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The weigh-in-motion (WIM) system installed in February at the Inkom Port of Entry on Interstate 15 in southeast Idaho is already saving significant time and money.
Trucks bypassing the port save five minutes of time on average, and almost a half a gallon of fuel. This amounts to a cost savings of about $8.68 per bypass.
"The Inkom project is an outstanding example of how the department is meeting its mission to improve safety, mobility and economic opportunity for Idaho and the nation," Reymundo Rodriguez, DMV Compliance Manager, said.
The system allows commercial trucks that meet state size and weight limits to bypass weigh stations at highway speeds. It is estimated that 50 to 60 percent of commercial truck traffic will be able to bypass the Inkom port.
Vehicles bypassing Ports of Entry facilities save drivers and companies valuable time on the road, thereby reducing fuel and operating costs while increasing productivity. Vehicles that bypass also benefit the state and everyone who uses the highways by reducing congestion around weigh stations and enabling inspectors at the port to focus their efforts on carriers that demand the most attention.
It's a similar story statewide: in the four Idaho locations where WIM technology has been installed, commercial trucks have saved an estimated 30,000 hours and more than $1.7 million for the industry by bypassing the ports.


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The primary activity I planned for Misha's fairy garden party was for each child to design their very own fairy garden. They would take these home as their party favors. I bought small pet carriers from Walmart for each child to create their garden terrarium. They were $6 in store; we labeled the tops of each carrier with a sticky file label with the children's name on them.
*Budget alternative: but a small bowl or plastic garden pan from the dollar store or garden center.
The last Disney Fairy Movie came out in 2015, so it was a bit of a challenge to find fairy figurines. Lucked out with these fairy figurines from Walmart.com, I attempted to order less expensive fairies from Amazon but when they arrived the quality was lacking. The wings were not attached, and some came broken, others broke upon assembly. I sent those fairies back to Amazon and got a refund.
*Budget alternative: While the Disney Fairies gave us the diversity and quality we wanted in our main attraction, you could order none brand name fairy figurines off Etsy or from the craft store.
The moss, trees and wood stumps were also left over from Camp Giana, we reused them for this party. Here is a complete list of supplies you can get at your local craft stores such as Joann Fabrics, Hobby Lobby or Michaels for your garden assembly, I have also provided some Amazon affiliate links.
I kept my eye out for little accents over the last month and lucked out and caught a couple more items on sale to add to the party decor. Found fun strings of battery operated lights and a faux string of tree branches with leafs from the dollar section of target.
The Bloom Room items were all 50% off when I went to Joann Fabrics, so I got this cute welcome Lilly Garden House and the clay pots from there. I separated the wire stems into groups of 6 and twisted and bent them to fill the pots with flower bouquets.
The Disney Fairy decorations were also being closed out at Party City; I bought a tablecloth and six-foot wall scene setter at 50% off. As well as streamers which I never hung, anyone who wants to recreate this theme, make sure you message me to grab those!
You cannot have a fairy party without fairy accessories. Amazon had plenty of options for fairy party wing packs and garden headpieces from Amazon. The wands I ordered were more customized from Etsy. These doubled as both party favors and decor.
I decided to hire Tinkerbell to come to the party. Misha had been terrified of characters in the past but had declared she had conquered her fear. Why not give that a test? I found Princess My Party and for $100 we had a little whimsical surprise planned. I paid Fifty percent at booking, and the fairy was contracted to arrive at 3:30 and would give us a 10-minute heads up call.
The fairy garden activity went faster than I anticipated, nonetheless, we proceeded to the next station. After I praised the ladies for their fairy garden assembly and announced that they had earned their wings. The birthday girl handed out wands, wings and garden crowns. After she completed the distribution of fairy accessories, we went outside to take a group picture or 12. When the little fairies turn their backs to me, my sister released Tinker bell to approach the crowd from around the side of the house.
The kids were delighted and surprised by the surprise visitor. When Tinker bell introduced herself to the kids, I was distracted by the fact that she was touting a generic red canvas bag with her supplies. It just didn't feel fairy-like. They should invest in a Disney sack or sparkly fairy bag. If I had been recording her entrance and the surprise, this accessory would not work with the magical spirit of the moment.
She proceeded to do makeovers on the girls out on the patio daybed which was super cute, it was 75 degrees and the rock wall made the perfect backdrop. This gave me a few moments to breathe, take a sip of my mimosa and coordinate the food serving. The girls who went with the blue/green toned eyeshadows likely needed their first sample of mom's eye makeup remover that night, your welcome! Next, I suggested she read them a story, as they snacked on their fairy food.
They quickly lost interest, and some requested to return to the playroom for free play. Mind you, I only hired her for an hour. The moms collectively agreed her energy could have been higher to keep the kids engaged. #fairyproblems. While they may have been antsy to explore and play, a fairy visit should be especially captivating.
Tinker bell gave out fairy dust necklaces, My mom and I made for the party. We purchased small cork top glass bottles and filled them with pink and purple glitter and strung them with pink and purple string.
Last year we had a camping theme party for Giana, and we got these wooden bowls from Marshalls and large woodcuts for trays. I recycled them for this party's decor. Here are some similar bowls from Amazon.
Since I was able to utilize the leftover supplies from a previous party I was able to layer in more activities and favors than if I was ordering all items from scratch. Consider the timing of movies when planning your theme, if you time it right the theme is still relevant to the attendees. However even if the theme is fading, you may be able to catch some deals in closeout sales. For more party planning ideas read on.


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Cuba wants to reduce its dependence on expensive fossil fuels. In rural areas, the country has launched initiatives aimed at finding local, energy supply alternatives which are compatible with food security and environmental sustainability. Thanks to initiatives like these, 28% of the country´s energy is currently obtained from biomass, according to data from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE).
Alexander López is contributing to this challenge. In the rural Cabiguán region (Cuba), this young engineer has designed and installed biodigesters that recycle waste from a nearby pig breeding center and transforms then into biogas. Thanks to this processing plant, which supplies the region with a renewable energy source, 500 residents of four communities have managed to reduce their traditional electric bills by 50%. Thanks to this advance, López has been named as one of MIT Technology Review, Spanish edition´s Innovators Under 35 Latin America 2017.
The biogas supply system is comprised of three parts. First: the biodigesters, where organic waste is transformed into biogas. Next, the distribution grid transports the biogas to homes, after passing through a filtering system which improves the quality of the biogas. Once at customers´ homes, the biogas is used for cooking and to heat water.
López explains that the most innovative aspect of the system, which is one of a kind in Cuba, is that "the process does not require any additional energy." Thanks to López´ design´s technical and structural improvements, "the biodigesters are more efficient," according to their creator. The process yields two cubic meters of biogas for each cubic meter of digestion. "Thanks to this, we get more pressure and are able to transport the biogas up to five kilometers (just over three miles) without requiring additional energy," he adds.
López is present during the entire process. Not only does he design and install the biodigesters and supply grids, comprised of local materials, but he also trains the operators and users, who must maintain the installations.
The first biodigesters, financed by the Suiss Agency for Development and Cooperation´s international BIOMAS-CUBA program, were installed in Cabiguán in four communities. The project, which boasts a high adoption rate in these communities, is currently expanding. The team has plans to implement a further six systems which will serve 1,112 homes and a total of 5,000 residents. For now, plans for growth are local, although López does not rule out the possibility of expanding nationally and even internationally.
The director of the Biochemical Engineering Center at the University of the Valley of Guatemala and jury member for the Innovators Under 35 Latin America 2017, Carlos Rolz, highlights the "important social component" of this highly technical project.


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Nolte: Media Accused of Ignoring Flaws in Harvey Weinstein Accusers' Allegations
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The far-left Nation is accusing the establishment media of ignoring the myriad of flaws and contradictions in the criminal case against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
In a superb and worthwhile piece of reporting titled Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk, reporter JoAnn Wypijewski not only lays out the weakness of the prosecution case, but how the establishment media ignore those weaknesses.
According to Wypijewski, there are a number of people, including her, who after watching the entire trial, believe the jury — which has been deliberating for three days — will either come back with an acquittal or hung. If the jury hangs, Weinstein walks, unless the state decides to try again.
I don't think anyone is prepared for this," a feminist activist in the public line outside Room 1530 of New York State Supreme Court said during a break in testimony late in Harvey Weinstein's trial for rape and sexual assault. 'This" meant the possibility of acquittal or a hung jury.
… Unintentionally, we were thinking like jurors charged to decide if the state was meeting its burden of proof. We had doubts. Our conversation echoed those I'd had before and those I'd have in the coming days with others on the public line, backed against a wall, waiting for scarce seats in a large courtroom already filled with guests and more than 100 credentialed reporters.
Those reporters betrayed no curiosity about the public observers' assessment of events, at least not that I witnessed across the many days I attended. On elevators and in the restroom, their banter stopped abruptly when they noticed us. For the most part, their dispatches parroted the prosecution's narrative. The public line was scrappy and searching. By the summation phase, a young woman who days earlier had argued away the contradictions in prosecution witness testimony had decided, "It is a very weak case." News accounts I've seen have emphasized only strength. They did not acknowledge defense attorney Donna Rotunno's closing as a methodical review of evidence, which raised a mountain of doubt, or describe Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon's as a digressive appeal to emotion, which repeatedly declared Weinstein a "predatory monster" but otherwise sowed confusion. Instead, the media largely characterized the defense argument as an attack on women and sidestepped the vital matter of whether the prosecution had proved its case.
To be fair to the media, because I have been following the coverage, I actually do have the impression the prosecution case is flawed, just not as weak as what Wypijewski lays out — which if true, screams for Weinstein's acquittal based on reasonable doubt. Here are just a few of the bullet points:
Both primary accusers gave accounts that were emotive but were also undercut, sometimes seriously, by other witness testimony or evidence. Haley's has undergone renovation over various tellings. A calendar she kept is scrawled with the words "I love, I love, I love NY. I love, I love, I love stuff" surrounded by doodled hearts on the week of her alleged forcible oral sex.
Later entries related to Weinstein she obliterated, and some of her other testimony, including the bleak characterization of an encounter previously described as consensual, invited skepticism when juxtaposed with e-mails saying "lots of love" or "totally bummed to have missed you."
Jessica Mann, who spent the longest time on the stand, testified that she lied to the defendant, to her friends, her boyfriend, her mother, her psychic, her life coach over the years when in e-mails or recorded phone calls she said Weinstein "validated" her, "understands" her, was "nothing but good" to her, made her "feel so fabulous and beautiful[.]"
[S]he slept on the floor of that friend's closet when she chose to stay an extra night in New York after the alleged vaginal rape so that she could go to a screening and celebrate Weinstein's birthday the next day.
What rang false was the prosecution's gothic language and theory of the case set beside the breezily ordinary language of witnesses' e-mails to Weinstein—asking how he is, what's his schedule, when is he in LA or London, can he meet her mom; reminiscing about their first meetings (when he was allegedly inappropriate or violent); asking for help with parking tickets, for job leads and party invitations; updating him on a family member, on feelings, work, a break-up with a boyfriend, her new phone number, her friends' numbers where she can also be reached; making jokes; mugging for the camera, "Hi, from Berlin!"
There's no question Harvey Weinstein is a monster, a loathsome human being to deal with in any capacity. That reputation was firmly in place decades prior to the #MeToo movement. There also doesn't seem to be any doubt Weinstein abuses his power to keep his casting couch busy, and while exploiting needy and beautiful young women in this way is disgusting behavior, it's not criminal. And that's all that matters.
As much as I despise Weinstein and everything he stands for (and have for decades), that has no bearing on the criminal charges against him, which is why I haven't been writing about the case — I just don't know what to think about it… Because I went so hard after Roman Polanski some ten years ago when it looked like he might finally face justice for raping and sodomizing a 13-year-old girl back in the 70s, everyone thinks I'm a hard ass when it comes to this stuff, but that's not true at all.
Polanski admitted to the rape and then fled justice before paying for his unspeakable crime. He's an admitted child rapist and a fugitive. He's guilty. Period. If I'm a hard ass about anything, it's the presumption of innocence and the rights of the accused. I'm the guy who defended Woody Allen and Bryan Singer. I'm the guy who would rather see a thousand guilty men go free than one innocent man put in prison. And when I see how despised Weinstein is and how trendy #MeToo is, when I realize what a feather Weinstein's conviction will put in the cap of the prosecutors, what I see is a case ripe for abuse.
Simply put, Weinstein is the perfect scapegoat.
What's more, even before reading the Nation piece, two things concerned me greatly about this case. The first is the judge allowing actress Anabella Sciorra to testify that Weinstein raped her back in 1993. My heart breaks for her, no question, and the thought of Weinstein brutalizing anyone, much less someone as frail and beautiful as Sciorra — well, it fires off every reflex that makes a man want to protect a woman. But it's irrelevant to whether or not Weinstein is guilty of the crimes he's currently accused of, and it's highly prejudicial. The good news for Weinstein is that this will make a guilty verdict easy to appeal.
Secondly, there's the jurist the judge refuses to dismiss, the one whose debut novel comes out this summer about young women dealing with "predatory older men." Twice Weinstein's lawyers have tried to have this juror removed, but the judge refuses. You don't have to be a genius to see how a conviction will juice book sales, especially if this juror goes out on a media tour hosted by fawning interviewers.
Which brings me back to the media coverage…
The media are so corrupt today, such a mindless cult of left-wing liars, you can no longer trust anything they report. And it is perfectly in keeping with their cult-like behavior that they would join a witch hunt against Weinstein, which means not reporting on the overall weakness of the case for fear of facing disapproval within the cult.
This might sound contradictory after NBC News worked so hard to protect Weinstein, but when NBC was covering for Weinstein, that's what the cult wanted — to protect a powerful Democrat, a rainmaker in both the culture and when it came to political donations. #MeToo changed all that, and now the same cult that protected him from scandal wans his head on a pole.
If the case is as weak as the Nation reports, which is even weaker than I suspected, and Weinstein is acquitted, the corrupt media will have once again sowed anger and division by way of its perverted brand of "journalism," a brand that no longer has anything to do with the facts and everything to do with a political agenda.
My guess is that the media are eager, even desperate to spark outrage over a potential Weinstein acquittal, which is why they're covering up the weakness of the case. If the public is unaware of these weaknesses, an acquittal will look unjust. So out will come the pussy hats, and all that ginned up rage will somehow be aimed at Trump.
As we saw with the Russia Collusion Hoax, Trayvon Martin, The KKKids from KKKovington, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," Brett Kavanaugh, etc. ad nauseam, the fake news media's cause is more important than the truth.
I take no pleasure in defending Harvey Weinstein, but this case is also another example of the wisdom of a jury process that chooses everyday citizens over elites and "professionals." The potential ringer aside, there are 11 other jurors who will have to live forever with this one decision, and that is exactly who you want on a jury.
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namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.CSharp.UnitTests.CodeRefactorings.MoveDeclarationNearReference
{
    public class MoveDeclarationNearReferenceTests : AbstractCSharpCodeActionTest
    {
        protected override object CreateCodeRefactoringProvider(Workspace workspace)
        {
            return new MoveDeclarationNearReferenceCodeRefactoringProvider();
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMove1()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x; { Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
@"class C { void M() { { int x; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMove2()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x; Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine(x); } }",
@"class C { void M() { Console.WriteLine(); int x; Console.WriteLine(x); } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMove3()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x; Console.WriteLine(); { Console.WriteLine(x); } { Console.WriteLine(x); } }",
@"class C { void M() { Console.WriteLine(); int x; { Console.WriteLine(x); } { Console.WriteLine(x); } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMove4()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x; Console.WriteLine(); { Console.WriteLine(x); } }",
@"class C { void M() { Console.WriteLine(); { int x; Console.WriteLine(x); } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestAssign1()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x; { x = 5; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
@"class C { void M() { { int x = 5; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestAssign2()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x = 0; { x = 5; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
@"class C { void M() { { int x = 5; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestAssign3()
        {
            Test(
@"class C { void M() { var [||]x = (short)0; { x = 5; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
@"class C { void M() { { var x = (short)0; x = 5; Console.WriteLine(x); } } }",
index: 0);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMissing1()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"class C { void M() { int [||]x; Console.WriteLine(x); } }");
        }

        [WorkItem(538424)]
        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMissingWhenReferencedInDeclaration()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"class Program { static void Main ( ) { object [ ] [||]x = { x = null } ; x . ToString ( ) ; } } ");
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMissingWhenInDeclarationGroup()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"class Program { static void Main ( ) { int [||]i = 5; int j = 10; Console.WriteLine(i); } } ");
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        [WorkItem(541475)]
        public void Regression8190()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"class Program { void M() { { object x; [|object|] } } }");
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestFormatting()
        {
            Test(
@"class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int [||]i = 5; Console.WriteLine();
        Console.Write(i);
    }
}",
@"class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine();
        int i = 5; Console.Write(i);
    }
}",
index: 0,
compareTokens: false);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMissingInHiddenBlock1()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"class Program
{
    void Main()
    {
        int [|x|] = 0;
        Foo();
#line hidden
        Bar(x);
    }
#line default
}");
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestMissingInHiddenBlock2()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"class Program
{
    void Main()
    {
        int [|x|] = 0;
        Foo();
#line hidden
        Foo();
#line default
        Bar(x);
    }
}");
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestAvailableInNonHiddenBlock1()
        {
            Test(
@"#line default
class Program
{
    void Main()
    {
        int [||]x = 0;
        Foo();
        Bar(x);
#line hidden
    }
#line default
}",
@"#line default
class Program
{
    void Main()
    {
        Foo();
        int x = 0;
        Bar(x);
#line hidden
    }
#line default
}",
compareTokens: false);
        }

        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestAvailableInNonHiddenBlock2()
        {
            Test(
@"class Program
{
    void Main()
    {
        int [||]x = 0;
        Foo();
#line hidden
        Foo();
#line default
        Foo();
        Bar(x);
    }
}",
@"class Program
{
    void Main()
    {
        Foo();
#line hidden
        Foo();
#line default
        Foo();
        int x = 0;
        Bar(x);
    }
}",
compareTokens: false);
        }

        [WorkItem(545435)]
        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestWarnOnChangingScopes1()
        {
            Test(
@"using System . Linq ; class Program { void Main ( ) { var [||]@lock = new object ( ) ; new [ ] { 1 } . AsParallel ( ) . ForAll ( ( i ) => { lock ( @lock ) { } } ) ; } } ",
@"using System . Linq ; class Program { void Main ( ) { new [ ] { 1 } . AsParallel ( ) . ForAll ( ( i ) => { {|Warning:var @lock = new object ( ) ;|} lock ( @lock ) { } } ) ; } } ");
        }

        [WorkItem(545435)]
        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void TestWarnOnChangingScopes2()
        {
            Test(
@"using System ; using System . Linq ; class Program { void Main ( ) { var [||]i = 0 ; foreach ( var v in new [ ] { 1 } ) { Console . Write ( i ) ; i ++ ; } } } ",
@"using System ; using System . Linq ; class Program { void Main ( ) { foreach ( var v in new [ ] { 1 } ) { {|Warning:var i = 0 ;|} Console . Write ( i ) ; i ++ ; } } } ");
        }

        [WorkItem(545840)]
        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void InsertCastIfNecessary1()
        {
            Test(
@"using System;

static class C
{
    static int Outer(Action<int> x, object y) { return 1; }
    static int Outer(Action<string> x, string y) { return 2; }

    static void Inner(int x, int[] y) { }
    unsafe static void Inner(string x, int*[] y) { }

    static void Main()
    {
        var [||]a = Outer(x => Inner(x, null), null);
        unsafe
        {
            Console.WriteLine(a);
        }
    }
}",

@"using System;

static class C
{
    static int Outer(Action<int> x, object y) { return 1; }
    static int Outer(Action<string> x, string y) { return 2; }

    static void Inner(int x, int[] y) { }
    unsafe static void Inner(string x, int*[] y) { }

    static void Main()
    {
        unsafe
        {
            var a = Outer(x => Inner(x, null), (object)null);
            Console.WriteLine(a);
        }
    }
}",
compareTokens: false);
        }

        [WorkItem(545835)]
        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void InsertCastIfNecessary2()
        {
            Test(
@"using System;

class X
{
    static int Foo(Func<int?, byte> x, object y) { return 1; }
    static int Foo(Func<X, byte> x, string y) { return 2; }

    const int Value = 1000;
    static void Main()
    {
        var [||]a = Foo(X => (byte)X.Value, null);
        unchecked
        {
            Console.WriteLine(a);
        }
    }
}",

@"using System;

class X
{
    static int Foo(Func<int?, byte> x, object y) { return 1; }
    static int Foo(Func<X, byte> x, string y) { return 2; }

    const int Value = 1000;
    static void Main()
    {
        unchecked
        {
            var a = Foo(X => (byte)X.Value, (object)null);
            Console.WriteLine(a);
        }
    }
}",
compareTokens: false);
        }

        [WorkItem(546267)]
        [WpfFact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.CodeActionsMoveDeclarationNearReference)]
        public void MissingIfNotInDeclarationSpan()
        {
            TestMissing(
@"using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Comment [||]about foo!
        // Comment about foo!
        // Comment about foo!
        // Comment about foo!
        // Comment about foo!
        // Comment about foo!
        // Comment about foo!
        int foo;

        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine(foo);
    }
}");
        }
    }
}


text:
Women fighting for wildlife: Meet conservation heroes breaking the mold
Posted by Meghan Sawyer, Communications
Photos courtesy of Woodland Park Zoo
We all have the power to help save wildlife. This #InternationalWomensDay, Woodland Park Zoo shines the spotlight on women around the world who are breaking down barriers to shape a new future of conservation.
From the all-female team of reforesters who are planting a forest from the ground up, to a brave woman trekking through lush landscapes to help stop poachers in their tracks, to the story of two women living an ocean apart and working together to help save one of the most biodiverse habitats on planet Earth; these women are paving the way for future female conservationists everywhere.
Tree kangaroo joey, Keweng. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo.
From Seattle to the forests of Papua New Guinea
"When I first went to Papua New Guinea, people doubted I had the physical strength and wherewithal to do the work. I took that as a challenge."
-Lisa Dabek, PhD, Founder of Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program
Lisa Dabek, PhD, Founder of Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program with Auntie Gosing in Papua New Guinea.
Twenty-five years ago, Lisa Dabek, PhD, made it her mission to save the endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo and the habitat where it lives. It was a complicated task: the rural community that is home to the tree kangaroos is more than 6,700 miles from Seattle and requires a challenging days-long hike to reach.
Getting there is just one of the many challenges Dabek faced: she would also need to create meaningful relationships with both the local government and the people living there. Dabek knew that focusing on a community-based approach was the only way to build trust and create change.
"I never saw myself as the answer, I saw us working together as a team. It was not about me saving the tree kangaroos, it was about us and the communities finding solutions," said Dabek.
With teamwork and collaboration in mind, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) established Papua New Guinea's first and only nationally-recognized Conservation Area (Yopno Uruwa Som, or YUS) and now works with communities and government to address local needs including livelihoods, health and education.
Modi Pontio, Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Associate Director.
In 2021, the program now employs more than 30 people from Papua New Guinea and two in Seattle. Modi Pontio, TKCP's Associate Director in Papua New Guinea, oversees TKCP's field operations and providing leadership for the local team. She also works very closely with the team at Woodland Park Zoo, including Dr. Dabek.
"Many people that know me tell me I am a role model in the field of conservation for breaking barriers to be involved in men's issues, but I have always seen myself as another person first and then a female," said Pontio. "I actually see more impact in my own village. I am proving to my own people that a woman can, just like a man, travel out of the village, get educated, and provide for family needs back in the village."
-Modi Pontio, Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Associate Director
Moving forward, Dabek, Pontio, and everyone working for TKCP is focusing on the future, with the hope that in another 25 years, TKCP will be a fully community-run program. Until then, they'll continue to work together to protect the 390,000 acres of rain forest in YUS, the rich and diverse culture of the 50 villages that call it home, and of course, the endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo.
To learn more about TKCP, visit zoo.org/tkcp.
Community members in YUS, Papua New Guinea.
Off the beaten path: Boots on the ground
"Trust in yourself. You have something special to bring to the world of conservation. Don't let being a woman stop you."
-Wai Yee Lam, Chief Operations Officer, Rimba's Harimau Selamanya project
Wai Yee Lam (far right) and the all-male team of rangers who make it their mission to stop poachers.
The path to finding one's passion can often be a windy one, and Wai Yee Lam is living proof. The former flight attendant initially trained in the psychology field, but now she's part of a team of conservation heroes working on the frontlines to save wildlife.
Their work is dangerous, but so important: Lam manages a team of rangers, all men, trekking miles into the Malaysian jungle to stop poachers. These treacherous treks to save endangered species like tigers and clouded leopards require exceptional physical and mental strength, something she explained can be intimidating to a woman entering a job currently dominated by men.
"I first started working with the Wildlife Conservation Society and saw a lot of other young women doing long distance trekking, which inspired me," said Lam. "When I joined Rimba, my mindset was 'it's not a competition; we have a mission, we complete it.' I don't have to compete for physical strength. Everyone has different skills, and everyone has different strengths that we should celebrate."
Lam says one strength that shines for women working in conservation is empathy. She says it's almost like a hidden superpower.
Wai Yee Lam tracking animal prints.
"Maybe it's ingrained in us, or maybe because we are a minority in this kind of work setting, we have to train ourselves to read more social cues and manage various kinds of social environments," said Lam. "Having women on the team means having balance — it creates a safer space to have different people and colleagues to talk to."
That balance is important when it comes to conservation: Lam and her colleagues from Rimba's Harimau Selamanya project must work together with government agencies like the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Royal Malaysian Police and Terengganu State Parks to reduce poaching and protect forest habitats.
Saving species takes all of us, and Lam wants anyone who dreams of working in conservation to know that there's no one right way to get there.
"Conservation isn't just for biologists or people trained in conservation science. Each individual that has the passion for conservation is unique, you always have something in you that you can offer. Just be you."
To learn more about Rimba, visit: https://rimba.ngo/
Wai Yee Lam giving an operations briefing.
From the ground up: The rebirth of a forest
How 12 women from a small village in Borneo are stepping up to build a forest, saving the home of orangutans, elephants, and so many other endangered animals.
It's a race against the clock. In the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo, the Kinabatangan floodplain is home to endangered species such as Asian elephants, Bornean orangutans and wrinkled hornbills; but after years of deforestation, a highly degraded landscape remains. Yet hope remains in Kinabatangan, where an all-women team of reforesters is fighting back: rebuilding forests from the ground up.
For the past 23 years, Woodland Park Zoo's conservation partner HUTAN has been working to restore critical habitat corridors for all these endangered species and to help meet the needs of people who live in the region. And since 2008, HUTAN's all-local, all-women team of reforesters has been transforming old logging sites and even palm oil plantations. With each sapling planted, a future forest is one step closer.
HUTAN's all-local, all-women team of reforesters transform old logging sites and even palm oil plantations into future forests. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo
This isn't the first team that has taken on the grueling task of rebuilding a forest, explains Isabelle Lackman, cofounder of HUTAN.
"Our initial team found the job physically exhausting and said that the responsibility of keeping so many fragile seedlings alive was nerve-racking," explained Lackman. "I was delighted when a first group of village women volunteered for the job, assuring me that they had been planting stuff all their lives and that they possessed the required physical and mental resilience to carry out the work."
Armed with machetes and weedwhackers, these women have planted more than 150,000 trees across eight reforestation sites. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo
Isabelle Lackman, cofounder of HUTAN.
And they do: armed with machetes and weed whackers, the women start every reforestation project by clearing out the overgrowth to make room for new trees. They painstakingly measure off where each sapling will go, leaving enough space for Borneo's pygmy elephants to weave through growing trees.
The team has now planted more than 150,000 trees across eight reforestation sites. Some of the team's plots have been growing for nearly 10 years, now able to provide fruit, shade and safe passage to local wildlife. Day by day, tree by tree, hope grows.
To learn more about HUTAN, visit zoo.org/hutan.
The Kinabatangan floodplain is home to endangered species like Bornean orangutans, but after years of deforestation, a highly degraded landscape remains. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo partners with more than 35 wildlife conservation projects in the Pacific Northwest and around the world, including TKCP, HUTAN, and Rimba, to help support the critical work necessary to preserve wildlife and habitat.
Working with conservationists and researchers, Woodland Park Zoo focuses on a conservation strategy that includes: habitat and species conservation, research, education, local capacity building and community support.
To learn more about these projects, visit zoo.org/conservation.
Endangered species like the Malayan tiger are threatened by poachers and wildlife trafficking. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo
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Brett Dalton (Grant Ward, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) was definitely on our list of Dragon Con must-sees, but I have to admit that he wasn't originally at the top. Sure he's a great actor, and we love him in pretty much anything he's in, but I just didn't expect his panel to be one of those lifetime memories that you never get tired of reliving… and I was wrong. I was VERY wrong.
From the moment Brett Dalton took the stage at his Saturday afternoon panel, he owned the entire room. It quickly became obvious that he wasn't reserved like Grant Ward or boastful and obnoxious like Mike from Until Dawn. Brett Dalton was a powerhouse that kept the entire room in hysterical laughter for an hour straight, and if he'd asked us to stay another hour we gladly would have. Sure he answered the moderator's questions and the questions asked by the con attendees, but he did so in a manner I've never seen before. He did give "real answers", but without fail each answer contained a bit, from good and bad puns to physical comedy and even bursting into song, which demanded laughter from the audience (and, more often than not, from himself).
He talked about the fun he had on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in previous seasons while sharing his anticipation (wishful thinking) of his role in season five when the format would switch from action drama to cooking show. When he was asked what the most rewarding part of playing his character on S.H.I.E.L.D. was, Dalton answered, "The most [what]?" He had the fan repeat "rewarding", and a sly grin crept onto his face as the room caught on and was sent into another fit of laughter.
He showered praises on another fan who had brought an original drawing of Ward and Skye (#SkyeWard) to share with him. He didn't just talk at the room, he interacted with the people asking the questions, even pranking the audience, and he gave everyone their money's worth in that single one-hour panel.
If possible, he ended on the highest note of the panel. When it was announced that time was almost up, the next person in line to ask a question began with, "So what you're saying is that we need to move this…forWARD?" In that moment, the entire room became a fan of that one person, no one more so than Brett Dalton. He gave the fan all of the accolades he deserved and more before insisting that the fan do a proverbial mic drop instead of continuing on to ask his question because there was no question or answer that could top the hilarity that had just filled the room.
All in all we attended three Brett Dalton panels, and it was worth every second. Check out the full panel in all of its glory below. Were you there? What was your favorite moment? Want to see him back at Dragon Con next year? Let us know, let Brett know, and let Dragon Con know (click here to send a tweet)!
Support Brett Dalton by following him on Twitter, tuning in to his new show Milo Murphy's Law starring Weird Al, and buying his stuff (links below)!


A's and the people who love them!
players and coaches and new videos with me about fun new stuff in the Coliseum this year.
especially before the games actually begin. The goal for our crew in Phoenix was to capture material for the Oakland A's website, our in-stadium entertainment and television commercials. And let me tell you, these guys delivered! For me, the most fun part was developing our in-game entertainment like the answers to all those pop quizzes we play with fans during the inning breaks.
and newcomer Michael Taylor wowed us with his charm and thoughtfulness.
enjoying these games as a fan) — Let's Go Oakland!


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MUGSHOTS.COM - *** EDITORIAL *** : NEWLY FILED LAWSUIT ACCUSES PRESIDENT OF USING POWER OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RETALIATE AGAINST THOSE WHO SPEAK OUT AGAINST HIM — 10/21/2018
Mugshots.com Writing Staff. United States of America - Another week, another controversy involving President Trump and the First Amendment. PEN America, an organization that represents writers and defends free expression, filed a lawsuit this week against the President "for using the powers of the federal government to retaliate against journalists and media outlets he finds objectionable, in violation of the First Amendment."
According to the Complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, through official acts by the President, he "intended to stifle exercise of the constitutional protections of free speech and a free press." It alleges that this was accomplished "[t]hrough retaliatory directives to officials in his Administration and credible public threats to use his government powers against news organizations and journalists who have reported on his statement, actions, and policies in ways he does not welcome, the President has violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution."
Specific examples of the alleged unconstitutional behavior cited by PEN America include:
The Department of Justice's antitrust enforcement action against the merger of CNN's parent company, Time Warner, with AT&T, coming in the wake of credible threats by the President to retaliate against CNN's coverage of him and his Administration;
The President's Executive Order to the U.S. Postal Service to examine raising postal rates on Amazon, founded and run by Jeff Bezos, following the President's threats to retaliate against coverage that the President disapproved of by the Washington Post, which Jeff Bezos owns. A retaliatory action that led, on October 11, 2018, to the U.S. Postal Service announcing proposed rate increases, including a proposed 12-percent increase for the Parcel Select service used by Amazon;
The President's threats to revoke White House press credentials, which were followed by directing the removal of a White House correspondent from a press event covering the President, in retaliation for editorial decisions that reporter had made; and
The President's threats to revoke broadcast licenses of television stations whose coverage he disapproves of.
Of course, the President enjoys the protections of the First Amendment just like any other American. He doesn't relinquish his right to free speech and expression simply because he holds high public office. But neither he nor anyone else in government has the right to unleash the awesome power of the federal government against those who also exercise their First Amendment rights.
pen.org - https://pen.org/press-release/lawsuit-trump-first-amendment-violations
pen.org - https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PEN-America-v-Trump-Complai


Paul Marks describes how researchers plotted alternative routes for the UK's motorways using the feeding habits of a yellow slime mould, Physarum polycephalum (9 January, p 19).
In an experiment in 2001 we found that Escherichia coli migrates by following the shortest line along a food "gradient" from low to high concentrations of nutrient. The P. polycephalum study appears to replicate this.


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Q: How do I execute Python 2.7 and above in Bash commandline? I am learning python and using idle. But I wanted to know how I can execute python programs of 2.7 and 3 in the Bash terminal. Is that possible?
I'd like to be able to execute them separately.

A: I will often type any of the following lines in order to run my programs under the correct version.
python27 path/to/file.py
python3 path/to/file.py
python34 path/to/file.py

This requires that each of those versions be installed.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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Q: owl carousel activator div class name $(document).ready(function() {
    $('.owl-carousel').owlCarousel({
        margin: 10,
        nav: true,
        loop: true,
        responsive: {
            0: {
                items: 1
            },
            600: {
                items: 3
            },
            1000: {
                items: 5
            }
        }
    })
});

The above code is working fine. But when I change the class named owl-carousel, it is not working. My question is why it's not working with any other class. Is it required to keep the class name owl-carousel.
Thanks.

A: You should add owl-carousel class to the element in all cases,
ex:

A: Because the basic demo of the carousel make confusing, it should be.

1

2

3

4

5

and js
$('.carousel-one').owlCarousel({
    items: 3,
    loop: true,
    dots: true,
});


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Full Court University Basketball Gym Gets NEXO Overhaul
February 9, 2017 /in Press Releases /by MFIProductions
As a NCAA Division II varsity collegiate institution, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) recently upgraded the Fieldhouse's sound system, home to a full court basketball gym. With the help of MFI Productions of Hooksett, New Hampshire, the Fieldhouse now boasts a new NEXO GEO S12 line array system that will provide even and amplified acoustics to the 2,000-seat bleachers plus floor seating.
According to Rick Elliot, Production Manager at MFI, who designed and completed the installation, the Fieldhouse's 40' ceiling needed a new approach to New Hampshire's fastest growing college with over 4,000 on-campus students and 60,000 online students. "We worked with an acoustician to ensure that NEXO GEO S12's loudspeaker system would provide maximum coverage to the floor area and work well with Fieldhouse's multi-use space. It's used almost as much for sporting events as it is for other campus events and we took that into account when examining the acoustical treatment plan."
MFI offered SNHU an opportunity to demo the advanced technology prior to installing the NEXO system. "We've worked with SNHU for several years and wanted to provide them with a highly intelligible sound to the listener and create that same feeling for the speaker," explained Elliot. In anticipation of an upcoming open, the president of the university invited MFI to demo the NEXO system. "He was extremely pleased with the quality of how his voice sounded and it's rewarding that he placed his faith in us to do the installation. It's something that the campus community will enjoy for decades to come."
The NEXO GEO S12 loudspeaker system was designed to be a main left-right (LR) system flown at the highest achievable height and 10' in front of the garage door wall allowing for a stage location against that wall for various speaking events and musical acts that will provide maximum coverage to the remaining floor area. M620 loudspeakers were added for the area directly at the front edge of the stage to provide better gain before feedback. Elliott said a processor would be installed to handle protection and tuning of the system. "It's important to note that the BSS BLU Signal Processor that was installed is capable of a simple system program with the addition of some dedicated utility mic inputs and wireless mic systems because then it can be controlled via a wireless router and an iPad using the Harman HiQnet Motion Control."
Improving audio quality was a high priority for Thomas Helm, Manager Media Services at SNHU. "The distributive system that was installed for basketball games was unusable for public address in formal events like Admissions Open House, Accepted Student Day and Convocation. MFI came in and set up a test system using NEXO line arrays, and once SNHU's president heard the transformational audio quality he approved the budget on the spot," he stated. Since the NEXO installation, the Fieldhouse has not experienced any audio concerns due to the system's excellent gain, flexibility of microphone placement and elimination of feedback. "The installation provided by MFI was first rate; friendly and professional all the way," Helm praised.
Two NX4x4 amplifiers power the system and were chosen over the NX4x1 amps just in case a special event require the additional power, as well as offering upgradability to the system, since the 4x4s can easily be reconfigured. The main part of the line array on each side was split to the amp, with Ch's A&C having two GEO S1210 loudspeakers each and Ch's B&D having three GEO S1210 loudspeakers each. The GEO S1230s, one per side, are on their own, utilizing Ch's A&B of the second NXAmp. The three delayed M620 front fills take up the remaining two channels when necessary.
"Overall, the NEXO line array has been the best investment my department could have made to eliminate reverberation and dramatically improve acoustics," Helm concluded.
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28.03.2019 - On the online portal Print.de Manuel Lehmann reports in an article about his experiences with Kanban and about his methods how he involves his employees in different change processes. Lehmann is the founder and owner of a management consulting company called ML+. The company has the nickname "Stiftung für positive Unruhe" (Foundation for Positive Unrest), which is a joke but at the same time a fitting reference to the core business, namely change and transformation. Manuel Lehmann is often referred to as an expert on change - in every respect. That's why Print.de asked him how he sees employee participation and how he wants to best implement it. Lehmann names six points that he sees as essential in this process. He explains them using the example of order management. In the following we summarize the article for you.
Manuel Lehmann from the management consultancy ML+ sees the possibility of involving employees in a wide variety of processes everywhere. The dynamic and creative company coach cites the ordering process for consumables as an example. Lehmann has made good experiences with placing simple processes such as ordering in the hands of the individual employees instead of leaving them in the hands of the plant manager or the secretary's office. He sees Kanban cards as the perfect solution here. So there are cards that are always deposited in the material stacks where it is time to order new material. If an employee gets to the point where he or she finds the card for a certain material, he or she knows that replenishment must be ordered in order to keep the stock level at the desired level. This employee then has to do something. He or she can, for example, simply hand in the card to the office that is ultimately responsible technically for placing the orders, or call the person responsible. The great advantage of this integration of all employees into the various processes is that nobody has to be paid specifically to constantly check stocks. Control is simply a part of everyone's day-to-day work. This is a very simple example, but it shows how Kanban can be used to change and simplify processes.
Not only the order management according to Kanban in its different forms can be a great help for the integration of employees. Lehmann also mentions five other aspects that are essential for him. An open management style is essential if employees are to be involved in processes. Responsibility must be shared, which is why authoritarian leadership does not fit in here. On the one hand, a manager must be able to delegate, hand over responsibility and trust his or her employees. Of course, things can go wrong. However, trust in employees is essential if a company wants to develop into a modern and cooperative future. Change can only take place in a company if the manager shows his or her willingness to change and regularly gets involved in the (good) ideas of the employees.
The second point that Lehmann emphasizes is the culture of communication. This must be established and supported by the manager. It is best to call a meeting with all employees in which the "new" communication structure is explained. For this explanation, a kind of interactive workshop is best, in which the employees themselves can participate in creating the new communication culture and structure. How would they like to communicate with their collegues? How do they want to be addressed, respond, hold meetings, receive tasks, submit reports? What should be the tone of contact and how formal should meetings and chains of command be? But also: Who must and wants to be involved in which decision-making processes? Who wants to have a say in what and who can do what well? And then a communication culture is jointly described and established, which is gradually evaluated on the basis of new workshops and seminars and, if necessary, adapted organically.
In addition to integrating Kanban into the ordering process and various other processes within the company, Lehmann also suggests creating structured workplaces and establishing institutionalized idea management. Lehmann calls structured workplaces a concept according to which all objects, materials and tools are stored in a fixed place. In this way, it is always clear at a glance whether something is running out or missing - and ideally not only when it is urgently needed. The search for objects and material is to be avoided by the fact that everyone finds everything, which he or she needs for the daily work, at a firmly defined place. This requires some discipline, but is a proven concept. It is based on the 5S method, which comes from Japan. It has been used there for many decades in car manufacturing and is very successful. When organizing the respective workplace, the employee working there must always be involved. The last important point for Lehmann is idea management. In principle, this involves involving employees in decision-making processes, listening to their ideas on a wide variety of questions and problems and taking them seriously. Lehmann recommends that employees write all their ideas down on cards, so that none of the ideas can get lost, which happens quite often in a meeting.


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Q: Ratchetphp websocket error in server related with load balancer I have issue with websocket when using load balancer . We have 3 three different servers which using same php packages. When user connects to websocket proxy redirect user to any working (example. A server, A1 user) server. Then php server creates new Resource contained user resource id , remote address and some informations. When other users connects then proxy redirect user another server (example. B server B1 user )and this process repeat again. But this time resource belongs to antother server (example. B server). Problem is there.. When we need emit message from A1 user to B1 , server can't find B1 user, because his resource located in A server.
How to can i connect this user whith one another ??
Code is such:
<?php

namespace App\Lib\Notify;

use App\Lib\Notify\Messages\SocketMessagesFactory;
use App\Models\Mongo\CacheRequest;
use App\Models\TwoFactorAuth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;
use Ratchet\MessageComponentInterface;
use Ratchet\ConnectionInterface;
use React\EventLoop\Loop;
use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;

class SocketServer implements MessageComponentInterface
{
    use SocketAuth, SocketBind,SocketCLIMessages;

    protected $redis;
    public static $clients;
    public static $localClients;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->redis = Redis::connection();

        /* Deleting all users from redis related old session */
        self::getKeysLoop('users:*', function ($user, $index) {
            $this->redis->del($index);
        });

        /* Deleting all confirmation reqeusts */
        self::getKeysLoop('confirm:*', function ($user, $index) {
            $this->redis->del($index);
        });

        TwoFactorAuth::truncate();
        CacheRequest::truncate();

        echo self::datetime()."\033[34mDeleted all cached users from online (redis) \033[0m \n";
    }

    /*
     * When connection opened
     * */
    public function onOpen(ConnectionInterface $conn)
    {
        $query = $conn->httpRequest->getUri()->getQuery();
        parse_str($query, $queryArr);
        echo self::datetime(). "Connecting ip: ".$conn->remoteAddress." ... \n";

        $auth = self::checkToken(($queryArr['token']) ?? null);

            if ($auth['success']) {
                $user = $this->redis->hgetall('users:' . $auth['user']->data->userId);

                /* Append to online */
                if ($user) {
                    #$this->usersCount[$auth['user']->data->userId]++;
                    echo self::datetime().'Push resource to exist user : (userID: '.$auth['user']->data->userId.' )' . "\n";
                    self::pushToArr('users:' . $auth['user']->data->userId, $user, 'resources', $conn->resourceId);
                } else {

                    echo self::datetime().'Connected user (id: '.$auth['user']->data->userId.') ' . "\n";
                    $conn->send('Welcome from Wesocket ! Successfully connection.');
                    /* Binding to session  */
                    self::bindUser($conn,$queryArr['token'],$auth);
                }

                /* Bind to general line */
                self::$clients[$conn->resourceId] = $conn;
            }else{

                /* Close when bad authorized */
                $conn->close();
                echo self::datetime()."Error in auth: " . $auth['message'] . "\n";
            }

    }

    /*
    * When message from users
    * */
    public function onMessage(ConnectionInterface $conn, $msg)
    {
        if(is_string($msg)) {
            $message = json_decode($msg);
            if(json_last_error()===JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
                if(isset($message->type) && is_string($message->type) && method_exists(SocketMessagesFactory::class,$message->type)) {
                    $method = $message->type;
                    SocketMessagesFactory::$method($message,$conn);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public function onClose(ConnectionInterface $conn)
    {
        self::controllableLogout($conn);
        unset(self::$clients[$conn->resourceId]);
        unset(self::$localClients[$conn->resourceId]);
        echo self::datetime()."Connection closed for ({$conn->remoteAddress}) " . $conn->resourceId . "\n";
        #print_r( self::findUserByResource($conn->resourceId));
    }

    public function onError(ConnectionInterface $conn, \Exception $e)
    {
        echo self::datetime()."Error message: " . (string)$e->getMessage() . "\n";
        $conn->close();
    }


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Synergistic Use of Exo VII Inhibitors And Quinolone Antibiotics For Treating Bacterial Infection
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have discovered a bacterial exonuclease VII (ExoVII) inhibitor that increases the potency of widely used quinolone antibiotics targeting prokaryotic type IIA topoisomerases. NCI seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for the development of ExoVII inhibitors as new antibiotic adjuvants to boost the efficacy of quinolone antibiotics and/or restore the susceptibility of resistant bacteria.
Methods of Producing Thymic Emigrants from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Pluripotent stem cells are a promising source of T cells for a variety of clinical applications. However, current in vitro methods of T cell differentiation result in the generation of cells with aberrant phenotypes. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have now developed methodology for generating induced pluripotent stem cell thymic emigrants (iTE). Antigen-specific CD8αβ+ iTEs exhibited functional properties in vitro that were almost indistinguishable from natural naïve CD8αβ+ T cells, including vigorous expansion and robust anti-tumor activity. iTEs recapitulated many of the transcriptional programs of naïve T cells in vivo and revealed a striking capacity for engraftment, memory formation, and efficient tumor destruction. The NCI seeks licensing and/or co-development research collaborations for this invention.
Design and Biological Activity of Novel Stealth Polymeric Lipid Nanoparticles for Enhanced Delivery of Hydrophobic Photodynamic Therapy Drugs
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed a novel stealth lipid-based nanoparticle formulation comprising phospholipid, DC8,9PC and a polyethylene glycol-ated (PEGylated) lipid – such as DSPE-PEG2000 – that efficiently package a high amounts of hydrophobic photodynamic drug (PDT) – such as HPPH – in stable vesicles. This HPPH-loaded liposome system demonstrates higher serum stability and ambient temperature stability upon storage. It exhibits increased tumor accumulation and improved animal survival in mice tumor models compared to the formulation in current clinical trials. The NCI seeks co-development partners and/or corporate licensees for the application of the technology as an anti-cancer therapeutic.
Griffithsin-Based Anti-viral Therapeutics with Improved Stability and Solubility
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute's Molecular Targets Laboratory have modified the Cnidarin-derived griffithsin compound to have greater storage time and stability. Griffithsin compounds are a class of highly potent proteins capable of blocking the HIV virus from penetrating T cells. The National Cancer Institute seeks parties interested in collaborative research to license or co-develop large-scale recombinant production of the compound.
Virus-Like Particles That Can Deliver Proteins and RNA
The present invention describes novel virus-like particles (VLPs) that are capable of binding to and replicating within a target mammalian cell, including human cells. The claimed VLPs are safer than viral delivery because they are incapable of re-infecting target cells. The National Cancer Institute's Protein Expression Laboratory seeks parties interested in licensing the novel delivery of RNA to mammalian cells using virus-like particles.
Nanoparticles for the targeted treatment of infected cells
The National Cancer Institute seeks parties interested in collaborative research to license or co-develop and commercialize therapeutic RNA/DNA nanoparticles.
Novel Anti-HIV Proteins from Coral Reefs
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute's Molecular Targets Laboratory have discovered that Cnidarins as a novel class of highly potent proteins capable of blocking the HIV virus from penetrating T-cells. The National Cancer Institute seeks parties interested in collaborative research to license or co-develop large-scale recombinant production of cnidarins.
Fusion Proteins as HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors
Novel fusion proteins with good stability and potency against HIV-1. These fusion proteins have good drug properties and potential as prophylactics or therapeutics against HIV-1 infection. Researchers at the NCI seek licensing for the development and commercialization of novel fusion proteins as therapeutics or prophylactics against HIV-1 infection.
Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles for Triggering RNA Interference
RNA interference (RNAi) is a naturally occurring cellular post-transcriptional gene regulation process that utilizes small double-stranded RNAs to trigger and guide gene silencing. By introducing synthetic RNA duplexes called small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs), we can harness the RNAi machinery for therapeutic gene control and the treatment of various diseases. The National Cancer Institute seeks partners to license or co-develop RNA, RNA-DNA, and DNA-RNA hybrid nanoparticles consisting of a DNA or RNA core with attached RNA or DNA hybrid duplexes.
Improved HIV Vaccines Through Ras Activation
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Vaccine Branch, seeks research co-development or licenses for a novel method of improving HIV vaccine efficacy by activating Ras signaling. Upregulating the Ras pathway can improve an HIV patient's immune response to anti-retroviral vaccines.
Multifunctional RNA Nanoparticles as Cancer and HIV Therapeutics
The promise of RNA interference based therapeutics is made evident by the recent surge of biotechnological drug companies that pursue such therapies and their progression into human clinical trials. The present technology discloses novel RNA and RNA/DNA nanoparticles including multiple siRNAs, RNA aptamers, fluorescent dyes, and proteins. The National Cancer Institute sees parties interested licensing this technology or in collaborative research to co-develop RNAi-based nanoparticle therapeutics for cancer and HIV.
Methods for Producing Stem Cell-Like Memory T Cells for Use in T Cell-Based Immunotherapies
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) seek research & co-development and/or licensees for a novel, ex vivo method by which stem cell-like memory T cells (Tscm) can be generated by stimulating naïve T cells in the presence of inhibitors of GSK-3beta, which are capable of activating the Wnt pathway. These Tscm cells, generated using GSK-3beta inhibitors, display enhanced survival and proliferation upon transfer, have multipotent capacity to generate all memory and effector T cell subsets, and show increased anti-tumor activity in a humanized mouse tumor model.
Modified griffithsin tandemers for enhanced activity and reduced viral aggregation
NCI seeks partners to commercialize Griffithsin and Griffithsin tandemers as therapeutics for HIV infections that are resistant to native GRFT, specifically, additional studies on stability, toxicity, immunogenicity, and large-scale production.
Small Molecule Inhibitors of Drug Resistant Forms of HIV-1 Integrase
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute discovered small-molecule compounds whose activity against HIV-1 integrase mutants confer greater resistance than currently approved INSTIs. Preliminary DMPK and ADME studies have been completed by the NCI researchers. The National Cancer Institute seeks partners to commercialize this class of compounds through licensing or co-development.


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Task force planned to give hydrogen fuel cells a boost in NJ
Michael Symons Updated: June 7, 2020
Assemblyman Herb Conaway peers through the window of a hydrogen fuel car outside the Statehouse on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2018. (Michael Symons/Townsquare Media NJ)
TRENTON — With an eye toward the economy of the future, the Legislature is one vote away from sending a bill to Gov. Phil Murphy's creating a Fuel Cell Task Force that would study ways to make the state hospitable to hydrogen energy.
The concept includes cars but isn't limited to them. Hydrogen fuel cells can be used to power homes and businesses, as well as uses in light, medium and heavy-dutry transportation needs.
Morry Markowitz, president of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association, said fuel cells can help the state meet goals for reducing emissions from cars and that initial steps for a refueling network in the region are underway.
"However, the support of New Jersey and other states will be needed to fully develop a robust hydrogen infrastructure network in the Northeast," Markowitz said.
Edmond Young, who works on hydrogen fuel infrastructure development for Toyota Motors North America, said the planned task force can help set priorities but cautions change won't be instantaneous.
"California's hydrogen and fuel cell achievements did not occur overnight," Young said.
There are economic benefits as well as environmental ones. Dave Edwards, director of Air Liquide Hydrogen Energy, said between California and the Northeast, his company alone has already spent over $200 million.
"We anticipate the energy transition will be enabled by private investment on a scale of many billions of dollars in the region," Edwards said.
Michael Egenton, executive vice president of government relations for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, said the task force can help the state "work with and support the research of New Jersey's exception academic institutions, like Princeton University and NJIT, to pursue making fuel cell technology another viable option to our energy demands."
Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline-Convenience-Automotive Association, said the task force could help address the "chicken and the egg" challenge facing hydrogen-powered cars: People are reluctant to buy them if there aren't fuel stations, and gas stations don't want to convert until there are enough cars.
Risalvato said such cars are already a viable alternative to electric plug-in vehicles.
"Today, we're in the future and these fuels and these technologies are existing and ready to be put to use," Risalvato said.
JoAnn Milliken, director of the New Jersey Fuel Cell Coalition, said fuel cell vehicles complement battery-powered ones, rather than compete with them. She said they're already identified as a transportation priority in the state's latest Energy Master Plan.
"That fuel cell task force will enable a policy parity that will put fuel cell technologies for all its applications on a level playing field with battery technologies," Milliken said.
The task force would have to prepare annual reports on a plan to increase the use of fuel cells in New Jersey, including recommended laws and regulatory changes.
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee last week endorsed the task force legislation, A741/S762, which has already been passed by the Assembly. It could be taken up by the Senate at a voting session June 15.
Michael Symons is State House bureau chief for New Jersey 101.5. Contact him at michael.symons@townsquaremedia.com.
Filed Under: Dave Edwards, economy, Edmond Young, environment, fuel cells, hydrogen, JoAnn Milliken, Michael Egenton, Morry Markowitz, Sal Risalvato
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After treating Gunnmere to a face-lift we decided to do the same to Coneyvale Halt at the weekend.
This little station is situated just south of the viaduct and is primarily used by workers at the adjacent Coal Depot although walkers and climbers visiting the area around the viaduct use it too.
We have also added some cross-over points here to allow trains to and from the Depot to easily access the Up line, something that we failed to do when we first decided to include a halt here. This time we used Peco Electro-frog points and these look much better than the insul-frog variety. The only thing that we had to do was to put an insulated rail joiner on to the two rails emanating from the frog.
As there is no footbridge here since it is difficult to include one on such a small and slightly staggered station, passengers needing to cross the line must do so via the barrow crossing which we also installed at the weekend.
We have not quite finished our work here but hope to do so next weekend and I will, of course, post photos of the result next week.


(March, 2018) Clean 2017 has been named one of Trade Show Executive's 50 Fastest-Growing shows of 2017. The show, held in Las Vegas last June, was included in all three categories of the awards competition: net square feet of exhibit space, number of exhibiting companies, and total attendance.
Trade Show Executive magazine presents the Fastest 50 awards annually to trade shows that have excelled in each of the three categories. Though fifty shows are named in each category, Clean 2017 is one of the few trade shows that exceeded the level of growth to be named in all three. Recipients of the 2017 Fastest 50 will be honored at an awards and summit June 13-15 in Chicago.
Clean 2019 will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 20-23, 2019. For more information visit the show's website, www.cleanshow.com.


LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- — The southbound 101 Freeway is shut down in the Lincoln Heights area due to a person on the catwalk of a freeway sign.
The closure, which initially impacted both directions of the freeway, is near the Mission Road overpass, according to Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. One lane of the northbound side remains closed.
Rows of vehicles were seen completely stopped in the middle of the freeway, some with drivers outside of their cars.
The shirtless man appeared distressed as he moved around the freeway sign, while large inflatable cushions were placed underneath.


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Centenary presents recital of spirituals to open Black History Month
SHREVEPORT, LA — Centenary College's Hurley School of Music is proud to welcome African American educator and tenor, Jonathan Walker-VanKuren, to campus to present his acclaimed solo voice recital, "Songs my mother taught me…," on Wednesday, February 1, at 4:00 p.m. in Anderson Auditorium. The all-spiritual recital kicks off Centenary's Black History Month celebration for 2023 and is free and open to the public.
"We are thrilled to have Mr. Jonathan Walker-VanKuren as our Convocation guest to kick off our Black History Month celebrations," said Dr. Janani Sridhar, assistant professor of music at the Hurley School. "Jonathan has presented his all-spiritual recital across the US, and we are excited to have him on campus for this event. During his time here, Jonathan will also be working with our singers and instrumentalists on music by Black composers. It is rare that an entire recital is dedicated to the canon of spirituals, and I think that it will be real treat and a wonderful educational experience for those who plan to attend."
Hurley students, coached by Walker-VanKuren, will present two concerts celebrating Black History Month on Sunday, February 5, at 3:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, and Monday, February 6, at 12:00 p.m. at Centenary's Anderson Auditorium. These concerts are presented in conjunction with Shreveport's Carrefour Collaborative Music Project.
Walker-VanKuren is assistant professor of voice at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania and maintains an active performing and teaching schedule around the United States. He is a versatile performer whose repertoire includes jazz, musical theatre, art song, and opera. Most recently, he has performed as Thamar in Opera Southwest's revival production of Ali Baba as well as the Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Don Jose (La tragédie de Carmen), Fenton (Falstaff), Nelson (Porgy and Bess), and Beppe (Il Pagliacci). Walker-VanKuren's students have completed graduate study at institutions such as Texas A&M, Michigan State University, and Belmont University before pursuing careers in musical theatre, opera, and popular music in the recording industry.
During the 2019-2020 season, Walker-VanKuren premiered "Songs my mother taught me…," a celebration of African American History through spirituals sponsored by Fort Worth Opera. As a recitalist, he prides himself on his interpretation of art songs and the stories they portray. Additionally, Walker-VanKuren loves African American Spirituals and is a strong proponent of their inclusion in classical recitals.
Learn more about Walker-VanKuren at jonathanwvankuren.com.
"Songs my mother taught me…" and Walker-VanKuren's visit are generously underwritten by the Attaway Professorships in Civic Culture Program at Centenary College.
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