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The Lancaster HEAL Zone Project is funded by Kaiser Permanente to promote healthy eating and active living among school age youth and their families. The overarching goal is to improve the health and vitality of the community and prevent life threatening and debilitating diseases. The project is coordinated by Antelope Valley Partners for Health and is implemented in partnership with Lancaster School District and City of Lancaster.
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Join us for the 2nd Annual Back 2 School Event! Free backpacks, school supplies, immunizations, snacks, haircuts and entertainment!
The overarching goal is to improve the health and vitality of the community and prevent life threatening and debilitating diseases.


Nick Young and Rachel Chu, snuggle up for The Crazy Rich Asians movie poster.
It's been one non-stop thrill ride for feature film Crazy Rich Asians. The million dollar blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians, is based on the international bestseller by Kevin Kwan. Kwan's novel tells the life of a young Chinese-American woman named Rachel Chu. Chu, a NYU economics professor is living her life to the fullest thanks to her successful career and personal achievements. She's constantly supported by the love and support of her family and friends. Especially, her gorgeous boyfriend Nick Young. Rachel and Nick have been dating for over a year and he finally popped the question. Well, not "the" question but instead asks her if she wants to spend the summer in his home country, Singapore.
Rachel immediately agrees and is excited to meet his "traditional" Asian family. What was supposed to be a relaxing, dull trip turned out to be way more than what she expected. To her surprise, Nick comes from the wealthiest family in all of Asia and is one the country's most eligible bachelors. Now, she must compete with jealous heirs, eccentric relatives and worse of all, Nick's disapproving mother.
Crazy Rich Asians stars Constance Wu (Rachel Chu) and Henry Golding (Nick Young) and other Asian cast members like Michelle Yeoh and Ken Jeong. Most impressively, the movie features the first all Asian cast since Joy Luck Club, 25 years ago. The Asian-American community appreciated the film's all Asian cast and how the cast embraced their cultural identity one hundred percent. This helped settle self consciousness for people who feel uneasy about their cultural identity.
It's easy for Asian Americans to feel uncomfortable about their culture when it seems like the usual Hollywood "Asian stereotype" is portrayed as the weird sidekick or the unlucky character in a movie. A parent of Asian American descent, from the website Common Sense Media shared her thoughts on why it's important for today's society.
In a world where society can shy away from personal uniqueness and cultural identity it's vital for people to see and experience variety of cultures and embrace them whole heartedly.


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Research in Retinal Disease: The Foundation Fighting Blindness Invests $2.1 Million in Seven New Research Efforts
As I continually search the web for interesting news about new technologies for treating retinal diseases, I came across this news from the Foundation Fighting Blindness' website yesterday afternoon. It relates to some of the annual grants to researchers that the FFB will be funding this year. It includes better ways of looking at retinal cells (via use of the adaptive optics laser scanning ophthalmoscope) and several projects involving gene therapy, along with a couple looking at ways of, hopefully, stopping the progression of dry AMD.
The following write up is reprinted with permission of the FFB.
The Foundation Invests $2.1 Million in Seven New Research Efforts
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
The Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) recently completed its annual grants review process, leading to the allocation of $2.1 million in funding for seven new research projects, including those for identifying new disease-causing gene mutations, developing cross-cutting gene therapies and advancing potential treatments for dry age-related macular degeneration. The three-year grants were awarded after the SAB reviewed 117 proposals submitted to the Foundation last October.
"Grants review is a rigorous, multi-step process that takes most of the year to complete," says Stephen Rose, Ph.D., chief research officer, Foundation Fighting Blindness. "Due to revenue limitations, we can only fund a fraction of the high-quality projects we'd like to fund. That makes the selection process even more challenging. We had to leave several excellent proposals on the table."
Here are brief descriptions of the new research projects:
AOSLO: Detecting Retinal Degeneration Before Vision is Lost
The adaptive optics laser scanning ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) is like a powerful microscope that enables retinal researchers to see structural changes in the retina well before vision is lost from a retinal disease. That power can enable researchers to more quickly determine if a treatment is working in a clinical trial. Austin Roorda, Ph.D., of the University of California, Berkeley, is performing studies of AOSLO to correlate changes in the retina (e.g., loss of photoreceptors) with changes in vision.
Enhancing AOSLO for Expanded Clinical Use
Like Dr. Roorda, Stephen Burns, Ph.D., of the University of Indiana, is working with AOSLO to study the correlation between retinal and vision changes. He is also making AOSLO more affordable by using newer camera technology. In addition, he's employing state-of-the-art computing technologies derived from video games to decrease image-processing times and costs. The new technology will make the imaging process more comfortable for the patient by tolerating more head and eye movement.
Figuring Out Why Severity of Vision Loss Varies for People with XLRP
Researchers have reported for many years that the severity of vision loss for people with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) can vary greatly, even for people within the same family. Stephen Daiger, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, will be looking at the role of a various biological, genetic and environmental factors in vision-loss variability for those with XLRP. The identification of a significant factor that modulates vision-loss severity - perhaps a protective protein - could lead to a potential treatment.
Finding New Genes Linked to ADRP
Researchers have identified almost two dozen genes linked to autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), but many are yet to be found. Rui Chen, Ph.D., of Baylor College of Medicine, is on the hunt for those remaining adRP genes. With DNA from 118 adRP families, including 18 families with at least nine affected members, Dr. Chen is well positioned to identify additional genes linked to adRP. Finding the new genes will provide researchers with targets for treatments and cures.
Developing Neuroprotective Gene Therapies to Preserve Vision
John Ash, Ph.D., is developing gene therapies that have the potential to preserve vision in people affected by a broad range of retinal diseases. Unlike corrective gene therapies, which work only for conditions caused by a specific gene, Dr. Ash's proposed treatments are designed to keep the retina healthy independent of the underlying disease-causing gene. He also believes the proteins delivered by his treatments - PIM-1 and STAT3 - will be less likely to cause damaging inflammatory side effects than some previously investigated neuroprotective proteins.
Targeting Inflammation to Halt AMD
Thanks to previous Foundation-funded genetic studies, researchers have strong evidence that the progression of age-related macular degeneration is associated with an over-active immune system. This ultimately leads to inflammation and cell death in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a layer of cells that provides critical waste and nutritional support to photoreceptors. Loss of the RPE subsequently leads to loss of photoreceptors and vision. Jayakrishna Ambati, M.D., of the University of Kentucky, is developing a gene therapy that preserves the RPE by preventing the harmful sequence of immune-system events.
Boosting Cells' Energy Supplies to Save Vision in AMD
Based on prior research, Deborah Ferrington, M.D., of the University of Minnesota, believes that mitochondrial dysfunction in the RPE plays a significant role in the development of AMD. Mitochondria are like miniature organs (organelles) within all cells that provide energy. When not working properly in retinal cells, they can lead to cell death and vision loss. Dr. Ferrington is evaluating compounds that help protect mitochondrial function in the RPE.
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We are pleased to announce that Claudia Meyer has joined the ORX Board of Directors.
Claudia became Group Head of Operational and Reputational Risk Management at Allianz SE in June 2013. Before this, she was working as a senior enterprise risk manager in Allianz Asset Management AG for three years. She has also worked as Head of Client Services at Société Générale Securities Services, where she led two teams responsible for customer care, fund administration, client onboarding and insourcing projects.
In 15 years working for HypoVereinsbank/Unicredit she was, besides working as a branch manager, working as a project manager for implementation of new processes and systems in retail and wealth management business. Claudia was also leading the operational risk project for the Basel II AMA approval.
Claudia is a member of the Institute of Operational Risk (IOR) and of working groups (Operational Risk, Cyber Risk, Consumer Protection) of the Global Insurance Chief Risk Officer Forum.


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SA launches third biotech innovation centre
Cape Biotech, South Africa's third government-funded Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC) has been launched in the Western Cape, confirming the country's commitment to biotechnology.
Two other BRICs – EcoBIO and BIOPAD – are already operational. Although the BRICs are regionally focused, they are not going to operate independently. There is a process of facilitating collaboration across all BRICs to create a national cohesiveness between all three centres.
Cape Biotech has been awarded R12.5m for 2002, R32 million for 2003, R39 million for 2004 and R52 million for 2005. The funding has been committed to establish the Western Cape's BRIC under the auspices of the SA National Biotechnology Strategy. The funding across all three BRIC's is about R140 million per annum. As indicated in the SA country strategy document, biotechnology is a cross-cutting technology with wide application, across sectors and biological boundaries. The biotechnology industry is a research-intensive industry spending between 40% and 50% of revenue on Research and Development (R&D). This is much higher than the average research intensity of about 5% of revenue on R&D, or even the pharmaceuticals industry's average research intensity of 13%.
The development and application of biotechnology requires a convergence of skills from a variety of disciplines. It requires appropriate combinations of biochemistry, genetics, information technology, engineering and several other areas of expertise. It is truly a multi-disciplinary field and development in this sector requires the establishment of links or partnerships between science, engineering and technology institutions (SETIs) and private companies. Biotechnology is thus a highly-networked endeavor. Cape Biotech has two major functions: industry stimulation and capacity creation; and disseminating and managing government funds by investment in commercially promising projects.
Through a portfolio of projects which are regionally focused, the Cape Biotech will act as a centre for the development of a range of businesses and new product offerings, as well as have the capacity to support these. This will, in turn, contribute to the development of world-class skills, economic development and job creation in the region. With an interest in capacity creation, portfolio and knowledge management, Cape Biotech is therefore a cluster development initiative in addition to a funding body.
It is estimated that 60% of SA Biotechnology start-ups approaching venture capitalists for funding originate in the Western Cape and the region has well-developed expertise in medical, environmental, pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural biotech, as well as in bioinformatics and genomics. In addition there is a rapidly developing business support network, including several globally competitive biotechnology companies. The region is known for its rich plant biodiversity which is a unique source of novel molecules.
The aim is to create as many commercially viable life sciences entities in the Western Cape as possible. Cape Biotech has been through two proposal call processes, which resulted in the short-listing of 16 projects. Approximately three quarters of the short-listed projects relate to human health and the balance to industrial bioprocessing. Plant biotechnology will not be funded by Cape Biotech but PlantBIO, managed by Mark Laing's group in Durban, will service this area nationally.
Cape Biotech also has a mandate from government to become operationally self-sustaining and the objective is to use the funds in the most 'value-effective' manner for the recipient parties. The money allocated to Cape Biotech is not intended to replicate grant-funding bodies but rather to stimulate a need to commercialise through the conditions for funding. In addition, Cape Biotech aims to define a regional branding and marketing strategy to develop global alliances with other similar initiatives and potentially attract other donor investment. - A Harvest


Back in.....Originally hailing from Scotland, now based in Copenhagen, Numbers present 23-year old producer and deejay Perko - very interesting fresh sounds - fans include the likes of Avalon Emerson and Peder Mannerfelt " Drawing from UK soundsystem culture and modern experimental music, half of the record explores deeper atmospheric passages and meditative repetition, characterised by layers of subtly shifting chords, field recordings and delicate polyrhythms. Three dancefloor cuts, spread throughout the rest of the record, retain this detail and interplay with added energy. Perko's sense of rhythm & space is clear "


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Defective Toyotas: Fort Lauderdale car accidents can be caused by defective vehicles
Vehicle defects can lead to serious West Palm Beach car accidents. Toyota consumers may be thrilled with the recent information released by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stating that conclusive testing results have indicated that no electronic flaws were found in Toyota vehicles that would explain unintended acceleration by the vehicle.
Our Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyers want drivers of Toyotas to be somewhat skeptical of the news based on the number of test models used in the investigation. The fact still remains that Toyota sells over 8 million vehicles in a calendar year. We think it more likely a defect exists than it is that hundreds of drivers inexplicably forgot which was the gas and which was the brake.
The announced results by the NHTSA comes on the heels of Toyota Motor Corporation being cited last year for over $32 million in civil penalties for two vehicle defects: accelerator pedals sticking and faulty floor mat design leading to entrapment of the accelerator pedal.
The government called on NASA engineers to conduct the 10-month study for electronic flaws leading to unintended acceleration in vehicles. The engineers were experts in software reliability, electromagnetic interference, and computer controlled electronic systems. During the study, engineers assessed the electronic circuitry and examined over 280,000 lines of software code for potential problems that could lead to inadvertent acceleration. In addition, mechanical components were tested that could result in unsolicited throttle openings.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, "We enlisted the best and brightest engineers to study Toyota's electronics systems, and the verdict is in. There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas."
Even though no electrical cause was found, as a result of the findings the NHTSA will consider the following improvements:
-Initiate break override systems and event data recorders to be installed in all vehicles.
-By the end of 2011, the operation of keyless ignition systems should be standardized in all passenger vehicles.
-Initiate research on the dependability and safety of electronic control systems.
-Examine whether location and design of brake and accelerator pedals can be improved to reduce pedal malfunctions or confusion.
"While today marks the end of our study with NASA, our work to protect millions of American drivers continues," said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland. "The record number of voluntary recalls initiated by automakers last year is also very good news, and shows that we can work cooperatively with industry to protect consumers."
Faulty accelerator pedals should be a concern that the government continues to research. Motor vehicle crashes due to an accelerator malfunction can be fatal. As a consumer, its best to check recalls for your vehicle model periodically in order to avoid risk of serious injury.
With years of experience, the Fort Lauderdale injury lawyers at Freeman, Mallard, Sharp, & Gonzalez, LLC represent accident victims and their families in West Palm Beach, Margate, Coral Gables, and Port St. Lucie. To hear your claim, call for a free and confidential appointment at 1-800-529-2368.
Updated: February 13, 2011 12:43 pm


The UK's biggest J-Culture event returns for another action-packed weekend of all that's cool from Japan. This time the event moves to its new home at Earl's Court and features a fantastic line-up of events. There's the Sake Award Show, World Cosplay Summit Ceremony, Sushi Awards 2012, Third Window Films Showcase and more!
Natsuko Aso will be bringing her own brand of J-Pop to Hyper Japan with stage events on the Friday and Saturday.
Natsuko was previously a member of the band pRythme and is best known for the themes to anime shows such as Baka to Test to Shokanju. She also starred as Chisame in the live action version of Negima! and in 2010 was also a guest at the French Japan Expo 2010.
HYPER JAPAN 2012 will also be hosting a whole range of cosplay events and activities, including the UK selections for both the World Cosplay Summit and the European Cosplay Gathering.
The Eat-Japan Sushi Awards return with the second ever UK Sushi Roll Championship. Featuring the opportunity to taste five unique sushi creations from some of the very best sushi chefs in the country.
Third Window Films (the UK's leading distributor of Far Eastern cinema) are bringing some very special guests to the event. Director Satoshi Miki and actor Eri Fuse will be appearing on the HYPER JAPAN stage (Saturday 25, Sunday 26, 12.00 both days) to show showreel and clips from some of their movies and talk about their work in contemporary Japanese cinema. Their appearance marks the release of the Miki Satoshi Collection, which will also be on sale at HYPER JAPAN.
Suzuki GB will be displaying a range of their products and the recently launched new Swift Sport will be on display.
Hyper Japan will be held on Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012 at Brompton Hall at Earls Court.


Pink hair is definitely the most popular unnatural hair color. It's right up there, right next to dyeing your hair blonde. It's loud, it's rebellious, it's fun, it's feminine!!! What's not to love about it? In this article, we're going to look at the ins and outs, the whats and whys, the dos and don'ts of getting it. Hang on for the ride!
What makes the color pink so special?
What does pink hair mean?
What is the best pink hair dye?
How Long Pink Hair Lasts?
How Do You Keep Pink Hair From Fading?
Before we share the best products we use to achieve a beautiful hair, check out the stunning compilation we gather to satisfy your eyes. It comes in different shades and we will show you the best and most popular styles people are going crazy about.
Pastel hair is the most popular and widely searched for when it comes to this hair color.
After pastel pink, people go crazy with charming combos of colors.
Bold colors for men are becoming more popular today so if you are a man and you think bold colors would get you into trouble, think again.
Colors have an amazing effect on all of us. Sometimes it's subtle; sometimes it's not so subtle.
Pink, in particular, is quite interesting: it's a weet' color. Seeing a pink pastry or sweet tends to make us think it's definitely going to be sweeter and better-tasting than others with different colors. This is because pink makes us want sugar on a subconscious level.
Pink also has a calming effect. It stimulates friendly attitudes and diminishes aggressive behavior. Research results seem to suggest that male weightlifters get weaker in pink rooms. Even some prisons use the pink in their cells and they report a reduction in violent behavior from their inmates. It kind of makes you wonder about Samson: perhaps Delilah's hair was pink?
Pink is known as a feminine color today, but it hasn't always been so, culturally speaking. Nonetheless, today we tend to associate pink with innocence, love, softness, and everything feminine.
Pink is often used as a representative color for women and a symbolic feminine visual cue, due to its strong connection with femininity. Pink clothes for baby girls, pink ribbons to symbolize breast cancer and pink signs for ladies rooms – pink is practically the irl color'. This is obvious with its presence in almost every logo for female brands and products. For a girl, it is a marker and reinforcement of her femininity.
For men, pink often evinces perceptions of homosexuality and emasculation to people around. This is despite the fact that pink wasn't considered a feminine color until the mid-20th century. Indeed, many have used this color as an expression of gay pride. If you're a straight male, you need to consider this before dying your hair.
If you wanna dye your hair at home, watch how she dyes her hair and get some awesome tips.
Below are some of our customer's favourite Home DIY Vegan and Cruitely-free hair dye.
Below, we will address some of the most common questions hair enthusiasts ask us.
The first question most people ask when they see a hairstyle they would love to try is, "Is it permanent?" A close second is how long it lasts if you dye your hair this bold.
We have a couple of tips below to keep your hair from fading.
First things first, you have to start with healthy hair. If your hair is damaged, it won't hold in the color as well as if it were healthy. If your hair is weak or dry, then the dye will fade faster.Regular trims keep the hair healthier and help you get rid of the damaged parts. Before you dye your hair, make sure you keep it healthy and hydrated with hydrating oils and deep conditioning masks.
Pick the right products for your hair. The quality of the dye you use is important. It doesn't need to cost much to be good, but it usually does. Plus, don't just settle for the first recommendation you get from your friends. You may need to do some research to get a dye that works well for you.
Another nifty trick is to dye it darker than the color you actually want. It makes sense when you think about it: the lighter the color you start out with, the faster it fades.
Also, getting your hair dyed by a hairstylist might cost more than the DIY alternative, but there's a reason professionals are professionals. A trained hairstylist will most definitely give you better results than you can come up with yourself.
Finally, to keep your hair color for as long as possible, wash it with cold water. Cold water makes the dye stay longer while hot water makes the hair cuticles open up, which makes the color fade easily. You don't need to go all ice-age on your hair, just make the water as cool as you can manage.
Most people would be surprised to hear this, but you shouldn't shampoo your hair as often when it's colored.
Here are some tips to maintain your hair after coloring it.
Don't shampoo for the first 3 days after getting your hair dyed. And don't shampoo often either.
When you do use shampoo, make sure it's a sulfate-free one.
Add a little dye to your hair conditioner.
Use treatments like leave-in conditioners to keep your hair color intact while styling.
Try healthy treatments for your hair.
Get more insights on how to take care of your hair from this video.
You might not like the idea of having your hair colored for weeks on end. But you still want that glow. You can color your hair and have it with these alternatives.
A temporary hair dye that lasts for just a few days would be ideal for many.
Hair toners can be used to correct or give your hair the right tone or color you want. Hair toners also help protect your hair.
Hairspray is the perfect way to go on an adventure with your hair color without the commitment of being attached to it for a long time.
A wig that goes over your real mane would be a good way to try the pink hairstyle and have the freedom to get rid of it immediately you need to.
Wondering how to do your make up when you've got this color on? Check out this tutorial by Emily Rose.
Pink hair has been the rave for a few years now, and the trend doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. It would be nice to get your hair color and nail color to match. Just don't overdo it; keep it tasteful and elegant. Wear your hair how it suits you, and make sure you enjoy it!


Classical Christian education assumes that life has a purpose, and that there are such things as right and wrong. Man's life is ordered by God who has revealed what is true and what is false, what is wise and what is unwise, and what will bring joy and what will bring sorrow. It teaches that humanity has a narrative with a problem, a climax, and a redemptive resolution, and that we are each actors in that story. In other words, classical Christian education teaches the hows of the world -- the events, the formulas, the processes, the content -- but it also undergirds them with meaning, with the fundamental whys. It provides meaning for each subject, and for each of our lives. It connects the otherwise disconnected particulars with an ultimate Universal.
Secular education, including classical charter schools, do not assume any of this, beyond adopting a series of moral guidelines unmoored from any objective standard. Students are taught how the world works, but they cannot give an ultimate accounting for why it should work that way, or why various historical and cultural trends are good or bad. Secular education, with many merits in terms of knowledge acquisition, ultimately trains students to think from a utilitarian and self-serving basis: What is right must be what works best for the most people, or what harms the least number of people, at any given time. Or, what is right must be what I personally feel to be best, or what I identify with most.
Like many other methods, classical education is excellent at teaching how and what, but students crave more. Is the quadratic formula true because numbers, and a quantifiable natural world, happen to still behave in a consistent way through time and chance? Or is it a formula that reveals the mind, and therefore the deeper purposes, of a Designer? Did Rome fall because it was no longer a relevant player on the world stage of the early Common Era, or because its ideas, and therefore its actions, had moral consequences? Are the world's famous people, such as Queen Boudica, Jeffrey Dahmer, Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Harvey Weinstein, Bonnie & Clyde, King David, Eminem, or Donald Trump, models for how we should each live or not live -- or are they each equally good humans exercising their basic human right of self-identity? Students will ask these things, they will feel them, they will crave to know why. Classical Christian education gives them an ultimate reference-point for truth in Christ.
Humans need knowledge, but they yearn for purpose and meaning. Classical Christian education says, "Look, here is a beautiful world. Learn about it!" Then, like many secular schools, it says, "Be a good citizen in this world, and love your neighbor." But finally, unlike those schools, it says, "Love your neighbor, and the world, because Christ is the incarnation of Truth who first loved you, and who will always love you."


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Betty Stanton is a writer who lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is currently a candidate for an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso. Her work has appeared in various journals including Siren, Gravel, Proximity, andNimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry and is forthcoming in several other publications.


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The American opioid epidemic has created a huge demand for addiction treatment services. With over 2.5 million Americans struggling with an opioid use disorder, providing adequate addiction programs across the country has proven to be a challenge.
Ideally, when an addict makes the choice to finally seek help and check into a program of recovery, there will be a treatment center close by with an open bed available. What's more, such facilities should be both affordable and utilize evidence-based methods of treatment to ensure the best outcomes. Unfortunately, it can be difficult for addicts to access addiction treatment centers in rural America, such as inpatient and outpatient treatment or sober living homes.
Addiction treatment services are much more common in cities across the country. People with substance use disorders who reside in major cities often have a long list of choices when it comes recovery. Long-term, inpatient care is considered to be the best choice, usually resulting in ideal outcomes. The goal is being able to focus solely on one's recovery, free from the distractions of family, friends and work.
safe environments, the better protected you are from relapse.
However, people who are new to recovery, should be careful when picking a sober living home. Not everyone who moves into a sober living home started their recovery in a treatment facility, so they may not have good sources for recommendations on which homes they should look at. There are some sober living homes that are not conducive to recovery.
The huge demand for addiction treatment services, led to a boom in sober living homes opening up across the country. When bad homes are operating, cities have struggled to determine which ones are taking advantage of the vulnerable to turn a quick profit. Addiction is a disability, which means that people living in sober living homes are protected by the Fair Housing Act, CBS12 reports. Unfortunately, medical privacy laws have actually ended up serving the interests of sober home owners, who are not subject to housing regulations. Meaning, people can get away with shady business practices, potentially affecting vulnerable newly sober people.
There is still much to learn about the disease of addiction, a complex mental illness that affects millions of Americans each year. Researchers continue to make breakthroughs regarding the complex nature of addiction, with the hope that it will lead to better, more effective methods of treatment. Addiction is a science, and failure to understand it or at least have a grasp on its nature, could lead to deadly outcomes for some.
Opioid addiction has been in the national spotlight for nearly two decades, with no real indication that the epidemic is diminishing. In the field of addiction medicine, it is well understood that addiction does not discriminate. While opioid use disorder affects primarily adults, teenagers are eligible too.
The "Just Say No" and subsequent D.A.R.E. campaigns over the years have shown that teenagers rarely respond to those types of adult directives. And, in fact, they may actually make teens more interested in trying drugs after learning about how they make you feel. It is no secret that adolescents hate being told what to do, even if such advice could save their life.


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Wolfgang Frisch (* 13. Februar 1974 in Salzburg) ist ein österreichischer Musiker und Komponist.

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Wolfgang Frisch gründete 1996 mit Michael Holzgruber, Markus Kienzl und Wolfgang Schlögl die Band Sofa Surfers, die sich in der europäischen Dub- und Techno-Szene einen Namen machte. Der Gitarrist und Produzent veröffentlichte 2008 mit The Hundred sein erstes Soloalbum, dem 2011 mit Watering the Land ein weiteres folgte. Ferner produzierte er 2011 das Debütalbum der Sängerin Katika, Ricaricare. Frisch betätigte sich als Bühnenkomponist, etwa für das Schauspielhaus und das Theater in der Josefstadt, und als Filmkomponist. Er ist Mitglied der Akademie des Österreichischen Films. Für die Filmmusik zu Das ewige Leben, die er mit Markus Kienzl geschaffen hatte, war er für den Österreichischen Filmpreis 2016 nominiert.

Diskografie

Alben
 2008: The Hundred
 2011: Watering the Land

Filmografie
 2000: Komm süßer Tod
 2002: Nogo
 2003: The Poet
 2004: Silentium
 2006: Life in Loops
 2009: Der Knochenmann
 2012: Trains of Thoughts
 2012: Void
 2015: Das ewige Leben
 2018: Tatort: Die Faust
 2018: Cops
 2019: Glück gehabt
 2020: 2551.01
 2020: Conversation with My Mother
 2023: 2551.02 - The Orgy of the Damned

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 Internetpräsenz von Wolfgang Frisch

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Gitarrist
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TV unplugged: Samsung may be eyeing wireless sets
By Song Su-hyun
Samsung Electronics has filed for a patent related to a cordless television with the World Intellectual Property office, raising expectations that the tech titan could have embarked on developing wireless TVs.
According to the patent revealed by WIPO on Thursday, Samsung submitted a patent for a wireless power transceiver and display in March last year.
An image showed a transceiver that looked like a sound bar was attached to the rear of a TV, while showing a separate power transmitter.
(Samsung Newsroom)
It was a TV design that did without a cable providing power to the main display unit.
"In wall-mounted TVs, the power line connected to the TV may be exposed, which may degrade the aesthetics of the TV," said the patent on the WIPO's website. "To solve this problem, a wireless power transmission method for wirelessly supplying power to the wall-mounted TV is being developed."
Samsung has been seeking to make TV cables invisible by introducing solutions like the "One Invisible Connection" that integrates multiple cables needed for running a TV.
Market analysts say such patent could be used in the near future to develop a wireless TV, expanding the realm of wireless charging and operation of electronics from smartphones TVs.
Samsung officials, however, declined to comment on the plan, saying "Various patent could be filed for future adoptions, but it's too early to say which patent will be actually used for commercial products."
By Song Su-hyun (song@herladcorp.com)


Welcome to Wilson Banjo Co.!
"Her Sunday Best" was one of our favorite songs on the record. It was written by Barbara Owens and Clarence Breitenbach and had so much emotion in the music and lyrics.
When we recorded the lead vocal with Sarah, we had a studio full of band members and family. Her back was to all of them but when she turned around, everyone was in tears. It was so beautiful, so real and so moving.
Because this song clearly represents the love, respect and admiration we have for our Mothers, Grandmothers, and all the special Mama's in our lives, we would like to dedicate it to them on this Mother's Day with with our appreciation for all you do for us everyday.
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NY picks medical marijuana dispensaries
David Klepper Associated Press
ALBANY | The five companies picked to grow and dispense medical marijuana in New York include one run by a Minnesota physician, three with dispensaries in other states and another with a personal connection to those the state's new program aims to help.
The organizations, which were announced as the state's preferred choices on Friday, will each operate one cultivation facility and four dispensaries each. Grow centers are planned for Queens, Orange, Monroe, Fulton and Warren counties. Four dispensaries are planned for New York City, with four more slated for the suburbs and the remaining 12 scattered throughout upstate New York.
The first medical cannabis is expected to be available to patients with qualifying conditions in January.
"We are ready to go," said Hillary Peckham, co-owner of Etain LLC, one of the vendors chosen by the state. The family-run business was created after Peckham's grandmother died from Lou Gehrig's disease. Her physician recommended marijuana but the woman didn't want to break the law.
Peckham said her grandmother's struggle prompted the family's interest in medical pot. "We saw what it was like to watch someone suffer."
The other four companies selected are Bloomfield Industries, which plans a cultivation center in Queens; Columbia Care NY LLC, which operates medical marijuana facilities in four states and Washington D.C.; Empire State Health Solutions, which has experience opening a greenhouse and dispensaries in Minnesota; and PharmaCann, one of the largest operators in Illinois' program.
Kyle Kingsley, a physician and CEO of Empire State Health Solutions, said his company is ready to begin cultivation immediately.
"We are grateful," he said of the company's selection by the state, "and are excited to get to work in New York."
Those who had long pushed for New York to join the 22 other states with a medical marijuana program welcomed the selection of vendors, but said they continue to have concerns about the slow implementation of the law, the limited number of dispensaries and restrictions that prohibit smokeable marijuana.
Under a state law passed more than a year ago, the medicine will be required to be in the form of a tincture, oil or other non-smokeable form that can be ingested or vaporized. Qualifying conditions include cancer, AIDS, Parkinson's, ALS and epilepsy.
"While this is an important milestone, the reality is that no patients are going to see medicine until at least January 2016," said Julie Netherland, deputy state director for the Drug Policy Alliance. "New York's law is among the most restrictive in the country."
Forty-three applicants submitted bids to the state to run greenhouses and dispensaries. Howard Zucker, a physician and the state's Health Commissioner, said the five were chosen after a "rigorous and comprehensive evaluation process."
Following concerns about the slow implementation of the program, lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year to expedite access to medical marijuana available for patients in dire need. The bill awaits action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who said he wanted the state to take a cautious and deliberate approach to the new program.
Already there are calls to expand it beyond 20 dispensaries from medical marijuana advocates who note that many residents will still be a long drive away from their nearest dispensary.
One of the law's sponsors, Democratic state Sen. Diane Savino, said the unsuccessful applicants may get another chance to enter the new industry.
"To those who did not make the cut, stick around," she said. "New York is a very big state."


Richard applying the last touches on a finish process with too many steps to count.
We've heard the unbelievable stories about how workers of yesteryear cranked out huge amounts of high quality work in an insanely short period of time. There's no way to confirm the exploits of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, but I can share with you the work of one amazing chair maker. I stopped by Richard Grell's shop today to see an order of chairs and tables he's been building all winter. Here's a peek at the 54 chairs and nine tea tables that will ship this week.
Every part, every spindle, and chair seat fashioned by hand. Richard did call on a few trusted helpers for items like the painstaking job painting the miles of pin-striping.
He's been making chairs for a living for over 40 years and still passionate about the craft. That makes him a hero in my book.
I'm excited to announce the launching of a new website, http://www.byhandandeye.com.
Jim Tolpin and I have teamed up again to create an on-line resource for woodworkers to improve their design skills. The new website will be the home of an on-line design workshop series (slated for release in early May 2016) as well as plenty of practical layout and design related articles and video clips about design. We also have plans to use the site as a platform for gathering a woodworking design community and we look forward to rolling that out in coming months.
I'll continue writing here on this blog, but I am delighted to be working closely with Jim again to create something long overdue. Go check it out at http://www.byhandandeye.com.
Tucked away in an alcove in the Springfield Museum of Art this 19th century desk begs more questions than answers. The form itself is typical of furniture built in a rural setting by a cabinetmaker who sparingly added a few touches of ornament in arches above the doorways and a few curves on the base apron.
Then something wild happened. Another artisan, possibly 50 – 100 years later carved the existing desk lid and chest facade with a riot of poppy flowers and vines.
If that was not enough, they put an exclamation point on this oddity and ebonized the carved panels. The museum attendant had no idea of the story behind it and one can only guess. The carving is expertly done, so much so that it makes one wonder why the carver went to so much trouble to mis-match it with this vernacular piece. It's hard to imagine someone with so much talent choosing this chest for a canvas. Did they do this at gunpoint? Perhaps they were making a statement or making a joke. Any ideas why this might have came about?
"Downstairs" is Seth's word for my basement workshop. It's a place where he can play with toys unlike anything from the McGiant toy store. "Downstairs" contains cigar boxes with string, old pulleys, hinges, and rubber bands. There are bins filled with cut offs, and the joy of double stick tape, and nails and hammers, and Poppy never tells him to stop making noise. He's always dusting off some box of treasures I forgot about. Seth's job is to point out the wonder in the everyday, and mine is to preserve that fire in his imagination. He's much better with a mallet than he was last summer and just now getting the hang of drawing circles with a compass.
Jim Tolpin and I have been thinking a lot about preserving the fire lately, and we have some fun and exciting plans in the works. I'll have more to share about it in coming days but I promise it will be more fun than a cigar box full of string!
"As I wrote earlier, too much thinking always makes for more choices and revisions.
Alas, I think this is pretty close now.
So, a quick description .. the fanback will now have two equally tall centers, 120 cm, with three descending pairs to either side. The four in the middle will have zero splay but some splay to the outer pairs. Approx ten degrees rake for all.
As to the undercarriage, the frontpair will be square to the seat with the backpair raking back 25 degrees.
As always, all input is valuable!


What could get a 4th grader to run 600 miles at school in one year? What could get a kindergartener to complete 300 miles?
The Morning Mile™ is a before-school walking/running program that gives children the chance to start each day in an active way while enjoying fun, music and friends. That's EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY. It's also supported by a wonderful system of rewards, which keeps students highly motivated and frequently congratulated.
I would like to reach all schools across the US nation and offer the program for them to starts.
Support from local organization and community menenbers across the nation.
Love the commitment to keeping our kids moving-- I think my company may need to do this as well so we can become "Awesome in the AM"!


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Q: PHP PDO statement throwing fatal error I have a function which is throwing an unusual error regarding a syntax issue. Have a look.
public static function authenticate($_user, $_pass)
    {
        $sql = 'SELECT password, key
                FROM users
                WHERE username = ' . $_user;

        $stm = Db::init()->prepare($sql);
        if ($stm->execute())
            return $stm->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
    }

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'PDOException' with message 'SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'key FROM users WHERE username = testuser1' at line 1' in /class.php:111
Stack trace:
  #0 /class.php(111): PDOStatement->execute()
  #1 /class.php(118): Password::authenticate('testuser1', 'test')
  #2 {main} thrown in /class.php on line 111

Any ideas as to what this means?

A: key is a reserved word in sql. Surround it with backticks in your query. Like this:
public static function authenticate($_user, $_pass)
    {
        $sql = 'SELECT password, `key`
                FROM users
                WHERE username = ' . $_user;

        $stm = Db::init()->prepare($sql);
        if ($stm->execute())
            return $stm->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
    }

BTW: You have a SQL injection vulnerability in your code. Use a parameterized query to bind the value of $_user.

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Chongjin City power station
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Chongjin City power station (청진화력발전소), also known as the Cheongjin power station, is a 150-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Chongjin, Hamgyong-bukto Province, North Korea.[1]
It appears to be a combined heat and power (CHP) plant.[2]
The map below shows the location of the power station in Chongjin, Hamgyong-bukto Province, North Korea.
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A 2015 report by the Korea Development Bank (KDB산업은행) provides the following background on the power station:[3][4]
The Chongjin power station was built with the support of the former Soviet Union for the purpose of supplying electricity to the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex steel plant and city heating in Chongjin, and is located in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province. In 1974, with the support of the former Soviet Union, North Korea stopped promoting the construction of a 150 MW copper power plant. In November 1980, the official ground-breaking ceremony was held, and in 1984, the units 1 and 2 (50 MW each) were completed in 1985. Electricity production started in 1985, and in December 1986, the construction of unit 3 (50 MW) was completed.
The power station faces frequent equipment failures and other issues. For example, as early as May 1987, operation stopped due to a failure of the feedwater pump valves, and in March 1989, the turbine operation was also stopped due to a ruptured accident at the circulation pump station. A generator fire accident in July 1994 and a boiler explosion accident in August 1994 also occurred. In October of the same year, the power plant was shut down due to a lack of coal.
The fuel used in this power plant is bituminous coal from the North Hambuk coal field and is estimated to about 2 million tons per year.
A 2016 report by the North Korea Development Institute identifies 4 units for a total 200 MW capacity.[5] However, an undated Korea Electricity Industry Promotion Association (KOEMA) power system spreadsheet also listed the capacity as 150 MW. KOEMA highlighted a 400 to 420 MW expansion with support from China proposed in 1990 and 1992 based on the 3rd 5-year plan, but the power station expansion did not appear to move forward.[6]
Two media sources from 2015 refer to the plant as having stopped operations in 2014 as the power plant's turbines have worn out and the coal mining stopped in the northern region.[7][8] One of the two sources mentions the government's plan to spend about 38.9 billion won over eight months to renovate and repair units 1 and 2 (100,000 kW) to supply electricity to the region for 10 years.[8] It is not known whether this was implemented.
The Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex steel plant has shut down periodically due to lack of coal and electricity, including in 2014.[9] As of 2016, it appears that while not critical facilities within the complex have been operating at a low or intermittent level during the past year. A media article from January 2023 suggests that the steel plant is still working, although intermittently due to power outages and fuel shortages.[10]
Owner: Ministry of Electric Power
Parent company: DPRK Ministry of Electric Power
Location: Chongjin, Hamgyong-bukto Province, North Korea
Coordinates: 41.7636, 129.7500 (exact)
Coal type: Lignite
Coal source:
Gross generating capacity (operating): 150 MW
Unit 1: Coal-fired subcritical, 50 MW (start-up in 1985)
↑ "Ch'ŏngjin Thermal Power Station (Chongjin)," Wikimapia
↑ "Status and Future of the North Korean Minerals Sector," Edward Yoon, for Nautilus Institute, January 6, 2011
↑ "The North Korea's Industry" (북한의산업.pdf), KDB산업은행, December 2015, available for download at North Korea Information Portal (nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr), Ministry of Unification
↑ "청진화력발전소," Ministry of Unification, North Korea Information Portal (nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr)
↑ "최신 북한 전력산업 동향 및 향후 협력전망," 북한발전연구원, 2016
↑ "화력발전소(중형급) 위치 및 정보," 남북 전력발전, accessed November 2021
↑ "Chongjin thermal power plant in North Korea shuts down... "Lack of coal supply, outdated facilities"". www-nocutnews-co-kr. 2015.
↑ 8.0 8.1 "The effect of retrofitting old thermal power plants in Chongjin and Naseon". www-sedaily-com. 2015.
↑ "Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex: Down but Not Out". https://www.38north.org/. June 20, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "North Koreans are stepping up scrap collection to support struggling steel mills". https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/. January 6, 2023. External link in |website= (help)
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Coal plants in North Korea


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Q: React Native 'Unordered'-style List How would one go about creating a list in React Native that looked similar to an unordered list (<ul>) in HTML? Does it require a flex based layout with two Views (one to contain the 'bullet' & the other the list item text) or is their an easier, less cumbersome way?

A: Potentially, the easiest way would be just to use a unicode character for the bullet.  That way you don't have wrap a bunch of components together.
For example, the following component that uses a ListView (see the renderRow function for the bullet):

class TestProject extends React.Component {

  constructor() {
    super();
    this.state = {
      dataSource: new ListView.DataSource({
        rowHasChanged: (row1, row2) => row1 !== row2,
      }).cloneWithRows(['string1', 'string2', 'string3']),
    };
  }

  renderRow(data) {
    return (
      <Text>{`\u2022 ${data}`}</Text>
    );
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <ListView
        style={{margin: 40}}
        dataSource={this.state.dataSource}
        renderRow={this.renderRow}
      />
    );
  }
}

If you need to keep the text from wrapping around the bullet, you will actually need to use multiple components, as suggested in the question.  For example:
renderRow(data) {
  return (
    <View style={{flexDirection: 'row'}}>
      <Text>{'\u2022'}</Text>
      <Text style={{flex: 1, paddingLeft: 5}}>{data}</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

A: You can use this component for this purpose : Enjoy

export const UnorderedList = ({texts}: {texts: string[]}) => {
  return (
    <Column>
      {texts.map((t, index) => (
        <Row key={index}>
          <Column
            style={{
              alignSelf: 'flex-start',
              justifyContent: 'flex-start',
              marginRight: 12,
              transform: [{scale: 2.5}],
            }}>
            <Text
              style={{
                alignSelf: 'flex-start',
                justifyContent: 'flex-start',
              }}>
              {'\u2022'}
            </Text>
          </Column>
          <Column>
            <Text>{t}</Text>
          </Column>
        </Row>
      ))}
    </Column>
  );
};

const Column = ({children,style})=>{
   return <View
      style={[{display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column'},style]}>
      {children}
    </View>
}

const Row = ({children,style})=>{
   return <View
      style={[{display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'row'},style]}>
      {children}
    </View>
}

A: Consider you a list called "ListItems", holding all the content you want in the unordered list, we can approach this problem as follows. This will give you the required format.
       <View>
          {ListItems.map(
            (item, index) => (
              <Text>
                {"\u2B24" + " "}
                {item}
              </Text>
            )
          )}
        </View>

A: One could use the @jsamr/react-native-li library which is serving this exact purpose.
Features

*

*Supports over 40 ordered and unordered pre-defined markers

*Easy to define new markers with a JS-based CSS Counter Styles Level 3 API

*Right-to-left mode

Install
npm add --save @jsamr/react-native-li @jsamr/counter-style

Usage
Children of the MarkedList component will be wrapped in a marked view:
import React from 'react';
import { ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text } from 'react-native';
import disc from '@jsamr/counter-style/presets/disc';
import MarkedList from '@jsamr/react-native-li';

export default function App() {
  return (
    <ScrollView style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
      <MarkedList counterRenderer={disc}>
        {[...Array(100).keys()].map((index) => (
          <Text key={index} style={{ flexShrink: 1 }}>
            The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
            develops international standards
            for the web and HTML, CSS, and more.
          </Text>
        ))}
      </MarkedList>
    </ScrollView>
  );
}

Remark: "Marker" is CSS terminology for the ordered prefix.

A: You could also try using a View, set it with a Text component inside a View with flexDirection: 'row'
<View style={{height:5, width: 5, backgroundColor: '#000', borderRadius: 20}} />

if you use Unicode, you won't be able to change the size or color, so I believe it would be better to use it like this


On this, holiest of holy days, at 4:20 around the world, people will gather together, on lawns, in basements, in parks, on rooftops, on porches, in school yards, in office bathrooms and yes, perhaps even in monestary chapels where we as marjuana lovers will unite as one powerfull body to release a cloud of glorious sweet smoke to ground flights the world over. That Icelandic volcano has nothing on our reefer power.
So for this reason, we ask all you lovers, smokers and midnight tokers to step into the afternoon glare and blaze one up for ur fellow stoners.
Happy 420! You are friendly!
pot makes me puke, i know im such a weirdo!
Ha, you guys are too funny. Missed 4/20 but really 4:20 comes twice a day everyday so no worries.
It makes your puke!? Wowza! You may be the one and only person it has that effect one. Don't worry though, Vodka makes me puke. (and not just when I drink to much of it). I may be allergic.


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DoT-TSDSI micro workshop series on 'Advancing 5G Towards 6G'
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) unites seven telecommunications standard development organizations (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC), known as "Organizational Partners" providing their members with a stable environment to produce the Reports and Specifications that define 3GPP technologies.
3GPP develops specifications which cover cellular telecommunications technologies, including radio access, core network and service capabilities, which provide a complete system description for mobile telecommunications. The 3GPP specifications also provide hooks for non-radio access to the core network, and for interworking with non-3GPP networks.
The 3GPP technologies are constantly evolving through Generations of commercial cellular/mobile systems. With LTE and 5G work, 3GPP has become the focal point for the vast majority of mobile systems beyond 3G. Although these Generations have become an adequate descriptor for the type of network under discussion, real progress on 3GPP standards is measured by the milestones achieved in particular Releases. New features are 'functionality frozen' and are ready for implementation when a Release is completed.
3GPP works on a number of Releases in parallel, starting future work well in advance of the completion of the current Release. 3GPP is currently working on Release-18 and has initiated work on Release-19. Release-19 is part of the "5G-Advanced" specification set and is tactically important because it is expected to provide insights into requirements and use cases for Release-20 and also lay the foundation for future 6G.
TSDSI members have been participating in 3GPP meetings and contributing to development of specifications for 5G and beyond. TSDSI is now steering technical activities in the areas of Beyond 5G and application verticals. Dissemination of information on the 3GPP Release 19 technical work will help facilitate channelizing pre-standards research and harmonizing standards development activities in India.
A joint micro-workshop series on 'Advancing 5G towards 6G' is being organized by DoT and TSDSI, with the purpose of disseminating information about 3GPP technology areas and timelines related to Release 19, mobilize Indian Ecosystem to contribute to Release 19 ongoing studies and identify and propose any new study to be undertaken as Release 19. Each workshop, to be held online, will walk through select 3GPP study items, provide timelines and describe how to contribute.
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Books / January/February 2014
Her Big Break
The New Yorker says yes to Alice Munro
December 19, 2013 July 4, 2016 - by The WalrusThe Walrus
Illustration by Adrian Forrow Updated 9:10, Jul. 4, 2016 | Published 11:00, Dec. 19, 2013
On November 18, 1976, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, Charles McGrath, sent Alice Munro her first acceptance letter from the magazine. He mentioned the "Naughty Words Policy" of editor William Shawn, and when her story "Royal Beatings" appeared in print the following March the unseemly "toilet noises" had been cut. Soon afterward, the future Nobel laureate signed a first-reading agreement with The New Yorker that still stands.—Crystal Sikma
Dear Ms. Munro,
Your story "Royal Beatings" has occasioned as much excitement around here as any story I can remember. It's an extraordinary, original piece of writing, and we very much want to publish it. Everyone who has read it has been moved by the story's intelligence and sensitivity, and has marvelled at its emotional range.
I'm familiar with some of your other work, and, to be honest, it's a little embarrassing to me that you haven't been in our pages long before now. I hope we can run "Royal Beatings" very soon. What I propose to do, then—with your permission, of course—is to undertake some preliminary editing. This is our usual procedure, and in the case of "Royal Beatings" what it would consist of is mostly my suggesting a few alterations in expression and pointing out a few places where I think some more information might be needed. I think it would be a great help to the reader, for example, if a lot of the background information—the fact that Flo is Nadine's stepmother, say, and even the fact that the story takes place in Canada (American readers think everything happens in America unless you tell them otherwise)—could be planted closer to the beginning of the story, and I'd also like to clarify the chronology a little. One of the story's strengths is the way it moves so easily back and forth in time—in fact, it seems to work much the way memory works—but, even so, I think there are a few places where events tend to run together, and where it's not clear how much time has elapsed. These are hardly crucial problems, and I'm sure they can all be taken care of very easily. I will send the edited manuscript back to you, and will try to explain my reasons for suggesting a change, and you will then be free to disagree or to make suggestions and alterations of your own. Our policy is to edit simply with the aim of achieving clarity; the last thing we want to do is interfere with an author's style of writing. And I think I can say that in most cases our editors and writers have arrived at a state of mutual trust.
The only possible difficulty I can foresee with "Royal Beatings" has to do with—well, I don't really know what to call it. Our Naughty Words Policy, I guess. As you may know, The New Yorker is somewhat conservative about what it will or will not allow in the way of language and/or subject matter and though we're a lot better than we used to be, we still have a long way to go. I'm afraid that Mr. Shawn, the editor-in-chief—who, by the way, likes "Royal Beatings" a great deal—has questioned, on the ground of "earthiness," both the paragraph about toilet noises on page 3 and the rhyme about pickled arseholes. Personally, I don't think the toilet-noise passage is absolutely essential to the story; in fact, I think it may be a distraction. The rhyme, of course, is more problematic. If you feel very strongly about either of these points I can go and try to argue your case, though I can't guarantee that I will win. I do think we can reach some compromise, however, and troublesome as it may be, I hope you will try to understand our position in this regard.
The subsequent procedure is that after we—you and I, that is—agree on a preliminary text the story goes into galley proofs. And at that point you will be paid. (We can't do this sooner, because we pay on a word rate, and that also makes it impossible for me to say in advance what the payment will be. We never pay less than a thousand dollars, though, and my guess is that "Royal Beatings" would bring at least two and probably three times that much.) After that, and shortly before publication, we prepare a final author's proof, which contains further queries from me and from Mr. Shawn, some queries about punctuation from our grammarians, and possibly some factual questions from our checking department. This sounds formidable, but is really only finicky; you will have the final say about all matters of text, and the text that you approve in the author's proof will be the final text that appears in the magazine.
I hope all this is agreeable to you, and I wish you would write or, better still, call me (collect, of course) and let me know whether or not you want to go ahead. (I'm here at the office most days from 10:30 or so until 6, though I will be out of town next Thursday and Friday, November 25th and 26th.) "Royal Beatings" is a rare and wonderful piece of work, and we will be honored if you will let us publish it.
Charles McGrath
Copyright Condé Nast, 1976/courtesy of the University of Calgary
This appeared in the January/February 2014 issue.
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National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad established in 1984, is the largest research centre of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). NARC, with a total land area of approximately 1400 acres, is located near Rawal Lake, six kilometers south-east of Islamabad. Physical facilities in term of experimental fields, laboratories, green houses, gene bank, library/ documentation, auditorium, machinery & lab equipment repair workshops, stores, hostels, cafeteria, audio visual studios, are also available at NARC.
Camel-a potential dairy animal in difficult environments [2008]
Raziq, A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Livestock Management); Younas, M. (Livestock and Dairy Development Dept., Balochistan (Pakistan)); Kakar, M.A. (Livestock and Dairy Development Dept., Balochistan (Pakistan));
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Camels were originally domesticated for their milk. Following the move to use the camel as a beast of burden especially for armies, there has been a return to its original task. Camel is no more the animal of the old world, but an animal which may be use to combat the growing desertification and to feed millions of people living in those areas. There are many scientific data concerning the anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of lactation in camels. It has been shown that camels can provide 15-20 liters of milk per day for a lactation period of up to 18 months, making it a very good farm animal. The camel produces in harsh and hostile conditions where other animal may not survive. Studies conducted in the horn of Africa revealed that the camel produced more milk than the other types of tropical animals compared on the basis of kg/TLU/year. Camel milk is now used in the modern urban masses and found in the shelf of the super markets and shopping malls in the form of plain and flavored milk, cheese and chocolate. Globally camel produces about 2% of the world total milk and that milk is mostly produced by pastoral people and consumed locally. Some attempts have been made to market such camel milk after collection and pasteurization in central processing unit/factory (India, Kenya, Mauritania and now in U.A.E.). There is a weak knowledge about the true potential of the camel and very rare references are available in the scientific database especially on various quantitative traits like daily and lactation yields and the factors affecting on it. In Pakistan camel population attain one million head with almost 20 @ of lactating camel produces around 0.6 million ton of milk annually, but had never documented as independent entity in the grey records of the country. Per head basis camel in the country produces far better than the indigenous milch breeds of cattle and buffalo, Friesian and their crosses. The camel sustain its productivity in difficult conditions and comparatively lesser affected by the adverse factors like lack of feed, water, season and length of lactation. There is a wide diversity of breeds in the camel found in the arid and semiarid lands (ASAL) of the world. An enormous production variation has been observed in the different individuals of the same breeds, between the breeds and areas to area. This variation can be use successfully in the future strategies of the milk improvement. The time has reached to know and exploit the true potential of camel and to find the ways to sustain this old industry for the cause of the conservation of important animal genetic resource and transform it in a modern entrepreneur in the near future.
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Camels were originally domesticated for their milk. Following the move to use the camel as a beast of burden especially for armies, there has been a return to its original task. Camel is no more the animal of the old world, but an animal which may be use to combat the growing desertification and to feed millions of people living in those areas. There are many scientific data concerning the anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of lactation in camels. It has been shown that camels can provide 15-20 liters of milk per day for a lactation period of up to 18 months, making it a very good farm animal. The camel produces in harsh and hostile conditions where other animal may not survive. Studies conducted in the horn of Africa revealed that the camel produced more milk than the other types of tropical animals compared on the basis of kg/TLU/year. Camel milk is now used in the modern urban masses and found in the shelf of the super markets and shopping malls in the form of plain and flavored milk, cheese and chocolate. Globally camel produces about 2% of the world total milk and that milk is mostly produced by pastoral people and consumed locally. Some attempts have been made to market such camel milk after collection and pasteurization in central processing unit/factory (India, Kenya, Mauritania and now in U.A.E.). There is a weak knowledge about the true potential of the camel and very rare references are available in the scientific database especially on vario
us quantitative traits like daily and lactation yields and the factors affecting on it. In Pakistan camel population attain one million head with almost 20 @ of lactating camel produces around 0.6 million ton of milk annually, but had never documented as independent entity in the grey records of the country. Per head basis camel in the country produces far better than the indigenous milch breeds of cattle and buffalo, Friesian and their crosses. The camel sustain its productivity in difficult conditions and comparatively lesser affected by the adverse factors like lack of feed, water, season and length of lactation. There is a wide diversity of breeds in the camel found in the arid and semiarid lands (ASAL) of the world. An enormous production variation has been observed in the different individuals of the same breeds, between the breeds and areas to area. This variation can be use successfully in the future strategies of the milk improvement. The time has reached to know and exploit the true potential of camel and to find the ways to sustain this old industry for the cause of the conservation of important animal genetic resource and transform it in a modern entrepreneur in the near future.
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I'm proud to announce three all-new workshops with my partner in Japan, George Nobechi of Nobechi Creative, as well as Joshua Smith.
This workshop promises to be a very special week on the coast of Japan, with the city's support giving us amazing access to artisans and locations leading up to a feudal era samurai festival in all its glory. We will also be printing our work during this workshop and exhibiting our work to the local community. A terrific formula that worked so well in our workshop last year in Takayama!
A fun mix of portraiture, street photography (including the world famous Halloween night in Shibuya) and real world shooting situations, with discussions continuing over great meals in this vibrant and photogenic city.
Take your portraits to the next level with small group instruction, new talent from Asia, and the latest in color-adjustable LED lighting tech. Those signing up for the Hagi workshop will receive 10% off the tuition for this workshop!


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Q: docker load - unexpected EOF The deployment process of some test environment requires using docker save, sending the file over, then using docker load to materialize the docker image on the other end.
Today this started happening for some reason:
Error response from daemon: Error processing tar file(exit status 1): unexpected EOF

A: It turned out that the image upload was not successful, and the file was cut short, so it literally had an unexpected EOF. (duh)
Using md5sum or ls to compare the files would have helped me spot this error much sooner.
Shoutout to this google result which stated the same.


Robert Vickrey was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Readiness; he was educated at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, IL and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska.
PERU, IL, September 20, 2018 — Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Robert Vickrey with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Vickrey celebrates many years of experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Robert F. Vickrey served as Vice-President of Legislative Affairs and Economic Development for Miller Group Media in La Salle, Illinois, a position he held since 1985 and until his retirement in 2010. Since joining Miller Group Media in 1968, Mr. Vickrey held a variety of executive positions in both broadcast and print including Vice-President of La Salle County Broadcasting Corp., and Vice-President of sales and marketing for the Daily News-Tribune, Inc. Mr. Vickrey was a registered lobbyist in the state of Illinois, principal in the consulting firm of Oval Wacker Consulting and a partner in Vickrey-Shea, LLC a lobbying and consulting firm with offices in LaGrange and Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Vickrey also serves as Director of Economic Development for the City of Peru, IL. In 2011 he lead the city of Peru in the successful effort that resulted in a $42 Million expansion (Plant & Equipment) of a Japanese manufacturing plant that will be the largest producer of chrome on plastic in north America; starting with 102 employees in 2011 and today employs over 360. During those negotiations the city of Peru competed against five other states, including the Tennessee Valley Authority on electric rates. Currently Mr. Vickrey is involved with a $100M+ economic development pipeline in the city of Peru, Illinois.
In 2005 Mr. Vickrey was elected as Peru Township (IL) Clerk and was re-elected in 2009 being the only republican elected in Peru Township in 40 years. In 2010 he was elected to the La Salle County Board and was the only republican to be elected to the County Board to serve the Westclox addition to the City of Peru.
Mr. Vickrey has employed his federal and state legislative expertise on behalf of economic development funding in North Central Illinois. He has worked on many projects requiring rigorous planning and analytical skills serving in a variety of appointed and elected positions including Vice-President of Governmental Affairs for the Daytime Broadcasters' Association and President and Board Member of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce where he served for 25 years as Transportation Chairman, the longest serving chairmanship at IVAC. As Chairman of the IVAC Transportation Committee, Mr. Vickrey was largely responsible for organizing and directing the regional volunteer efforts that resulted in the inclusion of interstate 39 in former Governor James R. Thompson's Build Illinois Program. I-39 was the largest single project in the Build Illinois program at over $600 Million (1985 dollars) and was completed in 1992. He has also demonstrated a professional understanding of transportation systems having served on former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert's Congressional Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure from 1986-1990.
Mr. Vickrey has received several gubernatorial appointments. He was appointed as a member of the Illinois Gaming Board in 1992 and re-appointed in 1993, 1995 and 1998. He served as IGB Chairman in 1999 and 2000. During his eight years with the Illinois Gaming Board adjusted gross revenues from casino operations grew to $1.3 billion, tax revenues to the state and local municipalities nearly $420 million, industry employment to over 12,000 direct jobs and casino admissions to over 20 million per year. In 2001 Mr. Vickrey was appointed to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees where he served for nine years. He also held the position of Chairman of the University of Illinois Hospital at Chicago governing committee for seven years. Mr. Vickrey is a life member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association. He remains on the Advisory Board of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. In recent years the Prairie Research Institutes $15.8 million in core state funding leveraged nearly $65 million in other funding, about half of which came from federal sources (U.S. Department of Energy [DOE], U.S. Department of the Interior, National Science Foundation, etc.) He was elected to the board of directors of Tri County Financial Group in 1991 a holding company for First State Bank the largest locally owned bank in La Salle County, Illinois where he continues to serve today as the bank's Vice-Chairman as a Certified Bank Director earning the distinction from Southern Methodist University Graduate School of Banking. First State Bank has 19 Illinois locations with assets of over one billion dollars and owns one of the nation's largest mortgage companies and was listed in the top ten of community banks in 2012 and 2013.
Mr. Vickrey has originated and presented concepts involving economic development and their impact on the community, region, and state. He is a founder and serves as President of the Illinois Economic Development Council. Mr. Vickrey's special skills include the organization of large-scale transportation, economic development, and community development projects. To these endeavors, he brings a unique understanding of the role of media and public relations as well as the ability to serve local and regional citizen, industry and governmental groups.
Mr. Vickrey has been or is active in many professional and fraternal organizations including the International Council of Shopping Centers, Illinois Press Association, the Inland Daily Press Association, Elks, Rotary International and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is the recipient of many creativity awards from industry trade groups, civic groups, and community service organizations. He was an interim professor at St. Bede Academy in 1974 and 1978. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Ottawa (IL) Building Trades Council in 1983 for his efforts in helping initiate the immediate construction of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial (I-39) bridge, the longest within the state of Illinois, located in La Salle County at a total cost of $47 million (1983 dollars).
Mr. Vickrey is married; he and his wife Barbara have one son, a physician. Mr. Vickrey is a former two term County Chairman of the La Salle County Republican Central Committee and served eight years as Deputy State Central Committeeman of the Illinois Republican Party for the 11th Congressional District. He served as the Chairman of the Peru Township Republican Organization for 10 terms. Mr. Vickrey is a veteran (disabled) of the US Army (1966-1968) and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Readiness; he was educated at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, IL and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. He was selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest in 1984-1985, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America in 1987-1988, and Who's Who in America in 2001.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Robert Vickrey has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.