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Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Singapore and Malaysia. He was sent by FAM to undergo a training session at Eintracht Frankfurt Germany and other countries. He was known as the King of Soccer and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football players. Ghani currently resides in Negeri Sembilan.
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Abdul Ghani Minhat died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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In Uefa coaches forum attended by Guardiola and Zidane, Liverpool's Klopp says VAR must improve
The Video Assistant Referee system continues to be a hot topic in world football.
Nov 12, 2019 · 09:42 am
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The day after Liverpool beat Manchester City in a crunch match where VAR decisions were hotly disputed, the Premier League leader's coach Jurgen Klopp and other top football figures have suggested improvement is needed to the fledgling system.
Klopp, his City opposite number Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, and Thomas Tuchel of Paris Saint-Germain all attended the Uefa coaches forum in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday, where the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system was a hot topic.
"It is clear it's a process where they have to keep on improving," Klopp said. "It can be improved, a lot of things have to be done by human beings and we are not 100% [either]. There is space for some mistakes, nobody asks for perfection, just to have the right decision, that's all."
His comments were made a day after the marquee game of the Premier League season so far saw a controversial VAR call after six minutes when City could easily have had a penalty when the ball ricocheted around the Liverpool area and hit the Reds' defender Trent Alexander-Arnold on the arm.
Not only did VAR fail to overturn the referee's decision not to award City a penalty, but they were doubly punished 22 seconds later when Liverpool midfielder Fabinho fired home a brilliant strike to give the Reds a 1-0 lead.
Uefa assistant general secretary Giorgio Marchetti said uniformity was needed but called for time for the promising new system to bed in.
"Now we have VAR, it's quite useful that coaches and representatives of referees can speak together," Marchetti said.
"Let's not forget VAR is very young and it's a revolution in the game. "What we all need is uniformity. There are points which need to be fine-tuned, but you have to look at the positive points that VAR brings," he added.
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Springfield H.S. wide receiver closes in on national record
October 14, 2011 By Bill Pollock
Springfield Hillcrest senior Dorial Green-Beckham is closing in the national career record for receiving yards. The record could fall when the Hornets host West Plains Friday night. Green-Beckham is just 369 yards away from Abram Booty's career record of 5,867 yards set in 1996. Booty attended Shreveport Evangel Academy in Louisiana. Green-Beckham set the state record for most yards in a single game when he pulled down 354 yards in a win over Rolla.
The reason the record could be set tonight is Hillcrest is 6-1 and looking to wrap up the Ozark Conference Championship at winless West Plains. The Hornets are 9th in Class 4.
According to Gabe DeArmond of PowerMizzou.com, Green-Beckham will be attending the Mizzou game on Saturday on an unofficial visit. He hasn't made a decision yet on which college he would attend but its between Big 12 and SEC schools. In addition to Mizzou, Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma are in the running.
By the way, in case you're wondering whatever happened to Booty? The following comes from a 2003 article by Ronnie McClellan, a writer for The Daily Reveille. Abram Booty was destined to become one of LSU's top receivers in school history. After his first two seasons at LSU, he had 91 receptions for 1,394 yards and six touchdowns. But a back injury after his sophomore season that required surgery limited Abram to 26 receptions for 374 yards and two touchdowns in 1999. He still ranks ninth among LSU receivers for the most career receptions.
Abram said the injury and a coaching change were the two underlying reasons for him leaving the LSU football program. He transferred to Valdosta State University in Georgia to finish his football career in 2000.
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What is the eBox Platform and How is It Used?
The eBox Platform is an open source framework built using the Ubuntu Linux distribution that is intended to centralize and manage all of the related services that comprise a network. We will take a look at what this software package has to offer, as well as investigate its development history and its rebranding as Zentyal server.
What is the eBox Platform?
The eBox Platform is the brainchild of Spanish software developer and entrepreneur Ignacio Correas. It is based on the Ubuntu variant of the GNU/Linux operating system and provides users with a simple web interface from which to manage all of their machine's services. The software also supplies a simplified development environment that can be used to add or modify features of the operating system.
The ability to continually monitor service availability and automatically address and correct failures.
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The flexibility afforded by the modular design of the eBox Platform makes it suitable for a wide variety of computing implementations. It is designed to ensure the viability and security of the platform while maintaining service availability and data integrity.
A detailed review of eBox by linux.com indicates that these are some of the ways that you can use this open source framework.
Shared resource manager – Use eBox as a file and print server in a Windows network. Set group and user permissions and use the automatic backup feature to protect your data.
User Management – eBox provides LDAP server functionality to store user and group accounts that can be shared across all installed modules. It can act as a primary domain controller which will allow the authentication of windows machines and profiles.
Network Gateway – eBox uses objects as the basis for its network management which simplifies the administration of such functions as the firewall. Network interfaces are highly configurable and filters can be used to control user access to content.
Communications – You can use eBox as a mail server or a mail relay. The instant messaging system can be used to implement an internal corporate messaging platform.
Managing Infrastructure – Modules available as part of the eBox platform enable you to use your computer as a DHCP server, a DNS server, or a web server. VPNs are supported through the use of a certificate authority.
The ability to use the just the component you need for the functionality that you desire allows you to run lighter with less code overhead.
On August 19, 2010 notice was given confirming the renaming of the eBox Platform. Both the company responsible for developing the framework, eBox Technologies and the product itself were rebranded as Zentyal. The change took effect on September first of 2010 and was enacted to remove any confusion prospective users would have concerning the eBox name.
eBox founder and current eBox Technologies CEO Ignacio Correas wanted the name change to eliminate the suggestion that the software comes integrated with hardware. The word "box" was to be removed and the product renamed to Zentyal to focus on the fact that the product is strictly server software and is not bound with any particular hardware.
Zentyal is a fusion of the words "Zen" and "Essential" that are meant to represent qualities such as insight and balance along with those that are fundamental and necessary when creating systems that rely on resilient network services. If you are interested in the latest version of what was once eBox, you need to look at the Zentyal server.
Zentyal Server is available as a free development edition as well as a commercial edition. Support is available with a commercial subscription, and you can try the commercial version with a free 45-day trial. You cannot, however, upgrade the development version to a commercial version. Here are the main differences between the editions.
We are now going to take a deeper look into some of the scenarios in which Zentyal can be used.
Using Zentyal to set up a network can be accomplished in two different ways that provide varying levels of functionality. The main difference in the two methods is the placement of the Zentyal server in relation to the other network components.
Zentyal can be administered through a graphical interface as well as a web browser, allowing you to manage it from anywhere on your network. The software can be run on less powerful hardware than other alternatives. One drawback to testing the software is the inability to run it as a live CD, requiring you to perform a full install.
eBox's maturity and transformation into Zentyal server is an example of the possibilities inherent in the open source movement. Zentyal survives as a company by providing paid support for their software, which can freely be used in many different scenarios to implement network services for your installation.
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Margaret H. Beissinger (Princeton University, USA)
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Daniela Koleva (St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
Krassimira Krastanova (University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski," Bulgaria)
Marianne Mesnil (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Seth Murray (North Carolina State University, USA)
Frosa Pejoska-Bouchereau (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales de Paris, France)
Ioana Popescu (Independent Researcher, Bucharest, Romania)
Zoltán Rostás (University of Bucharest, Romania)
Michael Stewart (University College London, UK)
Mădălina Vârtejanu-Joubert (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales de Paris, France)
Smaranda Vultur (Western University, Romania)
Ana Maria Zahariade (University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu", Romania)
MARTOR Journal is coordinated by a managing editor, who is responsible for the scientific quality of its content. His/her duties include: overviewing the submission process; working together with the editorial staff; subjecting the articles to peer review; communicating with the members of the advisory board, the editorial board, the associated editors, and the authors; submission of the issues to production and distribution processes.
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Each issue is coordinated by one or several associated editors. They propose a theme of an issue; are in charge with the selection of the articles after the submission process; review the articles submitted; make suggestions to the authors for improving the text, if necessary; decide the acceptation or rejection of an article; participate to the peer review process, by suggesting specialists; and write the Introduction of the thematic issue.
History of MARTOR Journal Editorial Board, 1996-2016.
The managing editor since 2017 is Dr. Anamaria Iuga (head of Ethnology Studies department, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania).
Dr. Simina Bădică (Curator, House of European History, Belgium)
Ana Chirițoiu (PhD. Student, Central European University, Austria)
Dr. Habil. Corina Iosif (Senior researcher, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania)
Dr. Sorana-Cristina Man (Editor, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania)
Dr. Daniela Moisa (Assistant Professor, University of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada)
Oana Rădoi (Graphic Designer, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania)
Dr. Sandor Varga (Szeged University, Hungary)
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Dr. James Alexander Kapalo (Principal Investigator Hidden Galleries ERC Project, University College Cork, Ireland)
Dr. Gabriela Nicolescu (Curatorial Lead, Hidden Galleries Project, University College Cork, Ireland)
Associated editors since the issue 16/2011:
Dr. Gruia Bădescu, University of Oxford, U.K.; University of Konstanz, Germany (2018)
Dr. Simina Bădică, House of European History, Belgium (2018)
Ana Chirițoiu, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University, Austria (2020)
Dr. Corina Doboș, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", and University of Bucharest, Romania (2015)
Dr. Ștefan Dorondel, Francisc I. Rainer Institute of Anthropology, Romania (2014)
Dr. Mihai Gheorghiu, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania (2012)
Dr. Bogdan Iancu, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, and National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania (2016, 2017, 2019)
Dr. Alexandra Ion, Francisc I. Rainer Institute of Anthropology, Romania (2015)
Dr. Corina Iosif, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania (2017, 2019)
Dr. Anamaria Iuga, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania (2013, 2016)
Dr. Maria Mateoniu, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania (2012)
Dr. Vintilă Mihăilescu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania (2017)
Dr. Daniela Moisa, Laval University, Canada (2011)
Dr. Cătălina Tesăr, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, and University of Bucharest, Romania (2020)
Iris Șerban, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania (2019)
Dr. Stelu Șerban, The Institute for Southeast European Studies, Romania (2014)
Dr. Damiana Oțoiu, University of Bucharest, Romania (2018)
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Yesterday was the 83rd Annual Kite Day in Austin. Since both of our families were in town we thought it would be a fun event to go to with everyone. Originally, Ryno and I talked big about making our own kites and planned to make one for everyone in our family. We fell behind on that plan and instead I ended up at Walgreens on Sunday morning raiding their kite selection. I was still determined to find the cartoon character that best represented each person in our party. For example, Ryno got the penguins from the movie Madagascar, Rob got Transformers and I got Summertime Barbie.
We all met for an early breakfast and then hiked the Greenbelt to Zilker Park. Once there we found a shady spot under a large oak tree and started assembling our kites. Unfortunately, the wind was not being very cooperative and it took a few failed attempts before anyone in our group had their kite in the air. Ryno's mom was the first to succeed. Then slowly but surely we all started to see our kite flying skill return, or maybe it was just that the wind improved too. Either way we all had our kites flying high together, even for just a brief moment.
By the time we had to leave, sometime around 1 o'clock, it seemed there were hundreds of kites in the air. I am told the wind continued to improve throughout the afternoon, and before the event was finished at four o'clock thousands of kites peppered the city skyline. While I was sorry to miss that sight, we still had a fun day with family and flying kites. Here are a few photos from the day. Enjoy!


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Cllr Rebecca Knox was unanimously elected as the new leader of Dorset County Council on 18 May with the deputy leader being Cllr Peter Wharf.
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In the first few years of the development of the BLM concept, a series of predictions of the toxicity of copper and silver to freshwater fish were made and compared with results from bioassays conducted in a great variety of test water compositions. It was shown that a wide range of 96h LC50 values were obtained simply from adjustments of pH, DOC, alkalinity and the hardness of the test water. The BLM could be used to predict these effects. Input data to the BLM included measured water chemistry (pH, DOC, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, SO4, CO3). In 'expressis verbis', BLM predicted LC50 values representing the amount of trace metal (e.g. copper) necessary to accumulate to lethal BL concentrations. Comparison of BLM results with measured values usually showed an excellent agreement, within a factor of two, of the measured values.
By combining mass balances and equilibrium equations for all cations that compete with Cu for binding sites, an equation was obtained for the fraction of the total number of Cu binding sites (ligands) occupied by Cu, which finally determines the magnitude of toxic effects independent of water quality characteristics. From this, 48h-EC50 values can be predicted, when Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and H+ activities are known, but without knowing measured Cu concentrations on the BL. Increases in Ca, Mg, Na (not K) resulted in an increasing 48h-EC50 for Cu. In contrast, bioassays showed limitations when the FIAM was used to predict Cu toxicity, since corresponding 48h-EC50s (here as Cu2+) differed by more than a factor of 10. Part of these differences may be explained by the linear relationship observed between EC50s (Cu2+) and Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and H+ activities and competition between metal ions and cations and hydrogen for binding sites on the biological surface. The fact that also Mg, beside Ca, reduced Cu toxicity suggests species-specific differences. In turn, similar effects of MgSO4 and MgCl2 indicate that inorganic ligands had no effect. The authors also observed differences in EC5o when pH was varied and explain this by proton competition at the BL site (linear relation), or by different pH values in the microenvironment of the BL compared to the ambient bulk solution leading to misinterpretation of the Cu-H interaction (De Schamphelaere and Janssen, 2002).
Also CuOH+ toxicity has to be considered, resulting in less Cu2+ needed to provoke toxicity at higher pH. A linear regression analysis suggested that indeed CuOH+ co-toxicity rather than proton competition may be the cause for the observed toxicity changes. The good agreement reported by others between the BLM constants of D. magna and P. promelas (Santore et al., 2001) suggests that daphnid BLs have the same affinity for metals and cations as BLs of fish, which may be incorrect, however, at pH values where CuOH+ co-toxicity becomes relevant. De Schamphelaere and Janssen (2002) found that the BL binding constant, log KCuBL for D. magna was 8.02 per M, while the constant for CuOH+ , log KCuOHBL, was 7.45 per M.
When the stability constants were included into the BLM computer program designed to predict 48h-EC50s (as dissolved Cu) for the water characteristics measured in the study, the predicted values differed from the observed EC50s only by a factor < 1.5. However, this excellent agreement between predicted and observed toxicity values was found only when tests were performed at pH <8, but not at all for tests performed at pH >8. Additional experiments (De Schamphelaere et al., 2002) demonstrated that this was due to toxicity of the CuCO3 complex, which is the most abundant inorganic copper species at pH >8. The log BL binding constant for this complex was determined to be 7.01 per M.
Later work on chronic copper toxicity to D. magna by De Schamphelaere (2003) showed that the log BL binding constants for the hydroxyde and carbonate complexes to gills were higher in chronic tests than in acute tests, 7.75 and 7.38 per M, respectively, indicating that other copper species, in addition to free cupric ions play a substantial role in the manifestation of chronic toxicity to daphnids. Also the effect of pH was more accentuated in the chronic experiments with daphnids compared with the acute tests (cf. review by Van Sprang, 2003).
In an elegant series of experiments Meyer et al. (1999) demonstrated that in laboratory tests, measured concentrations of nickel in gills [Ni g;ll ] and calculated concentrations of copper in gills [Cu g;ll ] were constant predictors of acute toxicity of Ni and Cu to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) when water hardness varied up to 10-fold, whereas total aqueous concentrations and free-ion activities of Ni and Cu were not. Thus, the BLM, which simultaneously accounts for (a) metal speciation in exposure water and (b) competitive binding of transition-metal ions and other cations to biotic ligands predicts acute toxicity better than does free -ion activity of Ni and Cu. The LA50 value or the "critical BL concentration", i.e. the concentration of metal bound to the fish gill at 2-3 h corresponding to 50% mortality at 96 h, was found to be: for nickel about 250 nmol Ni per g wet weight (ww) and for copper about 12 nmol/g (ww).
Later work, summarized by Di Toro et al. (2001), provided slightly modified values of the "critical BL concentration" in gills of fathead minnows: for Cu - 10 nmol/g (ww), for Ag - 17 nmol/g (ww), and for Ni -239 nmol/g (ww). In the same paper, critical BL concentrations were given for Ceriodaphnia dubia (Cu - 0.19 nmol/g) and for Daphnia magna (Ag -2.26 nmol/g). The fraction of sites at the BL occupied by the trace metal to produce a 50% effect in fish, i.e. the fCuBL50% in the case of copper, was 33% for fish (49% in the case of silver). However, in the crustaceans, the critical fraction of sites occupied by toxicants was only 0.6% in the case of C. dubia and Cu, and 6.5% in the case of D. magna and Ag. On the other hand, the BL binding constants for both Cu and Ag were almost identical (log values varied only in the range 7.3-7.4 per M) over the three investigated species and so were the site densities (30-35 nmol/g ww) (Di Toro et al., 2001). De Schamphelaere's and Janssen's (2002) determination of BL constants resulted in a value of 39% for the critical fraction of sites at the BLfCuBL50%) for D. magna, that was occupied by Cu to produce 50% effect.
In the extensive work on zinc (Heijerick et al., 2002a; Janssen, 2003) the BL binding constant, log KZnBL , was determined at 5.31 for both rainbow trout gills and for D. magna. In the case of acute toxicity of Zn, the critical fraction of BL sites occupied by Zn was 14% in the case of rainbow trout, but as much as 42% in the case of D. magna. Critical fractions to produce chronic toxicity of Zn (expressed as NOEC values) were 7.4% for rainbow trout and 7.7% for D. magna.
Heijerick et al. (2002b) established stability constants (KBL) for the binding of cations to algal cells by using a mathematical approach, which was recently developed by De Schamphelaere and Janssen (2002). By means of adsorption experiments they could show that K+ is the only cation not significantly changing Zn toxicity. Toxicity tests performed at various pH indicated a pH-dependent change of stability constants, due to competition between H+ and Zn2+, which was reducing Zn toxicity in a non-linear way. In addition, pH affected also the physiology of the BL (algae). According to the BLM, Zn toxicity to algae can be modelled as a function of key water characteristics. The results of Heijerick et al. (2002b) confirm that the statement that "the binding characteristics of BLs are independent of the test medium charcteristics" is at least not valid for algae. The critical fraction to give chronic effects to algae (ECio) was determined to be 14.3% for the green algal species used.
As a part of the research conducted to produce baseline information for the EU Risk Assessment for Zinc, BLMs were developed to predict chronic zinc toxicity to three standard test organisms, i.e. rainbow trout, Daphnia magna and the green alga, Pseudokirchneriella subspicata. The work consistently illustrated the importance of bioavailability parameters for chronic toxicity of zinc to rainbow trout, daphnids and algae and demonstrated that changes in zinc bioavailability to aquatic organisms can be quantified and predicted. The differences in toxicity, caused by bioavailability parameters were highest for the alga (a factor of 100), somewhat lower for fish (a factor of 2o) and lowest for daphnids (a factor of 4). For the green alga, the pH effect was the most important, while the effects of Ca, Mg and Na were negligible. For the daphnid, hardness and pH appeared to be equally important, whereas for rainbow trout, the effect of Ca was more important than that of pH. The effect of DOC seemed to be most pronounced for the alga, and of similar magnitude for the daphnid and the fish. In spite of these differences, the BLMs for all three organisms were able to significantly reduce the variation in effect concentrations, i.e. chronic effect concentrations were generally predicted within a factor of two from the observed values for all organisms, both when using laboratory waters and waters collected in the field (Janssen, 2003).
It certainly would be wise to keep in mind that, although BLMs seem to function well for organisms such as phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish, which normally take up substances from the surrounding water via well defined biological surfaces, e.g. the cell membrane (in the case of unicellular algae) or the gill membrane (in the case of multi-cellular organisms), thus fitting the GSIM model, it cannot be taken for granted that organisms taking up metals from the surrounding media via other routes will fit any standard BLM. An example clearly demonstrating the existence of such exceptions from the "BLM-rule" was given by Guo et al. (2001), who worked with American oysters (Crassostrea virginica). These, and most probably other marine bivalves, which are filter-feeding animals, are capable of concentrating metals from the large volumes of seawater they filter. Since trace metals are often associated with potentially nutritious DOC in the water, it was hypothesized that the uptake of DOC by bivalves may also enhance the uptake of trace metals. It was found that exactly this was the case, especially in the presence of high-molecular-weight DOC at high concentrations, the uptake of metals in the oysters was generally greatly enhanced, possibly due to direct ingestion and digestion of colloidally complexed metals (Guo et al., 2001).
It must be understood, however, that uptake of trace metals into the body tissues of filter-feeding animals does not necessarily result in toxic effects, since metals may be sequestered in not readily available forms in the tissues. In fact, the issue of dietary metal toxicity to filter-feeding organisms such as cladocerans is extremely important. It is obvious that, for example, the BLM developed by De Schamphelaere and Janssen (2003) to predict chronic waterborne copper toxicity to Daphnia magna is based on the assumption that there is no contribution of dietary copper to toxicity in the tests used for model development. In order to investigate the validity of this assumption, De Schamphelaere (2003) carried out a great number of chronic tests with D. magna, where toxicity was measured at three regimes of exposure to copper : (1) waterborne only, (2) dietary only, and (3) waterborne + dietary. It was found that the 21-d NOEC and EC50 for reproduction were nearly identical in the waterborne and in the waterborne + dietary exposure, being 95 and 110 ^g Cu/l (as dissolved copper), respectively. From this result it was concluded that the contribution of dietary copper to toxicity was unimportnat and did not interfere with BLM-predicted chronic copper toxicity (De Schamphelaere, 2003). Exposure to dietary copper resulted in an increased copper body burden in the adult daphnids, but no additional toxicity was observed. On the contrary, the dietary exposure route resulted in a 75% increase in growth and reproduction in the highest exposure level. Thus, when cells of green algae, used to feed the daphnids during the tests, were enriched with copper, a significant stimulatory effect was observed in the daphnids.


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The previous Tutorial #11 showed how to find so-called adversarial examples for a state-of-the-art neural network, which caused the network to mis-classify images even though they looked identical to the human eye. For example, an image of a parrot became mis-classified as a bookcase when adding the adversarial noise, but the image looked completely unchanged to the human eye.
The adversarial noise in Tutorial #11 was found through an optimization process for each individual image. Because the noise was specialized for each image, it may not generalize and have any effect on other images.
In this tutorial we will instead find adversarial noise that causes nearly all input images to become mis-classified as a desired target-class. The MNIST data-set of hand-written digits is used as an example. The adversarial noise is now clearly visible to the human eye, but the digits are still easily identified by a human, while the neural network mis-classifies nearly all the images.
In this tutorial we will also try and make the neural network immune to adversarial noise.
Tutorial #11 used NumPy for the adversarial optimization. In this tutorial we will show how to implement the optimization process directly in TensorFlow. This might be faster, especially when using a GPU, because it does not need to copy data to and from the GPU in each iteration.
It is recommended that you first study Tutorial #11. You should also be familiar with TensorFlow in general, see e.g. Tutorials #01 and #02.


Is that the male equivalent of duck face?
Last try. Let's see if photobucket works.
This is from my landing page. Not sure if I'm in love with it yet.
Pretty good lighting for a Gopher! UW-Madison here! I assume you are an alumni of U of Mn. Go Badgers!
^^ That is seriously awesome ohhbekay!! I'm really digging it!
That is some dedication to a photo setup right there. How long did it take you to dig that hole? Well done.
My first post on this forum should be a self-portrait.
Canon 5diii and 60d (magic lantern), 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.8, 17-55mm f2.8.
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All Saint's Day – One of the Most Glorious Feasts!
All Saint's Day is around the corner! I hope you are planning something special with your little saints-in-the-making!!
The feast of All Saints is one of the greatest of all the feasts because it celebrates what could have been impossible. The Cross is a tree that bears fruit.
This is the feast of its harvest. The celebrations of the mysteries in the life of our Lord are glorious, and there is no detracting from them. But He was God.
This day we celebrate the perfecting of human nature, by grace pouring from the side of Christ on the Cross, through His Church and His sacraments, remaking men after their despoiling in the Garden.
Each succeeding feast gives us a new understanding of this. We have been "born of God." We must know the saints because we can learn from them how to receive His will, to love it, to act on it, to use the power He has given us to become the sons of God.
Here, we are His adopted sons separated from Heaven by life in the flesh. That part of us that He made in His own image and likeness is detained a while, in the body. It is being tried.
The saints went through the trials too, and with the help of His grace, they overcame them. They are in glory now, sons united at last with their Father. This is the greatest of His mercies.
He loved us before the creation of the world and planned for us to be in eternity with Him. When sin spoiled the plan, He perfected it – if one can say that – with the Incarnation. He became a man and spent Himself to devise the means for our perfection. The saints used it. We must too.
I just bought this book about a week ago, and I already love it! The stories are well-written, clear, and childlike without being "dumbed-down." My kids range in age from 10 to 5, and they each really appreciate the stories. I like that there is a good selection of discussion questions, some of which are open-ended, and some of which are review. Perfect item for this busy homeschool mama!


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using MGUI.Math;

namespace MGUI
{
	public class Memobox : Element
	{
		public Memobox( Element parentElement )
		{
			Handle = API.mgui_create_memobox( parentElement.Handle );
		}

		public Memobox( Element parentElement, VectorScreen absPos, VectorScreen absSize, ELEMFLAG flags, Colour col )
		{
			Handle = API.mgui_create_memobox_ex( parentElement.Handle, absPos.x, absPos.y, (ushort)absSize.x, (ushort)absSize.y, (uint)flags, col.AsHex() );
		}

		public void AddLine( string text )
		{
			API.mgui_memobox_add_line_s( Handle, text );
		}

		public void AddColouredLine( string text, Colour col )
		{
			API.mgui_memobox_add_line_col_s( Handle, text, ref col );
		}

		public void Clear()
		{
			API.mgui_memobox_clear( Handle );
		}

		public float DisplayPos
		{
			get { return API.mgui_memobox_get_display_pos( Handle ); }
			set { API.mgui_memobox_set_display_pos( Handle, value ); }
		}

		public uint Lines
		{
			get { return API.mgui_memobox_get_num_lines( Handle ); }
		}

		public uint VisibleLines
		{
			get { return API.mgui_memobox_get_lines( Handle ); }
			set { API.mgui_memobox_set_lines( Handle, value ); }
		}

		public uint HistoryLines
		{
			get { return API.mgui_memobox_get_history( Handle ); }
			set { API.mgui_memobox_set_history( Handle, value ); }
		}

		// --------------------------------------------------
		// Element flag properties
		// --------------------------------------------------

		public bool TopBottom
		{
			get { return GetFlag( ELEMFLAG.MEMOBOX_TOPBOTTOM ); }
			set { SetFlag( ELEMFLAG.MEMOBOX_TOPBOTTOM, value ); }
		}
	}
}


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House Committee on Veterans Affairs
History and Jurisdiction
History of the CHOB
Rules and Publications
Archived Hearings
Committee Schedule
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Oversight and Investigations
Veterans in Congress (115th)
Report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
"An Assessment of Ongoing Concerns at the Veterans Crisis Line"
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 10:00am
334 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
There are no upcoming Hearings.
Browse Archived Hearings.
Chairman Roe Statement on Secretary Shulkin's Call for VA Accountability
Mar 31, 2017 Press Release
Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after VA Secretary David Shulkin announced the delayed firing of a VA employee
HVAC Schedule April 3 – 7
Mar 31, 2017 Media Advisories
Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) today released the hearing schedule for April 3 – 7.
HVAC to Assess VA's Home Loan Appraisal Process
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold a hearing entitled, "Assessing VA Approved Appraisers and How to Improve the Program for the 21st Century."
Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz Announce Hearing to Assess Veterans Crisis Line
Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-Minn.) announced the committee will hold a full committee oversight hearing to assess ongoing concerns regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Crisis Line (VCL).
HVAC Schedule March 27 – 31
Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) today released the hearing schedule for March 27 – 31.
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"This is the problem with aliens voting and registering. There's no way you can look at the voter rolls and say this one's an alien, this one's a citizen," Kobach said.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Stephanopoulos pressed Conway repeatedly on the veracity of the claim Friday. She again pointed to Kobach, saying that Trump has "been receiving information about the irregularities and about the illegal votes, particularly from sources, officials like Kris Kobach as I mentioned, but he is messaging to his supporters and to the rest of the country the way he feels."
Kobach's office did not immediately return a phone call Friday.
Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said in a statement that it was "very disturbing to know that the next President is relying on Kris Kobach as a source on voter fraud when Kobach doesn't have a single shred of evidence to prove it.
The Kansas Democratic Party noted that Kobach's office has not sought charges against noncitizen voters since he gained prosecutorial power in 2015.
Kobach met with Trump at his private golf club Nov. 20 and carried a document outlining a strategic plan for the Department of Homeland Security. A photograph shows that it included a reference to voting laws.
In Kansas, Kobach has championed a controversial law that requires voters to provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, in order to register.
The law, which opponents say puts up hurdles to voting, has faced numerous legal challenges. Judges at both the state and federal level blocked it from being fully enforced this past election after finding Kobach had provided insufficient evidence to support his claims of widespread voter fraud.
Bryan Lowry: 785-296-3006, @BryanLowry3
President-elect Donald Trump met with Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, on Nov. 20 at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, N.J., presumably over a position with the Department of Homeland Security. Sipa USA Sipa USA via TNS
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Following on from the surprisingly excellent Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie is a spin off of that original film, maintaining the same charm, humour and excellent storytelling that made the original such a great watch. It's also arguably the best Batman movie ever next to The Dark Knight.
The film follows the lone vigilante Batman (Will Arnett) as he takes on a multitude of villains from his own rich comic book history including, of course, Joker. As Batman continues to work alone, refusing to acknowledge his own responsibilities including adopting an orphan, the villains band together and hatch a plan, forcing Batman to make a choice – go it alone or accept the help from his friends.
There are times where the jokes go on a little too long or don't quite hit – the scenes showing Batman alone in the Bat mansion definitely outstays its welcome long before it ends and the relationship/hero-villain dynamic between Joker and Batman is run into the ground by the end of the film with the same gag "I like to fight around, I'm not looking for a serious rivalry right now" etc. all cleverly delivered the first time but not so much the second and third times they show up in the film.
These are minor points though that really don't detract from the spectacle of Lego Batman that pulls out all the stops to make this more epic than The Lego Movie and in terms of action it absolutely does. Again, no spoilers, but there are some brilliant references to other franchises here and a few jokes in particular had me laughing out loud in the theatre.
Overall, The Lego Batman Movie is a worthy spin off and a decent Batman film in its own right with a slew of jokes for both adults and children and a feel-good message about accepting help from others. Some of the jokes do feel like they go on a little too long and it never holds the same heart and likeability generated from Emmett in The Lego Movie but Will Arnett's gruff Batman is enough to hold its own.


A Ballycastle man who punched his brother in Australia critically injuring him has avoided jail following a court hearing.
Barry Lyttle (33) was granted a 13-month suspended sentence by Downing Central Local Court magistrate Graeme Curran.
Barry's brother Patrick ended up spending a week in a coma following the incident outside a Kings Cross nightclub on January 3.
He was placed on life support at St Vincent's Hospital and made a sudden improvement in mid-January.
Earlier in the month Barry had pleaded guilty to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm.
Patrick had called for the charges on his brother to be dropped.
The two brothers hugged following the magistrate's decision.
The decision will now allow the family to return home from Sydney to Northern Ireland.


I can't believe it's almost August! This summer has been crazy. We've been doing a lot more traveling than usual, and it's been so fun! One of the perks of being self-employed is that I can (sometimes, anyway) take time off work to go on my husband's business trips with him. And they're usually in interesting places! In June, we went to Puerto Rico! We stayed in the heart of Old San Juan, and I loved it.
And the old, colorful, architecture.
Our hotel was right across the street from this gorgeous cathedral.
There was some amazing plant life both in the rainforest and around town.
And of course, the beach was lovely!


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Q: copying std list with pointers to another std list with pointers I am trying to copy the value of a list of pointers into another list of pointers. When I delete the allocation of the first pointer the values do not remain in the second list. I know this is specifically because it is a list of pointers and the address is being copied over and not the actual value. I was wondering how I would go about doing this.
the following is my code:
#include <iostream>
#include <list>

int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
  std::list<int*> pointer_list;

  std::list<int*> int_list;

  int one, two, three, four, five;

  one = 1;
  two = 2;
  three = 3;
  four = 4;
  five = 5;

  pointer_list.push_back(new int(one));
  pointer_list.push_back(new int(two));
  pointer_list.push_back(new int(three));
  pointer_list.push_back(new int(four));
  pointer_list.push_back(new int(five));

  for (std::list<int*>::iterator iterator = pointer_list.begin(), end = pointer_list.end(); iterator != end; ++iterator)
  {
    std::cout << **iterator << std::endl;
  }

  for (std::list<int*>::iterator iterator = pointer_list.begin(), end = pointer_list.end(); iterator != end; ++iterator)
  {
    int_list.push_back(*iterator);
  }

  for (std::list<int*>::iterator iterator = pointer_list.begin(), end = pointer_list.end(); iterator != end; ++iterator)
  {
    delete *iterator;
  }

  for (std::list<int*>::iterator iterator = int_list.begin(), end = int_list.end(); iterator != end; ++iterator)
  {
    std::cout << "INT_LIST_AFTER DELETE: " << **iterator << std::endl;
  }

  for (std::list<int*>::iterator iterator = pointer_list.begin(), end = pointer_list.end(); iterator != end; ++iterator)
  {
    std::cout << "LIST_POINTER AFTER DELETE: " << **iterator << std::endl;
  }

  return 0;
}

the following is the output:
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  INT_LIST_AFTER DELETE: 1469317922
  INT_LIST_AFTER DELETE: 1469317925
  INT_LIST_AFTER DELETE: 1469317928
  INT_LIST_AFTER DELETE: 0
  INT_LIST_AFTER DELETE: 5
  LIST_POINTER AFTER DELETE: 1469317922
  LIST_POINTER AFTER DELETE: 1469317925
  LIST_POINTER AFTER DELETE: 1469317928
  LIST_POINTER AFTER DELETE: 0
  LIST_POINTER AFTER DELETE: 5

Also how would I go about deleting the last element?  When I iterate through the list the condition iterator != end prevents it and I cannot use <= because of the nature of a list.

A: Often I use  pointers in std::list or std::vector to avoid copy which improves speed.
Of course the  example uses pointers of int which makes sense for exemplary only.
std::vector<int> list_int;
std::vector<int> list_int_copy;

std::vector<std::unique_ptr< int >> list_heap_unique;
std::vector<std::unique_ptr< int >> list_heap_unique_copy;

for(int i=0;i<5;i++) {
        list_int.push_back(i);
        //std::unique_ptr<int> ptr(new int(i));
        list_heap_unique.emplace_back(new int(i));// new int(i)); // allocate object to heap memory
        std::cout << i << ": orig i:" <<  list_int.at(i) << ", heap " << *list_heap_unique.at(i) << " ptr 0x" << (void *)list_heap_unique.at(i).get(); // << std::endl;
}

std::copy(list_int.begin(),list_int.end(), std::back_inserter(list_int_copy));

for (int val: list_int_copy) {
       std::cout << "copy val int: "  << val; // << std::endl;
}

std::copy(std::make_move_iterator(list_heap_unique.begin()),
          std::make_move_iterator(list_heap_unique.end()),
          std::back_inserter(list_heap_unique_copy));

std::vector<std::unique_ptr<int>>::iterator iter;
for (iter = list_heap_unique_copy.begin();
     iter!= list_heap_unique_copy.end();
     ++iter)
{
     int *ptr = (*iter).get();
     if (ptr)
        std::cout << "copy val u_ptr: " << *ptr;// << std::endl;
}

With plain pointers it isn`t so hard to delete the content of the container after use.
It depends how and where you add or remove elements to the list.

A: Storing raw owning pointers in STL containers like std::vector or std::list is a source of bugs and "leaktrocities" (e.g. if exceptions are thrown, the allocated resources are leaked, as STL containers' destructors won't deallocate the raw owning pointers).
You should either store values, or use smart pointers (observing raw pointers are fine, if you pay attention to their lifetime).
If you really want to store pointers in STL containers, and you want a shared ownership semantic, you may want to consider std::shared_ptr. E.g. you can have std::list<std::shared_ptr<T>> (list<shared_ptr<int>> in your case).
In this case you can perform copy operations, that will translate into reference count operations (e.g. when something is copied, instead of a deep-copy, you get an increased reference count; it's all automatically managed by std::shared_ptr).

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What putting the gospel first instead of his career meant to this late emeritus General Authority
By Gerry Avant Nov 10, 2019 2 p.m. EST
Sunday School general presidency. (l to r) Elder Glenn Pace, first counselor, Elder Harold G. Hillam, president, and Elder Neil L. Andersen, second counselor.
Credit: Deseret News archive
Elder Glenn L. Pace
In 1985 I wrote an article about Glenn L. Pace, who claimed he was an "unknown entity" among the greater population of the Church. He told of the time four years earlier when he arrived for an appointment in the Church Administration Building. A secretary tapped on the office door of the General Authority with whom he had the appointment and announced, "Glenn Pace is here." The General Authority asked, "Glenn who?"
That was probably the same reaction many members had on April 6, 1985, when the name of 45-year-old Glenn L. Pace was presented in general conference as second counselor to Presiding Bishop Robert D. Hales.
During an interview after he was sustained, Bishop Pace told me, "If there were an ecclesiastical path — and there isn't — for becoming a General Authority, I wouldn't make it. I have never had calling to high positions in the Church. I've never been a bishop. I'm just me, and yet I've had some wonderful spiritual experiences along the way. A person doesn't need a job to tell him where he stands with the Lord."
He grew up in Provo, Utah, the only son of Kenneth L. and Elizabeth Wilde Pace. He had two sisters.
He described himself as having been a good, but not exceptional, student who had to work hard for an A. In high school, he developed an intense interest in business, particularly accounting. At the same time, he was drawn to classes he described as "humanitarian," those centering on sociology and psychology.
He married Jolene Clayson in 1963, graduated from BYU in 1964 and, in 1965, received a master's degree in accounting. He worked for two national CPA firms, staying in public accounting four years. He then went into real estate development, eventually becoming chief financial officer for a land development company.
"I never dreamed I would be able to combine business and humanities," he said. "But that's what happened." He began working for the Church Welfare Department in 1981. He was the department's managing director when called to the Presiding Bishopric.
If there were an ecclesiastical path — and there isn't — for becoming a General Authority, I wouldn't make it.
Before he began working for the Church Welfare Department, he went through what he described as "an agonizing period of self-evaluation." Once motivated by a desire for success and a large income, he put work first in his life.
"My work always took a lot of time," he told me. "I don't think I ever neglected my family; I was a good family man. But Church, or at least my Church work, was always 'next year.' I felt I had to reach a certain career plateau before I could devote more time to the Church.
"My initial goal, which formed in high school, was to become an accountant and be a partner in a large certified public accounting firm. From the time I was a junior in high school until I was out of college, I never changed that focus, even during the two-year interruption from college for a mission." He served in what was then the New England States Mission.
He became an accountant and businessman but, he said, he knew something was missing. "I started to look around and saw people who seemed much happier, with much less. I stood back and took a look at my total life. I didn't think I was on the trail of what I would call ultimate happiness. I took inventory. I evaluated. I thought about changing careers. Since I had enjoyed Church callings in which I worked with young people, I thought maybe I would like to teach on a college level.
"There was an emptiness. What I had was not too unlike the experience of Enos, only he cried all night and I cried for two years. I was trying to hold onto to the 'gold rod' with one hand while trying to grasp the 'iron rod' with the other. I got to the point in my life where it was basically pulling me apart."
(The headline on the article I wrote for the July 14, 1985, Church News was "He tried to grasp the 'iron rod' with one and the 'gold rod' with the other: a change of Pace was needed.")
He wrote a letter to then Presiding Bishop Victor L. Brown. In the letter accompanying his application to work for the Church, he wrote, "I have a feeling that I would like to get into something more humanitarian." Four months later, he was hired as manager of accounting for the Church Welfare Department. Of his switch from a high-income career, he said, "I had intended that I would work only for a few years, and consider that as a self-imposed mission, and then I would get back to the business world. One thing led to another, and I went along for nine years. Welfare work provided some outlets for love and concern for humanity."
He was sustained to the First Quorum of the Seventy on Oct. 3, 1992, and named emeritus General Authority on Oct. 2, 2010. He died May 16, 2017.


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American Lora Webster: 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal
Lora Webster with the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team, tries to block the ball during a practice in Edmond, Okla., on July 24, 2021. She's five months pregnant and expecting her fourth child. This is the second Paralympics in which she's been pregnant, and the third time during a competition. She and her American teammates face Brazil on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in the semifinals as Webster tries for her fifth Paralympic medal. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman via AP)
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Lora Webster with the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team, sets the ball during practice in Edmond, Okla., on July 24, 2021. She's five months pregnant and expecting her fourth child. This is the second Paralympics in which she's been pregnant, and the third time during a competition. She and her American teammates face Brazil on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in the semifinals as Webster tries for her fifth Paralympic medal. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman via AP)


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Do you use a fan to cool down your stepper drivers?
What is the ampere rating on your PSU?
I have started experimenting with a Rumba board and was wondering how I could define a fifth axis to independently control a fifth stepper (X,Y,Z,E and Q)? What changes would I need to make in the firmware (Marlin) and Slic3r to recognize and generate, respectively, g-codes with the fifth axis (Q)? 4th and 5th steppers for 2 independent FDM extruders.
But still it was showing only green light if it is connected with PC by USB port. If I remove the USB port, then it does not show anything like power off. But my RUMBA control board is connected with 12V and 30 Amps power supply.


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Q: How to get the values for the next and next next date in a table We have a table with columns Effective_Date, CVal,CPrice
How do we query the table to return values from these 2 rows in 1 row:

*

*CVal (NextVal) and CPrice (NextPrice) values from row with Effective_Date the next date after somedate

*CVal (SecondVal) and CPrice (SecondPrice) values from row with Effective_Date the next date after the Effective_Date from #1
For ex:
Effective_Date  CVal   CPrice
01-JAN-19       1       100
01-JAN-20       2       101
01-JAN-21       3       102
01-JAN-22       4       103

Say somedate = '31-DEC-19'
Expected result
(the next date after '31-DEC-19' in the Effective_Date column is 01-JAN-20,
and the next date after that is 01-JAN-21):
NextVal NextPrice SecondVal SecondPrice
2       101       3         102

Thank you.
Edited with answer from zip (replaced "top" with where rownum = 1, since top doesn't work on my Oracle) :
  select t.* from
 (
  lead(CVal, 1) over(order by Effective_Date) as NextVal
  ,lead(CPrice, 1) over(order by Effective_Date) as NextPrice
  ,lead(CVal, 2) over(order by Effective_Date) as SecondVal
  ,lead(CPrice, 2) over(order by Effective_Date) as SecondPrice
  from tbl where Effective_Date >=  '31-DEC-19'
  order by Effective_Date ) t
  where rownum = 1

A: You can use the window functions for it
    select
    lead(CVal, 1) over(order by Effective_Date) as NextVal
    ,lead(CPrice, 1) over(order by Effective_Date) as NextPrice
    ,lead(CVal, 2) over(order by Effective_Date) as SecondVal
    ,lead(CPrice, 2) over(order by Effective_Date) as SecondPrice

    from tbl where Effective_Date >=  '31-DEC-19'
    where rownum = 1
    order by Effective_Date

Output is
NextVal NextPrice SecondVal SecondPrice
2       101       3         102

A: If you want just one row, you can filter and order the table and limit the values:
select t.*
from (select t.*
      from t
      where t.effective_date > date '2019-12-31'
      order by t.effective_date
     ) t
where rownum = 1;

Then you can add lead() to pull in additional columns from the "next" row:
select t.*
from (select t.*, lead(cval) over (order by effective_date) as next_cval,
             lead(price) over (order by effective_date) as next_price
      from t
      where t.effective_date > date '2019-12-31'
      order by t.effective_date
     ) t
where rownum = 1;


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Association of Daily Aspirin Therapy With Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B
Antiviral therapy cannot erase hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in patients with chronic hepatitis B, and it is not indicated for most hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers. Another effective way of reducing HCC risk needs to be developed. Aspirin may prevent cancer development, but clinical evidence in patients with HBV-related HCC remains limited.
To investigate the association of daily aspirin therapy with HBV-related HCC risk.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:
In this Taiwan nationwide cohort study, we screened 204 507 patients with chronic hepatitis B for the period January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2012. After excluding patients with confounding conditions, 2123 patients who continuously received daily aspirin for 90 or more days (treated group) were randomly matched 1:4 with 8492 patients who had never received antiplatelet therapy (untreated group) by means of propensity scores, consisting of the follow-up index date, baseline characteristics, and potentially chemopreventive drug use during follow-up. Data were analyzed from August 1 to November 30, 2018.
EXPOSURES:
Daily aspirin therapy during the study period.
MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES:
Both cumulative incidence of and hazard ratios (HRs) for HCC development were analyzed after adjusting patient mortality as a competing risk event.
Of the 10 615 patients included in the analysis, 7690 (72.4%) were men; mean (SD) age was 58.8 (11.8) years. The cumulative incidence of HCC in the treated group was significantly lower than that in the untreated group in 5 years (5.20%; 95% CI, 4.11%-6.29% vs 7.87%; 95% CI, 7.15%-8.60%; P < .001). In the multivariable regression analysis, aspirin therapy was independently associated with a reduced HCC risk (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.58-0.86; P < .001). Sensitivity subgroup analyses also verified this association (all HRs <1.0). In addition, older age (HR, 1.01 per year; 95% CI, 1.00-1.02), male sex (HR, 1.75; 95% CI, 1.43-2.14), and cirrhosis (HR, 2.89; 95% CI, 2.45-3.40) were independently associated with an increased HCC risk, but nucleos(t)ide analogue (HR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.41-0.71) or statin (HR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.42-0.90) use was correlated with a decreased HCC risk.
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE:
Daily aspirin therapy may be associated with a reduced risk of HBV-related HCC.
Abstract Library
Lee TY1,2, Hsu YC3,4,5,6, Tseng HC7, Yu SH1, Lin JT4,8, Wu MS9, Wu CY7,10,11,12.
JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Mar 18. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8342. [Epub ahead of print]
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Department of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Division of Translational Medicine and Excellence Cancer Research Center, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
College of Public Health and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.


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ABC News Analyst: Plight of Palestians Similar to the Holocaust
By Stephen Spruiell
About Stephen Spruiell
Last week on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," ABC News Consultant and Sarah Lawrence College professor Fawaz Gerges said:
I really believe that both the Jews and the Palestinians, basically, are, have suffered from similar historical injustices.
Winfield Myers at Campus Watch writes:
Given the number of scholars and experts in the U.S. who could comment on the Middle East, it's remarkable that an organization like ABC News would turn to a man so willing to engage in moral and intellectual relativism. Whatever one thinks of the Palestinian question, or of Israel's policy toward them, to speak as Gerges speaks is to cheapen the horror of the Holocaust in an effort to deny Israelis any moral foundation for their state. It's also extremely sloppy history, especially for a scholar, and a clear attempt to use the past for contemporary political ends.
It's hard to blame ABC News. From what I understand you have to look pretty long and hard to find a professor in today's Middle Eastern studies departments who doesn't subscribe to this equivalence.
Stephen Spruiell is a former staff reporter for National Review Online.


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NY commercial deals rebound better than US
The U.S. commercial real estate market has slowed in the past three months as the sputtering economy and a pullback in debt financing limited deals, cooling a recovery from Washington to California.
A total of $49.8 billion of commercial property changed hands in the third quarter, down from $58.5 billion in the previous three months, according to preliminary data from Real Capital Analytics Inc., which publishes its final numbers Thursday. The 15% decline is the second biggest since the first quarter of 2009, the real estate research firm's data show.
Deals slowed after concern deepened that the debt crisis in Europe may spread and the U.S. economy may enter another recession. Smaller markets are being hurt by less availability of commercial-mortgage bonds. The retreat may be an indication of a market awakening to the fact that it was getting ahead of itself, said Susan Wachter, professor of real estate and finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
"You can't turn an ocean liner around on a dime," Ms. Wachter said. "The market itself realized that deals were getting done at pretty pricey points, and at the same time you had all of the events that undermined confidence."
Growth probably won't accelerate "as long as conditions are as unsettled as they are," Ms. Wachter said.
In contrast to the U.S. housing market, where sales are near the same level as when the recession ended in 2009, commercial property demand has rebounded, particularly in the so-called core markets of New York, Washington and San Francisco. Commercial real estate transactions in the second quarter were more than double their level from a year earlier and quadruple the post-recession low of $12.9 billion in the first quarter of 2009, according to Real Capital.
Commercial real estate prices were little changed three of the last four months as "fear" crept into the market, Green Street Advisors Inc. reported earlier this month. Prior to the slowdown, prices had recovered three-quarters of the value lost after credit markets froze in late 2008, according to the Newport Beach, Calif.-based property research company, which compiles its data from real estate investment trusts.
Third-quarter deals for office buildings, hotels, industrial properties, apartments and shopping complexes were up 39% from the same time in 2010, showing the recovery is slowing rather than grinding to a halt.
Part of the sequential decline stemmed from large portfolio transactions in the second quarter, which included Blackstone Group LP's $9 billion takeover of Australian mall owner Centro Properties Group's U.S. shopping centers. Portfolio deals totaled $9.36 billion in the third quarter, down from $17.8 billion in the previous three months, according to Real Capital.
Sales showed "some surprising strength" in the third quarter, said Dan Fasulo, managing director of Real Capital. Still, he said he expects volume to be "tempered" until Europe's debt issues are clarified, and the market for commercial-mortgage securities recovers.
Preliminary data from a competing research firm, CoStar Group Inc., showed an even bigger decline in third-quarter sales, with transactions tumbling 29% from the second quarter to $62.6 billion. Real Capital only counts deals of $2.5 million or higher, while CoStar has no minimum size. CoStar is still entering data, so the decline will likely be smaller than the current number, said Aaron Jodka, manager of U.S. market research.
Doug Harmon, senior managing director of Eastdil Secured, and his colleague Adam Spies brokered three of the biggest single-building transactions of the quarter, as measured by CoStar: a $980 million deal for a partial interest in 1633 Broadway, an office tower north of Times Square; a $920 million deal for the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea; and the $719.5 million purchase of 200 Fifth Ave., an office building across from Madison Square Park in the Gramercy area.
"New York properties behave better in good times and bad," Mr. Harmon said. Manhattan real estate offers more stability relative to other possible investments due to its limited supply, minimal construction and its attractiveness to a spectrum of global companies, he said.
New York isn't immune to the pause in the markets. Manhattan office prices were "virtually unchanged" in the four months through September, Green Street reported. Demand could face "headwinds" as Europe's debt crisis and job cuts in financial services, a key driver of office and residential demand, take their toll, the company said.
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