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Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a vascular disease of the liver that occurs when a blood clot occurs in the hepatic portal vein, which can lead to increased pressure in the portal vein system and reduced blood supply to the liver. The mortality rate is approximately 1 in 10.

An equivalent clot in the vasculature that exits the liver carrying deoxygenated blood to the right atrium via the inferior vena cava, is known as hepatic vein thrombosis or Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Signs and symptoms
Portal vein thrombosis causes upper abdominal pain, possibly accompanied by nausea and an enlarged liver and/or spleen; the abdomen may be filled with fluid (ascites). A persistent fever may result from the generalized inflammation. While abdominal pain may come and go if the thrombus forms suddenly, long-standing clot build-up can also develop without causing symptoms, leading to portal hypertension before it is diagnosed.

Other symptoms can develop based on the cause. For example, if portal vein thrombosis develops due to liver cirrhosis, bleeding or other signs of liver disease may be present. If portal vein thrombosis develops due to pylephlebitis, signs of infection such as fever, chills, or night sweats may be present.

Causes
Slowed blood flow due to underlying cirrhosis or congestive heart failure is often implicated. The prevalence of PVT in patients with cirrhosis is unclear, with a wide variety of incidence claimed by various researchers (estimated to be 1 in 100 by some while others believe it affects nearly 1 in 4).

Thrombophilia (including inherited conditions such as factor V Leiden deficiency, protein C or S deficiency, or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) is another common cause. Nearly one-third of patients have a myeloproliferative disorder (e.g. polycythemia vera or primary thrombocytosis), most commonly due to a Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene mutation. Oral contraceptive use or pregnancy are other non-inherited tendencies for thrombosis.

Alternatively, the portal vein may be injured as a result of pancreatitis, diverticulitis, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or abdominal surgery/trauma. Red flags for cancerous growth as a cause are elevated alpha fetoprotein levels, portal vein diameter greater than 2.3 cm, pulsatility on Doppler ultrasound imaging, or hyperintense hepatic arterial phase (HAP) on CT scan with contrast.

PVT is also a known complication of surgical removal of the spleen. During the last several years, myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have emerged as a leading systemic cause of splanchnic vein thromboses (which include PVT).

Mechanism
The main portal vein is formed by the union of the splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein (SMV). It is responsible for approximately three-fourths of the liver's blood flow, transported from much of the gastrointestinal system as well as the pancreas, gallbladder, and spleen. Cirrhosis alters bleeding pathways thus patients are simultaneously at risk of uncontrolled bleeding and forming clots. A long-standing hindrance in flow as in chronic PVT, also known as portal cavernoma, can cause an increase in the hepatic venous pressure gradient (portal hypertension) and increased blood flow through subsidiary veins. This may lead to ascites or bleeding from varices.

An infected thrombus may become septic, known as pylephlebitis; if blood cultures are positive for growth at this time, the most common organism is Bacteroides.

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis is usually made with imaging confirming a clot in the portal vein; ultrasound is the least invasive method and the addition of Doppler technique shows a filling defect in blood flow. PVT may be classified as either occlusive or nonocclusive based on evidence of blood flow around the clot. An alternative characterization based on site can be made: Type 1 is limited to the main portal vein, Type 2 involves only a portal vein branch (2a, or 2b if both branches are affected), and Type 3 if clot is found throughout both areas. Determination of condition severity may be derived via computed tomography (CT) with contrast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or MR angiography (MRA). Those with chronic PVT may undergo upper endoscopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy, EGD) to evaluate the presence of concurrent dilated veins (varices) in the stomach or esophagus. Other than perhaps slightly elevated transaminases, laboratory tests to evaluate liver function are typically normal.  D-dimer levels in the blood may be elevated as a result of fibrin breakdown.

On duplex ultrasound, demonstration of echogenic material within the portal vein, complete or partial absence of colour flow in the portal vein, presence of collateral vessels around the portal vein or gall bladder that bypass the portal vein.

Treatment
Treatment is aimed at opening the blocked veins to minimize complications; the duration of clot (acute versus chronic) affects treatment. Unless there are underlying reasons why it would be harmful, anticoagulation (low molecular weight heparin, followed by warfarin) is often initiated and maintained in patients who do not have cirrhosis. Anticoagulation for patients with cirrhosis who experience portal vein thrombosis is usually not advised unless they have chronic PVT 1) with thrombophilia, 2) with clot burden in the mesenteric veins, or 3) inadequate blood supply to the bowels. In more severe instances, shunts or a liver transplant may be considered. If blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract has been compromised chronically, surgery may be required to remove dead intestine.

Different considerations are made in the management of PVT in pediatric patients or those who have already received a liver transplant.

See also
 Pylephlebitis
 Budd–Chiari syndrome

References

External links

 Merck

Hepatology
Vascular diseases
Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

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9/11 victims' kin seek release of secret documents
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from boston herald: Three families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attacks head to court today to plead with a federal judge to release a million pages of documents detailing the mass murder of nearly 3,000 Americans. Those secret papers, one Bay State family member told the Herald, are "so bad you won't believe it... It was out control," Paul Keating, 45, said of security on Sept. 11, 2001, including at Logan International Airport in Boston where two ill-fated jets left on a collision course with infamy. "My mother went through the most public murder you could imagine... and I've been putting up with this crap for seven years," Keating said of his refusal to settle his case out of court. Keating's 72-year-old mother, Barbara, a Framingham native, died aboard American Airlines Flight 11. Keating is making legal history today, along with the families of Mark Bavis, 31, and Sara Low, 28, by asking Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Federal District Court in Manhattan to lift the order keeping all the evidence hidden. Low was a Boston-based flight attendant on Flight 11; Bavis of West Newton, a passenger on United Airlines Flight 175. Both jets left Logan with hijackers on board and were slammed into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. "Sept. 11 should not have happened," said attorney Donald A. Migliori, whose firm represents all three families. He said the secret papers include depositions of former Massport Executive Director Virginia Buckingham and former Logan security chief Joe Lawless. If the documents are released, plans are in the works to make a public archive. As for the three families, they vow to hold out for public trials next year - refusing any share of $7 billion in secret settlements to expose how 19 terrorists brought a nation to its knees.
kin lose bid for release of 9/11 info
from nydailynews: A Manhattan judge on Wednesday dealt a blow to families of 9/11 victims seeking the release of documents they say will reveal how the 19 terrorists slipped past airport security. Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected three families' request to create a public trove of documents turned over by airlines and security companies during the course of litigation. Hellerstein said forcing the turnover of the documents would bog down efforts to bring to trial suits filed by the families who've refused to accept a monetary settlement of their claims. "Right now, I want to move these cases to trial," Hellerstein said. "That's my goal." There remain just three holdout families out of nearly 100 who chose to pursue litigation rather than accept a settlement from the Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Hellerstein did not issue a ruling but indicated to the families' lawyer Donald Migliori that he likely would rule against them. Hellerstein's decision stung Mike Low, 66, whose flight attendant daughter Sara died aboard American Airlines Flight 11. He hopes the documents will help others learn more about their loved ones' final moments. Two months ago, Low learned that his daughter relayed the seat numbers of the hijackers to the ground so that federal agents could identify them.
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there are too many unanswered questions pertaining to the 9/11
mass murder.
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The 911 events were staged by the neocons to take control of the country.
Buildings have never collapsed straight down, at free-fall speed, AGAINST the path of greatest resistance, neatly onto their own footprints unless it was a controlled demolition.
Thermite residues and molten metal weeks later (which wouldn't have happened from just a fire) leave no doubt it was a controlled demolition.
The Democrats have been willing participants in the cover-up of this right-wing attack on America. This makes them accessories to treason, after the fact.
The corporate control of the mass media has been used to try to keep the truth hidden. But people know this was a conspiracy, and that eventually the truth will come out.
It seems downright illegal to forbid data gathered at taxpayer expense to be released. I would suggest this nation would be much better off if data that may show portions of government operations that are remiss in their duties were exposed to the light of day. If that were allowed leaders woulf tread very carefully when contemplating questionable acts. And I suspect we would have to erect new prisons to house those who were purposely deficient.
God Bless these families, protect them, and keep them from harm's way. It is too harsh and tragic a life for justice to be denied them. Screw Judge Hellenstein. Screw fake 'national security' denied to protect the errors and egos of the ruling class. Tell us what we can do to help our fellow countrymen find out the truth about September 11, 2001 from which all evil flows.
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All private mortgages on real and personal property, to be null and void?
Billy—-You have made your point perfectly!
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TRENTON — A nonprofit group's effort to get a specialty New Jersey license plate with the tagline "Choose Life" has been revived by a federal appeals court.
State officials argued that they have the right to reject plate slogans that may be deemed political, religious or otherwise controversial. A U.S. district judge agreed, dismissing a 2008 lawsuit filed the New York-based Children First Foundation.
The group appealed, and a three-judge panel revived the suit today on the grounds that the state's decision may have amounted to impermissible "viewpoint discrimination."
"The court should have focused on whether the prohibition of certain advocacy messages and the permission of others based solely on the viewpoints expressed constituted such a violation," wrote Judge Theodore McKee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Anti-abortion groups have won approval in at least 18 states for specialized license plates with the tagline "Choose Life." But officials in New Jersey and other states have fought the requests.
The case will now be sent back to U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano for further proceedings.
Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerSpecialty license plates are displayed in a show case at Motor Vehicle Agency in Newark in August 2009. An anti-abortion non-profit organization is still fighting New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission to make a specialty license plate with "Choose Life" on it.


Frankfurt - Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg are gearing up for a relegation scrap as they seek crucial points in their pursuit of top-flight survival on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 16:30 GMT/17:30 CET).
The two clubs who flew the Bundesliga flag in the UEFA Europa League this season could hardly be further away from qualifying for that competition when they meet at the Commerzbank Arena.
Freiburg bowed out of Europe first with elimination in the group stage while a spirited Frankfurt fell to FC Porto in the last 32. However, their continental jaunts have now been consigned to the past, with staying in the Bundesliga top priority.
"This may not be a final, but we know how enormously important it is," said Eagles' coach Armin Veh. "If we want to stay up, it's going to be vital to win our home games." Frankfurt hold a seven-point cushion over 17th-placed Freiburg, but in the fast-moving world of the Bundesliga, that could soon change.
Veh is able to count on his skipper Pirmin Schwegler, who will take to the field wearing a mask to shield a broken nose, while also nursing fractured ribs. "He's got a fantastic attitude," Veh said. "He recognises how serious the situation is and, despite his injury, he's made himself available. He's a model professional."
Freiburg are likewise able to call upon a loyal servant in Pavel Krmas, who extended his contract earlier this week. "Even after seven years, I still love playing and working for SC Freiburg," said the Czech Republic defender. "I want to pay back the faith shown in me."
That could prove difficult on Sunday however, as history is not on Freiburg's side against Frankfurt, who have not been beaten by their south-western rivals in four games. Moreover, Freiburg have only managed to score four times in their last eight meetings with the Eagles. Nevertheless, coach Christian Streich remains upbeat about his side's prospects: "We had three or four situations against Dortmund where if we'd played the final ball we'd have had a unmarked man with a chance to score. The fact we managed to get at Dortmund like that is very good."
Austrian forward Philipp Zulechner should keep his place in the attack after a stirring performance against BVB last weekend and has taken heart from his display: "I saw that I can definitely hold my own at this level and now we're go to Frankfurt aiming to win." That is just as well, as the visitors can ill afford to drop many more points this term.


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Seeking Perfection
His Eminence, Sayyed Ali Fadlullah, delivered the two Friday prayer sermons at the Imamain Al-Hassanain Mosque, Jamada I, 1444\ November 25, 2022. Several prominent religious scholars, dignitaries and believers attended the Jumu'a prayer. Following is the edited text of the sermons:
The first Sermon
Allah, The Most Exalted, says in His Glorious Book: Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent –
[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed – and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving [And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks? Allah, The Most Exalted, speaks the truth.
One of the most important traits Islam has urged its followers to adopt is perfection in whatever they do and in performing the responsibilities they shoulder, for this trait is very important in building and developing the society and evading the consequences that might be catastrophic if it is not sought.
Perfection means doing the work in the best possible way and within the time it should be done in, without any flaws or anything that it could make it fail to realize what it is meant for.
Perfection is not an option that one could choose not to undertake. It is a duty that Islam ordained so that man would realize one of the objectives of his existence as God's viceroy on earth, by following His example and do his best in performing the responsibilities he shoulders.
Allah, The Most Exalted, says: [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed – and He is the Exalted in Might. This indicates that on the Day of Judgment we will be held accountable not only for the deeds we did, but also for how we did them and why we did not do them in the best possible way. This is also what the honorable Hadith pointed out: One should not be concerned with doing many deeds but rather with how good his deeds are. The Hadith also says that Allah, The Most Exalted, likes whoever does a deed to do it in the best way.
The Prophet's concern with perfection was so overwhelming that it included the shroud although it would wear out and the tomb, although, it would be covered with soil. This is a clear indication that what is meant by perfection is that one's work should be appreciated by those one is working for, even if no one benefits from it. The Quran talked about the desired perfection in the context of God's direction to His prophet, Dawood, who was making shields for his soldiers: Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links. That is: seek perfection and make sure that you put the links in a way that does not prevent the soldier from moving freely.
Allah, The Most Exalted, has also enhanced man's feeling for the need for perfection by:
Firstly: He called on man to look at the universe and discover that he will not find any fault in it. On the contrary, he will find it perfectly and beautifully made. It is, as God says, the work of Allah, who perfected all things, while humans were created in the best form.
Secondly: He considered that the believers are those who are to their trusts and their promises attentive, considering those who are not honest and responsible in their work to be not among them. The Hadith says: The one who cheats on us is not one of us.
Thirdly: He called on the worker to be aware that Allah, The Most Exalted, His prophet and the believers are mindful of what he is doing and that he would be accounted for it in the Hereafter. Do [as you will], for Allah will see your deeds, and [so, will] His Messenger and the believers.
Not only did Islam call for perfection, but it also called on society to encourage those who seek to do their best by thanking, appreciating and rewarding them.
Dear loved ones: We are in dire need to attain all the means that would allow us to establish perfection whether by good education or appreciating and rewarding those who do their work in the best possible way and punishing those who do not.
By the virtue of perfection, which Islam raised the people on, Muslims were able to reach all that glory in the past in all intellectual, cultural, scientific, social, and medical…fields. Their golden period ended when they started to appoint people to posts based on favoritism and not qualifications.
Dear loved ones: we are not going to restore our glorious civilization and resume our effective and strong role in the world unless we adopt the slogan of perfection and thrive for the best possible in everything we do. We need this in our worship, in our families, in raising our children, in our marital life, in our streets, in our villages and towns, in running our shops, factories and establishments, in our mutual relations …etc. We should be perfectionists in politics, economy and Jihad… in saying doing and behaving… By this, we restore the initiative we had lost and build our reality and Hereafter and become, as God wanted, the best 'Ummah ever raised for mankind.
The second sermon
Worshippers of Allah, the most exalted, I advise you and myself with the advice of the Messenger(p.) who said after d a kid told him that he loves him more than himself and his parents but not more than Allah, The Most Exalted: Be like this kid and"Love Allah for the blessings by which He nourishes you, love me for the love of Allah".
This is the advice of the Messenger (p.): to love God for Himself and if we love any other it is because he loves Allah. This will make us more responsible and more capable of confronting challenges.
We begin with Lebanon, whose Independence Day was a few days ago. This anniversary reminds the Lebanese of their independence and is an occasion to honor those who made all efforts and sacrifices to free Lebanon from the French mandate, and they surely deserve this tribute. However, we want this honoring to include those who fought to liberate the land from the Zionist enemy and all occupiers and invaders of this blessed land. Yet, we are entitled, along with the Lebanese, to ask if we have become truly independent and free to make our own political and economic decisions. We are sorry to say that the answer is no, as we are still a hostage to foreign interference, waiting for its word to elect a president or take any other major decision… solve our economic crisis … establish security and stability, or even defend ourselves.
Meanwhile, the election of a new president is still marking time with all parties insisting on their extreme demands, although the current balance in the Parliament and the inability of any political party to impose its candidate require making mutual concessions to reach an agreement without which the state of vacuum would be a long one…
Thus, we renew our call to the political parties represented in the Parliament to be faithful to those who elected them, by working hard to end this critical vacuum and reach a formula that brings in a president who can be entrusted with the country and its citizens and who is able to get it out of the tunnel it is stuck in.
Meanwhile, the living conditions in the country continue to deteriorate, especially now with the raise of the "custom dollar" to 15 thousand Lebanese pounds. The consequences of such an increase will not only affect the prices of commodities, food, medicine and hospitalization, but it will also entail the fuel that is much needed in winter, in addition to the rise in the rate of theft, murder and even suicide.
In this regard, we recall the critical report of the UN undersecretary-general for human rights who described the problem in Lebanon as a crime against humanity, especially after the governor of the Central Bank had violated the international standards, which led to the disappearance of the depositors' money…
On the Palestinian level, we would like to praise the dual operation in Jerusalem, that was carried out despite all the security measures the enemy had taken. This operation reaffirms that the enemy cannot enjoy any safety or security as long as it occupies the land…
Lastly, in the aftermath of the climate Summit and its resolutions, we quote the western press, which described the performance of the industrial states as wavering, eluding and postponing. We believe that they did not deal with the root causes of global warming that is threatening the earth and what is on it. These states only care about promoting their interests even if this leads to the destruction of the planet and those living on it.
Rabih Zeineddine
Luqman's advice to his son
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Why the believer should restrain his anger


We all remember the Cisco Fatty, right? Losing a job she hadn't even started yet because of an inappropriate Tweet sent out about Cisco?
Not so fast. Slacker Manager at HRM Today posted the sad story of a woman who, after three and a half great years at her company, was fired for complaining about her job on Facebook.
How am I still in the wrong and losing my job over this?
While this totally stinks, Slacker Manager says, there's not much you can do about it, if you have at-will employment (most do), which means you can be terminated at any time for any reason except discrimination. If anyone at the company saw it and recognized you, even if outsiders to the company didn't see you complaining, you've now marked yourself in your boss's eyes as a whiner who doesn't like his/her job. Best not to do it.
And remember, don't Tweet anything you wouldn't want your grandma to see.


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Q: Nodemailer send email after certain date? I am creating a node.js, mongoose, express, and mongodb web app. I am new to coding but I would like to use nodemailer to send emails to users. Specifically, I would like to code a form that a user can enter in their email + days that are important to them. I would like  to  use nodemailer to automatically send them an email a week before the dates they entered reminding them of the date each year. How should I approach this using javascript? I really don't know where to begin. Thanks!

A: Just to give one possible approach: I would use CRON jobs to implement this scenario, in the case of NodeJS this means using a module like cron. The service could be realized as a RESTful API.
The concrete implementation depends on performance claims and properties like amount of running reminders but one very basic solution would be to store the dates inside of MongoDB and reload it on every web application restart. You have then to create a CRON job for every date. Be aware: This strategy could lead to performance issues!
Here you find a simple pseudo code for creating a CRON job based on a date stored in database:
const cron = require('cron');

let date = new Date(...); // Date object fetched from database
let job = new cron.CronJob(date, () => {

    // Send email with nodemailer
});

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Del. Hershey asks commissioners to support Senate bid using official stationery, apparent ethics violation
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Del. Mike Smigiel left with Del. Steve Hershey with Gov. Martin O'Malley, seated, at a May 2 bill signing.
Del. Steve Hershey has lobbied county commissioners in Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, and Cecil for letters of support to the governor in his bid to fill the seat vacated by Sen. E.J. Pipkin in District 36. But he has done so using his official legislative letterhead — prohibited under ethics rules established by the legislature.
"The official stationery of a delegate or senator is provided at taxpayer expense and is intended for use in official General Assembly business and for customary constituent services," reads Ethics Opinion #2 in the Legislative Ethics Guide that was revised in 2010. "Other correspondence, particularly if it relates to a political campaign, must be sent on stationery that is not printed at the General Assembly's expense."
Hershey, R-Queen Anne's, is in a dead heat with is opponent, Del. Mike Smigiel, R-Cecil, to fill Pipkin's seat. Hershey won the votes of the Republican central committees in Kent and Caroline, and Smigiel has secured Queen Anne's and Cecil. Unless a county changes its vote to give one candidate a clear majority by Sept 10, Gov. Martin O'Malley will choose from either candidate to break the tie.
"In an effort to assist the Governor in his selection, I am seeking the endorsement of the governing bodies in each of the counties within the 36th District along with several local municipalities," Hershey wrote in his letter to the commissioners. "This can be accomplished through a letter of support addressed to the Governor and sent or emailed to the Appointments Secretary."
Democratic governor will make final choice on GOP seat
Central committee members are beside themselves that a Democratic governor will be the final arbiter in a Republican contest on the Eastern Shore. They believe a tie demonstrates a lack of unity in Maryland Republican Party that can be exploited by Democrats.
Smigiel said he objected to Hershey's use of official letterhead but said he would not file an ethics complaint. He said the Republican caucus in Annapolis made delegates aware of the guidelines for use of legislative stationary back in May.
"When the caucus reminded us of this provision back in May, I took note of it," Smigiel said. "When we began this process a few weeks ago, I called and spoke to the ethics advisor who then reiterated that it was unethical to use any resources paid for by the taxpayers in pursuit of the nomination for the Senate seat. I would hope that Delegate Hershey will apologize to the taxpayers and reimburse the state for the cost to the citizens."
Smigiel, a three-term delegate, said the mistake speaks to Hershey's lack of experience and is why he has called for public debate on the issues before O'Malley is given the power to break the tie.
"A debate would demonstrate who the most qualified candidate is, and I believe I am the most qualified and experienced candidate to lead the 36th District," Smigiel said.
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Hershey responded late Tuesday that the ethics guidelines were not clear and that he would take responsibility if a mistake was made.
"As an applicant in this nomination process, I issued an email using my electronic letterhead asking for a letter of support," Hershey responded in an email.
"This specific situation is not addressed in the ethics guidelines. It does specify that a member of the General Assembly cannot use state issued letterhead to advocate for an election or campaign. However, we clearly have the responsibility to make and seek recommendations for appointed positions."
"It's possible there is a fine line between an appointment to a board or commission and that to a elected position."
"Since it is not clearly addressed, I could seek further advice from the ethics council rather than the advice received through an informal staff inquiry. If it is determined that I erred, then I take full responsibility and will issue a retraction," Hershey said.
Senate incumbents pick up challengers on filing deadline
Maryland Senate incumbents who were running unopposed picked up challengers at Tuesday's filing deadline, but other senators without any opponents must wait until Monday to find out if the opposition parties will name a candidate to run against them.
In Baltimore County's District 8, former Republican Del. John Bishop will run as a Democrat challenging Democratic Sen. Kathy Klausmeier.


Congrats to Vera Moore who won Rebecca Rasmussen's Bird Sisters in our contest .
Deb Tawna is starting to feel the pressure with her release date for MAKING WAVES just three months away. To keep the stress at bay, she's been spending lots of time going for hikes with her beautiful dog, Bindi. Here they are together enjoying the Painted Hills in Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
Deb Kim is speaking to the TACA Philadelphia Chapter Friday night and will be at Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, PA (Bucks County) on Saturday at 11:00am.
Deb Sarah is still spinning from her recent debut week. The Violets of March is out in the world and you can soon find it at Costco, where it is a Book Buyer Pick!
Therese Fowler's new novel, Exposure, is released this Tuesday (with a blurb from Deb Eleanor!). Therese will be visiting with us on the 14th, but don't wait until then to pick up her fabulous book!
Deb Dish — Time to Check in… What the Debs are Reading Now!
As a rule, I am NOT a book juggler, and yet right now I'm reading both UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King, and THE QUEEN OF EVERYTHING by Deb Caletti.
I absolutely have to recommend Ellen F. Brown's Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey. You wouldn't think that a book about the publication of a book would be so interesting, but this was one of those books where every day I would find excuses to work into conversation the tidbits I'd learned the day before. So good!
Deb Kim I'm reading Diane Mott Davidson's "Crunch Time," a Goldy Schultz catering mystery with yummy recipes.
I've got Jael McHenry's The Kitchen Daughter on my night stand. I can't wait to crack the spine!
I've been looking forward to reading past Deb guest Kristina McMorris's debut novel LETTERS FROM HOME (which she shared with us here) but my mother took one look at it and stole it from me. She devoured and loved it, so now I'm getting my turn. So far it's been a delight!
Huge Gone With the Wind fan so I just had to order the Kindle version of Deb Eleanor's recommendation.
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Home Issue 108, February 2019
Out of his Depth?
Thomas Earls FitzGerald
Cathal Brugha, a brave soldier but an inept politician, is probably best known for his tense relationship with Collins and his refusal to surrender during the fighting in O'Connell Street in the early stages of the civil war. He preferred to die fighting, charging his opponents head on.
Building Jerusalem
Kris Anderson
David Kynaston, in the first volume of a projected major work, accomplishes his ambition to tell the story of the postwar changes in ordinary people's lives with a prose style that balances entertainment with erudition and in-depth historical assessment with gorgeous, fact-laden word pictures, all fused together in an exemplary narrative of a fascinating period.
One Damn Thing After Another
John Burrow's survey of the history-writing tradition, covering practitioners as diverse as the church father Eusebius and Henry Adams's American classics, betrays a boyish delight in a fracas. His trademark is the chuckle that implies an acceptance of imperfection. Such, it concedes, is life.
Down on the Plantation
Seamus Deane
Slavery was not an institution in colonial Ireland. Rather the condition was reclassified as an almost ontological one, that of 'poverty'. This had a natural alliance with 'Irish', just as 'negro' had with 'slave' in the racial hierarchy that helped assuage class subjection among American whites.
Left in a Free State
Northern unionists developed the political and paramilitary muscle in the crisis of 100 years ago to defy nationalism and stay out of a united Ireland. Their Southern brethren were left with the options of accepting the will of the majority and becoming a minority in the new state or leaving.
Philosopher in a Hurry
Johnny Lyons
As a popular explainer of what philosophy is concerned with, Bryan Magee had few equals. Never, perhaps, has so much been owed by so many curious minds to a single intellect. But as his frank memoirs show, Magee was not just a man of intellect but one of will and, above all, appetite.
Gorgeous and Sinful
Harry Clarke's work in stained glass can be read in a variety of ways – as modernist, late Victorian, political, even apolitical, but whichever way one argues about interpretations it is hard to question his achievements.
Mistaking Identity
Tom Inglis
We are inclined to think of social identities as traits that are common to all members of a group, that a person cannot help acting like 'a woman' or 'a Frenchman'. But identities are fluid and dynamic. People perform their identities, playing up, or down, their social roles and positions.
Rotters in Brexitland
Giles Newington
Jonathan Coe's strengths as a writer – his humour, his clarity, and particularly the deft way he can sketch in the political background – make him well-equipped to sustain a state-of-the-nation novel that is credible and wide-ranging yet avoids being dragged down by the weightiness of its theme.
From Now to Then
Siobhán Parkinson
A narrative structure which inverts fiction's usual propulsion from a 'then' towards a point of closure that seems to be an inevitable consequence of events resembles our habits of reminiscence, which start with the vivid 'now' and look backwards towards a more sketchily remembered past.


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Q: Is there a real-life advantage of mixed lists I have worked with C# and Java and everytime I needed a List I wanted to store objects of the same type, like:
List<Customer> customers;
//or
List<Invoice> invoices;

The official Python-Doc states:

Lists might contain items of different types, but usually the items all have the same type.

Therefore this is possible:
list = [1, 2, 3, "cat", some_object, "another cat", 4, "and a cat again"]

There are hundreds of examples of mixed lists and explanations of why it is possible.
I understand why it is possible in python to have lists with mixed types but I cannot think of an real life example where it would be useful.
I am wondering for quite some time if there is a real advantage of having mixed lists.
Or is it just: "we don't need it, but we can!"
Am I missing something very important about mixed lists which would make me a better python-programmer?
Edit:
I thought this answer will be given that python cant do otherwise so let me rephrase that:
Or is it just: "we don't need it, but we can't do otherwise!"

A: Python lists store items of the same type -- references to other objects.

Or is it just: "we don't need it, but we can!"

No it's not. Python doesn't have type checking, so it's rather "because we can't do otherwise".

A: First, as referenced in the above-linked cross-site question, remember that a language like Java will let you create an array of Object anyway, which is pretty similar to Python's default list.
Second, there is an extremely common use case for data structures containing elements of different types. Here's an example:
def get_row():
    response = input('Enter your name and score, separated by a space: ').split()
    return response[0], int(response[1])

Now you're returning a tuple that contains a string and an integer.
Here's another example:
names = ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Charlie']
scores = [8, 12, 9]
results = dict(zip(names, scores))

Without being able to create tuples with a string and an integer, we might have to do something like results = {name:scores[i] for i, name in enumerate(names)}. Could we? Sure... but it's nice that we can choose the one that looks better, without even having to think about whether our data structure holds str or int or object, and without having to cast objects before the compiler will allow us to work with them.

A: It has applications cause polymorphism. Imagine you have multiple sports objects, like socker, basketball and football, each one is played different but all are played, so you can say
socker = Socker()
basketball = Basketball()
football = Football()
sportsILike = [socker, basketball, football]
for sport in sportsILike:
    sport.play()

The interesting thing is that those sports are different classes!


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The growing proliferation of over the counter pharmaceuticals is making products accessible in more ways than one. While counterfeiting is a problem with serious consequences for prescriptive medicines, OTCs typically have fewer gatekeepers along the supply chain, leaving them particularly vulnerable to corruption.
Considering the billions ploughed into marketing these products, it is surprising that counterfeiting remains such an extensive problem to the industry.
According to the International Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau, counterfeiting across food, pharmaceuticals and luxury goods is worth around 7% of the world's GNP. Research by Pira reveals that companies across Europe are losing an estimated £28-40bn to counterfeiting, while the World Health Organisation assesses 6% of pharmaceuticals worldwide to be fakes. In parts of Africa this could be as high as 50–60% and more than 25% in Latin America.
Incidences of counterfeiting are being further fuelled by the practice of diversion where the product is shipped from one country to another, re-packaged and then reshipped to the country of origin, usually at a higher price. While these may be genuine medicines, those involved in a diversion network may be in collusion with counterfeiters and so often genuine pharmaceuticals are mixed with counterfeit.
The Internet is also proving to be an invaluable tool for crooks. In June 2001, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that it had come across 300-400 web sites selling prescriptive drugs. Many of these are likely to be counterfeit, out-of-date or contaminated.
"Considering the intensity of impact counterfeiting might have on consumer safety and lost revenue to pharmaceutical companies, you would expect the industry to spend a good deal of money on anti-counterfeiting measures. But that is not the case," says Keith Widdowson, head of Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals at De La Rue Brand Protection.
So far the approach has been more reactive than proactive, but a couple of drivers have come into play over the last two years which has seen a far more prolific adoption of anti-counterfeiting measures.
"Pharmaceutical companies have woken up to the realisation that they are not just selling products but brands that need to be protected," says Mr Widdowson.
At the same time, a number of recent high profile counterfeiting incidences in the US – which is home to 11 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies – has made the FDA sit up and take notice of a problem that was perceived to be happening elsewhere.
Finally, the balance is beginning to shift from a reactive to proactive approach with the introduction of specialised teams in drugs companies employed to focus on security solutions.
Closer working relationships with the manufacturers and security solution providers mean that it is now becoming easier to strike the right balance between the value of the product and threat of attack.
When advising companies on anti-counterfeiting measures to suit their applications, Keith Widdowson says defining the problem is key. "Adding lots of technology is probably just a waste of money unless you are fully aware of the nature of the problem you are facing – is it tampering, diversion or counterfeiting or a mix of these?
Budget, of course, is a major deciding factor when considering anti-counterfeiting solutions. The difficulty in monitoring how much revenue is lost through counterfeiting makes it notoriously hard to calculate how much money to spend on brand protection. De La Rue encourages some lateral thinking on how much is spent on legal fees, test-piloting and branding which tends to help justify spending that bit more in order to get a cost benefit in the long run. The advantage of most anti-counterfeiting solutions is that they can be incorporated into manufacturing lines.
In terms of choosing a solution, Mr Widdowson says it is advisable not to rely on only one security feature, believing that a holistic approach based on a layer of solutions provides the most effective protection.
The current main areas of anti-counterfeiting fall into the categories of overt and covert solutions, of which De La Rue supplies both.
Overt solutions are designed to assure the supply chain and end user that the product is genuine. They include optical variable devices (OVDs) such as holograms that may take the form of a secure label, over-wrap or tear-strip, while offering the added protection of tamper evidence. Thermochromic inks and threads which change colour when rubbed with a finger along with barcodes have also become popular devices.
On their own these are considered to provide a low level of protection as they rely on the awareness of the consumer to look for the security systems and their visibility can leave them vulnerable to copying. However, origination techniques in OVDs are being constantly advanced to make duplication harder with ordinary printers and scanners through the use of proprietary stereograms and dot matrix technology combined with the traditional 2D and 3D systems.
Having started life as a secondary packaging solution, there have also been some major developments to bring OVD technology closer to the product it is to protect. This year Applied OpSec, which offers a range of OVD solutions, launched a holographic blister pack that features a secure optical image that can be overprinted with logos and graphics. It follows the introduction of optical transfer films incorporating OVDs that can be transferred onto heat sealable aluminium using the same platen sealing blister machinery used in the production of conventional blister packs.
Light Impressions International also offers holographic pharmaceutical foils that can be applied to blister packs and branded with the company logo.
Covert solutions provide a deeper level of protection to primary packaging by being invisible to the naked eye. They also carry advantages to brand owners who want to hide the fact that anti-counterfeiting measures are being employed.
Types of covert technology include secure packaging substrates that feature fluorescent fibres scattered throughout the paper and which glow when viewed under ultraviolet light. Similarly, taggant technology has been developed using tagging materials such as inks, magnetics and chemicals that are invisible until machine reading equipment is applied. The idea is to limit the number of people with the technology to read a taggant.
It is when these systems are teamed with overt solutions that security levels can be really stepped up. For example, a unique number that might feature on an overt security label might be replicated in UV ink hidden until passed under a UV light. Getting as close to the product as possible is likely to drive future developments in taggant technology and there are already some advances in applications onto blister packs and bottles.
A purveyor of OVDs that can offer both systems is US based Kurz Transfer Products. Its patented Trustseal system is used as a hot-stamp foil, offering tamper-evidence and a seal cap. At the same time it can provide covert and overt protection levels – including serial numbering, tamper indicators, nanotext, hidden images, partial demetallisation and machine verification. Kurz additionally produces 2D, 3D and dot matrix holograms.
The use of digital watermarking in pharmaceutical applications is an area of covert solutions currently under development. It involves software technology that can digitally produce images containing hidden information such as codes that are then applied during the printing process and can only be read by certain scanners.
So far the problem with digital watermarking in relation to pharmaceutical products has been that a pack requires an image with suitable detail and resolution to hide the code. As most prescriptive packs tend be on the bland side they have not presented adequate opportunity. However, if the trend in branding continues, particularly for OTC packs this may change.
Dotrix, the Belgium-based digital printing solutions company formed out of Barco Graphics in 2001, is one company working with different digital watermark producers to develop suitable solutions for the pharmaceutical sector. Although there are no existing pharmaceutical applications, Dotrix believes it has found a development that overcomes the problems surrounding images. In theory, such a development could be combined with the Dotrix SecuSeal system which is an overt solution based on complex security designs.
Digimarc in the US and Signum Technologies in the UK are two digital watermark software producers working on developments in the pharmaceutical area.
Tracking and tracing technology, including RFID, barcoding and magnetic tagging, is another area that is likely to see an increase in activity, predicts Keith Widdowson. "As the cost and size of technology comes down it will be increasingly possible to track and trace products along the supply chain and verify their integrity at point of sale. This will be most appropriate in the prescriptive pharmaceutical area where security risks are highest and warrant the extra expense," he adds.
An agreement made 18 months ago between magnetic tagging developer Flying Null and Light Impressions International has brought OVD and tracking technology together in the form of OptoCode.
Flying Null developed the magnetic tagging device for incorporation into packaging to hold detailed information identifiable by a hand-held scanner. It is combined with a holographic image to be applied to an adhesive label that offers tamper evidence, while confirming the authenticity and origin of the product.


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Money & Life > Entrepreneurship > Build Your Network And A Dream Career > Navigating Career Crossroads And Network Building
Build Your Network and a Dream Career
Lesson 8 of 17
Navigating Career Crossroads And Network Building
J. Kelly Hoey
Entrepreneurship > Build Your Network And A Dream Career > Navigating Career Crossroads And Network Building
8. Navigating Career Crossroads And Network Building
1 Class Introduction 01:39 2 What Are Your Networking Struggles 04:13 3 What Networking Really Is 09:31 4 My Career Story 28:16 5 Positioning Your Career For Acceleration 07:18 6 Make Your Career Roadmap 12:01 7 Non-Linear Career Journeys 22:16 8 Navigating Career Crossroads And Network Building 04:34
9 Where To Find Your Best Network 12:53 10 Building Your Network Life 24:27 11 How to Give Before You Get 36:49 12 What Does Your Network Seek From You? 08:33 13 Build Relationships, Not a Platform 26:58 14 Be Yourself Online and Off 34:20 15 Network Building 24/7 15:15 16 Put Your Career In Front of New Opportunities 10:13 17 Get Ready to Accelerate Your Career 11:45
You heard Maxie's story, that uncertainty, you heard about her peer network. They never were doing what they were doing six years earlier. This is why we have networks, moral support. You know, I'll babysit the kids, so that you can go do this or you know, you babysit my kids, so I can code your website. When we're thinking, oh my God, I'm really scared, the difference with having you know, a friend here in the front row doing this class today versus not makes a huge difference. The difference of having a new friend in the back row, who tells me she's been following me on LinkedIn makes a huge difference. And how do we confidently step into what it is we wanna achieve. That vulnerability when you want something and you're exposing yourself, whether it's 'cause you want to write a book or you just need a new job, there's a vulnerability there and this is why you need networks. I mentioned crowdfunding earlier. This is the case study that is in my book, it's Kathryn Finney, who had a ver...
y successful crowdfunding campaign for a documentary on the, let's just put it bluntly, the gross underfunding of black and minority women startup founders. And, Kathryn who as Maxie mentioned blogger, Kathryn has been a blogger, she has been an editor at Blog Her, she had a very successful blog and media company she sold, The Budget Fashionista, she's done a whole bunch of stuff for 15 years. Creating content, creating events, building this network, that when she came around to doing crowdfunding, her network looked at her and said thank you, we've been waiting to do something for you, thank you. And no, no stone was left unturned in her successful crowdfunding, ex-boyfriends were not safe for requests for money, but it was everybody, right? So when you're going to think about new projects, don't just think about, oh I need this, I want you to do that full 360 of that world possibility. But this is sort of like where we started, this course, this class today, we started with, alright, let's talk about what you think about networking. Let's talk now about where you think your networking today. And, yes, there's another lovely worksheet that comes with the course that has all sorts of questions on it. All sorts of questions. But just take a second, you know, and whether you kind of think about your calendar or you think about what is your inbox look like right now, maybe you're thinking about some of the things other than spending the day here with me and Creative Live, what you've, you know, signed up for. Maybe you're thinking about this weekend and some volunteer stuff. Think about how you're spending your time and who you're spending your time with. Anyone want to talk about what are some of the things when you think about where you're networking when I said, scan your calendar, think about your emails, anyone wanna share what comes to mind? You're like, oh God, here she goes, that Socratic method from law school, she's resorted to it again. (laughing) Well, here's what I typically find people do, they start focusing on some of the big stuff like being here or the big events. And, they forget about some of the mundane activities, right?
A strong network is one of our most important career and business assets. And yet, most of us relegate networking to the bottom of our to-do list. Even worse, we wait until a career emergency to hastily slap together a viable network to help us in our hour of greatest need.
If you want to pursue your dream career, networking must become a priority. But how do you know where to begin? How do you build strong relationships in an authentic way? And how do you get over your deep-seated fear of putting yourself out there?
J. Kelly Hoey, author of "Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World," offers a comprehensive roadmap for building a powerful network that yields real results. She'll give you practical, actionable insights and tips that you can use right now to create a network that provides opportunities and accelerates your career.
In this class, you'll learn how to build your network and:
Reach out to people with confidence.
Know what you want and where you're going.
Map out your linear or nonlinear journey.
Navigate career crossroads and passionately pursue uncharted paths.
Find high-quality connections in every aspect of your life.
Act with generosity in your business relationships.
Be intentional about your networking—24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The first 150 people to purchase Build Your Network and a Dream Career, will be receiving a free copy of J.Kelly's book, Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World. Books will be mailed to the billing address on file.

Restrictions and Rules apply - visit creativelive.com/now for full details.

Kelly is the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World (January 2017 / Tarcher Perigee). She has been lauded from

Wow! I have been connected to and following Kelly since I had the pleasure of seeing her speak live a year ago. When she posted she was doing a CreativeLive I cleared my calendar for the day and I couldn't be happier that I did! Kelly takes the 'blah blah blah' that we hear every day when it comes to career advice (whether seeking or building) and turns it into tangible, meaningful, and interactive opportunities to find what works for you, what gets responses, and teaches you how to level up. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I loved it so much after watching the live production, (and already reading the book, and listening to the audible) I bought the class to refer back to. Let's go!
Tomas Verver
It's a nice refresher about how networking works. How to build your dream network and how you can help people with your network. The instructor is engaging, and helps you being authentic while networking. It's a nice sidecourse about the businesspart of being a creative entrepreneur.
a Creativelive Student
I couldn't recommend Kelly Hoey's book and course enough! She is passionate about community building and networking and her teaching style is entertaining and extremely informative with actionable tips in my business coaching. I recommend her book to my business coaching clients all the time in my lectures at colleges and for my clients. You have only so much time, and this workshop will be an investment in your career and business you won't regret. Thank you, Kelly!


The v1.1.14 patch for Pokémon Shuffle has been released. It adds a Shaymin special stage, gives players a free Complexity -1, and awards the prizes from the Mega Lucario Competitive stage.
To celebrate Pokémon Shuffle reaching 4 million downloads, a special stage featuring Shaymin has been released. The stage will be available until July 15, 2015.
Additionally, this patch updates the description of the Complexity -1 to clarify its function. To promote this update, all players will receive a free Complexity -1 upon updating.
Furthermore, prizes for the Mega Lucario Competitive Stage have been sent out. Players who placed in their region receive a Lucarionite, or 2 Jewels if they already have one from the previous competition. Players who did not place but participated receive 1 Jewel.


Frontier Touring is delighted to welcome back Glasgow five-piece Teenage Fanclub, returning to New Zealand in February 2019. The iconic 'What You Do To Me' rockers will perform one headline date in Auckland, with tickets going on sale Monday 27 August.
August 2018 sees the band celebrating the vinyl re-issue of five longplayers originally released between 1991-2000 on Alan McGee's Creation Records. Vinyl fans, head here to purchase new copies of Bandwagonesque, Thirteen, Grand Prix, Songs From Northern Britain and Howdy!, all re-mastered for the very first time by the group at the UK's legendary Abbey Road Studios.
Don't delay in grabbing tickets to Teenage Fanclub, playing Auckland February 2019!


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Four Schools Qualify for Semi Finals of 2011 NNPC/Shell Cup
Four schools have emerged from the quarter finals of the 2011 edition of NNPC/Shell Cup and will play in the semi finals and final at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Four schools have emerged from the quarter finals of the 2011 edition of NNPC/Shell Cup, played in Ilorin, Ughelli, Kaduna and Port Harcourt on March 11 and 12, 2011. They include defending champions, Government Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State, Brilliant Secondary School, Akure, Ondo State, Government Secondary School, Minjibir, Kano State and Government Day Secondary School Gwadabawa, Yola in Gongola State.
The schools will play in the semi finals and final between April 1 – 3, 2011 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The 13th edition of the NNPC/Shell Cup kicked off with the state preliminaries on December 8, 2010, providing a platform for more than 110,000 secondary school students to compete for honours in Nigeria's biggest youth football championship.
The Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, said: "SPDC joint venture initiated and sponsored the annual NNPC/Shell Cup competition since 1998 as a platform for Nigerian youths to nurture their football skills while still in school. We are happy that this aim has been achieved."
NNPC/Shell Cup is organised in collaboration with the Nigeria Schools Sports Federation (NSSF) and has continued to provide a platform for discovery of young football talents. In the 2010 edition, players like Adamu Azeez, Kenneth Kumbur, Precious Ndukaku and Egunleti Ebenezer who emerged as best goalkeeper, most valuable player, best midfielder and best defender respectively, were selected by the National U-17 Coach to play in the Africa U-17 Cadet Championship.


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Cracks, subsidence plagues newly inaugurated highway
VietNamNet Bridge – A 30-kilometre section of National Highway 18 running through northern Quang Ninh Province has been downgraded due to cracks and subsidence on the road only two weeks after its inauguration.
According to a Vietnam News Agency reporter, a 9-kilometre-long road from the Don Dien area to Zone 2 in Ha Long City has suffered road-surface subsidence in the lane for heavy trucks.
The project of upgrading the section connecting Uong Bi City and Ha Long City officially opened for traffic on May 18. Ocean BOT JSC, the project's investor, had spent a total investment capital of more than VND2.8 trillion (US$133 million).
Serious subsidence has also been seen at some points along the road of Ha Khau Ward of Ha Long City. Some parts were estimated to be up to six centimetres lower than the road surface, running for a length of between three and five metres.
Vu Ngoc The, a resident in Ha Khau Ward, said that the subsidence had occurred one month ago, before the section was put into operation, noting that it became worse with each passing day.
The subsidence has caused holes, which are dangerous for drivers, he said.
Nguyen Hong Duong, deputy director of the provincial Department of Transport, claimed that the department had regularly supervised the process of upgrading the highway.
When the department had previously discovered cracks and subsidence on the road surface, it would typically report to the Ministry of Transport to ask the project investor to repair the section in question.
The project of upgrading the Uong Bi-Ha Long section of National Highway 18 began construction in mid October 2011 and was completed after three years.
The four-lane road was designed for vehicles travelling at 80 kilometres per hour.
A fee toll is being planned and will go into effect on June 1, with fees ranging from VND30,000 ($1.4) to VND160,000 ($7.6) at every turn.
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VN striker Tien Linh vies for Asia's Best Footballer Award 2022
Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has been listed among the 25 nominees for the Best Footballer in Asia 2022 award organized by Titan Sports of China.
A key for Vietnam to attract more foreign tourists at this time is to change its visa policy, said Chris Farewell, a member of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).
Not only famous for its beautiful natural landscapes, bridges and diverse cultural heritage as well as hospitality of the locals, the central coastal city of Da Nang boasts rich food known to world tourists for its unique taste.


We recently created a suite of six Motion Studies: brief, one-take ruminations on Recreation. Within them, Activity is assessed as something without Start or Finish, but rather as part of the texture of the Everyday—kinetic meditation. Shot over the course of a long weekend in and around Austin, TX, our semi-official mantra is reflected via these in medias res portraits: simply put, Doing Things is Better than Not Doing Things.
Locations no. 1 — Street: C-Boys Heart & Soul, South Congress; no. 2 — Studio: Joy Moves Pilates, Westlake; no. 3 — Field: Westlake High School, Chaparral Stadium, Westlake; no. 4 — Home: Lake | Flato Residence, Lake Austin; no. 5 — Court: South Austin Tennis Center, South Austin; no. 6 — Water: Barton Springs, Zilker Park.
Subjects A–Z : Nina Anakar (no. 4); Anne Campbell (nos. 2, 3); Cameron Campbell (no. 3); Bowie Haney (no. 4); Tyler Haney (no. 6); Taylor Jarrett (nos. 1, 3, 5, 6); Rachel Kalantari (Nos. 2, 3, 5); Amanda McArthur (no. 6); Andrew Parietti (no. 6); Dagny Piasecki (nos. 3, 5, 6); Teddy Rollins (no. 6); Brandi Russell (nos. 3, 6); Ryan Smith (nos. 1, 3); Joanna Steblay (no. 6); Mikey van Beuren (no. 6); Scout Vernon (no. 1, 3); Alice Willett (no. 3); and John Mark Witson (nos. 1, 3).
Crew Direction & Editing, Michael Clarke; Camera I, Mikey Van Beuren; Camera II, Kevin Steen; Camera III, Tucker Bliss; Production, Tyler Haney; Art Direction, Benjamin Critton; Location Scouting, Teddy Rollins; ny Production, Stephanie Ohanyan; tx Production, Amanda McArthur; tx Assistance, Elizabeth Spruiell; Music, Udbhav Gupta; Sound, Zachary Engel; Food, mmh Group.
Music Composed by Udbhav Gupta of Mr. Twin Sister. All samples are taken from the Optigan (a portmanteau of optical & organ), a keyboard instrument released by Mattel in 1971. The Optigan uses discs encoded with recorded audio of live instruments, which were initially intended to provide keyboard accompaniment. The sounds, repurposed here, are layered in themes that abstractly correspond to the Activity shown: no. 1 — 'Latin Fever' + 'Cha Cha Cha'; no. 2 — 'Pop Piano' + 'Guitar'; no. 3 — 'Rock & Rhythm'; no. 4 — 'Easy Does It, w/ Vibes'; no. 5 — 'Movin'; no. 6 — 'Singin' Rhythm'.


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Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies Rep. Ilhan Omar has a new memoir about her journey to Congress after fleeing civil war in Somalia. She talked with NPR about her life and her hopes for future coronavirus relief measures.
Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., attends a press conference on Feb. 26 on Capitol Hill. Omar tells NPR the progressive left "has moved the needle on the national conversation" surrounding certain policies. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., attends a press conference on Feb. 26 on Capitol Hill. Omar tells NPR the progressive left "has moved the needle on the national conversation" surrounding certain policies.
"I wasn't afraid of fighting," Ilhan Omar writes about her childhood in Somalia in her new memoir. "I felt like I was bigger and stronger than everyone else — even if I knew that wasn't really the case."
In This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman, Omar chronicles her childhood in a middle-class family compound in Mogadishu, followed by civil war, four years in a refugee camp, a journey to the United States and ultimately her election to Congress as a Democrat representing Minnesota's 5th district.
Since being elected as one of the first Muslim women to Congress in 2018, Omar has emerged as a progressive and polarizing figure. She has been the target of racist insults, but also drawn criticism for controversial statements of her own.
"I think often times you have to make a choice: whether you'll be a punching bag or you'll be somebody who's strong and stands up for themselves and for others," Omar tells NPR.
She talked with Weekend Edition about Joe Biden and the presidential race, what she wants in future coronavirus relief measures and an unlikely role model.
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We might not have moved the needle on the nomination, but I think we certainly have moved the needle on the national conversation on the particular policies we've advocated for. "Medicare for All" is much more popular than it was before this election cycle, and we're having an honest discussion about canceling student debt. We're talking about economic and social injustices in ways that we haven't before. Taxing the wealthy is not just something that you say and people go, "Oh, my God." It's something that people are now actually debating and thinking about ways to be able to do that.
And to see so many people now running for office with the policy positions that we ran on and continue to advocate for really is a testament on how much we've changed the narrative of what is electable and what is debatable in Congress.
On why Biden should choose a person of color as his running mate
I think it would be really helpful for our party to continue to have diversity as not something we talk about, but something we celebrate and push forward.
... To have somebody who is really connected to the people who have been the backbone of the Democratic Party will help create, I think, the enthusiasm that Biden lacks right now with the majority of the base.
On what she wants to see in the next coronavirus relief package
There are musts, right? We want to make sure that there is direct cash payment. We want to make sure that there is hazard pay for essential workers. We want the OSHA protections to remain as part of the final bill. We want increase in SNAP funding. We want to make sure that we're not just expanding COBRA, but getting emergency Medicare for All. We want rent and mortgage cancellation. We have to act comprehensively to stop the kind of economic crisis that is staring us in the face.
On why the conservative former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is a political role model
It's interesting, right? Oftentimes, we're told who our heroes can be. And for me, I find it to be inspirational for a woman, when there were really no other women around who were leading, to say, "I can do this." And I think as I think about my own journey, dealing with the ideas that many within my own community had about, "a boy should be the first." I needed to have sort of an inspiration, and obviously, she's left a very dark mark in history. But we can't take away how inspirationally bold she was to believe that she can lead as a woman in her time.
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50 shades of domestic abuse? Women deserve better
Domestic violence is not sexy; it's dehumanizing.
How do we instill that message in the minds of women and men who have gobbled up the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy and the subsequent movie which debuted Valentine's Day weekend? That it's not acceptable for a man to inflict pain on a woman — and it is not acceptable as a form of entertainment.
It's a tough sell. The movie, based on the book trilogy, has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, 10 million in the U.S. alone, and has been translated into 52 languages, according to Religious Alliance Against Pornography. The popularity of "Fifty Shades" fuels acceptance of domestic violence whether or not readers and viewers admit it.
"Fifty Shades" focuses on the relationship between Christian Grey, a wealthy and successful Seattle-based entrepreneur, and Anastasia Steele, a recent college graduate with apparently low self-esteem. Religious Alliance says the story is presented as a romance novel, but the content conveys a message that bondage, dominance and sadomasochism are normal and pleasurable.
"The Fifty Shades of Grey book series and franchise promote torture as sexually gratifying and normalize domestic violence, particularly violence against women. This type of material cultivates a rape and sexual violence culture and is now permeating our society," states the National Center on Sexual Exploitation in its initiative to boycott the film (see http://endsexualexploitation.org/fiftyshadesgrey).
Rather than paying for the movie ticket, the center advises donating to domestic violence shelters and provides access to a list. In Iowa, go to: http://www.womenshelters.org/sta/iowa.
Or publicize the movie's destructive message and highlight the beauty of God's design for a loving relationship between husband and wife in the covenant of marriage. That suggestion comes from Religious Alliance in a statement signed by religious leaders of different faiths, including Catholics.
"[W]e as bishops have spoken with a united voice against domestic violence, and in particular, violence against women," observed Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, N.Y., one of the statement's signers. The movie's debut, he added, is a good time to "remind the faithful of the beauty of the Church's teaching on the gift of sexual intimacy in marriage, the great dignity of women, and the moral reprehensibility of all domestic violence and sexual exploitation."
But first, let's eliminate the conflicting signals our society transmits about morality.
We decry sexual slavery as an element of human trafficking and hold seminars to raise awareness and to stop it. At the same time, millions pay to read books such as Fifty Shades of Grey (whose male protagonist demands subservience) and purchase access to the movie. The movie's trailer portrays two attractive, young adults drawn to each other. Staccato flashes of bondage and a whip poised on a woman's back, but not striking it. It suggests erotica, not the violence required to achieve it.
We teach our children from an early age to respect their bodies, but fail to teach them to respect others' bodies. Fifty Shades' Christian Grey has no interest in respecting his conquest's body. It's all about his self-gratification. He is the center of the universe. That's our fault. We make our children the center of the universe, but what do we teach them about self-respect? Not enough if we acknowledge a hook-up culture that views sex as an intramural sport.
As an antidote to Fifty Shades, a movie titled "Old Fashioned" debuted the same Valentine's Day weekend. The movie and book based on it depict an "old-fashioned and God-honoring courtship in contemporary America."
A companion book, "The Old Fashioned Way," seeks to reclaim the lost art of romance. The author observes that we've lost "respect for ourselves and who we are in Christ." Without that understanding, "we may struggle with respecting ourselves and confidently requiring that others respect us. We deserve to be treated with respect and honor because we are made in God's image.…"
We've got a lot of educating and role-modeling to do, beginning at home. In the meantime, write a letter to the editor; make a donation to a domestic violence shelter; see the movie Old Fashioned. Spread the word: Domestic abuse isn't sexy; it's dehumanizing.
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H.R. Pufnstuf Helped by Wild Things But Don't Expect a Copy
Source: NY Daily News
After the surprise success of the once thought-to-be-doomed adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, it looks like the successful hybrid of old school puppetry and CG technology used to bring the Wild Things to life has given a boost to Sid & Marty Krofft's contemporary adaptation of the classic 60's and 70's psychedelic series H.R. Pufnstuf. From an interview with NY Daily News (via SlashFilm), it sounds like the Krofft's have moved on past the lackluster performance of Land of the Lost this year, and are ready to get back to their roots to capture the whimsical, bright-colored world of Living Island. Read on!
Marty Krofft makes it very clear how Spike Jonze and his Wild Things have made things a little easier for H.R. Pufnstuf, saying: "Wild Things is very, very good for us. We always wanted to do low-tech costumes and high-tech heads. But it'll be a big difference in tone, of course — we'll be bright, not dark." While I never expected an H.R. Pufnstuf film to be a thought-provoking, profound piece of cinema, it's good to hear that Krofft knows his material needs to remain whimsical and fancy-free. Trying to duplicate the meticulous, well-crafted emotional connection Jonze was able to create between the characters of Where the Wild Things Are and its audience isn't something that fits the style of the Kroffts' work, though.
Krofft notes that they've learned their lessons from the recent blockbuster bomb Land of the Lost. "We went with comedy, which got it green-lit. But we didn't know it was going to go so far in the PG-13 direction and so close to an R rating. Our characters are all likable, and we have so much goodwill from our fans. So, now we know: Don't mess with what's worked." Coming from someone who enjoyed Land of the Lost as a standalone comedy, it was not a good adaptation of the classic TV series. It lacked the adventure and excitement that anyone familiar with the show wanted to see, and thus it didn't jive with the right audience.
Over at SlashFilm, writer Brendon Connelly seems to be displeased that Krofft doesn't seem to embrace the contemporary elements that he believes made Wild Things such a crowd pleaser. Connelly notes:
"I dare say [Krofft is] right in all respects accept one - they will need to mess with what worked in the 70s, and not just in technological terms. Where the Wild Things Are worked not because of the blend of muppet fuzz and CG fizzogs but because of it's respect for the audience, and it's soft, genuine and mutual relationship with current hipster fashions." He continues, "I think a movie that tastes like sunshine spread on a girl scout cookie is probably not even possible any more, let alone wise."
Unfortunately, I don't understand why Connelly thinks that the Kroffts going back to their roots with sweetness of H.R. Pufnstuf automatically means that the film will not have the utmost respect for its most loyal fans, and that the replacement of hipster fashions with a sunny disposition will make the film crumble. What's not wise about making a film bright and whimsical? I'd like to point out that the producers still reeling from Land of the Lost are the very same behind H.R. Pufnstuf, and they had plenty of success with lighthearted, fun family fare with Elf, a film that has become a modern holiday classic. When it comes down to it, H.R. Pufnstuf just doesn't have the same thematic elements of Wild Things, so I wouldn't expect it to try to be Wild Things.
The simple fact is, Wild Things succeeded not only because Spike Jonze respected his audience, but because he knew who his audience was. As Eric D. Snider of Film.com says very succinctly, Wild Things "wasn't made with kids in mind as the primary audience… it's a movie for adults about childhood." This is further confirmed by the fact that the Associated Press says parents with children made up just 27% of the film's opening-weekend audience. Krofft has the same mindset as Jonze in that he's keeping the material very close to his heart, and the hearts of all of those who grew up loving the adventures of H.R. Pufnstuf as well.
He says: "Someone said that we [got in the heads] of every kid in the '70s, and they hung with us." Combine the loyalty to their fans, lessons learned and the imaginative vision of director Conrad Vernon, and I'd say we've got something magical to look forward to. Of course, we'll keep you updated on the status of this.
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niceeeeee
Kail on Oct 28, 2009
You know, I hear he's running for mayor.
Nick Gligor on Oct 28, 2009
you know, my mother was watching this yesterday, I thought, wow an H.R. Pufnstuf wouldn't be a bad idea....huh....funny I guess
bo on Oct 28, 2009
The difference is "Where the Wild Things are" is endearing. H.R. Pufnstuf is disturbing.
L on Oct 29, 2009
Any film which is just sunshine and rainbows will a) flop miserably and b) be the aesthetic equivalent of toothache. just like any film which is all misery and gloom without even a glimmer of hope (actually, maybe gloom isn't possible without hope somehwere, so this is harder to demonstrate)
Brendon Connelly on Oct 29, 2009
If this gets made before a new Muppet Movie I will make sure all of Hollywood burns down to the ground.
Voice of Reason on Oct 29, 2009
Mr. Show already made this movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDpt9iicEow
Greedo on Oct 29, 2009
hahahah!! thats what I was thinking #7!!!! lol.. thats the correct way of seeing the sid and marty croft universe!!!! lol
Rachel Replicant on Oct 29, 2009
We love to tell our toddlers about old shows and other stuff from days gone by. We sometimes show them Youtube videos of old kids shows and bands, especially our preschooler who really pays attention. I know about H.R. Pufnstuf and we showed our son some videos of the show. Combining some of the great TV shows and old music that we like with our kids is fun.
Baby Connies Mom on Nov 9, 2009