people need more than just these two foods to keep them full and energized until lunchtime.
Low-Calorie Fare
One large hard-boiled egg has 78 calories, and a medium banana has 105. At 183 calories total, that's a very low-calorie breakfast. Even if you're trying to lose weight, this isn't enough calories for a meal.
To give an example, a woman who is trying to lose weight eating 1,400 calories per day would need an additional 1,217 calories to meet her daily calorie goals. The only way an egg and a banana would be an adequate breakfast is if she plans to eat another nutritious snack within a few hours.
Powered by Protein
Eating a high-protein breakfast may help reduce hunger and calorie intake throughout the rest of the day, according to a study published in Obesity in 2015. Study participants were given a breakfast meal with either 13 grams of protein or 35 grams. Over 12 weeks, the high-protein breakfast resulted in less fat-mass gain, a lower daily calorie intake and reduced daily hunger.
One large egg has 6.3 grams of protein, and a medium banana has 1.3 grams. With a total of 7.6 grams of protein, this isn't even as much as the low-protein group in the Obesity study. According to noted nutrition spokesperson Dr. Christopher Mohr, writing for the IDEA Health & Fitness Association website, you should aim to get at least 20 grams of protein in the morning. Eating a piece of whole-grain toast spread with 2 tablespoons of almond butter along with your hard-boiled egg and banana will add 11 grams of protein and get you much closer to the 20-gram minimum.
Full of Fiber
Dietary fiber is another super-important nutrient at breakfast – and at any meal. Fiber is the tough part of plant foods that your body can't digest. It travels through your digestive system, acting like a natural broom, keeping it clean and preventing constipation and other gastrointestinal issues. Fiber, like protein, also helps fill you up and can keep you from snacking soon after breakfast.
Women need 25 grams of fiber each day and men need 38, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Split evenly between three meals, that's about 8 grams of fiber at each meal for women, and 12.5 grams of fiber at each meal for men. An egg isn't a plant food, so it doesn't contain any fiber, and a medium banana has only 3 grams of fiber. Add a bowl of steel-cut oats topped with 1 or 2 tablespoons of chia seeds, and you'll start off the day with a total of 11 to 15 grams of fiber.
USDA: National Nutrient Database: Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled
USDA: National Nutrient Database: Bananas, raw
USDA: Branded Food Products Database: Almond Butter
USDA: Branded Food Products Database: 100% Whole Grain Bread
USDA: Branded Food Products Database: Steel Cut Oats
USDA: National Nutrient Database: Seeds, Chia Seeds, Dried
Obesity: A High‐Protein Breakfast Prevents Body Fat Gain, Through Reductions in Daily Intake and Hunger, in "Breakfast Skipping" Adolescents
IDEA: How Much Protein Should You Eat – and When?
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Easy Ways to Boost Fiber in Your Daily Diet
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine: Fiber is the Key to Good Health
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook; Marion Cunningham; 1990
Joy of Cooking; Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker; 1975
Jody Braverman is a professional writer and editor based in Atlanta, GA. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Maryland, and she is a certified personal trainer, fitness nutrition specialist, and yoga teacher. She has written for various online and print publications, including Livestrong.com, SFGate, Healthfully, and Chron.com. Visit the writer at www.JodyBraverman.com.
Braverman, Jody. "Hard-Boiled Egg & Banana Healthy Breakfast." Healthy Eating | SF Gate, http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/hardboiled-egg-banana-healthy-breakfast-6088.html. 21 November 2018.
Braverman, Jody. (2018, November 21). Hard-Boiled Egg & Banana Healthy Breakfast. Healthy Eating | SF Gate. Retrieved from http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/hardboiled-egg-banana-healthy-breakfast-6088.html
Braverman, Jody. "Hard-Boiled Egg & Banana Healthy Breakfast" last modified November 21, 2018. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/hardboiled-egg-banana-healthy-breakfast-6088.html
Get Six High-Protein Meals Per Day
Low-Calorie Breakfast Items at Panera Bread
Protein & Bulking Up for Women
Understanding Eating Right & Do It
Is Instant Oatmeal Good for a Dieter?
What Can You Eat on the Serotonin Power Diet?
A High-Fiber Breakfast for Children
Staples for Weight Loss
Does Your Sleeping Schedule Affect Your Metabolism?
Does Eating a Protein Bar After a Workout Help Lose Weight?
How Soon Can You Go to Bed After You Eat?


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Easy Haze is suitable for both indoor and outdoor cultivation. High yields with haze aroma.
This is a very easy to grow plant with extraordinary yields. It develops lots of side branches, thus being recommended for the SCROG technique. Its internodal spacing and overall size are relatively short compared to other Sativas.
It can deal with nutritional imbalances, temperature stress, pests and diseases and is particularly resistant to high environmental humidity, a true all-terrain strain!
It is also perfectly suited for outdoor cultivation. If grown in soil it reaches amazing heights, and its high yielding branches become completely covered with bright trichomes. Apical pruning is an efficient way to keep the height under control. Use 25-50L containers if discreet plants are needed.
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Q: Using Azure AD MFA with MIM and on-premise apps I am trying to use MFA for on-premise APPS that are secured by AD and ADFS. We are uing MIM to provision accounts automatically to AD. However all accounts will not be synchronized to Azure AD. I have read following article
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-identity-manager/pam/use-azure-mfa-for-activation
Does it mean you can use Azure AD MFA withing MIM for on-premise Apps which are secured by ADFS? does it go to Azure AD to challenge the user for MFA? what about if the account exist only in AD not Azure AD?
Appreciate all kind of advice.

A: The article you cited above is only applicable to the use of Azure AD MFA within MIM for the privileged access management scenario, rather than for MFA for use within applications.  I would recommend synchronizing accounts to Azure AD, and using conditional access and the application proxy where applicable.  See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-mfa-whichversion for more info on the options for applications.


Disneyland had to close its gates for several hours during its 24-hour Leap Day celebration when after-work crowds overwhelmed the Anaheim theme park.
Traffic on the Santa Ana Freeway was backed up for four miles Wednesday night as the main Disneyland parking structure swelled to near-capacity and frustrated visitors sat in gridlock on streets leading to the park.
The 24-hour Leap Day event, which ran from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday, saw more than 3,000 Disney fans lining up 10 hours before the gates opened in hopes of getting free commemorative Mickey Mouse ears.
Reports via social media throughout the day on Wednesday raved about visitors posing for photos with Disney characters dressed in pajamas and modest wait times for rides. The Orange County Register interviewed one couple that visited both Disneyland and Florida's Magic Kingdom during the Leap Day event, which was held at both parks.
But Disney's "One More Disney Day" event turned into "One More Disney Disaster" as one disgruntled fan put it on Twitter when Disneyland announced the park was "full" at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Disneyland cut off ticket sales from 11 p.m. Wednesday until 12:30 a.m. Thursday before announcing that "access" to the park had resumed at 2 a.m. Thursday.
The problem arose when too many of Disneyland's nearly 1 million annual pass-holders descended on the park after work on Wednesday night and overwhelmed the nearby freeways, streets and parking lots. Thousands of frustrated fans waited impatiently outside the Disneyland gates for hours in hopes of getting into the park.
"I guess I thought it would get better. But it's getting worse," one fan wrote on Twitter. "A slow and steady descent into madness... #Disney24"
After the park reopened, many irritated fans fumed about booked restaurants overflowing with diners, 40-minute waits for coffee and 2-hour-plus lines for rides. Tired visitors slept on benches, tabletops and floors.
As the sun rose at closing time, bleary-eyed fans streamed out of Disneyland, many bragging about spending the full 24 hours in the park.
A Disneyland statement about the event read: "Since Leap Year added one day to the year, One More Disney Day was a 24-hour celebration, not just the extension of a regular day. This concept obviously resonated with our guests and many of them chose to celebrate the additional day at Disneyland."


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Common.Core.Services;
using Microsoft.Common.Core.UI.Commands;
using Microsoft.R.Components.InteractiveWorkflow;

namespace Microsoft.R.Components.Plots.Implementation.Commands {
    internal sealed class PlotDeviceCutCopyCommand : PlotDeviceCommand, IAsyncCommand {
        private readonly bool _cut;

        public PlotDeviceCutCopyCommand(IRInteractiveWorkflow interactiveWorkflow, IRPlotDeviceVisualComponent visualComponent, bool cut)
            : base(interactiveWorkflow, visualComponent) {
            _cut = cut;
        }

        public CommandStatus Status
            => HasCurrentPlot && !IsInLocatorMode
                ? CommandStatus.SupportedAndEnabled
                : CommandStatus.Supported;

        public Task InvokeAsync() {
            try {
                PlotClipboardData.ToClipboard(VisualComponent.Device.DeviceId, VisualComponent.Device.ActivePlot.PlotId, _cut);
            } catch (ExternalException ex) {
                InteractiveWorkflow.Services.ShowErrorMessage(ex.Message);
            }
            return Task.CompletedTask;
        }
    }
}


Over the next ten days, the expected rainfall is likely to be 1.7 mm more in Corfu than in Stansted .
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Recently Tue, Wed and Sat are the days when direct flights are available.
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Currently, our data suggests that 3 airlines fly Stansted to Corfu directly, including Jet2, Thomas Cook Airlines and Ryanair.
In the past 30 days, 19 users have been searching this flight route from Stansted to Corfu.


Do I need permission or a special permit? Many times, special permits are required to access areas of some national or state parks. This is especially true if the area is considered backcountry environments.
Where can you park your vehicle? This is a very important factor to know the answer to. You park in an area that is unauthorized, you will likely have a large fine waiting for you or have your vehicle towed. That never makes for a fun day of photography.
Does the area have any restraints on time? Most parks and natural areas have their own hours of operation. If you're going to the park to shoot a great sunset, you may find that it is not accessible until after sunrise. Remember, too, that most wildlife tends to be active early in the mornings and late in the evenings.
What kind of weather should you expect? You should always know what weather to expect before you go on a photo shoot. Keep tabs on the weather throughout the day whenever possible. Never in danger yourself, your camera, or other equipment by going out in bad weather you are not prepared for.
What time does the sun rise and set? It is imperative to know the answer to this question if you desire to capture a sunrise or sunset. This information also helps you to schedule your shoot so you can reach your location and time and have everything set up.
What structures, landmarks, and animals are typically photographed in the area? Look online to get ideas of what typically photographed in the area you are visiting. Talk with a park ranger about spots that are less known that you can venture to. That way, you're not left shooting a scene that has been shot the same way again and again already. This helps your work to be created and set apart from others.
Once you have answered these questions, you are ready to pack up your gear and get ready to go on your wildlife photography adventure. Never go out into the wilderness until you are fully prepared and have let someone else know where you will be at all times.


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Home/Offsetting, Sustainability Programs, Sustainable Business/BEF's Water Restoration Certificates
BEF's Water Restoration Certificates
BEF (Bonneville Environmental Foundation) started its Water Restoration Certificate® (WRC) program a decade ago. Inspiration for the WRC product was based on BEF's experience from a decade earlier when the organization created "Green Tags" now known as Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). The idea for WRCs was two-fold:
Provide organizations with a simple way to balance a water footprint
Provide a solution to rivers and streams in the West that were suffering from chronically low flows and / or running dry at certain times of year
The first WRC projects were in Oregon's Middle Deschutes River and Montana's Prickly Pear Creek. These initial projects focused on working within "use it or lose it" water law in the West. Laws such as these essentially viewed any water not being used for human benefit to be "wasted," thereby incentivizing water rights holders to use more water than they needed in order to retain their valuable water rights. Many of these early projects worked with water rights holders to designate any unused water left in stream as "beneficial use" for the environment. Meaning, water rights holders could now be incentivized to use only the water they needed (to irrigate, farm, etc) while leaving the remaining water in stream. This water left in stream was designated as "used" by the environment, allowing them to retain their valuable water rights. The water rights holder then received payment for leaving this water in stream and the first WRCs were created.
BEF worked with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to establish a set of rigorous environmental criteria for WRC project selection. BEF provides all project documentation along with independent third-party review of the project to the Markit Environmental Registry where WRC inventory is generated and retired (the same registry used for carbon offset retirement). Each WRC represents 1,000 gallons of water restored.
Early adopters of WRCs were breweries in the Pacific Northwest and a handful of purpose driven brands, including WhiteWave Foods (now part of Danone North America). Early support for WRCs enabled BEF to expand its project portfolio to incorporate multiple different types of restoration projects to address unique watershed challenges in different regions. Project types range from improving efficient use of water in agriculture, to meadow and wetland restoration, groundwater replenishment and much more. Our current Project Bank provides a portfolio overview.
BEF began to become a resource for companies seeking to address their water footprint in regions where their companies have operational or value chain water risk. As BEF partnered with companies, the organization served as a critical bridge between companies and on-the-ground project partners (typically other nonprofit organizations). For companies seeking a volume-based quantification of water improved or restored, BEF worked with other industry organizations (such as LimnoTech, WaterCourse Engineering and others) to translate the benefits from such projects into volumetric estimates that could be claimed against a water footprint.
The WRC evolved during this time to become a tool for smaller companies and / or entities seeking points to earn against certifications such as LEED®, B Corp, or the Alliance for Water Stewardship. These reporting standards accept BEF's WRCs as a market-based tool to balance a water footprint.
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risk Report has declared water crises among the top-five risks in terms of impact for eight consecutive years. Alongside the WEF declaration, BEF witnessed the evolution of corporate environmental water stewardship from considerations such as "what is a water footprint and how do we address it" to "we have identified our water footprint, we know our key geographies at risk for water stress, and we want to not only balance our own water footprint but we desire to collaborate with others to address shared challenges at the watershed level." Companies understand they cannot operate in locations without a secure water supply – not only from an operational standpoint, but also from the standpoint of quality of life for their employees.
BEF has also participated in the evaluation of other water credit products as well as the development of Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA) – an industry collaboration that provides corporate water stewardship practitioners a standardized approach and set of indicators to estimate and communicate the volumetric benefits of water stewardship activities. Because providing a volume of water alone does not guarantee shared water challenges are reduced, VWBA also provides activity guidelines to increase the likelihood of generating social, economic and environmental benefits of solving shared water challenges in the catchment, and complementary indicators to measure non-volumetric outputs of investments.
In light of the sobering news about water stresses around the world, there's an opportunity for more businesses, large and small, to promote and invest in water-smart policies and programs. The business sector can be a transformative leader in ensuring our communities have plentiful clean water for generations to come. The possibilities are endless. And the time is now.
Val Fishman has over 10 years' experience leading sustainability partnerships to support water stewardship programs that include public and stakeholder engagement. Val is a corporate sustainability authority, educating businesses and consumers on energy and environmental water stewardship.
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Overall Industry Thriving
Software - September 13, 2005 - By John P. Desmond
The 2005 Software 500 results reflect shifts in the U.S. and world economies towards companies offering integration services and software as a service, with the most successful companies concentrating on higher degrees of automation and customer self-service.
Overall, the health of the industry has improved. Revenue for the 2005 Software 500 overall was $383.3 billion worldwide for 2004, an increase of 16.5% over the previous year, which had increased 14.1% over the year before-showing that, in general, this industry continues to thrive.
Total employees in the 2005 Software 500 increased 13.7% to 2,663,023, from 2,342,973 in the 2004 Software 500 and 2,173,716 in 2003. Employee growth was strongest in the segments of collaboration/project management, system integration services/IT consulting, and the supply chain/manufacturing software segment.
The top of the 2005 Software 500 sees few changes, with IBM and Microsoft again at No. 1 and No. 2. Both companies show strong worldwide revenue growth from the previous year, IBM on the strength of its services business and Microsoft on the strength of its software license revenue.
Among the fastest-growing companies, with over $1 billion in revenue this year, is Google, which arrived ranked at No. 29, fueled by its search engine-driven advertising revenue and, increasingly, by software product revenue. Another notable is DST Systems, which moved from No. 40 in 2004 to No. 31 in 2005, registering 96% revenue growth with its financial systems for financial services, healthcare, and other industries.
Some 92 companies, or 18% of the total Software 500, reported declining revenue from the previous year. This is a big improvement on last year, when 46% of the Software 500 reported declining revenue. Some 48% of the 2005 Software 500 experienced revenue growth, with improvement in the 1% to 24% range.
Among companies with revenues between $100 million and $1 billion, salesforce.com saw revenue growth of 83% with its software-as-a-service and integrated-software model. Business Objects grew 65%, perhaps aided by its victory over Microstrategy in a patent infringement case, and perhaps as a result of the launch of a global program with more than 3,000 partners, not to mention its acquisition of Crystal Decisions, which cements its position in business intelligence and enterprise reporting markets worldwide.
Notable for growth among companies in the $30 million to $100 million revenue range were: EPAM Systems Inc., the leading provider of IT outsourcing and software services in Central and Eastern Europe, growing 83%; Intellisync, supplier of products to support wireless and mobile communications, growing 70%; and Unica Corp, now focusing on enterprise marketing management, growing 56%.
Seeing strong growth among companies in the $10 million to $30 million revenue range were: Cybernet Software Systems, providing services to enterprises and software product companies, growing 279%; PatchLink Corp., focusing on automated patch and vulnerability management, growing 157%; and Aztec Software, with its focus on software product engineering for software product companies, with growth of 146%.
The following is a look at selected primary software business categories.
Infrastructure/network management/performance
This category was selected by 32 companies in the 2005 Software 500 as their primary business sector of focus, making it the top choice among the 44 categories tracked in this year's survey. The biggest player is Computer Associates, which grew its revenues 8% and its employees 52% to 15,300, helped in part by the acquisition of Netegrity, the identity management player. Juniper Networks was next, growing its revenues 91% and its employees 90% to 2,948, aided by the purchase of NetScreen Technologies to add virtual private network (VPN) and firewall products to its portfolio. Also growing dramatically was Citrix Systems, with a 26% increase in revenue and a 41% increase in employees to 2,656, much of it based on the 2004 acquisition of ExpertCity, now the firm's Citrix Online division.
Altiris, with a focus on IT lifecycle management, grew 68%; Keynote Systems, the Web site performance management player, grew its revenue 11% and its employees 58% to 250 after acquiring NetRaker and Vividence in 2004. Diversified, still focused on mission-critical job control language (JCL), grew 9%; TeamQuest, concentrated on IT performance management, grew 14%.
Security tools/systems
Security was selected by 30 companies in the 2005 Software 500, an increase of two over last year's list. Topping the list is Symantec, which counted among its acquisitions ON Technology and Brightmail in 2004, growing revenue 33%. The company is poised to grow dramatically again in 2005 after finalizing its acquisition of Veritas.
McAfee, Inc. saw its software revenues stay flat, but grew with the acquisition of Foundstone in 2004. Trend Micro, offering antivirus, Internet content security, and outbreak management software and services, saw 39% growth in its 2004 software and services revenue.
Websense saw 37% revenue growth and 25% employee growth (to 500 employees) on its Internet management software products, which include Web filtering and industry-specific solutions to control practices such as instant messaging, porn site viewing, and peer-to-peer networking to music sites in the workplace. St Bernard Software grew revenue 5% and employees 325% to 191, with its emphasis on perimeter security and system security.
PatchLink Corp.'s dramatic revenue growth of 157% reflected a focus on execution and marketplace demand for automated patch and vulnerability management products.
Supply chain/manufacturing
Synnex Corp., the product distribution and contract manufacturing player, leads the group at No. 15 with $5.31 billion in revenue. The company saw revenue increase 29% from the previous year and its employee head count increase 61% to 1,664. In 2004, SYNNEX acquired BSA Sales, a marketing services provider, and EMJ Data Systems, a Canadian-based distributor. Ariba, offering spend management products, increased its head count 100% to 1,686. In October 2004, the firm's supplier network reached 100,000 registered suppliers; members of the network can now manage transactions from order to payment. The company acquired Softface, Inc., which offered performance management products, in March 2004, and FreeMarkets Inc., supplier of global supply management software, in January 2004.
Manhattan Associates, the supply chain execution player, grew 11% and grew employee head count 25% to 1,400. Among customer wins in 2004 was KLLM Transport Services, the sixth largest temperature-controlled truckload carrier in North America, extending Manhattan's reach in the carrier market, where it has more than 40 customers. In 2005, Manhattan announced the acquisition of Evant Inc., a supply chain management and replenishment product supplier.
Agile Software, offering product lifecycle management products, grew revenue 266% to $96.3 million, reaching No. 209 on the Software 500. The company was aggressive in selling into China in 2004, and it also announced an initiative to penetrate the SMB market. Customer wins in 2004 included Synthon, a developer of advanced pharmaceuticals based in the Netherlands, which bought Agile's quality management system.
Siebel Systems, at No. 42, leads the category; Siebel saw flat revenue in 2004 but continued to add customers and products and started a unit to focus on small and medium-sized businesses; the Siebel OnDemand hosted CRM unit was launched as, perhaps, a defensive move against salesforce.com, in particular (see below).
Concerto Software dramatically added to its employee base-up 120% to 500 employees in December 2004 via a series of acquisitions, including contact center player Melita International, Positive Software Systems, Rockwell FirstPoint Contact (which combined inbound and outbound contact center products), and applications from CenterForce Technologies. The growth of Internet phone systems and Web and email-based customer service systems bodes well for the future. Concerto Software announced the $1 billion acquisition of Aspect Communications in July; in August the two announced that the combined company will be named Aspect Software.
Salesforce.com was also extremely busy, with revenue growing 83% and employees 73% to 767. The company is trying to build on its base of small to medium-sized businesses and penetrate the enterprise, aided by its announcement of its MultiForce on-demand operating system; one recent win was the Staples Contract Division, which added 15,000 subscribers. When the company wins a customer away from Siebel, as it did in 2004 with Vocus, it issues a press release.
Witness Systems, also a contact-center player with a concentration on performance optimization, experienced 29% revenue growth and 27% increase in employees to 635. In December, the company announced the acquisition of Blue Pumpkin Software, a supplier of workforce management software.
Vocus Inc., which focuses on corporate communications and public relations, saw a 31% increase in revenue and a 59% increase in number of employees, to 170. The company acquired Gnossos Software in 2004, boosting its government relations business.
This category saw seven fewer players in 2005 than in 2004, while the new category of Lifecycle Management is populated by seven companies this year. Mercury Interactive is at the top of the group, after seeing 35% revenue growth and a 15% growth in employees to reach 2,659. The company is extending from its roots in software quality via testing and performance testing to application management and, most recently, IT governance.
Telelogic saw revenue increase 21% and employees 13% to 719 by the end of 2004. The company offers Doors for the requirements management market, Tau for systems development and testing, and Synergy for software change management. In 2004, Telelogic established a product development lab in Bangalore, India; the firm also has labs in Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.
Serena Software saw revenue increase 10% and employee count 118% to 744. The company positions itself in markets for application lifecycle, change management, and business process management, as well as IT governance. In 2004, Serena completed the acquisition of Merant, extending its change management reach to mainframe and distributed platforms.
Tririga, the enterprise workplace management player, saw its revenues increase 61%, to solidify its position in the market. The company has parlayed its experience in the Las Vegas construction business to move into Web-based real estate and project management products that address a range of processes related to facilities, including space planning, operations and maintenance, and lease administration.
System integration services
Notable for its employee growth was Infosys Technologies Ltd., which saw head count increase 59% to 36,800, and revenue increase 41% in 2004. Customer wins in 2004 included China Bank, a leading commercial bank in the Philippines, which bought Infosys' Finacle banking application for its Internet banking initiative. Infosys also delivered a bus contract management system to the Victorian government in Australia, a $4.5 million project to deliver a system managing over 1,700 bus contracts.
Sapient Corp., offering business consulting and technology services, saw its revenues increase 37% and employee head count 56%. Customer wins in 2004 included energy company BP, which acquired a global Internet platform to help build its brand consistently worldwide. BP operates over 200 Web sites. Sapient also delivered a warfare logistics system to the U.S. Navy last year that employs Web services technology.
EmbeddedPlus Engineering, offering custom development services, saw its revenues increase 22%. The company committed to the Eclipse Foundation's Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project in 2004.
Intentia, which announced its intention in June to merge with Lawson Software, in 2004 increased its revenues 24% to reach No. 91 on the 2005 Software 500. Lawson Software increased its revenues 6% in 2004 to reach No. 104 on the list. The combined company will focus on medium and large enterprises with ERP, performance management, supply chain and asset management products. Lawson products focus on financial, NR, procurement and retailing, while Intentia's focus on manufacturing, distribution and maintenance applications. Lawson's strong presence in the U.S. complements Intentia's strength in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Epicor Software, which targets SMBs and the divisions and subsidiaries of large companies, saw its revenues increase 45% and its head count 52% to 1,450. In addition to manufacturing software, the company (via its acquisitions) now offers products for distribution, hospitality and entertainment, supply chain management, and CRM. Customer wins last year included Shavlik Technologies, supplier of security software and services, which acquired the Epicor CRM suite.
Syspro, targeting the mid-market with its manufacturing software suite built on Microsoft's .NET architecture and XML standards, grew its revenues 12% in 2004 and was positioned in the "Visionaries" quadrant in the midsize ERP market by Gartner. The criteria included core functionality and a range of coverage, including rapid deployment, an integrated product line versus a best-of-breed approach, tightly integrated CRM, multicurrency support, ongoing maintenance of ERP, and a single, global code base.
The content management category was marked by impressive growth from a number of firms. Open Text, the enterprise content management and digital rights competitors, increased revenue 64% in 2004 to reach No. 122 on the 2005 Software 500. Macrovision, with its digital rights management and software licensing support technology, grew revenue 42% to reach No. 160 on the list (Macrovision completed the acquisition of InstallShield in 2004). Stellent, content management software suppliers, grew its revenues 16% to reach No. 230, and Innodata Isogen Inc., offering content-related services and vertical industry focus, increased revenue 47% to reach No. 271 on the list. Ecopy Inc., which concentrates on integrating paper-based processes into digital-based business processes, saw revenue growth of 44% and reached No. 313 on the list. Omtool, focused on document routing, grew revenues 35% to reach No. 383; and Top Image Systems, focused on managing and validating content entering a company from multiple source points, grew its revenue 35% to reach No. 408 on the list.