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Q: Unable to Restart PostgreSQL after attempting to move pg_xlog to different partition I am having problems getting PostgreSQL back up and running on my CentOS 7 server.
Some Context:
After noticing that I was quickly running out of storage space on the /root partition of the server, I did some quick digging around and found that the culprit was all the files in pg_xlog not being deleted. Since the /home has lots of free space, I elected to move the pg_xlog directory to a new directory on /home in order to buy enough time to solve the initial problem of the log files not being cleared. I then made the original pg_xlog a symbolic link to the new one in the /home partition on some advice I found here.
But that resulted in some weird errors with SELinux not allowing Postgres to read from the new directory even after chown-ing to postgres:postgres (both the symlink and the new directory).
Since I am not all well versed in SELinux I decided to just copy the log files back to their original directory and look into physically extending the partition.
But after re-copying back all the files, PostgreSQL won't start up. The error messages don't seem to be very helpful (at least not to me).
Journalctl -xe is reporting:

Apr 19 00:12:29 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit postgresql.service entered failed state.
Apr 19 00:12:29 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: postgresql.service failed.
Apr 19 00:12:29 localhost.localdomain polkitd[1105]: Unregistered >Authentication Agent for unix-process:17236:1124444 (system bus name :1.588, object path /org/freedesk
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain abrt-server[17258]: Email address of sender was not specified. Would you like to do so now? If not, 'user@localhost' is to be used
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain abrt-server[17258]: Email address of receiver was not specified. Would you like to do so now? If not, 'root@localhost' is to be us
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain abrt-server[17258]: Sending an e-mail...
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain abrt-server[17258]: Sending a notification email to: root@localhost
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain abrt-server[17258]: Email was sent to: root@localhost
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain postfix/pickup[10305]: AA0676622C: uid=0 from=<user@localhost>
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain postfix/cleanup[17283]: AA0676622C: message-id=<5ad7b4bf.TazSMT+2CbgyTlql%user@localhost>
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain postfix/qmgr[1963]: AA0676622C: from=<user@localhost.localdomain>, size=45585, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain postfix/local[17285]: AA0676622C: to=<root@localhost.localdomain>, orig_to=<root@localhost>, relay=local, delay=0.05, delays=0.04/
Apr 19 00:12:31 localhost.localdomain postfix/qmgr[1963]: AA0676622C: removed

And systemctl status postgresql says:

● postgresql.service - PostgreSQL database server    Loaded: loaded
  (/usr/lib/systemd/system/postgresql.service; enabled; vendor preset:
  disabled)    Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2018-04-19
  00:12:29 EAT; 1min 34s ago   Process: 17252 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pg_ctl
  start -D ${PGDATA} -s -o -p ${PGPORT} -w -t 300 (code=exited,
  status=1/FAILURE)   Process: 17243
  ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/postgresql-check-db-dir ${PGDATA} (code=exited,
  status=0/SUCCESS)
Apr 19 00:12:28 localhost.localdomain systemd1: Starting PostgreSQL
  database server... Apr 19 00:12:29 localhost.localdomain systemd1:
  postgresql.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1 Apr
  19 00:12:29 localhost.localdomain systemd1: Failed to start
  PostgreSQL database server. Apr 19 00:12:29 localhost.localdomain
  systemd1: Unit postgresql.service entered failed state. Apr 19
  00:12:29 localhost.localdomain systemd1: postgresql.service failed.

I must confess I am at my wits' end. Any help, even if it's just a way to generate more helpful error messages would be appreciated.
EDIT:
It appears that during the copying back of the pg_xlog files the ownership of the files changed to root. I have since re-copied those same files again with rsync in order to preserve permissions.
And now I am including PostgreSQL logs as advised in comment section below. The error message in the PostgreSQL logs is:

WARNING:  transaction log file "00000001000000470000008D" could not be archived: too many failures
LOG:  archive command failed with exit code 1
DETAIL:  The failed archive command was: false
LOG:  archive command failed with exit code 1
DETAIL:  The failed archive command was: false
LOG:  archive command failed with exit code 1
DETAIL:  The failed archive command was: false
WARNING:  transaction log file "00000001000000470000008D" could not be archived: too many failures
LOG:  database system was interrupted; last known up at 2018-04-18 19:21:53 EAT
PANIC:  could not open file "pg_xlog/000000010000006900000017" (log file 105, segment 23): Permission denied
LOG:  startup process (PID 17256) was terminated by signal 6: Aborted
LOG:  aborting startup due to startup process failure
LOG:  database system was interrupted; last known up at 2018-04-18 19:21:53 EAT
PANIC:  could not open file "pg_xlog/000000010000006900000017" (log file 105, segment 23): Permission denied
LOG:  startup process (PID 20020) was terminated by signal 6: Aborted
LOG:  aborting startup due to startup process failure
LOG:  database system was interrupted; last known up at 2018-04-18 19:21:53 EAT
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
PANIC:  could not open file "pg_xlog/000000010000006900000017" (log file 105, segment 23): Permission denied
LOG:  startup process (PID 25607) was terminated by signal 6: Aborted
LOG:  aborting startup due to startup process failure
LOG:  database system was interrupted; last known up at 2018-04-18 19:21:53 EAT
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
LOG:  invalid magic number 0000 in log file 105, segment 23, offset 9617408
LOG:  invalid primary checkpoint record
LOG:  invalid magic number 0000 in log file 105, segment 23, offset 9601024
LOG:  invalid secondary checkpoint record
PANIC:  could not locate a valid checkpoint record
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
LOG:  startup process (PID 28108) was terminated by signal 6: Aborted
LOG:  aborting startup due to startup process failure
LOG:  database system was interrupted; last known up at 2018-04-18 19:21:53 EAT
LOG:  invalid magic number 0000 in log file 105, segment 23, offset 9617408
LOG:  invalid primary checkpoint record
LOG:  invalid magic number 0000 in log file 105, segment 23, offset 9601024
LOG:  invalid secondary checkpoint record
PANIC:  could not locate a valid checkpoint record
LOG:  startup process (PID 28529) was terminated by signal 6: Aborted
LOG:  aborting startup due to startup process failure

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LOG: invalid magic number 0000 in log file 105, segment 23, offset 9617408

That looks pretty bad.  It looks like the xlog files were somehow zeroed out when you copied them back and forth.  You may need to engage a professional services firm in PostgreSQL data recovery.  You should take a back up of all data you can still find and put it somewhere where it can't be altered or deleted.  Include both the ones on the /root partition, and whatever is left on /home, in case the problem occurred when copying from /home back to /root.
I believe the xlog file in questions would be 000000xx0000006900000017 (where the xx could be any hex digits).  It would be interesting to know if that file is all or mostly zeros.
Also, do you have the server log files from the first time you attempted to start the server?  Or, the first PANIC to have occured in the log file?

A: I ended up resorting to pg_resetxlog as suggested by this StackOverflow post.
I should emphasize that I only did this as a last resort, after spending hours backing up everything to an external disk. I seem to have been very lucky because
because pg_resetxlog worked flawlessly and the database server was up and running well again. According to comments on that SO post, using pg_resetxlog has the potential to make everything a lot worse.
Looking back at things, I can't help but feel that the xlog error might have been prevented if I had used rsync instead of plain old cp and mv to move the xlog files around.

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Jeremy Hobson: Today the house of representatives will vote on the Republican cut, cap and balance plan. It would raise the debt ceiling, make big and immediate spending cuts and start the process of amending the constitution to require a balanced federal budget. The plan is not expected to pass the Senate. Now, we are exactly two weeks away from the deadline to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. But all through the debate there's been something missing in the negotiations.
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Davis: Leader Pelosi can be a very strong voice for women, and I think she continues to do that. But we're 17 percent of the Congress.
Hobson: Is it an issue that you've brought up with the people who are running the debt talks?
Davis: It's difficult sometimes, because women traditionally have not been in the Congress as long. And so in terms of leadership, that tends to be a problem. What's so important about having women at the table is that we really are the caregivers, both to the young and to the old. Women are the principal caregivers. They also live longer than men, so these issues of Social Security and Medicare are very, very central to them. And I think that's why we really do need to have more women at the table and we will continue to push women forward. Of course, the women can't always agree with one another, either. But I think there is something in the way that we work together. I sometimes kid and say that women that are used to having three toddlers and two cookies, and so they know how to solve problems.
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Author: Laura Bradford
Synopsis from Goodreads: Entrepreneur Emma Westlake is reinventing herself as a hired friend when murder gets in the way in this exciting new mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Laura Bradford.
Emma Westlake has always wanted to be in business for herself. As a kid, she had her own successful lemonade stand and dog-walking business. And when she entered adulthood, Emma sunk all her cash into her dream job of travel planning. But as her customers became more and more internet savvy, the need for her services declined. At a loss for what to do next, she turns to an elderly friend who suggests she try to get paid for doing something she's really good at--being a paid companion. Emma thinks it's a crazy idea until requests start pouring in. Big Max from down the block wants her to act as his wingman at the local senior center's upcoming dance, nurse practitioner Stephanie needs a workout partner, and writer Brian Hill asks Emma to be his cheering section at an open mic night.
Brian will be reading from his latest work and wants to know someone will clap for him when he's done. When Emma balks at the notion that people wouldn't, he tells her the room will be filled with people he's invited--most of whom will likely want him dead by the time he's done reading. Assuming he's joking, she laughs. But when Brian steps up to the mic and clears his throat to speak, he promptly drops dead. Emma is one of the last people to see him alive, and so she becomes an immediate suspect. Now she'll have to cozy up to a killer to save her skin and her new business
My Review: This was a great start to a new cozy mystery series! I really liked the main character and though I found the business idea a little silly in the beginning it made more sense as I got further into the book. A few of the character were a little over the top and a bit ridiculous which I didn't love but the rest of the book made up for it. The writing was great and the mystery was a good one. I look forward to the rest of the series.


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by Ted Gordon on Oct. 20, 2020, 4:06 p.m.
As the landscape of live musical performance continues to change in the era of COVID-19, composer Michael Hersch and his long-time collaborator, the sculptor Christopher Cairns, have planned an intimate series of concerts—each limited to 15 audience members—held in Cairns's studio in Havertown, Pennsylvania. Titled ...thus far and no further..., this series revives Carins and Hersch's practice of small, intimate, informal concerts held in Carins's studio among his work; both artists hope that this new five-event series will help (re-)imagine what live music can look, feel, and sound like in the current global climate.
Featuring world premeires by Hersch, Missy Mazzoli, Christopher Fox, Alican Çamci, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja—who is increasingly augmenting her profile as a composer, in addition to her work as a violnist—this series will feature some of Hersch's closest collaborators, including Miranda Cuckson, Ah Young Hong, Emi Ferguson, Daniel Gaisford, and the FLUX Quartet.
Carins's sculptures, which were also featured in the set design of Hersch's monodrama On the Threshold of Winter, will surround the small audience, who will be presented with musical programs that pair world premieres with other works of our time by composers such as Rebecca Saunders, Meredith Monk, Georg Friedrich Haas, Anthony Braxton and Isabel Mundry, among many others. Pre- and post-concert sound installations will also enhance the sonic experience of these five events, allowing audience members time and space to contemplate sculpture and music in a haptic, three-dimensional experience.
The first of Hersch and Cairns's five programs falls on October 24th, and will pair early vocal music by Machaut and Josquin with three works by Hersch (including the premiere of unwrung, apart, always), book-ended by Morton Feldman's sparse, enigmatic Only, for solo voice. This program will be performed by violinist Miranda Cuckson and flutist/vocalist Emi Ferguson.
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by Ted Gordon on July 21, 2020, 1:12 p.m.
"The essence of Michael Hersch's music," soprano Ah Young Hong reflects, "is being alone in your thoughts. To be able to have this incredibly earth-shattering silence that is screaming at you—the internal world that we have to grapple with. That is what is so unforgiving and powerful about his work."
Hong's relationship to Hersch's music is unique: beginning in 2014, she has performed the solo role of On the Threshold of Winterin three productions, the third of which she directed, across six cities in North America, and is the only singer in the world to have performed the work to date. Of the premiere, Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim wrote in the New York Times:
"Mr. Hersch's music, for all its dark and fragile beauty, offer neither comfort nor catharsis. A traumatized silence clung to the Fishman Space auditorium after the last line sung by the soprano Ah Young Hong, the opera's blazing, lone star."
In 2015, Hong worked closely with Hersch, the chamber ensemble NUNC led by Miranda Cuckson, and director James Matthew Daniel, to produce this filmed performance of the opera, which is now available to stream.
With what Anne Midgette called a "cold, uncompromising brilliance,"On the Threshold of Winter sets texts by Romanian poet Marin Sorescu, written during the last five weeks of his life while dying from liver cancer. Hersch's libretto transforms those texts, which were dedicated by Sorescu "to those who suffer," into a monodrama in two acts, in which Hong's character is both in time and out of time, at turns raging against death and struggling to accept its inevitability. For Hong, Hersch's instrumental writing functions to illustrate the structure of her character's mind, at times with directly audible relationships between her voice and an instrument—always cut short, however, and prevented from reaching resolution.
It is precisely this denial of resolution that Hong finds so powerful in Hersch's work: it ultimately enjoins both her and her audience to experience this work alone. That isolation, however, produces a kind of rare empathy, emerging from what she calls the "dark world" of the monodrama into a shared connection and emotional release. She describes this as an exploration of the crevices and folds in one's soul that normally remains that untouched, with Hersch's music functioning as a liquid that seeps in, forcing a reconciliation with the pain and agony of death. Indeed, in the last moment of the work, she sings Sorescu's words: "Terrible is the passage/ Into the fold/ Both for man/ And / Animal."
In James Matthew Daniel's 2015 production, Hong is joined on stage by other bodies: or, more precisely, almost-bodies of broken plaster, producing abject remnants of dust and blood. These life-size sculptures, by artist Christopher Cairns, both complicate and emphasize the isolation of Hong's character on stage; she, too, will become abject in death.
Indeed, watching this filmed performance in the time of COVID-19 adds another complicating fold to the power of Hersch's work. At the time of its premiere, suffering, illness, and death were still topics that could still be largely avoided in everyday life. With the world thrust into a pandemic, Hersch's work perhaps takes on a renewed sense of power in its confrontation with these abject experiences. For Hong, emerging from this work produces a renewed empathy for both herself and her community of family and friends, a renewed reconciliation with human mortality.
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by Ted Gordon on May 8, 2020, 3:22 p.m.
PSNY continues its new, weekly Composer Playlist series this week by featuring the work of Michael Hersch, which the Baltimore Sun describes as having "great originality, daring, and disturbing power." Indeed, Hersch's works often explore the profound depths of human experience—as the New York Times describes it, Hersch's work is "viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music ... claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of dark virtuosity." Hersch's music evokes many emotions particular to the current world crisis—and offers, perhaps, a necessary meditation on grief, loss, and ultimately the resilience of the human spirit.
1. Hersch's 2015 Violin Concerto, commissioned and premiered by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and violnist Patricia Kopatchinskaja:
2. Das Rückgrat berstend, also commissioned and premiered by Hersch's longtime collaborator Kopatchinskaja in 2017, in which the violnist also speaks fragment of the poetry of Christopher Middleton, accompanied by cello:
3. Images from a Closed Ward, Hersch's 2010 string quartet commissioned by the Blair String Quartet, which responds to etchings by the artist Michael Mazur:
4. On the Threshold of Winter, a 2012 monodrama which saw a recent production at George Washington University, directed and performed by Ah Young Hong:


This is a video of one of the presentations at this year's Global Livefest – the virtual insurtech conference organized and hosted by The Digital Insurer (Hugh Terry). In this video, you will see Ashish Gupta, CTO, PolicyBazaar talk about a new feature in the PolicyBazaar app that has eliminated the need for physical inspections for renewing expired motor insurance policy. The process can now be completed in a few hours.
It's a great example of what we are passionate about at Lucep – improving CX in insurance and grow sales and marketing. That's why we love sharing how fellow enterprises are transforming this space.
A few highlights from the presentation by Ashish, and then we'll just take a look at what it means for the digital transformation of insurance in India.
About: Gurgaon, India-based PolicyBazaar is India's largest online insurance aggregator, founded in 2008 by Yashish Dahiya, Avaneesh Nirjar, and Alok Bansal. PolicyBazaar controls about 90% of the retail health insurance aggregator business in India, and accounts for 50% of all digital insurance coverage sold in the country. According to figures quoted in YourStory.com, PolicyBazaar is looking to increase revenue to Rs. 1,500 crore (over $210.3 million) by 2020.
The portal (policybazaar.com) has grown from 180,000 visitors in 2008 to about 100 million this year, generating 30,000 queries a day about insurance products, resulting in around 300,000 transactions a month.
The innovation: Ashish explained that they have introduced a self-inspection video feature to solve the problem of expired motor insurance. PolicyBazaar is the first web aggregator in India to provide this feature on mobile – iOS and Android phones. It reduces the time and cost of the renewal process and makes it more convenient for customers, while also reducing fraud and data theft.
It takes 3-4 days or even 15 days for physical inspection by the company in order to renew lapsed vehicle insurance. Using the PolicyBazaar app's self-inspection video feature, customers can now take a video on their own and upload it. It gets screened by the PolicyBazaar call center team and is then sent to the insurer.
The impact: As a result, a process that used to take 3-4 days has now been cut down to 3 hours, and provides the convenience of renewal at any time, from anywhere.
106% growth in lapsed insurance policy revenue within a span of 90 days of implementation.
Renewal of lapsed policies has gone up by 60%. Before, PolicyBazaar could convert about 50% of lapsed policies into renewals. Now they are converting 80%.
8,000 policies purchased in the first 90 days since implementation.
Motor insurance conversions have gone up by 51%.
Huge gain through cost reductions associated with physical inspections. Reduction in cost of INR 350 per acquired policy to INR 200.
Not only is PolicyBazaar using this self-inspection video feature for themselves, but also providing it as a white label service for insurers. It's fair to assume that this will bring even more insurers and many of their last minute or lapsed renewals to online portals, once people get to know that it can be done online or on the phone in a couple of hours. It's a new opportunity for additional revenue that is created simply because of digital innovation.


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Coca-Cola Amatil votes in favour of European bottler's $7.68 bln takeover deal
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCL.AX) said on Friday its independent shareholders voted in favour of Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEPC.L), the European bottling arm of Coca-Cola (KO.N), acquiring the Australian firm for A$9.93 billion ($7.68 billion).
CCEP sweetened its takeover offer in February to A$13.5 per share from A$12.75 after reports that Amatil's major shareholders viewed the earlier offer as too low.
The deal, which would be Australia's biggest this year, will combine two companies that bottle and distribute Coca-Cola drinks, and gives CCEP a platform to consolidate in Asia.
New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office gave its approval for the deal on Wednesday but it still requires an Australian court's approval, which is scheduled for a hearing next week.
In a stock exchange filing on Friday, Amatil said it expects to pay its shareholders a final dividend of A$0.18 per share at the end of this month.
Amatil's shares are expected to be suspended on the Australia securities exchange at close of trading on April 21, the company added.
($1 = 1.2933 Australian dollars)
Netflix subscriber growth is stalling as it runs low on hits
Multiple U.S. trade partners risk 'manipulator' label in Yellen's first currency report


The United States and China formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change today, committing the world's two biggest emitters to keep warming below 2˚C, with best efforts to limit warming to 1.5˚C. President Obama and President Xi Jinping delivered the news in a joint announcement in Beijing, continuing a string of cooperation on climate change and energy between the two superpowers over the last two years.
Together the U.S. and China account for 38.76 percent of the world's emissions, bringing the Paris Agreement substantially closer to covering the required 55 percent of emissions before the Agreement can enter into force.
A spate of countries are expected to join following the Chinese and American announcement, bringing the total number of countries that have ratified closer to the required 55 before the agreement can go into effect.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has repeatedly said that he intends for the Paris Agreement to meet both thresholds by the end of 2016, a goal shared by President Obama and many other heads of state.


2013 Journal Article J. Boyden, Joyce, K. E., Boggs, G., and Wurm, P., "Mapping of native vegetation and para grass (Urochloa mutica) on a monsoonal wetland of Kakadu NP using a Landsat 5 TM Dry-season time series.", Journal of Spatial Science, vol. 58, no. 1, p. 77, 2013.
2012 Journal Article B. A. Myers, Wurm, P., Palekahelu, D., Liufeto, G., Mangimbulude, J., Kapa, M., and Fisher, R. P., "Food Security and Access to Water Resources: A Case Study at a Village in West Timor", Kritis, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 134-154, 2012.
2011 Report B. A. Myers, Fisher, R. P., Paul, T., Wurm, P., and Campbell, C. A., "The Vulnerability of Groundwater Resources to Climate Change in Timor-Leste Groundwater Resources to Climate Change in Timor-Leste", Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, 2011.
2010 Journal Article M. Trueman, Atkinson, R., Guézou, A., and Wurm, P., "Residence time and human-mediated propagule pressure at work in the alien flora of Galapagos", Biological Invasions, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 3949 - 3960, 2010.
2009 Report B. A. Myers, Wurm, P., Fisher, R. P., Palekahelu, D., Mangimbulude, J., Liufeto, G., and Kapa, M., "Food and Water Resources in Linamnutu Village: A Pilot Study", CDU, UKSW, UNDANA, Kupang, West Timor, 2009.
2008 Conference Paper daC. A. Gutteres, Wurm, P., Janes, J., and Paul, T., "The Control of Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypifolia) Monocultures - Properties of a Bellyache Bush Burn.", in Proceedings of the 16th Australian Weeds Conference, 18-22 May 2008, Brisbane, 2008.
2007 Journal Article P. Wurm, "Suppression of germination and establishment of native annual rice by an exotic grass on an Australian monsoonal floodplain", Plant Protection Quarterly , vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 106-112, 2007.
2006 Conference Paper P. Wurm, Bellairs, S. M., and Kernich, B., "Suppression of native wild rice germination by exotic para grass", in 'Managing Weeds in A Changing Climate': Proceedings of the 15th Australian Weeds Conference, 24-28 September 2006, Adelaide, SA, 2006.
2000 Journal Article V. Semeniuk and Wurm, P., "Molluscs of the Leschenault Inlet estuary: their diversity, distribution, and population dynamics", Journal of the Royal Society of WA - Special Edition, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 377-418, 2000.
2000 Journal Article P. Wurm and Sememiuk, V., "The Leschenault Inlet estuary: physical features and habitats for benthic fauna", Journal of the Royal Society of WA - Special Edition, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 229-250, 2000.
1998 Journal Article P. Wurm, "A surplus of seeds: high rates of post-dispersal seed predation in flooded grassland in monsoonal Australia", Australian Journal of Ecology, vol. 23, pp. 385-392, 1998.
1989 Journal Article V. Semeniuk, Cresswell, I., and Wurm, P., "The Quindalup Dunes: the regional system, physical framework and vegetation habitats.", Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, vol. 71, pp. 23-47, 1989.
1987 Journal Article V. Semeniuk and Wurm, P., "Mangroves of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia.", Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, vol. 69, pp. 29-87, 1987.


That'd be awesome if we could, that way I could show some peeps at work exactly what Gunz is and how Eden does it.
Re: Can we get videos on here?
Or rather, tell me how to take recordings and make em videos...that would be nice too.
Slows you down as in, ping-wise? or your character's reaction to your key presses? or both?
F11 dont slow me down O.o.... dont see the difference... well with all your post evil_diesel , are u a NERD? just curious/no offence..
Saya wrote: F11 dont slow me down O.o.... dont see the difference... well with all your post evil_diesel , are u a NERD? just curious/no offence..
Soooo.....possible? I'd like to show some peeps at work before a switch in schedule. Is there some code that I can use like in myspace to just put it in a post?


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Nina Vir: Teen Columnist (521)
Nina Vir helps you know what to wear — and when to wear it — as the editor of Daily Dress Me, a website she started at…
Nina Vir
Nina Vir helps you know what to wear — and when to wear it — as the editor of Daily Dress Me, a website she started at age 16. "It's a weather website that tells you what to wear based on the weather," she says. "It's kind of like a weatherman-meets-a-personal-stylist." She also writes about teen issues for the Huffington Post. Writing, she says, is her passion. "If you're doing something you like, it's hardly work at all," she says.
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Tony began running April 5, 1979. He was a 14 year old 8th grader at PS #5 in Patterson, New Jersey. He had run a mile in 5:38, which he thought was pretty good until news reached him of a girl in his school who had just run a mile in 5:28. She gave up the secret to her fast time and took Tony to the Silk City Track Club where he met Coach Ken Samra. The first day of practice changed his life forever. Ken asked Tony if he brushed his teeth every day. When the reply was "of-course," Ken simply replied "then you can run a mile every day."
The night before his first high school track race, at age 15, Tony wrote a note to his parents and hung it on his bedroom door. It read, "Do not disturb, runner asleep." It was signed " Always Running, Tony Williams." Since then Tony has logged over 70,000 miles in his running career with only 80 days missed during his first 20 years of running. He excelled as a high school, collegiate and post-collegiate runner, and was a two-time Jr. National champion. Tony graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Psychology in 1989. While attending Virginia Tech he won the NCAA Division I All-American honors in both the 10,000 meter and cross country events. Tony became a Nike sponsored athlete in 1984, maintaining that sponsorship until 1997. In 1996 he completed the US Olympic Men's Marathon Trials.
He has completed numerous races of all lengths. His various PR's are: Marathon - 2:22:00, half marathon - 1:05:05, 10K - 28:55, 5K - 14:10, and continues to coach others in reaching their goals while maintaining his training. Tony stopped competing on a elite level in 1999 but still runs 30-40 miles per week.
Jersey is Coach Tony's dog and the Always Running Team Mascot. Jersey is an integral part of the Always Running team and can be found playing in the Always Running gym with clients or getting a work out with Coach Tony on a long run.


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coral road
Since Garrett Hongo's Coral Road is a "pilgrimage"--mostly through stories of Hongo's ancestry of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii--it makes sense that it begins in motion, "out of Hilo." The winding shapes of the poems feel fluid, akin to the constant ruminating of the past and the forward push of moving and thinking in the present. There are many long, elegant sentences throughout, rich in detail and sound. In "A Child's Ark," a poem which the speaker remembers a favorite TV show from the 1950s, the idea of movement is expressed in succinct verbiage where "kids would wend their way through the attractive curves of a game path." This is one of the more unassuming and surprising poems here and is, in a way, the crux of the book itself. Elegantly-constructed, Hongo illustrates how haunted the speaker is since youth in re-creating--"mapping out a village of my own" from distinct physical and emotional details that can be pulled. Many of the poems confront art and artists, photographs and pieces of history (including the scraps of census and immigration docs included within the book) with verve and complexity. I am thinking of the second section in particular of letters from the American Japanese detained in the country during WWII which summon Hikmet and Neruda. In the third section, the poet speaks through an artist: there's a plotting of dense vision and detail which ultimately ends up with "limed pigments"--"my symbols spare and cerulean." I was particularly amazed there, how Hongo is able to move through so much and ultimately end on something beautiful, simple. This dissonance between muchness and "the little to tell" runs throughout. As do images of fire in all sorts of ways, from a cane field ablaze, to torches, comets, "alabaster light over the empty Hawaiian sea," and a lit cigarette. Hongo also touches upon the remove of the artist: painted infernos are merely "benign." What more can be done sometimes other than looking--whether at the remnants of an old Shell station (the word "shell" a play upon the literal sea-laden image which this book is soaked in) or in "Holiday in Honolulu"--a photograph of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong--and, out of so much richness and pain, trying to express everything simple, deceptively so, and blue.
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familiar strangers
Murat Sayginer, the talented Turkish creator of The Flying Fish, which I reviewed last September, brings a sense of dizziness and calm in his short film, Familiar Strangers. Using "deepfake technology," (a notable effect in The Irishman) Sayginer gives us a rotating two-line assembly of two hundred-fifty four faces, all famous actors. Admittedly, I didn't recognize them as actors for the first few seconds of the near four minute short (you can visit Murat's insta for a closer look of the individuals). A pleasant, hazy blending of all the faces was the immediate effect it had on me, before noticing their specific features. Familiar Strangers is backed with Bach's Air on the G String, which adds to its timeless feel. As he did in The Flying Fish, Sayginer mixes classicism with new tech effectively and evocatively. ***
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Ben Affleck has long been an actor of particular blankness. He is a gruff, imposing, masculine presence, without much tics to speak of--akin to a certain kind of Hollywood star that lends well to audience projection. In The Way Back, Affleck, who has battled addiction and the ensuing media storms around it, plays a former high school basketball star who is now an alcoholic construction worker. Relationships with his family and his wife, in current separation, are strained. Suddenly, in what seems to be literal divine intervention, he is asked by the head priest of his old high school to coach the basketball team. Through Jack's (Affleck) brash, unconventional style and long untapped personal talents, he whips the team into shape and guides them to hard-fought victories.
This is the simple framework of Gavin O'Connor's plainspoken film, in a similar vein to his craggy sports drama Warrior. We watch Jack before, and also in the midst of, balancing his life as a coach while hitting his local bar, and also sneaking hard liquor into coffee tumblers, and going back again and again to the fridge for cans of beer. The film gets tripped up a little mid-way by giving us the reason why Jack may have turned to drinking and is so emotionally blocked and removed (this also happened in Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea, featuring Affleck's brother Casey in his pent-up Oscar-winning lead--yet, the shape and feel of that film feels both much more organic and elegantly constructed). Both films show the difficulties men can face expressing their emotions and dealing with grief. The Way Back ends up over-explaining in a few treacly stretches. Still, Ben Affleck's effective turn, the sturdy ensemble, Rob Simonsen's bittersweet score, and the grayish, weathered feel (the cinematography is by Eduard Grau) of the movie, helps it stay afloat. It also--thankfully--occasionally eschews some sports drama cliches, which for a mainstream Hollywood movie with a familiar arc, is pretty admirable. **1/2
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One of my earliest memories of a horror movie that truly frightened me to my core was Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Not only the school bus intro but one glimpse of Freddy's shadowy profile out the window in the yard. This was still when Freddy (Robert Englund) was a terrifying menace and lesser a gooey, wisecracking menace. I was around seven years old or so at a friend's sleepover, who rented it from our local video store. The video cassette covers for the Nightmare series, like many of my generation, is burned in my brain.
The movie soon faded a bit from memory and hasn't been one that I've gone back to too often in the Nightmare saga (admittedly that would be the first, third and, my favorite, the fourth in the group). When I would later watch the bus scene as an adult, it seemed clunky and funny; I am fascinated that I was petrified of it as a child. Also missing for me as a child (and not mentioned out loud by my sleepover cohorts) was the overt gay subtext in the film--though the imagery of inexpressible, sweat-soaked sense of panic that lingered through much of my adolescence, is what still immediately comes to mind when I think of Elm Street 2. Little did I know then as a child, watching in a sleeping bag in the dark on VHS, the plight gay men were going through at the time, including the film's lead actor.
The documentary has been a vital part of recent years of unearthing niche subjects and making them feel more universal. The extraordinarily in-depth Never Sleep Again was a quintessential study of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and one that left anyone fascinated by the movies on a high of all the interviews and commentary.
Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen's Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street hones in on the lead of Nightmare 2, Mark Patton. Patton was a young, attractive up-and-coming star who was rising to fame in the midst of the McCarthy-esque, homophobic era of AIDS. Scream, Queen!, a brisk, seemingly frivolous study, traces this era quite astutely, with biting clips galore from the mediascape of the times. Often, the industry becomes its own monster. Patton, who is still ridiculed to this day for his part in Nightmare 2, was told by his agent to "act straight" and basically lost his way in the entertainment world thereafter. This sensitive topic of "straight-acting" has rarely been brought up by movies or documentaries in general, though it remains an inherent cog in the Hollywood machine. Just last night I viewed this year's The Way Back, where a burly Ben Affleck's sensitive cry-side is buried under layers of shouty, masculine machismo uplift. The straight man and his bristling masculinity still remains an alluring role model for men. Patton's casting as the "final girl" archetype of a slasher pic still seems quite subversive.
Scream, Queen! opens with dazzling montages of horror movies of the past, its rich tradition and its appeal to gay men in particular (the monster as "bully"; the final girl as wish fulfillment). Overall, it's well-edited and well-scored (an appropriately throbbing synth nostalgic ride by Alexander Taylor). When it centers upon Patton, it's at its most alive and intimate. We see a brief autobiographical sketch of him, all through photographs and film, and then to his present state--living away in a beautiful, artsy little dwelling in Mexico. Now, his appearance weathered by illness and hurt, he's seen as an activist, emerging out of his home for American horror conventions and screenings, to speak about his experiences from the heart. The director of Nightmare 2, Jack Sholder, seems strangely uncomfortable of his movie's homoerotic subtext--as if it were something to wash away rather than embrace--something to him that's a curious, morbid accident. When Patton finally confronts the screenwriter of Nightmare 2, who was long dismissive and jocular of both Patton's performance sexuality, Patton's brow shakes, as if he is nervously and finally coming to terms with a demon that has long followed him. It's an exquisite scene and one that compliments the gory struggles of his character in the original film. Ultimately, there is catharsis in this unique doc and celebration. ***
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Hermes Bank is a fully international bank seeking ties with regional partners, drawing on strength found in numbers. Testimony to this is its continued alliance with financial players within the Caribbean. This year's annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Banks was held in Nassau, Bahamas from 31st October to 2nd November 2018 under the theme: "Banking in the Era of Digitization: The New Normal?" In attendance were one of the Directors of the Bank along with the Assistant General Manager. They are in full agreement that this year's program provided a refreshing perspective in encouraging change within the industry.
Directors of the bank engaged in dialogue with the senior representative of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank on the change in thrust of the financial industry toward cutting edge technology and innovation. These talks have finally begun to bear fruit as regional entities strive to buy in to pilot projects which will usher in a new vision for financial practitioners.
At this year's conference financial institutions were urged to "adjust their operating environments and adopt structures which embrace change while adapting to new systems and maintaining a healthy risk appetite." They were further exhorted to carefully assess the need and strategies for integrating new technology in to their operating processes.
Hermes Bank with its forward thinking focus is among many institutions embracing the new face of banking within the region. Directors are always seeking innovative technology in advancing the delivery of service to its clients. They continue to be optimistic that the Bank is up to the challenge of remaining competitive in the face of changing consumer demands.
Sydney, Australia hosted SIBOS 2018 for 4 days in October 2018 for the 3rd time since the origination of SIBOS 40 years ago.
Bank, payment companies and trade service groups as well as many related segments of the financial market converged on the International Convention Centre from 22nd to 25th October to partake in the annual activity organized by SWIFT. Many took the opportunity to gain insights and share practices. Others used the forum to initiate sales and new business opportunities.
Directors of Hermes Bank were in attendance and experienced firsthand sobering discussions on the growing importance of high technology in global issues of financial cyber-security. They took a further glimpse into the future of AI, quantum computing, distributed ledger technology and other technologies as well as their tremendous impact on the delivery of financial services and habits of consumers the world over. The Bank is keeping in step with global financial giants in its adoption of high technology in security measures and innovative solutions to meet the growing demands of its diverse clientele.
These advancements come against a backdrop of significant global change impacting Banking Institutions, particularly with Anti-Money Laundering and regulatory demands. SIBOS provides an abundance of resources and access to professionals within the finance market to allow for the right type of networking and advance thinking in the current global environment. Hermes Bank keeps making use of such resources in maintaining strict adherence to international treaties and best banking practices.
The Bank is fully compliant with FATCA, CRS and EU 4th Directive, to name a few. Continued collaboration with banking industry leaders, are a valuable affirmation that we are doing things right.
From 7th to 9th November, officials of Hermes bank reaffirmed their commitment to regulatory transparency by turning their attention to adopting CRS updates and sustaining FATCA compliance.
In preparation for the inaugural year of country by country reporting the bank continues to examine FATCA and CRS requirements from various perspectives to mitigate risk and adopt best industry practices.
Clients of the bank continue to be reassured by the bank's unwavering commitment to meeting industry challenges while remaining customer focused and delivering exceptional service using cutting edge technology platforms.
Hermes Bank participated as a co-sponsor and a delegate in the first-ever joint Russian/Eurasian-Caribbean economic, media and academic forum, organized by the Ministry of International Business, the Government of Grenada, the Bering-Bellingshausen Institute for the Americas ("IBBA"), the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and supported by a number of other economic and academic institutions and organizations as well as the nation's leading media.
Starting November 1, 2017 the Forum convened a dialogue platform to finance experts, business community and government authorities from Caribbean Community member nations, Russia and Eurasia and represented a vital milestone towards this multi-national cooperation since the new opportunities for development and enhancement of business communication and relationships were addressed.
One of the initiatives of such cooperation is the establishment of the First Caribbean Innovation and Technology Center, which was announced in the framework of the Forum. The Center is planned to be developed in partnership with Skolkovo Technopark - the largest technopark in Europe.
Hermes Bank intends to support as a bank-sponsor the initiatives planned, including the foundation of the First Caribbean Innovation and Technology Center, aiming at economic evolution of the region by means of new technologies attraction, job creation, exchange of experience with other countries etc.
Due to a great success, the organizers informed the guests that the Forum from now on would be held on an annual basis. Hermes Bank will be among the active participants of the future events and will be glad to facilitate contacts with partners in the framework of these annual conferences.
Hermes bank is to participate in the Caribbean Association of Banks' Annual General Meeting and Conference that will gather financial services professionals from throughout the Caribbean on November 15-18, 2017.
Apart from this upcoming event Hermes Bank representatives have already participated in such important for the financial world conferences as SIBOS2017 and SWELL2017 in Canada where the most relevant topics of de-risking and associated KYC/AML issues were brought to discussion.
Having studied the issues in depth with the leading experts of the industry from round the world Hermes Bank plans to bring up the topic during the CAB conference and share the information gathered with the Caribbean community.
Hermes Bank supports the initiative of establishing a pan-Caribbean corresponding banking hub, that would take upon itself to create and support corresponding banking relationships with banks in United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, as well as to perform required AML/KYC international transaction pre-vetting.
This October Toronto became the center of financial world: SIBOS2017 – organized by SWIFT – and SWELL2017 – organized by Ripple – two conferences took place in Canada's biggest and richest city gathering top financial sector representatives from around the world to discuss de-risking, compliance practices, and increasing pressure from regulators, new technologies and all the latest news of the industry.
Hermes bank was amongst participants who took part in both events aiming to meet with current partners, consider new cooperation opportunities and gather most relevant information in order to further align to global trends.
In the framework of these two conferences, Hermes Bank team held a number of very important meetings - SIBOS2017 allowed us to exchange views with banking industry leaders, like JP Morgan and Mizuho, while SWELL2017 provided a very fruitful negotiations on mutually beneficial co-operation with Jed McCaleb, founder of Stellar.
In 2017 Caribbean region has seen several devastating hurricanes, with catastrophic implications for CARICOM states infrastructure, and, sadly, with loss of life.
Hermes Bank's Information Technology (IT) infrastructure was strategically designed as a multi-site, geographically diversified & highly available to ensure always-on, uninterrupted service to our customers even under the most severe conditions of wide-scale power outages, intermittent network & internet communication disruptions, caused by a natural or man-made disasters.
This is achieved by deploying all of our in-house IT systems to at least two, geographically independent locations (located within EU) and by leveraging the power of content delivery network (CDN) and load balancing, to deliver the ultimate uninterrupted banking experience to our clients.
We take appropriate actions for the delivery of services to customers while considering and addressing the needs of our employees and their families. Safety of our staff is our first priority, and in the event of government-issued hurricane/storm warning, we will encourage all Caribbean-based non-key personnel to remain at home.
Our clients will be notified of any service scale-down via Hermes Bank internet bank and e-mail.
Revolutionary digital technology is changing the face of international transactions and remittances. As a leading player in the field of digital banking, Hermes Bank is proud to announce that August 14,2017 an agreement on a strategic partnership has been signed with Tempo Money Transfer, a leading European licensed payment institution based in Paris, France. TEMPO offers online, mobile and traditional money transfer services from Europe to over 88 countries across the globe.
Founder, President, and member of the Tempo's Board of Directors, Jeffrey M. Phaneuf believes that cooperation with IT and Fintech driven banks, such as Hermes Bank, shall furnish Tempo with significant new growth opportunities, as well as positively affect current company operations.
After completing the connection of Hermes Bank to the Stellar network, a distributed ledger technology that is currently used by major payment institutions and banks like the ICICI bank in India; this interface will further enhance Tempo's quality customer service experience.
Summarizing the strategic partnership, Tempo's Co-founder and Chief Information Officer Anthony Barker said 'Our clients will enjoy even higher speed of transfer delivery, lower costs and improved foreign exchange rates.
There is no doubt that the liquidity boost from Hermes Bank will further TEMPO's growth and speed up their already rapid remittances services.
Representatives of the Hermes Bank on March 30, 2017 participated in the conference entitled 'The Caribbean Dilemma', which is part of the Americas Conference Series, organized by the Miami Herald and presented by the World Bank.
The Conference brought together executives, distinguished senior policy-makers, renowned economists, businesspersons and top government leaders from around the Caribbean to identify common opportunities and discuss solutions for sustained growth across the region.
St Lucia's Prime Minister Allen Chastanet and Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada were among Caribbean panelists to take a long-term view on what are the key priorities and challenges shared by small economies and their efforts to strengthen fiscal and financial policies.
In November 2016, the Bank engaged the services of Independent Auditing Firm, KPMG to complete an in-depth review of the compliance practices of the bank. This was with a view to ensure that all aspects of our banking operation are in line with international standards and laws.
The Bank's principal business activities comprise the provision of personalized banking and corporate financial services, including current and fixed term deposit accounts. The audit report reflected that the bank has developed internal procedures to deal with the changing Geo-Political & Economic Environment.
The review concluded that the Bank is in compliance with the provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention Act No. 8 of 2010 and amendments thereto. Their findings also confirmed our full compliance with Directive 2005/60 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70 - EU 3rd Directive.
All recommendations made for improvement have been fully implemented.
We are proud to announce that following our initiative, Saint Lucia has now adopted the IBAN numbering system.
In March 2015, Hermes Bank became among the first to upgrade to the latest release of Temenos T24 core banking system – R15. The new system provides many technical and functional enhancements, which will strengthen the bank's core banking operations, improve the customer banking experience, improve customer service and address market challenges of today and tomorrow.
T24 enables us to deploy and control a flexible range of multi-channel, next generation banking services for banks customers – efficiently, securely, cost effectively and profitably.
Providing the most innovative solution in the market today, T24 is the only system that can encompass both front and back office, supporting business operations in every banking sector and offering functional depth and breadth to support all operations activities in the banking business.
Anyone who is residing in the U.S.
Physical persons spending a significant number of days in the U.S. each year.
U.S. corporations, U.S. estates and U.S. trusts.
The act also requires foreign financial institutions such as banks to report all accounts belonging to US persons to the IRS. Non-compliance will leave the foreign financial institutions subject to a 30% withholding on any US investments.
FATCA further requires US citizens with foreign financial assets above certain limits to report these assets to the IRS in their annual tax filings.
In order to facilitate own trading and treasury activities, Hermes Bank decided to join the biggest trading platform which unites more than 320,000 market participants in the financial world.
Hermes Bank became the first Saint Lucian Bank to get authorization from Bloomberg to trade via their platform, and thus initiated inclusion of Saint Lucia into Bloomberg trading system.
Bloomberg legal and compliance team had performed an extensive review of the country's laws and banking charter in order to establish this capability. Upon review completion and technical setup, trading contracts via multilateral platforms were enabled and currently are valid and enforceable.
Trading Systems empowers players to manage their portfolios, execute and settle their trades, and make decisions that move the markets. Trillions of dollars pass through the systems on a daily basis.
This September Hermes Bank became a Member of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), a representative body that protects, promotes and strengthens the regional banking sector.
The CAB membership makes Hermes bank part of a community of banks and other regulated financial institutions in the Caribbean Region and provides premier networking platform, reliable and relevant source of information, industry-specific education and training, as well as gives an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices with other members, discuss the most relevant issues impacting the financial services community.


That's why some people belive in life after death.
Mosjan naxorok kursi pahenk mimiants te SN poxveluen to voch? Bayts de astvats chani.. der boloresel yertasardenk. inchkan vor aprenk togh vor bari u lav hishoghutyunner toghenk. genaluts heto kmetatsenk en ashxarum inch anenk!
Dinosaurs are still alive in other universes, or/and this one assuming it's infinitly huge.
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There is a Heaven, once someone is dead, and has been a good person, he or she will be sent to HyeForum server.
Everybody wants to go to haven.
But no one wants to die.
how do you know this dear?
and do you belive all people have souls? I dont think so!!
Edited by Edward, 03 December 2004 - 06:52 PM.
and yes I do believe all humans have souls.
Edited by Edward, 03 December 2004 - 07:07 PM.


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FDA warns lay person against using Covid-19 rapid test kit
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The Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned people not to buy Covid-19 rapid test kits to perform testing at home.
"During the second wave of Covid-19 in Thailand, people have become more concerned about virus testing, while some are opting to buy rapid test kits from online sellers to perform the tests themselves," said Dr Surachoke Tangwiwat, FDA deputy secretary-general.
"Rapid tests kits are not an accurate way of testing for Covid-19, as they test the person's immunity level and not the virus itself. Using only a rapid test kit could therefore lead to misdiagnosis."
Surachoke added that the change in immunity level would only be detected by a rapid test kit after a person has contracted the virus some times, therefore it should be used only by doctors and experienced health technicians who could accurately analyse the result.
"In some cases, test-takers found the results to be negative, but in fact they had just contracted the virus and it could spread to others if they do not isolate themselves," he warned.
"According to the Ministry of Public Health announcement, Covid-19 rapid test kit is a medical equipment that must be sold only to hospitals, clinics or licensed medical professionals, and the sales must be reported to the FDA," he said.
The FDA deputy secretary-general also advised people who have travelled to risky zones, or have had close contact with a confirmed patient, or have symptoms, such as over 37.5 degrees fever, loss of taste and sense of smell, coughing, sore throat or muscle ache to receive a test at the hospital within 48 hours for accurate diagnosis.
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For the week of April 8-14
"Damn Yankees," Dahlonega. April 15-18, April 22-25, Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. $20 adults, $19 seniors, $14 students. 706-864-3759.
"Eurydice," Oakwood. Gainesville Theatre Alliance. Preview, 6 p.m. Sunday; regular performances, 7:30 p.m. April 15-17 and April 20-24; 2:30 p.m. April 18 and 24. Ed Cabell Theatre, Gainesville State College, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. $16-$18 adults, $14-$16 seniors age 65 and older, $10-$12 students and children. Free opening night reception. Audio description available at the April 24 matinee. 678-717-3624.
"The Miss Firecracker Contest," Demorest. Piedmont College theater department. 7:30 p.m. April 15-17, 2 p.m. April 18, Black Box Theatre, Swanson Center for the Performing Arts and Communications, Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $5. 706-778-3000, ext. 1355.
"On Golden Pond," Gainesville. Georgia Mountain Players. 8 p.m. April 15-17 and April 22-23; 2:30 p.m. April 18 and April 24, Georgia Mountains Center Theater, Gainesville. $16 adults, $12 seniors age 60 and older, students and children. 770-536-4677 or gmplayer@bellsouth.net.
"Little Women," Gainesville. Gainesville Theatre Alliance Discovery Series Show. Featuring GTA senior Marissa Druzbanski. 7:30 p.m. April 17-19, Hosch Theatre, John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts, 429 Academy St., Gainesville. Free. 678-717-3721.


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SODELPA could be the 'deciding factor'
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) could well decide who forms the next Government as final set of results of the 2022 General Election come out today.
Currently, FijiFirst Party (192,746 votes), People's Alliance (162,711 votes), National Federation Party (40,204 votes) and SODELPA (23,614 votes) are the parties that have secured seats in new Parliament, but based on projections, no party will be able to form Government on its own as they need to secure 28 seats.
People's Alliance and NFP already are in a coalition and would turn to SODELPA for support in forming the next Government, while FijiFirst Party would also negotiate with the Viliame Gavoka led party for support in consolidating its third term in office.
It is understood that in anticipation of negotiations with the two top parties, the SODELPA management board has set up a team.
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Q: Equation of a plane from 2 lines I have two lines with the following equation

$$D1 : (x, y, z) = (2,0,0) + k(0,3,0)$$
      $$D2 : (x, y, z) = (2,0,2) + k(0,0,1)$$

and I must find out the equation of the plane that they make. I made a quick visual representation of the two lines, and if I'm right they don't cross. There's one that goes straight vertical and the other one is parallel to the axis of Z.
Is an equation still possible or it's a trap issue?

A: The equation of any plane in $\mathbb{R}^3$ is given by $$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{n}}\cdot\overrightarrow{\mathbf{x}}=\overrightarrow{\mathbf{n}}\cdot\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$$ where

*

*$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{n}}$ is a vector orthogonal to the plane

*$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{x}}=(x_1,\dotsc,x_n)$

*$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ is a point on the plane

The data you give is sufficient to construct $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{n}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$. Indeed we may take $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{n}}=(0,3,0)\times(0,0,1)=(3,0,0)$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}=(2,0,0)$. Thus our equation becomes $3x=6$.
The equation of our plane is then
$
x=2
$.

A: To see if they intersect,
you want
$(2,0,0) + a(0,3,0)
=(2,0,2) + b(0,0,1)
$
for some real
$a$ and $b$.
This is,
looking at the ordinates,
$\begin{array}\\
2
&= 2\\
0+3a
&=0\\
0
&=2+b\\
\end{array}
$
These give
$a=0, b=-2$,
so they intersect at
$(2, 0, 0)$.


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"Grand Theft Auto V" Looks To Be Best In The Series [VIDEO]
Driver Published: November 18, 2012
It's not just about mindless violence anymore, in fact, it never really was, people just played the GTA games for mindless violence. Now, the developers at Rockstar Games are striving to make the best game in the GTA series, and that feat may just be fulfilled.
Sam and Dan Houser are the main minds behind the latest edition to the series which is scheduled to hit stores in the Spring of 2013.
The main goal is to make a better plot, a more diverse and a deeper plot overall.
The question: How will the Houser's and Rockstar make this happen?
The answer: Three protagonists.
Michael, Trevor, and Franklin are the three main characters in the story that takes place in a modern clone of Los Angeles named Los Santos.
Michael is a retired criminal on the witness protection program, Trevor is a retired military pilot with drug problems, and Franklin is a repo man who seems to have potential with the other two.
There is one thing for sure, and that is that these Grand Theft Auto games do not disappoint. I know I'm looking forward to the fifth installation coming early next year.
Check out the trailer and meet the main characters...
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Have you ever discovered a new hobby that suddenly and completely consumed you? Whether you meant to do it or not your new hobby demands your time and attention. It requires that you find a teacher or a mentor who can help you take your interest to the next level.
The Missouri Symphony's Conservatory 2012 holiday concert, conducted by Maestro Kirk Trevor.
On KBIA's program "Thinking Out Loud," producer Trevor Harris recently met several students who are part of the Missouri Symphonies' Conservatory. These are students from across Mid-Missouri who are so passionate about their instruments and their voices that they need more that what most grade schools can provide. For many exceptional young musicians in and around Columbia, they eventually find their way to the Missouri Symphony Conservatory. The Conservatory is made up of the Junior Sinfonia, Young Artists Philharmonic and Children's Chorus.
The concert featured the Missouri Symphony Junior Sinfonia, the Young Artists Philharmonic and Children's Chorus, with more than100 students performing orchestral arrangements and singing.
Harris visited with Nancy Squalatti and her son Connor at the final rehearsal before last Sunday's performance. Nancy is a full-time student who discovered that her son had serious musical talent. Connor plays percussion for the Young Artists Philharmonic. He also knows how to play several other instruments and recently started composing music and conducting.
While a self-taught pianist may be the exception each student in the Missouri Symphony youth ensembles must try out, be accepted and then the hard work begins. If you've ever played an instrument you know it takes work to sound good. Last Sunday the Missouri Symphony youth concert featured over 100 students all sounding very good together.
After the Junior Sinfonia performed the older students in MOSS' youth programs assembled themselves for a set featuring works by Leonard Bernstein, Reinhold Gliere and others.
After the Junior Sinfonia's performance and the Young Artists Philharmonic performance the MOSS Children's Chorus took the stage. This group of area youth are exceptional singers mostly from area middle schools. After auditioning, they get to improve their vocal chops under the guiding force of Chorus Director Melissa Straw.
Fayette Middle Schooler Jessica Harper told Harris before the choir's final rehearsal that she couldn't imagine being anywhere else than with her choir. With the rest of the chorus, Jessica performed Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, with other traditional selections.
Next weekend, December The Missouri Symphony Society's Women's Symphony League will host their 300th annual Holiday Home Tour that features young musicians performing at tour locations. Then on December 15 at 3:00pm the SS hosts the Symphony of Toys at the Missouri Theatre. Details on these performances is available online at MOSYMPHONYSOCIETY.org.
Happy Thanksgiving – that's one holiday greeting you hear at this time of year that's not part of a specific faith tradition.
The idea of giving thanks transcends religious, social and cultural boundaries. Thanks can be expressed in any language or tradition.
And that's just what happened Sunday at an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. Christians, Muslims and Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists and Hindus, and people from several other faith traditions came together to share. Beliefs and languages converged as sounds of thanksgiving and peace rose through the air.
When violinist Michelle Makarski approached her friend, the pianist Keith Jarrett about playing some Johann Sebastian Bach sonatas, recording those works wasn't necessarily in their initial plans.
Alarm Will Sound made their fourth annual visit to Columbia last week and went where most orchestras fear to tread: they performed music by living, breathing composers. The two shows by the 20-member ensemble offered a surprising look into the present and future of classical composition.


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Alias Jimmy Valentine è un film muto del 1915 diretto da Maurice Tourneur, tratto dal lavoro teatrale omonimo di Paul Armstrong che andò in scena il 21 gennaio 1910 con ottimo successo al Wallack's Theatre. Armstrong, per la sua commedia, si ispirò alla storia di O. Henry  A Retrieved Reformation. Nel 1920, ne sarebbe stato fatto un rifacimento con Alias Jimmy Valentine, interpretato da Bert Lytell.

Trama
Jimmy Valentine è un abilissimo scassinatore di casseforti, di notte. Durante il giorno la sua identità è invece quella di Lee Randal, un uomo onesto. Un giorno il suo complice Cotton ha un comportamento irrispettoso nei confronti della giovane Rose Fay, incontrata su un treno, e Jimmy/Lee la difende. Per vendicarsi, Cotton lo denuncia, e Jimmy vien rinchiuso a Sing Sing.

Tempo dopo un importante ed influente uomo politico, nonché facoltoso banchiere, visita il penitenziario in compagnia di una anziana benefattrice e della propria figlia, che non è altri che Rose. Sotto l'influenza del padre di Rose, il signor Fay, Jimmy viene scarcerato anzitempo, e intraprende il lavoro di cassiere nella banca Fay, sotto il nome di Lee Randal, mentre inizia una relazione con Rose e decide di lasciarsi la malavita alle spalle.

Ma l'investigatore Doyle, della polizia, è sulle tracce di Jimmy Valentine, ora ricercato per delle rapine risalenti a tempo addietro, e le sue indagini lo conducono a Lee Randal. Il problema è che non riesce a dimostrare che Randal e Valentine sono la stessa persona. Almeno fino a quando Jimmy/Lee, per liberare la sorellina di Rose che era rimasta rinchiusa nella nuova cassaforte, riprende l'antica consuetudine ed apre lo scrigno con facilità. Doyle manca tuttavia di prove decisive, e, avendo notato la nuova vita onesta di Jimmy, abbandona ogni accanimento.

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Peerless Productions. Alcune scene vennero girate nel carcere di Sing Sing. Nell'introduzione del film appare il direttore della prigione, Thomas Mott Osborne.

Il soggetto
Il racconto di O. Henry A Retrieved Reformation, pubblicato nell'aprile 1903 su Cosmopolitan, si ispira alla vita di Jimmy Connors, compagno in carcere dello scrittore quando quest'ultimo scontava la sua pena nel penitenziario di stato dell'Ohio dopo essere stato condannato nel 1898 per appropriazione indebita.

Distribuzione
Il copyright del film, richiesto dalla World Film Corp., fu registrato il 23 febbraio 1915 con il numero LU4642.
Distribuito dalla World Film, il film uscì nelle sale statunitensi il 22 febbraio 1915 dopo essere stato presentato in anteprima il 14 febbraio 1915 ai detenuti di Sing Sing ai quali Robert Warwick, durante la lavorazione, aveva promesso che sarebbero stati i primi a poter vedere il film.

Copia completa della pellicola si trova conservata negli archivi della Library of Congress di Washington.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Film basati su Alias Jimmy Valentine
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I was very pleased with the service provided by Curtis Atkinson. During an inherently stressful time, he was straightforward and direct, he listened to all my concerns, answered all my questions, and he worked hard to sell my older, charming, but somewhat quirky house. He also helped me to find a new home that was almost exactly what I was looking for. I have recommended him to friends, and wouldn't hesitate to do so again. And if/when I move again within Calgary, I'll be calling him again.


These are the familiar pink prawns. Various species of the Penaeidae family are used. They are fished in the coastal areas of South America and Asia. These smaller prawns are peeled and frozen directly after the catch. The small digestive tract is not removed.