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Why Harvey Weinstein's Suit Against The New York Times Is Going Nowhere Fast
by Colin Kalmbacher | 6:23 pm, October 5th, 2017
Harvey Weinstein has been revealed to be a man of voracious appetites–allegedly of the sexual harassment variety.
The New York Times broke the story earlier today. LawNewz followed up with multiple stories in the aftermath of those allegations. One story outlined Weinstein's travails over the years; another highlighted the apparent hypocrisy of his pseudo-feminist defense attorney Lisa Bloom–breaking the news of professional connections between Bloom and Weinstein which might explain her hypocrisy.
In response, Weinstein has said he plans to begin receiving therapy–without specifying what exactly the therapy is aimed at alleviating.
Weinstein's personal attorney, Charles Harder is now threatening a lawsuit against the Times. Weinstein's attorney said:
The New York Times published today a story that is saturated with false and defamatory statements about Harvey Weinstein. It relies on mostly hearsay accounts and a faulty report, apparently stolen from an employee personnel file, which has been debunked by 9 different eyewitnesses. We sent the Times the facts and evidence, but they ignored it and rushed to publish. We are preparing the lawsuit now. All proceeds will be donated to women's organizations.
This piece explains why that lawsuit doesn't stand a whelk's chance in a supernova of going well for Mr. Weinstein. Truth is he probably will never file it or if he does it will get dropped quickly.
New York State defamation law requires four elements–all of which must be satisfied in order to sustain a finding of libel (written defamation by print or published online) against a defendant. Those elements are: (1) a false statement; (2) published to a third party without privilege or authorization; (3) with fault amounting to at least negligence; (4) that caused special harm or defamation per se.
Here, Weinstein would have to prove the statements published by the New York Times were actually false. Discussion of such issues would be heavily fact-dependent (i.e. the statements in question can only be explored once they're actually put into the lawsuit itself), however, so we'll go ahead and assume at least one statement was false. This is only for the purposes of argument, though, and as we'll see, almost certainly not enough for Weinstein to win a case against the Times. We can also go ahead and gift Weinstein the second element because the New York Times clearly published their statements to a third party–that's what the New York Times is in the business of doing.
Where Weinstein's potential lawsuit runs into fatal trouble is the finding of fault. Defamatory fault standards in New York State (as in all states) are raised when the plaintiff is a public figure because public figures are public and thus, in a putative democracy, they subject themselves to public attention and comment–even ridicule and scorn. When a plaintiff in a defamation suit is a public figure and the allegedly defamatory statements relate to a matter of public concern, the plaintiff must show that the defendant acted with actual malice that is, with knowledge that the statement was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not
Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood mogul who frequently makes public pronouncements on social issues and has been portrayed by an actor himself in HBO's Entourage (where his fictional persona is named "Harvey Weingard"), clearly satisfies the public figure standard. There is simply no reasonable argument that Weinstein is in any way a private figure. The allegedly defamatory statements also very clearly relate to a matter of public concern. Sexual harassment generally and the exploitation of women in particular is a time-tested social issue in the United States. It's unlikely Weinstein's attorneys will even contest this area of the law.
In order to support a finding of actual malice, Weinstein will have to prove that the New York Times lied on purpose in order to hurt Weinstein's reputation or that the New York Times acted with reckless disregard for the truth when they published their expose on his alleged ways with women. This standard focuses on the defendant's subjective state of mind at the time of publication. In other words, Weinstein will have to prove that the New York Times actually knew what they were printing was false–and, of course, that the reporting actually was false–or that the New York Times themselves entertained serious doubts as to the truth of their report.
The actual malice standard does not rely upon what a reasonable person would have done or investigated prior to publication. Essentially, Weinstein will have to provide clear and convincing evidence showing that the New York Times–at both the editing and reporting levels–had knowledge their report on Weinstein's sexual harassment history was incorrect or that the individual reporter(s) and editor(s) in charge of the story published the report with grave and expressed doubts of their own.
It's typically not sufficient for a plaintiff to show that a publishing defendant knew the report was denied, that the defendant relied on a biased source, or that a defendant relied on a single source. The origin of the Times' source, referred to by Harder as,"apparently stolen from an employee personnel file," would be immaterial to an exploration of actual malice here.
Thus, Weinstein has his work cut out for him. Since elucidated upon by the Supreme Court in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (a defamation case the New York Times won in 1964) only a handful of defamation lawsuits have found the presence of actual malice in the United States. In other words, Harvey Weinstein's better off betting in favor of the aforementioned whelk.
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Author's Reply to Sylvester Wojtkowski's polemical review of Act and Image
Submitted by ARASAllison on Fri, 06/01/2018 - 10:49am
Warren Colman
We have created a space for ongoing discussion here. Please leave your thoughts on the pieces in this issue.
First of all, I would like to thank Sylvester Wojtkowski for his detailed review of my book, Act and Image: The Emergence of Symbolic Imagination. Thanks too are due to Tom Singer for giving me the opportunity to respond to what Wojtkowski himself refers to as his 'polemical fervour' and 'archetypal animus'.
The Cartesian 'Soul'
I appreciate the time and trouble Sylvester has taken to consider my arguments but it is inevitable, given the difference between his perspective and my own that he has not really grasped the fulcrum of the argument and his review is full of misreadings and misconceptions. The fundamental reason for this, in my view, lies in the challenge I make to the Cartesian perspective that separates mental life from the material world. Wojtkowski's robust defence of 'soul' and 'psyche' remains rooted within a Cartesian world-view and so my attempt to construct a non-Cartesian view of psyche seems anathema to him since, were he to embrace it, it would undermine his own assumptions. Instead, he takes me to task for not questioning my assumptions, upbraiding me for not seeing my own ideas in terms of fantasies and metaphors, apparently without realising that my work is a critique of this way of seeing things. That is to say, he remains within a perspective that my argument challenges and then upbraids me for not doing the same. This is a shame since in many respects we are 'on the same side' in valuing imagination and the soul as the heart of our human way of being.
To explain this, let me go straight to the heart of the matter – the question of 'soul'. Wojtkowski frequently bemoans what he takes to me my ignorance of the soul. 'It is truly depressing', he writes 'when Jungians do not at least acknowledge [the soul]'. To understand this, we need to understand what is meant by 'the soul' here, something which is not easy to discover as it tends to be taken for granted as a basic tenet of the so-called 'archetypal school' of psychology. Wojtkowski makes only a glancing reference to the origin of this 'soul perspective' when he attempts to take me to task for questioning Jung's Cartesian dualistic split between body and mind. He claims that 'This is a simplification as Jung often thinks in terms of the trinity of mind, soul and body' (p. 4), presumably referring to Jung's emphasis on 'esse in anima' as a 'third realm' between body and mind. As I've explained elsewhere (Colman 2017a), this was Jung's ingenious solution to the problem of a split Cartesian world in which the hegemony of scientific materialism threatened the age-old world of the gods, represented in The Red Book by Izdubar. Through the establishment of esse in anima as an independent third realm (the soul),
Jung was able to use the reality of the psyche as a trump card with which to put not only Izdubar in his pocket but the science and philosophy that threatened to kill him off. Psychological explanations trump philosophical ones by revealing their underlying archetypal origins (Colman 2017a, p. 35).
Read Author's Reply to Sylvester Wojtkowski's polemical review of Act and Image in its entirety here.

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CENTRAL CITY - Betty Katherine O'Bannon, 69, of Central City, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Betty was born on December 17, 1946 in Muhlenberg County. She was the daughter of Roy and Dorothy Wilson and was a life-long resident of Muhlenberg County.
Betty married Jerry O'Bannon, Sr. on August 9, 1965. She was a full time wife and mother whose greatest passion was her children and grandchildren. She had a great sense of humor and was well known for her funny comments and stories! The times she enjoyed most were when her children and grandchildren were all together at her home. She truly lived to love her family. She was a member of Richardson's Chapel General Baptist Church.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Dorothy Wilson, her son, Roy O'Bannon, her brothers Roy Wilson, Jr., Jimmy Wilson, Charlie Wilson and Roger Wilson, her sister Debbie Murphy and an infant grandson.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry O'Bannon, Sr., of Central City, her children, Jerry (Michelle) O'Bannon, Jr., of Beech Creek, Sheryl (Mike) Patton of Central City, Judy (Tim) Hunter of Ashland City, TN, Terry O'Bannon of Central City, Carol (Todd) Elswick of Belton, Lishia (William) Wyatt of Madisonville, Troy (Nellie) O'Bannon of Central City and her daughter-in-law, Chasity O'Bannon of Bremen. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Megan Hunter, Austin Hunter, Ashley Hand, Ashley (Gavin) Hill, Blake (Kaitlyn) O'Bannon, Tyson (Whitney) O'Bannon, Alexis (Dylan Smith) O'Bannon, Janie (Logan Brown) Elswick, J.T. Elswick, Matthew Patton, Katelyn Patton, Mackenzie (Jamie Caswell) O'Bannon, Kaleigh Anne O'Bannon, Hayden O'Bannon, great grandchildren Paislee O'Bannon and Piper O'Bannon, siblings Peggy (Donald) Sallee of Yankeetown, IN., Millie (Phil) Woerter, Evansville, IN., Tommy (Kaye) Wilson, Greenville, Leroy (Sandy) Wilson, Central City and Donna Kay (Barry) Fortney of Bowling Green, numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be conducted by her pastor, Bro. Larry Lile, on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens in Powderly. Online condolences can be made at www.tuckerfuneralhome.com.
To the family I am so sorry for your loss !
Judy, Im so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother..I Love You, and am praying for you and your family that God will comfort yal in this time of grief.
Thinking of the O'Bannon family today. I haven't seen Betty in many years but will always remember the kindness she showed to me and everyone else. Many prayers for you all today and in the days ahead.
Vickie and I would like to offer our condolences to the entire family and will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.


Greetings fellow train enthusiast. What I'm trying to do is show a quarter century of trains on the Tidewater Southern Railroad. I started railfanning the Tidewater Southern around 1972. At that time the crews and equipment were a separate entity but still under the umbrella of the Western Pacific. I hope to show photographically the evolution of trains on the TS (Tidewater Southern).
The TS Ry started out as an interurban electric railway. It was to run from Stockton California to Fresno down the San Joaquin Valley. The Tidewater & Southern Railroad was incorporated to build a standard gauge railroad from Stockton south in 1910. By 1910 the silt had built up to a point it forced back river navigation on the San Joaquin River to Stockton. Earlier boats had been able to navigate as far south as Fresno. Hence the name "Tidewater" in the name was fitting. The T&S RR. laid about four miles of rail on a graded road bed of nine miles between Modesto and Turlock. Another company with the title of Tidewater & Southern Transit Company was incorporated in February 1912. This company graded some roadbed near the Merced River. In March of 1912 these two companies consolidated to form the Tidewater Southern Railway.
Construction continued during 1912 which meant that a stretch of electric railway was able to open in October from Taylor street, Stockton to Modesto for a mileage of 32.23 miles. The first equipment consisted of a home built, wooden steeple-cab, electric locomotive #100 which was built on a flat car. The shops of the Central California Traction Company in Stockton built it to work freight service. Three Jewett-built combination cars numbered #200, #201 and #202 were the first passenger equipment on this little railway. Stockton Electric Railway, a jointly used track with Central California Traction Company was used from the down-town terminal to the city limits. There trains ran on their own track with 1200 volts D.C. with overhead construction for the trolleys.
Tidewater Southern was operating 24 trains daily between Stockton and Modesto in 1916. The 33 mile trip took 65 minutes. Picnic trains were run to the Stanislaus River during nice weather with special rates in effect on Saturday evenings and Sunday roundtrips.
In July, 1916 the Tidewater Southern put its 16 mile extension to Turlock into operation. Plans for further extensions down the valley never materialized with electrification not going past south of Modesto. Interurbans never made it to the passenger depot in Turlock.
The southward extension dovetailed into plans of the Western Pacific Railroad. With that in mind, a majority of stock was purchased in 1917 by the Western Pacific of the Tidewater Southern Railroad. With new ownership Western Pacific steam locomotive 126 was purchased by the Tidewater Southern. A ten-wheeler, it was used in construction of the railroad south of Modesto and renumbered to Tidewater Southern #1. 1917 saw the freight only extension to Hilmar of 8 miles built with it opening in July. March 1918 brought the completion of the freight only Manteca branch of 6.6 miles. The route into Stockton saw a change, by leaving the original route of Sharp Lane, to Ortega on a 3.6 mile line to down-town Stockton in 1917.
June 1921 saw the purchase of a standard 60-ton GE freight motor numbered 106. This was to handle the freight traffic which was on the increase. The Tidewater Southern owned two cabooses numbered 301 and 302. Two second hand cabooses replaced the original cabooses in 1939 keeping the same numbers.
Passenger demands brought the use of two Holman-built trailers from the CCT on a as need basis.
Increasing numbers and use of automobiles brought a decline in passenger revenues despite the excellent service. A cut back in service brought the number of trains to 18 and even lower number of 8 trains daily by 1932. The last electric interurban ran on May 26,1932 with the line being cut back to Ortega. Passengers were carried with a daily mixed freight pulled by steam.
The interurban cars were used as caboose-coaches for a short time after being de-motored and trolley equipment removed. Later on they were de-trucked to be used as section houses at Hatch.
With the exception of 2.1 miles between Modesto and north to Aurora and yard trackage, due to a franchise in Modesto barring steam on Ninth Street, all overhead was removed. The two electric motors #100 and #106 continued to haul the freight trains the 1.5 miles down Ninth Street and do the local switching.
Western Pacific steam engines were used often to handle the perishable fruit and vegetable traffic rush. WP # 124 a consolidation was used along with a ten-wheeler form the 90 series engines during these rushes. Sierra Railroad #32 a Baldwin-built 2-6-2 was purchased in 1940 by the Tidewater Southern. This small engine had been built in 1932 for the Angles Branch and was well suited for the former interurban's light trackage. In 1941 it was renumbered to 132 to avoid confusion with WP #32 in Stockton. Tidewater Southern engines were and still are serviced in Stockton at the roundhouse.
During W.W.II the TS would borrow whatever diesel switchers it could, in desperation, from the WP. This started the dieselization on the TS, however it wasn't until after the war that the TS was able to purchase its own diesels. A 44-tonner from GE was purchased in 1947 and given the number #135. It was purchased in November with the Sacramento Northern fleet of 44-tonners. April saw the arrival of two 70-ton GE switchers numbered 141 and 142.


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El sitio arqueológico de Sabratha es una ciudad excavada númida y más tarde romana situada cerca de la actual Sabartha, Libia.

Fue un puesto comercial fenicio que sirvió como salida para los productos del interior de África, y más tarde formó parte del efímero reino Númida de Massinissa antes de ser romanizado y reconstruido en los siglos II y III D.C.

Historia
Sabratha, en el litoral de Libia, 40 km al oeste de la actual Trípoli fue fundada por colonos fenicios en el siglo VI o V A.C, y creció hasta convertirse en una ciudad próspera durante gran parte del periodo romano, aunque no sobrevivió mucho a la llegada de los árabes en el siglo VII D.C. Hoy se ubica junto a Leptis Magna como uno de los principales sitios clásicos de la región, La exploración moderna de las ruinas se inició en 1926 durante el periodo colonial italiano y en los años siguientes gran parte del corazón de la ciudad quedó al descubierto. Durante el período de la Administración Militar Británica inmediatamente después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una expedición británica llevó a cabo tres temporadas de trabajo.

Patrimonio de la Humanidad en peligro
En 2016, el sitio fue inscrito en la lista de Patrimonio de la Humanidad en peligro .

Referencias

Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Libia

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: About VSA
: History & Origin
Over 140 years of providing the best of care
Select your timeframe of interest 1800s-1899 1900-1949 1950-2000 2000 onwards
The Agency was inaugurated at a public meeting on 10 March 1870 as Aberdeen Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Queen Victoria accepted an invitation to become Patron, and the reigning monarch has since held this position. The Lord Provost of Aberdeen holds the post of President.
An industrial register was drawn up, helping men and women to find employment. Two workshops were opened to aid unemployed men; one involved breaking metal, the other (in Spring Garden) making firelighters. On average 30 to 40 men were employed in each workshop.
A day nursery for under fives was established in East North Street to prevent neglect; operated from 5.30am to 6.30pm while mothers worked at cleaning or washing jobs.
Prisoners Aid Society was established: interested in the reformative aspects of the treatment of prisoners, and giving support and aid after discharge.
Flower Mission was established: a visiting service to the sick in hospital or in the community, with flowers collected and distributed; the development of caring relationships had a central place in this.
Penny banks established in various 'sections' of Aberdeen to encourage the habit of saving. Aberdeen Public Soup Kitchen regularly supplied large stocks of meal tickets to the Association for distribution.The firelighter workshop was moved to larger premises in Rogers Walk, then in 1895 was moved again to 15-21 Princes Street, where a day nursery was also run.
A 'Handbook of the Charities of Aberdeen' was compiled, and published annually as part of the Aberdeen Almanac.
A house was rented for women on their discharge from prison, providing temporary accommodation and support until permanent arrangements were made.
In 1890 the office was transferred from McCombie's Court to 18 Adelphi, then to 38 Castle Street in 1899. The Parish Council Offices were purchased for £1,600.


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Fostering diffusion of scientific contents of National Society Cardiovascular Journals: the new ESC search engine
Fernando Alfonso1,2,
Lino Gonçalves3,
Fausto Pinto1,
Adam Timmis1,
Hugo Ector1,
Giuseppe Ambrosio1,
Panos Vardas1,
On behalf of the Editors' Network European Society of Cardiology Task Force
1Nucleus Members Editors' Network of the European Society of Cardiology
2ESC Editors' Network Task Force Chair
3ESC Search Engine Task Force Chair
Correspondence to Dr Fernando Alfonso, ESC Editors' Network Task Force Chair, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Clínico San Carlos University Hospital, IdISSC, Plaza Cristo Rey, Madrid 28040, Spain; falf{at}hotmail.com
ALLIED SPECIALITIES
The National Society Cardiovascular Journals (NSCJs) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) are high-quality biomedical journals devoted to publishing original research and educative material on cardiovascular diseases.1–3 These journals officially belong to the corresponding ESC national societies. Many of them have achieved major international recognition, are included in most important bibliometric databases, and have made major scientific impact.1–5 Some NSCJs offer full-text English content and are freely available in electronic editions. However, NSCJs are largely heterogeneous and some of them are only published in local languages with a limited visibility.1–3
The main goal of biomedical journals is to publish high-quality scientific information. To achieve this goal, journals should compete for the best research carried out in their field, the 'prestige' of the journal being the main driver to attract original contributions.1–3 In turn, a journal's prestige is based on credibility, diffusion and scientific impact.6 To ensure that the scientific process is fully respected, journals rely in the 'peer review' system. This process not only allows the editors to select the best possible material for publication, but also assures the readers that the quality of the information follows the highest scientific standards. In fact, the process significantly improves the final quality of manuscripts eventually published. Once an article is definitely accepted for publication, the journal should guarantee its expedited publication and widespread diffusion among the scientific community.1–3
The Editors' Network of the ESC provides a unique platform for devising editorial initiatives aimed to improve the scientific quality, and facilitate diffusion of the contents, of NSCJs.1–5 Herein we will discuss the importance of the internet and electronic editions in scientific publishing. We will also review the growing relevance of open access (OA) strategies. Last but not least, we will propose a new initiative based …
Collaborators Editors' Network Members (Editors-in-Chiefs of National Society Cardiovascular Journals):
Loizos Antoniades (Editor-in-Chief, Cyprus Heart Journal), Eduard Apetrei (Editor-in-Chief, Romanian Journal of Cardiology), Michael Aschermann (Editor-in-Chief, Cor et Vasa), Leonardo Bolognese (Editor-in-Chief, Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia), Mirza Dilic (Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal), Istvan Edes (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiologia Hungarica), Krzysztof J. Filipiak (Editor-in-Chief, Kardiologia Polska), Faig Guliyev (Editor-in-Chief, Azerbaijan Cardiology Journal), Habib Haouala (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiologie Tunisienne), Mahmoud Mohamed Hassanein (Editor-in-Chief, Egyptian Heart Journal), Magda Heras (Editor-in-Chief, Revista Española de Cardiología), Christer Höglund (Editor-in-Chief, Svensk Cardiologi), Ivan Hulin (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiology Letters), Kurt Huber (Editor-in-Chief, Journal für Kardiologie), Mario Ivanusa (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiologia Croatica), Germanas Marinskis (Editor-in-Chief, Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine), Izet Masic (Editor-in-Chief, Medical Archives), Miodrag Ostojic (Editor-in-Chief, Heart and Blood Vessels), Otmar Pachinger (Editor-in-Chief, Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift – the Central European Journal of Medicine), Dimitar Raev (Editor-in-Chief, Bulgarian Journal of Cardiology), Mamanti Rogava (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiology and Internal Medicine XXI), Olaf Rødevand (Editor-in-Chief, Hjerteforum), Vedat Sansoy (Editor-in-Chief, Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology), Evgeny Shlyakhto (Editor-in-Chief of Russian Journal of Cardiology), Valentin A Shumakov (Editor-in-Chief, Ukrainian Journal of Cardiology), Ernst Van der Wall (Editor-in-Chief, Netherlands Heart Journal), Jørgen Videbæk (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiologisk Forum), and Thomas F Lüscher (Editor-in-Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine).
This is a joint simultaneous publication initiative involving all interested National Society Cardiovascular Journals of the European Society of Cardiology
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Mary Tyler Moore Set for Brain Surgery
The star will have a benign tumor removed in "a fairly routine procedure," her rep tells PEOPLE
By Julie Jordan
Published on May 12, 2011 08:00 AM
Photo: RACHAEL RAY/David M. Russell
Mary Tyler Moore has elected to undergo surgery to remove a meningioma, a benign tumor of the lining tissue of the brain, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"At the recommendation of her neurologist, who has been monitoring this for years, and a neurosurgeon, Mary decided to proceed with this fairly routine procedure," says the rep.
The veteran star – who in the '60s as Laura Petrie on the The Dick Van Dyke Show was TV's first sexy suburban housewife, and then in the '70s as Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show was the prototypical single career woman – most recently did a guest spot opposite her friend (and MTM Show costar) Betty White on the season premiere of Hot in Cleveland.
Mary Tyler Moore 'Recovering Nicely' from Head Surgery
In March, Moore, 73, appeared in Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood Issue, marking the 30th anniversary of the movie Ordinary People, for which she was Oscar-nominated for her role as the icy mother, by reuniting with its cast and director Robert Redford.
On Thursday's Rachael Ray Show, which was taped on May 5, Moore makes a surprise appearance during an interview with her friend and former costar Dick Van Dyke.
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London Wheat Down For Ninth Successive Session
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13/08/13 -- EU grains closed mixed. Paris wheat gained a little, helped by a weaker euro, but London wheat fell again, with Nov 13 now closing lower for nine consecutive sessions.
On the day Nov 13 London feed wheat closed GBP0.80/tonne easier at GBP154.50/tonne (the equivalent of around EUR180.00/tonne), and with Jan 13 slipping up GBP0.30/tonne to close at GBP156.50/tonne. Nov 13 Paris milling wheat settled EUR0.50/tonne higher at EUR183.75/tonne.
FranceAgriMer tweaked their estimate for soft wheat production there to "in excess of" 36.0 MMT. That puts them right in the same ballpark as the French Farm Ministry's 36.1 MMT, which would be only a modest rise on output of 35.6 MMT last year. FranceAgriMer estimate the barley crop at 10.6 MMT versus 11.3 MMT in 2012. They have rapeseed production at 4.5 MMT, down 1 MMT versus 2012.
In contrast, the Czech Stats Office forecast a sharp rebound in grain production there this year, up 15% to 6.5 MMT. That includes a wheat crop of 4.42 MMT, up more than 25% on 2012. They also predict record rapeseed crop of 1.31 MMT, up 18% versus last year.
The Russian grain harvest now stands at 45.5 MMT, with average yields of 2.72 MT/ha, up more than 30% on last year. The Russian Ag Ministry say that 43.7% of the wheat crop has been harvested so far, producing a crop of 33.4 MMT, with yields currently up 36% on this time a year ago at 3.05 MT/ha.
The Ukraine early grains harvest is just about done, producing 32 MMT off 99% of the planned area, with yields up 18.5% at 3.08 MT/ha. The Ukraine Ag Ministry estimate this year's total grain crop at a record 57.1 MMT. Growers there have already begun preparations for sowing the 2014 crop, for which the Ministry is predicting a rise in winter plantings of almost 100,000 ha to 8.01 million ha.
Ukraine will remain an aggressive seller of wheat, corn and barley for at least the first half of 2013/14, and will probably export record volumes of grain during this campaign. Bangladesh today agreed to by 200 TMT of Ukraine wheat in an inter governmental deal.
At home, the HGCA said that as of 6 Aug the UK wheat harvest was less than 1% complete. They estimate that 30% of winter barley area had been cut along with 10% of oilseed rape.
The final trade data of the 2012/13 season came out today, showing that the UK exported 65,713 MT of wheat in June (the most since November as shippers clear the decks for new crop), along with 7,182 MT of barley and 5,226 MT of OSR. That takes full season wheat exports to almost 737 TMT of wheat, a steep drop of 1.8 MMT on the previous season's foreign sales of over 2.5 MMT.
Cumulative barley exports were less than half of what they were in 2011/12 at 384 TMT. OSR exports fell more than 30% to 721 TMT.
The largest foreign buyer of British wheat in 2012/13 was Spain at 273 TMT (versus 542 TMT in 2011/12), closely followed by the Netherlands at 263 TMT (down sharply from 943 TMT in 2011/12). The Irish (clear proof that they'll buy anything) took the most barley (77 TMT versus 46 TMT in 2011/12).
As far as wheat imports go, these have been running at around 250-300 TMT/month since December, and came in at 276 TMT in June. That takes the full 2012/13 season imports to just shy of 3 MMT versus 907 TMT in 2011/12. Barley imports were also up, from 156 TMT to 236 TMT, whilst corn imports jumped from 985 TMT to 1.7 MMT.


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As we previously reported, on November 4, 2015, U. S. Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015—or HANGUP Act for short. The legislation, which has 14 Democratic co-sponsors, would repeal section 301(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which permitted an exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ("TCPA") for calls and text messages "made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States."
Section 301(b) is scheduled to take effect by August 2016 following guidance from the Federal Communications Commission. The amendment to the TCPA was applauded by trade groups, including ACA International, which stated that "it shows an understanding in government that limiting dialing technology for legitimate debt collection doesn't make sense."
On February 10, a coalition of state attorneys general, spearheaded by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, a Republican, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, sent a letter urging passage of the HANGUP Act to Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The letter is signed by 25 state attorneys general in total, including 19 Democrats and six Republicans. It claims that the recent enactment of section 301(b) "is a step backward in our law enforcement efforts" and is an inappropriate distinction permitted "simply because the debt has a nexus to the federal government."
With Republicans in the majority in the Senate and election season heating up, the bill is unlikely to gain traction in the current legislative session. However, in the 2016 election, Republicans will be defending 24 Senate seats, including many in traditionally blue states, compared to just 10 for Democrats. If Democrats retake the Senate, one can reasonably expect the same or similar legislation to be reintroduced in the next Congress. Holders of government-backed debt should continue to monitor this situation and stay tuned for relevant guidelines from the FCC later this year regarding implementation of the new exception.
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Vampire Movies & TV Series on Netflix: Halloween 2019
by Jacob Robinson @JRobinsonWoN on October 16, 2019, 5:00 pm EST
Evening, bloodsuckers. Vampires, just like zombies are forever engraved into our pop culture with countless video games, tv-series, and movies. With Halloween fast appraoching it's time to rise from the coffins once more and chow down on some bloody vampire goodness. Here's your full list of Vampire movies and tv series on Netflix for Halloween 2019.
We've highlighted some of our favorite vampire titles below that definitely shouldn't be missed!
Please note that the list below is from the US library, therefore, not all of the titles below are available to stream outside of the US.
N = Netflix Original
Vampire TV Series on Netflix: Halloween 2019
Episodes: 171
Cast Members: Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King, Nina Dobrev
The Vampire Diaries has been on Netflix for years now and even before it came to an end it was one of the most binged titles on the streaming service. Debuting in 2009, The Vampire Diaries based on the novels of the same name, became one of the most popular titles The CW had to offer. The series has since spawned two spin-offs, which are also available to stream on Netflix. A guilty pleasure, The Vampire Diaries is the perfect series to binge on and what better time to start than Halloween?
Months after the untimely death of her parents, Elena Gilbert is trying to move on with her life. When a new and mysterious student, Stefan Salvatore, joins the school, she finds herself drawn to the handsome new student. She soon discovers Stefan's secret that he is in fact a Vampire, and hundreds of years old but is attempting to live peacefully amongst humans. Meanwhile, Stefan's brother Damon arrives in town, causing chaos wherever he goes.
Cast Members: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Charles Michael Davis, Phoebe Tonkin, Yusuf Gatewood
The first spin-off set in The Vampire Diaries universe, The Originals is centered around the family of popular villain Niklaus Mikaelson. The series only ran for five seasons but was still very popular amongst fans of its predecessor. An easy and fun binge, The Originals is a great little series with lots of character.
Klaus and his remaining Mikaelson siblings return to the city of New Orleans to reclaim the city they built for themselves. Decades have long since past since Klaus was last in New Orleans and new factions have risen within the city. To become king of New Orleans once more, Klaus face a growing hostile supernatural community head-on and show the world why it must still fear the Mikaelson clan.
Cast Members: Danielle Rose Russell, Aria Shahghasemi, Kaylee Bryant, Matthew Davis, Jenny Boyd
The third series set in The Vampires Diaries universe, Legacies is set years after the events of its predecessors TVD and The Originals. With plenty of fresh new faces, Legacies is The CW's attempt to reinvigorate the enthusiasm for the franchise from young and old fans alike. Building upon the legacy (pun intended) and lore of the previous two series, Legacies has plenty of potential. We'd recommend watching TVD and The Originals before tuning into Legacies.
Two years after the events of The Originals ending, Hope Mikaelson now attends the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted. Alaric Saltzman and Caroline Forbes run the school as the headmasters. Damon Salvatore donated the school to Caroline after the death of his brother Stefan. The school is open to any untrained werewolf, vampire or witch that wish to learn and control their respective powers. Learning to become their best selves despite their worst impulses, will the students of the school become heroes? Or were they born to be villains?
Castlevania N
Cast Members: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish, Alejandra Reynoso, Matt Frewer
PowerHouse Animation are the brains and brawn behind the anime adaptation of one of the oldest video game franchises in history. This beautiful and stylistic Original is knee-deep in the lore of 30 years worth of video games from the franchise. With an excellent story and equally excellent voice actors, Castlevania is one of the best anime out there to date and it deserves to be added to your watch list.
After his wife is burned at the stake after being falsely accused of witchcraft, the vampire Count Vlad Dracula Tepes declares that all the people of Wallachia will pay with their lives. He summons an army of monsters and demons which overruns the country, causing the people to live lives of fear and distrust. To combat this, the disgraced monster hunter Trevor Belmont takes up arms against Dracula's forces, aided by the magician Sypha Belnades and Dracula's dhampir son Alucard.
Cast Members: Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Vincent Gale, Christopher Heyerdahl, Rukiya Bernard, Trezzo Mahoro
If there's one thing SyFy is incredible at, it's producing guilty pleasure content. Just like Z-Nation, SyFy's take on the vampire genre is equally bizarre and zany but incredibly entertaining. If you're looking for something out in left-field then Van Helsing is the perfect show for you.
Vanessa Helsing, a distant relative of famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, is awakened from a coma only to find that vampires have taken over the world.
Full List of Vampire TV Shows on Netflix:
Castlevania: 2 Seasons N
From Dusk Till Dawn The Series: 3 Seasons
Hemlock Grove: 3 Seasons N
Immortals: 1 Season N
Legacies: Season 1
My Babysitter's a Vampire: 2 Seasons
Penny Dreadful: 3 Seasons
Sirius the Jaeger: 1 Season N
Super Monsters: 3 Seasons N
The Originals: 5 Seasons
The Vampire Diaries: 8 Seasons
Vampire Knight: 2 Seasons
Van Helsing: 3 Seasons
Vampire Movies on Netflix: Halloween 2019
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Cast Members: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi
In recent years Sony Animation has been very hit and miss with their releases. But one franchise that has absolutely smashed it out of the park is Hotel Transylvania. Since debuting in 2012, the franchise has spawned two further films and television series. Much of the success can be credited to Adam Sandler's fun portrayal of Dracula. Summer Vacation is the third film of the franchise and one that al of the family can enjoy.
Count Dracula and company participate in a cruise for sea-loving monsters, unaware that their boat is being commandeered by the monster-hating Van Helsing family.
Family Blood (2018)
Director: Sonny Mallhi
Cast Members: Vinessa Shaw, James Ransone, Colin Ford, Ajiona Alexus, France Jean-Baptiste
Confined to budget restraints there's plenty of charm about this B-movie vampire flick. If you're out to binge on a day of horror movies than Family Blood is a great filler to add to that list.
Recovering drug addict Ellie moves to a new city with her teenage kids Kyle and Amy. In the determination to not fall to old habits, Ellie who regularly attends meetings has found a stable job and is making new friends in her new home. After meeting Christopher, her life soon falls apart after his gift to take away her addiction is replaced by a new form of addiction, one more powerful than her cravings for drugs.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast Members: John C. Reily, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris
Based on the Cirque Du Freak novels by author Darren Shan, the movie loosely takes place over the events of the 1st to 3rd books out of the 12 novels in the 'Darren Shan Saga'. The film was developed by Universal but after a poor reception from fans and critics, it is unlikely a sequel will be coming anytime soon.
Best friends Darren and Stephen visit Cirque De Freak and encounter the Vampire Larten Crepsley. After Darren steals Crepsley's pet Spider Madam Octa he is poisoned by her bite. in exchange for the antidote from Creplsey, Darren must become a half Vampire and become Crepsley's assistant.
Full List of Vampire Films on Netflix:
Dear Dracula (2012)
Monster Family (2017)
Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
Super Monsters And The Wish Star (2018) N
Super Monsters Back to School (2019) N
Super Monsters Forever Friends (2019) N
Super Monsters Save Halloween (2018) N
Super Monsters Vida's First Halloween (2019) N
What is your favorite Vampire title? Is it on Netflix? Will you be watching any of the titles from the lists above? Let us know in the comments below!
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Q: Closed form of Sum of Squared Binomial Coefficient I'm reading a paper, it states that following is true:
$$\frac{1}{2}((C_{0}
^{n})^{2}+(C_{1}^{n})^{2}+(C_{3}^{n})^{2}...+(C_{n}^{n})^{2})=\frac{2^{2n}(n-\frac{1}{2})!}{2\sqrt{\pi}n!}\leq \frac{2^{2n}}{2\sqrt{\pi}}$$
where n is positive integer.
My question is: how to achieve $\frac{2^{2n}(n-\frac{1}{2})!}{2\sqrt{\pi}n!}$?
I guess it needs helps of following:

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*$(C_{0}^{n})^{2}+(C_{1}^{n})^{2}+(C_{3}^{n})^{2}...+(C_{n}^{n})^{2})=C_{n}^{2n}$

*$\Gamma(\frac{1}{2}+n)=\frac{(2n)!}{4^{n}n!}\sqrt{\pi}=\left(
\begin{array}{ll}n-\frac{1}{2}\\n\end{array} \right) n! \sqrt{\pi}$
Could any one tell me about how to do this? thanks

A: The bracketed sum, that is, $$\sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom {n}{k}^2 =\binom {2n}{n} $$ is called the central binomial coefficient. To see why this is so, see here.

For the proof, see @robjohn's answer here. Hope it helps.

A: Thank you for response, I come up with the answer, just some substitutions:
$$\frac{(2n)!}{4^{n}n!}\sqrt{\pi}=\frac{(n-\frac{1}{2})!}{n!(-\frac{1}{2})!}
 n! \sqrt{\pi}$$
$$\frac{(2n)!}{n!}=\frac{4^{n}(n-\frac{1}{2})!}{\Gamma(\frac{1}{2})}$$
Where $\Gamma(\frac{1}{2})=\sqrt{\pi}$
$$\frac{(2n)!}{n!}=\frac{4^{n}(n-\frac{1}{2})!}{\sqrt{\pi}}$$
Substitute $\frac{(2n)!}{n!}$ back to $\left(\begin{array}{ll} 2n\\n \end{array}\right)=\frac{(2n)!}{n!n!}$:
$$\left(\begin{array}{ll} 2n\\n \end{array}\right)=\frac{4^{n}(n-\frac{1}{2})!}{\sqrt{\pi}n!}$$


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Q: SQL Server Analysis Services - Datamining Error 5 I'm getting this error when I'm trying process DataMining with NestedTable in it.
Error 5 Errors in the metadata manager. The 'XYZZZZZ' dimension in the 'Dim XYZ' measure group has either zero or multiple granularity attributes.
Must have exactly one attribute. 0 0

Any idea why this is happening?

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I think you have to create it with the MISSING_VALUE_SUBSTITUTION parameter to get rid of zero granularities. It always solves my proble when I have a times series with a gap on it


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Day of Days
Tuesday, 6 June 1944.
156,000 men storm the beaches of Normandy in the Allied invasion of Europe under Operation Overlord.
The invasion day itself, Codenamed Operation Neptune or D Day, was the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare with over 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating.
It began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight.
Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France at 06:30. The target 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors:
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
Despite the enormous size of the Allied forces, they failed to achieve most of their goals on the first day.
Carentan, St. Lô, and Bayeux remained in German hands - and Caen, a major objective, was not captured until 21 July.
Despite all five of the beachheads not being connected until 12 June, two of the beaches were linked on the first day.
Juno beach, considered to be one of the hardest to capture, was one of them.
Taking Juno was the responsibility of the Canadian Army, and was considered one of the most strategically successful of all the landings.
The name "Juno" arose because Winston Churchill considered that the original code name — Jelly — sounded inappropriate.
The code names for the beaches to be taken by British and Commonwealth forces were named after types of fish: Goldfish, Swordfish and Jellyfish, abbreviated to Gold, Sword and Jelly.
Churchill "disapproved of the name Jelly for a beach on which so many men might die". He insisted on a change to the more dignified name Juno.
Prior to the invasion, the Germans laid 1,200,000 tons of steel and 13,200,000 cubic meters of concrete reinforcements.
The coast itself was surrounded with four million anti-tank and anti-personnel mines and 500,000 beach obstacles.
On Juno, the defences of the Atlantic Wall were greater than at many other landing sectors.
The Germans assumed that the Allies would land during high tide, to minimize the distance during which they would be exposed on the beaches and created a 'devil's garden' of beach obstacles, deployed in rows between 12–17 ft (3.7–5.2 m) above the low-tide mark.
Strongpoints of machine-gun positions, antitank and anti-personnel artillery and bunkers were located every 910 meters, manned by several platoons with mortars.
Minefields were deployed surrounding these strongpoints, and additional defences were present in the Courseulles harbour.
The objectives of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on D-Day were to cut the Caen-Bayeux road, seize the Carpiquet airport west of Caen, and form a link between the two British beaches of Gold and Sword on either side of Juno Beach.
The beach was defended by two battalions of the German 716th Infantry Division, with elements of the 21st Panzer Division held in reserve near Caen.
The invasion plan called for two brigades of the 3rd Canadian Division to land on two beach sectors—Mike and Nan—focusing on Courseulles, Bernières and Saint-Aubin.
It was hoped that the preliminary naval and air bombardments would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strong points.
Unfortunately for the Canadians, most of the offshore bombardment had missed the German defences.
Close support on the beaches was to be provided by amphibious tanks of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and specialized armoured vehicles of the 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom).
Once the landing zones were secured, the plan called for the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade to land reserve battalions and deploy inland, the Royal Marine commandos to establish contact with the British 3rd Infantry Division on Sword and the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade to link up with the British 50th Infantry Division on Gold.
The 3rd Canadian Division's D-Day objectives were to capture Carpiquet Airfield and reach the Caen–Bayeux railway line by nightfall.
The landings initially encountered heavy resistance from the German 716th Division; the preliminary bombardment proved less effective than had been hoped, and rough weather forced the first wave to be delayed until 07:35.
Several assault companies—notably those of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada—took heavy casualties in the opening minutes of the first wave.
Strength of numbers, coordinated fire support from artillery and armoured squadrons, cleared most of the coastal defences within two hours of landing. The reserves of the 7th and 8th brigades began deploying at 08:30 (along with the Royal Marines), while the 9th Brigade began its deployment at 11:40.
The subsequent push inland towards Carpiquet and the Caen–Bayeux railway line achieved mixed results.
The sheer numbers of men and vehicles on the beaches created lengthy delays between the landing of the 9th Brigade and the beginning of substantive attacks to the south.
The 7th Brigade encountered heavy initial opposition before pushing south and making contact with the British 50th Division at Creully.
The 8th Brigade encountered heavy resistance from a battalion of the 716th at Tailleville, while the 9th Brigade deployed towards Carpiquet early in the evening.
Resistance in Saint-Aubin prevented the Royal Marines from establishing contact with the British 3rd Division on Sword.
By the time all operations on the Anglo-Canadian front were ordered to halt at 21:00, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada had reached its D-Day objective and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had succeeded in pushing farther inland than any other landing force on D-Day.
Though at a heavy cost, with casualties at Juno of 961 men.
Despite the failure to capture any of the final D-Day objectives, the assault on Juno is generally considered the most strategically successful of the D-Day landings.
Historians suggest a variety of reasons for this success, while Mark Zuehlke notes that "the Canadians ended the day ahead of either the US or British divisions despite the facts that they landed last and that only the Americans at Omaha faced more difficulty winning a toehold on the sand", suggesting that the calibre of the training the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had received beforehand explains their success.
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The most eminent British scientist Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time, believes that the idea of heaven and life after death is a "fairy tale" of people who are afraid of death. This was affirmed in an interview published in the British newspaper The Guardian, which returns to emphasize its rejection of religious beliefs. He believes that there is nothing after the time when the brain stops working.
Stephen Hawking considers that the brain is like a computer which will stop working when components fail. There is no heaven or life after death for computers when they stop working. This is a fairy tale of people who are afraid of the dark.
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Devlin Barrett and John Revill were first with the news that U.S. prosecutors were close to securing a guilty plea from Credit Suisse over allegations the bank helped wealthy Americans evade taxes. The settlement is expected to exceed $1 billion, according to sources. The Justice Department has been pushing the bank to plead guilty and U.S. officials are increasingly confident they will get an agreement in the coming days, according to sources.
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May 5, 2014 , 4:52 PM EDT: Department Of Justice Close To Securing Guilty Plea From Credit Suisse, Sources Say
4:52 PM EDT: Credit Suisse Settlement Expected To Exceed $1 Billion, Sources Say
5:21 PM EDT: U.S., Credit Suisse Deal Said to Be Near
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WASHINGTON–U.S. prosecutors, eager to prove Wall Street banks are not "too big to jail," are close to securing a guilty plea and a settlement of more than $1 billion from Credit Suisse Group AG over allegations the bank helped wealthy Americans evade taxes, according to people familiar with the discussions.
The Justice Department has been pushing the bank to plead guilty to a crime and U.S. officials are increasingly confident they can wrest such an agreement from the bank in the coming days, these people said.
A spokesman for Credit Suisse declined to comment on the current negotiations.
Earlier on Monday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a video message posted on the Justice Department's website that his department is coordinating with financial regulators to make it possible to bring criminal charges against big banks. Mr. Holder didn't mention any specific banks in his video remarks, but the Justice Department has been pursuing guilty pleas from Credit Suisse for its alleged role in helping Americans dodge taxes.
In a quarterly report last Friday, Credit Suisse, which is one of roughly a dozen Swiss banks under criminal investigation by U.S. authorities for allegedly aiding tax evasion, said it was "working hard" to bring the U.S. tax issue to a close but that "the timing and outcome remain uncertain." Credit Suisse has already booked more than 700 million Swiss francs ($796 million) in related legal charges as it prepares for a possible settlement with U.S. authorities.
Last week, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, the head of Switzerland's finance department, met with Mr. Holder to discuss the situation, the Swiss finance department said at the weekend. Switzerland has said it is committed to a "fair and balanced procedure" that ensures Swiss banks aren't treated worse than other banks.
More than 100 Swiss banks have applied for a U.S. Justice Department program that allows them to voluntarily disclose some details of their efforts to assist American taxpayers in avoiding their obligations. Under the program, banks with undeclared U.S. assets would be required to pay fines but would be eligible to receive agreements letting them avoid prosecution.
The Justice Department's crackdown on tax evasion has already seen Switzerland's largest bank, UBS AG, paying $780 million and handing over more than 4,000 names to U.S. authorities to avoid criminal charges.


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Q: get_template_directory_url() not working on any page but index.php I'm currently trying to convert a html website to a WordPress website; currently having an issue with the get_template_directory_url() function, which will work on the index.php page but for some reason gives a fatal error on the other .php pages.
This is the code:
<link href="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
This is the error:
Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function get_template_directory_uri() in C:\xampp\htdocs\wp-content\themes\EdinsVerbouw\projecten.php:35
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
  thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\wp-content\themes\EdinsVerbouw\projecten.php on line 35

A: Ok, taking as base my comments above and from what I perceive you're trying to do, I think you are missing the point here. As I explained before, your main Wordpress file is /index.php. What does that mean?
It means that when you open:

*

*yourwordpresssite.com/

*yourwordpresssite.com/about

*yourwordpresssite.com/contact

Each one of these calls goes to /index.php with certain parameters like the name of the section or some other URL parameter. How this works can be configured via /wp-admin/options-permalink.php in your Wordpress admin.
If you try to open something like

*

*yourwordpresssite.com/testfile.php

This is a completely independent file in which you'd have to replicate the way /index.php works and that's not what Wordpress is designed for.
What I think you are attempting to do is to access your theme files directly, but that doesn't work this way, you'd have to enable your theme from the admin and work accordingly.
I recommend you check the Wordpress Documentation on Theme Development


Friends, I'm here to say that this may be the most impactful article I have ever written. What you are about to read has the potential to alter the course of summer history from this day forward. I'm talking about swimming after you eat.
Most of us have probably heard, on more than one sunny beach or pool excursion, that we need to wait thirty minutes after eating before we jump in the water. This piece of "common wisdom" has been repeated every summer for many generations. Many of us have grown up to say these words to our own children and grandchildren, as well. This warning has been passed down through the ages, and it's not something we often question.
However, I'm here to set the record straight on this warning that we all grew up with: swimming immediately after you eat is perfectly fine!
According to the "old wive's tale" wisdom, there are two justifications given as to why you have to wait half an hour after eating before you swim. One is that if you eat a big meal, all the blood will rush to your stomach and intestines, therefore, not enough blood will be available to nourish your muscles, which you need to keep you afloat and swimming. You could get a cramp, and potentially drown, or so the story goes.
The second justification is less drastic, but simply states that swimming immediately after eating may make you uncomfortable, give you a stomachache, or just inhibit your body's ability to properly digest your food. Swimming is obviously less enjoyable if your stomach is hurting and your digestive system is awry, so this warning has long been heeded.
The reality is that there isn't a shred of evidence that swimming after you eat poses any risk at all. If you've eaten a huge meal and are already uncomfortable, you may not enjoy your swim as much, but there is no proof at all that swimming after a big meal will make your digestion worse, or that it increases your risk of cramping. This age-old warning is nothing but a superstition.
So, where did this myth come from? All superstitions have their origins, and waiting thirty minutes to swim after you eat is no different. In short, this myth got started by parents who were still enjoying their meals and didn't want to get up to go watch the kids. Back in the day, beaches and pools did not have the same degree of lifeguarding that we often enjoy today. The sole responsibility of keeping children safe while swimming fell to parents. Of course, parents still ought to be paying attention, but having a trained lifeguard around takes some of the pressure off.
Now, anyone who has children knows that when there is a fun activity going on, kids will often hurry through their meal so they can get back to it. Parents back then wanted more time to enjoy their meals and beverages before running back to monitor their children, so they cleverly invented the myth of waiting for thirty minutes for them to "digest" before going back in the water. That way, they could have a nice, relaxed lunch by the water without leaving their food half eaten to run after their children. The myth caught on, and the rest is history.
So, now you know! There is no real danger involved in swimming immediately after eating. However, it's up to you whether to tell your kids now, or wait until they're older: you may have a beach picnic to finish, after all!


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The Neurotoxicology and Alcohol [NAL] Study Section reviews applications that address the effects of environmental toxicants or alcohol on the central nervous system in animal models and humans.
Environmental toxicants include air pollution (diesel exhaust, organic compounds, ambient particulate matter) metals, plasticizers, pesticides, and others. The emphasis of the alcohol research in this study section is on the negative consequences of alcohol exposure throughout development and in adulthood, rather than motivational aspects of alcohol addiction. The approaches include molecular, cellular, pharmacological, physiological, behavioral, neuroimaging, genetic, and computational.
Neuroteratology: effects of acute or chronic prenatal or early exposure to environmental toxins on development of the central nervous system.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: anatomical and behavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the central nervous system, and associated phenotypes.
Neurodegeneration: effects of acute or chronic exposure to neurotoxins or alcohol on oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, cognitive deficits, motor impairment and development of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, etc.).
Gene environment interaction: genetic factors responsible for increased vulnerability to neurotoxicants or alcohol use disorder.
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Posted byMarlyn	 August 30, 2018 August 30, 2018
After almost two years of court and arbitration proceedings, the owners of Tealive and Chatime have finally reached a mutual agreement.In a joint statement released today, 30 August 2018, Loob Holding Sdn Bhd (Tealive) and La Kaffa International Co Ltd (Chatime) announced that both companies have reached an out-of-court settlement to amicably resolve all disputes and both parties have agreed to withdraw all ongoing proceedings in Malaysian courts as well as arbitration in Singapore.
Previously on the 5th July 2018 the Court of Appeal has rejected the application by Tealive's Loob Holding Sdn. Bhd.("Loob") to stay a prohibitory injunction granted in favour of Chatime's La Kaffa International Co Ltd("La Kaffa") in relation to the restraint of trade was granted by the Court of Appeal on 27th June 2018. Loob has now applied to the Federal Courts to reverse the ruling on the prohibitory injunction granted in favour of La Kaffa.
La Kaffa terminated the franchise arrangement it had entered into with Loob on the grounds that alleged breaches were committed by Loob such as withholding payments and using unapproved raw materials.
Loob then went on to open Tealive, a similar business to Chatime with a replication of Chatime's menu, layout, outlets and team.
La Kaffa sought out injunctions against Loob to stop Loob from selling similar products as theirs and to return its properties such as the operating manuals.
The Court of Appeal allowed the injunction to stop Loob (Tealive) from continuing its business in selling similar products as La Kaffa (Chatime) in Malaysia. Loob subsequently sought for a stay on the injunction which was then dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
Loob applied to the Federal Courts to reverse the ruling on the injunction granted in favour of La Kaffa.
Both Partiees have now finally reached a mutual agreement and have decided to settle the dispute out of court.
La Kaffa's case was largely based on breaches of terms in the agreements as well as s failure to comply with Section 27 of the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998.
La Kaffa claimed that the agreements entered contained terms with regard to the restraint of trade on similar businesses of the franchisor of which Loob was in breach.
Further to this, Section 27 of the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998 requires a franchisee to give a written guarantee to its franchisor that he/she, including its directors, the spouses and immediate family members and employees shall not carry on any other business similar to the franchised business operated by the franchisee during the franchise terms and for two years after the expiration or earlier termination of the franchise agreement.
In the case above, the continuance of Loob operating Tealive outlets similarly in the bubble tea business was a breach of the franchise agreements as well as a contravention of Section 27 of the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998 .
If franchisees were able to compete with the Franchisor at the end of the term of the franchise agreement once they have already been acquainted with the protected business know-how, this may be used to the detriment of the Franchisor and would deter most franchisors from entering into a franchise arrangement to begin with.
Fortunately, the Malaysian Franchise Act requires the Franchisee and its employees to comply with their restraint of trade covenants during the term of the franchise agreement and for a period of two years after the expiration or termination of the franchise agreement. These provisions are not only designed to protect the brand reputation that has been built by the franchisor but to also protect his intellectual property rights.
Key Take-Aways From the Chatime vs. Tealive Case
This case between Loob and La Kaffa provides an example to franchisors and franchisees about the operation and enforceability of restraint provisions under Malaysian law.
When entering an agreement, parties should identify restraint of trade clauses and assess whether they will be able to comply with the restraint of trade provisions and to be fully aware of the accompanying restrictions. The courts will not necessarily agree that the restraint is unreasonable.
If franchising in Malaysia (or considering doing so), franchisors should review their restraint of trade and governing law clauses to ensure they are effective as well as ensure a written guarantee is obtained from the franchisee in accordance with Section 27 of the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998.
If you are appointed as a franchisee, you have been granted a right by the franchisor to operate a business using the bran and concepts owned and developed by the franchisor and you are also bound by the rules of the franchise agreement and law.
As a franchisee you cannot freely misuse the franchisor's intellectual property, open a side business with an identical product, or replace ingredients without prior approval from the franchisor.
Posted byMarlyn August 30, 2018 August 30, 2018 Posted inNews


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Program Reporting Requirements: Arkansas
General Teacher Preparation Policy
The state's approval process for teacher preparation programs should hold programs accountable for the quality of the teachers they produce. This goal was reorganized in 2017.
National Council on Teacher Quality. (2017). Program Reporting Requirements: Arkansas results. State Teacher Policy Database. [Data set].
Retrieved from: https://www.nctq.org/yearbook/state/AR-Program-Reporting-Requirements-81
Analysis of Arkansas's policies
Minimum Standards of Performance: Arkansas does not set minimum standards of performance for the data collected as part of the state's report card.
Program Accountability: As a result of the lack of minimum standards of performance, Arkansas does not articulate consequences for programs that fail to meet specific criteria. Recent legislative changes require that the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Higher Education will develop a system for the annual reporting and review of educator preparation program quality, which may include without limitation, data on program completer employment, survey outcomes, student learning outcomes, as well as taking into account accreditation or state approval and program quality ratings. Currently, there are no clear minimum standards for these data, nor are there clear consequences for failing to meet minimum standards.
State Report Cards: Arkansas publishes annual report cards showing the data the state has collected on individual teacher preparation programs.
Program Approval Process: Arkansas does not maintain full authority over the teacher preparation program approval process. Instead, the state requires programs to obtain Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation in order to receive state accreditation. The Arkansas Department of Education is now required to conduct audits of teacher preparation programs on a seven-year cycle.
Act 1090 http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2015/2015R/Acts/Act1090.pdf Act 564 http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2017/2017R/Acts/Act564.pdf Policies Governing Educator Preparation Program Approval http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/HR_and_Educator_Effectiveness/Educator_Prep/Educator_Preparation_Program_Approval_eff_05082016-53450.pdf Protocol for the Review and Approval of Programs of Study Leading to Educator Licensure or Endorsement in Arkansas http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/HR_and_Educator_Effectiveness/Educator_Prep/Protocol_for_Approving_Ed_Prep_Programs_08_10_20161.pdf https://adedata.arkansas.gov/eppr/
Recommendations for Arkansas
Establish the minimum standards of performance for each category of data.
Arkansas should establish precise minimum standards for teacher preparation program performance for each category of data it collects to help clarify expectations regarding program quality.
Ensure that criteria for program approval result in greater accountability.
Arkansas is taking steps toward holding programs accountable for meeting minimum standards of performance. While building out this accountability system, the state should ensure that the accountability system is sufficient to differentiate performance among programs, including alternate route programs. The state should also establish clear follow-up actions for programs failing to meet these standards, including remediation or loss of program approval as appropriate. For programs exceeding minimum standards, Arkansas should consider finding effective ways to disseminate best practices.
Maintain full authority over the process for approving teacher preparation programs.
Arkansas should not cede its approval authority to another accrediting body; instead, the state should ensure that it is the entity that directly considers the evidence of program performance and makes the final determination of whether programs should continue to be authorized to prepare teachers.
Arkansas provided NCTQ with facts that enhanced this analysis.
The state also provided details on new legislation that requires the development of a system for the annual reporting and review of educator preparation program quality, stating that this legislation went into effect in August 2017, but that rules are still in the promulgation process.
1D: Program Reporting Requirements
Minimum Standards: The state should establish a minimum standard of performance for each category of data that is collected.
Articulated Consequences for Failure to Meet Minimum Standards: The state should hold teacher preparation programs accountable for meeting minimum standards of performance. As such, the state should have articulated consequences for programs failing to meet these standards and should require specific steps to develop a remediation plan. This may include on-site program inspection by qualified external bodies that may lead to loss of program approval.
Annual Reporting: The state should produce and publish an annual report card that provides all of the collected data for each individual teacher preparation program.
Approval Authority: The state should retain full authority over its process approving teacher preparation programs and should not grant any approval authority to accrediting bodies.
Minimum Standards
One-quarter credit: The state will earn one-quarter of a point if minimum standards of performance are set for each category of data the teacher preparation programs are required to report.
Articulated Consequences for Failure to Meet Minimum Standards
One-quarter credit: The state will earn one-quarter of a point if it holds teacher preparation programs accountable for meeting the minimum standards of performance, and if it clearly articulates the consequences for failing to meet the minimum standards, which may include loss of program approval.
One-quarter credit: The state will earn one-quarter of a point if it publishes all collected data on individual teacher preparation programs on an annual basis.
Approval Authority
One-quarter credit: The state will earn one-quarter of a point if it retains full authority over the process for approving teacher preparation programs.
The state should examine a number of factors when measuring the performance of and approving teacher preparation programs.[1] Although the quality of both the subject-matter preparation and professional sequence is crucial, there are also additional measures that can provide the state and the public with meaningful, readily understandable indicators of how well programs are doing when it comes to preparing teachers to be successful in the classroom.[2]
States have made great strides in building data systems with the capacity to provide evidence of teacher performance.[3] These same data systems can be used to link teacher effectiveness to the teacher preparation programs from which they came. States should make such data, as well as other objective measures that go beyond licensure test pass rates, central components of their teacher preparation program approval processes, and they should establish precise standards for performance that are more useful for accountability purposes.[4]
National accrediting bodies, such as CAEP, are raising the bar, but are no substitute for states' own policy. A number of states now have somewhat more rigorous academic standards for admission by virtue of requiring that programs meet CAEP's accreditation standards. However, whether CAEP will uniformly uphold its standards (especially as they have already backtracked on the GPA requirement) and deny accreditation to programs that fall short of these admission requirements remains to be seen.[5] Clear state policy would eliminate this uncertainty and send an unequivocal message to programs about the state's expectations.[6]
[1] For general information about teacher preparation program approval see Rotherham, A. J., & Mead, S. (2004). Back to the future: The history and politics of state teacher licensure and certification. In F. Hess, A. J. Rotherham, & K. Walsh (Eds.), A qualified teacher in every classroom (11-47). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press. Retrieved from https://www.nctq.org/nctq/research/1109818629821.pdf
[2] For additional discussion and research of how teacher education programs can add value to their teachers, see National Council on Teacher Quality. (2017). Teacher Prep Review. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/teacherPrep/2016/home.do
[3] Walsh, K., & Jacobs, S. (2007). Alternative certification isn't alternative. Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Retrieved from
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED498382.pdf
[4] For additional research on the status of teacher quality and the strengths and weaknesses of accreditation programs and policies in the U.S., see: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. (2010). The secretary's seventh annual report on teacher quality: A highly qualified teacher in every classroom. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/teachprep/t2r7.pdf
[5] For a discussion of the lack of evidence that national accreditation status enhances teacher preparation programs' effectiveness, see: Ballou, D., & Podgursky, M. (1999, July). Teacher training and licensure: A layman's guide. Marci Kanstoroom and Chester E. Finn., Jr. (eds.), In Better teachers, better schools (pp. 45-47). Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.edexcellence.net/sites/default/files/publication/pdfs/btrtchrs_10.pdf; Greenberg, J., & Walsh, K. (2008, June). No common denominator: The preparation of elementary teachers in mathematics by America's education schools. Washington, DC: National Council on Teacher Quality. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/dmsView/No_Common_Denominator_NCTQ_Report; Walsh, K., Glaser, D., & Wilcox, D. (2006, May). What education schools aren't teaching about reading and what elementary teachers aren't learning. Washington, DC: National Council on Teacher Quality. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/dmsView/What_Ed_Schools_Arent_Teaching_About_Reading_NCTQ_Report
[6] See Walsh, K., Joseph, N., & Lewis, A. (2016, November). Within our grasp: Achieving higher admissions standards in teacher prep. 2016 State Teacher Policy Yearbook Report Series. Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Admissions_Yearbook_Report


In 2007, I won a deluxe dinner at one of Italy's finest restaurants, and published several pages about it. Here is the full gallery of photos from that evening.
This entry was posted in Italian food and tagged food, Italian food, photos, Symposium 4 Stagioni on December 28, 2008 by Deirdre Straughan.


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Peyton Manning Breaks Touchdown Record
Billy Eichner, Sports Editior|October 22, 2014|15 Views
On October 19, 2014, Peyton Manning broke another NFL football record during his game against the 49'ers on a Sunday Night football game while millions of fans were watching. Peyton Manning threw for his 309th career touchdown pass, passing Brett Favre. Demaryius Thomas was on the receiving end of this record setting touchdown pass.
Peyton set the single season record for touchdown passes with 55 touchdowns in the 2013 season. He is not slowing down this season already throwing for 19 touchdowns, this record just might be out of reach for up and coming quarterbacks in the NFL. The record setting football was signed by Peyton and is now sitting in the Hall of Fame for the public to see.
In his 16th season of playing in the NFL it's not apparent that he's going to be retiring after this season or the next. Having more of an opportunity to break and set new records. Any football fan or just anyone that has got to watch Peyton Manning play has witnessed one of the greatest football players in the history of the NFL.
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Q: Unable to read BouncyCastle generated privatekey in Java I have a method that generates a keypair as below:
public void create() throws Exception{

    StringWriter pemStrWriter = new StringWriter();
    JcaPEMWriter pemWriter = new JcaPEMWriter(pemStrWriter);

    Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleProvider());
    KeyPairGenerator g = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("ECDSA", "BC");
    ECGenParameterSpec spec = new ECGenParameterSpec("secp256r1");
    g.initialize(spec);
    KeyPair keyPair = g.generateKeyPair();

    pemWriter.writeObject(keyPair.getPrivate());
    pemWriter.close();
    BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("privatekeyjca.pem"));
    writer.write(pemStrWriter.toString());
    writer.close();

    writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("publickeyjca.pem"));
    pemStrWriter = new StringWriter();
    pemWriter = new JcaPEMWriter(pemStrWriter);
    pemWriter.writeObject(keyPair.getPublic());
    pemWriter.close();
    writer.write(pemStrWriter.toString());
    writer.close();
}

Below is how the generated private key looks like :

-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
MHcCAQEEIHKaV0qkw5ZyJlaH8oEGEGg066O/zH3zxUTGM+p1bwKPoAoGCCqGSM49
AwEHoUQDQgAEKfR0VmGHRDqtnRkSPHrAWYhG8c2W2tI/tyGhqs19/U2d/DRy8f/z
BEnl3knytYsZtP5og0xoNODnsM0+k8xyOA==
-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----

I have another method that reads the private key as below:
private void readKey(String key) {

    StringReader stringReader = new StringReader(key);
    KeyFactory keyFactory = KeyFactory.getInstance("EC");
    PEMParser pemParser = new PEMParser(stringReader);
    PrivateKeyInfo kp = (PrivateKeyInfo) pemParser.readObject();
    Key key = keyFactory.generatePrivate(new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(kp.getEncoded()));
}

While reading, I am getting an exception :

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException:
org.bouncycastle.openssl.PEMKeyPair cannot be cast to
org.bouncycastle.asn1.pkcs.PrivateKeyInfo

While writing the privatekey in a pemfile, I am using JCAPemWriter as you see above. But, if I don't use that and use the below code to write the pem, then the reader method works perfectly fine.
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception{

    Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleProvider());
    KeyPairGenerator g = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("ECDSA", "BC");
    ECGenParameterSpec spec = new ECGenParameterSpec("secp256r1");
    g.initialize(spec);
    KeyPair keyPair = g.generateKeyPair();

    byte[] publicKeyBytes = keyPair.getPublic().getEncoded();
    String publicKeyContent = Base64.encode(publicKeyBytes);
    String publicKeyFormatted = "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----" + System.lineSeparator();
    for (final String row:
            Splitter
                    .fixedLength(64)
                    .split(publicKeyContent)
            )
    {
        publicKeyFormatted += row + System.lineSeparator();
    }
    publicKeyFormatted += "-----END PUBLIC KEY-----";
    BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("publickey.pem"));
    writer.write(publicKeyFormatted);
    writer.close();

    byte[] privateKeyBytes = keyPair.getPrivate().getEncoded();
    String privateKeyContent = Base64.encode(privateKeyBytes);
    String privateKeyFormatted = "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----" + System.lineSeparator();
    for (final String row:
            Splitter
                    .fixedLength(64)
                    .split(privateKeyContent)
            )
    {
        privateKeyFormatted += row + System.lineSeparator();
    }
    privateKeyFormatted += "-----END PRIVATE KEY-----";
    BufferedWriter writer2 = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("privatekey.pem"));
    writer2.write(privateKeyFormatted);
    writer2.close();
}

Since, using the JCAPemWriter makes the code concise, I wanted to use that rather than splitting the Base64 encoded key bytes. What is the difference here?