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Christine M. Schaeffer, PhD
Vice President, Administration, Meissner Mfg. Co., Inc.
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Christine M. Schaeffer, PhD, MBA, MPH is Vice President of Administration for Meissner Mfg. Co., Inc., a water filter manufacturing company owned and operated by her family in California since 1956, and the largest producer of replacement filter elements for swimming pool and spas in the world.
She is a member of Providence Health & Services Southern California Clinical Services Committee of the VSA Community Ministry Board; and a member of the American Society for Quality. She is also Chairperson of The CATS Meow – a guild dedicated to fundraising for the Center for Assault Treatment Services (CATS), and one of the founders of CATS more than 20 years ago. Today CATS is one partner in a Family Justice Center that integrates clinical services, case management, and outreach and prevention efforts for women and children that have been victims of sexual assault or domestic abuse.
She is a past member of the Quality Committee for Providence Health System – San Fernando & Santa Clarita Valley Service Area (2004-2005); a past member of the Providence Holy Cross Foundation Board of Trustees (2000-2002); and a past member of the Advisory Board of the San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center at California State University Northridge (1998-2002).
Christine received her Master of Public Health with an emphasis in Biostatistics and Epidemiology in 2016 from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. She received a PhD in Sociology from the University of Southern California in 1995 following the receipt of a Master of Arts degree in Economics and a Master of Science degree in Applied Demographics from the same institution. With primary funding from the National Institute on Aging, the output from her tenure at USC includes several articles and presentations on such diverse topics as the economic well-being of the Baby Boomers, the demographics of elderly widows, and the relationship between income and happiness. In 1998 Christine also received an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University.
In 2004 Christine co-authored ten monthly columns on business management, employee motivation and technology for Martial Arts Success, a journal for martial arts school owners. She has also been a featured speaker at the Providence Holy Cross and Providence St. Joseph's Foundations' annual retreat.


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Getting feedback for your work
04.May.2019 . 2 min read
If you do creative, artistic work, giving your work for someone else for objective review is really helpful if you're looking either to get an outsider's opinion or to improve yourself. You can think your work is good, but there's a chance you're the only one that thinks that way. That doesn't necessarily mean that your work is bad; sometimes it just means that you can see the whole in a way that a person who didn't take part in the creation process didn't. And you might want those other people understand at least a part of that big picture the same way as you; the way you meant the work to be interpreted as you created it.
So I gave my recently finished novel, Thomas, up for review to a friend last January. And what happened? Well, getting feedback took four months. This can mean one or two of two things:
The work was below par, and the reviewer found the read an obligation instead of joy, and/or
The reviewer wanted to postpone the moment of giving the feedback for fear of hurting my feelings.
(There is a hypothetical third option, that the reviewer found the read amazing and wanted to save it for later, but that was both improbable and not the actual case.)
I had to push the friend to get it done and get the feedback. And it was crushing. The characters behaved in ways that weren't natural to them. Some events happened too quickly. Some events were completely unnecessary. The narrator's dialogue with himself was irritating. And, most importantly, the reviewer didn't like my style of writing.
The last one hit hard. Isn't your style of writing at the very core of your talent - or, what you thought was talent? Isn't your style the thing?
To my excuse, the style of writing was new to me as well - I had to narrate all the events through the head of a person who was, even though physically an adult, at the mental stage of a child or that of a person with less than average intelligence, and I felt compelled to include the narrator's inner dialogue that at times reflected the narrator's need to sound like an adult and at times let his thoughts flow unfiltered. And reading the manuscript for another time, I admit, he sounds like a pain in the ass. Who would want to listen to the train of thought of someone like that?
I saw what the reviewer had meant; and this leads to a whole other problem. So I edit the narrator to be someone whose thoughts you'd like to hear? But then the whole story would change. Do I edit out some thoughts? The reader might not learn to hate the narrator the way I wanted him to be hated. Do I cut out all that's unnecessary and see if I can still make him the bad guy? Now that's something.
Get feedback. Analyze your work with that external review in mind. Realize that the feedback isn't meant as criticism to you but as tips to help you improve the work. And the work is external; it's its own entity.
You hold the power to improve it.
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This is a decidedly low-brow delight that I will be serving for the Super Bowl. I learned how to make this desert when I was running the kitchen on my aunt's ranch and girls summer camp in Pinedale, Wyoming. This desert was favorite among both the ranch hands and the campers.
This is a cousin of the ever popular Dirt Desert which I promise to also make soon. You can leave out the mint extract and use whatever kind of Oreos you like. If you want to get fancy you can throw in some food coloring. It gets better after it sits for a little while. Embrace the trashy!


Picture Book: What Will Grow?
Summary: It's almost spring here in Alabama so it's time for folks to plant seeds.
and the 4 stages from seed to plant.
The title question is asked and answered after each seed is described in a fun rhyming couplet.
you are treated to an extra, fold-out page.
Big plants for climbing are here.
The origins of common flowers are considered.
with a surprising fold-out treat!
But this book is not just about the plants we expect to enjoy in spring and summer.
and some we celebrate in winter.
You'll find animal interactions which you can expand on with more science, helping children understand the God-ordained interactions of plants and animals.
as well as the different directions of growth.
and the results of all that work and time.
Hanna's Comments: Because the Bible was written in an agrarian culture and a simpler time, seeds are used repeatedly as literary illustrations of godly potential. Their symbolism is straightforward and relateable to young and old. Each seed has the godly wisdom to grow in its own way just as we have God's image in us to bless the world. Although we are each a unique seed with varied potential, our genetics tie us to other humans, particular animals, and the plants we depend on.
The first book in Ward & Ghahremani's series is What Will Hatch?
Likewise, in that book the author/illustrator duo transform a set of simple scientific ideas about eggs into beauty we can then use for spiritual metaphors. The beautiful pages in both books (my photos don't do them justice) are thick for little hands to turn.
Idea(s) for Application: Read this book during a lesson for young children in your faith family and link to scriptures in which seeds symbolically represent potential.


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For the week ending 29 December 2012 / 15 Tevet 5773
Esau Complex
From: Gabe
I don't understand why Jacob was allowed to deceive Isaac to get the blessing that belonged to Esau, and why he was allowed to take that blessing. Furthermore, what was he doing dressing up as Esau, which certainly seems to indicate that he knew he was doing something wrong? If receiving the blessing was justified, why didn't he just explain that to Isaac and get the blessing with his consent?
Dear Gabe,
Jacob's seeming "Esau complex" is one of the more complex topics in the Torah, so I empathize fully with your question. But allow me to present only some of many possible explanations:
First of all, while Esau had the potential to be a very righteous person, he wantonly chose a path of wickedness, and cunningly deceived Isaac into thinking he was the person that his father wanted him to be, and that he could have become if he wanted. But instead, according to traditional sources, he was a glutton, a murderer and an adulterer who "trapped his father with his mouth" by presenting himself as if he meticulously observed Isaac's ways.
This is why Isaac thought to bestow the blessing upon Esau. But Rebecca, exemplifying what the Sages describe as a woman's keen judgment of character, saw the truth about her wicked son Esau. She therefore understood how dangerous it would be to have such blessing in the "hands of Esau", and sought to secure the blessing for Jacob, who deserved it and would use it properly.
According to one explanation, this blessing was earmarked for the first-born, so that when Esau gluttonously despised the birthright and sold it to Jacob, the right to the blessing was transferred to Jacob. Jacob didn't tell Isaac of the sale because he did not want to make Esau look bad, nor did he want to hurt his father over Esau's despising of the birthright. But Esau knew that he forfeited the blessing and that it really belonged to Jacob, and yet he continued to deceive his father and went along with his plan to bless him. So it was not Jacob that was deceiving his father to get Esau's blessing, but rather Esau's deceiving him to get Jacob's.
So why didn't Rebecca or Jacob intervene by revealing this directly to Isaac; why did they contrive a deception of their own? Because at that point, time was of the essence, and if they had revealed the truth of Esau's ongoing deception of Isaac, he, convinced of Esau's sincerity, clearly would have consulted with him about their accusations. At that point, Esau would very likely have murdered Jacob, which he ultimately intended to do, and which was the reason Jacob fled to Rebecca's family. So Jacob was justified in protecting himself through cunning that which Esau intended to steal from him through cunning.
According to another explanation, the blessing was not necessarily earmarked for the first-born, but rather it was intended by Isaac to be for Esau. But this was because, even in Isaac's understanding of the two brothers, Esau was more interested in this-worldly matters while Jacob was focused more on spirituality. Accordingly, Isaac intended to give Esau the blessing for material bounty in order that he would help support Jacob's Torah study, which would in turn benefit Esau as well. He thought that the brothers would maintain this mutually-beneficial relationship, as did later the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun. Rebecca knew that that was the farthest thing from Esau's mind, but rather he would take the blessing for himself and not share any of it with Jacob, effectively strangling the life-line of Torah. She therefore had Jacob "dress-up" as Esau, meaning she equipped him to be involved in this-worldly pursuits, in order to receive material blessing for the purpose of supporting and studying Torah.


After all the snow and miserable weather we've had in March the sun finally came out, the bubble machine made an appearance from the shed (much to our delight… neighbours not so much as any sighting of a bubble sends these two in a crazy spin of shouting and laughing… I think it's cute) so we decided to book in a lovely family day out to Dunham Massey Hall & Park having never been before.
The day came and so did the rain, but we threw on our waterproofs and wellies, packed up the picnic and made the journey regardless. M60 traffic left much to be desired but hey, that's what the Ipad and Toy Story 2 is for!
So, we arrived in the rain but with a glimpse of sun trying to burst through… paid our dues… it was £7 per car, which includes access to the deer park and some little bits on display, i.e. a small mill and some old stables. We decided to pay the extra to go into the gardens which was £8.50 per adult… actually £10 as they ask if you want to add gift aid, which of course you can't say know to.
We probably spent a good 4 hours there and in honesty didn't feel like we saw 4 hours worth as it was probably too much walking for 2 year olds and there isn't really a great deal there to amuse toddlers either. The site, whilst beautiful, doesn't have a great deal of facilities to offer kids… a small playground wouldn't go amiss.
The gardens were nice… but wrong time of year I guess, so wasn't really value for money in my opinion. My niece, aged 6, enjoyed the flower hunt activity using a kids map around the gardens, but again that was wasted on toddlers and my nephew, aged 10, didn't look all too amused either.
When it came to lunch time, the weather still wasn't great and trying to find somewhere sheltered with seating to eat a picnic with a hoard of kids was difficult. They do have a lovely café and a restaurant, which seemed reasonably priced… and cakes where good, which we of course gorged on with a brew to warm up before home.
The highlight for me was getting to see the deer up close, but by the time we did that I had two toddlers groaning 'carry' at me… I knew I should have packed the buggy, rookie mistake!
Would I go again? Maybe when the boys are a bit older, but in all honesty I don't think I would be rushing back. Sorry National Trust!


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Titles Tagged "kids"
Ice Age: Back in Time by Blue Sky Studios
Manny The Mammoth, Sid the Sloth, Diego the Sabre-Tooth Tiger and their families time travel across the earth in a time machine to make contact with the Present Day Mammals in the New Era.
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Back to Oz by Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Village Roadshow Pictures, Red Wagon Entertainment, Groundswell Productions, Appian Way Productions, Tribeca Productions, and Samuel Goldwyn Films
There was the movie begins with a 7-year-old boy, Lyle Tyler, lived in the orphanage to run away to the Gale farm to see Dorothy Gale and her dog to check on the mess in the farm where the big guy, Mr. Julius Bibb, to make the barbecue for the meats from the farm. However, Mr. Bibb has come to take the animals away unless Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke can get jobs to get the money to keep them in 24 hours. Dorothy wants to help, but to her dismay, they tell her that she's too …
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The Care Bears Movie by Story by Henry Jackman; Screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman (Hartnett Entertainment)
What if the Care Bears became a remake ? What would it be like ?
tags (add tags): Animation, Based on Animated Series, family, kids, Music
Yellow Submarine by Disney and Pixar
In the place of Pepperland, it was the music hating Blue Meanies take over Pepperland and freeze everyone within it, including the protectors, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Captain Fred (voiced by Omid Djalili) told Rodrick Johnston, the Mayor of Pepperland (voiced by Eddie Izzard) about the Chief Blue Meanie (voiced by Vincent D'Onofrio), as the Mayor send Fred to the Yellow Submarine recruit The Beatles: Ringo (voiced by Justin Long), John (voiced by David Tennant), George (voiced by Cary Elwes), and Paul (voiced by Peter Billingsley), to help save Pepperland. Along the way, they fall through the Sea …
tags (add tags): adventure, Animation, CGI, comedy, Disney, Elvis, family, fantasy, kids, omid djalili, Pixar, remake, teens, The Beatles, yellow submarine
Foghorn Leghorn by Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Animation Group, Village Roadshow Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, Blur Studio, Marza Animation Planet, Original Film, and GK Films
From the studio that brought you Sonic the Hedgehog and the directors of Sonic the Hedgehog and Horton Hears a Who!. The movie begins with the Cotwell family who lived in the state of Kentucky, as the chicken hawk family with Henery Hawk (voiced by Jimmy Bennett), who was hunting for the chickens. As his grandfather gets the chickens and stopped by the loud-mouthed rooster, Foghorn Leghorn (voiced by Courtney Gains), before Henery doesn't like Foghorn is saying those words and making the jokes. He found the doghouse was the Barnyard Dawg (voiced by George Lopez), as he stops again …
tags (add tags): Adaptation, Animation, Based on Animated Series, based on cartoon series, based on characters, CGI, comedy, family, film adaptation, foghorn leghorn, GK Films, jeff fowler, jimmy hayward, kids, Live Action, warner animation group, warner bros. pictures
Peanuts (live-action film) by Amazon Studios, Annapurna Pictures, Walden Media, Regency Enterprises, Plan B Entertainment, Pearl Street Films, Infinitum Nihil, Appian Way Productions, and Chernin Entertainment
After John Hughes' death for the live-action Peanuts film. The live-action movie begins with Peanuts, a boy who met the school teacher, 42-year-old, Charlie Brown, was making the failure face for the boy. Years back in the spring of 1985, for the 10-year-old boy, Charlie Brown, lived in the house with his sister and his parents in Sparkyville, Minnesota. The dog was Snoopy and the yellow bird was Woodstock, as Charlie Brown and his Peanuts Gang saw the Little Red-Haired Girl. Snoopy is becoming the World War I Flying Ace and he's falling in love with the French Poodle, Fifi, …
tags (add tags): adventure, based on comic strips, CGI, Charlie Brown, comedy, drama, family, fifi, kids, live-action, Peanuts, Snoopy, teens, the red baron, world war I flying ace
The Phantom Tollbooth Comes Back by Warner Bros. Animation, Ghost Train Pictures, Duncan Studios, Toon City Animation, Plus One Animation, and GK Films
Milo (Casey Affleck) was a grown-up man with his children: Gordon, Alice, Dorothy, and Jack the youngest son, since his friend, Ralph, who lived in next door of San Francisco. Since the delivery boy brought the package to Milo to the turnpike tollbooth since the dog, Tick, the watchdog arrived. Tick is warning Milo about the Kingdom of Business and the Kingdom of Schooling before Milo has his children and his wife, Olivia (Amy Adams), needs to comes with Tick. They will go into the station wagon to the place called, the Devils of Anger Management, through the Mansion in …
tags (add tags): adventure, amy adams, Animation, based on book, casey affleck, duncan studios, family, ghost train pictures, GK Films, kids, Live Action, Musical, plus one animation, Sequel, teens, the phantom tollbooth, toon city animation, warner bros. animation
Fraggle Rock by Lisa Henson, Brian Henson,Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Byrkit and Alex Manugian
The story would take the characters outside of their home in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, which they think are aliens.
tags (add tags): Adaptation, adventure, based on tv series, CGI, comedy, drama, family, fantasy, kids
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Wander Over Yonder Movie by Disney, Toon City Animation, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Plus One Animation, and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Wander and Sylvia are the two friends from the TV shows and bankruptcy with the files. Lord Hater and Commander Peepers with the Watchdogs went into the Planet Earth. He's going to take all over the world with humans. The little boy and the girl who lived with their mother since their father died in the war, as the little boy met the bank money thief from the jail that he was the stuntman of the former Hollywood star. Wander and Sylvia is going to save the Planet Earth from Lord Hater and Commander Peepers.
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False Alarm by Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Aesop
In 1941, the elderly man (Steve Buscemi) and the wolf (Robert Downey, Jr.) told the boy the story of the Shepherd boy who was making the questions by his brother who cried wolf to make the jokes. The wolf came in and his brother leaves the town. The boy is going in the woods to see the little wolf (Pamela Adlon) who cried boy. They are making the friends in the earlier from the train of the big bad wolf. That was 1876 election of the President of the United States of America. From the composer of Horton Hears a …
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (2023)
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I Heart Huckabees (2021)
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Home | News Monday 6 July 2020
Sudan sacks local officials in Nertiti in response to protesters' demand
July 6, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese authorities decided to remove local officials in the judicial and executive bodies of Nertiti in response to the demands of peaceful protesters who stage a sit-in in the Central Darfur area.
For the ninth day, Nertiti, in western Jebel Marra, is witnessing a sit-in to demand to deploy security forces to curb attack on civilians and to hold culprits accountable.
The residents who won the solidarity of the whole country accuse also the local security organs of inertia and indifference to the violence and violations of human right perpetrated by the armed men.
"The government has removed the local police director, the military commander and the head of the intelligence unit in Nertiti," a Sudanese official told Sudan Tribune under the cover of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
He further added that a judge also relieved.
The mountainous Jebel Marra is the only area in Darfur where insurgents led by the exiled rebel leader Abdel Wahid al-Nur refuse to join the peace process.
The security organs say rebels are active in Nertiti but the government believes such presence should not justify human rights violations and rape of women by unidentified gunmen.
A high-level government delegation arrived in Nertiti on Sunday to meet the protesters, local officials and traditional leaders.
Speaking in a meeting with the protesters on Monday, Mohemed al-Hassan Eltaishi, a member of the Sovereign Council praised the peaceful sit-in by Nertiti people to express their legitimate demands and pledged to implement all the demands they discussed with protestors.
For his part, another son of Darfur and Minister of Justice Nasr al-Din Abdel-Bari told the meeting that urgent decisions are taken to strengthen the rule of law in the area.
The minister further announced the establishment of a district court in Nertiti and send three prosecutors to the area.
He stressed the need to disarm civilians adding that the spread of weapons in the area threatens social peace and security and exacerbates the tensions.
Observers say that the delay in the appointment of civilian governors and civilian administration a year after the revolution largely contributed to the continuation of old practices perpetrated by the former regime.
Faisal Mohamed Saleh, information minister and member of the government delegation to Nertiti said that the met also with groups of nomads in the region who complained from the same problems, noting that most of the problems there require re-establishing rule of law.
He added that the Nertati sit-in establishes a new relationship between the government and society, noting that the sit-in will accelerate the negotiation process currently taking place between the government and the armed movements.
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ET1 Guide
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ET1's presentation graphics from the past few years
ET1 successfully combined a billowing flag emblem in the national colours with a rousing fanfare to create this superb station ident which was in use until November 2000. A minor change was made in June 2000 by the addition of ERT's web site address.
11s - 192k File 11s - 273k File
As well as the main station ident above, there were several variations which were used according to the programmes they preceded. There are also subtle differences in the fanfares.
Greek films ident 1999
14s - 234k File
10s - 21k File
Children's ident 1999
Drama ident 1999
Foreign films ident 1999
Sports ident 1999
Early 1999 saw a new look to the other parts of ET1's presentation with the introduction of a theme based on a rotating cube. In this break bumper - used until December 1999 - each of the five senses is represented, reminiscent of the animation it replaced.
The trailer animations incorporated the cube with images of the passing of time. This style was used until October 2000.
A special break bumper celebrating the year 2000 was used until November - at which time the current style of ET1's presentation was fully introduced.
During the summer holiday of 2000, ET1 played this special sequence during commercial breaks. It features a montage of images evoking the warmth and spirit of summer.
In 1999, promotional trailers for forthcoming theatrical productions on ET1 began with this animation - 'ET1 Invites You'.
These two break bumpers, which were last used towards the end of 1998, feature all the five senses.
The trailers used in 1998 had a clockwork theme - and each day was represented by a different colour.
This trailer, also from 1998, was for programmes shown every day during the week.
Two captions from 1999. The first was trailing a Greek series on ET1, and the second shows a Thursday evening programme menu.
A very plain programme slide - from 1998 - trailing the drama series 'Maria Izabel' shown daily at 12.30pm.
All station graphics (C) Hellenic Radio Television SA


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Egipi (en grec antic Αἰγυπιός) va ser segons la mitologia grega un fill d'Anteu i Bulis.

La seva llegenda la transmet Antoní Liberal, i diu que Egipi tenia com a amant una vídua anomenada Timandra. Neofró, el germà (o potser el fill) de Timandra no veia bé aquesta relació, i va seduir Bulis. Després va fer de manera que Bulis s'allités amb el seu fill, creient tots dos que estaven amb els seus amants. Egipi s'adormí, i quan la seva mare Bulis va veure el crim que acabava de cometre, va voler arrencar-li els ulls. El fill es va despertar i va demanar ajuda als déus. Zeus se'n va compadir i va transformar tota la família en ocells. A Egipi el transformà en voltor negre, a Neofró en aufrany, a Bulis en un cabussó, un ocell que segons es creia només s'alimentava d'ulls de peix, de serps o d'altres ocells, i Timandra va ser convertida en mallerenga. Es deia que des d'aquell moment mai s'han tornat a veure junts aquests ocells.

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Personatges de la mitologia grega

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Q: php- can't fetch row and column from mysql db correctly I am currently using the following code to get all the rows of my mysql column:
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    $records = mysqli_num_rows($result);
    while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
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It displays all the rows info as html but the problem is: In 4th column of every row I am storing a unique url that I have to print. Simply $row[4] will print the url stored in the first row.
TABLE STRUCTURE
OfferID      OfferName     OfferDesc     OfferLink    OfferCredits     OfferInstructions

What should I do? :(

A: You can use mysqli_fetch_array function to get an array of the query result and then use the row and column indexes to get value from the specific row and column
$result = mysqli_query($dbc,"SELECT * FROM offers");
$records = mysqli_num_rows($result);
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{
   $arrayofrows = $row;
  ?>

<? echo $arrayofrows[1] ?>

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  <?php } ?>

From the code above, $arrayofrows[1] means the second row, therefore $arrayofrows[1][4] means the second row and the fourth column.

A: Alternatively, you can try this:
$query = "SELECT * FROM offers";
$results = mysqli_query($cpnnection, $query) or die(mysqli_error($connection));
if (mysqli_num_rows($results) > 0) {
    while ($rows = mysqli_fetch_assoc($results)) {

<? echo $rows["OfferID"] ?>

<? echo $rows["OfferName"] ?>

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<? echo $rows["OfferLink"] ?>

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<? echo $rows["OfferInstructions"] ?>

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Follow the steps below to run Phone Dialer.
2. In the Open text box, enter dialer.exe.
3. The Phone Dialer window starts.
1. Click Start, click My Computer, and then click the drive (drive C) to which Windows XP is installed.
2. Go to the following folder: Documents and Settings\All Users\Start\Programs\Accessories\Communications\.
3. In the Enter the location to create icon text box, enter c:\program files\windows nt\dialer.exe. Click Next.
* User can also specify the location by clicking the Browse button.
Title: Phone Dialer Is Not Available in the Communications Menu.


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package com.glaf.base.modules.sys.springmvc;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Properties;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.ModelMap;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;

import com.glaf.base.config.BaseConfiguration;
import com.glaf.base.modules.sys.SysConstants;
import com.glaf.base.modules.sys.model.SysUser;
import com.glaf.base.modules.sys.service.AuthorizeService;
import com.glaf.base.modules.sys.service.SysUserService;
import com.glaf.base.online.domain.UserOnline;
import com.glaf.base.online.service.UserOnlineService;
import com.glaf.base.utils.ContextUtil;
import com.glaf.base.utils.ParamUtil;
import com.glaf.core.cache.CacheFactory;
import com.glaf.core.config.Configuration;
import com.glaf.core.config.Environment;
import com.glaf.core.config.SystemConfig;
import com.glaf.core.domain.SystemProperty;
import com.glaf.core.res.MessageUtils;
import com.glaf.core.res.ViewMessage;
import com.glaf.core.res.ViewMessages;
import com.glaf.core.security.DigestUtil;
import com.glaf.core.util.ClassUtils;
import com.glaf.core.util.Constants;
import com.glaf.core.util.RequestUtils;
import com.glaf.core.util.StringTools;
import com.glaf.core.web.callback.CallbackProperties;
import com.glaf.core.web.callback.LoginCallback;
import com.glaf.shiro.ShiroSecurity;

@Controller("/mx/login")
@RequestMapping("/login")
public class MxLoginController {
	private static final Log logger = LogFactory
			.getLog(MxLoginController.class);

	private static Configuration conf = BaseConfiguration.create();

	private AuthorizeService authorizeService;

	private SysUserService sysUserService;

	private UserOnlineService userOnlineService;

	/**
	 * 登录
	 *
	 * @param request
	 * @param modelMap
	 * @return
	 */
	@RequestMapping("/doLogin")
	public ModelAndView doLogin(HttpServletRequest request,
			HttpServletResponse response, ModelMap modelMap) {
		RequestUtils.setRequestParameterToAttribute(request);
		HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
		if (session == null) {
			return new ModelAndView("/modules/login", modelMap);
		}

		if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(request.getParameter("systemName"))) {
			Environment
					.setCurrentSystemName(request.getParameter("systemName"));
		} else {
			Environment.setCurrentSystemName(Environment.DEFAULT_SYSTEM_NAME);
		}

		ViewMessages messages = new ViewMessages();
		// 获取参数
		String account = ParamUtil.getParameter(request, "x");
		String password = ParamUtil.getParameter(request, "y");

		String rand = (String) session.getAttribute("x_y");
		if (rand != null) {
			password = StringTools.replace(password, rand, "");
		}
		String rand2 = (String) session.getAttribute("x_z");
		if (rand2 != null) {
			password = StringTools.replace(password, rand2, "");
		}
		String pwd = password;
		try {
			pwd = DigestUtil.digestString(password, "MD5");
		} catch (Exception ex) {
		}

		logger.debug(account + " start login........................");

		// 用户登陆,返回系统用户对象
		SysUser bean = authorizeService.authorize(account, pwd);
		if (bean == null) {
			// 用户对象为空或失效,显示错误信息
			messages.add(ViewMessages.GLOBAL_MESSAGE, new ViewMessage(
					"authorize.login_failure"));
			MessageUtils.addMessages(request, messages);
			return new ModelAndView("/modules/login", modelMap);
		}

		String ipAddr = RequestUtils.getIPAddress(request);
		SystemProperty p = SystemConfig.getProperty("login_limit");

		if (!(StringUtils.equals(ipAddr, "localhost")
				|| StringUtils.equals(ipAddr, "127.0.0.1")
				|| StringUtils.equals(account, "root") || StringUtils.equals(
				account, "admin"))) {

			SystemProperty pt = SystemConfig.getProperty("login_time_check");
			int timeoutSeconds = 300;

			if (pt != null && pt.getValue() != null
					&& StringUtils.isNumeric(pt.getValue())) {
				timeoutSeconds = Integer.parseInt(pt.getValue());
			}
			if (timeoutSeconds < 300) {
				timeoutSeconds = 300;
			}
			if (timeoutSeconds > 3600) {
				timeoutSeconds = 3600;
			}

			/**
			 * 检测是否限制一个用户只能在一个地方登录
			 */
			if (p != null && StringUtils.equals(p.getValue(), "true")) {
				logger.debug("#################3#########################");
				String loginIP = null;
				UserOnline userOnline = userOnlineService
						.getUserOnline(account);
				logger.debug("userOnline:" + userOnline);
				boolean timeout = false;
				if (userOnline != null) {
					loginIP = userOnline.getLoginIP();
					if (userOnline.getCheckDateMs() != null
							&& System.currentTimeMillis()
									- userOnline.getCheckDateMs() > timeoutSeconds * 1000) {
						timeout = true;// 超时,说明登录已经过期
					}
					if (userOnline.getLoginDate() != null
							&& System.currentTimeMillis()
									- userOnline.getLoginDate().getTime() > timeoutSeconds * 1000) {
						timeout = true;// 超时,说明登录已经过期
					}
				}
				logger.info("timeout:" + timeout);
				logger.info("login IP:" + loginIP);
				if (!timeout) {// 超时,说明登录已经过期,不用判断是否已经登录了
					if (loginIP != null
							&& !(StringUtils.equals(ipAddr, loginIP))) {// 用户已在其他机器登陆
						messages.add(ViewMessages.GLOBAL_MESSAGE,
								new ViewMessage("authorize.login_failure2"));
						MessageUtils.addMessages(request, messages);
						logger.debug("用户已经在其他地方登录。");
						return new ModelAndView("/modules/login", modelMap);
					}
				}
			}
		}

		Properties props = CallbackProperties.getProperties();
		if (props != null && props.keys().hasMoreElements()) {
			Enumeration<?> e = props.keys();
			while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
				String className = (String) e.nextElement();
				try {
					Object obj = ClassUtils.instantiateObject(className);
					if (obj instanceof LoginCallback) {
						LoginCallback callback = (LoginCallback) obj;
						callback.afterLogin(bean.getAccount(), request,
								response);
					}
				} catch (Exception ex) {
					ex.printStackTrace();
					logger.error(ex);
				}
			}
		}

		if (bean.getLoginCount() != null) {
			bean.setLoginCount(bean.getLoginCount() + 1);
		} else {
			bean.setLoginCount(1);
		}

		// 登录成功,修改最近一次登录时间
		bean.setLastLoginDate(new Date());
		sysUserService.updateUser(bean);

		ContextUtil.put(bean.getAccount(), bean);// 传入全局变量

		RequestUtils.setLoginUser(request, response, "default",
				bean.getAccount());
		if (p != null && StringUtils.equals(p.getValue(), "true")) {
			try {
				UserOnline online = new UserOnline();
				online.setActorId(bean.getActorId());
				online.setName(bean.getName());
				online.setCheckDate(new Date());
				online.setLoginDate(new Date());
				online.setLoginIP(ipAddr);
				online.setSessionId(session.getId());
				userOnlineService.login(online);
			} catch (Exception ex) {
				ex.printStackTrace();
				logger.error(ex);
			}
		}

		if (bean.getAccountType() == 1) {// 供应商用户
			return new ModelAndView("/modules/sp_main", modelMap);
		} else if (bean.getAccountType() == 2) {// 微信用户
			return new ModelAndView("/modules/wx_main", modelMap);
		} else {
			return new ModelAndView("/modules/main", modelMap);
		}

	}

	/**
	 * 登录
	 *
	 * @param request
	 * @param modelMap
	 * @return
	 */
	@RequestMapping("/login")
	public ModelAndView login(HttpServletRequest request,
			HttpServletResponse response) {
		String ip = RequestUtils.getIPAddress(request);
		/**
		 * 允许从指定的机器上通过用户名密码登录
		 */
		if (StringUtils.contains(conf.get("login.allow.ip", "127.0.0.1"), ip)
				|| StringUtils.contains(
						SystemConfig.getString("login.allow.ip", "127.0.0.1"),
						ip)) {
			String actorId = request.getParameter("x");
			String password = request.getParameter("y");
			HttpSession session = request.getSession(true);
			java.util.Random random = new java.util.Random();
			String rand = Math.abs(random.nextInt(999999))
					+ com.glaf.core.util.UUID32.getUUID()
					+ Math.abs(random.nextInt(999999));
			String rand2 = Math.abs(random.nextInt(9999))
					+ com.glaf.core.util.UUID32.getUUID()
					+ Math.abs(random.nextInt(9999)) + SystemConfig.getToken();
			session = request.getSession(true);
			if (session != null) {
				session.setAttribute("x_y", rand);
				session.setAttribute("x_z", rand2);
			}
			String url = request.getContextPath() + "/mx/login/doLogin?x="
					+ actorId + "&y=" + rand + password+rand2;
			try {
				response.sendRedirect(url);
				return null;
			} catch (IOException ex) {
				ex.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
		return new ModelAndView("/modules/login");
	}

	/**
	 * 注销
	 *
	 * @param request
	 * @param modelMap
	 * @return
	 */
	@RequestMapping("/logout")
	public ModelAndView logout(HttpServletRequest request, ModelMap modelMap) {
		RequestUtils.setRequestParameterToAttribute(request);
		String actorId = RequestUtils.getActorId(request);
		// 退出系统,清除session对象
		request.getSession().removeAttribute(SysConstants.LOGIN);
		request.getSession().removeAttribute(SysConstants.MENU);
		try {
			SystemProperty p = SystemConfig.getProperty("login_limit");
			if (p != null && StringUtils.equals(p.getValue(), "true")) {
				userOnlineService.logout(actorId);
			}
			String cacheKey = Constants.LOGIN_USER_CACHE + actorId;
			CacheFactory.remove(cacheKey);
			cacheKey = Constants.USER_CACHE + actorId;
			CacheFactory.remove(cacheKey);
			ShiroSecurity.logout();
			request.getSession().invalidate();
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			ex.printStackTrace();
		}
		return this.prepareLogin(request, modelMap);
	}

	/**
	 * 准备登录
	 *
	 * @param request
	 * @param modelMap
	 * @return
	 */
	@RequestMapping
	public ModelAndView prepareLogin(HttpServletRequest request,
			ModelMap modelMap) {
		RequestUtils.setRequestParameterToAttribute(request);
		HttpSession session = request.getSession(true);
		java.util.Random random = new java.util.Random();
		String rand = Math.abs(random.nextInt(9999))
				+ com.glaf.core.util.UUID32.getUUID()
				+ Math.abs(random.nextInt(9999)) + SystemConfig.getToken();
		String rand2 = Math.abs(random.nextInt(9999))
				+ com.glaf.core.util.UUID32.getUUID()
				+ Math.abs(random.nextInt(9999)) + SystemConfig.getToken();
		if (session != null) {
			session.setAttribute("x_y", rand);
			session.setAttribute("x_z", rand2);
		}
		// 显示登陆页面
		return new ModelAndView("/modules/login", modelMap);
	}

	@javax.annotation.Resource
	public void setAuthorizeService(AuthorizeService authorizeService) {
		this.authorizeService = authorizeService;
	}

	@javax.annotation.Resource
	public void setSysUserService(SysUserService sysUserService) {
		this.sysUserService = sysUserService;
	}

	@javax.annotation.Resource
	public void setUserOnlineService(UserOnlineService userOnlineService) {
		this.userOnlineService = userOnlineService;
	}

}

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When Allen Nause, Artists Repertory Theatre's artistic director for the past 25 years of its 30-year history, made public last year that he would retire at the end of the current season, the leadership hole the company would have to fill looked big enough. But when Artists Rep Associate Artistic Director Jon Kretzu made the surprise announcement last month that he, too, would depart, it began to seem downright gaping.
Now, ART is hoping an award-winning director from Los Angeles can fill that gap and boldly lead the company into the post-Nause era. Artists Rep announced today that Dámaso Rodriguez, a cofounder of L.A.'s Furious Theatre Company, the associate artistic director of Pasadena Playhouse, and a recipient of (among other honors) the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, will officially become the company's artistic director next month. Rodriguez will transition into the role over six months, selecting Artists Rep's 2013-14 productions with Nause, but will make his ART directorial debut in April with Ten Chimneys.
Rodriguez said he wants to expand Artists Rep's Resident Acting Company into a broader "Ensemble of Artists" encompassing writers, directors, and designers. "I hold a sincere, passionate belief in collaboration, and that the ensemble model is the best way to form a community of artists, production staff, and administrators," he said.


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Coalition to begin process of dissolving Knesset, heralding return to upheaval
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First of votes to disband government set to take place Wednesday morning, with process expected to wrap up next week; polls predict possible political deadlock after elections
By TOI STAFF
The Knesset is set to hold the first in a series of votes for its dissolution and the end of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition on Wednesday, as Israel's short-lived "change government" calls it quits after months of crises, sending Israel to its fifth general election in under four years.
Wednesday's vote begins the process of the government's disbandment, which will likely wrap up next week, leaving Foreign Minister Yair Lapid as caretaker prime minister.
On Monday evening, Bennett and Lapid surprised the nation by announcing their intention to voluntarily dissolve their own coalition, saying they did so after coming to a conclusion that there was no way to maintain the current government.
Polls have already predicted political deadlock following an election, with no party having a clear path to a majority coalition, unless the current blocs of coalition and opposition parties shift. Israel went through a series of grueling, inconclusive elections between 2019-2021, with the ensuing government dysfunction incurring significant costs on the country.
Following last year's election, Bennett and Lapid constructed Israel's most diverse coalition ever that set out with 62 Knesset members from eight parties spanning the political spectrum from left, right and center. It made history by including an independent Arab party, Ra'am, in Israel's government for the first time.
Bennett's government saw early success, including by passing Israel's first budget in several years, but it lost its majority in April and continued its downward slide from there. Renegade lawmakers scuttled key legislation, the entire Ra'am party sat on the sidelines for several weeks and Bennett's top staffers left his office. At the end, the coalition found itself unable to pass even routine legislation, and faced the real possibility of the opposition clinching a majority to bring it down.
After the legislative process to dissolve the Knesset is set in motion, the earliest the government can disband is Wednesday, although a more likely scenario would be Monday of next week, as the legislation must pass four plenum votes and two committee reviews.
If it proceeds as planned, once the Knesset's disbandment is finalized, Lapid will assume the premiership and Bennett will rotate to alternate prime minister, a title that Lapid currently holds. Although the Knesset will largely cease to legislate, the government will remain in place until a new one is sworn in, post elections. Lapid will be prime minister through elections in the fall and until the formation of Israel's next coalition government.
The elections will likely take place in late October or early November.
Lapid and Bennett initially said that they planned to bring a bill to disperse the Knesset to a vote next week, but following opposition efforts to bring their own bill forward, the coalition expedited its timeline, adding it to Wednesday's legislative agenda.
The opposition, led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has hailed the coalition's downfall, but a Tuesday report said the ex-premier's right-wing and religious bloc was concerned about the prospect of elections.
Channel 12 said the heads of the other parties in Netanyahu's political bloc all prefer establishing an alternative coalition in the existing Knesset, rather than going to elections, and are pressuring Netanyahu to go in that direction.
The opposition could outflank the coalition in a complicated, but feasible maneuver, by creating a new alternative coalition from within the existing Knesset with the help of renegade coalition members, obviating the need for elections. The chances of such a move succeeding are slim, however, since the Likud-led opposition has been unable to assemble a majority of 61 lawmakers to sit under Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, and the coalition moved up the vote to dissolve itself to head off the attempt.
At the same time, polls have shown that the two rival political blocs will likely remain deadlocked following elections, barring any major changes in political alliances. The polls have consistently shown the parties loyal to Netanyahu faring better in a vote, but without a clear path to a majority. The Arab majority Joint List, which supports neither side, holds the balance of power.
The opposition leaders allied with Netanyahu have publicly expressed confidence that their parties will win a majority in elections, but behind closed doors, have been more fearful of a vote, Channel 12 reported.
Opposition party leaders Moshe Gafni of United Torah Judaism, Aryeh Deri of Shash and Bezalel Smotrich of Religious Zionism all fear far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir will peel away their voters, the report said.
Ben Gvir is a divisive and provocative rabble rouser who often appears at the forefront of far-right causes including Jewish access to the Temple Mount. His popularity has skyrocketed since he entered the Knesset after allying with Smotrich's National Union party ahead of last year's elections.
He heads the extreme-right Otzma Yehudit, which sits under Smotrich in the Religious Zionism alliance, and with a strengthened hand, could make heavier demands from Smotrich if the two run on the same ticket again, Channel 12 said. Ben Gvir said Tuesday that he does not intend to replace Smotrich as the leader of Religious Zionism.
The Sephardi, ultra-Orthodox Shas party is also concerned some of its younger voters may be drifting toward Ben Gvir.
On Saturday, Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef lashed Ben Gvir for visiting the Temple Mount, calling him a "fool" who committed "blasphemy" by going onto the holy site. Yosef, as chief rabbi, is forbidden from directly interfering in political affairs, but his attack on Ben Gvir for breaching religious rulings could sway some voters away from the national-religious camp, toward Shas.
United Torah Judaism, an Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox alliance, will be running for the first time without the presence of the renowned Haredi scholar and leader Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who died in March. The party prefers to keep its current strength in the Knesset and not take chances in an election, Channel 12 said.
Bennett's coalition, which only ever had a slim majority, ousted Netanyahu after more than a decade in power, with the coalition coalescing mainly around a shared opposition to Netanyahu's rule.
Polls point to return of dreaded deadlock in next elections, unless alliances shift
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Adedibu Died A Pauper –Widow
Jo Daniel
Alhaja Bosede Adedibu is the widow of Chief Adedibu, leading a rump of the followers left behind by her late husband. In this interview with YINKA FABOWALE, she describes some of her late husband's lieutenants as ungrateful for neglecting the family. She says Adedibu died a pauper, with only N1.2 million in the bank as he gave all he had to the people.
You are in politics just like your late husband. Who or what influenced your interest in politics?
I think that is obvious. An adage says "Ti ewe bape lara ose o ma n dose ni " (Leaf wrappings of soap gets to become part of the soap after a while). I was not born a politician, although my father was somehow in politics before, but he belonged to the NCNC, because we stayed in the Eastern region then.
So, it was not Baba Adedibu that…?
(Cuts in) Left to him, he did not even like me in politics. He did not like me or any of his family members doing it. I just took interest and that was it.
And how has it been like since then?
You know it's a game of give and take, and also a game of lose and win. So, that is just the way I see it.
You tried to run for Senate then, what happened?
I did not try to run for the Senate then, I was interested. But, immediately my husband told me he would not like it, I said because of his name, he should look for one of his sons. And that was how the whole scenario went.
We understand that it was actually Baba Obasanjo that suggested to him that, given his political clout, he should get members of his family interested, perhaps to sustain the political dynasty.
I am not aware of that. But, I knew that when I wanted to be a Senator, he refused totally. And I said because of his name, we should look for one of his children and that one was in America then.
Why did he not want his family members to go into politics?
The very reason was known to him.
So, what has happened to his political dynasty?
As you can see, you know human beings. When the head is no more, what can the body do? It is only with the help of God that the body will survive, because with God, there is nothing impossible.
Do we say that the political empire died with him?
It did not die. It is only that most of the followers are ungrateful.
Look at our late sage and father, Baba Chief Awolowo's followers who stayed with Mama. So, what happened to the people Adedibu was looking after? That is why I said most of them are ungrateful.
Perhaps, you lack the necessary wherewithal to sustain keeping them. You know Baba is reputed to be a generous and cheerful giver.
He was a cheerful giver, but my brother, how do you want me to cope? The children? This man did not have anything. He was not a property person. He lived his life for the masses. You would not believe, he died with may be N1.2 million in the bank and he's running only one bank account. So, how would you want me to cope?
So all the monies he got, he gave out?
Everybody knows, whenever he had money, he won't sleep, he would make sure that he distributed everything.
At a time you publicly acknowledged that Otunba Akala was helping the family.
Yes, when he was in government.
Is he still helping out?
(Pauses)…no
So, does it mean that you don't have any followers of your own?
No! no, no. I have my own people now.
You are leading a section of the followers he left behind.
At least, people that are grateful to him. They are still with me today and we all carry ourselves along with everything.
What will you call their numerical strength? Is it just at the local government level?
No, up to the federal level.
I mean does your support cut across the state or within the local government?
No, it is across the state.
So where is Senator Kamorudeen Adedibu in this picture?
He's very much in the picture.
What do you expect of me?
What I mean is, is he helping out in taking charge? Is he still interested in politics as much as his father or he's in and out?
I cannot answer that. He may be in and out.
What can you say is the effect of Baba's exit on Oyo politics?
How will I describe it? The effect of Baba Adedibu. I don't know what to say…it is very mighty o! And you know when things fall apart, the centre won't gain much hold. A rallying force is gone. It is only God that is sustaining we that he left behind.
Your party, PDP, now is in disarray.
We are not in disarray.
What chances do you think you have in 2015 with the performance of the Ajimobi's administration and the ACN?
Look, my brother, whatever may be the case, there is no government in power that will not do its own part. Akala has played his own part and Governor Isiaka Ajimobi is playing his own now. So, whoever is coming next will play his own part too.
Adedibu is no longer around to marshal all of you for victory again.
Do you believe in God? Anyone who believes in God will not think that way. All I know is that, by God's grace, PDP is coming back to Oyo in 2015, Monsha Allahu!
Adedibu
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Otley Leg Club was the first of its kind to open in the north of England and has become hugely popular since it started.
The club is a health and social group that follows a model developed by former district nurse Ellie Lindsay OBE, which sees patients treated by nurses in community settings. The leg club atmosphere encourages people with ulcers and other medical conditions to take more interest in their care and treatment, and when their legs heal, to keep them well and healthy.
The club is the result of a partnership between NHS Leeds CCG, Leeds GP Confederation, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH), Westgate Surgery, Chevin Medical Practice, Aireborough Medical Practice, Otley Action for Older People, Connect Well, and the national Lindsay Leg Club Foundation.
It is supported by nurses from the three GP practices in Otley and district nurses from LCH. Together, they treat any problems involving legs, from varicose veins, skin tears, eczema and leg ulcers to difficulties in walking.
Julie Rooney, clinical lead for the leg club and a nurse at Chevin Medical Practice, "In the 12 months that the club has been running, we've been able to welcome over 100 members. As well as treating their leg problems, we've also enjoyed lots of great chats, tea and entertainment and it's wonderful to see people coming back, even when they've healed, because they enjoy the club so much.
The Otley Leg Club meets every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 – 3:30 pm at the Over 60s Welfare Club on Crossgate next to the bus station. The service is open to all patients registered at Westgate Surgery, Chevin Medical Practice and Aireborough Medical Practice. Otley Action for Older People can provide transport for anyone in Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Arthington who is housebound or has mobility issues.


Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN) was established on 15th Nov. 1992with a view to organize and promotes floriculture business in Nepal. It is a not for profit, non governmental and national level professional business membership organization under the Nepalese laws and acts.
The secretarial of FAN is located at Baluwatar, Kathmandu. FAN is a member of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NCCI), Nepal China Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NCCCI). It has 565 general members.


Yeah, it's a mess! I'll try to get over it. Oh, I'm at 47,700. Just a little ways behind.
Nice. Gotta any new mods from the last time we spoke, which was many moons ago???
Got new rims for my sedan, 16" o.z. rallys, paid 500 for the rims and tires used. I love them and the ride is great. I do plan on lowering it, but I want coilovers, so it will be awhile before I can afford it.
coilovers are an awesome choice, but personally with how good the price is for a set of springs from MI for example or picking up some used I would to remove the wheel gap...I know it drove me insane on mine when I went with my LP tires n 17s.
I thought about it but aren't those hard on a stock suspension? I would rather just wait and save up and do it right.
It has been a few for sure. But nope, need some new shocks as the stockers (rear) are leaking. Thinking about just going with a set of TRD's since I already have their lowering springs.
As much as I like my TRD dampers, I think you should go with Tokico blues. I think they're cheaper, and have a firmer dampening level than the TRD's.
^ looks good. Are those 16x7.5, with a +35 offset?
I checked. They are 16x7, +37 offset.
Just put my new (used) wheels on. Let me know what you guys/gals think..
I like the drop. What are you on?
I've just got Tein S. Tech springs currently. The wheels are thanks to Bluevitz-rs, bought them from him in November. They're Advanti racing 16x7 rims on 205/40.
Put on the 'VVT-i' stickers, what do you guys/girls think?
Need a full pic Flipper.


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A cardiac bypass operation in India costs less than $10,000, versus over $100,000 in western countries. India boasts two of the world's top ten medical tourism hospitals.
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya (Pattaya/Chonburi, Thailand)
301 Moo 6 Sukhumvit Road, Km. 143, Banglamung,
North Pattaya
ISO 9001, JCI, HA
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Introduction
As one of the health care institutions, under the Bangkok Hospital Group, for Thailand's medical tourism, we are recognized as a tertiary hospital – a highly awarded status representing the capacity to provide specialized medical care, involving advanced and complex procedures and treatments performed by medical specialists in state-of-the-art facilities.
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, located on one of Thailand's well known tourist beach destinations, sees more than 100,000 international patients each year. Our International Department personnel serves patients and visitors at a personal level and communicates efficiently covering 20 different languages. Founded in 1990 as a 100 bed facility, we have become an international health care institute with recognition from the Hospital Accreditation Institute of Thailand, ISO 9001:2000 certified, and was the recipient of Best Hospital Management Asia awards (HMA) three consecutive years and now we have been accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as being of a world standard of excellence in healthcare.
Today our 15 floor, 400 bed facility overlooking Pattaya bay whilst our in-patients can enjoy the comforts of contemporary and deluxe amenities and the gentle Thai hospitality, and the exceptional care that you can come to expect right from our first welcome.
Highlight Treatment:
Nose Reshaping (Rhinoplasty)
Face Lift Surgery
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No. of Beds and Rooms:
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- Total rooms: 400
- Total beds: 400
No. of Staff: 1300
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Major Patients came from:
USA, UK, Australia, German, Oman, Russia, Japan
2003: Received the Prime Minister's Export Award for excellent medical and health services provided to international patients
2003: Received Superbrands Thailand
2003: Received the ISO 9001: 2000 accreditation
2004: The Asian Hospital Management Award
2004: Received the Hospital Accreditation
2009: Joint Commission International (JCI)
2009: Medical Tourism Website Transparency Award
2003: Superbrands Thailand
2003: Minister's Export Award for excellent medical and health services provided to international patients
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Porter Takes Delivery Of First Embraer E195-E2
Christmas arrived a little bit early for Porter Airlines as the carrier took delivery of the first two of 50 Embraer E195-E2 it has ordered, with a ceremony to mark the occasion taking place at Embraer's headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Porter will use the new E195-E2 fleet to launch its new elevated economy experience that aims to challenge the economy offering of every North American airline, and features a new level of generosity and thoughtful service not seen in contemporary economy air travel.
In the run up to the new year, Embraer will deliver a further three aircraft to Porter.
Porter, the North American launch customer for Embraer's E195-E2, is opening up operations throughout North America, including to the west coast, southern U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. The aircraft will initially be deployed from Toronto Pearson International Airport, with Halifax, Montreal and Ottawa also seeing new services with the E195-E2.
The carrier has chosen to configure the 146-seat aircraft in a 132-seat all-economy configuration, with a variety of seat pitches on offer for their guests: 36, 34, and 30 inches.
Michael Deluce, president and CEO, Porter Airlines, said: "The official delivery of these aircraft is the beginning of a new era for Porter. The E195-E2 enables us to reach across the continent, beyond our Eastern Canada roots, while introducing a level of service for economy air travellers that no other North American airline provides."
Deluce continued: "It's an enhanced experience that builds on our reputation for providing an elevated level of service to every passenger at reasonable prices in a single class of service. The first planes are ready to fly to Canada later this month before going into regular service in February."
Arjan Meijer, president and CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation, said, "Porter is focused on delivering what we all want – making the air travel experience a pleasure rather than a pain. Along with their exciting levels of service and generosity, Porter's entire fleet is also without the dreaded middle seat, and will also satisfy the sustainability needs of Porter's guests. The E195-E2 is the most environmentally-friendly single-aisle aircraft, at 65% quieter and up to 25% cleaner than previous-generation aircraft. It has the lowest fuel consumption per seat and per trip among 120- to 150-seat aircraft, and is the quietest single-aisle jet flying today."
In total, Porter has orders with Embraer for up to 100 E195-E2 aircraft; 50 firm commitments and 50 purchase rights. In 2021, Porter ordered 30 Embraer E195-E2 jets, with purchase rights for a further 50 aircraft, worth US$5.82 billion at list price, with all options exercised. A firm order for a further 20 aircraft followed in 2022, valued at US$1.56 billion.
Go to www.flyporter.com for more.
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Journalist Kate Taylor announces bid for Central Hawke's Bay District Council
Kate Taylor says she wants to continue the good work CHBDC is currently doing. Photo / Supplied
A freelance journalist and volunteer firefighter has announced her run for Central Hawke's Bay District Council.
Takapau resident Kate Taylor, who has lived in Central Hawke's Bay since 2004, says she wants to see a continuation of the good work being done by Central Hawke's Bay District Council, and to be a voice for rural communities.
"I am passionate about rural and provincial New Zealand and am proud to say I am from Central Hawke's Bay."
"We have great communities with awesome sports facilities and other public places and I want to help you keep them that way."
She said water and wastewater remained two pressing issues for the district.
"Primary industry remains the backbone of our economy and we have two main service towns that must remain strong."
"We need surety of water for a strong future – both quality and quantity."
"Part of that equation is making sure wastewater is not part of the problem."
Taylor, who has been a journalist for 30 years, said it was her involvement with the Eskview Young Farmers which started her governance journey.
She held roles in the organisation at club, district, regional and national level.
In the past she has worked for Radio New Zealand, the Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune and later Hawke's Bay Today, Hawke's Bay Federated Farmers, Roadsafe Hawke's Bay (as CHB coordinator) and the NZ Farmer newspaper.
Currently she is editor of the NZ Herefords magazine, runs the East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards and writes for a number of organisations and publications.
She also set up her own business, communiKate, in 2000.
She was elected to the CHB Consumers Power Trust last year and also belongs to the Takapau Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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Nominations for council elections open tomorrow


CUA Law Alumnus and BOV Member Rafal Kos, PhD, LL.M. was appointed by Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, to serve as an advisor to the President. Dr. Kos' field of activity will focus around issues connected with improving regulations in the scope of commercial law.
The appointment was preceded by Dr. Kos' current and previous cooperation with the Polish Government and Parliament. He was a member of the following: the Parliamentary Justice and Human Rights Committee on Class Actions (2009); the Minister of Justice Team for the Amendment of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law (2012); the Minister of Economy's Alternative Dispute Resolution Expert Team (2013); he is currently a member of the Business Law Task Force at the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development (2015). He graduated from CUA Law in 2010 with an LL.M.
On October 19, 2018, Dr. Kos received the Distinguished Recent Alumni Award from the Columbus School of Law.


With the Affordable Care Act filing season finally over for 2018, a collective sigh of relief is in order for US employers and those - like us - that help them out. But stay vigilant: complying with the ACA employer mandate in 2019 remains a must for US employers, and most likely next year as well – even with the continuing turmoil around ACA.
After a federal judge in Texas ruled the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional last December, he (and the White House) stated that pending the appeal process, the law remains in place. This appeal process will take a while – a decision is expected late this year - and is going to be interesting for sure. There is also no doubt that whatever the outcome of the appeal, the case will go to the Supreme Court (again) and that the Supreme Court won't rule until after the 2020 election.
Since March 25, the US Justice Department is supporting this Texas ruling that the whole ACA is unconstitutional.
On March 26, House Democrats introduced a bill to defend and strengthen the ACA: the Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019—and posted a one-page summary.
On March 28, a federal district court in Washington, D.C., struck down the rule around association health plans, through which small employers can avoid some of the ACA's coverage requirements that apply only to the small-group market. The current administration is expected to seek a stay of the ruling and appeal the decision.
Meanwhile President Trump has promised a new GOP health plan by the 2020 election and the Democrats (all but 1) and 8 republicans passed a resolution on April 3 criticizing the Trump administrations actions to undermine the ACA.
And so the beat continues to go on for the employer mandate in 2019. Legally speaking, it is hard to imagine Congress moving forward on any legislation with a split House and Senate and a president opposed to keeping the ACA. And the Supreme Court most likely won't rule until 2021, and a lot can happen before then.
So where does that leave US employers?
Healthcare will – again – be a hot topic in the 2020 election, but meanwhile, US employers with 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents must stay compliant with all ACA coverage and reporting requirements in 2019 and most likely also in 2020.
Read about the top 3 things you should be doing now to stay compliant with the ACA employer mandate in 2019.
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More information has been revealed about UK Power Network's £3m project that will cause disruption for thousands of people in Norwich.
The company, which provides electricity to customers across the region, will this month begin reinforcing underground cables between a substation at Boundary Road and overhead lines south of Earlham Green Lane.
UK Power Networks has warned the work which starts later this month will result in temporary road closures. However it has not provided locations or specific dates.
The company said it will work closely with the community to keep residents and businesses informed.
Ivan Churchman, project manager for UK Power Networks, said: "This is a major investment for the local area and aims to effectively provide more resilience, capacity for growth and to future-proof the area to meet local demand for power.
While no dates have been announced, the company said in a letter to residents said there would be a "series of briefings for the parish councils along the planned route".
The route will run from UK Power Networks' substation next to B&Q on Boundary, via Bowers Avenue, Appleyard Crescent, Bignold Road, Galley Hill, Hellesdon Hall Road, Burnett Road, Marriott's Way, Hellesdon Road, Marl Pit Lane, Larkman Lane and Earlham Green Lane, finishing at the overhead lines just south of Earlham Green Lane.


THE IGFA's Billfish Royal Slam Club is one of the most prestigious and revered angling clubs in all of sportfishing, recognising individual anglers who catch — or catch and release — the required nine species of billfish during his or her lifetime. The proviso is, of course, that the catches must be made in line with IGFA rules. Currently only two South Africans hold this prestigious title, namely Trevor Hansen and myself.
The specified species for the Billfish Royal Slam are Atlantic and Indo-Pacific sailfish, Atlantic and Indo-Pacific blue marlin, black marlin, striped marlin, white marlin, swordfish, and spearfish. Catching all these species requires many dedicated hours on the water, several international trips to various locations and obviously a great deal of luck.
The Indo-Pacific sailfish is any light tackle angler's ultimate fish. This fish is exciting to catch because it comes into one's trolled spread of small lures with its flanks striped in purple bands and its head and lance-shaped bill half out of the water as it strikes. Then all hell breaks loose as it rushes into the air showing off its large dorsal sail. It's a sight the angler connected to the other end of the line will never forget.
I caught my first sailfish in January 1995 while looking for marlin livebait off Cape Vidal. At the time I was planning to catch a marlin in an effort to kickstart my ambition to target the many billfish species we have in our waters. The sailie was thus not specifically targeted, and it took a small Sailure I had out for a dorado.
Indo-Pacific sailfish are prolific in hot tropical waters such as those which stretch from the KwaZulu-Natal coast all the way up Africa's eastern seaboard to Somalia and into the Persian Gulf. The north Kenya coast, specifically off Malindi, has proved to have the most productive sailfishery of this continent's eastern coast. In fact, it's not uncommon to have double digit catches of sails during the sailfish season which stretches from October to late January.
Black marlin used to be the bread and butter of South Africa's pioneer marlin anglers like Tom Woodhouse, Piet Joubert, Piet van Dyk, Erwin Bursik, Casper Walker and the Maree brothers. Almost all fishing was done with livebait and in relatively shallow water from 40m to 200m. Tournaments such as the OET and Billfish 15 000 were dominated by black marlin catches with the odd stripey in between.
Livebaiting became an art form involving catching the often super skittish tuna, keeping it alive and avoiding the sharks and wahoo. I was privileged to witness the latter part of this fishery from 1995 when I hitched rides with the old salts of the marlin game and managed to catch a few myself with my first being in March 1996.
As the billfish bug bit more and more anglers, the number of boats targeting marlin increased dramatically.
Livebaiting took a back seat as lure fishing became the more popular and, dare I say, easier fishing method. The art of catching and keeping bait alive was lost while the lure fishery blossomed. This, coupled with the introduction of 4-stroke motors, made lure trolling more affordable. As a result, more surface area was being covered and deeper waters were being explored. This opened the door to South Africa's blue marlin fishery.
The effectiveness of lure trolling cannot be questioned. In fact, the number of strikes from marlin have increased so dramatically with the advent of lures that even the most hardened livebait anglers hang up their catalinas and leave their bait rods at home in favour of "pulling plastic" around for the day.
Trolling lures effectively did, however, require an adjustment in tackle. Longer and stiffer outriggers were required as well as an arsenal of heavy tackle rods and reels, not to mention the bags and bags of different lures. Probably the biggest change that came about was the shift to larger boats which gave lures a better action and improved results.
One of the first "big boat" marlin tournaments hosted in South Africa was the Black Watch Billfish Tournament fished out of Richards Bay. I managed my first Indo-Pacific blue marlin at the inaugural Black Watch Tournament held in January 2005, and was lucky enough to catch one at the 2006 event too.
This tournament put Richards Bay and its considerable blue marlin fishery on the map and attracted many billfish anglers who had been honing their lure trolling skills. The results are obvious as no less than three grander blue marlin have been weighed in KZN, all caught on lures.
In 2009, the year that I caught my first stripey, there was an influx of striped marlin all the way from northern KZN down to Struisbaai. It was a sight for sore eyes as they had been virtually absent from our waters for nearly a decade. All the billfish tournaments held that year recorded record numbers of strikes.
Unfortunately, due to the feeding habits of these finicky fish which "sword fight" the lure with the tip of their bills, most strikes only last a few seconds before the hooks slide off the bill.
To increase the chances of hooking these stripeys most anglers scaled down their tackle, reducing line class, lure size and hook size. Others focussed their efforts on pulling teasers and using pitch baits with some success.
South Africa's fishery is a bit of a double-edged sword in that we have so many varied species available to target, but they are all found in the same areas so you never know what is going to show up in your scaled down stripey spread. It could be a small spearfish or a grander blue.
For the Billfish Royal Slam the spearfish is considered the most difficult of the nine species to catch. There are, however, four species which fall under the spearfish family. The most common one is the shortbill spearfish. It is relatively common off the northern KZN coastline, but most anglers head to Hawaii to tick this species off their list. Other spearfish which count for the slam are longbill, Mediterranean and roundscale spearfish.
For the spearfish category of my Royal Slam application I submitted details of a longbill spearfish catch made in May 2016. It was quite a special fish because, according to the geneticists at Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), it was the first documented occurrence of a longbill spearfish outside of the Atlantic Ocean. (See the July/August 2016 issue of SKI-BOAT.) That's why I say it sometimes takes luck to be successful.
Looking at the Richards Bay statistics of shortbill catches from the previous few years, there seems to be a pattern showing that they prefer warmer water of 26- to 28°C during the months of January and February.
When it comes to lures, these fish have got attitude and are not afraid of tackling a big lure. Unfortunately this normally results in a bad hookup rate, so the smaller the lure the better. The average size of the fish is between 10kg and 20kg, so it won't provide much sport on the average heavy marlin gear.
For many years Angola was an unknown billfish destination; skip forward a decade or so and it is now arguably one of the best places in the world to catch record size and numbers of Atlantic sailfish. The 11 current world records, including the All Tackle record of 64.6kg, are a testament to this. Not to be outdone, Angola's blue marlin fishery is also right up there with the top-rated destinations in the world. Several granders have been caught in Angolan waters and 500 lb to 800 lb fish are common.
I have fished in Angola on two occasions, both times out of the port of Lobito. The first trip was in March 2008 when I fished with my friend Marco Couto on his boat White Marlin. At that stage sailfish mania had not yet taken a grip and crews were mainly using heavy marlin gear, trolling with lures and bait-lure combinations, targeting the abundant blues. On one of the practice days I was lucky enough to be on the rod with a blue of around 400 lb which ticked the box of my first Atlantic species.
In March 2015 I again fished out of Lobito in the 24th FIPS-M World Trolling Championship. It was a real eye-opener because in the few years since my previous visit the fishery had radically changed from being predominantly marlin-focused to being a light tackle sailfish mecca. During the practice days with Carlos Moran on Espirito do Raimundo and during the tournament days my team and I released 32 sailfish.
For many years I thought of white marlin as an exotic species and believed one had no option but to travel to the USA or some remote Atlantic island for a chance of catching one. A few had, however, been caught in Angola and, on the rare occasion, in the waters off the Cape, but neither was a consistently reliable option.
I then contacted Trevor Hansen who had spent a season in Morocco. He spoke of an incredible white marlin fishery with double digit days up to 19 releases a day. It seemed to be a no brainer — Morocco it would be!
In August 2017 a small group of fishing friends and I arrived in Mohammedia, Morocco. We had booked a four-day trip on one of the local charter boats, but due to a luggage delay our gear only arrived after the second day. As a result we struggled a bit in the beginning, but still managed to release a couple of marlin, and by the end of the trip we had all ticked the white marlin box.
It was mainly a "bait and switch" fishery where boats pull daisy chain teaser and hookless lures until a marlin — sometimes two or three — is raised. Depending on how the fish is behaving, live or dead mackerel are then pitched to the fish.
From our experience, a dead bait/chugger on a 9/0 circle hook with a 100 lb leader worked the best. We were using 30 lb spinning and conventional gear which was perfect considering the fish were in the 25kg to 50kg range.
On a normal day the routine would be to catch mackerel at a marker buoy just outside the harbour. After the livewell was full of decent size bait, we would run about 30km straight off Mohammedia in a depth of 110m to 160m where there were several rips and current lines that held the fish.
There seemed to be a distinct morning bite and an afternoon bite, so it was important to get to the grounds as early as possible.
The final species on the list to complete the Royal Slam was a broadbill swordfish. Swordfish numbers have declined in South African waters to such an extent that it is almost not viable to fish for them. With this in mind, four of us made our way to Watamu, Kenya, where there was a realistic chance of catching a swordfish. As luck would have it, I managed to tick the box on the first night — 22 March 2018.
The fishing method used was to troll at night with a three-rod spread. The lures of choice are softheads with a strip of squid inside them, rigged with two 8/0 hooks set at 180 degrees to one another. A lightstick was attached to the 250 lb leader about 5m up from the bait.
Two rods were fished off the outriggers and one off the downrigger. The downrigger was set at 30m while the two outrigger lines were set at 25m and 45m respectively. Most of the strikes were on the downrigger, but if the fish missed the hooks, they often came back for another shot on the long rigger lure. The trolling speed was about 3-4 knots.
The area we fished was dotted with seamounts between 400m and 650m. When one of the boats had a strike, the other boats immediatey moved into the area as broadbill tend to hold in a small area. Most of the broadbill were on the small side — 10- to 30kg, but we found out that there are a few big fish lurking about in between when Herman Olivier fought a fish for three and a half hours only to have the hook pull a few metres from the boat.
In total it took me 23 years to complete my Billfish Royal Slam and I am proud to be the first person to have caught all the species from the African continent. Sincere thanks to my father and all my fishing friends who have spent countless hours with me on the water; without them it would not have been possible, nor would it have been any fun.


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Resources on Linux TCP Implementation

				APRIL 23, 2018

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My compilation for various resources which I found

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This semester I did my Advanced Computer Networks project on Linux TCP.  It was implementing TDCTCP in Linux Kernel.  There wasn't any great outcome of this project output wise, which I'm sad of.  But the good news that this project taught a great deal about the workings of TCP in Linux.  So, I thought I'll compile the resources I used as reference so that it will be useful for me in future or for someone else.

The Source

While getting to know the Linux TCP, I always had to open up the code and read it in order to understand.  The Elixir Cross Referencer is a great tool for this.  It has built in search for identifier, so every definition is just a click away.  So here is the first resource:

Elixir Cross Referencer

May the source be with you.

TCP Internels

In order to implement a TCP, there are few basic functions that we can plug in to the TCP structure.  For example, what should our TCP do when there is an acknowledgement packet, or a packet loss.  These plug and play functions are properly explained in the next resource and also when these functions are called.

Linux TCP Congestion Control Internals

TCP Mini Tutorial

Along with functions, TCP also has some variables which are used now and then.  The next resource has explanation to the data structures used in TCP, it also has some information on the previously discussed function.

TCP Mini Tutorial

Linux TCP Implementation Book

This is the best resource I've found for Linux TCP.  I would recommend this if you wan't to start with Linux TCP.  This book contains explanation for each and every part of TCP.  It also has some imformation on Linux kernel level basics.  The best thing of this book is, it provides code snippets along with the explanation.  I've given direct link to PDF.

TCP/IP Design, Architecture and Implementation in Linux

I hope you find this compilation useful.  If you wan't me to add something to this compilation, please feel free to message or comment.

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