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The lessons of Paris
Claude Salhani
Following the terrorist attacks of November 13th on Paris, France is introducing a series of stringent measures to provide additional security for its citizens and visitors. What is surprising is how willingly the French allowed the state new powers in exchange for a promise of more security.
The French are driven by fear and they are not alone in their willingness to trade liberties in exchange for security. Much the same happened in the United States in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The American public was so shocked that it agreed wholeheartedly to grant the federal government unprecedented powers, hoping it would protect them from the bad guys.
And if the Americans were worried about potential terrorist attacks despite the fact that their country was protected by two vast oceans, Europe is far more vulnerable. Terrorists do not need aeroplanes to infiltrate the European continent. They can take the train or they can drive a car. Heck, they can even walk across the borders into Europe.
Although the recent flow of refugees may be changing this state of affairs, border security policies in Europe have been rooted in wishful thinking. There were no real safeguards to offset the risks inherent in freedom of movement.
Concealed with the hundreds of thousands of refugees crossing the Mediterranean into Europe, some terrorists were bound to infiltrate migrant ranks. And they did. Still entering Europe remains far easier than entering the United States.
Europe needs the Arab world much more than the United States does. European powers have maintained strong ties with those former colonies in economic, cultural and financial fields.
Europe also needs Arab migration to rejuvenate its ageing population. At the end of the day, it will have to find a way to come to terms with its growing Muslim population.
Islamist terrorism is not uniquely a European problem. It has become a global concern. And for the first time possibly in recorded history, the United States, Europe, the Chinese and the Russians all agree — at least in the UN Security Council — that the Islamist threat is a common concern.
But more than anywhere else, the jihadist problem is that of the Arab world.
Arab regimes have generally been sidelined or rather have mostly sidelined themselves in the fight against terrorism, allowing Europeans and the Americans to take the lead.
This will have to change if the problem of Islamist terrorism is to be solved. The powers that be in the Arab world need to wake up to the fact that nobody can clean their houses better than themselves. They also need to understand that putting your house in order does not mean levelling entire cities in your own country or continuing the disenfranchisement of your own citizens.
The West should think twice before engaging in military interventions aimed at re-engineering Arab political systems. The results since the invasion of Iraq and the NATO-led campaign in Libya should have been dissuasive enough. Such interventions have created a fertile ground for jihadists.
It was only a matter of time before that new "realism" would prod Europeans to a focus on stability rather than democratic proselytising in the MENA region. That was in fact the essence of its new EU neighbourhood policy. You can bet, no senior Algerian and Moroccan officials will be arrested again, anytime soon, at French airports and questioned about torture allegations, as was the case in recent times. Moroccan intelligence cooperation was very crucial to track down the leaders of the Paris attacks.
Beyond fear, there is now a fundamental rethink in Europe. Some politicians will probably pay the price for the mistakes made. Many Europeans are wondering why it came as a surprise to the governments of Paris and Brussels that home-grown jihadists returned home to wreak havoc after lethal stints in Syria and/or Iraq. As expected, and as predicted in this very space, it was only a matter of time before the chickens would come home to roost. And they have.
Written By Claude Salhani
Claude Salhani is a regular columnist for The Arab Weekly.


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Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library Collection
Browse all items in the collection. Or visit the digital exhibit LSC-Tomball Community Library.
Branch History
The Lone Star College - Tomball Community Library can trace its roots back to the 1920s. Service to the Tomball community began in 1922 with a library station located in a post office on Main Street. The library station was made up of one bookcase, with 200 books. Later, when the station closed, the bookmobile provided sporadic service to the area. Regular bookmobile service began again after World War II.
A friends-of-the-library group formed in the early 1960s to raise funds to purchase shelving and rent a suitable space for a library. The county agreed to fund the book collection and a librarian for the branch. The first official branch of the Tomball Library opened in July 1962 at 101 W. Main Street.
The branch quickly outgrew its original space and then a second home on Elm Street. A new building was eventually opened in February 1972. The branch was expanded again in the early 2000s, in a new partnership with the North Harris County Montgomery Community College. The new joint county-college library would serve students at the Tomball college as well as the greater Tomball community. The grand opening of the new Tomball College and Community Library was on January 20, 2005. The library was officially renamed in 2007 to Lone Star College Tomball Community Library.
The branch closed briefly in 2008 due to damage from Hurricane Ike, but reopened within just 20 days.
In 2020, the branch celebrated its 15th anniversary in its new location, as well as the ribbon cutting for the new Innovation Lab. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tomball staff provided curbside service to the community, as highlighted by HCPL's own Curbside Larry.
Early histories of the library can be found in the collection.
A brief history of the library can also be found in A Tribute to Tomball: A Pictorial History of the Tomball Area, available at the Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries.
To read a history of the Lone Star College-Tomball campus and library, visit The History of the Lone Star College System: A Texas Success Story, by Theresa Kurk McGinley, Chapter 4 (pg. 79-98).
Staff Highlight - Edna Sims
The first branch librarian was Edna Sims. Her history with the Tomball branch began in the 1920s when she was volunteered at the library station at the Tomball post office. Edna Sims arranged for the school bus to visit the library station once a week. There the children checked out books while the bus waited.
Edna was hired as the librarian of the Tomball branch in 1962 and after overseeing the expansion of the branch through three different buildings, she retired in 1979.
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Please call the Community Center at 772-770-6517 for more information on these facilities or view the Rental Information.
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Q: .htaccess redirect to https except on one page I want to get the following things done with my .htaccess:

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*Non www to www

*http to https except for page /my/smaple/page

*Execute index.php in case the filename is not a file or directory

This is how it looks at the moment:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/my/sample/page
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

If I try to access http://www.mydomain.tld/my/smaple/page, I am getting redirected to https://www.mydomain.tld/index.php. Everything else works though. My .htaccess knowledge is pretty low so please explain me what's wrong.

A: The problem is that /my/sample/page gets trapped by the last rule and the rewrite engine then loops. This is what's happening:

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*Request is made to http://www.example.com/my/sample/page

*First rule is skipped, %{HTTP_HOST} starts with "www."

*Second rule is skipped, %{REQUEST_URI} starts with /my/sample/page

*Third rule is applied, request isn't for an existing filename or directory. The request URI is now /index.php.

*Rewrite engine loops

*First rule is skipped, %{HTTP_HOST} still starts with "www."

*Second rule is applied, %{REQUEST_URI} which is now "/index.php", isn't /my/sample/page, request gets flagged for redirect to https://www.exmaple.com/index.php.

*Rewrite engine loops

*Request is flagged for redirect so is sent through the processing pipeline.

Try changing the second rule from:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/my/sample/page
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

to
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/my/sample/page
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

This way, when the rewrite engine loops, the %{THE_REQUEST} variable would still be GET /my/sample/page and thus the condition still fails.

A: I found solution myself.i works fine like this.
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8087_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8087/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8086_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8085_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8085/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8084_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8084/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8083_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8083/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8082_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8082/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8081_check/
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} !/websocket_8081/$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) elects the Chairman, Vice Chairman and other members of the Board of Directors. In accordance with the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors comprises 4–8 members.
On March 21, 2019 the Annual General Meeting elected six members to the Board of Directors. AGM elected Wolfgang Büchele, Shirley Cunningham, Kaisa Hietala, Timo Lappalainen, Jari Paasikivi and Kerttu Tuomas to the Board of Directors.
Jari Paasikivi was elected the Board's Chairman and Kerttu Tuomas was elected the Vice Chairman.
The Board of Directors has assessed that all of its members are independent of the company. In the assessment, it was taken into consideration that Wolfgang Büchele has been either a member of the Board of Directors or the President & CEO for more than 10 years consecutively as of April 8, 2019. The Board of Directors has not identified any reason why Wolfgang Büchele should not be considered independent of the company. All of the members of the Board of Directors are also independent of the company's significant shareholders except for the Chairman Jari Paasikivi. Jari Paasikivi is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oras Invest Oy and Oras Invest Oy owns over 10% of Kemira Oyj's shares.
In 2018, the Board of Directors met 9 times. The attendance rate at the meetings was 100%.
According to the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors is tasked with duties within its competence under the Companies Act. It has drawn up a written Charter defining its key duties and procedures. The following is a description of the essential contents of the Charter.
The Board of Directors is in charge of corporate governance and the due organization of the Company's operations. It decides on convening and prepares the agenda for the shareholders' meeting and ensures the practical implementation of decisions taken thereby. In addition, the Board of Directors decides on authorizations for representing the Company. The Board of Directors' key duties include matters which, in view of the scope and type of the Company's operations, are uncommon or involve wide-ranging effects. These include establishing the Company's long term goals and the main strategies for achieving them, approving the annual business plans and budget, defining and approving corporate policies in key management control areas, approving the Company's organizational structure and appointing the Managing Director, his Deputy and members of the Management Board. The Board of Directors approves the Company's capital investment policy and major investments, acquisitions and divestments. It also approves the group treasury policy and major long term loans and guarantees issued by the Company.
The Board's duties include ensuring that the Company has adequate planning, information and control systems and resources for monitoring result and managing risks in operations. The Board of Directors monitors and evaluates the performance of Managing Director, his Deputy and members of the Management Board and decides upon their remuneration and benefits. The Board's duty is to ensure continuation of the business operations by succession planning for key persons. The Board defines and approves the main principles for the incentive bonus systems within the Company.
The Board of Directors also manages other tasks within its competence under the Companies Act. It is responsible for the due organization of the supervision of the Company's accounting and asset-liability management. The Board of Directors sees to it that the Company's financial statements give a true and fair view of the Company's affairs and that the consolidated financial statements are prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the parent company's financial statements under the acts and regulations in force in Finland (FAS). The Board of Directors' meetings discuss the Company's profit performance at monthly level. The Board of Directors discusses the Company's audit with the auditor. The Board of Directors evaluates its performance and working methods on an annual basis.
When designing the composition of the Board of Directors, the Nomination Board of the company assesses the Board composition from the viewpoint of the company's current and future business needs, while taking into account the diversity of the Board.
The diversity of the Board of Directors will be assessed from various viewpoints. Kemira's Board of Directors shall have sufficient and complementary experience and expertise in the key industries and markets relevant to Kemira's business. In addition, an essential element is the personal characteristics of the members and their diversity.
The company's aim is that the Board of Directors represent diverse expertise in different industries and markets, diverse professional and educational background, diverse age distribution and both genders. The objective is that both genders are represented in the Board by at least two members.
The current Board of Directors of the company complies with the company's diversity targets. Versatile expertise from various industries and markets is represented in the Board of Directors, as well as various professional and educational backgrounds. There is an equal number of male and female directors.
Kemira Oyj's Board of Directors has appointed two committees: the Audit Committee and the Personnel and Remuneration Committee.
The Audit Committee works in accordance with its Charter confirmed by the Board of Directors. It is tasked to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for financial reporting process, the system of internal control, the internal and external audit process and Kemira's process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and the Kemira Code of Conduct. The Committee reports to the Board on each meeting.
The Audit Committee consists of three members of the Board of Directors. Majority of the members shall be independent of the company and at least one member shall be independent of significant shareholders. After the 2019 AGM, the Board elected Timo Lappalainen as the Chairman and Kaisa Hietala and Jari Paasikivi as members of the Committee.
The Audit Committee met 6 times in 2018 with an attendance rate of 100%.
The Board of Directors has approved a Charter for the Committee, according to which the Committee assists the Board of Directors by preparation of matters related to compensation of Managing Director, his Deputy and the members of the Management Board, by preparation of matters pertaining to the compensation systems and long-term incentive plans of the Company, by preparation of matters relating to appointment of Managing Director, his Deputy and the members of the Management Board. The Committee also monitors succession planning of the senior management and the senior management's performance evaluation. The Committee plans matters pertaining to the development of the organization and reviews the Remuneration statement of the Company. The Committee reports to the Board of Directors on each meeting.
The Personnel and Remuneration Committee consists of three members out of which the majority must be independent of the Company, elected by the Board of Directors from amongst its members. After the 2019 AGM, the Board elected Jari Paasikivi as the Chairman and Timo Lappalainen and Kerttu Tuomas as members of the Personnel and Remuneration Committee.
In 2018, the Personnel and Remuneration Committee met 6 times. The attendance rate at the meetings was 100%.


For those of you (like us) unable to watch DTM racing live on TV, reading a race recap and looking at photos sometimes just doesn't cut it. That's why we've decided to include a video recap - along with our usual text and photos - of each race to fill the void. Starting with last Sunday's race at Hockenheim, the following videos show the race start, Tomczyk's tire failure and race finish.


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Q: Varnish 6 bans_persisted_bytes ballooning, but memory usage is fine In a Varnish 6 server I'm responsible for, there are short bursts of very many bans. These are the result of an application I am not able to modify. This has caused RAM usage to very quickly balloon out of control, but I have been able to fix that by setting ban_cutoff to 100. That seems to be doing the trick very well. RAM usage is now very much under control.
However, bans_persisted_bytes still grows rapidly each burst and doesn't seem to be going down at all. As I'm writing this it's at about 29GiB but the total memory usage of the host, a Debian Bullseye machine, is at like 1.6 GiB.
Should I be worried about the size of bans_persisted_bytes? After all, it doesn't seem to be using RAM. But I have to wonder what the value means if not RAM usage.
I hope someone can shed some light on this. TIA!

A: To answer my own question I have perused the source code for Varnish 6.1. It seems to be the same in Varnish 7.2. There are two places where the value bans_persisted_bytes is changed, and in both cases a value is added that is guaranteed to be zero or greater.
This means that no matter how big the ban list is, the value bans_persisted_bytes will never decrease and should therefore be considered to be a cumulative value.
Given the fact that setting the cutoff value succeeds in curbing the memory footprint, I feel that I can safely conclude that the growth of the value bans_persisted_bytes is in fact nothing to worry about.


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Del Toro Discusses 'Mountains of Madness' Collapse, Teases 'Pacific Rim'
by Sandy Schaefer
– on Mar 09, 2011
Despite being involved in the development of enough upcoming projects to make your head spin, Guillermo del Toro has struggled recently to actually begin principal photography on any single film. Some nine months ago he passed on directing The Hobbit due to its now-infamous production delays, and just last Friday del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness adaptation became officially dead in the water.
Now the Pan's Labyrinth creator has opened about just what happened with At the Mountains of Madness, saying that he will actually be behind the camera again this fall, on Pacific Rim.
With the assistance of James Cameron, del Toro was poised to transform author H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness into a 3D, $150 million motion picture with Tom Cruise in the lead. It had the makings of a dream project come true for fans of Lovecraftian Horror, but was always considered a risky proposition - in part due to the limited appeal of the source material.
Deadline sat down for a Q&A session with del Toro, in which the filmmaker admitted that he doesn't know exactly why his Mountains of Madness collapsed so suddenly:
"I haven't had a face to face with [Universal chairman Adam Fogelson and co-chair Donna Langley] . We've exchanged a few phone calls. In my mind, we were given the parameters of a budget and screenplay, and I was given the chance by the studio to create a visual presentation. They were blown away by the visual presentation, they openly admitted to loving the screenplay, saying it was dead on. And we hit the target on the budget they gave us, not a figure I arrived at.
"This came after months and months of storyboarding, haggling with VFX companies, and bringing down the budget number. The week before the decision, I was scouting in the border of Canada and Alaska. We were a week away from opening offices in Toronto. We were crewed up, and frankly, I am as puzzled as most people are."
The del Toro-produced remake of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark will finally arrive in theaters this August, and he (del Toro) describes that as being the sort of R-Rated "very intense movie [made] in a very classical mold" that he was aiming for with Mountains of Madness.
An R-Rating for the Lovecraft adaptation was very much a deal-breaker for him too, according to del Toro. He seems aware that this may have contributed to the project's termination, but points out that he'd made his feelings on the matter quite clear to studio heads:
"Ultimately, I think the MPAA could rule the movie PG-13 because the movie and the book are not gory. If that is the outcome, fine... The only thing I know about 'Mountains' is, I do not want it to be bloody, I do not want it to be crass, but I want it to be as intense as possible. And those discussions were had in the open. Everyone knew this was my position, that I knew I was asking the chance for the movie to be what it needs to be. I don't think it's a good idea to relinquish that on paper."
Fans of the darkly imaginative auteur can at least take comfort in the news that his next directorial effort, Pacific Rim, is "unequivocally" set to begin principal photography this September, with Legendary Pictures eying a Summer 2013 release date.
While del Toro's lips were by and large sealed about the picture - which is officially described as being a futuristic sci-fi thriller in which Earth must defend itself against attacking creatures - he did offer the following tidbit:
"People got it confused with the 'Godzilla' movie a few months ago but we cleared that up. I can say the scope and imagination that have been outlined in it are absolutely appealing to me. I cannot say more, it's not the time."
So Pacific Rim will be a monster invasion movie of sorts, with del Toro calling the shots? That should help to tide over fans who are hoping to see At the Mountains of Madness make the leap to the big screen sometime in the next few years.
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Woman accuses Dea Agent Of smashing her neck with rifle
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Ilana Lipsen, owner of the Purple Zone, told reporters that the incident began when DEA agents confronted her sister as she attempted to open the store late last week. According to the DEA, Lipsen's shop was targeted as part of a nationwide crackdown on "synthetic drugs."
"She pulled up and they said, 'Do you have the key?' and there's not a key for my property," Lipsen told News West 9. "We have smart locks and they're all on codes. She said, 'I don't have a key, but I have…' and at that exact moment, one of the officers said, 'Break it down.' It didn't give her a chance to say, 'I have a code.'"
Lipsen says agents then entered her shop, disconnected her surveillance cameras and confiscated hard drives, cameras, cell phones and several firearms. Lipsen refutes claims by DEA agents that she was selling or in possession of any synthetic drugs.
"The only information that I could get was they were looking for some type of document," Lipsen said. "I said, 'Well, could you please tell me what kind of document that you're looking for and I can help you?' But they wouldn't give me any information."
As Lipsen's sister watched from the sidewalk, one agent reportedly approached and demanded she leave the area, prompting her to ask, "What are you going to do, shoot me?"
"He grabbed her by the shoulders and started roughhousing her," Lipsen said. "My sister has never been arrested, has never had any other problems and she was terrified."
Lipsen says the situation grew worse after her sister flinched, causing the agent to become even more violent.
"At that moment, he took his foot and tripped her to get her off of her feet and have her down to the ground. One of her feet came flying up and accidentally hit him in the shin," Lipsen said. "At that time he started saying, 'Well now you're assaulting a police officer.' And he started attacking her more. He took the butt of his M-16 rifle and smashed it into her neck."
Lipsen's sister was then handcuffed by one agent as another reportedly grabbed her by her neck.
"She was yelling, 'Get off of me. You're hurting me. You're choking me.' He had his hand around her neck as he was holding her face into the ground of the neighbors property," Lipsen said.
The DEA denied all allegations and claimed the blood on scene was from an agent who accidentally cut himself while breaking down the store's door. Although the DEA did confirm the arrest and assault charge, no explanation was given over how Lipsen's sister received the large wound on her neck.
The sisters were charged with three felonies for selling an illegal substance, charges both sisters deny.
While both parties deny the other's claims, the issue at large continues to be the militarization of law enforcement through the failed war on drugs.


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A Vonzások (eredeti cím: Stoker) 2013-ban bemutatott brit-amerikai filmthriller, melyet Wentworth Miller forgatókönyvéből Pak Cshanuk rendezett. A főbb szerepekben Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode és Mia Wasikowska látható.

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India Stoker elveszti apját egy autóbalesetben. A temetésen feltűnik a soha nem látott nagybátyja, Charlie bácsi, aki velük marad egy időre, látszólag azzal a szándékkal, hogy támogassa az anyát. India soha nem volt nyitott az emberek felé, és ez apja halála után csak tovább romlik, a lányt az a kérdés is foglalkoztatja, hogy az eddigi évben kapott cipőket kitől kapja, ha nem az apjától, és most miért csak egy kulcsot kapott. Az anyuka időközben rámászik nagybátyjára, ám a nagybátyja sem ártatlan, időközben megöl 2 embert a házvezetőnőt, és a lány nénikéjét. India kezd egyre több dolgot kideríteni nagybátyjáról, és arra is rájön, hogy apja csak miatta ment vadászni, hogy nehogy nagyobb rossz történjen. A rejtélyes kulcs egy fiókot nyit, amiben képeket talál apjáról, és testvéreiről (kiderül, hogy kisöccsét Charlie ölte meg gyerekként) és leveleket a nagybátyjától, aki az európai utairól ír, ám a bélyegen egy elmegyógyintézet címe van. Kezd egyre zavarosabb lenni a dolog, és India időközben egyik este kimegy a házból, ahol összefut egy osztálytársával, elkezdenek csókolózni, ám a fiú többet akar amit a lány már nem szeretne. Már épp majdnem megerőszakolja a fiú, amikor feltűnik Charlie és először lefogja, ám amikor kiszabadul akkor már megöli végleg. Ezek után felgyorsulnak az események és Charlie színt vall, hogy ő ölte meg az apját, mert nem engedte hogy találkozzon Indiával, pedig direkt az ő kérésére engedték ki India 18. születésnapján, mert addig várt a lányra, előkerül tőle az utolsó cipősdoboz, benne a cipővel, ami az eddigiektől eltérően egy magassarkú, és ráadja India lábára. Eltervezik, hogy elmennek Charlie New York-i házába, amit még India apja vett neki, ám az intim pillanatokat megszakítja India anyja. Felhívja magához a férfit, aki mondja Indiának, hogy mindjárt jön, és amikor az anyuka rámászik megpróbálja megfojtani, ekkor jelenik meg a szobaajtóban India a puskával, és hirtelen lelövi Charlie-t. Másnap nagybátyja autójával elindul valamerre (nem derül ki, hogy pontosan hová, de feltételezhetően New Yorkba) ám hirtelen megállítja egy rendőr aki már érdeklődött nála az eltűnt osztálytársa ügyében, de India nemes egyszerűséggel megöli, majd folytatja útját.

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 Chicago Sun-Times – 88/100
 Tampa Bay Times – 83/100
 Indiewire – 83/100
 The Hollywood Reporter – 80/100
 Variety – 80/100
 Miami Herald – 75/100
 Philadelphia Inquirer – 75/100
 New York Post – 75/100
 Boston Globe – 75/100
 Rolling Stone – 75/100
 Arizona Republic – 70/100
 Chicago Tribune – 63/100
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 Los Angeles Times – 60/100
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 Austin Chronicle – 50/100
 Entertainment Weekly – 42/100

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Q: linux -c - notify the kernel from userspace as fast as possible and vice versa Context :
Debian 64 bits.
Making a linux-only userspace networking stack that I may release open source.
Everything is ready but one last thing.
The problem :
I know about poll/select/epoll and use them heavily already but they are too complicated for my need and tend to add latency (few nanoseconds -> too much).
The need :
A simple mean to notify from the kernel to an application that packets are to be processed and the reverse with a shared mmap file operating as a multi-ring buffer. It would obviously not incur a context-switch.
I wrote a custom driver for my NIC (and plan to create others for the big league -> 1-10Gb).
I would like two shared arrays of int and two shared arrays of char. I have the multiprocess and non blocking design already working.
A peer (int and char) for the kernel -> app direction; another for app -> kernel.
But how to notify at the very moment mmap has changed. I read a msync would do it but it is slow too. That is my problem.
Mutexes lead to dead slow code. Spinlocks tend to waste cpu cycles on overload.
Not talking about a busy while(1) loop always reading -> cpu cycles waste.
What do you recommend ?
It is my last step.
Thanks
Update:
I think i will have to pay the latency of setting the interrupt mask anyway. So it should ideally be amortized by the number of incoming packets during that required latency. The first few packets after a burst will always be slower i guess since i obviously don't infinite loop.
The worst case would be that packets are sparse to come (hence why seeking saturating link performance at the first place). That worts case will be met at times. But who cares, it is still faster than the stock kernel anyway. Trade-offs trade-offs :)

A: It seems like you are taking approaches which are common to networking in embedded systems based on RTOS.
In Linux you are not supposed to write your own network stack - Linux kernel already have a good network stack. You are just expected to implement a NIC device driver (in kernel) which hands over all the packets for processing by the Linux network stack.
Any Linux network related components are always in the kernel - and the problems you describe provide some explanation why that is essential for reasonable performance.
The only exception is userspace network filters (e.g., for firewalls) that may be hooked to the iptables mechanism - and those incur higher latencies on packets that routed through them.


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and the sink at the same time,which I suppose must be earth, I get a shock.
Does this mean the installation is not earthed? None of the sockets seem to have an earth wire.
No not at all, there could be a live conductor touching the metal work of the appliances, electric will find easiest path to earth, so if you are touching cooker and a fault is making the casing live, but there is no path to earth via you, depending what your in contact with. ie you may have rubber sholed shoes or the flooring may be a good insulator, you may not get a shock, until you do touch a good conductor to earth ie your sink via the metal work.
I guess there is no earth and not sure what voltage spain works of off.
Why should two new electrical appliances have an electrical fault?
Or does the electrical fault include incorrect house wiring?
transformer to enable people to use modern 240v equipment.
I hope you appreciate that not seeing things in it's real light, makes it a little difficult to diagnosing faults, it is not so straight forward as it may seem.
Modern appliance these days, if made to the correct standards are built so there is less of a risk of the outer casing becoming live, that does not mean it can't happen.
But you are right to querry two appliance giving shocks.
What sort of CU do you have and what devices are protecting circuit and installation?
For instance do you have MCBs and RCD protection?
At the fuse box/CU is there any signs of a mains earth supply?
You have a potentially lethal situation there.
Get a pro. electrician to check your installation. I'm fairly sure that all the exposed metalwork should be externally bonded to earth, usually via the water supply pipe. If your appliances are connected via sockets, the earth connection may be in the rim of the socket which makes contact with metal tabs in the plugs. Even so, that earth connection may be faulty, and the bonding is only a back-up in the event of leakage.
If complying to BS7671. diydaveh is right, but I don't know the spainish electrical regs or the requirement that domestic electrical installation in spain need to comply to, may be diydaveh does?
it certainly sounds to me more like the water system has become live due to a fault. there are a number of possible reasons for this.
does the supplier provide a main earth? if so is this attached, correctly. Is there any bonding in place? if so is this applied correctly or is it rendered useless by plastic pipes or connections between the incoming pipes and sink.
also try and identify if there is a particular circuit that makes the sink live? pull all the plugs, then test for any current at the waterpipes, then switch on each circuit in turn and see which if any, energises the pipework. then, if you find a faulty circuit the fun really starts!!
the reason you are probably getting shock when you touch other appliances is that they are class one appliances and you are earthin the possible fault through their metal outer casing.
having said all that, I am not familliar with european electrical systems which can be significantly below the standards of the UK and of a very different design.


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import com.topaz.communications.handlers.*;

public class Protocol {

	ProtocolHandler protocolHandler;

	/**
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	public ProtocolHandler getProtocolHandler() {
		return protocolHandler;
	}

	/**
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	public void setProtocolHandler(ProtocolHandler protocolHandler) {
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Globally Asia-Pacific dominated the market for Organic Acids in 2015 with highest market share due to growing demand and usage of Organic Acids in the cosmetic industry. Asia-Pacific was followed by North America and Europe as the second and third largest regional market for Organic Acids. However, Asia-Pacific is expected to be fastest growing regional segment during the period of study due to rapidly growing demand and consumption of cosmetic products and other products using Organic Acids in the region especially in major economies like India and China.
This report identifies the Organic Acids market size in for the year 2016-2021, and forecast of the same for year 2021. It also highlights the potential growth opportunities in the coming years, while also reviewing the market drivers, restraints, growth indicators, challenges, market dynamics, competitive landscape, and other key aspects with respect to Organic Acids market.


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Borehole failure mechanism analysis provides valuable information for wellbore stability and formation damage protection and challenging to identify in OBM. One case study including one horizontal well and two near vertical wells from west of Shetlands, North Sea is presented to demonstrate the borehole failure identification in OBM with a new photorealistic micro-electrical imager. The new high-definition OBM micro-electrical images enable confident identification and quantification of borehole tensile or shear failures and provide direct evidence for single well geomechanical earth model calibration.
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One of the things that you can guarantee about the teacher training application process is that you'll have to attend an interview. Whether this is a one to one session, group interview, or presentation is up to the university you're applying to.
The best thing you can do to calm your nerves is make sure that you have thoroughly prepared. Go through your CV and make sure you know, and can talk about, everything in it. Don't be tempted to embellish any qualifications or experience you have as you're bound to be asked about it in your interview.
If you've got to give a presentation then make sure you know how long the presentation should last, any topics you'll need to present on, and make sure you practice. That can be in front of the mirror or in front of friends or family, just make sure your presentation is fluid, well-constructed, and that you make eye contact throughout.
However, you're interviewed you're going to have to answer some teaching related questions. Here is a selection of sample teacher training interview questions to help you get a better idea of what to expect.
You could almost put money on being asked this question and you'll need to give an answer that sounds honest and sincere. Talk about any past experiences of working with children and be sure to demonstrate your skills, passion, and ambition.
The interviewer wants to see that you've researched the role and know the skills and personal attributes that make a good teacher. They might also ask you if you possess those skills and attributes. Of course, the answer should be yes and you should be able to give examples to back up your claim.
How would you change the school system?
You'll need to be up to date with current educational news and practices and be able to create a convincing argue. Use topical news examples that fit in with your argument for improvements or changes to the school system.


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Q: Keras/Tensorflow InvalidArgumentError: Inputs to operation loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 of type I am getting a fairly indecipherable error for this image recognition code. I am creating a faster r-cnn model using Keras-Retinanet with a tensorflow backend. The image annotation is in a PASCAL VOC format. My best guess is that somehow the data is formated improperly, but this error message isn't giving me much clarity in what is breaking. Specifically, what is: "InvalidArgumentError: Inputs to operation loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 of type Select must have the same size and shape.  Input 0: [67503,10] != input 1: [67503,5]" referring to?
batch_size = 1 # batch_size > 1 is not yet supported
model.fit_generator(
    generator=train_generator,
    steps_per_epoch=len(train_generator.image_names) // batch_size,
    epochs=50,
    verbose=1,
    validation_data=test_generator,
    validation_steps=3000,  # len(test_generator.image_names) // batch_size,
    callbacks=[

keras.callbacks.ModelCheckpoint('snapshots/resnet50_model_1.h5', monitor='val_loss', verbose=1, save_best_only=True),
keras.callbacks.ReduceLROnPlateau(monitor='val_loss', factor=0.1, patience=10, verbose=1, mode='auto', epsilon=0.0001, cooldown=0, min_lr=0),
        ],

)

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InvalidArgumentError                      Traceback (most recent call last)
~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py in _do_call(self, fn, *args)
   1322     try:
-> 1323       return fn(*args)
   1324     except errors.OpError as e:

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py in _run_fn(session, feed_dict, fetch_list, target_list, options, run_metadata)
   1301                                    feed_dict, fetch_list, target_list,
-> 1302                                    status, run_metadata)
   1303

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/errors_impl.py in __exit__(self, type_arg, value_arg, traceback_arg)
    472             compat.as_text(c_api.TF_Message(self.status.status)),
--> 473             c_api.TF_GetCode(self.status.status))
    474     # Delete the underlying status object from memory otherwise it stays alive

InvalidArgumentError: Inputs to operation loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 of type Select must have the same size and shape.  Input 0: [67503,10] != input 1: [67503,5]
     [[Node: loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 = Select[T=DT_FLOAT, _device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0"](loss_8/classification_loss/Equal, loss_8/classification_loss/sub_1, loss_8/classification_loss/GatherNd)]]
     [[Node: loss_8/classification_loss/Mean_2/_7785 = _Recv[client_terminated=false, recv_device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:CPU:0", send_device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0", send_device_incarnation=1, tensor_name="edge_12605_loss_8/classification_loss/Mean_2", tensor_type=DT_FLOAT, _device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:CPU:0"]()]]

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

InvalidArgumentError                      Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-55-006fdf1f857f> in <module>()
      9     callbacks=[
     10         keras.callbacks.ModelCheckpoint('snapshots/resnet50_model_1.h5', monitor='val_loss', verbose=1, save_best_only=True),
---> 11         keras.callbacks.ReduceLROnPlateau(monitor='val_loss', factor=0.1, patience=10, verbose=1, mode='auto', epsilon=0.0001, cooldown=0, min_lr=0),
     12     ],
     13 )

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras/legacy/interfaces.py in wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
     85                 warnings.warn('Update your `' + object_name +
     86                               '` call to the Keras 2 API: ' + signature, stacklevel=2)
---> 87             return func(*args, **kwargs)
     88         wrapper._original_function = func
     89         return wrapper

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras/engine/training.py in fit_generator(self, generator, steps_per_epoch, epochs, verbose, callbacks, validation_data, validation_steps, class_weight, max_queue_size, workers, use_multiprocessing, shuffle, initial_epoch)
   2075                     outs = self.train_on_batch(x, y,
   2076                                                sample_weight=sample_weight,
-> 2077                                                class_weight=class_weight)
   2078
   2079                     if not isinstance(outs, list):

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras/engine/training.py in train_on_batch(self, x, y, sample_weight, class_weight)
   1795             ins = x + y + sample_weights
   1796         self._make_train_function()
-> 1797         outputs = self.train_function(ins)
   1798         if len(outputs) == 1:
   1799             return outputs[0]

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras/backend/tensorflow_backend.py in __call__(self, inputs)
   2330         updated = session.run(self.outputs + [self.updates_op],
   2331                               feed_dict=feed_dict,
-> 2332                               **self.session_kwargs)
   2333         return updated[:len(self.outputs)]
   2334

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py in run(self, fetches, feed_dict, options, run_metadata)
    887     try:
    888       result = self._run(None, fetches, feed_dict, options_ptr,
--> 889                          run_metadata_ptr)
    890       if run_metadata:
    891         proto_data = tf_session.TF_GetBuffer(run_metadata_ptr)

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py in _run(self, handle, fetches, feed_dict, options, run_metadata)
   1118     if final_fetches or final_targets or (handle and feed_dict_tensor):
   1119       results = self._do_run(handle, final_targets, final_fetches,
-> 1120                              feed_dict_tensor, options, run_metadata)
   1121     else:
   1122       results = []

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py in _do_run(self, handle, target_list, fetch_list, feed_dict, options, run_metadata)
   1315     if handle is None:
   1316       return self._do_call(_run_fn, self._session, feeds, fetches, targets,
-> 1317                            options, run_metadata)
   1318     else:
   1319       return self._do_call(_prun_fn, self._session, handle, feeds, fetches)

~/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py in _do_call(self, fn, *args)
   1334         except KeyError:
   1335           pass
-> 1336       raise type(e)(node_def, op, message)
   1337
   1338   def _extend_graph(self):

InvalidArgumentError: Inputs to operation loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 of type Select must have the same size and shape.  Input 0: [67503,10] != input 1: [67503,5]
     [[Node: loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 = Select[T=DT_FLOAT, _device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0"](loss_8/classification_loss/Equal, loss_8/classification_loss/sub_1, loss_8/classification_loss/GatherNd)]]
     [[Node: loss_8/classification_loss/Mean_2/_7785 = _Recv[client_terminated=false, recv_device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:CPU:0", send_device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0", send_device_incarnation=1, tensor_name="edge_12605_loss_8/classification_loss/Mean_2", tensor_type=DT_FLOAT, _device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:CPU:0"]()]]

Caused by op 'loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1', defined at:
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel_launcher.py", line 16, in <module>
    app.launch_new_instance()
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/traitlets/config/application.py", line 658, in launch_instance
    app.start()
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelapp.py", line 477, in start
    ioloop.IOLoop.instance().start()
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/zmq/eventloop/ioloop.py", line 177, in start
    super(ZMQIOLoop, self).start()
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tornado/ioloop.py", line 888, in start
    handler_func(fd_obj, events)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tornado/stack_context.py", line 277, in null_wrapper
    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/zmq/eventloop/zmqstream.py", line 440, in _handle_events
    self._handle_recv()
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/zmq/eventloop/zmqstream.py", line 472, in _handle_recv
    self._run_callback(callback, msg)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/zmq/eventloop/zmqstream.py", line 414, in _run_callback
    callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tornado/stack_context.py", line 277, in null_wrapper
    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py", line 283, in dispatcher
    return self.dispatch_shell(stream, msg)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py", line 235, in dispatch_shell
    handler(stream, idents, msg)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py", line 399, in execute_request
    user_expressions, allow_stdin)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel/ipkernel.py", line 196, in do_execute
    res = shell.run_cell(code, store_history=store_history, silent=silent)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ipykernel/zmqshell.py", line 533, in run_cell
    return super(ZMQInteractiveShell, self).run_cell(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py", line 2698, in run_cell
    interactivity=interactivity, compiler=compiler, result=result)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py", line 2802, in run_ast_nodes
    if self.run_code(code, result):
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py", line 2862, in run_code
    exec(code_obj, self.user_global_ns, self.user_ns)
  File "<ipython-input-50-1a9dc197138b>", line 11, in <module>
    optimizer=keras.optimizers.adam(lr=1e-5, clipnorm=0.001)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras/engine/training.py", line 860, in compile
    sample_weight, mask)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras/engine/training.py", line 460, in weighted
    score_array = fn(y_true, y_pred)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras_retinanet/losses.py", line 37, in _focal
    focal_weight = keras_retinanet.backend.where(keras.backend.equal(labels, 1), 1 - classification, classification)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/keras_retinanet/backend/tensorflow_backend.py", line 47, in where
    return tensorflow.where(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/ops/array_ops.py", line 2441, in where
    return gen_math_ops._select(condition=condition, t=x, e=y, name=name)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/ops/gen_math_ops.py", line 3988, in _select
    "Select", condition=condition, t=t, e=e, name=name)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/op_def_library.py", line 787, in _apply_op_helper
    op_def=op_def)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/ops.py", line 2956, in create_op
    op_def=op_def)
  File "/home/james/anaconda3/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/ops.py", line 1470, in __init__
    self._traceback = self._graph._extract_stack()  # pylint: disable=protected-access

InvalidArgumentError (see above for traceback): Inputs to operation loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 of type Select must have the same size and shape.  Input 0: [67503,10] != input 1: [67503,5]
     [[Node: loss_8/classification_loss/Select_1 = Select[T=DT_FLOAT, _device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0"](loss_8/classification_loss/Equal, loss_8/classification_loss/sub_1, loss_8/classification_loss/GatherNd)]]
     [[Node: loss_8/classification_loss/Mean_2/_7785 = _Recv[client_terminated=false, recv_device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:CPU:0", send_device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0", send_device_incarnation=1, tensor_name="edge_12605_loss_8/classification_loss/Mean_2", tensor_type=DT_FLOAT, _device="/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:CPU:0"]()]]


"What we need is heating or cooling of individual human beings. How do you do personal thermal management?"
In this photo provided by Yi Cui Group/Stanford University, a small portion of a new nano fabric designed by Stanford engineers that seems to make skin feel cooler than current clothing.
Engineers have created clothing for a warming world — a fabric that allows your body heat to escape far better than other materials do.
It hasn't been worn or tested by humans, so outside experts caution this is far from a sure thing, but a team at Stanford University engineered a fabric using nano technology that not only allows moisture to leave the body better, but helps infrared radiation escape better. As a result, they say in Thursday's journalScience , the body should feel around 4.8 degrees (2.7 degrees Celsius) cooler than cotton and 3.8 degrees (2.1 degrees Celsius) chillier than commercially available synthetics.
This is designed for a warmer world — not just because climate change is making temperatures hotter, but because it takes a lot of energy to heat and cool people's offices and homes, said study lead author Yi Cui, a professor of materials and engineering.
"What we need is heating or cooling of individual human beings. How do you do personal thermal management?" Cui said.
Existing fabrics already do a good job of taking moisture away from the body, but the issue is more "how do you control the infrared radiation coming out of the human body," he said. Material does a good job of trapping that heat energy to warm you, but letting it go is another matter. That's where clear clingy plastic kitchen wrap comes in.
Plastic wrap — polyethylene — does a good job of allowing infrared radiation to escape the body. The trouble is it also allows visible light to escape, Cui said. That means, you can see through it, which isn't exactly what most people want from clothing.
So the engineering team worked at changing the pore size of the material and added other chemicals, allowing the heat and moisture out, but not visible light. And it is cheaper than cotton, Cui said.
But that material felt too flat, so the next step was to weave it, to feel like regular fabric, Cui said.
"You touch, it feels very soft," Cui said.
They've used devices to mimic human skin and monitor skin temperatures, but strict scientific testing rules have prevented them from testing clothing on actual humans, Cui said. That's the next step and outside scientists said there are all sorts of potential pitfalls. And after that, another three years would pass before mass production could proceed so people could buy and wear it, he said.
"There are many factors relating to the compatibility and feel of the fabric in contact with the skin — washability, durability, compatibility with coloring materials and how they impact radiative properties that remain completely unexplored," Yogendra Joshi, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology who wasn't part of the study, said in an email. "Replacing fabrics such as cotton that have been around for over 8,000 years is a tall order."


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Chef Frank Bilotti of Staten Island, New York began his love for culinary arts as a youngster helping his parents in the kitchen. His foundation was heavily influenced by Italian cuisine, which later sparked passion and the urge to see what the food industry was truly about . Starting off at the age of 14 in a ravioli shop and moving to a prep and line cook at a local hotspot, he solidified his desire to study professionally at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island.
Additionally, he has competed on Gordon Ramsay's "HELLS KITCHEN." Season 13 as well as FOODNETWORK "CHOPPED." And currently working on other shows and media, Chef Bilotti is quickly becoming a household name. He has been fortunate enough to work hand in hand with some of the most talented chefs and celebrities.
Be sure to out his POP-UP RESTAURANT and his expanding social media.
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Are you sitting on the fence and wondering whether or not you can afford to purchase a home? Here are ten houses in Placer County that won't break the bank! Why be paying someone else's mortgage with your rent? Why not pay yourself and invest in your own future? I know that I would much rather be building my own portfolio instead of someone else's. Take a look below. Let me know if there are any you'd like to see!
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Keith Barry
Live at Midlands Park Hotel
Sunday August 21st, 2022
The team here at Midlands Park Hotel are delighted to announce that magician and brain hacker Keith Barry will perform his brand new theatre show 'Reconnected', where he will reconnect the people of Ireland with a unique blend of magic, comedy and brain hacking.
As the world's leading TV hypnotist, mentalist and brain hacker, Keith Barry has been blazing a trail across the globe for many years. His mind-blowing skills have been showcased in over forty international television shows, including his most recent series, The Keith Barry Experience. He also recently starred in ITV's smash hit series You're Back in The Room where he hypnotised the contestants to stop them winning the prize money. The first hypnotism format on TV in the UK for several years, this show garnered huge audiences and proved to be a big prime-time hit for ITV.
Due to the overwhelming success of the show, Keith then went on to feature in the Australian and US versions. You're Back in the Room Australia was also very well received and the US version rebranded Hypnotize me, aired on the CW network during the summer of 2019 to huge acclaim.
The entertainment show that Keith has developed is aimed to astound and amaze, but also to ensure everybody will laugh until their faces hurt! During the show he will implant and extract thoughts, thus influencing the behaviour of an unsuspecting audience. No-one is safe!
As a mind coach Keith has also worked with many world-class athletes, business people, influencers and actors to assist them in unleashing their subconscious potential. Amongst Keith's clients are two of Ireland's premier rugby stars, Keith Earls and Rory Best.
Make a Night of It
Before the show why not enjoy a delicious meal with great food in a choice of three dining options – The Charter Bar & Eatery, Kelly's Steakhouse or the Triog Restaurant where you are sure to find a delicious meal using the freshest of locally sourced food and ingredients. Enjoy a night of entertainment before retiring to one of our guestrooms for a restful night's sleep.
Book your stay now at Midlands Park Hotel and look forward to luxurious accommodation, gourmet dining, first class service and what promises to be a great night's entertainment.
Please Note: Tickets for Keith Barry are not included in our packages
Join us at The Midlands Park Hotel for an overnight stay on Sunday August 21st, 2022 with full Irish breakfast the following morning. Tickets for Keith Barry are not included in this offer
At Midlands Park Hotel
Our Guestrooms
The 4-star Midlands Park Hotel provides luxurious guestrooms for our guests to relax and unwind in. Enjoy a restful nights sleep after dancing the night away to Nathan Carter.
Why not make the most of it & have a delicious pre concert evening meal in the warm and welcoming surrounds of the Charter Bar and Eatery or Kellys Steakhouse.
As our guest, why not relax and unwind with complimentary use of our leisure facilities including swimming pool, gymnasium, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi during your stay with us.


I find myself drowning in intense anticipation while watching my child open a present – not in the 'I-can't-wait-to-see-what-Karen-got-you' type of excitement, but rather an 'oh-great-what-new-toy-will-be-the-latest-bane-of-my-existence' kind of way.
Every time a new toy enters our house, or even re-surfaces it's way to the top of some abandoned pile of fellow misfits, in one way or another, it never delivers its intended purpose – usually resulting in some fight or brawl between my boys. It doesn't matter if there are two identical toys available, they'll find a reason to argue their need for the exact toy the other one is clenching onto with no intention of letting go.
If this toy in question makes a noise of any kind, I want you to listen to it. Again. Again. And again. Keep listening to it over and over for at least a good half hour on repeat after which I want you to ask yourself, does it drive you crazy? Do you want to rip your hair out? Do you continue to hear this sound on replay in your head long after it stopped making that noise? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, maybe it's not a good fit. If you still decide to purchase and present this toy to my child, it might remain at your house so every time they come over for a visit you'll have the luxury of listening to its constant racket.
My boys have the uncanny ability to make anything into a weapon and have more than mastered the art of rough-housing. Much deliberation must be taken into the material of an object that most likely will be used as a fighting instrument. Is the material hard and unforgiving in the event it was to be thrown at you? Let's just say you happened to get hit in the head with this particular item, would it hurt? Would it inflict serious injury requiring a trip to the ER? Would it cause significant damage to my house or put in a hole in the wall? Maybe not then. Better to be safe, then sorry.
My kids love putting things in their mouths. Disgusting, I know – but regardless, a fact of life. My youngest will soon be a crawler whose mission will be to grab and taste everything and anything she can get her hands on. The worst offender of all is my middle child who hasn't met a toy he hasn't attempted (and sometimes successfully) taken a bite out of. He's even left his mark on non-toy items found around our house with bite marks and chunks taken out of them. Nerf balls, books, pool noodles – nothing is safe. If possible, let's make sure the item your contemplating on purchasing is non-toxic. That would be awesome.
Are there any small, detachable pieces? Even if a portion of the toy wasn't manufactured with the intention of being removed, my children will find a way to remove it. They'll either bite or somehow manage to rip off a portion. Then what? If it doesn't clog up our toilet after getting flushed, it'll either get swallowed to which I'll find remnants of it days later in their poop or it'll become inserted in their nose and ears. I've already been to the ENT once this month, please be kind and allow some time to pass before I need to return.
I love playing with my kids. With that said, I also love when my kids are playing contently by themselves or with each other not requiring assistance from me. I don't mind helping and joining in the fun, but when I'm doing all the work and the result is my children watching me play, that's not my idea of a good time. Now, if you're looking to buy something for me to enjoy, I can send you a whole other list of ideas, but when it comes to my kids, maybe it's best you put back that 1,000 piece puzzle.
You may be thinking what's left? Honestly, I don't even know, but if you come across a toy or an item that passes all these criteria, you have my permission to buy up the remaining stock.
At the end of the day, like most kids, my boys would rather play with non-toy items than toys specially designed for their entertainment and amusement. Right now, containers are what's 'in' – blender bottles, Tupperware, boxes.
To save you the trouble, feel free to raid your cupboards or your neglected 'donate' pile for potential ideas. Better yet, take them for a trip to a local garage sale. You'll not only take them off my hands, you'll save yourself a buck or two by finding an affordable alternative to the latest and greatest toy on the market that won't last a day in my house.
HA! This might be the best gift guide ever!


Need to know what to bring to your DOT physical?
Bring the most recent results of a lab test called a Hemoglobin A1C (HgAIC) and your blood sugar logs or other records related to your diabetes.
Medication Issues How to Read a Prescription Label-Impact on your driving ability and routine.
The DOT physical exam requirements do not include a drug test. You will still have to give a urine sample which is used for a kidney screen for potential medical conditions.
However, companies do often require a pre-employment drug test.
So your company may request to have a drug screen done at the same time as you take your DOT physical.
Not all medical examiner's offices that conduct DOT physicals have a drug testing service at Same Day DOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol testing we are certified to provide drug & alcohol testing and participate in the required consortium utilizing Team CME services.
If you are uncertain if you will qualify for a DOT card, you may want to schedule a visit with your primary or specialty physician BEFORE your re-certification date. Each physical examination, just like each DOT applicant, is unique. AS always if you have questions or concerns call us at 615-452-1575 or email your questions to info@samedaydot.com.
"Does a DOT physical include a drug test" is a recurring question asked by CMV drivers. Most CMV drivers are required to take a DOT physical exam every 2 years to maintain their DOT medical certificate and CDL. For many, the DOT physical is extremely stressful, since it can determine the fate of their careers.
Being prepared and knowing what to expect from your DOT physical can make all the difference.
Does the DOT physical exam include a drug test?
However, companies require a pre-employment drug test.
Not all medical examiner's offices that conduct DOT physicals have a drug testing service.
SameDayDOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol Testing are qualified to perform CDL/DOT physicals in Tennessee, as well as BAT (Breath Alcohol Testing) and Drug Testing through a split urine collection (in compliance with the DOT employment drug test requirements).
SameDayDOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol Testing offers the best healthcare for the best price and works with your schedule. SameDayDOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol Testing knows that health needs are not always planned, which is why we welcome Walk In's, Monday thru Friday. No appointment needed.
One of the complications of getting your medical certificate is if you have a medical condition that may pose a risk to safety while operating a commercial motor vehicle.
How does this play into the FMCSA DOT physical exam?
The medical examiner has a responsibility to ensure that a commercial driver does not have any medical condition which could impact that driver's ability to meet all the physical and mental demands of the job, now or for the period for which the medical card will be issued.
•Have you had a medical condition which poses a risk to safety?
•Do you have symptoms that may indicate an undiagnosed condition?
•Do you currently have a diagnosed condition?
•Is the condition being treated?
•Is the treatment effective, and safe, for you to drive a CMV?
•Is the medical condition stable, and safe, for you to drive a CMV?
•Is the onset of incapacitation symptoms so rapid as to interfere with safe driving?
•Is the onset so gradual that you may be unaware of diminished capabilities?
To ensure that the medical examiner can complete the DOT physical exam at your appointment you should bring a Medical Release Opinion letter from your treating physician. You can download instructions and a letter template here, or refer your treating physician to this page for the necessary information.
Download Medical Release Opinion information here.
If you do not have the necessary documentation with you, for the DOT physical exam, the medical examiner may have to temporarily disqualify your medical certificate. You will need this documentation before you can be reconsidered for qualification for a medical certificate.
It's important that your primary care physician, who is treating you for the medical condition, also understands the physical, mental, and emotional demands of your job, as well as the responsibilities, work schedule and job stresses you have to deal with.
The DOT doctor, aka certified medical examiner, has been certified for evaluating the special circumstances of a commercial driver.
The Medical Opinion Release letter from your primary care physician helps the DOT doctor to evaluate your medical condition in view of the safety risk in driving a commercial vehicle. However, the decision to qualify or disqualify you for a medical certificate rests with the DOT doctor, not your primary care physician.
For many employers it can be a stressful and confusing time when an employee tests positive on a DOT mandated drug or alcohol test.
Does the employer now have to "DO" anything?
Must the employee be fired? How long will the driver be out?
Can the driver be re-hired?
The key is to precisely follow the DOT regulations in order to handle the situation correctly and maintain regulatory compliance.
Once an employer has received a verified positive drug test result, the employer must immediately remove the employee from DOT covered safety sensitive functions. The employer should not wait for a written report from the Medical Review Officer or the results of a split specimen test (if one has been requested by the employee).
A verified positive DOT drug or alcohol test is a direct violation of the federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
Employers who are required to comply with DOT regulations must provide an individual who has tested positive for drugs or alcohol on a pre-employment (including an applicant or new employee), random, reasonable suspicion or post-accident test with information about qualified Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs). Employers are not required to pay for the employees evaluation or treatment; however they must provide a list of locally available DOT SAPs. Employers may provide the list of SAPs through a Third Party Administrator (TPA).
In order to be eligible to perform safety sensitive duties, the employee in violation must successfully complete the DOT Return to Duty Process. This process involves being evaluated by a DOT qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), completing treatment and/or education as recommended by the SAP, and a follow-up evaluation by the SAP. The time it takes to complete the DOT SAP process varies and depends upon the level of treatment and education recommended for the employee, as well as the employee's dedication to the process. The SAP is not an advocate for the employee or the employer. Rather the SAPs function is to protect the public's interest in safety.
It is important to note that only a DOT qualified SAP may provide the required evaluation, recommendations and determination of successful compliance required to become eligible for consideration for a return to safety sensitive duty by an employer. In order to be qualified to act as a DOT SAP, the SAP is required by federal regulations to have specialized training, maintain specific professional credentials and undergo continuing education. They are also required to adhere to specific rules and regulations regarding facilities in which they recommend for treatment and education.
Once the employer has been notified by the DOT SAP in writing that an employee has successfully completed the recommendations, the employer may choose to return the employee to safety sensitive duty pending a negative return to duty test. The employer must also ensure that the employee is in follow-up testing as recommended by the SAP.
You fail a drug or alcohol test by testing positive to a drug test, or registering a 0.04 or greater alcohol content. Either of these results requires you to be immediately removed from performing safety-sensitive functions (i.e., driving CMVs) until successful completion of the return-to-duty process with a DOT-qualified substance abuse professional.
Your refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test is generally equivalent to testing positive to a drug or alcohol test. You must immediately be removed from performing safety-sensitive functions (i.e., driving CMVs) until successful completion of the return-to-duty process with a DOT-qualified substance abuse professional. The DOT regulations outline refusals to test for drugs and alcohol. Some refusals are determined by medical review officers (49 CFR Part 40 Subpart G) and alcohol technicians (49 CFR Part 40 Subpart N). For others, the determination is the employer's responsibility. Refusals to submit to a drug or alcohol test are defined in §382.107. The employee handbook available on the ODAPC Web site provides examples of conduct that the regulations define as refusing a test (49 CFR Part 40 Subpart I and Subpart N) and what happens if you test positive, refuse a test, or violate FMCSA regulations. It is, therefore, critical to understand the specific circumstances that define a refusal, which can be found in §40.191, §40.261 and §382.107.
DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Services, Evaluations and Drug Free Workplace Solutions Need a Drug and/or Alcohol Test? Call Same Day DOT Physicals Drug & Alcohol Testing.
Everyone reacts differently to a crash. Some experience pain, headache or a mental fog, making it difficult to think or focus. Others might find their minds flooded by thoughts and concerns. Some have a rush of adrenaline and they don't feel anything at all.
In addition to the mental disorientation, and emotional trauma, sometimes vehicle accidents cause physical damage that's hard to notice due to the immediate distractions and flight and fight reflex that occurs. Even serious physical issues might not present any signs for several days.
The first six weeks after a whiplash injury are usually conservative in care. Chiropractic care and physical therapy may be part of the comprehensive healing program. Pain that continues past 6 weeks without continued improvement with conservative care is appropriate to seek the care of an interventional pain doctor and your chiropractor should have a network of doctors both orthopedic and neurosurgical that he or she works with along with the ability to refer for further testing with Credentialing that allows referral to the hospital for that testing.
It's a good idea for any person involved in an accident to seek immediate evaluation. If these or any other symptoms appear even several days after the accident, it is important to visit a doctor experienced in post car accident injuries symptoms to diagnose and treat potential lingering problems.
Dr. Michael Tigges is the Owner and Chiropractic Physician of Tigges Chiropractic & Wellness clinic and has over 28 years of health care experience in private practice with advanced training through The Spine Research Institute of San Diego is committed to providing research and education in the area of spinal health and injury prevention. We are especially concerned about cervical spine injuries that result from whiplash trauma.
If you suffer from anxiety, depression or other mental illnesses but take medication to treat the symptoms, you may be ineligible for a CDL or you may need a Medical Release Opinion letter.
Millions of Americans suffer from anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses or chemical imbalances. The symptoms of these illnesses can range from minor to severe and most are easily controlled with medication. The medications given for mental illnesses can help suffers live a normal, happy life.
According to the FMCSA, "individuals who live under chronic emotional upsets may have deeply ingrained maladaptive or erratic behavior patterns. Excessively antagonistic, instinctive, impulsive, openly aggressive, paranoid or severely depressed behavior greatly interfere with the driver's ability to drive safely. Those individuals who are highly susceptible to frequent states of emotional instability (schizophrenia, affective psychoses, paranoia, anxiety or depressive neurosis) may warrant disqualification.
The MEP believes that all individuals currently taking benzodiazepines or similar drugs which act on benzodiazepine receptors should be immediately prohibited from driving a CMV.
Individuals who take benzodiazepines for any length of time should not be allowed to drive until the drug has been cleared from their system (i.e., within seven half-lives of the drug and any active metabolites). Chronic users of benzodiazepines (i.e., regular use for more than a month) should also wait an additional week after the drug has cleared from their system before resuming driving to ensure that the drug has been completely eliminated. It is also suggested that FMCSA provide information regarding the half-life and seven half-lives of benzodiazepines and active metabolites to medical examiners for use at the time of examination.
•chronic users of benzodiazepines should wait an additional week after the drug has been cleared from the body (i.e., seven half lives plus one week) before driving a CMV to ensure that it has been completely eliminated.
The MEP is of the opinion that all individuals currently taking lithium be excluded from driving a CMV at night.
Give your Certified Medical Examiner all the information so he may contact and discuss with the prescribing doctor and if necessary get a ………………..


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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Raoul said he has been self-isolating and will continue to do so. He is also working with health officials to notify those he may have had contact with
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has tested positive for coronavirus after coming down with symptoms over the weekend, he announced in a statement Tuesday.
"After experiencing minor symptoms over the weekend, I consulted with my health care provider using telehealth services," Raoul said in a statement. "Upon the advice of my doctor, I was tested yesterday and informed today that I have tested positive for COVID-19."
Raoul said he has been self-isolating and will continue to do so. He is also working with health officials to notify those he may have had contact with.
"My symptoms continue to be mild, and I am in regular contact with my staff in order to continue to manage the operations of my office," Raoul said in a statement. "As I join the countless Illinois residents working from home, the programs and services provided by the Attorney General's office will continue uninterrupted.
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"Although the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois is decreasing, I urge people to follow guidance from public health officials by staying at least six feet away from others, wearing a face mask when around others, and washing your hands often," he continued. "I am fortunate to be otherwise healthy and am following recommendations to protect those around me. I encourage all Illinois residents to take precautions to protect themselves and vulnerable residents from contracting COVID-19."
Illinois officials reported just 473 new coronavirus cases statewide on Monday, another drop in the overall infection rates across the state.
According to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the 473 new cases were the lowest single-day increase in virus cases since March 30, when 460 new cases were confirmed by health officials.
In all, 133,016 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed statewide since the pandemic began.
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the veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.
Their faces are veiled with something like the yashmak of Egypt, but it is of plain blue calico, a little embroidered.
I would make a sensation in Bosna-Seraj, I can tell you, attired only in this and a yashmak.
She wore no yashmak, for Selim, though professing the Moslem faith, was somewhat lax in carrying out its articles.
The lady of the yashmak, he informed me, was a member of the household of a wealthy Moslem in the neighborhood of Damascus.
She lowered her yashmak and looked at him with burning eyes.