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Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections
Loop News Created : 24 November 2018 World News
Voters line up at a ballot station to vote for the city mayor in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. Taiwanese began voting in midterm local elections Saturday seen as a referendum on the independence-leaning administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, amid growing pressure from the island's powerful rival China. (AP Photo)
Taiwan's ruling party suffered a major defeat in local elections Saturday seen as a referendum on the administration of the island's independence-leaning president amid growing economic and political pressure from China.
President Tsai Ing-wen's Democratic Progressive Party lost the mayoral election to the Nationalist party in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, where the DPP had held power for 20 years. The Nationalists also defeated the DPP in the central city of Taichung, while Ko Wen-je, the independent mayor of Taipei, the capital, appeared on track to win a second term.
Tsai and the DPP had won a landslide victory in 2016, but China swiftly responded by cutting all links with her government. Beijing has been ratcheting up pressure on the island it claims as its own territory by poaching away its diplomatic partners, cutting official contacts and staging threatening military exercises.
The Nationalists, known also as the KMT, had campaigned on their pro-business image and more accommodating line toward Beijing.
Since her election in 2016, Tsai has walked a fine line on relations with China, maintaining Taiwan's de facto independent status that the vast majority of Taiwanese support, while avoiding calls from the more radical elements of her party for moves to declare formal separation from the mainland.
Taiwanese officials had warned that Beijing was seeking to sway voters through the spread of disinformation online similar to how Russia was accused of interfering in U.S. elections.
Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists rebased their government to Taiwan in 1949 amid the civil war with Mao Zedong's Communists. They ruled under martial law until the late 1980s when the native Taiwanese population began to take political office, mostly through the DPP.
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Google took down over 700,000 bad Android apps in 2017 That's 70 percent more than 2016's removals
Google's numerous safeguards designed to prevent malicious apps from reaching Android users led to the removal of over 700,000 apps from the Google Play Store in 2017, the company said today. That's a 70 percent increase over the total removals in 2016. "Not only did we remove more bad apps, we were able to identify and action against them earlier," Google Play product manager Andrew Ahn wrote in a blog post. "99 percent of apps with abusive contents were identified and rejected before anyone could install them."
Google attributes this success to its improved ability to detect abuse "through new machine learning models and techniques."
COPYCAT APPS ARE STILL A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Copycat apps designed to resemble popular mainstays remain a popular method of trying to deceive users, according to Ahn. Google removed over a quarter of a million of these impersonating apps last year. The company also says it kept "tens of thousands" of apps with inappropriate content (pornography, extreme violence, hate, and illegal activities) out of the Play Store. Machine learning plays a key role here in helping human reviewers keep an eye out for bad apps and malicious developers.
"Potentially harmful applications" (PHAs) are apps that attempt to phish users' personal information, act as a trojan horse for malware, or commit SMS fraud by firing off texts without a user's knowledge. "While small in volume, PHAs pose a threat to Android users and we invest heavily in keeping them out of the Play Store," Ahn said.
Last year, Google put all of its malware scanning and detection technologies under the umbrella of Google Play Protect. The Android operating system automatically performs scans on installed applications to hunt for anything that's out of place, and users can also manually trigger scans of their Android smartphones right in the updates section. (I've finally managed to stop hitting this button when checking for new versions of apps, but it took some time.)
Still, bad apps do occasionally slip through Google's defenses. In August, Google discovered and kicked out 30 apps that were secretly using the devices they were installed on to perform DDoS attacks. Just earlier this month, the company removed 60 games from the Play Store — some of them meant for children — that were found to display pornographic ads. Google says it will continue to upgrade its methods and machine learning models against bad actors trying to trick consumers with apps that violate its policies. Those efforts indeed seem to be paying off in helping Android's security turn a corner.
Posted on February 4, 2018 by John Stinnett in New Media.
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The Survival And Independence Of News Media Under Threat In Age Of Donald Trump
February 16, 2019 Ronald 1 Comment
America is in a crisis, with the attack on the news media by Donald Trump.
Unfortunately one third to 45 percent of the American people believe that the news media are promoting "fake news'.
They would rather believe Donald Trump, or Fox News Channel, or Talk Radio, and many of these people see the rest of the media to be the enemy, rather than their role of exposing evil.
Without a thriving media, corruption and scandal would run totally rampant.
America is blessed with journalists who often are threatened by mob mentality at Trump rallies.
These journalists are committed to pursuit of the truth, and many news media sources are failing to make a profit, and are closing up, causing the mass loss of brilliant young journalists.
The fact that the media industry is a business which needs to make a profit does not take away from their sacrifices in trying to learn the truth.
Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal would never have been exposed if not for two young cub reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post from 1972 through 1974.
Today, in the time of danger that Donald Trump represents, it is the Washington Post again, along with the New York Times, which is promoting the survival of constitutional government.
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The Extreme Right, Fox News Channel, And Evangelicals Care Only About Fetuses, But Not Those Born: A Mockery To Say They Are Pro Life!
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the extreme Right conservatives, including on Talk Radio, Fox News Channel, and supposedly devout Evangelicals, rushed to the defense of the National Rifle Association, and had the gall to claim that the articulate students who are promoting national and state action are "out of line" and in many cases are "actors"!
This is the same argument used against parents at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, after 20 young children and six teachers were massacred in December 2012, that they were "actors", and that those victims are imaginary.
Face the facts: the extreme Right including so called "religious people" care only about money and profits and not about life, with so many schools being victimized by mass shootings.
They claim to be "Pro Life", while the only lives they are concerned about are fetuses not yet born, and once they are born, and often in families with poverty and mental health issues, then they are on their own, as government sets out to cut any support for such children.
They are massive hypocrites of the tallest order, and it is time to declare war on these people who have no concern, unless and until their own children were to be, unfortunately, victims.
There is no excuse for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and innumerable other Republicans and conservatives, to show lack of concern or commitment to change the laws in the midst of this constant crisis of violence on campuses.
And it is not just schools, but movie theaters, shopping malls, outdoor concerts, churches and all other public places that have seen mass bloodshed, more than any nation in the world, with the difference being that other nations–Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Japan–had experienced such bloodshed and passed strict laws after, and the violence has abated to very few such incidents of tragedy.
So the Right Wing must be combated with all the massive activism of students, parents, and all decent people across America, who value life over guns!
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Right Wing Hysteria Over Obama, Proved Wrong Again And Again!
When Barack Obama was reelected President in 2012, the right wing went nuts, claiming all kinds of disasters for the nation, and they continued to state that in 2014, as well as 2013.
Gasoline was supposed to rise to over $5 a gallon, but instead it is half of that or less.
Unemployment was supposed to stay at 8 percent, but instead it is under 6 percent.
The stock market was going to crash, but instead it is at an all time high.
The American economy was going to go belly up, and instead, we have the strongest growth in many years, and a 5 percent growth rate in the third quarter of 2014.
Nearly eleven million jobs have been created, the most since Bill Clinton was President.
Ebola was supposed to decimate America, and it has, instead, turned out to be a major scare based on hysteria and panic, encouraged by the right wing.
California was going to go bankrupt, and instead has a four billion dollar surplus, a tremendous revival, despite projections that this "blue" state was going down the wrong path, and instead it is Kansas, a "red" state, that is in dire condition because, unlike California, which raised taxes, Kansas cut them dramatically.
Barack Obama was accused of undermining Israel, but it was our Iron Dome system which saved Israel in the recent Mideast conflict, and despite petty differences between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama remains a strong supporter of the Jewish state, without necessarily having to agree on every detail and request of the Israeli government.
Obama was accused of having one scandal after another, but every so called scandal has collapsed on its own weight of no substance, including the attack on Benghazi, Libya, that led to the death of four diplomats and support staff, including the US Ambassador to Libya.
It was said that Barack Obama was going to declare martial law, and that he was lawless and dictatorial, while also being accused of being weak and unwilling to use American military power, but both accusations have been proved ridiculous, and Obama is doing an excellent job of dealing with terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, without putting boots on the ground.
The right wing, whether Fox News Channel, Talk Radio, the Republicans in Congress, or the conservative think tanks, have been proved wrong and hysterical so often, one wonders how any intelligent person could take anything that they claim to be legitimate!
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Jeb Bush Faces Fierce Opposition As He Plans Presidential Run For 2016!
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has become the first Republican to indicate his intention to seek the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016, but he faces fierce opposition from the right wing of his party–the Tea Party, many Congressional conservatives, talk radio, and Fox News Channel.
The feeling of many is that Jeb is too centrist, too much "Establishment" Republican for much of the party that has become extreme right wing.
Jeb is seen as unwilling to cater to the Right; that he wants to run as a moderate Republican; and he continues to back national educational standards, known as Common Core; supports immigration reform, as his brother did in office; and the thought of a third Bush Presidency is not very appealing to many in his party.
Jeb is seen as arrogant, cocky, and condescending to many who do not agree with him, and his family's close association with Bill and Hillary Clinton, ironic if Bush runs against Hillary, also alienates many in his party.
Jeb has also said it is time for the GOP to stop trying to repeal ObamaCare, and also refuses to say that he will never raise taxes if elected President.
So while he is now seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, the likelihood of his being the candidate in 2016 is seen as highly unlikely, as the party continues its move out of the mainstream!
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Alternate Universe Of The Right Wing On Barack Obama And The Economy
The Right Wing on talk radio and Fox News Channel, and the Republican Party nationally and locally, demonize Barack Obama on every subject imaginable, including the economy.
At the same time, the following is reality:
The stock market is at its all time high, about 150 percent above what it was when Barack Obama became President six years ago.
The unemployment rate is the lowest since the beginning of the Great Recession under George W. Bush in 2008, and millions of jobs have been created, with the number of jobs lost all regained, and new additional jobs created, and starting to be better paid jobs.
The increase in the deficit on the annual budget is the lowest it has been since the Bill Clinton Administration.
Ten million more people have health care now, due to the expansion of Medicaid and the adoption of ObamaCare, and health care costs have decreased for many.
The price of gasoline is the lowest in five years.
We have seen record corporate earnings in the pasty year.
Economic Growth, at five percent in the third quarter, is the highest since 2003.
The Obama public opinion rating shot up four points last month, the highest in nearly two years.
America has a positive view of the economy for the first time since 2007, when the economic decline began, and accelerated rapidly.
Considering that the Republican Party controlled the House of Representatives for 16 of the past 20 years, and the Senate for 13 of the previous 20 years, it is clear that Barack Obama has presided over a growing economic boom, as occurred under Bill Clinton, but did not under George W. Bush!
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Right Wing Hate For Barack Obama Far Surpasses Any Criticism Of Any Earlier President!
November 27, 2014 Ronald Leave a comment
The right wing hate, led by the Tea Party Movement, for President Barack Obama, has reached the point of no return, and has FAR surpassed any criticism of any earlier President!
Whether it is talk radio, with Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Michael Savage and others of their ilk; or Fox News Channel spewing poison and lies consistently; or the right wing think tanks, headed by the Heritage Foundation and others who distort facts and have an agenda to promote an oligarchy; or the super wealthy, such as the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, and others who are trying to destroy the middle class and promote their own profits at the expense of the entire nation; or the conservative journals of opinion, such as the Weekly Standard and the National Review, which promote their extremist agenda; or the lunatic House members, such as Michele Bachmann, Louie Gohmert, Steve King and others; or the right wing extremist Senators, including Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, newly elected Thom Tillis and Joni Ernst and others; as well as the leadership of many corporations and other special interests—there is a concerted campaign to destroy Barack Obama, with many wishing for his demise, meaning his death by whatever means possible.
Obama is more threatened now than any President since Abraham Lincoln, and in many respects, more than Lincoln, since the population is ten times what it was during the Civil War 150 years ago!
The venom, disrespect, racism, hatred, and accusations against Barack Obama have not had any limits. He has been accused of being a Muslim, a Kenyan, an Indonesian, anti Semitic, a racist against whites, a person who is bisexual, a gay man, an illegal drug abuser, having a mother who was a whore, having a different father who was a black nationalist, and much more.
Obama has been called an Emperor, a King, an abuser of Presidential power, but at the same time, he is weak and wimpy.
Sensible people see Obama as a moderate Republican of twenty to thirty years ago, not at all extreme, as Bruce Bartlett who worked for Ronald Reagan has said, who also says in many ways Obama is a traditional conservative, who has not done what liberals and progressives have wanted him to do.
On issues of human rights, Obama has been more aggressive, such as labor rights, civil rights, and gay and lesbian rights. On issues of importance to the future beyond our own time, he has supported the need for an aggressive policy on environmental protection.
But Obama has pushed a health care plan that the Heritage Foundation and Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole backed twenty years ago, giving health care companies control over health care, not exactly radical in nature, although depicted as such.
Obama has been attacked and criticized for every sin and fault imaginable, including wearing a tan suit; going on vacation (actually less than any recent President); using a veto power that he has only used twice; using executive orders less than any recent President; being unwilling to engage us in more wars and interventions, etc.
Through all the personal and policy attacks, Obama has always acted with dignity and calm, annoying the hell out of his critics, who want him to be the "angry black man", and the leaders of the Republican Party, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, give him no respect at all.
And now, the idea is being suggested by the despicable editor Richard Lowry of the National Review, that John Boehner decide not to invite the President to give his State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress!
Go ahead, right wingers, do exactly that, and the President will speak instead from the Oval Office, and will win public opinion, and show once and for all what the right wing nuts represent! If he chooses to denounce, finally, his right wing critics, who have gone beyond the pale in so many ways, it will boost his public opinion rating, just as Bill Clinton's ratings went up after the impeachment effort against him in 1998-1999!
Expect that Obama will face impeachment by this right wing crowd, but he will come out shining as a result, and will not be removed from office. All it will do is show the Republican Party and the right wing for what they are–despicable hate mongers who will stop at nothing to destroy the 44th President of the United States!
The greatest fear is not impeachment, or not being invited to speak before a joint session of Congress, but the dangers against his life that Barack Obama faces every day, encouraged on in spirit, if not in direct statements publicly, by the opposition, which, again, is more hateful and vehement than any time since at least the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln!
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What The Midterm Elections Will Tell Us About America And Its Future!
November 1, 2014 Ronald Leave a comment
We are now three days away from the Midterm Elections of 2014, and any political junkie is, by this time, worn out, and sick and disgusted at the constantly changing public opinion polls and the projections on Governorship and Senate races.
America has a choice to make, whether to move forward, and have a compassion and concern about those less fortunate, those who have been subjected to discrimination, those who simply want acceptance and respect, those who want a piece of the "American Dream", and those who want to restore the middle class, which reached its peak in 1973, and has been in rapid decline since then.
If the Democrats lose the Senate and fail to throw out most of the seven Tea Party Governors who have been a nightmare to their states, then we have become, without any doubt, a nation moving toward the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, an American where racial minorities and immigrants were mistreated in horrible ways, women were second class citizens, and there was a monopoly of wealth and power by the elite wealthy over society, including exploitation of working people not treated with respect, and promotion of lower pay for women, exploitation of child labor, and the wholesale perpetrating of long lasting degradation of the environment.
It will also demonstrate that lack of knowledge, lack of education, lack of common sense, lack of caring about anyone other than oneself and close family and friends, leads to a reactionary society where there are no values other than greed and selfishness, and yet the victims in the long run are not just "others", but these ignorant people who vote against their own advancement and welfare!
It is normal for a midterm election to promote some losses for the party in the White House, but to give the Republican Party massive rewards for obstruction, narrow mindedness, refusal to do what is good for the nation, and the promotion of pure hate, would be a sign of the failure of American democracy.
It would tell us that the goal is to confuse and divide the nation, while a small elite enriches itself and promotes wholesale destruction of the 20th century–including the New Deal and Great Society!
It would tell us that having provided millions with health care who never had it; has lowered the unemployment rate to the lowest since the Great Recession; has seen the stock market more than double; has eliminated Osama Bin Laden from the earth; has seen gasoline prices lower than in the past four years; has seen the deficit lowered by two thirds; has provided a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and has done so much to make lives better in many other ways, has failed to convince Democratic and Independent voters that it is worthwhile to fight for what they believe in, rather than just sit home and let the enemy of all this take over, all based on lies and talk radio and Fox News propaganda!
If the Democrats lose, a lot of the blame will be on Democratic office holders unwilling to defend the record they have achieved and to defend Barack Obama, and instead to allow fear and panic and anarchy and hate and prejudice take over the American psyche, and allow a party with no ideas and no ethics or morality to govern us, and take us down hill as they have done so often in the past!
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Stephen Colbert Great Addition To Late Night Television!
April 13, 2014 Ronald 2 Comments
Comedy Channel's Stephen Colbert has been chosen to replace David Letterman, when he leaves CBS sometime in 2015.
This is a great selection to replace Letterman, as Colbert is a comedic genius, although he will drop his persona as a conservative Republican, when he takes over the late night show from Letterman.
Predictably, the right wing conservatives and Republicans are condemning the selection of Colbert, as Rush Limbaugh stated that the nation beyond the coastlines, what Limbaugh calls the "heartland", is being ignored, and that CBS has declared war on this vast part of the nation, and that Colbert is overly "partisan."
This is such a laughable idea, as what exactly is Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, and all of the rest of the large crowd of right wing talk show hosts on radio and television (Fox News Channel), except totally "partisan", and also, mostly laughable in their hypocrisy?
Kudos to CBS for defying the right wing, and giving us one of the two most entertaining and creative comedians in cable, with the other being Jon Stewart!
Both know how to "sock it to them" to the right wing, which already has far too much control over media as it is!
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Five Years Of President Barack Obama, And Three Years To Go!
January 20, 2014 Ronald 4 Comments
Today is Inauguration Day, if an inauguration was to take place, as it did in 2009 and 2013, for President Barack Obama. It is also, this year, the commemoration of the birth of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was actually born on January 15, but whose birthday is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year since 1986.
If Martin Luther King, Jr. were here today at age 85, he would be very proud of the performance of a man who has seen as much racial hatred and venom, if not more totally, than King faced in his short 39 years of life.
Obama has suffered an average of 30 death threats per day, over 10,000 a year, and 50,000 in five years, more than any President in American history, even likely Abraham Lincoln, who suffered the most vicious hate of any other American President.
Obama has been called a Socialist, a Communist, a radical, all terms used against King five decades ago. It was also used against Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. He has been accused of being "unAmerican", because he has a mission to provide equal access and opportunity, and the protection of human rights of all minority groups, women, immigrants, labor, as well as protect the environment and promote economic and social justice for the vast middle class and the poor.
If Obama were white, he would be attacked by the right wing, but not with the viciousness that he faces because he has an African American appearance, due to the genetics that made him look more black like his Kenyan father, than white, despite his white mother and the greater impact of her and her parents on his upbringing.
Barack Obama has proved to be a man of calmness, coolness, strength, confidence, class, dignity, and he has accomplished a lot more than his critics are willing to give him credit for, since they consider the fact that he breathes to be a fault in itself.
History will look kind on Barack Obama, while acknowledging his mistakes and shortcomings. which every President and every human being possesses.
Obama's critics will look terrible, horrible, short sighted, hateful, and wrong in the long run of history, and future Americans will be appalled at the racism, nastiness, viciousness, and wishes to harm him, so common among the right wing talk shows on radio, Fox News Channel, conservative organizations, and the Republican Party of the second decade of the 21st century, an embarrassment to the long and proud history of Republicans in the past, who often were correct and contributory to the nation's history.
Obama will outdo his critics, and go down as an above average President, maybe even near great, who was a path breaking President who made a dramatic difference in American history for the better!
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The Speaker of the House and the Budget Committee Chairman have thrown down the gauntlet to the right wing Tea Party Movement members of its Republican caucus, and to the pressure groups and talk radio and Fox News Channel critics.
And the good news that 169 members of the GOP caucus backed John Boehner and Paul Ryan, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a bit of a surprise since Cantor tends to hobnob with the radicals a good deal of the time, is welcome!
While this means the budget bill will stabilize the economy, and allow some progress next year on some items on the agenda, it is almost certain that IF the Tea Party challenge succeeds in 2014 House and Senate races, challenging incumbents, then Boehner will no longer be Speaker of the House, and Ryan may be ousted as Budget Committee chairman.
One would think that Boehner and Ryan are moderates. which is extremely far from the truth, but they are at least responsible legislators, who realize that with divided government, some negotiation and compromise is essential, in order to get anything done.
The hope is that the tumult in the GOP will enhance chances of the Democrats winning back control of the House, and with a Senate where the filibuster is rarely used due to the new 51 vote majority requirement, hopefully the next Congress in 2015 will make us forget what a disaster the 113th Congress has been, the worst in modern American history!
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By REBECCA MEANY
This map shows proposed ?sending sites,? which would, if a revised ordinance is approved by the Ketchum City Council, allow those sites to sell development rights to property owners in the Community Core zoning district. The voluntary system is being created to offer incentives for the preservation of historic buildings, which are disappearing rapidly in the face of escalating property values and demand for land in Ketchum. Graphic courtesy city of Ketchum
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The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 480 East Ave. North in Ketchum. TDRs are the fifth item on the agenda.


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Total phenolics and antioxidant potential in plasma and urine of humans after consumption of wheat bran
Ruth K. Price, RW WELCH, Alison M. Lee-Manion, Ian Bradbury, JJ Strain
The protective effects of whole grain cereals against heart disease and certain cancers may be due, at least partly, to the antioxidant effects of phenolics concentrated in the bran. However, it is unclear to what extent these phenolics are absorbed, and whether these phenolics exert significant physiological antioxidant effects. Thus, this study aimed to compare total phenolics (TP) and antioxidant potential (AOP) in the plasma and urine of humans following consumption of a single meal of unprocessed wheat bran or a refined cereal (ground white rice). Using a randomized cross-over design. 17 adults consumed approximate to 93 g of wheat bran or ground rice after an overnight fast. Baseline and postmeal plasma and urine samples were analyzed for TP (Folin-Ciocalteu method) and AOP (FRAP method). Compared with ground rice, wheat bran gave significantly (P < 0.05) higher plasma TP at 1 hr, and significantly (P < 0.001) higher plasma AOP from 0.5 to 3 hr. Furthermore, compared with ground rice, wheat bran led to consistently higher TP and AOP in urine, and these differences were significant (P < 0.05) at 2 hr. Comparisons with data from a range of other phenolic-rich foods indicated that wheat bran phenolics are relatively well absorbed and may enhance antioxidant status.
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Price, R. K., WELCH, RW., Lee-Manion, A. M., Bradbury, I., & Strain, JJ. (2008). Total phenolics and antioxidant potential in plasma and urine of humans after consumption of wheat bran. Cereal Chemistry, 85(2), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1094/CCHEM-85-2-0152
Price, Ruth K. ; WELCH, RW ; Lee-Manion, Alison M. et al. / Total phenolics and antioxidant potential in plasma and urine of humans after consumption of wheat bran. In: Cereal Chemistry. 2008 ; Vol. 85, No. 2. pp. 152-157.
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American/British anthology series that ran from 1958-59
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Rendezvous was an American/British 30 minute anthology series produced for syndication by Edwin H. Knopf. There were approximately 25 episodes, the first 10 filmed in the United States, the final 15 filmed in the UK. Charles Drake was the host, and among the guest stars were Patricia Neal, Peter O'Toole, Bert Lahr, Gary Merrill, Mel Ferrer, Donald Pleasence and Kim Hunter.
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Freeware, where one can go wrong ?
last review over a year ago How accurate is this game" ' last Last review over a year ago. Now who knows, Is it good as the publisher says it is?
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A must-have free FPS, together with Xonotic, Red Eclipse and Open Arena.
Is there a torrent file available to download this version?
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Pretty sad, this could have a been a great game but for the the 10 minutes that I played it all I saw was players using speed and weapon hacks. Pretty sad when its a free game and people still have to cheat.
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Great game and community .. A lot of maps and servers to play.. real adrenalin-crazy fraggggg madness..
It will make you addict like me ;)..
Great maps, grafics and play. Nothing even comes close to Alien Arena.
I'll choose Alien Arena over any other free FPS any day, any week, any month, any year!! Graphics are decent(for a free game) and the gameplay is fast paced. It's perfect for beginners and fun for pros. Two thumbs up!
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Really improved since last version. Weapons in last version were very unresponsive, even with a high end ATI card. But now, much better. Even better maps this time. Impressive! Keep up great work.
A FREE online fragfest with a great playerbase and multiple modes of online multiplayer and easy to access.
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this game has recently been updated it now has a few more gameplay modes worth a look at so go check it out.
love the old quake style in a 2006 format.
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The gpx file and a gpx viewer app will allow your GPS enabled phone or tablet to guide you on the cycleway. Mobile data will not be required, but would enable a choice of maps to appear along with the waypoints.
Download the gpx file (here), save and unzip (an unzipping app is required for this). Use a gpx viewer app, such as GPXViewer, to view the file. The lines are the water race (the more wiggly line) and the tramway. Touch the waypoints for information. Opening the details dialogue for the waypoint will provide a link to these web site pages.


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Effects of Cataract Surgery on Lacrimal Drainage System
Md Zahidur Rahman Classified Spl in Ophthalmology, BNS Patenga, Newmooring, Chittagong
Zulfikar Hasan Classified Ophthalmologist, CMH, Bogra
MA Aleem Classified Anaesthesiologist, BNS Patenga, Newmooring, Chittagong
Nasima Begum Classified Gynaecologist, BNS Patenga, Newmooring, Chittagong
Lacrimal drainage, cataract surgery, phacoemulsification, SICS (Small Incision Cataract Surgery)
Introduction: Complaining of tearing was found in some of the patients after cataract surgery (both Phacoemulsification and Small Incision Cataract Surgery) for age related cataract, among male and female patients with an increased incidence among female and more elderly patients. Secondary acquired lacrimal drainage obstruction has been proposed to develop due to different causes like infections and inflammation of the lacrimal drainage system. Watering eyes are observed after cataract surgery may be due to surgical trauma, inflammation of the anterior segment of the operated eye, frequent use of topical medications during the post operative periods and less forceful blinking by the patients in early postoperative days.
Objective: To determine the effects of cataract surgery (both Phacoemulsification and Small Incision Cataract Surgery) on lacrimal drainage system in eyes with age related cataract.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 100 eyes of 100 patients with age related cataract. Among the patients, 64 were male and 36 were female. All the patients were Armed Forces personnels (both serving, retired and civilians) and their parents. The average age of the patients were 61.6±8.92 years ranging from 51 to 80 years. According to age, the patients were divided in three age-group (51-60 years; 61-70 years; 71-80 years). The patients were equally divided in two groups. In group-I(n=50), patients were done Phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation and in group-II(n=50), patients were done Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) and PCIOL implantation in one eye. All the patients were operated under peribulbar anesthesia. Included patients had Fluorescein Disappearance Test (FDT) and Taste test duration of ?5.7 minutes in both eyes before operation. Tear drainage function tests were repeated for one week and one month after surgery in both eyes and obtained data were compared.
Results: The incidence of watering eyes after phacoemulsification surgery in eyes treated for age related cataract was 17% at the end of first week and 09% after one month. The mean taste test duration time was 3.83±0.76 minutes before surgery, 5.33±2.45 minutes after a week and 4.27±1.53 minutes one month after surgery. After SICS the incidence of lacrimal drainage impairment was 19% at the end of first week and 12% after one month. The mean Taste test duration time was 3.83±0.76 minutes before surgery, 5.62±2.84 minutes after a week and 4.36±1.85 minutes one month after surgery. However, more number of elderly patients developed watering eyes than the lower age group. Among the patients, from 71-80 years age group, 05 patients (19.23%) developed watering eyes. There was slight difference between male and female in complaining of tearing after operation. Out of 64 male, 11 patients (approximately 17.18%) were observed watering eyes in first week follow up. Among 36 female, 07 patients (approximately 19.44%) complained of watering in first week follow up. No difference of watering was observed in respect of socio-economic conditions. No post operation complains of watering eyes was observed in the sound eyes (non-operated) of the patients.
Conclusion: Watering eyes may develop cataract surgery (both Phacoemulsification and SICS) in eyes with age related cataract, among male and female patients with an increased incidence among female and more elderly patients.
Md Zahidur Rahman, Classified Spl in Ophthalmology, BNS Patenga, Newmooring, Chittagong
Rahman, M. Z., Hasan, Z., Aleem, M., & Begum, N. (2015). Effects of Cataract Surgery on Lacrimal Drainage System. Journal of Armed Forces Medical College, Bangladesh, 10(2), 80–84. https://doi.org/10.3329/jafmc.v10i2.25929


Neon Neon were joined by Romeo Stoddart and Angela Gannon of The Magic Numbers last night (March 20) for their live performance in Room Two of the Fabric nightclub in London.
The band, featuring the main songwriting duo of Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys and American solo artist/producer Boom Bip, included Cate Le Bon playing various instruments, and saw London solo artist Akira The Don come onstage to provide vocals for 'Sweat Shop'.
The band played songs from their new album 'Stainless Style', including 'I Lust U' and 'Belfast', with the aforementioned members of The Magic Numbers providing vocals for set closer 'Stainless Style'.


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China: MARA Finalizes GE Safety Assessment
On January 13, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published a finalized updated "Guideline for Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Plants."
Turkey: Turkey Updates List of Approved Biotech Events
On December 30, 2022, the Turkish Government published a Biosafety Decision to reapprove the import of a genetically engineered (GE) stacked corn event, NK603 X MON 810, for feed. In a separate government action, the single event MON 810 was canceled due to a recent court decision. With these latest changes, the total number of approved GE events remains at 36.
United Kingdom: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Since January 1, 2021, the UK has been responsible for authorizing products of genetic engineering (GE) using retained EU law. Eight GE crops are currently out for public consultation as part of the second tranche of approvals under the new UK...
Mexico: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Mexico has not officially reported any approvals for genetically engineered (GE) agricultural products for food and feed use since May 2018. Additionally, Mexico has not approved any permit applications for cultivation of GE crop (cotton and alfalfa)...
United Arab Emirates: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE (GCC-4) permit the importation of GE food products of plant origin. GCC-4 countries have established several technical regulations that require labeling for both raw and further processed food and feed that may contain GE plant products.
Poland: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Poland opposes the use of genetic engineering in agriculture. Although the current regulatory framework technically allows genetically engineered (GE) seeds to enter commerce, the law stipulates they cannot be planted.
Czech Republic: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
There are no significant changes to the agricultural biotechnology situation in the Czech Republic in 2022. The country generally maintains a scientific approach towards biotechnology. Czech farmers planted genetically engineered (GE) corn from 2005 to 2017.
France: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
The French livestock industry depends on imported genetically engineered (GE) feed, especially soybean, rapeseed, and corn. However, France has no commercial production or field trials of GE crops. While most French scientists and farmers are generally supportive of biotechnology, consumer attitudes toward GE are primarily negative.
Argentina: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
The Government of Argentina (GOA) approved two new genetically engineered (GE) events in 2022 (one soybean and one maize). In November 2021, Brazil's regulatory agency approved the commercialization of wheat flour containing the HB4 drought tolerance event grown in Argentina. As a result of this approval by Argentina's most important export market for wheat, the GOA granted full approval for seed commercialization.
Jordan: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
While Jordan continues to have no clear agricultural biotechnology framework, on March 8, 2020, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's cabinet of ministers approved the regulation, "Instructions for Handling Food and Food Products Originating from Genetically Modified Substances Produced by Modern Biotechnology for 2018," published in Jordan's official gazette on April 3, 2020.
Brazil: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Brazil is the second-largest producer of biotech crops in the world with 105 events approved. For the 2022/2023 crop season, FAS Brasilia forecasts a 65 million hectares planted with GE traits. Adoption rates for soybeans and cotton reached 99 percent and 95 percent for corn. Continued use of biotechnology seeds has been a major contributor to yield growth in Brazil since its adoption.
Canada: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
In July 2022, the government of Canada published guidelines that reinforce Canada's product-based approach and provides guidance on how Canada's Novel Food Regulations are applied to products of plant breeding. The government is now revising regulations for animal feed and environmental release. Publication of revisions is expected in spring 2023.


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Q: Using Glide for Android, what's a good way to use (local) alternative sources for urls? I'm using Glide to load images in my Android app:
Glide.with(context)
    .load("http://www.example.com/whatever/icon.png")
    .into(imageView);
I would like to bundle some images in my app APK file to make sure that they are always available even if the device is offline. I would still like to use Glide to benefit from features such as memory caching of resized images, loading and scaling in a background thread and also to keep the interface for displaying images consistent.
Each image that I need to load like this is specified by a URL.
If there's a local version ( the local file name is generated by using a part of the URL [ e.g. replacing  "http://www.example.com/" with "file:///android_asset/bundled_images/whatever/" ] in the URL string ), I would like to use that one. If not, the image needs to be downloaded from the actual URL.
Here's an example:
I have an image at http://www.example.com/whatever/icon.png
I will bundle this image in the apk under:
/assets/bundled_images/whatever/icon.png
The rule would be as follows:
If the image file exists under local assets, use that file. If the image does not exist under local assets, use the remote file.
Whenever I request an image to be loaded into an imageview, I would like to be able to use just the full URL (http://www.example.com/whatever/icon.png), and my image loader should automatically be able to check for a local copy first.
Can I do something like this with any of Glide's functionality? Yes, I could of course to the file exists check before calling glide, but it seems like a common enough use case that Glide could/should have a feature for this. Would also be nice to do the file-exists check in the background.

A: Glide provides an option to load a local image if the device is offline.
This can be done using the error() method.
Glide.with(this).load(imageUrl)
                .error(localImageResId)
                .into(mIconView);

The code above downloads an image from imageUrl and loads it into the imageView.
In case of an error (ex device offline) it loads the local image resourse.

A: You can achieve required flexibility by adding custom GlideModule in the way described here: Glide Configuration. Also you need to implement appropriate Glide's Loader which would encapsulate the logic for downloading. In your case it can be something similar to UriLoader.

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I continue to share you how to select casters and wheels.
3. Wheel Material: This is very important, generally PU, TPR, PP, rubber, nylon, as for the temperature, surface hardness, the ground environment.
4. Installation: generally available in light load screw, plunger, expansion sleeve, etc., with heavy-duty floor, or directly welded to the device. General large companies are very rich in the way of installation.
5. Brakes: from the functional point of view, there are brake wheels, there are universal brake brackets, both with the brake is a double brake, as well as tread brake, brake, side brake, etc., the specific contact casters factory.
6. Castor on the equipment layout. Layout is not the same, not only affect the cost of promoting the feeling is also greatly different!
7. Stent selection: divided into orientation and universal, the material is generally carbon steel, can be a variety of plating, such as galvanized, copper, nickel, chrome, spray, etc., but also useful stainless steel.
Our company provide nylon caster, heavy duty caster, etc. If you need, please contact us at your any time.
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We evaluate all the products and materials that we provide, and help you to choose the best quality products to meet your budget while explaining the benefits and drawbacks of each along the way. At the end the of the day, the decision is always ultimately yours regarding these things, but that decision will be informed. Above Board Builders will always work to provide products that will endure. We want you to have peace of mind.


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Environment ministry notifies new wetland rules
Wetlands can be defined as lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic eco-systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. Photo: HT
4 min read . Updated: 28 Sep 2017, 02:12 AM IST Mayank Aggarwal
The new rules prohibit activities like conversion of wetland for non-wetland uses, setting up of industries, waste dumping, discharge of untreated wastes and effluents
New Delhi: In a major decision, the union environment ministry notified the new Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 on Tuesday which prohibit a range of activities in wetlands like setting up and expansion of industries, waste dumping and discharge of effluents.
Environmental experts, however, are unhappy as they felt the new wetland rules seriously weakens the existing regulations.
The new rules will replace the 2010 version of the rules. The draft of the Wetland Rules was first presented by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in April 2016. But they were severely criticized by conservationists who had alleged that the draft rules don't mention anything about a national regulator and don't list specific activities prohibited in these ecologically sensitive areas.
MoEFCC has addressed some of these concerns in the final rules that were notified on Tuesday.
Wetlands can be defined as lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic eco-systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. They support rich biodiversity and provide wide range of ecosystem services such as water storage, water purification, flood mitigation, erosion control, aquifer recharge and others.
But they are threatened by reclamation and degradation due to activities like drainage and landfill, pollution, hydrological alteration (water withdrawal and changes in inflow and outflow), over-exploitation resulting in loss of biodiversity and disruption in ecosystem services provided by them.
There are at least 115 wetlands that are officially identified by the central government and of those 26 are identified as wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention which is an international intergovernmental treaty for conservation of wetlands. India is a party to the treaty.
The new rules stipulate setting up of a State Wetlands Authority in each State and union territories that will be headed by the State's environment minister and include a range of government officials. They will also include one expert each in the fields of wetland ecology, hydrology, fisheries, landscape planning and socioeconomics to be nominated by the state government.
These authorities will need to develop a comprehensive list of activities to be regulated and permitted within the notified wetlands and their zone of influence, recommend additional prohibited activities for specific wetlands, define strategies for conservation and wise use of wetlands, and undertake measures for enhancing awareness within stakeholders and local communities on values and functions of wetlands. Wise use is defined as the principle of sustainable uses that is compatible with conservation.
The State authorities will also need to prepare a list of all wetlands of the State or union territory within three months, a list of wetlands to be notified within six months, a comprehensive digital inventory of all wetlands within one year which will be updated every ten years.
The rules prohibit activities like conversion of wetland for non-wetland uses including encroachment of any kind, setting up of any industry and expansion of existing industries, manufacture or handling or storage or disposal of hazardous substances and construction and demolition waste, solid waste dumping, discharge of untreated wastes and effluents from industries, cities, towns, villages and other human settlements.
Environmental experts, however, are not happy. They pointed out that provisions like "central government may consider proposals from the state government or union territory administration for omitting any of the (prohibited) activities on the recommendation of the authority" in the new rules can be misused. They also stated that as per the 2010 version of the rules, there was a Central Wetlands Regulatory Authority (CWRA) which will now be replaced by a national committee. Another major objection is about the process of appeal against the decisions of wetland authorities. According to the 2010 rules, anyone aggrieved with the CWRA's decisions could have filed an appeal with the National Green Tribunal, but the new 2017 rules are silent on the appeal process.
"The new Wetland Rules have laudable objectives. However, it falls short in details. At the outset, the identification process by the State Wetland Authority does not distinguish between existing wetlands and especially those past wetlands which have been encroached and can be proved through legal documents. It also does not take into account the Jagpal Singh judgment of Justice Katju for restoration of encroached wetlands throughout the country," said Sanjay Upadhyay, an environmental advocate in the Supreme Court.
He stated that the other big gap is the subjective definition of "wise use" which is to be determined by the state wetland authority.
"While the subject head talks about restrictions and the activities listed are to be prohibited, the proviso gives ample space for undoing everything that ought to be prohibited. A comprehensive arrangement of this nature at the whims and discretion of the state government can be best mentioned as a lip service to wetland conservation in India. Where are the appeal provisions? Where is the citizen's role?" Upadhyay questioned.
But the senior MoEFCC officials said the new rules will strengthen the protection and conservation efforts for wetlands.
"Under the new rules, the powers have been given to the State governments so that protection and conservation work can be done at the local level. Central government has mainly retained powers regarding monitoring," said MoEFCC's additional secretary Amita Prasad.
To oversee the work carried out by States, the rules stipulates for setting up of National Wetlands Committee, which will be headed by the MoEFCC Secretary, to monitor implementation of these rules.
The Committee will also advise the Central Government on appropriate policies and action programmes for conservation and wise use of wetlands, recommend designation of wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention, advise on collaboration with international agencies on issues related to wetlands etc.


Creative Scotland is providing £100,000 funding to support 10 full-time, year-long traineeships across the creative industries.
The programme aims to support the employment prospects for people aged 20-30 who are interested in developing a career in the arts and culture industries. It will include an opportunity in the field of literature for a digital and language resources trainee who will work for Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland and be based at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Other traineeships being offered in the scheme will take place across the visual arts, film, craft, and theatre and dance at creative organisations including Africa In Motion (AiM) Film Festival, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and Media Education.
All of traineeships will be advertised on Creative Scotland's Opportunities site.


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Sistema de Fitxers en Espai d'usuari, o simplement SFEU o FUSE (en anglès,Filesystem in Userspace) és un mòdul carregable de nucli per a sistemes operatius d'ordinador tipus Unix, que permet a usuaris no privilegiats crear els seus propis sistemes d'arxius sense necessitat d'editar el codi del nucli. Això s'aconsegueix mitjançant l'execució del codi del sistema de fitxers a l'espai d'usuari, mentre que el mòdul FUSE només proporciona un "pont" a la interfície del nucli real. FUSE va ser oficialment fusionat amb el corrent principal del nucli Linux en la versió 2.6.14.

FUSE és realment útil per a la creació de sistemes d'arxius virtuals. A diferència dels tradicionals sistemes d'arxius, que, en essència, guarden i recuperen les dades des del disc, els sistemes de fitxers virtuals en realitat no emmagatzemen dades pròpies. Actuen com una visualització o traducció d'un sistema de fitxers existent o dispositiu d'emmagatzematge.

Exemples
 CurlFtpFS: Sistema de fitxers per accedir a servidors FTP basats en FUSE i libcurl.
 EncFS  : Sistema de fitxers virtual xifrat.
 GDFS : Sistema de fitxers que us permet muntar el compte de Google Drive a Linux.
 Google-drive-OCAML: És un sistema que permet muntar en Linux un compte amb accés a Google Drive.
 Gitfs : Sistema de fitxers que s'integra completament amb GIT.
 GlusterFS: Sistema de fitxers agrupat distribuït amb capacitat de petabytes.
 GmailFS: Sistema de fitxers que guarda les dades com correus a Gmail
 GVfs : el sistema de fitxers virtual per a l' escriptori GNOME
 KBFS : Sistema de fitxers distribuït amb xifratge d'extrem a extrem i un espai de noms global basat en el servei Keybase.io que utilitza FUSE per crear sistemes d'arxius criptogràficament segurs.
 MinFS : És un controlador de fuse per al servidor d'emmagatzematge d'objectes compatible amb Amazon S3.
 NTFS-3G : Utilitza FUSE per a permetre l'accés als sistemes de fitxers NTFS usat per Microsoft Windows.
 SSHFS: Proveeix accés a sistemes de fitxers remots a través de SSH.
 WikiroFS: Permet editar articles de la wikipedia com si fossin al sistema local.

Enllaços externs
 FUSE Pàgina inicial

Sistemes de fitxers


I've been promising Erik cinnamon rolls for a couple of weeks now, and since this is one of those rare weekends during which I'm actually in Cambridge, it seemed like the right time. Now, these are not to be confused with cinnamon pinwheels, which I've made before. Those are more of a cookie than pastry. Cinnamon rolls, on the other hand, are a yeasted dough (more on that later), and are meant to be a lot cakier. And they're meant to be iced, but since Erik was calling the shots, we didn't go that route.