I just finished reading the recently published gardening handbook, Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees: Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species, by Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz. It's available on Amazon, and I can't wait to tell you about it.
Swamp white oak in fall by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press. Note: all photos throughout this article depict US native species.
I first learned about Charlotte in another book I reviewed, The Humane Gardener, by Nancy Lawson.
Like Nancy, Charlotte learned through home gardening that nonnative plants do not support habitat for bees, birds, and butterflies. This sparked a long-simmering passion for environmentalism, and exemplary conservation efforts aimed at restoring ecosystems through native plantings.
Charlotte's book is the third publication she and her husband have co-authored.
It's a comprehensive and ambitious undertaking that focuses on substituting native woody plants for nonnatives in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada.
However, the material is also applicable to states bordering this region, and to the Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province (EBF) region. Per the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, this includes portions of all of the states listed above except Kansas, plus areas of New York and Tennessee.
Meticulously researched, and annotated, this in-depth guide synthesizes a vast body of knowledge on subjects ranging from native and nonnative woody plants to biodiversity, lepidopterology (study of butterflies and moths), and ornithology (study of birds), with references to works by renowned experts such as University of Delaware Professor of Entomology (study of insects) Douglas Tallamy.
Native, nonnative, and invasive designations are sourced from the USDA.
The book itself is a glossy paperback with 430 pages of text that measures 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches. Photos and illustrations depict woody nonnatives, and alternatives that promote biodiversity and enrich habitat for wildlife.
It's a companion volume to Adelman and Schwartz's previous book, The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, an Illustrated Guide, also available on Amazon.
This first work introduces readers to the notion of phasing out nonnative ornamental plants and replacing them with indigenous varieties, to contribute to the restoration of biodiverse ecosystems in the Midwest.
As a resident of Pennsylvania, a state bordering the Midwest region, I delved eagerly into pages loaded with beautiful photos of familiar trees and shrubs.
Flowering dogwood in spring (Cornus florida) by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press.
My first impressions were that this is a scholarly publication with detailed descriptions, abundant illustrations, and a unique color-coded plant identification system.
Happy with what I had seen so far, I wanted to learn something about the authors of this impressive volume.
The book jacket contains a modest blurb about the two authors, citing two previous books, the 2012 Helen Hull Award from the National Garden Clubs, and an Audubon Chicago Region Habitat Project Conservation Leadership Award. But their list of accomplishments doesn't end here.
Charlotte and her husband Bernard are a dynamic couple who retired early from professional life as attorneys to actively pursue grassroots conservation projects in their region.
Beginning with one small lot, they acquired a Midwestern property, instituted a Kettle Moraine Land Trust (KMLT) conservation easement on it, and turned the land over to The Prairie Enthusiasts. The volunteers of both organizations work together to maintain the Adelman & Schwartz Preserve.
Charlotte has also made a positive environmental impact by preserving dead trees called "snags," whose cavities provide shelter for wildlife. She has been recognized by The Cavity Conservation Initiative for her efforts.
Having formed a positive overall impression, I curled up with a cup of tea and began an enjoyable and informative read.
Blackhaw in fall (Viburnum prunifolium) by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press.
To teach Midwesterners that planting locally adapted plants attracts the wildlife that co-evolved with the plants, creating an ecologically diverse and environmentally beneficial natural landscape. And, to provide the tools necessary to distinguish undesirable nonnatives from more desirable indigenously derived woody plants.
I proceeded to a section which explained how to use this encyclopedic text, and discovered an ingenious and user-friendly system.
The book is divided into four chapters: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Each is amply illustrated, and the fall and winter sections have additional photo "galleries" that showcase even more indigenous plants.
Shrubby St. John's wort in summer (Hypericum prolificum) by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press.
As I sipped my tea, I began to read the first chapter, "Spring." Two charming pages encouraged me to consider thinking outside the suburban box, and recalled a bucolic time in the Midwest, with an abundance of unspoiled native flora and fauna.
Within each chapter is a list of nonnatives that are prevalent in residential gardens, and whose most dramatic characteristics feature prominently in that season.
So, for example, you'll find nonnative scarlet firethorn in the Fall section, because that's when its bright berries appear. You may also use the comprehensive index at the end of the book to look up any Midwestern tree or shrub, nonnative or native, alphabetically.
Common nonnative trees and shrubs are listed alphabetically in red print.
Pertinent plant facts are listed, such as Latin name, how to cultivate, dimensions, wildlife attracted, and hardiness zone.
Following each nonnative listing are native alternatives printed in green. These are the ones you want to grow to benefit the environment, create habitat, and inhibit the proliferation of invasive species.
That means, for example, that if you look up "golden rain tree" in the index, you can see at a glance – by its red print – that it is a nonnative species. The full listing is in the Summer section, because that's when it puts on its golden blossoms.
Here you'll learn that this plant is from China and Korea, with little to offer local wildlife, compared to the locally adapted indigenous alternatives listed in green. These include the American linden and honey locust, which attract regional birds, bees, and butterflies, contributing to the biodiversity the authors aim to restore.
Folks, it just doesn't get any easier than this.
In addition to shrubs and trees, you'll find woody vines and groundcovers, like nonnative and native varieties of honeysuckle and climbing hydrangea.
Ninebark flowers in spring (Physocarpus opulifolius), by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press.
Chapter and section headings at the bottom of most pages further aid in locating desired material.
You'll find a lengthy list of notes at the end of the book explaining the numerous references to scholarly works cited throughout the text, as well as a useful glossary of terms. There are also a useful bibliography and resource list to consult for additional research.
The final source is an intriguing list based on University of Delaware professor Douglas Tallamy's study of the number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) that native trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants host.
Would you believe that native oaks can sustain 534 species?
The pictures in this elaborate volume are stunning. Many photos were taken by author Bernard L. Schwartz.
A complete list of photos and illustrations of wildlife and plants appears at the end of the book, and provides common names as well as Latin.
I had the privilege of corresponding with Charlotte for elaboration on some key points she makes in her book.
Prairie crab apple by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press.
She stressed the importance of making a positive difference, no matter how small or large one's property.
"Each tiny back, side, or front yard – or even container garden – holding native plant species can serve as a "stepping stone" which connects isolated islands of habitat to each other" Charlotte stated.
She went on to say that when we plant even one native tree or shrub, we create another link in the "wildlife corridors" travelled by migratory birds.
"Most people think bees can get nectar and pollen from any old plant, native or nonnative… many bee species and the native plant species with which they evolved are co-dependent… native plant species that co-evolved with the specialist bees help both the bee species and the plant species survive.
Gardening with native plants affords exciting opportunities to witness the intricacies of an ecosystem at work.
When the sun shines on these shade-loving flowers, nothing gives me more pleasure than standing in front of a patch of my long blooming, beautiful, blue American bellflowers and watching the oblivious-to-me tiny specialist bees gathering nectar and pollen.
"A big reason for the slowness of insect adaptation to nonnatives is because the native plants in North America and the plants in Asia and Europe evolved to have different leaf chemistries. Just as different leaf chemistry is why most North American insects cannot eat nonnative plants, different (or changed) leaf chemistry is also the reason why certain native insects cannot eat certain nativars.
I told Charlotte that butterfly bushes are popular in my area, and available at every garden center. Sadly, they do not support the entire lifecycle of butterflies. While they provide food for adults, they do not nourish young caterpillars.
Native plants are ideal because they support a whole lifecycle. Look for butterfly shrub instead; it's in her book.
Throughout this expansive volume, Charlotte and her husband, Bernard, make a solid case for the benefits of choosing natives over nonnatives.
Snowberry in fall (Symphoricarpos spp), by Bernard L. Schwartz, used with permission from Ohio University Press.
In addition to benefitting the birds, bees, butterflies, and other insects that thrive on them, natives are easier to grow and maintain than their purely ornamental nonnative counterparts.
As advocates for native planting to sustain wildlife, the authors are fulfilling a personal goal. By sharing the information they use to guide them, they enable fellow Midwesterners to join them in making a difference, one plant at a time.
I recommend Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees as a practical handbook for all gardeners in the heartland and adjacent states. Use it to identify the nonnative shrubs and trees on your property, and to choose native alternatives to restore vital habitat before it's too late.
If you're interested in further reading on native plants, consult our articles on vines for your landscape and blue wildflowers.
In addition, you may enjoy Charlotte and Bernard's first book, the Prairie Directory of North America: The United States, Canada, and Mexico, available on Amazon.
This seminal work sheds light on the demise of grasslands in the wake of progress, and guides travelers to remnants of prairie that echo nature's once pristine landscape.
It's time to take a hard look at your garden and decide if your landscaping sustains native pollinators like bees, birds, and butterflies.
Remember, even one indigenous plant creates a "stepping stone" in the network of wildlife corridors essential to native species.
Will you plant a native tree or shrub today? Tell us about your efforts to preserve fragile ecosystems in the comments section below. Happy reading!
Photography in this article is owned and copyrighted by its respective owners as identified. Used with permission by Ask the Experts, LLC. All rights reserved by all parties.
Do the authors do speaking engagements at garden clubs etc?
Thank you for reading GP and for your question. Please contact the authors' PR representative at Ohio University Press for the answer to this question.
Are there any herbicides that will kill grass and/or weeds, but will not kill flowering or succulent plants or herbs?


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package cgeo.geocaching;

import cgeo.geocaching.activity.AbstractActivity;
import cgeo.geocaching.activity.ActivityMixin;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
import android.view.Window;

public class CachePopup extends AbstractActivity {

    protected String geocode = null;

    void showDialog() {
        // DialogFragment.show() will take care of adding the fragment
        // in a transaction.  We also want to remove any currently showing
        // dialog, so make our own transaction and take care of that here.
        FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
        Fragment prev = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("dialog");
        if (prev != null) {
            ft.remove(prev);
        }
        ft.addToBackStack(null);

        // Create and show the dialog.
        DialogFragment newFragment = CachePopupFragment.newInstance(geocode);
        newFragment.show(ft, "dialog");
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        supportRequestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        this.setTheme(ActivityMixin.getDialogTheme());

        final Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
        if (extras != null) {
            geocode = extras.getString(Intents.EXTRA_GEOCODE);
        }

        if (StringUtils.isBlank(geocode)) {
            showToast(res.getString(R.string.err_detail_cache_find));

            finish();
            return;
        }
        showDialog();
    }

    public static void startActivity(Context context, String geocode) {
        final Intent popupIntent = new Intent(context, CachePopup.class);
        popupIntent.putExtra(Intents.EXTRA_GEOCODE, geocode);
        context.startActivity(popupIntent);
    }
}

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A marketplace lender focused on prime residential mortgages.
Landbay is a marketplace lender focused on prime residential mortgages.
We direct-match investors' funds to loans using the resource and capital efficiency of peer-to-peer. Lending with us is quick and simple and provides direct, online access to an asset class that was previously only available to a select few.
It's been two years since we first raised investment on Seedrs - we're now the UK's fastest growing peer-to-peer platform* and have the team, relationships and infrastructure in place to evolve into a leading online mortgage lender.
This Seedrs fundraise is part of a wider current funding – an additional six-figure investment has been committed by FTSE 250 constituent Zoopla Property Group plc, via a Convertible Equity at a 15% discount, as part of a long-term strategic partnership deal.
1.	To be the UK's most innovative mortgage lender.
2.	To offer the lowest risk investment option in peer-to-peer, thereby building trust and brand equity over time.
3.	To develop an investment eco-system where people with savings fund the mortgages of a new generation of property owners, helping them move up the property ladder, build prosperity, and in time, unlock asset wealth in order to repeat the cycle.
We offer mortgage borrowers a responsive alternative to the banks, while offering retail investors a higher rate of return than they would receive from traditional, FSCS-backed savings products. Our investments become ISA eligible from April 2016.
For institutional investors (such as pension funds) we unlock access to mortgage assets at higher yields than those offered by traditional mortgage-backed securities – one of the world's biggest asset classes. We achieve this by providing direct flow, minus the significant costs of formal securitisation.
We believe that the regulatory and technology framework that we are developing will, in time, crystallise a speed and pricing advantage over incumbent lenders within the niches we target. These incumbents, predominantly banks and building societies, are subject to significant capital adequacy requirements and remain tied to legacy infrastructure – think old technology and expensive branch networks.
-	Dynamically matching mortgages to both retail and institutional investors, reducing our cost of funds as our database grows and at the same time disintermediating traditional capital markets by selling our loans direct to the ultimate end buyer.
The UK's fastest growing P2P lender with loan book growth of over 1,000% in 2015 (Altfi).
63 mortgages totalling £9.4M were completed in Q4, 2015.
Pipeline stood at 178 mortgages (£30.2M) as at 31/12/15 - with committed funding in place.
Agreed to a long term partnership with Zoopla Property Group plc to promote our products and services.
The company has also made a convertible equity investment.
Distribution agreements in place with some of the UK's largest specialist mortgage brokers. Direct channels offer additional opportunities to originate online.
Replaced Aldermore Bank as the major funder of Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages. These mortgages are now transferred into an AA rated Senior Bank Warehouse via one of our funding partners (who also provides the Junior Note).
£40M Mortgage Distribution Agreement held for 2016.
MOU signed (and formal DD underway) with a UK investment fund who wish to deploy £10M - £20M per quarter.
The nature of our mortgages and their correlation with our investments mean that both sides of our ledger – invest and borrow – are relevant at all stages of our customers' financial lifecycle.
Invest = save for a first home deposit.
Borrow = secure a first mortgage.
Invest = build a retirement nest egg.
Borrow = move up the property ladder / build a property portfolio.
Invest = earn stable monthly income.
Borrow = release equity from their home to enjoy retirement.
Landbay charges borrowers a fee at the time of funds being drawn down, typically 2.00% of the loan amount (based on our current mortgage offering). In addition we take a margin between the Lender and Borrower rate, currently 0.94% on a blended basis.
As our loan book grows we will build significant annuity income in the business (as the trail margin we receive layers up month-on-month). We see this as a major point-of-difference within P2P where most platforms have churning, short term loans and are therefore more reliant on writing new business to offset amortisation.
We are exploring a number of new mortgage products to attack underserved niches within the broader UK mortgage market.
New services, including Landbay Legal (conveyancing), Protect (life, home/contents and landlord insurance) and Move (moving/switching services), will be launched in 2016 and will enable us to further monetise higher margin products, such as BTL lending; and supplement new and lower margin mortgage products, such as residential home loans.
Our framework can be applied to other forms of investment, including direct ownership. Landbay is uniquely placed to offer 'leveraged syndicates' in partnership with existing property companies. However, we do not envisage looking at this opportunity for some time.
This fundraise will enable us to evolve our mortgage / ancillary product offering and continue to scale our loan book, both of which are considered likely to enhance our value proposition.
There are currently 3 outstanding convertible equity agreements, totalling £904,900, which will convert at a 15% discount if the Company raises the £1 million target. This includes the strategic partnership convertible mentioned above. The other two instruments relate to convertible equity campaigns previously run by Landbay on Seedrs. The conversion of these instruments to equity has not been factored into the headline valuation/equity on offer.
In addition, as part of the long term strategic partnership, Zoopla Property Group plc shall be offered a warrant for further equity in the company, exercisable over 4 years, subject to performance metrics. The full terms cannot be disclosed at this stage due to commercial sensitivity, but draft terms have been disclosed to Seedrs. The founders and directors believe the warrant to be in the best interests of the company in the context of the partnership as a whole.
We currently focus on professional investors borrowing £100,000 - £500,000 against tenanted residential UK property.
Key niches within this space include lending to SPV's and high-income earning expats; and against HMO's / Multi Freehold Blocks. In this space we compete with banks including Paragon and Aldermore.
We see a significant opportunity for specialist lenders after recent announcements on tax and stamp duty changes in Buy to Let.
We are currently exploring a number of new mortgage products to target niches that are underserved by mainstream lenders.
Core target demographic – A/B, South East England, aged 30 – 50. This group not only makes up a significant proportion of the UK savings market, but are also our core Borrower demographic.
It is our ambition to evolve our investment product suite over time so that it's tailored to the individual personas of our customers, at each stage of their investment lifecycle. This may include products to assist first time buyers in saving their deposit (and roll into a mortgage) at one end – and providing alternatives to annuities for retirees (and equity release) at the other end.
The broader investor market of course includes any UK resident who has at least £100 to lend.
At a wholesale level mortgages are typically pooled and tranched. This involves taking large numbers of homogeneous mortgages, aggregating them and then separating the portfolio into different strips, subordinated by risk.
Tranching by risk opens up the portfolio to many more investors – for example, pension funds and insurers will typically look for a very low risk senior position (Investment Grade), whereas hedge funds will look for higher returns via a subordinated junior position.
We are currently working with a number of major institutional investors on tailoring direct flow agreements based on their specific risk and debt profile appetites.
• Outstanding mortgage balances currently total £1.3 Trillion*.
• £214 Billion was lent in 2015*.
• Outstanding BTL mortgage balances stood at £188bn at 31/12/14*.
• BTL has been the fastest growing part of the UK market*.
Cumulative P2P lending in the UK recently passed £5 Billion ( £2.68B in 2015).
A large number of platforms exist in the UK – Zopa, Funding Circle and Ratesetter are the largest of these.
Within real estate P2P, both LendInvest & Wellesley launched in 2013 and have grown rapidly. These platforms focus on short term/bridging loans and development finance.
By operating exclusively at the 'vanilla' end of the market (ie prime residential mortgages over standard terms) we believe we offer a low risk proposition and a homogeneous asset – with the infrastructure now in place we have a highly scalable business operating in a very large market.
We aim to create a brand that helps people achieve their personal finance objectives through property ownership. Mortgages underpin the housing market... and 'home' is our most important [and emotive] asset.
As such, we believe we can evolve Landbay into a brand that symbolises financial security.
Investors in Landbay forsake the higher returns on offer within the broader P2P market to invest in what has historically been an exceptionally well performing asset class - prime residential mortgages.
We have recently appointed a Head of Marketing and a Digital Marketing Manager to help us position Landbay as a premium investment option within the alternative investment market. The key to this will be to highlight the performance of our underlying asset class subtly.
Since launching we have enjoyed strong PR, having been covered by all major national press. This has driven organic acquisition.
We have also enjoyed success with affiliate networks, including Money Supermarket.
We expect that the introduction of the new Innovative Finance ISA in April will significantly increase retail demand. The ISA market stood at £483 billion at the end of 2014/15 (source: HMRC).
There is a clear opportunity to cross-sell our products across our customer database - the demographic we are targeting for investments are also likely to have (or need) a mortgage. The correlation between our investments and loans is a strong USP within UK peer-to-peer.
We believe we differentiate our offering by providing brokers with fast, responsive and consistent service. In 2016 we will also develop our direct origination capability, in conjunction with our strategic partners.
We have active engagements with two leading corporate advisory firms.
We are also in ongoing discussions with three banks on potential warehouse funding.
We focus on developing strong relationships with a small number of leading mortgage brokers. Providing top level service to brokers is key to ensuring strong loan enquiry. Over the next 12 months we will continue to improve our service levels, largely on the back of enhanced IT infrastructure.
At the same time we will look to exploit direct origination opportunities via our strategic partners.
We believe we offer the highest quality security in UK P2P – prime mortgages over residential homes. All investments are secured by a registered first charge and personal guarantee, rental income must be significantly higher than the cost of the mortgage and we also provision separately via a discretionary Reserve Fund to offset potential future arrears.
Combined with robust underwriting we believe this positions our offer at the lowest end of the risk spectrum within P2P – a niche that we intend to own.
Note: We have a fully performing loan book with zero defaults/arrears since inception (as submitted to the P2PFA on a quarterly basis in line with the Association's strict Operating Principles).
We pre-fund our loans using institutional money so that investors' funds can be automatically direct-matched to loan parts within multiple mortgages that match their required term. Diversification across borrower, property type and geography dampens the effect of any one borrower or region having an issue.
We have lead the industry in terms of transparency. Our offer is succinct and our platform will become increasingly simple to use.
We were the first P2P platform to publish its full loan book, including the borrower rate; and one of only two platforms to have published the results of an independent stress test to a recognised standard (ours being to Bank of England standard).


Add some magic to your interior with the 3D Unicorn Paper Sculpture which captures your favorite mythical creature in all its glory.
Add some magic to your interior with the 3D Unicorn Paper Sculpture. Capturing the mythical creature in all its glory, this is a PDF template for you to download, print, cut, and fold. Using intricate origami, the 3D Unicorn printout is complete with markings for where exactly to fold. It's so easy that even children will enjoy putting this display together. The 3D Unicorn can be printed on your choice of paper or card stock depending on your style. Additionally, you can use any color paper you'd like. Because the body, mane, and eyes are different, you can incorporate multiple colors to even more magic. The 3D Unicorn will stand proudly on your wall and add a touch of enchantment to any space. Finally, the instructions come with illustrations as well as in French and English.


Is educational attainment in Scotland at record levels?
93.3% of school leavers in Scotland are going into education, training or employment.
Correct according to initial findings for 2015/16, although these may change slightly when the surveys are followed up later this year.
Educational attainment in Scotland is at record levels.
It depends on which measure you look at. 15 year olds' performance in international exams is falling, but at the same time more pupils are leaving school with Higher qualifications..
Both politicians seem to be talking past each other. They're correctly referencing different sets of figures, but it's less clear what Ms Ahmed-Sheikh means by record levels of attainment, since she goes on to talk about where pupils go after they leave school.
Labour confirmed Ms Dugdale was talking about Scotland's recent performance in the PISA international survey of 15 year-olds' educational performance.
The survey showed Scotland's performance in science and reading falling between 2012 and 2015. While performance in maths hadn't changed much in that time, it was still lower than scores back in the mid-2000s.
Ms Ahmed-Sheikh appeared to be backing up her claim about attainment with statistics about the destination of school leavers, which is different. It's possible that she was making a separate point on attainment without going into detail, so we've asked her office to confirm what her initial claim referred to.
On destinations, she's correct that, using the available figures, a record proportion of young people are going into education, employment or training.
In 2015/16, 93.3% of school leavers in Scotland went into higher or further education, paid or unpaid work, training and 'activity agreements'. That's been rising each year, from 90.1% in 2011/12.
Those figures tell us what's happening to former pupils three months after leaving. There's usually a follow-up survey after nine months, which tends to show a small drop in pupils going into education, work or training.
One other measure of attainment paints a more positive picture, in line with Ms Ahmed-Sheikh's initial claim.
The proportion of school leavers in Scotland attaining one or more Higher qualification has been rising since 2006, from just over 40% to around 60%. At the other end of the spectrum there's a rising proportion of pupils leaving without any passes at level 3 or better.
Are poor Scots half as likely to get into university as poor English pupils?
What is the gap in university applications for the most and least advantaged in Scotland?


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Q: PostgreSQL - ERROR: query has no destination for result data Why am I getting the following error?:
ERROR:  query has no destination for result data
This is my function:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.SumASCII(
    value character varying)
    RETURNS int
    LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
    COST 100.0
    VOLATILE NOT LEAKPROOF
AS $function$

    DECLARE finalResult int;
    DECLARE tempChar character;
    DECLARE valueLength int;
    DECLARE tempResult int;

    BEGIN
        SELECT LENGTH(value) INTO valueLength;
        SELECT finalResult = 0;
        SELECT tempResult = 0;

        DO
        $do$
        BEGIN
        FOR i IN 1..valueLength LOOP
           SELECT SUBSTRING(value, i, 1) INTO tempChar;
           SELECT ASCII(tempChar) INTO tempResult;
           SELECT finalResult += tempResult;
        END LOOP;
        END
        $do$;

        RETURN finalResult;
    END;

$function$;

I've looked at other questions with the same error, but they don't seem to be related to my problem. I'm sure the answer is simple, but I just can't seem to see what the issue is here.. I'm declaring an int and I am returning an int..
Calling the function as follows:
SELECT SumASCII('abc')

A: I was able to get it working by simplifying a lot. I believe DECLARE just needs to be used once (examples at https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/plpgsql-declarations.html), and I'm not sure what you were trying to do with the DO...END block but I just took it out.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.SumASCII(
    value character varying)
    RETURNS int
    LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
    COST 100.0
    VOLATILE NOT LEAKPROOF
AS $function$

DECLARE
    finalResult int := 0;
BEGIN
    FOR i IN 1..LENGTH(value) LOOP
       finalResult := finalResult + ASCII(SUBSTRING(value, i, 1));
    END LOOP;
    RETURN finalResult;
END;
$function$;

SELECT SumASCII('abc') is returning 294

A: The Fortran style is style in PLpgSQL is bad style - any expression is SELECT. More embedded SELECTs, more slow. What can be done by simple one SQL should be done by simple SQL (it is not true in 100% cases (can depends on individual expressions) - for example @mike.k code is 3x faster than my: there is only one simple expression in cycle, my code has one generic query and very slow regexpr function):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.sumascii(varchar)
RETURNS bigint AS $$
  SELECT sum(ascii(c)) FROM regexp_split_to_table($1,'') g(c);
$$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE;

The identifier in SQL (and PostgreSQL too) are not case sensitive, so is not good to use camel notation.
When the result of function is immutable in time (for given argument), then the function should be marked as IMMUTABLE.

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11 Best Music Videos of 2013 (So Far)
"The Next Day," David Bowie [NSFW ]
By Melissa Locker July 11, 2013
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Director: Floria Sigismondi
David Bowie himself wrote the script for this video, which Floria Sigismondi directed. In the video, Ziggy Stardust swaps his otherworldly outfits for a simple Christ-like habit resigning himself to the corner. It features Gary Oldman as a priest with a wandering eye and French actress Marion Cotillard as a seductress who gets hit with an unexpected case of Stigmata. The Catholic League was quick to denounce it, which probably meant it was suitably controversial for the living legend's return to making music videos.
Next "Wor," Django Django
Best Music Videos 2013-1
Music Videos 2013: The (Half) Year in Review
"Sacrilege," Yeah Yeah Yeahs [NSFW]
"We Can't Stop," Miley Cyrus
"Spring Break Anthem (Two Ferns remix)," The Lonely Island
"Wishes," Beach House
"Suit and Tie," Justin Timberlake
"Late Night," Foals [ NSFW ]
"Alive," Empire Of The Sun
"Wor," Django Django
"Unorthodox," Joey Bada$$
Cry Like A Ghost," Passion Pit

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As the planet continues to warm from the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the temperatures that we consider to be normal are also rising.
More than 25,000 people living in South Dakota are especially vulnerable to extreme heat.
Currently, South Dakota averages 10 dangerous heat days a year. By 2050, South Dakota is projected to see 35 such days annually.


5 "Belgians Can Do Too!"
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Belgium was experiencing a period of turmoil. Belgium had been occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War between 1940–4 and reconstruction was still very much in progress. Politically, the country was torn over the issue of the so-called Royal Question. With the centrist parties thus occupied, both Communist and right-wing Flemish nationalist parties enjoyed considerable support. The Prime Minister in office, when the UN declaration calling for soldiers to be sent to the aid of Korea was sent, was Joseph Pholien of the Christian Social Party who was politically opposed to the rise of communism abroad and wished to gain support from the United States. Both the Belgian and Luxembourgish governments decided to comply with the UN request to send troops to assist South Korea.
Over 2,000 Belgians volunteered for service in B.U.N.C. Of these, initially only 700 were selected for training at Leopoldsburg. After training, volunteers received their characteristic brown berets. Soldiers from Luxembourg who were trained alongside the Belgians were organised into 1st Platoon, A Company of B.U.N.C.
The Belgian-Luxembourg Corps sailed from Antwerp to Pusan and arrived on 31 January 1951. On arrival in Korea, some South Korean troops were made part of the Belgian contingent in order to bring the regiment up to correct battalion strength along the lines of the US "KATUSA" or Commonwealth "KATCOM" programme.
In April 1951, the Belgians fought in one of the key battles of the Korean War – the Battle of the Imjin River. The First Battalion was relieved by a new battalion fresh from Belgium in August 1951 which stayed until 1955.
At the Battle of the Imjin River in 1951, the Belgian battalion held a key pass alongside the British Gloucestershire Regiment. For actions at the Imjin, the Belgians received a US Presidential Citation. During the battle, Albert Crahay, commander of the unit, was wounded by a Chinese phosphorus shell and was evacuated to a hospital in Japan.
B.U.N.C. continued to see action and went on to earn further battle honours at Haktang-Ni – one of the series of battles at Broken Arrow – in October 1951 when the Belgians took up position on an isolated hillside and suffered relentless Chinese attacks which they successfully repelled, killing over a hundred Chinese and losing only a handful of men themselves.
The last main action fought by the Belgian contingent was at the Battle of Chatkol in April 1953. Belgian forces held a defensive arc position in the Iron Triangle for over 55 nights of Chinese assaults.
After the cease-fire, it was seen as unnecessary to keep BUNC up to the strength it had during the war and it was reduced to some 200 men on 30 December 1954, but, like other UN contingents, it was viewed as necessary to maintain a presence in Korea during the uncertain peace following the negotiations at Panmunjom and the last members of the unit finally left Korea on 15 June 1955.
September 28, 1950 – November 21, 1951 Albert Crahay First Commander of the Contingent; Battle of the Imjin River. Wounded by Phosphorus Grenade Retired with rank of Lieutenant General. He also commanded the Belgian army of occupation in Germany.
November 21, 1951 – February 23, 1952 Norbert Cools Replaced for health reasons.
February 23, 1952 – February 13, 1953 Georges Vivario Battle of Haktang-ni Became Commander of the Joint General Staff and retired with the rank of Lieutenant General.
October 1, 1951 – September 30, 1951 Joseph "Jos" Wagener 1st Luxembourgish Detachment, Operations around the Han River, Battle of the Imjin River Later Lt. Col.
BELGIANS CAN DO TOO! was a slogan written across the windshield of Padre of the Unit's (Padre Vander Goten) Jeep during the battles around the "Iron Triangle." Seeing the exhaustion of the troops, the Padre copied the motto of the US 15th Infantry Regiment ("Can Do") alongside whom the Belgians were serving at the time to try to raise morale. The phrase was made famous in Belgium and is thought to summarise the spirit and courage of the Belgian contingent.
101 Belgian soldiers, 2 Luxembourgish soldiers and 9 South Korean soldiers attached to the Belgian contingent were killed during the war. 478 Belgians and 17 Luxembourgers were wounded in action and 5 Belgians are still posted as missing. 2 died in North Korean POW Camps.
The British 29th Brigade Sector during the Battle of the Imjin River, 25 April 1951. The positions of the Belgian battalion are also marked at the bottom.
B.U.N.C. was awarded two South Korean Presidential Unit Citations and one American Unit Citation.
By order of General Van Fleet.
The Belgian-Luxembourg Corps served at three key battles of the Korean War – the Battle of the Imjin River and Battle of Haktang-ni 1951, and the Battle of Chatkol 1953.
Memorial to the Luxembourgish participation with a Patton tank at the National Museum of Military History, Diekirch.
The 3rd Parachute Battalion maintains the traditions (including the flag and badge) of BUNC and is based in Tielen.
The National Museum of Military History in Diekirch, Luxembourg has a permanent gallery and memorial on the participation of B.U.N.C in Korea.
There is a small museum attached to the Barracks of the 3rd Parachute Battalion, Belgian Army, in Tielen, Belgium which focuses on the Belgian participation in the Korean War.
In 2011, The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History in Brussels, Belgium put on a temporary exhibition entitled Belgians Can Do Too! about B.U.N.C. in Korea.
Twin Belgian battalion monuments exist in Brussels – on Avenue Jules César- and in South Korea -Dongducheon-si in Gyeonggi-do province.
There is a small monument outside the Freedom Protection Museum, also in Dongducheon-si, South Korea.
There is also a small monument outside SHAPE Headquarters in Mons, Belgium.
Etienne Gailly, Bronze medal winner at the 1948 London Olympic Games served as Captain in BUNC alongside his brother Pierre.
Pierre Francisse, 1948 London Olympic Games, track and 1960 Rome Olympic Games, Fencing (épée), was a Lieutenant in Korea. He was too severely wounded to continue his track event, and took up fencing for the Belgian Olympic team. Retired as a Colonel of the First Regiment Guides.
Albert Guérisse was a notable member of the Belgian resistance during the Second World War. He created the Pat Line to help Allied Airmen escape capture in Nazi-Occupied Europe under the pseudonym Pat O'Leary. After serving in Korea he became the commander of the Belgian Medical Component with the rank of Major-General.
Henri Moreau de Melen, Minister of Defence for the Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP) government who resigned his ministerial post and volunteered for service in Korea in 1950 with the rank of Major.
Guy de Greef, a captain in B.U.N.C. and who served at the Battle of Chatkol in 1953 was the son of the Belgian Minister of Defense Eugène De Greef who held the post 1950–1954 after Moreau de Melen's resignation.
Sgt. Albert Constant Belhomme, a Belgian national who emigrated to the U.S. and served in the US Army in Korea. He was captured by Chinese forces, but chose to stay in China rather than return to the west after the armistice, though he finally returned to live in Antwerp in 1966.
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Thursday: Get free stuff for biking to work
by Kate Bradshaw	/ Almanac
If the incentive of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and building toned thighs isn't enough to swap driving for riding a bike to work, perhaps free snacks (and in some cases, T-shirts) can be.
On Thursday, May 12, which has been designated as Bike to Work Day across San Mateo County, people commuting to work by bike that day will be able to to stop at "energizer stations" set up in various locations, where there will be refreshments, giveaways and bicycling information available.
Energizer stations are planned at the following locations.
In Menlo Park
● O'Brien Dr. and Willow Road, 6:30 to 9 a.m.
● Bike Bridge at Willow Place, 7 to 9 a.m.
● Bike Bridge at 100 San Mateo Drive, 7 to 9 a.m.
● Bike Bridge at Pierce Road/Ringwood Avenue (Pierce Road entrance), 7 to 9 a.m.
● Caltrain station, northbound platform (off Oak Grove Avenue), 7 to 9 a.m.
● Caltrain station, southbound platform (near Chamber office), 7 to 9 a.m.
● 4100 Bohannon Drive (near community classroom entrance), 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
● Facebook campus at Willow Road and Bayfront Expressway, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
● Alameda de las Pulgas in front of fire station, 7 to 9 a.m.
In Portola Valley
● Alpine Road between Ladera and Interstate 280, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
In Woodside
● Woodside Road at Alameda de las Pulgas (southwest corner), 6:30-9:30 a.m.
See where your commute crosses paths with the scheduled energizer stations on the [www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1WSZEc-5zOaZ2XL9JqLLFy4q_Xek map, check what time the stations will be open, or go to the Menlo Park website for more information.
When biking, wearing a helmet and using lights at night is always a good idea. For other safety tips, go to the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition website.


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Our team ensures accurate and safe micro ear surgery for advanced ear diseases. We provide a full spectrum of services from common ENT problems to the complex ones such as endonasal dieases, breathing difficulties, snoring and unusual neck swellings.
Ear problems being one of the common problems, that demands more precise and meticulous work. We at SL Raheja are privileged to have one of the senior most ENT surgeons of India Dr K P Morwani (42 years of experience) who has immense experience in ear surgeries like tympanoplasties, cholesteotoma surgeries, stapedotomy, facial nerve surgeries. He is the pioneer lateral skull base surgeon of India who holds the largest series among the ENT's for acoustic neuroma, glomus tumors and other skull base lesions.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery aims to open the pathways of the sinuses and help clear the blockages. People with ongoing and recurrent sinus infections must undergo this surgery. This may include removal of Nasal polyps with preservation of normal mucosa leading to restoration of function of the sinus.
It's a highly specialized, minimally invasive surgical technique for evaluating, diagnosing and treating benign growths located on the base of the skull and the upper vertebrae of the spinal column. Vascular loop surgeries, hemifacial spasms, trigeminal neuralgias are also treated by these approaches.
The anterior skull base tumours like pituitary tumours, CSF leak repair, Esthetioneuroblastomas, angiofibromas etc are done with more sophisticated coblator assisted transnasal approaches.
The benefits of skull base surgery include lesser handling of brain tissue and important neurovascular structures, less risk of infection, less risk of disfigurement and shorter recovery time. The hospitalization, morbidity and mortality are far less compared to the conventional neurosurgical approach.
Cochlear implant surgery is a boon to the children who are born deaf. These children who experience hearing loss and are not helped by hearing aids benefit the most when cochlear implant done within 3-4 years of age. In cases, where the child has well developed speech who suffered total deafness post any infection can also be treated with a cochlear implant surgery.
Most individuals note a significant growth once the cochlear implant is turned on, which is about four to six weeks after surgery.
Micolayrngeal assisted with laser surgeries are performed for various vocal cord lesions and early laryngeal cancers aiming not only in preserving the quality of voice and function of larynx but also to improve the quality of life. Various other Phonosurgery procedures including Thyroplasties and other vocal cord procedures for cord palsies are performed.
People suffering from recurrent Bells palsy, iatrogenic facial palsy and traumatic facial palsy are offered the facial nerve surgeries. Dr K P Morwani has the vast experience in the facial nerve surgeries who has mastered various techniques of repairing facial nerve including grafting of the nerve.
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Bring Out Your Dead
Ty Taylor and the Cast of Pippin
Photo: Craig Schwartz/CTG 2009
Two works that deal with the past in rather different ways are currently on offer by Los Angeles' Center Theater Group. While both have their successes that could recommend them to some, neither is completely satisfying. The bigger of the two is a revival of Hirson and Schwartz' Pippin at the Mark Taper Forum produced in conjunction with L.A.'s own Deaf West Theater. CTG and Deaf West by now have a long and fruitful history dating back nearly a decade to Big River and more recently with the kid-oriented Sleeping Beauty Wakes. Pippin does nothing to diminish the quality one might expect from this history in a show that cleverly combines both deaf and hearing performers and is delivered simultaneously in two languages. The show is big and bright with excellent production values, although the amplification was rather rocky in the performance I saw. The principals are mostly good, but the one standout is Ty Taylor as the Leading Player. Taylor is another performer minted out of TV's reality show contest craze, having won that INXS lead singer competition thingy whenever that was. But such an inauspicious credit belies his talent and performance history. He's magnetic and vocally strong generating the majority of moments where the production really comes alive. So with all this positive stuff, why isn't the revival a huge artistic success? Mostly, it's the dated and dull material. People may want escapism these days, but I'm not sure arriving in an adolescent's memory of the 1970s is what they had in mind. The edgeless, and nearly plotless Pippin, is too well meaning and too unfocused to generate interest outside of a few of the musical numbers. Maybe I'm wrong, though. Hey, if Hair can stand a major revival, why not Pippin? Maybe this particular production just isn't the one.
Danny Hoch works it out
Photo: Joan Marcus/CTG 2009
Meanwhile, across town at the Kirk Douglas Theater, CTG is presenting an artist dealing with the past of his own neighborhood. Danny Hoch's Taking Over is a solo show detailing the ills of gentrification in the actor's own Williamsburg district of Brooklyn through a series of character monologues. The piece has received a fair amount of attention for being unsettling to the middle-class, typically white, audiences it has played for around the country as well as in New York due to a confrontational stance towards those who might not view such developments as problematic. The funny thing is that Taking Over is actually quite timid throughout with rather sweet and funny vignettes and little outside of the very worn and beaten path of numerous other solo shows in recent years. A funny hat, a diffent coat, a well-practiced accent and boom - you've got a show. In fact, however, Taking Over only becomes confrontational when Mr. Hoch himself tells us that it is confrontational despite all evidence to the contrary in a penultimate scene where he steps out of character to read negative reactions to the work from former audience members and discuss his own feelings and experiences that informed the project to begin with. Apparently some people are uncomfortable by the thought that gentrification has a down side, but if this is a majority of his audience, Mr. Hoch appears to draw many a theatergoer who has never heard of Harold Pinter much less Sarah Kane. I suppose dressing this sheep in wolf's clothing is clever marketing, but sadly it is not necessarily very compelling theater. There are a number of very good bits here that are funny and Hoch is adept at characterization, but this is not new stuff and its been done with more flair. (Even as recently as Nilaja Sun's No Child… in 2007 or Roger Guenvuer Smith's The Watts Towers Project in 2006, both at the Kirk Douglas.) There are some clever ideas here, though, like the role that self-hatred plays in further oppressing the colonized that could perhaps be better served if realized in a more challenging setting. But, in the meantime, if you like this kind of solo show, I wouldn't imagine you being disappointed with Taking Over, which runs through February 22nd.
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Psalm 137 from the St Alban's Psalter
12th century CE
Psalm 137's famous opening line, 'By the river(s) of Babylon we sat down and wept...', leads its hearers into a poem of yearning for a lost homeland. The psalm probably originated in the time of the the Babylonian exile, where it is set. It describes the communal grief experienced on the banks of the river, where the exiles' captors demand 'songs of Zion', that is, songs of the holy city Jerusalem (v. 3).
The central part of the poem, in the singular voice, expresses the refusal to 'sing Yhwh's song in a foreign land' (v. 4) and calls for bodily repercussions, should the speaker forget Jerusalem. The final (and least used!) part of Psalm 137 implores Yhwh to remember the events that have taken place, seeking punishment on the singers' persecutors, and describes the one who will repay those persecutors as ashrei (happy/blessed).
Although the ending has proved theologically problematic for many, the poem remains one of the most famous and influential 'artefacts' from the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of many of its inhabitants to Babylonia. Indeed, the psalm has a rich reception history—in recent years it has been used at the inauguration of the American President Donald Trump, been taken as inspiration for Paulo Coehlo's novel By The River Piedra We Sat Down and Wept, and been interpreted as the earliest written record of middle cerebral arterial infarction (Saxby Pridmore and Jamshid Ahmadi, 'Psalm 137 And Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction', ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 16/2 [2015]: 271).
It is perhaps no surprise that it continues to capture the imagination: the sense of yearning and fear of forgetting are palpable throughout. The manuscript pictured, featuring Psalm 137 in Latin, is from the twelfth century CE St Alban's Psalter, currently housed in the Dombibliothek in Hildesheim, Germany.
St Alban's Psalter
Hildesheim Dombibliothek
Full page: H 27.6cm; W 18.4cm
Diaspora, Illuminated Manuscript, Psalm 137
The City Destroyed
Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BCE was precipitated by the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and by the subsequent struggle for power between Egypt and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, both of which sought control over the southern Levant, including Judah. For the four decades between 626 BCE and 586 BCE, Judah and its leaders in Jerusalem were caught between these two powers. Judah's loyalties vacillated as the fortunes of the Egyptians and the Babylonians waxed and waned. It was perhaps inevitable, or at least unsurprising, that Judah eventually found itself on the wrong side of history: the Babylonians were ultimately triumphant, and Judah's destruction came about because its kings twice betrayed their oaths of loyalty to the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar II.
The first time this happened, the Babylonians besieged the city and deported its king, Jehoiachin, along with a number of other members of the court, including the priest Ezekiel. This was in 597 BCE. The Babylonians then replaced Jehoiachin with one of his relatives, Zedekiah, in the hope that he would prove a more pliable and more loyal ruler. Unfortunately for the city he also broke his oath of allegiance. This prompted another siege, beginning in 588 BCE and culminating in the fall of the city in 586 BCE. This time, the Babylonians were ruthless in their punishment. They killed or deported many of the city's inhabitants, destroyed much of the city, and burned the Temple.
Much of the biblical literature reflects the trauma of this experience, as the people of Judah and their descendants tried to understand what had happened to them, both practically and theologically. In this section you can discover the words of lament with which Jerusalem's inhabitants mourned their city, ancient depictions of the fate of these and other conquered peoples, and information about the life of deportees in Babylonia, as well as later artistic imaginings of these events and musical reactions to them.
The astute observer will note that a number of the artistic renderings of the destruction of Jerusalem in this collection elide the destruction of the city in 586 BCE by the Babylonians with its destruction in 70 CE by the Romans, at the end of the Jewish Revolt against Roman control. The revolt was initially very successful (from a Jewish point of view) and the Romans had to send a number of legions to quell the rebellion, which they did with brutal efficiency. One of the last fortified cities to fall was Jerusalem, and the Roman troops looted and burnt the city. Much of this is narrated in the Jewish War by Flavius Josephus. These two destructions have often been merged in the artistic tradition, with the second destruction understood in the light of the first.
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Q: Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code Failed to package project I've got this problem while trying to archive the project & upload to the app store
while the project runs smoothly on simulator and has no bugs
How this could be solved ?
''' /bin/sh -c /Users/halahelan/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Runner-acvmovofiqkicaakwqhfghmprtds/Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/Runner/IntermediateBuildFilesPath/Runner.build/Release-iphoneos/Runner.build/Script-9740EEB61CF901F6004384FC.sh
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A: For those who have the same problem , just check the provisioning profile and re-archive it will be resolved
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You don't say whether these symptoms occur when you are browsing the Web or when you are doing something else. You may have a real virus in your computer, or you may be looking at a simulated virus that is nothing more than a Web page that a scammer has made difficult to close.
Either way, do not call that phone number! You will surely be connected to a fake "tech support rep" who will try to initiate a remote session with you. He'll also con you out of one or more credit card numbers ("Oops, that card was declined. Got another?") He may also try to get your bank account numbers, Social Security Number, driver's license number, and other data that can be used to steal your identity.
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If this "virus alert" pops up only when you are browsing the Web, it is probably a fake Web page. Your computer does not have a virus. But the fake page can be designed to take over your entire screen, leaving scant clues that a browser is open. The page may also include code that makes it very difficult to close the page, and which re-opens the page if you do manage to close it. Your first step to get out of this trap is to close your browser.
Press the Ctl-Alt-Del keys simultaneously and hold them down until a Windows screen appears that bears the line, "Start Task Manager." (Your screen may go blank for a few seconds.) Click on that to open the Task Manager utility. In the Applications tab you will see the name of your browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox etc.). Highlight that name and then click the "End Task" button at the bottom of Task Manager to force the browser to close.
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Another option is System Restore; roll back your Windows system to an earlier time before you started getting the "virus alert." See my article, System Restore for help with that.
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If your antivirus software is disabled and you didn't do it, a virus may have. If you cannot visit certain Web sites, especially sites that deal with security and antivirus programs, then you may well have a virus. See my instructions above, and in the sidebar, to scan your computer for viruses if something doesn't seem right, or just as precautionary measure.
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I get those messages frequently on my tablet. I believe it is just a way for someone to attempt to install malware on my device. I close the page and check my software already on my tablet.
I have had this happen many times. I also have cCleaner on this machine so when it happens I don't do anything with Edge and instead start and run cCleaner. This closes the browser and cleans all the garbage out so once done everything is back to normal and off I go again.
Explanation Please! ADWCleaner is from ToolsLib which claims that it is from MalwareBytes. MalwareBytes does not list ADWCleaner as one of its products. How-to-Geek refers to a fake ADWCleaner that is malware. I'm confused!!!
How about that, Malwarebytes just announced today that they have acquired AdwCleaner!
It is shocking when you suddenly get a message on your computer saying the computer is infected. I just reboot the computer (a little drastic) and when the computer comes on again, the problem is gone. If the computer was realy infected you wouldn't be warned suddenly. Other things would be happening. I had that happen once on my computer. If my computer was really infected I would just reinstall my system using the system disk purchased when I built the computer. I don't keep anything on my computer that I cannot afford to lose.
I do a lot of internet searching and I have seen the message that my computer is infected and to call a number. What I always do is shut down the computer immediately. When I boot the computer after this, everything is fine. The last time this happened, I ran ADWCleaner and Malwarebytes and nothing was found. The one time I really got infected, I restored my computer to an earlier time, and the infection was gone.
Just how can I find out what is running in the background, or in task manager, what each item is doing and if I can just delete them? I don't think I have a virus, but sure I have PUPs installed.
I, too, had the same problem, about a year ago. I phoned the number listed, and was also connected to an operator, presumably in India, who wanted several hundred dollars to cure the supposed issue. I told the guy I was indigent, and had no money to spend on computer repairs. He tried to make me a deal for a much lower fee, if I committed to his "services," but I persisted on lack of funds, so he quickly hung up. I did a cold shut-down by holding down the power for a few seconds, until I was sure the computer was totally off. When I powered back on, the message and the frozen screen was gone.
I try to stay away from what I believe are risky sites, so I think I may have clicked on one of those misleading ads on a website that was made to look as though it was part of the article I was reading. The sad part is that some supposedly mainstream and reliable computer info and tech websites allow those scam ads to be placed among the text without putting a line box around the ad, or prominently labeling the ad as such.
I don't know what I ever did before I started reading your newsletters, I have learned so much I can't count the things I've learned.
Adaware cleaner, was just purchased by Malwarebytes, both are still free. Malwarebytes has a paid real time scanner.
I've had several pop-up web pages saying some program I use was out of date, or that there was something wrong with my computer. So far they only had a "click here" option - no phone numbers.
I've used Task Manager to shut down my browser (which automatically cleans the cache, cookies and history). As soon as I opened the browser again, the pop-up took over. Megabytes and Sophos both reported no malware found. I ended up rebooting the computer to get rid of it.


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Pat Ryan	Elections, Politics, That's Life	 November 1, 2016 November 2, 2016
It was a very busy weekend in the presidential election, and I'm finding it harder and harder to keep up with the developments. But when the New York Times details how Donald Trump probably (we don't know for sure—still no tax returns!) managed to legally avoid a big income tax bill on money his investors lost in his casinos (still wondering, how do you lose a bundle on a freaking casino?) and that fails to register as the top story because the director of the FBI pops off to let the nation know that there might (or might not) be some new email evidence that's pertinent to the Hillary Clinton private email server case, evidence found while investigating an unrelated case (although that case is related to an investigation of Hillary Clinton's top aide's estranged husband), at the same time that there are new and dubious stories alleging Trump's connection to top levels of Vladimir Putin's government, then I've about reached my limit of good news.
It's only a week until the election and I need some help synthesizing. That's the point of commentary, and today in The Atlantic Conor Friedersdorf made a nice contribution in reminding that an apples-to-apples comparison of the faults of Clinton and Trump doesn't do enough. The FBI/email news is big big big right now mostly because it is new; we've all seen how developments that seemed insurmountable have dwindled to near nothingness as this campaign has dragged on and on and on.
It is proper for journalists to keep informing the public about [Clinton's] misdeeds as new information becomes available, whether it concerns her emails or her family's nonprofit foundation and its donors. There are so many politicians, many Republicans among them, that I would rather have as America's president. If not for Trump, I would not even consider voting for her. And yet, strikingly, Clinton's behavior doesn't come close to the depths of awfulness displayed by her opponent. He isn't just a little bit worse. He is orders of magnitude worse, and would do irrevocable damage to the country in ways totally unrelated to his preferred policies.
You can get a good reminder of the details in this May story from David Frum that finds seven "guardrails" in American political life that Trump plowed through to bring us to this point; things like, our presumption of restraint and honesty in a candidate, and even a basic knowledge of public affairs.
But the most moving thing I found today was in a clip trending on YouTube from Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" in which John Oliver sums up my feelings nicely:
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Kamala Harris ran off to New Jersey in order to escape responsibility for another big failure
Joe Biden's poll numbers are tanking.
His allies are abandoning him.
And Kamala Harris ran off to New Jersey in order to escape responsibility for another big failure.
New Jersey is a long way from the White House.
It's even further from Joe Biden's latest dog and pony show.
Biden traveled to Mexico City recently.
The trip will make it look like the Biden administration is doing something about the border, where the situation is growing worse by the day.
Nearly two million illegal aliens have already entered the country in 2021, with a caravan of 60,000 Haitian illegal aliens currently marching toward the border.
Meanwhile, drug cartels are firing rounds directly above National Guard observation positions.
It's gotten so bad that polls show the border crisis is Joe Biden's biggest vulnerability.
Joe Biden scheduled a meeting between top administration officials and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to give the appearance of trying to solve the crisis.
However, Border Czar Kamala Harris was noticeably absent from the meeting.
Several top members of the Biden administration were in Mexico City on Friday for a meeting with Mexican officials regarding security along the U.S.-Mexico border. But Vice President Kamala Harris wasn't among them.
Harris, whom President Biden appointed in March to manage the U.S. response to the migrant crisis along the border, went to New Jersey instead.
Attending Friday's high-level talks in Mexico's capital were Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Harris understands that open borders are one of the top features of the Biden regime's immigration policy.
Biden and the Democrats are encouraging illegal aliens to rush across the border so the next amnesty bill will create a massive pool of new Democrat Party voters.
But Biden's open-border policy is wildly unpopular with voters.
Harris doesn't want to be linked to the catastrophe at the border in order to preserve her future political viability.
That's why she visited a daycare in New Jersey instead of going to the border dog and pony show.
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CHIEF MINISTER Mulayam Singh Yadav launched a scathing attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here on Friday. Speaking at a function organised to distribute unemployment allowance, he said, ?Main Mulayam Hoon, Kathor Bola to Malkin Bilbila Jayegi (I am soft if I use harsh language, she will lose her temper).?
CHIEF MINISTER Mulayam Singh Yadav launched a scathing attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here on Friday.
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was also present at the function.
Yadav also exhorted the people to give a befitting reply to the misinformation campaign launched against him by the Congress.
Looking disturbed about the allegations levelled against him by Sonia in Bareilly, Yadav used the platform to give point-wise clarification of the same. He asked the Congress leaders to refrain from making false and baseless charges against him and his government.
In his 40-minute speech, the Chief Minister informed the people about the achievements of his government.
He said instead of focusing on the programme of the Union Government for uplift of the weaker section of the society and the minorities, Congress president chose to attack the State Government. He even said that Congress ministers and workers were involved in corruptions.
He also tried to woo the minorities by raising the issue of Pope's remarks against Islam and Muslims.
He wanted to know why did the Congress leaders maintain mysterious silence over such issues? He also condemned the Congress government for torturing members of a particular community during investigation in connection with terrorist activities in Mumbai.
Mulayam Singh said the Muslims of the state in Bahraich and other district were targeted by the police.
Continuing his offensive against the Congress, he said the party should apologise for harassment of minorities. He also said Nadwa, Deoband and other institutions produced patriots.
He condemned the Union government for non-cooperation with the State Government.
The Chief Minister said that he had written three letters to the Union government for providing funds to distribute unemployment allowance but on August 23 it refused to provide any funds.
The Chief Minister promised to give employment to the youths if he returned to power.
He also assured that he would raise the unemployment allowance from Rs 500 to Rs 1000.
Focusing on Kanya Vidya Dhan, he expressed his concern over the foeticide. He said that girls were being neglected even by their families.
He distributed the unemployment allowance cheques to 28,003 youths registered with the employment exchange. He also distributed Vidya Dhan cheques to 1005 girls. Besides, wheel chairs were given to the physically challenged.


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Emma Stone Is Named 2017's Highest-Paid Actress
Congratulations to the star! - by Abi Moustafa
La La Land's Emma Stone has officially landed the number one spot on Forbes' 2017 list of highest paid actresses!
The 28-year-old actress made a whopping US$26 million in pre-tax money throughout Forbes' 12-month scoring period.
Given her Oscar-Award-winning role in La La Land, it's no surprise as the film was so successful it raked in around US$445.3 million at the global box office.
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Stone beat Hollywood heavyweights such as Jennifer Aniston, who landed the second spot on the luxurious list after making US$25.5 million.
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Last year's highest-paid actress Jennifer Lawrence finished in the third spot with $24 million, Melissa McCarthy came in at No.4 taking home $18 million, and Bad Moms star Mila Kunis found herself firmly in No.5, worth $15.5 million.
Not bad, ladies. Not bad at all.
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Lethwei Legend Of The Year
12th December 2020 12th December 2020 Leon Jennings
In Myanmar's lethwei history, there have been many great athletes who will never be forgotten. Every decade in the sport, along comes an extra special fighter. Whether they had great fights, won multiple championship titles, or were the best all-round performer, there are legends in the sports that can never be replaced, and will never be forgotten.
At this year's edition of the World Lethwei Awards, a special voting category has been created to pay homage to the legends that made the sport what it is today. We take a look at the nominees for the Legend Of The Year 2020.
Tun Tun Min
Currently considered the pound-for-pound king in lethwei, Tun Tun Min is at the top of the line of active fighters who have etched their name in history. He followed his father's footsteps, competing since he was nine years old. At the age of 21, the Myanmar star became the youngest athlete in lethwei history to win the prestigious Openweight Lethwei Championship by defeating Saw Nag Mann. Prior to the formation of the World Lethwei Championship, the Openweight Lethwei Championship was considered the ultimate prize in lethwei, and the holder of that title is considered the best in the sport.
Tun Tun Min is famous for the power he possesses in his kicks and downed many an opponent with that weapon. In a career that has spanned two decades, he has only three losses in his professional career, and is the most respected active fighter today.
Soe Moe Hein
Soe Moe Hein is one of the living legends of Myanmar's ancient combat sport, and has won numerous titles throughout his career. He started his fighting career at the age of twelve, and he was the only athlete to have won the prestigious Golden Belt Champion twice in 2007 and 2009. He is well-known for his killer left punch and world-class fight IQ, but when he turned 20 in 2010, he had to give up his fighting career because of an eye injury. Although he retired ten years ago before his prime years, a lot of Myanmar traditional combat sport fans still consider him as a legend of the sport.
Soe Moe Hein was known for his fighting style with a lot of technical approaches and in addition to lethwei, he represented Myanmar in the 2007 and 2009 SEA Games, winning the Gold medals at Muay Thai competition.
Win Tun
Win Tun is known for his beautiful nine limbs techniques and fans of the sport nicknamed him as 'Magician of the Art of Nine Limbs'. He first won the Golden Belt in 2000, and then he won it for the next three years, before he retired. He never backed down from a challenge and faced a lot of bigger opponents in his professional career. After retiring from fighting, he continued working in the community as a coach, guiding a lot of youngsters to become great athletes in the sport.
Although he was known for having every strike in the game, his head kicks knocked out almost every big named opponent he faced. Whenever Dave Leduc fights in Myanmar, he trusts Win Tun to be his cornerman.
Saw Nga Man
Former Openweight Myanmar Lethwei Champion Saw Nga Man, started his career when he was a boy, and fought for nearly three decades before retiring in 2019. Throughout his professional career, he won every title available in the sport, including the prestigious Golden Belt in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Moreover, in 2009 he won the Openweight Championship in Yangon. The now 39 year old runs the Shwe Phoo Lethwei Gym, and has mentored several great fighters, such as the featherweight number one ranked fighter, Mite Yine.
During his professional fighting career, Saw Nga Man was famous for his brutal lethwei style takedowns, using it time and time again to destroy his opponents.
Tway Ma Shaung
Tway Ma Shaung is one of the most popular lethwei athlete of the modern era, and has inspired the people of Myanmar with his performances, techniques, and a big heart. During his career, he lost only twice. Despite the fact that he fought a lot of bigger opponents. As one of the best athletes of his generation, he competed in the 1990s and 2000s when footage of lethwei began circulating worldwide, and was known for his aggressive fighting style.
In his professional career, Tway Ma Shaung won the Golden Belt Championship in 2007, and the Dagon Aung Lan Tournament in 2012. Even though he retired in 2013, fans of the sport are still begging him to come back into the ring for one last hoorah.
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Xenia's story
Hayley (*name changed) has a learning disability, personality disorder and behaviours that challenge. She was referred to Advance after being sectioned. At the time she was living an isolated life with accommodation at a refuge for women.
In her refuge she was unable to have visitors. Her family had cut off contact due to her challenging behaviour. She had not left her room for any significant length of time for over two months. Hayley struggled to engage with others and took part in no activities. Her health and wellbeing was being significantly impacted and by the time she came to Advance she weighed under 6 stone and was losing hair.
Due to her challenging behaviour Hayley was given six months' notice by her Housing Association. It was at this point that our specialist team of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) staff got more involved in Hayley's care. They met with Hayley and worked with her to develop an assessment of her specific needs. Our PBS team worked closely with her clinical psychiatrist and Behavioural Therapist to carry out a detailed Functional Assessment which was used to develop her personalised PBS plan.
Advance had discussions with the local housing department and an agreement was made to lease a property to give Hayley as the foundation for a more stable life. We worked closely with the local authority Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist to better understand Hayley's communication preferences and put in place solutions to help her to be understood.
From this we were able to identify that Hayley had a passion and interest in gardening and have pursued opportunities for her to get involved in local activities we know she enjoys. We then worked with the local church to re-integrate Hayley with her Faith – something she wanted to do. We also worked with a social worker to make contact and facilitate visits from her family at her new home.
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