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Patient's own bone-marrow stem cells could treat resistant TB
Patients' own bone-marrow stromal cells could be used to treat resistant tuberculosis, according to a preliminary study by an international research team.
Conventional treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) uses a combination of antibiotics which are toxic to patients. In this study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, researchers claim using patients' own bone-marrow stromal cells is safe and could help overcome the body's excessive inflammatory response, repair and regenerate inflammation-induced damage to lung tissue, and lead to improved cure rates.
The World Health Organization estimates that in Eastern Europe, Asia, and South Africa 450,000 people have multi-drug resistant TB, and around half of these will fail to respond to existing treatments.
TB bacteria trigger an inflammatory response in immune cells and surrounding lung tissue that can cause immune dysfunction and tissue damage. Bone-marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are known to migrate to areas of lung injury and inflammation and repair damaged tissue. They also modify the body's immune response and could boost the clearance of TB bacteria.
In this phase 1 safety study, 30 patients with multi-drug resistant or extensively-drug resistant TB aged 21–65 years old receiving standard TB antibiotic treatment were also given an infusion of around 10 million of their own stromal cells. The cells were obtained from the patient's own bone marrow, then cultured into large numbers in the laboratory before being re-transfused into the same patient.
MSC infusion was generally safe and well tolerated. During the 6 months follow-up, no serious adverse events were recorded. The most common grade 1 or 2 adverse events were high cholesterol levels (14 of 30 patients), nausea (11 patients), and lymphopenia or diarrhoea (10 patients).
Further analyses showed 16 patients treated with MSCs were deemed cured at 18 months compared with only 5 of 30 TB patients with similar disease not treated with MSCs.
Co-author Professor Alimuddin Zumla, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health at UCL and a BRC-supported researcher, said: "The results of this novel and exciting study show that the current challenges and difficulties of treating multi-drug resistant TB are not insurmountable, and they bring a unique opportunity with a fresh solution to treat hundreds of thousands of people who die unnecessarily of drug-resistant TB. Further evaluation in phase 2 trials is now urgently required to ascertain efficacy and further safety in different geographical regions such as South Africa where multi-drug resistant and extensively-drug resistant TB are rife."
Professor Markus Maeurer from Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, who led the research, explained a follow up with more patients is needed to establish the safety and efficacy of MSC therapy: "The procedures for obtaining stromal cells from the patient's own bone marrow are relatively simple, and if successful in phase 2 trials, will provide a viable adjunctive therapy for patients with multi-drug resistant TB not responding to conventional drug treatment or those with severe lung damage."
To read Autologous mesenchymal stromal cell infusion as adjunct treatment in patients with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: an open-label phase 1 safety trial in full click here.


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Crescent Park
New Orleans Development News
There's a Ton of Development Planned for the Riverfront
By Lauren LaBorde Oct 1, 2015, 1:39pm CDT
The development of Crescent Park, probably the most significant riverfront development in New Orleans since the Moonwalk and Woldenberg Park, reminded people that hey — we have access to the Mighty Mississippi. Why not take advantage of it more? With the second stage of Crescent Park opening recently, there is a lot more development planned to continue to connect the city to the river, and today NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's Katherine Sayre rounded up all the projects in the works.
Some of the big projects include the Trade District development on the 47 acres of vacant land upriver from the Pontchartrain Expressway owned by the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Involved with the project are Howard Hughes Corp. and local developers Joe Jaeger — who recently bought the Market Street Power Plant in a foreclosure auction — and Darryl Berger. The plan is to build a hotel for the Convention Center that would be surrounded by "a new neighborhood of apartments, condos, restaurants, retail and entertainment space." Eskew+Dumez+Ripple and Manning Architects are working on a design for the neighborhood, which would also include "new access to the waterfront with a green space that could rival Woldenberg in terms of scale and in terms of activity," "a campus for education or a museum, a culinary emporium" and a "landmark tower."
There has also been talk of a linear park on Convention Center Boulevard, but the Landrieu administration is not a fan.
As for the Market Street Power Plant, Yeager is planning a "mixed-use entertainment and commercial area," but is focusing more on the Trade District for the time being.
Other big potential projects include developing the city's shuttered Navy facility in Bywater, called the Port of Embarkation, into "several mid-rise residential buildings along with a green park and outdoor amphitheater." The group behind that project is EMDRC Partners, which also includes Yeager.
The Governor Nicholls Street and Esplanade Avenue wharves have been seen as a way to connect Woldenberg and Crescent Parks, but there is still a lot of commercial activity there. The Port of New Orleans has also talked about adding another cruise ship terminal at Poland Avenue, and possibly developing a waterfront restaurant along the terminal near Crescent Park.
· The future of the New Orleans riverfront, from parks to condos [NOLA.com]
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Commentary. Argentina is trembling. Not just because its economy is heavily dependent on Brazil, but because the government of President Macri is facing strong social headwinds.
In the Brazilian crisis, the eye of the Latin storm
written by Roberto Livi
Topic Latin America
Also filed under commentary
President Michel Temer backtracked. He revoked the state of emergency and withdrew the army from the streets of Brasilia. But he hasn't given up his seat, won with an institutional coup against Dilma Rousseff. Therefore, he hasn't turned off the political and social fire.
There is a risk now of this fire spreading to the whole of Brazil, after the street battles in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. "Fora Temer" is the slogan that resonates now in virtually all states of the South American giant. This sign of popular rejection affects not only the president, but, in general, all politicians, perceived as corrupt and inefficient. It reminds of the slogan "Se vayan todos," booming in Argentina in December 2001, reduced to the pavement by a corrupt political class, at that time represented by justicialista President De la Rúa. Even in the case of Brazil, it is no longer a matter of dismissing the coup president, but the lack of confidence in the entire political system. Much of the population cries out for the direct election of the head of state. In other words, an institutional change.
Temer's fate appears sealed. The Order of Lawyers of Brazil introduced on Thursday its impeachment request, which was added to the other 16 already submitted to Congress. Since the disclosure of the polemical audio recording in which Temer consents to pay off an arrested former MP, to avoid being mixed up in corruption, the trickle of defections from his staff is turning into a torrent.
But the fire sparked first by the institutional coup, and after by the hyperliberal laws to 'revitalize' the economy, and ultimately by Temer's decision not to step down despite the complaints, is much larger and dangerous.
For this reason, the three presidents — Lula da Silva (Workers Party), Henrique Cardoso (Party of Brazilian Social Democracy) and José Sarney (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) — met to discuss and agree on future actions in the new political landscape. Although they are the leaders of the country's largest parties, the three leaders will try — these are their expressed intentions — to get out of the strict logic of the party system.
If Temer quits or is removed, the Constitution provides that the president of Congress will assume the presidency for 30 days while Congress elects a president who will serve until the end of 2018. But there is a complication: Nobody under investigation can be appointed. And both the president of the lower house, Rodrigo Maia, and the president of the Senate Eunicio Oliveira — the next in the list — are under investigation for corruption, the huge scandal of "lava jato" which besieges the Brazilian political class. If the prosecutor's office confirms the charges, these two would not be eligible to lead the government of the country. In this case, it would be up to the President of the Supreme Court, Carmen Lucía, to take the chair until Congress can find a presentable candidate.
Some of the names thrown around are 71-year-old Henrique Meirelle, Minister of Finance and former president of the Central Bank under President Lula, and 71-year-old Nelson Jobin, longtime MDB politician, Temer's party.
The crisis in Brazil shakes Argentina. Not only because its economy is heavily dependent on its neighbor, but also because the government of President Macri is facing a strong social protest and a confrontation with the unions. But in general, the whole subcontinent, which is running through a dangerous phase of instability, is concerned about the balance in the South American giant.
In Venezuela, the opposition reiterated its refusal to participate in the Constituent Assembly elections and has made clear its preferred path is to try to overthrow the elected government of Nicolás Maduro with violence. In Colombia, the former guerrillas of the FARC launched an alarm about the difficulty to realize the peace agreements and circulates the concern that the country can be used by the United States as a base for armed an intervention in Venezuela.
Roberto Livi
Originally published in Italian on May 26, 2017https://ilmanifesto.it/nella-crisi-brasiliana-locchio-del-ciclone-latinoamericano/


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YISHMOYAL ACTS LIKE HIS "BLESSING" – THE WILD VIOLENT MAN- WTF
Filed under: PARSHA LECH LECHA
Lech Lecha Bs"d
In the 1948th year after creation of Adam, Avraham our forefather was born. According to our Sages in Midrash, Rabbah Barashet Avraham came to recognize God when he was 48 years old. When he was fifty-two years of age the first two thousand years of "Tohu" (Chaos) of the earth's existence come to their conclusion. In 1948 of the secular calendar, The State of Israel was declared. This is not a coincidence !
Abraham's story is not only distant history. His story is ours. His travels paved the way for our future This week's Torah portion can be summed up by the words of a Mishneh: "Our father Abraham was tested with ten challenges, and he withstood them all, this indicates how great was our father Abraham's love of God " (Ethics of the Fathers 5:3). These tests, challenges come so to actualize and bring out the best out of us by revealing the powerful forces we carry within we have yet to reveal. Abraham faced the threat of death for his beliefs. So why would one think the Tests God gives us will be easy ?
Abraham faced ten tests and each of us may in our own lives in their own unique way. These were the 10 tests of Avraham, ours may differ but in some way may relate to this model:
Abraham in his early childhood had to be hidden for years.
Abraham was put into a fiery furnace because he would not worship the idol of his native land Ur Kasdim, the emperor Nimrod
Avraham had to leave his home and build a new life.
Avraham had to face Famine
Pharaoh's abduction of Sarah.
The Covenant, when Abraham hears about the future subjugation and suffering of his children at the hands of different nations.
Circumcision.
Banishing Ishmael from his home.
The binding of Isaac.
Here is a example how this may all apply to us. Unlike Avraham we may not need to be thrown in to a furnace literally. But we may have to choose to take the "road less traveled"" and not bow down to worship the "idols" of money, fame, and Biblically forbidden pleasures and beliefs, but commit to a higher cause. No matter the cost.Study your life and you will find glimpses of these trials and tribulations, that we call "tests. How many have you faced thus far ?
Avraham was the first to know the God. Nimrod and others knew there were angels , supernal forces , spirits but Avraham was the first to know that there was one supreme being over all of them. Abraham, was the first true pioneer. He blazed a spiritual path to life, forever changing history.
Bilam, Lavan, Pharaoh, Sanheriv, Nebuchadnezzar and later the Greeks had different beliefs but there was one common idea all of them believed that being that the Creator Himself is a unapproachable authority removed from this world. This is why Pharaoh could not believe when Moshe said that the God Himself spoke to him. Every one only believed it was only possible to communicate or worship lower powers like angels. in charge of various forces of nature, or angels in charge of various nations. Abraham and his family and eventually the Hebrew people were the first to claim that God Himself can be worshiped. People of the Nations never heard of such a think and could not even understand such a "radical" idea so the nations rejected this claim.
Avraham is the chariot, conduit to the sefirah of Chesed (loving kindness). Chesed is the first revelation of the Light in this world. The first and basis for the emotional sefirot, which are the vessel for Divine intellect. According to our emotions which result in our actions are we able to perceive. The Zohar explains " אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ, בְּ הִ בָּרְאָם " that the word " בְּ הִ בָּרְאָם " means "when they were created" has the same letters as " בְאַבְרָהָם " (in Avraham). The "tikun" fixing of the world begins Chesed which is in the merit of Avraham. We need to open the upper gates for the Supernal Light to flow into our lives, by acting like Avraham, practicing unconditional love and sharing.
After GOD told Avraham that his decedents shall be as the stars of the sky its said that he had Faith in GOD and it was counted for him as Righteousness. This contains an important lesson. As the mitler Rebbe said peace unto him, Emuna (faith) is the Yesod (foundation-gateway of energy) of every Mitzvah. Or as the Maharall of Prague explains in Givurot GOD that it is a Jew's faith which sustains him in all his endeavors. Or as we can learn out from our verse " He had faith in Yhv"h and it was counted to him as Righteousness". The Zohar tells us that sedek (Righteousness) is Yesod (foundation-gateway of energy). Yesod being as a gate allowing varying degrees of revelation. The degree is determined by the extent of ones emuna . It is through this that we can be as the Malbim understands the Jewish people "a mighty force". Meaning for the revelation of GOD's light in the world.
In our parsha we see Melchizedek chose Abram to be his successor, ordaining Abram to be a "kohen" (priest) as he was. Abram thus became the heir of what some call the Melchizedekian Priesthood. Abram passed this priesthood down to Isaac by his patriarchal blessing, he passed it on to Jacob, who in turn gave it to all twelve of his sons. Thus the entire nation of Israel became Melchizedekian priests. This was confirmed at Mt. Sinai when God called the nation of Israel a "Kingdom of priests" (Exodus 19:6). The sons of Aharon were later chosen to serve as the priests to Israel, as Israel serves as priests to the nations of the world. Thus on Succot Israel offers 70 oxen, one for each nation of the world on Succot.
Thus has Israel been ordained by God, to bring to the nations the message of God's revelation at Mt. Sinai and the message of the Bible. This is what Isaiah means when God says through him "I will make you a light to the nations, so that My salvation shall be until the end of the earth." (49:6)
Being as Avraham foresaw when seeing the heifer, goat and ram were divided in half when a thick darkness fell, a smoking furnace and a torch of fire passed between them dividing them. The smoke and fire being emissaries of the Shechinah. The darkness and fire being the same which was revealed at Sinai. This act of dividing the 2 carcasses is a pact demonstrating that 2 parties are a one. Through the cloud, smoke and fire. The Chuchmah of GOD's Torah. At Sinai there was cloud, smoke and fire as its written :
"These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice which was not heard again. And he wrote them in two tablets of stone, and delivered them to me." (deut 19:5)
"And Mount Sinai was altogether in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount trembled greatly."(ex18:19)
We also see a covenant made in a cloud after the flood as its written :
"I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth." ( 13:9Gen)
"I have put My bow in the cloud…." This bow sent forth its garment ,the cloud, which was given to Moshe. With this garment he was able to to see what he saw and benefit from what was there. (Shar Gilgulim Hakdamah 1)
We also see the cloud, smoke and fire as GOD's force in the Desert as its written :
" And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night" (ex 21:13)
The Clouds of Glory in the desert the midrash teaches us showed Yisrael where to travel shaded them from the desert sun; flattened obstacles, protected from wild beasts, and cleaned their clothing too
It was these forces that protected Yisrael and led the Egyptians to destruction as its written:
"And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these; so that the one came not near the other all the night. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked to the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and brought confusion to the army of the Egyptians,"(20-24:14Ex)
We also see the mystery of the cloud, smoke and fire as GOD's force in :
"And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came from the north, a great cloud, and a fire flaring up, and a brightness was around it, out of its midst, as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. And everyone had four faces, and everyone had four wings." (Ezek 4-6:1)
This is the Mystery of the Markava (chariot). The deepest of secrets.
Only because of this oneness created through our covenant with GOD are we compared to the stars through which GOD guides mazel the providence of creation. So too, each of us continue to take part in the creation which is continual. It is up to us whether Mashiach will come to us because of our great suffering in wars, or He will show his glory miraculously to the world without Yisrael needing to suffer at all.
The God in our parsha of the covenant "between the pieces" guarantees the first patriarch, Avraham a homeland. May we see this fully revealed revealing the Shechinah hastening the Mashiach's arrival by acting as shown to us by Melchizedek king of Shalem who brought forth bread and wine and then blessed Avraham in the name of GOD maker of the Heaven and earth. This is similar to what we do every Shobot when we have bread on our table and we make a blessing on wine in Kidush in the name of GOD remembering the work of creation. The future is set in motion with Avraham's decedents promised the land of Israel, and their nature as said before will be a mighty force. While the decedents of Yishmoyal (the Arab states) are given their blessing " And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him" (16:12). This makes it clear that our Arab neighbors are not a people that GOD has blessed with the quality of being a cooperative, brotherly, understanding, compassionate people of peace. But their nature is quite the opposite. Violence being a major role of theirs in the world. It is from this understanding that we should deal with them. If he is blessed by GOD to be a maniac can we hate what GOD has intended him to be ?. Should we hate the mentally ill if their disposition is violent ?. Or should they be cured of their mental illness. One though should never be fooled by Yishmoyal's facade if he talks as a peaceful people. It is clear that our Arab neighbors are not people that GOD has blessed with the quality of being a cooperative, brotherly, understanding, compassionate people of peace. But their nature is quite the opposite. Violence being a major role of theirs in the world. It is from this understanding that we should deal with them. But violence is best avoided we should seek peace first. Violence is only a last resort. Abraham saw that Ishmael was wicked and had incurred the death penalty for serving idols, he prayed that " only Ishmael would live before You,"hoping he would repent. And so it was, that Ishmael indeed repented, as is known.
In this weeks parsha we find a clear proof of the Divine origin of Torah.It really shows the prophetic nature of Torah clearly.It is written in the Torah :
"You are pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. You will call him Yishmael, because God has heard your affliction. He will be a wild man, and his hand will be against everyone, and the hand of everyone against him. Yet, he will dwell over all of his brothers." (Bereishis 16:11-12)
Does this not describe the the Arabs, the descendants of Yishmael well :
"A wild man, and his hand will be against everyone, and the hand of everyone against him."
Concider this, Even those who wish to deny the Divine origin of Torah, have to agree that the Torah is at least 2,000 years old.
After all, Christianity, which is over 2,000 years old, based itself upon the Torah, which they call the "Old Testament," and they had no problem believing that the Torah was given by God to the Jewish people.
However, 2,000 years ago, the Arab world had yet to really become a nation, and Islam did not yet exist. It would take another 600 years for the Arab world to create a religion of their own, and even longer to become bold enough to try and export their religion to the rest of the world. Any prophecies the Torah made about Yishmael and his descendants were recorded long before it was clear to anyone what kind of people Yishmael would become, and how he would eventually affect the world.
NOW THIS IS A AMAZING proof of the Divine origin of Torah. It really shows the prophetic nature of Torah, AS WHO WOULD KNOW 2000 YEARS AGO ?
Furthermore to make predictions about the descendants of Yishmael, is a make-or-break issue, as if the prediction proved wrong the Bible would have been thrown in the garbage heap of history. No Human author would have taken such a risk.
The four kings who battled with Avraham correspond to the sins of idol-worship, sexual immorality, murder, and forbidden speech. The four exiles were caused by these sins. The king that Abraham fought who came from the east named Araphel was none other than Nimrod. The evil ruler who tried to kill Avraham by forcing him into a furnace. Here he came as King Araphel, problems at time don't just go away they may just change the way they appear to be. Avraham risked his life to save Lot. Lot was living wickedest place in the world at the time, Sidom among the wickedest people, Avraham went to save him, why ? Lot's soul had with him the souls of Ruth and King David. However, he did not know this. It seems Avraham's soul knew this so went to save him. We must try to redeem all the souls we can from the evil forces, as we never know ?
The Ramban teaches us that all the events that happened to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Bible come to teach us about what will happen in the future to us, their descendants
As GOD said to Avraham "I will give of you to the nations". The Hamak Hadavar explains this as meaning that you will be a teacher of wisdom to the nations. Concerning the words " Kings shall come from you" the Hamak Hadavar explains Kings will come from the decedents of Avraham who will suppress the idolatry of the nations" May we see this completely realized with the arrival of the King know as Mashiach quickly in our days


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Letters, petitions oppose parole for East Lansing serial killer
Classmates, officials prepare letters that oppose parole for Don Gene Miller.
Letters, petitions oppose parole for East Lansing serial killer Classmates, officials prepare letters that oppose parole for Don Gene Miller. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2amcNu6
Lansing State Journal Published 9:42 a.m. ET July 27, 2016
Kristine Rose Stuart.(Photo: File)
John and Sue Leahy spent part of a 50th class reunion Saturday collecting signatures.
The Okemos couple asked former classmates of Kristine Stuart to sign a petition to keep her killer in prison.
"We were the people who went on all the searches through all the fields of greater Lansing to try and find her body," Sue Leahy said. "So we are quite willing to do what we can now so no other friend, no other family has to go through this."
Stuart was the fourth known victim of serial killer Don Gene Miller, who will meet with a parole board member in August after spending nearly four decades in prison.
Miller admitted in 1979 to killing four East Lansing women between 1977 and 1978. His confession came as part of a plea deal in which he would lead police to the women's bodies in exchange for a guilty plea to two counts of manslaughter.
Miller is tentatively scheduled to meet with the state parole board the week of Aug. 29, according to Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz.
Gautz said the parole board has received several letters. He said any correspondence regarding Miller's parole hearing should be sent by mid-August.
Sue Leahy said she learned of Miller's latest chance at parole from a Lansing State Journal article last week, about three days prior to her husband's class reunion.
John Leahy graduated from Port Huron Catholic High School 50 years ago with Kristine Stuart and her husband, Ernest Stuart.
Sue Leahy said she and her husband asked people at the reunion to sign copies of a letter urging the parole board to deny Miller's request. The petition has about 100 signatures, she said.
"We passed around the petition in her memory, on her behalf, and we would urge other citizens and families to address the board," Sue Leahy said.
"All of us have an interest in safety."
The Leahys' petition is not the only effort to keep Miller behind bars.
Family members of Miller's victims, former and current prosecutors and former law enforcement have endorsed a letter written by Dr. Frank Ochberg, a clinical professor of psychiatry at MSU and former associate director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
The letter urges the parole board to deny parole to Miller.
"Mr. Miller is a member of a small, deadly, dangerous population: murderers who stalk, capture, torture and kill; murderers who derive sexual and narcissistic gratification from their predation; murderers who maintain a 'mask of sanity' appearing normal and harmless. Moreover, he is a murderer who has chosen a killing zone in the Capital Area of our state," Ochberg's letter states.
Among those endorsing the letter include:
Kay Young, a sister of victim Martha Sue Young
Ernest Stuart, husband of Kristine Stuart
Donna Irish, former stepmother to victims Lisa and Randy Gilbert
G. Michael Hocking, former Eaton County prosecutor and former circuit judge
Peter Houk, former Ingham County prosecutor and former circuit judge
Jay Kohl, former Meridian Township Public Safety director and former vice president of Rutgers University
Doug Lloyd, Eaton County Prosecutor
Gretchen Whitmer, Ingham County Prosecutor
Alan C. Brantley, retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and former senior psychologist with North Carolina Department of Corrections.
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Anyone wishing to write the parole board about the Miller case can visit http://bit.ly/29P2zld, or send a letter to: Michigan Department of Corrections, Attn: Parole Board, P.O. Box 30003, Lansing, MI 48909.
Contact Beth LeBlanc at (517) 377-1167, eleblanc@gannett.com, or on Twitter @LSJBethLeBlanc.
Don Miller parole hearing
People can contact the parole board about the Miller case by visiting http://bit.ly/29P2zld, or by sending a letter to: Michigan Department of Corrections, Attn: Parole Board, P.O. Box 30003, Lansing, MI 48909.
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Q: How to run the Constructor or ngOnInit twice or more The situation I have is the following:
I have an app in which I have several screens, in one of them I have a list of articles, when clicking on an item it takes me to another screen where the detail of that item is shown, this is the route code:
this.navCtrl.navigateForward('/main/item-detalle', { animated: true, queryParams: {item} });

In the detail screen I have a button to delete the item, when the item is deleted, the user is redirected back to the list of items screen:
this._route.navigate(['/main/home/items'], { replaceUrl: true, queryParams: { itemId: id } });

In this code I send you by parameters the ID of the deleted item to be able to remove it from the items page.
But I can't read what I send by parameters in the URL because the constructor and the ngOnInit are not rerun because the items page was not destroyed.
The idea is not to destroy the items page using "replaceUrl: true".
The application uses Ionic with angular.

A: Try this solution to access params in a route.
import { ActivatedRoute, Params, Router } from '@angular/router';

constructor(private activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute) {}

this.activatedRoute.parent.params.subscribe(
      (params: Params) => {
        if(params['itemId']) {
         console.log(params['itemId']);
        }
      }
    );
}

Alternatively, you could use a service to share information between components.

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Thessaloniki is a city full of events of every kind. We have long tradition in the arts, especially film and music. You will find many great events throughout the year so you have to keep notes and check the events calendar before you visit !
There is a well informed website that offers detailed information on all the events in the city in english ! Have a look at I Poli Ston Kosmo before and during your visit for the most updated information on what is happening during your stay. You will find detailed information on all concerts, performances, cinema and theatre listings, as well as all other current events in the city.
There are great annual events that make our city shine all over the globe ! We have two international film festivals, commercial fairs and cultural events. These events put the city in the spotlight for a few days each year. Although the road traffic gets heavier during these times, and we the locals complain, we also enjoy the international atmosphere and get the chance to engage into multi cultural activities.
You will find here the links to these events for each calendar month and during the year you will find detailed posts and up-to-date info for each one.


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Using the Domain Information Groper (dig) command line tool, you can test against the delegation where your domain is hosted, and you will immediately see whether the change took place without accounting for the cache or TTL (Time to Live) that you have configured.
Windows users can download the tool from BIND's website. Use Terminal to access dig on Linux and Macintosh systems.
Before using BIND's dig tool, you must access or install dig on your system. Once you have access to dig, you can use dig to test your DNS.
From your Applications folder, open the Utilities folder, and then select Terminal.
When Terminal is open, type a dig command using a hostname you want to look up.
Go to BIND's website and download the most current, stable version of BIND.
BIND supports both 32 and 64 bit Windows systems. Confirm which version of Windows you are using and download the correct version of BIND. View Microsoft's documentation to determine which version of Windows you are using.
Extract the downloaded file and install BIND in the following directory: C:\Program Files\ISC BIND 9. Select the Tools Only check box.
Once BIND is installed, on the Windows menu open the Control Panel, and then open your System properties.
At the end of the path in the Edit System Variable window, add C:\Program Files\ISC BIND 9\bin, and then click OK.
In the Edit Variables window, click OK. In the System properties window, click OK.
Click the Windows menu icon.
Enter CMD, and then click OK.
Open Terminal (Mac and Linux) or Command Prompt (Windows).
Type dig <any hostname>, and then press Enter.
Question section: The query made to the DNS. In this example, we asked for the first available A record for the hostname, oracle.com.
Answer section: The first available answer for the query made to the DNS. In this example, we received the A record for the IP address 137.254.16.101.
Authority section: The authoritative nameservers from which the answer to the query was received. These nameservers house the zones for a domain.
Additional section: Additional information the resolver may need but not the answer to the query.


NEW ORLEANS (AP) " The Pelicans have reached an agreement in principle to make former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin New Orleans' new executive vice president of basketball operations, three people familiar with the situation said Friday.
Griffin will take over for former Pelicans general manger Dell Demps, who was fired in the middle of his ninth season with the club " a few weeks after All-Star Anthony Davis' trade request in late January.
Gentry has a regular-season record of 145-183 with one playoff appearance last season and one playoff series victory " a sweep of Portland before losing in five games to eventual champion Golden State.
Starting forward Julius Randle and starting point guard Elfrid Payton both will be free agents. Randle is coming off of the best season of his career " averaging 21.4 points and 8.7 rebounds. He credited the Pelicans with fostering his development and said he's open to coming back.


The nationwide power grid down drill known as GridX II revealed that America is vulnerable to an attack on its electrical system, with tens of millions of people potentially left in the dark for weeks if an attack materializes, preliminary results show.
The massive multi-nation test of the electrical grid conducted Nov. 13-14 discovered in no uncertain terms that much if not all of the United States would be left without power if a man-made or cosmic-type natural disaster hit the power grid. The US government participated in the drill.
Off The Grid News readers are not likely shocked by the GridX II findings, but the hordes of Americans who go about their daily lives expecting the lights to always turn on with a flip of the switch should see this as a wake-up call.
During the drill, government and electrical officials pretended that tens of millions of Americans were left in the dark and hundreds of transmission lines and transformers were damaged or destroyed, as a computer virus was injected into the system. Transformers also were bombed during the simulation, The New York Times reported.
All total, 150 people "died" during the simulation – probably not a very realistic scenario for such a widespread outage in which grocery stores would be emptied, with looting and chaos to follow. Grocery stores only keep supplies for about three days of normal shopping.
The power grid is often called America's glass jaw because of the nation's reliability on it but also due to its many weaknesses, such as its vulnerability to a domino effect because it is interconnected. The famous Northeast Blackout of 2003 began with a tree limb falling in Ohio and, after a a chain reaction, ended up with 50 million people losing power, including those in New York City and parts of Canada.
Although a decade has passed since the federal government realized there was no direct authority to deal with such a scenario, that problem has not been resolved. During the past three Congressional legislative sessions it has been suggested that the Federal Electric Regulatory Commission (FERC) be granted the power to regulate power grid operations, but a vote has never been taken. The SHIELD Act, the first real attempt to enhance and protect the power grid, remains stalled in Congress.
The electric power lobby has managed to block passage of these bills, now proposed in the third Congress in a row. … Such activities as NERC's Grid Ex II exercise are academically interesting, but actually do little to deal with this serious threat, now well known for over a decade, including by our enemies and terrorists.
As both the American Blackout original film by National Geographic and the Lights Out Saga independent film (still in production) reveal, life as we know it would cease to exist if the nation is left without power for only a short period of time. If America loses power the nose dive the economy would take would be of epic proportion, the masses would starve, and many would fall victim to violent acts by both criminals and desperate starving folks who had never committed a crime in their lives.
The grid could be attacked any number of ways, including a GridX II-type cyber attack. One example would be a terrorist using something as simple as a USB thumb drive to upload a virus into power plant computers. That was the premise for a novel by former US Senator Byron Dorgan, who believes America is vulnerable to an attack on the grid. A physical attack could happen if someone uses a bomb or other explosive device to destroy essential equipment that often is located miles from cities and populations. That remoteness alone could make the system vulnerable.
An electromagnetic pulse attack (EMP), which could be used by a terrorist or a rogue nation. An EMP is a high-intensity burst of electromagnetic energy caused by the rapid acceleration of charged particles. It would happen following the detonation of a nuclear bomb high above cities via a missile, frying the power grid. Congress formed a commission to study and issue a report on such a possibility.
An earth-directed solar flare. A major solar flare took place in 1859, causing telegraph systems to fail and even shocking telegraph operators. The solar storm was so significant that Northern Lights were seen as far south as Cuba and Hawaii.
"America relies on an aging electrical grid and pipeline distribution systems, some of which originated in the 1880s," the report read.


In response to Daily Post Photo Challenge: 'Vibrant' and Jane Dougherty Poetry Challenge #15: 'Shadorma'.
past and soon to come.
We Don't Know Beans— February Blogging Event!
so beautiful flowers and such a piece of poetry with it. Perfect , but now I am craving for spring !
Thank you 🙂 Spring is coming…woke up today to almost no snow…we're going through a warmer rainy spell… of course it'll probably get colder before the real spring.
yes 🙂 here is more cold with rains .
I love your flower photos and poems. I grew day lillies years ago when I lived in the hills. I'd forgotten how lovely they are. Thanks for reminding me.
Thank you:)) Orange ones are quite common around here, but these brilliant red ones come up every year by the house.


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2015 Festival programme announced
The full programme for the 2015 Presteigne Festival has been announced, with the publication of the Festival Brochure last week:
Now in its thirty-third year, the Presteigne Festival celebrates music, musicians and very much more with a wide variety of vibrant arts events. This year we feature Nordic music, marking the 150th anniversaries of Sibelius and Nielsen whilst also embracing the contemporary voices of Einojuhani Rautavaara and Pēteris Vasks.
The Festival has an enviable reputation for the commissioning of new music and 2015 is especially exciting with important pieces from Charlotte Bray, David Knotts, David Matthews, Cecilia McDowall, Joseph Phibbs, Michael Small and composer-in-residence, Matthew Taylor.
In addition, our complementary programme of exhibitions and talks – on a wide range of subjects with local and broader interest – includes Welsh painters, medieval archaeology and architecture, and an award-winning one-man show.
The artist roster brims over with extraordinary talent; Presteigne favourites return (including Tom Poster, Gillian Keith and the Navarra Quartet), whilst other musicians make their first pilgrimage to the Welsh Marches – among them outstanding British violinist Fenella Humphreys and piano-duettists Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa.
With such remarkable ingredients – tremendous music, superb artists and speakers, some of the most beautiful scenery in the country – who could fail to enjoy this wonderful Festival. We look forward to welcoming you in August.
Online and Postal Booking on Tuesday 5 May 2015
To view full details of 2015 Festival performance programme, click here
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When the small things make a big difference
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How do you discern the motives and intentions of others? How can you tell the honesty and trustworthiness of someone before it is too late? There is no easy answer. Often we learn these lessons from the school of hard knocks.
I am often struck how in human relationships the small things can make a huge difference. Apparently inconsequential actions can reveal otherwise undisclosed hearts and attitudes. Here are some stories that illustrate this.
Someone I knew a few years ago use to run a successful cleaning company in Central London. Among his clients were a number of very wealthy Middle Eastern business people. I remember talking with him how he ended up having such a large number of this group to work for. He humbly replied he himself was not sure. However, he also remembered early in his career, when he was just starting out he was asked to go to an address in Central London to do a cleaning job. While cleaning he found at the back of a sofa £800 in cash. His immediate response was to pass this onto the owner. Ever since then, although he couldn't prove it, he noticed how he found himself being contacted by a large number of very wealthy clients to do similar cleaning jobs for them.
Someone else I know had a very senior position in a large organisation. Unbeknown to most people his wife was also his secretary. Having such an important role many of those who came to see him were very deferential and respectful to him. However, what he found particularly interesting was the feedback he got from his wife as to how visitors who wanted to see him would treat her.They did not realise she was his wife and so the way they treated her gave valuable information about their inner motivations. I remember him telling me how it gave a valuable insight into some people's true character. A person's true character reveals itself in the way they treat people who are of apparently little consequence to them.
A relative of mine in India who was a self-employed business man was a number of years ago swindled by his business partner. When I talked with him about what had happened, I asked him if there was anything looking back he should have paid attention to. Was there some clue that might have given more of an insight into this man's true motives. He paused and told me about an occasion about a year earlier when he had lent this business partner his motor bike. The business partner returned the motor bike after a week, but with no fuel in the petrol tank. At the time he just assumed it was inconsequential, although my relative's father did tell him that was very inconsiderate. Looking back my relative had to conclude it was a warning he should have heeded more attention to.
For me, a number of years ago I got into a business deal with someone. He appeared very knowledgeable and astute. He had a seemingly plausible story about his business acumen. Myself along with two other friends were taken in by his apparent skills and expertise only to be badly burnt by his eventual dishonesty. The small things we should have paid more attention to? The occasions when he never offered to pay the bill for meals out or never inviting us over to his place. When we did eventually go to where he lived it was remarkable the disconnect between what he said and how he lived. On the one hand small matters, but in the light of what happened quite significant.
Dan Sullivan talks about the characteristics of someone to consistently do business with and keep in relationship with. The list in many ways so ordinary and unglamorous, but they tell a lot about someone's character:
Show up on time.
Do what you say you are going to do.
Finish what you start.
Say please and thank you.
What is remarkable is that even though these are so much a part of common sense, they are not common practice.
What examples in your own life are there of small things making a big difference?
When science demonstrates truth is stranger than fiction
The Law of the lid
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Come visit us at any one of these events through out 2019!
At the Isanti County Fairgrounds in Cambridge, Minnesota.
At NRG Park in Houston, Texas.
At the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas.
At the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds in Decorah, Iowa.
At the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon.
At the Washington State Fair Grounds in Puyallup, Washington.
At the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota.
At the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park Kansas.
In the Expo Building at the W.H Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
At the Lancaster Events Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
At the Minnesota Renaissance Festival Grounds in Shakopee, Minnesota.
At the Arvada Harvest Festival in McIlvoy Park in Arvada, Colorado.
At Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, Colorado.
At the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, Colorado.


The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched an exciting new award aimed at recognising the best in contemporary British housing projects, named after one of the discipline's most respected and revered figures.
The Neave Brown Award for Housing was announced by RIBA yesterday, with a shortlist to follow on Thursday 25 July 2019, and a prize-giving ceremony which will take place as part of the Institute's RIBA Stirling Prize ceremony in October this year.
Described by RIBA as, "a socially-motivated, modernist architect," Neave was best known for designing various housing estates, largely in Camden. The most celebrated of these — at least here in 2019 — is Alexandra Road, "a street-based alternative," to the predominant high-rise estates that ruled the city's skylines then and now. His work often "placed an emphasis on communal spaces and shared facilities," with the creation of "capacious and generous rooms for occupants," a primary concern.
Put simply, it recognises the best new example of affordable housing in the UK, and as such is a fitting tribute to one of the most socially-conscious architects of our time.


American singer/songwriter Katy Perry has taken her feud with American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift to the next level.
The Roar singer registered her new track called 1984 on BMI, which has led fans to think that it is reference to Swift's latest album 1989.
The 25-year-old Red singer and Perry were best friends for a long time before things got bad between the two.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Swift revealed that the song Bad Blood from 1989, is about a former friend. The two apparently fought over backup dancers.
Perry took a dig at Swift during the 2015 Super Bowl half-time show, which took place on 1 February at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona.
During the performance, the 30-year-old singer's backup dancers wore high-waist polka dot bikinis, something similar to what Swift had worn while holidaying with Conor Kennedy on the shores of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts in 2012.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Billboard, Russell Brand's estranged wife, said she will not let anyone tarnish her reputation.
"If somebody is trying to defame my character, you're going to hear about it [during the performance]," she said.
It was previously reported that American singer-songwriter John Mayer is allegedly helping Perry write a song about Swift.


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Left to right: Penticton Vees Bradly Nadeau, Ryan Hopkins, Aydar Suniev and Josh Nadeau will be participating in BCHL's 60th Anniversary Prospects game at the SOEC Friday night. The weekend All Star and Alumni games continue Saturday at the outdoor rink. (Logan Lockhart Western News)
Expect large crowds, road closure near Penticton's outdoor rink for BCHL all-star games
Martin Street partially closed Saturday while alumni, skills and all star games take place
Logan Lockhart
Those spending time around Penticton's downtown core this weekend should expect large crowds, extra traffic congestion and some road closures because of the B.C. Hockey League's 60th-anniversary all-star game festivities.
The league is holding most of its all-star game events at the city's new outdoor rink at 107 Martin Street on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Martin Street, as a result, will be closed between Estabrook Avenue and Lakeshore Drive from 1 to 7 p.m., the city has announced.
Traffic control crews will be on-site all afternoon, during events like the BCHL skills competition, alumni game and three-on-three all-star game tournament.
"All visitors to the area are advised to avoid using these roads, where possible, and to exercise caution in the area until all signs and barricades have been removed," the city says in its announcement.
Events at the outdoor rink are free to attend. Bleachers are expected to be set up.
Before Saturday's festivities at the outdoor rink, the BCHL is bringing its top prospects game to the SOEC on Friday, Jan. 20, an event attended well annually by both NHL and NCAA scouts.
Community skates, featuring players from the Penticton Minor Hockey Association, are planned at the outdoor rink on Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday schedule at the outdoor rink
BCHL sponsorship game: 11:30 a.m.
Skills competition 1 p.m.
Alumni game 2:30 p.m.
All-star tournament 4 p.m.
Community skate 6:30 p.m.
A schedule of the weekend's festivities can be found here.
READ MORE: BCHL all-star weekend in Penticton set to be first of its kind
READ MORE: Scott Niedermayer, Kyle Turris among stars announced for BCHL Alumni Game in Penticton
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Yes, you read that right…Texas!!! You would think that a major revolt with regard to high-stakes testing would come from a more…shall we say…bluish, or Democrat controlled state, but, nope! I am so pleasantly surprised by this development because if they can revolt in one of the reddest of the Red states, then it will be possible in the more purple and certainly in the blue states! In other words, this is GREAT news!
In this MUST-SEE video below Rick Casey goes over the news out of Texas with regard to huge news in the education world. I can imagine the board room at Pearson Education right now in panic. You see, Pearson makes tons of money providing all of the testing for school districts. As a matter of fact, here is a priceless quote from the video below, something I have alluded to many times in my posts: "The assessment and accountability regime has become not only a cottage industry but a military industrial complex." This statement was uttered by the outgoing Education Commissioner for the State of Texas! I have referred to this behemoth as the Education Industrial Complex in the past.
Watch the video, pass it around to your teacher friends, let us HOPE this trend spreads. Let's do MORE than hope, let's be active in helping it spread. I am doing my part with this blog…pass it around…let's get people involved!
Texas, the birthplace of the national movement toward high-stakes testing of public school children, is in retreat. Members of the Legislature are lining up to file bills designed to lessen the role of the latest high-stakes testing scheme in determining what grades students get and whether they graduate.
At least four Republican state senators have filed bills, as has Democratic Sen. Leticia Van de Putte and Rep. Mike Villarreal of San Antonio.
This comes after more than two-thirds of the state's 1,200 school boards have passed resolutions balking at the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR tests.
The revolt was given a huge boost last January when Education Commissioner Robert Scott, having decided to step down after five years as commissioner, decided to follow the old Arab proverb: He who would speak the truth must first have one foot in the stirrup.
He got that right. Texas's current 5-year contract with testing giant Pearson to develop and analyze our tests is worth nearly half a billion dollars. They have six lobbyists in Austin to keep the funds flowing.
Yet when the Legislature a few years ago said it wanted the tests to tell us not only how students were doing, but how much they improved from the previous year, Pearson was unable to do so. Instead, they came up with a scheme, called the Texas Projection Measure, that was so convoluted that students could get zero on some tests and still be counted as passing.
The Projection Measure was so silly that it was killed — after some school districts awarded bonuses based on its badly flawed projections.
But there has always been silliness in Texas' march toward school accountability. It began with the first measurement of teacher skills. Back in the mid-1980s, school administrators were required to give teachers several weeks' notice that on a particular day they would sit in the classroom and rate the teacher's performance according to a standardized lengthy check list.
Did they speak clearly? Did they make eye-contact with the students? Did they call on a variety of students? And on and on. Left off the check list: Were the students learning? The result: Our students still weren't succeeding, but all our teachers were above average.
So we started testing students with tests such as TAAS and TAKS and now STAAR. Every half dozen years or so, however, the test had to be changed.
The official line was that it was to ramp up expectations. But there was also this simple fact: Teachers, under heavy pressure from principals under pressure, were teaching the test more effectively every year. This was demonstrated by the predictably low performance the first year of every new test.
Last year, STAAR's first year, students were given passing grades in some tests for getting fewer than half the answers right. For the first time writing was tested, and nearly 40 percent didn't pass the very basic test.
And after 20 years of high-stakes testing, fewer than half of Texas's graduating students are ready for college, according to the state's Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Nobody should pine for the days before high-stakes testing, when some schools in poor areas had such low expectations that they didn't offer algebra. But the high-stakes question for the Legislature is this: If this system of accountability isn't helping get the results we want, shouldn't we try something else?
This column first appeared as the "Last Word" on KLRN's "Texas Week with Rick Casey." The program appears Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.


Happy Holidays, and so far, we are enjoying the season, the people, even the rain. We hope you are, too–except for the questionable weather you may be having in your area.
We spent a few days traipsing through town and viewing all the gingerbread houses in the Sausalito (CA) Gingerbread Houses' contes t. After attempting our first ever house to your left, we decided we needed to explore all those possibilities. It's almost like after reading your thriller novel, you decide to read others, like yours, but maybe, not so much like yours. Here are the houses we visited. Oh, BTW, our roof caved in within the hour.
and at last, the Fairmont Hotel's huge gingerbread rooms!
We did come to one conclusion after observing the mastery of this art form. Our first New Year's resolution: no more building of gingerbread houses.
Hope you enjoyed the quick show. Happy Holidays once again, and again.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2015 by Patricia Morin.


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Off to work running late.... bicycle awaits me Gareth... wet seat and all.
morning morning got to work safe enough in the justy.... nice car really :roll: who said they wernt?
Afternoon Peter - Hows tricks m8? Hows Joan too?


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Jack White Thumbs Nose at Music Critics
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Well, I suppose it's our own fault. In a move that echoes Radiohead's surprise announcement of an impending album last fall, Jack White's wear-whatever-colors-we-want band the Raconteurs have just announced via their website that they'll release a new album, Consolers of the Lonely, next Tuesday on all formats. But unlike Radiohead, Jack White seems to be a little bitter about, ulp, music critics who jump the gun by reviewing promotional releases or leaks:
We wanted to get this record to fans, the press, radio, etc., all at the EXACT SAME TIME so that no one has an upper hand on anyone else regarding it's availability, reception or perception… the Raconteurs would rather this release not be defined by it's first weeks sales, pre-release promotion, or by someone defining it FOR YOU before you get to hear it.
Wow, and all-caps, even. That's internet for shouting!
After the jump: critics, can't live with 'em, can't crush their heads in vices.
Seriously, though, are critics "defining" releases for people? Especially in this day and age, with the proliferation of tha bloggz, it seems like critics actually outnumber non-critics, so I've always personally felt that sharing my opinions about stuff is merely adding to the conversation (and also hopefully entertaining readers) … (insert cricket chirping sounds here). As an artist myself, I know that a bad review (or even a great review that maybe mentions one small quibble) can send me into a vodka-soaked depression, but that's par for the course, and honestly I can't imagine being bothered by an early review. Shouldn't even an artist of White's stature be pleased with the attention? So, this statement is pretty silly, and as the Guardian points out, "anti-marketing" is a marketing gimmick itself, and one that only bands who have benefited from the already-existing music industry setup are now free to utilize:
It's a shame that it's only really viable for an act which, including as it does Jack White, already possesses both presumed financial security and an existing audience. If nobody had heard of the Raconteurs, then without pre-publicity, they might as well shoot the album into space as release it to an oblivious public, regardless of format, date, content or the best of intentions.
Hey, don't knock space aliens as a target demographic, I hear they love the Beatles. Anyway, the Raconteurs are generally pretty great, and at least they're selling 320kbps mp3s of the new album on their own website, which, again, you can get next Tuesday, March 25th.
Photo used under a creative commons license from Flickr user Hoodrat.


text:
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace FilmWebAPI.Requests.Get
{
    public class GetUserFilmsWallEntries : RequestBase<dynamic>
    {
        public GetUserFilmsWallEntries() : base(Signature.Create("getUserFilmsWallEntries"), FilmWebHttpMethod.Get)
        {
        }

        public override async Task<dynamic> Parse(HttpResponseMessage responseMessage)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}


text:
require "rest_client"

module VagrantPlugins
  module LoginCommand
    class Client
      # Initializes a login client with the given Vagrant::Environment.
      #
      # @param [Vagrant::Environment] env
      def initialize(env)
        @env = env
      end

      # Removes the token, effectively logging the user out.
      def clear_token
        token_path.delete if token_path.file?
      end

      # Checks if the user is logged in by verifying their authentication
      # token.
      #
      # @return [Boolean]
      def logged_in?
        token = self.token
        return false if !token

        with_error_handling do
          url = "#{Vagrant.server_url}/api/v1/authenticate" +
            "?access_token=#{token}"
          RestClient.get(url, content_type: :json)
          true
        end
      end

      # Login logs a user in and returns the token for that user. The token
      # is _not_ stored unless {#store_token} is called.
      #
      # @param [String] user
      # @param [String] pass
      # @return [String] token The access token, or nil if auth failed.
      def login(user, pass)
        with_error_handling do
          url      = "#{Vagrant.server_url}/api/v1/authenticate"
          request  = { "user" => { "login" => user, "password" => pass } }
          response = RestClient.post(
            url, JSON.dump(request), content_type: :json)
          data = JSON.load(response.to_s)
          data["token"]
        end
      end

      # Stores the given token locally, removing any previous tokens.
      #
      # @param [String] token
      def store_token(token)
        token_path.open("w") do |f|
          f.write(token)
        end
        nil
      end

      # Reads the access token if there is one, or returns nil otherwise.
      #
      # @return [String]
      def token
        token_path.read
      rescue Errno::ENOENT
        return nil
      end

      protected

      def with_error_handling(&block)
        yield
      rescue RestClient::Unauthorized
        false
      rescue RestClient::NotAcceptable => e
        begin
          errors = JSON.parse(e.response)["errors"]
            .map { |h| h["message"] }
            .join("\n")

          raise Errors::ServerError, errors: errors
        rescue JSON::ParserError; end

        raise "An unexpected error occurred: #{e.inspect}"
      rescue SocketError
        raise Errors::ServerUnreachable, url: Vagrant.server_url.to_s
      end

      def token_path
        @env.data_dir.join("vagrant_login_token")
      end
    end
  end
end


In-fact the movie revolves on a concept - that when your inner child is hurt, the lesson is to heal the wound, learn the lessons and help yourself towards soul development in easy and joyful manner.
I thought it's a wonderful opportunity to heal your inner child, embrace the past, so that you are set to embark on new beginnings. for that do the exercise as follows or book an appointment with me.
1. Keep a glass of water ready.
2. Sit in a comfortable position in a place so that nobody can disturb you. Let your mobile be kept on silent.
3. Invoke your higher self, spirit Guides, guardian angels, archangels, Ascended masters, God, Goddess to be present to help you with their blessing to guide you in the entire healing process of healing past incidences or any emotional hurt during the childhood times that created inner child inside you.
4. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, inhaling from nose, holding your breath for few seconds and exhaling from mouth. Do this till you are relaxed. You can make large 'haaa' sound too.
5. Once your body and mind is relaxed, then slowly rewind your past incidences, past memories, past scenes, past words what you heard or any past smells that may surface now. Allow your mind , emotions to flow freely.
6. For any past incidences - guilt, traumas, mistakes, hurts, separations, unprotected feelings, unloved feeling, any rejections or any embarrassed feelings- let all those feelings surface up and give them permission to go..you just need to discharge or acknowledge those feelings and allow them to go.
a. It's an expression of your negative emotions to let go from your inner self.
b. It removes away all your negative emotions, thoughts , feelings which no longer serve your purpose, hence it plays a pivotal role in clearing your chakras and auras.
c. It compels one to clear painful memories embedded deeply in our sub conscious mind.
d. Even if you feel like crying or feel sad or feel angry, do whatever is needed to vent out your negative emotions, and once you begin to vent out, your mind is triggered to release more and more.
7. After emptying all your emotions, you have created some space in your soul, mind and body. Now have a glass of water and be relaxed.
8. Fill that space with positive thoughts. Think and introspect - how did these painful past incidences help you? Think- they made you a stronger person, self reliant, weren't they the push buttons to spirituality? Didn't they make you a compassionate human being? These past incidences were actually 'Blessings in Disguise' and have made you strong.
9. Finally, express gratitude to all your past incidences. If you wish to forgive someone, you may do forgiveness prayer or Ho'oponopono.
Say, " I am sorry, please forgive me, i love you, thank you..."
If you don't wish to forgive someone, it's perfectly ok. Don't push yourself. Please respect yourself. Maybe you need to release more before you bid final goodbye to these incidences.
10. Affirm- ' I am abundantly Blessed in every aspect of my life, be it health, wealth, love, relationship, spirituality and more.
I am at peace and I am prosperous.
Thank you, thank you, thank you '.
Why one should heal inner child or past incidences?
Understand that these negative emotions have cascading effects on personality, psychological and behavioral aspects and most important on karmas.
1. Sets one free from the burdens of the past and emotional dramas. Releases anxiety, guilt, hurts, traumas, sadness, insomnia, depression, loneliness and more...creating pure energies and confidence.
3. Spiritual integration - a moment to delve within. This also aligns you to your soul mission.
4. Restructuring yourself as an adult by taking your responsibility in your hand to keep you happy and joyful....giving love, smiles, joy , happiness to your own inner child who never knew how to.
5. It is a powerful tool for karmic release and past emotional baggage.
Don't let your past ruin your present and your beautiful future.
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What beverages does MFRE include? » We offer drinking water at all times as each raft has a water cooler as well as Ultima Electrolyte and Coconut beverage crystals during lunch. For evening we provide soda such as LaCroix and other low sugar drinks. If you would like Coke or Diet Coke you can bring that with you and we can make sure they are cold for you. We provide limited (1-2 glasses) red and white wine in the evenings. We do not provide beer and you are free to bring some, just make sure beer is in cans only. For those who want more than a couple of glasses of wine at night, you can bring more wine if you wish and glass is ok. Hard liquor can be brought in glass as well.
How do I pack while on the trip? » Travel with Duffel Bags only. You will transfer all of your personal clothing and sleep kit (sleeping bag, pad and pillow we provide) into two dry bags (approximately 28″L X 13″W X 13"H). PLEASE DO NOT BRING SUITCASES for this trip! We also give you a small dry bag for personal items during the day, like camera, rain shell, sunscreen etc. If you have extra luggage and computers, it can be stored in your car trunk during the trip.
Where do a store valuables? » You will want to have ID and a major credit card with you in the event of an emergency evacuation due to injury. This never happens, but we want you to be prepared. You can place in a double ziplock and place in the bottom of your dry bag for the trip. Since jewelry is a potential "loss" item on your river trip, we recommend you leave all valuables at home. You may want to have cash available for a tip for your guides or to purchase items immediately following the river trip. No watches are recommended as this is "river time".
What about the Toilet Facilities? »We bring along aluminum porta-potties that are placed in an isolated and secluded spot with amazing views of the river canyon.
What are the Sleeping Kits MFRE provides? » We provide large 20F rectangular sleeping bags, a Kelty camp pillow, and a 2″ thick sleeping pad. We also provide Kelty Gunnison 4 man tents for 1 or 2 people. Singles go at no extra charge. If you are concerned about sleeping on the ground let us know and we can provide a cot for the trip at no extra charge.
How is the Hiking? »There are many hiking opportunities on the trip. The hikes can be short side canyon hikes with river shoes or longer hikes with lightweight hiking shoes from camp.
Will I get to do all the river craft options? »We rotate people each day into different river craft if they want. You can choose, if appropriate, between the oar boats, paddle raft, inflatable kayaks, and SUP (stand up paddle) boards. If you want to go for it, try the Inflatable Kayaks or Paddle Board. If you feel like relaxing then an oar raft is more suitable.
Who are these trips appropriate for? »As long as people are in good physical condition and can swim, we can take you on these trips. Our minimum age is 5 years old on the Main and 6 years old on the Middle Fork in July- Sept. Age is 12 minimum in June and all participants in June must be ready for bigger whitewater and colder water temperatures.
How much do I tip the guides? » Your guides will make every effort to see that each of your adventures is enjoyable and successful. Gratuities for guides are appropriate, greatly appreciated and at your discretion, as a gesture of thanks for their professionalism and service. A suggested per-person guideline is around 10-15% of the total trip price. The common practice is to give the gratuity to the trip leader at the end of the trip. In trips where there are multiple guides, the gratuity will be split amongst all of them. Please make all checks out to "cash" and not MFRE.


For convenience, the three texts are called A, B, and C. The A text is dated to 1362-63, the B text to 1377, and the C text to about 1393.
Sloth, the drunken priest, does not know his pater-noster ( Lord's Prayer, Matt. vi 9-13) perfectly as the priest sings it, but he knows rymes of Robyn Hood and Randolf earl of Chester. This remains the earliest certain mention of England's most famous outlaw hero.
'Atte nale, at the ale-house; see note to Pass. i. 43, p. 6. We here read that Sloth, who was a priest (see 1. 30) used to resort to the ale-house like the 'Sir Piers' mentioned in Pass. vii. 367; and even ventured to talk scandal in the church itself'. ( Skeat, vol. ii. p. 95, as per notes to C. Passus VIII).
It is unclear as to whether Langland is alluding to two separate traditions, one relating to Robin and the other to Ranulf, or is the reference to a tale or tales in which both Robin and Ranulf are present; in Passus VIII there appears to be the allusion of two separate traditions. There were three Ranulf earls of Chester: Ranulf I, 1120-1129, Ranulf II, 1129-1153, and Ranulf III,1181-1232. There is some belief that Ranulf II was the person named by Langland. The Complete Peerage tells us that he distinguished himself as a soldier, and he was in conflict with King Stephen. A more plausible candidate is Ranulf III, as he is likely to be the Earl of Chester mentioned in Sir Launfal, a Middle English lay of the late fourteenth century. There can be no doubt that Ranulf III appears in the romance of Fouke Fitz Waryn, a real outlaw who has influenced the legend of Robin Hood. Skeat mentions this Ranulf as well: 'When this Randle was besieged by the Welsh in Rhuddlan castle, he was released by a rabble of minstrels, led by Roger Lacy (see Ritson's Ancient songs vol. i. pp. vii, and xlvi., and Percy's Essay on the Ancient Minstrels); and, since some privileges were conferred on the minstrels in consequence of this exploit, the least they could do in return would be to make 'rymes' concerning him.' (Skeat, vol. ii. p. 95) This account appears in William Dugdale's Baronage of England (London 1675). Another account in the same work, ascribed to an 'old monk of Peterborough' tells of the deposition of John and the subsequent French invasion. On the death of John the loyalists are rallied, and the invaders defeated at Lincoln; their leader, the earl of Perche, is killed by Ranulf, and the young Henry crowned king. This is possibly part of a lost romance that was in the possession of the monk of Peterborough, glorifying the earl of Chester. It is impossible to say whether either of both of these stories supplied the content of the 'rhymes' known to Langland.
ribaudye, ie. ribaldry, indulging in course language or vulgar jokes.
Roberde's knaves, ie. robbers, outlaws.
Reddite, probably referring to 'Reddite ergo omnibus debita,' (Render therefore to all their dues) in Romans 13:7. Langland was obviously familiar with the Vulgate, a Latin translation of the older bible texts, created mainly by St. Jerome between 382 and 405 CE. The saying as written in Matthew 22:21 reads: Reddite ergo, quae sunt Caesaris, Caesari et, quae sunt Dei, Deo. (Therefore give back those things that are Caesar's to Caesar and those thing that are God's to God.) There are several versions of this.
Robyn the ropere, recorded as Roper, Raper, and the rare Rapper, this is usually a surname of English origins. If so it derives from the pre 7th Century word "rap", meaning a rope, with the suffix "-er", meaning one who does. It was given as a medieval occupational name to a rope maker. Rope making was one of the most important skills of early times, and the requirement has continued right through to the present day. Occupational surnames were unusual in that in the 12th to 14th century they only became hereditary when a son followed his father, or possibly grandfather, into the same line of business. If the son adopted a new skill he took that as a (sur)name. Early examples of recordings taken from surviving rolls and charters include Richard le Ropere, in the Curia Regis rolls of the county of Hertfordshire in the year 1220, and Peter le Roper and Walter le Ropere who are recorded in the Hundred Rolls of landowners of Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire in 1273.
And Robyn the rybaudoure, probably the term is linked to ribald, 'scoundrel,' 'low entertainer,' attested from the early fourteenth century in English, and earlier in Old French (ribaud) and Latin (ribaldus).
Robert Renne-aboute shal nowte haue of myne, Robert Run-about shall not have of mine, probably in the context of condemning illegitimate beggars who take alms falsely.


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We're totally committed to "creating an unprecedented level an openness in government," he said. "In the face of doubt, openness prevails," he assured us. "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," he promised. So, how's all that unprecedented transparency and openness been going for our freshly reelected administration?
A new audit from the National Security Archive found that 62 of the 99 government agencies have not updated their FOIA regulations since then and the vast majority of those — 56 — have not even updated them since the passage of the OPEN Government Act of 2007, which "mandated that agencies reform their fee structures, institute request tracking numbers, publish specific data on their FOIA output, and cooperate with the new FOIA mediators at the Office of Government Information Services." Additionally, only six agencies (NARA, the EPA, Commerce, Treasury, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and the Merit Systems Protection Board) have joined FOIAonline, a one-stop shop for making and tracking FOIA requests.
Some of Business Forward's members include AT&T, Facebook, Lockheed Martin, McDonald's, Verizon and Wal-Mart, according to the group's website.
"When you're an ally of the president, you can often bring in as many people into the White House that you want," said Jade West, senior vice president of government relations for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.
"Business Forward is a political organization founded to support the Obama administration. So the fact they can bring people in to see the president and his people is neither a surprise nor terribly impressive," West said.
As much as Obama loves to talk a big game about cracking down on the supposed malpractices of big business, there's a whole heap of malpractice that comes from rent-seeking through the channels made available by big government. As I've said before, the Obama administration loves big business, and they love to be loved by big business. All of these rules and regulations ostensibly meant to protect consumers can actually be pretty darn helpful for the big guy, because they crowd out the little guy with compliance costs and allow the well-monied big guy to get into the White House through the front door. Then, Obama gets to look like he's welcoming business leaders' ideas and input, and say, see? All of these successful, big businesses really do support my policies. Yeah, no kidding.


text:
Q: Dota 2 API ошибка "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token" vm.getDotaApi = function () {
    var url = "https://api.steampowered.com/IDOTA2Match_570/GetLeagueListing/v1/";
    $http({
        method: 'JSONP',
        url: url,
        dataType: 'json',
        responseType: "json",
        callback: 'JSON_CALLBACK',
        params: {
            key: 'my_key*********',
        }
    }).
    success(function (response) {
    }).
    error(function (data, status, headers, config) {
    });
}

В проекте использую AngularJS, серверного кода не использую, только Front-End
Делаю http-запрос на Dota 2, в Network статус запроса 200 (зеленый)

Могу посмотреть данные, которые я мог бы получить (в "Preview")

Но я не могу использовать эти данные, так как не могу зайти в 'success'для манипуляций с полученными данными (сразу перекидывает в 'error').
В консоли ошибка "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token"
Читал и англоязычный форум и русскоязычный, но нигде не нашел решение этой проблемы.

A: Ответ сервера не является валидным JSONP-ответом. Более того, это обычный JSON-ответ. Насколько мне известно, api.steampowered.com не дает JSONP-интерфейса. И заголовков CORS он тоже не выдает. Поэтому вам нужна серверная часть.

A: Проблема решается на стороне сервера.
Если в общих чертах, то для получения данных браузеры требуют разрешения на сервере. Steam не дает такого разрешения и по-этому нужно самому написать back-end и "разрешить" использовать запросы и получать данные.
Я не знаю серверную часть, по-этому мне помог друг.
`
        string url = "https://api.steampowered.com/IDOTA2Match_570/GetMatchHistory/v1?key=my_key**************";

        HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
        HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
        Stream receiveStream = response.GetResponseStream();

        StreamReader readStream = new StreamReader(receiveStream, Encoding.UTF8);

        Console.WriteLine("Response stream received.");
        Console.WriteLine(readStream.ReadToEnd());
        response.Close();
        readStream.Close();

`
Пока искал решение проблемы, нашел альтернатива этому оффициальному API для Dota 2 - Opendota
Но с этим API сложно организовать сайт с авторизацией и автоматической подгрузкой данных для аккаунта, так как там не используеться ключ Steam, который должен определять пользователя. Но там можете делать обычные get-запросы и спокойно получать данные, без программирования на стороне сервера.


The market for flow cytometer reagents is rising fast due to increasing use of flow cytometry in pharmaceutical and biotechnological industry, launch of new reagents for specific applications like diagnostics & drug discovery, development of user-friendly & software, growing prevalence of infectious diseases etc. The market restraints are the high cost of the flow cytometer reagents because of the proprietary nature of most reagents and the lack of transparency in the market.
A close look at the market reveals that product development is the most attractive strategy which has been exploited by many market players. The high profit margin and returns on investment on the flow cytometer reagents has led to the growth of the market with many large firms entering the market. The growing adoption of flow cytometry techniques in research activities especially drug development has led to growth of the market for flow cytometer reagents. Another important driver has been the increasing adaptation and automation of flow cytometer in diagnostics especially infectious diseases.
The global flow cytometer reagents market is expected to reach US$ 8.88 billion by 2023, and the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of ~ 12.0 % during the forecast period 2017-2023.
The global flow cytometer reagents market has been segmented on the basis of types, applications, and end users.
Based on types, the market has been segmented as the calibration and validation reagents, specificity reagents, supporting reagents, secondary reagents, isotype controls, buffers and others.
Based on the applications, the market has been segmented into diagnostics, drug discovery and others.
Based on the end users, the market has been segmented as pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, academic and research centers, diagnostic centers and others.
Some of key players profiled in the report are Biocompare, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Miltenyi Biotec, BioLegend, Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Company, Beckman Coulter, Inc., Merck KGaA, ImmunoReagents, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific and others.
The Americas account for the significant market share owing to extensive use of medications and high expenditure on the health care. Additionally, the fastest uptake of new technology in the US drives the global flow cytometer reagents market. Also, the concentration of the major research companies and biotechnology sector in the developed countries of this region is adding fuel to the market.
Europe is the second largest market in the world due to high industrial and research base.


Boxing Australia started the year with the Australian Amateur Boxing Championships.
A total of 280 boxers tested their fitness, skills and stamina over 5 days in Aurora Sport Stadium in Hobart last week.
Over 190 fights were fought with only a handfull of stoppages (RSC – Referee Stopped Contest) whereby many fights reverted to count back with very even scores proving the high level of competition this year.
The Queensland team was one to claim the Team of the Tournament. All the boxers preformed well and outstanding performances by Jeff Horn, Jesse Ross, Jessica Rettalick and Clay Waterman.
Super heavyweight division went to South Australian boxer Johan Linde who stopped a hard hitting Alexey Muhkin (ACT). He also defeated Jeff Saofai (VIC) by 13–4 and Nathan McKay (NSW) 16–7 in preliminary bouts.
Jai Opetaia from NSW is only 16 y/o and won the men's 91kg weight division claiming the most outstanding boxer of the tournament trophy after beating Jackson Kruse (TAS) 22–3, Gavin Reid (ACT) 14–9 and Jason Whateley (VIC) 17–12 in the finals.
Western Australia has won gold medals in 81kg Elite male by Jeremy Van Dieman who defeated Adrian Andrews (ACT) in finals by 6 points margin. 75kg female Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen beat Kaye Scott (NSW) by only a one point 14–13.
Kaila Riley (WA) also Defeated Katie Skinner (NSW) by one point 18–17.
Brothers Ibrahim and Qamil Balla (VIC) made it to the final and both had it tough where Qamil faced 3 time AUS Champion Jeff Horn (QLD) in 64kg and lost 24–19. Ibrahim was up against Luke Boyd (NSW) also 2011 AUS Champion.
Judges saw the close fought contest 14–14 which went to Victorian fighter 40–37 on countback.
NSW scored a gold medal in 69kg Elite male where no one could beat the speed and footwork of Moree's young prospect Cameron Hammond who defeated Mark Basile (VIC) 19:16 in the finals, Danny Hayes (WA) 10–9 in semifinals, Abdul Jenzarli (WA) 13–2 and Liam Nicolson (QLD) 13–3 in the preliminary bouts.
Luke Jackson (TAS) defeated Jai Alexander (VIC) in their final bout in 60kg weight division and Jackson Woods (TAS) beat Andrew Moloney (VIC) 16–12 in 52kg.
'After Beijing we have lost most of our seasonal boxers due to financial commitments and fighters turning professional etc. so since Beijing we've been rebuilding the team, so it is relatively young team. Young Damien Hooper only turn 18 [y/o] and I consider him for our best chance for Olympic medal.' said Don Abnett – the Olympic coach was pleased with the competition standards.
Abnett says that Olympic team will be selected after the Oceania Titles from 21.-25. March 2012 in Canberra.
Full results coming up soon.


Four videos recorded during a beautiful wedding party at L'Ustaria Cà dal Rat Via Novara 66, 28016 Orta San Giulio, Novara, Lago d'Orta. Orta San Giulio is a very nice little town and the restaurant is located by the Lago d'Orta lakeside. The Orta lake is simply amazing and this area is one of the most beautiful part of northern Italy.
The bride and groom with their guests had arrived directly to restaurant with a boat after the ceremony. Guty & Simone were playing their song choices while they were landing. The L'Ustaria Cà dal Rat personnel is very friendly and experienced, they cook really good and there is a magical atmosphere by the lake.
The wedding planners of the day are Wedding box lake Como a very good award winning wedding planning team based on Lake Como.
A WEDDING WITH G. & S.