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namespace NEventStore
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using FakeItEasy;
    using NEventStore.Persistence;
    using NEventStore.Persistence.AcceptanceTests.BDD;
    using Xunit;

    public class PipelineHooksAwarePersistenceDecoratorTests
    {
        public class when_disposing_the_decorator : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.Dispose();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_dispose_the_underlying_persistence()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.Dispose()).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_reading_the_all_events_from_date : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private ICommit _commit;
            private DateTime _date;
            private IPipelineHook _hook1;
            private IPipelineHook _hook2;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _date = DateTime.Now;
                _commit = new Commit(Bucket.Default, streamId, 1, Guid.NewGuid(), 1, DateTime.Now, new LongCheckpoint(0).Value, null, null);

                _hook1 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook1);

                _hook2 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook2);

                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFrom(Bucket.Default, _date)).Returns(new List<ICommit> {_commit});
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                // ReSharper disable once ReturnValueOfPureMethodIsNotUsed
                // Forces enumeration of commits.
                Decorator.GetFrom(_date).ToList();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_underlying_persistence_to_get_events()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFrom(Bucket.Default, _date)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_pass_all_events_through_the_pipeline_hooks()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_getting_the_all_events_from_min_to_max_revision : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private ICommit _commit;
            private DateTime _date;
            private IPipelineHook _hook1;
            private IPipelineHook _hook2;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _date = DateTime.Now;
                _commit = new Commit(Bucket.Default, streamId, 1, Guid.NewGuid(), 1, DateTime.Now, new LongCheckpoint(0).Value, null, null);

                _hook1 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook1);

                _hook2 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook2);

                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFrom(Bucket.Default, _commit.StreamId, 0, int.MaxValue))
                    .Returns(new List<ICommit> { _commit });
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                // ReSharper disable once ReturnValueOfPureMethodIsNotUsed
                // Forces enumeration of commits.
                Decorator.GetFrom(Bucket.Default, _commit.StreamId, 0, int.MaxValue).ToList();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_underlying_persistence_to_get_events()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFrom(Bucket.Default, _commit.StreamId, 0, int.MaxValue)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_pass_all_events_through_the_pipeline_hooks()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_getting_all_events_from_to : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private ICommit _commit;
            private DateTime _end;
            private IPipelineHook _hook1;
            private IPipelineHook _hook2;
            private DateTime _start;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _start = DateTime.Now;
                _end = DateTime.Now;
                _commit = new Commit(Bucket.Default, streamId, 1, Guid.NewGuid(), 1, DateTime.Now, new LongCheckpoint(0).Value, null, null);

                _hook1 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook1);

                _hook2 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook2);

                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFromTo(Bucket.Default, _start, _end)).Returns(new List<ICommit> {_commit});
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                // ReSharper disable once ReturnValueOfPureMethodIsNotUsed
                // Forces enumeration of commits
                Decorator.GetFromTo(_start, _end).ToList();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_underlying_persistence_to_get_events()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFromTo(Bucket.Default, _start, _end)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_pass_all_events_through_the_pipeline_hooks()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_committing : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private CommitAttempt _attempt;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _attempt = new CommitAttempt(streamId, 1, Guid.NewGuid(), 1, DateTime.Now, null, new List<EventMessage> {new EventMessage()});
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.Commit(_attempt);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_dispose_the_underlying_persistence()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.Commit(_attempt)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_reading_the_all_events_from_checkpoint : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private ICommit _commit;
            private IPipelineHook _hook1;
            private IPipelineHook _hook2;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _commit = new Commit(Bucket.Default, streamId, 1, Guid.NewGuid(), 1, DateTime.Now, new LongCheckpoint(0).Value, null, null);

                _hook1 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook1);

                _hook2 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook2);

                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFrom(null)).Returns(new List<ICommit> {_commit});
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.GetFrom(null).ToList();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_underlying_persistence_to_get_events()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetFrom(null)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_pass_all_events_through_the_pipeline_hooks()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_reading_the_all_events_get_undispatched : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private ICommit _commit;
            private IPipelineHook _hook1;
            private IPipelineHook _hook2;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _commit = new Commit(Bucket.Default, streamId, 1, Guid.NewGuid(), 1, DateTime.Now, new LongCheckpoint(0).Value, null, null);

                _hook1 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook1);

                _hook2 = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).Returns(_commit);
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook2);

                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetUndispatchedCommits()).Returns(new List<ICommit> {_commit});
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.GetUndispatchedCommits().ToList();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_underlying_persistence_to_get_events()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => persistence.GetUndispatchedCommits()).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_pass_all_events_through_the_pipeline_hooks()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook1.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
                A.CallTo(() => _hook2.Select(_commit)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_purging : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private IPipelineHook _hook;

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _hook = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook);
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.Purge();
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_pipeline_hook_purge()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook.OnPurge(null)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_purging_a_bucket : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private IPipelineHook _hook;
            private const string _bucketId = "Bucket";

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _hook = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook);
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.Purge(_bucketId);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_pipeline_hook_purge()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook.OnPurge(_bucketId)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public class when_deleting_a_stream : using_underlying_persistence
        {
            private IPipelineHook _hook;
            private const string _bucketId = "Bucket";
            private const string _streamId = "Stream";

            protected override void Context()
            {
                _hook = A.Fake<IPipelineHook>();
                pipelineHooks.Add(_hook);
            }

            protected override void Because()
            {
                Decorator.DeleteStream(_bucketId, _streamId);
            }

            [Fact]
            public void should_call_the_pipeline_hook_purge()
            {
                A.CallTo(() => _hook.OnDeleteStream(_bucketId, _streamId)).MustHaveHappened(Repeated.Exactly.Once);
            }
        }

        public abstract class using_underlying_persistence : SpecificationBase
        {
            private PipelineHooksAwarePersistanceDecorator decorator;
            protected readonly IPersistStreams persistence = A.Fake<IPersistStreams>();
            protected readonly List<IPipelineHook> pipelineHooks = new List<IPipelineHook>();
            protected readonly string streamId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();

            public PipelineHooksAwarePersistanceDecorator Decorator
            {
                get { return decorator ?? (decorator = new PipelineHooksAwarePersistanceDecorator(persistence, pipelineHooks.Select(x => x))); }
                set { decorator = value; }
            }
        }
    }
}

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https://apnews.com/Business%2520Wire/247b697c606b4fca9bcd939771088174
Business Wire: Medical
Tyme Technologies and Eagle Pharmaceuticals Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Innovative Oral SM-88 for the Treatment of Patients with Cancer
NEW YORK & WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 7, 2020--
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TYME) ("TYME"), an emerging biotechnology company developing cancer metabolism-based therapies (CMBTs™), and Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRX) ("Eagle"), today announced the formation of a U.S. strategic collaboration focused on the co-promotion of TYME's lead CMBT candidate oral SM-88 in advanced cancers. CMBTs are proprietary investigational compounds that are believed to disrupt cancer cells' protein synthesis, leading to a breakdown of the cancer's key defenses and cell death. In clinical trials, oral SM-88 has demonstrated complete or partial responses across 15 different cancers, including pancreatic, prostate, sarcoma, breast, lung, and blood cancers with minimal serious grade 3 or higher adverse events.
"TYME's approach is unique and transformational. Targeting cancer's metabolism by disrupting protein synthesis has advantages over existing treatment approaches in terms of both efficacy and safety," said Scott Tarriff, Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Pharmaceuticals. "This collaboration provides an excellent opportunity to continue expanding our presence in the oncology space, as well as to evaluate potential combination opportunities with SM-88 in our existing pipeline. We look forward to leveraging our oncology sales infrastructure to maximize the commercialization of SM-88 in the U.S., if approved. As always, our goal remains to deliver innovative, next-generation therapeutics to address patient needs and to create value for our shareholders," concluded Tarriff.
Terms of the Agreements
Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, TYME will receive a $20 million upfront cash payment for 10 million restricted shares of TYME common stock at $2.00 per share. In addition, TYME will receive a $20 million milestone payment upon the successful completion of the first to occur of the following three events: (1) achievement of the primary endpoint of overall survival in its TYME-88-Panc pivotal trial; or (2) achievement of the primary endpoint of overall survival in the PanCAN Precision Promise℠ SM-88 registration arm; or (3) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of SM-88 in any cancer. This payment would be split into a $10 million milestone cash payment and a $10 million investment in TYME at a 15% premium to the then prevailing market price. Eagle's shares will be restricted from sale until the earlier of three months following the milestone event or the three-year anniversary of the agreement.
Under the terms of the co-promotion agreement, Eagle Pharmaceuticals will undertake 25% of the promotional sales effort for SM-88 in the U.S. oncology market and receive 15% of the net U.S. revenues of SM-88, and TYME will be responsible for the remaining promotional effort. TYME will also be responsible for clinical development, regulatory approval, commercial strategy, marketing, reimbursement and manufacturing of SM-88. TYME retains the remaining 85% of net U.S. revenues and reserves the right to repurchase Eagle's co-promotion right for $200 million.
As part of this partnership between TYME and Eagle, there is also the potential to evaluate oral SM-88 in combination therapy or as monotherapy through leveraging Eagle's oncology pipeline and expertise in oncology settings, which may include trials in breast or lung cancers and other tumor types.
"We are extremely pleased to establish this collaboration with Eagle Pharmaceuticals who shares our passion and commitment to improving the lives of patients with advanced cancers. After a thorough due diligence process by both parties, each came away with great respect for each organization's capabilities and potential," said Steve Hoffman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TYME. "This alliance provides TYME with the commercial and capital resources to advance our leadership position in the field of cancer metabolism and the potential to expand our capabilities and accelerate clinical programs that will create value for all of our stakeholders, most importantly for the patients we serve."
About SM-88
SM-88 is an oral investigational modified proprietary tyrosine derivative that is believed to interrupt the metabolic processes of cancer cells by breaking down the cells' key defenses and leading to cell death through oxidative stress and exposure to the body's natural immune system. Clinical trial data have shown that SM-88 has demonstrated encouraging tumor responses across 15 different cancers, including pancreatic, lung, breast, prostate and sarcoma cancers with minimal serious grade 3 or higher adverse events.
Clinical results of SM-88, based on data as of April 25, 2019, from the Phase II portion of the TYME-88-Panc study, were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology 21st World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday, July 4, 2019 ( TYME-88-Panc poster ). The study demonstrated a median overall survival in evaluable patients (38 of 49) of 6.4 months. These survival results compare very favorably to the analysis of 19 prospective pancreatic cancer trials where the median reported survival after progressing on second-line therapy was 2.0 – 2.5 months 1 based on reported historical trials. In the Phase II portion of the TYME-88-Panc study, a RECIST CBR of stable disease or better was achieved by 44% of patients (11 of 25) with available imaging. Patients achieving stable disease or better demonstrated a statistically significant (p=0.02) improvement in survival with a 92% reduction in risk of death (hazard ratio=0.08). The CBR was durable with a majority of patients remaining in stable disease or better for more than 7 months after receiving treatment with SM-88. The study showed a median reduction of 63% in CTC burden in evaluable patients. Patients (10 of 24) with available results reaching an 80% reduction or greater in CTCs demonstrated a 60% decrease in risk of death (hazard ratio=0.40).
The Phase II portion of the TYME-88 Panc study reported that SM-88 was well tolerated with only 4.0% of patients (2 of 49) who experienced serious adverse events (SAEs) deemed at least possibly related to SM-88 (abdominal pain, arthralgia, and hypotension). One patient with reported SAEs continued on treatment.
About Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Advanced pancreatic cancer is a difficult-to-treat cancer with the lowest survival rates among all cancer types. Across all patients with pancreatic cancer, relative 5-year survival is 8% and is less than 3% for those with advanced disease. 2 The median survival for patients in end-stage of the disease is approximately 3 months. There are two main types of pancreatic cancer - adenocarcinomas, which accounts for approximately 90% of all pancreatic cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors. Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon with new cases accounting for only 2.1% of all newly diagnosed cancers. However, pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death for men and women in the United States.
About Precision Promise℠
Precision Promise℠ is an adaptive randomized Phase III registration-ready clinical trial. The objective of Precision Promise℠ is to expedite the study and approval of promising therapies for pancreatic cancer by bringing multiple stakeholders together, including academic, industry and regulatory entities. The primary goal of SM-88's inclusion is to study SM-88 as a monotherapy treatment arm for patients who have failed one prior line of chemotherapy. Additionally, it is planned that SM-88 will be evaluated in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar ®) and nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane ®) for first-line patients. The primary end point of these randomized trials is overall survival.
About Tyme Technologies
Tyme Technologies, Inc., is an emerging biotechnology company developing cancer therapeutics that are intended to be broadly effective across tumor types and have low toxicity profiles. Unlike targeted therapies that attempt to regulate specific mutations within cancer, the Company's therapeutic approach is designed to take advantage of a cancer cell's innate metabolic weaknesses to compromise its defenses, leading to cancer cell death through oxidative stress and exposure to the body's natural immune system. For more information, visit www.tymeinc.com. Follow us on social media: @tyme_Inc, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
About Eagle Pharmaceuticals
Eagle is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative and differentiated injectable products that address the shortcomings, as identified by physicians, pharmacists and other stakeholders, of existing commercially successful injectable products. Additional information is available on the Company's website at www.eagleus.com.
Forward-Looking Statements/Disclosure Notice
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding the potential benefits of, and plans relating to the collaboration between Eagle Pharmaceuticals and Tyme Technologies; the ability of Tyme and Eagle to develop synergies as collaborators; the potential of SM-88 as a therapeutic drug; the ability of Tyme to achieve the milestone events described herein; Eagle's and Tyme's ability and willingness to perform their respective obligations under the transaction agreements; and the benefit of each company's strategic plans and focus. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "would," "could," "potential," "possible," "hope" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from current expectations and beliefs. For example, there can be no guarantee that any product candidate will be successfully developed or complete necessary preclinical and clinical phases, or that development of any of product candidates will successfully continue. There can be no guarantee that any positive developments will result in stock price appreciation. Management's expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other important factors, including: results of clinical trials and preclinical studies, including subsequent analysis of existing data and new data received from ongoing and future studies; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S. FDA and other regulatory authorities, investigational review boards at clinical trial sites and publication review bodies; the ability to obtain and maintain requisite regulatory approvals and to enroll patients in planned clinical trials; unplanned cash requirements and expenditures; competitive factors; the ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for any product candidates; the ability to maintain key collaborations; and general economic and market conditions. These and other risks are described in greater detail under the caption "Risk Factors" included in each company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and neither company has any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
1 Manax et al 2019 J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 4; abstr 226)
2 Statistics adapted from the American Cancer Society's (ACS) publication, Cancer Facts & Figures 2018.
CONTACT: Investor Relations for Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
Lisa M. Wilson
In-Site Communications, Inc.
E:lwilson@insitecony.comPublic Relations for Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
Rose Ramseth
WE Communications
E:rramseth@we-worldwide.comInvestor Relations & Media Inquiries for TYME:
E:investorrelations@tymeinc.com
E:media@tymeinc.com
KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK NEW JERSEY
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BIOTECHNOLOGY HEALTH PHARMACEUTICAL CLINICAL TRIALS ONCOLOGY
SOURCE: Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Tyme Technologies, Inc.


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PM leads National Committee for E-Government
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has become Chairman of the freshly-established National Committee for E-Government.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam serves as the committee's Vice Chairman, while Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung is permanent member and General Secretary of the committee.
Other members include ministers and heads of offices involved.
Earlier, the Government leader signed a decision on the establishment of the committee on the basis of the National Committee for Information Technology Application. The decision took effect as from August 28, 2018.
The committee is tasked with researching and proposing guidelines, strategies, mechanisms and policies to create a legal environment favorable for the development of an e-Government towards a digital Government, digital economy and digital society, thus facilitating the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Vietnam.
The committee will also assist the Government and the PM in instructing, coordinating and inspecting the implementation of tasks and targets to build an e-Government, and sum up and review the work to report to the Government and the PM.
The PM also issued the working regulations of the committee, under which the committee will meet once every quarter./.


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Posted inYellowknifer
YK1 efforts to go green with pellet boilers picks up steam
by Blair McBride February 13, 2020 February 14, 2020
Mildred Hall School.
NNSL File photo
Things are heating up with efforts to go green while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Mildred Hall and Range Lake North schools.
The two facilities could get pellet boiler stoves if a planned federal grant application is successful, as Tram Do, director of corporate services explained to the Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1) board on Tuesday.
The boilers burn wood pellets made from sawmill wastes and sawdust and emit fewer emissions than conventional heating systems.
On an annual basis they could reduce C02 emissions by around 578 tons, diesel oil by 209,000 litres and save $97,000, said Do.
"Overall, it's an excellent story where we're working with the Department of Infrastructure and ECE to make our environment better by going green and looking at alternative heating solutions other than diesel," she added.
The total cost for the two boilers is estimated to be $1.2 million to $1.4 million and the grant would cover $900,000. YK1 would contribute $350,000 to $400,000.
The district will submit its application to the federal government GHG Grant Program on March 2 and is expected to hear back from Ottawa by April.
If it's approved the boilers would be installed in 2022.
There is a possibility the pellets could be sourced from the proposed Aurora Pellet Products mill in Enterprise, for which site development had begun last November.
Tagged: #YK1, Yellowknife
Blair McBride
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Excellent news! What took them so long? I think Sir John has been in pellets for at least a decade already.
Mike Bryant says:
Apologies, that's been corrected.
Tram Do says:
209 thousand liters of diesel not just 209 liters
Hello, the reduction in usage of diesel is 209,000 thousand liters not 209 liters
Nick Pearce says:
Hello, the original picture that accompanied this story was J.H. Sissons School. We spotted the error and have updated this post with a photo of Mildred Hall School. Apologies for any confusion.
Someone Inyk says:
Is that a photo of Mildred Hall school?


I found my father's drums at 15 months old and was immediately drawn to the power of a backbeat and how it made me feel. My then-four year-old self discovered my dream, nee' purpose when the local "drum guru", a man by the name of George Lawrence (who is still a friend to this day) performed a drum solo at my parents' photography studio in Jackson, MS. while getting band pics done.
In 2015 a move to Seattle began a new chapter in my life. Currently I instruct at Seattle Drum School and in my own private studio. I have been playing with Paul Gilbert and did his recent release "Behold- Electric Guitar".
During my teen years I was on the road with various bands throughout the South, playing Blues, Rock, Country and Top-40 music. In 1989 I departed Mississippi for California and began taking any and all gigs that came my way. In 1991 I went with a group to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and Iraq to perform for the troops "In-Theater".
In 1993, I lived abroad in Taipei, Taiwan for a bit. Upon returning home, moved to Orange County, CA and began work as a drum instructor at the famed drum company Orange County Drum & Percussion (OCDP). During that tenure, I taught many students; the most notable was a young drummer from an Orange County band called No Doubt named Adrian Young.
In 2001 Ike Turner offered me the "chair of a lifetime" and said many times "Billy Ray is the drummer of my soul". We went on to create the 2006 Grammy Award-winning album "Risin' With The Blues". With Ike, we went "to the top of the mountain". It was an amazing ride.
From 2004-2014 I was "house drummer" for Kitsch-n-Sync Productions with Sven-Erik Seaholm in his home studio in San Diego, CA and played on upwards of 150 albums by various artists. in all styles of music from Rock to Jazz, Country, R&B, Funk, and Eclectic "experimental" styles.


Everyone knows this doom, I'm sure of it.
Am I going to burn down the house?
And it all but ruins your time away from the house because all you can think of is getting back home and making sure the house is still standing.


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John Thomson Mason may refer to:

 John Thomson Mason (1765–1824), American jurist and Attorney General of Maryland in 1806
 John Thomson Mason (1787–1850), American lawyer, United States marshal, Secretary of Michigan Territory from 1830 through 1831
 John Thomson Mason, Jr. (1815–1873), U.S. Representative from Maryland, son of John Thomson Mason (1765–1824)

See also
 John Mason (disambiguation)


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package com.boxymoron.ha;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.net.DatagramPacket;
import java.net.DatagramSocket;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.SocketException;
import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * This class implements a simple Leader election algorithm (over UDP) similar to Raft. The algorithm is essentially a state machine:

 * The valid states are: MASTER, SLAVE, UNDEFINED

 *
Each node in the cluster maintains a static list of all (other) cluster member IP addresses/hostnames.

 *
Each node asynchronously sends a message with its own 'priority' (UDP), which is a an integer in the range 0 - 9999 every {@link ClusterMember#timeout_ms}/2 ms.

 *
Each node listens to all other node's messages.

 *
The node with the highest priority, in a majority partition, becomes the MASTER.

 * For this mechanism to work correctly, each node should have a distinct priority. Currently, only odd numbers of nodes >= 3 are supported ;)

 *
 * The API provides a joinCluster({@link ClusterMember.Listener}) method to register a state changed listener. The listener can then
 * be used to control application specific behavior, such as starting/stopping services, replication, etc.
 *

 *

 * Notes/TODO:

 *
Look into UDP multicast, so non-cluster members can monitor status?
 *
Look into TCP, so network connection issues can be detected more rapidly (at the expense of TCP/network congestion issues).
 *

 *

 * @author Leonardo Rodriguez-Velez
 *
 */
public class ClusterMember {

	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ClusterMember.class);

	private static Properties props = new Properties();

	/**
	 * Sets the UDP datagram's payload width (fixed).
	 * This sets a max value of 9999 for property 'priority'
	 */
	private static final int BUFF_SIZE = 4;

	/**
	 * The number of milliseconds to wait for a ping from *any* other member in the cluster.
	 */
	private static int timeout_ms = 30000;

	/**
	 * The port for UDP. This should be the same on all nodes.
	 */
	private static int port = 8888;

	/**
	 * A list of other nodes in this cluster.
	 */
	private static List<Member> members = new ArrayList<Member>();

	/**
	 * The priority of this node, between 0 and 9999 (inclusive)
	 */
	private static int priority;

	private static volatile boolean isInitialized = false;

	private static AtomicInteger timeoutCount = new AtomicInteger();
	private static AtomicInteger totalTimeoutCount = new AtomicInteger();

	/**
//	 * This is used to block the calling thread(main?) until an initial state is selected.
	 */
	private static CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);

	private static Thread statusThread = null;

	/**
	 * The initial state of each node is always 'UNDEFINED'.
	 */
	public static volatile State state = State.UNDEFINED;

	/**
	 * Valid states.
	 *
	 */
	public static enum State {
		MASTER, SLAVE, UNDEFINED
	}

	public static class Member {
		public InetAddress address;
		public volatile long lastRxPacket = System.currentTimeMillis();
		public volatile int priority = -1;
		public Member(InetAddress address, long lastRxPacket) {
			this.address = address;
			this.lastRxPacket = lastRxPacket;
		}
		public InetAddress getAddress() {
			return this.address;
		}
		public long getLastRxPacket() {
			return lastRxPacket;
		}
		public void setLastRxPacket(long lastRxPacket) {
			this.lastRxPacket = lastRxPacket;
		}
		public int getPriority() {
			return priority;
		}
		public void setPriority(int priority) {
			this.priority = priority;
		}
		public void setAddress(InetAddress address) {
			this.address = address;
		}
		public boolean isExpired(long currTS){
			return (currTS - lastRxPacket) > timeout_ms;
		}

		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return "Member [address=" + address + ", lastRxPacket="
					+ lastRxPacket + ", priority=" + priority + "]";
		}
		@Override
		public int hashCode() {
			final int prime = 31;
			int result = 1;
			result = prime * result
					+ ((address == null) ? 0 : address.hashCode());
			return result;
		}
		@Override
		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
			if (this == obj)
				return true;
			if (obj == null)
				return false;
			if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
				return false;
			Member other = (Member) obj;
			if (address == null) {
				if (other.address != null)
					return false;
			} else if (!address.equals(other.address))
				return false;
			return true;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * A listener's onStateChange method is invoked whenever the cluster's state changes.
	 *
	 */
	public static interface Listener {
		public void onStateChange(State state);
	}

	/**
	 * This method blocks until an initial state is determined. This can take up to {@link ClusterMember#timeout_ms} * 2 milliseconds.
	 * This method should only be called once during the lifetime of this process!
	 * @param listener
	 * @throws FileNotFoundException
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws InterruptedException
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if called more than once.
	 */
	public static synchronized void joinCluster(final Listener listener) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException, InterruptedException {
		if(isInitialized){
			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot join cluster more than once.");
		}

		final Thread caller = Thread.currentThread();

		initProps(new Listener(){

			@Override
			public void onStateChange(State state) {
				if(State.UNDEFINED.equals(state)){
					throw new IllegalStateException("Cluster state is UNDEFINED.");
				}
				latch.countDown();
				listener.onStateChange(state);
			}

		});

		startPriorityTXThread(caller, listener);
		startPriorityRXThread(caller, listener);

		isInitialized = true;
		latch.await(timeout_ms * 2, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
		statusThread = startStatusThread(listener);
	}

	private static Thread startStatusThread(final Listener listener) {
		Thread statusThread = new Thread(new Runnable(){

			@Override
			public void run() {
				AtomicLong ts = new AtomicLong(System.currentTimeMillis());
				while(true){
					out:{
						ts.set(System.currentTimeMillis());
						if(!State.UNDEFINED.equals(state) && members.stream().anyMatch(m -> m.priority == priority)){
							state = State.UNDEFINED;
							listener.onStateChange(state);
							logger.info("State changed to: "+state+" "+4);
						}else {
							if(!State.SLAVE.equals(state) && members.stream().anyMatch(m -> !m.isExpired(ts.get()) && m.priority > priority)){
								state = State.SLAVE;
								listener.onStateChange(state);
								logger.info("State changed to: "+state+" "+3);
								break out;
							}
							if(!State.MASTER.equals(state)){
								final List<Member> membersCurr = members.stream().filter(m -> !m.isExpired(ts.get())).collect(Collectors.toList());
								//we add one since the members doesn't include *this* node
								if((membersCurr.size() + 1) >= ((int)((members.size()+1) / 2) + 1) && membersCurr.stream().allMatch(m -> m.priority < priority)){
									state = State.MASTER;
									listener.onStateChange(state);
									logger.info("State changed to: "+state+" "+5);
									break out;
								}
							}
							if(!State.UNDEFINED.equals(state) && members.stream().filter(m -> !m.isExpired(ts.get())).count() == 0){//I'm running all by myself
									state = State.UNDEFINED;
									listener.onStateChange(state);
									logger.info("State changed to: "+state+" "+7);
							}else if(State.MASTER.equals(state)){
								final List<Member> membersCurr = members.stream().filter(m -> !m.isExpired(ts.get())).collect(Collectors.toList());
								if(membersCurr.size() > 0 && membersCurr.stream().anyMatch(m -> m.priority > priority)){
									state = State.SLAVE;
									listener.onStateChange(state);
									logger.info("State changed to: "+state+" "+6);
								}else if(membersCurr.size() + 1 < ((int)((members.size()+1) / 2) + 1)){//Network Partition?
									state = State.UNDEFINED;
									listener.onStateChange(state);
									logger.info("State changed to: "+state+" "+8);
								}
							}else{
								//logger.info("State: "+state+" ");
							}
						}
					}
					try {
						if(!Thread.interrupted()){
							Thread.sleep(1000);
						}
					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
						Thread.interrupted();
					}
				}
			}

		});
		statusThread.setName("statusThrd");
		statusThread.setDaemon(true);
		statusThread.start();
		return statusThread;
	}

	private static void startPriorityTXThread(final Thread caller, final Listener listener) {
		final Thread pingThread = new Thread(new Runnable(){
			@Override
			public void run() {
				DatagramSocket socket = null;
				try{
					socket = new DatagramSocket();
					byte[] buff = String.format("%"+BUFF_SIZE+"d", priority).getBytes("ASCII");//pad with zeroes on left

					while(true){
						for(Member member : members){
							final DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(buff, 0, buff.length, member.getAddress(), port);
							logger.debug("Sending priority: "+priority+" to: "+member);
							try{
								socket.send(packet);
							}catch(IOException ioe2){
								ioe2.printStackTrace();
								//the show must go on
								if(socket.isClosed()){
									socket.disconnect();
									socket = new DatagramSocket();
								}
							}
						}
						try{
							Thread.sleep(timeout_ms/2);
						}catch(Exception e){
							e.printStackTrace();
						}
					}
				}catch(Exception ioe){
					ioe.printStackTrace();
					listener.onStateChange(State.UNDEFINED);
					caller.interrupt();
					//TODO maybe interrupt the status thread??
				}finally{
					if(socket != null){
						socket.close();
					}
				}
			}
		});

		pingThread.setName("priorityTX");
		pingThread.setDaemon(true);
		pingThread.start();
	}

	private static Pattern integer = Pattern.compile("\\s*(\\d+)\\s*");

	private static void startPriorityRXThread(final Thread caller, final Listener listener) {
		final Thread keepAliveThread = new Thread(new Runnable(){
			@Override
			public void run() {
				DatagramSocket sock = null;
				try{
					sock = new DatagramSocket(port);
					sock.setSoTimeout(timeout_ms);
					sock.setTrafficClass(4);
					byte[] buff = new byte[BUFF_SIZE];
					int count = 0;
					final DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(buff, BUFF_SIZE);
					while(true){
						try{
							long ts;
							start:{
								sock.receive(packet);
								ts = System.currentTimeMillis();

								final String dataStr = new String(packet.getData(), "ASCII");

								for(Member m : members){
									if(m.address.equals(packet.getAddress())){
										m.setLastRxPacket(ts);
										final Matcher matcher = integer.matcher(dataStr);
										if(!matcher.find()){
											throw new NumberFormatException("invalid priority(int) received: "+dataStr);
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SF Giants: Non-roster players who have received camp invites
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While baseball remains in a lockout, teams can still sign players to minor league deals with camp invites. The detail regarding camp invites has not been consistently reported, but the SF Giants have handed out at least two to non-roster players.
According to Fangraphs, middle infielder Alex Blandino and pitcher Gray Fenter are expected to be in major league camp once spring training gets going. The Giants have signed a handful of players since the lockout began, so there could be others, but these two have been confirmed at the very least.
Blandino was a first round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 out of Stanford University, and he will compete with middle infielders such as Mauricio Dubón, Thairo Estrada, and Jason Vosler for a chance to crack the Opening Day roster. More than likely, the Giants hope that he can serve as depth in Triple-A, especially considering that he is a local product.
In parts of three seasons with the Reds, the right-handed bat has slashed .226/.339/.291 (68 OPS+) with an 11.1 percent walk rate against a 29.8 percent strikeout rate. As is common with many position players coming out of Stanford, Blandino struggles to consistently get lift on his swing but he has made an effort to improve.
In a very small sample of 82 plate appearances in 2021, the 29-year-old infielder posted his lowest ground ball rate (36.6 percent) since he debuted with the Reds back in 2018. This is usually an indicator of a mechanical tweak, and the topline results do not always follow immediately.
Unlike Blandino, Gray Fenter has yet to appear on a major league mound, reaching as high as Double-A in 2021. The Baltimore Orioles selected him in the seventh round of the 2015 draft out of West Memphis High School in West Memphis, Arkansas.
At the time of the draft, the right-handed hurler had committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University, so the Orioles enticed him with a $1 million signing bonus to forgo that commitment.
Fenter underwent Tommy John surgery in the midst of his first professional season in 2015, knocking him out for the entire 2016 season as well. Of course, the 2020 minor league season was cancelled as well, so Fenter has missed substantial development time.
In total, he has recorded a 3.78 ERA across five minor league seasons, totaling just 307.1 innings pitched. This includes a 2021 campaign in which he posted a 5.47 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 10.0 K/9, and a 1.79 SO/W ratio across 77.1 frames for the Orioles' Double-A affiliate.
The young righty has registered over a strikeout per inning (10.3 K/9) since being drafted by Baltimore. He flashes a fastball that sits in the low-90's with a good curveball and a changeup that grades as below-average, so a move to the bullpen would make sense.
Nevertheless, he and Alex Blandino will be a couple of the many non-roster invitees who will be vying for a shot to make the Opening Day roster. For now, they are the only two names who have been confirmed.


Our first hydro system was built at no cost using only reclaimed parts. At first we used an old Stuart Turner brass rotary pump, that we found at the local recycling centre, to provide the turbine. The generator is one of the permanent magnet motors that we have previously used on some cycle generators. It took a fair amount of work to modify the shaft of the motor to fix to the pump and to ensure there were no leaks but the results were worth the effort.
The pump worked okay, but we got frustrated with frequent blockages within the casing. We eventially switched to what was basically a four inch diameter plastic paddle wheel. This item was previously the cooling fan on the back of a large induction motor. It proved to be slightly more efficient than the pump impeller and it could never get blocked.
Inspired by the improvement, we decided to built a pelton wheel. Sixteen cups were fashioned from plate aluminum and rivited to a alumilum disk to form the wheel. It seems to be performing well but its 6 inch diameter is perhaps a little larger than ideal. It is also poorly balanced and causes a lot of vibration.
Having established that it is perfectly possible to use reused pumps or even make a pelton wheel using simple hand tools - we are now tempted to buy a professionally fabricated pelton wheel so that we can compare the performance differences. If we do this, we'll put our findings on this page.
With all the systems we have built so far, the top of the pipe (known as a penstock) was placed in a natural pool within the stream bed. To reduce the chance of blockages in the jet or turbine we added a filter made using fine plastic netting sacks that onions and root vegetables are often packed in. The netting was tied over a plastic bottle with holes cut in it which prevents the netting from entering the pipe and maintains a large surface area for the filter. It seemed to worked fine for a while but when the larch trees dropped their neddles we had lots of problems. Either the filter would get blocked and reduce the amount of water passing through the pipe or the needles would get through and block the turbine. Changing the turbine to one less susceptible to blockages has eliminated the problem.
We have used about 100m of plastic hose laid in the stream bed and providing about 20m of head (the height from the top of the pipe to the turbine). Unfortunately the pipe is made up of short sections and where they are joined the internal diameter is reduced. This increases the resistance and decreases the flow rate. Ideally we would have used a single piece of pipe in order to minimise resistance.
We intend to use pipe of a larger diameter in the future.
The stream and the turbine is about 200m from the Long House and we therefore needed a long run of cable to get the electricity produced to the place we would use it. We joined together a load of off-cuts of 1.5mm2 multistrand wire but were worried that such a long cable would mean large losses because of the low voltage levels we use. However when we measured the voltage at either end of the cable we found the loss was bearly detectable thanks to the low current produced. If we manage to make a more efficient system that produces more power then the power losses in transmission may become far more of an issue and we would have to consider using thicker cable or producing AC at a higher voltage.
The stream we are using is seasonal but while it is running we can produce about 18 watts (18watts * 24hours = 432watthours or ~1.5amp @ 12volts which means 36AmpHrs per day). This level of power is adequate to charge our batteries and in theory provides enough to run a laptop computer (30w) and/or a low energy lightbulb (20w) for at least 12 hours every day.
We found the whole process of creating the hydro system was surprisingly easy but could it really be that simple? While taking water from your own land is a Common Law right in this country, an abstraction license and an annual fee may be required under the Water Resources Act 1991. There are a number of exceptions, such as for private domestic water supplies like to our kitchen. We contacted the Environment Agency to find out what the situation was with our hydro system and were pleased to learn that small hydro power schemes are excempt from an annual license fee.
The amount of power we can potentially produce is fairly low, limited by the nature of our streams and landscape. We have a reletively low flow available to us and it is only the amount of head (pressure) provided by the steep valley walls that makes our tiny system viable. Despite these constraints, we should able to increase the efficiency of our system by using a more suitable turbine, a more efficient generator and a larger diameter pipe - only time will tell.


David Simon has a background in Design, (New Media) Art and Computer Science. He lives and works in Zurich.
For the past year he has been studying decentralized technologies – particularly blockchain technology. In the «decentralized paradigm» Simon sees the potential to shape society in a fundamental way – with alternative forms of (crypto-)capitalism and/or other forms of organization and governance.


The mother of all flamenco is solea. A song of loneliness and solitude. The dancer dances to this not express her feeling but simply to console herself. After the bitterness and anger had worn off. Beyond sadness and devastation. You find a way to endure and go on. All on your own. So I went through the list of all poems about loneliness that I know off. This particular poem by Mahmoud Darwish stood out. I translated it English. And incorporated it into the choreography that I create it.
To dance is to tell a story without words. To write a novel is to make words dance off the page with elegant eloquence as to mesmerize the reader's heart. To be a dancing author is to be cursed to an endless pursuit of two extreme and impossible opposites.
Here is my poem of poems about loneliness.
or a poet taking a leisurely walk through his poem.
Here is the poem in Arabic in case you need to see the original.
أو شاعر يتمشّى في قصيدته.
بأبرة انثى ينقحها حجر الرافدين.
There is a story behind the dress in the video. I saw it in a store for $700, tried it on, fell in love with it, wanted it, but then didn't buy it because of the price. Then I saw the same exact dress, in my size at a second hand store for $60 …. can you believe it? That dress wanted me as much as I wanted it.
If you found this exploration of poems about loneliness interesting, you might want to read about my attempt at translating one of Mahmoud Darwish's seductive poems: called Lesson in Kama Sutra.


Angry people are really funny. You cant guess that easily specially from a photo. But I have defined them I hope you would find them funny. But they are angry remember that before looking at them.
This guy being angry looks like he is showing what a grizzly bear looks at you when he does not like something about you-- Especially your presence.
Here it goes, he really seems trying to funny. There is no way he looks angry. Do you agree?


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CANADA STOCKS-TSX dips, pressured by financials and auto stocks
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* TSX closes down 17.99 points, or 0.12 percent, at 15,479.29
* Six of the TSX's 10 main groups end lower
By Fergal Smith
TORONTO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Monday, with financials down and several auto parts makers losing ground as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump upped pressure on carmakers to build in the United States.
The most influential weights on the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index included Magna International Inc, which fell 3.1 percent at C$56.98, and Linamar Corp , which lost 3.5 percent to C$55.65.
Trump warned German carmaker BMW he would impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles they build in Mexico and export to the U.S. market, according to excerpts of a German newspaper interview released on Sunday.
While most of Trump's attention has been focused on the use of Mexican plants, it is not clear that Ontario's auto industry, closely intertwined with that of Detroit, will escape unharmed.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index closed down 17.99 points, or 0.12 percent, at 15,479.29. Six of the index's 10 main groups ended lower.
The market is pulling back ahead of Trump's inauguration as president on Friday, said Harrison Newlands, research associate at Macnicol & Associates.
The index has rallied more than 5 percent since Trump's election victory on Nov. 8, helped by optimism he will cut corporate taxes, spend on infrastructure and deregulate banks.
Gold climbed to its highest in more than seven weeks on Monday on buying fueled by political uncertainty after comments by Trump on NATO and China.
Recent large swings in gold point to a pickup in stock market volatility amid global political and economic uncertainty, said Newlands, who expects bond yields to resume their recent push higher after the inauguration.
He sees a positive outlook for the TSX due to its large concentration of gold stocks and as Canadian companies benefit from a stronger U.S. dollar and robust U.S. consumption.
Barrick Gold Corp rose 1.5 percent to C$22.50 and Pan Am Silver Corp gained 2.2 percent to C$23.44.
But the materials group, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, slipped 0.1 percent, while the heavyweight financials group declined 0.3 percent.
Stella-Jones Inc slumped 7.5 percent to C$39.50 after several banks cuts their price targets and recommendations on the lumber company after it said lower demand for railway ties would hurt its quarterly profit and revenue.
The energy group retreated 0.2 percent even as oil gained. U.S. crude prices rose 0.5 percent to $52.64 a barrel.
Additional reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Chris Reese


Is there a treatment available for HIV/AIDS. ?
Ø There is no cure available for HIV/AIDS.
Ø However, Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) can prolong the life of a HIV positive person.
Ø Once started, these drugs have not be taken life long.
Ø These drugs are expensive and may have severe adverse reactions.
Ø The ARTs need to be administered under supervision of doctors who are trained in HIV case management.
Ø With the advent of ART HIV/AIDS has become a medically manageable problem.


A policeman brought four boys before a judge.
"They were causing an awful lot of commotion at the zoo, your Honor", he said.
"Boys", said the judge sternly, "I never like to hear reports of juvenile delinquency.
Now I want each of you to tell me your name and what you were doing wrong".
"My name is George", said the first boy, "and I threw peanuts into the elephant pen".
"My name is Pete", said the second boy, "and I threw peanuts into the elephant pen".
"My name is Mike", said the third boy, "and I threw peanuts into the elephant pen".
"My name is Peanuts", said the fourth boy.


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The University of Western Australia's Africa Research & Engagement Centre (AfREC) will hold its inaugural Africa Research Showcase this Friday 15 February 2019.
The showcase will highlight the diverse and valuable research being done by the centre's research fellows and postgraduate fellows.
They include Associate Professor Farida Fozdar who will discuss issues in African settlement in Australia, Professor Valerie Verhasselt, who will look at how research into allergy prevention in Western Australia may lead to new strategies for malaria prevention in Uganda while Dr Max Vietri will present his work on socio-political change and the establishment of the oil industry in Mauritania between 2001 and 2011.


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THE CHARLES B. PIERCE FILES: THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK (1972)
June 18, 2021 June 18, 2021 by Patrick Crain, posted in Film Review
Come sit around the campfire and let me spin you a tale of a more innocent time. 1972, to be exact. The year when a G-rated horror film like Charles B. Pierce's The Legend of Boggy Creek could make a killing and become an absolute phenomenon. Not only did it cement the areas in and around southwest Arkansas as the United States's prime real estate for bigfoot creatures and those that would capture the poor beast, it began a rash of independent, regional filmmaking that found its way onto double bills and in drive-ins across the country. You may not believe the tale but one such exists about a small southern burg, some folks who lived there, and the millions of dollars they printed out of thin air with little more than some competent nature footage and a stone-faced delivery of what amounted to a sideshow carnival attraction.
Wikipedia lists The Legend of Boggy Creek as a "1972 American docudrama horror film" which is, in reality, a bunch of words doing some heavy lifting in the service of a subgenre that really doesn't exist. Part travelogue, part horror film, and part documentary, had The Legend of Boggy Creek turned out to be an industrial film for the Arkansas Department of Tourism that simply escaped the lab and terrorized the southern drive-ins for years, I would have been neither surprised nor mad upon discovery of the fact. For this is a film that is so non-traditional in structure, so bereft of narrative, and so bankrupt of actual scares, that it will likely, and sadly, eventually be lost to time as it's tough to imagine generations unfamiliar with drive-ins and the type of films programmed for them cottoning to it.
But to understand The Legend of Boggy Creek's inexplicable success and to get into its skin, the viewer has to cast themselves back to a time in which the vaguest of urban legends could wind their way through the media of the time and become sensationally real. If you never sat with jaw agape while watching an episode of Leonard Nimoy's In Search of…, never had Orson Welles scare the absolute shit out of you by telling you the world was going to end in short order in The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, or who bought every single thing, no matter how fantastic, either Real People or That's Incredible! put in front of you, The Legend of Boggy Creek might prove to be less than effective.
But for those on the ground at the time, The Legend of Boggy Creek was really something. You may have noticed that I really haven't mentioned much about the film's plot and there's a very good reason for that as the film doesn't have one. Instead, the film acts as the memories of a little-seen narrator (voiced by Vern Stierman) who recounts his time as a boy in the tiny town of Fouke, Arkansas, a blip on the map that is about forty-five or so miles south of Texarkana. A town with little more than a main street and numerous winding roads that lead back into a dark thicket of swampland and creek canals, Fouke would be a town you'd likely miss if not for its legend of the Fouke Monster, a giant, hairy creature who lives deep in the bottoms and emerges on occasion to terrorize the inhabitants of the town and all points surrounding same.
Like Oliver Stone's JFK, the film throws a ton of information and anecdotes at the audience but ultimately presents a very weak case for its subject matter. When it's all boiled down to the brass tacks, the Fouke Monster could just be an elaborate grift by the various members of the family Crabtree, a seemingly endless number of people who pop up throughout the film to make mention of their encounters with the monster. The film (almost laughingly) wants us to believe that about three different Crabtrees had some kind of encounter with the monster but never told one another for fear of disbelief, running counter to my experience with the way families communicate in rural parts of the country. Yes, I'm sure that over many drunken hunting trips, fishing excursions, and family get-togethers, not a one of them ever uttered a peep about their encounter. It's actually easier to think that the Fouke Monster might have come about in conversation over a case of Coors and a dwindling fire pit in the same way the Amityville Horror scam was cooked up by deadbeats George and Kathy Lutz and underwritten by the terminally unserious Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Of course, veracity is hardly the point here. The Legend of Boggy Creek is really just a relaxed and lazy carnival ride and the more ingrained one is with this part of the country, the more tactile the experience will be. And it's not without its moments of effectiveness. Some of the dusky shots surrounding the run down and rustic shacks still inhabited by people have an eerie stillness to them and Pierce does a good job keeping the creature mostly hidden by brush and quick edits. Disguised as a horror film, it is just as much a celebration of a tiny American community on the brink of extinction that has likely been given a 75 year lease on life due to this film.
Does shrinking this film down to television screens and forever anchoring it in living rooms diminish its power as a film? Certainly. But the film's influence has a shadow that has been cast so long that it's almost forever rooted itself as a piece of American folklore in that part of the country. The Fouke monster has spread into the southwestern part of Oklahoma where Bigfoot tourism creates no small amount of tax revenue. And could there be something to the notion that The Legend of Boggy Creek was one of the first films to graft a flimsy true and supernatural story onto film, thereby creating an entire phenomenon? Where the people who owned the actual Long Island Amityville house eventually had to remodel it to ward away tourists who would forever stop and snap pictures of it, Fouke has welcomed the attention. For the main highway into town has been renamed the Monster Parkway and there is most definitely a Monster Mart just to the north of the Boggy Creek Cafe.
"I'd still like to hear his lonely cry just to know that there is still a little bit of wilderness left and there are mysteries that remain unsolved," the film's narrator pleads at the end. Despite the cottage industry The Legend of Boggy Creek has created in its corner of the world regarding swamp monsters and the like, it never really creates the notion that there's anything mysterious going on in Fouke. But what it has proven is that, no matter how sophisticated a society we become, there will always be plenty of carnival marks. And, for the sake of our sense of wonder, that's not at all a bad thing. God bless America.
(C) Copyright 2021, Patrick Crain
Tagged Bigfoot, Charles B. Pierce, cinema, film, film review, Fouke, Fouke Monster, Movies, Smoky Crabtree, The Legend of Boggy Creek, Travis Crabtree
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An essential tenet of our ideas about Green Light Design — especially when we are working with subject matter experts and instructors on their classes — is the idea that everyone we work with is right. Especially when we disagree with them, or they seem so obviously wrong-wrong-wrong to us, with all our experience building courses for online delivery.
It's incredibly easy to dismiss someone's ideas or opinions about online instruction. We regularly have people come to us with ideas about how discussion forums are useless and waste a lot of time. About how their students all cheat.
We can get frustrated with an instructor or SME's habits and resistance to new ideas we present to them, and that's one of the real stressors of our type of work, but it's critical that we take the time to understand how the choices they are making are the right choices.
Our job, as instructional designers, is to take the time to set aside our own ideas and sense of what is right and really understand what it is that is right about this other person's position. They all have reasons, each idea that feels wrong to us is based on lived experience, on trying to find the right solution in confusing, unfamiliar places, and it's no surprise that many of these SMEs come up with ideas that are different from our own.
We can't start to really help them until we learn from them about how they came to the methods and decisions that they're using right now. What was the problem that drove one professor to swear off discussion forums? What sort of cheating have students been getting away with in another's instructor's experience?
Hear their stories. Listen to them. Take some time to appreciate what they faced and how they solved their problems. Then you can help them see the new solutions you offer.


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