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/**
 * Log handler with custom log levels
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 * Log Level 0 = only important messages and errors
 * Log level 1 = debug messages
 * Log level 2 = silly
 *
 *
 * Created by andrew on 9/24/16.
 */
public class Logger {

    private static int logLevel;

    public static void setLogLevel(int level){
        logLevel = level;
    }

    public static int getLogLevel() {
        return logLevel;
    }

    private static void log(int level, String logMessage){
        if(logLevel < 0){
            System.err.println(logMessage);
        }
        else if(level <= logLevel){
            System.out.println(logMessage);
        }
    }

    public static void info(Object message){
        log(0, message.toString());
    }

    public static void debug(Object message){
        log(1, message.toString());
    }

    public static void silly(Object message){
        log(2, message.toString());
    }

    public static void error(Object message){
        log(-1, message.toString());
    }

}

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Besides 12 percent GST on smartphones, there is an extra 10 percent duty on imported smartphones after GST, but for now, prices of existing phones won't increase. In fact, the combined tax (12 percent GST + 10 percent import duty) is still less tax than what brands like Apple paid prior to GST implementation.
Prices of existing phones won't increase.
There will be price cuts on some existing phones (mostly mid-range and high-end phones).
Upcoming phones, particularly the imported ones, would cost 4 to 5 percent more.
The Cupertino-based company has slashed the rates of its precious iPhones by a margin of 4 to 7.5 percent. That means that the iPhone 7 Plus (256GB), facing a price cut of more than 7 percent will be available now for a price of Rs. 85,400, while the iPhone 6s (32GB) sees a 6.2% reduction, and comes down to a price of Rs. 46,900.
The India-made iPhone SE sees 4 and 6 percent discounts now for its 128GB and 32GB variants respectively. Apart from the handsets, Apple's other offerings like the iPad, Macs and Apple Watches are also available at discounted prices.
Much like Apple, Asus has also decided to cut back on the prices of its smartphones. The company's ZenFone 3 series of smartphones sees reduction in prices, which will be available at the reduced prices across all company stores and E-commerce websites.
Another addition to the list of companies slashing the prices of their handsets is Japanese multinational Panasonic, which has decided to reduce the prices of as many as seven different smartphones in its arsenal (with most of them belonging to its Eluga series).


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Matt Summers is an associate in Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley's Pasadena office with advisory and litigation assignments. His practice covers a range of public law issues, including post-redevelopment disputes, telecommunications, land use, conflicts of interest, open meetings law, and Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") compliance. He serves as City Attorney for Ojai, Assistant City Attorney and Planning Commission Counsel for the City of Calabasas, and advises the Cities of Barstow, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena, including each City's role as Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency, the Oversight Boards for former redevelopment agencies in Huntington Park, Pomona, Rialto, San Bernardino, San Gabriel, and Temple City, and Eco-Rapid Transit, a fifteen-city joint powers agency, as well as work for our other general and special counsel clients. He is our firm's lead associate on telecommunications law and has assisted Calabasas in a number of vigorous disputes regarding cell tower siting under that city's complex and ambitious ordinance.
Current litigation assignments include defense of Calabasas' wireless telecommunications facilities siting ordinance; a constitutional challenge to A.B. 1484, the post-redevelopment legislation, now pending in the Third District Court of Appeal on behalf of 4 cities and their successor agencies; a constitutional challenge to the San Diego County Auditor-Controller's method for allocating funds from the redevelopment agency dissolution process; and several challenges by cities to decisions by the Department of Finance relating to redevelopment agency dissolution, including Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Due Diligence Review disputes.
Prior to joining the firm, Matt was an Intern at the City Attorney's Office for the City of Berkeley, where he was involved with a wide range of municipal law topics. Matthew's work for the City encompassed advice and litigation, including research and analysis regarding the extent of the City's ADA obligations in novel cases concerning access to pools and non-motorized small boat launches. He also wrote memoranda concerning labor and employment issues, public nuisances, federal civil rights disputes under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, public finance, and the Political Reform Act. He also wrote and argued a Pitchess motion on behalf of the City regarding access to personnel records of police officers in a criminal case.
Matt received his J.D. cum laude from the University of California, Hastings in 2011 where he was an Articles Editor of the Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. While at Hastings, Matt worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Marilyn H. Patel of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. He graduated from Reed College with a B.A. in Economics in 2008 and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Phelps Hospital Issues Statement Regarding COVID-19 Paitent
River Journal — March 11, 2020
The following is a statement from Phelps Hospital Northwell Health, on a patient that is currently receiving treatment for COVID-19. Feel free to use this as you report updates from your community and around the county.
Phelps Hospital is currently treating a patient for COVID-19, who arrived Saturday, March 7. The patient is a 50 year old woman, who is in stable condition, in isolation, and in an area of the hospital where protective measures will ensure the safety of our other patients and our front line staff who are caring for this patient.
We are confident in our ability to meet the challenges posed by the spread of the coronavirus. We have implemented strong clinical and operational protocols designed to quickly identify potential COVID-19 patients as they enter our facilities, isolate them appropriately, prevent transmission of infections and protect front-line caregivers from potential exposure. We also continue to work closely with federal, state and local health officials, and refine our protocols as the situation evolves.
Northwell Health activated its emergency operations center on February 4th, which is staffed seven days a week, so we can remain in constant contact with all of our hospitals and other facilities. Operating in this heightened state of readiness allows us to quickly mobilize system-wide resources if the need arises.
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Or never more I'll see my lady.
He's ridden over field and fen.
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A conviction for domestic violence can have lifelong implications. You could face an extensive prison sentence, fines, and other penalties. If you are involved in a child custody battle, a domestic violence conviction could have a negative impact on those proceedings as well. If you are charged with domestic violence, it is critical that you speak to a Las Vegas criminal lawyer who may use one of these domestic violence defense strategies while representing you.
A Las Vegas federal criminal defense lawyer may use self-defense as a way to defend you against a domestic violence charge. If you are being attacked, you have the right to defend yourself against your attacker. You do not have to allow another person to attack you even if it is a spouse or family member. This includes hitting, kicking or pushing. However, you must reasonably believe that you or another person, like a child, is in danger of immediate bodily harm. In Nevada, you may use deadly force to stop an attack under a self-defense claim if the danger was so urgent and pressing, you were required to kill the other person to prevent yourself or someone else from being gravely injured.
When emotions are raw, it is sometimes difficult for police to determine what happened. For example, if you and a family member get in a verbal altercation and the other person slips and falls, you are not guilty of domestic violence as the injury was accidental. A Las Vegas criminal lawyer says that the act that constitutes battery must be intentional for a domestic violence charge to be valid.
In an effort to seek revenge for past wrongs or to influence a divorce or custody battle, your spouse or partner may claim domestic violence when none has occurred. There have even been cases of self-inflicted injuries in an effort to falsely accuse someone else of domestic violence. A Las Vegas federal criminal defense lawyer will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the truth. They may use a trained physician or expert witness who can identify self-inflicted wounds and other evidence that indicates there has been no domestic violence.
The prosecutor must prove beyond any reasonable doubt that you committed domestic violence. If there is not enough evidence, you cannot be convicted of the crime. In addition, police are human and they do make mistakes. They could mishandle evidence which may weaken or even destroy the case against you. A Las Vegas federal criminal defense lawyer will investigate all evidence, interview witnesses and determine just how strong the prosecutor's case may be.
If you have been arrested for domestic violence, contact Las Vegas criminal lawyer, Brian J. Smith. You can arrange for an initial, no-obligation consultation by calling 702-380-8248 or complete the simple query form online.


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HCM City (VNA) – LG Electronics Vietnam showed off "wallpaper" thin LG Signature OLED W Television for the first time in HCM City on August 15, announcing its 2.57mm-thin panel is the thinnest in Vietnam.
The record was recognized by the Vietnam Record Association, a representative from LG Electronics Vietnam said.
The super-light flat-screen model is available in Vietnam in 65 and 77 inches, featuring sound bar-style speaker system, webOS 3.5 – the latest version of LG's smart TV platform, and a wide variety of 4K programming.


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Ben Gvir: I call for alliances so that votes won't be wasted
'Alliance between us and National Union would win five to six seats," says Otzma Yehudit chief.
Arutz Sheva Staff
Jan 24, 2021, 8:12 PM (GMT+2)
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The chairman of the Jewish Power Party, Itamar Ben Gvir, spoke this morning (Sunday) with Ben Caspit and Yinon Magal on 103FM about the chances of uniting their parties in the right-wing camp ahead of the election.
Regarding his persistence in running for Knesset and Netnayahu's attempts to secure him a spot, Ben-Gvir sarcastically said, "Lapid trying to work with Hiba is fine, but Itamar Ben Gvir? That can't be."
When asked about Netanyahu's connections with the Islamic powers, he answered, "I am against befriending the Islamic powers. I have a problem with them not because they are Arabs but because they are people who encourage murderers."
Netanyahu, he says, is looking for allies everywhere: "The Likud has an interest, even if the Likudniks get 40 seats. There is no right-wing government without a right-wing connection to Bennett, there is no such thing." Ben-Gvir also admitted that he would like to connect to Betzalel Smotrich's party: "I have called for such a union many times over the past year. Such a union would be worth another five or six seats at least."
He acknowledged that he has been confident of victory in several elections before: "I run on ideological grounds, unlike Bennet and Smotrich. I run because I believe in my cause and so do 22,000 others. I call for unions so that their votes aren't thrown in the trash."
Asked if he would ever sit with an Arab in the same government, Ben Gvir said simply, "I heartily welcome anyone who genuinely loves and supports the state of Israel."


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Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin star as three retirees in a reinvention of the 1979 George Burns comedy, Going in Style.
Oscar winning actors Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) star as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty.
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Directed by Zach Braff (Garden State), Going in Style is a reinvention of the 1979 George Burns original comedy, where three friends who are living on the dole organise a bank robbery.
The film was produced by Donald De Line (The Italian Job) and one of a line-up of executive producers on the new reproduction is Tony Bill, who also worked on the 1979 film.
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Appeal to establish a public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Appeal to establish a public inquiry into the assassination of Ms. Daphne Caruana Galizia
(Prime Minister Muscat answered on 9 October, please scroll down)
24 international press freedom and freedom of expression organisations have signed ECPMF's letter to Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat demanding a public inquiry into the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Daphne Caruana Galizia (photo: daphnecaruanagalizia.com)
Dear Prime Minister Joseph Muscat,
I write to you on behalf of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and 24 organisations (listed below) representing thousands of journalists and human rights activists concerning Malta's response to the assassination of journalist Ms Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Following her murder on 16 October 2017, the Maltese authorities initiated criminal proceedings against the men who allegedly detonated the bomb that killed Ms Caruana Galizia and a parallel magisterial inquiry into whether others should be charged with criminal offences for commissioning the alleged assassins. Both the criminal proceedings and magisterial inquiry focus solely on criminal culpability. Neither process is investigating the wider and even more serious question as to whether the Maltese state is responsible for the circumstances that led to Ms Caruana Galizia's death.
Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights requires Malta – as a Member State of the Council of Europe – to comply with its protective obligation by examining (a) whether Malta knew, or ought to have known, of a real and immediate risk to Ms Caruana Galizia's life; (b) the adequacy of any steps taken by Malta to guard against that risk; and (c) any steps that Malta needs to take to prevent future deaths of journalists and/or anti-corruption campaigners.
On 9 August 2018, a team of international lawyers from Doughty Street Chambers and Bhatt Murphy Solicitors in London issued a legal opinion finding that Malta has failed to institute any inquiry into whether the Maltese state bears any responsibility for the loss of Ms Caruana Galizia's life. Following the legal opinion, the family has submitted the following request to your government:
To establish a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act that is completely independent of the Maltese police, Government and politicians, and that is conducted by a panel of respected international judges, retired judges and/or suitably qualified individuals with no political or government links.
We fully support the request and urge you to reconsider your position[1]and to respond immediately and positively to the request of the family of Ms Caruana Galizia. Protecting the lives and voices of journalists in Malta and across Europe depends upon this public inquiry. There is nothing to fear from this inquiry but the truth.
Seeking justice for Ms Caruana Galizia and protection for those who continue her legacy remains our top priority.
We would appreciate your written response to our appeal.
Flutura Kusari
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
List of organisations
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Active Watch
aditus foundation
Blueprint for Free Speech
European Federation of Journalists
Global Editors Network
IFEX (the global network of over 100 freedom of expression organizations)
Integra Foundation
International Press Institute
OBC Transeuropa/ Centro per la Cooperazione Internazionale
Platform of Human Rights Organisations in Malta (PHROM)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
South East Europe Media Organisation
The Critical Institute
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
[1] Interview of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, BBC Radio, 22 September 2018, available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/b0bkzk0d (minute 49)
Prime Minister Muscat answered on 9. October. "I can confirm that we have received a letter from Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. He has noted that the government is awaiting a response from solicitors Doughty Street Chambers and Batt Murphy. We hope the government will respond positively to the request of the family to establish a public inquiry into the assassination of Ms. Daphne Caruana Galizia," says ECPMF's legal advisor Flutura Kusari.
Kusari is taking part in an international mission to Malta with other freedom of expression organisations. They will commemorate one year since Caruana Galizia was killed, and they will also meet with the Prime Minister, politicians, journalists and activists on-site.
Source information: This article was originally published by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom – https://www.ecpmf.eu/news/press-releases/appeal-to-establish-a-public-inquiry-into-the-assassination-of-daphne-caruana-galizia


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No U.S. grand prix in 2008
Siddarth Raja July 13, 2007 Comment Now!
An agreement between the F1 controlling body and the Indianapolis Speedway has failed to materialise by the agreed July 12th cut-off and has therefore nixed any plans for a grand prix in the US next year. Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's commercial supremo, said "We didn't reach an agreement... Let's see if we miss America." Formula 1 viewership has been wavering in the US, especially after an incident at the 2005 race that resulted in only six cars out of the field racing.
Over the last decade F1 has been moving in to emerging markets such as China, Malaysia, Turkey, and Bahrain at the expense of traditional venues in Europe. Despite this, manufacturers believe a presence in the US is vital as it remains one of the world's largest car markets, and the biggest market for premium cars, which is important for the likes of BMW, Mercedes, and Ferrari.
Though there is not enough time to set up a different venue for the US GP by next year, there's a chance the race will move to a Las Vegas street circuit in the future.
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GM ranks 5th on Fortune 500 ahead of Toyota in 6th
No further sale of Chrysler says Cerberus boss
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Psychotherapy for Anxiety Disorders
Medically reviewed by Scientific Advisory Board — Written by Stephanie Boone on March 3, 2017
In recent years, various pharmaceuticals such as antidepressants and tranquilizers have been utilized to treat a wide range of anxiety disorders. This trend, while often immediately beneficial to the patient, has publicly overshadowed the therapeutic treatments which are arguably the most effective in the long run.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), each year roughly nineteen million adults within the United States experience anxiety disorders — which include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder/social phobia, and specific phobias, such as fear of the outdoors (agoraphobia) or confined spaces (claustrophobia), among many others (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/).
Although prescription medications are the fastest method of treating anxiety disorders, they can have numerous side effects and consequences. Patients can easily become dependent on tranquilizers and sedatives, such as the benzodiazepines Ativan and Xanax, because of the (usually quite welcome, for anxiety sufferers) sense of calm they produce. Antidepressants like Prozac and Zoloft, while not habit-forming, may cause a variety of physical side effects such as weight gain, insomnia, upset stomach, and diminished sexual appetite. These drugs can, when taken correctly, help sufferers of anxiety disorders to feel better—but most experts agree that for long-term improvement, patients should combine use of pharmaceuticals with psychotherapy.
Two common forms of psychotherapy utilized for treatment of anxiety disorders are behavioral and cognitive therapy: in cognitive therapy, the therapist helps the patient to adapt his or her problematic thought patterns into those which are healthier. For example, the therapist might help someone with panic disorder to prevent panic attacks—and make those that do occur less intense—by teaching him or her how to mentally re-approach anxiety-inducing situations. In behavioral therapy, the therapist will help the patient to combat undesirable behaviors which often come hand in hand with anxiety; for example, the patient will learn relaxation and deep breathing exercises to use when experiencing hyperventilation as a result of panic attacks (American Psychological Association).
Since these methods of treatment are such close cousins—both involving, in a sense, active re-education of the mind by the patient—therapists often use them together, in a broader classification of treatment called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is used to treat all six forms of anxiety disorders listed above (more information about CBT).
The National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists (NACBT) lists on their website several different specific forms of CBT which have developed in the past half-century or so. These include:
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)/Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Psychologist Albert Ellis, in the 1950s, believed that then-trendy psychoanalysis was an inefficient form of treatment because the patient was not directed to change his or her way of thinking; he originated RET, which was later developed further by neo-Freudian psychotherapist Alfred Adler. RET has roots in Stoic philosophy, such as in the writing of Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus; behaviorists Joseph Wolpe and Neil Miller seem also to have influenced Albert Ellis. Ellis continued working on his therapeutic approach, and in the 1990s—nearly forty years after first developing the treatment—he renamed it Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, in order to make the treatment's moniker more accurate.
Rational Behavior Therapy
One of Ellis's students, physician Maxie C. Maultsby, Jr., developed this slight variation about ten years after Ellis first developed his. Rational Behavior Therapy is distinctive in that the therapist assigns "therapeutic homework" to the client, and places "emphasis on client rational self-counseling skills" (http://www.nacbt.org/historyofcbt.htm). Clients are urged to take added initiative in their own recoveries, even beyond that encouraged by many other forms of CBT.
Some other specialized forms of CBT are Schema Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Rational Living Therapy. Many who are acquainted with CBT know of the therapy due to Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, the best-selling self-help book David Burns wrote in the 1980s (http://www.nacbt.org/historyofcbt.htm).
Finally, one form of behavioral psychotherapy which differs from CBT is Exposure with Response Prevention; usually used to treat specific phobias, Exposure with Response Prevention involves gradually making the patient familiar with the object or action causing anxiety—a sort of step-by-step "face your fears" treatment. In one successful case, a man who'd had a specific phobia of insecticides (after an incident of being poisoned himself while working in the fields of East Asia) for ten years became asymptomatic after ninety days of nearly consecutive treatment. His treatment included exposing himself to situations in which people were working with insecticides—sometimes the exposures were overseen by therapists, sometimes by his family members, and, eventually, by he alone. According to the authors of the study, the patient "was able to return to work at the farm and tolerate insecticides without much difficulty. Currently he is continuing with self-exposure sessions and maintaining well" (Narayana, Chakrabarti, & Grover, 12).
As with almost any illness, anxiety disorder patients must take some initiative in their treatment and recovery—whether it be by seeking help from a physician, taking medications properly and punctually, or attending and actively engaging in therapy sessions. CBT and other forms of psychotherapy, like Exposure with Response Prevention, are alternate forms of treatment for those who do not wish to take antidepressants or other pharmaceuticals (or to only take those medications), but still wish to work towards recovery; the benefit of such therapies, which take them a step beyond pharmaceuticals, are thus: antidepressants and other drugs seem to act as analgesics or, at best, vitamins; however, given the potential side effects, most patients might not wish to take them for their entire lives. With the aid of therapies—especially therapies in which they can most actively work towards recovery—patients can make the changes which will allow them to live with less anxiety for years to come.
Last medically reviewed on March 3, 2017


PURPOSE: The goals of this study were to (1) describe the prevalence and correlates of patient-reported religious/spiritual (R/S) needs in outpatient oncology patients and (2) estimate the associations of R/S concerns with acceptance of an R/S intervention offered by phone. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of data collected from distress screenings and spiritual care interventions at an outpatient cancer center from March 1, 2017 to May 9, 2017. Patients (n = 1249) used a tablet to self-report the following R/S concerns: spiritual or religious concern, isolation, struggle to find hope/meaning in life, concern for family, fear of death, shame/guilt, and doubts about faith. Patients were also screened for anxiety, depression, and distress. A chaplain contacted patients that reported one or more R/S concerns to offer R/S interventions via telephone or in person. RESULTS: Approximately one third (29.9%) of surveyed patients indicated at least one R/S need. Younger age, female gender, anxiety, depression, and distress were associated with indication of specific R/S concerns. Fear of death (OR 1.64 [1.02, 2.66], p = 0.043), struggle to find meaning/hope in life (OR 2.47 [1.39, 4.39], p = 0.002), and anxiety (p = 1.003) were associated with increased odds of intervention acceptance. CONCLUSION: Effective screening practices are needed for chaplains to prioritize patients most in need. This exploratory study suggests that screening for struggle to find meaning/hope in life, fear of death, and anxiety will help chaplains identify patients who have R/S concerns and will likely accept R/S interventions. Developing effective telehealth practices like this is an important direction for the field.


NEXT-generation sequencing (NGS) is set of relatively new technologies that are having a big impact on scientific research in fields including biomarkers, diagnostics, and drug discovery.
Although the term is applied to a number of different systems, not all of which may be interoperable, one common aspect is the library construction requirements which are shared across all platforms.
Amsbio says its sample library construction kits can reduce the complexity of reduce NGS workflow, reducing the time and effort needed for sample library preparation, and minimise errors by eliminating extra steps and optimising the experiment protocol.
Amsbio kits require inputs of as little as 0.5ng of RNA, which makes them appropriate for sample preparation with rare and difficult to obtain source materials, for instance samples from the pathology laboratory, or when samples have degraded, such as with formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissues.
Kits enable researchers to query thousands of small RNA sequences with what the company says is unprecedented sensitivity and dynamic range.
They can also be used to find novel microRNAs, characterise variation such as isomirs with single-base resolution, and analyse the differential expression of all small RNAs in any sample without prior assumptions.
These sample library construction kits will quickly generate full sequence from any poly-A tailed RNA, the company says, to accelerate analysis of novel transcripts and isoforms, alternative splice sites, rare transcripts, and cSNPs in a single experiment.


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Dovecot Street, TS18
£8,000 Annually•Available to Let
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About Dovecot Street, TS18
The premises briefly comprise of a Ground and First Floor Retail Unit situated in a sought after location just off the High Street in Stockton.
The property is located within close proximity of Wellington Square Shopping Centre and other Popular High Street Retailers.
Neighbouring retailers include nail bars, florists, licenced premises, restaurants and coffee shops including 'Neros'.
Currently operating as a micro pub (fixtures and fittings available by separate negotiation).
The premises are offered For sale £100,000 freehold.
Alternatively available To Let £8000 per annum (terms to be agreed).
Also suitable for a variety of uses subject to the relevant planning or consents.
Further details are available on request.
Ground Floor Retail 43.40 sq m 467 sq ft approx
First Floor Storage 26.10 sq m 281 sq ft approx
Available For Sale Freehold £100,000/ Leasehold £8000 per annum (terms to be agreed).
BEFORE THE TENANCY STARTS (PAYABLE TO THE AGENT)
Holding Deposit: 1 week's rent
Deposit: normally 1 month's rent up to a maximum of 5 weeks' rent
Payment of £50 to change the tenancy agreement
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3%
Payment of £50 for the reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices
Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with the tenant's early termination of the tenancy
DURING THE TENANCY (PAYABLE TO THE PROVIDER)
Utilities - gas, electricity, water
Communications - telephone and broadband
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Q: fade-out of a showed div and fade-in of a hidden div on button click I have 2 div: "secA" is the one that is showed at first, "secB" is hidden. Both div have a button that onclick show the other div and hide itself.
I want to make a fade-like transition from A to B and viceversa. A fade-in/fade-out transition it's ok, but if possible, a slide-left/slide-right animation would be better.
Here the HTML code:

    Section A

    <button class=button1 onclick="myFunction()">ToSectionB</button>

    Section B

    <button class=button2 onclick="myFunction()">ToSectionA</button>

Here the CSS code:
.div1 {
    background-color: red;
    color: white;
    height: 50px;
    width: 100px;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
}

.div2 {
    background-color: green;
    color: white;
    height: 50px;
    width: 100px;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
}

.button1{
    border-radius: 50px;
    padding: 5px;
}

.button2{
    border-radius: 50px;
    padding: 5px;
}

Here the JavaScript code:
function myFunction() {
        var x = document.getElementById("secA");
        var y = document.getElementById("secB");
        if (x.style.display === "none") {
            y.style.display = "none";
            x.style.display = "block";
        }
        else {
            y.style.display = "block";
            x.style.display = "none";
        }
}

A: I hope it will work for you.

function myFunction() {
        var x = document.getElementById("secA");
        var y = document.getElementById("secB");
        var d_time = '1s';
        if (x.style.opacity == '0') {
            y.style.opacity = '0';
            y.style.transition = d_time;
            x.style.opacity = '1';
            x.style.transition = d_time;
        }
        else{
            y.style.opacity = '1';
            y.style.transition = d_time;
            x.style.opacity = '0';
            x.style.transition = d_time;
        }
    }
.div1 {
    background-color: red;
    color: white;
    height: 50px;
    width: 100px;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
}

.div2 {
    background-color: green;
    color: white;
    height: 50px;
    width: 100px;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
}

.button1{
    border-radius: 50px;
    padding: 5px;
}

.button2{
    border-radius: 50px;
    padding: 5px;
}

    Section A

    <button class=button1 onclick="myFunction()">ToSectionB</button>

    Section B

    <button class=button2 onclick="myFunction()">ToSectionA</button>

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A Trio of Visionaries
Gerold Dennett, Greg Simione, and H. Larry Leasure transform Garden Valley
By Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, Photography by Lance Thompson
The Garden Valley village of Crouch had plenty of small-town charm, community pride, and natural scenery. It did not, however, have a full-service grocery store and deli–at least not until Crouch residents Greg Simione and Gerold Dennett decided they and their neighbors deserved one.
There are many picturesque small towns in Idaho that attract tourists and residents from across the country. But at the confluence of the South and Middle Forks of the Payette River, which also attracts fishermen and rafters, Crouch has an advantage–two residents who don't believe that living in a small town means giving up connection with the arts while enjoying the great outdoors. Only an hour's drive from Boise, but worlds different, the population of Crouch is comprised of retirees, local residents who work in Crouch, and those who commute to the Treasure Valley.
Simione and Dennett hired Boise developer H. Larry Leasure, Chairman and CEO of White-Leasure Development Company, to build a new full-service grocery store. Leasure, who owns a home on the South Fork of the Payette, remembers, "The reason I got involved with Crouch and Garden Valley was because of Greg and Gerold's vision–they wanted to keep the grocery store downtown and retain the feel of the town."
Crouch's buildings are all wooden frame structures, some dating to the early 20th century, including the Old Crouch Mercantile Exchange. "The Old Merc is about as charming as a building can get," Dennett says. "The original grocery store was in there. It's an incredible part of Garden Valley history." Dennett and Simione took pains to preserve as much of the Old Merc as possible, from wood plank floors to tin ceilings. But then their grocery store outgrew the space.
As they worked with Leasure to construct a new store, they converted the Old Merc into a home to dozens of artisans who each have a booth to display crafts including quilting, leatherwork, and jewelry.
The new supermarket reflects the town's frontier Western decor and flavor. Local craftsman stained the concrete floors, built the stone fireplace, and created the interior mural signs on the wall. In addition to national brands, The Garden Valley Market also carries some local producers, selling elk meat, salsa, lavender products, eggs, poultry, firewood, and more. The new 15,000 square foot commercial project has retail space available for lease and strengthens the commercial core in downtown Crouch.
Dennett and Simione are retired professional dancers who are both active in the arts. Past president of the Garden Valley Chamber of Commerce, Simione currently serves as president of the Garden Valley Center for the Arts. Crouch was home to internationally acclaimed Idaho artist James Castle, who created art using found materials and charcoal. Castle, deaf and mute, was driven to create art and didn't let his disabilities or the lack of art supplies keep him from expressing himself. Every September, Crouch celebrates the art of Castle with James Castle Days.
"Our focus is on working with other residents to help maintain our rural lifestyle and make it possible to live and work and play in Garden Valley" explains Dennett.
And now Crouch has both an artisan showplace and a supermarket, thanks to a trio of visionaries.
To get to Crouch, go north on Highway 55 from Highway 44 (State Street) about 40 miles, turn right onto the Banks Lowman Rd and proceed 8 miles, turn left onto the Middlefork Rd. and about 2/10ths of a mile later you have entered the village.


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Here Are All The Times Doctors Without Borders Tried To Warn Us About Ebola
ByCarina Kolodny
When it comes to Ebola, it's not that the international community wasn't warned, it's just that nobody was paying attention.
In the nearly seven months since the Ebola outbreak was originally confirmed in Guinea, the NGO Doctors Without Borders has been pleading for the world to act. Doctors Without Borders was the first and one of the only organizations on the ground in West Africa through the initial outbreak and subsequent epidemic. But up until recently, their calls for help went largely unanswered.
Now, as Ebola continues to claim lives and spreads to new countries, the international community is asking itself an uncomfortable question: Could Ebola have been contained if it was addressed in a more timely manner?
Of course, there were many factors at play in the spread of Ebola: the lack of medical infrastructure in the countries initially affected, burial practices that often involve significant physical contact with the dead and the inability to sufficiently monitor those affected. But Doctors Without Borders has been expressing alarm about the epidemic for months.
Below, you'll find a timeline of repeated calls to action and warnings issued around Ebola as the disease continued to spread:
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Africa's women and girls offer untapped potential to drive African development. Reductions in the gender gap in education, health, and economic inclusion will result in an increase in the continent's economic competitiveness.
This week, the United States Department of State announced that its African Women's Entrepreneurship Program will open the third new Women's Entrepreneurship Centers of Resources, Education, Access, and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE), in Mali this year, in addition to the centers already open in Zambia and Kenya.
The centers are expected to create 7,194 new jobs and 630 certified female mentors by October 2016.
In Africa, women are the backbone of communities and the continent's greatest potential to unlocking economic growth.
Sheriff Mahmud Ismail reports from Sierra Leone, where nearly half the population is under the age of 18.
Bunny Mack, the Sierra Leonean music legend who memorably sang 'Let Me Love You' died Saturday, July 11, in London. Mack is survived by his wife Violet, daughters Cecilia and Tracey, and his son - Capital Radio presenter Kris MacCormack.
UPDATE ****The late Bunny Mack will be buried in London on Wednesday, August 5. Below is an obituary from his son Kevin G. (Kris) MacCormack.
Sierra Leonean born singer and entertainer Bunny Mack passed away in the early hours of Saturday 11th July 2015 in London, aged 69.
Forever etched in the memories of many a Sierra Leonean, the late (and pioneering) recording artist was known for songs such as "Silver Spoon" "I Really Love You" "Angel In Disguise" and the all-time classic "Let Me Love You" - a song whose success spilled over into the UK mainstream and still remains a floor filler to this day.
President Koroma made a passionate call Friday at the United Nation's International Ebola Recovery Conference in New York, which will seek to raise $3.2 billion over the next two years so that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone can fully rebound from the crisis.
According to Sylvia Blyden, a Sierra Leonean reporter covering the event on social media, Justine Greening, United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development, pledged $400 Million to Ebola Recovery efforts.
President Koroma commissioned 100 diesel-engine buses in Freetown, Tuesday. Fifty of them will serve the densely populated city, where more than a million people rely on public transport to get to work and to school. For every destination in-city, Leones 1,000 will be the fare.
Sheriff Mahmud Ismail reports from Freetown.
''This is good news,'' said Mrs. Baindu Brima, a mother of three.
"For those of us who do not have enough to pay the extra, our kids suffer a lot -- waiting and running around for the few vehicles that would take them. These buses are going to be a huge relief for both parents and kids,'' she declared.
Seventeen of the 20-, 39-, and 46-seaters have been earmarked as school buses.
But critics say the problem of public transport is not just the shortage of vehicles.


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Zenoti, A Spa And Salon Software Startup That Has Raised US $92 Million
Sudheer Koneru had spent years working at Microsoft and SumTotal Systems and was planning a retirement in mid 2008. As he travelled and participated in various yoga programmes and also wellness workshops, he was suddenly roped back into work as one of the companies that he had invested in that ran a chain of spas, health clubs and saloons in India, underwent a management change. What the veteran software engineer did not know was his time working in the spa and salon world would bring him back to the tech scene and serve as the catalysts for a company that has become one of the top Pacific Northwest startups.
Zenoti's spa-management software was designed around mobile devices. (Zenoti Photo)
Koneru is CEO of Zenoti, a Seattle company that sells an enterprise software platform for the fitness and beauty industries. The startup had just announced a US $20 million investment round from Steadview Capital. It comes on the heels of a US $50 million round Zenoti raised in May 2019 led by Tiger Global Management, a New York-based firm known globally for making long-term investments in companies including Spotify, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flipkart, and other tech giants.
Zenoti has now raised more than $92 million in its nine years of inception. The company is ranked No. 20 on the list of the top Pacific Northwest startups.
Zenoti was not looking for additional capital, but Steadview's proposal was a strong one. Zenoti will use the funds to further expand into the U.K., possibly by acquiring smaller spa and salon technology providers there. Koneru added that Zenoti still has a lot of work to do to accomplish its goal to own the entire backbone of the industry.
Back in 2010 while helping run the spa and salon business, Latitude Pro, with his brother Dheeraj, Koneru learned the ins and outs of the industry.One of his biggest takeaways was the industry lacked quality software for managing scheduling, marketing, inventory and operations. Like any enterprising engineer, Koneru identified this problem and sought to fix it. That led him and his brother to sell off their stakes in the spa and salon chain and start Zenoti.
In addition to the cash infusion, Zenoti also announced a major new customer: Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spas. The deal brings more than 420 stores in America and Canada on to Zenoti's platform as the new technology partner for point-of-sale, digital marketing and analytics. With this new alliance, Zenoti now has more than 1,200 companies using its platform with a combined 7,500 stores.
The key metric that Zenoti uses to measure the health of its business is not the number of stores on it's platform but it's annual recurring revenue. Koneru wouldn't give a dollar figure, but he did say that annual recurring revenue grew roughly 125 percent last year.
Zenoti has roughly 350 employees. The management team is based in Seattle, and the company has about 60 people in the U.S. Another 250 people are based in India. Zenoti just hired Guy Weismantel to serve as senior vice president of marketing. Weismantel last worked as chief marketing officer at PushPay. His resume also includes big names such as Microsoft and Egencia, the corporate travel division of Expedia.
Koneru attributed the company's continued rapid growth to a lack of true competition. There are a lot of software tools to help standalone health clubs and salons manage their business. But there are not a lot of options for bigger chains to manage hundreds or even thousands of stores easily through one platform.
Koneru used Starbucks as a model for what Zenoti wants to accomplish. Starbucks has a unified solution with its app that works across all its stores globally and makes it easier for the company to learn more about the business. With Zenoti, there is only one card on file; there is only one menu across the business; and you can go pay anywhere and get your points anywhere You are treated as one integrated customer for the brand, as opposed to a customer at ten different outfits. Zenotti is also looking at launching its Asia Pacific Operations and is considering Thailand and Vietnam as possible sites.
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Q: Форма обратной связи не закрывается после отправки Сайт клонирован с WP https://мебелъблок.рф/
Много чего правил, сайт превратился после клонирования в обычный HTML сайт
Всё работает прекрасно, настроил форму обратной связи, она письма шлёт и закрываться никак не хочет!
Перепробовал много вариантов, вот ниже кусок скрипта js может кто подскажет какую-нибудь хитрую каманду?

$(document).ready(function(){
    $("form").submit(function() { // Событие отправки с формы
 . . . . . . . // Путь к PHP обработчику sendform.php
            data: form_data,
            success: function() {
$('#envelope').fadeOut(300);
/// это всё попытки закрыть форму
$(document).on('af_complete', function(event,res) {
    if(res.success) $('.pum-close popmake-close').click();
});

$('.pum-close popmake-close').addClass('active');

$(document).on('af_complete', function(event,res) {
    if(res.success) $('.close').click();
});
$(document).on('af_complete', function(event, response) {
    if (response.success) {
       UIkit.modal('pum-close popmake-close ').hide();
    } });       }
        });
        event.preventDefault();
    });
});

                Вызвать замерщика

<form action="/#wpcf7-f142-o4" method="post" class="wpcf7-form" novalidate="novalidate" id="form142">

<input type="hidden" name="_wpcf7" value="142">
<input type="hidden" name="_wpcf7_version" value="5.0">
<input type="hidden" name="_wpcf7_locale" value="ru_RU">
<input type="hidden" name="_wpcf7_unit_tag" value="wpcf7-f142-o4">
<input type="hidden" name="_wpcf7_container_post" value="0">

 Ваше имя (*)

    <input type="text" name="your-name" value="" size="40" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false">

 Ваш телефон (*)

    <input type="tel" name="your-phone" value="" size="40" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-validates-as-tel" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false">

<input type="submit" value="Отправить" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit button">

<input type="hidden" name="your-email" value="alex_yz@bk.ru" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden">
<input type="hidden" name="your-subject" value="Вызвать замерщика" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden">
<input type="hidden" name="your-message" value="Вызвать замерщика" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden">
<input type="hidden" name="your-call-gage" value="" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden your-call-gage">

<input type='hidden' class='wpcf7-pum' value='{"closepopup":true,"closedelay":0,"openpopup":true,"openpopup_id":0}'>

</form>

                            <button type="button" class="pum-close popmake-close" aria-label="Закрыть">
            X            </button>

A: Есил вы используете Сontact Form 7 (а судя по разметке это так), то у него в js events. https://contactform7.com/dom-events/
var wpcf7Elm = document.querySelector( '.wpcf7' );

wpcf7Elm.addEventListener( 'wpcf7submit', function( event ) {
  alert( "Fire!" );
  // Your code for closing popup.
}, false );


Click, Tap n Share Scotland flag 2x3!
The deluxe edition of the Scotland flag is a 2 x 3 foot replica of the St Andrews flag of Scotland.
The St Andrews flag features the a white saltier on a blue field which can vary from mid blue to dark blue.
The Scottish National flag is also commonly referred to as ''Saint Andrew's Cross'' or the ''The Saltier''. The Scot flag of Scotland is made from durable superknit polyester material and features double stitched edging, reinforced eyelet hoist, and is produced with stay fast colour printing processes, is approximately 600 x 900mm (2 feet x 3 feet).
The Scot flag of Scotland can be attached to a flag pole, mounted in a window, of fixed to any wall of structure in your home, your Scottish-Australian club room, your work place, at a Scot event, at a Scot sporting event, or at a traditional Scot family celebration... anywhere you want to express your love of Scotland, being proud of your Scot heritage and to show off your Scotland patriotism!
The 600 x 900mm Scotland flag has a virtually endless life span when used as an indoor wall hanging or window decoration. Depending on the outside environmental elements and the amount of time the flag is flown outside it can last anywhere between 3 to 6 months.
30th November - Saint Andrew's Day.
From January 1st through to December 31st every year, from 8am until sunset!.. ... Nemo me impune lacessit!


For the following, prewarmed selective medium must be used in order to maintain the transfection vector in NS0 host cells. All incubations take place in a standard (37°C, 5% CO2) humidified incubator for cell culture.
1. Grow highest-producing clone to confluency in a T75 flask with selective medium.
2. Expand cells to a T225 flask until confluent (4-5 d).
3. Add entire T225 culture into an autoclaved 3-L spinner flask, followed by 1 L of selective medium. Incubate 3-4 d with continuous stirring.
4. Bring culture volume to 3 L with selective medium, incubate another 3 d.
5. When concentration reaches 8 X 105 cells/mL, aerate medium via an autoclaved sparger assembly connected to an air pump. (Use HEPA-CAP filter to sterilize input air.) Incubate another 2-3 d.
6. Add 30 mL of 100X nonessential amino acids, 60 mL of 50X RPMI essential amino acids, 60 mL of GSEM supplement, and 30 mL of 100X glucose solution. Incubate aerated culture another 3 d.
7. Pellet cells by centrifugation: 10 min at 300g in a tabletop centrifuge at 4°C.
8. Filter supernatants through a 0.2-pm bottle-top filter unit into 1-L sterile bottles. The resulting filtered supernatant is ready for purification.


I held a reception for RNLI Bangor Crew last Friday to recognise the courageous volunteers who seek to save lives along Belfast Lough and out in the Irish Sea and North Channel.
With the brave crew members on call day and night and regularly going out to save lives in treacherous waters I was keen to recognise their courageous efforts via a formal Mayoral reception.
I wish the crew and RNLI generally festive wishes and hope the seas remain safe over the Christmas and New Year period.


BROCK LESNAR'S UFC return is not at risk after Usada confirmed his missing drugs test was a "technical glitch".
The Athletic Test History database last weekend showed the former heavyweight champion had undergone five drug tests this year, one less than had previously been thought.
Lesnar has recently re-enrolled on Usada's testing programme as he plots a return to mixed marital arts in 2019, but the inconsistency in his testing history has been put down to a computer error.
USADA spokesperson Adam Woullard said: "USADA updates the Athlete Test History page of the UFC/USADA website on a weekly basis.
"During an update on the week of October 15th, we experienced a technical issue that resulted in the information on the page being displayed incorrectly.
The UFC's Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky has since confirmed that the mistake does not affect the timeline regarding Lesnar's return.
He is available to compete again from January 8th 2019.
He told ESPN: "I have access to a more specific database than the public, which displays the date a sample is collected, what type of sample it is and what the results are as soon as they are available.
"The public website, as I understand it, indicated there had been two tests during this last quarter, and it recently dropped to one.
Concerns regarding the irregularity follow Lesnar's previous 12-month ban for twice testing positive for estrogen blocker clomiphene.
He was fined £198,000 and subsequent retired from the sport but this year confirmed his intention to return, and called out Daniel Cormier the current UFC heavyweight champion.
Cormier responded with a challenge of his own after his submission win over Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 and a clash in the New Year appear inevitable.
To prepare to compete again Lesnar has returned to WWE action, where he recently appeared significantly slimmer to the surprise of fans on social media.


Gotta hand it to the fast growing DataSphere. The online solutions vendor has done deals with LocalTV LLC, Raycom and others. Could their offerings threaten WorldNow, Triton, and Emmis Interactive? Better yet, could their business model even hurt the local media partners they're teaming up with?
DataSphere to the rescue. Here's the deal: We'll turn on a whole bunch of ez-to-operate neighborhood blogs for ya, then have our call centers auto-dial the local businesses in your town, close lot's of deals, rinse, repeat. How's that sound? Oh, we almost forgot. We'll take a ridiculously high percentage of the deal and we'll have a primary contact with the client too. But hey, just sit there and promote it. No need to lift a finger. Cool?
As a local media manager, you'll love how this easily puts web revenue on the books. But in reality, you did a deal with the devil. You just handed over the most valuable part of your business (realtionship with local advertiser) to an outside technology company/middle man.
Just for kicks, ask the Newspaper publisher in town how that deal with Yahoo has been working out for them.
No idea what I just read… so dataspere is good thing or not?
datasphere is great concept for DATASPHERE. not local tv station.


The Edberg leather faced armchair and sofa are an elegant and simply designed reception seating range ideal for any reception or breakout area. Fully upholstered with leather facings appointed and smart wooden feet, the Edberg armchair and sofa range are a stunning addition to any communal area.
They both feature a comfortable cushioned seat and matching padded backrest which are super for relaxing in while you wait. There is no assembly required, perfect for instant use in all receptions and waiting areas. For further information, simply click the product links below.


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Uni unveils £11.5m Schuster expansion
The University of Manchester has revealed proposals for a 27,000 sq ft extension to its physics and astronomy building.
The Schuster Annexe, part of the University's £1bn campus masterplan, will be built on unoccupied land on the corner of Upper Brook Street and Brunswick Street in Manchester and will connect to the Schuster Building, where the material graphene was isolated by Nobel-prize winning Professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov.
The project, which is part-funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, will house collaborative learning spaces and a flexible new 'Ideas Mill' which will explore different methods of teaching and learning in the department.
The Ideas Mill will be a base for outreach activities and create a venue for connection and collaboration.
The University will submit a planning application for the proposals later this month.
Work is expected to start on site later this year with completion scheduled for early 2017.
The architect is Hawkins\Brown, project manager and cost consultant is Arcadis, multidisciplinary engineer is White Young Green, building control Butler & Young and CDM advisor is Keelagher Okey Klein.
Professor Martin Schröder, vice-president and dean of the faculty of engineering and physical sciences, said: "The Schuster Annexe development continues the University's drive to invest in new core facilities to improve teaching and learning for our students. It will enhance the skills and employability of our students and extend our outreach capabilities."


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Q: Filtering then sorting object array by date I am trying to filter the json by it's start and end date by comparing it to the current date. And I want to sort the filtered json by its start date. Here's what I've done so far
dateNow = new Date();
filteredJson = ufjson.filter((item, index) => item.start_date <= dateNow && item.end_date <= dateNow);

However the filter doesn't work. I dont get results.
Here's my sample json
ufjson = [
  {
    amount: '50',
    discount: '0',
    start_date: '2021-01-01T18:24:18.790+08:00',
    end_date: '2020-01-29T18:24:18.790+08:00',
  },
  {
    amount: '100',
    discount: '10',
    start_date: '2021-01-05T18:24:18.790+08:00',
    end_date: '2020-01-25T18:24:18.790+08:00',
  },
 ]

A: What you did was comparing two string. You first have to change them to Number.
You can do this:
var ufjson = [
  {
    amount: "50",
    discount: "0",
    start_date: "2021-01-01T18:24:18.790+08:00",
    end_date: "2020-01-29T18:24:18.790+08:00",
  },
  {
    amount: "100",
    discount: "10",
    start_date: "2021-01-21T18:24:18.790+08:00",
    end_date: "2020-01-25T18:24:18.790+08:00",
  },
];

var dateNow = new Date();
var filteredJson = ufjson.filter(
  (item, index) =>
    new Date(item.start_date).getTime() <= dateNow.getTime() &&
    new Date(item.end_date).getTime() <= dateNow.getTime()
);

console.log("item:", filteredJson);

I just changed second date start.


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Veteran's Survival In Vietnam Inspires Lifetime Of Healing And Hope
William Haneke (Photo: Louise Ricks / VPM Digital)
Virginia resident William Haneke arrived in Vietnam in 1968, the deadliest year for U.S. soldiers. The U.S. Army Captain defied death multiple times. His critical injuries would take him on a new journey, focusing on patient advocacy and helping other amputees. In our series Vietnam: Virginia Remembers, Catherine Komp has more for Virginia Currents.
Please note, there are some graphic descriptions in this story.
Learn More: Find out about Families of the Wounded Fund and William Haneke's memoir of his experiences in Vietnam, Trust Not.
William Haneke was ready for a long career in the U.S. military. The West Point graduate was following in the footsteps of his father, who served in World War II, South Korea and Vietnam.
William Haneke: My mother jokingly said that I went into the infantry because I didn't have enough sense to come in the rain and she'd probably right to this day.
The U.S. Army Captain arrived in Vietnam on July 1st, 1968.
Haneke: And the day the plane sat down in Vietnam, I was right by the door and as they opened the door the blast of hot air hit me and I could barely get my breath. It was about 110 degrees.
During his deployment, Haneke's adrenaline rose many times, during explosions so close his bunk shook, when a water buffalo charged him, feeling his hands tremble after his first combat operation. The night of November 12th, he also felt anxious, but it was more acute.
Haneke: If you think something bad is going to happen, and you think it's going to be a particular thing, go with your feeling because nine times out of ten you're right. I knew it the night before, I sensed something bad was going to happen the next day.
Haneke was in the southern province of Binh Thuan, Vietnam. He tried to go on patrol that day, but says his commanding officer wanted him to help with a task - moving aviation fuel. As they pushed a 55 gallon drum up a sandy hill, Haneke says a North Vietnamese soldier detonated a mine.
Haneke: He set it off and it blew me about 80 feet through the air.
Haneke was thrown onto a barbed wire fence. His carotid artery was severed.
Haneke: In the meantime I'd also lost the leg. This leg was partially blown off above the knee. I had lost half my other foot. I had an extremely bad head injury. I was totally blind.
Haneke's jaw and part of his skull were shattered and he briefly lost consciousness. When he came to, he said a prayer.
Haneke: You know, a very short but very sincere prayer and that was oh God help me. And within seconds there was a voice that talked to me and the voice told me "Turn your head to the left and have faith for I'll see you through this."
By turning his head, Haneke partially constricted the bleeding. It also helped open his blocked air passages. A helicopter also happened to be close by. Medics kept him alive as he was transported to several field hospitals. When he finally got to main surgical center, the 24th Evacuation Hospital, he was in bad shape.
Haneke: And as they brought me in off the chopper into the triage area I had no discernible pulse and no signs of respiration.
Haneke was declared dead and given last rites. He was covered with a blanket and pushed behind a partition, an IV still attached. He heard the voice again.
Haneke: He said give them a sign that you're alive and have faith for I will see you through this.
Because of a tracheotomy, Haneke couldn't talk. Using all the strength he had, Haneke thrashed on the stretcher. The metal IV stand and bottles of blood crashed to the floor.
Haneke: And a nurse came over and said "Hey doc, this guy's got more life and than we thought. Let's work on him now." So I felt him pick up the stretcher and take me into the operating room and start cutting my clothing off and then I blacked out.
William Haneke was critically wounded in Vietnam. Doctors would perform more than 200 operations, but Haneke fully recovered and went on to have a long career in health care and patient advocacy. (Photo: Catherine Komp)
Multiple surgeons operated on Haneke for 15 hours. More than 90% of his body was wounded. Vascular MDs repaired his major arteries, making Haneke one of the first patients to survive a vein graft that became the procedure widely used today. Neurosurgeons tended to extensive facial and cranial wounds. Other doctors addressed internal injuries and amputations. Recovery, including regaining sight in his remaining eye, would take years and more than 200 operations.
Haneke: And it has been said by a number of people that I was probably the most severely wounded guy that lived in the Vietnam era. And so I am very thankful for all the progressive treatment. And I mean it's just it got to be a regular thing that my wife would be there fighting for my needs at that point in time. And the doctor to say well you know we're not sure how to treat him because we've never had anybody live that has these problems. And she said well he did, he has lived. And so it's now up to you to find out what to do to treat him, to try to help him to stabilize him and help him be able to get back to a stable life and be able to become a productive citizen again soon.
Haneke says he's always been a pretty positive person, which helped him through recovery - even when he reconciled that he couldn't return to active duty.
Haneke: Being depressed, being down on myself, being down on what happened to me is not going to change and it will not put the leg back. It will not restore my sight, it will not take away all the injuries that I've had. So the best thing I can do is make the most of it and try to learn what my weaknesses are and be able to try to overcome that, because my mission is to survive and go back and get productive again and be able to take care of my wife and family.
Captain William Haneke at his Army medical retirement ceremony. (Image from Trust Not, Haneke's memoir.)
There were days, says Haneke, when his doctors were cynical - telling him all the things he'd never do.
Haneke: The first thing they said well you'll never set up again. Well every time they would say that I would get mad and say I'm going to prove you wrong.
Haneke always had an interest in medicine. While deployed in Vietnam, he'd help the medics whenever he could, and worked in nearby villages to eradicate bacterial diseases. During his long recovery, he keenly observed and asked a lot of questions. He realized his future could be as a patient advocate.
Haneke: I knew that I wouldn't be able to be a practicing physician or a surgeon but hospital administration was a very real possibility. So I had to fight the V.A. to get them to approve me, pay my educational benefits in that field because they were trying to say you have no background in medicine, you're not interested or qualified. So in spite of that I was able to go and get my master's degree in health care administration at MCV.
Haneke spent 30 years in the medical field, his first job as assistant director of the hospital at the Medical College of Virginia. One of his responsibilities was the ER; at the time Haneke says there were six or seven emergency rooms in different buildings.
Haneke: And I mean the responsibility as a hospital of being sure that people get to the right emergency room was overwhelming. So I got involved in the planning for what was to be the new hospital and we set up a triage center and then had the specialty services radiating off that, so one section was medical emergencies, another was surgical emergencies and pediatric emergencies and psychiatric emergencies and OBGYN emergencies. So it really worked out well and that's the way that they do it today.
Haneke developed improved coordination between rehab departments, where there was little communication. In the burn unit, he worked with doctors and nurses to identify and eliminate the sources of cross-infections, dramatically increasing patient survival rates.
Haneke: When I first got with the burn service back in 1974, the chances of a patient going in there with extensive burns surviving were probably 99 percent against you. The chance of surviving was not good. By the time we got finished cleaning up the unit and changing the procedures to where it was a very infection control-oriented, we were able to turn that down to about 45-43 percent.
Next came a job at Children's Hospital, then a relocation to Louisville, Kentucky to help set up a cancer center. Haneke came back to Virginia, did some consulting on managed care and helped with rehab services at MCV and McGuire Veterans Hospital, including organizing amputee support groups. He's been on test panels for prosthetic limbs and provided feedback to physical medicine experts.
Haneke: And the current group that's coming back from the War on Terror, these guys are young, they're active, they're involved. The limb makers and the physical medicine people are finally listening to them find out what you want to do with your life.
Haneke says his first limb felt like an anchor, now he has a 7 pound titanium model with computer chips.
Haneke: And what that does is they can easily adjust it so that it walks more like a normal limb. And I joke about it, I used to go in and have extensive conversations with my limb maker. He didn't talk to me anymore. I go in there he opens up his laptop and he talks at the computer chips in my knee and ankle (laughs).
Haneke points out that veterans with today's prosthetic limbs are skiing, running races, and climbing mountains.
Haneke: It's amazing to see how resilient the human body is and what if you give the right appliances to these people what they can do with it.
Patient advocacy isn't just about the person who was hurt, says Haneke. Traumatic injury affects spouses and children. He witnessed this during his own recovery, when his wife spent a few months at Walter Reed Hospital. She had to pay for a place to stay and the apartment back in Richmond.
Haneke: She also had you know meals to pay for up there and all kinds of other incidental things that was not being reimbursed other than my meager Captain's pay which didn't amount to a hill of beans as far as trying to live in Washington D.C. on the economy. So I had seen plenty of that with other patients and their families.
As casualties from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan increased, more patients were coming to McGuire VA Hospital. Their spouses drove from Texas, Nebraska and other states, often leaving jobs to do so. Haneke and other veterans would reach in their pockets to help them out.
Haneke: Our wives would bake a batch of cookies or a pizza or something like that and we'd take that over to them, [we realized] that this isn't just going to cut it because these people are going to be here by the nature of the injuries, a lot of them had amputations, a lot of them had traumatic brain injuries. They're going to be patients there for quite some time.
In 2014, Bill Haneke, Center, (Families of the Wounded Fund Co-founder and Board Member) along with Gen. Mattias, featured speaker, and Paul Galanti (FOTWF Board Member) along with a patient, his father (behind patient) and other attendees in an honor ceremony at the annual FOTWF fundraiser held at the Marine Museum in Quantico Virginia. (Photo courtesy William Haneke)
Haneke and a group of Virginia veterans saw a need and an opportunity. In 2005, they launched Families of the Wounded Fund. The non-profit provides $7,500 grants to pay for lodging, rent and car payments, food, school supplies - whatever families need while a loved one who was wounded in combat recovers at McGuire and Fort Belvoir.
Haneke: And it's just it's one of those things that we're able to help and at a critical time. I'm kind of the poster child, I have called on probably 90-95 percent of these patients which I enjoy the fact that I am able to give them hope and demonstrate the fact that I am a recovered traumatic wound case and that we have an excellent staff of doctors, nurses and specialists over on that poly trauma unit.
Haneke, who also serves on the state Board of Veterans Services, says 100% of donations go to families; the non-profit doesn't advertise, all board members are volunteers and financial services are donated by Village Bank. Since the group launched, it's helped 700 families from across the country.
Haneke: Well I'd like to think that I've had a positive impact on a number of people, that's my intent. I am happy to work with them and people ask a lot of good questions and if I don't have the answers, I'm happy to find people who can get them. Because I think it's such an important part of getting people from their injury or their illness through the rehab process and back to a productive life because that's what it's all about.
For Virginia Currents, I'm Catherine Komp, WCVE News.
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Tristan Malcolm Knowles, OAM, (25 de abril de 1983) es un jugador australiano de baloncesto en silla de ruedas que ganó una medalla de oro en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín 2008.

Vida personal
Knowles nació el 25 de abril de 1983 en Wodonga,  Victoria. Se convirtió en un amputado por encima de la rodilla como resultado de un cáncer. Fue a la Universidad de Wollongong donde obtuvo un título en comercio. Cuando no está jugando al baloncesto, es un paraplanificador que trabaja para el Banco de la Commonwealth. Estableció la Fundación de Cáncer de Niños de Tristan Knowles.

Baloncesto

Knowles jugó por primera vez al baloncesto en silla de ruedas en 1999. Es un jugador de 4 puntos y juega en la posición de delantero.

Equipo estatal
Knowles jugó para el equipo estatal sub 21 de Nueva Gales del Sur en la competición nacional. El equipo estatal sub 21 ganó el campeonato nacional cuatro años seguidos con Knowles como capitán.

Equipo nacional
La primera aparición de Knowles en el equipo nacional fue en 2001.

Paralimpiadas

Knowles fue parte del equipo nacional masculino de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de Australia que ganó la medalla de plata en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Atenas 2004. También fue parte del equipo nacional masculino de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de Australia que ganó la medalla de oro en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín 2008, por lo que recibió la Medalla de la Orden de Australia.

En octubre de 2011, Knowles fue nombrado como parte del equipo nacional senior que competiría en el torneo clasificatorio para los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012. En estos Juegos de Londres de 2012 formó parte del equipo masculino australiano de silla de ruedas que ganó la plata. En 2016, fue seleccionado para los Juegos Paralímpicos de Río de Janeiro 2016, sus cuartos juegos, donde su equipo, The Rollers, terminó en sexto lugar.

Campeonatos Mundiales
Knowles fue parte del equipo nacional de 2006 que terminó tercero en los Campeonatos Mundiales. En 2009, fue parte del equipo nacional que compitió en el Rollers World Challenge. En el partido contra Japón, anotó 15 puntos. Fue miembro del equipo nacional masculino de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de Australia que ganó la medalla de oro en el Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas de 2010, y en el Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas de 2014.ref name=apc2014></ref> En 2018, fue miembro de los Rollers que ganaron la medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas de 2018 en Hamburgo, Alemania.

Club de baloncesto
Knowles ha jugado baloncesto profesional en silla de ruedas en Australia, España e Italia. A partir de 2011 ha jugado con los Roller Hawks de Wollongong durante 11 años. Cuando juega para los Roller Hawks, lleva el número 9.  En 2003, los Wollongong Roller Hawks, compitieron en el Campeonato de la NWBL y ganaron. En el primer partido de la temporada 2011 contra los Perth Wheelcats, anotó 44 puntos. Su equipo venció a los Perth Wheelcats en el Campeonato de la NWBL 2011. En el juego final, anotó 48 puntos.

En 2010, Knowles jugaba al baloncesto con el Valladolid en España. Fue el MVP de la temporada del equipo en 2011.

Reconocimiento
En 2002, Knowles fue nombrado Baloncestista en Silla de Ruedas del Año de Nueva Gales del Sur.
En 2004, Knowles y Brendan Dowler recibieron el Premio Estrella Deportiva del Año de Illawarra Mercury.

Véase también
Australia en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Atenas 2004
Australia en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín 2008
Australia en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Australian Paralympic Committee Profile
 Basketball Australia Profile
 Tristan Knowles on Sunrise Channel 7 2016

Medallistas paralímpicos de oro de Australia
Medallistas paralímpicos de plata de Australia
Medallistas paralímpicos de Pekín 2008
Medallistas paralímpicos de Atenas 2004
Medallistas paralímpicos de Londres 2012
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The belief that business owners are uniquely positioned to impart wisdom to their customers encouraged farmers Jeff and Mandi Horn to start a restaurant that incorporates and teaches the principles of regenerative agriculture.
Horn O Plenty farm-to-table restaurant started as a 300-acre farm serving up Community Supported Agriculture, a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. The desire to do more, and educate their customers and community about the importance of sustainable food growing practices, led them to open Horn O Plenty in 2012.
"We believe in sustainability, environmental stewardship, and fresh, healthy, and delicious food," says Mandi Horn, who owns and operates the farm and restaurant with her husband Jeff. "Our dream is to nurture a close relationship between the people who grow the food and those who eat it."
The restaurant uses locally sourced and organically grown meat, dairy and produce—much of it from their own farm. This "freshtaurant," as they refer to it, serves lunch and dinner and Sunday brunch.
The restaurant is housed in Bedford's second-oldest house, built in the 18th century by William Todd, the great uncle of Abe Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd. Original wood sourced from the house was converted into tables and chairs, and the original flooring is still intact. Visually—and philosophically—the wood-fired oven is at the heart of the restaurant.
The menu reflects the seasons and local harvests, and illustrates the innovative results that can be achieved from knowledgeable and creative chefs. Items include Maple (house-smoked) Trout Taco; Steak & Artisan Cheese Quesadilla (made from their own grass-fed beef); Quinoa Black Bean Veggie Burger (served on homemade bread made from Frankferd Farms' organic flour and baked in their own hand-built wood-fired oven); Wood-fired 5 Artisan Cheese Pizza (featuring Hidden Hills Dairy and Clover Creek Cheese Cellar products; and more. Their dessert menu reads like a 5-star urban eatery: Warm Bread Pudding Drizzled with (house-made) Real Cream Caramel; Carrot Cake/Maple Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Icing; Apple Crisp Cake; and Chocolate & Pumpkin Layer Cake.
Crops are cultivated using a companion cropping method, which helps control pests without chemicals and pesticides and keeps the soil healthy without fertilizers. This is similar to the Native American model of planting three sisters—corn, squash and beans—in close proximity because they thrive together and promote soil fertility.
In the Horn's companion cropping model, herbs and vegetable crops are planted adjacent to achieve symbiosis. For example dill, a great pollinator, is planted with cucumbers to enhance the flavor of the cucumber. Also, pest repellents like onions and edible flowers like nasturtiums are planted with crops to keeps the bugs away. Planting non-GMO soybeans, a legume, with the crop enriches the depleted soil. Unlike most plants that only take nitrogen from the soil, legumes can convert nitrogen from the air into nitrogen in the soil. The process is called "nitrogen fixation."
Utilizing cover crops like clover and alfalfa is another sustainable method incorporated on the farm. Tilling, which leads to soil erosion, is not used and in its absence green manure—rich plant residue—is generated. Once the crop's growth cycle is done, plant remnants revert back into the soil building up nutrients, promoting water permeability and promoting soil biology. "We don't have to use plastic [to prevent weed growth]; planting cover crops is a natural way to prevent weeds from growing," Jeff said.
Cattle, lamb and chicken are raised on the farm using a sustainable grass-fed approach that integrates an intensive rotational grazing system: pasture is fenced in sections called paddocks, and the livestock is rotated to a new paddock once one has been grazed over. This allows the soil to regenerate and the grass to recover fully before being munched on again. This practice, too, helps prevent soil damage from over-grazing, and helps keep the soil aerated, allowing manure to penetrate rather than run off the soil.
The Horns use the same amount of care and effort to connect with their customers. Restaurant staff, from servers to cooks, must toil on the farm before working in the restaurant. This allows the staff to speak to guests in an informed way about the food, and how it was grown and prepared. Conversations abound about the transparency of the food served, and customers are assured of the absence of hidden ingredients, pesticides and chemicals, and have the peace of mind that comes from knowing sustainable farming practices were used to grow the food.
Running a true farm-to table restaurant can be unpredictable. An ingredient may run out. Or a local farmer might show up with extra produce, like kohlrabi, to sell. Mandi welcomes whatever comes her way and dreams up unique menu items on the spur of the moment.
To broaden the possibilities, Mandi collaborates with other local farms like Hidden Hills Dairy for cheeses, Clover Creek for milk, Smith's Organic for veggies, and Laurel Hill Trout Farm for fish. The challenge of finding locally grown organic apples led Jeff to barter with neighbors; he tends their apple trees and orchards when they don't have the time and energy and any extra harvest is bequeathed to the Horns.
The mission to connect Bedford and surrounding communities to the farming community is underscored by bringing back natural food-growing, food-preparation and food-serving principles that harken back to an earlier, simpler time. The end result of all the hard work—both on the farm and in the restaurant—brings meaning and virtue and, the couple says, is worth the effort.
"We like to think we are making traditions by going back to traditions," stresses Mandi. "By making connections among the soil, the harvest, the community and the food we grow and serve, our community of customers and residents benefits from our knowledge, and hopefully uses it and passes it on."
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Since the preferences are complete, some indifference curve must run through each point, i.e. each basket. If we randomly choose four baskets, A, B, C, and D, there will be some indifference curve that runs through each point (see Figure 3.4).
If we move to the northeast in the diagram, the level of utility increases. Labeling the indifference curves I1, I2, I3, and I4, they must therefore represent higher and higher levels of utility. A collection of several indifference curves in one figure is called an indifference map. It is common to compare indifference maps to elevation contours on a regular map: It is like walking up or down a hill when one moves from one indifference curve to another. After we have drawn the indifference curves, we can also compare points that do not lie to the northeast or southwest of each other. In the figure, point B is not to the northeast of point A, but it does lie on an indifference curve that is "higher" than the one that runs through A. Consequently, point B represents a basket that is better than the one represented by point A. We can also see this in the following way: Note that there are points on I2 that lie to the northeast of point A (between the two dotted lines that originate at A). Those points must therefore be better than A. Moreover, all points on I2 are equally good for the individual (since she, by definition, is indifferent between all of them). Consequently, point B represents a level of utility that is exactly the same as the points on I2 that are to the northeast of A. Therefore, B must be better than A is. Note that if we argue that way, we have used the assumption of transitivity.
1- Baskets that are further away from the origin (the point (0,0) in the graph) are better than the ones closer to the origin.
2- Every point has an indifference curve that runs through it, since the preferences are complete.
3- Indifference curves cannot cross each other. This follows from the assumptions of transitivity and non-satiation.
4- The indifference curves slope downwards. If they would slope upwards, we would violate the assumption of non-satiation.


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