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Blog / Chinese Medicine
Ginseng: Getting to the Root
Jill Blakeway, DACM, LAc
Clinically reviewed by : Noah Rubinstein
If there's one Asian herb that everyone has heard of, it's ginseng – Panax ginseng to give it it's full name. It's often thought of as a stimulant, although Ginseng is actually more sophisticated than that. In traditional Chinese herbology, we use it to strengthen digestion, improve lung function, reduce anxiety, and increase energy.
In fact, when Ginseng came to the attention of Russian scientist Israel I. Brekhman back in the 1940's, it prompted him to develop a new concept. The idea that ginseng is an herbal adaptogen. What's an adaptogen? It's a herb that helps the body adapt to stresses of various kinds. By that I mean all sorts of stresses, from extremes of temperature to exertion, trauma, pollution, infection or psychological stress. Brekhman pioneered the idea that herbs such as ginseng help a body return to balance by up-regulating or down-regulating the body's systems, depending on what may have gone wrong.
These days Ginseng has been studied intensively and modern science is beginning to recognize what ancient herbalists have always known, that Ginseng has a wide range of uses and deserves its reputation as the king of herbs.
Ginseng and the treatment of diabetes
Ginseng berries are a promising treatment for diabetes according to researchers from the University of Chicago who tested the herb on mice that had been specially bred to develop diabetes. By using a Ginseng berry extract the scientists were able to normalize the blood sugar levels of these mice and to boost the way insulin works. As an added bonus, the mice's cholesterol levels dropped and they lost weight because of the tonic effect of the ginseng which encouraged them to take more exercise and to eat less.
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Ginseng may be useful for improving memory
Chinese researchers have found that taking a Ginseng compound can help improve memory in stroke patients suffering from dementia. The form of memory loss suffered by stroke patients is called moderate vascular dementia and is the result of damage to the blood vessels leading to the brain.
The study looked at 40 patients with mild or moderate vascular dementia due to stroke. 25 of them took a ginseng pill and the rest received a drug that increases oxygen use in the brain and is known to improve memory in patients with dementia.
All the patients had their memory tested before and after the 12-week study and surprisingly the group that was given the ginseng showed a significant improvement. The researchers attributed this to the way Ginseng increases specific brain chemicals, namely acetylcholine, and choline acetyltransferase.
Using Ginseng to reduce cancer fatigue
Fatigue is one of the most common side effects of cancer treatment and, according to patients, it is the most disruptive symptom of all, because it prevents them from taking part in everyday life.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic gave Ginseng to 282 patients undergoing cancer treatment over a period of 8 weeks. The patients were divided into 4 groups.
A control group, who received their normal cancer treatment and a placebo
A group that received their normal cancer treatment and three 750mg doses of ginseng daily
A group that received their normal cancer treatment and three 1000mg doses of ginseng daily
The group given the placebo showed no improvement. However, the patients taking ginseng reported significant improvements in overall energy and well-being. The patients receiving the highest dosage of Ginseng reported the most significant improvement.
Ginseng appears to ward off colds
In a study at the University of Alberta in Canada, researchers looked at the incidence of colds in a group of 323 people over a period of four months during cold and flu season. Half the group was given a daily dose of Ginseng and the other half received a placebo. A mere 10% of the ginseng group got two or more colds, compared to 23% of the placebo group.
Ginseng for erectile dysfunction
Ginseng has been used to improve sexual performance in men for thousands of years and this 2008 study, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, gives us insight into its efficacy. This beneficial effect is largely due to an increase in the production of nitric oxide prompted by the Ginseng.
The anti-inflammatory effects of ginseng
According to research published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, ginsenosides (a constituent of Ginseng) were able to reduce inflammation and modulate the immune system.
The use of ginseng in cancer prevention
There are some interesting population studies in Asia that suggest that Ginseng may play a role in cancer prevention.
And in a study funded by the National Cancer Institute and conducted by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, researchers found that Ginseng improved the quality of life and survival of breast cancer patients.
Ginseng for beautiful skin
High in antioxidants and with proven anti-inflammatory properties, Ginseng has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years to benefit the skin. This research used a double-blind, placebo-controlled model to show that ginseng taken internally can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles as well as the skin's elasticity and moisture content.
How to take Ginseng
First of all, you should know that taking too much ginseng can cause side effects although these are usually mild symptoms such as nervousness, insomnia, headaches, dizziness, and an upset stomach. You should not take ginseng if you have a bleeding or blood clotting disorder or are taking blood-thinning medications. Likewise, patients with high blood pressure or heart disease should only take Ginseng with the advice and support of their healthcare practitioner. Pregnant women and nursing mothers should also avoid taking Ginseng internally. That being said, using Ginseng topically in lotions, creams, and oils is considered very safe.
Ginseng is available in tincture form as well as in pills and granules. Raw ginseng is very much prized in Asia. My husband and I have a small ginseng cooker (a present from a friend in China) and we use that to boil up the root to make tea. We also include ginseng in soups and stews like the Korean ginseng, date, and chicken soup in the photograph above.
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Well, I figure it's best to start off with the cutest picture of the week! How handsome is my little man!? He thinks so too, after having mommy spike his hair, he couldn't wait to go to school and show it off, and couldn't resist checking himself out in every mirror he could find!! Oh yes, he's a stud!
What better way to start a morning than cinnamon rolls and decaf coffee with pumpkin spice creamer? Have you tried this yet? It's heavenly!
Am I the only one who gets excited when my Diet Coke cans start having snowflakes on them? To me it's a sign that Christmas is getting closer, and I LOVE Christmas!!
Isn't this the most gorgeous necklace ever? This picture doesn't even capture how pretty it is in person either. Stay tuned next week for an awesome review/giveaway from Stella and Dot!!
This was how I spent my weekend! Glamorous, isn't it?
Confession: I've always been scared to clean ovens, afraid I'll do something wrong or mess something up...I'm really not sure why! In our old house, we had a brand new oven, and I was super careful about spills. This house and oven was much older, and truthfully could have used a cleaning when we moved in, but honestly I thought it was just old and couldn't be helped. But at Shaun's birthday party, we had an incident with the meatloaf and a major grease spill. (Note to self: when making meatloaf for a crowd, two smaller loaves are best!) I'd been using my toaster over since, but finally got around to buying some Easy Off and tackling this thing! After letting it sit overnight, it came off fairly easy for the most part!! I did have to spray the worst of it and let it sit for a few more hours, but there was a LOT of grease! Easy Off really does live up to it's name, that's for sure! It looks better now than it did when we moved in! And I'm ready for all my holiday baking!!
Started the weekend off with a much needed commissary trip! Now, I usually hate when my hubby goes shopping with me because he throws things in, while I keep things neat and organized (typically seperated by what I had coupons for and what I don't...makes it easy to get my coupons ready at the end). Well, I hate to say it, but this mess of a cart was all me- Matt was at home! See, not only was the clearance section fully stocked when we arrived, they were still adding things while we were there! Commissary clearance is sometimes iffy- not a whole lot of anything we could really use, but that was not the case on Saturday! Lots of canned goods, and chicken bullion (which is great because I love making soups!), and Pop Tarts (90 cents a box!), and toilet paper...the list goes on! My cart was full and not organized at all!!! Somewhere under that mess of things was my binder! I ended up having to find a quiet corner- which happened to again be the clearance corner- and completely rearrange my cart! But the savings in the end were awesome, so it was a great trip and worth the trouble!
Shaun was so excited to be able to use his Thomas umbrella earlier this week!! I love how he gets excited over little things like this!
I have a lot of Thirty-One pictures this week, huh? Well, it was an exciting week for me because I earned this awesome Retro Metro bag for free!! For this month and into next month, every week that a consultant puts in $200 worth of orders in that week, we earn a different product in this exclusive print, with this cute 'Just Believe' tree design as well! I am happy to say, I earned last week's incentive, and am just in LOVE with this bag!! Like I said, this particular print is exclusive to consultants for this incentives, but the purse itself is available, and part of October's special too! Again, e-mail me or comment if you'd like details!
Last night's supper for the boys- chicken and dumplings in the crockpot! The boys were fans, so I'll have to post the recipe later...it was super easy!!
I got this adorable Shabby Apple pencil skirt MONTHS ago, and it's been sitting in my closet since because I haven't been able to find anything to go with it! I've had this top in my closet for a few months as well, and never thought to try them together until earlier this week...I think it worked pretty well! What do you think?
The weather has been weird this week, a few days of rain like the day I took this photo, then a few really warm, sunny days! Today is cold and rainy again, and next week they're saying we could get a rain/snow mix! Has the weather in Indiana always been this crazy, or had I just been in California too long?
Do you think I have a problem? This isn't even all of it! I'm resisting the urge to buy all the new Fall/Winter scents!! But at least my house always smells awesome!
I posted a few days back about the DIY Infinity Scarf from an old t-shirt I had made, and mentioned I'd attempted a braided scarf too. This is the result of that. The tutorial I found said not to make the strips too thin, since they'd curl up anyway, but I think I ended up going too far in the opposite direction and they were thicker than they should have been...I'm not sure, but definitely not as nice as I'd hoped for!!
Stopping by from the GFC blog hop! I am in love with your phone case! And that necklace from Stella and Dot is SUPER cute!!!
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Q: Julia: what's the difference between map and broadcast? I have found some discussions on Julia Users group but they were too technical for me.
I would like to know what are the criteria to choose between the two.
I am following the JuliaBox tutorial but it doesn't explain much. Thanks

A: map and broadcast are different when dealing with multiple collections of different dimensions. While broadcast will try to cast all the objects to a common dimension, map will directly apply the given function elementwise.
julia> map(+, 1, [2,2,2])
1-element Array{Int64,1}:
 3

julia> broadcast(+, 1, [2,2,2])
3-element Array{Int64,1}:
 3
 3
 3

the broadcast example has the same result as map(+, [1,1,1], [2,2,2]).
Also note the behavior of broadcast when failing at finding a common dimension between two arguments:
julia> broadcast(+, [1,2,3], [2 2; 2 0])
ERROR: DimensionMismatch("arrays could not be broadcast to a common size")
Stacktrace:
 [1] _bcs1 at ./broadcast.jl:439 [inlined]
 [2] _bcs at ./broadcast.jl:433 [inlined]
 [3] broadcast_shape at ./broadcast.jl:427 [inlined]
 [4] combine_axes at ./broadcast.jl:422 [inlined]
 [5] instantiate at ./broadcast.jl:266 [inlined]
 [6] materialize at ./broadcast.jl:748 [inlined]
 [7] broadcast(::typeof(+), ::Array{Int64,1}, ::Array{Int64,2}) at ./broadcast.jl:702
 [8] top-level scope at none:0

julia> map(+, [1,2,3], [2 2; 2 0])
3-element Array{Int64,1}:
 3
 4

A: Both methods apply a function to their arguments. The difference between the two is how they treat multidimensional arrays.
map tries to zip the arrays column first, creating an iterator of tuples, which are used as arguments to the given function. Thus
julia> map(+, [1,2,3,4], [10, 20, 30, 40])
4-element Array{Int64,1}:
 11
 22
 33
 44

while
julia> map(+, [1,2,3,4], [10 20; 30 40])
4-element Array{Int64,1}:
 11
 32
 23
 44

Notice the element pairing when changing the layout of the second array. On the other hand, broadcast does an element-wise application of the given function. If the two array arguments have the same dimensions, the pairing of elements is similar to map.
julia> broadcast(+, [1,2,3,4], [10, 20, 30, 40])
4-element Array{Int64,1}:
 11
 22
 33
 44

Otherwise, broadcast checks if the two arrays match in at least one dimension and that the other dimension of at least one array is equal to 1. If this condition is satisfied, broadcast extends the arrays to a common size by duplicating the array data along the dimension equal to 1. This is how you get
julia> broadcast(+, [1, 2, 3, 4], [10 20 30 40])
4×4 Array{Int64,2}:
 11  21  31  41
 12  22  32  42
 13  23  33  43
 14  24  34  44

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use cfg_if::cfg_if;

cfg_if! {if #[cfg(feature = "with-postgres")]{
    extern crate r2d2_postgres;
    extern crate postgres;
    #[macro_use]
    extern crate postgres_shared;
    mod pg;
}}
cfg_if! {if #[cfg(feature = "with-sqlite")]{
    extern crate r2d2_sqlite;
    extern crate rusqlite;
    mod sqlite;
}}
cfg_if! {if #[cfg(feature = "with-mysql")]{
    mod my;
}}

pub mod column;
pub mod common;
mod dao_manager;
mod database;
#[cfg(feature = "db-auth")]
mod db_auth;
mod entity;
pub mod error;
mod platform;
pub mod pool;
pub mod table;
pub mod types;

pub mod util;

pub use chrono;
pub use column::ColumnDef;
pub use dao_manager::DaoManager;
pub use database::{Database, DatabaseName};
pub use entity::EntityManager;
pub use error::{DataError, DbError};
pub use platform::DBPlatform;
pub use pool::Pool;
pub use table::TableDef;
pub use uuid::{self, Uuid};

// we export the traits that has a derived proc macro
// this are used in the apps
pub use codegen::{FromDao, ToColumnNames, ToDao, ToTableName};

pub use rustorm_dao::{
    self, Array, ColumnName, ConvertError, Dao, FromValue, Rows, TableName, ToValue, Value,
};

/// Wrap the rustorm_dao exports to avoid name conflict with the rustorm_codegen
pub mod dao {
    pub use rustorm_dao::{FromDao, ToColumnNames, ToDao, ToTableName};
}

/// Wrap the rustorm_codegen exports to avoid name conflict with the rustorm_dao
pub mod codegen {
    pub use rustorm_codegen::{FromDao, ToColumnNames, ToDao, ToTableName};
}

#[macro_use]
extern crate log;

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Given that the U.S. troops are already thoroughly unpopular in Baghdad, I'm fairly certain this isn't going to help matters:
The Search for a Missing U.S. Soldier: A Double Standard?
In Karrada, the downtown Baghdad neighborhood where the search for the missing American soldier has been concentrated, the lockdown imposed by U.S. and Iraqi forces since Monday night could not have come at a worse time. What should have been a day of joyous celebration has instead turned into a time of high anxiety as American troops conduct house-to-house searches. The shops and businesses that line the neighborhood's two main roads, known as "Karrada In" and "Karrada Out," are shut on what should have been their busiest day of the year.
Although sympathetic toward the kidnapped American, especially since he is believed to be of Iraqi descent, many residents are resentful of the lockdown, saying it hurts them in the wallet. Others say shutting down the district to search for one man smacks of double standards in a country where kidnapping has become commonplace.
... The first day after Ramadan is the festival of Eid, a day of feasting, shopping for new clothes and giving gifts — and many residents of Baghdad would normally have made a beeline for Karrada's shops, where they can buy everything from large-screen TVs and air conditioners to garments and sweets. In anticipation of a spike in demand, many shopkeepers had doubled their inventory. But because the neighborhood has been shut off by U.S. and Iraqi forces, shoppers are taking their business elsewhere, much to the chagrin of Karrada's business community. "In a good year, as much as 20% of my annual income would have come from the first couple of days after Ramadan," says Mohammed Abdel-Jaffar, who sells crockery and cutlery. "But now my customers are probably shopping somewhere else."
If that attitude seems churlish, remember that the lockdown is just the latest in a long line of setbacks they have endured this year. Just this summer alone, Karrada witnessed several car-bomb and mortar attacks, most of them blamed on Sunni insurgents and jihadi groups. Each time, the district has shaken off the debris and gotten back to business. But the damage to their business is crippling, say shopkeepers.
It seems clear that, given a set of choices, the American military in Iraq can always be counted on to study them carefully, weigh the consequences appropriately and then, after due consideration, pick the stupidest possible option. You can pretty much make book on it.

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The original item was published from 5/3/2018 12:33:00 PM to 5/5/2018 12:00:02 AM.
[ARCHIVED] Franklin Barnes Hired as New Rowan County Director of Transportation
Franklin Barnes hired as new Rowan County Director of Transportation
Franklin Barnes has been selected as the newly appointed Director of Transportation for Rowan County and will begin his position on April 9, 2018.
Franklin comes to Rowan County with over 13 years of transportation experience. In his previous position, leading all operations and training initiatives at Cabarrus County Transportation Services, Franklin was responsible for overseeing call center operations, driver responsibilities, and vehicle preservation. Prior to his position at Cabarrus County, Franklin spent 10 years in an Operations leadership role at Greyhound Lines, Inc. During his tenure, he worked closely with his team to ensure drivers received adequate training in an effort to uphold customer satisfaction and safety. Franklin understands the critical value of customer safety, developing high-performing teams, and fiscal responsibility. He brings an impressive background and years of experience in both the public and private transportation industry. Franklin stated, "It's been incredible to watch transportation grow over the years in this area and Rowan County has played an important part of that growth. I am excited to join the team to continue all of the great work that has been done already."
Franklin was raised in Winston-Salem, NC and has spent the past 12 years living in Charlotte, NC. He enjoys spending quality time with his two beautiful daughters ages 7 and 10, and their active dog, a miniature pincher named Tre.
Additional questions contact Aaron Church at 704-216-8185


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Marian University to Celebrate Commencement May 7
by Mark Apple | Apr 29, 2016
Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients Announced
INDIANAPOLIS – Marian University will celebrate its 79th Commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archdiocese of Indianapolis, will deliver the Commencement Address, and will also receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree.
Marian University has 686 candidates for degrees this year, including 29 students who will receive an associate degree, 520 who will receive a bachelor's degree, and 137 who will receive a Master's Degree.
The ceremony will be held at St. Vincent Health Field on the Marian University campus. If inclement weather prohibits an outdoor ceremony, festivities will be moved to the Physical Education Center on campus.
Marian University president Daniel J. Elsener will also bestow honorary doctorate degrees on Michael and Rebecca Weaver (Doctor of Public Service) and Marni McKinney Waterfield (Doctor of Business Administration).
The Most Reverend Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., was appointed Archbishop of Indianapolis by Pope Benedict XVI, on October 18, 2012. Before his appointment as Archbishop of Indianapolis, Archbishop Tobin served as the Archbishop Secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Michael and Rebecca Weaver serve as co-directors of the Weaver Popcorn Foundation, Inc., a charitable organization that gives central importance to improving educational opportunities at all levels for the youth of central Indiana. Mr. Weaver also serves as president and chief executive officer of Weaver Popcorn Company, which supplies approximately 30 percent of all popcorn consumed throughout the world, exporting to over 60 countries and producing 1.1 billion pouches of microwave popcorn. This is 50 percent of the microwave market in the United States.
Marni McKinney Waterfield serves as president of the McKinney Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization which focuses its charitable efforts on supporting policies and practices that promote environmental responsibility to realize green, healthy, and sustainable communities. Past giving has included the creation of the McKinney Family Green Initiatives Fund to support the City of Indianapolis' Office of Sustainability, which focuses on environmental initiatives ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths, and significant contributions to the Hoosier Environmental Council Foundation.
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Marian University (www.marian.edu), founded in Indianapolis in 1937, is the only Catholic liberal arts university in central Indiana. It serves a student body of nearly 3,000 through dedication to excellent teaching and learning in the Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. Marian University is one of Indiana's 31 independent colleges and one of 244 Catholic colleges and universities nationwide.
Since 2001, Marian University has been led by President Daniel J. Elsener, whose vision and leadership are transforming the university. In 2013, Marian University opened the Michael A. Evans Center for Health Sciences, home to its College of Osteopathic Medicine. Marian University has amassed 33 national championships in cycling, captured the NAIA Football National Championship in 2012 and 2015, and won the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship in 2016.


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Q: How to use XMLSlurper with JMeter JSR223 assertion? I am trying to extract text from an element, using JSR 223 assertion and XmlSlurper
offer=vars.get('CurrentOfferUnderTest')
def xml = new XmlSlurper(false,true).parseText(SampleResult.getResponseDataAsString())
if(offer=='410012'){
    //assert xml.ResultHeader.ResultCode.text()=='102020006'
    log.info(xml.Envelope.Body.LoanManageResultMsg.ResultHeader.ResultCode.text())
    log.info(xml.'*'.ResultCode.text())
    a=xml.'*'.find{node -> node.name()=='ns2:ResultCode'} //regardless of namespace, same result
    assert a.text()=='102020006'
}

whenever I do log just the xml var, I see text in the logs, when I try ad navigate as per above I get blanks\nulls. even when doing xml.Envelope.text() hence I added the namespace aware boolean. It didn't really help. What am I doing wrong?
XML excerpt
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns4:LoanManageResultMsg xmlns:ns4="http://www.p.com/wsdl/manageloanmgr"
                               xmlns:ns2="http://www.p.com/wsdl/shared"
                               xmlns:ns3="http://www.p.com/wsdl/loan"
                               xmlns:ns5="http://www.p.com/wsdl/newsubscriber"
                               xmlns:ns6="http://www.p.com/wsdl/query"
                               xmlns:ns7="http://www.p.com/wsdl/subscribe">
         <ResultHeader>
            <ns2:CommandId>LoanManage</ns2:CommandId>
            <ns2:Version>1</ns2:Version>
            <ns2:TransactionId>6</ns2:TransactionId>
            <ns2:SequenceId>4u6w6qry3</ns2:SequenceId>
            <ns2:ResultCode>102020006</ns2:ResultCode>
            <ns2:ResultDesc>Operation invalid.</ns2:ResultDesc>
            <ns2:OrderId>0</ns2:OrderId>

this did not help Are XmlParser and XmlSlurper namespace aware by default?

A: I don't think you should be using Envelope in your GPath because your xml object resolves to the Soap Envelope already.

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*Apache Groovy - Processing XML

*Scripting JMeter Assertions in Groovy - A Tutorial


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16-1321/10-2 10.04.1997 Letter of State Tax Administration of Ukraine of April 10, 1997 No. 16-1321/10-2719 "About the value added tax on tourist services"
08.04.1997 Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic of April 8, 1997 "About avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evasion from the taxation concerning taxes on the income and on the capital"
08.04.1997 Resolution of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Tajikistan of April 8, 1997 On case "About determination of compliance of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan of parts two and the third article of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "About elections to Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan" of December 1, 1994 No. 1088 and parts two and third article 26 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "About elections of deputies to local Majlises of People's Deputies" of December 1, 1994 No. 1090"
08.04.1997 Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Lebanese Republic of April 8, 1997 "About avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evasion from the taxation concerning taxes on the income"
148 01.04.1997 Order of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan of April 1, 1997 No. 148 "About rates for electrical and heat energy"
19 31.03.1997 Resolution of the State committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the price and antimonopoly policy of March 31, 1997 No. 19 "About price approval on the services of notary offices rendered at the request of physical persons and legal entities for which collection of the state fee is not established"
P-55/97 25.03.1997 Solution of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of March 25, 1997 No. P-55/97 "About interpretation of the Conclusion of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of June 27, 1996 "About compliance of the Constitution and the law of the Republic of Belarus resolutions of the Supreme Council of June 11, 1993 "About the Procedure for purchase and sale of apartments (houses) in the Republic of Belarus" and the Provisional regulations for procedure for purchase and sale of apartments (houses) approved by the resolution of Council of Ministers of August 31, 1993 No. 589"
3066 25.03.1997 Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan of March 25, 1997 No. 3066 "About the Red List of Turkmenistan"
25.03.1997 Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India of March 25, 1997 "About avoidance of double taxation concerning taxes on the income"
153 20.03.1997 Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of March 20, 1997 No. 153 "About approval of the list of socially important diseases and establishment of privileges to persons suffering from them"
64-FZ 19.03.1997 Federal Law of the Russian Federation of March 19, 1997 No. 64-FZ "About ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg about avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evasion from the taxation concerning taxes on the income and property"
16-1120-10/1 18.03.1997 Letter of State Tax Administration of Ukraine of March 18, 1997 No. 16-1120-10/11-1872 "About the value added tax"
1/3 17.03.1997 Resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan of March 17, 1997 No. 1/3 "About objection of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Resolution of the Constitutional Council of RK No. 1/2 of February 24, 1997"
232 13.03.1997 Presidential decree of the Russian Federation of March 13, 1997 No. 232 "About the main identity document of the citizen of the Russian Federation in the territory of the Russian Federation"
48-FZ 11.03.1997 Federal Law of the Russian Federation of March 11, 1997 No. 48-FZ "About the translated and promissory note"
07.03.1997 Convention between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Lithuania of March 7, 1997 "About avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evasion from the taxation concerning taxes on the income and on the capital"
18-0212/11-1 06.03.1997 Letter of State Tax Administration of Ukraine of March 6, 1997 No. 18-0212/11-1603 "About payment for the earth"
206 04.03.1997 Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 4, 1997 No. 206 "About strengthening of control of import and transit of excise goods by rail"
16-1315/11-1 28.02.1997 Letter of State Tax Administration of Ukraine of February 28, 1997 No. 16-1315/11-1456 "About compensation of the value added tax on export transactions"


AMMAN — The Social Security Corporation (SSC) on Tuesday announced that it is not currently undertaking any amendments to the Social Security Law.
For any amendments to be considered, they have to be based on actuarial studies, where SSC specialised committees go through all aspects and impacts of such a move, according to an SSC statement sent to The Jordan Times.
Noting that revisiting the law is a "lengthy process," SSC said that any amendment needs to be reviewed then approved by many parties before being referred to the Council of Ministers, then to the Opinion and Legislation Bureau and finally to Parliament.
SSC said it will inform the public about any future decision to amend the law, assuring them that no sudden decisions will be made.
Some media outlets have published recent reports claiming that the "closed-door meetings" have been held inside the SSC to propose new amendments to the Social Security Law, "especially provisions related to early retirement".


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Regular readers to the site should already know, my favorite show on Television is Justified. They should know, not because I've said it multiple times (even though I have: Justified: A Beacon of Modern Masculinity & Justified: Cottonmouth – Harlan County's Best of the Season just to site a few), but because it simply embodies the opposite of everything I regularly point out as being wrong with TV.
And last night was no different. For those paying attention to the show they already knew going in last night we'd get to see the Bennett Clan's 'Everyone is Invited' picnic. We knew Mags had something up her sleeve, but we just didn't know what. We also knew going in that Carol Johnson, the representative of the mining company, who was under Raylan's protection, had plans to buy out the Bennett land, and mine the mountain.
The episode kicks off with Mags and Loretta, doing what appears to be some 'Mother-Daughter' bonding. Mags is gifting Loretta a family heirloom, an antique hairclip when Coover busts in the room. Mags explodes at him about not knocking and proceeds to kick him out.
He doesn't leave right away though, he stands outside the closed door long enough to hear his mother cruelly badmouth him to her apparent new favorite kid.
Coover is obviously jealous of the attention Loretta is receiving from his mother, as if she is part of the family now.
Shortly after this Boyd and Ava show up to the shin-dig, and are clearly not welcome. Local Police Chief (and Mags' eldest child) Doyle Bennett threatens to remove them forcibly if they don't leave, but Boyd persuades him to arrange a sit-down with Mags. At this point we still aren't sure what Boyd's endgame is, only that it involves Raylan's father, and what seems to be the betrayal of his current employer – Black Pine Mines.
This is when Raylan and Ms. Johnson arrive. Carol goes to have her final discussion with Mags, only to find Boyd is also present. Carol is under the impression that Boyd has secured Arlo Givens land for her, when in reality, Boyd secured if for himself. Mags then looks at Black Pine's offer and demands it be tripled. She also wants a stake in the company as she reveals to Ms. Johnson, with the land now owned by Boyd and the Bennetts, Black Pine cannot build the road they would need to transport the coal. Black Pine agrees to her terms and she sells out the county she'd been so adamant in defending.
After Raylan and Ms. Johnson leave, Loretta is called over to help Coover load some kegs into the truck, as he has only one capable hand now.
This is when Loretta notices Coover's watch, or rather, her daddy's watch. She is noticeably frightened enough that Coover comments on it. It is now obvious that he only put the watch on to let her know he killed her dad. She heads back up to the house to remove the dress Mags gave her and switch back into her old clothes. This is her letting the audience in on the fact she now knows that her father is dead, as she attempts to distance herself from the Bennetts. But she wants her father's watch back.
Loretta shows up at Dickie and Coover's house sometime later. She brought Coover a gift – a joint laced with formaldehyde. Coover seemingly passes out and Loretta begins to search the house for the watch. She first finds Dickie passed out face down on the ground. She then uncovers the watch and calls in her 'Knight in shinning armor' for help.
This is when Coover enters the room and Dickie wakes up. Enraged she tried to drug him Coover attacks Loretta and little Dickie unsuccessfully tries to stop him.
Dickie's attempt however does give Loretta time to escape out the front. Coover chases her down in the truck as Raylan, after doing a cell phone trace, arrives to find Dickie unconscious on the floor. Coover takes Loretta to the same mine shaft where her father's body has been decomposing for some time. Raylan engages Coover again, and is losing again. Loretta picks up Raylan's dropped gun and gets Coover's attention long enough for Raylan to reach his backup piece and end Coover.
Upon hearing the news Mags shows up at the mine to see her son's body being removed and learns that Loretta has been taken into protective custody. In an attempt to persuade Raylan to let her talk to Loretta, she starts to cry. Raylan is not moved, and upon seeing his unwillingness to budge, she abandons the plea and exits. That a Cold-Hearted woman.
While this episode may have, apparently wrapped up both the 'Loretta' and the 'Black Pine' story lines, Raylan's killing of Coover is sure to elicit a swift response from the Bennett clan, meaning the last 4 episodes to come should hold a war in the making.
I think we're due for a crescendo.
Even though Terriers got canceled after only one season, and now Light's Out has suffered the same fate. Both shows were well done and original – so their fate was sealed early on. But just as it seems like good shows can't survive in the wasteland of Reality TV, CBS Programming, and MTV – FX delivers us some great news: Raylan Givens will be justified for another 13 episodes. Fresh off the announcement they had won a Peabody, Justified was renewed for a 3rd season.
For those who have seen the show, it is probably no surprise that a 3rd season is impending, but in today's television landscape, nothing original is ever guaranteed to last.
Regular readers of the site should already know my feelings on season 1 of the FX show Justified. I loved it. It was well written, excellently acted, and entertaining as hell. And it closed up with maybe the best season finale of any show since Dexter's fourth season. So far, through 4 episodes of it's 2nd season we've seen a lot of new characters introduced, and what seems to be a promising new story arc. And while it's been really good, it's not been great. That is until the 5th episode aired on Wednesday night. This episode, titled Cottonmouth, is one of the single best mid-season episodes of any show I've ever seen. While premiers and finales are known for packing in a lot major events to kick off, or wrap up a story, here we see no less than 5 major plays made that will have effect on the rest of the season.
Raylan visits Dewey Crowe in prison, at Crowe's behest. Dewey is worried about getting shived and offers up a trade to Raylan – Info on the Bennetts for early release into a Half-Way-House. The scene opens with an absolutely awesome shot of Raylan sitting in the dark, the screen cap below does it no justice.
The second event, and the one that has elicited an entire post over at Warming Glow, happens when Raylan goes to look into the check-cashing scheme in Harlan. The Crowder lead of course takes him to Boyd, who is not alone. Boyd is in distress, but chooses not to seek Raylan's help, but instead gives him a name and sends him on his way. Raylan follows Boyd's info to a man Winston Banks. Mr. Banks, who runs a religious ATV tour called "The Church of the Two-Stroke Jesus", pulls a taser on Raylan once confronted. While being attacked however, Raylan manages to turn the attackers taser back on him…in the crotch.
The third, and most exciting of these events revolve around everyone's favorite Ex-Con, Boyd Crowder. This is where we see Boyd, being strong armed into robbing the coal mine, prove himself craftier than the average crook. Kyle and his cronies are determined to make Boyd part of their plan.
Upon learning that they expect him to kill Shelby, (Jim Beaver – Just one of many DEADWOOD alum to appear on the show) the manager at the mine, and suspecting they mean to end him as well, Boyd uses his cell to call the house, escaping the room to answer the phone. Boyd leaves the cell open and on the chair, bugging the room and hearing his suspicions confirmed as the others discuss their plans to end Boyd as well.
It's around this time that Raylan pulls up to question Boyd about the Check-Cashing his brother used to do. Raylan immediately recognizes the ill-intent of Boyd's guests and basically extends an offer of help. Boyd declines, passing up an opportunity to end the whole situation there. He has instead decided to rely and his own plan to sabotage the battery of the radio detonator they plan to use for the job, thus ensuring it doesn't happen. When his cohorts though decide to move forward as planned anyhow, with out the battery, Boyd must quickly devise a new escape.
Once at the mine, as planned they break into the manager's office, empty the safe, and grab the explosives. Boyd however loads some of the explosives into the cash bag. Once he takes Shelby into the mine, Kyle pulls his double cross and attempts to detonate the explosives. Which are in the money bag. Which is in his truck 5 feet away. In his attempt to kill Boyd and Shelby, Kyle instead blows up himself and his crew.
Ava Crowder: Boyd's Object of Desire/Sister In-Law/Room-Mate/Accessory After the Fact and Alibi.
Once home Boyd gives Ava $20k he kept from the holdup so she can fight off the bank from taking the house for a while. She is now an accessory to his crimes.
While Boyd is explaining to Ava what went down at the mine, Dickie and Coover Bennett pay a visit to Winston Bank's ATV warehouse to collect money owed them. Dickie then notices Marshall Raylan Givens sitting in the dark. Having now confirmed Raylan's suspicion, they take off and empty-handed. Come morning over, they're dirty Police Chief brother Doyle drops by their place with the family patriarch and mother: Mags Bennett. What transpires is something the likes of which haven't been seen in Misery. Mags, enraged to find out that Coover and Dickie have been cashing Walt's checks and raising the attention of the authorities, decides to teach a lesson to her dumber sons. Coover must now bear the brunt of his mother's scorn.
BOOM! If that isn't a promise of some Epic Fricking Heroics playing out, then I don't know what is. This season is really picking up now and I can't wait for Wednesday.
I've certainly spent a lot of time the last couple of years talking about the loss of masculinity in American pop culture. In a time where we are inundated with pop singers and Disney kids primed as tomorrow's only action stars, it makes it hard not to look back at yesteryear and wonder what happened.


So many thoughts and I just can't get my head around why or what I am doing. I get paralyzed trying to think through everything and how it should be done, what it should look like, will it be good, so much so that I never start. Trying to balance those thoughts and actually getting something down, I am at least finally starting.
This is to be a place for me to journal my experiences with photography with where I am, what I am doing and maybe some thoughts about what I may want to photograph next.
From about 2003, when I bought my first digital camera, I shot mostly activities that my kids were involved with and as they have grown and moved on, I began spending more time with other photographic opportunities. Then on a trip in August 2015 to South Carolina, I went to one of my favorite places, Jones Gap State Park, with my wife to take a few photos. As I was taking some of my last shots of the morning, I was standing in the middle of the Saluda river taking a long exposure shot. It was to be a 6 second shot, and after starting the exposure, I turned to look at a possible new composition. Turning back to the camera, I saw my tripod begin to slide off of the slick rocks and as time seemed to stand still, $4,000 worth of camera equipment slowly submerged into the river. What I thought was extremely quick reactions to save the inevitable, it was not quick enough. As I walked back to where my wife was sitting, she could tell something must have happened when she saw my face. I did everything I could over the next few days and then upon my return home sent it on to Canon to see if it could be saved. I realized the news would not be good as the tracking indicated that it had been received and shipped back in less than an hour.
As a result of the event, my enthusiasm for photography for some reason also slid slowly away.
My last exposure, taken as my tripod and camera slid into the Saluda river.


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Bowman, stevedore, basketball star, dies at 86
Leonard Bowman.
Leonard Bowman, a star basketball player who worked at Alaska Indian Arts and as a stevedore and commercial fisherman, died Jan. 30 in Anchorage. He was 86 and suffering from advanced conditions of Alzheimer's disease.
Bowman had family roots in the Ganaaxteidi clan in Klukwan but grew up in Juneau and was raised by his grandmother Sarah Bowman after his parents died young.
Bowman wasn't tall but he developed a set shot on the basketball court that led to his recruitment to the Douglas High School team when he was still in eighth grade.
"He was a great basketball player. He had a set shot like Bob Cousy. He was one of those guys that if they had the three-point rule when he played, he would have really racked up the points," said Lee Heinmiller of Haines.
Bowman went on to play on the Pioneer Bar city league team and coached basketball at Haines High School.
Bowman served in the U.S. Army at Whittier but was discharged due to illness in his family, Bill Thomas said.
Heinmiller said Bowman worked as a foreman at Alaska Indian Arts in the mid-1960s. He helped carve totems and traveled with the Tlingit art and dance group to Los Angeles. His grandmother Sarah organized the potlatch for the dedication of the Fort Seward tribal house in 1962, Heinmiller said.
Bowman worked for West Coast Stevedoring and also operated his own gillnet boat, helping teach Dr. Stan Jones how to fish commercially, Bill Thomas said.
In Haines, Bowman was known as "Bo." He smoked cigars and lived on Comstock Road. He moved to Anchorage for medical care a few years ago. He was married briefly and had no children. He is survived by a twin sister, Lenora, who lives in Juneau, and 10 nieces and nephews.
Bowman was cremated. Relatives in Haines said they planned to bury his remains next to those of his grandmother at Jones Point.
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Russia launches classified military satellite
A classified Russian military satellite, possibly designed with a new miniature reconnaissance camera, launched Sept. 9 on a single-core version of the Soyuz rocket.
The Soyuz 2-1v rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in far northern Russia at 2:59 p.m. EDT (1859 GMT), according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. Liftoff from Plesetsk occurred at 10:59 p.m. Moscow time.
Powered by a kerosene-fueled NK-33 engine, the rocket headed north over the Arctic Ocean, targeting an orbit flying north-south over Earth's poles.
The rocket shed its spent first stage and jettisoned its payload shroud after climbing above the discernible atmosphere, leaving the Soyuz second stage to place its military payload into orbit.
Russian defense officials said in a statement that the rocket successfully deployed its payload into the proper orbit. U.S. military tracking data indicated the satellite separated from the rocket in a near-circular polar orbit about 185 miles (300 kilometers) in altitude.
The orbital parameters are similar to those of an experimental Earth-imaging satellite launched on a previous Soyuz 2-1v rocket mission in 2018. That satellite, known as EMKA, was thought to be a demonstrator of a future fleet of military reconnaissance satellites.
The EMKA spacecraft carried a compact optical imaging payload that could fit on a relatively small satellite. Analysts believe the satellite launched Sept. 9, named Razbeg, is an operational version of the EMKA satellite for the Russian military.
The satellite, officially designated Kosmos 2551, is flying in an unusually low orbit, which could allow its camera to collect higher-resolution imagery.
The launch Sept. 9 marked the seventh flight of the Soyuz 2-1v rocket configuration.
The Soyuz 2-1v is a modified version of the Russian Soyuz rocket that flies without the four liquid-fueled strap-on boosters used on standard Soyuz configurations. A single kerosene-fueled NK-33 main engine replaces the four-nozzle core stage engine flown on other Soyuz rocket variants.
The NK-33 engine was originally developed for the Soviet-era N1 moon rocket, which was canceled in the 1970s after four test launches failed. Russia kept NK-33 engines in storage after the cancellation of the N1 rocket program. Some of the powerplants were exported to the United States and flown on Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket to launch supplies to the International Space Station.
But Northrop Grumman redesigned the Antares booster to use newly-manufactured Russian RD-181 engines. Investigators blamed an Antares launch failure in 2014 on one of the NK-33 engines — known as AJ26s in the United States — stored for decades after Russia ended development of the giant N1 rocket.
The Soyuz 2-1v first stage also includes four vernier steering engines mounted around the NK-33 main engine. The modified launcher's second stage is powered by an RD-0124 engine, the same type of powerplant also used on the modernized Soyuz 2-1b version of Russia's classic Soyuz rocket.


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7th Century Eye Covers in T'ang China: What do you see?
Did people care about their eyes in the 7th century T'ang China empire? A few months ago I was in the NW region of China, and in a fascinating museum (aren't they all?) saw in one of the display cases the objects in the accompanying photo to this post. A pair of copper eye covers, a net-shaped hair cover, and a pair of scissors. These objects were found in 1964 when a cemetery in the Turfan area of the NW was excavated. Turfan, also known as Turpan, has been one of the greatest places in the world for archaeological finds, including scrolls of the Church of the East. Many of these objects and artifacts date to the 7th century T'ang Empire of China, which lasted in strength for several centuries.
It is interesting that all of these objects were found in a cemetery. We don't know what they were used for, and if they were simply placed in the graves with the bodies. What would copper eye covers have been used for? (any suggestions out there?) Certainly not as classy T'ang era glasses. Was it because the person had some sort of eye disease? Perhaps the copper eye covers provided an element of protection from infection, and they were then buried with them? More clear would be the purpose for the hair cover and of course the scissors. As all three objects have to do with care for appearance most likely, it does show us that even thirteen hundred years ago there were some of the same needs as today. T'ang Empire Botox, anyone?
But back to the copper eye covers. Concern and care for the eyes has been one of the most basic desires and needs in all of human history. It is not unusual to find these covers in a cemetery in China from so long ago. People have longed to see, and see clearly, for all of history. We can be very grateful that today we are in a time when there is so much technology to help us see well, perhaps for the rest of our lives. That was brought out to me personally in the last few weeks, as I found out I needed cataract surgery on both eyes. (See my previous post Cataract Surgery: A New Quality of Seeing ) I asked the doctor what would happen if I didn't have these surgeries. His answer? "You will go blind eventually." I decided to have the surgeries. In the T'ang dynasty era, and indeed until the 20th century, people would in fact go blind.
The first surgery was almost a month ago, on my right eye, the worst one. As so many could attest to, it went very well and I can see better out of that eye than I can ever remember. My left eye was always better than the right, and I'm the kid who cheated at the eye tests when small. I would cover the left eye, but then peek out of it to help the right eye see the chart at the other end of the room,. But in the past two years, the left eye was developing a cataract as well. I've changed glasses twice in the past 18 months because both eyes keep getting worse.
It reminds me of a letter the Apostle Paul wrote to the Church at Corinth, in the New Testament. In the great chapter 13 on love in the first letter, he tells them how here on earth they see "as through a mirror dimly". (Interesting that as they prepare you for cataract surgery, they ask you if it seems you are looking through a "dirty windshield" with cataracts. That does describe it! Also, a mirror dimly!) But someday in eternity they will see "face to face" clearly. What a picture of our seeing right now. On one level here on earth so many things we do not see clearly. We see dimly through a sometimes a very dirty and fallen world. We see via our own sinful and darkened lives. Yet as we surrender our lives to Jesus, we receive new sight spiritually. It is not complete sight, for we still in many ways see dimly compared to how we will someday see with brilliant clarity.
We are between the times. We see with one eye of clarity and one of fogginess. All is blurry and full of mystery, and yet all is blindingly beautiful and clear. Kind of like being between cataract surgeries.
What were copper eye covers used for in 7th Century T'ang China? I have no idea. But personally I'm very grateful that I live now and not then. If all goes well tomorrow I will see colors clearly out of both eyes. But the ultimate clarity in vision will only come later in eternity.
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Number of Jews dropping, Israeli agency warns
December 4, 2002 — 11.00am
The number of Jews in the world is declining at an average of 50,000 per year, according to a survey published by the Jewish Agency, Israel's semi-governmental body in charge of Jewish immigration.
There are 12.9 million Jews in the world, the survey said, noting that the decline was sharpest in the United States where the figure dropped by 300,000 over the last decade to its current level of 5.2 million.
The massive decrease in the Jewish population of the former USSR - from 1.45 million in 1989 to 437,000 in 2002 - is accounted for by the immigration of Russian Jews to Israel.
Mainly for the same reasons, France's Jewish community declined from 535,000 in 1988 to 500,000 today.
Israel, the only country with a growing Jewish community, is home to 5.4 million Jews or close relatives of Jews, the report said.
The demographic decline is chiefly the result of low birth rates and a high proportion of mixed marriages.
The state of Israel defines as Jew anyone with a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism by rabbinate.


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Instagram for Windows 10 PC grabs a new update
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Facebook pushed out an update to its Official Instagram app for Windows 10 PC. The App has been bumped to new version 9.649.40959.0. The company has not provided any changelog and we could not spot anything new after the update.
Hence we presume the update to be another bug fixing and performance improving update. The company has not updated the Official Instagram, Facebook and Messenger app for Windows 10 Mobile for close to one month now. Hope the company is working on releasing new updates to its Mobile apps in the coming weeks.
If you haven't yet downloaded the update you can do so by clicking on the below link.Do let us know if you find anything new.
Note: This update is only available for Windows 10 PC users
Download Instagram app for Windows 10 PC
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Windows 10 KB5008212 released for 21H2, 21H1 with major bug fixes


The following recipe was common in England at the time of Chaucer, and was referred to quite frequently.
Rys. Take a porcyoun of rys, & pyke hem clene, & sethe hem welle, & late hem kele; þen take gode mylke of almaundys & do þer-to, & seþe & stere hem wyl; & do þer-to sugre and hony, & serue forth.
Rice. Take a portion of rice, and pick it clean, and boil it well, and let it cool; then take good milk of almonds and thereto, and boil and stir it well; and do thereto sugar and honey, and serve forth.
Bring water to a boil in 2 quart pot then stir in rice. Reduce heat to low and let rice cook for 20 minutes until rice is tender. Add almond milk, sugar and honey. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until pudding is quite thick. Can be served warm or cooled.
Renfrow, Cindy. Take a Thousand Eggs or More: A Translation of Medieval Recipes from Harleian MS. 279, Harleian MS. 4016, and Extracts of Ashmole MS. 1439, Laud MS. 553, and Douce MS. 55, with More than 100 Recipes Adapted for Modern Cookery. Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks, 1997. Print.


Hull midfielder Evandro could make his first appearance of the season in the home game against Ipswich.
The Brazilian has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury in pre-season, but featured in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Bradford during the international break and may be involved.
Michael Hector is available again after his one-game ban and fellow defender Ondrej Mazuch is back in contention after a hamstring injury.
Striker Fraizer Campbell serves a one-match ban after reaching five yellow cards, while Jon Toral (hamstring), Stephen Kingsley (groin), Will Keane (knee) and Abel Hernandez (Achilles) and Ryan Mason (fractured skull) are all still out.
Ipswich midfielder Emyr Huws is expected to be in contention to make his first appearance of the season following an Achilles problem.
Cole Skuse has returned to training following a shin injury, so should also be involved, but fellow midfielder Tom Adeyemi remains sidelined by his hamstring problem.
Defender Tommy Smith is not set to arrive back from international duty with New Zealand until Friday morning, so is not expected to feature, but forward David McGoldrick, whose groin problem ruled him out of contention for the Republic of Ireland, should make the trip to Hull.
Midfielder Teddy Bishop continues his rehabilitation from a groin/hernia problem along with Luke Hyam and Andre Dozzell following their respective knee surgery.


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                "pi_image" = "prop_img_1594785781_3.png";
            }
        );
        "property_local_information" =         (
                        {
                "li_label" = "Nearby College";
                "li_order" = 4;
                "pli_distance" = utyutyu;
                "pli_logo" = "";
                "pli_title" = tyutyu;
            }
        );
        "property_sale_history" =         (
                        {
                "psh_history" = testing;
            },
                        {
                "psh_history" = tyutyutut;
            }
        );
        "property_videos" =         (
                        {
                "pv_video" = "prop_vid_730342365_3.flv";
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A: Try this if your using json concept
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:"your url link"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];
NSError *error;
NSMutableArray *json = (NSMutableArray*)[NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:kNilOptions error:&error];
NSMutableArray *piimage=[json valueForKey:@"pi_image"];
NSLog(@"%@",piimage);


Joe Ciccarello has deep and diversified experience working with closely held businesses, their owners and families. His broad background and "get it done" attitude make Joe a valuable asset for his clients. He is an integral part of the firm's efforts in serving clients in industries as diverse as energy and petroleum, real estate and life sciences.
Although he possesses a wide range of expertise, Joe's gift lies in his ability to see the "big picture," and to assemble the diverse elements of an organization's financial structure into an actionable plan. He combines strong technical accounting skills with a practical approach based on common sense and business savvy.
Joe joined the professional staff of Gray, Gray & Gray in 1986. He quickly became an important member of the Gray, Gray & Gray team, and was elected Partner in 1992. His proven leadership ability led to Joe serving as the firm's Managing Partner from 2008-2017.
A native of Italy, Joe earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a Master's degree in Taxation from Bentley University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Sons of Italy Foundation.


OTTAWA, April 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Thanks to its focus on sustainability, Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. has once again been selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers.
Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. owns and operates three subsidiaries: Hydro Ottawa Limited, which distributes electricity across the city; Energy Ottawa Inc., which generates renewable energy; and Envari Holding Inc., which offers sustainable energy solutions for businesses, government and utilities.
As Ontario's largest municipally-owned producer of green power, Energy Ottawa produces enough renewable electricity to power 108,000 homes through its hydroelectric, landfill-to-gas and solar installations.
From streetlight conversions to retrofits, Envari provides its customers with leading-edge solutions to reduce their energy consumption.
In addition to helping customers understand and reduce their impact on the environment, Hydro Ottawa is dedicated to educating students and the community on green practices. Through its in-school and community events, the company is working to build a culture of energy conservation, helping to shape a more sustainable future.
"Small changes can have a big impact when it comes to reducing our carbon footprint. At Hydro Ottawa, we work to educate on those small changes, while producing clean, renewable energy. As corporate citizens, we have a responsibility to make a difference in our communities, to reduce our carbon footprint and to help our city reach its sustainability goals."
Hydro Ottawa's core businesses are delivering electricity, generating renewable power and providing energy conservation/management and infrastructure services. Hydro Ottawa is a community-owned, private company, delivering electricity to more than 332,000 customers in Ottawa and Casselman. It is the largest municipally-owned producer of green power in the province, with hydroelectric and landfill gas-to-energy generating facilities. Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. (Hydro Ottawa) owns and operates three subsidiary companies, Hydro Ottawa Limited, Envari Holding Inc. and Energy Ottawa Inc.
SOURCE Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.


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