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Taking Away Your Anti-Aging Supplement
By ANH-USAOn 12/06/2022 12/06/2022 0 Comments
MetroBiotech, a company co-founded by David Sinclair, Ph.D., is taking a key anti-aging supplement away from you so they can make a fortune. Action Alert!
MetroBiotech is in the process of creating a monopoly on a key anti-aging supplement, β-NMN (beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide, or simply NMN)—one of the best precursors of NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), which is on the cutting edge of lifespan research. David Sinclair, Ph.D., a Harvard professor and popular author and lecturer, is a co-founder of the company and an outspoken proponent of NMN's role in longevity, so it stands to reason that he played a large role in the company's effort to create a monopoly. Previously, we reported on the FDA's position stating that NMN cannot be sold as a supplement. Now we know that MetroBiotech is behind the FDA's action. We must stop them and protect access to this vital nutrient.
In December 2021, MetroBiotech sent a letter to the FDA asking the agency to ban NMN supplements. Dr. Sinclair and MetroBiotech have published work demonstrating NMN works …and now the company is looking to cash in by asking the FDA to ban it as a supplement so they can charge what we assume will be exorbitant sums for an NMN drug. It's shameful that millions of consumers will be denied access to a life-extending supplement due, in our opinion, to greed.
The bottom line is this: MetroBiotech is taking a nutrient that can extend your life and planning to turn it into a drug, thus removing supplement access for millions of people. By the letter of our broken law, the FDA will let it happen.
Further, Dr. Sinclair believes that aging should be considered a disease. In our view, this is part of the ploy to create a monopoly. If the FDA considers aging a disease (as they've done with "inflammation" and "hangovers"—see our related article on this topic), then no supplements, period—not just NMN—would be allowed to make anti-aging claims because only drugs can claim to prevent, treat, or mitigate diseases. Consumers would be denied knowledge about products that can help them live longer if the FDA considers aging a disease. Dr. Sinclair is interested in anti-aging, it seems to us, only insofar as he and his friends can turn a profit.
It is a contradictory and hypocritical position Dr. Sinclair is taking. He seems to enjoy media attention and acclaim for being a scientific pioneer yet his company is going to be responsible for taking away an important supplement from the public. In October 2022, he joined a Hollywood talent agency. Reportedly, this move is geared towards "expanding his opportunities in TV, film, digital, books, speaking engagements, and other entertainment platforms." He hosts shows on Instagram and YouTube with celebrity chef Serena Poon. Search his name, and it seems clear to us that he wants to be known as an anti-aging pioneer and to get all of the credit for "discovering" NMN and other anti-aging molecules like nicotinamide riboside. He wants to be in the limelight as an anti-aging hero, but is part of the company responsible for snatching away a supplement we care about.
NMN becoming a monopoly drug would be a huge loss to consumers. NMN is the most effective precursor to NAD, which represents the cutting edge of lifespan and health span research. NMN has been found to suppress age-associated weight gain, enhance energy metabolism and physical activity, improve insulin sensitivity, improve eye function, and improve mitochondrial health. This is a nutrient that should be widely available, not offered up to one company to monopolize.
The mechanism by which NMN is getting banned is called the "drug preclusion clause." This is a back-channel at the FDA that allows companies to turn supplements into drugs. We explained how this back channel works in previous coverage: if a given supplement is considered "new"—that is, it came to the market after 1994—then the company selling it must submit a notification to the FDA proving safety. But here's the issue: if a drug company files an investigational new drug application (IND) and studies that ingredient before the FDA receives a "new" supplement notification on it, it can no longer be sold as a supplement. MetroBiotech lists published studies on NMN and aging as far back as 2016, which predates the "new" supplement notifications the FDA has on file for NMN. Thus, MetroBiotech can ask the FDA to ban the supplement version of NMN.
It gets worse; this back-channel can apply retroactively. The FDA can accept a "new" supplement notification on a nutrient, only to flip flop years later when a drug IND is unearthed. This is what happened with vinpocetine, and the same thing is happening to NMN. The FDA had previously acknowledged a "new supplement" notification on NMN, saying nothing about the ingredient's preclusion from being a supplement because it was being studied as a drug. Now, the FDA is flip flopping now that MetroBiotech has stepped in with its IND, even though NMN has been sold as a supplement for a number of years.
It is through this mechanism that NAC is threatened, though we've had some good news on that front recently. It is why the fate of CBD supplements is also in limbo. It is why the pyridoxamine form of vitamin B6 is no longer available as a supplement, and why l-glutamine could suffer a similar fate. Once the FDA grants a monopoly and bans the supplement, there is no guarantee that a drug will even come to market, as in the case of pyridoxamine.
We think it's important to bring those responsible for creating these monopolies out from the shadows because their actions will have a negative impact on patient access. We cannot let them get away with this without bringing wider attention to this issue. We're asking members of Congress to sponsor a bill that would prevent NMN from being banned as a supplement. Help us get the word out far and wide to Congressional members!
Action Alert! Write to Congress and tell them to sponsor a bill that would prevent NMN from being banned as a supplement. Please send your message immediately.
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Q: dbm.error: db type is dbm.bsd, but the module is not available (Python 3.0) I'm trying to open a shelve file that I created in 2.5, but I get the error I listed in the question title.
The data aren't essential, but I really want them.
Looking at the lib\dbm\__init__.py file it recognizes 4 types of dbm modules but only finds dbm.dumb on my system.
Does anyone know how I can open this?
Is there a bsd.py file like the dumb.py file?
Would I have to install 2.5 to get at it?
Also, I may have had Panda installed on my old installation when I created this file.
Is the Python installation that comes with Panda standard or might this file have come with it?
Thanks!

A: bsddb is part of Python 2.5 (AND 2.4 AND 2.6...) but not of 3.0 -- it was removed (long story...:-).  Get it for 3.0 from pypi, recover your data into some other form (sqlite is my personal recommendation), and live happily ever after!-)

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I was talking to a friend the other day about viruses.
They are interesting little buggers - so hardy and well designed.
I was wondering though, why viruses are ONLY bad.
Why is it that we never hear about a virus that has raged through some population, leaving all of its victims tall and skinny?
Or one that has infected a LOT of people with smartness, or hilariousness or clear skin? Why is there no giggling virus?
You'd think out of the BILLIONS of viruses floating around us all the time, that just ONE of them would accomplish its goals while making its victim taller and skinnier and gigglier.
Anyway, should someone you know be infected with the tall skinny virus, you probably would NOT want to send them my card today, because they would probably NOT want to get well, ever.
I made this for part of a blog hop with My Sweet Petunia and Chameleon Pens.
Now I only had this Get Well Soup stamp in wood, and it made me mad, because I couldn't stamp it twice with the MISTI, so I ended up doing a "spot gloss" on the heart and the spoon, which you will see in the video.
But SINCE I bought this stamp, I've bought several wood stamps that I have converted for the MISTI. Just don't mount them onto the woodblock, and get yourself a few sheets of this cling film. I use the SU sticker to cut the film in the right shape, then pull the release paper off the stamp - plop the film onto the sticky cling mount, and BOOM - you have a cling stamp. No need to mess with changing out the sticky foam for cling foam - the cling vinyl sticks great.
And then you won't be sad that you can't stamp your cup twice :).
So here's my video - check it out and then come back to hear about the giveaways!
Okay - so both My Sweet Petunia and Chameleon are having giveaways! Over the next three Fridays, there will be posts on the Chameleon blog and on designers blogs, and you'll have the chance to win a MISTI (your choice of a mini or an original) and a pen set like the ones I'm using in the video - a 5 marker set, your choice of what color family. So check out these blogs today and then check back for an updated list next Friday and the Friday after!
If any of you have contracted the tall, skinny virus, please leave me a comment about it.
I'm searching for it all the time. It's very elusive!
LoL. I need tall and skinny virus!
I wish, ha, ha, I love the colours of your card. One can always use a get well card. I love how the Misti works.
LOVE your tip about making the wood stamps Misti-friendly! And thanks for the demo on how those pens actually work.
The " tall skinny virus" sure puts a different image in your mind then " the chicken pox " virus Sometimes there is just so little justice in this world.
Great card & giveaways. Thank you so much for sharing your time & talent. I felt the same sadness about my wood-mounted stamps, so I just started peeling them off the wood blocks, using them in my MISTI, then slapping them back on the blocks for storage. I'm too lazy to do the whole permanent unmount thing. My wood-mounted stamps are perfectly happy where they are for now.
Yeah, I need the skinny virus too! Great card!
Haha! Yea I'd like a virus like the tall skinny virus too! Well, I know one virus you must have caught, the 'totally awesome' virus! This card is proof you are infected!!
I'd especially like the skinny part. Cute card.
Love your card and your viral idea... one would think that if they can create a human being in a Petrie dish they could create a whole bunch of viral options! I'll take a tall"er" virus and maybe a turn the clock back virus lol! Thanks for the video and tips on using the pens, I think I need some!
Skinny is a virus I haven't, nor will I ever, catch. Too bad, it's one I'd like the have, chronically.
Send that virus thus way! Great card, Lydia!
Dang! I wish I could catch a tall and skinny virus! Maybe a good health virus too! Or a rich virus! LOL! Love your card and hope we can find the good viruses that we all want to catch!!
How tall is "tall"? I got the skinny virus but not the tall part, oh well...half is good enough. Love the cling link! Thanks, been looking for just the right one. Now I need the MISTI, too.
Ha! Ha! I would love to contact the reduce abdominal girth virus.
Such incredible depth on your cup. Thanks for the tips.
BTW, love the colors of the cup on your card.
And what if this virus were like the chicken pox of yesteryear? Our mothers would've thrown us together for a tall and skinny virus party ;) I love your CAS card and the more I see those markers in action, the more I wish I had some!
Ohh what pretty coloring. I must try these markers. I love my MISTIs. I just need the mini to complete my obsession... I mean collection.
I must have had a vaccine to prevent the tall, skinny virus, he he. Pretty card, live the vibrant color of the markers.
I want to get a skinny virus! Lydia, you crack me up and considering laughter is the best medicine, thank you. Mwah. I love the color you achieved with the Chameleons.
Love your card! Awesome colors!
I get sick pretty easily... maybe I can catch the tall, skinny virus! So far, I am immune!
That's totally the kind of virus a five-footer like me NEEDS!!! And that soup card is a perfect pick-me-up! Great color choice!
I duuno about the tall and skinny virus, but I think I caught the giggle virus from this post! : ) Sweet card!
Forever looking for that virus! Those pens are awesome!
Always love your posts.....your openings are so well thought out. How your mind works always amazes me....LOL. Love it!
I contracted the "short/squatty" virus! Love your cards and your tips. Thanks for sharing.
Love this pineapple card Lydia! You are always so informative! BTW for an awesome podcast about how humans are half virus, check out Radiolab podcast on NPR.
You are too funny. There are good bacteria, maybe we just don't know about good viruses yet. Sign me up for the tall and skinny too?
Oh this is a great get well card! I would love a skinny virus to strike me!
Your video was so informative. Thanks for sharing your fun and creativity with your lovely card!
I would stand in line for the Tall, Skinny virus also. I love the vibrant colours of the Chameleon pens.
Beautiful card and video and the real treat is to possibly WIN the phenomenal Misti tool!!
Lydia thanks for the great video and your beautiful card. I also appreciated the tips on mounting your wood mount stamp with the cling vinyl. I loved your question about the virus.....can't imagine a giggling virus, what fun!
I'm going to have to check out the Chameleon pens! I really love my MISTI!
Oooo I love the floral set! I love my chameleons and My MISTI.
The shading on the bowl is wonderful.
after they eat their soup.
Beautifully colored CAS card. Love that MISTI, but unfamiliar with the Chameleons. May have to check it hose out.
I need tall and skinny, haha. Great card.
I just love your humor!!
Great soup bowl. Love the colors you chose.
Lydia this card is so sweet. Thanks for showing us how the pens actually work. Great Job.
These are awesome! Great work!
WOW! I need to try these pens.
Thanks for the video! These pens are fantastic!
Great card! These pens look awesome.
Cute card, thanks for sharing!
These pens look great - love your pretty card !!
Great card. Sadly no skinny virus here. Thanks for sharing.
The skinny virus has been very scarce around here. Sure wish it would visit for 20 pounds or so!! Love your card!
The pens look soooo interesting...great card!
Thanks so much for sharing your great tips and video! What a great hop!
Awesome pens and I need a MISTI to keep myself on the straight and narrow!
Wonderful get well card and thanks for the tip on ummounting wood stamps to use with the Misti.
I need to catch that virus! I loved those circles. Please share how they were made.
I love those circles please share how they were done.
Think I have the virus if 5'5" counts as tall! Love the color!
love your coloring on your card, ver pretty!
Thanks for another great post. I've been following your blog and have gotten many great tips from you. Great card and good tips for using the Misti. I like your "coloring" of the stamp and look forward to having a chance of winning both the Chameleon pens and the Misti.
Thank you for the lovely Get Well card.
Love the card. I want the mini MISTI! Thanks for sharing.
I would love to make this card. Thank you for sharing!
I loved the cute card and the pen is nifty.thank you for the tutorial and I saw the video about the misty trick.i will be using it if I win a misty!
Love the card! Thanks for the tips!
Love your card! I'd love to try the MISTI and the Chameleon Pens.
Love your card! I would also love to try a MISTA and the Chameleon pens.
LOL! I love your posts! I need to catch that virus, for sure. Thanks so much for the video.
No luck here. I have contracted the short, chubby virus though, if you are interested. Love the card. Thanks so much for telling us how to convert the wood stamps. That is definitely on my must do list.
CUTE card! Thanks for the video & the chance to win!
Enjoyed watching you color your beautiful card. I think I'll be trying the Chameleon pens.
The tall, skinny virus is actually two separate ones....the tall one infects you for life. But I seem to have "recovered" from the skinny one after I had babies! Ha.
I just need a flat stomach virus. Love the colors you used on your card.
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Last week, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) announced the winners of the 2009 "Bring Your Vacation to Life Contest" at their vacation website.
This annual contest is launched in conjunction with the National Travel and Tourism Week in May. Participants are asked to share a memory of a timeshare vacation that touched their lives and their family's.
This year's winners were entitled to an American Express gift card. The winners were Sally Lessig, Alexis MacDonald, and Tracy Dunn (respectively).
On the subject of vacations, here's a video featuring Howard Nusbaum, President & CEO of ARDA, talking about how Vacations makes kids smarter!
If that headline interests you, please click here to the ARDA website to check out news reports & happenings at their state level legislatures.
Dubai timeshares are easily accessible and affordable—making them a great winter escape for British tourists.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation has announced results for the 3 months ended September 30, 2009.
Gross Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) sales were $366 million for the third quarter of 2009, a 35% decline from the third quarter of 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by the previously announced initiative to reduce the capital deployed in this business, which included sales office closures and a reduction of marketing efforts that resulted in fewer tours.
Look no further than the WTO site, folks!
In 2008, international tourist arrivals grew by 2% to reach 922 million, up 18 million over 2007.
International tourism generated US$ 944 billion (€ 642 billion) in 2008, or 30% of the world's exports of services.
Some popular articles at Perspective Magazine that are informative & eyeopening.
You know what they say: Better late than never.
We missed out sharing this news report with you.
Affluent leisure travelers interested in resort real estate strongly believe in the value of their vacations, as nearly nine in ten report that vacationing is important to their well-being and to the health of their personal relationships. They appreciate leisure travel experiences and activities such as spending time with family and friends, exploring unique and interesting destinations, taking part in new experiences, and setting aside time for rest and relaxation – all components that support their commitment to the concept of vacationing.
• Affluent leisure travelers interested in resort real estate overwhelmingly tend to be married (93%) and White (80%) with an annual household income of $250,000 or more (52%) and a reported net worth of $1 million or more (72%).
• More than four in ten are Boomers (44 – 62 years of age) (42%) and approximately four in ten are Generation Xers (30 – 43 years of age) (37%).
• Affluent leisure travelers interested in acquiring resort real estate have taken an average of more than seven (7.4) leisure trips during the past 12 months. Of those who took at least one trip in this category, approximately five (5.3) were to domestic destinations, whereas two in seven (3.5) were to international locales.


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Lavanya Tripathi Wiki, Age, Height, Parents, Boyfriend, Bio, Images and More
Lavanya Tripathi Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Boyfriend, Family, Photos & More:
Age, Birthday, Profession & Debut:
Lavanya Tripathi is an Indian Film & Television Actress and a Model. She was born on 15 December 1990 (age 28 years) in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. She mainly works in Telugu film industry and Hindi TV serials. Lavanya made her film career debut in 2012 with Telugu movie "Andala Rakshasi" as Midhuna.
Lavanya Tripathi started her career by modelling. She appeared in several TV advertisements for brands like Fair & Lovely and Binani Cement and also for the Traffic Police Department of Telengana. In 2006 she won the title of Miss Uttarakhand. She also appeared in TV shows like Get Gorgeous, Pyaar Ka Bandhan, etc.
Lavanya has worked in several Telugu movies like Doosukeltha, Bramman, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi, Srirastu Subhamastu, Yuddham Sharanam, Maayavan, Inttelligent, etc. Some of her upcoming new movies include Antariksham 9000 KMPHand Mudra.
Lavanya Tripathi was born and raised in Uttar Pradesh by her father (lawyer) and her mother (retired teacher). She has two elder siblings, one brother and sister. She did her schooling from schooling from Marshall School, Dehradun and later joined Rishi Dayaram National College to finish her Graduation in Economics.
Besides acting and modelling, She is a trained Classical Dancer in Bharatnatyam. She is very popular on social media and has over 1 million followers on her Instagram account.
Lavanya Tripathi Bio
Real Name Lavanya Tripathi
Other name/Nickname Lavanya
Profession Actress, Model, Dancer
Date of Birth / Birthday 15 December 1990
Birthplace Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence Hyderabad, India
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Debut Film: Andala Rakshasi (2012)
TV Show: Get Gorgeous (2008)
Hobbies Dancing
Height in Inches 5' 3"
Parents Father: N/A (lawyer)
Mother: N/A (retired teacher)
Siblings Brothers: 1 elder
Sister: 1 elder
Educational Qualification Graduate in Economics
School Marshall School, Dehradun
College/ University Rishi Dayaram National College
Affairs, Boyfriends and Marital Status
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Son Not Available
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Excellent human resource is accumulated by the 100% efforts of all team members. We encourage the employee to raise innovation idea.
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During the continuous contribution process, we take the leading position in the market with our best performance, meanwhile let our shareholders obtain high investment return.
Our motto consists of professionalism, morality, high standard, good faith and safety. In the process of team building, we have to break through cultural and regional constraints, expand our horizons and realize diversification. The core of our company culture is Technology, Accuracy, Goal, Achievement and LOHAS.
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Following our successful internal auditing course on 30 +31 October 2018 where we covered the Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety Standards as well as auditing techniques and audit practices we received welcome feedback from the delegates to say that not only did they receive the training they needed but also enjoyed the course.
We always try to introduce an element of humour to enhance the experience and this together with a fairly relaxed atmosphere at the Marks Tey Hotel and good food made the two days of the course cost effective and met their expectations.
We now only run one public course each year and have planned our 2019 course for 8 + 9 October 2019. See our web-site for details www.quality-matters.com.
Our courses are not IRCA registered but meet all the training requirements for Management Standards auditor competence. Our course has been accepted by all Certification Bodies as meeting this requirement.
There is the facility for us to run in-house audit courses for clients wishing to train between six and sixteen auditors on their own premises. Costs available on request.


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Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Brooks Koepka shot a 4-under-par 66 on Sunday at Bellerive Country Club to win the PGA Championship, his second major championship victory this year and third ever.
Koepka also won the 2018 U.S. Open, joining Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen and Tiger Woods as the only players to win the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year.
The latter came close to preventing that feat, as Woods put together another fiery rally to challenge Koepka for the victory.
Woods shot a 6-under-par 64 to finish in second place, marking his second consecutive top-10 finish in a major after tying for sixth place in July's British Open. Woods' final-round 64 was his lowest score in the last round of a major in his career.
"What he did at Shinnecock -- just bombing it -- and he did the same thing here," Woods told reporters about Koepka's recent performances. "I played with him during a practice round and he was literally hitting it 340, 350 in the air. When a guy is doing that and hitting it straight, and as good of a putter as he is, it's tough to beat."
Australia's Adam Scott also challenged Koepka in the final round. Scott carded a 67 on Sunday and jockeyed with Koepka and Woods throughout the back nine. Scott finished in third at 13-under-par.
American Stewart Cink (-11) and Spain's Jon Rahm (-11) rounded out the top five in a tie for the fourth position.
Justin Thomas, who won the PGA Championship last year, carded a 10-under-par for a share of sixth place. Jordan Spieth's slow start and Rickie Fowler's disappointing finish led to a tie at 12th place, with both sitting at 8-under-par. Rory McIlroy (-2) ended in a tie for 50th.


Peanut Butter & Whine transformed her Apple Banana Muffins into a sugar-free option. These are perfect to make ahead as a quick breakfast through the week. Kid approved!
Banana Apple Muffins. 1 point muffins for us WW people.
Combine the bananas, milk, butter, egg and coarsely chopped apple.
Bake 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.


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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain Palm Oil trebles profit
New Britain Palm Oil today (26 August) revealed it has almost trebled profits in the first half of the year.
For the six months ended 30 June, the UK-listed firm's profit before tax was US$158.8m, up from last year's total of $46.2m in the same period.
Its EBITDA was $187m, compared to $65.1m in 2010. Revenue was US$403.9m, up from $205.4m.
The results include a one-off contribution of approximately $8.9m net profit on the sale of the company's 50% interest in palm seed producer and distributor PT Dami Mas Sejahtera, and net foreign exchange gains of $18m primarily arising from a strengthening of the Papua New Guinean kina and the weakness of the US dollar.
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Mood: bored
Music: whats right- floorpunch
This world is fucked!
Name/Age/Location:: Marielle/19/Winnipeg, Manitoba
We need atleast 5 pic::
Are you male or female: Female.
At least 15 of your favorite bands(no more, no less)::
In no order...
Carry On, Minor Threat, 7 seconds, Death Threat, Desperate Measures, Madball, Blacklisted, Risky Business, The Bouncing Souls, Righteous Jams, Cro Mags, Slapshot, CBK, Silverchair and Saves The Day.
Favorite 10 favorite movies(again...no more, no less):: Shawshank Redemption, Beauty And The Beast, Nepoleon Dynamite, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Beetlejuice, Back To The Future(the first two), Some Like It Hot, Rumble In The Bronx and Finding Nemo?
vegan/vegetarian:: Nope.
straight edge:: Nope.
If not, what drugs:: I smoke... trying to quit but its a lot harder than I thought. I drink sometimes but not ususally.
Dance or stand around:: Mosh.
Do you like fashion:: I am a girl. For the most part I dress like a boy but when I have to I can look like a girl.
Everyone hates labels, but seriously, what are you?:: Thats a good question. I'll have to think about this for a minute... I asked my friend and he said "japanese-core" or "jap-core". I really could not think of anything better than that. Doesn't mean I karate mosh though.
Do you play an instrument//if so which one:: Nope. Singings my thing.
Why do you think you should be accepted//why are you better than everyone else:: Theres a difference between thinking you're better than everyone else and having self confidence. A lot of people are stupid and naive. I sometimes let my common sense get in the way of how I perceive people. So all in all I'm not a retard and I don't start shit unless its called for.
If you had to live with one cd for the rest of your life, what would it be:: Oh man... I've been listening to Minor Threat from the begining so I guess I'd have to say their full discography.
How do you feel about war:: Obviously I think its lame. Sure it "solves" things but in the big picture too many people die for other peoples faults or self of pride. But as the Cro-Mags say "World peace can't be done! It just can't exist!"
Your stance on Government:: I'm not going to answer this because I don't know enough about the Canadian Government to have a "stance". Its better that I say nothing at all rather than looking like a rambling fool who doesn't know what they're talking about(a lot of people do that).
Abortion:: I'll be honest and say if the time wasn't right and I got pregnant I would get one. So many kids are born today by accident and their lives are just shitty and sure it could get better but in the end they're effect by what happens in their early life. Its all conditioning. If I had money to support myself and a baby then I wouldn't get one but at the moment if the mistake did happen I would get one.
Religion:: I think religion is a good thing for some people. I believe it was created to give people hope which is a good thing. Having hope could be the only thing you have. Although I don't believe in God. I don't think there is one person who created everything. Its all science and if people think that everything is created by man then they're fools. But again... its good to have hope.
How do you feel about the scenes these days:: Depends what scene you're talking about. If you're talking about the hardcore scene then I'd say its as strong as ever. There are so many kids coming out to shows, its awesome. Sure I don't like half the kids but hey, its not about who is at the shows, its about who is playing the shows. Winnipeg has been doing really great scene wise. A lot of good bands have been developing(other than Figure Four and Comeback Kid) and its improving all the time. I'm really glad to be apart of it.
What are you going to do to change it:: I myself don't have the time to help the scene out. I work full time but wish I had the time. From postering to doing shows. I'd do it all if only I had the time.
Best show you've been to:: Best local show I've been to was probably Dragnet, Modern Life Is War, Comeback Kid and Figure Four. So much fun. Best fest I've ever been to would be Posifest this summer. I got to see so many bands that I've been waiting so long to see.
Describe your personality a little bit, chances are we don't care...so make us interested in you:: I'm pretty positive and fair about things. I don't act like an ass unless I have to. I respect people if they deserve it. I don't get offended easily so I end to drop N and F bombs a lot... hehe.
Do you wear scarves:: Heck yeah, you would too if you lived here. Cold as hell in the winter.
Are you able to be arrogant and mean without trying: No one was born arrogant or mean... so of course I'd have to try. I'm told I come off as mean but thats just my sarcastic charm.
thanks kids, that was great.


Thai cuisine with favorites such as Satay and Pad Thai has found a area on the Kolkattan's plate. Enjoy dining on tasty Thai cuisine in these fine Thai Restaurants in Kolkata, on your tour to Kolkata, with India for You. Here are the top Thai restaurants in Kolkata.
Benjarong restaurant is located in Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata. It's really tasty food with good quantity and attractive ambience. Service is polite and staffs are helpful. Thai is really grand there and they are appetizing. At here you can get non-veg and veg Thai food with cold drinks. It's a nice place to visit once every month.
Baan Thai restaurant is located in Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata. Baan Thai is a Thai Restaurant best known for Thai food. Its great place to have some great dishes specially the Thai food. It also serves other sea food also. So go and check out for more.
Dynasty Restaurant is located in Park Street, Kolkata. Dynasty restaurant serves Chinese and Thai cuisines. From smoky Chimney Soups, Som Tham Mala, Pla Nung King , Chicken in Red Curry, Dynasty has it all.
Ar-Han-Thai restaurant is located in Bentick Street, Kolkata. Ar-Han-Thai is a Thai Restaurant best known for Thai food. Its provide thai-style grilled fish along with rice with chicken in red curry. The staff is so helpful and outstanding.
Twinkle Fung Shway restaurant is located Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata. This Thai restaurant prepare Thai cuisine is really tasty. Service is polite and staffs are helpful.
Which is Your Favorite Thai Restaurant in Kolkata?


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Monitoring of approved codes of conduct
Appropriate level of expertise
independent body
There is no recital in the Regulation related to article 41.
There is no recital in the Directive related to article 41.
Article 41 authorises, on certain conditions, an independent body to monitor the compliance with a code of conduct approved under article 40 without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Articles 57 and 58. Paragraph 1 stipulates that the monitoring of compliance may be carried out only by a body which has an appropriate level of expertise in relation to the subject-matter of the code.
The second paragraph sets out the conditions that such body must meet:
- it must have demonstrated its independence and expertise in relation to the subject-matter of the code to monitor (a);
- the body must have established procedures which allow it to assess the eligibility of controllers and processors concerned to apply the code, to monitor their compliance with its provisions and to periodically review its operation (b);
- the body must have established transparent procedures to handle complaints about infringements of the code by a controller or processor, by guaranteeing the absence of conflicts of interest (c);
- the body must have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent supervisory authority that its tasks and duties do not result in a conflict of interests (d).
The competent supervisory authority shall submit the draft criteria as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the Board pursuant to the consistency mechanism referred to in Article 63 (3)).
Without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the competent supervisory authority, such body shall, subject to appropriate safeguards, take appropriate action in cases of infringement of the code by a controller or processor, including suspension or exclusion of the controller or processor concerned from the code. It shall inform the competent supervisory authority of such actions and the reasons for taking them (paragraph 4).
The competent supervisory authority shall revoke the accreditation of a body if the conditions for accreditation are not met or where actions taken by the body infringe this Regulation (paragraph 5).
This provision shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities and bodies (paragraph 6).
There was no provision of the Directive for monitoring of the approved codes as no procedure for approval of such codes was provided.
We may wonder what will be the status of the control body in national law, separate from the national supervisory authority. A priori, it will not a public institution, but private, which would then have powers of sanctions with respect to an enterprise established as appropriate in a third country.
The regulation says nothing either in terms of the management of the costs of this compulsory control, which may also pose difficulties, in addition to the management of potential conflicts of interest.
Also, it should be noted that the provision does not apply to public authorities and public institutions even though they are not excluded from article 38 and are therefore required to adopt the codes. We may also ask which conditions precisely these qualifications of public authorities meet as not defined by the Regulation.
Guidelines 1/2019 on Codes of conduct and Monitoring Bodies
The aim of these guidelines is to provide practical guidance and interpretative assistance in relation to the application of Articles 40 and 41 of the GDPR.
They are intended to help clarify the procedures and the rules involved in the submission, approval and publication of codes at both a National and European level. They intend to set out the minimum criteria required by a Competent Supervisory Authority ("CompSA") before accepting to carry out an in depth review and evaluation of a code. Further, they intend to set out the factors relating to the content to be taken into account when evaluating whether a particular code provides and contributes to the proper and effective application of the GDPR. Finally, they intend to set out the requirements for the effective monitoring of compliance with a code. These guidelines should also act as a clear framework for all CompSAs, the Board and the Commission to evaluate codes in a consistent manner and to streamline the procedures involved in the assessment process.
This framework should also provide greater transparency, ensuring that code owners who intend to seek approval for a code are fully conversant with the process and understand the formal requirements and the appropriate thresholds required for approval. Guidance on codes of conduct as a tool for transfers of data as per Article 40(3) of the GDPR will be considered in separate guidelines to be issued by the EDPB. All codes previously approved will need to be reviewed and re-evaluated in line with the requirements of the GDPR and then resubmitted for approval as per the requirements of Articles 40 and 41 and as per the procedures outlined in this document.
1. Without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the competent supervisory authority under Articles 57 and 58, the monitoring of compliance with a code of conduct pursuant to Article 40 may be carried out by a body which has an appropriate level of expertise in relation to the subject-matter of the code and is accredited for that purpose by the competent supervisory authority.
2. A body as referred to in paragraph 1 may be accredited to monitor compliance with a code of conduct where that body has:
a) demonstrated its independence and expertise in relation to the subject-matter of the code to the satisfaction of the competent supervisory authority;
b) established procedures which allow it to assess the eligibility of controllers and processors concerned to apply the code, to monitor their compliance with its provisions and to periodically review its operation;
c) established procedures and structures to handle complaints about infringements of the code or the manner in which the code has been, or is being, implemented by a controller or processor, and to make those procedures and structures transparent to data subjects and the public; and
d) demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent supervisory authority that its tasks and duties do not result in a conflict of interests.
3. The competent supervisory authority shall submit the draft criteria for accreditation of a body as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the Board pursuant to the consistency mechanism referred to in Article 63.
4. Without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the competent supervisory authority and the provisions of Chapter VIII, a body as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall, subject to appropriate safeguards, take appropriate action in cases of infringement of the code by a controller or processor, including suspension or exclusion of the controller or processor concerned from the code. It shall inform the competent supervisory authority of such actions and the reasons for taking them.
5. The competent supervisory authority shall revoke the accreditation of a body as referred to in paragraph 1 if the conditions for accreditation are not, or are no longer, met or where actions taken by the body infringe this Regulation.
6. This Article shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities and bodies.
1. Without prejudice to the tasks and powers of the competent supervisory authority under Articles 52 and 53, the monitoring of compliance with a code of conduct pursuant to Article 38 (1b), may be carried out by a body which has an appropriate level of expertise in relation to the subject-matter of the code and is accredited for this purpose by the competent supervisory authority.
2. A body referred to in paragraph 1 may be accredited for this purpose if:
(a) it has demonstrated its independence and expertise in relation to the subject-matter of the code to the satisfaction of the competent supervisory authority;
(b) it has established procedures which allow it to assess the eligibility of controllers and processors concerned to apply the code, to monitor their compliance with its provisions and to periodically review its operation;
(c) it has established procedures and structures to deal with complaints about infringements of the code or the manner in which the code has been, or is being, implemented by a controller or processor, and to make these procedures and structures transparent to data subjects and the public;
(d) it demonstrates to the satisfaction of the competent supervisory authority that its tasks and duties do not result in a conflict of interests.
3. The competent supervisory authority shall submit the draft criteria for accreditation of a body referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Data Protection Board pursuant to the consistency mechanism referred to in Article 57.
4. Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter VIII, a body referred to in paragraph 1 may, subject to adequate safeguards, take appropriate action in cases of infringement of the code by a controller or processor, including suspension or exclusion of the controller or processor concerned from the code. It shall inform the competent supervisory authority of such actions and the reasons for taking them.
5. The competent supervisory authority shall revoke the accreditation of a body referred to in paragraph 1 if the conditions for accreditation are not, or no longer, met or actions taken by the body are not in compliance with this Regulation.
6. This article shall not apply to the processing of personal data carried out by public authorities and bodies.


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Q: How to attach windows application to my c# app? I would like to attached windows application to my private application.
There is a windows based application that I would like to attached to my
Window app. Let's say I have dialog app and i want to attached to the 0,0 location
Of my app?
Is there a way to do that ?
Thanks for the help!
P.S
I don't have the code for the desired window application.

A: You need to use Win32 API calls (so yeah, P/Invoke).  An example of this that comes to mind can be found in CodeProject.  The article I'm referring to uses MS-Word and attaches it into the custom application, so that it looks like one of the windows of the custom app.
Check the link out - hope it helps...
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/winwordcontrol.aspx


If you've been following the second season of BET Top Actor Africa, which premiered last week on BET Channel 129, you know by now that Nigeria has three representatives on the show. Radio OAP Tobechi Nneji, upcoming musician Uriel Oputa and TV actor Ifeanyi Dike are the lucky three who emerged from the Lagos auditions and they joined nine other hopefuls from South Africa and Kenya in last week's premiere episode.
Tobechi, an Economics graduate who has worked as a radio presenter across Nigeria, describes her experience of being chosen from the auditions as "surreal". According to her, she only went to the audition "for the heck of it" and she didn't quite accept that it was real until she actually got on the flight to South Africa. She hopes to have a lot of fun and become exposed to new ideas and self-discovery in the Top Actor Africa house.
Ifeanyi Dike Jr on his part is not a stranger to the big screen. Already known for his acting roles on Tinsel and MTV Shuga, he describes being chosen for the Top Actor Africa house as a humbling one because he is meeting with other contestants and learning about their lives, cultures and back stories. He also reveals that he is presently learning a lot about himself and his acting skills.
In the upcoming second episode, after being prepared for the upcoming challenge, the contestants find themselves undergoing the surprise test of featuring in a music video for a well- known artiste.
BET Top Actor Africa Season 2 Episode two airs on Tuesday March 8 2016 at 6.30pm WAT on BET Channel 129.
For more on Top Actor Africa, visit www.betafrica.tv, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BETinAfrica or join the conversation about the channel on Twitter and Instagram @BET_Africa using the hashtag #TopActorAfrica.


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Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
J. O'Neill
G. Schutze
M. Heulitt
P. Simpson
B. Taylor
First Online: 24 July 2001
Objective: To examine trends in nosocomial infection associated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Design: Retrospective review of all patients who underwent ECMO over a 4-year period at our institution; specifically, examining reasons for placement and duration of time on ECMO, as well as nosocomial infections incurred while on or shortly after discontinuation of support. Infections were considered ECMO-related if the organism was recovered on support or within 7 days from decannulation. Analyses were performed utilizing Pearson's chi-square for dichotomous factors and t-tests for continuous factors. Results: Of 141 patients requiring ECMO support, 90 (64%) survived to hospital discharge. Indication for support included circulatory failure (53%) and non-cardiac (47%). Twenty-six percent of patients developed infections on ECMO. Organisms isolated included: bacterial 20 (54%), fungal 10 (27%), mixed five (14%) and viral two (5%). Infection sites included: blood 13 (35%), urine nine (24%), mixed eight (22%), wound five (14%) and lung two (5%). Seventy-eight percent of infections noted occurred in cardiac patients. Patients with nosocomial infections were supported for a median of 169 h (range, 84–936 h), versus those without nosocomial infection [146 h (range, 50–886 h); P<0.001]. Procedures on ECMO were associated with an increased risk of infection (P<0.001) as was the presence of an open chest (P<0.025). Conclusions: The incidence of infection in ECMO patients at our institution has not increased significantly since our previous study. Cardiac patients have increased risk for nosocomial infection while on ECMO, which may be in part due to longer cannulation times, as well as increased likelihood of undergoing major procedures or having an open chest.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Nosocomial Infection
Final revision received: 11 September 2000
Electronic Publication
© Springer-Verlag 2001
1.Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3591USA
O'Neill, J., Schutze, G., Heulitt, M. et al. Intensive Care Med (2001) 27: 1247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340101029
Received 11 September 2000
First Online 24 July 2001
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340101029
Publisher Name Springer-Verlag
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Uplifting, chilling, and borderline absurdist variation on the "Hoop Dreams"/"Spellbound" competition-as-social-microcosm documentary genre."


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An antenna's effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) is its power measured in one direction. It is named as such because it is the power an isotropic (perfectly omnidirectional) antenna would have to radiate to achieve the same value. This calculator is designed to compute the EIRP given the transmitter's radiated power, the loss introduced by the cable from the transmitter to the antenna, and the antenna's gain. To use this tool, enter the transmitter's output power and choose the appropriate unit of measurement (dBm, dBw, milliwatts or watts). Also provide the cable loss and the antenna's gain and press the calculate button.
The EIRP (also, equivalent isotropic radiated power) is the equivalent power that an isotropic antenna needs to radiate to achieve the same power density in a single direction at a given point as another antenna. For instance, if a given transmit antenna has a power gain of 20, the power density from the antenna is 20 times greater than it would have been had the antenna been an isotropic one. An isotropic antenna would have to radiate 20 times as much power to achieve the same power density. Therefore, the given antenna effectively radiates 20 times as much power as an isotropic antenna with the same input power and efficiency.


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Q: Wordpress website consuming huge bandwidth on 404 pages I am running a website on Wordpress and there is a lot of bandwidth consumption because of hits on 404.
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I am sure that the url "/wp-includes/Text/Diff/1.php" is being accessed from outside the WP and no file within my website is redirecting to this which also makes me sure that someone is trying to may be hack my website or slow it down by exceeding my bandwidth limit.
I need some help in order to sort out this problem...

A: You basically want to find out...
How do I skip Wordpress's 404 handling?
Been answered before:
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/24587/how-do-i-skip-wordpresss-404-handling-and-redirect-all-404-errors-for-static-fi
Let your webserver handle it so you don't ever hit the resource intensive PHP/MySQL combo.


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Rep. Burchett: The Taliban Now Expects 'Checkbook Diplomacy' From Biden Administration
Michael Cantrell September 7, 2021
Rep. Tim Burchett recently made an appearance on Newsmax where he stated that it's a "bunch of bull" for the Taliban to state they want to have some kind of relations with the U.S. when what they are really after is "checkbook diplomacy" from the Biden administration, during a discussion about new reports that indicate the Taliban is refusing to allow planes with Americans and Afghan allies to leave the airport.
"They want to hold those people hostage," the Tennessee Republican went on to stated during his chit-chat on Newsmax's "Wake Up America." "It's just a continuation of bad policy. They know what's going to happen under Biden. They know eventually, he'll capitulate. He'll break out this country's checkbook once again and we'll be sending pallets of cash to our enemies, and then unfortunately what'll end up happening is more Americans will lose their lives."
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On Sunday, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said in an interview that the Taliban is blocking airplanes carrying Americans from leaving the Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport in northern Afghanistan.
The Associated Press, however, reported Tuesday that there are conflicting reports and that an Afghan official at the airport said that the passengers were Afghans and many didn't have passports or visas and were not able to leave the country, according to NPR. He also said they left the airport.
"It's chaos, is what it is," said the congressman. "We have mixed reports. We have reports from people being tortured and abused and possibly murdered, so we really don't know what's going on in there, and that makes it even worse."
However, he went on to say, Biden is "trying to move on and just forget this and acting like, you know what, like what Hillary Clinton said, what does it matter. That's basically what you're getting, and you're getting our national media just echoing that very point."
The U.S., Burchett added, should not have taken troops out of Afghanistan before removing the civilians who were in the country. You know, this seems like it should have been a no brainer, but then again, when you have as many cognitive issues as the president seems to have, guess you tend to lose your ability to use common sense.
"They got it backward," Burchett explained. "[Biden] is the guy that didn't want to get [Osama] bin Laden and they had him. Even [Barack] Obama wanted to get Osama bin Laden. Biden is inept and he needs to step down."
Burchett then stated that he's a bit concerned that the "devil we don't know," if the president resigns, might be "worse."
"This country is in a bad state of affairs," he said. "I say this all the time. But I tell folks, we need to start praying for our country because it is so far past diplomatic relations, and Americans are going to lose their lives."
When asked whether or not this whole Afghanistan situation would stick to Biden and hurt him for the 2024 election or even before then, Burchett said that due to the fact Americans have short attention spans, it might not.
"In America, we want our pizzas in 30 minutes," said the congressman, adding that he's worried that if gas prices drop, "that's what everybody's going to focus on."
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As an observer of innovation in India, one of the challenges I face is assessing how the quality of innovation is changing with time. Some of the questions I keep asking myself are: Are the ideas behind the innovations more powerful than before? Are the innovations likely to have a greater impact? And, are we going to see companies from India attain global leadership in their respective fields thanks to their innovative prowess?
A couple of companies/innovations in recent months look particularly promising… Please decide for yourself whether these herald a new frontier in Indian innovation!
Whether it is the Indian cricket team or students coming in to our MBA class at the IIMs, there is a perceptible shift away from the metros. It looks like this phenomenon is spreading to innovation as well. One of the more innovative companies that I have seen in recent times, Vigyanlabs, is based not in Bangalore, but in Mysore, about 130 km away.
In our recent book 8 Steps to Innovation, Vinay Dabholkar and I emphasized the creation of a challenge book to guide the process of idea generation. Powerful challenge books have their origin in pain, wave and waste.
The focus of Vigyanlabs' innovation, intelligent power management of IT systems, straddles all three of these. The creation of huge data centres has been an important wave of the last decade that shows no sign of abating soon; these data centres generate lots of heat and then need strong cooling systems resulting in the use of huge amounts of electricity and contribute in a big way to global warming; and power bills are a big pain point for data centre operators. According to Vigyanlabs, in 3 years, the power costs of a server exceed the cost of the server itself!
In most IT systems, optimization of power consumption happens at the individual component level. For example, the chip maker optimizes power consumption of the chip, the operating system (OS) designer that of the OS, etc. Vigyanlabs' distinctiveness is its focus on the application level. Their power management system comes with standard policies for selected applications, but also the option to customize where necessary. The use of application sensors is at the heart of their system.
A few things impressed me about the Vigyanlabs innovation. Firstly, their core idea is covered by a US patent (No. 8, 201, 007). Secondly, they have a clear quantification of the power and cost savings they are able to offer customers, based on a mathematical model they have developed (typical power savings for a data centre is 30%). Thirdly, they already have an OEM customer who is using their power management system.
Vigyanlabs won the 2013 Nasscom Award for Technology Innovation.
Pune-based Persistent Systems has been around for some time. The company's CEO, Anand Deshpande, has been an articulate supporter of the need for IP-based and product-based innovation in India. Though I don't know Anand personally, I have had the pleasure of being a fellow member of iSPIRT's Founders' Circle.
Persistent did some really nifty work with the trail-blazing TV show Satyameva Jayate (SJ) last year. Aamir Khan and the producers of SJ were very keen that the show should have a strong participative element continuing after the show, and also wanted to have a quick and ongoing sense of the audience responses to the (controversial!) themes the show raised. The challenge was to convert huge amounts of unstructured data (e.g. 1 – 1.5 million tweets, posts on FB and other messages after each show) into a reliable assessment of audience sentiment within just a few days (each episode was aired on a Sunday. The assessment had to be completed by the following Friday!). The challenge was particularly pronounced before and immediately after the first episode because the whole concept was new.
While sentiment analysis is not a new problem, SJ posed some complicating factors. Audience communication was in a mix of languages with English interspersed with the local lingua franca. The messages were emotionally-laden. Many messages (particularly those submitted to the show's website and on FB) had long paragraphs, and partitioning these appropriately was a challenge. SJ's producers wanted only 60 representative messages from the million+ submitted to be shown on the website – how were these to be picked? Further, since the show was dealing with controversial issues like child sexual abuse and disability, the messages displayed on the website had to be clear of any identifiers that could intrude into anyone's privacy.
At the end of all this analysis, Aamir Khan and the producers were interested primarily in the 60 representative messages, a dashboard giving a bird's-eye view of the responses, and, most importantly, an insights analysis that would suggest post-show follow-up and advocacy.
The key to this entire process proved to be what we have referred to as an innovation sandbox in 8 Steps to Innovation. Here the sandbox focused on the rapid creation of a dictionary after the first episode, and the development of a proprietary tool that would attach a sentiment tag (on a scale of -5 to +5) to each message. Rapid validation of the performance of this tool was an important step in making sure that the analysis of audience response was accurate. A 5 social scientist team (with a background in ethnographic research) made significant contributions to the entire interpretation process.
SJ was a highly successful show. It generated 15 million responses, from 8 million unique community members. Aamir Khan was able to take some of the issues to the highest authorities in the land and, in some cases, have almost immediate action taken to change laws and policies. All this was possible because of the rapid and accurate analysis of audience sentiments soon after each show, based on the Persistent system.


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4 Cool Things You Can Do with Musical.ly
Entertainment Music Apps Musically
It's your time to shine!
People today create content like crazy. With over millions of videos, posts and articles being uploaded and being viewed each day, the competition is getting steeper for those precious seconds of screen-swiping free time. Even apps like Vine closed down because it couldn't keep up with the ever-changing interests of millennials.
People are on the lookout for an app that can showcase their talent and taste to set them apart from all the other amateur content producers. Or, more humbly, to just upload something to make other Internet users laugh. Musical.ly, one of the best apps for music and more today, caters to individuals who can lip-sync to popular songs and who have interesting talents and creative ideas they want to share with the world. Here are four things that you can try out on this versatile app!
1. Show off your hidden talent and good taste in music!
What is musical.ly? It's one of the few apps that allow you to make music videos—starring you and your friends, of course—anywhere and anytime you want. This makes video challenges, like who can dance better, one of the app's best features.
The users are fun to watch, and the music is unmistakably pop and upbeat. The coolest part about it? There are no bad vibes. When you're using the app, you won't feel any competition or bitterness about who's more flexible or creative. They're all impressive in their own way, which is great!
If you have the app, you can try doing the trending #leguplegdown or the bottle flipping challenge (try to see whether the bottle lands on its cap or flat on its bottom). Use the hashtag and gain followers!
2. Become #couplegoals
While online PDA is frowned upon on social media, especially by online Bitter Ocampos, becoming the #couplegoals of all your so-called online "friends" is as easy as making loveable and silly videos with your significant other on musical.ly. Showing how talented and adorably synchronized you and your partner can be as a unit will make all of your other friends ask their significant other, "Uy, bakit hindi tayo ganyan?!"

3. Rap like a god.
Ever wanted to have a machine gun-like mouth or tongue like Eminem or Gloc-9, but stu-stuttering on their poetic tongue twisters? Don't fret because you can fake it 'til you make it with the app's "fast" option which allows you to slowly record frame by frame to deliver each syllable flawlessly—and with matching hand signs, too. When you save and play it back, voila! The video's in the actual quick speed again! Yup, you'll be living your rapper dreams—or at least looking the part.
4. Show your human side.
When you've been labeled as an uptight socialite or a corporate slave who's forgotten how to smile, it's pretty hard to break the image people have of you. But musical.ly has allowed people who are considered "unreachable" to break their persona to become more approachable.
Stars like Liza Soberano and Andrea Brillantes have showed people that even if they look like goddesses or are celebrity royalty, they're all just normal people who enjoy making fun of themselves.
First Daughter Veronica "Kitty" Duterte, too, has a following on musical.ly. Maybe we'll see a presidential duet soon? Who knows? That family is full of surprises.
Download the app on App Store or Google Play.
Words Chise Alcantara


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Los Cabos 2018
Monroe/Smith Celebrate Maiden Team Title In Atlanta
American-Aussie pairing won their final three contests in Match Tie-breaks
Nicholas Monroe and John-Patrick Smith will remember 29 July forever. The American-Aussie pairing won their first ATP World Tour doubles title as a team on Sunday at the BB&T Atlanta Open, beating second-seeded Americans Ryan Harrison and Rajeev Ram 3-6, 7-6(5), 10-8.
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The third-seeded Monroe/Smith saved seven of eight break points and won the title despite not breaking Harrison/Ram, who saved the only break point they faced. Harrison pulled double duty on Sunday, falling in three sets to John Isner earlier in the Atlanta singles final.
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Monroe/Smith improved to 13-13 as a team and will receive 250 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $36,230 in prize money. They also reached the Delray Beach Open final (l. to Sock/Withrow). Monroe has now four ATP World Tour doubles titles, while Smith celebrated his first. Harrison/Ram fell to 5-2 as a team and will receive 150 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $19,040 in prize money.
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First-Time Winner Spotlight: Matteo Berrettini
Italian lifts maiden tour-level title in Gstaad
Matteo Berrettini captured his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday, beating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(9), 6-4 at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad. Hours later, the Italian also claimed his first tour-level doubles crown, triumphing alongside Daniele Bracciali to become the first player since Alexander Zverev last year in Montpellier to win singles and doubles trophies at the same event.
Afterwards, Cecchinato spoke to ATPWorldTour.com:
How does it feel to be standing here with your first tour-level trophies in singles and doubles?
[It was an] unbelievable week, really. I think I played the best tennis of my life and I am really happy. I am also happy that I played singles and doubles and that I was able to play both. I was really good about [managing] my body.
Was winning an ATP World Tour title always a goal when you started to play tennis?
Of course I dreamed about that, but it is so far [away]. When you start, you have to think about the small things to reach and last year I won first ATP Challenger Tour title. Now, I am here with a tour-level trophy.
How much motivation has it given you to see the success of your countrymen, Marco Cecchinato and Fabio Fognini?
A lot. I am following a lot what they are doing and, in Fabio's [case], for a really long time. Cecchinato is having an unbelievable season, so I think we help each other with these results and that is really good for Italian fans and the Italian movement.
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You began the 2018 season outside the Top 100 in the ATP Rankings and without a tour-level match win. How have you found this success so quickly?
I don't know, really. I just practise really hard and I am just living the experience that I live every day. I hope I will have a really long career… I am enjoying this kind of life.
When did you realise you could make a career out of playing tennis?
I think when I reached my first Challenger final in 2016 in Andria and I lost to Luca Vanni. I played a great week and I beat strong guys. I was really happy with that week and I talked to myself and I was thinking I could play and have a career. For sure, I didn't think about winning an ATP World Tour title in one and a half years, but if you work and if you practise a lot, that [can be] the result.
What were your ATP Ranking goals at the beginning of the year and do you plan on changing them now?
I didn't have a goal at the beginning of the year. Of course, I wanted to enter the Top 100… and now I am close to the Top 50. It is unbelievable. I am really happy with what I am doing and I am really proud of my family, my team and I am really enjoying what we are doing together. I have fun with my coaches, with all of my family and that is the kind of life I would like to live. I think I am doing my best to live it.
Is there anybody that you would like to acknowledge or thank for getting you to this milestone in your career?
My family has always been supporting me. They've travelled with me to a lot of tournaments that were not that nice and know I'm here playing in the beautiful alps. This week I came without my coach and brought my girlfriend and a friend with me. It worked out very well, maybe I should do this more often. Just joking!
Danilovic becomes first player born in 2000s to win WTA title
Olga Danilovic became the first player born in the 2000s to win a WTA title with victory in the Moscow River Cup.
Danilovic was a break down in the final set against fellow 17-year old Anastasia Potapova but recovered to win 7-5 6-7 (7-1) 6-4.
The Serb is the youngest winner of a WTA title since 2015.
She is also the first 'lucky loser' to win a WTA title, after being granted a place in the main draw despite losing the final round of qualifying.
Back-To-Back: Zeballos/Peralta Capture Hamburg Title
Bastad champions continue winning streak
Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos captured their second tour-level title in as many weeks on Sunday, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 6-1, 4-6, 10-6 at the German Tennis Championships presented by Kampmann.
Peralta and Zeballos, who lifted their fifth tour-level team trophy at the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad last week, saved nine of 11 break points and won 70 per cent of first-serve points en route to victory after 83 minutes. Zeballos has now won 10 tour-level doubles crowns. Peralta has captured each of his six tour-level trophies alongside Zeballos.
Having become the first team to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals by reaching the championship match, top seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic were bidding to win their fifth tour-level crown of the season. The ATP Doubles Race to London leaders, who drop to 41-10 this year, have both lifted the Hamburg trophy with previous partners. Marach won the title with countryman Alexander Peya in 2011, while Pavic emerged victorious alongside Ivan Dodig last year.
Peralta and Zeballos receive 500 ATP Doubles Ranking points and split €105,140 in prize money for lifting the trophy. Marach and Pavic gain 300 points and share €51,470.
Five of Peralta and Zeballos' six tour-level titles have been won on clay.
Berrettini's Breakthrough: Italian Clinches Maiden Title In Gstaad
Berrettini's Breakthrough: Italian Clinches Maiden Title In Gstaad
Italian upsets Bautista Agut in straight sets
Prior to this week, Matteo Berrettini had never reached a tour-level quarter-final. But now, after beating three seeded opponents in five matches at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, the Italian is an ATP World Tour champion.
Berrettini saved two set points in a tense first set before clinching the only break of the match to beat Roberto Bautista Agut in one hour and 45 minutes. The 22-year-old Gstaad debutant won each of his 49 service games en route to the title, navigating his way past No. 4 seed Andrey Rublev, eighth seed Feliciano Lopez and second-seeded Bautista Agut along the way.
"I am really happy, I have to stay focussed because of the doubles [final] and not think about this, but I am really happy," said Berrettini.
The World No. 84, who will partner Daniele Bracciali in the doubles final, fired 17 aces and did not face a break point to improve to 12-12 at tour-level this season. In February, Berrettini won his second ATP Challenger Tour title at the Trofeo Perrel – FAIP, where, as was the case this week, he also defeated Jurgen Zopp in the semi-finals.
World No. 17 Bautista Agut was bidding to win three-tour level crowns in a single season for the first time. The Spaniard drops to 8-7 in tour-level championship matches.
"I want to congratulate Matteo. He played a great week and he has a great future in front of him. He deserved to win today," said Bautista Agut. "I always like to play in Gstaad, it's a beautiful event and I hope to come back next year."
With neither man able to manufacture a break-point opportunity in a first set dominated by serve, Bautista Agut appeared to make the crucial breakthrough at 5/5 in the tie-break. After a misfired forehand from Berrettini, the Spaniard appeared to be in control at 6/5 before a badly-timed double fault rebalanced the scores.
A second set point for Bautista Agut was also dismissed with an ace, before Berrettini took control. After failing to convert two set points of his own with forehand errors, the Italian kept faith in his abilities with back-to-back forehand winners from 9/9 deciding the set.
Berrettini applied significant pressure early in the second set, manufacturing four break points for a 2-0 lead. But Bautista Agut, with conviction on his forehand side, averted danger to hold serve and halt the momentum of the Rome native.
Berrettini continued to serve comfortably, holding to love for the third time in the second set to move one game away from victory at 5-4. And, it was there that the Italian made the crucial move. Once more, Berrettini trusted his forehand in important moments, successfully attacking Bautista Agut's forehand side on consecutive points to clinch the title.
"It was a really tough match. From the beginning until the end it was really tough to break him. I served really good most of the days and it was an unbelievable tie-break," said Berrettini. "If I lost the tie-break, I think the match would have been really tough. I was lucky I did a really good job in the tie-break and I was focussed in the second set."
Berrettini gains 250 ATP Ranking points and collects €89,435 in prize money for lifting the trophy. Bautista Agut receives 150 points and receives €47,105.
Matteo Berrettini reached the third round at Roland Garros this year. The Italian fell in four sets to eventual finalist Dominic Thiem.
Norrie beaten in Atlanta Open semi-final
British number two Cameron Norrie was beaten by American Ryan Harrison in the semi-finals of the Atlanta Open.
Norrie, 22, had looked to be heading for his first ATP final after taking the first set before the eighth seed fought back to win 2-6 6-3 6-2.
Harrison will face Wimbledon semi-finalist and compatriot John Isner in Sunday's final.
Norrie, the world number 73, was in his second ATP semi-final after reaching the same stage at May's Lyon Open.
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Musicity: Introduction by Nick Luscombe
Musicity – by Nick Luscombe
From Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittal Orbit (2014)
in the Olympic Park to Antony Gormley's Angel
of the North (1998) in Gateshead just off the A1,
here in Britain we are used to seeing artworks in public places. Architects, property developers, urban planners and regeneration agencies have regularly commissioned visual artists to make work that responds to buildings and spaces. Some function as decorative additions to liven up their surroundings, whereas others are more socially engaged with their locations. On my short journey to work at the BBC, where I am a regular presenter on Radio 3's Late Junction, I encounter site-specific public artworks from several eras: the rolling programme on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square; Barbara Hepworth's Winged Figure (1964) on the side of the John Lewis store on Oxford Street; and Eric Gill's art-deco reliefs on the façade of Broadcasting House (just down the road from RIBA's headquarters on Portland Place, its exterior featuring various sculptural interventions). Art and architecture appear to go comfortably hand-in- hand.
But what about music and architecture?
The German writer Goethe famously described architecture as 'frozen music', and this reminds us
of the fact that both are creative disciplines. But
I've often wondered how useful this analogy is to understanding either art form, never mind imagining how the two might intersect. It certainly underscores how different they are as forms of culture: buildings are all about their solid, physical presence, whereas music is something we can't see, touch or hold on to; it exists by moving through time, like a liquid without its own fixed physical form.
Yet I'm sure I am not alone in having strong associations between particular places and certain pieces of music, and this involuntary connection that the brain makes is something that has long fascinated me. For example, whenever I see Smeaton's Tower (1759) on Plymouth Hoe, I hear in my mind Haircut 100's 'Fantastic Day' which, back in the 1980s, connected perfectly with the surroundings on a beautiful summer afternoon via my portable radio.
It works the other way around, too. When I listen to Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' (1974), it takes me back to the time, some years ago, when I heard it on my iPod while travelling on Tokyo's monorail. I was feeling a little alienated and disorientated, and the familiar music helped. It seems that, by adding a soundtrack, my memories of those buildings and places are more powerful. It's as if by engaging more than one sense at once – hearing and sight – the brain solidifies the experience.
The connection between music and cityscape is not just a phenomenon of contemporary life, now we have the means (ever since the invention of the Walkman) to listen to our chosen tunes as we move through the city. Composers have long responded to the fabric of our cities in their creative output, and made deliberate connections between architecture and music. In the Anglican choral tradition, for example, music was composed in response to specific churches, taking into account the unique shape and material qualities of the building and the acoustic potential these offered. Some music was even named after the buildings – think of Herbert Howells' 'Gloucester Service' (1946) and 'St Paul's Service' (1951), composed for those great cathedrals. Yet in our contemporary secular world, where commerce has replaced religion as the driving force in the evolution of our cities, it's perhaps not as common a connection. Seemingly every new steel- and-glass of ce building has artworks for its lobby and plaza, but not music. If it is used at all, it is usually an afterthought, chosen to be inoffensive and unchallenging, as the phrase 'lift music' reminds us.
It was this apparently overlooked opportunity to explore the intersection between music and architecture that inspired me in 2010 to launch Musicity, a curated online platform for new music and sound art inspired by architecture. The premise is simple: musicians and recording artists are invited to select a building or location within a city, and commissioned to create a short sound or musical work in response to that place. The resulting track is then centrally stored at MusicityGlobal.com and offered free to the public to listen to, via their smartphone, when they are in that location.
Those last three words are crucial, because the site-specific aspect of the project was central to its conception from the start. In an age when our devices have enabled us to search and stream whatever music we want, from anywhere in the world, almost instantaneously, I wanted to bring back some of the joy (and frustration) of seeking music out and of needing to go to a particular place to find it; just as our ancestors did before recorded music existed and could only be heard when performed live, and just as I did, in a different way, growing up in the last pre-internet generation. For me, looking for a piece of music meant a trip to a record shop, often without even knowing whether the mission would have a successful outcome. Part of the pleasure in this was the possibility for serendipitous discovery: that new single by my favourite band might have sold out but, while I was there, I heard this other band, which turned out to be much more exciting.
Musicity similarly encourages users to take the risk and venture out; to be active not passive consumers of contemporary music, to slow down and engage with the world around us – IRL (In Real Life). The concept takes those very technologies that have unalterably changed how we consume music, but is creative with them. Let's not just use the internet to stream or download music, but use the geo-tagging features in our mobile phones to offer access to music that relates to where we are. The prize for listeners that Musicity offers is to hear a composition within the place that actually inspired its creation – it's like seeing a painting by Turner and getting transported for a moment to the actual spot where he stood when he sketched it. The auditory experience of the music is thus enhanced by the visual and physical experience of architecture and space, and vice versa. If you like what you hear, you can download the track for free, and build up your own portable library of city-inspired tunes to enjoy any time, or use the website to find links to more music by the artist.
The project started in London and there are already 17 compositions for the city, inspired by buildings and structures as varied as Battersea Power Station, the Post Office (now BT) Tower, Blackfriars Bridge and the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Because the brief to the musicians is so open (the only limit, for practical reasons, is on the length of the piece), the resulting tracks have been similarly and thrillingly diverse, from folk-inspired vocals to ambient electronic, modern classical and spoken word.
Some artists have used the opportunity to delve into the history of locations, and create pieces that make direct connections with the past. For example, James Birchall, who goes by the performing name Rough Fields, became interested in the riots that took place in Spitalfields in the 1700s and made a piece for Musicity called 'Our Streets', which he describes as a kind of protest song that references the history of public protest around Artillery Lane, as well as connecting with the nature of protest today.
Others have made more personal responses
to sites in the city. London-based Kel McKeown,
also known as Kelpe, chose George Gilbert Scott's Victorian Gothic Midland Grand Hotel and St Pancras station (1874), which for him evokes different
layers of memories: of his earliest experiences of London when he first arrived from his hometown of Loughborough as a teenager, and also more recent trips to the station, waiting to travel back home to
visit his dying mother. He describes how his Musicity composition 'tries to evoke the majestic architecture of the building but also has a melancholic and nostalgic feel to it'.
Simon James, also known as the Simonsound, chose a building that is no longer there: the Skylon. This 'vertical feature' was constructed for the 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank but, unlike the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall also created for the festival, it was removed in 1952, and through its absence gained a near-mythic status as a symbol of retro-futurism. James created an electronic track called 'In the Shadow of the Skylon', which seeks to 'represent this otherworldly presence, hovering, floating, shimmering, watching, reaching skyward; against a backdrop of post-war austerity and a population both optimistic and fearful about what the future might hold'.
Musicity isn't limited to London and has so far commissioned forty-three tracks for seven different cities internationally. Our ambition is to commission and distribute music in cities worldwide, so that
those with interests in both contemporary music and architecture can use the platform as a different kind of travel guide. You arrive in a new city and instead of turning to your Lonely Planet book or Tripadvisor to point out the obvious sights, you can be guided
to experience a city's architecture with more than
just the eyes, and then come away with a piece of music that will take you back to the memory of that place whenever you hear it. It also offers direct access to some of the most interesting recording artists living and working in those places. The majority of commissions involve musicians who are based in the same city, and part of the project's strength is the behind-the-scenes network of music professionals, based in cities worldwide, who are keen to share their local knowledge.
With support from partners such as the British Council, PRSF and the Mayor of London, Musicity has worked in major capital cities such as Oslo, Singapore and Tokyo, but also some more unexpected
locations: Gateshead in the UK (with Oliver Coates' 'Gateshead Project', written in response to Norman Foster's riverside concert hall Sage Gateshead, 2004) and Shinjuku, Japan, where electronic music pioneer, composer and performer Ryuichi Sakamoto created an exclusive track for the Isetan department store. To accompany the launch of many of the commissions, we've also organised events, which include live performances, films and conversations with the artists as well as architects, urbanists and pyschogeographers. The venues include the BFI on the South Bank, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Architecture Foundation and Curzon Mondrian in London. In Tokyo we held numerous Musicity events across Roppongi as part of the city's Art Night in 2012, and in Singapore we launched the project at the stunning Gardens by the Bay nature park in 2012.
In Autumn 2017, Musicity will launch in Seoul, South Korea, with commissions across the city's locations. Here we will work with both artists native to the city as well as bringing in musicians from the UK to make tracks in response to Seoul's architecture.
Ahead of that, 2017 also brings the third chapter of Musicity in London, which focuses this time on the Borough of Southwark. One of the oldest
parts of London, Southwark has been known for its independent cultural life since Shakespearean times when, on account of the area being outside the jurisdiction of the City of London's civic authorities, there was more freedom afforded to artists, writers and performers. As is the case with much of inner-city London, Southwark suffered rapid depopulation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but has more recently undergone substantial regeneration, and now features notable examples of contemporary architecture, from City Hall to the Shard, which co-exist alongside older buildings such as pubs and warehouses, along the Thames.
Of course, Southwark is more than the sum of these famous buildings along the river. It comprises
a wide network of smaller communities, stretching south through Walworth, Camberwell and Peckham to Dulwich. Each area has its own character and architectural heritage, as well as its own centre of commerce, the high street. These ubiquitous yet often ignored parts of the urban landscape will form a focal point for the latest series of Musicity commissions, which include tracks created by musicians with deep connections to each area. The artists will work closely with architect and sound artist Paul Bavister. With the specialist experience gained from his work at architects Flanagan Lawrence, as well as his role at the Bartlett School of Architecture where he lectures on the relationship between sound art and architecture, Bavister will guide each musician through the more scienti c aspects of building acoustics, to help shape sonic pieces that while being accessible to the general public in many ways, will also genuinely respond to the physicality of each location.
The full line-up of participating artists and sites was announced at a special evening hosted by the RIBA at Portland Place on Tuesday, 4 April with an evening that included a varied line- up of musical performances, from modern folk to jazz and electronic, from artists whose work either responds to place, or who were developing new site-specific pieces for Musicity. There were also panel discussions and talks, as well as the premier of a brand new installation by sound art group Audialsense and a spoken-word performance.
As someone who has often used the RIBA's bookshop and galleries as a starting point for my research, I think it was a fitting venue for this event. Our aim is to bring together enthusiasts of both music
and architecture and celebrate the potential of both to enrich our urban lives. At its core, Musicity seeks to reinforce the concept of music as a universal form of cultural expression. Accessible to any listener, regardless of whether they speak the language of
a city they find themselves in, music functions very similarly to architecture as something we simply encounter wherever we are, so perhaps the two
art forms have more in common than is generally believed.
(Adapted from A Magazine for RIBA Friends, Spring 2017 Edition)
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