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En mening udtrykker det ens information peger på er det rigtige (eller mest overlevelsesfremmende, set fra en naturvidenskabelig synsvinkel) indenfor noget givent.
Selve informationen består af opfattelser, erfaring og/eller holdninger.

Det kan være rigtigt (fra personens synsvinkel) på grund af dens overensstemmelse med virkeligheden, dens følger eller noget helt tredje.

En mening er et subjektivt sandhedsudsagn, en antagelse – i modsætning til et faktum (der anses for at være ubetvivleligt). Der er en anelse forskel på indholdet af henholdsvis "opfattelse" og "holdning", for mens opfattelser kan være meget flygtige, så forudsætter holdninger, at man har gjort en opfattelse til en del af sin personlighed.

En holdning er altså en mening, som er blevet grundlæggende for en person eller en gruppe (se dogme). I realiteten bruger alle deres holdninger som genveje i dag-til-dag løsninger på moralske spørgsmål. Holdninger gør det med andre ord lettere at gennemleve de utallige valgsituationer, som tilværelsen byder på. Samtidig er fælles holdninger også en vigtig del af fællesskabsfølelsen inden for bestemte grupper eller nationaliteter.

Omvendt kan holdninger let blive til noget, der forhindrer en person eller en (religiøs) gruppe i at se de reelle forhold og danne sig en ny opfattelse eller (på længere sigt) en ny holdning overfor virkelighedens problemer. I denne negative side af holdninger ligger baggrunden for megen strid mellem grupper, især da i de tilfælde hvor en holdning er blevet en del af personens eller gruppens identitetsfølelse.

Se også
 holdning – for andre betydninger.
 Meningen med livet
 Semantik
 Lingvistik
 Betydning

Filosofiske grundbegreber
Filosofi


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NPSO: CAMPTI MAN AIMS AR-15 RIFLE AND LASER AT NATCHITOCHES DEPUTY ON SUNDAY EVENING; BRIEF STAND-OFF ENDS PEACEFULLY
July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021 / NPJ
(CAMPTI)-A north Natchitoches Parish man is behind bars after he aimed an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle activating a laser sight at a Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Deputy on Sunday evening according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright.
Kristopher Joseph Vidos, 46, of the 100 block of Edenborn Street, Campti, La. is currently incarcerated in the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center charged with 1-Count of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, 1-Count of Unlawful Use of a Laser on a Law Enforcement Officer, 1-Count of Resisting Arrest by Flight and traffic charges.
The incident began on Sunday evening July 4th at approximately 7:10pm, when Deputies assigned to the NPSO Patrol Division observed a 1995 white Jeep SUV being operated in a reckless manner within the City Limits of Campti, La.
Deputies continued their patrols in the area, then observed the Jeep parked suspiciously behind a Campti business.
As deputies approached the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle quickly drove off then suddenly stopped.
The investigating deputy pulled up behind the vehicle, observing the driver suspiciously moving around in the vehicle as if he were attempting to gain possession of a weapon or hiding something.
The deputy sitting in his patrol unit then began to tactically retreat as the driver exited the Jeep aiming an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with a laser sight at him.
Vidos, then re-entered his vehicle and fled the area leading deputies on a brief pursuit to Edenborn Street where he exited the vehicle entering a camper RV trailer surrounded by tall shrubs and grass.
Additional deputies responded to set-up a perimeter of the area.
Deputies requested the activation of Natchitoches SWAT . State Police Troop-E was contacted and advised of the situation.
The tense situation continued as SWAT members began to collect information and facts for an operational plan just prior to their deployment response to the scene.
A SWAT Team Commander made contact with Vidos by phone, along with the assistance of a parent to initiate a negotiating dialogue to end the standoff peacefully.
As SWAT was preparing to deploy, Vidos peacefully surrendered to deputies at the scene.
SWAT members obtained a search warrant signed by a 10th Judicial District Court Judge to search the RV camper, vehicle and premises for evidence.
During a search, agents seized a cache of firearms including the AR-15 aimed at the deputyand ammunition.
On July 7 at approximately 11:00am, Vidos was released on a $32,000.00 appearance bond set by a 10th Judicial District Court Judge.
Deputies say the investigation is continuing.
Sheriff Wright stated our deputies come to work each day with the mission of ensuring our citizen's safety and quality of life in Natchitoches Parish. This situation could have been much worse, I am pleased with the professionalism shown by all responding law enforcement on Sunday evening and grateful our deputy who has devoted his life to public safety was not injured nor the suspect."
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What weapon qualifies him as scum? Please explain so we will know when the scum is present and what separates us from scum ? Which weapon is the scum qualifier? Please help. I may be scum.
Great Job NPSO for getting this scum off the streets. Looks like he was definitely up to no good with all the weapons and types of weapons he had

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Today harmony is present in your relationships; you feel inspired, and your partner and friends notice.
Because of that same vibration, an essential person in your past sentimental life could appear.
The planets favor you in this aspect. Make sure you've learnt the lessons life offers you. Are you going to go back to that person or are you going to move forward determinedly? It's your choice, Scorpio.
Sometimes you feel the need to accumulate money and save what you can, and that makes your present sad... When was the last time you gave yourself a whim, Scorpio?
Not everything in life is work and accumulating responsibilities. You know this, but you still resist the call for fun and prefer to go home as soon as you leave work, while your colleagues have a great time.
What you don't know is that in these informal get-togethers they talk about promotions and money.
Make an effort to invest time and money in the rest, and you'll see how life brings you abundance.
You've carried out an internal growing process in which you've taken part since the year began. You know what you need, and you get rid of what doesn't provide you with anything mentally, such as negative emotions or failing thoughts.
Keep spreading good vibes in your day to day life; don't let envies and toxic comments alter your pace of life.
The diseases you could be suffering from could disappear very soon. With a positive attitude and following the indications of the doctors, you have nothing to fear.


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Q: Using malloc to create a linked list i used malloc in order to allocate new nodes in the list,yet i am facing an error with a certain part of my code;
the following solution applies only to deleting and inserting
#include <stdio.h>
#include <malloc.h>

struct Node{
    int value;
    struct Node * Next;
    struct Node * Previous;

};
typedef struct Node Node;
struct List{
    int Count;
    int Total;
    Node * First;
    Node * Last;
};
typedef struct List List;
List Create();
void Add(List a,int value);
void Remove(List a,Node * b);
List Create()
{
    List a;
    a.Count=0;
    return a;

}

void Add(List a,int value)
{
    Node * b = (Node *)malloc(sizeof(Node));
    if(b==NULL)
        printf("Memory allocation error \n");
    b->value=value;
    if(a.Count==0)
    {
        b->Next=NULL;
        b->Previous=NULL;
        a.First=b;

    }
    else
    {
        b->Next=NULL;
        b->Previous=a.Last;
        a.Last->Next=b;

    }
    ++a.Count;
    a.Total+=value;
    a.Last=b;
    }
void Remove(List a,Node * b)
{
    if(a.Count>1)
    {
        if(a.Last==b)
        {
            b->Previous->Next=NULL;
        }
        else
        {
            b->Previous->Next=b->Next;
            b->Next->Previous=b->Previous;
        }

        }
    free(b);
    }

in the delete function,in the last else condition,i am not certain whether or not using b->Next->Previous is okay,and will work;when using the -> operator,am i adressing to the node pointer or to it's value?

A: The short answer: Yes, b->Next->Previous is fine -- it's a struct Node*, just like the right hand side b->Previous.
I think that your error lies with the handling of Count: It is incremented by Add(), but Remove() doesn't decrement it. In fact, as the list itself only needs to know whether it is empty or not, you can remove it and instead see if a.First == NULL. (Your a.Count == 1 test can likewise be replaced with a.First != NULL && a.First->Next == NULL test.)
If you're promising Count in you API, you can add it back when you've got the list itself working. The same "remove-then-add-back" might be useful with Total. Think of both of these as caches.
An even better solution would be to implement a circular list:
struct List
{
    Node Anchor;
    //...
};

List Create()
{
    List l;
    l.Anchor.Next = l.Anchor.Previous = &l;
    return l;
}

bool IsEmpty(List const* l)
{
    // Both or neither point at 'l'.
    assert((l->Anchor.Next == l) == (l->Anchor.Previous == l));
    return l->Anchor.Next == l;
}

// Add a node 'n' to some list after 'ln'.
void AddAfter(Node* n, Node* ln)
{
    n->Previous = ln;
    n->Next = ln->Next;
    n->Next->Previous = n->Previous->Next = n;
}

Node* Remove(Node* n)
{
   n->Previous->Next = n->Next;
   n->Next->Previous = n->Previous;
   n->Next = n->Previous = n;  // nice and proper
   return x;
}

Now you longer need special cases for empty lists. I let Remove() return the node itself, to make it easy to either move nodes between lists (AddAfter(Remove(somenode), &otherlist.Anchor)) or remove and delete notes (free(Remove(somenode))).
One wart here is that my Anchor node now wastes space for data that never will be used -- but that is easily fixable.

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Art & Collecting
Online | Interiors
House of Grey
A creative studio's serene north London space
Archway isn't a part of London that is teeming with design studios, but that's part of the charm that appeals to stylist and designer Louisa Grey. Her new workspace, showroom and creative studio reside in an adapted Victorian saw mill just off Upper Holloway Road, and the gaping industrial spaces have been given the full House of Grey treatment. Anyone who ventured to Finsbury Park last September for In The Neighbourhood – an introduction to Grey's new immersive design retail business via a shoppable exhibition of furniture, lighting and objet in her own home – will be familiar with the affect: calm, composed and soulful.
For the new House of Grey HQ, comprised of a series of four spaces – an office, showroom and two photographic studios spread over the first floor of the converted warehouse – Grey wanted to achieve something that went beyond a pleasing aesthetic. "It feels quite meaningless when you just make a space look beautiful because that's what you like, without any real thought behind the emotional impact on a person. To me, that dates," she says. "We wanted to incorporate our own design philosophy but also really consider how the design impacts our team's health and wellbeing. We wanted a calming environment, combining natural materials and limiting the pollutants for a positive and productive workspace."
It feels quite meaningless when you make a space look beautiful because that's what you like, without any real thought for the emotional impact on people. To me, that dates.
The House of Grey team worked with consultants Ekkist, who helped imbue the multi-functional space with a set of wellness design principles to do with colour, light, materials, scent and avoiding harmful toxins. Ekkist specified an Italian paint called Airlite, which has no VOCs and is touted to reduce pollutants, mould and bacteria from the atmosphere by 88%. "The company painted the inside of a road tunnel with it, a place in Italy known to be highly polluted, and took measurements over the course of 10 years. It reduced the problem significantly," says Grey, who chose a pale, greenish white for the walls. Likewise the floors have been stripped back and treated with a natural lacquer followed by non-toxic wax from Eco Pro Tec for a matte effect. To help purify the air further, Ekkist also suggested particular plants and trees that were sourced locally in Crouch End from Urban Flowers Co.
The showroom is the place guests are brought into first – with its curated collection of furniture and lighting by the likes of Frama and Henry Wilson as well as London-based talent such as abstract artist Tycjan Knut, designers Natascha Madeiski and Phil Cuttance, wood master Edward Collinson and the work of handmade textile house, Stitch by Stitch. "We call the showroom 'the apartment' because it's so comfortable – it's like home. It's also a place we can sit and have lunch together, to get away from our desks. This is one of the wellness principles we've applied to the studio." says Grey. "When clients come in here they say, 'I want my house to feel like this'. That's an achievement, I think."
Through discreet double doors is a simple, light-filled workspace with a bespoke timber-topped table and metal base, Frama stools, several plants and not much else. "We wanted to show people that a workspace doesn't have to be a sterile environment with lots of fluorescent lighting if you consider it and put time into it," Grey says.
Flanking either side of the office and showroom are two multi-purpose spaces – called Archway Depot – that can be rented for photoshoots and events, and will be used for weekly yoga sessions for the team. The larger studio is almost 300sqm, including a full kitchen, and the smaller studio is around 70sqm. (Outside of the retail business and House of Grey, Archway Depot is a joint venture with Grey's longtime collaborators, Clare and Richard Proctor.)
"We only just moved in but it's already been so good for us," says Grey. "This move toward wellness started with me being stressed out in life and thinking about what made the home environment so much more calming. It started small with a few simple things but it has become something bigger for us."
Archway Depot
Images	Rory Gardiner
Words	Elizabeth Choppin
The New Materialists
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Radiance & Flow
Elevated Stature
Fit for Real Life
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Q: How to debug / step through dynamic JavaScript in Chrome? This is easy to do for files added normally but for dynamically loaded JavaScript the debugger does not pull the files up.
For example,
I hit Cntl-Shift-J to bring up the debugger.
I click the sources tab.
I hit Cntl-O to bring up the files I can set break points on.
The only files listed are the ones I set using
<script></script>

But I also add JS files dynamically like this:
    if (file_type === 'js') {
        element = document.createElement('script');
        element.id = token;
        if (!source) {
            element.innerHTML = text;
            document.head.appendChild(element);
            if (callback) {
                callback();
            }
        } else {
            element.onload = callback;
            element.async = true;
            element.src = source;
            document.head.appendChild(element);
        }
        $A.Event.trigger(token);
        return;
    }

I don't have access to these files.  How do I get it?

A: You can write the function:
debbuger();

This function will stop your code where you put it.
Also if you want a better experience I recomend using "Firebug" on Firefox, it is a great tool for web development!
https://addons.mozilla.org/es/firefox/addon/firebug/


We are so excited to have Rohan Murphy joining us as a featured guest speaker at the 2017 28-Day Intensive Camp. Rohan lost his legs soon after he was born and went on to become a star wrestler in high school and for Penn State University. He is also a I DID IT shirt-earning graduate of the 1999 and 2000 J Robinson 28-Day Intensive Camps. Rohan is now a full-time motivational speaker, and we look forward to him telling his amazing story to the campers.
You can learn more about Rohan and book him for speaking engagements on his website at rohanmurphy.com.


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Mar 28, 2021 15:30:00
Venezuelan President's page is temporarily frozen on Facebook for spreading fake new corona treatment
President Nicolas Maduro 's Facebook page has been temporarily frozen. The reason for the freeze is 'diffusion of the wrong treatment for the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)'.
Facebook freezes Venezuela president's page for sharing COVID misinfo
https://mashable.com/article/facebook-freezes-nicolas-maduro-facebook-page-covid-misinformation/
In January 2021, President Maduro said that 'Carvativir', a magical medicine made by doctor Jose Gregorio Hernandez, who was active in Venezuela in the 19th century, is effective in treating COVID-19 and has side effects. Insisted that it was safe. However, this claim has no scientific basis and is considered misinformation about COVID-19.
Still, President Maduro has no doubt about the effectiveness of Calvativille and has posted a movie on Facebook to promote it. In the movie, President Maduro repeatedly called Calvativir a 'miracle drop' and repeatedly claimed to help treat and prevent COVID-19.
On the other hand, the community provisions to Facebook in prohibits the 'diffusion of false information about the COVID-19' is a movie that you have uploaded of Maduro President as a violation of the Community provisions, has been deleted the same movie.
But Facebook's response didn't end there. Facebook has suspended President Maduro's page. A spokeswoman for the company told Reuters that the temporary freeze was 'President Maduro has repeatedly violated Facebook's community regulations and will freeze the page for 30 days. During that time, President Maduro's Facebook page will be read-only. '.
Facebook asserts that carbativir is not a cure or prevention for COVID-19, 'following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance that there are currently no drugs to cure the virus.' ..
Amazon and Facebook delete products and advertisements claiming `` Prevention and complete cure of new coronavirus infection ''
Facebook, Twitch, Shopify suddenly expel President Trump indefinitely
President Trump's Facebook post 'The new corona has a lower case fatality rate than influenza' is removed as false
Twitter permanently bans conspiracy theorist politician accounts to sprinkle hoaxes on the new Corona
Charlerman man who accompanied malaria and typhoid in Congo, stuck stuck visa
Even though there are many mistakes in modern medicine, how many diseases and treatments it was believed in the past?
Twitter changes part of its policy, violators will temporarily be frozen accounts
Twitter temporarily limits the account function of Donald Trump Jr. who diffuses misinformation related to the new Corona
Introducing a new feature that allows you to play together online just by sharing a link, even if you don't have a game on Steam
Research results suggest that air pollution is associated with diseases that lead to blindness
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73-year-old Barrow man rewarded for 45 years of service to community
Barrow man rewarded for 45 years of service to Holker Old Boys
By Joe Hagan-Duckers @JoeHDuckers Reporter
WINNER: Allan Wilson with his Lancashire FA award
A 73-year-old Barrow man has received an award after working as a volunteer for more than 45 years.
Allan Wilson has been presented with a long service award in recognition for his efforts at Barrow football club Holker Old Boys.
Starting in 1975, Allan has worked as assistant manager, secretary and chairman at the football club and still works today as their groundsman, using his own tractor and lawnmower to maintain the pitches.
PITCH: Holker Old Boys' playing surface
A former coal delivery driver, Allan, admitted he was pleased to receive the award and revealed why he continued to volunteer at the club.
"I am absolutely elated to get this award," Allan said.
"I thoroughly enjoy cutting the grass and looking after the pitch.
"When you get other teams coming up from elsewhere like Liverpool and Manchester and saying how good our pitch is, then it's a pat on the back for me really."
Kevin Watkin, first team manager at Holker Old Boys, said: "Allan is very well-respected at the club.
"He literally lives and breathes the club.
"Everything goes through Allan on the ground and the effort he has put in has been absolutely unbelievable.
"Whether you ask me, the first team manager or the junior team managers, everyone will applaud Allan and be very grateful for him and, without him, we wouldn't have anywhere to play."
Additionally, Allan also works on Barrow AFC's Holker Street pitch during matchdays.
HOME: Barrow AFC's Holker Street ground
Throughout his time at Holker Old Boys, Allan highlighted that he has also had the pleasure of working with ex-Bluebirds including the likes of Lee O'Keefe, Johnny Martin and Neil Campbell.
Turning 74 this March, Allan has said he is now planning to reach the 50-year milestone at the club.
Allan added: "As long as my legs and arms will keep going, I will keep going!"


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ANDREA MAYOR AND VERGEL ROMULO, PETITIONERS, VS. LOURDES MASANGKAY Y BELEN AND LEONARDO BELEN, RESPONDENTS.
The crux of the controversy in this petition for review is whether or not the execution of the Kasulatan ng Bilihang Tuluyan and Kasulatan ng Sanglaan covering a 179 square meter lot on which stands the house where respondents live is tainted with irregularity. Petitioners claim that said contracts are binding on respondents because the latter freely and voluntarily executed them. The respondents, however, contend that the execution of the documents was procured through fraud and undue influence. The trial court sustained respondents. The ruling of the lower court was affirmed on appeal with modifications by the appellate tribunal. Aggrieved, petitioners elevated their cause by way of this proceeding to this Court.
Petitioner Andrea Mayor was the original owner of the a parcel of land located at Bonifacio Street, San Pablo City measuring about 179 square meters, more or less. On November 27, 1979, respondent Lourdes M. Belen purchased the subject property from Andrea Mayor in consideration of P18,000.00 payable in installments. Lourdes M. Belen was able to pay P11,445.00 out of the P18,000.00 purchase price leaving a balance of P6,555.00.
On June 17, 1980, Lourdes M. Belen sold back the subject property to Andrea Mayor in consideration of P18,000.00. For this purpose, Lourdes M. Belen executed the Kasulatan ng Bilihang Tuluyan in favor of Andrea Mayor.
On June 19, 1980, to secure a loan in the amount of P12,000.00 obtained from Lourdes M. Belen, Andrea Mayor executed a real estate mortgage over the subject property denominated as Kasulatan ng Sanglaan in favor of the former.
On August 4, 1980, Lourdes M. Belen filed a civil suit against Andrea Mayor, docketed as Civil Case No. SP-1755, for annulment of the Kasulatang Bilihang Tuluyan and Kasulatan ng Sanglaan.
In the complaint, Lourdes alleged, among others, that petitioner Andrea Mayor, through co-petitioner Vergel Romulo a.k.a. Virgilio Romulo, made her believe that the sale in her favor by Andrea is void because the deed of conveyance did not reflect the true agreement of the parties as to the mode of payment of the purchase price, i.e., the purchase price was made on installments and not in cash as stipulated in the document. Lourdes further averred that she was also made to believe that she might lose what she had already paid which amounted to 70% of the purchase price. She was convinced by the representations of Andrea and Romulo that it would be best for the latter to make it appear that Andrea was merely mortgaging the subject property to her. Lourdes readily agreed to the scheme believing that it was for the protection of her rights. It turned out that the scheme was in fact a ruse employed by Romulo and Andrea to re-acquire the property, thus, Lourdes's consent in the execution of the Kasulatan ng Bilihang Tuluyan and Kasulatan ng Sanglaan was obtained through fraud and undue influence.
In her answer with counterclaim, Andrea Mayor denied the material allegations of the complaint insisting, in sum, that Lourdes M. Belen freely and voluntarily executed the subject contracts and the same is binding on the parties thereto.
On August 11, 1980, Leonardo Belen filed a complaint for Annulment of Deed of Absolute Sale and Real Estate Mortgage against Andrea Mayor and Lourdes Masangkay a.k.a Lourdes M. Belen. In the complaint, docketed as Civil Case No. SP-1756, he averred that he is living with Lourdes M. Belen without benefit of marriage. Lourdes bought the subject property from Andrea Mayor using their common fund. On account of the fraudulent acts of Andrea Mayor in connivance with Virgilio Romulo, Lourdes M. Belen agreed to execute the Kasulatan ng Bilihang Tuluyan and the Kasulatan ng Sanglaan. For lack of his approval or consent thereto, as co-owner of the property, the said documents are null and void.
Denying the allegations of the complaint, Andrea Mayor in her answer with counterclaim averred that Leonardo Belen did not have a cause of action because he was neither a party nor a privy to any of the subject contracts. Andrea also alleged that the execution thereof was Lourdes's free and voluntary act.
Subsequently on February 16, 1981, Leonardo Belen and Lourdes M. Belen filed a complaint for Damages against Virgilio Romulo. In the complaint, docketed as Civil Case No. SP-1821, Lourdes and Leonardo averred that they sustained damages for Virgilio's fraudulent acts of inducing Lourdes to sign the subject contracts.
In his answer, Virgilio Romulo insisted that he never had any transaction with Lourdes M. Belen and Leonardo Belen. For instituting a baseless action against him, Lourdes and Leonardo should be held liable for damages.
the defendants to jointly and severally pay to the plaintiffs Leonardo Belen and Lourdes Masangkay Belen the sum of P15,000.00 for their attorney's fees and costs of litigation in these three cases.
Virgilio Romulo to pay the plaintiffs the sum of P20,000.00 as moral damages.
Dissatisfied, petitioners elevated their cause to the Court of Appeals which rendered judgment affirming the assailed decision but deleting the award of attorney's fees. A motion for reconsideration was subsequently denied.
THAT WITH DUE RESPECT TO THE FINDINGS MADE BY PUBLIC RESPONDENT HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, THE PRIVATE RESPONDENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVE THE FRAUD AND UNDUE INFLUENCE THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN EXERTED ON THEM BY THE PETITIONER IN THE EXECUTION OF THE QUESTIONED KASULATAN NG BILIHAN AND KASULATAN NG SANGLAAN.
The issue for resolution is whether or not fraud attended the execution of the Kasulatan ng Bilihan and Kasulatan ng Sanglaan.
ART. 1338. There is fraud when, through insidious words or machinations of one of the contracting parties, the other is induced to enter into a contract which, without them, he would not have agreed to.
As defined, fraud refers to all kinds of deception, whether through insidious machination, manipulation, concealment or misrepresentation to lead another party into error. The deceit employed must be serious. It must be sufficient to impress or lead an ordinarily prudent person into error, taking into account the circumstances of each case.
In support of their cause, petitioners intone the shopworn legal maxim that fraus est odiosa et non praesumenda – and argue that to establish the claim of fraud, evidence must be clear and more than merely preponderant. They contend, in sum, that the two deeds were duly executed by the parties thereto in accordance with the formalities required by law and as public documents the evidence to overcome their recitals is wanting.
Impressive as the arguments petitioners have advanced in support of their cause may be, the fatal flaw lies in their inability to convincingly substantiate their claim that Lourdes M. Belen signed the contracts freely and voluntarily.
This brings to the fore Lourdes M. Belen's limited educational attainment. While indeed petitioners point out that the deeds denominated as Kasulatan ng Bilihang Tuluyan and Kasulatan ng Sanglaan were executed in Tagalog, a close scrutiny thereof shows that they are practically literal translations of their English counterparts. Thus, the mere fact that the documents were executed in the vernacular neither clarified nor simplified matters for Lourdes who admitted on cross-examination that she merely finished Grade 3, could write a little, and understand a little of the Tagalog language.
ART. 1332. When one of the parties is unable to read, or if the contract is in a language not understood by him, and mistake or fraud is alleged, the person enforcing the contract must show that the terms thereof have been fully explained to the former.
As aptly pointed out by the Court of Appeals, the principle that a party is presumed to know the import of a document to which he affixes his signature is modified by the foregoing article. Under the said article, where a party is unable to read or when the contract is in a language not understood by a party and mistake or fraud is alleged, the obligation to show that the terms of the contract had been fully explained to said party who is unable to read or understand the language of the contract devolves on the party seeking to enforce it. The burden rests upon the party who seeks to enforce the contract to show that the other party fully understood the contents of the document. If he fails to discharge this burden, the presumption of mistake, if not, fraud, stands unrebutted and controlling.
In this case, petitioners alleged that Lourdes M. Belen affixed her signature on the questioned contracts freely and voluntarily. We have assiduously scoured the record but like the appellate court we have not come across convincing evidence to support their allegations. In civil cases, he who alleges a fact has the burden of proving it by a preponderance of evidence. Suffice it to state that such self-serving claims are not enough to rebut the presumption of fraud provided for in Article 1332 of the Civil Code. As the party claiming affirmative relief from the court, it is incumbent upon petitioners to convincingly prove their claim. This they failed to do. Bare allegations, unsubstantiated by evidence are not equivalent to proof under our Rules. In short, mere allegations are not evidence.
Though the notarization of the deed of sale in question vests in its favor the presumption of regularity, it is not the intention nor the function of the notary public to validate and make binding an instrument never, in the first place, intended to have any binding legal effect upon the parties thereto. The intention of the parties still and always is the primary consideration in determining the true nature of the contract.
The impugned documents cannot be presumed as valid because of the direct challenge posed thereto by respondents, which is precisely the reason for the commencement of this case: to bring to the fore the irregularity in their execution.
There are, moreover, other factual circumstances pointed out by both the trial and appellate courts which militate against the contention of petitioners. The evidence on record shows that the respondents Belens intended to stay and occupy the subject land for a considerable length of time. As borne out by the records, respondents bought from Celita Bordeos the house standing on the subject land then owned by Andrea Mayor. Four years later or on November 27, 1979, respondents bought the subject land from petitioner Andrea Mayor.
They bought the said land through installments and already paid P11,445.00 of the P18,000.00 purchase price. They also caused the transfer in their names of the tax declarations over the subject land and house. This they did even before they could have completed the payment of the purchase price. In short, their intention and desire to stay on the property is very evident. Petitioners' suggestion, therefore, that respondents made a sudden volte face and decided to resell the property to them – seven months from the date of the property's acquisition, after payment of almost two-thirds of the purchase price and transferring the tax declarations thereof in respondents' names, borders on the absurd and the incredible. It simply is contrary to human experience for respondents to have had a hasty change of heart to dispose of the land on which they intend to make their home and upon which they had invested so much.
Petitioners advance the excuse that respondents wanted to immediately dispose of the subject property because the area would be soon converted into a park. If this were so, why would Lourdes Belen thereafter accept the very same property as security knowing fully well that it would revert to the public domain?
A mortgage subjects the property upon which it is imposed, whoever the possessor may be, to the fulfillment of the obligation whose security it was constituted. Thus, in case of non-payment, the creditor may proceed against the property for the fulfillment of the obligation. No creditor would accept property as security for the fulfillment of the obligation knowing that the property offered as security would soon be out of the commerce of man.
Finally, the non-presentation of petitioner Andrea Mayor on the witness stand is likewise not lost on us and adds to the weakness of petitioners' cause. While it is true that the non-presentation of a witness is not a reason for discrediting a party's defense, still we are inclined to take this omission against them in view of the numerous loopholes in their defense.
WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the petition is DENIED and the decision dated April 3, 2001 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 48646, is AFFIRMED in toto.
 Penned by Associate Justice Eugenio S. Labitoria with Associate Justices Eloy R. Bello and Perlita J. Tria-Tirona concurring.
 Article 1338, Civil Code; Tolentino A., Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines, Vol. IV, 1991 Ed., p. 505.
 Maestrado v. CA, 384 Phil. 418 (2000), citing Tolentino, Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines, supra, p. 514, citing Borrel y Soler, Nulidad, p. 250.
 TSN, 28 June 1982, p. 6.
 Ayola v. Valderrama Lumber Manufacturer Co., Inc., 49 O.G. 980, March 1953.
 Heirs of Atanacio Fabela v. CA, 414 Phil. 838 (2001), citing Javier v. CA, G.R. No. 101177, 28 March 1994, 231 SCRA 498; United Airlines, Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 124110, 20 April 2001, 357 SCRA 99.
 Manzano v. Perez, Sr., 414 Phil. 728 (2001), citing PNB v. CA, 334 Phil. 120 (1997) and Martinez v. NLRC, 339 Phil. 176 (1997).
 Marubeni Corporation v. Lirag, 415 Phil. 29 (2001), Luxuria Homes, Inc. v. CA, 361 Phil. 108 (1999); see also Sadhwani v. CA, 346 Phil. 54 (1997); R.F. Navarro & Co., Inc. v. CA, 413 Phil. 432 (2001).
 Basilio v. CA, G.R. No. 125935, 29 November 2000, 346 SCRA 321, 324, citing Lao v. Villones-Lao, 366 Phil. 49 (1999); Embrado v. CA, G.R. No. 51457, 27 June 1994, 233 SCRA 335; Salame v. CA, G.R. No. 104373, 22 December 1994, 239 SCRA 356; Gerales v. CA, G.R. No. 85909, 9 February 1993, 218 SCRA 638.
 G.R. No. 138842, 18 October 2000, 343 SCRA 637, 652.
 See Chua v. People, G.R. No. 128075, 19 January 2001, 349 SCRA 662.
 Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority v. CA, G.R. No. 116652, 10 March 2003, 398 SCRA 703, citing Borromeo v. Sun, G.R. No. 75908, 22 October 1999, 317 SCRA 176.


With record-high suicide rates among U.S. soldiers, the Army's Chief of Chaplains has proclaimed Wednesday, April 8, a day of prayer and fasting for the military. Read the proclamation here. Chaplain (Major General) Douglas L. Carver has called on all Army chaplains, as well as concerned Christians, to pray for the safety and peace of mind for soldiers and their families, according to Military Ministry.
The day of prayer and fasting focuses on suicide-prevention awareness and coincides with the Army's 120-day "stand down" and unit training, which began Feb. 15.
In 2008, there were 140 suicides in the Army – the highest recorded number since the early 1980s, Carver said. Some chaplains, who are themselves under great stress, have also committed suicide, the chief of chaplains said.
Carver urges Christians to pray for all U.S. military servicemen and women.
"May God be glorified in the lives of our Army's Soldiers and Families, and may God bless the United States," wrote Carver in the Proclamation of Prayer and Fasting letter.
Having served 20 years in the Army and attended and presented at a Army chaplain's training event recently, this initiative is touches me in a special way an is dear to my heart.
I invite you to join me in prayer and fasting on this solemn day.


Kroger Grocery Company has announced that single-use plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past at its stores. Kroger operates 2,764 supermarkets and multi-department stores. Americans use an estimated 100-billion plastic bags a year and the average family takes home almost 1,500 plastic shopping bags annually.
Kroger said it would first offer paper bags instead of plastic and sell reusable bags for roughly $1 to $2, depending on the market, with a goal of getting all customers to adopt reusable bags over the next seven years.


Not only are you supporting a small independent business, but you're shopping green.
An estimated 1 million tons of textile waste is produced each year. Re-sale fashion is one of the most sustainable industries within the fashion realm. When you buy pre-loved clothing you are promoting a culture of thoughtful consumption - By actively recycling within the fashion industry you are helping to reduce textile waste. Conscious, affordable, and one of a kind.
My name's Conner. I'm a twenty-something selling mostly just clothes I would wear myself. I grew up in thrift stores (by no choice of my own) and subsequently became kind of obsessed. Baby's Basement started on eBay in April 2017 and has grown into something I'm very proud of. Just me with the support of my loved ones.
All of the models used are friends — people I've known forever, met through odd jobs or volunteered via Instagram. They do their own hair and/or make-up and help style themselves. They are all just really good, really real people. I also feature some of my favourite small + local businesses (because supporting your community is cool).
If you want to see what I'm like, feel free to follow me on Instagram.


MOVE Community First Year Anniversary & Chinese New Year "Lo-hei" Celebration. A night with oldies of yesteryears featuring Alvin & Wong for new and old friends.
Free entry with light dinner. Donation of any amount is welcome. A special designed door gift will be presented to guests who come dressed in the theme for the night.
RSVP via Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/626680134044693 or sms/whatsapp Andrew at 9011 3220. Feel free to share, invite and sign up for your friends and loved ones. All are welcome.
Wish everyone joy, luck and health in the year of the Horse.
This event is proudly presented by MOVE Community, warmly supported by Artistry, The Garden Slug & Dough Empire.


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Secure Data Sharing Poised To Disrupt The Fraud Prevention Space
Madhvi Mavadiya
Photo Credit: Getty
In conversation with Teresa Tung, Managing Director of Accenture Labs, she highlighted that alliances across partner banks can help prevent money laundering and fraud. Referring to Accenture's new report 'Maximize Collaboration Through Secure Data Sharing', Tung said that sharing data can provide more insight and in turn, support the identification of potentially fraudulent transactions, but this can be impossible due to banking confidentiality laws and other legislation.
"Technologies such as Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and Homomorphic Encryption would allow the banks to answer questions on a virtual, shared dataset without the need to share the actual data with each other," Tung explained.
Accenture found that 36 percent of executives indicate that the number of organizations they partnered with had doubled or more in the last two years. In addition to this, 71 percent anticipate that the volume of data exchanged with ecosystems will increase.
The reality is that the risk of sharing data is disproportionately higher than the potential value of sharing data, even in the presence of trust. Research suggests that companies experience a near 10 percent decline in revenue for six month after a large, public data breach.
Further, it can take two years to recover that lost revenue, resulting in the loss of competitive advantage, but these Privacy Preserving Techniques (PPC) are poised to disrupt the enterprise data exchange space.
According to the report, MPC allows a group to share the benefits of combining their data to create useful outputs while at the same time, ensuring that the actual source data is kept private from each other.
The report reads: "These technologies support use cases that allow groups of companies to work together to generate outcomes or insights they cannot get alone but where they are not willing or able to share their data directly with each other. It can also help with concerns around input privacy, where each company wants to be sure they are not exposing anything other than what they intend to share.
"A simple illustration for MPC is the Millionaire's Problem: two millionaires want to understand who is the richest, but neither want to share their actual net worth with each other nor trust a third party. An MPC scheme could allow a partial calculation of the answer to be done by both millionaires which, when combined, would provide an answer, but on their own would be meaningless."
Homomorphic Encryption, on the other hand, allows computation on encrypted data without the need to decrypt it. "This mechanism allows complete secrecy of the data to be maintained as the data will not be decrypted while it is outside the control of the data owner. The results of processing are also kept private (even from the data processor) so the risks of unintentional privacy leakage as a result of processing are mitigated," the report reveals.
On this point, Tung adds that "insurance companies can analyze user's sensitive information (including health data and net worth) without ever storing this sensitive information in their systems. This is important as it reduces liability risks while allowing for accurate and fine-grained risk modeling. In the same way, since the data is never exposed, we imagine banks being able to partner with a bigger ecosystem of nontraditional partners like retailers, entertainment, telecoms companies."
In this increasingly AI-driven world, organizations are realizing the importance of partnerships and how these ecosystems can support new growth opportunities. However, while the benefits of sharing data are clear, issues of trust, security and fear of losing competitive advantage continue to prevent companies from collaborating.
Data sharing techniques such as MPC and Homomorphic Encryption, as well as others referred to as Trusted Execution Environment (Secure Enclave) and Differential Privacy, will allow data to be analyzed between parties without exposing aspects of it, or any of it.
Tung says: "Banks, lenders, government agencies, etc. should query against encrypted data so they are shielded from the liability of storing personal private information. This also would protect the confidentiality of customer data preventing accidental or malicious disclosure of confidential information."
Alongside this, Accenture report that: "Beyond the traceability and control of data considerations, [PPC] technologies enable partners to work in a decentralized way, giving them the opportunity to jointly investigate common or shared business issues. Companies are also able to apply AI and improved analysis methods to datasets that they had not previously had access to. This means collaborations with external parties—even competitors—are now possible, and in some cases, well underway."
The report continues: "PPC techniques are on the cusp of a new phase of industry adoption thanks to the alignment of technological capabilities with market needs. The potential opportunity has led to the creation of a rapidly evolving and heavily funded start-up ecosystem. And innovative enterprises and institutions are investing in and experimenting with these techniques to understand the art of the possible."


I am using an HDMI 2.0 cable that works with another machine at UHD 60Hz.
Bus 001 Device 017: ID 06c4:c002 Bizlink International Corp.
Hello, thanks for posting and I am sorry to hear that our adapter is not working! We do not have other feedback from customers using the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro nor do we have this system for internal testing.
Do you happen to have other USB-C video adapters that are working with the USB-C ports on the Xiaomi laptop?
Unfortunately, I do not have recommendations from a software standpoint and the only thing we can really try is to see if a replacement adapter works in the event that the current unit you have is defective. If the replacement unit also behaves in the same manner then our adapter may not be compatible with the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro.
Please let us know if interested in trying a replacement USBC-HDMI adapter and then we will reach out to you directly in order to facilitate the replacement process.
Thanks for the response. I don't have any other USB-C Video adapters to try with the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro, nor do I have any other USB-C devices on which to test this adapter.
However, there are reports on the subreddit for Xiaomi products that people successfully use the USB-C port to drive a 4k 60Hz display.
I'd be open to testing a replacement, I've also ordered a Xiaomi brand adapter with other ports on it as well, but it is coming from China so the shipping is quite slow.
I'm not sure what kernel version I'm on as I'm not home or able to check, but I suspect it's lower than 4.19 as I haven't upgraded it, and my Ubuntu version ships with 4.15.
I'm going to upgrade the kernel tonight and I'll post here with my results.
Thanks for sharing this and hopefully a kernel upgrade helps!
So I upgraded to Kernel 5.0.3 and my problem was not solved. I think it may be possible that some of the tools and desktop environment configurations I'm using are not necessarily configured to properly utilize DisplayPort Alternate Mode.
I'm going to try booting up a live Fedora image that should have the updated kernel and I will post back my results.
Edit: It is also possible that the kernel in the Ubuntu repository is not compiled with the TYPEC_DP_ALTMODE flag on. I may have to do some deeper research.


This past week was Canadian Music Week 2016. After going around the city every night, and sometime during the day, here are some of my favourite acts that I got a chance to see.
I mentioned this French-born, L.A. based singer on my Folk Preview article, as an act to check out. She was completely amazing, blowing me away with her powerful vocals and expert guitar playing. I saw her first on Tuesday, May 3rd at The Paddock Tavern, and was so impressed I made sure to see her again on Thursday, May 5th at Supermarket. Even though she sang primarily in French, with one song in Spanish and a few in English, the raw emotion of each song came through so strong, everyone in the venues were silent.
Another band that I previewed as a must-see, Brooklyn's Sunflower Bean rocked at both performances that I saw. Their shoegaze garage rock sound blended melodic guitar riffs with noisy bass and rolling drums. They had audiences at Lee's Palace on Friday, May 6th and Hard Luck Bar on Saturday, May 7th completely transfixed and swaying to their songs.
The surf rock band Mise En Scene from Winnipeg keeps up the tradition of really strong, talented music coming out of Manitoba. With powerful guitar and bass riffs, the band pumped up the energy in the Velvet Underground on Thursday, May 5th. The audience definitely felt the cohesiveness in Mise En Scene's performance, with each member being aware of what the others were doing and delivering a stellar set.
A local band, Mermaids Exist are actually friends of mine from childhood. Their performance at the Cameron House on Monday, May 2nd, was my first time seeing them and were thoroughly impressed. The alternation between guitarist Jason and keyboardist Geoffrey on lead vocals brought two distinct sounds to the band. With Jason, it was more of a country-folk feel and sound, when with Geoffrey, there was more of a classic rock-blues groove. Both sounds work well for the band, so kept the audience of friends, family and CMW-goers entertained.
Closing out this list is actually the last new band I saw of the festival (Sunflower Bean was the final one), California's Death Valley Girls rocked the Hard Luck Bar with their garage rock and Satanist jokes. Blending garage punk and West Coast rock, the girls showcased great melodic singing and a smooth combination of the instruments. The banter from the lead singer about Satan, the girls looking for "Chris? Doug? Ryan? Michael?" in the crowd and telling a Michael that Satan had told them that he would be there, helped keep things from getting rowdy, like most punk shows.
Overall, I had a great CMW, with awesome acts and showcases. Keep a lookout over the next few weeks for interviews I did with some international artists from India, Australia and New Zealand.


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Bob Wise, President of the Alliance for Excellent Education, Applauds New Legislation Promoting Education Innovation to Better Prepare Students for Success in the Twenty-First Century
Washington, DC – Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia, has issued the following statement in support of the Secondary School Innovation Fund Act, introduced on May 4 by U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). Senator Reid had previously introduced the bill in the 110th Congress when it was called the Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act (GRADUATES Act). Joining Senator Reid as original cosponsors of the legislation are Senators Michael Bennett (D-CO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Mark Pryor (D-AR). A companion bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA), with Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) as an original cosponsor.
"If there's one thing we've learned during this recession, it's that we can no longer tolerate business as usual—not from banks, mortgage lenders, or automobile manufacturers, and certainly not from the nation's education system.
"Thankfully, there are teachers and principals in schools around the country who are no longer operating as if it's business as usual. And thanks to their innovative practices, they are educating—and graduating—high percentages of poor and minority students. But far too often, their efforts are done in a vacuum when they should be shared with teachers and principals across the country who face similar difficulties in educating their students.
"Just as small businesses need venture capital to help their companies reach their full potential, local education innovators need resources to evaluate what's working in their schools, replicate best practices, and scale up successful models to help other disadvantaged students.
"The Secondary School Innovation Fund Act would do just that. It would support partnerships to help create evidence-based, systemic, and replicable models of reform in secondary schools that improve student achievement and prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education and the twenty-first-century workforce. The bill would also support a variety of models and proven strategies for innovation in secondary schools such as multiple pathways, early college and dual enrollment, expanded learning time, and increased rigor at all levels of secondary education. By doing so, it will provide innovative educators with the opportunity to evaluate and expand upon their strategies for increasing student achievement and graduation rates.
"The Obama administration and the Congress supported innovation in education by including $650 million for it in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but this money will disappear in the next year or two. With the Secondary School Innovation Fund Act, which would establish a permanent innovation fund, Senator Reid and Representative Loebsack have stepped into the void and demonstrated their commitment to the nation's schoolchildren and the importance of graduating all students from high school, prepared for college or work.
The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington-based policy, research, and advocacy organization that works to make every child a graduate, prepared for postsecondary education and success in life.
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Dorie Turner Nolt
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The Purple Dentists, Anna Cordell
7:00 pmThursday, 29 November 2018
Spotted Mallard
314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
They're back! The Purple Dentists return to The Spotted Mallard for their first show since 2015 and we're excited!
Each Purple Dentist show is a gem to be treasured, a musical tightrope which is navigated with breath-taking bravado as the diverse talents of Dan Bourke, Anthony O'Neill, George Butrumlis and Steve Groves come together on stage!
Also super-excited to announce that after an extended break from performing, the wonderful Anna Cordell returns to open the show.
The music of the Dentists is based on the Irish tradition but also incorporates elements of Zydeco, country swing, free improvisation and contemporary compositions.
The Purple Dentists formed in Brunswick back in the 1980's and went on to perform at the first two Brunswick Music Festivals in 1989 and 1990. They reformed in 2013 for an appearance at the 25th Anniversary Brunswick Music Festival, and went on to hold court at The Spotted Mallard from 2013-2015, performing a number of legendary shows at this much-loved Sydney Rd venue.
Link http://spottedmallard.com


Dear God, Can I walk today, with light feet, disturbing nothing? Let my footfalls crush not a twig or leaf. Let me leave behind only love, dear Lord, in the hearts of those I meet.
Yet I sow chaos too often as I march through these days, kicking up dust even as I imagine I am trying to help. Let me learn to go gently, Lord, gently.
Let even my footprints disappear, the blades of grass unfurl. If one meets me, let them feel only warmth and new growth that I pass along from you.


Google, to the surprise of no one, announced today that they were shutting down Google Reader, a service they've provided since it launched from Google Labs in 2005. We initially (as we try to do with most things Google) shied away from the service, but after our favorite newsreader, NewsGator Online Reader, was shut down (largely because of an inability to compete with Google's free services), we pretty much had no choice, and have been using Google Reader to power our RSS feed aggregation, Blogs We Like, for the past couple of years.
For a time, Microsoft had big plans to compete with Google Reader itself, and hired RSS champion Niall Kennedy to "create a new product team around syndication technologies such as RSS and Atom", but nothing much came of it, Kennedy left the company, and pretty much everyone just conceded to Google and Google Reader.
Google Sync was designed to allow access to Google Mail, Calendar and Contacts via the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® protocol. With the recent launch of CardDAV, Google now offers similar access via IMAP, CalDAV and CardDAV, making it possible to build a seamless sync experience using open protocols.
CalDAV API will become available for whitelisted developers, and will be shut down for other developers on September 16, 2013. Most developers' use cases are handled well by Google Calendar API, which we recommend using instead.
Here's hoping that Microsoft and Windows Phone are "whitelisted developer(s)" for CalDAV, and that they don't have to scramble for the second time in as many months.
But back to Google Reader. We've always kind of liked having Blogs We Like around, it gives us a quick look at the news of the day from the top Microsoft centric blogs, and we're doing a bit of scrambling ourselves to revamp it (we use Google Reader to aggregate our multiple feeds into a "best of" list of feeds we present here). We're all ears if you have good suggestions for alternatives.


Anything for a friend, right? Happy Monday!
Awww aren't they cute? Ha ha the bigger puppy is sleeping on top of the tiny kitten!
Puppy looks like he's smooshing the kitty. It's cute anyway.
That is very awwwww…. worthy. Have a great day!
I just love how puppies (and kittens) can fall asleep anywhere. These two are adorable 🙂 Have a great day Sandee!
"Oh my God," says the kitty. "I know that you love me, but get off me."
I love the photo. Have a great Monday Sandee & Zane. See ya.
I would have a hard time just having to pick one! Cute! Cute! Cute!
Great blog posts from everyone! Cute!
Bright eyes & sleepy eyes.
I can take a kitten, but a PUPPY! Awww.
Glad you enjoyed your weekend! It's raining here too but I watched it as I worked. Blech.
awwwwww!!! that is so cute!!!!
They're sooo cute. I think though, that the kitten would leave if the dog would lift its head.
Aww, these caused instant smiles! How cute.


"Safety and Risk Management for the HR Professional"
James Lange, CSP, is the Department Chair for the Safety Engineering Technology department at Fox Valley Technical College. He has more than a decade of experience in the construction and manufacturing industries. He was named a Rising Star of Safety by the National Safety Council in 2011, received the ASSE Region V Safety Professional of the Year in 2015, and received the BCSP OHST Award of Excellence in 2017.
Managing the company's safety program often falls to the HR Manager and having an understanding of OSHA standards and risk management principles helps to reduce injuries and save the company money. This program will help define risk, discuss the difference between safety and compliance, and help explain the OSHA recordkeeping requirements.


The education of students at the preschool through University level is rapidly changing, and instructors who understand the basis of these changes will be most effective educators. Most of the curriculum innovations are developed and supported by research on teaching and learning. This presentation will review the impact of Bloom's Taxonomy, Knowles' theory of the Adult Learner, and Kolb's 4-Stage Learning Cycle on the classroom and curriculum. Assessment of learning is also changing, moving from measuring knowledge (learning objectives) to skills (competencies). In the shift to competencies, today's mentor must stimulate and monitor the professional development of their students and trainees. In USA, medical residents are assessed by competencies which include Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Ethics and Medical Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice. In this changing environment, the essential role of the teacher remains unchanged: to create an effective learning environment, to provide direction for the learner, and to model effective learning behaviors.
Robert G. Carroll earned his Ph.D. in 1981 under the direction of Dr. David F. Opdyke at the Department of Physiology of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Newark. Following a 3 year post-doc at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS under the sponsorship of Drs. Thomas E. Lohmeier and Arthur C. Guyton, he moved to East Carolina University in 1984 as an Assistant Professor of Physiology. He is currently Professor of Physiology at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and holds an administrative appointment as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs in the Basic Sciences.
Rob is the past chair the Education Committee for the American Physiological Society, and is a member of the Education Committee of the International Union of Physiological Sciences. He is the editor of the journal "Advances in Physiology Education". In the past, he served on the USMLE Step I Physiology Test Material Development Committee of the National Board of Medical Examiners, and as Secretary for the International Association of Medical Science Educators. In 2002, he was recognized in the inaugural class of Master Educators at the Brody School of Medicine, and received the Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Educator of the Year from the American Physiological Society in 2004. He received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2005, and the Scholar-Teacher Award from East Carolina University in 2007. His three children, however, still question his sanity and judgment.


U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia, was discharged from a hospital Sunday in Atlanta after becoming ill on a flight the day before.
WSB-TV reported Lewis, 78, started feeling dizzy and sweaty during the flight from Detroit to Atlanta, where he was scheduled to attend an event.
"All tests have been completed, and doctors have given him a 'clean bill of health,'" Lewis' spokeswoman Brenda Jones said in a statement Sunday night. "He thanks everyone who shared their thoughts, prayers and concerns during his stay."
[post_ads]On Saturday, his office said Lewis was "resting comfortably" and was to be released Sunday.
Lewis, a civil rights icon, was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He serves Georgia's 5th Congressional District, which includes much of the city of Atlanta.
He was born the son of sharecroppers on Feb. 21, 1940, outside Troy, Alabama.
Lewis was the keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington, D.C., in August 1963.
In March 1965, Lewis was a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee when he joined forces with Martin Luther King Jr. to lead a voting rights march out out Selma, Ala. They were confronted by heavily armed state troopers and local police. Lewis was photographed under assault and sustained a fractured skull.
President Barack Obama presented Lewis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, in February 2011.


This document describes the Emarsys Predict SDK for the iOS platform. It is intended for iOS mobile app developers who want to integrate Emarsys Web Extend or Predict Recommendations into native mobile app. The document describes the main Emarsys Predict SDK interface functions.
Rendering recommendations: We recommend to use a tableview or a collectionview for displaying the recommendations, and append/make the results from the recommendation to the data source, than reload the data to it.
You may filter down the live events on console for events only coming from iOS devices for developing/debugging purposes.
The interface documentation is located here.
We also created example applications for you to make it easier to implement Emarsys Predict SDK in your ecommerce application, they live in this repository.
We <3 open source software, that's why we open sourced our Emarsys Predict SDK implementation. That way you can be confident that the library what you include contains only the code necessary to deliver awesome recommendations and also manage the data collection. You find the repositiory here.
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Description: Lignum vitea or "Wood Of Life" received its name for the supposedly curative qualities of its resin. heartwood is heavy and dense, with interlocked, irregular grain and greenish-brown in color. Machines and accept finishes well.


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Dockhead has claims to be the oldest mission in the Archdiocese, having been established in 1773 in a chapel which was destroyed in the Gordon riots of 1780.
A later church was destroyed in wartime bombing and replaced by the present church by H S Goodhart-Rendel.
In the words of the list entry, this is 'an impressive building and a fine example of Goodhart-Rendel's work, showing his use of polychrome brickwork, inspired by High Victorian churches and his powerful use of concrete to achieve a manipulation of sculptural form and spatial and exciting arrangement'.
The plan form and some of the detailing shows a clear influence of Bentley's Westminster Cathedral. The church is little altered and contains a number of original and later furnishings of note.
The great west doors of St James's church have been wide open to the people of Bermondsey since 1829.
Historical documents refer to St Peter's as a Royal Chapel as early as the 12th century, today it is a Chapel Royal and Royal Peculiar; directly under the jurisdiction of The Queen.
The oldest church in the City of London.


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April 17 marks the annual celebration of Record Store Day, your chance to give thanks to your local brick-and-mortar, or, as has been the case for the past few years in Dallas, your chance to catch some pretty solid live bands on the store's dime.
And while many area stores are participating in the festivities this year, two stand out in particular for their efforts--Good Records and Bill's Records.
We've already teased Bill's Records' lineup, but it bears noting that, earlier today, the store added Rockwall native and American Idol finalist Jason Castro to its bill, which already includes Ha Ha Tonka, Dem Southernfolkz, The Fontier Brothers, The Marfalites and others.
Turns out Ha Ha Tonka and Dem Southernfolkz will be pulling double duty on this day, however. Good Records just released its full-day bill and those two are among the 22 the Lower Greenville store will host at its festivities. After the jump, Good Records' lineup in full--which features, among others, Telegraph Canyon, This Will Destroy You and Murder by Death--with schedule of events and all.


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Stig Karl Olof Ohlson (beter bekend als Stig Järrel) (Malmberget, 8 februari 1910 – Monte Carlo, 1 juli 1998) was een Zweeds acteur en regisseur.

Stig Järrel studeerde aan de toneelschool van de koninklijke schouwburg van Stockholm. Hij debuteerde in 1930 als theateracteur. Tussen 1935 en 1967 speelde hij mee in 136 Zweedse films. Daarvan zijn De kwelling (1944) van Alf Sjöberg en Het oog van de duivel (1960) van Ingmar Bergman internationaal wellicht de bekendste. Hij regisseerde zelf ook twee films. Na zijn pensioen ging Järrel wonen aan de Franse Rivièra. Hij stierf in 1998 in Monaco.

Filmografie (selectie)
 1940: Med dej i mina armar
 1941: Första divisionen
 1942: Lyckan kommer
 1943: Det brinner en eld
 1944: Kungajakt
 1944: Excellensen
 1944: Den osynliga muren
 1944: Hets
 1945: Fram för lilla Märta
 1946: Iris och löjtnantshjärta
 1946: I dödens väntrum
 1946: Det är min modell
 1946: Peggy på vift
 1947: Onda ögon (ook regisseur)
 1947: Tappa inte sugen
 1948: Var sing väg
 1948: Sjätte budet (ook regisseur)
 1949: Pippi Langkous
 1950: Den vita katten
 1950: Fästmö uthyres
 1951: Dårskapens hus
 1952: Säg det med blommor
 1954: Karin Månsdotter
 1956: Ratataa
 1957: Med glorian på sned
 1959: Fröken Chic
 1960: Djävulens ögan
 1960: Kärlekens decimaler
 1961: Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
 1961: Lustgården

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HomeSportsThe World Is a Ball: Polish goalkeeper bets 100 pounds with Messi,...
The World Is a Ball: Polish goalkeeper bets 100 pounds with Messi, loses and defaults on the Argentine
By Philip
In an unusual attitude, possibly unprecedented in football, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny bet 100 pounds (R$ 626) with Messi during the match between Poland and Argentina in the Qatar Cup.
The bet took place after the play, at 35min of the first half, in which, after crossing Argentina in the Polish area, Szczesny went ahead to intercept the ball, which passed by him and reached the number 10, who headed it out.
Unintentionally, Szczesny, jumping with his left arm outstretched, hit Messi in the face with his hand. Struck, the Argentine star was sprawled on the ground, with pain in his face.
Dutch referee Danny Makkelie initially scored nothing.
However, the VAR (assistant video referee), Pol van Boekel, saw the irregularity and called the compatriot to review the bid on the monitor by the lawn of stadium 974, in Doha.
As Makkelie walked away to check, Szczesny approached Messi, who was recovering from the incident, and challenged the striker.
"We talked before the penalty and I said I would bet £100 on him [árbitro] would not give [o pênalti]", said the Pole to TV2, after the match.
Messi accepted. And won. Makkelie pointed to the whitewash mark, and the cameras broadcasting the match showed a surprised and stunned Szczesny at the decision.
At 38min, Messi hit hard, but the number 1 guessed the corner and palmed it with his right hand. Szczesny had already saved a penalty, taken by Al Dawsari, in the Polish victory (2-0) against Saudi Arabia.
"I lost the bet against Messi", resigned the goalkeeper in the interview to Danish TV, afraid that his act –a bet on the pitch– would be punishable by FIFA.
"I don't know if this is allowed at the World Cup. I'll probably be suspended! But I won't pay him either [Messi]🇧🇷 He won't miss a hundred pounds, I think he has [dinheiro] enough," he said, determined to default on the Argentine star.
Even saving the penalty and being the best in a Poland that was dominated by Argentina, Szczesny, who made ten saves in the match, did not prevent two balls from ending up in the net.
With the 2 to 0, the Argentines finished Group C in first place and will duel on Saturday (3), at 4 pm (Brasília time), against Australia, at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium, in Al Rayyan.
Ahead of Mexico on goal difference, Poland qualified second in the group and will face the powerful France, current world champions, in the round of 16 on Sunday (4), at the Al Thumama stadium, in Doha, at 12h ( from Brasilia).
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Five Dubai arrests in multinational take-down of two crime syndicates
SYDNEY, Aug 8, (Agencies): Police in Australia, Dubai and the Netherlands have arrested 17 people and seized nearly two tonnes of narcotics in raids the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday had broken up two interlinked Middle Eastern crime syndicates.
In simultaneous operations, nine men and a woman were arrested in Sydney on Tuesday and five men were arrested in the United Arab Emirates by Dubai police, according to the AFP.
Authorities in the Netherlands at the same time arrested two men alleged to have been responsible for arranging the supply of drugs to an Australian- based syndicate, the AFP said. "The people we allege are part of this syndicate are Middle Eastern organised crime figures that are well-known to law enforcement, and for decades this group has flaunted their wealth and activities, telling the community they were untouchable," AFP assistant commissioner Neil Gaughan said in a statement.
"Today, it should be obvious that they are not," he said. The five Australians arrested in Dubai were expected to be extradited to Australia within the next 60 days, Gaughan said. Dubai police and government officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Those arrested in Sydney face a variety of charges, including conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of drugs, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Content Marketing | Interviews
How the Contently Team Grew Its Readership 10 Fold in Less Than 1 Year
Ramona Sukhraj
Head of Editorial Content, Strategized Initiatives That Increased IMPACT's Website Traffic From ~45K to ~400K
June 10th, 2015 min read
Content isn't just a strategy, it's a way of life.
At least that's what most of the team at content marketing powerhouse and SaaS provider, Contently, would tell you.
Founded in 2010 to connect brands with talented freelance writers, Contently has grown from a humble group of 13 former journalists to a herd of 85 mammals (including the office dogs) and the industry standard in storytelling for big brands like GE, Walmart, and NBC Universal.
In a recent conversation with IMPACT's John Bonini, Contently's Editor in Chief, Joe Lazauskas, divulged how he and his team has approaches content strategy and has grown its readership from 20,000 to 200,000 in less than a year.
From that candid discussion, come these five inspirational secrets on how your organization can achieve similar success through your content.
1. Hold Yourself to a Higher Standard
When you first think of Contently as a Marketer, chances are what comes to mind is high-quality, original content -- and that is no happy accident.
With the saturation of the market today, Joe shares that he and his team have always set out to say something new and don't hit the publish button unless what they've written is truly unique and up to their expectations for quality.
He remarks, "Writing the same story with the same basic blurb that AdWeek, AdAge, and The Drum are putting out isn't really providing a lot of extra value out into the world...We try to bring something to our readers they're not going to get anywhere else…"
They strive to be different and to surpass the status quo. A mediocre blog post is not going to do much for you in terms of search, acquiring email subscribers, or social, he explains. You have to give your readers a reason to choose you and your content over the proverbial blog next door.
What Can You Do? If you want to get noticed and stand out from all of the competition, you've got to hold yourself to a higher standard. Don't just mindlessly create the same content that others are; Aim for something original and fresh.
To achieve this, pay close attention to these 3 areas:
Your Topic
Your Depth into the Topic
Your Angle
When it comes to your content you want to make sure that you are discussing new and exciting topics. Even if you aren't, you want to provide fresh perspective or depth or look upon them from a different angle.
Focusing on this will help give your content value that is unique to your organization and cannot be found anywhere else.
2. Don't Neglect Your Analytics
"If you're not being smart about content creation and [conversion rate] optimization, you're playing with a huge handicap, " Lazauskas warns.
Today, just creating content isn't enough. To ensure that your work is actually helping your business objectives, you have to create the right content for your audience.
"You can have your best guess at your content strategy, but like any good basketball coach, you need to be constantly crunching the data, looking at the advanced stats, " Joe continues.
When planning content for the next week, the Contently editorial team takes a deep look at the performance of its posts to determine what types deliver the best results, then discuss ways to recreate that success.
By doing this, they can better allocate their writing time and effort and ultimately deliver the "delightful", engaging content that we have come to expect from them.
What Can You Do? If you haven't already, invest in a comprehensive analytics tool (like Contently or HubSpot) to track the performance of your content.
With this in hand, thoroughly analyze everything you publish and take note of what's performing best, where it's performing best, and as Joe says, "double down" on what's delivering.
Some key metrics that Joe suggests comparing include:
The Quality of Traffic (indicated by on-screen time and conversion rate)
Email Sign Ups
3. Fine Tune Your Distribution Channels
Despite its already large audience and notable name, even Contently sometimes needs help expanding its reach and getting traffic to its posts.
Unlike many brands, however, the content giant doesn't mindlessly blast posts on every channel the minute they are published. Rather, it investigates which are performing best (and with what topics) then strategically determines the best outlet for the content at hand.
The team's most valuable channel, according to Joe, is undoubtedly its email list.
"...That's the audience [we] have a direct line to," he shares. "You don't control the behavior of your audience on Facebook or Twitter or any network. That's an audience you're ultimately renting from those gatekeepers…" but your email list is a competitive advantage within your power.
Far too many brands abuse their email contacts with eCommerce offers and promotions, but at Contently, the team is dedicated to only delivering valuable, high-quality pieces that its audience will actually want to read.
What Can You Do? Follow Contently's lead and pick your distribution channels carefully. Know your strengths and weaknesses on each one and use this knowledge to make sure that you are sharing content where, when, and how it is appropriate.
In terms of your email list, segment your contacts. With distinct, clearly-defined lists, you'll be able to better target your emails and avoid "spamming" those who have trusted you with their inbox. Amongst other things, you can consider grouping your contacts by:
Furthermore, don't be afraid to supplement your effort with paid social advertising.
Reflecting on the success of a Promoted Update Contently once ran on Facebook, Joe advises, "If you're spending $500 to create a piece of content and you think it's really good, you might as well spend an extra 100 bucks to make sure 2-3x as many people see [it]."
Using social tools like this will help you get more eyes on your content and allow you to target your update specifically to your desired audience.
4. Try Different Things
Joe attributes a lot of Contently's success to the risks it has taken for both itself and its clients in terms of mediums. "You need to try a lot of different things because you're never quite sure what's going to work," he explains.
From quizzes and comics to eBooks and videos, Contently has never been afraid to experiment and the result has been a diverse body of resources that attracts and engages its readers in a variety of memorable ways.
This adventurous approach not only keeps the company's content new and exciting, it provides the team with more opportunities to be creative in how it attract its audience.
In Joe's words:
"...[T]ry out new formats. Try out quizzes, comics, infographics, podcasts, short-form content on Vine, Snapchat, or Instagram. The most important thing is really to very closely track all of the different story types, lengths, topics, and different attributes that go into the content you're creating…[That way you can] see what's performing best...and then [invest in] what's working."
Overall, pay close attention to changes in your industry, audience, and the way they communicate and look for opportunities to join the conversation.
You will never know if the platform or medium will be a success for you unless you give it a try, so experiment with smaller campaigns and analyze its performance to determine if its worth investing in long term.
5. Never Be Satisfied
Despite all of his impressive accomplishments, Joe Lazauskas remains humble and confesses that he doesn't feel like he'll ever think he's a "great writer."
With success often comes complacency, but like all great companies, Joe and the team at Contently strive to reinvent themselves and constantly improve.
"If you want to get in this game," he says, "you have to be hungry to keep getting better and never be really be satisfied with everything you've done."
What Can You Do? Always be open to constructive criticism and look for opportunities to learn and grow. Read books, attend seminars and webinars, and network.
No matter how well your content or organization as a whole is performing, the bar for quality can always be raised with new insight and advice.
In the end, this quality is what drives your audience and makes them choose to subscribe, follow, and ultimately work with your organization over others.
If, like Contently, you set your standards high, devote time and energy to analyzing your analytics, choosing distribution channels, and exploring new mediums, your content will rise above that of your competitors and attract an eager and engaged audience it needs to achieve your goals.
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ATLANTA (AP) — New Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins is bringing his offensive and defensive coordinators to Atlanta from his previous Temple staff.
Collins announced Monday he has hired offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude and defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker from Temple. The two worked with Collins the last two seasons at Temple.
Patenaude will also coach Georgia Tech's quarterbacks. Led by Patenaude, Temple ranks No. 24 in the nation in scoring this year and compiled two of the school's top three totals in yards passing the last two years.
Patenaude spent five seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Coastal Carolina before moving to Temple.
Thacker, from Cartersville, Georgia, was promoted to Temple's defensive coordinator in 2018 after joining Collins' staff as linebackers coach in 2017. He was Kennesaw State's linebackers coach in 2016.


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In this section, we show some useful formulas that are used in the derivation of the forms of the stress matrices of hyperelastic materials.
Statement 1:
Let be a deformation gradient satisfying . Let be the square of the right stretch tensor of the polar decomposition of the deformation gradient. Let and be the first and second invariants of respectively, which for simplicity, will be denoted by and . Then:
Note that the first two equalities hold for any matrix . The last formula is referred to as the Jacobi formula.
For the first statement, we start by noting that the first invariant of can be written using the components of as follows:
By taking the derivative of with respect to the arbitrary component we get:
The second inequality can be obtained similarly, by writing in terms of the components of :
The second term can be evaluated using component form as follows:
i.e.,
Therefore, the derivative of the second invariant of has the following form:
The Jacobi formula can be shown by first writing the expression of the determinant of a matrix in component form as follows:
If is invertible, which is the case when represents a deformation gradient, then it is enough to show the following equivalent form of the Jacobi formula:
To prove the above, we start by the left hand side in component form:
Each term of the above equation represents the triple product of three row vectors in . Since the triple product of linearly dependent vectors is zero, the three terms can be rewritten as follows:
Substituting in the above equation leads to:
Statement 2 (Component form):
Let be a deformation gradient satisfying . Let be the square of the right stretch tensor of the polar decomposition of the deformation gradient. Let be the singular value decomposition of the deformation gradient where are rotation matrices, the columns of are the eigenvectors of and is a diagonal matrix with entries:
Rearranging the singular value decomposition equality:
Therefore, using component form we have:
By taking the derivatives with respect to the general component :
Similarly,
Statement 2 (Tensor Form):
In the previous statement, the derivatives of the eigenvectors with respect to the components of were shown to be functions of the components of and . Since the columns of are the eigenvectors of then the derivatives are functions of the components of the eigenvectors. The complexity of the component form hides the simplicity of the actual relationship and so the tensor product form will be used to show how simple the relationship actually is. In addition, we are going to also show the simple relationship of the derivatives of the eigenvectors of with respect to the tensor as follows:
Let be the Right Cauchy-Green Deformation Tensor and be the Left Cauchy-Green Deformation Tensor. Let , and be the eigenvalues of and . Let , , and be the eigenvectors of and , , and be the eigenvectors of . Show that (no summation):
First, assume that is a scalar valued function of . Therefore:
By taking the derivative of with respect to , we get the second order tensor:
Setting we have:
Since the eigenvalues of are independent of each other and of the eigenvectors, we have:
The same statement applies for and . Therefore :
The same proof can be used to show that :
Equivalence of the component and tensor forms of statement 2:
Note that since the columns of in the statement above are the eigenvectors of , . Also, we have . Also, . Therefore:
which is the component form obtained above.
Let be a deformation gradient satisfying . Let be the square of the right stretch tensor of the polar decomposition of the deformation gradient. Let . Let be the first and second invariants of respectively.
Where are the first and second invariants of respectively.
From the properties of the first invariant of a matrix:
Similarly:
Let be a deformation gradient satisfying . Assume the components of are functions of a variable , then:
– If the variable represents time, then the relationship between and the trace of the velocity gradient is obtained (see this section).
– While the statement is intended for a matrix whose determinant is positive, a more general statement applicable to a square-matrix valued function, "Jacobi's formula", can be derived in a similar fashion.
The section on the velocity gradient provides two proofs for the particular relationship between the velocity gradient and . These two are based on the books by Ogden and P. Chadwich. The two approaches are repeated here for a general parameters .
The first approach relies on the component form in a cartesian coordinate system. can be expressed in terms of the components of as follows:
Then, by taking the time derivatives, the following expression for the derivative of is obtained:
The following relationship will be used to replace some of the expressions in the derivative of :
Additionally, from the properties of the determinant, the following expressions which are equal to zero for any values of will be used:
Substituting in the derivative of results in the following expression:
which is the desired expression in component form.
The second approach is adopted from the book by P. Chadwick and relies on the expressions shown in the matrix invariants section. Let be three linearly independent vectors. The derivative of can be expressed as follows:
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