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Euptychia attenboroughi es una especie de insecto lepidóptero de la familia Nymphalidae. Se encuentra en la parte nor-occidental de la cuenca alta del Amazonas, habitando en los bosques perennes tropicales en Brasil, Venezuela y Colombia. El hábitat se compone de bosques perennes tropicales. La longitud de las alas anteriores es 17-18 mm en los machos y de 16-17 mm en las hembras.

Esta especie de mariposa recibe su nombre científico en honor a David Attenborough, uno de los científicos divulgadores naturalistas más conocidos de la televisión británica.

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// Copyright 2021 Maintainers of NUKE.
// Distributed under the MIT License.
// https://github.com/nuke-build/nuke/blob/master/LICENSE

using System;
using System.Linq;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using Nuke.Common.Tooling;

namespace Nuke.Common.Tools.Coverlet
{
    public static partial class CoverletSettingsExtensions
    {
        ///
        ///
Sets <see cref="CoverletSettings.Target"/> and <see cref="CoverletSettings.TargetArgs"/> to the values defined by <paramref name="targetSettings"/>.

        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        [Pure]
        public static CoverletSettings SetTargetSettings(this CoverletSettings toolSettings, ToolSettings targetSettings)
        {
            return toolSettings
                .SetTarget(targetSettings.ProcessToolPath)
                .SetTargetArgs(targetSettings.GetProcessArguments().RenderForExecution());
        }

        ///
        ///
Resets <see cref="CoverletSettings.Target"/> and <see cref="CoverletSettings.TargetArgs"/>.

        ///
        [Pure]
        public static CoverletSettings ResetTargetSettings(this CoverletSettings toolSettings)
        {
            return toolSettings
                .ResetTarget()
                .ClearTargetArgs();
        }
    }
}

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Make the Most of Your Mid-Life Crisis
Grow in Wisdom July 11, 2018
Last week, I was talking to a friend about my upcoming attempt to complete my first triathlon. Not for the first time, I said, "It's such a crazy thing to do. So totally not like me. I still don't understand what made me want to try this."
And my friend, who is smart and insightful said, "Sure you do. It's your mid-life crisis."
Well…duh.
Honestly, I don't know why I didn't figure that out on my own. The second she said it; I knew it was true. But something about that made what I'm trying to do feel smaller somehow. And a little foolish.
You Say Crisis Like It's A Bad Thing
The phrase "mid-life crisis" just sounds so predictable and petty and, though I know my friend didn't mean it like that, a little like a put down. It's a phrase that conjures up images of paunchy, gray-hair men driving around in red convertibles – a silly, somewhat ridiculous stage.
But then I started thinking, just because something is predictable doesn't necessarily make it silly, does it? If mid-life and the accompanying crisis is a common and forseeable stage of life, does that make it any less important or meaningful than other life stages?
The terrible twos are a necessary stage to allow helpless infants to become independent thinkers, with opinions of their own. Adolescence, while often a pain for parents, is an important stage of life, helping children begin the transition toward adulthood.
Though these and other stages of life may be predictable, they're far from petty. The transition from one stage of life to the next is a sign that a person is growing, progressing, and learning.
Right now, that describes me to a tee. I'm growing, progressing, and learning – still.
If you're a woman in midlife, chances are good that this describes you too.
Having learned so well that time passes quickly, we're impatient to make the most of every minute. In these years beyond fifty, we're eager to be, and do, and experience as much as we can, while we can.
Embracing the Crisis
You know what I think?
I think we should embrace our midlife crisis, making as much of it as we possibly can.
We are a youth worshipping society, there's no question about it. But reaching middle age doesn't have to mean the beginning of the downhill slide. For many people, it's just the opposite.
Don't believe me? Consider the following…
At age 38, Pearl S. Buck published her first novel, over the next 42 years, she would go on to write 42 more novels and win both a Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for Literature.
At age 49, Julia Child published her groundbreaking cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". She started hosting her PBS television show "The French Chef" at age 51.
At age 52, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, known as "Doctor Ruth", started hosting her own radio talk show about sex, which would be nationally syndicated.
At age 54, Annie Jump Canyon became the first astronomer to classify stars according to spectral type.
At age 64, Diana Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida.
At age 64, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing her Little House On The Prairie series. She published the last book in the series at age 76.
At age 72, Margaret Ringenberg piloted a plane around the world.
At age 75, Barbara Hillary, a cancer survivor, was the first black woman to reach the North Pole.
At age 76, Grandma Moses started painting and continued doing so for another 25 years, creating more than 1,000 paintings in her lifetime.
At age 86, Katherine Pelton beat the men's world record for the 200-meter butterfly in that age group by more than 20 seconds.
At age 87, Mary Baker Eddy founded the Christian Science Monitor.
At age 95, Nola Ochs became the oldest person to receive a college diploma.
Whatever it is that you're yearning to do, don't allow other people's preconceived notions about age – or even your own – get in your way. If you're willing to put in the time and effort it takes to fulfill your dreams, then fulfill them you will.
If you have always wanted to write a book, then write a book.
If you've always wanted to get your degree, then get your degree.
If you've always wanted to travel to Italy, then travel to Italy.
If you've always wanted to become a missionary, then become a missionary.
If you've always wanted to run for office, then run for office
If you've always wanted to start a business, then start a business.
If you've always wanted to learn to sail, or swim, or mountain climb, or hike the Pacific Crest Trail, or ski, or sew, or paint, or learn Spanish, or run a triathlon, or do anything that you've been putting off, then do it.
Just do it.
No more excuses. No more letting fear stand in your way. No more anything that stops you from doing, and being, and experiencing all that you can during the amazing and utterly fierce stage of life!
Make a plan! Announce it to the world! Then follow through with it! And if anybody accuses you of having a mid-life crisis say…
"Darn right, I am. And I'm making the most of it!"
Marie Bostwick
Marie Bostwick is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of uplifting historical and women's fiction, including the popular Cobbled Court Quilt and Too Much, Texas series of books.
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Mid-Course Corrections, To Do Lists, & Getting Your Ducks in a Row
Twelve Words That Will Change Your Life: Part 1
Growing in Knowledge Just for the Sake of It
Prosperity Is So Much More Than Money

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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Gene Promoter Polymorphisms and Disease Progression in North Indian Cohort with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Shewata Pandita 1, Deepshikha Maurya2, Vijaya Ramachandran2, Jyotsna Verma2, Sudha Kohli2, Renu Saxena2, Ishwer Chander Verma2
1- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, India. , pandita.shwet07@gmail.com
2- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by a significant phenotypic variability in progression of the disease. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been reported to play a major role in renal pathophysiology. The aim of the present case-control study was to evaluate the association of two promoter polymorphisms (-2578C>A and -1154G>A) of VEGF gene and ADPKD. Genotyping was carried out in 123 ADPKD patients and 100 healthy controls, using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique (PCR-RFLP). The genotype, allele and haplotype frequencies of these two polymorphisms in ADPKD patients were compared with those in controls, as well as in patients with early and advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages, using Chi-square (χ2) test. The distribution frequency of CC, CA and AA genotypes of -2578C>A polymorphism differed significantly between patients and controls (0.31, 0.63 and 0.06 vs 0.37, 0.44 and 0.19, respectively (P= 0.003)), but not significantly different genotype distribution was observed for the -1154G>A polymorphism. The A allele of -2578C>A and G allele of -1154G>A, were significantly more present in the controls as compared to the patients, and may provide protection for CKD under recessive (OR, 3.73; 95% CI, 1.45-9.62; P= 0.0042), and dominant (OR, 0.55; 95%CI, 0.31-0.98; P= 0.041) models. The [A;G] haplotype was more frequently present in controls (18%) than in cases (8%), (OR 0.398; 95% CI 0.22-0.71; P= 0.002). These results suggest that the two promoter polymorphisms of VEGF may modify the disease risk in ADPKD patients from North India.
Keywords: ADPKD, VEGF gene, chronic kidney disease, haplotype, North Indian
Type of Study: Original Article | Subject: Genetics & Disease
Received: 2017/07/6 | Accepted: 2017/09/6 | Published: 2017/09/26
DOI: 10.22088/acadpub.BUMS.6.3.164
Pandita S, Maurya D, Ramachandran V, Verma J, Kohli S, Saxena R et al . Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Gene Promoter Polymorphisms and Disease Progression in North Indian Cohort with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Int J Mol Cell Med. 2017; 6 (3) :164-173
URL: http://ijmcmed.org/article-1-709-en.html


"Some Small Firms Find Smooth Sailing Through Turbulent Times" from Thomas Adcock on law.com. Many good ideas come from this article, but my favorite quote is from Michael C. Rakower, the NY State Bar's 2006 Outstanding Lawyer of the Year: "There's no magic bullet. All I know is that I worked my tail off for four years, and I think you reap what you sow." Now where have I heard that before?
The Layoff Tracker from Law Shucks. I am drawn to the Layoff Tracker charts, much like I am drawn to gawk at things I don't want to see while driving. I know that I never ever wanted to see stats like this, but I can't stop myself from looking. Again and again.
"Do 'Archaic' Professional Ethics Hurt Consumers of Legal Services More Than They Help?" from Maxwell Kennerly on his Litigation & Trial blog. Yet another response to Larry Ribstein's suggestion that ethics rules are hurting, not benefiting, clients. Kennerly asks a different question: how does the client gain from the profession's consolidation into mega-firms?
"Why What I'm Doing With My Law Degree Matters" from Alexis Martin Neely doing a guest post on Carolyn Elefant's MyShingle.com. Neely's story is a positive one, and we certainly need positive stories right now. Did you see that her success is built on "real lifetime relationships with her clients." How many of us could say the same?
"Economy Pinches the Billable Hour at Law Firms" by Jonathan Glater on nytimes.com. Billable-hour bashing goes mainstream. Debra Cassens Weiss' report on the Times story, at the abajournal.com, is more cynical: "Big Law Turns to Alternative Billing; Is Greed a Reason?" Can someone tell me how all of this debate helps fix the true problem?
"Watching the time go by" from Jay Shepherd at The Client Revolution. Shepherd is an important voice in the billable hour debate, but you've seen his name here a few times so you already knew that. Repeat after me: clients want value, not hours.
"Savvy Lawyers Value Their Human Capital" from Gini Nelson and Victoria Pynchon on The Complete Lawyer. Worth a read for the unnamed GC's quote alone, this post offers great advice for lawyers and firms alike on getting through these tough economic times, not just in one piece, but ahead of the competition.
"Client Technology Surveys - A Powerful Little Tool" from Dennis Kennedy on DennisKennedy.blog. Although technology surveys are not my gig, client communications are. This post reminded me that there are many opportunities to talk to your clients about things that matter to them. When you say, "tell me what you do so I can do it too," your client will like that. A powerful little tool indeed.
"How to Ask for an Outside Counsel Budget That Really Means Something" from Rees Morrison and Paul Morrison on Law.com. Improving the quality of outside legal budgets through better communication helps both lawyer and client better quantify the value of legal services. What's not good about that? This article provides practical advice on doing it.
"Marketing Me: Why it's worth it" from Heather Milligan at The Legal Watercooler. Milligan really nails it on this one. Personal experience has taught me what she articulates so well: never ever forget that you alone are responsible for your career. The fact that she names me in the post only confirms how smart she is! Thanks, Heather.
"10 Ways I Use Twitter and Why I Do It The Way I Do" from Susan Cartier Liebel's Build a Solo Practice blog. There are a lot of posts, and by a lot of posts I mean A LOT OF POSTS, on how lawyers can use Twitter effectively. This one rises above the rest.
"Leadership After the Layoffs" from Jeffery Connor in Law Practice Today. Connor addresses some of the issues law firm leaders need to keep in mind as they keep their firms together. Not surprisingly, honest and timely communication is crucial.
"How to - Step One" and "How To - Alternative Bill" from 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. Toby Brown uses these posts to move the billable hour v alternative billing debate from theory into practice in what promises to be a series of useful how-to posts. I still think the billable hour is being unfairly maligned (that's a hint that I am working on a response post), but fully agree that lawyers need practical advice on changing the way they bill.
"You Have 500+ On LinkedIN? So What?" from Kyle Lacy's blog, Sometimes it's better to be socially creative. I like this because I'm a firm believer in "so what;" but I REALLY like it because he writes "that there is nothing valuable in the social media world that is easy." Success takes work.
"Is Biglaw Planning on Changing the Rules of The Game?" from Carolyn Elefant's MyShingle blog. Responding to Professor Larry Ribstein's Ideablog post on the death of BigLaw (mentioned here yesterday), Elefant emphatically refutes Ribstein's suggestion that ethic rules are to blame for the fall of BigLaw. Still not convinced? See Elefant's other post on the same topic, "Are Ethics Rules What's Killing Biglaw?," from Legal Blog Watch.
"Take The Plunge!" from Nicole Auerbach in In search of perfect client service. Another piece in the alternative billing conversation, this post argues that clients need to take responsibility for changing the rules by forcing their outside firms to adapt. I'll have more to say on this soon, but in the meantime this is an important voice in the debate.
"Corporate Blogging - Is it Worth the Effort?" from Pivotal Branding. Research shows that few readers trust corporate blogs. The post talks about getting beyond that mistrust to enhance your firm's reputation. Do you think it would change the game if a law firm currently going through layoffs blogged about their layoffs like Zappo's CEO Tony Hsieh did last year? What would it do to their reputation?
"Welcome to the Future: Would Henry V Have Used Web 2.0 at Agincourt?" from the AmLaw Daily. A post that reaches from Shakespeare's Henry V to Twitter to provide a very useful overview of Web 2.0 in the context of the legal profession.
"Riding the net's second wave: how lawyers and their firms are applying web tools in game-changing ways" from the ABA's Law Practice Magazine. Four stories about law firms using Web 2.0 to change the game. What are you waiting for?
"Elvis (and Big Law) are dead" from Ideablog. This look at Heller's dissolution adds to the "profession" v "business" debate. The title might give away the conclusion….
"Post from the Comments – Voices" from Chris Brogan's blog. This piece addresses why businesses must communicate through individual voices in social media, not through old-school "official voice" communication. Ford is doing this, and Scott Monty has become the standard-bearer for the way businesses will succeed in SM communications.
"MicroBlogging Within the Enterprise: The Missing Communications Tool" from 3 geeks and a Law blog. Companies need to adopt micro-blogging as an internal communications tool. Here's why (and how).
"Advice on Weathering the Storm" from Mark Beese's Leadership for Lawyers blog. Mark has pulled together a useful set of insightful posts and articles on what lawyers can do to remain successful in these difficult times. Thanks, Mark!
"Going Solo - Confessions & Inspirations - Jeena Belil" from Susan Cartier Liebel's Build a Solo Practice blog. Jeena Belil shares her positive story of finding solo success after being laid off, and provides practical advice for others in a similar spot.
"Want To Catch The Next Big Idea? Use Your Hand As Bait" from Chris Brogan's blog. Fascinating for the fishing video alone, but Seth Simonds (in a guest post) offers up some great ideas on, well, coming up with great ideas.
"Re-tooling a Law Blog Example: Jonathan Rosenfeld" from Stem's Law Firm Web Strategy blog. Steve Matthews describes the changes to his client's blog, and why each was made. Useful approach when you're looking at how your blog fits your message.
"Are You Meeting Client Expectations? Do You Know What They Are?" from Legal Marketing Blog.com. Isn't smart marketing all about communication?
"Marketing Me: My 4 point 2.0 plan" from The Legal Watercooler. The fourth installment in Heather Milligan's five-part "Marketing Me" series covers social media. Good overview of the main tools; great reminder that you need a plan and purpose before you launch into social media.
"Doug Jasinski on Social Media for Lawyers" from slaw.ca. Doug Jasinski is smart AND generous. Here's the ppt of the "Social Media for Lawyers" presentation he made last week to Vancouver LMA. Read it and you can be smart too.
"Venable Partner on US Air Flight 1549: 'The Water Was Up to My Neck'" from AmLaw Daily. Wow.
"The Am Law 100 -- A Work in Progress" from law.com. Watch this space to see the true impact of 2008 as it unfolds.
"Staffing Cuts Multiply, but Are Associate Cuts a Better Solution?" from law.com. "In December alone, major law firms have laid off at least 300 staffers." What more is there to say?
"Avalanche alert" from Law21.ca. I promise I won't be recommending Jordan's post every day. But this one starts out "we're due for another round of bloodletting" in American law firms. How could I leave it off the list?
"New Survey Data: B2B Marketers' Priorities and Pain Points for 2009" from Marketing Sherpa. Not strictly legal, but good insight into what B2B marketers will be doing in 2009.
"Adrianos M. Facchetti - California Defamation Law - 3 Key Ways Technology Helps Me Serve Clients" from myshingle.com. Great post that says more about how to be a successful lawyer than it does about technology.
"Legal Blogging - What Use/Good Is It Anyway?" from Ohio Business Practical Law. Teri Rasmussen adds valuable perspective to the debate in a comprehensive post. Who says ROI has to be financial?
"Living the New Plentiful in 2009" from slaw.ca. This is a great post that puts a positive spin on the prevailing negativity. Enough doom and gloom already indeed!
"Lateral Moves May Begin to Boom" from Law.com. 2009 free agency begins. What will the lousy economy mean for the players?
"Staff Layoff Watch: A Roundup" and "Staff Layoff Watch: Roundup Number 2" from Above the Law. Law firm staff are feeling the pain as firms shed staff to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. How many roundups will there be?
"Social media more important than search engine optimization for lawyers" from Real Lawyers Have Blogs. Don't have a social media marketing strategy at your firm? Get one.
"Deconstructing prestige" from Law21.ca. If I could only take one blog to my desert island, Law21 might be it. In this installment, Jordan Furlong looks at "prestige" as a qualifier in the legal hiring decision.
"Wait! Blogging Works!" from Drug and Device Law. I thought that point was already settled here. Of course it works!
"'We Hate Surprises'" from The Captain's Log. Good advice for lawyers: don't forget that clients are at the center of the equation. Always.
"Top Legal Blogs" from Avvo Blog. Big list that changes daily, according to Avvo. Not quite sure what the ranking criteria mean, but great list of legal blogs.
"Do the benefits of using Twitter include better writing for lawyers? No." from The Complex Litigator. Interesting discussion. Brief = good. But not at the expense of clear communication. I love Twitter, but no need to get carried away.


Thanks to Milo for the port, thanks for Anne for trying..thanks to mah parents for letting me go till 6a.m in the morning..heeee..And again Happy Independence Day Malaysia!!!.50th..am really proud to be apart of this country and privilege to have witness the excellent2 fireworks...man i'm gonna be 70 for the 100th Anniversary..
Now am off to see The Invasion with cyber,kena makeup elok2 cepat!...huhuhuhu hope its good..mesraaaaaaaa!
Lama tak wat top ten weih, ingatkan nak wat top 10 fav horror movies...tapi..cam malas leh?takper2 there's always the 200th post..:P.Me want to do top 10 female beyotch cause me always like woman of power...independent sense, not those..i have an opinion 24/7 (that's y i like dela...in non sexual manner that is..more towards...t-bot and the kid relation)Anyhoo base on this as well i will watch those beyotch ladies to celebrate merdeka..leh?hik hik...i dont have war movies ma..maybe if someone can pass me Bkt Kepong,maybe I'll watch that.
The Beyotch : Rebecca De Mornay plays a Nanny who's bound on revenge cause her husband commit due to one lady's testimonial regarding a sexual harrastment suit.As she enters the house, all hell breaks loose.Most memorable is she breast feed the newly born child till the kid rejects the natural's mother breast milk...nice move..nice move.
The Beyotch : Nak ckp melayu cause lagi best bunyinyer kot.Glen Close memainkan perasan kisah seorang perempuan yg tak puas hati, lelaki yg dia bersama dgn satu mlm (one night stand) takmo ada apa2 hubungan ngan dia.Kemudian wanita itu emosi maka dia kacau lah hidup si lelakinyer..Hello one night stand tu one night stand lah...get over it.Kenapa bagus?Glen Closenyer rage menakutkan..dan juga rambut dia..nih juga memberi msg supaya jgn cheat.
The Beyotch : Well she doesn't actually manipulate anyone.But she's one hell of a saikobitch.She looks kinda losery and a bit mentally challange but by god can she throw a fit.I pity James Caan character being stuck there with her.Brr thinking bout her still brings me chills.
ok that's bout it nearly made the list are Nikki Reed - Thirteen , Poison Ivy's chicks ..Drew,Alysa and Jaime and that teacher in Teaching Mrs Tingle..
You guys remember M.A.S.K this cartoon from our days *im guessing most mah readers are 25-ish..where u have this awesome cars and trucks...well after transformers came back and making it big..suddenly all these 80s cartoons are appearing in ..ehem..torrent sites but thanks to Izar for passing the nearly full set of MASK in which I wouldn't have to waste...3 months..im guessing 3 months...to get the complete series of M.A.S.K.Ada 72 episode kaaayyy..
Now after watching like 12 eps of MASK...i found its still entertaining but a tad annoying in sense..that T-bob or is it BOT? is majorly annoying..and most of the endings are utterly bad..cause it ends with everyone laughing..I just realise in those days cartoons ends in laughter..Another major letdown is Vanessa,she's the villain from Venom team..in which i really found hot in my younger days...now...meh...i've seen better...ehehehehehe.And another thing...what's with the corny team song?
But like I said earlier,with Transformers being made into a movie..I bet you some of these excellent 80s cartoon will be made as a full leght live action movie..and I do hear rumours that there will be Thundercats the movie...how cool is zat!
Now here's waiting for Visionaries, MASK,Dino Riders,Inhumanoids,ehem Smurfs...and others to be movienized..*ada ke such word?
p/s : I just realised this is my 100th post...damnit!Should have made a top ten...okok i assure i'll make one next...throw me some ideas guys..Leha..no top 10 best male bonding scene pls.
First off Congrats to Wani for getting Hitch..Haihhh...times like this made me feel like i'm getting older, but that's ok ...i enjoy the bachelors life...I guess.My immediate target for time being is to find a job where I can be totally happy and then I'll think of getting married...speed dating I guess (boleh?).
Anyways, I lurve last weekend though it's one of mah most tyring weekend to date.The original plan was for me & sutun2 to meet up with Mahda and tunang to be @ Restoran Jejantas Sg Buloh around 9-ish am.But the plan changed as Nole & Aida decided to tag along with me (and she informed me around 2 am..hebat2).I woke up on time,suprisingly Sutun2 as well.Tralala2 fetch Sutun2 around 8.40am @ Cheras (i think)...Mahda already SMS-ed stating she's already there..but then Nole sms saying that Aidi is still stuck @ SEREMBAN!...amboiiiiiiiiiii.takleh jauh lagi?
Reached Rawang RnR and there they are,looking a bit sad bout the car,luckily those Plus people helped out and towed the car to...erm i forgot,but we tag along to this one deserted place,waited2 made loads of joke till Nole was in tears...and it hit me, Nole is definately got the same sense of jokes like i have.Who would have thought, cause those days in Bainun, I wasn't at all close with her..She even state dat i control too much those days (ahahaha gotta agree with that one)...anyhoo around 1 ish pm the car still ain't fix so Mahda plead (yoyo) us to go ahead first, so we did.
Then drove like hell to Taiping, and reach around 4pm I guess, but it didn't feel long as we we're talking bout those days and made up a few more jokes.ehehe fun times, then reached Wani's place.As expected...food have already been kept in the kitchen, but luckily Wani save some for us, *nasib dia tak letak cam 1 ketul ayam jer dan suh rebut,tapi sudah pasti aku menang kan. Oh Noi and Nasya was already there , and said the only other Bainun peeps that showed up was Cody.
Chit chat away then I'm not sure who,I guess it was Sutun..decided we should go to Penang and have some fun.Noi and her corset of course agreed to this...so fastly around 6 we all went up to Penang.And let me tell ya...Noi drove like the Devil...tau lah anak polis..hish.Reached Penang around 9pm if not mistaken, but Penang was kinda hectic..some got lost..but reached Bkt Ferringi around 10pm.Where I jumped out and left everybody so that I can hunt for the Simpsons DVD...and I found it! Season 9 and 10..wohooo!
"Reza datang tak?...datang lah cause UA(name of team) takder sorang pon..dan mmg patutnyer u jer..." ha tuh lah pandai sangat merge...amik amik!
Nearing my last day now...so now Reza the beeyatch is in On Mode..no more nice and pleasent(actually tak lah pleasent sangat)...and my plan to make Veron's life a living hell has started, eheheh no more doing favours for that Faker.
*aku emo cause kat office takleh bukak blog dah...bodoh...what next?no bra's in the office?


Nintendo's Wii dominated the show floor. In fact, the success of the Wii was so great that neither I nor my fellow correspondent were able to physically try any of the games. The line to get into Nintendo's booth was more than unreasonable, it was insane. The wait was more than four hours long at 9:30 in the morning! The key to the wild popularity behind the system is clearly linked to its unique control system.
The controller, which resembles a TV remote and is motion sensitive, can be used interactively during game play. For instance Gamespot.com reported that in EA Sports' Madden Football '07, players can make passes in the game by making throwing motions with the Wii controller, kick field goals by flicking it forward and even hike the ball by gently tilting the controller forward.
In short, innovation won out at the show, and even though I did not get to play the system, the lines and buzz surrounding it at the show were reason enough for me to give Nintendo top honors at this year's E3 for its next generation console, with last generation graphics, likely to be released this November.


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Q: Niceness properties of quotient spaces by continuous equivalence relations Given an equivalence relation $R$ on a topological space $X$, there are certain conditions we may ask of $R$ that imply certain well-behavedness conditions on the quotient space $X/\mathord{\sim}_R$. One of these conditions which turns out to be of particular use is for $R$ to be an open relation, where we ask that for all $U\in\mathrm{Open}(X)$, we have $R_*(U)\in\mathrm{Open}(X)$ as well, where
$$R_*(U)=\{x\in X\ |\ \text{there exists $u\in U$ with $x\sim_Ru$}\}.$$
In this case, we have the following three results, the latter two of which are particularly useful when working with topological manifolds:

*

*(Clementino–Tholen). The following conditions are equivalent:

*

*(a) The relation $R$ is open.

*(b) The quotient map $\mathrm{pr}\colon X\to X/\mathord{\sim}_R$ is open.

*(c) The inclusion map $\iota_{X/\mathord{\sim}_R}\colon X/\mathord{\sim}_R\to\mathcal{P}^{-}(X)$ is continuous, where $\mathcal{P}^{-}(X)$ denotes the powerset of $X$ equipped with the lower Vietoris topology.

*(Boothby, Lemma 2.3 of Chapter 3). If $R$ is open and $X$ is second-countable, then so is $X/\mathord{\sim}_{R}$.

*(Boothby, Lemma 2.4 of Chapter 3). If $R$ is open, then $X/\mathord{\sim}_{R}$ is Hausdorff iff $R\subset X\times Y$ is closed in the product topology.

Now, there are three other conditions of a similar flavor we may ask of $R$ (see here for more background, including the general case, some equivalent conditions, and a couple pointers to the literature):

*

*We can ask that $R$ is closed in that $R_*$ sends closed sets to closed sets.

*We can ask that $R$ is lower semicontinuous in that the function
$$R^{-1}\colon\mathcal{P}(X)\to\mathcal{P}(X)$$
given by
$$R^{-1}(V)=\{x\in X\ |\ R(x)\cap V\neq\emptyset\}$$
sends open sets to open sets.

*We can ask that $R$ is upper semicontinuous in that $R^{-1}$ sends closed sets to closed sets.

Question. For closed relations, we have an analogous result to Item (1) above (that the projection map is closed, etc.), so both closedness and openness are useful when working with quotients, but what about upper/lower semicontinuity? Are there any results relating upper/lower semicontinuity of $R$ to well-behavedness conditions of the quotient space $X/\mathord{\sim}_R$ or the projection $\mathrm{pr}\colon X\to X/\mathord{\sim}_R$?

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Cochise College (29-6) took on Gateway Community College for a road doubleheader on Saturday, March 23. The games were played at South Mountain CC's field as Gateway was unable to use their field at Gene Autry Park. Sophomore RHP Jake Rogers and his 7-0 record took the mound in game one. Rogers struggled to put away Gateway hitters as they scored three runs in the first inning. Rogers would only last 4+ innings in this one and would go on to take his first loss of the season. Offensively the Apaches had their opportunities but could not take advantage of them. Cochise squared up baseballs right at defenders as Gateway's pitcher was only able to strike out one batter in 7 innings of work. The Apaches however, would take the loss in game one by a score of 7-2.
Cochise looked to bounce back in game two for the split. The Apaches would find themselves down against the Geckos 3-0 in the third inning but would bounce back for three runs of their own in the top of the fourth inning. This game would go back and forth with the Apaches down 5-3 going into the 8th inning. Cochise would get a late push and score three big runs in the 8th inning to take a 6-5 lead. The Geckos, however, would respond for one run of their own in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game 6-6. This game would eventually go into extra innings as Gateway has held scoreless late in the game thanks to the solid relief appearances by freshman RHP Isiah Campa and sophomore RHP Pedro Perdomo. Going into the 11th inning sophomore OF George Sutherland would lead off the inning with a huge go-ahead HR over the right field fence. Perdomo would go on to get the win on the mound with a big strikeout to end the game. The Apaches would win this extra-inning game by a score of 7-6.
The #5 Nationally ranked Apaches are now 29-6 overall and tied for 1st place in the conference with a 13-5 record. The new national rankings will be released tomorrow March 26, 2019. The Apaches look to be ranked in the top 25 for the 4th straight week. The Apaches get back in action tomorrow Tuesday, March 26 for a home doubleheader against Chandler Gilbert CC. The doubleheader will begin at noon.


We're proud to present the first solo album by Elektro Hafiz, an incredible blend of Turkish psychedelia, funk and grooves. Elektro Hafiz is a musician, born and raised in Istanbul, who has recently moved to Cologne, Germany. Already well known in Turkey, he can look back on 20 years as a professional musician. With his former band 'Fairuz Derin Bulut' he created and released three albums, which represent a milestone in the Anatolian psychedelic rock music of the 2nd generation in Turkey. Elektro Hafiz has shown and proven openness to various and sometimes contradicting music styles by mixing eastern instruments like the electric saz, darbuka and finger cymbals with different genres. He loves to play with contrasts and create new compositions from there. This open and experimental approach is still his trademark, as well as his charming provocative style that is complemented by a healthy dose of humour. His diverse compositions are heavily influenced by his Anatolian roots, which are reflected in his instrument of choice, the electric saz, in most of his pieces. A further ingenious characteristic of him is using the electric guitar as a rock instrument while at the same time applying the Anatolian harmony system (scale). "Elektro Hafiz', his first solo album, showcases a more open and progressive format to his main base influence - the anatolian psychedelic music. On this album he played a lot of different instruments by himself and also invited artists from different countries such as Kenya, France, Turkey, Switzerland, Austria and Germany to contribute for this production. There are nine songs on this album. Except for one cover song, all lyrics and the music are written by Elektro Hafiz. All songs will be additionally released as dub / remix versions done by different producers and DJs on a separate album, which is released at the same time, separately.


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E-mail: jennifer.kirby@kirbyarbitration.com
Jennifer Kirby
Arbitrator/Lawyer
✔ Commercial/Business ✔ Construction
✔ Contract Disputes ✔ Energy including oil and gas
✔ International ✔ Joint Ventures
✔ Mergers & Acquisitions ✔ Shareholder Disputes
✔ Sports
Jennifer began her career with a multinational firm as a New York litigator, representing clients in both international arbitrations and complex commercial litigations, with a particular focus on securities, insurance, mergers and acquisitions and white-collar criminal cases. From there, Jennifer went to the ICC International Court of Arbitration, where she served as both Counsel and Deputy Secretary General before leaving to join a multinational law firm as a partner in their arbitration group. In 2010, Jennifer founded her own boutique arbitration practice – Kirby.
Principal, Kirby (2010-present) • Partner, Herbert Smith (2008-2010) • Deputy Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2005-2007) • Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2002-2005) • Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (1998-2001) • Associate, Proskauer (1995-1998)
The cases Jennifer has worked on cover the full economic spectrum, from relatively straightforward sale of goods disputes to complex cases concerning state contracts for the development of significant infrastructure projects, and involve parties and arbitrators from around the world.
New York Bar
While at the ICC, Global Arbitration Review named Jennifer one of the 45 top arbitration lawyers under the age of 45. Since then, Jennifer has been recognized by Chambers Global as "a true expert in ICC-related disputes" and by The Who's Who of International Arbitration as a "very sharp" global player in the field.
American Arbitration Association (AAA) • Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) • Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) • Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) • Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) • International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) • International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) • Swiss Chambers of Commerce
American Bar Association • American Law Institute • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators • College of Commercial Arbitrators • Finland Arbitration Institute Board • ICC Commission on Arbitration • ICDR International Advisory Committee • LCIA European Users' Council • Swiss Arbitration Association
Jennifer studied History at Cambridge and Columbia Universities, and obtained her law degree at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Evolution and the Discoverability of In-House Counsel Communications (2018) • How Far Should an Arbitrator Go to Get It Right?, The Powers and Duties of an Arbitrator, Liber Amicorum Pierre A. Karrer (2017) • Efficiency in International Arbitration: Whose Duty Is It?, J. Int'l Arb. (2015) • Abu Dhabi Inv. Auth. v. Citigroup, Inc.: How the Southern District Approaches Motions to Vacate International Arbitral Awards, Int'l J. Arab Arb. (2014) • What Is an Award, Anyway?, J. Int'l Arb. (2014) • Finality and Arbitral Rules: Saying an Award Is Final Does Not Necessarily Make It So, J. Int'l Arb. (2012) • Witness Preparation: Memory and Storytelling, J. Int'l Arb. (2011) • T.Co Metals LLC v. Dempsey Pipe & Supply, Inc.: Are There Really No Limits on What an Arbitrator Can Do in Correcting an Award?, J. Int'l Arb. (2010) • A View from Paris, Mealey's Int'l Arb. R. (2009/2010) (co-authored with Denis Bensaude) • Insigma Technology Co. Ltd v. Alstom Technology Ltd: SIAC Can Administer Cases under the ICC Rules!?!, Arb. Int'l (2009) • With Arbitrators, Less Can Be More: Why the Conventional Wisdom on the Benefits of Having Three Arbitrators May Be Overrated, J. Int'l Arb. (2009) • Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Asimco Int'l, Inc.: Appellate Jurisdiction and Equitable Estoppel, J. Int'l Arb. (2009) • The ICC Court: A Behind the Scenes Look, ICC Bull. (2005)
Jennifer is a citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom and speaks English and French. She works out of both Paris and New York, depending on which is most cost-effective for the parties.


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