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Opposition to Google's Safari privacy settlement to be heard next month
A San Francisco court will hear arguments against the Google-FTC settlement in November
Martyn Williams (IDG News Service) 26 October, 2012 22:44
A San Francisco court will hear arguments next month against a proposed US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, over Google's use of cookies to track the Web movements of users running Apple's Safari browser.
The settlement, the largest ever secured by the FTC for violating one of its orders, was announced in August but quickly drew criticism from privacy advocates. They complained the terms are too soft on Google and that the fine -- a fraction of the $38 billion Google recorded in 2011 revenue -- amounts to a slap on the wrist.
While the FTC and Google came up with the settlement, it needs to be approved by a judge, which is what next month's hearing is about. Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group that has been critical of Google's privacy measures, will argue that the court should not sign off on the deal.
Among the group's complaints: that the deal allows Google to deny any wrongdoing, that it won't prevent it from doing the same thing again, and that it requires Google to destroy only the cookies and not the information gained from the tracking, said John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project director.
The group will be represented by Silicon Valley antitrust lawyer Gary Reback, whose work influenced the U.S. Department of Justice when it decided to sue Microsoft in the late 1990s in a landmark antitrust case.
The hearing will take place Nov. 16 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco.
Martyn Williams covers mobile telecoms, Silicon Valley and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Martyn on Twitter at @martyn_williams. Martyn's e-mail address is martyn_williams@idg.com
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Today I join the OLW Blog Hop for Ali Edwards' One Little Word class. After loving the January assignment I really struggled with February's. It might be because my word, renew, means a whole bunch of different things to me. Or maybe that it's hard to take literal pictures of "renew" in the dead of a Chicago winter. Plus a bout with the flu in my house and major work challenges meant I was unfocused and not taking photos like usual.
I ended up with fewer than the 9 pictures suggested, so I made a photoshop collage with what I had. I use Photoshop CS3 and since I am still a total amateur my layout is very basic.
I put the photo of the textbook in the middle of the layout because its going to be a huge focus in my life over the next 3 months. I've worked in HR for 6 years with no formal HR training or background – I moved into an HR role with my current firm after being in client service for years. I've known that I needed to study for and get my SPHR certification (Senior Professional in Human Resources) but haven't wanted to invest the months to study. Well, as part of my commitment this year to self-renewal I'm finally doing it. I just signed up (and paid the $425 registration fee) and will take the test in May. Yikes!
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Ralph (Immaturity (Ralph is seen to be one of the only boys' whose…
Immaturity
Ralph is seen to be one of the only boys' whose thinking actually matures and changes due to his experiences on the island
At the beginning, he is shown to be quite immature; he stood on his head and he is also shown to have an unwillingness to think about things, shown by his because, because response to Piggy's questions. This shows how dismissive he is of Piggy's practical concerns about how Ralph's father will know they need rescuing and clearly demonstrates how Ralph has not really had to think of things like this before - has relied on parents a lot, which is a contrast to Piggy
By the end of the novel, he has reached an understanding that seems way beyond his years - he wept for the end of innocence, and the darkness of man's heart. Juxtaposed near the very sharp reminder the reader gets that the boys are really just boys, this is particularly poignant as we realise just how much Ralph has changed due to his experiences on the island
when (my father) gets leave he'll come and rescue us - shows Ralph's lack of understanding of the gravity of the situation they are in
Interestingly, Ralph is shown to be the only boy who really reaches this understanding, despite all of them having shared the same experiences
Golding uses this to show how some people understand social ideas while others don't
We never really fully understand whether Ralph has understood the true nature of the beast; whereas we can see that Simon and to an extent Piggy fully understand the beast, it is never explicitly mentioned that Ralph does - so has he reached full maturity when compared to some of the other (albeit dead) boys?
Ralph is elected leader - albeit not really because of his leadership qualities, which have not yet been displayed, but this is significant because it sets him up to be a fair leader; he has gained power fairly, and does not seem to feel as entitled to leadership as Jack is
One of the reasons he is elected is because of the conch - most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that... was set apart - shows the power of the conch and symbolically represents how he has been elected due to democracy, which the conch comes to represent
Allows Jack to be leader of the hunters - Jack's in charge of the choir - admittedly, a rather foolish move, as it gives Jack unwonted power, and so sets him up to undermine him in the future, but shows how Ralph is a 'people-pleaser' - wants to keep everyone happy
Also shows how he is a good leader, as he does not gloat about his victory, but recognises that Jack would have been disappointed
At this point, he wants to make friends rather than lead strategically
He actually retains control for a very short period of time - by Chapter 2, when they are trying to build shelters, the boys are already not listening to him; they keep running off - shows how he doesn't really have the authority to enforce his rules
Golding perhaps uses Ralph's lack of control within his leadership to show how there must be fear of something, ie fear of persecution, in order for the society to function properly
In the beginning, we can see that Ralph is quite self-assured; he found he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say, and has no trouble speaking in his initial assembly - probably a result of being used to attention in his past life
As the novel progresses, he finds it more and more difficult to express his ideas; most, he was beginning to dread the curtain that might waver in his brain, blacking out the sense of danger, making a simpleton of him - he relies on Piggy to help prompt him at these moments
This represents the erosion of the effects of civilisation on him; how he is slowly descending into savagery and with it losing the ability to communicate properly in a sophisticated way
View of Adults
At the beginning, he is v excited by the idea of having no adults on the island: then the delight of a realized ambition overcame him - shows his immaturity as he wants to have life without adults
By the middle of the novel, the novelty of having no adults has worn off - he wishes for something grownup as a sign
the three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life - Majesty has connotations of authority and grandness - showing the boys' completely misplaced trust in the adults
'Unsuccessfully' reminds the reader that the adults are doing no better themselves
Relationship with Piggy
At the beginning of the novel, Ralph looks down on Piggy - he doesn't speak the Queen's English and he has physical shortcomings; Ralph even discloses the name that Piggy confided in him, in an effort to make friends, showing how at this point he doesn't really value Piggy's feelings
Eventually, Ralph starts to become protective of Piggy against Jack, something he is ridiculed for, but nonetheless sticks with; Vividly, he imagined Piggy by himself, huddled in a shelter that was silent except for the sound of nightmares - symbolic of those in society who protect the vulnerable and otherwise oppressed
By the end, Ralph realises his value: *he wept for... the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy' - something he didn't realise when Piggy was alive, but now it is too late
Perception of Island
At the beginning of the novel, he thinks their time on the island will be like something out of an adventure book: this is a good island and it's like in a book
This shows their initial innocence and childishness, and turns out to be a sharp contrast to the harsh reality
This idea is revisited at the end of the book by the naval officer who says Like the Coral Island - another reference to the book the boys mentioned in the beginning (an example of intertextuality - LotF is thought to be a parody of the book)
By the end of the novel, Ralph realises that it was not the adventure he expected it to be as he remembers the strange glamour that had once invested the island - use of the word glamour implies it was an untrue view of the island; that he was blinded by it, and now understands its true colours
Other's Opinions
At the beginning, Ralph seems used to having others approval; he's not falling over himself to win over Piggy at least
However, he discloses the nickname that Piggy confides in him, in an attempt to feel included and win other's respect: for the moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with Piggy outside
By the end, he ends up being the only boy who doesn't join Jack's tribe - he is now the outsider, but he will not join out of principle - shows a change as his morals are now more important to him than social acceptance, and ultimately his life
Clothes and Hygiene
to put on a grey shirt once more was strangely pleasing - at this point, he realises his enjoyment and attachment to civilisation (which their relationship with clothes comes to represent)
he discovered with a little fall of the heart that these were the conditions he took as normal now, and that he did not mind - Shows his disappointment at the recognition that they are losing their ties with civilisation
Ralph is shown to be a boy who highly values social class and background initially; he asks Piggy what's your father? - first thing he actually asks him, and therefore shows perhaps how he will form his judgement of Piggy based on his answer
His high social class is also established by his use of Standard English, which contrasts to Piggy's non-standard English
Described initially as the boy with fair hair - fair immediately associates him with justice etc - lightness of his blonde hair has a certain angelic association
there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil - Shows how early on how he is not going to be a villain in the novel; contrasts with Jack's eyes that are described as turning, or ready to turn, to anger
Ralph is shown to lack intelligence, which Piggy makes up for - shows them to be a good team
His kind nature is also perhaps shown to be a weakness in a sense - the only reason he is ostracized by Jack's tribe is because he refuses to join them and become a savage - Golding perhaps illustrate the idea that kind people may be shunned and attacked by others
Ralph describes his family in the present tense; He's a commander in the navy, which contrasts with Piggy, who describes his family in the past tense; I used to live with my auntie. She kept a candy store
Could be a reference to foreshadowing the fact that Piggy will not return to his past life, whereas Ralph will, or could show their different characters; Ralph is being unrealistic and takes it for granted that they will return, whereas Piggy is not so sure
At the beginning, Ralph is happy to leave the hunting to Jack and the others, and does not understand Jack's desperation to hunt and kill: There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill and there was the world of longing and baffled commonsense
However, Golding does make sure that Ralph experiences a hunt in the novel - one which he seems to quite enjoy, as he sunned himself in their new respect and felt that hunting was good after all - this enables Golding to show that everyone has an inclination towards savagery, even those who have strong links to civilisation
Ralph represents those in society who simply believe in democracy, the rights of the whole society, gaining power fairly, the important of the absence of dictatorship etc...
He represents order, civilisation and productive leadership in the novel
Ralph doesn't really believe in the beast in the same way that Jack or the other boys do; when he climbs the hill alone, he discovers nothing, because he does not believe in the beast - this is in contrast to when Jack climbs the mountain, as he does see the beast because for him it constitutes a major part of Jack's picture of life on the island
Ralph shows obvious awe at the power of the ocean - for him it represents the barrier between him and the adult world of civilisation: this was the divider, the barrier

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Can't wait for Disney+ Hotstar? Join the red carpet premiere. Well, there isn't technically an actual red carpet due to the pandemic — stay at home and wash your hands, folks — which is why Disney+ Hotstar is hosting a "virtual red carpet premiere" for the arrival of Disney's new streaming service in India. You'll […]
Can't wait for Disney+ Hotstar? Join the red carpet premiere. Well, there isn't technically an actual red carpet due to the pandemic — stay at home and wash your hands, folks — which is why Disney+ Hotstar is hosting a "virtual red carpet premiere" for the arrival of Disney's new streaming service in India. You'll get to watch the new live-action remake of The Lion King and the first few episodes of the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, without having to press any buttons. Plus, you'll get to see and interact with some of your favourite film stars, including Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Kajal Aggarwal, Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Rakul Preet, Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Dulquer Salman, and Rana Duggabatti.
The Disney+ Hotstar red carpet premiere starts in the app and on the website's home page at 6pm today with The Lion King, followed by The Mandalorian at 8pm. All you need is a subscription to Disney+ Hotstar VIP or Disney+ Hotstar Premium, which is still available at old prices — Rs. 365 per year for the former, and Rs. 999 per year for the latter — until midnight. From April 3, Disney+ Hotstar VIP will cost Rs. 399, while Disney+ Hotstar Premium is going up 50 percent to Rs. 1,499. Get it now if you don't already have one. If you're on Disney+ Hotstar VIP, you'll be able to watch The Lion King in Hindi, Tamil, or Telugu. (Shah Rukh Khan is among the many popular voice stars.) You'll need Disney+ Hotstar Premium to watch The Lion King in English, in addition to The Mandalorian, which strangely doesn't have any local-language dubs.
Of course, you don't have to wait till the specified times to watch either title. Most Disney+ content, including all Disney+ originals such as The Mandalorian, and Disney movies in The Lion King, are already available on the platform. Sure, not everything shows up in search just yet, but you can use the direct links we've previously gathered for you. Or just click on the title names. What you won't get watching on your own though, is a chance to interact with the aforementioned film stars and fellow Disney+ Hotstar viewers. As part of the "virtual red carpet premiere", Disney+ Hotstar will allow you to send messages, share photos and badges, and chat with the celebrities, who will post selfies and messages of their own.
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Roshan said in a prepared statement: "While making sure my kids are adhering to all isolation rules and getting a deep understanding of the situation and responsibilities, I'm also trying many new things to keep them engaged during this lockdown, and honestly The Lion King couldn't have come at a better time. This Thursday, the three of us are blocking our seats on the couch to catch the special red carpet premiere of Lion King on Disney+ Hotstar. I'm looking forward to spending more quality time with my kids, while interacting with folks online — it's going to be fun."
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For the suburb of Bolton, see Kearsley.
Keresley is a village and civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Coventry city centre. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 791 falling to 713 at the 2011 Census. Keresley and Keresley End are two separate areas; Keresley is in Coventry, while the slightly more rural Keresley End, also known as Keresley village or Keresley Newlands, is in Warwickshire, with the exception of Thompsons Road in the village, which comes under the Coventry boundary. The village features two grocers shops, two bus stops, a beauty salon, primary school, doctors surgery, a fish and chip shop, a small church, a post office, library, park, garden centre and community centre.
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Keresley is located in the north west of the city. Keresley lies within the Bablake and it is bounded by the Woodlands, Whoberley, Sherbourne, Radford and Holbrook wards.
For most of its history, Keresley was a combination of two further villages: Keresley Green was the most northerly and first to exist, but it was Keresley Heath to the south which was developed the most with the building of schools and the church of St. Thomas. However, in 1911 the construction of Coventry Colliery by the Warwickshire Coal Company near to Keresley Green brought the focus of development back to that area. It was not until 1974 that the two parts of Keresley lost their separate identities and became united. The closure of the colliery followed in 1991.
Keresley parish is largely rural and contains some beautiful ancient woodland. Coventry City Council's wildlife surveys which include Keresley parish, have classified much of the area as an "A" grade - "An area of very high natural history value, containing several varied habitats and a wide diversity of plants and animals". The area has a lot of footpaths which make it accessible to the public and is probably one of the few areas of Coventry where you can hear skylarks. Despite this Coventry City Council propose the area can be developed as an "Eco" suburb with 3000 homes, and a separate estate of new properties is currently being built, as of January 2010.
The etymology of the word Keresley suggests that it is Saxon in origin, meaning that the name could originate from the 7th century, although the village was not cited in the Domesday Book of 1086.
The -ley suffix is shared by many villages in the country, and means a clearing in the woods. This means that Keresley was clearing in the Forest of Arden. And the Keres- prefix is thought to either be a corruption of the Saxon word for cress or someone's name, meaning together either: The cress clearing, or 'Mr' Cress's Clearing.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Thomas is just off the Tamworth Road (B4098). It was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey in the Early English style and built in 1844-45. The bell tower has a ring of six bells. St. Thomas's is a Grade II* listed building.
St Thomas' Church, Keresley.
The tower of St Thomas' Church.
Coventry City Council is the local government body of the City of Coventry. The city is divided up into 18 Wards each with three councillors.
Coventry forms part of the West Midlands Police force area. The neighbourhood policing team for Keresley, Coundon and Allesley are the Bablake neighbourhood team.
On the evening of Monday 12 December 2011 hundreds of apples reportedly fell from the sky over the junction between Kelmscote Road and Keresley Road, in Keresley, Coventry. Several witnesses reported that hundreds of apples seemingly fell out of the sky landing on the ground, and several cars, below. This incident received both local and national media coverage and, although it drew comment by the Met Office, it still remains unexplained.
Coordinates: 52°26′N 1°32′W / 52.433°N 1.533°W / 52.433; -1.533
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We Analyzed the Future Direction of Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. (HJLI), Here is What We Found
Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ:HJLI) went down by -1.80% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $0.90. The company's stock price has collected 1.46% of gains in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported on 09/21/20 that Hancock Jaffe Announces Positive Nasdaq Listing Determination
Is It Worth Investing in Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ :HJLI) Right Now?
Opinions of the stock are interesting as 1 analysts out of 1 who provided ratings for Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. declared the stock was a "buy," while 0 rated the stock as "overweight," 0 rated it as "hold," and 0 as "sell."
The average price from analysts is $2.10. HJLI currently public float of 31.78M and currently shorts hold a 5.43% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of HJLI was 11.70M shares.
HJLI's Market Performance
HJLI stocks went up by 1.46% for the week, with a monthly jump of 7.75% and a quarterly performance of 7.21%, while its annual performance rate touched -47.46%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 8.73% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 13.01% for Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 1.10% for HJLI stocks with a simple moving average of -1.21% for the last 200 days.
Analysts' Opinion of HJLI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HJLI stocks, with Maxim Group repeating the rating for HJLI by listing it as a "Buy." The predicted price for HJLI in the upcoming period, according to Maxim Group is $3 based on the research report published on August 06th of the previous year 2019.
HJLI Trading at 11.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HJLI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -52.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 13.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.73%, as shares surge +11.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HJLI rose by +1.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.4285. In addition, Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. saw -21.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HJLI starting from Biodyne Holding, S.A., who sale 75,000 shares at the price of $0.38 back on Aug 21. After this action, Biodyne Holding, S.A. now owns 1,405,433 shares of Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc., valued at $28,500 using the latest closing price.
Biodyne Holding, S.A., the Former 10% Owner of Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc., sale 75,000 shares at $0.27 during a trade that took place back on Aug 20, which means that Biodyne Holding, S.A. is holding 1,480,433 shares at $20,250 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HJLI
-22681.85 for the present operating margin
The net margin for Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. stands at -24406.74. The total capital return value is set at -365.00, while invested capital returns managed to touch -424.30. Equity return is now at value -622.50, with -175.70 for asset returns.
Based on Hancock Jaffe Laboratories Inc. (HJLI), the company's capital structure generated 86.53 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 46.39. Total debt to assets is 24.94, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 57.37. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 30.76.
When we switch over and look at the enterrpise to sales, we see a ratio of 263.02, with the company's debt to enterprise value settled at 0.10. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.95 and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
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Excellent vintage condition watch without major dings or dents. No corrosion or pitting. Serial and reference numbers are fully intact and clearly visible. Sharp and even lugs.
Dial is original, matte white "Buckley" pie-pan with lightly patina'd plots. Date disk with open 6's and 9's. Correct and original black hands.
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Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its plan to raise certain dollar thresholds that would need to be met before investment advisers can charge their clients performance fees. Performance fees, also known as "carried interest", are a feature of almost all private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and other "alternative investment" vehicles.
Currently, Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act allows an adviser to charge its clients performance fees in only a limited number of circumstances, including where either (a) the client has at least $750,000 under management with the adviser; or (b) the adviser reasonably believes the client has a net worth of more than $1.5 million. In the context of hedge funds and private equity funds, "clients" would refer to the prospective investors in these funds.
The SEC is required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), by July 21, 2011, and every five years thereafter, to adjust for inflation these dollar amount thresholds. Accordingly, the SEC today announced that it intends to issue an order to revise the dollar amount tests to $1 million for assets under management and $2 million for net worth.
The SEC also went on to propose further amendments to Rule 205-3 that would (a) provide the method for calculating future inflation adjustments of the dollar amount tests, (b) exclude the value of a person's primary residence from the determination of whether a person meets the net worth standard and (c) modify the transition provisions of the rule to take into account performance fee arrangements that were permissible at the time the adviser and client entered into their advisory contract.
As a result, a significant number of individual investors who may previously have been eligible to invest in these alternative funds will soon be excluded.
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Every year my bandmates and I are taking a stand for Women's rights' equality, respect and justice. We do not believe in crushing one side to elevate the other, but are firm believers in elevating each other with the love and respect we decide to pour out in all circumstances. Men elevating women, women elevating men, women elevating women, humans elevating humans. If only we would elevate each other then we would see a real balance between Men and Women!
Instead of cornering something, of denouncing something, we wanted to gather and celebrate something. Nowadays, everybody's against something. But we wanted to rally everyone for one same reason. This is how this t-shirt was born.
Miss Isabel invites us to take action, all together, by sending words of hope, love, support, to 100% Mamans Tanger, a Tangerine association that supports women who have been rejected by their families and society alike for being single mothers.
Here in Tangier, a single mother doesn't exist. She is forgotten, she lives on the street, her child has no identity so cannot go to school, doesn't have access to medical care… 100% Mamans is a Tangerine association that decided to step out and support those women, to offer and ensure material & social needs, but also human and relational needs.


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The FDIC has issued an Order to Pay a civil money penalty of $12,.416 under section 102(f)(1) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, having determined that the bank has engaged in a pattern or practice of committing violatons of the FDPA and/or the notice requirements under section 1364 of the National Flood Protection Act of 1968. The FDIC found that the bank failed to obtain flood insurance at origination in two instances, and failed to obtain or maintain adequate flood insurance in 11 instances. The FDIC also found that the bank violated section 339.7(c) of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations (12 CFR 339.7) by failing to properly force place flood insurance in nine instances.


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On one of my nights out with the girls, my favorite hot bartender, who always asks what's going on, convinced me to try it again. He said "it's fun, just relax and enjoy it for what it is" Alright, alright, I logged on just under two weeks ago, updated my profile a little, added a new pic, etc. I really wasn't interested in dating someone continuously. I'm content with the idea of being alone. I thought, I'll just be a serial first dater for a while and meet some new people and have a little fun with absolutely no attachment.
I looked at a few profiles but didn't really see anything that struck me, except…..this one guy. I looked at his pictures first, come on, that is the first thing you do! Hmmmm, very handsome, dark hair, dark eyes, huge smile that made his eyes light up and holding the cutest little girl in his arms. I read his profile and was instantly struck. Some profiles are so terribly written but his was witty, funny, sarcastic, yet sincere and thoughtful. I knew immediately he would contact me, he emailed the next day.
I received a very short, sweet email, basically opening the door for me to email back if I was interested. Of course I did! He made a couple of funny remarks in his profile about what he liked on his hot dog, ate at the movies, and touched on his love of a good thrill ride. My first sentence was mustard, milk duds and the inventor and patent date of the roller coaster. Can you hear the reel spinning?
Of course our first date was a burger date! When I stepped out of the car and saw him, there was an immediate attraction. It was a night of great food, great company and the conversation flowed easily. It was a little ADD and all over the place, jumping from one topic to the next, and back again. After dinner we went downtown and had a drink at Squeeze, talked and laughed a little more, sitting close and touching gently. He held my hand as we walked, it felt so natural it caught me a little off guard. He took me back to my car and I headed home without a first kiss. We both wanted to but didn't…I mean we had just met!
I think we both immediately regretted not taking the opportunity to have our first kiss. After that first date we communicated often and the draw toward the other was mutual. A few days went by and he finally text me, "that's it, I'm seeing you today I can't wait any longer to kiss you". It was a very quick meet up after work, as he had to go pick up his daughter. We both got out of the car and immediately kissed, I don't think we even said hello and I'm pretty sure during our short visit, we didn't take our hands off each other once.
He also lost his spouse a few years back to breast cancer and is raising his daughter alone. He has been through a lot since she passed as well. Yet he has kept a positive outlook in the worst of situations and believes that happiness is possible again. I can tell we share a lot of similar outlooks and beliefs without even having a discussion, I can sense it by how he carries himself and his actions.
The comfort that comes from spending time with someone who knows that there are days where you want nothing more than the life you once knew back, is overwhelming. Someone that knows they can never understand the complexities of your own personal path through grief. Someone who knows, no matter what happens in the future you'll always love your spouse and always wish things happened differently. It's the strangest kind of feeling to still be in love with a person who's gone, yet move on to have a different kind of relationship with someone else. I don't believe most people can understand it, comprehend that somehow your heart splits in two but stays intact.
I'm cautiously optimistic and looking forward to getting to know him better. I'm well aware that you really never know someone or what they are capable of, we shall see what happens at the three week douche bag mark. Although I don't think he's gonna be a DB. No matter what comes of our time together, I already know I'm better for meeting him. So kudos to Match.com… I guess you can meet some nice people. Sorry for the bad review before.
I almost forgot…for the first time I can't give someone a code name, I don't want to. So for now he just is……..
Ohhhh one more thing, he's a great kisser too.
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Yes, I know it's been a while. I've really been busy with life the last few weeks, but more importantly I've been dating someone! NO! I did not meet this person on Match.com. Wow that was interesting, definitely not for me! I went on one date for lunch and that was all it took, weirdos everywhere. When he started talking about what we were gonna be doing together in August, 15 minutes after I met him, I couldn't wait for it to be over. Forget it!
So the guy I'm seeing asked me not to write about our relationship, which may change at some point but for right now I'll honor his wishes. Sorry! We've had several conversations that I needed to continue to write my stories and tell about my past and how I go here. He understands and said "go for it, I want you to write!" He doesn't want me to write about us because he's been around through all of it, seen me at my worst. We've been at our worst together too. It's a work in progress.
I'm still writing about QJ, way cheaper than a therapist. I've been working on the story of our last conversation; which was in January of this year. It's difficult and brings up a lot of memories and emotions but it's putting me in a better place.
I've also got some events, activities etc to write about as well. So I'm gonna start to try to write more often. Although I'd like to say everyday, I know me and that is not gonna happen. Especially while I'm planning a graduation party for my son, summer swimming starting and all that comes with this time of the year.
By the way, Brazilian Wax by Claudia has opened a new shop on Coleman Blvd in Mt. Pleasant! Woo hoo!


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US carries out execution despite international protests
Despite intervention from former President Jimmy Carter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Pope Benedict XVI, the US state of Georgia has executed Troy Davis by lethal injection.
The Supreme Court refused a last-minute appeal
Troy Davis was executed in the US state of Georgia late Wednesday, bringing to a close a racially-charged case that has spanned two decades and drew international condemnation.
Originally scheduled for 7 p.m. local time, the execution was delayed while the Supreme Court deliberated an appeal by Davis' lawyers submitted an hour earlier, which it eventually rejected.
International protests
Davis was convicted in 1991 of shooting a police officer who intervened in a fight outside a Burger King restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, in 1989.
Despite his conviction, many remained unconvinced of his guilt. Much of the prosecution's case relied on eyewitness testimony rather than physical evidence.
"There are still serious doubts about his guilt," said Markus Löning, Germany's junior minister for human rights. "An execution is irreversible - a judicial error can never be repaired."
The case was plagued by accusations of racial bias because the murdered police officer was white and Davis was black.
Davis was the 35th person to be executed this year in the United States.
Author: Sarah Harman (AFP, dpa)
Editor: Martin Kuebler
Germany to boycott international anti-racism conference
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has said Germany won't attend an anti-racism conference due to concerns about anti-Semitism. Westerwelle said, however, that Germany remains committed to the fight against racism. (02.09.2011)
German government tries to save a man on death row in India
The German government has taken up the issue of the death row convict with India. A Law in Germany prohibits the deportation or extradition of individuals to countries where they could be given a death sentence. (17.06.2011)
'We need the death penalty to deter criminals'
The latest statistics on the death penalty published by Amnesty International confirm that no country executes more people than China. Recent reforms are unlikely to change this any time soon. (28.03.2011)
Related Subjects Georgia, South Ossetia
Keywords execution, lethal injection, troy davis, georgia, murder
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German drug company sues to block US execution 08.08.2018
A US state's first-ever lethal injection could be delayed or permanently halted by a German company that said Nebraska may have illegally acquired its drugs. The state plans on using an untested four-drug combination.
Thailand carries out first execution since 2009 19.06.2018
Thailand has drawn condemnation from human rights groups after conducting its first execution in nearly a decade. The executed man had been found guilty of brutally stabbing to death a teenager in a mobile phone robbery.
Florida kills convicted racist murderer with untried drug 24.08.2017
The US state of Florida has executed a man with a drug never used before in a US lethal injection. The inmate was the first white man in the state to be executed for killing a black man since the late 1970s.


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S. E. Hinton Character Analysis
Character: S.E. Hinton (through Ponyboy)
Chronological/Timeline
Hook: "Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn."
Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info., relevant relationship info., etc.):
She was born on July, 22 1948 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Her parents are Grady P. Hinton and Lillian Hinton. Where she lived there wasn't a lot of people who cared about writing.
Her husband is David Inhofe and her son is Nick Inhofe. Event #1: Be sure to include the date, place, and time of events when available!
Her parents were not very supportive for her and neither were a lot of her friends.
She made her first book called the outsiders in 1967 when she was…show more content…
She was 25 when she made "Rumble fish".
Event #4: Be sure to include the date, place, and time of events when available!
She then went on and made her 4th book called "Tex" in 1979. She was 29 when she made "Tex" and probably out of college. Event #5: Be sure to include the date, place, and time of events when available!
She then made her next book called "Taming the star runner" in 1988. She was 38 when she made "Taming the star runner".
Her next book she made was "the puppy sister" in 1995. She was 45 when she made "The puppy sister".
She then made "Hawkes Harbor" in 2004. She was 54 when she made "Hawkes Harbor and it was her seventh book.
Her next book was "some of Tim's stories" in 2007. She was 57 when she made "some of Tim's stories and it being her 8th book of hers.
Death/What I am currently doing:
She is currently still alive and she is still writing to this day. She still lives in Oklahoma ever since she was born. She has been married to her husband (David Inhofe) for 46
Phillis Wheatley's Impact On The Revolutionary War
Did you know that Phillis Wheatley traveled to London because she was such a good poet? She was born on May 8 1753, in Gambia. In this paper you will learn about Phillis Wheatley's childhood, education, how they impacted the Revolutionary War, and other interesting facts! Her early childhood was very interesting.
Barbara Dunlop Analysis
Barbara Dunlop is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author that has written over fifty novels in the romance genre. Barbara wrote her first work of fiction when she was only eight years. Her first work was titled How The Giraffe Got His Long Neck and was published to critical acclaim. Unfortunately, she had difficulties with distribution but the good reception whet her appetite for even more achievements. She would later become a reporter for The Berry Street Times a venerated publication that allowed Barbara to expand her reach.
Breakfast At Tiffany Character Analysis
Holly Golightly embraces a shielded-character which by looking deeper at her behavior and language, a paradox appears as she isn't dried and cut as she appears in the beginning. She might seem as a party girl, a rich prostitute that chases only the wealthy guys, with no substance and caring only about the money. Contrary, later on we find that there's a lot more there. She had a life as any other child, stealing eggs and milk, asking for help as an orphan she was, but she ends up becoming "child-wife," from Tulip Texas, when she abandons this life, she moves to New York where she becomes an object of sexual desire for the wealthy male clients. Breakfast at Tiffany's novel celebrates the character of a young ex- married woman, who is both prohibited to men and in the same time infinitely available.
Shane The Lone Ethnography Summary
Shane the Lone Ethnographer is an introduction guide to ethnography for beginners. This book is displayed in an innovative way of cartoons very similar to a comic style book. The main character Shane, demonstrates how ethnographers work through the process of completing an ethnography. The author used a cartoon like format to provide a new and interesting approach to understanding the art of ethnography. This book walks you through how Shane embarks on her very first research project and we also get to see the theories, methods, and skills used by ethnographic researchers.
Rhetorical Analysis Of Child Labor By Florence Kelley
Essayist, Florence Kelley, once wrote, "For the sake of the children, for the Republic in which these children will vote after we are dead, and for the sake of our cause, we should enlist the workingmen voters, with us, in this task of freeing the children from toil!" (Kelley 92-96). This quote can be traced back to her account, in which she presents before the National American Suffrage Association in Philadelphia in 1905. In it, she vividly depicts the horrors of child labor, providing countless reports, varying child labor laws throughout the states and ultimately, a solution to the dilemma. In author Florence Kelley's essay … , she employs logos and rhetorical questions, in order to fortify her stance on child labor.
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Bolles, R. C. (1993) The story of psychology: a thematic history (pp 139 & 231-232). Pacifici Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.
Essay About Hero Journey
A heroes journey To be a hero. No more does it take a brave knight draped in armor raving his sword at a fire breathing dragons to be a hero. To be a hero can be as simple as changing up from something you've been use to struggle a little bit but then rock it afterwards. Hero's live amounts us everywhere. Here I will take you through one of my favorite hero journey stories.
What's Eating Gilbert Summary
The book started with the Introduction which pertains to Gilbert's reason as to why her book was divided into three sub-books further divided into 36 chapters each. As aforementioned above, Japa Mala has 108 beads which signifies balance. However, it is also known that there is this 109th bead lying outside the string of the 'perfect' beads. This one outlying bead is used as a reminder to thank one's teacher after the meditating process. With that being said, Gilbert, at the first part of her book, thanked all the people who helped her in her one-year journey to physical, emotional and spiritual stability.
Zora Neale Hurston Biography
Zora Neale Hurston was an African American writer acknowledged for her short stories, being a folklorist, and an anthropologist. Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, on January 7, 1891. She was daughter to two former slaves. "At the age of three her family moved to Eatonville, Florida." (manythings.org).
Enter Helen Gurley Brown's Enter Helen
The event I attended was called Enter Helen. It was about a book that was written based to the life of Helen Gurley Brown. The event was very small and held at a bookstore named Powerhouse, which is located in Dumbo Brooklyn situated between the Brooklyn and the Manhattan bridges. I really liked the location that was chosen to host the event since it had breathtaking views of both the bridges and the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop. At the event they served wine however I did not partake since I had just came off of a twelve hour shift at work and was also driving.
Anna Kendrick's Accomplishments
Anna Kendrick is a renowned actor and singer with fans of all ages. Her exceptional talent and dedication in her work is what made her who she is today. Despite her countless achievements in her field, not many know about her background. Kendrick was born in the great town of Portland, Maine on August 9, 1985. Her father William was a history teacher, and mother Janice an accountant.
Rhetorical Analysis Of Everything I Have Ever Written By Cisneros
She discusses that she writes for her father and people who are just like like him. Cisneros says, "My father represents, then, the public majority. A public who is disinterested in reading, and yet one whom I am writing about and for, and privately trying to woo" (367). She is saying that the majority in our society are people who are disinterested in reading culture because technology is taking over. Although she still tries to woo her father even though her works do not impress him.
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Biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Yao-Jun Zhang1,2,
Javaid Iqbal1,
Stephan Windecker3,
Axel Linke4,
Diethmar Antoni5,
Hae Young Sohn6,
Roberto Corti7,
Gerrit-Anne van Es8,
Samuel Copt9,
Pedro Eerdmans9,
Rana Saitta9,
Marie-Claude Morice10,
Carlo Di Mario11,
Peter Juni12,
William Wijns13,
Pawel Buszman14,
Patrick W Serruys1
1Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing, China
3Department of Cardiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
4Herzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
5Department of Cardiology, Hospital Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
6Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
7HerzKlinik Hirslanden, Zürich, Switzerland
8Cardialysis BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
9Biosensors Europe SA, Morges, Switzerland
10Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris-Sud, Institut Hospitalier Jacques-Cartier, Massy, France
11NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
12CTU, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
13Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium
14American Heart of Poland, Ustroń, Poland
Correspondence to Professor Patrick W Serruys, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2125, Rotterdam 3000 CC, the Netherlands; patrick.w.j.c.serruys{at}gmail.com
Objective To investigate clinical outcomes of coronary intervention using a biolimus-eluting stent (BES) compared with a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Limus Eluted from A Durable versus ERodable Stent (LEADERS) coating trial at the final 5-year follow-up.
Methods The LEADERS trial is a multicentre all-comer study, where patients (n=1707) were randomised to percutaneous intervention with either BES containing biodegradable polymer or SES containing durable polymer. Out of 1707 patients enrolled in this trial, 573 patients had percutaneous coronary intervention for AMI (BES=280, SES=293) and were included in the current analysis. Patient-oriented composite endpoint (POCE, including all death, all myocardial infarction (MI) and all revascularisations), major adverse cardiac events (MACE, including cardiac death, MI and clinically indicated target vessel revascularisation) and stent thrombosis were assessed at 5-year follow-up.
Results The baseline clinical, angiographic and procedural characteristics were well matched between BES and SES groups. In all patients with AMI, coronary intervention with a BES, compared with SES, significantly reduced POCE (28.9% vs 42.3%; relative risk (RR) 0.61, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.82, p=0.001) at 5-year follow-up. There was also a reduction in MACE rate in the BES group (18.2% vs 25.9%; RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.95, p=0.025); however, there was no difference in cardiac death and stent thrombosis. In patients with ST-elevation MI (STEMI), coronary intervention with BES significantly reduced POCE (24.4% vs 39.3%; RR 0.55, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.85, p=0.006), MACE (12.6% vs 25.0%; RR 0.47, 95% CI 0.26 to 0.83, p=0.008) and cardiac death (3.0% vs 11.4%; RR 0.25, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.75, p=0.007), along with a trend towards reduction in definite stent thrombosis (3.7% vs 8.6%; RR 0.41, 95% CI 0.15 to 1.18, p=0.088), compared with SES.
Conclusions BES, compared with SES, significantly improved safety and efficacy outcomes in patients with AMI, especially those with STEMI, at 5-year follow-up.
Trial registration number NCT 00389220.
MYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA AND INFARCTION (IHD)
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New Report Details Vast Scope and Scale of Emerging Fracking Infrastructure Boom
"Fracking Endgame" could equal huge expansion of plastics, power and LNG export industries
WASHINGTON - A first-of-its-kind report from the advocacy group Food & Water Watch provides a full and detailed analysis of the emerging fracked gas infrastructure buildout that is symbiotically driving, and being driven by, a new fracking boom in America. This unique study comprehensively charts natural gas infrastructure buildout by surveying the power, petrochemical and gas export industries collectively. Overall, the report accounts for more than 700 fracked gas infrastructure projects that have been recently built or proposed for development – including gas-fired power plants, petrochemical/plastics facilities, and liquid natural gas (LNG) export terminals.
Some key findings of the report, The Fracking Endgame: Locked Into Plastics, Pollution and Climate Chaos, include:
The plastics industry, enabled by a glut of inexpensive fracked gas, is projected to add 28 million tons of plastic production this decade, with more than $202 billion slated for investment in 333 new or expanded facilities. This investment is expected to drive a 40 percent increase in global plastic production over the next decade.
The electric power industry plans to develop 364 new fracked gas-fired plants by 2022. Already, gas deliveries to power plants increased 57 percent between 2006 and 2017.
Fracking companies are pushing LNG exports in order to reduce local gas supply, thereby increasing domestic prices and profits. In 2018, there were only three active LNG export facilities in the U.S., but 22 more were either being built or approved for construction, and an additional 22 were pending federal review by the end of the year.
"What we see in this report is the industry blueprint for ensuring decades more of fossil fuel dominance over our society. If it becomes realized, the endgame would be a scary, dangerous world of omnipresent plastic waste, expanding air and water pollution, unacceptable health impacts and irreversible climate chaos," said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch. "The solution is simple: We must cut off this filthy production stream at its source, by banning fracking and halting the runaway buildout of fracked gas infrastructure that is spreading like a toxic web all over the country."
"The gas fracking industry has already taken a tremendous toll on our country, in terms of both immediate environmental contamination and far-reaching climate disruption. But given its proposed scale, this latest gas infrastructure buildout could prove to be the ultimate death knell for a stable, livable future," said Dr. Robert Howarth, a noted climate scientist and professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology at Cornell University. "A rapid spiraling up of supply and demand for polluting fossil fuels at just the moment we must be turning decisively away from them would be disastrous for our planet. The science is clear: We must transition aggressively to clean, renewable energy now, or it will be too late."
"This new analysis paints a devastating picture of what our world will look like if fracking and fossil fuel infrastructure buildout aren't halted soon. But the damage to our bodies is already happening," said Dr. Sandra Steingraber, a noted biologist, environmental activist and author. "Whether it's toxic fracking chemicals in our drinking water, toxic gas emissions in our air, or toxic microplastics in our food, more fossil fuels means more human sickness and suffering. It needs to stop now."
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Memos written by the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, that were released on Thursday revealed several new details about his relationship with President Trump and the president's first chief of staff, Reince Priebus. Comey depicts President Trump as a man engrossed to the point of distraction with political rivalries and fears that bureaucrats and government officials, including in the F.B.I., were trying to undermine his legitimacy. The president responded by insisting that the memos showed no collusion with Moscow's election interference and that Mr. Comey had erred by leaking classified information. The memos were reviewed by Justice Department officials before being released.
John Oliver calls the House investigation and persecution "Stupid Watergate". It's easy to see why. Such incompetence should not be rewarded.
Trump told Comey he may need to jail reporters to catch leakers and mentioned Judith Miller, jailed for 85 days after declining to name Scooter Libby as her source....In this "case" the Comey memos were they made public by DoJ simultaneously with being sent to Congress...True stories never have endings.
What exactly were House Republicans hoping to accomplish by demanding the full release of these memos? Nothing I've read seems to change Comey's story and if anything, these memos give one more view to the dossier. Remind, 1 hr after Comey's memos given to Congress they were leaked to the press.
Question I've not seen asked about Comey's memos: when were the electronic versions of his memos to file created? He told the Senate he no longer had any copies to provide Congress, which is a weird thing to say about something created on a computer..


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Purely by coincidence, we visited the National Air and Space Museum on Saturday which happened to be the 45th anniversary of the first Moon landing. There, I again met my old nemesis, Sputnik. It was launched by the former Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. I was two years old. My father used to tell me that I was very concerned that Sputnik "was gonna get me." No, I am not neurotic. I suspect some encouragement by my parents.
Last Thursday, I spent a pleasant morning at the Starbucks at the Hoffman Center talking with Jake, who is one of the regulars. He shared a way to understand the difference between neurosis and psychosis. "A neurotic is someone who believes that two plus two equals four and is deeply troubled by it. A psychotic is someone who believes that two plus two equals five and is quite happy about it."


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Kristen Bell Fakes Sleep When Her Baby Wakes
Kristen Bell Admits She's Faked Being Asleep When Her Baby Woke Up Too Early
Nope, you're not the only one.
By Samantha Lefave Published: Jul 29, 2016
Let's all be honest for a hot sec: When you've got a newborn in the house, sleep is a hot commodity. While we'd all love to be the mom who can easily bounce out of bed and tend to our baby's beck and call at their very first whimper, well, it just ain't always going down that way. And Kristen Bell isn't afraid to admit that.
While on the press circuit for her new film, Bad Moms, Bell sat down with co-star Christina Applegate for a little confession time. She told Peoplethat once, while staying in a hotel with husband Dax Shepard and daughters Lincoln, 3, and Delta,19 months, she may or may not have faked being asleep for
longer than she actually was.
"[My baby] woke up at six in the morning and my husband, the toddler, and I all pretended to be asleep for probably 30 or 40 minutes," the actress said. "And finally, I hear the baby reaching towards my purse and going, 'Mama, mama…bar, please, please. Bar.'"
"I got up, handed her the Greens Bar — it's a healthy bar she can eat — I opened it up, gave it to her in the crib and went back to bed," she continued. "And we all woke up around eight."
Applegate shared her own story, saying that when five-year-old Sadie came into the bedroom once asking for ice cream for breakfast, she literally just said, "Yeah, can you reach it?"
In her defense, Applegate says she had been sick for quite a while, and when that happens to anyone — let alone someone who has kiddos to take care of — anything goes.
And, hey, sometimes you just have to fake a little slumber. Even if you're not actually sleeping, it beats getting out of
bed.
[H/T: People]
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Ya it is raining here again. I did manage to get up early and get one antenna project done. Ku dish pointed at Galaxy 19.
> That thing is so damn tiny.
>> I'm tentative about doing the antenna project today. It's been raining but there seems to be some clearing right now, but it looks like it's going to rain again this afternoon. I think we're in sort of a holding pattern. Let's see what happens.
>> There's always next week-end.
>> Meanwhile, here's a photo of my new mobile installation.
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Q: How do I write multiple values to a redshift table from a pcollection So I have a template that write a single strings to a redshift table as a record.
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // Step 1: Create Options
        Options options = PipelineOptionsFactory.fromArgs(args).withValidation().as(Options.class);

        // Step 2: Create Pipeline
        Pipeline pipeline = Pipeline.create(options);

        // Step 3: Create PCollection from array of random words <Strings>
        PCollection<String> collection = pipeline
                .apply(Create.of(Arrays.asList("start", "test", "case", "single", "end")))
                .setCoder(StringUtf8Coder.of());

        // Step 4: Execute transforms on the collection. This transform writes the string value to a table named 'test'
        collection.apply(JdbcIO.<String>write()
                .withDataSourceConfiguration(JdbcIO.DataSourceConfiguration
                        .create("com.amazon.redshift.jdbc42.Driver", options.getRedshiftUrl())
                        .withUsername(options.getUser()).withPassword(options.getPassword()))
                .withStatement("insert into example_schema.test values (?)")
                .withPreparedStatementSetter(new JdbcIO.PreparedStatementSetter<String>() {
                    public void setParameters(String element, PreparedStatement query) throws SQLException {
                        query.setString(1, element);
                    }
                }));

        pipeline.run().waitUntilFinish();
    }

I want to adapt this to take write multiple fields of consisting of integers, doubles and strings.
I've picked that there's quite a few issues with my approach but I feel I may be randomly trying to bump into the correct implementation without fully understanding the process
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // Step 1: Create Options
        Options options = PipelineOptionsFactory.fromArgs(args).withValidation().as(Options.class);

        String insertQuery = "insert into sample.mytable (item_int, item_string, item_double" +
                "values (?, ?, ?)";

        CustomObj custom_obj = new CustomObj(1, "", 0.5);

        // Step 2: Create Pipeline
        Pipeline pipeline = Pipeline.create(options);

        // Step 3: Create PCollection from array of random words <Strings>
        PCollection<CustomObj> collection = pipeline
                .apply(Create.of());

        // Step 4: Execute transforms on the collection. This transform writes the string value to a table named 'test'
        collection.apply(JdbcIO.<CustomObj>write()
                .withDataSourceConfiguration(JdbcIO.DataSourceConfiguration
                        .create("com.amazon.redshift.jdbc42.Driver", options.getRedshiftUrl())
                        .withUsername(options.getUser()).withPassword(options.getPassword()))
                .withStatement(insertQuery)
                .withPreparedStatementSetter(new JdbcIO.PreparedStatementSetter<CustomObj>() {
                    public void setParameters(CustomObj element, PreparedStatement query) throws SQLException {
                        query.setInt(1, element.intVal);
                        query.setString(2, element.stringVal);
                        query.setDouble(3, element.doubleVal);
                    }
                }));
        pipeline.run().waitUntilFinish();
    }

    public static class CustomObj
    {
        private Integer intVal;
        private String stringVal;
        private Double doubleVal;

        public CustomObj (Integer intVal, String stringVal, Double doubleVal)
        {
            this.intVal = intVal;
            this.stringVal = stringVal;
            this.doubleVal = doubleVal;
        }
    }

I understand so far that I need to set an appropriate coder for my PCollection which I'm unsure about given the object type I am using.
I'm also failing to make use of PreparedStatementSetter correctly as well but when I search for clarity I get examples that use a different approach altogether.
I know my issue might be a little vague but I'd appreciate it if I could be directed to a source that will offer more clarity with respect to the approach I've shown above.
The output this produces is
 no suitable method found for of(no arguments)
[ERROR]     method org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.Create.<T>of(java.lang.Iterable<T>) is not applicable
[ERROR]       (cannot infer type-variable(s) T
[ERROR]         (actual and formal argument lists differ in length))
[ERROR]     method org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.Create.<T>of(T,T...) is not applicable
[ERROR]       (cannot infer type-variable(s) T
[ERROR]         (actual and formal argument lists differ in length))
[ERROR]     method org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.Create.<K,V>of(java.util.Map<K,V>) is not applicable
[ERROR]       (cannot infer type-variable(s) K,V
[ERROR]         (actual and formal argument lists differ in length))
[ERROR]
[ERROR] -> [Help 1]

A: The error says that the compiler failed to pick the right overload of Create.of(). If you look at the doc for Create there is no overload that takes zero arguments, you have to pass either an iterable, a map, or varargs with non-optional first argument. You probably meant Create.of(custom_obj), which should work as you would expect it to (in this case it will create a PCollection<CustomObj> with a single element in it).
The statement setter should also work as you have it, here's an example that does the same thing: https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/41478d00d34598e56471d99d0845ac16efa5b8ef/sdks/java/io/jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/jdbc/JdbcIOTest.java#L479

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Aparna Banerjee's mobile retail chain, Project Sukanya.
Big retail chains such as Reliance Fresh, Spencer's Daily and Big Bazaar have competition. Not from a rival business group, but from a Kolkata-based enterprising woman - Aparna Banerjee. An alumni of the prestigious Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) in Jamshedpur, Bihar, Aparna, 36, retails her goods under the name of Project Sukanya. Interestingly, the goods are not sold from huge showrooms, but from 54 roadside mobile kiosks, manned by 141 women who work in shifts. Another 3,500 women directly benefit from this project by making products such as handicraft items, edibles like papad , pickles and jams. Packaged spices and ready-to-eat lunches are also sold. And in the next six months 500 more `boucarts' would be deployed across 18 districts, again manned by women.
"When I got the idea of these mobile kiosks, my first step was to finalise the design and patent it under the Intellectual Property Rights Act.," says Aparna. The project was the result of extensive research based on material gathered from 62 villages across India during her studies on Anthropology at Calcutta University.
"I did my MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from XLRI and realised during that time that I wanted to become a social entrepreneur. I then did a course in Anthropology to get a grip on human rights. I realised that women need financial independence to get freedom from restrictions, abuse and social taboos," says Aparna, who struggled to complete her studies under great financial constraints.
She realised that marketing was the bottleneck of small-scale enterprises and blocking cash within a supply chain was not advisable. "I found that retail was the only option. But setting up huge retail space was beyond my capabilities. I hit upon the mobile kiosk idea and worked on it for two years, getting all required permissions and licences to place them on the roads. No loophole was left open. The carts are manufactured at our own unit," she adds.
When Aparna sent her pilot Project Sukanya to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in 2005, the PM encouraged her to go ahead, assuring assistance in case of hurdles. When apprised, Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, also instructed his secretariat to offer support. The attractively-designed sleek kiosks, which are placed at major crossings in the city, easily catch the eye. The apron-clad women manning them are polite and knowledgeable about the products. Kakoli Das, 24, is one of the smiling faces at the Rashbehari kiosk. "We don't have any problems with the police regarding parking of our kiosk. Our paperwork is watertight. The customers, too, are friendly. We get repeat clients on a regular basis now."
The turnover for the Project, which started rolling in early 2007, has already reached Rs 1.05 crore. The target is to touch Rs 50 crore by 2009. "We market a range of handicrafts and home-made edibles under the brand name Sukanya. The organised sector never bothered to tap the potential of the cottage industry, but we are giving a brand identity to these products," says Sudakshina Sen, 43,Chief Coordinator, Project Sukanya.
Project Sukanya has a 20,000 sq. ft. common facility centre at Topsia. The rural women who supply the products come here with their samples.
The products are graded into three categories. Under A category, the product is immediately bought with a 10 per cent advance. For the B category products, Sukanya gives support for better packaging and then it is bought. Falling under the C category are products that have market saturation. Sukanya trains these women to shift focus to products that would have more market demand.
The edible products are tested and certified by the central government's National Test House. The success of the venture is obvious from the fact that several big retail chains have started making offers to buy out Project Sukanya as well as the patent for the mobile kiosks.
"But I am committed towards my social responsibility. Rather than entrepreneurship, it is the emancipation of women that is my primary concern. My venture helps several needy women take home a well-earned salary," says Aparna.
All women within the project are, as Aparna puts it, "those in need of a livelihood". Jayanti Chatterjee, 49, from Baharu village in South 24 Parganas district, responded to one of the first advertisements placed by Sukanya in a newspaper and approached Aparna for a job.
A school dropout, Jayanti had done menial jobs for over three decades and had managed to send her six siblings to school. However, they all went their ways once they were well settled, leaving her to cope with an ailing mother. Jayanti, who is in charge of the Sukanya Tollygunge kiosk, today earns a regular Rs 3,000. She and her mother now reside in a rented one-room unit in Kolkata.
Swapna Dutta, 50, was dumped by her husband during the initial years of their marriage. She managed to educate her son up to higher secondary by doing odd jobs. However, when he secured admission to an engineering college, Swapna found herself helpless.
The Sukanya project came to her rescue and she pays the tuition fee from her regular monthly salary of Rs 2,800. On the anvil for Aparna is a rural initiative. Project Sukanya is set to adopt a village, offering alternative livelihood development. "There are many villages which have poor irrigation or flooding problems that restrict agriculture activity. I have approached the government for adopting one such village to set up the Sukanya Village Common Facility Centre," says Aparna.
"It's a Chinese model for promotion of alternative employment. We would provide the infrastructure and training required for setting up the centre," she adds. Sukanya is also set to spread its wings beyond West Bengal with 30 new outlets. Groups of needy women have already been identified in States such as Kashmir from where consignments of saffron and apples have already arrived to be sold from the mobile kiosks. Here too, it is women who are at the back and front ends of operations.


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Last week, two students, supported by FIRE, filed a lawsuit against the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) for violating their rights to free expression. The students have alleged that Campus Student Center Director Ellen Kusano violated the constitutional rights of two members of the Young Americans for Liberty student organization when she stopped them from handing out copies of the Constitution to promote interest in their group. The plaintiffs have also challenged UH Hilo's policy of limiting spontaneous political speech to a swampy area comprising just 0.26% of the Hilo campus.
We, students of UH Hilo have been wrongfully discriminated against by the University of Hawaii Student Association Election Committee … under the advice of Campus Center Director Ellen Kusano. We were informed on Thursday, April 24, 2014 that the 7 of us running for student government have been 'disqualified' for violating the Election Code. No specifics were given, no warnings, no appeal process, no response. This is an example of an institutional environment that fosters unfair practices.
Finally, Ian Seely, a former student at UH Hilo, has filed a lawsuit in state court alleging he was the victim of racial discrimination while working in the Campus Center from 2011 to 2013.