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@interface NSMutableArray (CSExpand)
- (void)putObject:(id)obj atIndexedSubscript:(NSUInteger)idx;
@end

@implementation NSMutableArray (CSExpand)

- (void)putObject:(id)obj atIndexedSubscript:(NSUInteger)idx
{
    while ([self count] < idx) {
        [self addObject:[NSNull null]];
    }

    [self setObject:obj atIndexedSubscript:idx];
}

@end

@interface CSPriceContext ()

- (void)allPrices:(id<CSPriceList>)prices
         callback:(void (^)(NSArray *))callback;
- (void)allLikes:(void (^)(NSArray *))callback;

- (void)allItemsInListWithCount:(NSUInteger)count
                         getter:(void (^)(NSUInteger index,
                                          void (^got)(id item)))getter
                       callback:(void (^)(NSArray *))callback;

@end

@implementation CSPriceContext

- (id)initWithLikeList:(id<CSLikeList>)likeList
{
    return [self initWithLikeList:likeList retailer:nil];
}

- (id)initWithLikeList:(id<CSLikeList>)likeList retailer:(id<CSRetailer>)retailer
{
    self = [super init];
    if (self) {
        _likeList = likeList;
        _retailer = retailer;
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)getBestPrice:(id<CSPriceList>)prices
            callback:(void (^)(id<CSPrice>))callback
{
    if (prices.count <= 0) {
        callback(nil);
        return;
    }

    [self allLikes:^(NSArray *likesArray) {
        NSArray *likedURLsArray = [likesArray mapUsingBlock:^id(id obj) {
            if ([obj respondsToSelector:@selector(likedURL)]) {
                return [obj likedURL];
            } else {
                return [NSNull null];
            }
        }];

        NSSet *likedURLs = [NSSet setWithArray:likedURLsArray];
        [self allPrices:prices callback:^(NSArray *priceArray) {
            id<CSPrice> bestPrice = nil;
            BOOL bestPriceLiked = NO;
            for (id<CSPrice> price in priceArray) {
                if ([self.retailer.URL isEqual:price.retailerURL]) {
                    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                        callback(price);
                    });
                    return;
                }
                BOOL liked = [likedURLs containsObject:price.retailerURL];
                if ( ! bestPrice) {
                    bestPrice = price;
                    bestPriceLiked = liked;
                    continue;
                }

                if (liked && ! bestPriceLiked) {
                    bestPrice = price;
                    bestPriceLiked = liked;
                    continue;
                }

                if (bestPriceLiked && ! liked) {
                    continue;
                }

                NSComparisonResult comparison = [[bestPrice effectivePrice]
                                                 compare:[price effectivePrice]];
                if (comparison == NSOrderedDescending) {
                    bestPrice = price;
                    continue;
                }
            }

            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                callback(bestPrice);
            });
        }];
    }];
}

- (void)allPrices:(id<CSPriceList>)prices callback:(void (^)(NSArray *))callback
{
    [self allItemsInListWithCount:[prices count]
                           getter:^(NSUInteger index, void (^got)(id item)) {
        [prices getPriceAtIndex:index callback:^(id<CSPrice> result,
                                                 NSError *error) {
            if (error) {
                got(error);
            } else {
                got(result);
            }
        }];
    } callback:callback];

    return;

    NSUInteger count = [prices count];
    if (count == 0) {
        callback([NSArray array]);
        return;
    }

    __block NSUInteger pricesLeft = count;

    NSMutableArray *results = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:count];

    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
        [prices getPriceAtIndex:i callback:^(id<CSPrice> result,
                                             NSError *error) {
            if (error) {
                [results putObject:error atIndexedSubscript:i];
            } else {
                [results putObject:result atIndexedSubscript:i];
            }

            pricesLeft--;

            if ( ! pricesLeft) {
                callback([NSArray arrayWithArray:results]);
            }
        }];
    }
}

- (void)allLikes:(void (^)(NSArray *))callback
{
    [self allItemsInListWithCount:[_likeList count]
                           getter:^(NSUInteger index, void (^got)(id item)) {
        [_likeList getLikeAtIndex:index callback:^(id<CSLike> result,
                                                   NSError *error) {
            if (error) {
                got(error);
            } else {
                got(result);
            }
        }];
    } callback:callback];
}

- (void)allItemsInListWithCount:(NSUInteger)count
                         getter:(void (^)(NSUInteger index,
                                          void (^got)(id item)))getter
                       callback:(void (^)(NSArray *))callback
{
    if (count == 0) {
        callback([NSArray array]);
        return;
    }

    NSMutableArray *results = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:count];

    NSOperation *returnOp = [NSBlockOperation blockOperationWithBlock:^{
        callback([NSArray arrayWithArray:results]);
    }];

    NSOperationQueue *q = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init];
    q.maxConcurrentOperationCount = count;

    NSOperationQueue *syncResultsQueue = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init];
    syncResultsQueue.maxConcurrentOperationCount = 1;

    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
        NSOperation *itemOp = [CSExplicitBlockOperation operationWithBlock:^(void (^done)()) {
            getter(i, ^(id item) {
                NSOperation *putOp = [NSBlockOperation blockOperationWithBlock:^{
                    [results putObject:item atIndexedSubscript:i];
                    done();
                }];
                [syncResultsQueue addOperation:putOp];
            });
        }];
        [returnOp addDependency:itemOp];
        [q addOperation:itemOp];
    }

    [q addOperation:returnOp];
}

- (void)sortAndFilterPrices:(id<CSPriceList>)prices
                      block:(BOOL(^)(id<CSPrice>price, NSSet *likedURLs))blk
                   callback:(void (^)(NSArray *, NSError *))callback
{
    [self allLikes:^(NSArray *likesArray) {
        NSArray *likedURLsArray = [likesArray mapUsingBlock:^id(id obj) {
            if ([obj respondsToSelector:@selector(likedURL)]) {
                return [obj likedURL];
            } else {
                return [NSNull null];
            }
        }];
        NSSet *likedURLs = [NSSet setWithArray:likedURLsArray];
        [self allPrices:prices callback:^(NSArray *prices) {
            NSArray *filtered = [prices filterUsingBlock:^BOOL(id obj) {
                if ( ! [obj conformsToProtocol:@protocol(CSPrice)]) {
                    return NO;
                }
                return blk(obj, likedURLs);
            }];
            NSArray *sorted =
            [filtered sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(id obj1,
                                                                     id obj2)
            {
                return [[obj1 effectivePrice]
                        compare:[obj2 effectivePrice]];
            }];
            callback(sorted, nil);
        }];
    }];
}

- (void)getFavoritePrices:(id<CSPriceList>)prices
                 callback:(void (^)(NSArray *, NSError *))callback
{
    [self sortAndFilterPrices:prices
                        block:^BOOL(id<CSPrice> price, NSSet *likedURLs)
    {
        return [likedURLs containsObject:price.retailerURL];
    } callback:^(NSArray *result, NSError *error) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            callback(result, error);
        });
    }];
}

- (void)getOtherPrices:(id<CSPriceList>)prices
              callback:(void (^)(NSArray *, NSError *))callback
{
    [self sortAndFilterPrices:prices
                        block:^BOOL(id<CSPrice> price, NSSet *likedURLs)
     {
         return ! [likedURLs containsObject:price.retailerURL];
     } callback:^(NSArray *result, NSError *error) {
         dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
             callback(result, error);
         });
     }];
}

@end


More than half of today's population is affected by the loss of one or more teeth. Because our lifestyles, social activities, and appearances are so much a part of our individual uniqueness, tooth loss may be a deeply personal issue. However, with the latest advancements in dentistry, no one should feel self-conscious about his or her smile, comfort, or ability to eat certain foods. Today, because of dental implants, thousands of people are eating and enjoying foods they have not tasted in years.
If you are missing one or more teeth, dental implants are a great option for replacing those teeth. Implants have a natural look, feel, and function. They are the most attractive, natural, and comfortable replacement for missing teeth. Implants can replace teeth that have been missing since birth, or teeth lost to gum disease, infection, trauma, or decay. They can replace single or multiple teeth, and they can dramatically increase the retention and stability of dentures.
Dental implants distribute chewing forces throughout the jawbone, restoring the chewing power lost with missing teeth, and minimizing the wearing away of the jawbone that normally occurs when teeth are lost. Many patients who have received dental implants comment that they feel a significant improvement in the quality of their lives. They feel more confident and comfortable when they chew and smile. Implants also eliminate many of the problems associated with bridges, removable partials, and full dentures.
When people lose teeth, they also lose the support of underlying bone. As bone reduction occurs, problems associated with the lack of support can lead to denture discomfort, mobility, and lack of retention. Continued loss of bone on the upper and lower jaws can affect the appearance of the overlying facial soft tissue, giving the appearance of advanced aging.
How you feel about yourself affects your relationships, your confidence, and your overall well-being. Making the decision for dental implants may be revealed in your answers to the following questions.
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Fact check: Russian leader Vladimir Putin never made this viral speech about Muslims
Camille Caldera
The claim: Vladimir Putin made an anti-Muslim speech in 2013
Recently, a post on Facebook from 2013 about Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a resurgence in popularity.
The post claims to contain the text of a speech that Putin made on Aug. 4, 2013, to the Russian parliament. The purported speech centers on Muslims and their place in Russia.
The post also claims that Putin received a "five minute standing ovation" after he finished the speech.
The author of the post has not responded to a request from USA TODAY for comment.
Fact check:Quote about democracy misattributed to Thomas Jefferson
The fake speech has circulated on the internet since 2013
The speech appears to have been fabricated. There is no record that Putin has ever made such remarks about minorities or Muslims.
The fake speech has circulated on the internet in multiple forms since 2013. It was previously debunked by Snopes and PolitiFact.
Some versions contain different dates, another indicator the information is false.
In 2014, for example, a chain email claimed the speech was made on Feb. 4, 2013, rather than Aug. 4, 2013.
Both dates are inaccurate — an official website with transcripts of all remarks by Putin contains no speeches on either date.
The most similar comments that Putin has made to the fabricated speech were at a meeting of the Board of the Federal Migration Service in January 2012.
Among other topics, he spoke about the issue of the "adaptation of guest workers," per an official transcript.
"We must create the conditions for immigrants to normally integrate into our society, learn Russian and, of course, respect our culture and traditions and abide by Russian law," Putin said. "In this regard, I believe that the decision to make learning the Russian language compulsory and administer exams is well grounded."
"This should be mandatory for all guest workers regardless of their future employment," he added.
Fact check:'Greatest danger to American freedom' quote misattributed to Thomas Jefferson
Islam is the second largest religion in Russia
Islam is the second largest religion in Russia after Orthodox Christianity. The Muslim population is around 20 million, per the Moscow Times.
Islam is also recognized as one of four "traditional" religions in Russia, according to a report from the U.S. State Department.
Though the nation's constitution protects religious freedom, authorities are permitted to punish individuals for acts of alleged religious extremism. In 2019, the majority of individuals imprisoned for their religious beliefs were Muslim, per the report.
Putin himself has spoken positively about Islam, according to the Moscow Times.
"Islam and Orthodox Christianity, just like other world religions, are based on fundamental humanistic values that are of enduring importance — on mercy and love for one's near, justice and respect for human beings," he said in 2019.
In 2016, while responding to a question about the Islamic State, he also said "I would prefer Islam not be mentioned in vain alongside terrorism," per the New York Times.
Fact check:Thomas Jefferson quote on free press, 'words of a tyrant,' is fake
Our rating: False
Based on our research, the claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin made an anti-Muslim speech in 2013 is FALSE. There is no record that Putin has ever made such remarks about minorities or Muslims. The fake speech has circulated on the internet since 2013.
Our fact-check sources:
Snopes, April 4, 2014, "Did Vladimir Putin Give an Anti-Islam Speech?"
PolitiFact, Dec. 11, 2017, "Chain email wrongly says Putin gave fiery anti-Islam speech"
President of Russia, accessed Dec. 29, Transcripts
Government of Russia, accessed Dec. 29, "Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in an expanded meeting of the Board of the Federal Migration Service"
Moscow Times, Nov. 12, "Mixed-Marriage Ban for Russian Muslims Sparks Backlash"
U.S. State Department, 2019, "International Religious Freedom Reports: Russia"
Moscow Times, Nov. 22, 2019, "Islam and Orthodox Christianity Have the Same Values, Putin Says"
New York Times, Feb. 1, 2017, "The Phrase Putin Never Uses About Terrorism (and Trump Does)"
Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here.
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A student entertainment show produced for the Southeastern Channel, Southeastern Louisiana University's cable access channel, has won fourth place in the nation.
"College Night" was named the country's fourth best in the Best Comedy-Video category by College Broadcasters Inc. at the 2016 National Student Production Awards in Philadelphia recently. There were 969 entries in the competition from universities across the nation.
It was the 12th time that a Southeastern Channel production has been honored as one of the top four in the nation by College Broadcasters Inc. The channel has been recognized multiple times for its student newscast "Northshore News," along with student news reporting, sports play-by-play and a student-produced promotional spot. The channel won first place in the nation the past two years for a student documentary and public service announcement.
It was the fourth time that "College Night" has placed in the top four in the nation. The winning episode from Dec. 11, 2015, was produced by Danielle Shearer, of Ponchatoula.
"I feel so honored. I produced a total of three episodes of 'College Night,' and it's nice to have all of the hard work recognized on a national level," Shearer said. " 'College Night' is special because it gives students who are more into filmmaking a chance to stretch their creative muscles."
Shearer not only produced the show but also wrote, directed, shot, edited and acted in many of the segments. Among the students who contributed to the program were Rachel Taylor, of St. Amant; Mallory Milton and Tyler Hampton, of Ponchatoula; Molly Flynn, of Amite; and Richard Mills, of Hammond.
"It's a great honor for our students to be recognized once again as among the best in the nation," said Southeastern Channel General Manager Rick Settoon.
The Southeastern Channel has won over 300 national, international, and regional awards in the last 12 years, including 13 Emmys. The channel airs in 90,000 households on the north shore with a potential viewing audience of 250,000 on Charter Cable 199. Its webcast and video on demand can be viewed at southeastern.edu/tv.


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Prof. dr. Celestina (Titti) Mariani (Taranto, 20 juli 1953) is sinds 1993 hoogleraar Moleculaire Plantenfysiologie aan de Radboud Universiteit te Nijmegen. Haar leeropdracht is Plantkunde, in het bijzonder de celbiologie van de plant en de voortplanting bij planten.

Op 29 juni 1979 promoveerde Mariani binnen de Biologie, aan de Universiteit van Napels, waar ze sinds 1973 biologie studeerde. Haar scriptie had de titel: 'The Genetic and Molecular Characterization of two bobbed loci in D. melanogaster' met Dr. F. Graziani and Prof. Edoardo Boncinelli als supervisoren.

Op 26 april 2019 werd Mariani gedecoreerd als Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau.

Hoogleraar aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Lid van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
Italiaans hoogleraar

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On March 15, the second training courses for volunteers on installation and configuration user equipment for receiving digital television were held in Kazan. As many as 70 people, mostly students of secondary vocational schools attended the courses. In total about 50 volunteers will help people to connect digital television in Kazan.
Training courses for volunteers started in Tatarstan from mid-February. Each trained volunteer will receive a special certificate, which gives him the right to help the Kazan citizens in connecting digital television.
On June 3, 2019, Tatarstan will have a full-scale transition to digital television broadcasting, during which analogue television broadcasting will be turned off. After the transition to the "digit", as many as 20 free TV channels in high, digital quality will become available to all residents of the country and the republic.


*Currently Unavailable* Please see our Blog Post for more info* This stretch of golden sand backed by ironwood trees, tropical palms and lush mountains is a spectacular backdrop for a wedding ceremony. Just a few minutes from Ke'e beach, the sunsets can be amazing here too, and it is not unusual to see rainbows at this beach!
Also known as Makua , this beach begins at the east end of Haena Beach Park and about 5 miles west of Hanalei Bay. Located just around the corner from the renowned Na Pali Coast, Tunnels Beach is another area made popular by Hollywood Movies. This beach appeals to all beach lovers due to the protective lagoon that is busy with sea life on the inside and the more exhilarating conditions outside of the reefs with water depths reaching up to 70 feet.
A favorite beach for surfers because of its surf-break, the name Tunnels also comes from the incredible snorkeling and diving opportunities offered in the summertime in the undersea tunnels found here. It is also one of the top preferred wedding locations on Kauai.


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Waldshut-Tiengen è una città tedesca di  abitanti, situata nella parte sud-occidentale dello stato del Baden-Württemberg, al confine con la Svizzera, capoluogo e la maggiore città del circondario di Waldshut.

Con la riforma degli ordinamenti locali del 1975 la città è diventata, dal 1º luglio 1976, grande città circondariale (Große Kreisstadt). Con le municipalità di Dogern, Lauchringen e Weilheim, Waldshut-Tiengen ha dato vita ad una comunità amministrativa.

Geografia fisica
Waldshut-Tiengen si trova al limite meridionale della Foresta Nera, affacciandosi sul Reno e sul confine svizzero. Il centro cittadino di Waldshut è a circa due chilometri ad ovest della confluenza dell'Aare nel Reno. Tiengen si trova invece vicino all'immissione del Wutach nel Reno, ai limiti del Klettgau; oltre al Wutach anche i torrenti Steina e Schlücht bagnano la città, cosicché una volta Tiengen era chiamata anche "città dei quattro fiumi".

Municipalità vicine
In senso orario da ovest confinano con Waldshut-Tiengen: Dogern, Albbruck, Dachsberg (Südschwarzwald), St. Blasien, Weilheim, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Wutöschingen, Lauchringen e Küssaberg (tutte del circondario di Waldshut); inoltre, sul Reno, Koblenz, Leuggern e Full-Reuenthal (Canton Argovia - Svizzera).

Frazioni
La municipalità di Waldshut-Tiengen è costituita dai due centri di Waldshut e di Tiengen/Hochrhein, uniti nell'ambito della riforma degli ordinamenti locali, e da altre nove ex municipalità vicine, anch'esse soppresse: Aichen (con Gutenburg), Breitenfeld, Detzeln, Eschbach, Gurtweil, Indlekofen, Krenkingen, Oberalpfen e Waldkirch (con Gaiß e Schmitzingen).

Storia

Nel 1410 per legami matrimoniali passarono ai conti di Sulz; alla loro estinzione nella linea maschile (1687), divennero proprietà dei principi di Schwarzenberg. Gurtweil appartenne prima ai principi-abati di San Gallo, quindi all'abbazia di Rheinau, poi, dalla guerra dei trent'anni, divenne proprietà dell'abbazia di St. Blasien. Nel 1468 le truppe del cantoni confederati svizzeri assediarono la città e la guerra si concluse con un trattato di pace.

Fino al 1803 Waldshut faceva parte dell'Austria Anteriore; Tiengen/Hochrhein (fino al 2 settembre 1964 Tiengen/Oberrhein) era sede della signoria del Klettgau. La zona fu meta di immigrazione italiana soprattutto negli anni sessanta; gli immigranti trovavano lavoro in particolare nelle locali imprese conciarie, tessili e minerarie.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni del circondario di Waldshut


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The Soundboard's Albums of the Year 2021
In the final year-end list of 2021, it's a big one, as we tackle everything that's come throughout the year to pick the best albums of 2021.
The Soundboard's Most Underrated Albums of 2021
In this year-end list, we take a look at the albums that unfortunately didn't get the love they deserved this year—the most underrated albums of 2021.
The Catch-Up – 2021 (Part 2)
As we come to the end of the year, we take a look at some of the albums we've missed in 2021, ft. Adele, Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Andrew W.K., Elton John, Kacey Musgraves, Powerwolf, ZillaKami, and loads more.


An up-to-date profile from the Administration on Aging provides an eye-opening view into the world of the graying American adult population.
How to make a way for the growth, development, and giftedness of the church's senior adult members.
Two dramatic changes are occuring in today's older-adult generation. Discover how your church can take advantage of them to reach this growing segment of society.
Confronting the ignornance and myths that cloud our understanding of aging and older people.
Forward looking churches would do well to consider in their strategic planning the role older adults, both churched and unchurched, can have.
Is your church guilty of ageism? If so, here are steps to rid your church of these archaic notions.
Four steps to an effective senior-adult ministry.
Ten vital steps for leaders who desire to blend builders, boomers, busters, and bridgers into one church.
Sandwiched between the buster generation, boomers are redefining what it means to be caught in the middle. Consider these important characteristics of middle-aged boomers when planning your ministry to them.
What can a church do to help senior adults become devoted, obedient, reproducing disciples of Jesus? Three key leaders share their perspectives on this important question.
Don't overlook one of the greatest ministry resources in your church.
By His choice of this spiritual metaphor—the vine—Jesus pointed us toward an incredible third stage that is available to every Christian passing through mid-life. We must see it ourselves and help others prepare for it.
An abbreviated bibliography for individuals who provide ministry to older adults.
Jesus drew a distinction between the shepherd and the hireling. The contrasts are major, but the deepest difference is in the nature of the two.
How one pastor's commitment to Pentecostal priorities is transforming his congregation into a vibrant, growing, community of believers.


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Home → FoxSportsGo Com Activate → Monty, The AI-Based Cricket Wicket Predictor Upgraded By Fox Sport Go
If you are a cricket fanatic, then you might be familiar with the Monty, which an AI cricket-wicket predictor is, designed by Fox Sports Go. Monty is soon going to get smarter with advanced machine learning capabilities.
Monty regaled Fox Sports viewers the previous year by predicting how likely it was that wicket would drop in the test matches. Monty's result is based on the previous matches as well as the current data of the player. Along with this, it also analyses the pitch conditions for predicting the fall of a wicket.
Though Monty was live, but not showcasing the first test series of the season and eventually predicted the first wicket of the game in previous innings. The first wicket in the Australian innings was also predicted by the Monty but the actual condition changed due to no-ball delivered by the bowler.
Fox Sports and Servian have worked together to make and boost the prediction power of Monty for the next coming up seasons. As a result, there is a sudden change in the false wicket prediction number and much improvement as a whole in terms of accuracy.
According to Andrew Pym, Servian's Google practice team member, the company has increased the machine learning features from 65 to 86 with the view to improve the accuracy in number and proper analysis of data. The most important addition is the blend of bowler and batsman.
If we talk of the first test, then the features were taken on the basis of the data rendered by the Fox sports. Every single ball was analyzed through the moving window model and the same was used to predict the fall of the wicket in the next 10 minutes based on the last 5 minutes activity.
Apart from this, Monty also keeps the record of the momentum of the bowling team. As far as technical work is concerned, everything is taken from the Google cloud's tool which includes Big Query and Auto ML tables.
The company also said that they are following the event-driven approach which is useful for multiple models developed for multiple games. This is necessary for expanding and enhancing the capabilities of Monty.
After using the Google cloud Auto ML tables consisting of 12 versions, the design costs have been reduced significantly as discussed by Servian. The complete model can be now developed in less than a week.
According to Fox Sports, new and innovative techniques are offering in the Monty with the aim to engage more and more fans this season. When this upgrade is added into the Fox Sports app, you will be alerted for all key moments including the fall of the wicket before it actually happens.
With this innovation, Monty is trying to increase its market share and promoting its core products like Fox cricket app, live test match coverage, and Fox Go app.
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Economic Events
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased again in December, after an upward revision in November. The Index now stands at 115.8 (1985=100), up from 111.9 (an upward revision) in November. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions—was relatively flat at 144.1, down from 144.4 last month. The Expectations Index—based on consumers' short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—rose to 96.9 from 90.2.
Existing-home sales rose in November, denoting three consecutive months of increases, according to the National Association of Realtors. Three of the four major U.S. regions reported growth in monthly sales, while the fourth region held steady in November. From a year-over-year perspective, only one region experienced a rise in sales as the three others saw home sales decline. Total existing-home sales, completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, grew 1.9% from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.46 million in November. Sales fell 2.0% from a year ago (6.59 million in November 2020).
Market data will resume next week.
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ON THIS DATE: In 1823, the poem "An Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore was published. In 1913, the Federal Reserve Bill was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. The act established 12 Federal Reserve Banks. In 1942, Bob Hope agreed to entertain U.S. airmen in Alaska. It was the first of the traditional Christmas shows. In 1972, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders, 13-7, on rookie running back Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception" touchdown in the waning seconds of a playoff game—one of the greatest plays in NFL history. In 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, around-the-world flight without refueling as it landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1997, Terry Nichols was convicted by a Denver jury on charges of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter in the 1995 federal building bombing in Oklahoma City.
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A popular saying is that figures and pictures don't lie. Well the bad news is that liars will figure out how to make figures and pictures lie. No be lie?
applicable or correct, these days.
Yes, pictures can be made to lie through computer graphics manipulations. Speeches can be electronically joined together to say what the speaker neither meant nor intended, and the advent of modern day thriller movies show impossible feats like Superman flying like a bird.
Similarly, I have been struck in recent times how organizations and governments successfully make figures speak "facts" different from palpable realities on the ground. Often, supposed authorities in their field produce results that are at variance with their touted expertise.
I have seen the Ministers of Agriculture and Finance (past and present) in Nigeria respectively receive. international accolades for their transformative roles in their spheres of (in)competence. I have seen international accounting bodies and rating agencies (Fitch,PWC, etc) give organizations sterling ratings and clean bills of health, only to have those organizations collapse shortly after. It has happened elsewhere apart from Nigeria.
Companies with skyrocketing share prices have been known to fizzle out overnight, despite financial experts using powerful computers to reach the conclusion that those shares are 'a buy".
Nigeria is rated the biggest economy on Africa, but the economy is in stupor, majority of the citizen are de facto glorified paupers and industries are producing well below capacity. Yet, we are rated the biggest economy in Africa, ahead of South Africa.
All these sent me into an introspective mood, ruminating about how easy it is to make figures, pictures and sound portray what you want it to.
Government would tell you they are creating jobs, while conveniently neglecting to counterbalance that with the number of jobs being eliminated as a result of subpar and comatose infrastructure. How balanced is that?
wonderfully Nigeria is doing, adopt the "Thomas Mode", and read between those figures to discern if somebody is trying to pull wool over your eyes.
Here is a dictionary definition of bean counter.
"A person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters".
Yes, figures (can be made to) lie. Eloquently. But realities are sacrosanct. And those don't lie.


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07.04.20: Certifying Health
Posted by Giancarlo Fiorella July 4, 2020
The Maduro government announced today that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country had increased by 213 over the last day, and that three more people had died from the disease. The total number of confirmed cases now sits at 6,750, while the number of deaths has reached 62.
El Tiempo: Saab Fears Assassination in Custody
Colombia's El Tiempo reported today that Alex Saab–a Maduro regime insider currently in custody in Cabo Verde over allegations of his involvement in a corruption scandal worth hundreds of millions of dollars–fears that he will be assassinated in custody.
Citing a source familiar with the matter, El Tiempo reported that Saab asked the court to be given a medical and psychological exam to certify his health and that, according to the source, "that he is not going to try to kill himself". The source continued:
He's afraid that he'll be assassinated, and that it'll look like suicide.
Saab is wanted in the United States for corruption-related crimes. Saab has long been rumoured to have intimate business connections with high-ranking members of the Maduro government including the president himself, making his detention and likely extradition to the United States a potential treasure trove for prosecutors.
Saab was arrested in Cabo Verde on June 12 of this year.
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Ridwan Kamil Receives the Best Central Region Governor Award at the 2019 Kadin Award
2019-11-29 13:40:00 | NEWS 68 VIEWS 0 COMMENTS | AUTHOR : REP - RILIS HUMAS JABAR
NUSA DUA - Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) awarded the Governor / Regional Head of the Best Province of the Central Region to the Governor of West Java (West Java) Ridwan Kamil at the 2019 Kadin Award, Friday (11/29/19).
The new Kadin Award was held in conjunction with the 2019 Kadin National Leadership Meeting at The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, South Kuta, Bali, this is an appreciation to regional heads who helped accelerate the Indonesian economy and supported the Indonesian and regional Kadin programs.
After the event, Ridwan Kamil said that the West Java Regional Government (Pemda) continued to collaborate with West Java Kadin in an effort to improve the industrial and trade sectors, including in rural areas, through various excellent programs.
"We (the West Java Provincial Government) have (West Java Merchants) programs that prioritize all business opportunities in West Java to local entrepreneurs. We really want them to advance. So every governor can get investor information from outside, I always ask local partners from West Java," said Emil - as Ridwan Kamil was called.
"We also mobilize MSMEs from various fields, there is a One Product Boarding School (OPOP) of which the five best are currently in Turkey, there is also a One Village One Company (OVOC) program that also supports the village economy to advance," he added.
Emil stressed, collegial and reciprocal relations between his party and West Java Chamber of Commerce aims to improve the economy of the people through innovation. The award he received also became evidence of good relations between the Provincial Government and West Java Kadin.
"The point is we want local entrepreneurs to rise up. Don't (until) West Java become an invasion of entrepreneurs not from West Java. It's an obligation, so getting awards is not the goal," Emil said.
Aside from the award of the Governor / Regional Head of the Best Central Region Province for Emil, the West Java Province also won three other awards namely the Category of Regional-Owned Enterprises Bank (BUMD) through the Bank bjb, as well as the Mayor / Best City Government Head given to the Regent of Bekasi and Kuningan .
In total, there were four awards for West Java in the 2019 Kadin Award. Other categories were the Bank category of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), the Governor / Head of the Western Region Province, and the Governor / Head of the Eastern Region Region.
Rapimnas Kadin 2019: Collaboration with the Government for the Boost of the National Economy Vice-President (Vice President) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Ma'ruf Amil in his speech when opening the 2019 Kadin Kadimnas stated, the government appreciated the role of Kadin in the national economy.
As stated in the 1945 Constitution, the Vice President continued, the goal of the state is to advance and improve the welfare of the people so that Kadin as an independent organization and government partner is expected to carry out activities that are in line with the government's priority programs.
Moreover, currently Indonesia's economic growth is facing challenges, namely the economic slowdown due to global economic uncertainty, the United States-China trade war, and geopolitical risks.
"To overcome the economic challenges, we need the synergy of all parties including business and industry players to increase their competitiveness and healthier business certainty," said the Vice President.
"Hopefully this year's Rapimnas activities produce recommendations that can be accepted by all parties and can be carried out together so that they contribute to the Indonesian national economy," he hoped.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rosan P. Roeslani said that he was committed to pushing the realization of Indonesia's ideals of becoming a developed country by 2045.
At the last Rapimnas in the 2015-2020 Kadin management era which was attended by approximately 1,000 participants, Rosan also hoped that these activities could benefit the Kadin organization and the community.
"Synergy and collaboration between the business world and the government is an absolute thing that must be done to respond to the world economic slowdown," Rosan said in his remarks.
"We must be diligent in making breakthroughs and policies that can raise the Indonesian economy in a quality, sustainable, and just manner."
"We have to believe (that) 2030 (seventh) economic power in Indonesia is number seven in the world and 2045 (become) fourth power in the world. That can be achieved by all of us synergizing, collaborating, and having the same vision and mission," he said.
Also present at the 2019 Kadin National Rapimnas were Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, RI Minister for State Enterprises Erick Thohir, Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament Puan Maharani, Chair of DPD RI La Nyalla Mattalitti, and Bali Governor I Wayan Koster.
The following recipients of awards in the 2019 Kadin Award:
Category of State Owned Enterprise (BUMN) Bank
Mandiri Bank
Category of Regional-owned Bank (BUMD)
DKI Bank
Sulselbar Bank
Bank of Bali
Maluku Malut Bank
Regional Head of Western Region Province
Governor of Bengkulu
Governor of Aceh
Governor of West Sumatra
Regional Head of Central Region Province
Governor of West Java
Governor of DKI Jakarta
The Governor of Yogyakarta
Governor of East Java
Head of the Eastern Province Region
Governor of Maluku
Governor of Bali
Governor of North Sulawesi
Governor of South Sulawesi
Governor of Central Sulawesi
Governor of Papua
Mayor / Head of the Best City Government
Mayor of Surakarta
Mayor of Semarang
Regent of Kuningan
Regent of Bekasi
Mayor of Makassar
Mayor of Kediri.
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West Yorkshire Print Workshop's (WYPW) 2015 programme kicks off with Form/Fragment, bringing the work of five fantastic contemporary artists from around the UK to Mirfield.
The artists break the boundaries of the picture frame and bring new life to the techniques of screen print, lithography, woodcut, linocut and photo-etching. The show at WYPW in Mirfield runs until Saturday February 7. WYPW is open Monday-Friday, 10.30am-6pm, late Tuesday till 10pm and Saturdays, 10.30am-3pm. The exhibiting artists are Victoria Ahrens, Fiona Hepburn, Paul Furneaux and Gemma Wright.


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Interface ClusterEventListener

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public interface ClusterEventListener

Listener for cluster events. Use ClusterManager.addListener(ClusterEventListener)
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Method Summary

 void
joinedCluster()

          Notification event indicating that this JVM is now part of a cluster.

 void
joinedCluster(byte[] nodeID)

          Notification event indicating that another JVM is now part of a cluster.

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          Notification event indicating that this JVM is no longer part of the cluster.

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joinedCluster

void joinedCluster()

Notification event indicating that this JVM is now part of a cluster. At this point the
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When joining the cluster as the senior cluster member the markedAsSeniorClusterMember()
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At this point the CacheFactory holds clustered caches. That means that modifications
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joinedCluster

void joinedCluster(byte[] nodeID)

Notification event indicating that another JVM is now part of a cluster.

 At this point the CacheFactory of the new node holds clustered caches. That means
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Parameters:
nodeID - ID of the node that joined the cluster.

leftCluster

void leftCluster()

Notification event indicating that this JVM is no longer part of the cluster. This could
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 Moreover, if we were in a "split brain" scenario (ie. separated cluster islands) and the
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 At this point the CacheFactory holds local caches. That means that modifications to
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leftCluster

void leftCluster(byte[] nodeID)

Notification event indicating that another JVM is no longer part of the cluster. This could
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 At this point the CacheFactory of the leaving node holds local caches. That means that modifications to
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Parameters:
nodeID - ID of the node that is left the cluster.

markedAsSeniorClusterMember

void markedAsSeniorClusterMember()

Notification event indicating that this JVM is now the senior cluster member. This
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Q: Making stored function based confirmation / callback system work with multiple processes in django + nginx Our callback system worked such that during a request where you needed more user input you would run the following:
def view(req):
    # do checks, maybe get a variable.
    bar = req.bar()
    def doit():
       foo = req.user
       do_the_things(foo, bar)
    req.confirm(doit, "Are you sure you want to do it")

From this, the server would store the function object in a dictionary, with a UID as a key that would be send to the client, where a confirmation dialog would be shown. When OK is pressed another request is sent to another view which looks up the stored function object and runs it.
This works in a single process deployment. However with nginx, if there's a process pool greater than 1, a different process gets the confirmation request, and thus doesn't have the stored function, and can no run.
We've looked into ways to force nginx to use a certain process for certain requests, but haven't found a solution.
We've also looked into multiprocessing libraries and celery, however there doesn't seem to be a way to send a predefined function into another process.
Can anyone suggest a method that will allow us to store a function to run later when the request for continuing might come from a separate process?

A: There doesn't seem to be a good reason to use a callback defined as an inline function here.
The web is a stateless environment. You can never be certain of getting the same server process two requests in a row, and your code should never be written to store data in memory.
Instead you need to put data into a data store of some kind. In this case, the session is the ideal place; you can store the IDs there, then redirect the user to a view that pops that key from the session and runs the process on the relevant IDs. Again, no need for an inline function at all.

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7 Facts About Cellulite You Need To Know
Ah, cellulite. Like your nosy aunt, it's annoying—but also a nearly unavoidable part of life. Anybody can develop this pesky skin situation: It appears when collagen fibers that bind fat to the skin stretch and tear, allowing fat cells to expand. Learn more about cellulite and your body, especially how to get rid of those annoying marks once and for all (or at least how to make them less noticeable). Cellulite Is Not Fat Don't get the two confused: Cellulite is just the dimples and bumps that are seen when fat is divided into tiny pockets in the skin, says board certified plastic surgeon Matthew Schulman, M.D. Interesting… It's More Common in Women Than in Men How unfair is this? Women's skin collagen is arranged in parallel rows, like pillars. This pattern lends itself to the compartmentalization of fat, which makes cellulite visible, says Schulman. Men's collagen, however, is arranged in an X-pattern. This creates only very small fat compartments and doesn't allow for dimpling of the skin. OTC Creams May Help Be on the lookout for products that have caffeine or retinol: Caffeine stimulates blood flow and temporarily shrinks fat cells, while retinol helps repair cells over time, says Francesca Fusco, M.D., an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Experts suggest applying a cream with retinol first, followed by one with caffeine. Keep in mind, though, that these won't actually get rid of cellulite. There is a Cure! Doctors have FDA-approved methods to get rid of cellulite—like Cellulaze—but these methods are typically costly (Cellulaze can set you back hundreds or thousands of dollars, depending on the size of the treatment area). The process takes about an hour, but the effects can last for years, say experts. Exercise Can Also Reduce the Appearance of Cellulite It's true! Interval training burns fat (making cellulite less noticeable)—even after you're done sweating, says Garson Grant, master trainer at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Losing Weight Doesn't Make Cellulite Disappear Yes, having more body fat ups your chances of having visible cellulite. But even when you slim down, the tissue is still stretched and damaged, says Hitzman. Genes, inflammation, and hormonal imbalances all affect how much cellulite you have, says Joshua Zeichner, M.D., director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City—so even if you drop a ton of pounds, that doesn't mean you'll totally eliminate the stuff. (Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.) UV Rays Worsen the Appearance of Cellulite One more reason to use sunscreen religiously: UV rays can damage collagen, making cellulite more noticeable. Remember to slather on SPF Source: Women's Health


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Title: EVERSUN: a phase 2 trial of alternating sunitinib and everolimus as first-line therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Austin Authors: Davis, I D;Long, A;Yip, S;Espinoza, D;Thompson, J F;Kichenadasse, G;Harrison, M;Lowenthal, R M;Pavlakis, N;Azad, Arun A;Kannourakis, G;Steer, C;Goldstein, D;Shapiro, J;Harvie, R;Jovanovic, L;Hudson, A L;Nelson, C C;Stockler, M R;Martin, A
Affiliation: Monash University Eastern Health Clinical School, Melbourne
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool
Royal Hobart Hospital and Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart
Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney
Ballarat Oncology & Haematology Services and Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute, Ballarat Federation University, Ballarat..
Border Medical Oncology, Wodonga
Prince of Wales Clinical School and Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne
Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratories, Kolling Institute, Sydney
Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane
ANZUP Cancer Trials Group, Sydney
Sydney Catalyst Translational Cancer Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney
Publication information: Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 2015; 26(6): 1118-1123
Abstract: We hypothesised that alternating inhibitors of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and mammalian target of rapamycin pathways would delay the development of resistance in advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC). A single-arm, two-stage, multicentre, phase 2 trial to determine the activity, feasibility, and safety of 12-week cycles of sunitinib 50 mg daily 4 weeks on / 2 weeks off, alternating with everolimus 10 mg daily for 5 weeks on / 1 week off, until disease progression or prohibitive toxicity in favourable or intermediate-risk aRCC. The primary end point was proportion alive and progression-free at 6 months (PFS6m). The secondary end points were feasibility, tumour response, overall survival (OS), and adverse events (AEs). The correlative objective was to assess biomarkers and correlate with clinical outcome. We recruited 55 eligible participants from September 2010 to August 2012. mean age 61, 71% male, favourable risk 16%, intermediate risk 84%. Cycle 2 commenced within 14 weeks for 80% of participants; 64% received ≥22 weeks of alternating therapy; 78% received ≥22 weeks of any treatment. PFS6m was 29/55 (53%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 40% to 66%). Tumour response rate was 7/55 (13%; 95% CI 4% to 22%, all partial responses). After median follow-up of 20 months, 47 of 55 (86%) had progressed with a median progression-free survival of 8 months (95% CI 5-10), and 30 of 55 (55%) had died with a median OS of 17 months (95% CI 12-undefined). AEs were consistent with those expected for each single agent. No convincing prognostic biomarkers were identified. The EVERSUN regimen was feasible and safe, but its activity did not meet pre-specified values to warrant further research. This supports the current approach of continuing anti-VEGF therapy until progression or prohibitive toxicity before changing treatment. ACTRN12609000643279.
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv078
Journal: Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
PubMed URL: 25701452
Subjects: angiogenesis inhibitors
vascular endothelial growth factor receptors


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Lorica (of Santa Cruz de Lorica) is een gemeente in het Colombiaanse departement Córdoba. De gemeente telt 109.974 inwoners (2005).

Gemeente in Córdoba (Colombia)


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Maryland Transportation Authority Approves Third Bay Crossing
March 12, 2015 | By Linda Marolla, Associate Editor	| 22 Replies More
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After decades of studies and debate, the Maryland Transportation Authority has announced that a third Bay Bridge span has been approved for construction. Work will commence in January of 2016 and will be completed sometime over the summer of 2018. There are currently four bridges that traverse the Chesapeake Bay in two pairs of crossings; one at the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula and one at the expanse between Annapolis and Kent Island.
The current plan, which had been quietly developed over the past three years by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) sifted through the numerous studies that had been commissioned since the late 1970s. There were four potential sites that were considered as ideal candidates, but in the end, it was decided that the current infrastructure needed to be utilized as part as any plan. Taking that factor into consideration, it was decided that a third span would added to the Kent Island crossing, although it would not be constructed parallel to the current spans.
Annapolis Traffic Problems
"This took some outside-the-box thinking," said Todd Worthy, Associate Engineer for MDTA. "You can't plop a bridge down just anywhere. You need to take natural traffic patterns into account. Two large eastbound traffic flows, Routes 50 and 97 from Washington D.C. and Baltimore, respectively, converge at Annapolis. It is difficult to re-route that volume of traffic. So that became our starting point."
Additional Routing Of Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The plan calls for a four-lane span to cross diagonally from Farragut Road in the Bay Ridge neighborhood one mile south of Annapolis to join the current spans where they meet Kent Island. Traffic would be routed from Route 50 down the Forest Drive Corridor through the affluent community of Bay Ridge. The new span would be over seven miles in length, making it more than a mile longer than either of the current bridges.
While news of this project will be welcomed by beachgoers and commuters, reactions in the Bay Ridge neighborhood were muted.
Bay Ridge Community Reacts
"I don't even know where to begin with this," said Ray Cooper, president of the Bay Ridge Neighborhood Association, when asked for comment. "And to think that twenty-four hours ago we were so worried about the added congestion of the Crystal Spring development. And now this? Call me old fashioned, but I just have trouble envisioning thousands of cars per hour whizzing through a residential area at 70 miles an hour. There are kids riding bikes out there!"
Worthy admitted that there will be some challenges for people when it comes to traffic, but it will all come down to an attitude adjustment and keeping positive.
"I don't think that it will be as bad as these neighborhood associations are making it out to be," laughed Worthy. "Sure, there will be a traffic increase, but it is for the greater good. We have a few thousand cars a day per day traveling Forest Drive now, the new bridge will probably increase that to about 100 to 150 thousand. Sure, that looks bad on paper, but if residents just adjust and leave five minutes earlier for work every morning, they'll be fine."
Worthy also conceded that there would need to be some minor upgrades made to Forest Drive with an addition of three more lanes. The speed limit would be increased from the current 40 miles per hour to 65. In addition, it was announced that approximately 450 houses would be appropriated and removed to facilitate the new construction. This news caused immediate outrage among residents of the Forest Drive Corridor, although there was enthusiastic support among several members of Annapolis city council.
Annapolis City Council On Board
"I am tired of the naysayers in this town turning positives into negatives," said Kenny Kirby, Alderman, Ward 6. "Why focus on the thousands of people losing their houses? They'll probably just buy houses somewhere else, anyway. The bottom line is that this project will provide dozens of moderately-paying temporary jobs to residents who need them."
The current mid-bay spans accommodate over 38 million cars annually, which pay tolls to cross eastbound on the span. Tolls increased from $2.50 in 2011 to the current $6 in order to cover maintenance of Maryland's roads and bridges. Alex Touren, spokesman for the MDTA, said that a new toll plaza will be constructed at the terminus of Forest Drive, where Bay Ridge Road begins.
"The toll at the Bay Ridge Plaza will cost the same as that at Route 50." said Touren. "But the very moment that the new bridge construction is paid for, which we project will happen in eight years, that toll will be lifted. The toll is temporary. We know we've said that before, but we absolutely mean it this time."
Tags: Annapolis, bay bridge, Bay Ridge, Bay Ridge Road, Forest Drive, Kent Island, Maryland, MDTA, MTA, Route 50, Route 97, Tolls
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I am the Assoc. Editor for The Crabwrapper--please do not leave off the "oc" because I will totally go postal on you. Women are NOT to be objectified! Basically, my job is to try to prevent shit from getting up the chain to my boss Mark. Oh, and I do write some stuff too!
Dawn Williams says:
Just can't leave things along as usual. What are they doing, taking lessons from the department of transportation in Virginia (VDOT)???
Matthew Vollono says:
Where did you get this information? I can't find mention of this anywhere (including MTA). Please advise
None Ya says:
Not a real newspaper Matthew
Sean Meade says:
So. Rather than building a bridge further north or south to alleviate the bottlenecking of traffic from Washington and Baltimore on Kent Island and in the Annapolis area, they're just going to throw another span in and call it a solution. Brilliant
And it is a satire site… well played…
Brian Hagberg says:
Satire people…
SvenHock says:
Amazing the amount of people who actually believe this article. It's got traction on Facebook now. Smh. Lol
This is absolutely pathetic, the people and their houses…taking a mans house so another can get to O.C. 1/2 an hour quicker, the devaluation of homes at the Ridge, and then to say we'll take down the toll booth after 8 years once the bridge is paid for. What a laughing joke, libtard Md. taking any money making tool off the table. I'll bet my retirement if that plan goes thru, the toll booth will never be pulled up. This from a state that makes motorcycles pay the same toll rates as cars, when it benefits the state to have motorcycles on the road. They should'nt pay anything in the form of tolls. I just looked at my registration the other day for the Harley…and it's as much as a car! This state is beyond pathetic. I cant wait to retire, I'll be outta here quicker than you can flick a light switch. Put the bridge with the rest of them.
A reminder... says:
You do realize this is satirical, right??
Yes, and I was satirical right back. In 2008 when I had to get an EZPass, it was .40$ to go thru the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel or the Key bridge, .80$ a day. I now pay $1.40 each way….$2.80 a day to cross a 30+ year old bridge that should be paid for by now…a tunnel that still isn't paid for…but for a 1 mile stretch have hundreds of MDTA Police to collect more revenue in the form of fines. In 6 years my salary didn't jump 3-4 times, how does a toll? Just who has the information on when will these bridges and tunnels be paid off, what is the interest, and who holds the bonds or handed out the credit? Other states allow motorcycles to freely move through tunnels/bridges because its two wheels, less than a 1,000 pnds. and usually rides the center of the lane where other traffic does not use. I believe the last reg. for the Harley was $85 for 2 years…how did it jump to $105? That's $30 less than a reg. car. Just who is making these crazy decisions.
I don't think satirical means what you think it means. It's difficult to take someone seriously when they use words like libtard when they don't recognize the word satire even after it's pointed out to them.
Gerard Buckley says:
This must be an April Fools joke!
Cindy Schmidt says:
We are absolutely paralyzed from April to October with traffic here in Talbot County due to Rt. 50 dividing the county. Just what we need more jammed into 2 lanes after they cross. To NO benefit of the Eastern Shore towns and counties between the Western Shore and the beach. How about spending some money here on the Eastern Shore to solve the current issues created by the OC traffic – and that will give you some time to figure out a smart solution without killing another community and buying 450 homes from under people. Did you all really vote that Kenny Kirby in?? He seems real concerned for the neighborhood.
You do realize that this article is completely not true and just a satire piece, don't you?
Mark Dignen says:
This entire website is satire. It's not real. That being said I still want to reply to you. You mention the traffic doesn't beneitt the eastern shore. You couldn't more more wrong. The entire 50/404 corridor thrives because of beach traffic. Take away that traffic and you take away countess jobs and tax revenue. Good luck with that.
Joe diamond says:
Ya know,
With all these assumptions made about parallel spans we have lost sight of the possibilities contained in perpendicular spans.
Likewise, public input has just slowed things down. We get a bridge czar on the job…..the magic marker comes out………… If you are in Crisfield and want to get to Solomon Island you take the cross bay tunnel.
Tired of being in Essex? Take the Rock Hall exit from the Baltimore Beltway and hit the shore!
Judy Duer says:
Oh my God, Forest Drive is a night mare now at Rush hour, what will it be like on Thursday's and Friday's in the summer. It's no wonder this was kept a secret. Just can't wait for the "I told you so's!
It is satire! Not true!!
Pat C. says:
has to be a satire. It would never fly as the community of Bay Ridge would tie this up in court for years.
Eileen R. says:
Kent Island residents are already basically trapped for the entirety of every summer. For example, my church is three miles from the house. It takes me five minutes to get there on summer Sundays and half an hour or more to get home because the "beach people" get off of Route 50 and clog up our secondary roads.
Kevin C says:
This is satire, yes, but shouldn't satire be funny? This is not funny, doesn't even rise to the level of amusing.
BRboy4life says:
Absolutely loved this when I read it! So funny! Love everyone hating on BR.
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Alabama's Community Waiver Program: Home and community-based services for Alabamians with intellectual disabilities
CMS approved the Alabama Medicaid Agency's application for a 1115 Demonstration on October 21, 2021.
The 1115 Demonstration, in combination with a 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services ("HCSB") Waiver and a 1915(i) Medicaid State Plan HCBS Program, will facilitate the creation of a new Community Waiver Program (the "Program"). The Program will enable Alabama to provide additional services to certain individuals with intellectual disabilities ("IDs") in Home and Community-based locations instead of institutions.
Additionally, the Program will enable the state to provide services to additional Alabamians by obtaining a waiver of several requirements normally imposed upon 1915(c) HCSB Waivers and 1915(i) Medicaid State Plan HCBS Programs—such as by allowing the Program to limit "the geographic area where the Community Waiver Program will initially operate to best ensure the ability of providers and the State Operating Agency (ADMH/DDD) to manage the successful roll-out and operation of the program with fidelity to program goals."
Alabamians who require an institutional level of care will participate in the Program through the 1915(c) HCBS Waiver. The 1915(c) HCBS Waiver has four distinct enrollment groups—each with its own set of services and expenditure caps. These expenditure caps vary between $12,000 to $100,000 annually.
Alabamians older than 21 who do not require an institutional level of care will participate in the Program through the 1915(i) Medicaid State Plan HCBS Program which has a single enrollment group with an expenditure cap of $22,000.
By expanding access to non-institutional care, the Alabama Medicaid Agency hopes that fewer individuals enrolled in the 1915(i) Medicaid State Plan HCBS Program will require institutional care in the future.
The benefits packages for each enrollment group, along with additional information about the Community Waiver, can be found here.
If you would like to discuss how the Program can impact your business, please contact Jesse Neil at (615) 850-8910.
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I ran Huntly 10k today, because I could and the price was right. The achilles pain is easing off, meaning I'm edging back into training. Hooray! I decided to wear a silly outfit because I figured it would slow me down and remind me I'm not racing – thanks Helen and Sandra for the morphsuit and tutu components.
It all went fine, really. There's a bit of an ache in me ankle which I'm icing as I type, but it's not major. I like the variety of the Huntly course, and the river views – it's like crossing the Harbour Bridge but slightly littler. The costume was rather warm but seemed to make people smile. I was sensible starting and kept a pretty consistent pace. Luckily I knew the k markers were for the half or I might have been confused/excited to have done 2k in 7 minutes.
They put a couple of hills in the 10k this year. Sneaky! Athough that didn't matter, because I wasn't racing, right? If I have one irritation with today, it was my default runner's instincts. Hey look, there's Oscar, I thought around the 7k mark. It would be really cool to chat, maybe we could even cross the line together. And did I? Nope. Whizz, bye. A couple of ks on and I'm slowly slowly slowly getting closer to Tracey, who is awesome and we haven't run together for aaages. I'll catch up and we can cross the line, it'll be great. So did I? Nope. 400m to go and brain says sprint. Thus finish line fun is sacrificed for 6 seconds, in a time that's 3 minutes or so off a PB and was never meant to be fast. What a knob. Sorry guys! So that was my philosophical lesson of the day: chill the heck out and don't let the brain's central governor spoil the fun.
The coolest part about the day was possibly the baking. Dead heat between Jenni's chocolate chickpea cookies and Sandra's carrot cake muffins. Yum.
Also excellent: Hawks rocking the party all over the shop, a few awesome nutters running to the race from Auckland, top notch whanau support, and the fact that I had a tutu over the onesie. Good to be back.
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HG Wells readers find multiple errors on Royal Mint's new £2 coin
HG Wells readers find multiple errors on Royal Mint's new £2 coin
Chief among the inaccurate depictions was "monstrous tripod", the martian created by the author, having four legs. Wells' famous Invisible Man too has been depicted inaccurately
By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | January 6, 2021 4:10:28 pm
The new coin is meant to celebrate 75 years of his death anniversary. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
According to a report in The Guardian, fans of author HG Wells have certain reservations regarding the new coin from the Royal Mint, which is meant to celebrate 75 years of the author's death anniversary. Readers, reportedly, have identified "multiple errors", chief among them being "monstrous tripod", the martian created by the author, having four legs. Wells' famous Invisible Man, too, has been depicted inaccurately.
"As someone who particularly likes one of his very famous stories, can I just note that the big walking machine on the coin has four legs? Four legs. The man famous for creating the Martian TRIpod. How many people did this have to go through? Did they know how to count?" artist Holly Humphries was quoted as saying.
"It's nice to see Wells memorialised, but it would have been nicer for them to get things right. A tripod with four legs is hard to comprehend (tri: the clue is in the name), and Wells's (distinctly ungentlemanly) invisible man, Griffin, never wore a top hat … I'd say Wells would be annoyed by this carelessness: he took immense pains to get things right in his own work – inviting translators of his book to stay with him to help the process and minimise errors and so on," Science fiction author and author of Wells' biography Adam Roberts was quoted as saying in the report.
A spokesperson for The Royal Mint weighed in. "We have created a new £2 coin to celebrate the life and works of HG Wells. The coin depicts scenes from famous works such as War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man as imagined by designer Chris Costello."
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India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been named as the 'Captain of the Year' at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards.
Kohli led India to nine wins out of 12 Tests in the year goneby.
Englishman Ben Stokes won the Test Batting Performance of the Year for his incredible counterattacking innings of 258 runs off 198 balls against South Africa in Cape Town.
Stokes team-mate Stuart Broad's 6 for 17 in the third Test ensured a series victory for England and fetched him the Test Bowling Performance of the Year award for the second year running.
Winners were selected by an independent jury including former cricket greats, ESPNcricinfo's senior editors, writers and global correspondents, comprising Ian Chappell, Mahela Jayawardene, Ramiz Raja, Isa Guha, Sambit Bal, Courtney Walsh, Mark Butcher and Simon Taufel among others.
Quinton de Kock's 178 against Australia in Centurion was the second-highest individual score by a South African player, and it was voted the ODI Batting Performance of the Year.
Mystery spinner Sunil Narine was awarded the ODI Bowling Performance of the Year award for his 6 for 27 against South Africa in the Tri-Nation series in Guyana.
Carlos Brathwaite received the T20 Batting Performance of the Year award for his 34 not out against England in the World T20 final in Kolkata, in which he hit four consecutive sixes off the last over to win West Indies the match.
Bangladesh left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman took away the T20 Bowling Performance of the Year award for his 5 for 22 during the World T20 against New Zealand in Kolkata.
Mehedi Hasan Miraz, one of the brightest young stars of Bangladesh's national team, was declared Debutant of the Year for his 19 wickets in the two Test matches against England, one of those being possibly their finest Test win ever.
This year ESPNcricinfo introduced awards for women's cricket across all three international formats.
West Indian Hayley Williams received the Batting Performance of the Year award for her match-winning 66 off 45 balls performance in the World T20 final against three-time champions Australia.
Leigh Kasperek, the talented New Zealand offspinner, took the Bowling Performance of the Year award for her 3 for 13 spell, defeating Australia in the teams' World T20 group match.
Speaking about the awards, Sambit Bal, Editor-in-chief of ESPNcricinfo and ESPN South Asia said, "The ESPNcricinfo Awards are about meaning and context, so we are chuffed a ten-ball innings sits beside a score of 258 in the list of winners. There is delight and irony in the fact that these two performances belong to Carlos Brathwaite and Ben Stokes, whose names will be forever entwined for those dramatic four balls in the World T20 final.
"The tenth year has seen some inspirational talent come to the fore, we are pleased to introduce winners from women and Associates cricket this year.


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Q: NSUserDefaults won't save permanantly I have a fairly simple iPhone application that I am making. However, I cannot get my NSUserDefaults to save permanently. Writing and retrieving the data is not a problem––I can save the data (in my case, a string), and retrieve it on command, even after switching views, closing/opening the application, etc, and the data is retrieved just fine. It appears as if the string was saved properly to the key. But when I quit the application from the multitasking tray and restart it, the settings are no longer saved, and the application boots up like it is the first time. I am a novice programmer, so it is probably just a stupid error on my part.
Here's what the saving looks like:
if (optionsSoundBox.center.x >= 240)
    {
        [UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
        [UIView setAnimationDuration:.2];
        self.soundOnLabel.alpha = 1;
        self.soundOffLabel.alpha = 0;
        [UIView commitAnimations];

        NSUserDefaults *soundOptions = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
        [soundOptions setObject:@"SoundsON" forKey:@"SoundKey"];
        [soundOptions synchronize];
    }

    if (optionsSoundBox.center.x < 240)
    {
        [UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
        [UIView setAnimationDuration:.2];
        self.soundOnLabel.alpha = 0;
        self.soundOffLabel.alpha = 1;
        [UIView commitAnimations];

        NSUserDefaults *soundOptions = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
        [soundOptions setObject:@"SoundsOFF" forKey:@"SoundKey"];
        [soundOptions synchronize];
    }

I retrieve the string in the viewDidLoad so it will be ready on startup like this:
NSUserDefaults *soundOptions = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
    NSString *savedSoundSettings = [soundOptions stringForKey:@"SoundKey"];

    if (savedSoundSettings == @"SoundsON")
    {
        [optionsSoundBox setCenter:CGPointMake(280, optionsSoundBox.center.y)];
    }

    if (savedSoundSettings == @"SoundsOFF")
    {
        [optionsSoundBox setCenter:CGPointMake(200, optionsSoundBox.center.y)];
    }

I really appreciate any help you can give

A: And also because you're getting stringForKey: instead objectForKey:
Maybe it would be easier for you if you just used [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool: YES forKey: @"SoundsON"]; and then check if boolForKey: @"SoundsON" is true.

A: You should not compare strings with ==. The correct way to compare strings is via isEqualToString:. So your if statements while retrieving the user defaults should look like:
if ([savedSoundSettings isEqualToString:@"SoundsON"])
{
    ....
}

EDIT: Moreover, conceptually, all you are checking is whether a single state variable is ON or OFF. So you should ideally be using something like [NSUserDefaults setBool:forKey:] and [NSUserDefaults boolForKey:].

A: You should use [savedSoundSettings isEqualToString:@"SoundsON"], instead of using the double equals operator. (==).
Aside from that, it could be the fact that you are running this code inside of viewDidLoad. Try to run it inside of viewWillAppear instead.
Finally, I recommend using camelcase names for settings keys, so it will be easier to type in the long run. (Think soundsOn instead of SoundsON.)


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FLW Cups Named Champions of Economic Impact
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Sports Destination Management, a leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, announced Monday the 2018 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism. Among the winners was the 2017 Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Forrest Wood Cup in Columbia, South Carolina, hosted by the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board, and the 2018 FLW Cup in Hot Springs, Arkansas, hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Other winners include the 2018 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, the 2018 NFL Draft in Dallas, Texas, and the PGA's Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The 2017 FLW Cup was declared a champion in the mid-market category. The event, which took place August 11-13, 2017, aired on NBC Sports, the Outdoor Channel and the World Fishing Network and was broadcast to more than 564 million households internationally, resulting in excellent exposure for both the destination and the event itself, as well as the sport of bass fishing as a whole. The three-day event benefitted youth fishing and additionally showcased regional barbecue chefs. According to the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board the average visitor spend was tracked at $304.12 per person. More than 68,000 spectators attended this event.
"Capital City/Lake Murray Country is proud to be recognized for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup," said Miriam Atria, CEO of Capital City/Lake Murray Country. "We appreciate the economic impact from hosting the event and continue to reap the economic benefits in our community, region and state."
The 2018 FLW Cup was declared a champion in the small-market category. The event, which took place August 10-12, 2018 drew more than 66,000 fans and anglers to Hot Springs to watch the world's best anglers compete on Lake Ouachita and had a total economic impact of more than $24.4 million dollars. The FLW Expo was also held at the Hot Springs Convention Center, drawing hundreds of exhibitors offering the latest and greatest tackle, gear and family-friendly activities and games. The event was such a success that FLW announced Hot Springs will host the event again in 2019 – this time on Lake Hamilton – making it the first city to host back-to-back Cups in the FLW Tour's history.
"We were excited at the news that the FLW Cup was honored by Sports Destination Management," said Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs. "It was a great event put on by a class organization. We are already hard at work preparing and looking forward to again hosting the 2019 FLW Cup in Hot Springs."
All winners of awards have been recognized in a special feature published in the November/December 2018 issue of Sports Destination Management magazine. The entire article with full details on the winners can also be found online:
Sports Destination Management: Full Results: 2018 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
This year's winners are responsible for contributing more than $700 million to the national economy over the past year.
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Mobile devices continue to revolutionize how we consume media and subsequently, how we're served ads – you know, those necessary bits of evil that keep the Internet alive.
In a post on Google's AdWords blog earlier today, product manager Zach Lupei points to recent research that indicates half of 18-49 year olds reach first for their mobile device when they want to watch a video. Such is the case even when in the living room as devices like smartphones and tablets offer a level of control, personalization and ease of use that can't be replicated on the big screen.
To capitalize on the changing viewing habits, Google is rolling out a new six-second video ad format on YouTube. Bumper ads, as they're being called, are said to be ideal for driving incremental reach and frequency and will be sold through the AdWords auction on a CPM basis. Google says Atlantic Records and Audi Germany have both tested the format early on with impressive results.
What does this all mean for the average YouTube user?
Unlike some pre-roll ads that can be skipped, Bumper ads are so short that you won't be able to skip them. Lupei likened Bumper ads to little haikus of video ads, or small snippets of longer videos that get straight to the point.
As Engadget points out, Twitter is headed down a similar path with its recent acquisition of Niche, an agency that works with social media stars and celebrities to endorse products in exchange for payment. That sort of thing happens more often that most are aware of; Niche simply makes it easier to put advertisers in touch with high-profile clients.
One possible way around Bumper ads is YouTube Red, the subscription service that offers ad-free videos and other perks for $9.99 per month.
Bumper ads are slated to arrive next month.